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THE CHINA MAIL-MONDAY; AUGUST, 4, 1908.

PEOPLE

in the news

A deserted wife had

to eat potato skins

By "People" Reporter

MAN OF ACTION

K

By Richard Berry

ING Hussein of Jordan and King Feisal of Iriq, cousins and "next door" neighbours, were both born in 1985 and both were crowned on May 2, 1953.

Noth were educated at the Royal Millary Academy at Harrow. Both developed a pas- Sandhurst, sion for driving fast cars, Both became jazz fans.

And there the similarity ends, Fiery nature

He had no special privileges There

The King pollshed his awn boots, cleaned his own room und mude his own bed, He went on night assaults across rough country. fired modern Hussein hus shown himself to weapons, and learned the essen- 1Ils be tougher, more mature and fists of military science. more fery by nature, By his lends at Sandhurst called him vigilance and swift action he has "Hus." held his throne, while his un- fortunate young cousin has suf- fered a cruel and undeserved -----fale.

So, while rullug a very ancient ingom, Husseln was brought democratic a modern nanner. He rode on London King Hussein took his first buses. He learned to plot his Important political action two own plane.

drove in car years ago when he dismissed his rallies. family's veteran British adviser, Clubu Pasha, and regaudiated the | Anglo-Jordań treaty, i

Hussefo erntinued to follow the popular nationalist line for a white, but with the skill of n veteran statesinan he walked tho political tightrope without falling into the hands of extreme

X-SHOWGIRL June Bartlett, who once was nationalists

EX

used to high living, to expensive meals in the Crushed plot best restaurants, found herself reduced to dining

on the skins of bakeil potatoes.

Iwo.

The insteles of the polators Then Mrs Bartlett she gave to her two daughters, Miss Wolker with a aged Ave and

stabbed vegetable

"They knife.

needed more nourishment than 1," she said yesterday.

Mre Bartlek, who pleaded Mr Bartlett, aged 20, had just Euilty to unlawful younding was left the dock at the Old Bailey, put on probation for a year.

court had been told

where the

of the desperate strifts to which she was reduced when her hus- band left her for another

12.

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One day, hungry and des

sought pernie, Mrs Bartlett

out her husband, George, to

ask for more financial help, the court was told.

there, He was not year-old Nancy Walker

There was a fight.

but

Ho

A Weekly Chinä Mail Feature

SO EXTRAVAGANT.

BUT I HAVE NO MONEY, SAYS OLD GLAMOUR GIRL'

By JOHN HOBSON SIPPING élder from à half-pint glass as

, she relaxed in a pair of baggy corduroy trousers, 52-year-old Mrs Mary Elizabeth Oliver, said, recently? "I need at least £1,000 a month to live."

Widowed American-born Mrs Oliver had just returned from a meeting of her creditors at the London Bankruptcy Court which she attended wearing those same trousers, e gold blouse, brown suede shoes and yellow oilskin coat.

The creditors were told that her debts totalled £10,000. Her only assets were book debts of £425 and an interest not yet valued, in the estate of her late husband, Mr John Scott 'Oliver, an Englishman.

Scented cigarettes

As the smoked a heavily scented cigarette out- side the court afterwanis globe-trotting Mrs Oliver said: "I am just on old glamour girl who is no longer beautiful.

"I got into debt because I should have died years ago.

She spoke, tou, of her marriage, "when I was a del little Aiyerican debutante," to Mr Oliver, a business executive,

Mrs Oliver took & book, Mrs. Robert Henrey's Daughter for a Fortnight from a shelf, She pointed to page 101, quoting a letter which she wrote to the authoress:

* spent my young' woman- hood with a husband who was Las much Rke a young prince as

it was possible to be."

"That," said Mrs Oliver, "was

that Hussein Arst met his future It was in 1950, while in Cairo,

wife, the beautiful young how life was. Princess Dina Abdul Hameed, daughter of the wealthy Sherif "We had 22 servants," she

said, longuldly. "A yacht, too." Alxul Hameed of Egypt.

years later they met. But when her husband died again--in England. The dark- | 20 years ago, he left her "only haired hazel-eyed princess was £60,000," she said. then at Girton College, Cam-

bridge. She took a B.A. with How and she spent her money? honours, went on to London "Let's say buying friendship," University for a sociology course she said. and then qualined as a lecturer nt Catro University.

A your.sigo he smashed the Nasser instgated coup of [group of officers led by Glubb's

successor, All Abu Nawar, Only Separated

a few weeks ago he crushed a plot lo assassinate him and bring his counity Into the United Armb Republic.

