1929-02-23 — Page 9

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1929,

THE CHINA MAIL,

OUR HOMESIDE

PICTURE SERVICE.

SCOTLAND IN LONDON.—A novel entertainment at a London music hall. A real Highland gathering depicting Scottish dances and sports was held on the stage of the London Coliseum in celebration of Burns Week. John Maitland, of Cullon, is seen tossing the caber. He is the winner of many competitions.-- (Sport and General).`

MAJOR SEGRAVE TO ATTEMPT WORLD'S SPEED RECORDS ON LAND AND WATER. He sailed for America on Jan. 30, taking with him his 950 h.p. great racing car "Golden Arrow" and his 900 h.p. new motor boat "Miss England" with which he hopes to capture the speed records for England. Both car and boat were on show in London. Major Scgrave (left) is seen explaining some points of his motor boat to Sir Sefton Branker. The new boat is 26 ft. in length with a beam of 7 ft. 6 ins., weighs less than 1% tons with two passengers and is expected to attain a speed of 100 m.p.h.—(Sport and General).

THE "GOLDEN ARROW." Major H. O. D. Segrave has taken to America his 950 h.p. great racing car "Golden Arrow" and his 900 h.p. new motor boat "Miss England" with which he hopes to capture the speed records. A special feature of the car is the "gunsights" which can be plainly seen in photo and which will be used to facilitate the steering,

(Sport and General).

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BEAUTIES OF SWITZERLAND BY NIGHT. A GENERAL VIEW OF ST. MORITZ, WHERE THE WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS NO DOUBT TOOK PART IN NIGHT- TIME FESTIVITIES AT THE HOTELS-(Sport and General).

COMMISSIONER EDWARD J.. HIGGINS, C.B.E., hitherto Chief- of-Staff, who has succeeded Gen-

eral Bramwell Booth as com- mander of the Salvation Army. He was involved on Jan. 18, in a

motor accident. (Sport and General).

UNUSUAL SCENE IN ENGLAND.-A snow sleigh on the London-Maidstone-road. Mrs. Kilburn Scott's famous champion Samoyeds out for a run at Farningham, Kent, in the anow. She is seen standing in the photo and makes a pretty plcture as she views the wintry landscape during a rest on the cross-country journey.-(Sport and General).

THE SALVATION ARMY.-The Salvation Army High Coun- cil's most momentous meeting to discuss the appointment of a new General. Commander Eva Booth (General Booth's sister) is seen shaking hands with Colonel Muthiah, a delegate from Madras. (Sport and General),

LONDON'S WHIRLWIND SNOWSTORM: Sky as black as night! for half an hour on the morning of Jan. 16, Londen was. in the throes of a whirlwind snowstorm which blotted out the daylight, caused traffic chaos, motors to skid, horses to slip and fall and delayed thousands of people on their way to work. Here is a casualty. The greengrocers' donkey comes to grief on the slippery Old Kent-road(Sport and General).

HAM, THE KING RECUPERATING AT BOGNOR HIS MAJESTY IS NOW RECOVERING AT CRAIG THE RESIDENCE OF SIR ARTHUR DU CROS, WHICH HAS BEEN PLACED AT HIS DISPOSAL. THIS MAGNI FICENT STUNE MANSION OVERLOOOKS THE BAY AT THE OLD WORLD VILLAGE OF ALDWICK AND IS

IDEAL SPOT FOR AN INVALID – Here is a general view of the house from the prom

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NOTABILITIES AT MADEIRA/A popular winter resort for

English Society. “Literature and the Sun.

(the ex-Lord Chancellor) reading a book while sun-t (Sport and General).

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