1941-02-15 — Page 9

Second Section

Hongkong Telegraph.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1941,

Library, Supreme Court

Magazine Features

No longer does the sun shine on happy faces in Indo-China. In the atrophy brought on by the gollapse of the mather country. Franca's rich Eastern possession has had to give in a great deal to Japanese pressure. On the other hand, she has had to engage in a war with Thailand, her ambitious neighbour. The next few months may find her involved in greater trials. Modern in- fluences and ancient customs are shown in the pictures on this page. (TOP LEFT) Representative of the younger genoration, this Franco-Annamite beauty is from Huo, capital of Annam. (TOP CENTRE) The palace of the King of Cambodia at Pnom-Penh. The sentry is a member of a well-

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trained and well-equipped regiment. (TOP_RIGHT) A scroll writer displays his handiwork in readiness for a festival in Hanoi, capital of Tonking. (BOTTOM LEFT) Western customs may have crept into the cities, but in the interior-they have gained little foothold. This is a native Mois mother outside her little thatched hut. (BOTTOM CENTRE) A fisherman from Nhatrang mending his nets. Fish and rice forms the staple diet of the natives. (BOTTOM RIGHT) Superstition still plays a big part in native life, and here a woman is having her fortune told by a priest who exacts good payment.