1959-02-21 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1959.

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ABOVE: Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Aver- off (right) and his Turkish opposite number Zorlu, co-creators of the Cyprus plan hailed-by of London's Press recently as heralding peaceful solution to the struggle which has cost over 500 lives, 142 of them British, flow into London recently from Zurich to prosent their plan to tho British government.

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RIGHT: Puzzle for the guests at the recent galo Opera Ball at the Dor. chostor was sot by a tall, black-gowned figure in a white Victorian bonnet. To the initiate the character portrayed was cosy Princoss Lakmo's govornost in Delibes' opera "Lakme" -but it was harder work out who was under- neath. First cluo was the fact that on closo inspec- tion the governess soom- ad to be--and was- wearing men's shoot: and the the give-away was fact that there ** Princess Lakme horselt was the Countess of Harewood the mystery figuro was her music. loving husband.

BELOW: Recently...the... Duchess of Kent and —Princess-Alexandru-flow from London Airport for Moxico City, and tho first, eight-day, stage of their Latin Americon goodwill tour.

ABOVE: Dr Otto John, participator in the 1944 bomb plot against Hitler, while a member of the British intelligence service, and former chief of Wort German security, was forbidden to land when he arrived at Davor to visit his Hampstead, London, domiciled wifo-- presumably because of his 1955 conviction for treason after an 18-month disappearance into the East zone. Ho spent the night on board the steamer, was thon takon, for breakfast to a police cell on Dover Marina station. There his wife tried to phone him, but he was not allowed to take the call. Finally he wont back to Ostend, saying: "This is a continuation of the persocu- tion of me and my wife,

In Germany I am rogarded by some as a British agent. Here I soom to be considered a Communist, zak At the moment I want to stay in Germany and fight for a rotrial,“

BELOW: Self-effacing lover of the quiet lifo- Aloc Guinness, world-fameus as a versatile character actor, and Oscar-winner with "The Bridge on a Rivor Kwai", was awarded a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List. Recently he received the accolade from the Queen which makes him officially Sir Alec. Ho is soon horo with his wife and son.

ABOVE: Sidney Bradford is $3. For all but tho first ten months of his fifo ho has bogn.com- plately blind. Now, sud-" denly, two corneal graft- ing operations in London have restored his sight; and after half a contary of darkness he is for the first time walking in the light.

Here, surrounded - and crowned---by Trafal- gar Square's pigeons, Sidney takes his Hest look at London.

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LEFT: British actress Mara Lone according to some an answer Marilyn Monroe-recent- ly disclosed,

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ment to wealthy Gunthor Sax von Opel, 26, a member of tho car family. On holiday with him at St Moritz sho said: "There will be no official announcement of our engagement for some time. His wife died only six months ago." Sho has an engagement ring,. but doesn't "wear it on hor engagement finger. She is 27.

BELOW: Recently, the 2,084th performance of at "The Boy Friend” Wyndham's Theatro fin- ofly brought an end to' the longest run of any post-war musical in Lon- don-and the Fourth longest of any London (The production evor,

tho others, in order:

⚫ between-ware rovua "Co- optimists", the Agatha Christie whodunit "Tho Mousetrap", and the first world war musleal "Chu Chin Chow".) The cast finked hands with tho audience across the foot- lights and sang Auld Lang Syne. They are to naturt-a-provincial-four-at-

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NANCY

'I WONDER HOW

MANY REAL TRUE-BLUE

FRIENDS

I HAVE

I'LL SEE IF ANY OF THEM COME OVER TO PLAY WITH ME TODAY

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CANDY

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