CURIOUS CHARACTERS: No. 12
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rode a bull to the hunt
UBICUND leather-merchant Jemmy Hirst had As other men rode a way with animals, horses, he galloped over the Yorkshire countryside on a huge bull.
Fle
WIT Decomparted there outings by a herd of pigs. each of which answered to its
on
blah, I towered above hedges, and lurched along tall, wobbly wheels.
the
of
name.
Soon,
he had his buli 20 well trained that he rode it with pirit and state in the Hadsworth Jiunt.
DANGEROUS
First had made his fortune
by 1840, and retired! In
the
Jemmy Hirst bad hla ów¤ colin pade to measure, kept
mod H th the ning room served drinks from it.
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he
original He was just as the racecourses, where always wore a waistroat made of feathers. He butted, heavily bat shrewdly, with home- his made banknotes, laboriously
dremed them for 5%d. with serupulmus Honesty.
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, AUGUST 8,
THE BIGGEST STORY IN BRITAIN: PART II
THIS is the second instal· mont of a new assessment of the four people who together make up the Biggest Story in Britain. For it is an extraordinary fact that in this rocket: ago, an ancient monarchy, the British Royal Family, is still way ahead as a topic of world-wide interest.
Today Prince Philip comes under the spotlight.
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by ANNE SHARPLEY
Philip
THE man in the most contradictory position in THE
the world. Prince Philip. He has all the iarstian exploits were the talk painted by himself, and re-attributes of a head of the family. He is masculine,
Before long, year.
of North England. He
made
st
to
J of an utter n fux und
them mule and allowed winder through his rong, the wol of which were decorated with rusty farm implements,
his
When he travelled, he used n earringe bet specialy los order. No nails were 120d
construcilor, its
*
Dangerously
anch strong, self-assertive.
When he diell, right stout their widowa the turisted on bring both stont and widows) carried the comu. And brhind it.
request," polinista, pipers and a noisily drunken crowd of bookies and tipsters,
BY. THE WAY -
by Beachcomber
DLEPHANTS are credited with 44 yu{ memories, and the. bewildered beurt wher is erosing the Alps in on overrunt and a
n-hat and big boots will have
plenty to remember.
artist's approach to his subject" contained, surprisingly, an echo of Curot, who said that a pariter should live inside the pleture he is painting. One day somebody who was watching him at work free ald, "But where is that
God
A cireun elephant some years age stew a man sitting in the you are putting in your land- fourpenny seats, and recognised scape? I can't see it." the boy who
Hiven behind me," relt! Corot. hul once In a bun. With old-world help the poor wretch today whe cotricsy the grateful animal vs inside his abstractions.
fted his benefactor out of the Toupermits into the three and Nothing to do with me
Many in vightpennies, audience, nobbed as they Eig plauded.
A handy gadget
the
Indiarubber bulb with apikes for prodding granules through neres. The crooked spike in the Tuddie is for dislodging any- thing feft after prodding is
In passing
A
:
Yet it in his wife who is Queen.
He performs a great public function, yet he has no real power.
the
it
He has more natural capacity absent-mindedly during the last for getting around, meeting the century effect a great saving
the Ifousehold call people, putting them at their what case, asking the right questions "Queen-time." In the right sort of cheerful nailor-way-thun uny
thun in the Royal Family since Prince of Wales.
Yet he has a constant running battic with the photographers who
his COVCE
pubile ap- pearances. A battle that ins to be written only just begun about.
A life so full of contradictions, the pomp without power, the out the freedom of the fich, the yachts and the helicopters with file without the flirone,
He gets away from it all t Erlumnis, the Royal yacht that is almost his own personal In escape-route. Where he is authority. To turaway places which without the harassment of crowds are magiently and entirely at his disposal.
The chances are that the Queen would go with him if she did not suffer from sensickness, This is often ofelolly played down from Buckingham Palace, but I have seen the Queen stand
AND HOW HE HANDLES HIS
CONTRADICTORY ROLE
Yet he, will turn round en a photographer and let loose flood of naval 'Innguage.
D
"I have only got to pick-up a photograph," he was complein
and everyone takes my pen ing to three photographers who were covering hta signing of were covering hita signing of n Buckinghamshire. But relations by now are strained and photographer snapped
You never know, sir, it might
be your Jaa!."
at the
amused either.
Commonwealth four
were
one
back,
not
For when he talks he uses. not remote Royal pitruses, bil striking, contemporary Expres- slons that maker and lenees ense laugh and feel immediately at
Prince Philip
A great anot In a Com--aturel motiwoolth where some of under- the members aro standably suspicious of o Too old-world mannor.
Yat how one wishes he would sometimes deal with a situution
ke his visit to all-white boys clubs in Notting Hill by inquir- Haven't you got ng briskly:
capacity
for meating
the people hands of this brisk and zome- times brusque Royal consort.
Perhaps Prince Charles will be able to futhi the athletic am bitions his father clearly has for
Prince Phillip was not ammutsed. But then the photographers to whom he threw nuts while feed- ing the Barbory apes at
Gibraltar
any black boys here?" Ile would him. end of the
The father who can be healthy be putting his foot in it, but i wouldn't be the first time. and un-Toyal enough 10, insist
"Are you Indian
on his son being educated with Paldston!?" I heard him ask at other boys instead of in royal a reception for Commonwealth schoolrooms as clearly got the Washington right iden. members Embassy. "I never can tell the But if Frince Charles does not difference between you chaps. turn qui to be the all-round What was this? Tocilessness, sportsmon crammed with con-
At case
the
by
"It is far better for the Queen to visit a place where there ore 150:000 people than an island where there
On
visit recent are perhaps only 20," is the
Camudian photographers reasoning.
