1929-06-22 — Page 9

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1929,

OUR

THE CHINA MAIL,

HOMESIDE PICTURE

PICTURE SERVICE.

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VISIT TO SCOTLAND.-The Duke of York, as Lord High Com- missioner for the Church of Scotland; opened the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. He is seen with the Duchess driving to the Cathedral.(Sport and Gen- eral).

THE DOGS' DAY-The annual dog-kennel sports at the Bell Mead kennels at Haslemere. Surrey, owned by Miss J. Trefusis Forbes, proved the remarkable intelligence of canine breeds, the dogs themselves thoroughly enjoying the sports as well as the kennel maids and onlookers. Photo shows the final of the flat race in which a fox terrier, a cocker spaniel, a bassett hound and a dandy dinmont terrier participated.. The basset hound proved the winner as may be seen from picture (Sport and General).

MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. H.R.H. the Duke of Con-. naught, as Colonel, inspecting three Battalions of the Grena. dier Guards-(Sport and General).

POLICE 100TH BIRTHDAY.-Scene at the great ceremonial parade before the Prince of Wales. The oldest living pensioners, P.C. W. Skinner and Sgt. Kinsey (who joined the Force in 1860. and 1859 respectively) watching the march past-(Sport and General).

-INDIAN CHRISTENING. At Croydon Aerodrome, London," HH. the Maharanée Regent of Cooch Behar (on the extreme right) performing the ceremony of naming Mr. P. M. Kabali's monoplane Feather of Dawn. One of her attendants is seen rubbing the propeller with sacred ofl.-(Sport and General).

At STAMFORD BRIDGE. At the meeting between Achilles Club (England) and the Berliner and Deutscher Clubs. (Ger- many), the former winning by 61 points to 41-Herr. Bertz (Germany), second in the high jump-(Sport and General).

ONE OF THE FINEST TOURNAMENTS IN THE WORLD, The Royal Tournament at Olympia, London, which opened on May 28, 1929. Not only did the Military and the Royal. Navy participate in this event, but the Royal Air Force also combined in giving a magnificent display. Here is a scene which might well be called "Like Human Flies" It is a thrilling window ladder and rope-climbing display by men from Portsmouth.– (Sport and Generál);

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THRILL AND A SPILL-Trick riding formed the chief attrac tions for the Whitsuntide holiday crowd at Crystal Palace, Joe Francis comes to grief in the 2nd heat of the Holiday Handicap.

(Sport and General).