1925-10-09 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1925.

Officers of the Shenandoah.

Of Tragic Interest.

Officers of the wrecked dirigible Shenandoah, half of whóni were killed, as thoy, appeared last January wearing full dress uniforms for a gala occasion at Lakehurst, N. J. Left to right in group: Commander Zachary Lansdowne, killed; Lieut-Comm. L. Hanenck, killed; Lieutenant J. P. Lawrence, killed; Lieutenant A. R. Houghton, killed; Lieutenant E. W. Sheppard, killed; Lieutenant C. E. Basch, cseaped unipjured; Chief Machinist S. S. Halliburton, escaped uninjured Chief Gunner G. W. Almons.

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Mrs. Margaret Lansdowne (right), says that her husband, Com. Zachary Lansdowne, protested agulasť taking the Shenandoah on its fatal trip because of the probability of fre- quent storms. She says the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Wilbur, overruled recommenda

tions that the flight be delayed until Oct. 15, because he wanted to play politics by sending the ship over the middle west." At the left is Mrs. Betsy Ross Lansdowne of Greenville,

Ohio, mother of the dead commandor, who is shown in the middle.

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A Tele-Photograph.

Amateur Golf Tournament.

Business Woman.

This striking photograph was islegraphed to New York fron, San Francisco, and shows the take-off of the gant navy plane; PN-4, No. 3, commanded by Liout. Alien P. Shoddy, in the attempted flight from San Francisco to the" Hawaiian Islands. This shows the PN-9, No. 3. leaving the water of San Francisco Bay, passing an incoming steamisi.ip. The sending of pictures by telegraph is a compuratively recent invention.

The gallery is seen following the play of Goorge von Elm

in the qualifying round of the American National Amatour"

"Golf Championship held at Oakmont, Pa.

Mrs. E. A. Kaung of St, Louie is only 28 and las been married only recently, but is one of the leading real- ostate women of the country, Just after her marriage sha "golda $1,000,000 hotel, getting

B commission of $40,000.

Fire Wipes Out Entire Block in Montreal.

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Field Manoeuvres of the Polish Army.

This shows the ruins of an entire city block in Montreal, Canada, after it had boon swept by flames. The fire, the worst Montreal has experienced in many years, destroyed several farge tonement houses and a warohouse. The damage is cutimated to be more than $500,000, gold,

The newly-formed army of the Polish Republic holds its Brat field manoeuvres at the former German town of Torun Mokre, Military officials from different nations viewed the exhibition of Poland's military power, and were agreeably impressed,

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