THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1948.
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SABOTAGE SUSPECTED-A security train lies on its side after derailment, believed to be the work of saboteurs, In Tripolis, Greece, It preceded a train hearing King Paul of Greece and Gen. James Van Fleet of the U.S. on an inspection tour.
ONE IN A THOUSAND-One of, the few women ever to set fool on the Antarctic continent, Mrs Edith Ronne, brought a parka and a model sled back as souvenirs of her 15-month journey to the frozen polar land. She is the wife of Commander Finn Ronne of Washington, whọ léd an Antarctic research expedition.
ARAB FUNERÁL—The casket containing the body of Abdul Kadir Husseini,
Jerusalem district commander of the Arab Liberation Army, is borne on the
shoulders of his bodyguards during the funeral, which was attended by more
than 20,000. Arabs in Jerusalem. Ho was killed lending an attack on Kastel.
HOW IT'S DONE-This is the way the ballots were counted at Lake Success, when Dr Jose Arce of Ar. gentina was elected president of the Second Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly. Dr Trygve Lie, in background, U.N. Secretary General, supervises the counting.
COMMUNITY TEAM WORK-When trouble comes to a town everybody chips in. Here volunteers form a human chain to pass sandbags used to strengthen an Ohio River dyke at Newport, Kentucky. At stake were 4,000 homes and 37 blocks of the city. The waters subsided shortly after this picture was taken.
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NINE TONIGHT—Albert Hibbs, 23, muathematics student, takes his turn at a Las Vegas, (Nevada) roulette wheel, betting number nine. Hibbs and Dr Roy Walford, 29, alternated in six-hour shifts, using their system. They ran U.S.$300 up to $1200, but lost most of it back.
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