THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1930.
Rumours about
LONDON DIARY
Princess
Margaret . Still conducts at 85. Good haul for anglers
with a possible small
THE Paris newspaper,
France Soir, says in a report from London, that Princess Margaret's engage- ment to the Earl of Dalkeith will be announced in August. The Earl of Dalkeith is the Duke of 26, heir of Buccleucht. He served in the Navy
throughout the
WILI,
Tears in the queue
A
SMALL boy was in tears at the turnstiles at Lord's, He had lost some money, was a the 45. tow coppers short of needed to ree the Test match.
money for him.
Sad one: They must think I'm Father Christions. That's the third."
un-
DAVIES CLEMENT MI Liberal
Ir lender, and Edgar Granville, Liberal MF for Eye, Suffolk, ploughing match War the 21st
addition pinees to the public on payment from his book sales. On the usually half a crown n head. Mercury Fry had an
expense The straightest lino allowance only.
Mr But Fry, in his day out of our
cricketera Buc greatest rivalled as an all-round athlete, has one consolation. Is dat is only 10 minutes from Lord's by He has begun looking for bus
s MCC anembership card.
London know her well
mact leas n recently. It nnniversary year RA of Mr Granville's election member, and his constituents Have a country fete in his honour at Laxfield in Suffolk.
It is similar anniversary
O chert visit from Paris for Mr Davies, to the villagers
with mother
her husband
and asked him, too.
!፡ Princess Jean Both men ore farmers; and:
London they pitted against one another Faucitny Lucinge.
to see who could knew her well as Mips Sylvia de in a contest Oliveira, daughter of the late Drolough the straightest furrow.
was The Duke: best man Ra de Oliveira,
15 years.
who
Two policemen made up the Brazilian Ambassador here furgite Duke of Windsor will be She was married in Paris best man on August 12 at last year. Now there is the wedding of his old friend early a daughter, Georgina, aged Ave Me Herman L. Rogers, of New -mall to travel York. It was Rogers who was Duke's own Medals of the week months,
in charge of the COOPER (C. S. ays her mother. MR A. E.
Princess Jean, giving a small wedding arrangements 13 years
M'fort! One can sence the
embarrassment
mw
I'
lunch but at her West End re
WITH
༣N༦?
of Hon. Memtel, wore a run-ting suit of ber: opposite; it is lice that of vy-blue wool, with a white man where pyjama-string waktenat. Ploned to the lapel a breaks in the hem.
got-and diamond Lord Backforil: Tt in well leaf-shaped clips. known practice when matters
ar ot
Now there are 13 the House
all before complex to call upon either the
the Lord Chaneriler or Lord Paken- NEWEST appointment to the
hosts employed ham to deal with fem-either
Festival of Britain is that or the "bit bear" or "Bruman."
Captain D. C. Anderron, Briller C. H. M. Peto (C. N. Devon): eunsider the Chan- become chief cellor of the Eexiequiere he the project. a beadmaster who has a small boy its front of him, who has not augthing miel, and who tava,
0311
in
He comes from
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Mr Rogers is a widower. He
at Chunes, Mrs.
at widow marrying.
Vann, Lacy Candian air commodore.
The Duchess of Windsor knew wife in Rogers and his Arst China, before her own marriage Windsors the Duke. The layed at the Rogers' villa in the to South of France after the abdles. tion,
PUGHTY-FIVE
Press officer to Conducting at 85 the Press Office of the Common-dueling wealth Relations Ofer, la a former Naval man,
Anderson Captain
thr
and 1 cull- art orchestra A Royabel Watson, authority On music for Sakespeare's
Mrf going to expel yoki uleteCuth in the Festival's Press Plays, She was musical director
but I ate going to bent you on the chasis instrad."
ene.
at Strafford Memorial Theatre department. His post is a new fur 15 years, ince 1933 has beg He is lieutenant to Paul in charge of the nucle at the Wright, director of publicity. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. "I might Says Mir. Watsons Pay at the gate.
