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One of London's best known cats passed away recently at the age of 14 years. He was TIBS, the iJl1posing 231b. tabby heavyweight who was an official member of the Post Office staff at St. Martin's-le-Grand. His salary was 2s. 6d. per week and most of his days and nights were spent in the basement where no rat has been seen since he started to "sort theJl1 out" in his young and energetic days. There was an occasion when Tibs was taken to the PDSA for treatment of an infected ear. This kept him off duty for six weeks and when he returned fit and well, a collecting box for the PDSA raised Jl10re than £50 from grateful Jl1emhers of the staff. Poor Tibs, for so Jl1any years a faithful and dependable servant of the public, died froJl1 cancer of the Jl1outh. Mr. AlI Talbut, a P.O. worker, will Jl1iss him greatly he fed him every day, Bank Holidays included. Our picture of Tibs shows hiJl1 as he was in 1954, when he appeared in the book "Cockney Cats".

~ The reproductive system

By MADELINE SHEPPARD, M.R.C.V.S.

We present extracts from a paper read at the 1964 London Conference organized by the Feline Advisory Bureau.

HEN you prepare to bake hormones. The sperm-forming tissue is a pie, you will provide arranged in a great number of tubes W yourself with an oven, fuel which all open into a main channel or to heat it, ingredients for making duct. This tube at first convoluted and a pastry framework and a suitable still in close proximity to the gland itself filling. The production of a litter then straightens and passes out of the of kittens is analogous with pie scrotum, upwards and forwards into the making. The male cat provides penis at the neck or exit of the bladder. the activating power, the brood From here the sperms travel to the queen represents the oven, the exterior through the urinary tube. ova and spermatozoa unite to The testicle produces vast numbers of produce the framework or body sperms, each consisting of a single cell of the kittens, and the filling is which has a motile filament or tail which represented by the genetic factors allows it to swim-rather like a tadpole­ which you vary according to your on its journey to meet the egg cell. The fancy, to give you different types sperms emerging from the formative of bone structure, texture and gland travel closely packed together colour of coat, eye colour, tem­ along the first part of the canal but in perament and so on. order that they may swim freely on their My cooking lesson today will long journey they mu"t be suspended in be concerned with the first three fluid. This fluid is provided by the considerations, but I would beg seminal vesicle, a gland that discharges of you to select your genetic its fluid into the spermatic canal just factors with such care that your previous to its opening into the urethra. efforts are not spoiled by the Further, another gland the prostate dis­ introduction of congenital defor­ charges fluid into the urethra at about mities. this point. It is when the sperms are mixed with these glandular fluids that they become active and swim vigorously. AnatoIDY and physiology The tissue between the sperm tubes produces hormones. These are substances To begin with, let us consider the male that are not discharged from a gland but cat. His function is to produce and intro­ are picked up by the blood stream and. duce into the queen the sperms or male carried around the body to exert their cells that unite with the egg cells thus influence elsewhere. The chief male bringing about fertilization. The male hormone is testosterone, and this is the reproductive organs called the testicles substance that gives the male cat his are situated externally, contained in a sac masculinity. The testicle also produces a of skin called the scrotum. small quantity of female hormones. Each testicle is an oval glandular body During embryonic life the testicles are covered by a fibrous tunic. The gland is developed within the abdominal cavity. made up essentially of two kinds of They are attached to an area of skin that tissue, one producing sperms, the other will later become the scrotum and as 3 development proceeds they are drawn terminates in a strong musI'ular valve, the out of the abdominal cavity, passing cervix-the passage continues as the through an opening in the region of the vagina to terminate externally in the groin called the inguinal ring and back vulva. into the scrotum. While descent occurs The uterine horns contain and nourish very early in life, and may be complete at the growing embryo and consist of three birth, it may also be delayed or incom­ layers of tissue, the inmost is made up of plete, one or both testes may fail to pass specialized cells, the middle layer is through the inguinal ring, being retained muscular, the outer of strong supporting in the abdominal cavity, or their descent fibres. The whole is suspended in the may be arrested anywhere between the abdomen and is capable of enlargement ring and the scrotum. and mobility. The body of the uterus is A testicle retained in the abdomen not concerned with nourishing the foetus cannot produce live sperms since the but forms part of the birth canal with prevailing temperature is too high but it which it merges when the ceryix opens or will produce hormones. So a monorchid dilates during kittening. retains his masculinity even after removal Before discussing the female hormone ofthe normal testicle although he will not production, we must first consider the role be fertile. of another endocrine gland, the pituitary gland, situated in the head, since it is as a result of secretion from this body that the Fertilization sexual cycle is initiated. The pituitary gland produces "gonadotrophins" which The female sexual organs are more act on both ovaries and testicles stimu­ complex both in structure and in hor­ lating their growth and output of hor­ mone production. They consist ofovaries mones. It is controlled by the nervous fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina and vulva. system and seems to be dependent on light The ovaries, two in number, are situa­ and temperature-inactive during the ted in the abdomen, one on each side winter months but increasing in activity close to the kidneys. The ovary is a with the approach of spring. The small oval body consisting ofa framework gonadotrophins are called follicle stimu­ supporting numerous cavities or follicles lating hormone (FSH) and lutenising in which the ovum develops. The follicles hormone (LH). also produce hormones. The follicles are all present at birth and a limited number ripen at each calling period. The ripe On horJDones follicles rupture and liberate the egg cells or ova only if the queen is mated. The The ovarian hormones are;- (I) cavity left by the rupture is filled first by Oestrogen which stimulates activity of blood and then by yellow cells forming the uterus and produces the phenomenon the corpus luteum. This yellow body of calling. Under its influence the uterus persists during pregnancy gradually enlarges becoming longer and thicker diminishing in size until the termination with an obvious lumen. and with an of pregnancy-its function is hormone increased blood supply; (2) Progesterone production. which is produced by the corpus luteum. The ovum thus liberated falls into a This acts on the uterus already activated funnel surrounding the ovary-this is the by oestrogen. It results in a building up end of the fallopian tube which leads to of the lining cells preparing them for the the uterus. It is in this tube that fertiliz­ reception of the fertilized egg and main­ ation takes place. In the cat the uterus tains it in a condition for further growth comprises two slender tubes extending ofthe embryo., from the ovarian area back to the pelvis Failure to produce these hormones where they join to form a short body, this results in the death ofthe embryo or foetus 4 and termination of pregnancy by re­ seen-the inner lining develops areas of absorption or abortion. When the placentae. The muscular wall increases fertilized egg cell reaches the uterus pre­ not only for support ofits contents during pared for its reception by hormone pregnancy, but also to provide power to influence it embeds itself. Fingerlike expel the foetuses at the end ofpregnancy. projections develop from the dividing egg Uterine development is slow in the early and these slip into the uterus so producing stages, but after the 5th week becomes the placenta. rapid and the organ takes on a shape and In the cat, the vascular part of the size and position quite unrelated to its placenta is ring-like in form both that of original stateo the embryo and of the uterus. The func­ The mammary or milk glands usually tion of the placenta is to transfer food and eight in number, develop under the oxygen from the maternal blood to the influence of oestrogen and progesterone foetus and to remove foetal waste products but milk excretion is activated by the in the opposite direction. The placenta pituitary hormone prolactin. While the also produces progesterone and oestrogen development of breast tissues and the essential to the maintenance of preg­ stimulation to lactate is governed by nancy. hormones the continual flow of milk is Eggs are shed from both ovaries at dependent on the suckling of the kittens each heat, but not necessarily in equal removing milk from the gland. During numbers. In order to even up the load in suckling contraction of the uterus is each horn, eggs migrate from one horn to increased. The action is valuable in the the other before becoming implanted. "multiple" birth system and also speeds Failure to do this successfully may result up the final contraction or involution of in the inability of foetuses to develop the uterus. correctly in an overcrowded horn or even It is not fully understood what mechan­ of a foetus pushing its way into the other ism starts parturition or birth. While the horn in order to obtain room for growth. luteal bodies have stopped functioning it These distortions lead to complications at must be remembered that progesterone is the time ofdelivery. still being produced by the placenta. It During pregnancy the uterus undergoes is possible that uterine distention is a enormous changes, its blood vessels factor-but here again, distention varies enlarge and multiply to bring nourish­ widely according to the number of ment to the growing young-as we have foetuses present.

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5 The onset of kittening is marked by within a couple ofdays. contraction of the uterine body. This is Question: Those of us who breed followed by dilation and obliteration of Siamese-possibly not well-mannered the cervix followed by abdominal con­ Siamese-find that they call just as much tractions or "labour pains". Thus the in the winter as in the summer. kitten is expelled by two muscular forces; Answer: Most breeds do have a the uterus contracting like an inflated quiescent period during the winter but it balloon when the string is untied at its often does not last very long, I grant you. neck, forces the kitten downwards towards Question: Can you explain the cause of the pelvis, and the rhythmic contraction what resembled a "huge lump ofdried up ofthe abdominal muscles forces it through liver" among a litter of kittens? the rigid pdvic girdle. Answer: That is due to the fact that at The foetal membrane is squeezed apart some stage in development that "dried up from the contracting uterus, and this cuts liver lllmp" was an embryo and for some off its transference of oxygen and carbon reason its placentation failed, so therefore dioxide to and from the emerging kitten it had no nourishment and in its sterile which inflates its lungs for the first time. environment, bacterial decomposition At this point the uterine work is done and could not occur. I find this more in the kitten proceeds to an independent bitches than in cats. existence. By the end of parturition the uterus has contracted to a firm muscular tube and Fickle queens this rapidly diminishes in size until at the end of the four weeks it appears as a soft Question: Why do some queens who flattened tube with a minimum blood come to stud conceive only if they are supply. At this point (if it does not mated very early in their call and others happen to be winter) the whole process if they are caught fairly late in their call ? starts all over again. Answer: It all depends on at what stage their follicles ripen. Onset ofcalling and rupturing offollicles are personal idiosyn­ Questions answered crasies ofthe cat. Question: But that does not seem to The following points were raised in the explain why some cats mated at the peak discussion which followed:­ of their call do not conceive whereas Question: If a newly-born kitten helps mated earlier they do. the queen's uterus to contract, surely we Answer: There again, they ovulate shouldn't take them away at birth? early but go on showing symptoms ofheat Answer: I quite agree. We should only for some time thereafter. take them away ifabsolutely necessary. Question: To what extent are present­ Question: There is quite a lot of dis­ day small litters and other problems a cussion as to which parent decides litter result of the inbreeding due to limited size-is it stud or queen? number of studs in the immediate post­ A'lswer: It depends on a number of war period? points, particularly on number of ova Answer: I think that you are absolutely available for fertilization and on the right in attributing many of our present viability and fertility of the sperm. problems to the common ancestry of Basically, I would say that it is the queen many of our breeding stock. who decides but it is a very complex Question: Can queens have kittens from situation. several studs? After a queen of ours had Question: I would like to ask when does had a week "on the tiles" she had a litter ovulation occur-immediately after mat­ of seven kittens, four of which showed ing or after several days? striking resemlblance to four local "boys". Answer: It's very hard to say, certainly (Concluded on page 17) 6 Cats iI' Cypr.s

By A. N. DRUCE (Nicosia)

" Is it ... can it be ... is it really you ?" " Adore, I thought you had been eaten . .. or taken away in one of those flying m.achines ..."

