THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY: NOVEMBER 30, 1925.
Sworn In for Important Post.
Sport That is Full of Thrills.
Retiring Secretary and Successor.
Mr. Hanford MacNider, former bead of the American Legion, and much decorated war horo, being sworn in as the new Assistant Secretary of War, succeeding Mr. Dwight F. Davis who became Secretary upon the rotirement of Mr. John W. Weeks. Left to right, Dwight F. Davis, MacNider and Col. John B, Randolph.
A sport for daredevils is the game of parachute jumping. This Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, ploture shows Lieut. J. R. Tato, U. S navy, with his heels in the air and a thousand or two feet of space below him but a parachute opening safely to ease his tumble. A second jumper is climbing from the plane's rear soat.
Tourists Urged to Visit Hongkong.
Mr. John W. Weeks, former U. S. Secretary of War,' sponds his last day in the War Department Office with his successor and former assistunt, Mr. Dwight F. Davis, who was appointed when Mr. Weeks (seen on right) resignid because of his health.
American Prelate Returns From Europe.
YOUNG CHINESE FLAPPER"
Rival to Men
In Horse Race.
Cardinal Dougherty, of Philadelphia, stopping off the gangway of the s.s. Paris on his arrival in Now York after visiting Europe and the Vatican, where ho had an audience with the Pope.
EMPRESS OF CANADA.
JUNKS AT HONGKONG HARDOP
the moon to wander over; with quaint villages giving a more in-. timate picture of Oriental life then the somewhat cosmopolitan Hong- kong itself can do: with a residen- tial section up on the Peak which it is worth travelling to Hongkong
"It to doubt," declares the vet-miles from the elty, where there to sec. especially when there is a eran globe-trotter, "ga Hong are two well laid out golf courses hotel where the gorgeous view of kong to spend the winter runtha, Dres Wate. Ray and Happy Val- the harbor can be enjoyed while. for from November to February. Hey boust courses, too, so that if sipping ambrosiai tea. It is a wonderful winter. resort. If you should have a tiresome bole even while one looks, the sunset you decide to go this year, you will which you never can do in have the added advantage of being then bie away to the others, and drops like a bird, and lights spring nor, gore, and the quick, tropic dark win. oack your self complacency, up on sea and land so that there Or, if you are Interested in rac-are two skles, at peace with cach ing. there is the Jockey Club at other, full of stars. 1. ** Hapuv Valles and a race course And it isn't so very far away, cradled in thret hills. Motoring Hongkong. From Victoria and
able to spend a season there be fore becomes over crowded. ne It le bound to do when it become a generally accepted spot to visit during the cold months."
What is there to do in Hone and walking noth gave attractions Vancouver travel the fastest ships Long That is a question easily Hongkong which they do not al-on the Pacfle, the Canadian Pa- answered. If you are a golferways have. The environs of the clfle Empresses. Or, one could thon take along your clubs, for the tyre beautiful with bays whost start out on a world cruise from best golf to be found in the east clear waters reflect the stare at New York, and bo dropped in la at Fan-ling. about eighteen night and make a shining path for Hongkong.
The above is being circulated to intending tourists, in North America, by the Canadian Pacifle companies.
German Relatives
Meet Princess Mafalda..
At the runcing of the Newmarket Town Plate at New market, Mies Eileen Joel, shown on "Hogier," came in first in a four-mile race, beating the men jockeys to the finish. Another woman came in second, the men finishing well in the rear.
The Way to Cut Taxes In Half.
This shows the Frincess Mafalda of Italy on first visit to her bridegroom's family. Standing, left to right: Prince Waldomar, Prince Christian, Prince Honry of Prussia," brothor of the ex-Kaiser, Prince Philip of Hosse, husband of Frincess Mafalde, Landgraf Frederick Karl of Hesse, Prince Richard of Hosac, Princo Wolfguig of House. Soatod, loft to right: Princoss Honry of Prussia, Princess Mafalda, Landgrafen Margaretho.of Hesse, sister of the ex-Kaiser, and Princess Wolfgang of Hesse.
Mr. Androw Mellon U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, as ho appeared before the Ways and Means Committee of Congress at Washington, D. C., at its income tax hearing. Mr. Mollon suggested a reapportioning of the budget for the coming year and a reduction of taxes which would benafit virtually every pooket.