THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 8, 1948.
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
HAM ON THE HOOF-Russell Kates of Grand Ridge, Illinois, proudly displays his championship hog and the accompanying cup and ribbon won at the Chicago Junior Market Hog Show. The hog, Types Financier by name, won the seventh annual Philip W. Pillsbury trophy. It weighed 290 pounds and brought U.S.$1.20 a pound at auction.
IN SEARCH OF HIGHER LEARNING-These students at Beloit College In Wisconsin are resting after
the annual freshman-sophomore tussle in quest of a flag placed at the top of a greased pole. It is the object of the freshmen
to secure the flag over the opposition of the second-year men. A moat surrounding the pole is filled with crankcase oll.
THE YEAR TO LEAP-Irene Boer and Katy Turner display plenty of form while playing the old bench sport of leap frog-in Florida. No doubt they realise that leap year is coming to a close and they must get in some practice before taking the leap. Just why, no one seems to know.
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FUEL FAMINE-With winter fast approaching, Berliners are again stocking up on all available fuel to stave off the added discomforts of their plight brought on by the cold weather. Here men and women in Grunewald Forest gather branches, twigs and small trees to be hauled home and stored by the
fireside.
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DIGNITY REPLACES TRADITION - Princess Margaret christens the new oll tanker British Mariner in Glasgow. An automatic lever sends the traditional champagne bottle against the ship's hull, replacing the human element in such ceremonies,
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION-International opera star Eugene Conley gives
a lift to the music critics who make and sometimes break artists and enter- tainers. With the aid of a few of the famed Rockeltes in New York, Conley displays the food vouchers he is sending to 50 needy critics in Italy and France;
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PONTIFICAL BLESSING-Pope Plus XII blesses the faithful as he is being carried to the papal throne on the steps of St Peter's Cathedral in Rome, The Pope addressed a crowd of 600,000 persons, about ha
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