THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1948.
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
ROYAL FAMILY-The Netherlands royal family appears on the palace balcony in Amsterdam to receive a salute from" subjects gathered In Dam Square. Sixty-eight-year-old Queen Wilhelmina, abdicating in favour of her daughter, is joined on the balcony, by the new Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, and the four young princesses. Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Marijke.
"SEESAW DANCE”—A group of little Russians performs the "Dance of the Seesaw" in the Leningrad Palace of Young Pioneers. (This caption was supplied
by the official Russian picture agency).
VARIED HOBBIES AMONG. GOBS—Crew members of the US. Navy's latest gunnery development ship, the 32,000-ton former battleship USS Mississippi, display some of the aircraft they made in the ship's hobby shop during their free time. They make model aeroplanes and racing care mostly—few make model ships!
BUDDHIST ANNIVERSARY-These two youngsters and an old man were among those in San Francisco celebrating the 50th anniversary of Buddhism in America. The Bttle girls' costumes are present day dress in Japan; the old man's is early ceremonial style.
SHIP SINKS IN THAMES—The century-old 'wooden training ship, Worcester, leans wearily into the Thames River after it turned over and sank. The 74-gun ship, which was laid down in 1839, was first used as a coast defence vessel. Later, in the service of the Thames Nautical Training College, the wooden ship
helped in the training of more than 5,000 cadets in the Royal and Merchant navies.
"THE GIRL THEY'D MOST LIKE TO SAVE”—That's the title given actress Virginia Mayo by the life guards who protect swimmers on California beaches. These two huskies also considered. Virginia “aʼnoteworthy contribution to beach scenery.
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CHILDREN CHAINED, 'PARENTS ARRESTED Nine-year-old Darlene MacDonald, left, displays the chains with which, she told Los Angeles authorities, she and a brother, Jeremiah, aged five, were often bound as punishment. Father and blind mother, right, were arrested after officers found the youngest, Lamont, aged 21⁄2, bound to a high chair. The remains of an Insufficient meal were found on the table. The father admitted the children had “not, the best of care,"
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