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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930.

Our Homeside Picture Service

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FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL.-Twelve young Basque dancers from the. Basque village of Berriz, in Vizcaya, northern Spain, who have never been out of their country before, have arrived in England to take part in the annual folk dance festival held by the English Folk Dance Society at the Albert Hall, London. The Basque dancers are noted for their celebrated sword dance which they are rehearsing at the University of London.- 1Sport and General),

STRIKING LEG DISPLAY—The Grafton dancing girls perform for the Pathe's sound pictorial, in London. The troupe gave a striking display of the art of dancing during their performance-(Sport and General).

CHINESE CADETS.—Under the arrangements entered into between the British and Chinese Governments, a number of Chinese junior officers are being trained in the Royal Navy-both afloat and ashore. A party of sub- Lieutenants at their studies at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.-- (Sport and General).

THE HUMAN FLY.-Jack Farnsworth, a six-feet clay cruss (Derbyshire) athlete, has, as one of his diversions, the trick of walking up the sides of houses.

Farnsworth, who is a colller, is adjudged the best six-feet athlete in the country, a challenge which he issues yearly. Jack Farnsworth walk- ing up between the houses that are nearly seven feet apart~(Sport and General).

REFLECTIONS.The London ladies' Olympiades rehearse for their walk- Ing handicap in Batterson Park, London. Some of the competitors making

a start on the flooded track-(Sport and General).

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A LONDON CHARACTER—Mr. "Ed." Crocker, a well-known figure at the foot of Westminster Bridge, who peddles postcards, and charges one penny to peer at Big Ben through his huge telescope. He has stood at this spot for 37 years(Sport and General).

SWIRLING WATERS. Owing to the abnormal minfall of the last few months, hundreds of tons of water are rushing over, the Aysgarth falls in the River Ure at Aysgarth, Yorkshire, - A picturesque view across the

Upper Falls (Sport and General);

"A MIGHTY SPLASH,"—Lord Glenoly's "Shaun Or" (J. Sinnett- up) jumps clear after putting up the water. In the Burstow Double Handicap steeplechase, at Lingfield Park, Surrey.-(Sport and General).

8.9. „PRINCE HENEY --Mia Islibel MacDonald, daughter, of the Prime Minister, performed the christening “

· ceremony at the launching of the Canadian National Rallway's As, Prince Henry (the first of three sister ships bla; serve the - Britlab-Columbia-Alaska Route): at Mesara_Cammell Laird and Co. Birkenhead, Cheshire, on

January 17, The La Prince Henry going down the slipway."—(Eport and: General),

·QUEEL PETS--Mrs. Emerson, an old lady of Barnet, owne apes, lamb which behaves quite well with a pet dog, both animals"accompanying their “mistress on shopping myoditions. The lamb-answers to the name of """Nan" and the dog to “Judy,” (Sport and General).