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THE CHINA MAH.

Our Homeside Picture

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930.

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SUROVETIDE CUSTOM-The annual shrovetile football match peculiar to Ashbourne, Derbyshire, was played there on Shrove Tuesday. The goals are marked by two mills three miles apart and the match is waged by all residents of the town. They take side, "up-ards," those born on one side of the river Henmore, and "down-ards," those born the other side of the river. The match progresses through the town, the river, and across fields, and is watched by an excited crowd.-(Sport and General).

SPPED TRIAL-Cambridge University Auto Club organised a motoring speed trial between Oxford and Cambridgo on March 8, the event, which was well aliended taking place over a 550 yards straight course at Branches* Park, Cowlinge, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire. A. W. Spottiswoode (Camb.) speeding in his 1006 cc, Bugatti-(Sport and General).

DICKENS PERFORMED ON A LORRY-To commemorate the 118th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, the famous novelist, the Dickenalan Tabard players, a group of amateur players formed to produce Dickens' works, performed excerpts outside the famous "old curiosity shop" noar Lincolns Ina Fields, London.(Sport and General).

GREAT HINDU BATHING FESTIVAL-Hosts of pilgrims from all parts of Indla gathered to batho at the Sonham River, at the function of the Ganges and Jumna, on the most auspicious day of Kumbh Mola, the great Hindu festival which is head there every twolve years. This year's pilgrimage is probably the greatest in it history(Sport and General).

BRITISH WOMEN AT THEIR BEST-The Isle of Wight hunt point to point races at Tappell and Wellow nar Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Lady Hobart, the winner, is nearest the camera (Sport and General).

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CHAMPION. TYPIST The business efficiency exhibition which opened at the White City, London, is a wonderful display of modern office appliances and methods. Miss Eleanor Mitchell, the Champion Speed Typist who has held the Championship Cup fer four years against all comers, is seen giving demonstrations of speed typing-(Sport and General).

DEVASTATING FLOODS.-It is reported that over 250 persons were drowned and 3,000 rendered homeless in the South of France as a result of floods in the Molesac area, following the barsting of a dam through heavy rains. View of the Bagneis Mill and the Murviels Road under water. -(Sport and General).

TOSSING THE PANCAKE. The annual shrove Tuesday caremony of "tossing the pancake," was carried out in customary manner at West. minster School, on March 4. A golden guinea is given to the cook if ha tosses the pancakes over the bar in the great hall where the ceremony takes 'place, and the zame amount is given to the boy who manages to obtain the largest portion of pancakes in the scramble that crisis. →→→ (Sport and General),