1949-11-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1949.

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONT

LAST OF THE SEASON-Florists in Paris, France, arrange a display of flowers at the flower market along the left bank of the Seine River. Carnations, roses and geraniums are favourites.

OFF ON MANOEUVRES—Getting under way as part of a giant U.S. Navy Task Force, the heavy U.S. aircraft-carrier Midway leaves the U.S. Naval Base at Norfolk, Virginia, for a month of operations in the North Atlantic. Nearly a hundred ships will participate in the manoeuvres intended to improve the combat readiness of the Atlantic Fleet. Results will show how prepared Navy is to ward off submarine attacks.

COMPLETELY ENGROSSED—As she sat with other youngsters, watching a rodeo show in New York, little Cornella Ingram, of Staten Island, New York, chewed her hat string in her excitement. The bucking broncos were just too exciting for a little girl who isn't used

to that sort of wild west rough stuff. ·

EARLY START-Little Michael Gallucel, of Syracuse, New York, has learned to roller skate at 15 months. That followed learning to walk, climb and dance, and he's training to be an expert.

HANDLESS PALS SHOW TRICKS-Harold Russell, who lost his hands during the war, shows little Tommy Herbert, in Cleveland, Ohio, how to produce a tune out of a music box with the hooks which he made famous in a motion picture. Russell, present National Commander of the AMVETS, was in the Oklo city on business and met the tot who is just learning to use new hands.

THE SUNNY SEASON-Bathing beauties Shirley Rhodes, Miss Florida, and Jane Strickland, right, were enjoying a game with a beach ball at Daytona

Beach, Florida, when the lensman got them to pose.

HERE'S SOMETHING NEW Upon their arrival in New York, Maurice Märtenot, left, and his sister Ginette exhibit a new musical Instrument he has Invented. Shown only partly assembled, the new “Instrument, called a Martenot, produces sound elec- trically and plays new tone colours.

NICE -- Starlet Gerrl Ganzer, In: Hollywood, does things to denims that most gala can't. accomplish with, tights. But Gerri looks awfully good in just about every- thing.

HE'S EXPRESSING HIS MOOD-Because he had just received photos of his new son from London, England; dancer Alfred Rodrigues did some unpaid leaping back- stage at New York's Metropolitan Opera House where he, is appearing with a British troupe. His wife, also ja dancer, and reasons for staying at home this time.

SOPHISTICATED In Hollywood, actress Ava Gardner wears this sculptured gown of blua slipper satin with "Its skirt and side-swept

slanting decollete.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY — Mrs Jumes Tult pre- sents Gen. George Marshall with hot biscuits that go with his southern-fried chicken dinner in Atlanta, Georgin. As the new National Chairman of the Red Cross, the General was honoured at a dinner in that