Windsor to take Informal pre- The Prince retains a strong lour pictures however the Prince individuality in everything-for was extraordinarily helpful, and Inatance when he makes one of made several suggestions about his courteous but unenthusiastic how the pictures should სი appearances at Ascot (he har inken. The way he is usually ля a "mug' with people other than photo- game") he watches cricket on a descriued racing
graphers in other words, Specially Installed television set,
Prince Philip seldom at a Joss.
Jolly
311 fact.
One has only to see flen thrusting his way into some respect-benumbed "crowd at a reception rather like a jolly young eagle and say, "Well now. what do you do," to know his value to the Royal Family.
WHEN the Uning of a 'hat was raffed ut a garden fete in Kidderminster, a counciller said: "It should have been a tea-ret,
Interchanges are upt to be but. dnyway, it was a change
jolly. "What, me push old so- R from guessing the weight of a swaying on a quay where she and so round a ballroom?
I once cake." The winner of the Ining i had just landed, unmistakably would take a truck." was entitled to two free tickets and most unhappilly-seasick. heurd him observe irreverently nt a meal flm theatre. It is not Furthermore, Prince Philip's about a well-known but well-
lady whom those rather forgotten built every hat that has a silver trips to
scatters of island that were mentioned he had been seen swept into the Empire almost duncing with. -London Sauren Service),
PUTRID maus of gibberish Buing about "the avant-garde
When the Occasion Calls
for a Memorable Gift...
someone
the
or
or a Commonwealth man trying fidence and wallities that his to gloss over a rather deep cleft father, tone hopes the dis- in Commonwealth affairs?
ereparicy will not be felt 100 Either way, the character and strongly in the boy who will be
next king. King, persunality of our
Prince Philip and the Queen Charles, rests very much in the
MAINLY for MEN
may
toon
acother
start strenuous tour.
Once again the great but familiar strain of day-after-day engagements, lotig Journeys and successions of curious new fecos them, 46 do 1120 confront photographers.
It would be a pity if any temporary friction with them overshadowed his tremendous efforts to help the Queen the Commonwealth.
And
NEXT WEEK: The Queen Mother -(London Express Service).
(WITH WOMEN IN MIND, TOO!)
GO EASY ON THAT MENU....
THERE is little doubt that business lunches
already firmly established as part of the pattern of executive-level existence--are on the increase. But even if they are good for business, are such lunches good for one's health?
I put the question to Dr H. Berit Wright, head of the In- stitute of
Mexical Research Unit. His answer is
"No."
Directors'
by HUGH RILEY
A gift for any man- modern tan-
talys, with
ad- to to
any sized
bottle, cam-
than
plete on xland
With als crys-
tal glasses.
"BIE lunches," he said, whisky. Slout is worse "frequently lead to too much beer, und beer worse than wine. cating, Loo much smoking and too much drinking.
"Coronary thrombosis is on the increase, and among its mal Lectors are lack of exer- rise, obesity, high blood pres- Burc, stress, alcohol plooine.
No cream
"If you can, walk back to the office atier lunch, don't use the lift--and then relax with your feel up
tor 20 minutes."
(literally)
and QUOTE: The British sum-
and
hotel 100
Her is notorious, Boarding house keepers know this only well. An inexpensive and easy
"All of us eat more than wa ay of keeping the puesta need. The average man is too amused is bad weather is to the provide plauto cards in fat and too sedentary,
the unges Handout from Playing Card Bureau.
"Mind you, because a lunch takes, a couple of hours there Is no reason for an enormous In-
berries, according to season; 6 to 4 in favour of drip-dry' sugar lo tanto; jee.
shirts, the proportion has been Teversed. Reason? Women, who Slice fruit thinly, place with influenced the purchase of sugar and still wine in bowl, arp-dru, and leave for an hour. Add re- washing them, mainder of ingredients and
serve when chilted. GOOD IDEAS.
are now red
ARE YOU A GARDENEBT A white There is a chemically treated which will At to shy wax bar, impregnated with cellar Collar-attached shirt when the weed-killer, which you just dil dhe hus worn out. For drug over the lawn to ill weed. rhodest 'Huiles, tireä1df struggling IF YOU just like sitting in a behind u towel or a bush: a gorden: du alloy framed chair persona! changing tent which with Tabric seat and back, jake of calories. Choose melon, HAVING a party? I recom- fatis into a sort of beach bag. which folds up into
mundu wine
cup called Weiglit: about 3lb. for instance, instead of soupi
saving umbrella shape. Weight: This recipe. steak and salud instead of Hock Sparkler.
For unti-social breakfast under 71b. steak-and-kidney pudding and should give 35 glusses.
caters; f folding, lightweight FOR HANDYMEN: A mixoL Three bottles hock; one battle frame which holds the morning for anything from two vegetables. Cheese is all rigit, but have strawberries sparkling hock; one liqueur paper; plats Atteil pepper and (capacity three-quarter 'ovt.) without the cream."
glass brandy; three liqueur doll pits.
to contpost (one bushel) work- -Drink? Marinis dud port are glasses orange curacao; 1o.
TREND: A store owner tells ed from an electric drill, peaches or hore futkening thun gin and pineapple,
straw- the that although sales were once -London Exprsia Bérelés),
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