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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1929.
THE CHINA MAIL,
OUR HOMESIDE PICTURE SERVICE:
RYE LIFEBOAT HEROES' SIMPLÈ FUNERAL.-The bodies of fifteen of the Rye harbour lifeboatmen who lost their
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lives owing to their boat capsizing on returning from an errand of mercy in raging seas, were laid to rest in one grave in
the little churchyard by the sea at Rye harbour, Sussex. The whole village was in mourning. Photo shows changing
over the coffin bearers formed by members of the British Legion and fishermen, who worked in relays during the trek to
the graveside. (Sport and General).
H.M. THE KING'S ILLNESS.-The solicitude of his people. A part of the large crowd that gathered daily outside, Buckingham Palace to await the latest bulletin of the con- dition of His Majesty.—(Sport and General).
FATHER CHRISTMAS.—So varied and wonderful were the new designs for Christmas crackers at Home this season, that it is difficult to decide on the best. This group includes a wonderful assortment. A bride, a crinoline lady, a windmill and the popular Kewpie -doll (Sport and General).
BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE FOR AMERICA-Lifting a locomotive bodily with one huge crane at Messrs. Armstrong, Whit-
worth and Co., Ltd.'s works at Scotwood-on-Tyne, to be placed on a lighter for transhipment to South America.-(Sport
and General):
RYE LIFEBOAT DISASTER. Officials of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution car-
ried out a thorough examination on the day following the disaster, of the lifeboat,
overturned after being washed up. Our picture shows a tank turning over the ill-fated lifeboat on the shingle at Jury's Gap near Dungeness, Kent. (Sport and General).
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SCENES IN THE FAMOUS AQUARIUM, AT THE
their natural haunts. (Sport and General).
ON 200 —An interesting picture of pike fish sw
THE OLD CROCKS.Annual run from London to Brighton, in which 48 of the oldest. motor-cars In Great Britain, ranging in age from 25 to 85 years, took part to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Emancipation Day, when, for the first time it became legal for a car to use the public highway without being preceded by a man with a red flag. The time" limit for the run was 6 hours and, after the journey, the vehicles formed a procession and toured Brighton much to the amusement of large crowds. Here is a general view of the crowd at Brighton watching the procession pass the Aquarium (Sport and Gen-
erál),