HESE were clearly the thoughts of there were no traffic rights for that airline a devoted pair of Siamese who, beyond Kana, some 800 miles from his Tinvolved in the upsets and depar­ destination, so he would have been ofl~ tures of last February, as they were loaded and sent on by another line next unexpectedly reunited in our house after day, even though his aircraft went two months or more of separation. And immediately and directly to his destina­ here they remain, most welcome and tion. decorative friends. We do not even know So, instead, he flew to Rome by our their original names and they are own airline and then was uplifted by accorded the style and title of Grand­ Brazilian lines in the middle of the night Duke and Grand-Duchess from their and taken direct across the Sahara to evident patrician origin, their noblesse­ Monrovia. We heard later he arrived a oblige and, for the lady of the pair, for little late but in good order. A much her sweet and gentle calm and unruffled travelled Arabian ! nature. I t is sometimes sad to see our refugees, The feline world has had its share of who have been "the only one" in their suffering and disturbance owing to the original homes made to put up with state of affairs here in this otherwise daughters and strange cats in their new enchanting island. In the first six months homes with us, where they cannot under­ of 1964 we ourselves sent to various stand not being the centre of attraction. destinations almost throughout the world, But we have seven Siamese of our own, to temporary exile, new assignments or another aged 1St who arrived with his old homes, some fifty cats and dogs. Our owner to live with us eighteen months boarders here have been few and far ago, and three tabby cats belonging to between since July, as may be imagined. the house also, and a fluctuating number A handsome white and tabby gentle­ of "dining members" who live around man came to us from Aden. He found our cattery. our summer temperatures (in the nine­ At feeding times there just are not ties) most agreeable and though he enough rooms to contain all these and expected to remain here and be joined by keep them from snatching each others his owner, a sudden change of plan provender. We often say we should brought about his departure for Liberia have built another three or four rooms in the autumn. His journey and its for the cats, and at such times adjure each planning exemplifies the ridiculous nature other not to use this or that lavatory or of man-made restrictions. bathroom until Mekong or Salween or He was booked to leave here for Beirut the Princess or whoever have finished and then fly by the same airline direct to their dinner. But one enjoys such his destination with only a short stop in tyranny. the Lebanon and a cool night-flight over The cattery and adjacent kennels are the hottest part of Africa. However it strangely empty these days and their was suddenly discovered that for freight revenue shrunken to almost nothing, 7 which hitherto used to pay for their less was probably failing anyway, we allowed fortunate cousins in the feline world. to sleep peacefully, thinking perhaps she Now, when we no longer have a kennel­ (who always hated physic and being man who used to butcher aged donkeys messed about) would dream peacefully and the like to whom we gave a merciful away. For three days we watched her and speedy end, nor access to cold stores curled up, breathing shallowly, sunk where their meat could be kept, our deep in the waters of Lethe, calm and feline grocery bills with tins and boxes serene ... then slowly she woke, sneezed, (not to mention beef and chicken for the shook herself, indicated that she was aged, the infirm and the downright pick­ hungry, and never looked back. some to be found among all Siamese) Of course, chloral was once widely make one gasp and stretch the eyes-and used for inmates of asylums and such like the pocket ! unfortunates, and its effect upon the old The Grand Duke mentioned above is a cat whose wits seemed at times to be welcome addition to the stud cats on the leaving her, was a complete cure. island (though he and our own stud Small became her old intelligent, Lockie-Biranbir Simsim-can never independent self, and as mentioned above meet face to face). We look forward brought into the world these two very to new strains from him and also from fine Siamese-our youngest members of the Grand Duchess his consort, since they the family now. She never forgot where are both obviously from very good she had put them, and "did them proud", strains in America, their place oforigin­ showing them off to Lockie their father or so we think since their owners were with proper pride when the time came. American, though we have never been The largest of our cats, a long haired able to hear any of their history. grey refugee from Barclays Bank and resident here for many years now, has a terrible habit of searching for sparrows . and their nests on our roof ofroman tiles. A long sleep These he has the habit of pulling up and leaving on end! Several times we have Our own eldest cat who is now 13 had to obtain the services of a tiler to produced last spring a pair of the most undo his damage and all means of access beautiful and lively kittens now growing to the roof are blocked off with wire to young man- and woman-hood, and netting and other fortifications as and keeping us all amused and amazed at when new ones are discovered. Fortun­ their doings. Old Small their mother is ately it is only for about three months a a remarkable cat. Some two or three year that rain falls here. years ago we feared that she was becom­ This same cat stood beside me on our ing not quite right in the head. She front door step one evening back in May forgot where she had put her kittens, or, when the house and drive-way were when she had none sought imaginary sprayed by machine gun bullets­ ones with anguished cries and choice admittedly spent and fired in the dark morsels of meat saved from her own from far away, and he looked up indig­ meals or stolen from ours. One day she, nantly at me as much as to say "they with a daughter of hers (not a legitimate have no business to do that". one, but beautiful and shiny black as a Unfortunately the nearest shows are well brushed top hat) got hold of meat held 1100 miles off in Rome or perhaps that was tainted with chloral and both fell your readers might see some of them. into deep sleep. 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'I Cats adorn Polish stamps

By MARJORIE BOULTON

HE Polish Government is more with stylized sketches of cats. ill two imaginative than many in giving different colours on each of four possible T the world heautiful postage envelopes. stamps. There have been magnificent The stamps themselves are b,'autifully pictures of reptiles and dogs: and engraved with life-like cat portraits ill recently a series of ten cats has appeared. nalUral colourings. They are very large: A special postmark representing a cat 52 mm. long by 40 mm. wide: and the was used on the First Day of Issue cat portrait fills almust all the space. envelope. which was further adorned The series is as folluws: the least

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We are indebted to The Cats' Protection League for permission to reproduce this interesting feature from their journal "The Cat" and also for the loan of the block. 10 valuable. :30 gros<.hen. presents a bla,k The most valua bi<' 111 Ihe serie-s. '.11. head only. wllh golden eyes. 6ll. 50 gr.. completes the full circle With The +0 gros,hen SI:lmp larnes a head of a plall1 black cal, but tim IS a full .1 (omlcal grey kllten, with liS eyes shut portrall, and the gre-en-eyed, pink­ .Ind Its pmk moulh opcn ,n a mew or tongue-d puss SitS, paws bra(e-d ,n front, (at.laugh. The head and shoulders of with an air of cheeky cheerfulness per­ a superb S,amese a"e: on the 50 Kroschen haps appropriate to someone who can stamp. and a Tortulseshell cat IS seated buy more than six zlotys' worth of liver. on the GO groS( hen unc. There can be little doubt Ihat these: On Ih.. 90 groschen stan,p we find Ihe stamps were engraved by a true cat­ he.ld urlly of;} while Persian wllh amb"r lover. presumabl y Ihe J. (; rabin nsk i ('ycs. the first kOI pellAI m Ihe serlcs. :\11 whose name is on the stamps. Ihe ulher varlelles cxcept the kOI '.jamlAI lowe my knowledge of IhlS series 10 a .lIT dasstlied merely as Aol e"rop''J,AI. Polish Espnanlist lournallsl, who kindly European (at. sent JI. not to me, but 10 my Siamese cat, The I Lluty 35 gr. stamp shu'" the> \10ntevldeo, WIt" a notr telhng him he,"d of an or.lnge Prrslilll wllh amber that 11<' was so imporlant Ihe Polish (.)... ~. the ILL S5 gr.. 1"1·1',,, uS ..-11''''( t to the bod)'. Itlt'ltk" and hed1I11fllI as the Polish lnbute.

DEEBANK JULIET, Black Longhair hred by Miss Marjorie Bull, appeared in colour on the ChristJTlas card of her Belgian owners Andree and Rudy WiedJTlan of Antw("rp.

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Queer Customers British Shorthairs in Australia

I have reft'nlly re(elved a lelephone \\'(, look fon,ard 10 re(elvlng OI'R CATS cilil from a lady In Hra(kendah> Avt'nue. which we find vcry IJllt'rt'stmg, \\'t' brt't'd PllSt'a. Essex, whICh has dlsturbt'd me HllI('. Cream and Rlue-Crt'am Pe-rsians considerably, I all de-s(ended from s\Ock Imporled from Two men (alkd al he-r h"me- and aske-d England and art' also domg e-xpt'l'Imt'ntal If Ihe-y (ould pholograph h('r (al. The-y brt'('dlng 10 evolve- Blut'. Cream and Blu('­ refust'n to say who Ihey r('pr('senle-d. why Cr"am Rl'IlIsh Short hairs. of whICh tht'rt' they r('qUlred th(' phOIOWaph or 10 whal ar(' nont' in ;\uslraha at prt'st'nl. use II would be pUI. and my (alkr rcfuse-d \\'t"re now on tht' second gent'ralion. I" (omply wllh Ihelr re-qu('sl. TIl(' "ould· havmg started by crossmg Pt'rsians With be phologrilphers sidled Ihal th('y w('r(' domesll(, shonhalrs. and ar(' busy st'1<:'o­ only (albng on "rc(omme-nn('n homes" Ing for Iype-. e-ye (olour, and shortness of

hUI my Informanl lold 01(' Ihe) appeared (oaI. A long and exp('nslvt' bUSiness. bUI I" be- VISlllng every house- 10 Ihe Avenuc, we- rt'd 1\ Will be wOrlhwh'k m lht' t'nd. It IS posslbl(' that th('sl' m('n wcre Tht' r11111alc h"re IS rt'ilily mort' sUllab1<:' enllrdy Inn,,(enl of any dubiOUS inlt'nl, for Shortha'rs. although the Pt'rslans art' but In view of Ih(' traffic In stokn animals popular. ("I' V,Vlse(lIon and tht' posslbdlly thai P, ;\, (;orclI (:\1rs . Ihese- peopl" were pll1polnllng tht' lo(a­ St'Vt'n Hdls. lion of(aiS In Ih(' n(',ghbourhoon 111 ordt'r :'\ S,\\' . ;\uslralia, 10 st('al them latcr, I should bt' Inlert'stt'd to ht'ar from any of your rt'adt'rs wh" have had a slmdar expcl'len(t', Fat in the diet I would add Ihal my ealkr Informt'd I{e- :\.1rs, Joan Judd's kller "Fal m tht' tht' pobre-. but nol unlll afle-r Iht' mt'n ,hcl". ()e-(('mber OI'R CATS, des(J'lbt'd as of me(!lum bUIld, mlddle­ \\'e musl remt'mbt'r Ihal Ih,s Journal IS agt'd, "nt' with longish hall' had It'll and read by many noV)(t'$ and that they may would suggt'SI thai anyone- wh" IS bt' IIlfluJ"n(t'd 10 glVt' an abnormal amount approached by men who Wish I" ph"\o­ of fal wh('n Ihey read Iht' stalement "\\'e graph ,ht'lr (aiS and refust' to product' any have fed diets (Onlallllllg Iwo-thlrds fat crt'(!t'nllals should (onlact the pol'ct' wlihoUI any abnormalllY whalevt'r". whde tht' mt'n alT slill In Ihe houst' and I would an\l('lpale Ihat such an (ouln bt' quesllont'd, abnormal amounl of fal would glVt' a OIA:'

