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An Early Morning Gallop on the Epsom Downs
Photo shows: An early morning gallop on the Epsom Downs, with the famous race-course in background. Three horses from Mr. R. Smythe's stable "Fingall" (left) : "Bush Boy" (centre) and "Press Ticket". Stables throughout Britain are now bust prepari...
Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.
An Inmate at Mental Asylum Climbed the Water Tank
An inmate of the Lunatic Asylum at Angoda climbed the water tank at the Asylum and refused to come down. Our picture shows him on the edge of the tank seated in a pensive mood – or is it camera shy?
Daily Mirror
Appointed Sergeant-at arms, "House of Representatives" from 1961 January.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Ancient Customs in the Country - the World is Watching
Abyssinia, the country the whole world is watching owing to the likelihood of war with Italy in the autumn, has many customs which go back for centuries. Here is an interesting picture of a picturesque Abyssinian chief who has just received a titl...
Keystone View Company
Andre Francois-Poncet — French Diplomatist And Politician
French Ambassador in Berlin 1931-38, and in Rome 1938-40. Controller General of the French Press 1942. Arrested by the Gestapo 1943. Born in 1887, he has now retired from the Diplomatic Service and is President of the French Red Cross. He was elec...
Camera Press Ltd.
The patients at the Mental Hospital, Angoda are trained in Occupational work. The picture shows, the Sister-in-charge, who specialised in this work abroad with some of the finished products.
Daily Mirror
An inmate of the Mental Hospital gazing out of the bars of his ward across the lawns. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, Mr. J. P. Obeysekere, spoke to him yesterday. Like many other inmates, he said he had no complaints.
The Times of Ceylon Press