Pilots perform daring stunts on aquaplanes over Lake Conway in Orlando, Florida. A boat in lake, a motor-less pontoon glider attached to boat taxis on water. Fred Jones on glider splashes water besides a boat. Bud Jones hangs from glider and performs aerobics. Glider comes down and splash into water.
Vintage slate states that the scenes are from San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, it opens with pre-hurricane views not of San Juan, but of Havana, Cuba, as seen from its harbor. Buildings of Havana Cuba seen, including El Capitolio, the National Capitol Building in Havana. Seen shifts to a covered market area filled with people (possibly still Havana, or possibly now in Puerto Rico. Aerial view of homes and buildings in the city of San Juan in 1932. Scene changes to view of hurricane winds blowing palm trees at 120 mile speed during San Ciprian hurricane. Palm trees on shore blown by wind. Sea water floods city. View after storm of wreckage of houses. People combing through the ruins. Cloth spread on ruins. Women and children walk among ruins. View again of storm in progress with water flooding the area and hurricane force winds.
Demonstration of new motor boat at Milford in Connecticut, England. Thomas Alva Edison Lake demonstrates Pontoon Hydroplane invented by him. Pontoons of boat. He demonstrates 'skipper turns' at its top speed. Rear float and adjustable angles for the wing pontoons on the boat.
Queen Wilhelmina leaves for the inauguration of the assembly's new session in The Hague, Netherlands. Queen arrives at the gold encrusted coach with Prince Consort Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Juliana. Soldiers stand aligned with rifles. Guard salutes as Queen mounts the coach. Coach drawn by eight horses leave.
Unveiling of the Monumento al Bersagliere (Corps d’elite) in Rome, Italy. King Vittorio Emmanuele III (King Victor Emmanuel III) pays tribute to Bersaglieri (sharpshooters of the Royal Italian Army). The unveiling of the Monumento al Bersagliere (Monumento al Bersagliere, Via Nomentana, 2, 00161 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, Crown Prince Umberto II and Prime Minister Benito Mussolini stand with military officers and officials. The Italian king, the crown prince and Mussolini walk on road. People gather to celebrate. King Vittorio Emanuele III at the balcony. People watch them.
King Sidi Mohammed bin Yusef (Mohammed V) of Morocco visits Paris, France. King Sidi Mohammed bin Yusef arrives by car with his Moroccan entourage. Guard opens the door. He gets out of the car and climbs the stairs of a building. They all go into a mosque. Toy car and model of mosque presented to Crown Prince Mawlay al-Hassan. Three years old Crown Prince Mawlay al-Hassan feeds and plays with pigeons.
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