N answer to recent enquiries we have one penny as a donation and asked for a received regarding the export of cats halfpenny change ! I to America and other countries, the address for information, names of Local A very important birthday was recently Veterinary Inspectors, export certificates, celebrated in London at Wheeler's cele­ etc., is The Secretary, Ministry of Agri­ brated fish restaurant. The lucky one was culture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Susie, the cat who has had the good Health Division, Hook Rise, Tolworth, fortune to live on the premises all her Surrey (telephone Derwent 6611 and ask nine years. Manager Peter Jones said for the Export Section). In the case of he couldn't imagine the place without America, cats who have been resident in her "because she never goes out." The Great Britain or Northern Ireland from owner of the restaurant Mr. Bernard birth or for more than six months require Walsh, away in Malta, ordered by wire only a veterinary surgeon's certificate. that Susie should have a double helping There are no quarantine regulations in ofcrab for her birthday lunch. Apparent­ operation. A number of other countries ly she won't eat anything else and require in addition to the Certificate of practically starves herself when the Health from a L.V.I., a Ministry export weather is bad and crabs are in short certificate certifying that no outbreak of supply. Whenever she is unwell, Susie is rabies has occurred in the area of origin attended by Dr. Gordon Knight, the during the past six months. Queen's veterinary surgeon.

Quote from the March issue of The An article in the Finandal Times by Animals' Magazine, the journal of the Wilson Stephens, Editor of The Field, P.D.S.A.: " ... there is a lesson to be contains more than one glaring error. learned in connection with holiday He says that "Cheshire, incredibly, has seasons-and there is an example very no cat club." The Cheshire Area Cat fresh in our minds. It is a very poignant Club is of course one of the 37 clubs example. It happened in just one centre. affiliated to our Governing Council of the I t consisted of one hundred and ten small Cat Fancy. Mr. Stephens makes the lives thrown on the rubbish heap as total 33. He also ends the article with the callously as the Christmas decorations. astonishing statement that "cats do not The centre was Nottingham. Here, bite." He can't have been to a cat show within a week of last Christmas, there to have a talk with the judges and were no less than 110 abandoned and stewards! bewildered dogs and puppies in the P.D.S.A. home for strays. And it was a Charles Greville, Dairy Mail diarist, situation reflected in other centres." draws attention to one of London's exclusive colonies. It is a community of At one P.D.S.A. dispensary recently, about 50 barges moored on the Thames four children entered with two small at Chelsea with he says "an average of kittens to be put to sleep. They tendered three humans and three-quarters of a

I 15 (al aboard ea(h. Ilome or no home. In \Imc \lo,Jrmil"'s IlInll,'l1d) Blue Ihese arc not ordinary house cals. They Pomt S,amese Safan I.olna. by :\'lan"dol1 can all swim. They haw to." A barge­ :'\-Iarquis and \llddlcf,e1d Simla. and nOI home can COSI aboul [5.000. 10 Ihe enlr)' by :\111,' \';lIenlll1,

Ballerina :'\adia :'\rrina is I,vmg m Ih" :\ (IIppmg fron, II,,· HOI/f)1I Ilera/d. Dorchester wilh her Iwo Siamese (ats l'.S,A.. reveals iln Inleresting COurt while her fire-damaged house is be;ng d(:,,(lsinn in il c!om('stlC wrangk lI1\'olvJrlg repaired. Report has illhallhr hOlel isn'( a :\lrs. :\Iargarel Baram al1d h('l' husbancl. charging her for Ihe cats. :\Irs. Haram oblallled a d,vorce 011 (rueli \. charges and a court sllpulallon was tiled \\'e regre-I Ihal an error o((urred I" ~Ivlng her absolule- possc'sslon of IwO our re-port on the Cal Club de Paris S,amesc (illS called flJue-nosl' and B....wn­ Show (:'\ovembcr 19G-l Issue). The nose. II also providcd Ihal In Ill(' ",'cnl C.A.C. in Ihe Open Fcma1e Class wcnl of \Irs. Baram WIshIng 10 give- LIp Ihc eals. her husband would ha\'e Ifl(' nghl 10 daim Ihem.

Cats (an no\\' go (amplllg in Ihe Slc1.IC parks and foresls of :\·lassaehusrlls. l- .S.A., a pnvtlegr prevIously re-stn"ed 10 dogs. But Ih"y wtll have 10 be ke-pi on IOf!. lcashC'S.

Th,· Creat Train Robbrry conllnues 10 m~kt' news, I was re-ading Ihf' olhN

day ~ POIie-c! c!eseriplloll of Ihosr "Ill ancl OUI" of jail and on" of Ihc gang was descnb",cl as follo"s: "Roy John James. age 28. of Chelsea. stlvnsmilh. unmarned and very allrartlv(' 10 wom('o. Flllgf'r­ pn11lS found on sauce-r of milk pUI oul for Lealhersl,1c!" Farm (dIS. C"ught aft"r roof-lOp e-hasf' in St. John's \\'ooc! wJlh Ident,f,,"d £5 1101CS. SlT\',ng '.IO-)'f',)I scntenrc."

The nc\\ 11011. Treasurer of 111<' ';outh­ CI'II Counltt·s Cal Club is \lrs. F. Rode-n. Anchoragc. Third Avenue. Stdnforrl-iC'­ Ilopc. Essex.

'\n amazing slory (om("s fran1 Canada. FOrly cats. 12 dogs. a blind horse .Ind a grey marc appe~r"d beforr the- suprf'me fOUri of Onlano In Turonlo. ,\r1hur Hughes. Ihelr talf' owne-r. had kfl thcm hiS vasl fOrlunr of OV('l" [250.000. The judges wrre- asked 10 (ke idc If [2.000 a A pioneer! ycar would be suA1fieot 10 kcrp ,hr The first Rex kitten to be born in tbe North anllnals for the rcmall1c!l'r of their lives. of England belongs to Mrs. Kathlyn Vickers, of Egerton, Bolton, Lancashire, well known Balance 01 the cSlate- Will go In 111<' as Show Manager of the Lanes. and North Western Counties Cat Club. P. D.S.A. in England. 16 \lr~ Phyl"s lIe1en Sallertl"',lIle I"'e

",\$ ,I <.11 Judge yuu arc no\\' ,I breed Lord Snow's coat-of-arlTls aran Irom human nr ilnll11al, suspended bel\.... ('f'll OWll('r<;; and thClr Of:']OVC<1 cats. :\0"" Lord STl(nv hac:; (hos('n an a/life .\ judge IS fro\\ ncd upon: (llH dlcd ; ...hl('ld \,,!th 'Sno\\! crystals, t\\'o pens honoured, respe' led ,111<1 Iru"ell. \\'hal· (rossel Ihem, J'ile '.lIS als" qand I'm Ihe ':\rproV{'d .\11 Rr",co Judge", and st.1rtcd (:olleg", of :\dv"n' ""I J'r',hn"logy 10 e

Rut thi'5 I kno\y .. ,' h(,11 i1 sho\\" l~ over and I h,we hUllg my lasl rosClle and slil,cd 'ThIS ,; my B,'S! C,Il in Show', J REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM counl lh" Jays unlll I can agam l1;)ve th", I)a~ hnnour ilnd prlvdeg" of .Iudgmg anolh'T I (nlldllded jrOiIl .. h. show. krHHvin.q Ihat the ('xhlbllor.;, truSt Allswer: I am surpTlsl'd you r"'( o,((IIved m" 10 find th", Best Cal In Ihe be'sl of my only jOllr local "boys", Edeh ova "til be abdlly·" ,/lamel lI'olf~all~, u ell·kllo" "I ferttilled by one mak cell and It doesn't

:1mol((1f1 ludgl'. mailer wher'" thai (ell ("mes from, II could come from any oflhe lIumb",r which Do vou ('\:('1' \,onder \\ h,lI the 11("\-\1 have served lht' qUI"r'n, pC'('r~ are rlOIIl,g about thclr arrnounal QIICll: ,{ow suon aflel ,. qucC'n hilS beanngs? .\ dltll"lS( In a London n('\\'s· been delivered of a IlIler "f killens, ,an ~apt'T I'<'mll"" us i1'dl Ihe Colkgc of.'\rms she cone eiv(' agzll n ? charge about £.200 for a cOdt·of-arms AI/mer: On aVCTilge .f Ihe cats ale enough 10 d,'I"'1' some of Ihem ' ,\prar­ runl1lng free. you ran Iw prelty sure th,' enily Ihne IS a Irentllowards tre.. llI1g Ih", cat is pregnanl about s",\'('n w('eks after ",hole Ihll1g as a Joke. The laiC Sir gIving birth 10 a lillcr. Fred",rick I{ooprr, chIef of Schwepp.." QuesllOll: Is II rO'Slblc 1(11' h"r 10 con­ for exampl"" askeo for a pall' of whoopn ceIve afler anI\- on.. ",'",k) :\ friend 01 swa ns In hIS arms. Lord HI \TS, fornler mll1(' has a qLl",,,,n which IS "dllng and h"'ad of Roll~ Royct', II1slsled un Ihree illlo\\' lI1g herself 10 b.. I1ld led only one beehives supr0rted by a pall' uf 1110 ustrla I we",k afler. figures, a mechaniC ano a draughtsman. A'N,er: Oh yes' nothing unu~ual.

