IThe Penvro

No. 95.

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JULY. 1944.

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PRICE-SIXPENCE.

Pembroke Dook:West Wales ~rdjan.

BU$h Street.

Form VB.-Form Prize E E. Williams. School Certlficates.­E. J. Nicholls, D. G. Roch. ' .

I!'0rm VA2.-1, J. E. Paterson; 2. D. F. A. Oowdry, SchoolCertlncates.-E. L. Bowling, A. 1. Englillh, F. A. Hughes, M. A.John, M. L. John, G. Kaye, M. N. Lewis, W. Mathias, L. B. Morgan(and Woodwork Prize, given by Mrs. David ), S. M. Pickard, E.

J . Pope, K . M. F,rout . (and Need lework Prize, given by Mrs. NorahDavies), L. E. C. Prrca, M. A. SUdbury, G. F. Ward-Davies (andCookery Prize, given by Miss B. Williams).

Form VAl.-I, D. M. James; 2, D. M. Athoe and V. G.Wilkinson (and Sc ience Prize, g;ven by Mr. J. H. Garnett) .School Certificates.--e. T. Davies, Kathleen A. Davies, K. A.Davies, M. M. Jefferies, C. R. Jelley, R. M. King, J. F. J. Mason,J. P. Mockler, P. E. Morris, A. J. Owen, G. G. Richards, M. Young.

Lower VI. Arts.-Form Prizes, S. G. Canton and P. I.Morgan. Supplementary Certlficate.-S. D. G. Parry (woodwork).Lower VI. Science.-Form Prizes, R. B. Castle and B. J. '1'.Gray. VI. Commercial.-Form Prize. E. W . Shears, Royal Societyof Arts Certificate In Shorthand. ' ,

UrVI.-Form Prizes (given by Mr. Wllllam Roblin) andHigher Certificates, R . Wainwright, K . G. Carr. G. R. Davies.Supplementary Certificate.-P. R. Thomas (Cookery), and FirstClass Certificate in Needlework of the City and Guilds of LondonInstitute.

.A.T.C. Proficiency Certltl.cates.-J. R. 'P owell. D. Lewts. S. J. H.Roch, R. B. Castle, F. A. Hughes . C. R. Jelley. G. Kaye, W . Mathias,L. B. Morgan, E. Thomas.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.DEBATES.

The first ' meeting of the Spring Term was held on January15th, and took the form of a Brains Trust. Various questions wereasked ranging from .. Should cosmetics be highly taxed v " anrt.. Does science make men happler ? .. to questions on astrology andpost-war international unaerstandlng. Five minutea was the timeallotted to each question. and when the members of the Braina Trusthad answered. the audience was Inv ited to ll:lve opinions. Therewas a 'large attendance ot both Senior and Junior Pupils. TheQuestion Master was Mr. Rees and the members of the BrainsTrust were: Miss Ballaster, Miss Davies, Mr. Nagle, Leslie Davies.Peggy Athoe, John Powell.

Owing to the pressure of work entailed by preparation for theSchool Concert, no further meetings were held.

PLA Y READINGS.As we WE're working very hard at the beginning of the Sprln~

Term for the School Concert, our usual play Readings were notthen held ; but, in n.Iace 'c f one, on February 10th, Miss Hinchliffegave a talk which was 1l1ustrated by photographs shown under theeptdlascope. The photographs were of interesting places on theContinent. of some first-class cricketers and of various schoolscenes and activities. These pictures, particularly the last mentionedgroup , were surveyed by present pupils' With considerable interest.

On June 2'Oth Miss Hinchliffe gave another talk on Normandy.showing newspaper maps of invasion movements and also photo­graphs taken on a holiday tour in happier days through that delight­ful land.

On each occasion the epldlascope was ably worked byW, Mathias.

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SCIENCE SOCIETY.On January 30th A. Carpenter entertained a small but very

Interested audience with a fascinating illustrated lecture oncelestial bodies. His accounts of the probable formation of ourearth and his pictures of other planets gripped our i,magination.We all enjoyed his racy style. .

Three weeks later Margaret Knight told us, again withillustra ti ons . of the lives and habits of some of our coastal birds,We heard most interesting stories of gannets, kittiwakes andcor mor a n t s , and of how nature has provided these birds with themeans whereby they can best carryon their way of life.

On March 9th films which were to have been used on P r iz>Day were shown to the society. A large ,very enthusiasticaudience saw shots of the bird and animal life of the FarneIslands. This was followed by .. Roger the Raven," a film takenin our own Pembrokeshire, and finally a , film on Coal, showing itsprobable formation and present method 'of "Working.

CAROL CONCERT.AU the last afternoon of the Christmas term, a carol concert

was held in the hall. Two choirs took part, one unison choirwhich sang several traditional carols including .. God Re';t YOHMerry, Gentlemen," .. I Saw Three Ships," .. Unto Us a Boy is Born ,.and the Wassail Song, and a smaller four-part choir-,-made up ofsenior pupils and m embers of the staff. wh o sang .. Sleep, HolyBabe" and .. What Child is This?"

Forms lIla and IIIb provided some variety by singing twoFrench carols... Douce Nuit" . and "Man beau sanln. " V e; a n 'IVa sang .. Les anges dans nos campagnes" and rva and IlIat l -e old Latin carol Adeste Fideles.

There were recitations by Glenys P reece . P at English anr;Ashley Davies , and some carols sung' by the whole school with thetwo choirs. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the ~fternoon

wa s the song" My Youngest Son," given by Mr . Simmons a nd thesmall choir, as the words of t h is were written hy Miss Hi n chli ffe a n dset to music by Mr. Evans.

The singers spent a cJIi:Siderable amount of time learning themusic and words, and are to be thanked for providing a very suit­able end to th e Christmas term.

A.T.C.Parades have been held regularly this year and steady pro­

gress has been made. In February ten cade ts passed the Proficiencycxaminatton and thus ran k as Leading Cadets. They wereFt/Sgt. J . R. Powell , Sgt. D. Lewis, Cpls. S. J. H . Ro eh and R. B.Castle, and Cadets W . Mathias, C. R . Jelley, E. Thomas, G. Kaye,

_F . A.Hughes and L. B. Morgan. Cdt. P. J. Mockler passed w ellIn, Calculations, but failed the Navigation paper by a narrowmarxln .