Drawing on capital CUIR ERNEST GOWERS and lg colleagues, in their re- tor on Houses of Outstanding Historic or Architectural Interest, I ubly,
tell of one man whose £140,- Dub-a-year rent
roll
to
is reduced
$13.500
ind
tal rx.
penser
Out of
has £3,500 the
maintain
Iwo
cannot
hin historic
houses 1s well
ing
his family;
he is draw
(7
his
vapital at the rate of £8,000
1 year or more.
Only
about
dozen people
in Britain have
two
more
Dist. bis
bistorically
important
hotise
must draw
A
on
espital if they are to preserve homea ili iz successfully.
He has 4
are
Who they? One is the 10th Duke Devonshire.
Tu duke, arest 35. owns four: houses
ihe
country:
LWO
of them, Chats-
worth, in Dr- byshire, Compton Place, Eastbourne, are place, of much historie inter- est: anic! they) have architec- tural merit.
Similarlyl
the
plac Duk Sutherland. He will be 62 u AURAL owns Dunrobin Cas e. In Suther
land: Sutton Place,
Guldford,
İs the Marqueros
As hard hit na anyone, prot-relize when I have fullled my of ambition to provide muzical sel- tags for all Shakespeare's plays. them all except Heary VI, Parts 2 and 3.
Belts
on her
andi Sutton house; upkeep
ofer house's.
fur
bells in her ear?
wedding
owner
of that two Northampton,
house, Compton Place superb Tudor
wynyate, in Warwickshire, and this alone takes much of the Castle Ashby, Northampton.
Lord Northampton, 15 84.
IS A
duke's Income.
Consolation for Fry
Of
I have done
"Nobody
perfurnis
these
nowadays, so it werns I all be conducting for quite a while ivet."
People
former King Michael of Tuman has arrived in Nice
from Italy for an eight-day slay While there lie on the Riviera.
take delivery uf n new
will British car.
The U.S. Ambassador In Lon. don. Mr Lewis Dongtas, and Mr Herbert Agar, American author and diplomat, have been elected of the Additional governors Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Stratford-on-Avon.
TV good for films
AR SAM GOLDWYN,
M
the
American film producer, in
all in favour of television,
"From POW
11.
Ite
"Alm producer: will just
Wire
to produrre, good movies, and I mon good. People will ty home and lock at television Second-rate
ralkyr # movies
at
"This is very gend indeed for us in the inlindey We'll inve to think and make our movies better or better."
To contest Paddington
"ORIES North Paddington
TORIES
ure to have a new candi. dule for the Gereml Electie 34-year-old Sir Tom Lemonteri couria of Mr Arithong Eden,
At the last election fremynggeri in beurters
Moruudel.: Sherali: MP tekturn North MP is
Bitaminathan Raymond Paddington's Socialist
now!
J. Prod. lis
mujority: 3790.
Icommitter, wife. Lurite.. novelist and broadlearto, driw; caricatume :
ellar trat Northlicht elestion" &ldraa
don't believe in Conventies propaganda I de gned it on strip cartoon lines," says Ire-
monker.
He a a publicity man.
DPS FROM
THE
JUNGLE
These baby gorillas, ranging in awe ana weight up to a male that is four years old and weighs 60 pounds, will be distributed to zoos throughout the coun- try. Shown at an animal shop in New York are six of the seven which arrived by plane from French West Africa.
It's Healthy, Too
THAT'S Lynn Moorehead of San Antonio, Tex., who look first place in the competition for the title at The contest was held in con- Palisades Park, N. J.
nection with the 15th annual National Swim for Health Week campaign, and Lynn is shown holding the silver cup awarded to her as the winner for 1950.
Inquiry
into yellow
death poison
PHE jury at an inquest last month on two men who died after spraying crops recommended there should be an inquiry into the use of the spray poison in hot weather.
Free library no more
Replying to Mr O, H. Parsons, The inquest at Richmotul, 4 QIGN of hard timest One of
Workers, Dr Kelly Yorks, was on Edward Me-j for the National Union of Agri- London's leading private
25.
hart andtural aked
Urret Pat once a man libraries, after being free to the Faiden,
a aged 223,jaarhed cantily of the sublle for were than 100 years. Those's Brova,
decided 10 charge both of Blairgowrie, Scot-peon - D.NO.C.- (Dinitro- anal fee of a guinea a year.