Ii COTTERSTOCK CORDELIA, owned

and bred Croln f:h. Li.nton Ajax if'l[ Cotterslock Mintoo by Mrs. Tatjana Folkes, of Glouce-ster, is a young Blue Point Siamese with a future. She won her Open Class at Olytnpia Ja~t Decetnber and "went up" for Be... t in Show.

Ilief",,) CH. HARPUR GOLDILOCKS, Cream. Longhair female bred by Mrs. Christine Dugdale, of Guestlin~, Sussex. Owner is now Mr. Kirsten HolterUlann, or Copenhagen, who is a.lso the photographer.

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Presented bv JOAN THOMPSON

RS. JOAN THOMPSON Boniface and june Rose of Pensford, who became a ChampIon; Best L.II. K,llen -popular and active M :\lrs. Harding's Seal Colourpolnt figure in the Cat Fancy female :\llngshui Souk by Ch. Bnarry for Dlany years, breeder and Zorab and Ch. Briarry Candytuft : Bes' 1..11. :\eu(er :\1rs. DICkinson's Cream International judge - turns "'Iswdl Rupert by Caesar Augustus and the pages of her diary to \,'itch over Pendle; Best Shorthalr Cal :\Ir. Reckitt's British Blue male Jel(eel reveal the Dlost interesting jem<'1 by jezreel jomo and Ch. jezreel entries concerning personal­ jamlna; Best S.ll. Kitten - :\1 ISS Allaun's ities, both hUDlan and feline. BritIsh female Cat hiss Renee by Ch. Aldra's Dark Talisman and Ch. Cath,ss jessica: Bes' S.H. :\euter - :\lrs. :\,x's Sliver Tabby (;abl("s Silverbell by Solver­ s("al Leander and Culverden :\lerle. Notts and Derby Show Other results were: . Best SIamese Adult :\Irs. Kropodra's Lilac POint RS. REEVER succt'Ssfully or~an· female Kenbar Lystra by Doneraile )led the 20th Ch. Show of the LIlac Larry and Laurenllde Adularia: M :\"ollS and Derby Cat Club at Bt'St Siamese kllten ·:\lrs. Ryder's Blue :'\olllngham ,n January. :\1r. Reever Point Rana Betsy by Pheenoi :\Imrod helped wi'h Ihe prdlmlnary work and and Pheenol Rani: Best SIamese neUler looked as Ihough h(' was enjoYln~ him· -:\lrs. WoIllams' Seal POlnl Haytor self on the day. lIercules by Ch. Linton Ajax and Bilch"'t Th,s Club has always had excellent Katina. management, whICh has been condUCive Challenge Certificate wInners in Long­ to a happy atmosphere at all ,ts fixtures. haIr adults were :\lrs. Durbin's Ch. It was pleaSing to see :\lrs. Hancox Snowcloud Dream Girl by Ch. Lisblanc

(Chairman I offiCiating aga'n as a ju<.l~e Bambi: :\1rs. Snowden's Black female after an absence from shows due 10 Anlaby Salote by Ch. Allenvale Bosambo: Illness. :\lrs. Hogan's Blue female Camber Over 300 pedigree exhlbl\s were pre· Suzanne by Ch. Foxburrow Frivolous sented. In addition to many celebrities who became a Champion: :l.liss Shep­ from the South, several of the lovely cats pard's Cre.am male \\'iddington Sirius and killens bred and owned in the by the same sire; :\lrs. Plew's Cream :\lldlands were exhibited. female Tewhlt (;oldolocks by Ch. :\1ain awards wenl as follow: -Best Leemor Chnsl0pher and the same Longhair Cat ·:\1rs. Burrow's Blue male owner's Blue-Cream Harpur Cotton­ Orion of Pensford by Ch. Hakyon socks by Ch. Hrianc Beauty. IY :\ltss :\1. Bull"s wInning Tort'"seshdl !lemlna [)ra,onls uy :\,,;~dla Kym and Ikebank Tabllha had inte-rt'slIng brt't'd­ :\lrs. P. Thompson's female- Lallbela lng, S1rt'd by Ch. Dt'ebank :\lascot BUlle-rOy by Arwnght Zlm. The only (Blac k' and Ch. Ikt'bank Orange­ RUSSIan Blue, :\Irs. KIrby's Crumber­ Blossom .\\'hllt'/. I!III Oscanus by Ch. Harvee-s .\nllmon\·, ~I,ss \\'ood,field, who has had such a won. succt'ssful st'ason and dont' so much to Tht"l'e- was also Illtlt- compe-lIl1on In promott' the In't're-sts of TortOlst'shdls Bntlsh Short hairs and no class exceedt'd and Torllt'-and·\\·hllt'S (tht' lall",r call1''d thre-t'. Tht' winning adults were !\lrs. Cal,co cats in 1..' .S.A. i won In ,he lalll"r Wallt-r's Black male je-zrc-d :\Iuffin, ~lr. varit'ty with Pathflndns ~laytlme. BeckJlt's Blue mak jezred je-md (both ~lrs. (;re-enwood won In Sdve-r bred by !\lrs. johnson', :\I,ss Hardman's Tabbll"s w,th \\',Imar \\'endy and ~lrs. Red Tabby male Kllllnghall Rt'dburn, Spi,n' Chlnc hdla fe-malt- :\lorglana of :\1lss :\1t'mbrey's Crt'am male- Danddlon Allington 'by Ch. hddlo of Allington) and !\llss Allam's Tortle-·and·White-, became a ChampIon and won st'veral DarwlllnIt' Ce-mma. f,rst in sIde- classe-s. :\lrs. Robe-rts' Polar Compe-tltlon m st'vt'ral of the Side P,e-reno by Avon (;race- Bardolph was th", classe-s was sevt'rt' and m some of them winning male-. :\lrs. Parker's Smokl" the- e-xhlbIlS had to be outstandmg to be­ female Se-brlng Purnng Pt'nnie (by Ch. m ,he lirst thret' or four. Congo of KnOll Hall) was a good wlnne-r :\ very e-njoyabk Ch. Show -and and :\lrs. Harding was awarde-d both he-re-'s to the- nt'xt one- m january 1966. Ch's with he-r Seal Colourpolnt mall" :\llngchln ~landarln 'by Bnarry \·al· parago) and he-r ft'malt- Bnarry Suzannah Southern Counties Show (by Ch. Briarry Euan). Tht' Comm,"ee of the Southt'rn Counties Cat Club had a dlfficuh Successful Shorthairs dt'cislon to make whe-n the date of the­ funeral of Sir Wmston Churchdl was S,x,et'n St'al POint Slam",se malt-s we-re­ announce-d. It coinCided wllh tht' date­ h"'adt'd by :\lrs. Peck's Ch. Tadong Kull, fIxed for tht'lr All Breed Ch. Show at the who has had such a successful season, Royal HortlCuhural Hall, London on and fourte-e-n femalt-s by !\lrs. Powe-lI"s january 30,h, ~llddlefield Lolita by Ch. !\1dori Obt'ron. As ,he- Club was commllted for :'\ine Blue- POint malt-s we-re led by :\lrs. t'xpensf'S already mcurred such as £115 Halliday's Phe-eno, Challe-rbox (by for tht' hall, plus prlntmg bIlls for Phe-enOi D,ana) and e-Ieven female-s by schedules, catalogues and postages, etc., :\lrs. Chappell's Hathor ~lerlt (by to a sum of about £300, it was decided Wate-rmlll Simple Simon). ~1rs. Peck the "show must go on" otht'rwlse .t won again wllh he-r c.P. Siamese fe-malt­ would have mt'ant the loss of almost all Tadong Orial by Ch. Tadong Lukl· the Club's capital. Postponement was Looki. Impossible as all February had a full Challe-nge Cfrtificatf winne-rs in fr )wn quota of Champlonsh,p fixtures and Burmese w",re- :\lrs. King's male- Klang e-ve-n If the C.C.C.F. had grante-d a dale­ Kirakat (by Ch. Casa (;a,os Darkee) and m ~larch, It would have meant practIC­ ~lrs. S,lkstone's female La-Sun ~llmosa ally a ne-w show and t'xhibitors_ On the by Ch. Darshan Khuderam. In an whole exhibitors do not favour ~1arch amalgamated class of Blue Burmese, shows when the breedmg season is m full male and female, ~lrs. \\o'hlltlt-'s male swmg and many cats coats are past their Kanghe Blue ~lystery (by Pya Beng best. Lam:, was the winner. The Winning ~lrs. Barron, Show :\lanager, deserves :\byssInlans were ~lr. 1..'pton's male­ the hIghest praise for her handling of a

