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Interesting News Stories From
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1957, 37
Parts Of The World
ETON MASTERS HOAXED
And The Head Knew All About. It
By ANTHONY RUSSELL
Eton.
The party in the Eton headmaster's house was in honour of "Hamilton T. Forsythe, the well- known American modern-expression pain-
ter."
The younger
masters Were
sought
Invited. Eagerly they "Forsythe's" controversial views
on colour and paint
One Irled to buy a pencilled skotch. A figure of £100 was mentioned.
They didn't
"For the
know that a phonep. that they had been hoaxed
was
by the headmaster's daupli- tein; and the "head" himself
waa in on the joke.
"Forsythe" was uld Wyke. harist Tim Hodgson, 24-year- old Cambridge engineer. Be admits: " cannot paint or draw
line." But from
p.m. untit
four the morning, he passed undetected at the party.
It was the girls own kien.
Wife
Goes
Me Robert Birley took
F
THE GIRL
onlled Julia who 1
thought it out
called Tim who
THE SKIFFLER
THE MAN Carried it out
called Russell who helped him out
--AND THE SEQUEL Famous Squadron
The hoax left Elon divided
Three campe
annoyed the amused,
absolutely delighted.
the and the
his
ANNOYED
Wate
who felt
their
+ small of the younger masters dignity bed
suffered.
wife out for the evening to give
his daughters, Jula end Rachael,
a free hand for
hoax.
Eton's biggest
Said Julia "We thought if war ubout time we had some jun Honestly, we've been beaubiully behaved for years
simply
mouths.
Buite
zildri mel
is
<
"We have lo do a lot of lettos ing to people muring their viewe
un things like modern tet
we decided to give them come; thing to talk about.
The "where he e party for
Hamilton WAN
plmoned as the jocial eveni
ihe term. The drawing-rooni in the Readmaster's residence was decorated with some of Hami)- ton's early works
these i
Said "Forsythe" tu the f guests: "Julla purloined ***ቔ1 13 stretto in Chelsea, Really rather naughty of her"
he
ONE OF THE PICTURES
THAT HOAXED THEM
Kroup
that They failed
guests "Hamilton T. Forsythe, the well- known American modem- expression painter"-in whose hoimur they attended a party- was a phoney.
Saki one: " think Julia and Rachael ought to be spanked."
AMUSED were another group of younger masters, who enjoyed Saturday night's party so much they didn't mind
the about hoax,
The Girl Who
Has Made
An Emotion 1.000 Matches
In a strong American drawl, explained his Theory:
"Paint should express an emu- tion. It the emotion is sincere.
the colour will be vital.
"It doesn't matter whether the emotion is good or bad, long as it is sincerely felt!
BU
at
The guests were amazed these pronouncements, but no body ventured to suggest that "Foraythe" didn't know what he was talking about.
"Which I didn't," ad- mitted Hodgson later "Honestly, I don't know one side of a painting from the other,"
The parly livened up at 11.30 p.m., when the "City Ramblers" -London's oldest skiffle group- Drrived.
Ginger-bearded Russell Quny, 35-year-old leader of the guitar and washboard band, was scen welcoming "Forsythe" as an old friend.
Never Met
Actually he had never met Hodgson before.
Then the Ramblers started to play. Sounds such as the quiet of the Elon cloisters had never experienced before.
And the
Tho din was terrific. young Elon masters started to rock 'n roll.
Sald Hodgson; "The noise kept their mind off art for while and I was giad of breather,
A
О
Calling HMS Renown
In 3 Years
Manchester.
Said Mr Anthony Ray, who teaches modern languages: **20 That was a jolly good party. was the main thing."
DELIGHTED were the boys, who wished they had thought of
the idea themselves.
Left Their Mark
London.
The George and Dragon, the Epping inn where famous night fighter pilots of 604 Squadron left their footprints on the ect)- Sold a sixth-former: "Juliang during the war as a "per- and Rachael showed the true munen! memorial," has been Eton spirit,
We'll have to get presented with the Squadron them to help us with our nexi
crest
This Auxiliary Squadron has Meanwhile, 25-year-old Julin
the Birley, who with her 23-your-o been disbanded, but
officers officially handed over old alster, Rachael, organised the hoax-played
the crest, which will hang in by their old the saloon bir mounted on Wykehamzist friend Tim Hoda-
shield. son--spent a worried day.
It that
was in this same bar that war-time night - fighter pilote were hoisted upside down while celebrating thedr victories that their footprints were left on the ceiling.
