THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949.
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PLAYFUL PYTHON Under the watchful eye of Joseph P. Morgan, this python la getting a workout by twisting around a cable aboard a freighter which brought a cargo of animals and reptiles to New York. Part of the cargo is bound for a zoo in Washington, DC, and the rest will serve medical purposes.
FRENCH WAR VETS PROTEST PENSIONS—Disabled French war veterans, led by a brigade of wheel chair cases, gather before the National Opera in Paris, before parading to protest their government's handling of pensions. The vets claim that promised increases in pensions have not been made. The government denied permission to the men to stage their parade, but relented at the last minute.
FISHING FOR FLEAS These men in Berlin, Ger-. | many, are fishing for water-flens in a pool amid the rulas in the British sector. The Insects are used, by tropical fish breeders, and the fishermen were quick to discover this means of earning a living.
SEEMS LIKE ASKING TOO MUCH-This gardener's masterpiece is located in a park in Auckland, New Zealand. The border plants of different colours are for the lettering and numbers in the clock, and it keeps accurate time, too.
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FOR THE LADIES—These hobo handbags, slung casually over the shoulder and suspended from sticks and straps, have made their appearance in Paris. left, vivid green suede, draped to resemble the hobo's knotted handkerchief, makes a roomy purse. The unusual box bag at the right is done in soft cherry suede, dotted with nailheads,
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LOW CUT--The curving .cuff of this slim dress
draws attention' to taut, tiny bodice. Very broad shoulder straps. 'are new accents and tiny while buttons march down toward thin string beli.
ORPHANS HAVE THEIR INNING-Police Commis- sioner William P. O'Brien hoists Denis Richards; five, onto his shoulders at the annual Police Anchor Club's Orphan Day outing at New York's Coney Island. Denis is one of the orphans at the Convent of Mercy, In Brooklyn, and he managed to have a thoroughly good time for himself during the strenuous day.
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JUST RESTING—This pony pulls his cart every day at Virginia Beach, Virginia, and apparently he's fed up with the recent heat wave. He's lying down, taking a five-minute break and wriggling happily in the dust. Perhaps he's also praying for some rain..
WOW! Peggy Redpath gingerly tests the biceps of Armand Tanny” “Mr 1949" in Los Angeles, California. Tanny, a graduate of UCLA, says I took 18 years to develop his muscles.
SMOKE EATER AND FAMILY—Spanner (left), the papa, and Spotly (right), the mama, pose with their 8 Dalmatian offspring in frehouse of Engine Com- pany 228, Brooklyn, New York. Spanner is the company, mascot. Spotty in owned by Anthony Camerano of Brooklyn.