The following cadets have now been accepted and attested fortraining as members of air-crew-E. T. R. Aldridge, L. B. Morgan,F. A. Hughes, D. C. Pendleton and V. Williams. Four cadets haveleft for the services since December. R . Wainwright began histraining for air-crew In January,' but after II sp e l! of Illness wasdischarged from the service in May. W e understand that hisdisability is unlikely to debar him from carrying out his crtetna'intention of going to the University. J. T. Delahunty came 5" ndin the Aircraft Apprentices' examination last November and jo'n -dt he service in F ebruary. In June Cpl. S. Roch left for atr-e-rr-w

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training, and about the same time ·A. Purser 10ined the Navy.In May Cpl. R, B. Castle was promoted sergeant, and

Ldg/Cdt. G. Kaye, corporal.Three Church Parades have been held this year, on February

6t h , a t Trini ty , when t he service was taken by Sq /Ldr. F. Hobbs,an old boy of the school, and on May 21st (Empire Youth Sunday).and June 11th, both at St. Jo hn 's. The Flight also took part inth e Salute th e Soldier parade on May 15th, when nearly fortycadets turned out, Two enjoyable social functions have been heldthis year, a dance on February 12th and a social in June.

On Wednesday, May 24th the Flight was inspected by Group­Cap t. Bail ey , Commandant for Wale s, F t/LL Kibler, and Sq /Ldr.Edwatds. A letter was received some days later expressing highpraise of the general smartness and efficiency of the unit.

Ou Ma y 17th, F lO Edwal'd Canton . D.F.C ., an old boy, gavea most interesting talk on his experiences as a bomber-pilot.

RANGERS.Since the last report of our activities w e have been engaged

in a number of varied and interesttng projects. Last F ebruary anumber of our newer m embers were enrolled by Mi:>"> Pai,e , andnow we are busy once - more training our latest recruits. OnMay 13th we gave a social to which we invited the Sixth Formand the A.T.C., While Empire Youth Sunday saw us at church againin company with the A.T.C. During the Salute the Soldier Cam­paign we assisted the Red Cross and St. John workers with theirmiles of pennies. Our total was £22 18s. IHd., of which£12 17s. O~d., was collected be.tween four and six o'clock on the12th May, and the remainder during the same hours one weeklater. Those who were ab1e to take part were P. Athoe, P . ,Cla rk e.J. Colley, S. Croft, L. Davies, C. Day, A. :B'inch, M. Harkett, M.Jefferies, T. John, Mary John, M . Martin, P. Morris and M. Norman.Many of us hope to crown our activities of this year by spendinga week at the Countv 'Ranger' Training Camp to be held In August.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT.On Wednesday and Thursday, Marcil 1st and 2nd. larg-e

audiences enjoyed our two performances of It concert consisting ofsinging, dancing and plays.

. The Junior Choir, under Mr. Simmons, started the eveningwith two songs and a roun d, pleasing everyone by their clearvoices and confident bearing. A nd re v English followed with a re­citation',' .. The "Sad' Story of a Motor Fan."

Then came the first dramatic item of the evening, the court­ship scenes from" Henry V.," produced by Miss Hinchl1ffe, withDenzil Cowdry as Henry, Sylvia Ca.nton as thp. F'ren eh nrin ceasCatherIne, Margaret , Knight as her maid and Interpreter, andDavid Williams as the prologue. The byplay In these acenes ,caused by .H enry 's Preneh and Catherine's English, was' muchappreciated.

The II . Form girls provided the most original feature of theprogramme by their Grasshopper Dance; their energetic actionsand effective make-up and costumes assured the success of thisitem;

The Senior Choir, with Mr. Evans as accompanist and conduc­tor, sang two groups of songs, ending with the stirring" Men ofHarlech." The only weakness In this group lay in the small numberof bass voices ; it is to be hoped that more senior boys will join thechoir next winter. and thus ensure an even balance of sound.

A selection of prose and verse pieces "A Tribute to Our

Seamen," "ar r an ged by Miss H inchliffe, was most effective. Theselected passages were read and spoken by two Rangers, a HomeGua,'d and two members of the A.'r.C. standing in .. vic "formation.

After the interval came a colourful pageant of dancing pro­duced by Miss Beard and accompanied by Margaret Sudbury. Thefir st four dances followed each other without a break-the Englishdance .. If all the world were paper," an Irish "j ig with attractiveeme ra ld green costumes, a Scottish dance .. Triumph II by eightkilted g-irls, a nd a W elsh dance by four girl s in the trad itional tar.black hats shaw ls and dark skirts. An unseen choir singing theWel sh wor'ds to the tune" Cadair Idris" provided an effective b ac k­gro und to thi s dance. After a short curtain eight brilliantly dressedRussians with high boots swe pt into a sw irling, boisterous peasantdance. Lastly came American square dancing, performed bycou ples from each of the preceding dances, ending on a casual,carefree note.

As the climax of the evening we presented a play .. TheFormula" written by Mr. Dowling and produced by Mr. Da vi es.It deals with an attempt on the part of a smooth-faced villain(C. R . Jelley) to steal from an honest and hard-working scientist(J. R. Po well) his new and valuable anti-influenza ro rmua, H l splot is foi 'ed by an apparently idiotic and helpless old man.brilliantly por-trayed by Mr. George, who turns out to be a ScotlandYa r d detective. H e is aided and ab etted by the scientist 's schoolboyson (D . Roch ) and quick-witted niece (Peggy Athoe); the livelydialogue be tween these two contributed largely to the success of theplay.

All the producers, actors, singers and dancers are to be con­gratu la t ed au the hard work which resulted in su ch a noteworthypel·formance. As a result of the concert , the sum of £46 14s. L'ld,was handed over to the Red Cross and St. John Fund.

MY DOG.A stumpy tail , two pointed ears,Alert at all imagined fears,A stalwart pa l throughout the years,

That·s Nan.

A short brown coat just tinged with black,A sharp wet nose to scent a track,Strong white teeth her bones to crack,

That's Nan.

A fri end that's always close to me,And from my side she'll never flee.A faithful heart that true will be.

My Nan.BETTY SOUTH, IVa.

THE LIFE OF THE ROBIN.The robin is the most popular British bird, and perhaps the

most popular European bird; yet few people realise the complexityof its life story.

Adult robins moult in July and August, during which perIodthey are retiring in their habits ; the moult, whtch occurs annuallyin th e cas e of th e robin., is ge ner al1y taken as the beginning of the

bird's yearly cycle. Towards the end of July some of Oil' YOungbirds hatched in the previous season begin to sing and to fight withthe other robins; the ad utts start to do the same about a fortnightlater. After a few weeks each cock robin will be found to hold anexclusive patch of ground, the terrttory, in which it sings and fromwhich it drives out all other robins. Some of the hen robins, likecocks. also h ozd individual terrttortes in autumn, while the restmigrate. Among 'the residents of both sexes. song and fighting con­tinue throughout the autumn, gradually getting rather weaker.In late December and early January there is a marked revival ofmale song. Resident hens now have their individual territories andthere is an influx of other hens from outside. The pairs are formedbetween late December and early March. after which time cockand hen share a territory. About the middle of March the henbuilds a nest, egg-laying follows, then incubation and tho i eed Inrof the young. The pair rear a succession of broods untll June. andafter this they retire in preparation for the moult.