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Sald she: "I'm very sorry anyone should be annoyed our hoax. We are rather girls to be spanked now."
by
big
He Wanted To Be Big
But Never Made The Grade
By RODNEY HALLWORTH
London.
TWICE Vivien Ashley was engaged. Each LITTLE "Billy Boy" Blythe always
time her fiance, a R.A.F. pilot, was killed.
Since then she has devoted herself la making others happy. And she has brought weddled bliss to more than 1,000 couples.
At the end of the war, broken-hearted, she went to Vienna where she did social work among refugees,
Three years ago she returned, Despite
opposition from friends and parents, she set up a marriage bureau in Manchester.
Since then her bureau has fixed more than 1,000 marriages.
tho
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Young men Colonies looking for brido, O lonely Wast Country Farmor, retirad naval officers, novvios, browars, bormaids.
"My biggest difficulty," 35-your-old Vivion, sayı "is the supply of over 50.
men
"Out of my 1,000 clients the number of men and women in the thirties is about fifty-afty. But widows of 50 and make up the majority,"
Youngest 19
Over
Her youngest elleni, a girl, is 19. Her oldest, a man of 05- "and he's a real darling."
"Bachelors are the hardest to please," she says. "But I'vo had a 40-year-old widower on Ex-tallors who sarved in my books for two years who HMS. Renown want to meet has had 24 introductions."
London.
their old skipper again.
They
have formed an all-ranks as- Vivien les single, though sociation of old shipmates with she has had a score of proposals
50 members already, and plan from cllozita.
to hold an annual "dinner with
as guest of honour their ex-
"There isn't time for marriage
captain, Admiral of the Ficot with a business like mine," cho
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor.
saya.
wanted to be big. His playmates jeered at him for being so small,
In teenage fights, among the stalls near his East End home, Little Billy was diways the loser. It would be different, though, when he grew up. He joined the Army at the beginning of the war, but he shied at the discipline.
Became Slasher
A1 24 he deserted and later went to prison, where the gangsters taught him: "Act big. Billy boy, and you'll to the top."
-Fixed Her-
Own Prices
Hull.
A new type of shoplifį- ing in self-service stores was revealed recently.
Inspector R. Berryma outlined the case when idly Maud Bilton, 45, of, Porta- bello Street, Hull, was fined three guineas for stealing" masal, bason, and chocso from a self-service store,
Mr Bilton, sald Inspec tor Berryman, switched the price labels,
The bacon had been marked at 56, 78, but she replaced the label with one marked.... sa, 8d., the meat was worth 58. id, but the ticket had been switch- ed to ona marked Sa. 104,
And she had redpons the cret of the cheese fross 34. to 10. 2158.
Mr Blo told the court: "I have step: Diber people do it. ` [” have EXO."
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He turned to gambling, ban came friendly with Jack Spot Comer, took up pitches at point- to-point meetings. He took to fighting police with razors.
But Little Billy lost.
Ho Was gabled again soon after the war for "chávving" (slashing) a police officer,
Whon
he came, out Little Billy was just over 6ft. tall, A gambling den in Smith- feld unlil the police closed d'own.
ran
Billy didn't mind because ho was becoming big time he was known to Borne of London's
biggest crooks,
In 1954 he fell out with Jock. Spot and joined a larger gang.
· Aftack Plan
Thon came the plan to attack Spot.
One night nearly 12 men stopped spot and his wife, Rite in the road. Apol was slashed about the face-Blity Boy Imited his old colleague In
In the leg A day works Loter apty was poterled and was Intor gauled for five years for unlaw- fully wounding Comer. He who sen to Walton Gao), Liverpool Recently Little Blüy wont hospital for a major stomach time he was operation. This fighting death.
to
Little Billy lost again. Billy Boy Blythe had died after an operation for ulcers. Worry?
Pilot Looks Back After 40 Years On The River
Montreal. Almost all the time, he served, employed by the Federal Depart. The 42,348-ton Uiner completed, as pilot on the run. between ment of Transport, he made 971 the trip that day in six hours,” 20 Veteran pilot J. Her-Father Point and Quebec. trips to or from Chilobpé City and minuten. monegile Bouffard of
Father Point on thổ byldge of His lotest Srip, in terms of The ships he handled range "Empresa" Quebec City has called it a from glent Unery to small cargo cargo vessels.
Liners of "Boover" days, was in December 1920. At that time It took seven daya career aftor navigating vessels, but for the last few
aboard tho' Cango yomwel Glorios- 2,270 ships up and down the years he worked almost exclus The man totals 187 miles, and tor which developed engine St. Lawrence river in almost to Canadian Pacific Steamships: made was somessa Ene Karosses of the river reached 13 degrees bes ively piloting vessels belonging ha mys the diatas time ho trouble vyksia, the temperature on do years.
