1949-07-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949.

NEWS OF THE DAY IN PICTURES

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WHAT'S THIS? —, C. O. Anderson, right, and Allan Rydman are producing artificial hands, in San Francisco, California, that defy detection at a short distance. The laboratory-is-the only prosthetic work...

shop of its kind west of Michigan.

WAITING TO ENLIST-These Cubans demonstrate their eagerness in Havana to enlist for fighting against President Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The official Dominican radio station has stated that the President will denounce any nation that aids in an attempted airborne Invasion.

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IS THAT MY., BOAT? — Ian Kreft, 18-month-old English globe-trotter, is pictured hero waiting in. Southampton for a boat to take him to Hongkeng. Tan's father is serving here with the Royal Engineers: and the youngster and his mother are joining him.

SAD ENDING-Ray Robinson, employee of a steel plant in Fontana, Callfornia, Inspects the remains of the once-proud hospital ship U.S.S. Refuge. The ship which travelled round the world is to be converted into steel for peacetime use,

TAKING AN AWFUL CHANCE This kibitzer, in Saranac Lake, New York, is wearing a sign that warns all beautiful women to stay away from him. He's part of the parade which heralded the 30th annual convention of the New York

Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

SHE'S BACK—“Although she was out of the movies for a while, Gloria De Haven is now coming back to them. It's ob vious that the lovely Gloria has every reason to return to the films.

LENDS A HAND ---- With some assistance from her

brother Hans, “Martha Mohrunger, of Ramsau, Ger- many, will spend the summer in the Bavarian Alps tending herd and making cheese,

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COPY FROM HISTORY-Under full sail, the Viking ship Ormen Friske, bullt after the historical designs of the ninth century, makes for Stockholm, Sweden. -This unique vessel is on display at the World Sport Exhibition in that eity. Using ships like this one, Norsemen were belleved to hays crossed the Atlantic Ocens andrenched America considerably. In advance of Columbus.

TURNABOUT—Screen star, Gary Cooper reverses the usual procedure in Hollywood, California,” and gets behind the camera for a change. He'll soon be seen in front of it again, however, in a new picture.

HE WRITES HIS OWN This 75-pound boxer, owned by Bob Strong, of San Antonio, Texas, has his name listed in that city's telephone book. Naturally, he receives a call now and then and here his master. holds the receiver for him. while he wrlies down 'n message.as part of the act,