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  2. LEADERS OF THE SALVATION ARMY.—

    Mrs. Bramwell Booth, affectionately termed the "Grand Old Lady" of the Salvation Army, celebrated her 70th birthday on September 12 at her home at Hadley Wood, near London. At her birthday parly, left to right:—Mrs. Bramwell Booth, Colonel Bernard Booth, Colonel Mary Booth (West Indies), Staff-Captain Clive Booth, Miss Belly Booth, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  3. A BOOK OF VERSE BENEATH A BOUGH.—

    Boys of the Geelong Church of England Grammar School are participating in the Vergil bimillenary celebrations this afternoon with a pageant on the shores of the lagoon at Corio. This portrait of the great Latin poet, whose 2000th anniversary they commemorate, is from Petrarch's 13th century MS copy of Vergil's works, and is reproduced by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 68 words
  4. SPRING CHICKENS.—

    [?]rays containing hundreds of newly hatched chickens exposed under the new electric incubator which has been supplied by the State Electricity Commission to the poultry farm of Mr. S. T. T. Hall at Heidelberg. The output averages about 700 ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 43 words
  5. DOYEN OF THE "OLD BOYS."—

    Alderman Sir Stephen Morell (left) at the Old Scotch Collegians' dinner held at The Wattle on Saturday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the school, with the Rev. Georg Tait, who attended Scotch College in 1852 ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  6. IN BLACK AND WHITE.—

    At the annual British Fashions Exhibition at Olympia last month. "Miss America" Wearing a short broadtail fur fabric coat for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  7. ROADMAKING IN VICTORIA.—

    Teams grading a road in the Dandenong Ranges, under contract with the Country Roads Board. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 18 words
  8. IN AN EASTEKN DANCE.—

    Miss Nancy Kozminsky, daughter of Mr. Isidore Kozminsky, will appear to-night at the Playhouse in the revue "Cheerio." She is a pupil of Mme. Saranova. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  9. THE WORLD'S FASTEST EXPRESS.—

    A remarkable record run has been made by the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham to London express. Starting at Swindon it covered 77¼ miles lo Paddington in 59½ minutes, and this photograph was taken at Taplo[?] when the express, establishing a new World's record for "start-to-stop" runs, was travelling at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 57 words
  10. EXPRESSIONS ON THE STARTING LINE.—

    Eagerness and determination were expressed in varying degrees as the pistol cracked for the start of the boys' race at the combined Port Melbourne and South Melbourne school sports on the South Melbourne Cricket-ground. Left to right:—T. Gardiner, W. Newman, J. Vaughan, D. Rosewarne, and W. Doherty. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 52 words
  11. A GRAND HOWL.—

    One secret of the success of the Scout movement for small boys is revealed by this photograph taken at the Malvern district cub packs' annual sports meeting on Saturday. It shows that cubs are, at duly appointed times, not only encouraged but instructed in the science of making as much vocal uproar as is possible for a small boy. When the cubs give the "grand howl" they do it as a salute to Akela, leader of the pack in Kipling's "Jungle Book" story. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 87 words
  12. WINGS AND WATER.—

    A novel study in the cockatoo cage at the Zoological Gardens, where two sulphur-crested cockatoos, apparently decided to have a bath together, and a dispute arose as to which should be privileged to turn on the tap. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
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