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THE
CHINA MAIL.
World News In Pictures
Britain's New Envoy
Rushed By 'Plane
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930.
WITH ALL THE-PEP⠀⠀
of a Jazz Band.
A FLOATING MASTERPIECE
All the Poise
of a
Drum Major
Appointment of Sir Ronald Lindsay as British Ambassador to the United States wa recently announced in London Sir Ronald was formerly Ambassador to Turkey and Germany and has served as under Secretary of State in the Pureign Ofice.
Acting Foreign Minister
Five famous British artists are contributing to the will be one of the world's largest ships and will ply. decorative achemo of the new Canadian Pacific the St. Lawrence River route between Southampton 42,000-tan liner "Empress of Britain" now being built and Quebec. She will be the largest ship between on the Clyde. Frank Brangwyn, R.A., is designing Europe and Canada. Her speed is still a mystery but the dining Balcon; Sir John Lavery, RA, the Dnit will probably be around 26 knots, enabling her to Room; Edmund Duke, the Smoking Room; W. Heath make 'he trip in five daya, She is due to be launched Robinson. the Cocktail far: and Sir Charles Alloan. (carly next summer and will be in nerves in 1081. Cat the First Class Lounge. The "Empress of Britain" Ishows vessel in advanced stage of construction.
General Horacio Vasquez was rush-
ed from Santa Domingo to the Unit ed States by airplane following the discovery that his life depended on an immediate surgient operation. Ho is President of the Island Republic,
Oldest Yale Graduate
The Assurancė
of a
Radio Announcer.
Herr Curtis, Foreign Minister of Germany, who, according to
Bomi- official reports, recently conferred
with President Hindenberg concer ing the work of the organisation com- mittees operating under the Owen D. Young plan, Curtis took over the duties of Foreign Minister following the death of Dr. Gustav Stresemann.
Ohio's New Senator
Winter No Bar to Golf In Canada
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The Attention that
a Manipulator Caught Short in the Market
Gives the Ticker
The Perseverance and Optimism of an Ancient Pedant learning to Play Ping Pong
Edward P. Bradstreet, Sr., of Cin- cinnati, who will be 100 years old next June, and who is said to be the oldest graduate of Yale University.
Prohibition Enforcement
and the Pride with which a
Bride Ties, Her New Hubby's
Tie.
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Roscoe C. McCulloch, of Canton, Ohio, who has been appointed by Governor M. Y. Copper to fill the vacancy in the Senale left by the death of Senator Theodore Burton.
Sporting Peeresą,
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! Photograph taken February 25, 1828, of the course on which the contest is played, with gallery watching players. Lower left-Tociny off-player wearing light clothes shows mildness of climate in February at Victoria. Lower right-E. W. Beatty Challenge Cup with viiniature reproductions of the cup for the winners in men and women competitions. The process of snatching the laurels from the The mid-winter tournament was placed in the brows of Callfornis is going right on in Canada. Canadian sport calendur last February under the "Our Lady of the Snows" is belying her name in the auspices of the Canadian Pacific Raliway and provid wild climate of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. rest success. The Victoria fixture la, a purely amateur affair, handicap, of course, open to men Announcement has been made recently that the and women, competing in their own sections. The second annual Empress Hotel mid-winter golf tour-main trophy is the E. W. Beatty challenge cup, st nament at the Calwood course, Victoria, will be held present held by T. L. Swan and Mrs. Hew Paterson, from February 17 7 to 23 inclssive, a time when the of Victoria, although a large list of other prizes is country north of the 49th paralli is popularly sup-being posted. The competition is open to all Victoria posed to be feet deep in anew. Photographs included clubs and also to any visitors in that city, and in in above lay-out will show this popular belief to be a view of the size of the entry 1st all links in the fallacy na far as the Victoria course is concerned. vicinity of the city will be pressed into service.
Montreal with Pen and Pencil
G. A. Youngquist, Minnesota's At- torney General, has been selected by President Hoover as the United States Attorney General in charge of Prohibition Enforcement to succeed Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandit.
Ambassador's Daughter
A Knock-out
Dollar's worth.
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