THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1948.
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
WOUNDED ARAB—A wounded Arab civilian gets a
was also piggy-back ride from a colleague who wounded when the Israeli forces swept down on Ramleh Intermittent warfare still goes on. in Palestine. These Arabs were allowed to go home after they were grilled at a Jewish screening camp.
RESCUE AT SEA-The crew and the single passenger had to abandon the sinking Greek-steamer, Sandra, above, as the liner Arundel Castle stands by to pick them up in mid-ocean. The small ship's SOS, sent out when the steamer sprang a leak in a gale 500 miles out to sen, was answered by the British ship, home- ward bound from Capetown, South Africa. Below, the captain (extreme left, wearing white cap) and crew prepare to climb aboard the rescue ship.
NEW AIRCRAFT FOR AUSTRALIA-The first of the now Convair airliners to be seen in Europe arrives at London airport on delivery, Bight to Australia. Five such planes have been purchased by the Australian Government. Note the loading platform in the tail assembly. The planes will be used to carry emigrants to Australia.
THIS IS AN AWONTIBO-The Awontibo, above, weighs about one pound and is worth about £150. Here this rare animal holds on to a stick at the Zoological Gardens in London.
HELEN KELLER IN TOKYO-Leaving Tokyo Station through a private passage formerly used exclusively by Emperor Hirohito are, left to right: Col. J. S Harbison; Miss Keller; Polly Thompson, her afde, and Gen. Crawford F. Sams. Miss Keller, famous American deaf and blind author, is on a lecture tour which will cover many Far Eastern cities.
TOWARDS A NEW HOME-These Czech refugees, travelling in a special train pausing in Rome, are en route to IRO tamps in Ttaly to await resettlement in Canada or the US. They fled from their country when the Communists seized power, and since that time have been cared for in refugee camps in the US.
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