THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1959,
HOMESIDE PICTORIAL.
MR J. F. Muson, aged 72, of Wallington, Surrey, applies a final daub of paint to one of the comic heads he is presenting to Wallington Council for use in the town's Coronation parade. Mr Mason makes the heads as a hobby. "Sometimes I have nightmares in which they chase me all over the place," he said, describing his work. (Reuterphoto)
ROBERT DONAT has returned to the stage after four years in T. S. Eliot's “Murder in the Cathedral,” The play is at the Old Vic, and is Robert Helpmann's first full-scale effort as a producer. Donat, playing Thomas a Becket, is seen being congratulated by Helpmann after 15 curtain calls, (Express)
LE CORBUSIER, the great French revolutionary among modern architects (left), wearing the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture which he received at the annual meeting of the Royal Institute of British Architects. With him is Mr Howard Robertson, President of the Institute. (Express)
ROSEMARY LINDSAY,, cramming.. a month's rehearsals into four days, took over Nadia Nerina's part in the new Covent Garden ballet, "The Shadow," when the latter injured her foot. Miss Lindsay is partnered by (left to right) Brian Shaw, Desmond Doyle and Ronald Hynde. (Express)
THE 51-year-old Earl of Northesk, President of the Gauge One Model Railway Association, ex- plaining the making and running of medel engines at the Model Railway Club's exhibition at Central Hall, West- minster. (Express)
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BELOW: Dr A. Russell (right), designer of the Britannia and Brabazon aircraft, re- ceives the diploma of the Institute of Engineering Draughtsmen and Designers from Lord Westwood, the President, nt the Waldorf Holel. (Express)
SIR Percy Sillitov (right), Chief of M.1.5, boarding. a. Kenya-bound plane. His departure from London was sudden and unreported. He said: "On my last visit I made recommendations about the organising of an Intelligence system. The authorities adopted them in full. Now I am going back to see how those measures are working." (Express)
THE first of the wood and steel barriers which will scale off the Queen's Corona. tion route as it stands in Duncamon Street, leading from Trafalgar Square_to the Strand. The barrier took three days to build. An early start has been made because so many barriers will be required on June, 2. - (Express),
NANCY
As You Were Saying
THAT REMINDS.
ME.
OH, DEAR --- THIS IS SUCH A BORING JOB,
MPATTIE
I'VE GOT A BORING JOB
TO DO, TOO.
SERGEANT John Junor and Corporal Ted Marchant, both of the Special Air Service (Artists Rides) T. A. Canoe Club, pictured as they reached Westminster from Dovizes, Wiltshire, to win this year's canoe race, for the Albert E. Weibel Challenge Cup. They travelled a distance of 124 miles through streams,
canals and rivers. (Express), jaring
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