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The Topers Calendar

Bemo & True and Erach Record of all those Noble Drunke ers Who m this Hotise and m Ac-

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For Me

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST. 24, 1950.

Ancient custom revived at the King's Arms, Hampton Court, in toping Proprietor Bill Wing provides the yard-long

Above customer's Job I to drink the i pints of beer is con- iains, willoul a stop. Only four out of a hundred To so far mausged IL Their names REO on Lite honors tai (left). The record in three minutes.

in

1657, according to anetent document at the inn. maa accomplished the tank bat Afterwards Ichi COW Gran

London Express Servic

PACKHORSE OF THE AIR

London Diary:

Queen's Present For Her New Grand-Daughter

The Queen has received a present for her new grand-daughter. It is a silver christening spoon,

the handle wrought in the shape of a dormouse. The spoon was presented to the Queen when she made a private visit to the Crafts Centre in Hay Hill, Mayfair,

For three-quarters of an Street, There he was looked hour she looked at hand-after by Mr and Mrs Freathy.

Freatly won the DCM in the made ailver, glass, furniture drst world war.

MILLION DOLLAR MAN

and textiles on show there. Her guide was Mr John Farleigh, chairman of the VERY two years Al Copp

Gentre.

Learns

million dollars. "Carleonists," he Lay's. **are She was obviously thinking scandalousty overpald.""" about her grandchlkiren. The Queen bought a rug for their This 40-year-old American nursery. 11 Is In grey-green) now vistung London, draws tapestry weave, decorated with the fabulously successful Li white tufted squares.

Abner strip cartoons, They

The Queen wore a dress and appear in 100 papera, mostly in

three-quarter-sleeved coat of the USA, and Canada, but powder blue woul georgette, also in France, Italy and Scan- with diamond and ruby brooch dinavia. Readers gel the Lễ, nud triple-string of pearls. Her Abner habit "like oplum." ERYS matching off-lice hat of fine Capp; and adds humorously, law had two quilla of ruffled that "perhaps it is almost as bad

for them."

RED-PLUSH FAREWELL

anci tli

hit

Gauchos will no longer tulle. ride the pampas, or cowboys|

He talks frankly about the prairies, if Bourne-l

From the cartoons parning. mouth firm have their way.OODBYE the red-plush alone he gets between £130,000 £150,000 a year. Also Instead, they will use thu

marble-topped and

company, Capp En- Happi-copter the motorbler of the Cafe Royal. The there is a

this rprises, that sell booits about ground-floor brasserie of leycle of the air--which flies famous rendezvou near Ple- Abner and toy figures

the cartoon characters, |10 to 15 ft, above the ground [cadilly Circus is to be recon-

at 45 to 50 miles an hour, structed

arrying one person or # 2001. payload.

The

of

TWO DAUGHTERS

Work will begin in January,

This brings bini. Another will cost around £20,000. When £17,000, to £33,000 a year.

I finished, there

will be Last year is

mythical annu the to recall the uld days,

ented the schmea was a best- It the ninelles Oscar Wilde.reller as a toy.

It

hoppi-copter, which

dor blades above.

inc

Manufacturers of nylon stockings in Britain have been asked by their American counterparts if they will produco for them fully-fashioned hose "in the grey," the unfinished weighs 1500, courists of a seat, shade of nylons before they are dyed.

with on engine beneath and Frank Harris, Sle Max Beer- Capp Is it the Dorchester!

volum, VIL Bernardd Shaw, with 111% attractive with. vene rendarly there

"Kath" They are young-took.

of jannts

two pretty prediction model it is

Later. Basteln, Augustus duurhlers, arted 17 and 14. This planned to it a Perspex front

R. W Neymron, the Inst lap

of a European which.

say the designers, win, C.

The uhl Cafe Royal, full uti gilt and mirrors, was closed in 1926. The

ICON- pinserat, arcted building was opened

"it would obvimusty be a cut-

These risquests are under. port market < evrily be stoud to be due to the heavy studged, demand in The United States for nylan yarn for Korean burtile area and the epipment of the American Army.

