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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1941.

CAMERA NEWS

RECORD PRICE PAID FOR BLUE BOY.

A noted firm of British art dealers and collectors have just purchased from the Duke of Westminster the famous Gainsborough masterpiece, the "Blue Boy" for £170,000— approximate $800,000--a record price for an English painting. With the Blue Bog" there was al-o purchased from the Duke of Westminster the famous Reynolds painting of Mrs. Siddons as The Tragic Muse" for £30,000.

Lady Joan Cappell, dauzh- ter of the Dowager Countess

of Essex, believes in earning her own living. She manikio for a fashionable English dressmaker.

POLICE SCATTERING MOB OF UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN IN THE WEST END OF LONDON DURING A RECENT DEMONSTRATION. The unemployed in London and other centres are daily staging demonstrations which have finally caused officials to forbid gatherings or parades in front of Lloyd George's residence in Downing Street and other points.

The first picture of Venizelos, former premier of Green and his bride, formerly Mine. Schilizzi. The wedding took place in London,

Urbon Ledoux (arrow) friend of the jobless, tried to *uction of unemployed in New York but the police inter- fered when the crowds got too large.

BREAD LINE IN RUSSIA.

Waiting for aid for themselves and those at home too ill to travel. This group is but a part of a line & wile long. The harvest bas been a miserable failure in many sections due to drouth. The Samara grain fields are but barren plains.

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

THAT WAS A FINE DINNER YOU HAD-

FEEL PRETTY GOOD) I WOULDN'T MIND SEEING A GOOD SHOW RIGHT NOW

OH, I'D LIKE TOGO I'LL CALL RIGHT UP TO A SHOW

AND ORDER SOME

SEATS'

WAIT A MINUTE WE'RE NOT GOING TO A SHOW!

JUST SAID I'D LIKE TO GO F'VE GOT SOME OFFICE WORK TO

"DO "TONIGHT!

Tom Suggests, Helen Acts.

YES, TWO FOR TONIGHT, PLEASE SIXTH ROW? "THOMAS DUFF - THANK YOU!

GO PUT YOUR COAT ON, I'M TELLIN' THEY'LL ONLY HOLD.. YOU I CAN'T GO THOSE TICKETS UNTILLI-BROUGHT SOME

EIGHT OCLOCK! WORK HOME

FROM THE..

OFFICE !!

HOLD ON

HERE!

BY ALLMAN

6WAN GET GOING!

YOU WANTED TO GO TO A SHOW AND

ALL YOU NEEDED

WAS SOME- BODY TO GET YOU

STARTED!