1929-02-25 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25,

Above is the first picture to reach Hongkong of the disastrous fire in dook at Marseilles on board the M. M. ilaar" Paul Locat.". Well-known in the Colony, the ship was com pletely destroyed. She was nearly ready to put to sa again when the fire broke out. Our photo shows the fire as it gradually ge nod a hold on the ship. Numbers of spectators are

also to bo soon.

Thomas Edison, the world famous inventor, has aa- 'nounced the discovery of,n means of obtaining rubber sub-

stituto from woods, though no satlefactory means of oxtrao-- tion has yet boon discovered. Above is soon the scientist, who is 80 years of age, with his wife, son and daughter-in-* law.

until the end of the

month, Hats are being

offered at special prices.

HEATH

$12.50 not

Usually $15.00 $17.50

SCOTTS

$15.00 net

Usually

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The wife of Babe Ruth, the famous baseball player, was burnod to death in a big fire re. cently, Our photo shows the scana at the graveside. Babe Ruth broke down during the burial service. Relativos and friends are seen in the piature grouped round the grave in a

snowstorm.

Above is a photograph of Babe Ruth and his deceased wife' taken at the Yankes Stadium a few months ago. The couple had quarrelled and had been living apart for some timo.

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Soon after the Question Mark had brokon all records for sustained flight by the refuelling-in-the-air system, hor sistar-ship, the U. 8. Armý plano 0.2, orashed at Middle- towɩ, Pennsylvania, cight of the occupants being killed. All word soldiers from Washington. The machine sido-slipped and crashed, tuongh the pilot made a great effort to effect a safe landing. Our two pictures above illustrates the grim work of extricating the bodies of the men killed in the smash, and two of the motore which broko away from the

body.

More Ct smash pictures, giving a good idea o

foros of the impac

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