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KWANGSI PLANNING
EXPOSITION.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1928.
A STUDENT RIOT.
160 INJURED IN' FIGHT' OVER,
AN IDOL.
Bangalor, Aug. 1.
BIG STEP FORWARD
IN TELEVISION.
TRANSMISSION OF COLOURS.
BIG INDUSTRIAL SCHEME,
The Province of Kwangsi is to
Following details of a secret de- have an Industrial Exposition the
A students' riot over the place monetration at which Mr. John L. autumn of 1929, probably begin the Government assigned for the Baird successfully transmitted the ning the 10th of October,
idol which the students worship-head and shoulders of a man from The object of this Exposition ispod, resulted in 125 of the public one room to another in broad day- to promote industries and to en- and thirty soldiere being injured light (artificial light being dis- lls, papular support and co-opera- when troops dispersed an unruly pensed with), comes the news that tion for the general Improvement mob from the Government Offices, the inventor has now succeeded in of home goods, merchandise, and but later the malcontents at the transmitting colours by television. other articles of trade and to head of 10,000 people demonstrat monstrated at the Baird Labora This big strido forward was de afford opportunity to foreign mered before the leading Mahom-torics, Long Acre, W.C., three chants to exhibit their goods. medan'a house. An official com-weeks ago.
The officers for the preparation munique denies that shots Waru One of the party went on to the and Arrangements of the Expoel-fired and anys that the casualties roof of the building, where a trans- tion and the grounds for the ex-occurred while diapersing the mitting televisor had been set up, hibition will be at Lłuchow, | afrawdies-Reuter, Kwangel city well-known for its
Juniber industry.
and the rest of the party went with Mr. Baird into a room where there was 'n receiving ap-
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Admission to the grounds of the Sir. W. Goscombe John has pre- paratua. Exposition will be free and Chin-sented to the Welsh National The receiver gave an image, eas, and foreign visitors from other Museum the bronze figure "Joy-about half as large again as an centres will be specially welcome anco" (the sixth of a series in average cigarette card, but the de
In the selection of exhibits, ar memory of his wife) and some tain was perfect. ticles of the Province of Kwangai, drawings by Sir Edward Poynter. will, of course, form the principal sources of supply, but to enable the Exposition to be a medium of interest and education, domestic and foreign products are to be Cowes race of the British Motor-man, and appeared in his natural exhibited.
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Boat Club, only Mr. Cecil Yates's All exhibits coming by sea Tourmina reached Cowes. through Hongkong may be deliver-
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When the sitter opened his mouth his teeth were clearly visible, and so were his eyelids and the white of his eyes and other small details about the face.
He was a dark-eyed, dark-haired colours against a dark background. He picked up a deep red coloured cloth and wound it round his head, winked, and put out his tongue. drees of which will be announeed an upset price previously fixed by The red of the cloth stood out vivid- ly against the pink of his face, later), which will undertake the their owners,
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