2U v..ry cbfficult and worrying s,tuatlon. Sh.. Best Siamese K'llen and Bt'st Siamese roped remarkably well 10 the unusual Exh,b,t- :\1r. Dav,es' Seal Pomt male ( Ircumstances. KIntara Dalnada by Cralglehlllo( h ~1lss Kalhleen York.. made a r..quest Boyndie and (:h. Sabukla Sama; Besl at II o'clock for two mlllut..s sll..nce 10 Siamese :'\euter - :\1rs. Highton's S.P. homage to SIC Wmston. All exh,b,ts Premier Silken Fleury by Ch. KIIldowll were put 10 th..,r pens cpd su, h a Sultan and Silken Ros.. lIe. qUIetude d..scended whIch we hav.. n..ver before expenenc..d at a show. The enlry of over )00 exh'b,ts was an c.c. winners all time record for the Club and many lovely cats and kittens "'ere presen,..d. Chall..nge Cenif,cale wmners among a Those seleCled by the vanous Judges to galaxy of lovebe-s we-re :\1rs. Altkt'n's be ass("l.sed by th.. three different panels Black male Bournes,de Black Car,sslmo of five judges for Ihe major awards of by ~1yowne Caesar; :\1,ss Sherlock's Best in Show madt' an Imposmg array as Blue-eye-d White male Blrcotte l'rsa by Ihey were prest'nted by the stewards to Dalmond Roamer; :\1 ISS Bryce's Orange­ the panels. eyt'd \\'hlte male Ch. (;lenbury Sparkler by Ch. Lisblanc Bambi; :\1rs. Durbm's Whitt' ft'malt' (:h. Snowcloud Dream Top awards (;lrI by the samt' s,re-, :\1rs. Sman's Blue ft'ntdle- Ceorg'dll jasnlln by Camber Readers overst'as may be mlt'rested to (;avIn; :\1rs. Plew's Cream male Ch. know that It IS (ustomary now 10 thiS L..t'mor Chnstopht'r by Ch. Beamsley country to have a panel of three or five Sunbe-dm; :\1rs. R" hes' Cream femalt' Judges to deCide the follOWIng Best Sldnops Shant by Ch. \\',ddIngton LonghaIr Cat, Killen and :'\euter; Best Orron; :\1lss Sherlo(k's Smoke malt' Ch. Shortha'r Cal, Kitten and :'\euter BtrColle Te-rry by Ch. BtrColle :\'ono; 'excludIng Siamese:,; B..st SIamese Cat. :'.1,ss Sheppard's Sliver Tabby femalt' Killen and :\'euter. W,ddington SIIwr He-lie by \\',ddIngton Tht' followmg (ats were tht'" chol(e' Smokey jot'; :'\1rs. Barker's Brown B..st LonghalC Cat and Best Longha'r Tabby female Trelystan ja(lnth by Ch. Exhibit ~1rs. Burrows' Blue malt' Cham­ .-\rcamm Scamp; :\1rs. Rosell's Red pion Orion of Pt'nsford by Ch. Halcyon Tabby female Re-dmtre Tango by Bontface and June Rose of Pensford; Coppernob of Carne, who also slCt'd Ih.. Bt'st L.H. Klttt'n :\1rs. Brtr ..·\\'ebb·s w,nntng Tortoiseshell, :'\11ss Bell's Asplm Blue f..mal.. Borrowdale Play (;,rl by FIona; :'\1rs. Houlden's Red Self fe-male Ch. Onon of Pensford and Ch. Burrow. :\It'rant' Topsy hy Ch. Sht'rry of Carne; dalt' Susellt'; Best L.H. :'\t'uter ~1r. :'\1rs. Turne-y's ChInchilla female Bonav,a (;nffin's Black Kala :\'Ikkl by Kala Lort'lla by Bonana Contenta; :'\1,ss :\'t'peta and Pt'nvalt' :\ngela; Best Woorhfit'ld's Ton,e and White Ch. Path­ Shonhatr Cat :\1,ss Robmson's Bntlsh fmders :'\1ayAower by Pyle-,gh Horatlus; Blue f..male jt'lTeel juna by jezreel :'\1rs. OrpIn's B1ue·Cream FolJambe Fatry jeremy and jelTeei justma; Best S.H. :'\10011ShIne- by Ch. Deebank \'IClor; and Killen and Best Shonhalr ExhIbit . :\1r. :'\1rs. :'\I(holas' ColourpoInt female Ch. \\'ren's ~1anx TIger Bay by unreg,stert'd St'a Sprite by Bnarry jasper. parents; Best S.H. :\'euler ~1rs. In Shonhair cats except S,amese R,char'd's Blue Premier Bamb,'s :\1'sch,t'f Challenge Ceniflcatc.> wmners were :'\1rs by Myowne Caesar and Ch. Broughton Corbould's Black female Avril K,ntar by jane; Best Siamese Cat :\1r. Colin Blue Bnony; Lady (;Iubb's Blue-eyed Campbell's LIlac POInI mak Champion V\'hlte Ileartsease Esperance and her Praha·Ft'stoso by Annelida Lilac H,a· Orange·eye-d \,'hlte ScarletIna :\mbe-r, watha and Ch. Praha Poco AlIt'rgando; both females by Watermlll Lllywhlte

21 Boy; Mrs. Richards' Cream male Ch. Mrs. E. Fisher bred the Best in Show Ch. Pensylva Pinkerton by Jesreel Jeremy; Praha Festoso and owned the winning Mrs. Johnson's British Blue male Jezreel litter sister to Festoso, Praha Fermezza. Jomo by Ch. Aldra's Dark Talisman; Except for the Best in Show kittens, Miss Robinson's British Blue female space will not permit names of all the J ezreel J una byJ ezreel Jeremy; Mrs. H. other winning kittens. Several of the Pond's Russian female Sylphides Tasha cats are becoming Champions and an by Jennymay Einar; Miss Robson's official list will be published in due Silver Tabby female Hillcross Silver course. Petal by the late Believer Calchas D'Acheux; Miss Hardman's Red Tabby Ch. Killinghall Red Mariner by Ch. AlDerican SialDese news Killinghall Redcap; Mr. Milburn's Brown Tabby Periopal Squeak by From Mr. Sam Scheer, so prominently Periopal Golden Goblet; Mrs. Johnson's associated with the Siamese Cat Society Tortoiseshell Kita's Dandelion by un­ of America Inc., comes an appreciation registered parents; Miss Woodifield's of this magazine and the news provided Tortie and White Pathfinders Sarah by in "Just Fancy". The main interest of Littlewickers Linsey Woolsey; Mrs. American readers is in first prize winners Hunt's Abyssinian male Ch. Anharic in this country and the Be~t in Show Satin by Arkwright Zimri; Mrs. Clith­ exhibits in their various'sections. In erow's Red Abyssinian female Caleot their own monthly journal Cats lesser Farida by Nigella Cupid. wins of cats and kittens exhibited in U.S.A. are not recorded. Excerpts from Mr. Scheer's letter read: Strong BurlDese entry "I would like you to know about our very loveable and very handsome Lilac Point The entry in Burmese was excellent. Siamese male, Quadruple Champion Mrs. Silkstone's Brown male La-Sun Annelida Lilac Cosmonaut of Si-Cat Midas by Chindwin Chee-Kee won and bred in England by Mrs. Ashford. He became a Champion. Mrs. Martin's completed his title at Clearwater Beach, Pussinboots Pixie by Ch. Lamont Blue Florida, on January 9th and 10th. He Burmaboy won and in Blue Burmese was awarded lst and winner ribbons in Mrs. Pocock's male Buskins Blue Sunya four Ch. Shows. At Clearwater there by Pussinboots Gazelle and in females were 54 adult Siamese. We are indeed Mrs. Naylor's Babayan Rhuan by proud of our lad who is already a proved Babayan Leet. sire. I am anxiously awaiting the Mrs. Warren's Senlac Chatter-Box, a \ January Greetings Number of OUR CATS. male by Ch. Bolney Kien won in Chest­ I t is so pleasant to read greetings from nut Brown Foreign S.K. cat lovers around our world-wide Fancy". The Siamese entry was very good and Mrs. Rogers' S.P. male Ch. Delamere Bestang added another Challenge Certi­ A ChristlDas lDenu ficate to his title and Mrs. Forrest's S.P. Dunchattan Kiki Kula by Ch. Tailong From the Rhodesia Cat Club, South Kula won in a class of 24. Blue Point Africa, I have received their January winners were Mrs. Bowles' male High­ Newsletter. The Editor Mrs. Joan Ewing peak Peveril by Pheenoi Nimrod and in 'writes of a holiday visit to Cape Town: a class of 18 females Mrs. Vanden "At Rhodesia-by-the-Sea, where we Begin's Grangewood Altaica by Ch. stayed, we discovered that both the Linton Ajax. manager and his wife are cat lovers. Both Challenge Certificates were with­ There are six cats at the hotel, they have held in C.P. Siamese but in Lilac Points their own little house on the mountain­

22 , side at the back of the hotel, and are all The major awards will be Best Long­ grey and white. On Christmas Day they hair Exhibit, Best Shorthair Exhibit and had their own special menu. A large Best Siamese Exhibit, thus bringing it board with a painting of three cats on it into line with modern trends. J was placed by their house with the At many of the first post-war shows following menu printed on it:- Cats one panel of experienced judges adjudi­ Xmas Menu. Cream ofMilk Soup. Fried cated for Best in Show. This led to Goldfish. Stuffed Canary. Mouse some dissatisfaction as entries became Fritters.... and I am quite sure a good larger. As there were only three time was had by all". judges on all the lists of the specialist clubs we had the anomaly of judges National Club plans assessing the merits of varieties they had never bred or owned for these major The Annual General Meeting of the awards. So gradually the three panels National Cat Club on March 10th, at the for Best in Show came into existence for Eccleston Hotel, London had an excellent nearly all Ch. Shows and few now have attendance. Best Exhibit. It was with much regret that the Regarding naming any cat "The Cat Chairman, the Reverend Basil Rees of the Year" it is advisable to point out announced the resignation of the Honor­ that no such title exists in England. ary Secretary Mrs. Brunton after In America the situation is quite different. fifteen years during which she has Each year they have a "Cat of the Year" devotedly served the interests of the award which is based on mathematical Club. She has seen the membership calculations of the number of times the grow to well over 200 and its annual cat has been exhibited and the overall Championship show in December merit of its wins. These awards are attract record entries. Happily, her assessed by independent officials of reasonS for resignation are due to her U.S.A. Cats Magazine. J wishing for more time for domestic affairs and she will be taking just as much When one reviews the awards of interest in the welfare of the Club as a Longhair cats for the past se:lson, Mrs. member of the Committee. Mrs. Brun­ E. Burrows' Champion Orion of Pens­ ton was presented with a travelling ford has been awarded more firsts than clock and a cheque as a token of our any other Longhair cat. Exhibited five esteem and appreciation of her services. times he has been either Best Longhair The members unanimously agreed to Exhibit or Best Longhair Cat four times. the recommendation of the Committee He is not yet two years and altogether as that Mrs. Rowena Ross should be a kitten last season and a cat this winter appointed Honorary Secretary and has been awarded 180 firsts. wished her success in this capacity. Many lovely cats have been Best in She has the goodwill ofall the Committee Show this season in their various and it is a cheerful and happy one. sections and of course there are the out­ There were no new nominations for standing Shorthairs and Siamese and Delegates to the G.C.C.F. by the some superb neuters. I closing date December 31st so they will To return to the National Cat Club be the former ones-the Chairman the A.G.M., Mrs. Durbin, who is Hon. Rev. B. Rees, Miss Kathleen Yorke, Secretary of the Household Pet and Mrs. Brunton, and Mrs Joan Thompson. Junior Pet Section, was pleased at the ~ The decision of the Committee not to decision of the Committee to hold a mid­ have a Best Exhibit in Show evidently summer meeting for these pet owners at a pleased the members as there were restaurant in London and for the Com­ murmers ofapproval when the Chairman mittee to attend and act as a panel for a announced it. quiz.

23 i DIRECTORY OF LONGHAIR BREEDERS FOR RELIABLE STUDS AND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically)

BOURNESIDE CATTERY STERLING PERSIANS Black, Blue, Cream. Blue-Cream & White Persians Cream, Blue-Cream & Blue A, Stud: At Stud: Ch. Nevern David (Blue) Fee 5 gns. CH. DEEBANK VICTOR Bourneside Cream Jolyon Fee 31 gns. Lovely Idttens reared in ideal surroundin&,s Perligr~e kittens usually for sale sometimes for sale.

