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Interesting News Stories
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1954,
MEET BRITAIN'S FABULOUS SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
He's Returning To A Quiet Life
London.
Trouble will have to find a new travelling companion because Sir Michael Bruce, kicking and bucking all the way, is being ushered finally toward the quiet life he has only vaguely heard about.
This is the situation today. Tomorrow it may be all changed
a revolution may erupt somewhere, a treasure hunt may get underway,
a big fellow may start pushing a little fellow around.
Any one of these can torpedo the fireside-ondi-shippers hope of Lady Bruce who marr.clope of the last mathentie sotelens of fortune not yet Captured fr stage and screen
Hollywood
widest screens if
will
sword, knife and broken battle, I also fought for souris, he is a man who loves against Bolivia."
call the past.
Ladies Not Allowed Another Inekdent be ikes to Tht about is the time he rode a Into his hotel. The hotel
teli Sir Michael fleaves, story,, alieetive went up to him and
red hypoal and plenty of
ravely pointed out that guests there is blood everywhere.
1
Paraguay
Sir Michael's South American experiences won him the nick- name of "the cowboy baronet? headlinen and there were big when he became engaged to the de ghter of American steelmatí, Mr Eugene Grace. But they didn't marry and Bruce became
in not allowed to bring mema film stunt man. bers of the fomale sex to their
The t
יין
was a more,
By the time was 24," he
A large handse mir Seat of Bo Sir Michael is the brother al it late m
Nil Bruge Nigel was the kind of fellow recalled, "I who never got loto trouble Sir Michae}"
It Blows Up ....
had
fought at
Gossip Columnist
He organised British film_ex-
But Calipoli and sailed around the tras and in one scuffle had a
"I can't esenpe excitement." he complained. "I touch bath heater it blows op It go swimming, I
vidned
away by the tide. # 1 go into a restauront which has
blameless reputation for 190 years, somoure chouses that day to shout himself at a table.
I go on a yacht, it sanke--wit you understand"
Sir Michael, who traces his Hineage back to 721 A. D. with King Robert the Bruce some- where along the lar, was only when he dewovered the family fortune had been wiped
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out
African
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In windjammer. Then broken bottle Jammed into his erossed the Andes fought a private war to save a
tult works trend's
in wes
face. foot,
For a while, he was even newspaper gossip column- Brazil, Ist
was almost trampled to death He joined the British Fascist, in cattle stampede, led A re-party when 11 was Arsi or- volution in Sao Paulo, nearly ganised but resigned when ita did
the Amazon while anti-semitic character became setching for treasure. Oh yes, evident. Before the war he
undertook a mission for Rothschild in Germany.
Reburied For Third Time
Omaha, Nebraska.
The remains of Big Elk, famed chief of the Omaha Indian tribe, were burfed for the third Ume revently.
assignment was
Lord
His
to help Jews
escape and worn of impending pogroms.
He was detained by the Nazis and his face beaten to a pulp aller he had witnessed many atrocities.
"Tramp Royal"
What does Sir Michael-who
The remains were exhumed Epring and were set for Ho promptly became a South Fast
polter Wooper
and reburini by tribe members. before his Tuh birthing
Eik died of cholern in |¡ý? Bi shot his first murderer.
1840. Hin remaine WCT CX- An incident of his schooldays Then he tracked a
humed first when the bugla when he refused to call Bounte louble murderer across Rhodesia in u
ground became site for Bellevue Prince Charles "The Pretender." movie-script chase that
College. ended
Tila clan always considered when Ifis quarry missed his shut The Sarpy County Historical Prince Charles the rightful ruler. from behind a rock barricade- Society exhumed the body again
"Your people,"
said the but Sir Michael dich').
from its second burial place schoolmaster, selecting a cane, incident because of building extensions "suffered for the Stuart cause,
annet by the College, The thiri burial
they not?" was at
said the youthful United Bracy.
"Then, so shall you,” said the mester, "bend over." United
He still recalls this
with relish. Even
with
Loken back from plane ernad
In World Wor and a body Bellevue cemetery. scarred with bullet, shrapnel, Pres.
Watch Out For A New Henry Ford
12-Year-Old Built A Car
In Dad's Garage
Hamilton, Ontario.
A 12-year-old junior Henry Ford has built himself a real automobile in a garage workshop.
The car is so authentle that idea had possibilities, Ted went Its builder, Ted Harshupan, can't' to work with electric drill, drive it on the street. He 15 back saw and a screwdriver. too young to qualify for : He got a little help from Dad. driver's licenes. Tedd.clk
The problem of motive power year ago, after entering a home was readily met with the made auto in a Speed Box acquisition of a motor scooter. Derby, to build himself a junior-Old car fenders provided the K120 super-automobile which chassis and the three wheels. would not always depend on it were borrowed from a modern downword incline for momen-rubber-tyre wheelbarrow, tum.
