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THE LIFE OF

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY JULY 12, 1947.

A HAPPY YOUNG COUPLE Princess Elizabeth And Lt.

And Lt. Mountbatten

Discussion of Of Wedding

London, July 10. Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mount- batten spent their engagement day just like any radiantly happy young couple, except that parties were "functions" and photographers, reporters and the public hung on every word and gesture.

As the heiress presumptive to the throne came down the steps of Buckingham Palace, cam- eras caught a typical 21-year-old face of girlish pride her hand was not resting lightly on top of Philip's arm, but tucked through, with the fingers folded so that everyone could see the huge diamond flanked by two baguettes set in platinum sparkling on the third finger of her left hard.

were the Honorable Margaret Elphinstone, cousin and close

ROUND WORLD

IN A YAWL

Sau Pedro, Calif., July 11. The 84-foot yow! "Islander". sailed westward towards tho open sea 071 Thursday in Harry Pidgeon's third at tempt to circumnavigate the' earth.

On his previous attempts, the 78-year-old former fown. farmer went alone. The time he is taking along his wife, Margaret and a friend, Vera Rideout, Hilo, Hawaii, is their firat scheduled stop. From there they will head for the South Seat. Associated, Press.

Those

friend, and Lady Margaret British

Egerton, who accompanied the Princess to South Africa as lady-in-waiting.

As the first of 0,000 invited guests arrived in a drizzle of rain for a garden party at the official London residence of the Royal family, the couple alipped away to see Elizabeth's grand-mother, Queen Mary, to

It is also expected that the show her the ring and receive bridegroom's cousin, the Honor- her good wishes,

able Pamela Mountbatten, When Princess Elizabeth re- youngest daughter of Lord plied, spontaneously to photo-Louis Mountbatten, will be graphers who offered congra- among the bride's entourage. tulations "how sweet. Thank you very much. It is kind of

Best Man? you," the men's heads were beat over their notebooks and pen- eils and wrote busily. Then tion mark, with few responsible The best man was a big ques- they compared notes to make commentatorg hazarding sure that they had quoted her

guess. accurately.

and the

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Again!

Washington, July 10. Mr. Emanuel Cellor, Democrat Congressman from New York and one of the leading Congressional friends of Indian impendence declares that In nominating Mountbatten

Governor- General of India the British Government is retreating from its promise of independence. Celler said;

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in a lonely wood outside

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wipe out the insult of a

slapped face after too Departing 12th July hearty a dinner.

Georges Ведите, former member of the Second French Commando Regiment, held he had been insulted by Reserve Capt. Roger Gusttary, of the French Parachutist Command, because after dinner in a Paris restaurant- Gunttary walked take off the Commando insignia over to Benume and told him to

he wore in his buttonhole.

"You have no right. to wear that," he said. He followed up with two lusty swings to the face of the stranger.

Seconds were sent to arrange a duo!,

"Great Britain is again show- ing her true colours. She ro luctantly lets

Beaume appeared today on "It might be one of the Las- must let go. India, by an act of dress he had just come from of India, but she the field of honour in evening In spite of not getting to bed celles boys," said a Londoner the House of Commons, will be until 3.00 a.m. this morning scanning a newspaper in a bus, free on August 16. Mr. Clement a Commando charity ball. His after a late dance, Princess or it might be Lord Louis him- Elizabeth's betrothal smile was

Attlee's statement ward Lord bright as she and Philip walk-self, or might be......

Mountbatten for opponent was in tweeds.

for After the landing, the direc- ed on the Palace terrace for the Newspapers were about oven-

Governor-General of the new tor of the duci gave the op- Dominion ly divided as to whether the Dominion status. benefit of the press

implies ponents their ancient weapons public.

