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THE

CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930.

Our Saturday Picture Service

BATHS OPENED BY PRINCE-Visit of H.R.II. Trince George to Stoke Newington. London, to open the Borough's new swimming baths which coat £50,000. General view showing Prince George on his way to the new swimming baths with the Mayor of Stoke Newington-Sport and General).

SELLING AEROPLANES LIKE CARS-To cope with the present popu larity of flying, when to many people are buying their own machines, the International Aircraft, Littl, have introduced encktails at their shown room at the Olympia Motor Company's garage, Londen, for prospective buyers of their new two-senter cabin monoplane, the "Breda 15." priced at £850.- Sport and General).

JAPANESE RIVALS. Finals of lawn tentia tournament at Magdalen Park Lawn Tennis Club, Earlshed. S.W. In the Men's Level Singles, Y. Ohta, the winner, shaking hands with R. Miki, after the game-(Sport and General),

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London, Asquirrel ventures out from his winter hiding place in search in Kensington Gardens, of food(Sport and Genatal);

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"SPOTTED DOGS."--Kensington Canine Society's Championship Dog Show at the Crystal Palace, London, April 10. Mr. Greenwood's Dalmatians arriving at the show by car.- (Sport and General).

AFRICAN FLIGHT-The Intrepid Duchess of Bedford with Captain G... Barman (pilot) and Mr. R. Little (ns second pilot) started at dawn on April 1, from Lympne, Kent, la her famous Fokker monoplane "Spider" Ine Cape Town, S. Africa, and back. Left to right: Captain Barnard, the Duchess of Bedford and Mr. R. Little ready to start the fight from Lympse (Sport and General).

NOT SURF RIDING-Grafton Hunt hunter trials at Langford Farm, Green Norton, Near Towcester, Northants, April 10. The Hon. Mrs. Fred Cripps, nearly comes to grief at the water jump in the Open Class (Sport and General).

INTER-VARSITY-BOAT RACE.-For the seventh consecutive year, Cam- bridge won the annual inter-Varsity Boat Race from Putney to Mortlake, or April 12, beating Oxford by two lengths, their time being 19 minutes, 9 zeconds. Although Oxford led for three quarters of the way, Cambridge drew level and spurted ahead on the last mile. Hundreds of people gathered as usual along the tow paths end en barges to watch the event. A general view after the Anish showing Oxford rowed out.-(Sport and General).

NEW AMERICAN CUP CHALLENGER The launch took place on April 14, at the shipyard of Messrs. Camper and Nicholson, at Gosport, Hants, of Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht Shamrock V, the 14th challenger for the American Cup which has been in America's possession for 79 years. The boat, which was christened by the Countess of Shaftesbury, in design ed to provide the least resistance to wind, and built on straight lines (8port and General).

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TINE ROWING. A record, entry of 81 crews competed for the head of the River Championshi

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was the Varsity boat rare course from Mortlake to Putuoy, a distance of 4 miles, and the event was won by London Rowing Club, fast year's winners, in 19 min. 12 sec(Sport and General):

BUDGET DAY. The Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden Chancellor of the Exche quer, revealed at the House of Commons, on April 14, the bec one of the most closely guarded budgets over drawn up. As the Chancellor has to find an extra £14,000,000, it is expected that there will be many