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  2. THE SCOUT PLAYS HIS PART

    To herald the campaign of the Empire Marketing Board for increased trade within the Empire, Boy Scouts, carrying a Union Jack and bearing large letters spelling the words "Buy British," paraded the football ground at Fulham (Eng.) on November 14, creating great enthusiasm. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  3. TREASURE OF IVORY.

    A storeroom containing one of the strangest cargoes that ever came up the Thames. It consisted of 140 tusks of extinct mammoths from semi-Arctic Siberian regions, some of which are said to be 50,000 years old. The largest [?]usk measures 14 feet from base to tip. value of this mammoth ivory is £1 000 a ton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  4. A DELIGHTFUL OCCUPATION.

    One of the flower girls at the fe[?] at reamthorpe, the mountain home of Lady Hodges at Macedon, where last Saturday the Macedon branch of the Country Women's Association gave a delightful open-air entertainment. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 38 words
  5. STILL SPARKING.

    There were 57 entries, including cars nearly 40 years old, in the Royal Automobile Club (London) run from London to Brighton on November 15. This 1900 model 4-h.p. singlecylinder car Was purchased for 15/, and was a notable performer. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 42 words
  6. A NOVEL DANCING LESSON.

    Reflected from a mirror through the glass on which they are dancing. Santos Casani and Miss Gene Mence, English exponents of the modern tango, show the steps of the new dance. The movements of their feet are recorded by the sound cinema with a verbal explanation, and to the accompaniment of the music, the rustle of silk, and the shuffle of shoes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  7. DRIVING POWER.

    Escaping steam from the high pressure pisions and the symmetry of driving wheels composed this admirable study by Mr. B. F. de Vries, of Cincinnali (U.S.A.), winnter of first prize in its district in the Kodak International £20,000 competition. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  8. NAVAL OCCASIONS.

    Bellboys on the Blue funnel liner Nestor (left) demonstrating that a stitch in time may save a lost ballon; on the right (above), W. Jones, A.B., entertaining spectators at the Flinders Naval Depot sports with a bright description of events through the microphone; and (below) an apprentice of the Comorin making a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  9. A QUIET BACKWATER.

    Scene near the Exford Weir during the recent Hartley angling competition. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  10. THE SHRINE FROM A[?]

    City park lands and the magnificent approach of the St. Kilda road avenue Viewed over Prince's Bridge and the Yarra from the scaffolding on top of the Moorhouse spire, 314 feet above street level. The telephoto lens of the camera shows the Shrine of Remembrance in the distance. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 53 words
  11. HEAVY GOING.

    There is much to admire in the action of a gallopijng draught horse, even if its lumbering gail lacks the smooth, easy movement of the racing thoroughbred. Power and Weight, rather than grace and speed, are the characteristics of these Clydesdales. R. Murphy's Garbage Boy winning from W. Barrett's Wally in the draught horse championship at the Christmas carnival held on the Caulfield racecourse last Saturday. The race was over three furlongs. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
  12. CAMBERWELL CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

    Pupils of Miss Lily Latham rendering the par[?] song, "The Cuckoo Clock," at a musical afternoon for parents and friends at the Deepden[?] hall last Saturday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 46 words
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