THE CHINA, MAIL,
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1961.
HOMESIDE PICTORIAL
HOMESIDE
LEFT: The Queen this. week
opened
Powell House,
Baden- which
standi on the cornor of Queen's Gate and Crom- well-road, S. W., a strik ing contrast to the Natural History Museum across the road. It is the first large hostel
to bo built for Boy Scouts in London, Picture shows Boy Scouts unveiling portrait of Lord Baden- Powell superimposed on a world map.
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LEFT: A day in town for Sir Anthony and Lady Edon. They travelled up from their Wiltshire humo to lunch with Sir Winston and Lady. Churchill at Hyde Park Gate. St was the first time the two statesmen had mot sinco tho announcement, that Sir Anthony is to become an carl. Sir Anthony said: "We are still country folk at heart. And avary though I shall be ing to the House of Lords wa will not buy a London home."
com-
BELOW: Although Prin... · cess Margaret cancelled all her public engage. ments a month ago, sho is managing to lead an oxtremoly activo private. life. Recently, with hor husband, sho paid two three-hour visits to tho Aldwych Thoutra in Lon- don where the Royal Shakespeare Theatro Company is presenting a repertory scaron. Sho is soon passing a theatre- bill, which might just as well refer to her.
THE BRIGHTEST THING
HAT HAS HAPPENED O LONDON FOR
LONG TIME
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ABOVE: Finith of the. Princess Elizabeth Cup races. Loft: St Edward's School and · (right) Bedford School. St Edward's won by a canvas.
ABOVE: "Winnie Wifts," a pedigrea Jersey cow sooms
rather put out at boing tethored to a parking meter in the heart of London, far from her favourite pasture. Winnie was waiting outside a London hotel before making her appearance at a children's party in aid of the Invalid Children's Aid Society,
RIGHT: With a main span of 3,300 feet, the Forth Road Bridge will be the greatest single span in Europe, and the fourth longest in the world. Run- ning alongside the exist- Ing cantilavored railway bridge, the now bridge is taking shape. Work on. the erection of the slander stcol towers, which will be over 300 foot high, is wall in hand.
POP by 'Gos"
I MUST TAKE AFTER YOU-YOUR OLD REPORT SAYS, CONDUCT-GOOD. ATTENDANCE – GOOD. WORKS HARD. PLACE IN CLASS-BOTTOM"
THERE'S MANY A SLIP
'TWIXT CUP AND LIP
BUT NO ONE WILL WASTE THEIR
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LEFT: A heatwave in Britain recently brought out crowds of sun worshippers to the Serpentine Lido, Hyde Park. Seen is a general view showing the tightly packed crowd.
LEFT: The latest thing to appear on top of the water during the current silly season, which has so far soon bedsteads and bathtubs flooted across the English Channol, la the aquarkato. It made its first appearance dur- ing the Henley proporo- tions on the River Thamos whon Anthony Swanwick, 23, of Kensington, Lon- don, donned • pair and walked off up the River. The aquaskotes will soon be on tale at £8 a pair.
James Bond
BY AN FLEMING DRAWER BY SON McLISKT,
HOW FÀR
THE OTHER
AINDRED YARDS" MAYBE?
ABOVE: Royalty became involved in. a frook record at Wimbledon the other day. It happened during the all-Australian men's doubles somi-final. Twen- ty-year-old Ken Fletcher of Brisbane, took a KICK at a bail and lifted it right out of the centre court on to the awning above the Royal box. Up wont tho hands to catch the ball as it rolled off-but the breaza flicked it to and fro across the awning to keep the Royal 'fielders' in suspense. Finally, official Rex Starry, sitting between Princess Marina and Princoss Alexandra, mado a smart catch-and returned it to the court. For Flotchora gentle chiding. His manager told him: "It's not done on the Centre Court, old boy."
LEFT: Soviet space-man Yuri Gagarin flow into London to appear at the Saviot Trade Fair at Earls. Court and was presented with a gold medal by the British Interplanetary Socioty. The medal, faur inchos wido, was struck commemorato the rockot flight last April which made Major Ga- garin the world's first spaceman. He is still tho only man to have accom- plished a flight in orbit, 20
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