1949-02-25 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1949.

WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

WRECKAGE—A fire in St Louis left, this factory a shambles. The damage amounted to over US$135,000, the blaze completely gutting the buildings of the

tool and die company and destroying all its machinery,

CHRISTENING-Not feeling very pleased about her christening is Sophic, daughter of Mina Orlogides, of Cairo, as Prince Michel Loutfallah makes the sign of the cross. Bishop Babylonos Ilarion, patriarchal representative in Cairo, Immerses her in the baptismal font.

FIRE-FIGHTING After fire broke out in Webster Hall, famous 86-year-old recreation centre in Now York City, only the walls remained. The damage has been estimated at US$100,000. Equipment from every fire station in the city saved surrounding buildings.

SMOKE-JUMPER--When forest fires break out in /inaccessible areas of the United States, specially trained men are flown to the scene and dropped by parachute to fight the flames, Suspended between two trees, this Forest Service parachutist is about 10 lower himself to the ground by rope.

BEACH-WEAR-Actress Gale Storm wears a neat two-piece swim and play sult in this Hollywood

pose.

VISITING-Units of the United States Navy arrive at Istanbul, Turkey, for a courtesy visit. This photo of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Tarawa entering Istanbul Harbour was taken from the deck of the heavy cruiser Columbus. The

Tarawa was recently in Hongkong.

SUGAR FOR BRITAIN—John Strachey, left, British Minister of Food, watches the unloading at London docks of the first bags of sugar to be shipped under

the Marshall Plan.

METRO

EMPRUNT

HURRIED EXIT-In Paris, the underground is as crowded as it is in London. But when the driver of this car lost control, the rush hour hadn't begun and only he and a fellow passenger were hurt as it fell into the Trinite entrance to the tube. Curlous Parisinns gathered about the scene of the accident and

watched a huge crane holst the car out of the way.

TRUE ART—This young lady is painting a plate at the Faenza school of ceramic art in Italy. An established school of world renown, its pupils must know the Ingredients of the chemicals used.

Paints cannot fade when washed in hot water.

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