1949-11-02 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

1949.

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONT

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IN MINIATURE—This exact replica of a system in Pomona, California, represents 26 years of labour by Herman Howard. The model, scaled one inch to the foot, is electrically operated and includes block system displaying signals.

TOMORROW'S CAR TODAY—Háröld S. Vance, president of the Studebaker Corp., looks over his radically different new 1950 passenger car at the proving grounds near South Bend, Indiana. The car that set the postwar styling pace for the Industry seems to have done it again. The air-foil fenders and aeroplanes fuselage-type hood set off by a chrome "spinner" figure prominently In the beauty of this' design.

IT'S NOT A LIZARD-The Tuatara looks and crawls like a lizard, but it's the sole survivor of a group of ancient reptiles that resemble fosall dinosaurs. This living example, sometimes two feet long, is found in small numbers on islands ofr the coast of Auckland, New Zealand,

HEAVYWEIGHTS-Mrs Martha Szabo, already the mother of six, adds two more to her family in Cleveland, Ohio. The new twins caused considerable comment at birth beenuse their combined weight was more than 18 pounds, a record at the hospital.

DEAD LIKENESS--The plant life surrounding these lions in the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco, California, is authentic in colours, shapes and sizes, hut is made of wax, crepo paper, wool flock, wire and gauze.

Miss Velma Harris, Assistant to the Director of the Academy, can reproduce all types of plant life, sea life or anything necessary for exhibits, without using natural materials.

BALLERINA WITH HER DOG-Ballerina Rosella

Hightower arrived in New York for a vacation. She's been touring Europe with a troupe for the last three years, and will soon return to join the ballet group for the Paris season. She brought her pet with her.

AS TIME GOES BY-Obviously the contrust here is. merely one of bathing suits, old and new, for there aro things that never change. These models, In Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, are lovely Patti-Palmer, left, and Brik Tone who have all they need in the way of churne

HELP YOURSELVES When this vegetable truck crashed into a tram l; Angeles, California, streams of orange juice ran all over the street. passengers and the truck driver required first aid but there was free ord

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-ACADEMY SMILE

Academy winner Jane Wyman smiles on the deck of the Queen Mary. as it docked in New: York. She has just finished pleture,

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