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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1823

German Refugees Flee Poland.

Cyclone.

Jamos Gray, Washington (D. C) struct car conductor is to receive $4,000 for his courtesy in helping, a little gray-haired old lady off and on his car. She left it to him in her will,

Because they refused to ronounce their allegiance to their fatherland in a recent plebiscite held in Poland, 30,000 Gormans wore forced to flee from Poland back to Germany. This shows the refugees huddled together in a primitive depot on the German border waiting to be examined by customs officials.

A baby cyclond swept down recently on Cincinnati and flattoned out a good share of the buildings in the Union Stockyards with thousands of. dollars damage.

Deaf Children Listen In.

Strict Economy for Germany.

Rádio need be no closed book to the deaf. By use of an instrument enfled the octophone, they can listen in to concerts just as any other fan does. Here, for instance, children at the De Peu! Instituto, at Pittsburg, are shown enjoying a broadcast concert through a radio receiver and an octophone for each child.

The German Ambassador to the "United States, Baron Ago von Maltzan; at his summer home in Magnolia, Mass. The finely woven straw hat which he is, wearing has been worn by him for the last twenty years, he claims. Perhaps with the re-financing of Germany under the Dawes plan ho

mayinly a new one.

Might Wed Prince.

World's Greatest Panel."

Explorers Inspect Speakerphone.

The "Switchboard" of WEAF, at present the world's greatest broadcastor. Through this panel go the lines con- necting 13 other broadcasters.

Death Ray.

Senortita Christina Arto- Jaga, daughter of the Duchess

de Infantado, related to the Spanish Royal family, is openly spoken of in Madrid. Rs the future bride of the Crown Prince of Spain,

Commandér Donald B. MacMillan, and Light Com.

E. F. MacDonald Jr., right, who are in the arctic regions on

a trip which they hope to extend to the North Pole. They

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They are shown above inspecting a micro-speakerphone installed at WJAZ Chicago, which, removes from sight the steel disc microphone so annoying to many orators, and which becomes a loud speaker when not in use for trans- mitting purpose.

Dr. Edwin R. Scott, of California, asserts he has. invented a new engine of death that will make war so terrible that all nations will live at peace. His machine

·le of the “ death rag.” typo

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