1928-08-18 — Page 9

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928.

THE CHINA MAIL,

OUR HOMESIDE PICTURE SERVICE.

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ING OFFICE

BOUND FOR HAPPINESS AND SUNSHINE.-A holiday scene at Waterloo station, London, typical of many to be seen at all the London termini on August Bank Holiday. A long spell of hot weather at Home has induced greater crowds than ever to seck the seaside or the country. Here is seen part of the crowd about to go on one of the trains-(Sport and General).

A SIGHT WHICH HAS NO PARALLEL IN THE WORLD. — The imposing military Spectacle of Trooping the Colour on the Horse Guards parade, London. This is a general view of the ceremony, with thousands of spectators on both sides.—(Sport and General).

WOMEN

ATHLETES AT Stamford Bridge-At the 6th women's amateur athletic as- Rociation championships, Miss K. Hitani (the Japanese Olympic competitor, left), made new records in various events (Sport and General);

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THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING and quEEN-In Nottingham, where they paid a visit to the great Royal Agricultural Show, in which both The King and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales exhibited. Their Majesties were accorded a great welcome. This is a pleas- ing picture of Their Majesties as they drove along the large ring and inspected the parade of cattle.-(Sport, and General).

SWAN-UPPING ON THE THAMES. Marking the King's Cygnets. Every year the. King's swan markers proceed up the Thames to cut identification marks on the beaks of the young cygnets belonging to His Majesty. The ownership of the awans is vested: in the King, the Dyers Company and the Vintners' Company, each being represented by swan marker. This ancient custom dates back from the 16th century. A pretty picture ' 'of the King's swans with their cygnets after being marked.—(Sport and General).

THEN AND NOW !-Here is a distinct contrast in women's sports wear. On the left is a costume worn as late as 1912 but which ladies will probably doubt as having ever existed. At any rate, it must have impeded the movement of the javelin thrower. On the right is a girl who "gets well down to it. Note the shorts, socks, running shoes and the roomy jumper. No wonder records were smashed by the fair sex in the Olympic Games at Amsterdam these last few weeks. (Sport and General).

ANOTHER NEW CRUISER-H.R.H. the Duchess of York performed the christening ceremony at the launch of H.M.S. "York." The Duke of York was also in attend- ance. York" is the first of the "B" class of cruisers bearing the Duchess's name and will displace 8,400 tons. Her main armaments comprise six 8 in guns and it is believed that she will prove a more useful type of cruiser than the "Kent" and "London" groups. Above is a general view of "York" leaving the slipway(Sport and General),