This
and
The steering whcel column wero
rero developed from water pipe and a English medel enr model. Provided the grill and bumper.
summer, the youngster half-inch set up shop in the family garage standard
and started work on his three-
wheel
1954 sports
With the addition of auto
Neighbourhood pals pitched in spotlights for headlights. the
to help and soon a collection of "Lady Bug" was ready for the
tools and materials were sembled for the production line. After convincing his father the
JOBRAZE
WINNER OF 1ST PRIZE, VENICE FILM FESTIVAL. 1954!
T 1, KATHUR RANK ORGANISATION
Romeo and Juliet
LAURENCE HARVEY SUSAN SHENTALL
FLORA ROBSON.. NORMAN WOOLAND MERVYN JOHNS
Wish, BIN TRAVERS Sebastian LABOT Lydia SHERWOOD
(pod štructed b
rond in three weeks.
Operations of the "Lady Bug" have been restricted by law to the backyard because Ted can't get a
man
"Lady
A driver's licence, Harsh- family went to Sauble Beach
for. the summer, Bug" was taken along and promptly became one of the season's attractions on the wide- beack strip.
Total cost of the midget car about $75,00—United - Press,
IT'S
All
Parts
Whe Worl
LEE GREAT WORLD'
New
Rifle For Night-fighting
ひます
The new American rifle for fast firing found special attention by all members of the N.A.T.0. Academy when they visited Neubiberg, near Munich. The in- visible infra-red light reflects the object aimed ät, making the target completely visible to the attacker-Express Photo,
Move To Make The Mortgage Business More Attractive
Washington.
Attractive young ladies are taking some of the legalistic grimness out of the mortgage business for a Chicago mortgage lending firm.
A. Philadelphia lender has improved business with a song parody of "I can't give you anything but love, Baby.".
Others
ato making
for
the
the ото
the grammes had resulbest in less l
attention down borrower's lot a happler one by personal a set his crowded Ble
because in an autoblography "Tramp sending flowers to the now barrower Royal"-remember most clear-j home, taking the family out to grammes, were boxed in by Junch, or offering free de- regulations and forms which corating advice...
restricted en institution's efforts These and more ideas were to be different discussed at the Financial Public A Quick Answer Relations Association's 39th Because of these restrictions, annual convention last week. his firma put the mecent on car- The Association's opproach to ventional lonne, not hacked í by the problem was: "Your Morty Federal gusrantée, particularly ago, Mortgagor or borrower, for home repair or improvement. Tho Forgotten Man." When B borrower wanted money needed more attention, de- He said a quick answer to a legates felt.
borrower's application made a A Chicago savings and can company more pleasant to deal executive said the Government's with. The Government often Mortgage Loan Insurance pro- look too many months to
dild
xes,
Press..
The
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
you con
much that kepps you overweight! Can't
thout munching up
of cookies?!!
NESPRAY
POWDERED WHOLE MILK
answer" applications.
This man, Mr Ralph Lueders, of the First Federal Savings & Loan, Association,, Chicago, sald his company was also making its mortgage dealings, more in- teresting with a more colourful mortgage forms.
The Liberty Federal Savings Be Loan Association of Philadel phia, sent local real estate brok- ers a song entitled "We can't give you anything but loans, Broker and told them, to bum as they read it Vies Preti- dent Miss Anno Choleden says It was a good idea.
Other Ideas-se, Other Ideas for making the business of borrowing, moro pleasant, or less costly, Included: Set-up a-home-planning clinic to aid the gian, who has
10,000 Cases Of Beer Poured Down The Drain
Providence, Rhode Island. Guilots of bear, dowod Inte street druips last week
Workers 'smashed Hundreds of cates of the brew that had been food-damaged
hurricanes
Carol and Edna.
The
by
Co..
Pabst Browing ordered condemnation of. beer exposed to flood damage. Some 10,000 cases of beer are 10 ho destroyed. Workers
broke open cans and bottles
to let the beer flow into soWors as on-lookers smack their lipa.
-United Press, PANDORA
not
more decided anything than that he wants to own a roof over his head; introduco him to local materials dealers; *Set up at home-decorating service for tho woman who has a home and wants a good' colour scheme;
Tako a survey to find put what architecture is pre- ferred, how many rooms are wanted, and what sizes the rooms should trop ta
Speaks out of questions of real estate taxation and public housing programm United
Press
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