1949-08-18 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949.

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NEWSFRONT

HELLO, THERE-Kenneth Beech, in Cleveland, Ohio, is only three but he's very self-sufficient. His parents have to leave him alone each morning, so the child spends his day visiting neighbours.

BRITISH WIN SIDE-CAR RACE-Racers lean out of their cars in order to maintain balance as these side-car motorcycles speed on a sharp turn for the Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps, near Brussels, Belgium: Britisher Eric Oliver, riding a Norton, won the race.

HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS—A. M. Meldram, in San Francisco, California, examines the hydraulic wheel suspension on a truck-trailer which he invented. The mechanism permits elevating and lowering the trailer so that the bed is even with the loading dock.

WHEW!-This pretty girl seeks to relieve burning in her head and feet in New York's Central Park. Skyrocketing temperatures force millions to Reck relief.

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FIRST ΤΟ VISIT MIAMI The Essex-class carrier, the Cabot, steams up the narrow channel toward the city of Miami, Florida. The Cabot is the first carrier to visit that elty.

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SAUCY BOWLER- Chosen as a favourite by the Teen-Age Council of America is this saucy bowler by Petits Chapeaux. The shiny straw is topped by a perky corkscrew stick-up and a. Blyaway bow.

ZOOCIETY-The chimpanzees" tea party has been revived at the London Zoo, and the four young apes, who came from West Africa, went into their act for the first time since the war. Very bad manners are shown as "Susan" crosses the table to join "Compo” in a raid on the plate of “So So." "Sally," however, has. her mind on her food as she looks around for seconds.

MIDGETS Dr Taylor, centre, a San Angelo veterinarian and his assistants examine two

Texas Ond colt

day-old midget colts raised by Albert Klottanhowf of Miles,

24 pounds, and is 20 inches tall; the other weighs 28 pounds and is 26 inches high.

BOUQUET FOR THE QUEEN-When the king and

queen of England paid a visit to Exhibition in London, Ayo Sho

from Lagos, Nigerin, presented

Colonial

three-year-oli

bouquet to the

queen. Court ‹etiquette didn't unnerve the child.

TABBED —Loi a Albright, in "Champion,” the has been-named most beautiful - bel" for stardom" by the Pacific Artists Club.

READY TO GO—A machinist at a New York dockyard whirls a 20-ton propeller to check it for perfect balance.

The fan was being rendled for installation

on the U.S. liner Argentina.