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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 20; 1947,
A MAN ABOUT
ABOUT TOWN
TOWN CARNIVAL
IN
at
Sunny California, least this part of it, has had the wettest season in years.
When rain comes down here it doesn't rain.
Jupiter Eluvius just gets mad with all and sundry, opens a celestial sluice gate, and you start ringing the information operator for Noah's telephone number.
But rain or no rain, my wife, Nadia, and I were glad to be home.
HOLLYWOOD
Peggy. I am told, although that turned out to be not such I've not yet seen the picture, a popular idea, particularly on has greatly distinguished her the part of the few females self playing Ronnie Colman's who couldn't it the darn thing. daughter in his latest film, "The Late George Apley" and her studio has very ambitious plans for her in the future.
During the evening I escaped from the gaiety to a quiet correr and had a most interest- ing chat with 'Richard Llewelyn of "How Green Was My Valley" Tame.
1 had met him fleetingly, once before and was most happy to renew the, acquaintance.
Harking for a moment back! to Christmas, perhaps the most! traditional Yuletide party here to be given each year is that i of Lewis Milestones.
"Milly," as he is affectionate: ly known by his friends, along with beautiful Kendall, his wife. has open house on Christmas Eve and one of the annnal features of the event is the singing of carols by the chi of St. Joseph's Church in al alywood.
Our friend and secretary who NISH-ELLIS--The engagement took care of the house while we "is_annoyneed between Rosa- were away in London took it
belle Helen, daughter of Mr. upon herself to cook up a little! We talked at length on & Mrs. Hugh Nish of Hongį surprise for us on our arrival | mutually loved subject-King Kong, and Robert Stuart, son night. Around 6 pm, as the Arthur-and I looked of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Ellis, of three of us, garbed in the most for Doug Fairbanks who,
around Port Elizabeth, Cape Pep-informal, not to say untidy, vince, South Africa,
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rang.
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Enter Ronnie and Benita Colman who immediately pro ceeded to doff hats, and coats and. make thenrselves very much at home.
thought. "But does one just barge in like that?”
"Old friends and all that," 1
Some Surprise! But there was
no time To
GARDINER
I
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nake a Alm based on The deeds of Sir Lanevlet.. because of an early call at the But Doug had already left
audio in the morning,
Just after this somebody started the old parleur game
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Į past largely by the Special Re- the house was full of about by
KOTVE Thus the proportion of fifty guests, servialists to "fant-sloggers” will grease, as it has done in the Re- gular Army.
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Trade With Germany Discussion
London, Jan. 18.
*British reports today said
discussions have started in Washington between British and American experts on the removal of restrictions imposed un trade with Germany through "rading with the enemy" re- gulations.
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It was a merry thought to give us a surprise party. And Nadia and I would have been
time to wash her face and I to even happier if she had had amb my hair and put on some accks.
However, they were all our old friends and a good time was had by all.
Among others who came was
David Niven
Garbo, who arrived early and Blayed late, thereby disproving the legend of "I tank 1 gaw hawm" and her company.
came armed with his usual wealth of ance Cotes and good humour. It is good to see him getting around a little more now after his long abstinence from social contact since the tragic passing of his wife, Primmy, last spring,
It was suggested that size of the shoea might something to do with it,
the have but
Listening to the carols this year atong many others were Jean Arthur and husband. Pro Pucer Frank Ross, who is going to give us Lloyd C. Douglas's "The Robe" Sunn. the Bayers, Maria Montez and Jean Pierre) Aumont, and Kay Francis, cele- bating a complete Preavery from a recent operatias.
Quite a Yuletitle if I may sar so. May there be many more! for all of us. prosperous, and peaceful
A little spirit in the worl wouldn't hurt anyone.
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By Dick Turner
CANNED GOODS
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"I simply remarked to my wife that a woman's place, is¿.
in the home, and here I am!"
Philatelic
connection with the Society thus established in 18390 has continued up to the present Britain can be President of any time. No reigning King af society...but on King George V's accession in 1910, he be came the Patron of the Society, and King Edward VUI and King George VI succeeded him in this position.
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Society
the result is that practically no piece of philatelic importance is submitted for sale unless it has the Committee, or is later sent teen submitted to scrutiny by
to them for verification. The stamps are photographed and duplicated on the certificate it- self and in the record files of
the Society, and as the Com- mittee have dealt with over 30,000 of the rarest stamps up in the present time it will be appreciated that their reference material is unrivalled in the world,
(3) Do the same again with
Then your right foot.
(4) Place left foot-squarely
The first pistage stamp was beside the right,
issued in Great Britain on May Place an
chair 6. 1840, and in spite upright
of the head on wall over back of chair payment of postage there were against the wall, lean-top of cbvius advantages of the pre- and then, having lifted sent of Very few other states which chair up with both hands, try allowed this example before to stand upright.
