Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 12

A f2 -jivamisa btamdaisd THimatur jvly im 1 i £lm sale cuts last link with England THE AILING Duke of Manchester 72 and his heir Viscount Mandeville are Usually severing their remaining links with England with the sale of their last parcel of land here Kimbolton estate in Cambridgeshire which has been the family home for 300 years The ask ins price for the 3250 acres of farmland and woodland containing six farms one house and 18 eottages is about £1000000 The Manchester estates which once included 350-room Kimbolton Castle which is now in the hands of the National Trust once stretched across 26000 acres but they have gradually been sold since the end of the First World War Death duties and the -servant'problem drove father and son -to Kenya in 1951 where they farm vast estates of maize and ranchland Earlier this year they made a nostalgic journey to England for a last look at Kimbolton Percy thought the Rolls a bit provocative for the office these recently keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities and now In a special keeperslilp to research the Button Hoo treasures The wedding is ait Harrow Registry office tomorrow The couple met eight years ago when Dr Bruce-Mitford an authority on Anglo-Saxon archaeology interviewed her for a poet on his research tam She left two years ago to take the information Job Miss Luscombe trite me I thought he had been dead for years and at the Interview I quoted at length from one of hds archaeological papers I like him from the start" Dr Bruce-Mitford adds: "we have known each other for eight years and are professional colleagues with a common Interest That Is more important than age" Three to go THE LONDON School of Economics is I hear losing three of its distinguished elder statesmen to retirement at the end of this academic year They are Professor Jack Fisher who 'holds the chair-of Economic History Professor Richard Greaves reader -in Political Studies and Leonard Schapiro Professor of Political Science with special reference to Russian studies through whose hands have' passed many noted economists now operating around the world Professor Fisher has spent the problem of getting the unions to Implement recommendations on workers are making very slow progress said Mr a raix tne chief executive Plus change ago by- Anthony Wedgwpod-Benn Talking to journalists at the Berkeley Hotel he identified the fuel crisis coupled with inflation 'as one of the major developments which' forced 1 the Corporation to seek government aid The other was the stream of: strikes which' punctuated production Without them Lord Stokes now 61 believes he now be facing the sack Ruminating on his somewhat uncomfortable position since i almost afl hla adult life at the school' He went as a student nearly 50 yean ago and after graduating Joined the staff' as an assistant to History Professor Greaves is an object lesson to achievement through perseverance at even-tog dosses Hd studied for four years while working a Olfcy bank His academic course was Interrupted briefly to unsuccessfully contest the former constituency of Camborne for Labour -in 1935r Profeesor Schapiro bom to -Glasgow and raised ln-Russla is a recognised specialist In Soviet politics He was persuaded to abandon the Bar for the LSE in 1935 He plans to continue teaching part-time and is giving his notable collection of Russian books to the new LSE library when it opens probably in two years' time- srts'! i r- fju FV- I -r "'iV ij Xhvh -V 'Y i i 4 fry i 1' jj it i vf Love story in paperback well over 550000 And now comes news that the film of the book starring Robert Shaw has broken all records to Ns opening weeks to the USA In Us first showing in 409 US cinemas Jaws has-made 14 million dollars breaking The record of 10 million in-1972 when that film' was shown In 357 cinemas over there Seats lor The Godfather were more expensive and lt Is 35 per cent longer Within three weeks of opening Jaws to be shown In Britain to December has covered Its production costs And lt was well over budget when made good luck was that news of Jaws had not spread to London when I was in New said Piers Burnett today rang up Andre Deutsch to say that I proposed paying £10000 lor a novel not yet published He seemed a bit surprised but said Good Luck And the luck has TIIE eres-increasinf number of international art dealers will soon be joined by i Baron Alexis de Bede the tenant and close friend of of Baron Guy de Rolhs-child and his wife and himself the owner of a considerable private art collection I understand that Baron de Rede is planning to set up a Paris-based art dealing opera lion following the success of the auction in Monte Carlo earlier this year when much of his own collection and some of Baron Guy's was sold A DELIGHTFULLY romantic tale from the British Museum where the 30 year old information officer Marilyn Luscombe is to marry a man she once believed to be dad Mtes Luscombe is marrying Dr Rupert Bruce-Mitford 61 25 Weekend Journeys luck PIERS BURNETT the 35-year-oid director at Andre Deutech certainly had luck when- he visited the USA for his firm two years ago Within two days he had bought the British rights of Peter Jaws the chilling novel of a man-eating shark' terrorising a seaside resort -The book published by Andne Deutech last year has already sold 60000 and now LORD STOKES the Ryder report he explained: wanted to retire when I was now I would like to retire gracefully but It looks as If going to be kicked out" Yet he' retains all his' amiability to the organlsa-' tlon for which he has worked since leaving Blbndeils Last word THOSE WERE TIIE DAYS: "Further consideration of the finance Bill In the Commons drew from Mr Macquisten his annual and eloquent appeal for a re- duction in the- tax of 8s 5 Ad on the bottle of whisky lie described this as grotesque Impressions of Parliament in a 1935 Issue of Punch School at 16 apart from six years during the war when he rose to become Lt Col: THE AEOLIAN 1IALL which despite its dignified name is regarded as the birthplace of numerous BBC radio comedy shows The Goons 1TMA' and Up The Pole among them is to be abandoned by the 1 BBC after 32 years The inside of the building in New Bond Street is being re-- developed Before the staff are redeployed to Charlotte Street and the Easton Road the BBC is indulging in a little nostalgia On July 26 for one occasion only It is bringing baek In Town Tonight one of the more famous of the Aeolian Hall shows End of the road? TAKING what seamed uncannily like his final last night Lord Stokes conceded that British Leyland had finally been "overtaken by events since he was press-ganged into running the corporation seven years of There will be deUjrs ee sene Seuthern Rrjiee min lines this veeieai gerlitvltrlf en Seeder while engineers terry eat track ireieteniKe end bridge recinstmctiii between stetieis is the "fellow ing reelei: LONDON ti HAtOSTONC betwees treed end hieldttene Veil LONDON to UCKfiaO between Rorl fireen sad I ridge LONDON tATYKK ARPOKT between Setwlck Airport eod Three Iridget REDMLL TONUIDGE between RedbHt ted toditene MNNTON tn EASTBOtRNE ami NASTMtS between foteer sad Leon LONDON It ALTON BOMNEMOUTI and ISLE af VI6NT (via LymlagtMYamMtfc) between VocHeM and leihfihkn Suburban services will also be delayed between Hocbbeei Cbertten lletbfrlors I Rene RiN Norbarj 1 Selknrst CbM Jet 1 IlflH The (haring CrMiMwf TeHenhew Center lerekes wM ibrt frea London Bridge nnlH 1TM on Snndey believe I have done my best If I have made a cock-up of lt well that's too The Corporation's future and to some extent Lord will be decided at next Monday's meeting If shareholders reject Ryder lt means liquidation for- British Leyland Acceptance almost undoubtedly signals the emergence of a new chairman Whoever is chosen (Richard Marsh is a front-runner for the job) will inevitably face wwi iwrrr 4 tvrocenturies IJ StartsToday up to 5(E reductions oii'our superbly distinguished suits and topcoats in ail sizes up to 50 in chest (including CHESTER BARRIE) sports jackets trousers shirts ties knitwear and shoes etc Come and buy them now You'll n'cver get them again at these prices! 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