She became Queen Dina ul Jordan In 1959 and a year later- had a daughter, Princesa Allynh King Hussel is the grandson But soon afterwards Hussein and

and their separated, Gernid of King Abdullah of Jordan, who Di The Recorder, Sir Dodson, told her: "I don't was assassinated in Jerusalem in daughter has since been brought, think I have ever taken this 3951. He was with his grand- up in Egypt.. course before, where a knife father at the time and it is said that, although a bullet missed

King Hussein has two brothers was used."

him only by fraction of an-Crown Prince Mohammed Ali, Dark-haired Mrs Bartlett, ofinch, he was the only one present 17, and Prince Hassan, 10, Both Made Felt, Stevenage, Hertford-who did not throw himself on have attended schools in Britain. shire, wept as a probation officer the door. Inter told the court;

"She has by

23- been treated most shabbily

II

Husbands 'Changed

Sex' At Work

TIVES of men at a Nolling- hom chomieni factory. became worried

The men working on the pre- paration of synthetic hormone tablets for women, developed large busts.

Until two years ago there were | Dr Abdullah was succeeded by his rumours that Hussein's 46-year- was, her husband. But she is still inson, the mentally unstable Tatal, eld mother, Queen Zeln, was the

love with him."

But he ruled only eight months real power behind the throne of before he had to abdicate in 1952 Jordan, in favour of his son, Hussein.

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W. K. S. Moore, medicul officer to Boots Pure Thrug Co. told-a-conference of indus trial modien officers at Not- tingham: "They began report. ing pains in the chest."

the dark-haired and

Husein has made Now the men wear special pro- King Hussein spent bhs early stocky boyhood at un-English school fa strikingly obvious that, at the Egypt, before being sett to age of only 22. he is a idně Ilarrow. In 1953 he followed who w make

de his own the example of his father by ektons, is a man of action, and Laking a six months' course at has considexble courage,

teelive overalls and have hot bath when they finish work each day. They are medical- ly examined every two days.

Nuri Es-Said-The

MRS. OLIVER:

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Escape Of The Year

"People" Speciál

London.

FL, Keith Henderson, who, during an exorcise in Germany

from tunt year, escaped

hia American "captors" and trekked

25 miles back to camp in slockinged feet, the first winner of the RA.F. Escaping Soclety Trophy

Henderson, now Adfistant ét R.A.F. Wildenroth, Germany, covered the 25 miles of rocky, terrain in cold, wel weather in 40 hours,

The Americans had taken his booly and protective clothing and he was without food.

Henderson, whose father Lives in Netherwood, East Finchley, was chosen is preferentoló FL/LI Gordon Murray Haalop, who was stranded for several weeks on an Antarctic ice shelt after his Auster Plane had been forced down by bad weather.

The plane, attached to the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, was carrying a doctor to a member of the Expedition, who was taken

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I had a little wink from Prince Philip

"PEOPLE SPECIAL"

London.

The last of the debutantes, 20-year-old blonde Canadian' Sandra Seagram, was told by the Lord Chamberlain she must not discuss her presentation on the radio. The Daily Mail, quoting her as disclosing this, adds that she said it with a "puzzled frown on her face." She was the last girl presented to the Queen in the last presentation of Debutantes which will ever be held at Buckingham Palace. The Lord Chamberlain, the Eur

of Scarborough, gave her the "Don't Talk" instruction after the foal presentation party at Buckingham Palace on July

17.

Miss Seagrarn, of the Canadian whisky family, W09 ap- preached soon afterwards By a representativo to appear on a programme.

She told the Daily Mail later. "Perhaps they didn't think it would be right for me to talk about whether debutante parties were a good thing and whether they should go on or not. And, after all, who am I

to say?"

Asked how she achieved the honour of being the last of all the debutantes to make their Sea- curtsey at Court, Miss

Man

Who Lived With A Vision

in 1040 when his

People Special

General Nuri e-Sail. Prime ho became a junior officer in Premier Minister of Ing of the Sme of the Turkish Army, resigned in

country severedt diplomatie a ruler to be able to stem the

with. Nazi Germany Incoming tide. the rebellion, has spent most of 1013, and became a founder- relations

Nuri is married and has one his 70 years Hying on the edge neraber of the Natii-Al-Arab and was in offer in 1943 when

a director of Pan-Arab organisation.

rog declared war on Gomany. son, who was

Iraqi Airways. He has always Four Year's Inter he was lived in almple fashion and is Iraq's chief delegato 10 the said to have no great wealth, United Nations, abd in 1950, al

of political precipice.

Seven times assassins have attempted to destroy this tough and shrewd oid statesman And Bow, if confused reports from Irug are to be believed, they have succeeded.

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Worked with Lawrence

OVOT

the time of his country's crisis, ho Book Premiership again,

It is hard to believe that this oil energetic, kablo old states-

the

mah is dead. So often he has slipped into the shadows only first

to emerge again as a Church- tion Agure in Middle Eastern to affairs.

In 1953, Traq fund its election by direct.. vote

was returned Nuri's panty cool power. But the leader turned

the Premiership down Inabond took the post of Delance Minister.