1850, after which most coun- tries in the world adopted it Girls Are Best with enthusiasm. But as nct until 1862, when the first Go on. just try it. Somehow catalogues and journals devoted all the females seem to succeed to the hobby began to appear, at it, but only a very few males, that there was any organised King George V. before his aversion £0 Personally I suspect black-effort to collect
zlassify recession, was an extremely magic on the part of the stamps. Then little groups of active Vice-President and Pre- females or else I'm not in nhuslais mot training.
together to sident. He lent partins of exchange information on the his collections for display at subject and to show each other meetinga and exhibitions. what had come in from abroad, read papers before the Society The Society is the oldest of nd in 1859 such a group in and presided at their meetings its kind in the world today, and London formed themselves int. en occasions, and after his ac admittedly the leading philatelic a society, which they then decession he invariably lent one of society of the world. Apart signated the London Philate his collections for the opening the work of its Expert He Society...
meeting in each philatelic sea Ceramittee, it publishes stan- Per many years they used to sch. which lasts from October-dard works on the intest philate- meet by invitation at each till May, a practice which has lic research. I started its pub- other's homes or offices, but been followed by his son King lication programme in 1879 with L. Viskotrovsky, reporting in gradually as the Society grew, George VI.
a work on "Spain and its the magazine New Times on a they required a bomo and A In 1906 King Edward VII Colonies," but ever since it has personal visit to Nagasaki and meeting place. The riginal established the Society, Lon- concentrated ол handbooks, Hiroshima, said today that al- minutes of their meetings had don, as a Royal Society, and it very largely on British Em--- though the atomic bomb is an
to be published in trade ar is now the Royal Philatelic pre subjecte. Apart from the inetrument of masa destruction. other journals, but in 1892 they Society, London-a rather nwk- fifty-four volumes of "The industrial machinery and stone gutablished their own monthly ward title, but necessary to dis- London Philatelist," the month- buildings did not suffer comiternal, which has continued tinguish it from other societies Journal of the Society, there until the present day. In 1890 with the same initials. Thus the are probably aver a hundred “Our observations confirmed His Royal Highness the Duke Fellows, of the Society put volumes which the Society has that the atom bomb is an in- of Edinburgh, second son of F.R.P.S.L. after their names, published or sponsored, and strument of mass destruction Queen Victoria, became Presi- The members-and there are their cachet on a work is n of the people, and the demand dent. In 1893 the Duke of between 200 and 300 members proof of its authority, of reace loving people for the Yerk later King George. V, be--and the Fellows, who are prohibition of atomic weapons cume Vice-President, and in limited to the first 400 in the is correct," he wrote.-United 1896 he acceded to the Presi- list, are all strictly amateurs Press.
dency of the Society. The Royal and the Articles provide that none but amateurs can եր elected.
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" David completed- "The May- nificent Doll" opposite Ginge Rogers a short time ago, and gether in a movie again.
it will be good to see them to-
Remember how great. they were in "Bachelor Mother" be fure the war?
Herbert Marshall, Chester Morris and Constance Moore I found having a good laugh at the antics of Golden Dragon, my cat.
Golden Dragon only performs with his favourile toya chicken drumstick bone--when hic has an audience, it seeras there is more than one ham in the family.
Speaking of parties, one of the season's biggest was at the Colmans' just recently.
Somehow Ronald has toler-, ated my presence at dinner for so many times during the past nine years that now, when I sit down, I feel almost like part of the family.
"
About twenty of es sat down to dinner, including Rex Har rison and his wife, Lili Palmer.
SOVIET OPINION OF BOMB
parably.
...
Moscow, Jan. 18.
The Society for many years had to rent a room or rooms in which to meet and in which to house their Library and" re- ference material, but in 1925, with the assistance of their The original objects of the members, their friends and the
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE Society are somewhat different trade, they purchased their pre-
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
GET HIS ENTRIES OUT
In no trump play, the principal
side
which the Q covered and the A
from those of the present day, sent home at 41, Devonshire though some of them are re pince, where the whole of their tained. Looking at the original activities are now centred. They aims we find the phrases: "To hold fortnightly meetings at collect all possible information which papers are read and dis- 1especting stamps; the preven-f plays are given, and they hold These two have made a
tion of forgeries; the facilita-¦ periṛdical exhibitions, either in tremendous hit out here, both
ting and spreading of the their own rooms or in public socially and before the cameras.
A over the J. He led the club 10. knowledge of philately; and the lulls in London, which are de- Rex is winding up his starring
wok, then the heart. 3 13 the 10 facilitating, the acquisition and signed for the specialist or the role in the "Ghost," and "Mrs.
