1947-10-18 — Page 5

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1947. 4

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

Agitation For Invitation To Wedding Newspaper Regrets Omission

London, Oct. 16.

Just like everyone else, the Royal Family is hav

ing trouble over wedding invitations. The omission of the Duchess of Windsor from the 2,200 persons now on the invitation list has produced many letters to the Evening Stan- dard and other London papers, urging that the Duchess be included.

The invitation list la now | Coronation, n reflection of the the anxiety that has been roused complete and the bids to Royal wedding

on by terrorists in Palentine.

Communists

BUON.

Elizabeth Lieutenant Phillp Mountbatten do not know where they will go

will go

Princess The Duke of Windsor is on the Bat, but since he will not appear without his Duchess, it looks as if the London crowds will not see their old favourite. The Evening Standard went n for a British papers ever da in criticising Royalty today when it said: "A great many people_will_regret this omis

sion."

Precautions

"It fa not too inte." wrote the Anonymous author of "The Londoner's Diary."

"I hope that the Royal nd- visers may yet decide to in- clude the Duchess Such n decision would meet with wide- spread public approval."

the wedding trip, and it is solemnly reported today that they still do not know where they will live.

GUARDIANS OF LAW IN MIX-UP

Singapore, Oct. 16. Five Ceylonese soldiers, guards at an army base ordnance depot outside Singapore, fired yesterday ол а small police detach-

to ment trying

arrest thieves robbing the depol.

Two policemen wert slightly wounded, and the thieves escaped,

But police reinforcements succeeded in arresting the five paards and two thieves.. Including Ceylonese «er- ceant in civilian clothes.

Ceylonese troops arrived here last month to' retleve British soldiers from guard and other duties.-Reuter.

Statue Flown Over Ocean

General Princess Treasurer

London, Oct. 16. Buckingham Palace announ-: red Inst night that Princess Elizabeth has appointed Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick A. M. Browning, 60-year-old wartime commander of airborne troops and husband of novelist Daphno

du Maurier, to be controller and treasurer of her houshold. Gen. Browning, tall and handsome, will assume his now duties on Jan. 1, relinquishing his post as Military Secretary to the Secretary of War to which he was named more than a year ago. His last war 18- slgament was as Chief of Staff! to Lord Louis Mountbatten, Al- lied Supreme Commander. In Southeast Asia.

"He was married to Miga de' Maurfer in 1932. They have one Fox and two daughters and live at a historic country re- treat in Cornwall.

A few months ago, the Prin-

who was 21 in April,† chose her frst private secre tary, John Rupert Colville, 32, who served in the Royal Air} Force during the war as Flight Lieutenant.-Associated Press.

Cesa,

Lieutenant Mountbation, who is receiving n build-up in the press such as Hollywood would Five promising young slur, is still on naval duty. Stil.! one newspaper breathlessly in- formed its renders that Charice Tupper. Bond Street's snootiest

Lisbon, Oct. 17. Farber, is supplying the groom

hair 21 special

tonie. with

The sacred statue of Our Lady which contains no grease and

of Fatima is being flown today no colouring.

The only persons not enjoy- ACTORS the Atlantic to New the Com-York, en route to Canada to be Old friends of the Duchene ing themselves are

The Daily Workerf delivered to the Archbishop of any that she is not the sort of munista, person to swallow a snub, then today reprinted two letters ac Ottawa

contributiona 10 The statue was taken from its hecept ant-minute invitation, companying

its fighting fund. One of these sanctuary at Fatima today by If is forthcoming.

Because the route of the pro- hewalled the employment of Bishop Oficirla at a ceremony police alx strong men" to guard the attended by the wife of the cession in shorter, the

Another writer United Sinter Ambassador, job of guarding the procession wedding dress,

Seventy-four-year-old the enclosed 3/- which be emphasi Mrs. J.C. Wiley, and the Am- โฟ simplified. However, precautions that will be taken and was not to go for a wed-erican press attache, Jay Cas- Green was reelected unanimously are more intensive than at the ding present.-Reuter.

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GREEN GETS IN AGAIN

San Francisco, Oct. 10.

William

tillo, and handed to the Am-

to the Presidency of the Ameri can Federation of Labour as the erican Catholic writer, John

‚AFL annual conclave drew to n Haffter, who is carrying the

close here today. statue to Canada for delivery to

John L. Lewis of the United | the Archbishop of Ottawa. Mine Workers was dropped from The Fatima shrine, Europe's the Federation's ruling councils second Lourdes, is the most re. for the coming year. Making good cent place on earth where the his threat not to serve again on Virgin Mary was said to have his mine workers were conspici- the executive council, Lewis and appeared, In 1917.--Untiedously absent for the annual clee-

tion.-Associated Press.

Press.

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Lovers' Ghosts Fail

To Reduce

Taxes

London, Oct. 17.

An appeal to reduce taxes on a country mansion because it was allegedly haunted failed today despite the tax assessor's loud arguments on behalf of the ghosts.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU' ACCEPT HIS OFFER · OF A LIFT, ERICY-HE SEEMED A GENTLEMANTM

·AND HE WAS VERY

HANDSOME!

Councillor Henry Richards.!

who attended two midnight STAR

seances at a lonely home, de-l

Phone,58335

clared that, on the evidence of qualified psychic researchers, 2.30; 5.30.7.30.&.9.30. P.M. the house was definitely haunted; TO-DAY ONLY by the ghosts of two lovera whoj died nearly 300 years ago.

However, the Luton Areaj Assessment Committee meeting at Luton this morning ruled the house at Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, not haunted and the owner, B. Key of "The Ple Crust." Eel Pic Island, Twickenham, must pay full taxes.

Richarda argued that re- searchers accompanying him had actually seen the ghosts of beautiful young Besale and her lover John who, according to legend, were locked in a cellar, closet by Bessie's enraged father and left to die there.

Richards later told the Unit- ed Press, "I did not see the ghosts myself, but there de- finitely is something there"

added: "Ninety per . Ho

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cent of the public will say rub- CROSBY HOPE-LAMOUR

bish, but the evidence of pay- chic researchers into such subject should be accepted as much as a physician's diagnosis of a human malady."--United Press.

London, Oct. 17. Imports of all American magazines into Australla, either in bulk or by single subscrip- tion, have been temporarily suspended in an effort by the Commonwealth Government to savo dollars, Meltjourne announced. tonight--Reuter.

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