"Nuri always tools over

In Jung of Uls year. Nuri For some

yours he worked lendered his resignation with Lawrence of Arabin,, who, Premier. It he had left the in "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", political stage thon, he might deribes, Nurl as a man whose be living in comfortable, well- "courage, authority and carmed relirement today,

nesa" marked him as an ident But that

un millory leader, 15 extremely likely. For Nuri lived with a

vision

leader became a This ideal of a vision-a

highly civilised State with a high Concral al Iraq's chief

stoft at the age of 32. standard of living for all.

worked in. the Ministry

But dead ог alive, the and memory ef

this man,

so de- dicafest to the service country, will

the

of helm when his country was in

Ho the grealest need of an of experienced pilot, He also

9 The capacity to satisfy (7). Always came back Defence and in 1880 he became

11 Harvest (0),

13 A la mode (7).

15 Walshman (4),

18 O teme landing (8).

18 Atom form of defence (4).. 20 Fight (6).

(7). 21 Decorate again (0).

24 XI or XVs, maybe (5). 25 Well alight (5).

20 Drowsy sort of atmosphere? ... (8);

28 Galle enthusiasm (4).

SATURDAY'S : SOLUTION: Acoms: 3 Mirrored: 8 Alde,

0 Swimming, 11 Afablang, 13 Envy, 16.Frequent, 10 Sleepers, 19 A-run, 21 Diseases, 25 Apparent, 20 Glee, 27 Strategy Down: 1 Papa, 2 Iden, 4, Iowa, Rains, 6 Reign, 7 Doggy, Sinus: 10 tons, 12) Karer, 14 Verse, 10 laio, 17 Tenet, 10 A-mass, 20 Upper, 21 Drat, 22 Snug, 23 Sild, 24 Shed!

Vyst

control

Premier for the first "Ime.

liked to tale the port in which

he could, arve his country, beal

His vant experience of the Но wanted 16. implement Ho Wils Iraq's chief ro complex affairs of the Middle

irrigation, flood and electrification projecta e prezentative to the League of East goes back to World War 1. Nations and one of his first Cry but Ercal acts as Premier was to negotiate when he was

reforma which would bring a lie look a 25-year alliance with Britain, pärlian, sorted revolting

Want cccnonde

to

and sucial

|to the Middle East.

F

bimai, could

Since then, for more than a the Tuko. beat be quarter of a century, he has achieved while he held the proved himself

live on...

of his

MEN AND

WORDS

grum said: "Well, they wanted someone from Canada to be the last and I was just it,"

Another Torinto girl, 17-year- old Susan Cassels, gave an olher answer.

st

She said: "We would all have

{ked in have been the debatanle, but Sandra was obviously set on it and didn't; 'give us much chance to argue about it." "Presentation

were

Redhead Rider

Bydney.

Sydney's "Iron Horse Mom- ma" is an attractive, red-headed mother of two.

not in alphabetical order and she more or less hung back to be come. the last debutante."

Her friends have so dubbed There were 200 debutantes from

the Commonwealth who her because Mra Sylvia Walker the Queen Molber. rides, a motor-cycle an average curlsled Later, they mingled with 8,000 120 miles a day. Palace garden guests at a

Mrs Walker is one of Sydney's party,

that, few

despatch The Daily Mall reports

motorcycle after having been presented to riders. Her long hair streaming the Queen Mother, Sandra out behind her, cho is a familiar Seagrom tried to "Make it a sight in Sydney traite as she double by being presented to delivers spectacles and messages Prince Philly as well.

for an optical firm.

It was not possible but she told

a friend later: "I saw him up

She does the job because she

close and had a litle wink."] likes it.-People Special.

WHY THE TOWN LOST ITS TOP

FLASHBACK TO LAST NOYEMBER.

QC criticises architect

and the contractors

THE contractors and the architect of the 28 New,

THE

"Tito onliest reason I'd ce Town Houses that lost their roofs in à

chief of dalk | to win it is to keep from

consistent Shrewdest, öf

reins. Thus he became Premier friend of Britain, And, in politicians

13 times, Sometimes he reelen- rocent yours he has emerged as

ainst contender

in getting whopped-Roy Harris, November gale at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, are heavy criticised in the report of the inquiry which Marfeld followed. got?!—Mr Postmaser-

weight boxing title. "What far Jayne got that I haven't Ernest

Marpica, General,

cu, soincianda, ho was cocked, the most strongly anti-Naser But always ho managed to and anti-Comaxinist statesman dangers that aurounded him as other driver who also thinks comer base,..

in the Arab world.......

"One motorist thinks there is Ha new well this

gravo nothing about, and meets an nationalist feeling grow in Iraq there is nothing about, Then Nuri ca-Said was born in

In the past 20 years, Nuri has Known as, the "Qld Fox', he there is an accident, and then Bagdad, then part of tho

shrewdest of politi- | ono of them (3

no longer Turida Empire. In 1008. The never been out of office for was the

-Cardiff magistrada son of a prosperous merchiont, more than three years. He was clans. But he was too ferall about,

Although architect' Kenneth for failing to see that it was Boyd's design was theoretically done. bad. It my, the Doofs would

The contractors are blamed for hove stayed on if his inten- tioni had been carried out. their "geliberate departure from

Boya le blamed for not the architect's drawings, in orden telling the contractors, George to cope with a position matoler Wimpey and Company how he attributable to their own In wanted the roofs anchored, and accuracies in construction.”.