5 FEBRUARY 1983, page 10

A Sparkling Prospect

James Hughes-Onslow W estern Australia is currently pro- moting itself, on car number plates among other things, as the State of Excite- ment. The intrepid Perth motorist is......

M. Mitterrand's Poodle

Sam White Paris A couple of weeks ago the principal leader of the Opposition, Jacques Chirac, created a brief stir following an off- the-record chat with American correspon-......