Slatziel. It is the Dr Williams library
Ortho-Cre: al-into there was treatment,
1:c body o own effective
HAD NO PAIN
Lerd Salisbury, Tory Ender
r. Gordon Square, W.C., found- Dr A. F. T. Ord. of Ald- in the House uf Lords, has
ed about 1820 from trust funds
St. John, sait Hi- Iouse, In Hertford left by Dr Williams, an English borough. IN a few days Captain C. Brid
in
examined McFadden's body t the Mercury shire and another place
The Fry leaves
skin war old Lora Presbyterian minister.
Among the fibrary's 90,000 roadside. training ship at Southampton, Dorset: 82-year
Castle, volumes are a first folio Shake-yellow on the arms, body, head he has been resident Ancaster has Grimsthorpe where
Ferceti und a castle in reare and a ne collection of and hair, and death appeared to: director for 42 years. His son. Lincolnshire,
century French have been instantaneous. Stephen,
will drive him to his Scotland; the Duke of Northum-15 and 16th
berland has Alnwick Castle and books.
Dr M. Kelly sald Brown's Brown new f In Hompstead.
Fry, is upset at leaving another seat at Brentford.
'The library has been a boon arms, legs, face and head were 1 said he was feeling a little sick' there hundowners to poor scholars Several of The Meren. He will have to
stained with a yellow substance and thirsty, but had no pain. when taken to hospital. live frugall, is only income jare raising munty to meet their
by will be £400 a year pension, expenses
K. O. CANNON
THIS IS QUITE LIKE.
OLD TIMES..A BIT BRIGHTER THAN DURING THE WAR.
SO YOU HAVE
BEEN IN ITALY BEFORE, BIONOR? WE DID HOT KNOW.
opening
WELL, HERE WE ARE, SIGNOR CANNONITHE AIKILO-ITALIAN CLUB.. LOTS OF ENGLISHMEN MEET HERE!
their
and clergy.
-(London Express Service)
THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS
AH! ANOTHER EXILE. COME AND JOIN US - MY NAME'S BROWN,
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE? I AM STUART..THIS MISERABLE CREATURE
HEME IS HOLLIS,A
"THAT'S WHAT CALL
A WELCOME! MY
NAME 15 CANNON- K.O. CANNON ... ... ....
Mi H. Johnson, farmer, ut that on Yorks, vand the way to Darlington Hospital and conversed freely
Ir II. R. tendent
Savage, superin- of Messrs. engineer, Chofer and Co., of Doncaster, suk ke twen men had tuition in
praying.
by
A warning circular was read
Verdict: Death to them. D.NO.C. poisoning.
GAY TIMES IN ANCIENT
EGYPT
EGYPT'S ancient
Locracy was
aris-
Ease the taxes
on poor man
in his
castle
The stately homes of Britain, now threaten- ed because of the dwindling net incomes of their owners, will be preserved if a plan just out is accepted by Sir StaffordCripps.
A committee of seven, niflold set up by Sir Stafford and knowledge headed by Sir Ernest cendants of
Gowers, suggests:-
Appoint a council England and Wales
the homes
Ögure
(Herta), llon in the that they are at
of the direct, des- the most romantie Queen Elizabeth's
and of for relo
and statesman,”
her greatest
But the committee ikea n
another for Scotland to pick) suggestion that some houses out those houses-perhaps thould be partly converted into flots for elderly people, The 2,000 in all-which deserves
would care for the tenants to be preserved,
staterooms and show them to
Then provided the owner of the public. such a "designated" house in
to show it to th prepared public, he should be relleved
from tax on the mowit he needs to repair and maintain the amuse and contents.
There is as such enthusiasm for conversion Into Government
for "of offices,
Government departments it is certainly true that they rn any ane house. they may occupy,"
Lord Pakenhar sald in the Lonk recently that it might be some time before decisions plan are made by the
There would be relief from on the
death duties on the house and Government.
incomo
land, and also on property yielding
to keep up the house.
At present tax reliefs can be claimed only when the house Is managed for prof.
Sir
Ernest Gowers is the nuthor of a book "Plain Words,” and his committer straks plainly:
We are faced with a disas ter
to that comparable only which the County suffered by The Dissolution of the Mon- nsteries. Taxation is primarily responsible."
