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THE CHINA-MAIL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER - 14, 1957.

HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

ABOVE: Highest and fast- cata British Canberra boat the altitudo record again taking the ceiling up to 70,000 ft. The previous ceiling was 65,872 foot- olio set up by the Canberra, The picture on the right shows the men who did It-Walter Shirley (loft) the navigator and pilot Michael Rondrup.

(Express)

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The "Winston Churchill of Basutoland" (LEFT) Chief Nkuebe Mitchell Posto (20 stono at, 5ft 8ins) is advizer and spokesman to Bosutoland's woman Regent Paramount Chiofainess Ma'Ntiebo Amelia Scolso (RIGHT), They arrived in Bri- tain to debate the appoint- ment of a South African, Mr A.G.T. Chaplin, as British resident Commissioner.

(Express)

LEFT: What does a Scotsman wear under his kilt? "Twos on the banks of the Thames that Pat Cottoo found out. Private Peter Gannon had to

jump in to sayo a man who

fall in-and he couldn't do

that in a kilt: Said Pat: "}

feel very proud of Pater,

but I can't help blushing. The girls at the Post Office where I work will rag me for days about this." (Express) BELOW: Part of Navy week, and the Fleet Air Arm hali copters demonstrato ways they can be useful...a port- abla air:field that can even fly in a Bailey Bridge to the Sappers on land, should they need it. (Army News)

RIGHT: Army driver John Lea was at the top of a mile

long hill in an 80ft 35 ton transporter when the com- pressed air brake failed. Sold ha: "Thoro was a his of escaping air. Slowly we started to roll downhill, told the other two to jump for it. Instead they yanked on the handbrake. Clouds

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of smoke started coming up because of friction. I found it difficult to see, so they had to put the brake off. Soon we were doing 60 ond

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ABOVE: Walking in the garden-joint headmasterr of Cheam, Mr F. P. Beck (loft) and Mr M. Whenfor with Mrs Back. It has just been announced, that the fees at Choom-the board- ing school where Princh Charlos will be starting as a pupil on Septembar 23~~~ are going up from £94 101 a form to £100 a term. Prince Charles will share à dormitory with oight, or nine other boys. Ha will sleep on ☐ 100-year-old wooden bed, and rest on wooden planki -no springs. And he makes the bed himself, · Asked if Prince Charles would get the atick if he misbehaves, Mi Beck replied "Ho will bo treated exactly at any other bay. But this form of chas tisoment is used only when other methods fail”. Ho is to be called "Prince Chorlos" by the staff, and “Charles" ".. by the other boys, Thera are 90 of them. (Express)

RIGHT: Juliotto Greco, French existentialist singer (see paga 8) and friend of Hollywood's Darryl Zanuck, announced whan,' she flow into London "I shoît never marry again."” Of Darryl sho said "I don't noed him to live, to act. I like him very much. I have great admira- tion for him. The London hotel floor where she was staying was piled high with shoes, She said: "They are my sickness. I'don't know how many pairs | have.”

(Express)

RIGHT: A pretty plonces of the new "sack-look" walks down Bond Street through the goggling crowds. But she's happy- tho's in the fashion,

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(Express)

the hill was getting steeper. At the bottom wo ran through the shopping centre of Carlton. I kept my hand on the hooter. A man thought we were playing the fool. He ran out into the middle of the road and put up his hand, shouting. He suddenly realised it wasn't * game and jumped clear. Two buses loomed up, I sworved. It seemed an aga before, we were clear of the town. Then I saw a' shorp corner with a steep incline. This would stop us if only 1 could get round. 1 pulfed over the wheel and prayed, We made it. And I looked at the boys and burst out laughing."

Then he got out of the cab and, fainted. (Express)

NANCY

THE PHANTOM ROBBER HAS BEEN STAGING HOLDUPS ALL

OVER TOWN---

HE COMES OUT.

OF NOWHERE, ROBS PEOPLE AND VANISHES

WHERE WILL HE

STRIKE NEXT?

By Ernie Bushmiller

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