1949-11-09 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949.

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INSPECTING-A British paratrooper in full gear is inspected by Major General Anderson of the US. Alr War College, and Brigadier General G. C. Jamison, centre, Vice Commander of the 12th U. S. Air Force, at Netheravon. England. The occasion was a land and air transport suppori demonstration showing new types of equipment and employment of transport support forces.

"HENLINES"-WHICH WAY ARE THEY GOING?—It hasn't been announced whether this year's "henlines" are going up or down, but a look at this duck's dress indicates the line may come a bit above the knees. The downy eyeful is competing in a competition for the best-dressed fowl. Regional winners will vie for the title in the show to be held in Kansas City in February during the Fact- Finding Conference of the Institute of American Poultry Industries.

ROARS DEFIANCE-Although this demonstration is in San Francisco, Call- fornia, the local Chinatown's Golden Dragon-roars' deflanco-at the Communist regime which has swarmed over the home country. The dragon had been in mothballs for 38 years and needed 64 men to work it.

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NEW HOME FOR TROTTING CHAMP-Col, Edward J. Baker offers a tidbit to his famous record-breaker trotter, Greyhound, after the horse moved into new quarters near St. Charles, Illinois, Greyhound has a visitors" parlour, but he stays behind glass.

THEY'VE COME TO NEW HOMES-Having a farewell tonst before going their separate ways are three mothers who arrived in New York by plane from Bucharest, Rumania. All are going to live with daughters they haven't seen in many years. They are bound for Chicago, Cincinnati, and Ohio.

WHICHEVER SHE WANTS-Jennifer Wood, three, can have her pick of the pets in her father's shop in Ilford, England. One of her favourites is the monkey, which seems fond of her, too.

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HELLO, EVERYBODY-Actress Rosalind Russel waves hello to New York as she arrives In the big town. After finishing several pictures in a row, she's now taking a holiday.

FOR 1919 The legs of Libby Dean, 19, of Charlotto, New Caro lina, have been chosen as "America's most perfect by a Hollywood hosier who should know.

HIS SAFETY-PINZA 18 SHOWING Mrs John Boller, better known as soprano Claudia Pinza, sings to her six-week-old son, John, Jr., in New York. He's the rastar Ezio Pinza, who has given up the Metropolitan new grandson of

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