Princess was to wear her

and cried: "Gentlemen, are "Indian leaders mother's wedding gown or whepudiats forthwith Mr. Attlee's stepped back 20 paces and faced They were in high spirits, ther she would have a new one. statement

ro you ready?" The two men talking and laughing together.

recommending After a morning spent in It is generally belfered that Mountbatten

Lord each other. "Fire" the direc Governor-Gon- Queen Mary would lend the oral. If reading an avalanche of tele- vricoloss Point de Flandres lace Al" — Mr. Attlee wants Moham.tor cried. grams and

Two shots rang out. Beaume as Governor-General Jinnah letters expressing vell which the Queen were at of Pakistan that is the affair of doubled over to the right side good wishes. Princess Elizabeth |

Moniems. and her father and mother at the 1923 wedding,

But Hindus and others as a surgeon rushed over. The undoubtedly do not tended the solemn ceremony to: Royal wedding rings,-in-Dominion

want only injury, however, was to datus

atus and dedicate the "Battle of Britain"cluding the Queen's and

their the trouser leg of his dress suit, the leaders must repudiato any state-which had two neat holes.in it Memorial Chapel in Westmin- Durchess of Kent's are often ment which would entall it." ster Abbey-seven years to the, made of, beaten Welsh gold but American officials

The two men shook hands who have day since the fight-to-death over platinum rings are currently grown steadily more cautious in their honour safe.

and drove away in their cars fashionable in London and the

on day-by-day politi fact that the Princess' diamond

in India, said Press. merely that Mr. Attlee's engagement ring

atate- is platinumment was "interesting" and the suggests to many that the wed-recommendation of Lord Mount-44 metal.-Router.

the skies of Britain.

The King stood alone for the Lushed moment of unveiling and dedication. Behind him, the blue grey and gold uniforme of the Royal Air Force blended against the grey of the stones, the flare of candle-light and the banners of gold, scarlet and deep blue,

Princess Elizabeth left the glow of her engagement day outside with the cheering crowd on the steps of the cathedral, For a brief hour in the chapel's dim recesses, the hour belonged not to the joyour living but the peaceful dead.

Speculation

Meanwhile speculation is rife about the details of the 'wed- ding, concerning which a Royal decision is expected to be an nounced within a few days.

Who will be bridesmaids? Who will be the best man? What sort of wedding dress will the Princess wear? Will it be the same one her mother word or will. a leading British couturier like Norman Hartnell

CONTts

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United

ding ring will be of the same batten and Mr. Jinnah is not too "The Great

surprising-Reuter,

GERMAN REPARATIONS TO HELP EUROPE?

M.

Jacowic Rueff, the French President of the In-

Brussels, July 10.5

terallied Reparations Agency, which has its headquarters in Brussels, declared today that German reparations should be taken into con- sideration at the Paris Conference on the Mar- shall plan to help Europe,

Reparations from the Western Zones in the form of industrial equipment, he said, could be a powerful contribution from Europe towards her own reconstruction. They were closely linked to any programme which might be drawn up at Paris.

or Captain Molyneux make a fact that the Allied countries dress? Will the wedding ring which had been ravaged by the be gold or platinum?

war need help in every section Unquestionably Princess Mar- of their economy", he continued. garet will be among her sister's "Certain European states which bridesmaids and two other' were not drawn into the con- names frequently mentioned fllet can doubtless bo relied

Conspiracy Against

Russia"

London, July 10. "Pravda," organ of the Com- munist Party, today declared that the book by Michael Sayers jand A.E. Kahn, recently published in the United States under the Utle, ""The Great Conspiracy Against Rússia,” was complied on the "basis of ex- tensive factual, evidence," Mos- cow Radio sald today.

Reviewing the book,.. "Pravda" said:

"The authors claim that there is no fiction whatsoever in their work. The facts showing how, in the course of a quarter of a

and

"We cannot be blinded by the upon for constructive aid, but century, the united forces of in. as regards capital equipment, of ternational reaction made use of which Europe has the greatest the weapons of blackmail need, the rate of supply by these provocation, slander and espion. countries must necessarily be age, subversive activity and direct slow, whereas the present needs intervention in their attempts to are urgent.

ace the young Soviet state, are "On the other hand, the

therefore of particular and in Western Zones of Germany con

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