Among song-birds classical tradition assigns first place to thenightingale; although. through its homely associations, and Its habitof singing almost throughout tho year, the robin might. well comofirst tn popular opinion to-day. The Spring song of t.he robin s ta r tr.near the end of December and continues until about the mldd'e 0 "

June. The Autumn song, which is thinner and less rich, is firs:heard in late July from some of the young birds, the adult robin ':starting about a fortnight later. It is continued throughout. th.:Autumn, but is rather feeble in the eartv winter, until the Sprtnr:song suddenly starts again In late December. Thus robins stn. :throughout the year, except for a gap between mid-June and mid ,July,

The song of the robin Is one of the most characteristic sound :of the English countryside in Autumn, and the robin is the ani)"British bird to sing persistently.

At this season not only the cocks but also about half of tlu ­hen robins sing; Incidentatly, female song is uncommon In birds.and among European species has only been recorded in the starling,dipper, skylark and chaffinch.

The most important use of song to the robin In its terrttoryis to advertise possession to rivals. and to warn them off. Whenan intruding robin comes close to the boundary or a.ct.nal lv t res­passes, the owner's song becomes specially loud, the intruder oftenretreats at once, and in this way song saves many fights. In th«early spring song also serves to advertise the unmated cock inpossession of a territory to hens in search of mates.

The food of the robin consists mainly of Insects and theirlarvae. spiders, small worms. soft fruits. bp-rries and seeds; In winterthe bird will feed on almos t au" househod scraps.

Thus we have considered a few of t.he aspects of the life of aRedbreast, famllarly known as the Robin ; it is probably the mostcharactertisic of our British species; for, in addition to the earlyand le~endary associations wlllcl!combine to render it a ravourtte .it is a resident species, conspicuous because of its bright plumage,

D. F . A. COWDRY (Lower VI.).

SCHOOL NOTES.At the beginning of this term there were 297 . pupils in school.

163 girls and 134 boys. In addition there is one student teacher.Kathleen Davies.

The Prefects are :-Tudor.-Dorothy , Wlllla ws . Leslte Davies. Margaret 'Sudbur y .

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R. B. Castle, L. B. Morgan, A. J. Owen.P.icton.-Margaret Knight, Peggy Athoe, Audrey English, E.

E. Jenkins, F. A. Hughes, K. A. Davies.Glyndwr.-Sylvia Canton (senior), Phyllis Morgan, Kathleen

Prout, J. R. Powell (senior), D. F. A. Cowdry, C. Roberts.Congratulations to Douglas Hodges on passing the Aircraft

Apprentices Examination last November.Several pupils entered for the Poster Competition organised

in connection with Salute the Soldier Week in May. CliffordRoberts did very well, winning First Prize in the county for thoseover fifteen, while Karen Davies gained Second Prize in the JuniorCompetition.

Billie Evans len at Whitsun as she is going to st. Barthole­mew's Hospital at the end of the summer as a Prubattoner Nurse.Kathleen Prout wlll be going to Swansea Hospital about the sametime to begin her training. Margaret John, who is going to aDomestic Science College next term, has left to help on her parents'farm.

Two Fifth Form boys left in June. Owen White is taking acourse in Radio at an Admiralty establishment, and John Poulsenhas gone to a Government training centre at Brlstol, where he islearning mechanical engineering.

Olenys Ward-Davies started work in June as a clerk at trielocal branch of Toe H. .

Three very successful parties were held at the end of theWinter Term. Forms II. & III. held theirs. consisting largely ofIJames, with a sprinkling of dancing, on Monday, December 13th.On the following night ' the Fourths and Fifths held their .Qarty,the programme naturally containing more dances. A special featureof the evening was a performance by members of the staff of theshort farce" The Bathroom Door." The cast consisted of MissBallaster, Miss Beard, Miss Phillips, Miss Thomas. Mr. George, andMr. Simmons, and they are to be congratulated on providing a veryamusing half-hour. There were also two quartets sung by MissThomas, Miss Williams, Mr. Simmons, and John Powell, with MissBeard at the piano. On Thursday, December 16th the VUh formhad their party, to 'wh ich Old Pupils had been invited. Thistook the form of a dance Which, in spite of the rather short notice.was attended by a large number of Old Pupils. The R.A .F. bandhad been obtained for the evening, and.evervoue obviously enjoyedthe party immensely, and hoped that this would pave the way fora resumption of the Old Crn-Istmas I.: ounlnns.

The School has again been visited by a number of representa­tives of the C.W.B, Miss Evans, one of the inspectors. made :.r.Subsidiary Inspection of the School on Tuesday, May 23rd, and wehave also had the usual vlsiting examiners. The first of the seriesof practical examinations was the Cookery examination. conductedby Mrs. Lloyd on March 17th. Since then there have been Wood­work (June 2nd, Mr. Harby ) , Needlework (June 5th, Mrs. Lloyd).French Oral (June 9th, Dr. Morgan Watkin), and Geography(June 2'J)th, Mr. E. G. Bowen}, H. B. Castle had to go to Carmar­then for his Botany examination on June 2nd. and Margaret Knightto Milford on June 16th.

The Dorian Trio paid us another of their periodic visits onMay 8th.

The Charity Fund Is still operating, and gifts have beenmade to various organisations. £3 'each has been sent to Dr.Barnardo's Homes, St. Dunstan's, the Hospital for Sick Chiidren, .and the Pembroke Cottage Hospital, and £5 to the local Mayor'sComforts Fund.

The School broke its own record for Savings In Salute tho

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Soldier W eek by r aismg over £3 ,000. The exact figure was£ :> ,009 1'.'8. Gd., divid ed between the th ree houses as follows :­Tudor, £6 79 19s .; P icton, £3 41; Glyndwr, £1,98 8 1,8s. 6d. As ar esult of raffles organis ed by Sylvia Pain, Jean E vans, DoreenJon es and Mary. P h illip s £1 9s. Gd. wa s handed over as a free giftto the Ch ancellor of the Exchequer.

OLD PUPILS' NOTES.W e r ecord with r egret the death on active service of Lieut. W.

