1952-01-05 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1952.

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in time for Christmas after service in the East Indies sta- tion, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown ty ing up at Chatham Dockyard. She was man- ned by the Chatham ship's company of HMS Kenya, with which she had exchanged her Portsmouth

at Trincomalee, Ceylon.

crew

(Reuterphoto).

FIGHTING an uphill battle for women's rights specifically, for the right to be Britain's first woman airline pilot is Mrs Peggy Grace. Five times she has applied to BOAC and BEA, and each time she has been refused. She teaches flying at Elstree (Reuter- Aerodrome. Her students? Mostly men.

photo).

MASSIVE horse-boxes were not for Tiny Tim, claim- ed as the smallest pony in the world, when he arrived as the star attraction at a Bristol store. He drove up in the back of an ordinary saloon car. A Highland pony from Aberdeen, he stands less than 24 inches high. (Reuterphoto).

THE fine old Tithe Barn at Bredon, ne ar Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, which the owner, Mr G. S. Cottrell, has given to the National Trust. The Barn, which dates from the 14th century, is considered one of the finest in Britain. The Pilgrim Trust has promised a substantia! grant for its repair. (Central Press).

THE liner, Gothic,

UNUSUAL view of the atern of the Cunard liner Queen Mary as she appears' in 'the, dry dock at Southampton during her annual reft. (Central Press).

which has been re- Allied for the forth- coming tour of Aus- traila by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, seen in the River Mersey for the first time. Ferry passen. gers had a grandstand vlew as she dropped. anchor in midstream.

(Keystons).

NANCY

Handling the Noise Problem

THE causeway to Fegla Fawr and Art hog as seen from the southeast end of Barmouth Bridge, Merionethshire, which crosses the estuary of the River Mawd- dach. In the distance are the mountains of Bryn Brith, and to the right the shoulder of Cader Idris. (E. W. Tattersall).

BAGS of Christmas mail for British servicemen in Korea being loaded into a

·BOAC liner al London Airport — part of the final rush tő get all mail off to the men in the war zone in time to reach them for the 'big day. (Reuterphoto),

GOOD exercise and good fun—part of the point in judo is in landing softly are demonstrated here by two girls who appeared recently in the Budokwai Rally in the Albert Hall. Miss Phyllis Hornby is being thrown by Miss Eileen Warren. The Budokwai, or Military Ways Society, is a British judo association controlling 60 clubs. (Reuterphoto).

By Ernie Bushmiller

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