1960-05-28 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY

HOMESIDE PICTORIAL

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ABOVE: Veronica Gray was 16 when she left her school in 1952 devoted to the ideals of seclusion and warship that led her to the convent of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin. Two years later she ended her novicehood and took the vows of a professed nun. But then in 1956 she was taken ill, and went home to recuperate. And a friend made the remark that changed her life; by saying: "You're good-looking enough to be a model." Veronica started to 'She took a course in dream; and the dream destroyed her childhood ideals. modelling and now, four years later is one of Britain's top models, and with international experience in New York, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Paris and Zürich. The other night, after her secret had been revealed—for she had told no one of her life in the convent she said: "Some people may think those years For me it was a were wasted, but I am very proud of having been a nun. wonderful experience and I was very happy at the convent until my health broke

"I have never looked back. I am very happy. down..." And now? have lots of boy-friends; I love life and am seeing plenty of it. London Express photo.

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ABOVE: The prototype. Saunders-Rba, SRN: 1 Hover- craft speeds past the Houses of Parliament: during a.demonstration run on the Thames organised by Transport Minister Ernest Marples, and watched by about 100 MPs and their wives, Fitted, now with jet engines for forward propulsion, the craft reached 50 knots with ease, doublaits former maximum with piston engines,"

POP

By Gog

WHEN WE'VE FINISHED, DARUNG, I'LL DIAL 999. TE THAT MAN WITH THE

GLARING EYES IS T STILL THERE

ABOVE: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended a dedication service for the newly created Chapel of the Order of the British Empire in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. Picture shows the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arriving in the crypt for the service.

LEFT: At a demonstra- tion organised by the British Safety Council in Regent's Park, London, world champion_racing driver Jack Brabham and singer Anne Shelton strop themselves into a car with safety belts. Then Brabham drove at full speed up to a dum- '. my figure on the road, braked suddenly and jerked to a stop six inches from it—he and. Anne "were hardly shaken, The Safety Council claim that universal use of safety belts would SOVO lives_of_700_people a year in Britain.

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ABOVE: Most of the welcoming demonstrations planned by Ghanaians in Dublin for the arrival of Dr Nkrumah on a State visit were foiled by the thick security screen of police, and Civic Guards called out when the Irish Home Office was warned that there might be anti-Nkrumah incidents arranged by opponents of his dictatorial regime in Ghana. Nkrumah confirmed that he is to go to UNO in New York to demand that the South-West Africa mandate be taken away from Dr Verwoerd's government.

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SOLE AGENTS "THE EAST ASIATIC CO.LTD.

ABOVE: The Queen talking to two student planists, Patsy Tok (cheongsam) from Hongkong, and Yonly Solomons from South Africa at the London” head- quarters of the Royal Overseas League recently, In the centre is Lady Forres, chairman of the League's Music Circle.

ABOVE: French paratrooper Sergeant Yves Lafforgue does his best to chat with

a group of British paratroopers at an air transport aircraft of both countries were are the open doors of a French Noratlas." NANCY

display at Abingdon, Berkshire

display recently. In the

I'LL TREAT MYSELF TO A NICE LUNCH:

TODAY

YTHING FROM:

SOUP

HEY--- WHAT'S THE IDEA?

ABOVE: Sophia Loren come to London the other day

to film the title role in Shaw's "The Milllors

and met her co-star Peter Sellers at the mora oddly assorted types it's hard to Sophia is hardly renowned for the that dominates Selle

to get together suc

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By Ernie Bus

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