On

The throat policy for the American give the machine an e-, haped inaind the tradition.

to give us their nyertean curdo- mers on a plate.

"What 1 likely la that the According to a Reuter report Ainer rang, to keep their export

markets will satiles to rome) From Philadelpiana, centre of America's nylon industry, Bri-xtent their home market, and

United States customers would be pusd in dollars regard- les of the goods" deshmallon.

appearance,

TO SELL AT £500

1020.

M: Beresford Martin, director? RED ROSE WELCOME

the other

und

Strong Jawed. shouldered Capp

broad -

looks almost

that he draws Alter to as tough as his strip hero, mys Jors rather the himself "only bove rather more waistline."

French

Air Force Trainees

PRA AS

જીવન

BEFORE the domed administration building at Randolph Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas, an American Air Force officer points out places of interest to members of the French Air Force undergoing training in the US.

Scotland's

Festival

(Acmo).

Plan For Of Britain

Scotland's chief contribution to the Festival of Britain 1051 will be the Exhibition of Industrial Power at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, from May 28 to August 4 The main themes in this £380,000 exhibition will be the power of coal and water.

In these two media Scot-¡ of lous of moving water in the The show will be by far the land has a story to tell other main sequine featuring biggest narrative exhibition ever which is unsurpassed

water power. Twenty thousand presented In Scotland. by i

It will ith them, ander the American make good come of the short-jof the firm which is to produce

But Capp is lume. When he any country in the world. seen rurbing through a glass before the actual building can gallons of water a minule will take nine weeks to build, but plan, would ship rylous direct toes will Import British stock- the hoppi-copter, says that the INTO London

day was nire he lost a ler above the Af the entrance to the ex-ted and will end in broad begin mouths of planning and the grey

for which imunching can gover 50 mílég an

711 one of Hollywood's ¦ kneet he was run over by a and in

manufacturers in this wountry|beur, compared with 20 miles & mem; dynamic

With his wooden leg hibition will be an immense waterfall, leading into the irriga- preparation will be necessary. powerful!terest. will earn dollara.

day by a horse.

prommalities;_Darryl F. Zanuck, he says, he can do nearly every-crescent-shaped coal cliff on

tion and structural engoreting; Freelions. production bors of 12: goth dain other people can du, ex-which, will be huge human Caury Fox film company. cept rin.

figures by Thomas Whalen. The hydro-electricity section Drilled For Water A deputation of nine execu-

the exhibition aver gave their

BRIEF LIBERTY

Is entirely an Edinburgh sculptor. chief a wel-

Scottish and illustraten how But Struck Oil at Indon Airport.

OPLASH ented by Gus, the

On the floor of this gigantic bined hydro-electric hemes Scotland is building one of the With Hom Was R'chard

Zoo's 4ewt, sea lion, as

Philad.3phia, Aug. 23. he coal enclosed bay will be | Zanuck, aged 15, who han bein

arved into his pool led to

the world. It also, altempls 21

Fahad Salim anbroast stairway leading to the touring Europe with a party of cape

cul serience. Here visitors will to portray the effect of hydro- Kuwait inspected Phildelphia's Gas unde an error of judg-|And themselves at

Electricity on the lives of the Water system today and com- epithead ment, bit

people of the Scottish the water with a They will be able to descendnds.

Igented: "Every time we drill parents left the "top" which sent up a shower the pitshaft inn penuine

for water in my county, we raft, Richard stepped forward, that mashed onlookers at the the enge and shaft will be de

strike oil"-United Press. The two main sequences, will simed to make the comparatul visitors into the Great Hall tively short drop appear like a

Fatti un feturers disemmat)

"Such 41 policy of course, The hoppi-copter enn be used An advantage would mean that there would be where communiactions are bad the repor from the

of British tower and fewer nylons avail-or for oil pipe-line inspection," import undyed nylon, would be that the all in this country,"

Pluty would be lighter. The

American import duties

arc

bated on the bene value of the

goods coming in,

"CUT-THROAT

POLICY"

A Laŭtestershire manufacturer i id: "I would nint Lake Bus- teh manufacturers long to ac-j quaint any avennens endomers. of America whom they were: applying under such a scheme, of the origin of the stockings and · the effect on the American ex-1

Thinks Korea War Will Wind Up Soon

Wa bington. Ang. 23. Bejtesentative Jolus Davies

1.

terly, fat President Feting was undecided whether Enitest Tations forces should hase the North Koreans beyond 1381 Parallel,

the

Mr Davies called ота Pendent to talk about the war Juri about New Yerk state politie. After the conference, h. said: "W, both felt the War in Korea would wind up within short time." United Press,

India To Recognise Israel Soon

New Delhi, Aug. 23.

