1926-12-23 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926.

SNAPPED AT THE WALKING MATCH- very age was represented recently in, the crowd that took in tarost in the Walking Match, at Shanghai. Our photo- grapher caught Mr. Brodie A. Clark (socond from the right, one of Shanghai's oldest residents, Mr. Pirie and a police Inspector.

GRACE AND POWER.- This is one of the swift Italian seaplanes matched against the American.naval fliers in the Schneider cup raves at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Major

de Bernardi, of the Italian army, is soon climbing from the fuselago at the end of a successful trial flight over the rac ing course.

IN A SURREY VILLAGE-A photograph taken in the little Surrey village of Shore on Armistice Day at the close of the.." Two Minutes Silence" during the service, which was held at the War Mem- orial. Similar commemorations of Armistic Day were observed in town, village und hamlot through- out the Empire, Times copyright),

JAPAN HONOURS AMERICAN AIRMEN.-M. Nobruro Morita, military attache at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, presenting to the United States Army 'Round-the-World fliers, through the Secretary of War, Mr. D. F. Davis; decorations from his government for their apochal achievement. At the left is Major-General John L. Hines, Chief of Staff, and, at the right, Major-General Mason M. Patrick, Chief of the Army Air Service.

IT STILL RINGS-Not night in 150 years has this ball failed to sound for "Do Profundis at Misalon. Santa Clara, in California It and two others were given to the mission by the King of Spain with the injunction that they bo rung daily at 8:30 p.m.

NOT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.-Little waifs being hawked about the streets in time of duress is à not uncom- mon sight in China. These babies look well enough fod and clothed, but their price is only thereby enhanced.

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PROBABLE INTERPORT RUGBY FIFTEEN. This is the Shanghai team which beat the Navy in a rugger match played on the poin-ground. The same team will probably represent Sharhai during the Christmas holidays in Japan against Keio University, Kolo Old Boys, and Kobe. From left to right they aratstanding, A. H. Samson, P. A. Watkinson D. C. Hub- bard, E. R. Rodgers, C. F. H. Bichard, G 8. Dunkley A. J. W. Evans not going to Japan), J. 1. Stewart, S. A. Grow, G. D. Nicholl (captain), R. G. Stephenson, G 11. Mann, A. J. Kuno, and K. L. Campbell: (seated) W. D. N. Nail, and J. W. King.

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