1930-03-15 — Page 10

10

Our

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930.

Homeside Picture Service

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY "NATIONAL.”—There was a record entry for the fourth women's national cross country championship held at Stacey Hill Farm, Wolverton, Bucks., over ʼn very severe course of 2 miles 7 Carlongs, The 130 starters represented 17 terms and 8 individual en. Irants (Sport and General).

END OF THE MILE-The finals of the Eton College mile were held on the Dorney Road, Eton, on February 14. The finish of the Senlor Mile (final), won by Lord J. A. Hope. Note the number of camera enthusiasts ainongst the schoolboys.-iSport and General).

A NASTY SPILL-The Oxford v. Cambridge Inter-Varsity molar triul started from Tring. Herts, on February 15, and covered a course of 82 miles, including the Chillern Hills. Cars, Motor cycles and three-wheelera took part in the event. F. S. Chapruan (Cambridge) has a nasty crash at Lowknor Hill, on "Velocette."—(Spart und General).

A FINE LEAP-The match between England and the rest at Ifiord Fastbali Cleb ground, Ilford, Essex, on

CHARING CROSS BRIDGE SCHEME.-To demonstrate the effect of the new Charing Cross Bridge on traffic routes Mr. John B. Thorp and his son are engaged in constructing a scale model of a part of central London for the Ministry of Transport and the London County Council. B. Thorp at work on the model-Sport and General).

Mr. John

(Above).—A FAVOURITE.-Candidates prominent in the betting for the Grand National to be run at Aintree, Liverpool, on Friday, March 28. Mr.

J. H. Whitney's "Easter Hero" (F. Rece up).-(Sport and General).

NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT. The first meeting of the new Cabinet

ich has succeeded the Dictatorship of General Primo de Rivora. Left's

Matos, Minister of Fomento (Promotion of National

Naval Ministry), General Marzo Minister of

Sonor Estrada (Minister of

Duke of Alba Minister of

and

February 1, resulted in a heavy defeat for England by. seven goals to nil. Millington (the Rest goalkeeper) makes

a gigantic leap for the ball, while A. G. Doggart (Eng land) crouching on right, waits for the sequel.(Sport

and General),

LURE OF PAUL ROBESON-There

were "Kreisler scenes" at the ontrances to the Albert Hall, London, when thousands of admirers struggled to hear Paul Roberon's · recital, The great

negro singer is now definitely in the

best "emotion" class of musicians, and

enjoying so great a vogue that he has

not yet attempted to vary his pro- gramme-(Sport and General).

(Above) A CLEAN JUMP-Candidates prominent in the betting for

the Grand National to be run at Aintree, Liverpool, on Friday, March 28, 1930. Mr. C., R. Taylor's "Grakle" (J. Maloney).~(Sport and General).

round of the Football

THE BUN CRAZE.—-By, masans of a new system of lighting devised by Mr. Rosenberg and installed in a specially built "Solarium" at Tollards Royal Hotel, Bournemouth, guests are able to benefit by the Sun-Rays at any hour." The Solarium (a specially constructed room with large windows of "Vita- Glaas) ly used by the guests, and when the natural supply of sonlight fails, the supply of synthetic sunabine (from the overhead lamp) is switched on. (8port ..

(Sport and General);

Cup"batwoth-West Ham United, and illwall.. 4,000 crowd waxed enthusiastic when West Ham don by four goals to one