1948-06-09 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1948.

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

MOURN FATHER FLANAGAN-Grief-stricken boys of Boys Town, where Father Flanagan was headmaster, bow their heads in prayer for the well- known Catholic priest. The director of the boys' school died from a heart

attack in Germany while inspecting youth organisations in Europe.

VIEWING HIS OWN WORK-Sculptor Jacob Epstein studies his bronze, called "The Visitation,” which was part of the exhibition of sculpture recently displayed in London's Battersea Park. The exhibition was held to revive the art of sculpture,

U.S. STRENGTH IN TRIESTE-A tank platoon of the U.S. garrison in Trieste ! stands ready for inspection beside its M-4 tanks. Two tank platoons form the ì. heaviest U.S. defence weapons there, desplje Communist claims that the Allles

are building heavy defences along the border.

REPRESENTATIVE-Francoise Morin of Rennes receives the symbol of her sovereignty as Duchess Anne, "queen in wooden shoes," from Simone Cicquel of Binic, in the Coles du Nord. Each year Bretons in Parls elect from among their prettiest girls the one who will represent the historic Duchess Anne, who ruled Brittany in the Middle Ages, Simone was Inst year's queen,

ONE HOP TO THE HOSPITAL-No screaming sirens and no wild plunge through traffic accompanied this "patient's" trip to the hospital, The ambulance-of-the-air merely picked up the "casualty" at Palo Alto (California) airport and settled him smoothly on the roof of this hospital in Berkeley, where attendants sped him to an emergency ward. The operation was a demonstration of the feasibility of a future helicopter ambulance service for hunters and skiers,

IT'S A “TIGLON”—Mrs Joe Sloan of Salt Lake City feeds a rare "tiglon," offspring of a lion and tiger. It is believed to be the first such hybrid born in America. The cub has the head of a lion and the striped body of a tiger.

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WELCOME FOR ARGENTINA'S MINISTER OF WAR--Gon, Jose Humberto Sosa Molina, centre, Argentine Minister of War, greeted in New York by the city's mayor, William O'Dwyer, right. At left is Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, commander of the U.S. First Army. Gen. Molina is making a tour of U.S. military installations and cities.

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