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THE CHINA MAIL,
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES.
Home Again
Thomas Edison, world famous
inventor, steps from the train hale and
hearty after a long vacation at Fort
Meyers, Fla. Most of his time was
spent in experiments on rubber plants. He is going to Lo has now selecting &
young American from competitive ex-
aminations for the privilege of work
ing as his protege.
Five-Letter Hubby
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'Plane Comes to Grief ›
The new Sikorsky amphibian 'plane "Washington" was all set to blaze & passenger-mail 'plane route from New York to Buenos Aires, but at its first stop the ship found difficulty in arising on the muddy field at Santiago as it took off for Eavana, and it crashed telephone wires before gain- ing sufficient altitude. The plane was completely destroyed by flames, but two passengers and two fliers survived.
Channel Air Crash
Forced down en route from Croydon Field, to Le Bourget Field, Paris, the air liner, "City of Ottawa," crashed into the English Channel with the loss of seven lives, among whom was Adolph shown above, Meister, insel, af Garfield, N. The plans, sister ship of the "City of Glasgow," signalled to channel craft for he'n, which reached the 'plane soon as it hit the water, but not soon - enough to save all,
Giant Bridge Spans Canyon
Husband Condemned
Wrecked with grief, Mrs. Henry
Colin Campbell heard Judge Case at
Elizabeth, NJ., sentence her husband
to the electric chair for the murder
Mildred Mowry. of Mrs.
Mrs.
Campbell is shown above with a friend
being led from the jail at Trenton after
being refused permission to sca her
husband,
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929.
THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY
1929 ISSUE
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Many in Indian brave and squaw rubbed their eyes in wonderment to ace the giant Colorado Canyon spanned by a bridge at Lees Ferry, Colo. Their forefathers had fought against the stream. many times trying to cross in the treacherons eddies. Now they ride quietly over the top on this latest engineering triumph. This composite picture shows how the Lees Ferry bridge compares with the Los Angeles City Hall,
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