J . Cephas House, R.N .V.R., who was killed in a road accident inW est Afr ica ea r ly in February. H e was head prefe ct an d footballcapta in a t scho ol, a nd afte r taking h is de gree at King 's College,London, t aught for some ye ars at Hereford High School for Boys,from where he joined the Na vy in January, 1941.

Three old bo ys hav e be en r eported missing since Dec ember,a ll m embers of the R. A.F. Vict or Clayson was lost in op erationsover -Norway in F ebruary . In Ma y Se r gt. ( F lt.-En g.) Gre nvilleJones, of Neylan d , was r eported mi ssing a ft er operations over enem yterritory, while Ernest Lewis was reported missing in tn e middleof June aft er a Lancaster raid over France. W e sin ce rely hop ethat a ll t h ree of them are sa fe.

It is our plea san t duty t o congratulat e some m ore old boys onawards fo r mer i tor ious se rvice. Lieut. J. O. Tb omas , R.N.V.R., wasawarde d the D.S.C. a t the end of last year" for gallantry and enter­prise in spirited encoun ters with su perior enemy forces while serv­in g in li ght coastal cr aft." F lt /Serg t . Wilfrid Smith , who, a ft ercom pleting a numb er of bombing flights over Ger ma ny is now aninstruc to r, was recen tl y awarded the D.F.M. W. A. Ricka rd, Whoha s now r e ceived h is comm ission in the R.A.F. , and has been flyin gwith Coastal Com mand , was recently awarded the D.F.C . We al socougratula re tw o old bovs on hei.ng mention ed in despa tc hes.P i.;6t/Oifice r Arthur Ca mpodo n ic, who r eceived his commission la stJune, joined the R.A .F. fr om school, and ha s spent som e yearsin the Middle E as t . H e was " me n tione d" towa r ds the end of lastyear. Capt. G. B. Ma y, wh o has been serving in British E ast Africafor over th ree years was "hon ourably mention ed " in despatches" for distinp;uis he d service in the pres en t campaign."

A n umber of Old Boys have r eceiv ed promotion in the se rvicesin the last lew m on ths. W. Skyr'me Rees was promoted Majorin the R A.M.C. in Ap r il. H e has been in Egpyt for some ti m eand is n ow Se ni or Surgeon a t a h ospital there. Two Old Boys,Be rt Burgess and Trevor ·H or dley. have been commissioned in theR.A.F. Burgess, who j oine d th e servi ce bef ore the war, is a Pilot­Officer in the T echnical Bra nch. H ordle y wa s trained in Ca na daand became Sergt/ Pilot; he has recen tl y r eceived his commission .Gwynne Lloyd joined the Navy last September a na w as very soonsel ect ed to go to a Na va l O.C.T. U. H e passed out as Midsh ip manin May. Ano t her Old Boy who h as be en commissioned tn th e Na vyis Jack M<:Carthy. H e jo in ed In Ju ly . 1942 , a nd in June , 1 94 3he passed thr ough the Naval a. C.T. U. a nd became a Midshipman .being promo ted Suh-L ieutenant in th e rollowtng November. H e hasseen much of th e wo r ld , ha vin g been to R ussia , Icelan d, the U.S.A.•Newfoundand and Bermuda. Philip Be esley , after se r ving in theMerchant Navy, is n ow a Su b-Lieuten an t in the Navy. He was

' for so m e time in the Metropolitan Pollee. R. Hamerton , whojoined th e r eg ular a rmy some yea rs before the war, has r eceiveda comm iss ion in t he Royal Corps of Signals. H e is serving inTn<l iA.

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Three more 01<1 Boys, P. V. Huyshe, Ensor Morgan and BertMorgan, are now being trained for commissions in the army.

Arnold Rouse and Leo Thomas joined the' R.A.F. about sixmonths ago, both as members of air-crew.

In May Mervyn Howells, after finishing his course at Lough­borough College, joined the Paratroops.

!'- fair amount of news filters in about Old Boys in the Service,and it is very pleasing when they can call themselves and tell us~bout their experiences. Reuben White, who is now a Petty OmcerIn the Navy, returned from the Mediterranean about six months ago.He had been in the Midale East for three years. A week or solater another Old Boy. ",:. Stephens, called to see us on returningfrom abr~ad. H e passed Into the R.A.F. as an apprentice before thewar, and is now a corporal (fitter). He left for India a few monthsafter the outbreak of war and returned here at the begtnntnz ofthis year. e-

Two other Old Boys have come home from abroad in ' the lastfew mo nths . They are Sergt. E. G. Dew of the Royal Tank Corpswho had been oversea s for about three years, and Ivor scone ofthe R .A.F.

No doubt many Old Boys are now serving in France but theonly one of whom w e have had news is Dennis Carr. '

An?t h.er Old Boy now serving a broa d is 'Foin' Warlow who isa ea p ta in III the army, serving in Africa. ._ ::.:· ~':· c· ....~ ."- '

Other news that has reached us is th a t Lewtas Jenkins is alieutenant in th e army" ,W . Cox of Stackpole is now a Flight/~;:gt. in. the R.A.F. , Instr ucting in radio, Trevor Kelly is a. pcral m the R .A.F. , Freda Manning has been promoted cor pora lIII the A.T.S.• and Hal'old Mathias i s a serge an t in the ArmyEducational Corps.

W: A. P " Fra;ncis, whose marriage is reported later in thesenotes, IS a chaptatn in the R.A.F.

It .is ple~sing to record ' the .s uc cess es · of ·several Old Boys atth e Unlverstttas. W . G. C. Price a nd Le01latd Silcox have com­pleted their B.Sc. (Eng. ) of London University, Price with aSecond Class H.o?ours in. Ele~ trical Engineering: and Silcox with aPas~ in Mechanlcaj Engl~eerlllg. _. Silcox got a First Class . in allsubjects ex.cept mathematics, weakness in ~~~i{;h subject pUlle(n~im~own. Prtce has obtained an appoi~tm.ent::-:a1l' ~a:ssistant engineerIII the Dealgn and Production Department . .oJ..the.·Adm~ralty. andSilcox is g oing to the Austin Workii t"6 ·;do .- .pos t-gr a du at e 'wor k .Edwin Lewis obtained a Se cond . Class Inhi.s second year examina­ttons In engineering at Birmingham ' UniversitY'• . and is returning,next year to take an honours d egre'e, At : Swansea"Ueorge Daviesand Kenneth Carr have . success fully COmpleted their, firsty.ear bypassing all their examinations. .... ..

Ray Thomas, M.Sc. (Wales ) was Chief Examiner' ~ ' in Geo­graphy for the C.W.B. at tbe School Certificate stage last July.He Is teaching at the AudenshawDrammar School , Manch ester.

