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THE CHINA MAIL,

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES.

Celebrating His

Thirty-Fifth Year in China

Russian "Mr. V. F. Grosse, former Rassian Consul-General, gave a dinner at the Kavkay Restaurant, where a number of Consular repreesentatives of all national- ities were also present. Sitting, left to right: General P. G. Burlin, General M. Dietrichs, Mr. V. F. Grosse, Mrae. Grosse, and Mr. C. E. Metzler, former Vice-Consul.-(Ah Pong).

Pope Blesses People

Thit stene is similar to the one chaeled when the Pope appeared on the Vatican baleony and ofessed the countless thousands below following the signing of the Papal State puct between the Italian Government and the Pope which restored the sovereignty of the Papai State. This picture, made in 1922, shows the occasion of the first per- sonal appearance of Pope Pius XI. following his election to the office,

King's Piper

Pipe-Major Forsyth of the Bucking-

ham Palace staff, who played Scottish

airs outside the King's bedroom every

morning, and is now with the King at

Bognor (Sport and General).

St. David's Society Holds Annual Dinner

Actress-Beauty Fights for Life

Alma Rubens, whose beauty captured the world, fies fighting for Ha shadow of her former self due to the drug habit. Revelations as to the extent to which the drug habit had been carried by Alma Tubers and her desperate battle to hold life and reason have shocked the film workti.

Mr. J. H. Whitley

TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1929.

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The Annual dinner of St. David's Society of Shanghai, at the Majestic Hotel, proved a most enjoyable function. Songs in Welsh by the Welsh Choir gave a most distinctive touch to the affair and the national toasts of "St. David" and "The Prince of Wales" were proposed and duly housured in addition to that of "The King." Mr. Eric Davies, President of the Society, and Mrs. Davies received the Jack Sharkey, the Boston battler, enjoying the milder sport of guests, supported by Mr. K. E. Newman. Vice-President(Ah Fong).

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Unique in the experience of medical science was the birth of this tot five minutes after its mother had died in a hospital. A caesarian. operation brought the baby safely into the world.

George A. Parks, Governor, of Alaska, who in making his report to Secretary of the Interior Roy O. West, painted a picture of a new Alaska.

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