THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTUBER 1949.
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NEWSFRONT:
QUEBEC GETS IT," TUO—Many homes and valuable properties have been lost because of forest fires near Terrebonne Heights, Quebec, All able-bodied persons, including nuns, priests and students, have joined the fire lines to combat the flames which swept through the Laurentian Mountains region, and at times they are forced to go dangerously close to their work.
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Mrs. Jeanne Parham, of Atlanta, Georgia, repre "sented her city in the 11th annual · "Mra America"? contest held at Asbury Park, New Jersey, on September 10 and 11. Judging was based on both beauty and, home-making talents of the contestanta.
IT'S COLD INSIDEI-Melvyn Maki seems perfectly at ease in this eight-foot tank of ice water. He's demonstrating a new flying suit, in New York, which should protect a pilot if he has to bail out over Arctic waters.
CLAM SOWING In the shallow water around Kawasaki, Japan, 75-to 100 tons of clams, each no larger than a green pea, are Bown. After three years, fishermen harvest them with crude rakes. Here, small craft transfer their leads to larger vessels which carry
the cargo to market;",
THE INDIAN SIGN'S ON HER-The latest thing to' be taken back by the Indians is actress Mae West, These members of the Lakola tribe visited Mas back- stage in New York where she is appearing in a play, and adopted her, giving her the title of Princess.
THIS IS ANN, FROM SIAM—And not long ago the three-year-old elephant was happy in her native Siamese jungle. Here she is pictured arriving by ship in San Francisco, California, en route to a new home in southern California. She'll soon adjust herself.
NEW TRIUMPHS — Jack Kelly of Philadelphia, who won the single sculls championship at Henley Regatta,
In New York with some of his new trophies, - Kelly and the European championship of single sculle, arrives won all four races he entered in Europe.
LABORIOUS METHOD AS this American country school opens, near Jackson, Kentucky, these barefooted children line up behind a bucket to wash their hands for lunch Sponsored by the Save the Children Federation, this school's out-o
zate. Idcilities will soon be mo
THEY'RE MADDER THAN HORNETS Not only was this truck badly damaged near Hiawatha, Kansas, but its lond blebees was greatly disturbed when the truck had an occident.
ight, wearing protective garb, assista – the annoyed fnh back. tö: their hiyes to doniinus the journey,
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