Mrs. Norah Andrews - Kyina & Talisker Cats Breeders of Russian ...

A cat named Tommv is reported tobe tlre recipient of a d700 trust fund inthe rvill of Mrs. Lena Rankin, FarmerCity. Illinois, U.S.A.Do you knorv that harvest thanksgivingserr.ices rvhich have become such anintegral part of countrv life in Rritainand the Commonwealth are cif cornparativelyrecent introduction :' It is onlvjust over a hundred vears ago that thefirst of these services las conclucted atMorlvenstor', a lonelv place on the norrhcoast of Cornlvall, bv the Rer'. R. S.llarvker. Mr. l{arvker \{as a greatlover of animals and at one time he keptnine cats as pets in a house o{'their olvn.Each cat had its cxvn bed and, with thedogs, thev used to accompany Mr.Harvker to church. One, which he calledthe Righteous Cat, ltas often to be seenlvaiting at the church door.,An Essex letter rvriter 1n The Countrl'naz describcs hou' her black-and-t'hitecat " seems to go mad lvith delight at theperfume of talcum porvdrr and soap,rolline oler and licking anl pouderspilt on the llonr. ' .\notl,.r { ' 'r're\nondent,from f)er','n. tells a rleliqhrfrrllittle stor,v about her .f-month-old firstcrossSiamese kitten who watches theplug-hole of the bath patiently, as il hewere rvaiting for something to jump out.He rvill even paddle on tiptoe throughseveral inches of rvater to reach his goal,and rvhen the tap is turnecl on he is evenmorc fascinated.One of the best known furnishingstores in London is Catesbvs Ltd., o{Tottenham Court Road. -fhey recentlymarked their 90th anniversarl' with aparty for the press. A black cat has forlong been a l'eature of the Company'sadvertising and so a prominent place atthe party u'as found for a large toy blackcat. Puss, of course, is employed to give" a homey " suggestion to the Catesbyadvertisements,t7The rescue of five cats has gained forfnspector Nairn the award of a bar tothe bronze R.S.P.C.A. medal he alreadyholds. Two ofthe cats lvere rescued fromtelegraph poles, tw-o from roof tops andone from a tall tree.The Cats'Protection Le'aguc of Slough,Bucks, have got their bright nen' ambulance,the necessary funcls having beenraised over the past tlvelve rnonthslargelr' through thc efforts o1'Miss AcleleRudcl an