During his career as a pilst firiisin on
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Ames: My JET BANG THE FAMILY Wife And SHATTERS ATE BREAD, GLASS AS BUT FATHER
I have Separated SURGEON
London,
LESLIE AMES, L-yen-old former England and Kent wicketkeeper and bateman, and bis wife, Leonie, have ported.
They marriat 27 years 120. 'Now Mrs Ames, who is 48,
OPERATES
Southport.
SUPERSONIC A
B
ATE MEAT
Mansfield,
READ and margarino-
that was the menu bang for the Davey family for
shattered " hospital three years.
and flung large
window
lives at their hoppe, Raylands pieces of glass into the
Breckfart, dinner, 100, supper- except sometimes on Sundays-
Mead, Bearsted, pear Maidstone, theatre where a surgeon it was the tame for mother and
was operating.
Her husband-e Test selector and the new manager of the Kent county club-is staying at a village inin 15 miles away.
The other day the confirmed the ecperation and said: "I don't think at the moment there is any question of a reconciliation or a divorce."
Mrs Ames said: "I spoke to Les on the telephone last Satur- day. We could not come terms.
Same Village
40
"We've been together for so
long and hơa only been away a
The
Mr surgeon,
John Campbell, of Southport In.. Ormary, said:
"I checked momentarily the kalfe in my hand.......and then went on."
It happened when he Wos nouring the end of a two-hour
the children,
But not for fother.
Every day, while his family watched, 43-year-old minar Thoinas Davey sat down to one and sometimes two hot media of meat, vegetables, and potatoes.
Sometimes, Mrs Mary Daver internal operation on an elderly cold when the children pay their woman pallent. A theatre sister father eating his dinners they and rix nurses were grouped asked for some. He would re- round him,
Rocked Town
fule and say: working,"
די
have been
Recently Davey was charged Then, nearby. *n
English at Masileld. Noltinghamshire, itle whic. I have the separa-lectric P.1 jet fighter screeched with neglecting his five youngest sound barrier at children, aged from 12 years to tion order popers but have not through the"
1,000 mph on yet signed Ühern,"
an experimental eight antulhs. fight.
A Warning
They were born in the same !Kent village, Elham. "I used to watch him play cricket on the green," she said. "and I went around to matches with him.
And a nose like a bomb rocked the town.
He was put on
two years The shock shattered the thick, | probation and warned that if ha | eft, by 12f1, frosted-glass pane did not provide for ble family "Les starbed to play for of the operating theatre.
in future it might mean gaol. Smeeth, and I followed" him Said Mr Campbell: "Some of there,
When he began playing the
a little yell, for the county I was as proud then carried on as if nothing
had
happened.
It "Glas was everywhere. might easily have been a very serious malter."
as he was.
"He went to Who West Indies for the 1929-30 Tests. Before ha ledt we became engaged, and we were married as soon as he returned.
to
"I went to South Africa, Inda, and to Jamaica when he was playing in the Tests.
traven't
'Got Bored'
"Last October we parted-1
ecen him since then ... I think, he just got bored and fed up when he wasn't playing cricket, There is no question of a divorce."
nurses gave
The plane had taken off from Warton Acrodrome, four miles trum Southport,
Robot Markers
London.
The next day Mrs Davey pro- pared a feast at their home in Church Warsopsuusnges, baked beans, and mashed pota tees for the whole family,
The court heard that Davey could earn £11 a week-though more often he stayed away--but for some weeks gave his who nothing for housekeeping. Ho never gavo mato thần" 23.
Mrs Davey told the court about their wook-day diet ami then sald: "Sunday mornings
The marking of papers in cometinies i used to give them the General Certificate of egg and tomatoes for breakfast Education examination 19 to and a tin of stewed steak and one some of its personal touch. a few potatoes for dinner, but
At the end of this year work nothing after that," is to start on the mechanisation Davey said after the hearing: of the marking system, says Mr "It has made me feel ashamed. Joseph Brereton, general seers-I am going to work steady and Their son, John, 20, Lives with try of the University of Cam-look after my family I love
bridge his mother. Their daughter 24-
Local Examinations them....I don't know what year-old Patricia, is married to Syndicate. Marks will be assess come over me." a Gravesend panning factory i ad by pausing punched cards And Mrs Davey said: "I shall manager.“
through an automatic computor.'give him one more chance."
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