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THE CHINA MAIL,
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES.
To Scout Jamboree
Mr. Jiggs's Creator
Selected for his Scout spirit, general knowledge and ability, the rank of Esgle Scout was just conferred upon William H. Braden, of Washington, jan, and now he has been selected to go to Liverpool to attend the inter- national scout Jamboree this month. He is the first American Scout to be sent to the affair.
Here we have an intimate glimpse of George McManus, (left), popular creator of "Bringing Up Father," protographed while being sketched by Russell Patter son, well-known illustrator. The picture was taken in Patterson's studio in New York. Russell seems to be busily engaged in trying. to capture the Jiggs corned-beef-and-cabbage twinkle in McManus's eyesi
Spain-America By Air
America to Peru Flight
$35,000,000 at Stake
Hints of huge sums of money being squandered to a personal staff of psycho-analysts are contained in Mrs. Katherine Dexter McCormick's anit, instituted in Los Angeles. Courts to regain custody of the millions and affections of her husband, Stanley McCormick of Chicago. She claims his affections are being alienated from her self by his physicians' treatments.
Organizes Vatican City
·WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1929.
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Captain Louis Couduret, French air-
man, waits favourable weather at
Seville, Spain, to hop off to America
by way of the Azores and Halifax.
Enjoys Her Trip
Virginia Hogan of Omaha, Neb
is having the time of her life In
York since winning the uistional ing contest at Washington. award was a Mst to New experisa pald and
Hoping to be the first South American aviators to link the United States with her sister re- pubifes by air, Lieut. Carlos Zegarra, left, and Captain de Pinillos, will hop off from Mitchell Field, L. I., in their Bellanca plane "Peru," bound for Lima, Peru. The fllers expect to make several stopa en route. The "Peru" is shown above being fuelled in expectation of the flight.
They Went, Saw and Conquered
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Left to right, Reg Robbins and wife, and Jim Kelly and wife, getting their domestic reward after they broke all existing endurance records by remaining aloft over 172 hours, or seven days,. over Fort Worth, Texas. They accomplished this by having their plane refuelled in the air. several times, but a broken propeller in ally forced them to descend.
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Commendatore Camilia Serafint, for mally installed as the Governor of the Papal State, is hard at work with the organisation of the Vatican City along the lines laid down in the Lateran Past. He is working with the mixed commia- sion which was provided for this pur pose.
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Eleanora Bears, veteran Boston walker, after finishing a walk of 421⁄2 miles from Fontainebleu to her hotel in Paris in 8 hours, 35 minutes, on which Journey she only partook af tex from thermos bottle, the indefatigabie woman was seen that evering diging and dareing st her hotel with "friends and avowed the felt Ajust fine.”
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