1929-12-18 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929.

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THE CHINA MAIL,

World News In Pictures

Is He Heir To Her Ills?

Latest Monster of the Air

Mrs. Ethelwynne Mertz, radium poison victim, and her son, Edward, six, to whom she fears she has transmitted the incurable malady. On his account she is one of the plaintiffs in a $500,000 sult

gainst the United States Radium Corporation.

Twenty-Fifth

Anniversary

The huge multiple-motored plane "Do-X" soared aloft at Friedrichshafen with 160 peoplo aboard. This is the greatest number of people ever carried by any type of aircraft before. Tho plane contains a large, salon, 21 feet long and 10 feet wide, a smoking room and cabins with steel furniture for seventy-two passengers. The picture shows the monster of the ai: prior to the take-off with the admiring crowds standing bealde the latest man-made flying palace. Below is depleted the passengers ea joying the thrilling experience of viewing the world through the port holes.

New Robot 'Plane A Success

WITH ALL THE PEP

of a Jazz Band,

All the Poise

of a

Drum Major

The Assurance

of a

Radio Announcer.

The Attention that

a Manipulator Caught Short in the Market

Gives the Ticker

The Perseverance and Optimism of an, Ancient Pedant learning to Play Ping Pong

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and the Pride with which a

Bride Ties, Her New Hubby's

Tiè.

Some graduates of the Morning Star School. Siceawol, photographed recently on the ve casion of the 20th anniversary of the school. Miss Mero Lydia is in the centre of the group.

Evangelist In Court

Above is the new "robot" plane which awooped down en Bolling Field, Washington, after having made a flight from Dayton, Ohio, without anyone touching the controls except to take off and land. The automatic pilot has demonstrated his ability to

Harry K. Thaw

steer a true cour go.

Headed First Expedition

THE STAFF

of the

HONG KONG

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are forging

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Aimee Sample McPherson, was called before the Grand Jury at Jos Angeles to testify about her handling of Angelus Temple inances. According to Deputy District Attorney Beecher, tho evangelist will be interregated further about a mysterious bank ac count she kept la a suburban bank under the name of Johnson."

The first American Archeological Expedition to Central Europe has re- turned with plenty material of bys gono days, which will be divided be tween the Peabody Musium and tho University of Pennsylvania Muscunt. Vladimir J. Fowkes of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania was Director of the Expedition. This is the first timo an expedition from the United States. has undertaken Archæological work -In Central Europa."

PERCHI St. Barbe's Day Dinner

ahead with the

NEW. 1930 ISSUE

(Above). During

essions of his trial in New

Fork, Harry K. Thaw,

tched a hasty, luncheon

a cafe near by Thaw

vaned baby Maref

Estardus, dancer, who

A Knock-out

Dollar's worth.

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