Bernard Garnett, after ser.'Vlng·"for a While on the Consularstaff at Al giers, was transferred to ·Na ples··in February. .. .. ., .

Eric Manning has received a Iabdratory appointment under the : ' .Ministry of Supply at Swansea, starting work thereat the· end ofApril. . . '-

Sidney Snow is "now managing an outfl tt!ng hlJSIt\f!RR ' InNorthampton.

Mr s. Strange (nee Nancy Richards) is teach ing at ili<'lrma ;19­worth, H erts.

Olwyn Hood has been appointed short-hand typlst at aGovernment Office In Worceatershire.

Mr s. Huxtable (n ee Doris Johnson ) is te a ching at Leek, nearS tok e.

Oi iv e May, who h au been for some years on the teaching stallof a n Army School in Egyp t, arrived back in this country in Apr il.

Ber yl Johns , wh o has beeu a t S t. Bartholemew 's Hospital forthe pa st fo ur years, has passed her S.R.N. examination.

We have pl easure in congratulating the follOWing Old Pupilson th eir marriage :-

Dec. 1 8th. F /O W . A . Sutton to Laura Lancaster.Jan. 1st, Sadie Lawren ce to Gwynn e Jackson.J an. Lst, F /O Alan Ma y to Miss M. E. J'ory,Jan. 24th , Emily Gibby to Se r g t . (A.G.) James Hattersley ,

R.A.F.Jan. 27th, Flt/Sergt. Mervyn M. Williams to Bronwen M. Lewis.J an. 29th, Sylvia Bevan to Leon E. Langer.F eb. 2nd, Do rothy Dyke to F it/Lt. J ohn S. Da vi es.Feb. 5t h, Ro y Darlington to Miss A . S. Palmer.Mar. 4t h , P.O. W . H. Mills, R.N ., to Ena Turner,Mar. 28t h, Doris Johnson t o Serg t. ( A.G. ) T OllY H uxtabl e.

R .A.F.Avril 1 9th , R ev. W. A. P. Franc is to Mary Hall .April 29th, SgtO'iot Trevor J. H erdley to Mu riel M. Htlt ya rd,Apr il 29 t h, Barbara Sh oosm ith to Sta ff/ Sergt. A. Parist

(U.S.A. Army ).May 6th, Cp l. David C. Lewis to Nurse Pearl Buchan.Jun e 17 t h , W. G. Sargent to Mar: Louise J oseph.June 19 th, Phyllis M. K elly to Sergt. L eslie L . Nicholas , R .A.F.June 28 th, Brenda Marendaz t o Jame s Noo nan.D. e. Davies was married re ce n tl y a t Sc arborough to Miss

Blanch e ( B unty) Hebbron.

W e record the followin g additions to our Roll of Honour :­R.N. - Philip Beesl ey, Gwynne Lloyd , Jack McCarthy,

Al an Purser .Army.-H. G. L. Cardew, Mervyn Howells, Lewtas J enkins,

Gera.ld May, Harord Math ias, T . Wa.r row..R.A.F.-David Brand, Victor Clayson , W. A. P. Francis,

Stanley Roch, Arnold R ouse, Leo. Thomas, RichardWainwright.

W. R .N.S.-Phyllis Rea.W .A.A.F.-Mary Cook, Margaret Rouse.

SCHOOL SPORTS." Every man shift for a ll the r est. an d le t no man ta ke care

for himself." -The Tempest.

HOCKEY.Alt hough the weather h as not always been ideal, this last

season has proved a fairly full one. As well a s the matches of theSpring Term, there are some to be reported from the previous one ,which we w er e unabl e to 'in c lu d e in t he la st number.

Resiilt s :-N ovember 27th.-Tenby C.S. (away)-Won 3-1.Dece m ber llth.-T?.sl{er 's H. S. ' h o!UC'.)-W nn 1- --0 .January 29 th.-Whitland C.S. (h om e i -c-Won 2-1.F eb ruary 5 th.-Mil ford C.S. (away I-Drew 1-1.F'ebruary 12th .-Tenby C.S . (home)-Lost 3-1.

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February 26th.~Pembroke Dock mixed team (home)­Lost 4-0.

March 1Ith.-Pembroke Dock mixed team (home)-. Drew 1-1.March 18th.-Whltland C.S. (away}-Lost 3-1.March 25th.-MUford C.S. (home)-Won 2-1.March 29th.-School Staff-Lost 2-0.The team was chosen from the following :- *Sylvia Canton

(captain), *Billie Evans (vice-captain). .Phyllls Morgan, *MaryJohn, Ruth Wickland, Dorothy Wllliams, Joyce Child, AudreyJames, Margaret Cunningham, DUys Picton, Dorothy Prout, AudreyEnglish, Moreen English, Catherine Day.

• Old Colours,At the end of the season. colours were awarded to Dorothy

Williams and Audry James.House matches were keenly contested this season and the final

r esults were a s follows :- 'l' udor , 6 goals; Glyndwr, 1; Picton, O.The CUP given to t he school by Miss Mathias, was presented

to the captain of the Tudor team. .

TENNIS.So far this term only one tennis match has been played,

against the A.T.C. A most enjoyable evening was spent by a ll des­pite the fac t that the A.T.C. beat the School! The girls hope toavenge their defeat before the end of t erm. First couple: Mis sBeard and B. Canton; 2nd couple : A. English and M. John;Sru couple, R . Wickland and Doreen Williams.

ROUNDERS.Several enjoyable rounders matches have be en played this

term, wIth the fo Howing results.:\fay 13th.-Whitland C.S . ( h om e )- W on 13~-'-2.

May 2·Oth.-Milford C.S. (awaY)--lst team. Lost 3-H: 2ndteam. Lo st 3-0.

June 10th.-Tenby e.s. (h ome )-Won 6-4i.The team was chosen t r om the tollowing :--Sylvla Canton,

Phyllts Morgan, Ruth Wlckian d, Joyce Child Audry James Dor ct hvWllliams, Mary John , Moreen English.' nnvs John: Doree;"Williams.

FOOTBALL.During the Easter term the School Football Xl . played seven

games, four on the home ground and three away. Of these two werewon, four lost and one drawn.

