1959-02-17 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959.

4H

in Paris

Logan Gourlay

I meet the

duke who wants

to reclaim

his royal rights...

Paris.

E wore a long overcoat in the style of a Prussian general. He had the proud, hooked-nose face of the Bourbon family. He smoked American cigarettes.

He was Dun Jaime, Duke of Segovia, oldest surviving set of the late King Alphonso of Spain

respect his claim and we want sur rightful share of the money and estates left by his father.

"I have no ambition to be a queen. They wouldn't have rw, anyway, I am a compotter.”

I was duerd to bins re- cently in Paris, where fww ex-kings and future gets live ble typublicans, With his wife, drove from. the duchess they their vill just outside Paris - Tieden: n meet me in an

Avenue

Diler

Parated the Prisons

George V

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in the named

Germany, fessional marriage.

The duke and duchess wani rd to katonoout Madrid, whe I hd just left and which the seldom see, 1 told them that

Experts Franco

to

everyone restore the orchy as he has sured, but meliudy knows she will ha kan

Was burn Charlotte Koenigsberg,

and she was a pro- singer before her

But not à nighteluh singer,

a the poets claim," she sak! hastily. I sang in operetia, "My husband's family

will me for narrying never forgive

They tried to break it him, up at first. But not now. Not Her year. He mrds love

United Nations: "I am a bard-

working diplomat

now.

These are inostly Friends from diplomatic circles. I have to mix work with pleasure. take my work seriously."

fe

I

danced gallantly and closely with each lady in turn.

He obviously enjoys his work.

The pullers

The floor show at the Lido Paris owes Its worldwide pulling power to the Bluebel Girls, who are all, of course, They imported from England

are now internationally famous

Mme. Bluebell, the boss and

Pas duke smiled 2 sad originator, who speaks French Bourbon Smile.

would have been an ad affection," Inste Locating the current "Madrid john that Yul Brynner, who has played many kings and is now there Rings King Sokemon, has turreth down the Judea

of Spam

Al-

"There is about £2,000,900 of his father's money still tied up In a tank. Meantime, we have

The strongest favourite, for just enqugh to live on." The throne phonto, sun cal 131912 Jan. brother of the Duke of Segovia.

As the ohled brother, how ever, th, duke is the live suc- cessor. but he pace renounced his claim becnute, as a young D., he suffered from sperch and hearing impediments."

Zone

Forceful

Woman

The duchess, a forceful, hand- green hat with a high crown, said, that is in the past

ser frs married

"We have not had a holiday recently, and we are leaving on around-the-world trip suun. it is a pleasure trip. We are not trying to find supporters for these."

Tur duke 1.414 on his long Prussian-style overcoat, The duchess adjusted her high- crowned hat And they left,

Tar hotel doorman bowed low. Vive le roi. But he bowed for me, 26 -Com- Just as low moner .columnist, and the man behind me, a minor offelal of the de Gaull Government.

2. Vive la republique.

with the accent of her native Liverpool, has rent other Blue- bell troupes to Rome, New York, Las Vegas-all over the world. But never to Laton.

I asked her why. She said: "For the simile reason that no

None of the one has asked me. Loudon producers or impresarios has ever invited me to send the Bluebell Girls to appear in London."

Black look

This is still the

stockings. Black occasion.

I used to

city of the For every

n

think they were nttractive. But All

not after When we

Week in Spain where the more than

peasanty weat them. Where they have been wearing them for centuries. For every occasion,

10 years ago I refused to accept.

tay husband's condition.

"I held n watch to his heart and he heard it ticking. Then

I knew there was hope. I took my to a succialist in Vienna, has taken long time, but is practically cured.

IL

HOW

throne.

And he has reclaimed the

いまし cannot be given to any

rise without his authority, He is the rightful heir."--""That 15 correel," said the duke,

one

#lowly.

I asked him if he wanted to step on to the throne of Spain.

The worker.

There was Aly Khan, hold- ing a party. Appropriately, in one of Paris's most fashionable nightclubs the Elephant Blanc, which has

cabaret, no wrigting strip-dancers, just in inmoale white elephant next to the bandstund.

Appropriately

about two

there wore women (including Betina) to every man in the

rty.

The duchess answered: “No, Said Aly Khan, who is now

does not, bat Spain musi Pakistan's representative

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Home lovers

Londoners never go to the Tower of London. New Yorkers never go to the ton of the Empire Sinte Building. But - Parisians tuke an active pride In their city. They stroll round the Louvre. They even go up the Elfel Tower,

Recently, when

the tem- perlure was nearly at freezing point, there was long queue for the Eiffel Tower lift. Not a tourist or visiter among then. I decided not to Intrude my presence.

