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Baby Book

Here it is... the book that given complete information on the care of the baby and small child from the prenatal porlod through to the sixth advice year...... detailed

on Routines, Menus, Recipes, Training, First Aid

Complete Record Section from

Birth to the twelfth Year.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1959.

THE MOMENT

THIS CROWNING YEAR

AMERICA ENVIES US

by R. M.

MacCOLL

'N the tough world of

1958 Americans don't envy

Britain over- much. But there is n massivé exception to this.

Our Royal Family is re- garded throughout the United States with an ad- miration and a fervently affectionate curioalty which, in its own way, matches the loyal warmth with which the British peoples uernas the world regard the Sovereign and her Family.

Xints is ana of the mbra. stound b radoxes in the always fascinating mix-up of Anglo-American rotations,

The United States is a nation born of Hevolution. In hor schools the children ore often fought That

Throne synonymous with a Lyranny.

is only a quarter at century sgo that a Chicago politician was threatening to

"ust King George in the snoot"

should he venture into the

State of Illinois. It turned out Inter that the politician had got his Gourges confused and VAH under the impression that the third one was still around,

Yet If something like that happened today there would undoubtedly be alorm of dis approval from the American156

THREE REASONS A flag is inanimate

WHAT ties

WHA produced this

paradox? There are. I be- lleve, three main reasons: (1) An American is brought up to pledge allegiance to his nation's flag, which represents the nation itself,

.But while this is right and proper, Americans, with their, passionate interest in person- alities, their warm desire to know people (and if possible to like them), probably feel, now and then, luck.

a

Thus (2) they

turn with

cagerness to this glamorous and

charming Family

of ours, which

'provides with its

human qualities, its

looks

and charm, combined with 50

Hlustrated by over 200 "how-to" photographs and drawings, some good

In two colours.

240 pages. Packed in attractive gift box.

$25.00

Obtainable only at South China Morning Post

many

Osbert Lancaster

pictures the Abbey scene

of the sterner viriues, a tinuing and very special kind

United States not so long ago, it was "s perfect job of publie

the Crowning in... This although, to the general regret, relations," Lynx-eyed reporters So the supreme moment of she visited only Washington. raw never a hint of any of the con- of steadfast reassurance in a little group of human beings in

There she instantly succeeded "sncoliness" which was provided Crowning Year arrives in winning over the top corres- in such ample measure by cer world. largely given over to the Palace 3,000 miles away.

Am- The Archbishop of Can-- drift, disaster and dismay,

The third reason, reinforcing pondents of the nation's Prots fain af. Britain's

In's prewar

terbury holda aloft St. When all is said, the dog and encouraging the Ameri-men who are notably quick basmadors to Washington,

Princess Elizabeth, as she then Edward's Crown, the Crown shrewd assessments must remain an inanimate on- can interest in the Royal Family to make

was, shaved that she could un of England, above King Ed- jcct.

as simple and lllcable human of a person's worth. And so the American turns beings, is that the Queen, with That visit was rather hungrily to news of this her husband, was herself in the triumph. In the American Idiom could be gay, and could enjoy ward's Chair, with its Stone

• GEORGE 111 relpsed from 1760 until 1820, but a regency was nece sary, because of his insanity, for Independance was one of the disasters of his reign.

Wyndham Street, Hong Kong & Salisbury Road, Kowloon Weds (rom 1716 on. The American

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THREE

SILENT

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

Sif there were not never unge this way and that, Nat, better known in culinary their way up like a circles as Mal Manger, she would enough problems to butting worry people as they female billy goat," but must get be able to write as follows:

their right leg under them and "In his dining-room, distem- get older, we now have Mar- press hard on the furniture with pered in a billous yellow, I froze gery *Wilson,

in front of a stove which had author of one hand. "You're As Young As You Women with stiff knees must gone out because it was full of Act," telling middle-aged practise inceling and rising on ash and clinkers, and sipped a

a soft cushion; those K women that their hands get necies must "ralee their shoulders my empty stomach.

with no pink gin which bored holes in a "fisty look at fifty," that right up under their ears and

sonorous crash of a they find It hard ત rise down again with all their might gracefully from modern low and main."

dinner but

that Mel Manger fumiture, that they are as young After going through all this was having another pink gin in

serene

"Because you are the only doctor who will visit him now,” said the First Potato.

The Second Potato frisked me for firearms and found a couple of hand grenades in my pock

"What are these for?" asked the Second Potato.

"Shock treatment,” I Bald. "The latest thing for colds."

""And

in this?" he asked, what's only suggested finding a large bottle.

"A pint of arsenic," I said. *** fatal to cold germe,”

"Pass, friend," raid the Second

Some

berti without loss of dignity,

herself with a deft charm which of Scone..

Cand found captivating.

when, few brlat weeks All around is the pagean

later, George VI dict and try of a truly Great Oc Elizabeth found herself 10 abruptly face to foco with caslon. responsibility, Americans avery. where tended to identify them- selves all the more with the Queen and her great now tash 'THEIR QUEEN' So they're moving in

So what would, in any event, of in- have produced a wave

and terest

AVTLE sympathy, sharpened and helghieried personalised by the sense here

was someone that they really knew and liked: And they

I

end

that

You can identify the pér.“ sonages in the scene by, the- key drawing, below The archbishop is numbered 1: Around the throne are the Great Officers of State (2);

os their knees, that fat women drill several times. the poor, the kitchen. I managed to Potato.

appear have по nocks at all," cackling witches are then sup- surprise him scraping" bolled

Stalin, with a streaming nose, and are, all "pulling for and

that the laughter of elderly posed to "establish a pleasant potatoes off the floor.

