THE HONGKONG TELEGRY
WEDNES
DECEMBER
Baseman Gets Safely Home.
hanghai Rowing Club Dinner.
Bluogo, Washington third baseman, sliding safely home un Peckinpaugh's double in the second inning of the sixth world series game. Photo shows Smith, Pittsburgh catcher, making a game offort to catch the runner at the home plate
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Shanghai Rowing Club members and guests Lad an exceedin,ly good time at the dinner and smoking consort held
in the Upper Grill Room of the Astor House recently. This function brought to a close the year's activities, the prizes won at the two regattas boing presented by Mr. E. T. Hyrno.
A1 Hong Football Challenge Cup.
Andy Nagy, San Francisco artist-barber, puts some lathor on the chin of the city's mayor, James Roiph. Then
he has a sudden inspiration, and splashes some more paint
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on the nearby canvas. Rolph, being an art connoisseur
1.imself, waits patiently for the shaving to be resumed:
At the Y. M. CA. Recreation Ground, at Shanghai, the foreign staff of Messrs. Anderson, Meyer & Co., Ltd., played the Chinese staff of the same company and won the challenge cup prosented by Mr. Mayer, Fresident of the firm. After the match, tea was served by ladies of the staff.
Thrice President.
New Primate.
Noted Journalist.
Century Cid Seed Sprouts.
Dr Martin Thomas; who has been inaugurated pre- sident of Rutgers College. US. A Dr. Thomas formerly was president of Middlebury College and Ister
of Penn Stato Cotlego..
An African Prince.
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Rt. Rev. John Gardner Murray of Baltimore is the now presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and chairman of its ne tirnal council. He was elected as the triennial convention of the Church in New Orleans.
Retired:
Sir Percival Philips, of the Daily Mail London, and recently in Hongkong is making a tour of China to gather material for a series of articlos he is to write for his paper.
Lost Favour.
This sevon-foot stalk of corn was grown from seed found in a cliff dwellers' cave near Vernal, Utah. The wood is thought to have been buriod in the gave from 800 to 1,200, years. Joft Hall, right, Vornal farmer, found the seed and planted it,"
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This picture showing Mrs. Harry W. Knowlton, recent Chicago society divorcee, and her daughter, with Prince Hojo Tovalo-Housnou, grandson of the king of Dahomey in Africa, was made at the gangplank of the liner Faris just before sailing from New York. Mr. Knowllon was reported to have said before sailing she expected to visit the gringo's santle while abroad,
This shows Mr. John: W.. Weeke, former U. 8. Sacrot ary of War, who has resign
ed owing to ill-health.
B cause the son of Glen', above, was found incapable of carrying out her nigh duties," her demotion was ag Bouttoed by the late King Ramo. The king's order directed that in the futurethe queenbe known by some other title."
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