MRS. E. G. AITKEN. BOURNESIDE. '1 MR. & MRS. T. G. CAMPION, BRIDGEND, KINGSWOOD LANE. HINDHEAD. SURREY. 117 MANSFIELD ROAD, SELSTON, NOTTS. Tel. Hindheod B33 Tel.' Pinxton 429

DULCIMO GAYLAND'S CHINCHillAS DBL. GR. CH. BEAMSLEY SUNSHINE DBL. GR. CH. WIDDINGTON ROSEBUD at stud: Ch. Bonavla Sklpple Queens: Bonavla Petula Ch. and Gr, Ch. $ired kittens Poidenhilis fair Della sometimes for sale. Also Dunesk. Boyharne and Kala lines. Lovely kittens for showing and breeding Blue-Cream BEAMSLEY MOONPEARL. imp MRS. AUDREY J. ASHBY. 33 KEBLE RD.• LEICESTER Tel. LEICESTER 75552 MISS VERNER E. CLUM. RT. 2. BOX 144. BRADENTON, FLORIDA. U.S.A.

BAYHORNE PERSIANS THE PERIVALE-KALA PERSIANS Blues and Creams At Stud: Slues: CH. GIPPESWYK JAKE & PERI VALE NICHOLAS. At Stud: Colourpoints: KALA JOKARI (S.P.) '" CHAMPION BAYHORNE AJAX KALA SHAH (B.P.) Blue Smoke: KALA SILVER MOON Slue. Smoke and Colourpoint Kittens MRS. DULCIE BENBOW. TYDERSTONE. sometimes available. ANGEL BANK, LUDLOW. SALOP. MISS D. M. COLLINS, PIXIEWOOD. Phone: C/eehill"one 3B2 53 ABBEY ROAD, SOMPTING. SUSSEX.

DEEBANK BLUE, CREAM HARPUR BLUE, CREAM & BLUE CREAM HARPUR GOLDILOCKS. Best Cream Kitten. and BEST & WHITE PERSIANS LONGHAIR KITTEN, Croydon Cat Club Championship At Stud: CH. DEEBANK MASCOT (Black) Show. London. 1963. CH. SNOWCLOUD CRISPIN (White) HARPUR TIDDLEWINKS. Best Cream Kitten. and BEST WILDFELL ORBIT CREAM LONGHAIR KITTEN. Southern Counties Cat Club (Son of Ch. Widdington Winterscar) Championship Show, London, January, 1964. MOONCOIN DARIUS BLUE Lovelv Kittens excelling in type. and affection. (Son of Ch. Boy Blue of Kenton) usually for sale. MISS BULL. ELM COTTAGE. THORNTON MR. & MRS. G. C. DUGDALE. HOLE FARM, HOUGH, CHESHIRE. Thornton Hough 214 GUESTLlNG, SUSSEX. Tel. Pett 3114

BORROWDALE BLUE PERSIANS BARWELL CREAM, BLUE CREAM & BLUE At Stud: ORION OF PENSFORD (proved Sire) Kittens excelling in stamina, type and sweet Best Exhibit Y.C.C.C.1963 (at 5 monchs). Best temperament. Bred only from finest Champ­ Blue Kitten Olympia 1963 and N. '" D.C.C. ion stock. All inoculated (f.i.e.) 1964. Best Blue Adult L. '" N.W.C.C. 1964 BARWELL ATHENE (Blue Cream) Queens: CH. BORROWDALE SUSETTE and Best L.H. Kitten in Show Southern Counties BEAMS LEY WENDY Kittens sometimes 1962. Best L.H. Cat in Show Southern Counties for sale (rom this stock, excelling in type. eye colour, 1963. Best L.H. Cat & Best Exhibit in Show coots and stamina, carefuJly reared, inoculated F.I.E.. Olympia 1963. Mrs ENID V. E. BURROWS. 'Ellesmere', 5 Willow MRS. DENYS FAWELL. Gateways. Broomfield Crescent. Halton. Leeds 15. Tel. Leeds 648876 Park, Sunningdale, Ascot, Berks. Tel: Ascot 654

BROCTON'S CATS SNOWDRIFT CHINCHILLAS CHINCHILLAS, BLACK Bred from the finest English stock AND SMOKE PERSIANS Kittens sometimes (or sale Strong, well bred kittens with excel. lent temperaments sometimes (or safe THE HON. MRS HADEN.GUEST, LE CEDRE. ROUTE DES FAYARDS, VERSOIX. GENEVE, MRS. M. M. CALDER, 81 EPSOM ROAD. GUILDFORD SURREY. Guildford 62M6 SUISSE

24 , CHARMINA CATS White Persians WOBURN PERSIANS Blue-eyed or Orange-eyed At Stud: WOBURN CHIPPY t (lnternationafly Known) Enchanting kittens usually for sale Pedicree kittens ulually for lale At Stud; (Blue, Cream and Blue-Cream) CH. GUILDEN SNOW KING (O.E.) SKETRICK SHAMUS (B.E.) MISS CONSTANCE PAGE, 92a GAMMONS MRS. C. H. HOLDAWAY, 50 LANCASTER DRIVE, LANE, WATFORD, HERTS. Phone: 23895 BROADSTONE. DORSET Tef: Broadstane 2997

TRAVELA PERSIANS POLDENHILLS CHINCHILLAS f Lovely to look at, delilhtful to live with. Blue, Cream and Blue-Cream Kittens lometimes available to very lood Affectionate Pedigree Kittens usually for sale homes, preferably as pets. MODERN AND COMFORTABLE to good homes. All kittens are inoculated. BOARDING CATTERY house-trained and country bred Cuisine a specialty: inoculation a neeeniey. MRS MILDRED L, JOHNSON, CATHAVEN, Personal and unstinting care of MRS. E. POLDEN, THE POLDEN HILLS, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET FRENSHAM ROAD, CROWTHORNE, BERKS, Telephone : Puddletown 360 (Crowthorne 2939)

ALLENVALE & BEAUVALE LOMOND LONGHAIRS At Stud; CH, LOMOND LUCKY (Blue) PERSIANS (Sirinl Best in Show winners) Smokes. Blues and Blacks BEAMSLEY MOON RAKERS ECHO At Stud: Ch. Beauval Conquest (Smoke) (Best L.H, Kit. B'ham 1961. Pale Cream son of and his son Ch. Lomond Moonraker. Winner of 10 CC's.) Ch. Allenvale Bosambo (Black) Queens: Blue Kaye of Kenton, Ch. Lomond Siring numerous Champions and Bests in Show. Morning Mist, Beamsley Moonbeam I Exquisite kittens usually for sale Queens to York station. Lo.,ely Slue, Cream and MRS. K. LEVING, 18 WOLD ROAD, HULL, Slue-Cream kittens usually for sale YORKSHIRE. Tel.: Hull 508972 Mrs Richardson, 39 Alma Ter., Fulford Rd., York

SNOWCLOUD WHITE PERSIANS PASHA SHEBA PERSIANS Beautiful Orange-eyed kittens usually for sale Chinchilla, Blue Chinchilla and Cream At Stud: GOLDEN BOY OF DUNESK (Cream) Enquiries: MRS. K. M. MEARNS Best Kitten, Best L.H. Kitten, Reserve Best in LEE BARTON, RUSHTON, TAUNTON, Show, National Cat Club Ch. Show, Olympia 1963 ~76 SOMERSET. Tel. HenJade DEEBANK FROSTY (D.E. White) Breeder of [nt. Ch. SNOWCLOUD EROS (N.Z.); Kittens for sale to good homes for show;n., Int. Ch. SNOWCLOUD BALLERINA (Belgium); breeding or perr Ch. SNOWCLOUD CRISPIN, Ch. SNOWCLOUD DREAM GIRL. Ch. SNOWCLOUD LUCINDA, and Mrs M. A. Rolls, 485 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch. many other lovely cats. Brentwood, Essex. Tel. Coxtie Green 502

Sealstones White & Blue ZIMALUS PERSIANS Persian Cats & Pekinese Dogs Chinchilla, Cream, O.E. White, Blue LISBLANC EROS (O.E, at stud) Kittens for sale sometimes, to ,ood homes only For show, breeding or pets. Excellin, in type Kittens and puppies usually for sale-c:ountry Gnd eye colour. Inocu'ated a,oinst F.I.E. reared MISS V. A. ROLLS, ~85 ONGAR ROAD, MRS ENA G. MORRIS, INGLENOOK, PILGRIMS HATCH, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, , 68 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, SPONDON, DERBY Tel: Coxt;e Green 502

CARNE PERSIANS DEEP COPPER-RED TABBIES Red, Tortoiseshell, Black, Cream BRILLIANT TORTlES, BLACKS and Blue-Cream kittens, reared Robust stock, house-reared and trained. ~ Brood queens: Ch. Bruton Pompadour. In ideal surroundings. Are loving, Bruton Princell Aurora, Bruton Tudor Ro.e. healthy and house-trained. At Stud: CH. BRUTON PEREGRINE Winner Stud Class Kensington 1961. Southern MRS. J. M, NEWTON, Counties 1963, Fee £3.3.0 & carriale MOULSFORD GRANGE, Nr. WALLINGFORD, Berks. Cholsey 255 MRS. N. ROSELL, 13 CELTIC AVENUE, SHORTLANDS, KENT. Tel: Winkfield Row 2~61 25 COYlUM &PilGRIM PERSIANS BONAVIA CHINCHILLAS I Cream Blue·Cream Blue White Black also Chinchillas and Smokes Prizewinners every time shown Kittens by the famous Ch. Pi Igrim Mayflower occasionally on sale to selected homes. Other kittens with lovely type and eye colour from CH. BONAVIA CONTENTA at stud I Champion stock usually for sale. Sire of many Champions at home and overseas At Stud: PILGRIM JUNIUS (Cream) CH. DEEBANK TALISMAN (WhiteOL) Miss SELLAR & Mrs PEARSON, SELHURST FARM, MRS MOLLIE TURNEY, OLD BEAMS, 21812 GRAFHAM, BRAMLEY, SURREY Bramley 3115 HOLYPORT, BERKS Maidenhead

ASHDOWN PERSIANS AMBERLEY CHINCHILLAS AND BLUE PERSIANS Blue. Cream and Blue-Cream kittens, carefully reared in ideal surroundings; all inoculated F.I.E. At Stud: CH. IVELHOLME DEMOCRAT At Stud: (Chinchilla. Sire Ch. Fidelio of Allington) AVERNOLL KISON (Blue Persian) . CH. ASHDOWN NUTHATCH Queens: CH. AMBERLEY THISTLEDOWN & KIARA OF (Blue) ALLINGTON (Chinchillas) AMBERLE't CANDYTUFT & AHBERLEY CAMELIA (Blues). Visiting queens met at MRS. F. H STEPHENSON,' EARL'S ROAD, Salisbury or Bournemouth stations. Inoculated kittens TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT. sometimes available. MR & MRS D. WILSON, Tel: T. WELLS 21360 "AMBERLEY", VERWOOD, DORSET. VER 2221

BRIARRY CATTERY I WHITE PERSIAN SOCIETY The home of the lovely Colourpoints Independent-International Elieible: Breeders, Exhibitors. Pet Owners of COLOURPOINTS AT STUD White Persian Can and Kittens usually for sale. Also Our Purpose: liTo Protect and Perfect the Siamese and Curious Cats unlimited Most Beautiful Breed" For information, write Secretary: BRIAN STIRLING-WEBB, ASGILL HOUSE MRS ANALIE COMSTOCK, 43-43 KISSENA RICHMOND, SURREY. Richmond 1561 BVLD., FLUSHING, N. YORK 11355. U.S.A.

