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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1952.

Success for two

in

spite of

famous fathers

N London from America, and on the way to a Continental holiday, Is Miss Margaret Truman, singer and TV star, who happens to be the daughter of the President of the United States.

Next year, of course, she will be Margaret Truman, singer and television

star.

By. EVE PERRICK

docked at Le Havre, and

of the detectives guarding the Minister of Great Britain. But ship had the Churchill success story had door because the

lots a different beginning. of strange and, as yet, unvei ted people were aboard.

But now the liner was sail Ing, and Miss Truman was al- lowed out. She had not resent- ed being in protective custody

Sarah had made the journey up from Cochran Young Lady actress playing to dramatic leads in the West End before Mr Churchill was Prime Minis-

lunch-time. Miss T., ter. "And," she says, "I'm look- sensible girl that sho is, has a

taste for noon-rising.

Sul, there she was now, with her golden hair done up ship-shapo," tightly curled at the ends and protected from an "invisible" the breezes by hair not.

ing forward to that im- mensely. I just hope I can make it."

"Well, anyway she's made first base. Her radio and TV

PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

felcase for her is nearer now.

Sonia's slip is showing

WAS driving back with Sonia,

in one of her luxurious limou- sines from a concert at the Henry

Jall.

"Never told you, did I, about the time I posed as stablelad?" she queried. She fanned herself, with a copy of a Giles Among the Gee-Gees cartoon, and added: "It was when I was hand in glove with 'Slash' Price's Mob.”. ·

I leaned closer in eager an-

contract was renewed after the announce- ment of her father's

decision to become an ex-President.

."It was

great moment for me when I got that renewal offer. That's when decided it would be rafe to take a voca- tion."

ch

We talked first the sun-deck of

the

1.5. United States, in the shadow

the of

two FBI men who

are never far away

+

Know-how

41

She showed by the self-con- fldcat. experiented way she handled an Interview, in rather circumstances, uncomfortable what a few years in the lime light can do for a small-town giri.

(His first term of office coin- elded with Sarah' wartime service in the WAAF; and it Was while he was leading the doughter Opposition that his

herself once more' established as a celebrity in right).

her own

We were talking on the sun- terrace of the little black-and- white painted house in Pimlico ("Our village") which is now

of the the London residence Anthony Beauchamps. We were drinking "Moscow Mujcs", which is, sald Mr Beauchamp, the nicest way of drinking vod- ka "if you ever have to drink vodka, that is."

+

I've been in pofities all my life, you know--not just since my father became President. I always joked that I would be. We were discussing the nude the one to make the

statue in the niche behind us. Truman famous but Dad" came with the house," said Mias Churchill, "and my didn't de too badly, did he?

name

"In our family, the men are mother, who got the place for when the President's the politicians. The women do us insists that we will have to daughter tukes a thought I might make a

the work. Maybe that's why I

Miss Truman

had

nice

spent the morning in change to use my voice to sing

with. her suite, with one

Though there are some people who don't agree, of course, she added, with a

brave, brazen smile.

F'AVE 'AD TO) [TYE UPGRY

FORT

5 Top

by ERNEST DUDLEY The Armchair Detective

get rid of 1.

"But we're using it for laughs. Don't you just adore that coy expression?”

Marble maiden

I said I thought the marble maiden jooked exactly like the vicar's daughter who had turn- ed to strip-tease to pay off the

wasn't me mortgage but

really happy in her work.

Mies Truman takes her holl- day in the American way-or- ganised almost to the minute. "It's all been planned for by someone in the embassy. Nine countries fri seven weeks, Including, Finland imagine

the only detail of the tri

I know is that I'm going Salzburg for the Festival. told I'll hear some real music there."

No peace for

..

to

"Good" said Sarah. "One more vote on the side of keep- ing the thing."

two

Miss Churchill, after years non-stop with one Holly I'm Wood film, one Broadway play, two TV series is taking her good on the walt-and-sec- when-we-get-thers plan. "We're going to Italy. We'll mother frst"—Mrs mouto went to Italy "and we're just going to roam R-O-A-M; not the capital."

Afterwards, until

goes back to New York in Novem~.

year get

Churchill then

she

It seemed a rather tiring trip for a girl who had not had a week free of professional engagements for nearly I asked: Wouldn't she

of those ber, the Prime Minister's daugh- there more rest on one warm milk ready when

stable father?

Florida fishing trips with her er is going to have a spell of were three taps at the

being Mr Beauchamp. door. It was Slash, I let him w

"Daddy never takes a

He does more work when

in.

the

ness."

vaca-

In a flash, Slash slipped the he's in the yacht than he does dopo into Hoss-steak's milk.

in Washington. Don't be fooled "Hoss-stenk gulped off

by those flash shirts he wears. ticipation of another of the lot. While he started to sag at more trips are a serious bust London Crime Queen's sordid the knees, Slash led me to a underworld stories.

chair and gagged me, so that "Slash planned to nobble I would look like the victim of the favourite for the Enamel a raid. To back up my story, Cup Handicap at Hyde Park," I was to spin a. tale of how

I'd been overpowered Sonia explained.

"The nog's name was Hoss masked gang, and I had care steak

out a nota Butcher's Shop fully written steak, out of

the stable pin on Owner, Sir Stash to Tickerlish Horse - Blanquette, door.