exchange of stampe among general public. In 1940, the Muir" for Twentieth Century purpose of the hold-up play by and A. The spade 3 came back members." The first three are Society proposed to hold a great Fox, while Lili's latest opus is the declarer is to make sure that South promptly put, on the exchange club,
East played the - Q, Land, when
retained. The Society has ne
International Exhibition to in the lead opposite Gary Coo-the dangerous defenders'
and
celebrate the centenary of the the new He got three heart tricks then, issue services per in "Cloak and Dagger." entries are out of his hand he and suddenly realized he would time make it unnecessary
of the presen' first postage stamp. This event Famous plano maestro Ar-fore he gets his long suit set up have to lose the lead to
for was prevented by. the 1939-1945 thur Rubinstein and his lovely If you let his partner knock out almost surely marked, club foreign countries to send them sent trying to collaborate with the Society to have agents in war, and the Society is at pre- Nella arrived beaming. They your own stoppers in the danger-whereupon West could spade him It was understood arrange- were celebrating the addition ous sult, whenever he has the to defeat, South therefore tock in
stamps,
the United States of America ments are being made for of another little Rubinstein, lead, you make the defense just his two diamond tops and fed businessmen of all countrica to making their fourth:
that much easier. But by holding the club 6. Sure enough; West But they have gone visit Germany, and that Ger- Remember Edna? · yp one of your stoppers, you try had the and followed with man in the Anglo-American Then there were the Ahernes, to make the partner switch lear three spade tricks, setting him. unified zone will
shortly be the ubiquitous, David Niven, before you are wide open in the
What o cinch that contract notified of the extent to which and Edna Best and her hus-threatening spot.
was, if South had held up on the stamps. They have a Library in London at a fairly early
which they may resume manufactur- und, Nat Wolf.
second spade lesd, East would thousands of volumes-every- today includes many ing activity.
have had to switch to smething thing, in fact, of reference else. Then, when West got the value published in any part of lead with the club K, he would, the world and in any language,
Plans are being worked out for normalisation of trade be- tween Germany and other coun- tries at the earlicat possible date, the reports added.
Go and see Brian Aherne's "The question of a substantial latest picture, "The Locket,"in increase in the level of pro-which he shares honoura with duction beyond the agreement Laraine Day, Robert Mitchum of last March will also be raised and Gene Raymond.. at the four-power level, possibly
It is a psychological thriller 43.
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There will be many of you
British suggestions are
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agreed 7,000,000 tons to 11, who will remember Edna Best
500,000 tons annually, steel be- ing the yardstick of the general production index. United Preser
South Pass 3'D -3 NT
West's
find South still had the spades
make the celebration of the American centenary in 1947:08. way towards collecting all pos- times. No doubt the postponed a long successful as possible in these
sible information respecting exhibition of 1940, will be held
date.
as well as the extreme rarities
Envoy Not
stonueri. By means of that simple of early philatelic erature To Blame
haid-up, South would have which are more of hiuliophile scored all the tricks except that interest than reference value. plus one heart and one club.
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* London, Jan. 18. They have a very large refer- The Foreign Office today .re
that ence collection, specialised injected Polish allegations certain countries where past the British Ambassador, Victor Fellows and members have left Cavendish-Bentinck, served as them their accumulations in an information channel for the Two performances of hers in (Dealer East North-South vul.
their wills, and they have prob. Polish underground. ably the most important eclice- those days that stand out in nerable.).
A spokesman confirmed the tion in the world of photo delivery of a note to the War-" my mind with Tallulah Bank East
West
North MARSHALL TAKING head in Noel Coward's. "Fallen Pass
graphs cf reference, value; saw Government expressing full 1 S Dbl
The collection of photographs confidence in Mr. Cavendish- Angels," and, of course, as the Pass. THE OATH
Past. 3 H ['criginal Teɛs in "The
has been gathered in a way Bentinck, and the Ambassador Con Pass Washington, Jan. 18.stant Nymph."M
which is envied by collectors et loft London today to return to South was after bigger game General George Marshall Well, Edna is now linked up than a mere set of his not-vul-
other precious things. Fiftybie post after consultation with wartime Chief of Staff of the with all kinds of things in the nerable opponents' 1-Spade, so re
one years ago, the Society form the Foreign Secretary, Ernest. United States Army and reproduction and writing depart-fused to pass North's double, He
ed. an Expert Committee to Bevin. The Ambassador cently special envoy to China, menu of both film studio and wound up in the most profitable
zasist their members, and any accompanied by A. M. Crawley, C, K74 3 2
member and any, butsider can | M.P. will be sworn in as the new radio, and doing very well at spot, with a No Trump game. (Dealer South. Both sides vul- submit stumps for spinión to Secretary of State in successioni | IE.'
The spokesman said the note then kicked it away, in the play. Incrible,N
the Society's Expert Commit states that the Foreign Se to Mr. James Byrnes on Mon-After dinner Douglas Fair: Despite South's bid, West, with After West Jends the diamond tee. As stamps can ao casily cretary is satisfied that Mr. day, a few hours after his ar banks called in and also little pretty fair re-entries, opened rival by air from Hawaii, said Peggy Cummins, who nearly spade, his 4, South reckoned, he rpades and three hearts. Whot lectora almost invariably send been used as a channel of In- Q to the K, South runs fur he sent through the post, col- Cavendish-Bentinck hna ... not a White House announcement played the little role in "For had that suit so well, stopped," should be West's discards to beat ure specimens to the expert formation with the P-1-kun- today Reuter
ever Amber,"
that he went right in with his South's-3-No Trumps?
Committee for Inspection, and derground."—United Press}
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