SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
OUR HOMESIDE PICTURE SERVICE.
SUCCESSFUL GERMAN ATLANTIC FLIERS ON GREENLY ISLAND—The 'crew and the 'plane on the pond on Greenly Island where they landed. L. to R.:-Dr. Louis Cuisinier, Duke Schiller (both of whom flew to aid the fliers) Baron Guenther Von Hucnefeld, Major Fitzmaurice (who accompanied the airmen from Ireland) and Capt. Hermann Kochl-Sport and General).
ACTRESS TAKES FENCING LESSONS TO PERFECT HER PART. Miss Evelyn Lave, the popular actress, who is taking the part of "Nancy" in the musical play "Blue Eyes," at the Piccadilly theatre, London, takes daily fencing lessons for an hour, under the tutelage of Mr. Bertrand Here Miss Evelyn Laye and Mr. Barry Livesay as "Captain Pickering of the Dragoons" rehearse their duel.(Sport and General).
WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS RACE MEETING, ON EPSOM DOWNS, SURREY-The finish of the Oaks Stakes, which was won by Lord Derby's Toboggan (T. Weston up) from H.M. the King's Scuttle (the favourite for the race), who was beaten by four lengths.-(Sport and General),
FIRST SECTION OF THE 50,000 TONS FLOATING DOCK FOR THE SINGAPORE: NAVAL BASE.-Four of the most powerful tugs of a Dutch towage firm are being used to take the dock to Singapore. The complete dock will accommodate the largest. warships. (Sport and General),
A-WHIRLING ON THE AERO WHEEL-Athletes in Regents Park, London, gave a thrilling demonstration of the acro wheel, a new gymnastic appliance approved after testa, by the British Army gymnastic branch. The apparatus is a light double-rimmed wheel which runs along the ground, the athletes being strapped by the feet to one rim, and holding grips which fasten the rims together-(Sport and General).
SPORTS ON MOTOR CYCLES.The Woolwich, Plumstead and District Motor Club held a motor cycle gymkhana on the Charlton football ground, Charlton, Kent, re- cently. Plumstead are seen breaking through the Woolwich defence in the moter cycle hockey match.-(Sport and General).
THE CHILDREN'S DELIGHT IN A TOY MOTOR DERBY A race for children's toy motors, Including fast models, took place on a miniature Brooklands track in. London, recently The winner being vociferously cheered by his fellow competitors after the race. (Sport and General)
MODEL FOR HONG KONG The Aldershot Grand Military Tattoo; night picture of the brillant spec took place on June 21, attended by the King and Queen. The grand finale of the Tattoo-(Sport and Ger
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