THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1956.
HOMESIDE PICTORIAL
EVERYBODY'S feeling the cold in Britain these days and that includes the Royal Family. Here's how Princess Margaret dressed in the battle against Jack Frost. She is wearing a skling hood, with peak turned back, top coat and black leather riding boots. With her is Lady Abergavenny. (Express)
- CHINESE New Year in London. This picture taken at the Hongkong Restaurant shows Misa Lily Ning, of Hongkong, offering mandarin oranges to actress Gracia Tay, from Malaya. Numerous prominent Chinese living in Britain were present at the party. ' (Express)
SHE Look up weightlifting to reduce and now she's England's strongest gal. Pretty London house- wife Mrs Phyllis McGurk, who weighs 122 pounds, holsted a 200-pound barbell to become Britain's female champion. She lost 46 pounds since she took up weights. Mrs McGurk is 24. (Express)
SCENE during the Inter- Services women's rifle championship meeting in London, at which teams representing the Navy, Army and Air Force women's units took part. Two Wrens take time out for a spot of wool wind- ing. (Express)
ZONIO
THE Labour Party is 50 years old this month. As part of the celebrations a dance was held last week at Seymour Hall, London, which 1,000 guests attended. Mr Hugh Gaitskell, Party leader, is snapped dancing with Mrs Anthony Greenwood, wife of a Labour MP. (Express)
AT Cruft's Show in London, Treetop Golden Falcon, 20-month-old greyhound, beat 2,910 dogs to become first day champion. The dog is owned by Mrs Judy De Casembrodt and Miss Helen Greenish of Guild- ford, Surrey. (Express)
THE Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, and the Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, descend from their plane at London Airport on their return from America. So cold was it that the usually dapper Sir Anthony pulled his famous Homburg way down over his head when he took stock of the atmosphere. (Express)
BELOW: Mrs Donald Campbell, wife of the British water speed ace, is making a name for herself in- show business as a singer, Here she is at London's Cafe de Paris. (Express)
London But she
ESTELLE, otherwise 79-year-old Frances Naylor Bergman of London, was charged in a magistrate's court with telling fortunes. claimed she was only running an advice bureau, had done so for 60 years, and never told fortunes. The magistrate said the offence was so trivial that she would be given an absolute discharge. (Express)
BELOW: The television service of the BBC was left without music for several days because the Musicians' Union ordered members not to
appear unt!! 1 wage dispute was settled. Band leader Ray Ellington (centre) discussing the strike with other
musicians. -(Express)
PRINCE MONOLULU, probably Britain's most colourful and best-known racing tipater, left hospital last week after undergoing two abdominal operations. The 70-year-old Prince, seen here, relaxing with a ward mate, hopes to attend his first 1956 race meeting at Cheltenham next month. He said: "Tell them I got a horse." The horse-Medici, for this year's Epsom Derby. Owner is Queen
Elizabeth. (Express)
NANCY
BRRRR --- IT'S FREEZING TODAY
OH, DEAR--- PEE WEE IS SUCH A DUMB
LITTLE CHARACTER
WHY DID YOU
EVER OPEN
A LEMONADE STAND IN THIS
WEATHER?
By Ernie Bushmiller
IT SAVES ME
FROM BUYING,
ICE
ICE COLD LEMONADE
ROWNTREES
you can
the fruit!
1CE COLD LEMONADE
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