1949-08-01 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1949.

PICTORIAL NEWSFRONT

POLICE

ATHLETIC

ONLY A DEMONSTRATION—Although these smoke jumpers are close to the White House, they are only practising. The U.S. Agriculture Department's Forest ¡Service put on a full-scale demonstration of how they Oght forest ares in remote areas by dropping onto the Ellipse in Washington, D.C.

HAVING FUN—A! a kids” party in New York, children whooped it up together. Maria da Silva, ning, of Brazil, does a samba as her bit toward helping to enter- tain the guests. Many of the tiny tots appeared wearing the costumes of their native lands."

INSEPARABLE-When Popoki, a cat, and Pake, a puppy, arrived in San Fran cisco, California, from Hawali, Mary Perroset, an airline employee, fod them. They were en route to a new home in Bridgeport, Illinols, and although the kitten could leave the crate, she wouldn't while the pup, remained.

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LOTS OF HELP-Centre fielder Dino Restell, 'sensa- tional Pittsburgh Pirate home-run hitter, has received a lot of spaghetti from fans. Helping him enjoy this plateful in Pittsburgh, before a game with the Cincin- nati Reds, are, left to right, Pete Castiglione, Monte Basgall, and trainer Dr Charles Jorgensen,

A SEARCHING PARTY-The party in the rowboat searches the Calumet River, in Chicago, Illinois, for the body of a man reported missing when the steel barge in background exploded, Fourteen persons were. reported injured, two seriously. The barge was under construction at a shipyard and the explosion shook the southeastern section of the city.

ENJOYING THE BREEZES Marge Kossover, Miami Beach, Florida, cools" while; Ngi swclter. Marge is wearing That similar to the one

President. Truman wears on his

“A NEW ARRIVAL-Jim Cođer, a. hospital attendant - at the zoo In The Bronx, New York, in getting acquainted with a new inmate. Just arrived from the

ngo, Bnowball is a one-year-old gorille. He Belgian Congo, looks as if he's wondering why in the world he was given such a name in a land of high temperature

TROPICAL

TONE

"Vivid (green;"" coral, blue Bitd yellow are combined In this "tropical print worn in Hollywood by Elizabeth Taylor.

„SETTING THE GIRDER_Workmen battle a stiff breeza near Seatt

as they drop this 87-ton beam into place above Nason Creek

feet long and eight feet high,, spans the longest section

being built In Stevens Pass.-

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PUTTING UP A FIGHT A US $200,000, Lou blaze in Buffalo, New York, was fought from water. Flames swept a warehouse and three, firem missed death when a wall collapsed near them. were rescued by the Const Guard launch in ford