AVIARY CREAM PERSIANS I PEDIGREE FORMS At Stud: AVIARY' CREAM PUFF F"e 3 gns. Pedigree Forms of exceJlent quality Sired Best Cream litter. Croydon 1963. with space for four generations ar~ also winning exhibits at Olympia. obtainable ot 3/- per dozen, pou free Also AVIARY RODNEY Fee 3 gns. from Sired 1st. and Ch. Cream female adult Olympia 1963. Stronll. healthy country-bred OUR CATS MAGAZINE kittens lometimes for .ale. All inoculated 4 CARLTON MANSIONS against f.i.e. CLAPHAM ROAD. MRS. H. M. TODD. THE AVIARY. NEW ODtHAM RD.• ALTON. HAMPSHIRE Alton 3401 LONDON, S.W.9

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26 DIRECTORY OF SHORTHAIR BREEDERS FOR RELIABLE STUDS AND STOCK (Arranged alphabetically) ANNELIDA WAYFARER S.P. SIAMESE Noted for their light coati and whip tail•• SIAMESE AND REX Exported to Florida, Ok.lahoma, U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. At stud ;n modern, electrically heated buildings: Stron, healthy kittens from priz.ewinninl 'CH. MISSELFORE CHOCOLATE WHEY stock occalionally for lale, innoculated, (0 C.C.'s) Sire of 10 Lilac and Chocolate Point house..trained and re,;stered. Champions. Also at stud: MARJORIE CONOLEY. PEPPERS. HATFIELD BROAD OAK. nr. BISHOPS STORTFORD. HERTS. BROUGHM Phone: Hatfield Broad Oak 323 Beautiful Gene 2 Rex, and 14 oJELHAVEN NECTARINE SUMFUN SIAMESE Gloriol!s red Gene 1 Rex Kittens from well·bred queens .rometimes av· These Rex cats have superb physique and lovable ai/obit. Occasionally Chestnut Brown kittens. temperaments At Stud BEAUMANOR TAMMI (S.P.) Seal. Lilac and Chocolate Point Siamese and R.ex EDWARDIAN SANKIE (L.P.) .) kittens sometimes available MRS MARY DUNNILL. THE GARTH. MRS A. E. ASHFORD. S.R.N.• ANNELIDA. HIGH LANE. HASLEMERE. SURREY. ROUNDWELL. BEARSTED, KENT Telephone: Haslemere 3101 Maidstone 87050 HEATHERPINE COUNTRY CATS FENDALE SHORTHAIRS A, Stud: ARKWRIGHT ZIMI (Abyssinian) BROWNDREYS KRAISEE (B.P. Siamese) British and Siamese Sire: Ch. Misselfore Ryken, Dam: Ch Blues, Blacks and S.P. Siamese BrowndreYI Marinne. Strona healthy kittens sometime. for lale. Kittens sometimes (or safe MRS. I. A. EARNSHAW. HEATHERPINE. Enquiries to: MRS A. S. BEEVER, CURRIDGE. Nr. NEWBURY. BERKS. POPLAR FARM. FENWICK. ASKERN, Tel.: Hermitage 2~0 NR. DONCASTER. YORKSHIRE BROWNDREYS SIAMESE THE W ATERMILL SIAMES': I I and BRITISH WHITES From top Champion stock S.P., B.P. & L.P. Dams: Celestial Melite (S.P.) Heartsease Seraphina (B.E. White). Kittens can be boarded Kittens sometimes for sale MISS E. M. ELLIAS. BROWNDREYS. STRETE. ANN CODRINGTON. BOURNE COTTAGE. DARTMOUTH. DEVON. HIGH HALDEN, near ASHFORD, KENT Tel. Stoke Fleming 392 High Halden 275 Buying an Abyssinian means At Stud: KYRRINS TAO (S.P. Siamese) buying tender love and classic (Sire: Ch. Pristine Bandoo/a) beauty. We have built up our ANNELIDA SURUSUMI (S.P.) stock by lovely TAISHUN (G. Sire: Ch. Spotlight Troubadour) CLEONI. bred by Mrs Menezes, Strong healthy kittens. house-trained delightful red Int. Champion and inoculated, from S.P., B.P. and C.P. queens, occasionally for sale TRANBY DALILA and Int. MRS. EILEEN CHEALE. "WYNDHAM", Champion TRANBY RED SOTHIS. WOODCREST ROAD. PURLEY. SURREY both bred by Mrs Winsor. and Uplands 2306 Int. Champion ASSUNTA VON RAS DASCHAN, perfect grand­ ROSENTAL MANX CATTERY daughter of the famous Int. Ch. Manx Kittens - Show Standard. All Colours Nigella Constantine and Ch. Inoculated - Healthy House-trained - Delilhtful Companionl Nigella Fern. first stud and queen At Stud: CH. BRUMASINO (Black & White) of Snorrehus Cattery in Sweden. CH. FIREBALL (Red Tabby) We need not say more. BLUE GLEN (Blue & White Manx) AI.o British Blue k.itten. sometimes available Cattery van Mariendaal, Mr & Mrs C. H. COLVILLE. "Bergholt House". Jacob Marislaan 39, Arnhem Lower Dunton Road, Horndon.on.the.hiJl. near Stanford.le·hope, (2291). EsselC. (Netherlands) 27 KERNOW CATS GAYWOOD SEAL POINT SIAMESE Siamese, Burme•• and Abyslinian kittens for Al Stud: GAYWOOD SAMSON .ale (all colour.) Bred from Champion .tock .y Sabukia Shootinl Star ex Sayam All kittens inoculat.d, wormed. and house... Tru.iIIa. Typy .tud with d.Ii,htful temperament. Proved lir•• Warm trained. Rex available shortly Details from and la'. cattery. MRS P. EVELY, 1 CHURCH PATH, MRS HEWLETT, 107 GAYTON ROAD. OLD COULSDON, SURREY Down/ond 2594 KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK. rei: Kinrs Lynn 4334

CHINDWIN BURMESE At Stud: CH. CHINDWIN CHEE-KEE Fee 4 rns An outltandin, male Burmese who hal won numeroul tit prize., cup. and trophie•. Award. include .e.t Burme.e Kitten 1960/61, B••t Burme•• Cat 1961/61. five .ucc...iv. C.C.'. and Belt in Show. Visit;ne queen. ei~en eyery care and will be met at NoCCincham, Trentor Derby by arran,.meneifownersareunable to brinethem. • rown and Blue Burme.e and Burme.e/Siame•• Kittens usually available 'rom Ch. Sable.ilk Perdita; Sealcoat Adika (1 C.C.'.): and other prixe.winnin,queen•• Chindwin Burmes. kittens have won the B.st Burme.e Kitten award for three out of the last four year•• R. A. FLETCHER, 62 MOORBRIDGE LANE, STAPLEFORD, NOTTS. rei.: Sandia"e 3446

DUNCHATTAN SIAMESE PRESTWICK SIAMESE At Stud: Noted for type and brilliant eye colour CHAMPION WINDALE DERRI (S.P.) Al Stud: PRESTWICK PENGKALEN (S.P.) Sire: Ch. P. CHINKY JANDY (S.P.) Pen,lima Pertama. MOONSHINE Sire: Silken Sultan KUALA AZURE CHAKRI (B.P.) Breodor of Ch. P. Mat.-Biru, Ch. P. Pertana, Ch. P. Perlin&, Ch. P. Perak, Ch. P. Penglima Pertama • Inoculated kilten. usually for sale. Ch. P. Blue Crackers. Enquiries to: MRS. L. B. M. FORREST, MRS. DUNCAN HINDLEY DUNCHATTAN, STAUNTON, HIGH PRESTWICK, CHIDDINGFOLD, SURREY noar GLOUCESTER Chiddinr(o/d 60 Stalion • Has/emere

DEWPOINT BURMESE KATHOODU At Stud: DEWPOINT NIMROD (27) Brown. Blu••urm•••• Seal. Lilac Point Young proved outcrols. Grandson of Siamese. AbYllinian. Kittens booked from prize­ Folly Tou Pou. U.S.A. winning stock in all above breeds-eight breeding Visiting queens given every care and can be queens. At Stud: Brown Burmese: Kathoodu Kimi met at Taunton, Axminster or Honiton stations. Kittens sometimes for sale out of outrr.:»ss D.wpoint Kybo • Kathoodu Kippee S.P. queen Sealcoat LINDI SOO, daughter of F,lIy Siamese: Kathoodu Kiada8r Kathoodu Kinduna Tou Pou and Ch. Darsham Khudiram (U.S.A.) MRS K. HOOPER, CATSACRE, NORTH STREET, Enquiries to: MRS MARGARET GILES, BIRCH ROTHERFIELD, SUSSEX. HOUSE, STAPLEHAY, TAUNTON, SOMERSET Phone: Rotherneld 448 Stotion: Crowborourh , WAVERLEY SIAMESE SCARLETI NA CATS AND REX Pedia..e .RITISH WHITE SHORT· HAIR cat. and kitten•• al.o LONG· Blue-pointed Siamese at stud: HAIRS: Blu••eyed and Golden.eyed KUALA AZURE BOGYI kittens sometimes for sale. (Sire Ch. Pristine Bandoola Queen: DE VON MOO R BRA N D Y (9 Champion. in pediaree) Well bred Siamese kittens available from MRS K. C. HYDE, 12 NORTH MOOR ROAD, LAURENTIDE ZENITH, B.P. OXFORD. reI. 55154 CHANGWADS AH, S.P. ANNELIDA SNOWDROP, C.P. ANNELIDA LILAC JANITA, L.P. KILLDOWN SIAMESE Rex curly coaled kittens from At Stud: WAVERLEY CARAMEL CANDY (Gene I) CH. SABUKIA SIRROCO ANNEUDA JET STAR (Gene 2) KANAATA MAl Son of Ch. Kanburi Mayo and grandson of A.fodel cattery in ideal country surroundings Ch. Ki/ldown Sulton Kitten••ometime. GYGiiabl. MRS M. I. HAYNES, VALE CORNER, FRENSHAM VALE, LOWER BOURNE, MRS. KEENE, KILLDOWN, MEDMENHAM, MARLOW, BUCKS. rei. Homb/edon 314 FARNHAM, SURREY. Freosham 2460 Stotion: Hen/ey-on-Thames 28 GRIMSPOUND SIAMESE Kindly watch this space for news of Miss Mary Stuart Hodgkinson's new Siamese Stud Cat Elect.r;c Tubular Heat,", in the Stud Hous•• Kltlens (rom my own SI:llmese queens usually for sal. MIlIlY'S BOARDING CATIERY provides all a cat can want with the personal care of MISS MAllY STUART HODGKINSON and MRS. HODGKINSON, GRIMSPOUND, OXSHOn 1l0AD, LEATHEIlHEAD, SURREY, Tel. 2067 Inspection invited without appointm.nt.