We should llke to thank those of the staff who refereed th ehorne games and the young ladies who gave up theIr Saturdaya f ter n oons to prepare tea for the two teams after our home matches,an d congratula te them on th e able manner in which they performedt his task, under the present difficult conditions. The resuits wereas follows :-January 29th.-Tenby C.S. (h ome ) - L ost 3-1'February 5th.-1574 Flight A.T. e . (home)-Won 4-1; February12th.-M1lford e .s. {awaY)--Lost 5-1; February 26th.-NarberthC.S. (home) -Won 2:""'1; March 11th , MIlford C.S . (home)­Lost 5 ·_··1 : March J.8th.-Narberth C.S. (away) -Drew 2- 2 ;April lst.--Tenhy C.S. (away) ·-Lost 5·--1. The team was chosenfrom :- *L". Morgan (captain). °E. Jenkins (v rce-capta ini , ""G.Brown, (committee member), *P. Mockler , A. Davies, C. Roba -rs .G. Lewis, O. White, A. PhnIl ps, J. Brock. E. Williams, H. T homa s.

-oie Col our s.

PAULINE PERRY IVB.

Its present capital Is Kingston, the old one

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At the end of th e Easter term colours were a warded to C.Roberts, A. Davies, G. Lewis.

CRICKET.The School XI. has had a moderately successful season, having

won fo ur ou t of the six games played. The team has been somewhathamper ed by the la ck of cricket equipment, but owing to the effortsof Mr. Rees, whose keen interest in the team has be en grea tl yappreciated by the committee, several bats and pads have beenobtained.

We were exceptionally pleased to be able LO revenge our de­feat at Milford by winning on OUr own ground. This victory waslargely due to the excellent bowling of C. Roberts. who tool, sevenwickets. .

The hignest batting score was made by E . E. J enkins, Whoscored forty runs a gainst 'I'en by. H e also took five runs for eightwickets in the same match. R esults :-

May 6th.-R.A.S.C. W on, 76-25 (Jenkins 18, Roberts 16,Morgan 11; J enkllls 4 for 7, Roberts 5 for 13 J.

May 20th.-Milford C.S. (away) . Lo st . 48-·-152 for 9(Jenkins II , Brock 11) .

June 3rd.-Narberth C·.S. (away). Lost 18-37 (Jenkins 12;Ro berts 3 for 1 2, Jcn k ln s 3 for 12, I{an e 3 for 5) .

June 10th.-Milford C.S. (Home), Won 55 - -45 (Jenkins 14 .Morgan 14; Roberts 7 for 19).

June 17th.-Tenby C.S. (home). Won 72 ror 6-13 (Jen kins40, Morgan 16; Jenkins 5 for 6, ltober ts 4 for '3 ) .

June 24th.-Narberth C.S. (home). Won 33-21 ( J en kins 5for 8, Roberts 4 for ·6) ~

The t eam was selected from the following :-*E. Jenkins(cap t . ) , C. Roberts (vice-captain), J. Powell (sec.); D. F.. A.

.Cow-dry ( comm.) , G.. Brown, J. Brock, R. Morgan, J . Kane, A.Phillips, L. John, F. Hughes, A. Moffat. "Old Colours.

WAR IN THE AIR.The day Is fine, th'e sky is clear,The sound of distant 'planes I hear.In proud formation here they come,Flying onwards to smash the HUll !

Over the downs the bombers wina,Leaving the cities fa r behind.Over the chalky cliffs or Doyel',Wave after' wave is passtng over.

Onward to : the coast of FranceWhile sparkling waves be,low them dance;Forward in proud rorrnatton flyTh e gallant conquerors of the shy,

VILMA PHILLIPS 1":\ .

A SCHOOLGIRL IN JAMAICA.Jamai'ca IS one of the large;1t islands in the British West

Indves, in the Carrlbbean Sea. It is st lu ated ninety miles Sc u rh ofCnha.

It contains many mo un tain s with peaks risin g- t o m orr- than

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seven thousand feet.being Spanish Town.

It her parents are in the Army a schoolgirl usually goes tothe garrison school, which starts at eight o'clock in the morningand finishes at half-past twelve. This is the school which I attendedduring my stay In the island. The lessons are the same as thosetaught in Britain.

There are two swimming pools, one for the soldIers and theother for married families. Everyone rests in the afternoon. be­ell. use of the heat. but in the evening one can go to the cinema.

There are three kinds of Jamaicans, the dark brown. the lighterbrown an .. the white, and there are also many Chinese and IndIansIlvtng there . The darker natives usually work on plantations, or asservants in the barracks for the more wealthy Jamatcana.

One can have plenty of bananas, oranges and strawberrIes inJamaica; the favourite fruit is the mango.

There are many sea resorts Where one can spend the day.Montego Bay is the best known.

On Sunday one can visit Hope Gardens. Where there are manyflowers and an aquarium, also a band which plays regularly.

The two other barracks are called Newcastle and PortRoyal and there are three hundred and sixty-five turnings to reachthe top of Newcastle.

Kingston is a very busy town, because. as it is a port, there aremany shops for tourists. The clothes and shoes are mostlyAmerican in style. It is rather amusing to see black people wearingpowder and lipstick.

The countryside is very beautiful and som e parts remind oneof Britain. There are many houses -a lon g: the roadside where thepoor people live. It is not at all unusual to see an old womansmoking a clay pipe.

Jamaica is a place everyone should visit if possible as it isa most interesting and colourful island.

ONE MOONLIGHT NIGHT.It happened one moonlight night about the middle of Septem­

ber. I was spending a holiday with my mother at a seaside villageIn the north of this county. It had been a lovely day and theevening was stUl and peaceful, About nine o'clock the moon wasshtntna beautifully and it was as Ught as day. My aunt. with whomwe were staving. suacested a walk, with which idea my motherRgreed, and they decided to take me with them. I was delighted.It was a glorious walk through the country lanes which led to theseashore. At last we arrived at the sands, The rpfl...~t1on of tot;!Moon on the wat.er was something I do not. think r shall ""erforget .

We appeared to have the place to ourselves, there being nosign of life anywhere. We walked to the far end of the sands andthen. as WEl stood watching the ripples of the water, we. werestartled' by a cry for help. We scanned the rocks and were horrifiedto see on a rock some distance away the forms of !!8,:eral chfldeen.The rock was surrounded by water. Realiaing the position by aunteried, "They are trapped and we must I?:e.t a hoat, YOU stay hereand I will run across to .JIm Dllvies' house . hl" hall a boat."

My mother and I stayed where w'" wer~ and tried to make thel'hlldren understand that help was on the way. Presently we heardthe splashinr.: of oars and then a boat :l.ppe:lred on the scene, rt

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was Jim Davies's .boa t and my aunt was with them. The childrenwere then rescued. I was so sorry to see them. They were threelittle evacuees from London. They told us they had gone on 'therock when the tide was well out. They did not notice it comingin until it had surrounded the rock. We took them back to thevillage and by this time there was quite a hue and· cry, and searchparties were being arranged. However, all was well and thechildren were no worse for their experience.

