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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 10

Umpires and players had an interesting little problem to solve during one of the latest cricket matches in Egypt, writes an English correspondent. A bowler sent down a very slow ball which "topped before it reached the crease. The batsman walked out to it, swiped at it, and missed. He stood, joining in the general laugh which the incident raised. Meanwhile, point dashed in and kicked the ball to the wicket-' keerver, who caught it and removed the bails. On appeal, the batsman was given out. The hall had not passpd the wicket, the batsmpu had not' hit P and it had not struck him. Was out or not oijt 9 And why? Cricketers will enjoy finding the correct answer.

"Bella" and "Bertha," two Belgian cows which played an interesting part in the Great War. have jjiast been bought by Lord Blythswood to his Clydeside estate, t-Here to . sr>end -theremainder of their days in peace and comfort. The two cows were found by a , private of the 2nd Scots Guards in fiHng line of the Ypres salient in lyl4, these being the only two of a large herd to escape death , from shellfire. They became the-Battalion mascots, moving with the regiment wherever it went. and providing the men 111 the trenches with fresh milk. On the march of the Guards Division through London after the Armistice the two cows took part, and for a tame found quarters with the lioyal Herd in "Windsor Park, and later in Hyde Park.'

• It is possible, so it is reported, that a part of the Trappist monastery on the Grand St. Bernard Pass will be converted early next year into a hotel under the direction of a professional manager, in which tourists will have to pay.. ordinary hotel rates during their stay. The reason apparently is that visitors have not given to the church box as liberally as they might/ though this is a curious commentary on the type of . persons now using the Swiss roads (writes a London correspondent). ~ When one stayed at the hospice in the pnst, really excellent, though plain, fare was provided, and the answer to the.. query as to the amount of the bill was always the same, ""What you would pay for similar accommodation at an hoteL"