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THE ' CHINA ✨ MAIL,. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, - 1957.

HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

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PAT BOONE, America's top recording singer now visiting England, is flanked by two girls of his rock 'n rolling London fan club, “The Boone Ravers." Gate- crashers stormed a queue while he was appearing at a cinema in Tooting. (Express)

RAILWAYS may loose money-but model stec-

tric trains are still the main attraction at the annual Schoolboys' Ex- hibition at the West. minster Horticultural int, where they held their own against space- men. (Army News)

NINE-MONTH-OLD Sara Lake must neither laugh nor cry, for there is a hole in her heart. Precau. tions had to be taken over Christmas at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital to prevent-excitement while she waited for an operation. (Express)

ᏞᎬᎰᎢ ; A disembodied hand (clockwork) rises Irum a casket clutching в гоне. The scene takes place in the Covent Gar den ballet by Benjamin Britten, "Prince of the l'agodas." And it is the Ugly Sister, Svet- Jana Beriosova, who takes the rose and wins the Prince. (Express)

LEFT: His gambling luck has named Gerala Albertini (25) heir to an American railway fortune the "Golden Boy." The picture was taken in London when he announced his en- gagement to Mrs John Heath (28), widow of the British racing driver. (Express)

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LEFT: William Roy was the man who, fore- saw the Suez crisis and prepared a secret cham- ber in his roof. Then his home in the Canal Zone Wax made Egyptian headquarters, and he had to live over the heads of his un- auspecting warders. Mr Roy is seen on his re turn to London. (Ex- press)

IT has been going on at Wyndham's Theatre three years — London's gay mad musical of Charleston days, "The Boy Friend." But the cast sometimes needs a change., Patricia Webb (23) has just taken over the leading part. She replaces Anne Rogers, who goes off to New York, (Express).

LEFT: Judy Grinham,

At

British Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, dances with The Mayor, Mr T. A. Keating. Hammersmith Town Hall where a reception was given to welcome home members of the British team from Melbourne. (Express)

BELOW: Scotland Yard's new information room has been designed to meet emergency calls from 8 million people over London's 736 square miles. Its mes- sages direct fleets of cars, motor-cycles, and launches. To save seconds, a conveyor be- tween the "999" men whips chits smartly, up to the head of the table.

(Express)

NANCY

I THINK

I'LL GO OUT AND BUY

NANCY A BLACK TOWEL

LATER

BELOW:

British cara- van maker Ronald Sams and British boat builder Alan Eckford got to-. gether on this one a floating house on wheels for less than £500. (Express)

I WONDER.

IF OUR FENCE IS DRY

YET

WET

PAINT

DIRK BOGARDE, the British film actor, is pictured leaving London on the Mauretania boat train for his first visit to the United States. He spent Christmas with Rex Harrison and family getting the feel of Broadway, (Express).

By Ernie Bushmiller

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