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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930.

Our Homeside Picture Service

SPANISH DICTATOR.--The funeral, of General Primo de Rivers, the great Spanish-Dietnter, tenke påovent-Madrid-on-March-21--Hage crowds gathered to watch the funeral procession and the removal of the effin to The last rooting play-(Sport und General).

PYTCHLEY, HUNT. -- Thụ, Duke and Duchess of York attended the Pytchley Hunt point to point steeplechases at føldenby, near Northampton, on March tr. H,R.1), the Duchess of York (wenring for trimmed coat) is reen studying the race card, while the Duke of York is Lehind with pipe.-(Spurt and General).

GREAT CROWDS AT CUP SEMI-FINALS. —' Nearly 10,000 at Old Tafford, Manchester, saw Huddersfield win their way, through to Wembley by defeating Sheffield Wednesday by two goals. While ambulance men attend to casualtich amongst the crowd, the police usher back the crowd that invaded the pitch(Sport and General).

A WELCOME SIGHT.—The great spring flower harvest in the Scilly Isles where the cultivation of Daffodils and Narcissi is an iramense Industry.... This is about the only means of a livelihood for the little army of Islanders whose output of flowers are sent to all parts of Britain, ---- (Sport and General).

AT WORK ON EROS."-A temporary enlargement has been made in the Island on which stood the famous "Eros" Statue at Piccadilly Circus. Our picture shows the traffle travelling round the enlarged Island.- (Sport and General),

INTER VARSITY ATHLETIC DUELA large crowd of spectators including Mr. Stanley Baldwin (on alt t Cambridge man) attended the 82nd annual Oxford and Cambridge Athletic contest held at Stamford Bridge, London, on March 16. Cambridge, won by eight events to three, and thus recorded 31 victories against the Oxonians' 25. 100 yards race. The finish won by L. J. J. Rinkel (Cambs), the two Oxford runners J. T. Andrews and Ḥ. L. Gonin, dead-heated for 2nd place (Sport and General).

TALENTED COMIC DUO-The Theda Sisters, a spirited cross-talk and boxing duo perform their act for the Pathe Sound Magazine, London, A "technical knock-out"!-(Sport and General).

THE GREAT "F.E.”—The Earl of Birkenhead, raised to the-** Peerage in 1922. Gained popu- larity as "P. E. Smith," when a barrister, and still familiarly known as "F. E." He was recently operated on at Biarritz for A broken blood vessel. -- (Sport and General).

REQUIESCAT IN PACE. The funeral of General Primo de Rivera, the great Spanish Dictator, took place at Madrid on March 21.. King Alfonso III prayint in front of the coffin during the lying-in-state prior to the removal to the cemetery at Madrid(Sport and General).

IN HONOUR OF ST. PATRICK. With traditional ceremony, H.R.H. Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, presented bunches of shamrock to the officers of the Irish guards at the St. Patrick's Day parade at the Tower of London.(Sport and General).

PRIMO DE RIVERA General Primo, de Rivera is sen lying Faris, where he died, in the habit of the Third Camell be belanged. The body was afterwards conveyed to (Eport And Genera

MISS FLORENCE LEERO 20 year-old Chinese flapper of Ban Francisco, whose elopement (with Victor-Boisseree, San-Francia bond ralesman and soccer foothi player, was stopped to Seattle when the pair were arrested.The girl was released but Boiseren was put #nadi

BRIGHTER LONDON Workinen are coen erecting the necessary scaffold÷ ing in readiness for the re-riiding of the Fire Ballṛat the, mimimit of thè Monument, a noted landmark in thir City;4(8port sild Generi

LOFTY PDWE. — The annual memorial service st Maclear's Beacon, the Highest point on Table Mountain, South Africa, in memory of those members of the Mountain Club, Cape Town, who fell in the Great War. The service this, year-was-attended by: 400 people. - Mountaineers listening to the Memortal Service from their cyrio con "some" over-hanging "rocka · near. Maclear's Beacon (Sport; and General).A

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