THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948.
WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
DESERTED-Except for a few persons picking up bits of coal for their own hearths, the coal docks at Rouen, France, are deserted after the General Confederation of Labour appealed to dock workers to support the coal strike. Union leaders urged dock workers to refuse to unload ships bringing coal.from abroad to France.
LOT OF BAGGAGE—Airline representative Susanne Rudlager sits on top of a mass of luggago which the Maharajah of Indore and party took back to Pakistan when they left New York. Assigned to check the load, Susanne found that the company had to charge US$4000.80 in excess baggage charges,
CZECH CAR-Czechs are holding a contest to find a low-consumption, cheap car within the means of the average worker. This light-weight auto, exhibited In Prague, is driven by a two-cylinder engine located in the rear of the car.. Maximum speed is 50 miles per hour, and It travels 63 miles to the lion. It
was designed by a Prague clerk in his spare time,
REDISCOVERED TREASURE-This Italian peasant, left, looks on in amazement as an inspector from the Ministry of Culture in Rome points out to him the valuable find the boy made while digging in the field. He turned up mosaics which date back to the second century, A.D., believed to be the floor, of a rich Roman's villa in early times,
NEWEST NOVELTY- Detachable suspenders with pockets are featured on these white slacks modelled on Miami Beach. A short-sleeved dark blouse, white star buttons and arrow head neckline add interest,
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SEEKING SHELTER-Although the man at the left seems unconcerned as an air raid siren sounds in mid-town Tel-Aviv, the woman and children appear to take the siren warning more seriously. During recent fighting in the Negev, Egyptian planes occasionally bombed the present Israeli capital New fighting has since broken out in Northern Palestino between Israeli troops and forces
of the Arab Army of Liberation.
HUNAL POUR L'AFFICHE DE L'ANNEE DES NATIONS UNIE TER CONTEST FOR THE UNITED NATIONS POSTER OFTHE YEA ONU
Í HAUN DE SELLEST,
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STOPPING TRAFFIC—A London bobby obligingly .stops traffic as, two little Britons cross famed Fleet Street with their new toy turtle. The youngsters are but there is to hurrying the tortoise.
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