1956-06-02 — Page 4

HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

[THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JUNE 1956.

THE suggestion that Britain should introduce pictorial stamps way

made in the House of Lords recently by Lord Elibank, He is seen here with some trial designs Charles made by Mr Rung. The Lords were told that the Post- master General exploring the matter. (Express)

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LEO VALENTIN, the birdman, who plummeted 8,000 feet to his death on Whit Monday at Liverpool because his balsa wood wings did not function and his parachute did not open. The 37-year-old French- man could fly through the air and delay descent by moving his wings like a bird. (Express)

THE most expensive coming-out dance that the London season has produced to date was that held at Claridges Hotel for two 17-year-olds, Countess "Bunny" Esterhazy and Miss "Flockie" Harcourt- Smith. The cost of the dance was estimated at £10,000. There were 600 guests. “Bunny” is seen dancing with Prince Hugues de Bourbon, (Express)

RIGHT: Mimi Benzell, 32-year-old prima donna of New York's Metro- politan Opera, has begun a cabaret engagement in London. She broke from the Met because they would not allow her to sing in cabaret after the opera, Miss Benzeli has a collection of 187 hals. (Express)

RIGHT: Harry Wheat- croft takes a deep whiff of the rose he exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show. He called it the Grace de Monaco, In honour of the girl whose name used to be Kelly. Some blooms were eight inches across, and had a strong perfume, (Express)

LOVE and marriage, states ballerina Violetta Elvin. pictured here, have come to mean more than ballet. She is giving up dancing to marry an Italian, Fer- dinanda Savarese, n businessman. Miss Elvin was born Violetta Prokhorova and trained at the Bolshol Theatre, Moscow. She has been married twice before. (Express)

JANET HICKS, beauty queen of Braintree, shown on her return from Calcutta to England to discuss with her parents the matter of her engagement to the 26-year-old Maharajah of Mymensingh. She wants her father's permission to (Express) marry him. Janet getting a welcome-home kiss from her mother.

BOER War veteran, 80-year-old Sergeant Frederick Simms, a Chelsea Pensioner, shown embroi dering (at which he is quite expert) at the "History in Em

at broldery" exhibition

the Chelsea Royal Hospital, (Express)

BELOW: Aerialists of the Moscow. State Circus, which has opened a season at HarringayArena in London. More than 25,000 people saw the circus on the first day.It will run for three weeks, and then go on tour. (Express).

THE now ateamroller of Soviet power, ald Mr

· Selwyn Lloyd, Forelga Secretary, consleis of a great mass of technicians, lechnologists, business and other experts, all intended to export Communism, as they export goods and serviceme

Cosmaryntive rally at Ollerton, C

LADY PIXIE, --three- ́year-old boxer belonging to the Tolfer family of Hammersmith, with 14 of her litter of 16 pupples who survived. Mrs Tolfer says her housekeeping bill has gone up a lot, since she has had to get extra milk and vitamin fooda both for the mollier and the #YOUBT. 3. (Express)

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