SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
OUR HOMESIDE PICTURE SERVICE.
GREAT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUTH IN LONDON. Boys and girls of thirty nations took part. In a grand festival of youth held by the League of Nations Union at the Crystal Palace, before a crowd of 25,000. Throughout the day children were singing, dancing, marching, taking part in sports, etc., the very embodiment of joy and youthful- ness. The Junior Branch Japanese Contingent marching past the saluting base, General Sir Leslie Rundle taking the salute of the Grand Review of Youth.(Sport and 'General).
THE BLUE RIBAND OF THE AIR-The famous King's Cup Air Race finishes at Brooklands, Surrey. The great two daya air race round Britain (covering over 1,000 miles) for the King's Cup, was won again by Capt. W.L. Hope-last year's winner-who finished first at Brooklands during the classic 200 Mile Motor Race, (Sport and Gen- ernl).
NOT REPULSE BAY, but a bathing beach in Australia. Sydney is not only fortunate in having a wonderful harbour but has a number of bathing beaches. Bondi, one of the chief surf beaches is crowded on Saturdays and Sundays with bathers, most of whom come in their cars which they park in front of the beach and use as bathing machines, Picture shows surf bathers at Bondi.-(Sport and General).
LIGHT CARS RACE ON DIRT. TRACK FOR FIRST TIME.-- The Junior Car Club held their first official race meeting on the dirt track at Greenford, Middle- ̈ aex. The meeting attracted many spectators and although the cars did not reach a very high speed, the record for the track was beaten by Capt. Frazer Nash whose average speed was 44.12 miles per hour. An inter- esting feature was a duel between A light Amilcar and a motor- cycle combination which the latter won easily. Picture shows the duel on the dirt track between Mr. Flow Taylor (490 Coventry Eagle Sidecar) and Mr. Hum- phreys (Amilcar), A thrilling moment showing Taylor leading. Humphreys round a difficult curve with the side car passenger in a perilous position.-(Sport and General),
THE ETON AND HARROW MATCH AT LORD'S. The famous ground was crowded. for this cricket festival of youth, one of the most brilliant functions of the season. Eton eventually defeated Harrow by the small margin of 28 runs.(Sport and General).
THE DRAMA OF THE STOWAWAYS ON THE S.S JERVIS BAY. {bered that while on her voyage to England from Australia. Capt. Daniels
"Jervis Bay””: sent out an 8.0.3, for assistance as eight stowaways, ing serious trouble. *:"/The stowaways were landed at Colombo Cuman leader of the stowaways, being, landed under. Naval arrest at Colo, and General).
HUGE KEROSENE BLAZE, IN BOMBAY, INDIA. Half a million gallons of kerosene caught fire following an explosion at a storage tank containing 1,266,000 gallons. The fire burnt for twenty hours and illuminated the city.
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