ΟΙ

by

'Back' Door.

ridden by Dusty Layne in Sir Tekerlish's familiar colours of

worked.

for

Tito talk

Miss boy brother

re

men do the work for the next few months. I'm resting, for a

"Tony bas

Alm gone into production. He's doing a series of short detective stories, and some documentaries for showing here and in America-we hope

· Since she left home

In cinemas

emas and on TV. Truman's adventures have not

Randolph Is gone entirely unrecorded. Was starring in the documen- by A she a little peoved at having laries. He's doing the narra-

to cope with cameras and Fress

tion and interviewing Euro- receptions on her vacation?

pean political leaders-like Tito, Her reply was realistic,

for Instance. vealing. "Well, you never "Anyway. I'm letting the know. Perhaps this time next Put-up job

I'll be just dying to be egg-nog yellow with pink-icing "Our nefarious plot

had bounded by the Press and. And bit. Then I've got my eye on a spots.

myzelf The favourite out of Wouldn't that be terrible?"

completely ignored. play I'd like to do in London Sonia's slant eyes glazed the Enamel Cup meant the race

New York. slightly as she went on: "Slash was a dead-cert for second

As for saying farewell to the "But nearly very actress had put his shirt-tail the favourite Getaway.

Miss Truman's these days has a play she'd second favourite, Getaway, by "Already I was spending my shrug, indicated that it really like to do in England and File-in-Cake out of Cunk!”

of Slash's winninge, which wasn't too trying for a girl to America. Let's hope. my ond

to collect next day. And know that, wherever she goes, goes on. Warm milk..

there were always two strong We moved inside. the house following her where three Churchill oils-two "painted_boats", studies and a

flower

"MU one: favourite," commented Sarah- dominate the decor of

of Regency stripes and pastel wails.

"We're

Just

starting

Miss furnish the place," said Churchill, and it's so useful to have a father who paints,"

.*Ingrediente:". Vodka, ginger beer, and ice,

on

slice of

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bodyguard,

It seems that, posing as a Once more Sonia's tear-drops men and true stable-lad with forged referen- started to fall like

around. SDowflakes

ces from leading owners like in the spring. "You see," Bhe

Mr Coughing-Baddeley, M.P., hiccupped, "I'd made on

one of my NOW SARAH

Sonia got a job at Hoss-steak's silly slips again......"

But YOU, of course, have

which

stable.

IN LONDON from Ameri of the big race spotted Sonia's mistake "Night Sonia went on, "I was guard gave the show away as a put- ca, on the way to a Con- ing the favourite. Everything up job. If you're not Jure,tinental holiday, 1# Miss going to plan. At midnight I another glance at. the picture Sarah Churchill, the gave the nog a fresh hot-water may give you the clue. (Solu- and TV star, who happens to bottle. I'd just got its glass of fion on Page 16)

be the daughter of the

actress

Prime

and

new

to

Ex - Queen Farida May, Remarry

Farida In-

(BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

tended mov»: Cairo, threatened that if she remarried ing to a quiet district out- TX-QUEEN FARIDA of her land would be confiscated.

Calro Barred from taking part In side Egypt, freed from the social activities, forbidden to near the condition imposed on her by appear before the people lest Pyram

ex- they acclaimed her, she lived d

und King Farouk, is now

falds, lonely life.

the big man- pected to remarry.

For

while her three sion

she is

If Farida, beautiful, dark- daughters lived with her. Moclem having bult oyed and 30 years old, had law, though, provides that all there is al- done so whilst Farouk was daughters of divorced persons most ready. still king, almost everything imunt go to the father at the age sho possessed should have Ferial and Fawzio, left been taken from her,,: mother some time ago, but until ning a new When Farouk and Farida were recently the youngest daughter, life, and al- divorced, Farouk Invited her to Falka has spent the summer ready has

advice of his courtiers, made a

nine. The two elder daughters,

with

The

cx-

is

Plan

Queen

their now

urged her to go abroad--but Nile Island district of Zamalek..

a luxury flat in the

the fashionable

functions in the

YARIDA

"known exactly what the fortune

is.

He has many million pounds, It is believed, salted away in European countries and North and South Anterie-enough for a future life of gambling.

What is left in Egypt Farouk is unlikely to ever see again..

He attempted to take priceless ́art treasures with him when he left the country, but he was stopped it the last

minute.

Plans are to be made to realise this fortune; tho proceeds will be.

Apart from his lands, the richest in Egypt, Farouk owned much property, treasures and ond some public of the world's most priceless the royal palacoand, on, the, e farida at her home in agreed to attend

in the near future stamp collections.. large settlement on here At prosent Farida is Hving in The sympathy of almost every- one in the country is with her, refused

He gave her 3,000 acres of rich Apart from her Innd, she is a Estimates are already being used for schools and Hospitals, land the

of

180,000

10 acres he rich woman. Whilst she was malo of the fortune Farouk left And Farouk will come under owned himself. Afraid, however, queen, Farouk gave her jewellery in Egypt. He is thought to be the new Egyptian plan for that she would talk of what worth many thousands of pounds, one of the richest men in the redistributing - Egypt's wealth, wont on in the palace, he forbade She took this with her when she world, but nobody; excruit, his From Egypt he will get no more bor

to have Viitors "and" left the palace,

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