Cool Gourlay

If they do put the day-to-day proceedings of the House of Commons on television we shall be able to 800 what causes so many parliamentary reports to be followed by the phrase: "There was laughter."

London Express Servico

The Sorrows of Super-Mac by CUMMINGS

Cummings

Progressive Amory The People's 'Chancellor'

*Progressive Macleod

The Workers' Friend'

Progressive

Butter "Humane Home Secretary

Backwoods

Professor QuaterMac and The Pit

Toryism

Yes, he must be sore with

quite a few people

The poster outside the small CONSIDER the pri

Jazz cellar near the Champs-

Elysers announced:

Gourlay and his quartel,"

I had to take my friends in to hear my namesakte. happy to ray Mr Gourlay, on the gullar, and hls quartet

Cool Jazz. played good jazz,

But I am not at all happy about what I paid. We had three drinks-two orange juices and a brandy. The bill: 4,500 franes (about £4).

· Out of it.

Paris Is fuli of Brighte Bardots. Every other young girl tries to imilate her hoir- style and clothes.

Recently in a restaurant not for from Notre Dame I saw a girl who did not. She had a modes! new hair-style and e dress.

She was Brigitte Bardot,

FINANCIER Charles Glore, who has been in Paris, waved to the two American models

who were sitting at my table

in bar. They saldı. "We met him in St Morita at s Now Year party.......We poured ChampagUS over him

Ilo

doesn't really know us, and we don't know him

well." vary Which is fortunate, l'â exy, for all of them,

-London Express Zervic#},"

vate feelings of Mr Harold Macmillan as he counts up the astonish- ing follies of his friends.

Imagine the well-dis guised exasperation behind those hooded eyes and unflappable manner.

All around him the Tories are dropping bricks.

Effect

by DOUGLAS CLARK

well address himself to the

thome which overwhelm-

The only certain thing that Preston motorway. Nobody, ho ingly fills the public mind can be said about its that says, is to blame for anything. it did a disservice to the Gov-

ernment in election year.

THEN-the curious perform- ence of those two Tory con. stibitney parties in Bourne- mouth East and Southend West.

By any standard the be- haviour of the Tory executive

Bournemouth at

has been

triumphantly inept.

In

fuel, be goes further and distributas prizes.

ponce.

And now, to top the sorrows Mr Macmillan is the shrew- of Supermac, comes the clod- dest, most experienced political hopping doorstep quiz of Mr leader in the free world. Colin Hurry and the Britishi Market Research Bureau,

A delight

And, of course, the choice WHAT has Mr Macmillan to Talk about "little local dim- of Mr Paul Channon ns can-

do with th57 Nothing at culties"! For Mr Moemillan didate ni Southend whatever all. But of course the spectacio they are now popping up all his personal qualities-leaves a of big business lumbering info over the place. And the pubile nasty Auspicion behind. Ia polities, 01: zcal to chuck opinion polls show the effect. Southend a private seat of the hundreds Bit by bit the Tory lead is Guinness family? Well, you being twitched away.

as the floating voter.

Yet the Prime Minister

himself is blameless...A)I

the trouble comes from the untimely antics of his col leagues and supporters,

Now, he must belleve, is the moment for hlm to turn his political skill to account by inking up a long-standing in- Mr Khrushchev vitation from

to visit Moscow,

From Mr K

is believed he is considering “ነን carly ga-1l-alone trip. of thousands of pounds into the fight against That Is good. But it is said he wants the first positive move nationalisation, is a delight to

the Socialist eye. What a stick to come from Khrushchev. He

should not let Russia make the; to beat the Government withi

running.

What is now in the mind of He must be Mr Macmilian? sup-

thinking that he is ill-served by

But friends.

that

the John s remedy is in lala own hands.

Poor Mr Macmillan.

With his seaside porters stabbing him in the back, ho next gets stabbed

in the front by a Tory Among the borrows ot

Minister at the despatch January half a dozen stand out.

box.

THERE WAB the oddly abrupt departure of Commander Allan Noble from the Foreign Office- décision still touched with mystery,

to

It is also said that Mr Dullos Fostor

galloped over to Britain All their follies might recently to restrain him

action. be swiftly forgotten if he from precipitate now made the bold, per- Mr Macmillan is unlikely sonal gesture everyone is to be dissuaded by Mr Up nots Mn Harold Watkinson waiting for. So he may Dullos.

explain the

the on

MÉSE ON

He must know that if he does his duty towards peace he will serve his party well too.

The follies of January will fade. The votes will come back.

-(London Express Servici).

|| POCKET CARTOON

by OSBERT LANCASTER

**I wouldn't worry, darling, -ake's probably radar controlled."