1926-02-23 — Page 3

Floods in Paris.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1926.

A Flood Invent on.

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France, like Germany, Holland and Belgium, was visited by floods when unusually heavy rains filled rivers to overflowing. Millions of dollars in damage was done, and hundreds were made homeless. This picture shows how buildings and tree were submerged when the Seine overflowed at Paris.

Royal Prrents.

This resident of Liege turned Inventor when rivers flooded Pelgium cities. He is going about by the simple method of stopping to a chair, rulling another in front, of it, stopping on the so:ond, and so on indefinitely.

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These are recent portraits of Princess Nagako tabove) and Prince Regent Hirohito (below) Their first child was born a few weeks ago.

The bure slows the scene at the Degnan-McConnell "mine, near Wilbarzon, Olloh una, just after an explosion

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within on ine entailed 105 men and took a death toll of 91. A crowd of mothers, wires, children and other relatives of the entombed men staat for long hours watching the work of removing the bodies.

"Escapes Death in Wreck.

Hurt in Crash.

Another US. Mine Mishap.

Mr. W. C. Durant, was injured when a locomotive tele

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and a fireman were killed.

Mr. W. C. Durant, the automobile manufacturer, was injured and a trainman,

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Nineteen miners were killed in an explosion several thousand feet down in the Jamieor Cos ane Coke Com2. pany shaft Tarmington, W. Virglula. This hoisting shaft is directly above the spot where the explosion happened,

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