1958-09-20 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1958.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SATURDAY 'MAIL" FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH NEWS DESK.

They Make SKIRTS Of The London P.C.'s CAPE

-Page 3

Now!

LATEST CRAZE IN THE US. Nizo

Complete

With Free Medicine!

E. II. R.

Emblem

T

New York.

thousand London policemen's capes, com-

plete with a badge, bearing the royal E.II.R. monogram, are being snopped up by American

women

wear as skirta.

to

The capes, only just put on sale, are going so quickly that the shops are already

more,

seeking

The Americum firm which im- ported them bought the capes from British Gövamment sur- plus stocks and has an option on another 8,000,

Startled

But startled Brkons here are asking:-

Why were the star-shaped" metal bulges bearing the words Metropolitan Police, the royal nouidrand a crown-not- taken off the capes before they were sont abroad

Why were

the capes sold at all when they look as good nu new-and

fetching

are

46 14t, card?

now

An advertisement in the latest Ime of one of America's top magazines shows # young American, with ♫1

crow.

cut hair-style, slucki, and moc- casin-type shoes, wearing one of the capes,

"Imported. Authentic. Ilah bobby's cape," says Lo advertisenient. "Guaranted

E-THE 'CLOWN

worn, Waterprooted Oilskin-- complete with badge. Great as campus coat, sports car rallies,

akl-ing, etc."

Gals Too!...

Then, in bold letters: "Guls

PRINCE' ABDICATES

Newcastle.

THE Prince of Wales-the "Clown Prince that is

tool burrow it from him,, · |-abdicated here.

for football games, ice skating Welsh romerilan Wyn Calvin

any active or spectator sport. Doubles as a skirt, Black with who has been billing

navy lining. One size only."

himself

as "The Clown Prince of Waics"

birthday

Chief of a chain of storen for the last five years renounced with headquarters at Westport, the title at his 32nd Connecticut, told me: "The imparty because

a telful letter

mediate reaction bas been from a Royal Secretary at Bal- quite astounding. People

are moral

This ODD World

THE PARROT

TALKED BUT...

Castle where the real

of Queen Elizabeth, A

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rushing to buy the capes while Prince of Wales, nine-year-old we still hove warm weather,

"Women

advice

when

ber

-460

London

A DOCTOR

EY

This 'Cool' Talk

Is

'Last'

Hamburg.

VERYTHING is simply fragrant, the Hamburg newspaper

Welt reported today.

1

newspaper

"Fragrant," the has escertained, is the favourite word of West German Leenart Jazz lovers. Much as everything in the United States, it this writer is not behind the times, is "cool,"

Welt's reporter visited Ham- burg's jazz cellura to research his chosen subject. He reports the second most favourite word of the young now is "sour", ie, "that party last night was really Sour,"

Furthermore, that fine trumpet player wos "a real tub."

Their "Wives"

All the boys on hand brought their "wives," but don't let that fool you,

inears "giri friends."

that

When they went home, some of the girls carried away a few beer mugs in their hand bags, beer mugs they had dusted

off."

Welt's minn 1oft the party early, just as he heard some girl say "that was the lost Jazz number tonight." Turned out she really meant it was *the best."U, P. 1.

GETS THE HORRORS Britons Go

London, TTUNDREDS of people pro

H

streaming to a Welsh

art exhibition to see a doc- tor's "nightmare" painting of the National Houlth Service.

Cardiff Dr G. F. Pelty,

took one general practioner, year to complete the oli paint-

medicine.

The allegorical study includes: The harassed doctor. Clamouring palionis, The dentist's chair with a skeleton as

patient.

TALKING parrot who didn't know its owning which expresses his sense fasten them round staying.

name had a Royal Society for the Prevention of frustration with nationalised Mr Calvin wrote to the royal of Cruelty to Animals official scratching two islead tut their waists

their necks and wear then es skirts, household for

Queen created sonheads his own and the parrot's. - There is a leather strap to stop the

Prince of Wales last month. the capes flying open.

The reply, signed by an

R.S.P.C.A. clinic manager "Naturally, it's a big attrae- tion to be able to wear a Lon-sistant private secretary, said Harry Greenhuigh said the don policeman's badge, and

to part: "The fact that you pre in

green parrot continue it lame know that the capes themselves doubt whether to have been round a policeman's (the tile's use) suggest to me found walking

that its continued use. while London street. Said another store manager: not belt in tny way imper- "Adults are not only buying misable may dve offence them for Demelves, they are others, in particular your fellow

China also getting them for their countrymen." children going back to schoot," Special.

shoulders."

Policeman's Calypso

Mall

was

down, a

•

Stairs to a heavenly hospi- tal board.

ANTONIO HAS NOT SLEPT FOR 17 YEARS with a hundred other works of

Lo Greenhalgh said it was a good but wouldn't divulge talker where it came from or its address. He said every time he mentioned name the parrot squawked and demanded to N Italian ex-soldier who have its head scratched.

to find the

I'm

Rome.

