1948-06-10 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, | 1948. ‹

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

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GREEK HEÁVY WEAPON-Greek officers and an American observer, Major James Nagel (extreme right) watch a gun crew fire a 25-pounder at a guerilla position in the Goina Mountains near Gravin, Greece, during the Greek Army's spring offensive. Rebel strength was cut along the main Athens to Salonika railway and highway, which they had been threatening.

NEW ZOALAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION~ Maori tribesmen dance the traditional Haka as they welcome descendants of New Zealand's first settlers in Otago during celebration ceremonies. The first land- ing, which took place on March 23, 1848, was re-enacted.

TREE DWELLER EVICTED-Perched 65 feet above the ground in a live oak tree In West Orange, New Jersey, is the home of C. Melkon Arslantan. He re- ported to the authorities that he was being evicted from his tree home, and was fighting the order. Arslanian built his tree home 16 years ago,

KOREAN TROUBLE SPOT-With the Soviet Union controlling the portion of Korea above the 38th parallel and the United States the portion below that line, there has never been an agreement on setting up a government for the whole country. With the backing of the UN, the American authorities encouraged southern Koreans to hold elections for seats in a constituent assembly for the first time. Communist-inspired terrorists, however, tried to wreck the elec Russia, which had tien plans, but the Koreans went about polling anyway. forbidden a similar election in the north, invited southern leaders to a con- ference in the Soviet zone capital, Pyongyang. Only Kim Koo, 74, and Dr Kim Kiu Sic, 66, attended. Here followers of the two wait at the 38th parallel for them to return. Guarding the border is an American GI.

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VOLCANIC WARM-UP-Coming to life for the first time since 1934, New Zealand's Mount Ngaurhoo poured out ash, steam and red-hot boulders recently. Pictured here three days after it started crupling, Ngaurhoe stands out in contrast to the peaceful mountain on the right. A geologist descended' 200 feet into the 40-acre crater and reported no lava,"

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