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THE - CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1955.

HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

FINAL light dusting for the 1,800-year-old head of the Roman goddess Minerva is given by Miss Janet Francis (who's just 1,782 years younger than the bronze) before the valuable piece is again put on display at the Roman baths and museum at Bath, Somerset. The head, which once adorned a temple at Bath, has just been returned after restoration at the British Museum.

(Reuterphoto)

THE brilliant spring sunshine lures the stars from

the Shepperton Studios set where the film, “Josephine And Men," is being made. Glynis Johns (centre) is

Josephine.

On-left

Is Donald Sinden, and Peter Finch is on the right, (Reuterphoto)

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THIS tlny" guillemot was rescued from a slow and horrible death by the new scourge of the sess waste oil and now re- fuses to leave.its gaviour, Mr W. E. Williams, who found it on the beach at St Agnes Cove, near Truro, Cornwall After he had cleaned its plumage, Mr Williams released it but it refused to go Now it follows him everywhere, and is a great favourite of the local children." (Reater- photo)

LEFT: Britain's new Foreign Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, with his wife in the garden at Colzean-Castle, Ayrshire, during their recent holi- day. The Castle is Scot- land's gift to President Eisenhower. (Express)

ARRIVING at the Foreign Office in London are members of the All-Party Parlia mentary Group for World Government. They met the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to discuss the Group's proposal for encouraging the creation of a world federal government. Back row, left to right: Mr Henry Osbourne, Mr John Rankin, Mr. 1, J. Pitman, Mr Don Wade and Mr Frank Beswick. Mr John Hay, Mr Joe Reeves, Mr Arthur Henderson and

Front:

Earl

Russell.

(Reuterphoto)

OND STREET, one of the most famous streets in the world of fashion,"pre sented a unique, outdoor show recently when 30 of London's most beautiful mannequins paraded from Piccadilly to Oxford Street wearing the latest suits,

dresses, furs, shoes and accessories. (Central)

A pair of six-inch practice rockets streak down fowards the sea from a Vampire jet trainer firing with gyro gunsights. The plane is steady in attack and easily manoeuvred qualities which enable the Vampire to bring the target quickly to its sights and hold it there. (Reuterphoto)

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LEFT: There is no lack of willing helpers to push in this one. sixth scale model loco- motive, arriving at the Central Hall, West-

'ཀ; winster, for the Model Railway Exhibition. (Reuterphoto): By Ernie Bushmiller

PERCHED at dizzy heights above the ground, men work on the construction of giant 240-foot crane at Crystal Palace, London." It will help to build a 640-foot tower to carry the transmitting aerials. for the BBC's ! new: television station (Renterphoto)

DOING very nicely, thank you, with those long angular legs is Chris, the London Zoo's three-week-old giraffe. He is seen cantering round the paddock on his first outing (Renterphoto)

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