THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1954.
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AT the Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies hall ni the Savoy Hotel, London. Eighteen-year-old Jane Gooch, former Sunshine Home girl, presents a box of Christmas crackers to Princess Marie Louise (left). Later in the evening, at the Princess's request, red-cassocked choirboys formed a half-circle round her chair to sing carols. (Express)
CHATTING together are Sheikh Haliz Wahba, the Saudi-Arabian Ambassador in London (left), and Lord Freyberg, New Zealand war hero, at the Arablan Nights Ball held at the Dorchester in London. More than 800 people attended the ball. (Express)
AFTER a robbery at Pinewood Studios by a gelignite gang, some of the Arthur Rank stars took a hand at trying to solve the crime. Here they are at work: Nigel Patrick, Ketineth More, Dirk Bogarde, Donald Sinden, Jack Warner (who was a policeman in "The Blue Lamp") Donald Houston, Elizabeth Sellars, Glynis Johns and Terence Morgan. (Express)
IN the British military hospital in Kure, Japan, Pie James Savage of Glasgow received the 20,000th parcel sent out under the NAAFI parcels acheme, and to HomɑNAAFI bɛd, enclosed: an Interflora voucher cumbing the rwelbient to medd" ■- bouquel to the donors. These were the Colónial Office
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THE 25-feet high Christmas tree, presented by the Queen, illuminated outside Westminster Abbey, with the window over the West Door lit up from the inside. This and other trees along the north side formed the final part of the Abbey Fund campaign. (Central)
HERE is one of the turns scen at the special children's matinee given by the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia. The
showgirl Hes unperturb-
ed as the elephant places a huge foot on her.
(Express)
EX-KING Peter of Yugoslavia, now 30, pictured_in London just before flying to Switzerland to see his His trip gave rise to speculation about a recon. ciliation with his wife, ex-Queen Alexandra, but he denied the reports. (Express)
son.
NORMAN WISDOM, the 38-year-old slapstick comedian who has proved that he can be as funny on the films as he is on British television, went to see Baron, the photographer, the other day. Here Baron (right) tries to get a close-up as Norman poses on the floor in his stage attire of a tight little grey suit and cloth cap... (Express).
HERE in Mr David Taylor, of Sussex, who has just celebrated his 100th birthday. He is still spry, his mind is clear and his speech lucid. He began work. ing on a farm at the age of 11, and served 50 years....
on the railways.
NANCY It That Good?
WHEN the Ministry of Works undertook repairs in the Byward Tower, at the Tower of London, they discovered a 14th century mural showing a version of The Last Judgment." It is painted with superb workmanship and the colours are still bright. Picture shows Yeoman Gñoler Alfred Barber studying the
mural (Express)':
By Ernie Bushmliler
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