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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 80, 1954

· HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

CHARLIE CHAPLIN and his wife, the former Oons O'Neill, pictured at London Airport. The comedian returned from Switzerland to give £2,000 to charity. The money was part of the £5,000 prize he received from the Communist-backed World Peace Council. He has already given £2,000 in France. (Express)

HERE is a car that was not shown at the London Motor Show. Called “The Clipper," it has been designed and built by Mr Sydney Allard, competition driver. It costs £267 in Britain, including purchase tax, which makes it the cheapest on the market. The car runs on three wheels, and has a 850 cc Villlers two-stroke engine. (Express)

THE beard that is the pride of 'the' 1st Battalion, the East Surrey Regiments Ita wearer is Sergeant Romid Avery, of Eastbourne. He was among the first British troops to go home by the troopship Empire Ken from the Canal Zone' as (hè result of the Anglo-Egyptian agreement., (Express). 16.

DONALD CAMPBELL, 33-year-old son of the late Sir Malcolm Campbell, 'testing out a new breathing apparatus which he will wear during his forthcoming attempts to regain the world water speed record In America. In case of accident, the apparatus would allow him to breath comfortably under water while

he is freeing himself from the cockpit..

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Scots Guards recruits demonstrating how the new Belgian- designed FN 30 self- loading rifle will be carried on the march. Scene at the School of Infantry, Warminster. (Army News)

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HENRY MOORE'S controversial · hofe-In- the-wood carving; "The Reclining Figure," has been included In # British Council exhibi- tion going to Yugo slavia and Switzerland early next year.

(Express)

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THE Salvador Dali-painting which was taken down just before the opening of a modern art show at London's Institute of Contemporary Art: Dall painted the picture on tin in 1930, and it was put up as ⋅ a sign outside a Paris fireworks

(Express)!

BELOW: "Singing står Jan Klepura, still re- membered for his film, "Tell Me Tonight,” en- chants Sheelagh Gaventa, Madeleine Hale and Pamela Shaw at a London reception. given in his honour.

(Express)

NANCY

FILM starlet Jackie Lane word this elaborate version

of an Egyptian headdress" when she

premiere of the film, “The Egypilan,

Carlton cinema.

Erols: Bushmilller

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