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THE CHINA MAIL,
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES.
Back to Campus Days.-The beautiful and spacious grounds surrounding the home of Mrs. Rudolf Laurem on Avenue Haig, Shanghai, formed an ideal setting for the annual spring party of the Shanghai branch of the American Association of University Women. It was also the occasion of their last meeting of the year when annual reports were read by the retiring officers, and Mile. Yvette Nouveau, one of the new and younger mem. hers. gave an interesting talk on the Paris "Sorbonne," of which she is a graduate.-(Ah Fong),
Fire Brigade Competitions-The French (Shanghai) Volunteer Fire Brigade, "Le Torrent," held
(Top left): a team completes Event II by knocking down. its spring competition at Koukaza Gardens. three targets with streams of water. (Top right): the winning team in the mixed team competi- tion (left to right) D. B. Sinclair and L. F..Stokes of No. 2 Company, L. Chollot (Foreman) and J. Amiot of No. 1 Company. (Lower left): some of the interested spectators. (Lower right): Chinese firemen of the Brigade engaged in a highly-complicated manoeuvre in the inter-station competition. The trestles and ropes represent walls, and the wooden hut or the left, full of smoke, that from which a man has just been rescued and being car ried over the "wall."(Ah Fong),
Joins Flying Service.-Major E. H. Brainard, chief of Aviation
of the US. Marine Corps since 1925, has resigned from the Marine Corps to take up his duties in New York as the Vice- President of the Curtiss Flying Service, in charge of all opera tions and schools. ..
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929.
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1,400 Saved in Asylum Fire-Every one of the 1,400 inmates of the New Jersey State Insane Asylum at Morris- town escaped injury when the east wing of the building was gutted by fire. The inmates, in a state of panic, were herded into the west wing and put under heavy guard to prevent their breaking for freedom. The loss was estim- ated at $100,00.
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Keen Marksmen. The annual meeting of the Shanghai Rifle Association was successfully held at the Rifle range. A large number of members turned out to compete in the various firing events. Mr. L. A. Mottu with a score of 464 out of 500 won the grand aggregate, with C. W. Glover second, being only one point behind. Sgt. J. Rich was third with a total of 460. This photograph shows the group of competitors who participated-(Ah Fong).
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