1948-06-08 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1948,

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

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ENGLAND'S USES FOR SEAWEED-Surprising things are made from Britain's common seaweed, hitherto regarded solely as a cheap, though uncertain, weather forecaster. Here a research worker at the University of London holds seaweed in her left hand, and in her right, camouflage material woven from it. · England also makes yarn, transparent paper for food packing, medicines, fabrics, Ink, fertiliser, cosmetics, explosives, and even ice cream, from seaweed,

PRINCESS ATTENDS A NAVY BALL-Grown-up Princess Margaret dances with Lord Ogilvy, of the Scots Guards, at the benefit Royal and Merchant Marine Ball in London. She was the guest of her sister, Princess Elizabeth, and the Duke of Edinburgh,

OBERLIN COLLEGE'S · MOCK CONVENTION-Oberlin College's Liock convention is the oldest of its kind In the United States. The first meeting was, held in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was nominated. The students have been right eight times since. Here the student Republican convention is under way, with 1,500 student delegates and 1,500 spectators. This time the convention nominated. Michigan's 'Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

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COUNTESS TO BECOME BUDDHIST NUN-Countess Jeanette Młodeska, 53, of Los Angeles, pays respects to the Venerable Lokanatha, Buddhist monk, before boarding a plane for Ceylon, where she will become a Buddhist nun.

The Countess, born in Indiana, la a former dancer. Lokanatha paid a short visit to Hongkong last year.

SOMETHING NEW-Murial Crandel models a play suit-made from feed bags for a group of feed manu facturers meeting in Chicago. The bags are used for holding animal food; dress-making with them comes

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FIRE RESISTANT-George Marjoram, a thatcher, and Mrs O. C. Salkilld use blow torches on roof thatching during a demonstration of the fire resistant qualities of the roofing. The straw became charred, but did not burn.

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