1935-12-30 — Page 11

NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 30,

PHOTONEWS

1935

HAPPENINGS AS SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

UP! UP! UP!-EXPLORER II SOARS 14 MILES INTO STRATOSPHERE

En route to an altitude higher than man over reached before, Explorer II, the stratosphere balloon, la pictured taking off near Rapid City. Within five hours the balloon had carried two Army flyers, Capt. Orval A. Anderson and Capt. Albert W. Stevens,, to height of 74,187 fast-a new unofficial world's altitude record,

Remember Hor? She Was 'It' Girl

How is your memory on motion picture actresses? A few years go the girl above was one of cinema's leading actresses, dubbed the "It" girl and noted for her flaming tresses. Now she's Mrs, Rex Bell. Right! It'. Clara Bow, pictured with her son, Tank, at the recent opening of Palm Springs.

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The gondols of Explorer 11, Army atratosphere balloon, resting safely in a field at White Lake, where it landed after soaring over 14 miles into the stratosphere. Below, Capt. Orvil A. Andayson, pilot, signing the log of the balloon, after he and Capt. Albert W. Stevens had set a now unofficial world'ä altitude record.

MOTHER, SON, WIN

With the election of the Hon.

W. W. Astor (RIGHT) to a seat in

Parliament, England has for the

first time in history a mother and

son sitting as members of Parlia

ment.-The-election_of_Mr. Astor

was one of the major upsole of the

election. Standing in his first elec.

tion campaign for public office he

defeated J. C. Wilmot, Labourite in-

cumbent for East Fulham, by 1,000

votes. Like Lady Astor, he in a

Conservative.

Top: Captain Orvit 'Anderson, who piloted the stratosphere balloon. Beli Captain Albert Stevens, the commander.

WORLD WATCHING

Maj. Gen: Hayao` Tada, com. mmander of the Japanese forces in China, is one of the principal gures in the move to establish an autonomous state in North China, similar to Manchukuo and closely linked to the Japanese Govern- ment.

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