The Indian Government 19

expected to announce its formal

In

recognition of Israel 1000, formed non-official sources fald today that an announcement might be made nest Unked Press

moni

he

Dukke

At Polo Finals

students.

As h

auled his mother a bouqueti f red roses.

.tit. ulr veret.

llings.

to

1

Prince

Visit Africa

of

Mrs Zanuck wore beige

Thetr Jaughter caused candy-striped two-purte

desox nt to a considerable depth, the exhibition which will Gen. Robertson To roural his

devoted to shipbuilding And race On her #okter-blonde trich

A

Stanley paddork nearby.

At one coal face mining con-railways presented she had a small browni

crane next door was so frithlen, Minne of 200 years ago will be cale round a ship running the Her benwo leather

t th it

hall. took off cleared shown in contrast to a section | full length of the hoes were tocless and wedge- fence, and alighted on the ua motora mine nearby.

inst presentation-atomle en- heled. Her bag waN brown pathway among visitors Miners will be seen operatiury-will be on the same max.

The crane's liberty was brit, the mod up-to-date enol-cutting pestle scale. Numerous cauallcutmmander of the British land A pureint keqper eaught the equipment. Mirit, and within a few seconds

weather.

SLEEP THEN WORK

Zanuck was Jast in London in the American In colonel

iny. Today, at 47, he is still military figure, with elu- topped moustache.

In Hollywood he is a legend. Tales of his big money (last rear he earned around" £155,-) (00), his Berce energy (he há- oftually works unt! well after

idnight), his stretas recrea ton (poto, king), and his ig tuet for access the made the imalle musicale and "Pinky") 're told by film men every- vhere there.

That for his first hours London this ume Zanuck WHA ying low, Hs went to h: oom at Claridges, and straight; o bcd. He was tired after the light. But in the afternoon โu!

rose and began work.

Zanuck will ree the first-CUL version of his Arm's Queen Vie- aria picture, "The Mullark."

le is ruthless at culting Tricl diting #irus.

it

was back in its paddeelt. In triking contrast to the Keepers promptly shortened its "all-black" exhibit will be the light feathers.

startling whiteness of thousands

Nairobi, Aug. 23. General St Bilan Robertson,

lights will twinkle on a great forces in the Middle East, will dome and from the top of jykit the British East African metal cone lightning will crackle command on August 24-97, the towards the

starry sky

African to Best

Command An- 3 mboline unlimited power. nounced today.-Valtec Press,

RAISED LUXURY LINER SAILS

She has 'Piccadilly Circus'

after £7 million refit

This Laberte zo-day

By GORDON HOLMAN

LE HAVRE [French, she sink in this port

A BLOW FOR SIR JOHN The world's most remark- Jafter a tidal wave had swept

able "come-back" hip, the into the harbour during a galej

pride of the Ger-moorings. merchant navy as ねこむ

Sho was raised and recondi- Europa as

Inside the grand salon.

which can ther-covered

IR JOHN WEIL the Royal 50,000-ton French liner Liberte ans caused her to break her

physician who is attending once the Princess Elizabeth, has had

TH{1:1 ጎ ¡personal loss, THE Duke of Edinburgh spent a little time away from from Clarence House, he

On his return Hamburg-bult his wife to watch the final of the senior polo finall 64-year-old munzervani,ton. tournament for the Henley Challenge Cup at Henley, died suddenly.

