THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1929.
Above is the first ploture to reach Hongkong of the disastrous fire in dook at Marscillos on board the M. M. linier "Paul Locat. Well-known in the Colony, the ship was com- pletely destroyed. She was.nearly ready to put to sasagain when the fire broke out. Our photo shows the fire as it gradually ga ned a hold on the ship. Numbers of spectators are
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Thomas Edison, the world famous inventor, has an- nounced the discovery of a monas of obtaining rubber sub- stitulo from woeds, though no satisfactory means of extrac- tion has yet been discovered. Above is soon the scientist, who is 80 years of age, with his wife, son and daughter-in- law.
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The wife of Babe Ruth, the famous baseball playor, was burned to death in a big firo re.... contly. Our photo shows the scone at the gravovido. Babe Ruth broko down during the barial service. Rolatives and friends are soon in the picture grouped round tho grave in a
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Above is a photograph of Babe Ruth and his deceased wifo taken at the Yankee Stadium a fow months ago. The couple had quarrolled and had boon living apart for some time.
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Soon after the Question Mark had broken all records for sustained flight by the rofuolling-in-the-air system, ber aistor ship, the U. 8. Army plane 0.2. orashed at Middle- towa, Pennsylvania, oight of the occupants being killed. All wore anldiers from Washington. The machine side-slipped and crashod, though the pilot made a great effort to effect a safe landing. Our two pictures above illustrates the grim work of extricating the bodies of the man killed in the smash, and two of the motore which broke away from the
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