Increasing
ostate
duties. gay. income tax and surfax ma
Whatever Individiani, stross income, can save
festive, and sporty set if that no new discoveries in Egyptian his archaeology are to be be much more than £5,000 a year
to spend. lieved.
But many freak houses now a year, or more £5,066 some £10,000, to maintain
Incised paintings on the wallp of tomb and Farines dating back to 2,500 BC. have been turned up in what the Stalth- sonian Institution in Washing- ton terms perfbly "one of the most important discoveries in which
Eryptian Archineclty since
The report cites one care in
ren-roll of a spons £140,000 a year is reduced
to
World War H. The newly- £3,500 a year by income tax. found paintings give pumpes
of the
ranging
rynity's ancient
lifete, urinx, and the expenses
of maintaining the agriculturul
(London Express Service}
SHE SEARCHES FOR PESTS
JANET CANE Looking for ugly subjects.
Insect villains
of the screen
hippopotamusestate from whless it comes. JANET Cane, 35-year-old
from hunting to dancing iris.
Fifty
uninting
of the
"Out of this the owner
ber:
London fum director, is by Juscul to maintain two historie houses busy looking for ugly sub-
Boston as Lindon Smith of the
well himself and isjects to play villains in her Museum of Fine Arts, are on famity. He can only do this by
new film, which she hopes exhibition in the Smithsonian. drawing on capital at the rate
to export to all parts of the Smith. nc. has just returned of at least £6,000 a year.""
world. from his
to typi. 50th trip He in
considered one of the Then there is the sinif probe world's foremost authorities on Egyptian art,
FUNERAL RITES
lein:-
The villas are insect pests. "I am a horticulturist and had "The ownCT of one
great experience.
of Aiming until house told us that he had found six years ago, nalu Miss Cane,
One of the oldest reenes dis-one took at it to be enough to who is now production chief of
drive a prospective employer the Plant Protection Film Unit from covered was
the tomb
"We make about six films a way." of Ti, a sixth dynasty (aboul
year on the pests diseases and And there are the risings that ruin craps, and loan 2.500 TR.C.) prime minister. pictures Ti, his cattle, and a costs of repair-three times a weed
them to allotment and hartlcul- enough offerings heavy now as before the war.
and tural sucielles, schools nir carrying
in this and at hi feral rites to last hitn
Since the Town and Country village Institutes through eternity.
Prime Minister Kemni, a Planning Act of 1947 an owner other countries.
decan no longer valge capital by outlying pieces of THS
contemporary of Ti's is
ricted in a less funeral light.dlling The picdure shows him stand-
in
in a boat made of reeds while his attendouts are spear-
Ang hipnopolant, porpoises and
h.
Other decoveries, considered more important,
were
state for development.
In colour
"The Mm shows are free, and the sale of promote So the sale of the great houses are to
ntlucks on for breaking up gathers alarm-antidotes to these
ing momentum."
in recon-trueling a large stone
At the site of ancient for pylen
|xg| While the 200-foot pylon dated back to about noo
Help must be given-but not njere commercialisation:- "No small part of the fascina- at the foot of the struc-Fon of a visit to the ancestral fure wure Jourd blucks covered homes of the Sidacys at Pets- with carved reliefs dating backhurst (Kent) and of Vie Creils to about the 15th century B.C. at Burghley (Northants),
Stars
At
The
or
Planly"
The new Glm, litte all its pre- decessors, will be in colour, "and designed to help the amateur Gardener. Some of the "stars" will be the wire-worn, aphis and ca beetle.
ore Captions several languages.
Square
wrillen
-(London Express Service)
Dance
ANGLO
ITALIAN
Incidental intelligence
SAD commentary on our
A tines from Feru, where the
first meeting of the Association for Settling Political Differences Through Cultural Community broke up in a fight, with 23 of the members needing medical attention. Edmonton Journal..
While making a 'film in the northern hills of Georgia, Susan Hayward and William Lundigán attended a street square dance' in nearby Helen, Staged for a' school charity and with the film-cast-as,honoured guests, the dance..drew 6,000. participants, some from adjoining states.
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