1954-11-20 — Page 4

NORMAN WISDOM

{ IN THE 1954 GAY }

PALLADIUM SHOW

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1954.

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THE QUEEN, with l'rincess wargaret und the Duke of Edinburgh, al- tended the Royal Variety Performance at the Palla- dium, London. Above: Her Majesty's arrival at the theatre. She wears a gown of white slipper salin and blue tuile, and

un

ermine wrap. (Express)

MEMBERS of the Japanese ballet which has been performing in London. IL Is the first seen in England

for

15 years.

(Ex- press)

IRVING BERLIN, 66-year-old, American 'writer of hit songs, on his arrival in London from New York: Asked if he was a millionaire, he said: "I can't tell you things like that. But I want to emphasise' that commercialism has nothing to do with song-writing. Everyone must make money to Üre, but I do not just write songs for the money that just comes.”

(Express):

LEFT: Brigadier Dame Meien. Gthespie, Matron- in-Chiel anu Director of The Army Nursing Service, laying a wreath . the foot of the statue of kidrence Nightingale in Waterloo Puce, London, on the cen- tenary បរ Miss Night- ingale's arrival at Scutari during the Crimean War. (Army News)

LEFT, below: Thirty- year-old Michael Flanders, who spends his fe in a wheelchair, is one of the team of unseen commenta- tors on British television newsreels. Flanders con- tracted infantile, paralysis during war service and lost the

use of his legs.

(Express),

PRINCESS MARGARET важ Christian Dior's winter collection at a charity fashion show at Blen. heim Palace, the Oxfordshire home of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. A model curtsics as the Princess passes. (Express)

THREE Italian actresses visiting London shelter from the rain on leaving their hotel. Beneath a large umbrella are (left to right) Glanna Maria Canale, Irene Genna and Marissa Bell. They stayed on "in England for a protracted visit after the recent Italian flm festival. Express Phot

THIS is Grannie Eileen Bartlett. At 34 she may be Britain's youngest grandmother. Her 17-year-old daughter, Rachel, has just given birth to her first child, a daughter, Dawn. Mrs Bartlett herself married at 17. Her home is in, Milford-on-Sea, Hante (Express)

THE new Lord Mayor of London, Alderman H, W. Seymour Howard, acknowledges the salutes of the crowds from his brightly-gilded state chariot during... the traditional 'Lord Mayor's Show, which this year! was enlivened by colourful Colonial floats. (Army News)

By Ernie Bushmiller

IT'S IMPROPER TO

YOUR TEETH? IN PUBLIC

WHAT'S THE

IDEA?

· PICK

SURE WAS

DAIRY

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DR Reginald Bennett, Tory MP for Gosport, exercising his four-month old Slamese kitten, Willow, in a public park. - The park-keeper at first objected, but Dr Ben- nett wrote to the Minister of Works, who has given consent. (Express)

NANCY

WATCH YOUR ETIQUETTE WHEN WE EAT IN THE RESTAURANT.

THAT WAS À SWELL MEAL, NANCY

LEFT: "Autumn comes to Hyde Park, and this elder ly gardenter pauses to light "a" comforting: pipe" before) tackling 4the formidable

O.K.

CHOCOLATES