BARBARA OWEN lIS.

STARS.The stars they twinkle in the sky,Looking down from up on high,They seem to fix a heavenly beamOn every Ia.k e , river and st.rearn.

Tire stars lend light to many a scene,To flowe rs nodding in a scented dream,To cows that wanuer by the mill,..'lend to the cove beside the rill.

They filter through the curtains yellow.Making walls and pictures mellow.They shine on many a tousled h ead,And on little children in their beds.

They shine on many rairf es small,And on the roses on the wallOn many a window sh in in g bright,On a beautifu l starry moonlight night.

MAY DAVIES, IlIB.- - ._._..._-- - -

LIGHTHOUSES.Lighthouses have plaved a very important part in the history

bf the world, and one of the earliest, that "b ui lt by the Greeks atAlexandria in 330 B.C., is now taken as one of the seven wondersof the Old World. In Britain, the first ugh thouses were beaconsbuilt · on hills to guide sh ips into port. ·bu t smugglers and wrecker~put up raise beacons. on dangerous parts of the coasts, so that whenthe ships wen t on the rocks they could plunder the cargo. To dealwith this menace primitive lighthouses were built in specialplaces and each had a spoc .al flash SO that ships would ignoreralse beacons.

In 1836 Trinity House wa s formed for the purpose of In stall­ing lightships and lighthouses Wherever th ev .were needed Theyalso Installed fog signals of the siren and exploslve type to 'replacethe bell buoy, .wh ich was worked by the movement of the sea.

The lighthouse of to-day works on the same princip 'e as theordinary kitchen Primus stove. That is, the oil is vapourtsed bybeing passed unoer pressure through a hot jet, . and then burnt,The incandescent mantle is made of the finest sill" which glowswhite hot. giv in g a light of a few hunared candle power. Thisis th';ll magnified to thousands of ca.nd lepower by po ·...·er ful g;asslenses. There .. are twa beams shown , a red and a white; the redbeam marks the position of dangers like rocks and shoals while·from the white U'ght, a sailor can easily find his position 'by thenature of the flash of the beam. The fog signal of the explosive typeis just a blank charge of powder fired every so often. An exampleof this .is to be se~n at" the Smalls .a bou t eighteen miles from the

mouth ot Milt~tro Haven. The noise or the Biron tnh, ill madeby compressed air being blown through a disk with a number ofholes in it which at the same time revolves on a pivot. The Boardof Trade issues books of the lighthouses codes to every ship in thecountry and so similarly 0.0 other countries.

Not all lighthouses are built in the sea, as some people thi:UI-~,

but many are built on land. An example of one such exists withinelghtheen miles of Pembroke Dock. .his is St. Ann's Head whereI lived for four years. At St. Ann's the keepers live in cottageswith their wives and families. St. Ann's consists of two lighthouses,one of which is no longer used, a fog-signal and an engine room.The light is of the oscillating type and ·t he fog-signal is a siren.

The number of men on duty in a lighthouse, especially on arock, is never less than three. This is 'beca use -a t the Smalls, where.there used to be two, one man died· and tiie other went mad at beingleft alone with a corpse. This; however,. Is less likel;)' to happen nowbecause all rocks are kept in touch with land by means of wirelesscomm unlca non.

During the war the enemy has made many vicious and cruelattacks on undefended lightships and lighthouses but, fortunately,they are small targets and only a few lives have been lost.

The keepers deserve, but do not get, much praise for theirhard work, for they not only brave the eiements in their lonelyvigils but may also face starvation and even death by enemy action.

There ate a number of rock lights off the coast of Pembroke­shire such as the I:lmalls, Skoltb.olm and South Bishop. My fatherused to be stationed at Skokholm; this lighthouse is just like a landlight, for iC is built on an island a mile long and half a mile widewhich is leased to Mr. R. M. Lockley, the well-known birdnaturalist.

DUCK SHOOTING.\Vild duck are drtven south by the hard winters from t,he,

North of Scotland, many or them visiting parts of Pembrokesnlre.l"fn.ny breeds visit Pembrokeshtre in the winter including birds fromIndia. The best duck for ea-ting is the Ma.llan d which breeds andstays wit.h us all the year round,

The time to go shooting is at night with a good moon but withlight clouds covering it. Most people use a twelve bore gun, thebest shot zor them being the number four. A good idea is to goto· a place where there is plenty of mud and slime and where ducksabound, If there Is a wida stream runnlug through the mUD. all thebetter. Ono should then stand out on the mud about ten yardsfrom the stream and wait. The Mallard usually lands straightinto the stream, but other ducks very often circle before Iandtng;As soon as they land, th"dr position can eastly be Been by theripples 011 the water, and then is' the ttrne to fire. If they arcallowed to swim away, the)' 2'.1'0 ~lfficult to p!CkOllt ag-ainst thewater. But if they a lig:ht on the mud they are easily distin­guished against it because it lih!nCII 1::1 the moon llt;ht.

Ducks C3.11 be 811 0t flying because they usually l1y In find'::!.hut the shooter has to be very qutclc at firing because ducks arevery swift 011 the Wing. If there is a full tide, ducks can easilybe seen against the water which shines in the moonlight. 'rheYusuatly keep close Insh or e t:':u(\ are e;;.S:ly frightened away, but theywm soon return. Sr,me peo ple come down with the tide in flat­bottorn ed boats, -Nl~h snectat duck guns.

When people arc ..h:.clt-~h{)otlng In the d:w, they have to beVN'y careful because tn.,:." ~a;1 <33.~ny be sifhted' by the duck. Agood plan if: f01' -:In ·~ to 1':0 furthor up ·st rea m. and frighten theductcs down to another POl'SOl"; who is "a.lt.jll~· to shoot them,

. TO enjoy re3.Uy good shoottug one ,;houid have a dog to N­~ r- , ~""" e tl .e b!rdp..

T. :.rAI~TIN l YH.

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was Jim Davies' s .noa t and my a un t wa s with them. The childrenwere th en r escu ed. I was so s orry to see them. They were threeli t tle evac uees from London. Th ey told us they had gone on 'therock when the t id e was well ou t. They did not notice it comingin u ntil it had surrounded the rock . W e took them back to th evilla g e and by this tim e there was quite a hue and cry, and searchparties w ere being arrangea. However, all was well an d th echildren were no worse fo r their ex pe r ience.

BARBARA OWEN rI8 .- - _ .._._----

STARS.The st a r s they t wink le in the sky,Look in g down from up on high,They seem to fix a h eavenly beamOn every Ia k e , ri ve r a n d stream.

