1937-09-24 — Page 12

Frack and jumping events have always been popular with schoolgirls, but a movement is afoot in England to interest young girls in the most graceful of sports, javelin throwing. Mrs. Millichap (Miss Florence Bir- chenough), well known as a former athlete, is doing her bit by coaching girls in the art of javelin throwing. (Fox Copyright).

All that remains visible of the Italian steamer Aïda Lauro, which was battered to pieces by angry seas after she had gone ashore at Castle Point, between Cape Cornwall and St. Just. (Fox Copyright).

Bringing Up Father

BY EXULLY DAUGHTER.

I THINK I'LL RUN BACK: TO THE HOTEL, AN GIT ME MOVIE CAMERA AN' TAKE A PICTURE OF

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FINE-IL WAIT RIGH HERE-

THE CHINA MAIL, SEI

CONFUCIUS'

Japanese Air

Extended A Over Ching

Nanking

Japanese air raids in the past 4 extended all over China, Chufu, ther Confucius, being among the dozen le ed.

Thirty Japanese planes bombed Forts, down river from Nanking, for It is reported that an anti-aircraf silenced and that Chinese warshi damaged.

A number of bombs fell on the a and women's hospital at Sienhsien.

The Bishop's residence and the hit but there were no casualties.

British and other consular o strongly protested to the Japanese at

It is not yet possible accurately to damage and casualties in Nanking d day's raids.

One Chinese report puts the num- ber of dead at only 20 and 30 in- jured, apart from 100 Chinese kill- led in the refugee camp outside the

city-Reuter.

PLANES FAIL TO REACH NANKING

Shanghai, To-day. Heavy rain is possibly the reason for Japanese failure to repeat the bombing of Nanking, though yester- day 20 Japanese planes flew from their bases round Shanghai towards the capital.

bombs

They did not reach Nanking, how- jever, but dropped their at Kiangyin Trans-Ocean

THE SEA WILL MAKE

A HICE BACK GROUND-

FOR GOODNESS

SAKE-HORA- ME DAUGHTER-

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Copr. 1937, King Features Syndicate, los, World rights reserved

KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED

WHAT'S THAT?

OUR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ~ CAMP'S UD-

IN THE BRUSH.

IM THANKS, BUT WE'LL STAY HERE. MIGHTY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF SUPPLIES YOU HAVE UNDER THAT CANVAS, C

SOMETIMES IT AINT HEALTHY

TO BE TOO CURIOUS.

HOLD ON, MOUNTIE,AN' DON'T PULL A GUN. YOU'RE COVERED BY TWO MAUSERS FROM THE

BLUFF