Mr Frederick Freathy. between the Royal Navy and Oxfordshire. This was while Princess Elizabeth was awaiting the birth of her Freathy had been with. Sir Atlantic almost exactly 11 weeks ahead of schedule.

und sailed from here for Southamptoned at a cost of £7 milion fined the boller uptakes to the ings of gold and brown.

German design,

second child at

K. O. CANNON

Clarence House. Service).

¡THERE THEY ANE! ε DONT GET THOS

TRUSSED LIKE

·GALLINIS.. THEY SWON'T BE ABLE

TO WRIGOLE

OUT CE THAT!

ITIKUSNT YOU WINE ONE OF THE COUNT'S MEN.

STUARTI..

(London Express

The Liberte, now as French had

up.

THE CUISINE

This

walls and blend-

Frenchmen, working day and sides of the liner, gave the cuite has two bathrooms, us any Hner could be, is mak-night on bonus system, have Frenchmen their greatest

for her refun

sea portunity. inst

to the North prepared the Liberte

years after her fast saling from occu-New York as a German ship.

Her west-to-coast dash in August, 1939, on the eve of war, was made as a disguised and blacked-out ship.

John 15 years.

Sir John, a bachelor, ples Fart of a house in Welbeck;

THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS

AND ARE YOU

TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT YOUNA NOI CHEF.

YOU SAID THAT YOU

WĚCH A VERY GŁO

\FRIEND DE THE COUNT,

JAHLVES: FORGIVE ME:ĮŠIGNON HOSEY PARKEN CATECH- 1 FORGET THAT YOU PRIVATE INVESTIGATONA, MAY 1 JOENTLEMEN HAV? PREBENT - DETECTIVE INSPLE, TOR |

NOT BEEN

STUART OF Your So-fe:, OUSI

SCOTLAND

FORMALLY INTRODUCED

VAND..

Now he ( neheduled to cross the Aliantic at 23 knots.

LONG LINES

LUXURY 'STREET'

ז.

in

"Travel atents say a French ship "sells" on her cuisine. The On the promenade deck it is French Line ure 1pking possible to walk in an uninter-chances: they have brought

upted straight line 500 the men who made the Nors through the ship.

mandio the most notable "res- Externally there ix Attle

taurant" afloat. The ner is now in a new change.

There are still the The liner's now luxury blaze of light and colour. Flom straight es, entplsired "street" enn fo seen from end. When I toured the ship, I As the Europa she was sunk by the Tow bridge and squat, to end through swing doors ofįmet ex-Normandle chief pastry In Hamburg in 1929 to combatjzírcam-lined

LIGHT AND COLOUR

a tiisastrous fire.

her trials.

Internally the

11:15

In March 1930 he won the "clublike" appraronce that trunked on either side by Blue Riband of the Atlantic vellers in the Europa remember | massive gold pillars, from her sister ship, thehas gone.

Her Bremen. was nearly 28 knots,

spect average

Amidships, on the

ut

funnel,

[chef Chillio and cocktail-bar Smoke onbreakable, unframed ginos. "caps" have been added to the

chich Camille, oke from the Sho was raised, and a your funnels.

The "Plecndilly Circus" Normandie. later went aground when

thoroughfare is the 123R

which rather dark, long "grand salon,"

JA Here Is Comble's recipe for six the "Liberte special": 1 Ja

grerading. 1 drsh angostura,; 1 part curacao, 2 parts kirsch.. mpart vermouth, 3 parts gin.

Ilyen In 1013 she was bombed by terior decorators met a chal-luxury suites which should be

fir Liberte and a few months lence in each of the 11 lecks. coms, famous on the Nord Alwill foc the RAF,

glass-fronted "fre Innlic. They are named Nor laler ahe was found silled up

Bulion," ulwuya mantic, ira Everywhere there is a strive mandlo, Alsard, Provenen and which every part of the sip in in Bremerhaven.

ing after sht from the man Algerie,

represented

frc-altrm by u deck "Cafe de l'Aliantique" to

light.. ste the dainty, dining röðin réserved the for child passengers.

TIDAL WAVE

Three years ago, after had been handed over to

is as if the French in- deck, are four distinctive

My vato for beauty 'goci lo Algerie, with its soft blue lea-"

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