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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1938.

THE WORLD'S MOST ATTRACTIVE MAN.

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by Anne Edwards

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It's no good!

I'll give in..... This is the man!

Fbegan

ROM the first day I to survey the field of the most attractive men in the world, one name has consistently cropped up.

"He knocks all your finalists out of the picture,"

The ownership of Glasgow, 1 understand, can be obtained with a couple of drinks any Saturday night."

"I believe the real heroes are He listeners, I fatter myseit

that I am one of the best. have slept through one or two lectures, but have never slept through an after-dinner speech, "wn by an ex-president."

other women told me, "He "Where rala is concerned, I is more blue-blooded then would rather learn how to stop

Bedford, has more financial it."

And so I had to give in. For

nssets than a routine man of riches, a scientific turn of mind like Penae, as much power as anyone in this country, and he's as good looking as John Neville."

"He's getting a little thin on tep," I demurred.

"But he's so athletle," they Insisted, "He waterskis, plays polo, rides, salls, drives fust cars, at looks magnificent on eleket feld."

the

"No more magnificent than Denis Compien," I painted out.

"Yes, but he's a Prince. And l's got the common touch. And he has such 11 Warm and twinkling sense of humour. Just think of all the new re- marks he has made...."

the truth is that he also wears his clothes beautifully and has four palaces.

He Is stem and intensely masculine, but gentle. He does his lab supremely well, but never atops learning. He captivated the most eligible girl in the world, and has kept her cap- tivated for 10 years.

BUT HE WOULDN'T HAVE WON I

A girl would never have any worries with Matt For one thing he doesn't talk much just "Yup," or "Nope," or, in

MATT DILLON GENTLE MORALIST.

noments of stress when he goes into hls longest specchi:

to

the

So I hereby nominate ilm "Mebbe 1 KD over as The Most Attractive Man saloon and see what's goin' on."

the World H.R.H, Prince Philip..

Handsome

tho

THOUGH, between you and

me, there is one man I love more. He is ns handsome as a dream, the bravest man in the world, and the mildest. He is "I've ust thought of a new six foot four inches tall, broad- lencedontopinedics. That shouldered, and alim, with means putting your foot in your smiling grey eyes and thick mouth!"

curly hair.

*II men thought only af their glorious past they would be like baboons-all behind and

forehead."

MARTELL

His name is Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, a gentle muralist who is a split second faster on the draw than ony, crook in Kansas,

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For another thing he is not euch terested in other girls.

with that pleasant, cool, grey gaze and remarks; "That's bad, stronger, very bad."

And though week after week he is threatened by some dec- perate killer, you never have to worry about Matt. It brings out the best in him,

"Move one step closer and I'll plug you full of lead," saya the killer wildly. And Matt Just uncurls Jangaldly, lopes towards him and says: "If there's any killing around here, mister, I'm the one that's doing it,"

Then, coolly, courageously, unhurriedly, he turns his back,

Of course, he and wo know Ent he knows, that he has got to live through the serial unit the next week, be cause he is the hero of that TV serial and that every Friday night.

strip cartoon

For me he has got the edge Prince

He has had one hanging round over any man-even for three years and he has only Philip. dised her unce

A sad comment on the He is so relaxed that even predicament of a girl choosing when some chap rides up with The Most Attractive Man in the the staggering news that 10 mon World, isn't it, that Matt Dillon are massacred, he just looks up does not really exist,

THE other night

as I dined in opulent, magni. ficence with King Saud of Saudi Arabia at his palace at Riyadh a Court official approached the king as he sat over his meal and read out the latest news bulletins from abroad.

The king paid the closest attention.

KING ON A

WHICHEVER WAY YOU LOOK AT IT—HE'S No. 1

HOT TIN ROOF

-WHICH WAY

CAN HE

JUMP?

by Rene MacColl

As for

the Americans, Saud So Soud would like to 19 not In the mood to give keep things us fuid as them marching orders. He finds possible for As long as Washington cagerly amenable possible.

Mark you, I'd add this:

MEMO to all those unknown, average Englishmen who, during the last week, have come up to me and said, "I'm hurt, Anne, you haven't included me." Or, "Don't write about me Anne, I'd be embarrassed."

