Rarely does it happen in the life lof the professional or the amateur Photographer that a photographic opportunity such as the. attempt on the life of His Majesty King Edward VIII comes his way. To a bystander on Constitution Hill came the opportunity when His Majesty. was leading his Guards and a man dashed out and caused the unprecedented incident which resulted in his urrest Jand the framing of charges now being heard in a London police court. The bystander whipped out his camera and took the only photograph of the man being led away in the custody of the police. The "North-China Herald" arranged for exclusive publication rights in China, The coincidence of the man on the spot with a camera was not without Its rewards in these days of highly-pald journalism, The Keystone agency which obtained the negative from him is reported to have paid in the vicinity of £1,000 for it for world-wide distribution. This is
for_a_ single photograph but of the highest prices ever paid agency's enterprise was justified in the public demand for illustrations 243] 0f the incident. A similarly high eel NOTICE
RIVINGTON.—Any child, or any person having any knowledge of a child, of Charles Rivington, who died fon the 2nd August, 188, at Shanghai, and who was the son of Francis Rivington and Louisa Christina Rivington (nee Hansard) is requested to communicate at once, and in any event not later than' the Ist December, 1936, with Messrs. Riving-ton & Son, of 1 Fenchurch Buildings, London, ECS, England.
Agure was paid by the London "Daily Mail" for a photograph of a German cruiser sunk during the war and Which has been described as one of the most vivid war pictures ever taken. The vessel is seen on her side with "men scrambling down and it was taken by an officer on a British destroyer engaged in rescue work. Again, the romantic cruise of the runaway Grimsby trawler Girl Pat resulted in an extravagant display of London newspaper cheque books, £200 being paid for one of the frst telephotoed pictures of the vessel when she was finally captured.
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