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THE CHINA MAIL,

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES.

R.A.F. Annual Dinner

The faith parun! #re the Rovel Air Feres Arsmeintion of Shenghai was held in the dome of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building recently, when two score of members sat down to a pleasant repast. The possibility of a fiying club being established in Shanghai was advanced at the dinner, Majur W. E. Holland, Vice-President of the Association, was in the chair.(Wei Fong).

Path of Glory to the Grave

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Death has riruck down these six leading figures in the great in January, 1928, to that of Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, they have than year. Left to right are shown. Earl Haig, died Jan, 1928; 19: Marshal Foch, died March 20, 1995; General Sarrai-died

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drams of the War. Strangely enough, from the death of Earl Haig, followed each other to the grave within the compass of little more General Diaz, died Feb., 1928; Lieut.-General Jacques, died Nov, March, 1929, and 1yrun T. Herrick, died March 31, 1929.

Father of Duchess

The Earl of Strathmore, father of the Duchess of York. He is one of the biggest land owners at Home.

Nobile Resigns

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929,

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Notables Mourn Leader's Death

Relatives Mourn Dead Marshal

Gen. Umberto Nobile, Commander of the ill-fated-dirigible-Italia, who resign ed his rank and office in the Italian Government.

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Marshal Petain (left), General Pershing (centre) and an Ameri- can military attache (right) are 'shown in front of Marshal Foch' home after paying tribute to the great leader as he lay in state, Notables of every nation paid homage to the commander of the Allied armies during the War.

This is among the first actual pictures received of the funeral of

Marshal Foch at Paris. It shows the widow and daughters of Mar-

shal Foch in deep mourning attending the giant military funeral with

which France humoured her dead World War hero.

Funeral Cortege of Marshal Foch

Major General Stephen O. Fugua, commander of the Sixteenth Infantry at Governors Island, New York, has received the appointment from Pre- sident Hoover as chief of infantry.

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Shown above is an impressive general view of the cortege with beautiful casket, bearing body of Marshal: Foch, draped with French

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colours, as it passed Palais Royal on its way to Invalides, where the great military leader was laid to rest beside the body of Napoleon. Thousands of mourners, including innumerable notables, are seen here with heads bared in hom age as the procession passes.

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