To me they repre sent the typical Irre- pressible, humorous, deprecating, egotistic, irresistible average Englishmen whom I really like the best.

And since they are the kind I most often meet, perhaps it's just as well.

to his lightest whim and John But for how long now Foster Dulles desperately keen can ho do this? · Ho aces to maintain friendly relations, the audorlour Nasser It could be that someday soon rattling the sabre at Egypt's the question of revising the Sudanese neighbour. He knows royallles from the American- by now that Nasser is, if nothing

run oilfields at Dharan may else, a brilliant opportunist. come up.

If that happened the question of the air base might prove a valuable bargaining counter,

The title of the new Egypt Syria nation does not arouse enthusiasm in Riyadh, For how could the kingdom of Saudi Arabia ever join a republic?

Ho recalls clearly the wild rioting directly staged by Nasser in Jordan not long ago-riots during which Nasser's radio

to Jordanians called on the aasassinate thei: king.

There is nothing to prevent Nesner from trying in Saudi Arabia what he tried in Jordan, Then what about the Arab For the dream of Arab unily Federation? Would it not be must not be allowed to stand in technically easy for Saud to the way of power politics, And become a member, perhaps the Saudi Arablans Isten to their senior member, of the "Kinga" radio sets 49 attentively ZA Club" formed in Amman last

are dim

another specula- censo befriending the Mostem week-end? But there

culties there too. tively. All that has suddenly Brotherhood.

anyone.

For in the patriar- chal autocracy that is Saudi Arabia only the eyeing one

And 30 King Saud must king can take the changed."

But Saud has so far refused While Iraq remains a member undoubtedly be thinking very high policy decisions. There came

the Bagdad, Pact, Saudi hard these days. The tin roat the announce- not only to boycott the brothers, of ment that Egypt and Syria were but has received some of their Arabla is most unlikely to join is hot and getting hotter. And influential leaders in Iraq and Jordan in the Arab thero are so many different The destinies of the merging in A United Arab most

Federation,

directions in which to jump; biggest, richest and Republie with Nasser potentially most powerful of all the

bead,

Riyadh, at ila

The result of that was fore- ceable a counter-merger · of

Arab States lie in the the Kingdoms of Iraq and hands of the king.

Poised

Jordan, which duly took place Inst week-endi. (Title: The Arab Federation,)

The situation confronting King Saud has therefore com-

WHEN the word came of plately changed. He is still, of

the latest bold move course, ardently courted by all by the other outstanding the others, figure of the Middle East in

the Power squeeze, Colonel fast. And the big question now But events are moving very Abdel Gamel Nasser. and is: How long can the king con- his rushing of Egyptian tinue to indulge in the luxuTY 18.00 troops to the Sudanese bor of aloofness? 18.00 der, I thought of King Saud

18.00

Daco

listening to the news bul- tain their present fost

It is possible, if events mala- letins over dinner and pon- that to remain uncommitted for 25.00 dering with his agile and very much longer may be to

8.50 tough mind what this may compromise

Arabla's 35.00 mean.

7,50

7.50

Pondering too what Saudi Arabla may have to do about it all. And pondering above ell 5.00 WHEN to do it,

10.00

4,50

1.00 A

Saudi

Position International gravely.

very

As shrewd King Saud examines the two Arab "camps" which have just sprung into existence, these are the special

For these days King Saud is fastors which weigh with him.

a man with much on his mind,

the man polzed for big 1 Nasser. The king has been having interesting talks with

1.50 decision,

1.50

his brother Prince Faisal, Saudi

A kding on O hot tin roof, Arabia's Foreign Secretary (not 30 faced with a canllenge of timing, to be confused with King Faisal .30 that ilming which is of vital of Iraq). Falsal has just re- turned to Saudi Arabia from a importance in diplomacy,

slay in Calto.

30 5.00 Until a month ago King Saud

was in an enormously strong And while he was there position. For he and his country Namor exerted heavy proMELES enjoyed the strength of the to try to permundo the Baudie 10 stop all talk of helping Jordan financially, to throw the KOWLOON Tha' other - Middle Eastern. Americans" out of their big air

nations simmered and shled, bars in Baudi Arabia, 'and" to

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ON THE FENCE:

Anne Edwards

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