At S'ud I SUPRA SIAMESE OAKAY BOY (S.P'.) Carryin. blue factor S". Ch. P'etruehio (B.P'.) Fine boned youne male with true oriental eyes. Pale coat. Sired winnin. liteer. Croydon. "'1:. t st It 2nd litter•• Nat­ iona',"'1 and winninllitter a,ain, National. "'3.

CH. MACEDON MAI'QUIS (B.P.) Carryin. lilac factor . s,,~ Praha Andante Haesto.o (L....) You"I m.1tol. with strikin, lonl head. wonderful .y. colour and shape, excellent body and tail, very pale coat.

SUP'RA AH WUN (S.P'.) (s

Queens met by orron,.ement at Ash(ord (Kent) stot;on. (' hour MRS H. HUDSON, "QUAKERS", from Charine X,) Superb stud quarter•• Kittens sometimes HIGH HALDEN, ASHFORD. KENT.. . H'eh Halden 251 o"o,/ob/e from Seal. lilac. Chocolate. 81ue and lynx POint queens.

BALLARD BURMESE BRADGATE SIAMESE .LUE (27A) A. S.ud,­ A. Stud, CH. BALLARD B'LlN LINDALE DEAR DUMBO (1 C.C's) CH. CAM LEY FUDGE Queen. include: Sire o( CH••ALLARD KRATIE CH. BRADGATE FOLLY CH.•ALLARD P'ATANI (Dam of D. Monllon CH. BRADGATE YIP'P'EE Pedro. Grand ChampIon. Canada.) BRADGATE CORAL (I.C.C.) .ALLARD TAMKY (Dam of Ballard Ch,ua, BRADGATE NINA (1 C.Cs) Grand Champion, Aunralla) BI'ADGATE ZIP'P'ER (I.C.C.) BALLARD P'EGEE (Dam of P,. Ballard S""nz CH. MISSELFORE CHOCOLATE and Pr, Ballard Basseln.) WHEY ANGELA VANESSA (Dam of 3 B",,,h also Champions and Ch. Ballard Yala. Canada) CH. BRADGATE YIP'P'EE .ire of .ROWN (17) At ,'ud,­ CH. SOLITAIRE AP'ACHE and OTTERWOOD .ENEMINO (S" •. Ch MISSELFORE CHOCOLATE WHIM Sablestlk Bimbo, Dame, Sablesdk Nlnene ) All producina Blue and Lilac kitten. Queens include: Kittens usually for .al• • ALLARD KATHA .A.AYAN .ELLA HEARTSEASE JAMEELA EnquirIes MRS. IRENE LAPPER, 8 ALBER T PLACE, EnqUIries (or Studs ond KIttens to LOUGH BOROUGH. LEICS MRS ROSALIE KNOWLES, GREYSTONES, T./.phon. 2775 STUDLAND, DORSET. T./.· S'ud/and 287

BEAUMANOR SIAMESE HEATHERAL SIAMESE Seal and Chocolate Pointed Kittens HEATHERAL PIETRO(B.P. at stud) for sale from prize-winning queens Excellent head and profile, eood eye colour) BEAU MANOR L1LU (Seal), friendly nature, s..... 1i.I'., and C .... &citten, JEAN ETTE (Chocolate). from prizewinnine queens MISS M. E. LANT, 261 FOREST ROAD, MRS MOLLY MACAULAY, 10 SLADES RISE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS. ENFIELD, MIDDLESEX En(../d 5224

~9 WHISTON KINGSPLAY ABYSSINIANS SIAMESE BURMESE Healthy kittens bred from prize..winning parenti and For .ood looks and lentl. temperament reared as house pets in ideal country surroundinls MRS ANN WALKER, At Stud: THE GRANGE, KEYSOE, BEDS. CH. KINGSPLAY FEI·FO (Burmese) £4 4 0 Rise/ey 225 DEWPOINT HERCULES (Burmese) £4 4 0 WHITEACRES PIERS (S.P.) £3 3 0 AMBERLEY SIAMESE Oll••n. aiven eyery consideration and warm At Stud: AMBERLEY KNIGHT ERRANT (S.P.), PINCOP hou,;n,. enquiries for .tuds and kittens to: JO.HO (S.P.), ANNELIDA PUCK (S.P.) Queens: CH. AMBERLEY TERESA (S.P.), AMBER LEY JOSEPHINE (S.P.), AMBERLEY KISMET (S.P.), MISSEL· MRS. JOAN MERRY, HARLEY FARM, FORE LILAC LU (L.P.), AMBER LEY LOUELLA (L.P.), SAPPHIRE LOLLY POP (B.P.). Also MARISARNI SILVER HEDDINGTON, CALNE, WILTS. VELVET (Silver Tabby) Inoculated kittens usuolly available. Visiting queens met at Salisbury or Bourne~ Tel. Bromham 214 mouth stations. Breeders: MR & MRS D. WILSON, "AMBERLEY", VERWOOD, DORSET. VER 2221

PRIMSU SIAMESE TRANBY ABYSSINIANS Specialising in Reds (Breed No. 23a) Seal and Lilac Point At Stud: TAISHUN KHEPHRA(RedAbyssinian) 3 gns. Sired Ch. Tranby Dalila (Red) and Ch. Beautiful healthy inoculated kittens lome­ Tranby 50this in Holland, Ch. Tranby Serget tim•• available from pri:z:ewinninl' queens in Denmark and Ch. Tranby Red Khaba in Australia. Through train to HuH. 4';- hours from Kings Cross. Queens met MRS MARY PAGE, 10 CRIEFF ROAD, WANDSWORTH, LONDON SW18 Van 5307 MRS DOROTHY WINSOR. 7 TRANBY LANE, ANLABY, E. YORKS Hull 56119

TAILONG SIAME.SE. TRUBUN CATS Supreme Champ. of the Golden Jubilee Show SIAMESE. ABYSSINIAN, TORTIE-AND-WHITE CH. TAILONG LUKI.LOOKI (S.P) The Trubun Cattery has won 21 Challenge Certi~ at stud with his son ficaees since 1959. CH. TAILONG KULI (S.P. & B.P.) Studs: Siamese Seal Pointed, Blue Pointed, Lilac J times Belt Siamese in Show. 89 1st,. Pointed and Chocolate Pointed. Also Abyssinian The famous CH. ROSE WAY CINDERELLA males at stud. 7 C.C". & twice C of Co'•. Kittens usually (or sale. We welcome enau;ries for good kittens Enquiries to; MRS. MARGARET WORSLEY, ANNA PECK. THE DOWNS HOUSE, RUAN TREGONGON, RUAN HIGH LANES, TRURO. MINOR. HELSTON, CORNWALL. Ruan Minor 239 Tel.: Veryan 332 (Station Truro)

S first. at Edinburgh 1964. lot & 2nd Siamese LYMEKILNS SIAMESE Cat Club, London 1964 (Scotland) Announcing at stud "Very eood head and profile ..• very good type lenerally ... goreeaus eye colour"­ SUPRA CASSANDRA (Seal Point) Edinburgh Judge (Oakay Boy-Ch. Nefertiti) A truly handsome youne male with a marvellous temperament Mr & Mrs A. C. S:1unders, Lymekilns Siamese We are very proud of our Stud quarters­ Cateery. Lymekilns House, east Kilbride, 100% security and the ereatest care taken of near Glasgow East Kilbride 20486 vi.itine queens

LA-SUN BURMESE We have this panel available for the

CH. LA-SU N MIDAS At Stud announcement of lome (Ch. Chindwin Chee-Kee ex Ailanthus Tiddlywinks) Queens: CH. LA·SUN MIMOSA prolressive breeder of AILANTHUS TIDDLYWINKS Shorthai r. MRS DOROTHY SILKSTONE, NEW MOON. 6 BROMHAM ROAD, BIDDEN HAM, BEDFORD Write to us for details Bedford 3664

30 MILORI SIAMESE SEALCOAT BURMESE At Stud· 3 Ins. At Stud 4 Ins. MILORI LINKO CH. CASA GATOS DAR-KEE CH. MILOR) OBERON CH. DARSHAN KHUDfRAM CH. MILORI GALLIARD CH. SABLESILK BIMBO CHINKI RITZI IG dam Ch MoIo," L".) SEALCOAT RAMASHAN FANTAN PEDRO (Son of Folly Tou po. U.S A) These are all sires of load quality kittens. some of which have become Champions or Premiers. Queens, who are carefully looked after, can be met at any N. Midland station if owners are unable to brine them. Visitors welcomed. SIamese and Burmeu' kIttens sometime's for sole MRS C f. WATSON THE OLD NURSERY HOUSE. TANSLEY. MATLOCK. DERBYSHIRE Tel. Marlock 777

DREEMSKERRY MANX Show Stock Ac Scud Champion at the Royal Manx Show HAPPY MOONSHINE also TRAMMON & BLUE STARSHINE

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{10m CH. GREELO\V POUPEE B.P. Queen, Be-Sl in Show as kittrn and cat, 1963. MISSELFORE OVID B.P. Male, sire- of Open Class pril:c-winning progeny, 19645 MISSELFORE SARLI B.P. Queen, 1st and Cballenge Cert., N.D.C.C., 1962.

lippi, ", MISS ELSIE YATES. WillOW COTTAGE. TALLINGTON. STAMFORD. L1NCS Grear(ord 200

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