ROYAL TYPISTES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6631, 9 June 1928, Page 3 (Supplement)

ROYAL TYPISTES

* Duke and Princess Mary

When the King visited the British Industries Fair he appeared very surprised to learn what an efficient typist the Duke of York had become as the result of the lessons he gave himselt while on board the Renown. On the other hand, when his Majesty was informed of the recent success that British typewriters had had in ousting foreign machines from different Government departments, he knew all about the matter. The Duke of York can type just over 40 words to the minute. He has a rival in his sister, Princess Mary, who has recently taken to typing her own correspondence, and has sent several such letters to the Queen, * * * Prince Charles of Rumania was the most interesting coniemporary figure at Cannes, where he often watched play at the big baccarat table intently for long periods, but never played. This Prince of destiny aftects, incidentally, the most dizzying taste in pull-overs even Cannes has seen. Such a hotch-potch of hues may have been seen before, but never all knitted together like forked lightning. The effect is all the more curious because Carol still wears a heavy mourning arm-band.

“NOW WE AR

Kathleen Shackleton, the late explorer’s artist sister, who returned to London from Canada last December, has just sailed again for Montreal, where she spent several years during the war sketching and writing. Like her brother, Miss Shackleton has an adventurous spirit. Last year she travelled Canada from cast to west, and made so many friends that she decided to return. Several good orders for portraits came from Toronto. She wants to do sketches of the St. Lawrence and Quebec, which, she loves, before winter has quite disappeared. All Miss Shackleton’s clever drawings of Red Indians, shown at a Bond Street gallery, were bought by a wealthy Canadian business man in London, to present to Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. * * » There are eight women M.P.’s in England now, five married and three spinsters. The curious thing is that tho three unmarried ones all sit on the Labour side of the House. Lady Astor, the Duchess of Athol! and Lady Iveagh’s husbands are in the Lords, Mrs. Phillipson got in when her husband was unseated on petition, and Mrs. Runciman will retire at (lie general election at St. Ives in favour of her husband.