In the last few months before. women sometimes sounds like laugh by placing a hand over "The rich red of the tinned was wriggling in a bed full of

left the United States it was "the cackle of witches."

the solar plexus, taking a long, tomato soup, nearly cold, made wet handkerchiefs and toast Therefore, to keep young, deep broath and saying ha, ha, a gay contrast to the faded red closed.

crumbs. All the windows were

rare for 2 week to go by with gut some feature or other on the the fisty fifties must never fold ha, ha, or just a, a, a.". in the wom carpet, and the "What you need is

Royal Family appearing in ons of Those who will yell "e, a, a, a dark varnish on the phoney old fresh air, I said, pulling their hands on their laps, but

the multi-million circulation must keep them on the arms of with the most feeling will be the dresser he had picked up for the pin out of one hand grenade

imagazines. chairs "moving them every rheumaticky ones with their three times Ho value comple- and throwing it into a corner. In

Schoolgirls would discuss the minute or so."

right legs locked under them as mented the shiny black of the four seconds a hole was blown Margaret's latest ensemble

Queen's hairdo or give Princess On the left of the picture they try to leap from a deep burned sauger tre brought in through the wall.

an are the Lord Chancellor (3)- scrutiny. And now the cursing, on a red-hot dish, ΒΟΠΙΟ

Thanks," said Stalin. "It was exhaustive Sometimes I got the and that non-officiating 'hours inter.

a bit stuffy in here." "His artistry was apparent in "Let me make your pillows America intends to wave over ground (5) are the pages. Senpression that the whole of bishops (4); In Atherifore- the savoury, Laftances Tres more comfortable 1. sald, come next June, jock, stock, and On the right are the officers Chaud, Wh

which was soft roes on pulling the pin out of the other hip-flask. charred toast smothered in red grenade and putting it under Yes you can take it that our of the Royal Household (6); pepper.

Those who find rlaing from deep

SALESMEN

difficulty in sofas must

真賣賣

sofa.

his head.

Dinner with Mal

Manger DIRK BOGARDE is just an- other film star who does his own exquisite cooking, and fust another famous man who has contrast to the faded carpet, but "Ah," said Stalin. "Now I produced the perfect dinner for nearly choked me.

can breathe.. Can. I have,a "Frozen, and full of red pepper, tonic?" Describing the experience, one gin, and burned musages, I then

a visiting girl reporter.

of them wrote:-

loyal American friends are de a King-at-Arms (7), ; and "The black teast and the red Stalin's head was blown off, termined to see and hear just as the canons of Westminster pepper both complemented the but a Third Potato screwed-It much as they possibly can about phoney dresser and made a guy on again.

the crowning of "thele" Queen.

(8).

took leave of Bal Manger with

In his dark panelled silting- Ioating memories of an 10-

room we warmed ourselves in forgettable evening.”*****

front of the blazing logs in the Charles

Breplace

I gave him the pint of arsenic, which he drained at a draughí

"What do naked,

and sipped Dream encounter and said he felt hungry.

ah aperitif....The sonorous notes

of his Javanese gong suggested dinner....The rich cherry colour

lour THE hoverpiane dropped gently

you fancy?" I

baked potato," gold Stalin

THE HARD WAY

MAGGO ZAPROF.

ladder: AROMANIA, ve,

From NEWELL ROGERS ARE MEREL New York, Tuesday. later he was He boaaar TOW of the beetroot BOUD com- on to the roof of the A nured removed the peaked

How does an ex-book- has moved steadily up the GM. keeper rise to be boss His salary gópờ up from about plemented the six flickering rod Kremlin.”: 1 slepped out. candies, the russet Broadwood I was immediately surrounded cap from the Third Potato, of the largest industrial £180,000 to over £200,000

popped him. In 'the' over next"to

Ho is in his Detroit once at spinet, and the Tudor dresser be by guards who,

Bike

moss the bed, and baked him in his empire in America?

Ừ thì tại To cet here le van bad pitkod Bpp for £0%*His. Russians, bad faces like potatoes, Jacket. When he had: Anished Harlow H. Curtice has just whore company male 12,200,0ça artistry wan apparent Laitances Au Vin blanc (chier toe vere, in fact, events, this meal Stalin gave me the stepped into the presidency of cars and trucks last rentwilles

they were, in potatoes. In Order of Lerin, which he fished | Goooral Motors Corporation, from his home, satu tegrotant being soft aves) are poaked caps with little eyes in out of his pyjama pocket, gan j the world's biggers moter-cor Michiguo, about 60 miles away,' The Salade Gourmet served in strange, place, red Venetian dishes made a gay "Dr Gubbins, 1

As I was loaving, the Second maker, at the age of 59. This Is Curtles's-formula. Lop * presume?" Potato

said: “Are you satisfied Curtice succeeds Charles E getting to the top Dolinithe contrast to the green mats sent said the First Potato,quo; with the condition of the

Wilson, who left to be Pre- hard way. Thinkwahcad "of fram, Hellywood.

"The some,” I said. "How 据 Paliont?"

aldent Eisenhower's Defence your job. The nothing #in the patient, Staling my

Not yet, I anick Keep him Becretary, population

Networld can keep the job"bhead -A, nasty cold in the head," in bed.. zomorrow. I will returns - Al the nge

age of. 29 he

from @roaching out for yDAL sald the First Potato Hop 2

couple of land mines to an advertisment; ́for, book”. Be bold, knowing thatir family toith If a girl reporter caros to ometryny i did you send ⠀⠀ for keep his fees warm,”

kpeper of spark plug frm no one can choat rey but, Tour- and have dinner with her Uncle met” z naked,

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