A A claims he has not slept

A tomb marked "G.P, RIP, July 5, 1958." The painting is being cx- exhibited at Penarth, Glam,

the South Wales art society. Crowds gather around in every day.

Dr Petly, 52, has been a G.P.

assistant and 2,700 patients.

He has painted as a hobby for

in the 15uly mornings before surgery hours.

"I had to do it for my own outisfaction," he said. "Normal-

for 20 years. He has one

aix

"I'm also scratching my own for 17 years intends to go irying to work out how going

усаге parrot's to England to get treatment own," he added.-U. P. 1. under the National Health

Insurance scheme..

Of Notting Hill Riots Mystery Sound

A

London.

NOTTING HILL policeman has written a calypso shout the disturbances on his beat, the Exchange Telegraph domestic news agency reports: The calypso runs;—

"In September of 1958,

We had racial trouble at Notting Hill Gate,

When the whites and bliscks ull started to fight,

Tans of charges every night.

** * *

"We arrested them white, black, Khaki,

We were on no particular side you sec,

If they continued to fight, shout or deride, They were quickly rested and brought inside,

# **

"Offensive weapons by the score,

Laid about the charge room floor, Mest axes, flick knives, iron burs 100, All were used in this little to do.

*

*

*

"At the height of the trouble in Talbot Road

A strange thing happened so we are told, When police were making the rioters go

Who should turn up but Commissioner fore

*

*

"Racial riots may not be right,

But por is a juke box playing into the night.. We can all live in harmony, There's good and bad on both sides you see!

As China Mall Spec[a].

Naples. RADIO listener ended

A

A "mystery sound contest on

a local radio station when he named the sound to the whir- ring of a slot machine.

The winner-the Rev. James Bishop. pastor of Grace Lutheran Church-Insisted he won by luck."-U.P.1.

Nightmare

MRS Jose

Manila. Manalaston, п Manila housewife, told her husband at breakfast that she had dreamed she was visiting him in gaol. Two hours later she was actually visiting him in 5001.

Mr Manalastas, 22-your-old labourer, was detained by police Un connection with the fatal stabbing of a man. Police sald admitted that Mr Manalastas stubbing the man who had whistic at Mrs Manalastas while the couple were walking near. their house after fast China Mall Special. Unwanted, Rose

bronic-

Derby: ROSE by any other name may smell as sweet, but It may not sell so well

So a nursery here in England reamed. Its new etrain of bright rod_jrose "Velvet Roba" because it didn't sell well under ita original namo, "Atom Bomb." U.PIL.

He holds that it was the bo- ly I do landscapes, portraits and haviour of the British soldiers still Ufo,” he said,

who captured him that shocked him into the wakefulness that has kept him out of bed since 1941.

not

Thieves Warned

Rome.

Thieves arc warned-leave Painters alone.

And he says: "As my sleep- British I don't see why I should lessress is the fault of the take advantage of their free health scheme 10 get

A young man posing as an art cured"

dealer two days ago stole pl Antonio Magliocco, aged 40, painting by Home artist who lives at Terumo, was Giovanni Consolazione which he duly wil Italian troops as had promised to show to Addis Ababa airfield the night "ellent." the British troope critered the Ii tank Consolazione capital of Ethiopia.

minutes to sketch a portrait of Mogliocco married when he | the thief from memory. Police returned to Italy after the war took a look at A and said: and was convinced this would "That's Enrico Monacelli." help om sleep. He is now the Today Monacelli was in gol father of two children --- but and Consolazione)had his point- nothing has helped him.

Ing back.-U. P. 1.

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10

West At

England's Dude Ranch

H from

Crowborough. JOĻIDAY - MAKERS many parts of Britain are taking to the saddle for a holiday in the "Golden West."

And they find it all-palzmino hotses embossed saddles, fringed buckskine and stetsons In a quiet corner of Sus- ack..

An Englishman, Mr Peter Manor. and his wife, Prudence, have turned their 100-acre, lower sleep, farm, into a "dude" holiday much.

Mr Muson, known as "Buck Stura", said today that it was becoming more and more popular for holiday-makers and casual visitors alike.

Trick-Shooting

Vistors

He once

worked on a "dude" ranch in the United States and later run his won wild West show which toured Europe. His wife, a relative of the Duke of Norfolks, did a trick-shooting act in the show.

to the ranch rido | Western style--throu the Ashdown forest country, sea roping and riding glinta" - by Mi Mason and some of his who's trick-shooting and are laught to, groom and tend their own horses.

Mr Mason said: “It was obvious append to the British people of Western books and flims that gave me the idea that a duda numch would be a popular novelty to holiday-makers."-- China Mall Speciał.

The Golf Ball Chasing Fox

Howling.

FOX.iwico came out of a wood and ran off with golf ball, while three members

a

of the St Leonards Golf Club

here were playing over

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local motor fim, and Wing The layout of the ground Commander und· Biry ·V. E.

prevented the three playOIN from apting the, moltant,

When they drove from the 18th | Yring Commander Wallace then

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