T11~ s ta rs lend Ugh t to many a scen e ,To flowers n odd ing in a sce n ted dr eam,'1'0 co ws that wanu er by the m ill,A n d to the co ve bes id e th e r il l.

T hey filter th r ougn the cur ta ins ye ll ow.Makin g wa ll s a nd pictures mellow.T he y shine on ma ny a tous led head,And on little ch ild re n in their beds.

Th ey shine on m any fai ries small .And on t h e r oses a u the wa llOn m any a wi n dow shin ing bright,On a beautifu l s tarry moonli gh t n ight.

MAY DAVIES, lIIB .

LIGHTHOUSES.Li gh thouses have played a very importan t part in th e histor-y

o f the wo rrd , a nd on e of the earliest, that 'b u flt by the Gree ks atAl exandria in 3 30 B .C., is now ta ken as on e of the s ev en wo ndersof t he Old World . In Br itain , th e first lrglrth ou ses w ere bea cons,buil t ·on hi ll s to guide ship s into port . hu t smuggle r s a nd wreckersput up false be acons, on danger ous part s or-th e coas ts , so that whent he sh ips wen t on the r ocks th ey could plunder t h e ca r go. To dealw ith th is m enace primitive li ghthouses w ere built in specia lpraces and eac h had a spec.al ttasn SO that sh ips would ign orefalse beac on s.

In 1 836 Trinity House wa s formed for t.h e purpose of In sta ll­in g li ght ships a n d lighth ou ses wh er ever they ·we re needed. Theyalso Ins ta ll ed fo g. signals of the si ren a nd expl os ive type to replacethe bell buoy, .which was work ed by the movement of the sea.

The li gh thouse of t o-day works on the same pr in cipe as theordinary kitch en P rim us stov e. That is, the oil is vapo urised bybeing passed unuer pr essure through a hot · jet, and then burn t,The incand escent m antl e is mad e of the finest s il k, which glowswh ite hot, givin g a li ght of a few hunared candle power. Thisis then magnified to thousands of cand lepower by po werful giasslen ses. 'I'herei a re two. bea m s sho wn. a red and a white; the redbeam marks t he posi ti on of dangers like rock s ·a n d sh oals, whil e ·from the white li ght, a sail or can eas ily find his pos ition by th enatur e of the flash of the beam. The fog signa l of the explos ive typ eis just a bl an k ch arge of powder fir ed eve r y' so often. An exam pleof t h is .is to be se~n a t the Smalls about ei ghteen mil es from t h e

mouth ?t Millo.rd · Raven. The noise Of the alren tn>e is madeby <:ompre88e~ ail" being blown through a disk with a number ofholes. in it. which at the same time revolves on -a pivot. The Boardof Trade Issues books of the lighthouses codes to every ship ill thCOUllt~y and so similarly do other countries. e

l\o t a ll li ghthouses are built in the sea, as some people think,but many are built on Iand, An example of one such exists withinelghtheen mIles of Pembroke Dock. ~his is St. Ann's Head whereI lived for foul" years. At St. Ann's the keepers live in co ttageswith their wives and families. St. Ann's consists of t wo li ghthousesone of which is no longer used, a fog-signal and an engin e room:The li ght is of the oscillating type and ·t h e fog-signal is a siren.

The number of men on duty in a lighthouse, especially on arock, is never Iess than three, This is 'because -a t the Smalls, wherethere used to be two, one man died' and me other went mad at beinglef t alone with a corpse. This; howeverrts less likely to happen n owbecause ~ll rocks are kept in touch with land by means of wirelesscommurucatron.

During t he war the en e my has made many vicious and cruela t ta cks on un defended light ships and lighthouses but, fortunately,the}' a re small t arget s a nd only a few lives have been lost.

T he k eepe rs deserve. but do not get, much praise for theirhard work, for they not only brave the el em ents in their lonelyvigl ls hut may aha raca star vation and even death by enemy acti on .

There are a number of r ock lrghts off the coast of P embroke­sh ire suc h as the ::>ma.lls, Skokholm and South Bishop. My fatherused to be stationed at Skokholm; t h is Iighthouse is just I1ke a. landli ght, for" is built on an island a mile long and half a mile widewh ich is le a sed to Mr . R. M. Lockley, the well-known birdn aturaliat.

R. KEL LY IV.\. .

DUCK SHOOTING.·Wild duck are driven south by the hard win ters from the

North of Scotland, many of th em vi siting parts of Pembr okesh lre,?.1an ;r breeds visit P embrok esh ire in the winter inclu ding bi rds fr omIndia. The bes t d u ck for eatlng is the MalIarid which breeds a n ds tays with us all the year round .

The tinie to go shootin g is at night with a good m oon hu t withlight clouds covering it. Mos t peo pl e use a tw elve bore gun , thebest shot (or them bein g th e num ber four. A good idea is t o g oto a place where there is plen ty o f mud an d al i rue and where ducksa hound. If there is a wille strea m ruu ul rig through the mu d a U thebetter. Ono should t hen stand out on the m u d about ten vardsfrom the stream and wa it. The Ma ltard usually lands s tra ightin to the s tream, but other ducks very often circle before la nding.As so on a s they land, their po ~ j.tion ca n easily be se en bv t heripples on the . water, and t hen is: t he ti me to fire. If' they a r eallowed to S W1ID away, t h ey a re diffic ult t o pick out a g-a inst thew ater . But if t hey alif:"ht on the m ud they are easily di stin­g uis hed a gainst it because it s hin es m the moon J.i~;h t .

Duck s ca n be shot fi:"lng because they usually fly In 110;::,8,hut the sh octer has to be' v ery qU i~k a t firing because d U Gk 8 arevery sw if t Oll t he wing. If. t here is a fUll tid e, d uc ks can eaallybe seen ngain st t h e water whi ch !ihines in the m c on ltght. Theyusua ll y keep clone Ins h ore and a rc ell.s il y frigh tened away, but theywill so on re turn, Some peopie com e down wit h the tide in fla t­botto med boats, w it h sp ecia! duck gu ns.

W h en p(!opl " a rt;' duck-enoottng In the d ay, t h ey have to beve r y carefu l because t lH:r ('a. ;1 e:l-~Uy t tl si b'hted by the duck. Agoon pl an i ll for 'J,1o:) (("> 1;0 f m·thflr tip '!!tn :am and frighte n theducks down to a nothe r ,H,rlJ::>n who Is OW l1.1tl n !i: to sh oot the m.

'"('II enjoy re:.>Jly I;ood 9h oot in g on e shoul d h ave a dog to re­:. ':" ; ~ ,. ~ tl .a birdp-o

rr. ~AT1 'I IN lYB .