1948-06-14 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1948.

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

MISS AMERICA MEETS MISS FRANCE-Miss America of 1946, Marilyn Buferd (left) of Hollywood, meets Miss France, Jacqueline Donny. Miss America is in Paris to compete for the title of Miss Europe.

HOME IS WHERE THEIR HUT IS-Three familles share each of these Nissen huts on the treeless semi-desert island of Cyprus. About 250,000 Jews, who tried to enter Palestino illegally, are interned in several camps on the island, Negotiations are being conducted for their early entry into the new Jewish state of Israel,

- SOUP'S ON-This Jewish DP family In Munich, Ger⭑ many, crowds around the single stove in their compart- ment for protection agains! the gnawing cold that seeps through the thin walls of their shack. The tin above the stove serves as a cooking pot as well as ¤ ̧ steam generator. The DP's are supplied with supple. mentary food rations by the Joint Distribution Com-

mittee.

HOLDEN JUBILEE QUEEN

FOUND, ONE MUNITION

DUMP Workmen at Margenta, Italy, cautiously remove German artillery shells from a dump discovered under the main railway line between Milan and Turin. The munitions, part of a Nazi supply train bombed by the Allies in 1944, were buried under the tracks in a crater left by the original bombing.

The Palais de Chaillot in Paris is a busy place these days, getting ready to house the United Nations General Assembly which convenes in August. At left, workmen remove a statue of Jean Antoine Watteau from one of the rooms that will be used for committee meetings. At right, theatro seats in the auditorium are taken out.

PREPARING FOR U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN PARIS

MISS BLISS BRADLEY of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, gives a pleasant smile after being named Golden Jubilee Queen over more than 100 contestants at Palisades Park, New Jersey. Miss Bradley's measurements are: n 35- inch bust, a 26-inch waist and 35-inch hips.

SINGER AND DIVER, TOO-Singer Florida Kees, 18, goes through the feminine ritual of powdering her face before the helmet of her diving suit is clamped on In New York's East River. Instructor Captain Frenchy Trahan, who has been teaching the Chicago singer diving technique, holds the hood.

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NIGERIA MASS EDUCATION-Using a piece of wood blackened with charcoal, The children of Udl, Nigeria, are taught their lessons in an outdoor class. "school" is a part of Nigeria's mass education campaign, which has been in pro- gress since 1943. In the background is a local co-operative consumer's shop,

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