1949-11-24 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY," NOVEMBER

PICTORIAL

1949.

NEWSFRONT

HE'S BEEN TRANSPLANTED-This Afriçan tion, is, really not the lord of all he surveys. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and still lives there in a 200. Wild life, therefore, has no menning for him and he probably wouldn't Ilke it

if he were suddenly faced with it.

SELECTS

SWEETEST PET

Mary. Bothwell, Canadian soprano, awards a savings bond to 10-year-old Frances Norton, owner of Patch which was chosen "sweelest Pet of the Year" in a contest.......

sponsored by a New York City humane society,

LADIES FIRST-Greek Catholic Archbishop George Hakiri takes charge of 147 Christian Arab children on their arrival at the Lebanon-Israel post of Ras-ol Nakura: Here, they line up with the girls in front. Some of the youngsters will be placed in church institutions in Nazareth and others will be sent to their homes.

ODD DOCUMENT-Virginia Davis, in New York, sister of "World Citizen" Garry Davis, looks over the identity card which carried her behind the Iron Curtain on a concert tour of Europe. It was issued by her brother in Paris and was recognised by the Russians who gave her permission to go wherever she wished.

TO THE VICTOR-Ira Hoffman, president of the sophomore class team in the

annual freshman-sophomore rush at New York's Columbia College, gets the winners' trophy from Belay Davis, the “queen of the sophomores" of Barnard College. It took plenty of rough stuff to win the trophy.

HERE SHE 18-Actress Yvonne Do Carlo arrived at New York's Idlewild Aliport after a frip to Europe. Sho made some personal appearances for U.S. troops in Vienna.

RUSSIAN SKYSCRAPER—This is the metal frame of the 26-storeyed office building under construction in Moscow's Smolensky Square. It is part of the Soviet Union's reconstruction programme, begun soon after the end of World War II.

NEW GOVERNOR ARRIVES—Bermuda's new governor, Lieut-Gen. Sir Alexander Hood, inspects a guard of honour on his arrival in Hamilton. Colourful ceremonies were held to celebrate the occasion..as Sir Alexander was sworn in.

FOR WARMTH

AND STYLE-Joan Bennett, who is starred with, James Mason in Columbla 'Pictures' "Tho Reckless ** Moment, is shown, wear- ing an autumn and winter dress typical of the new Parisian, trend. It is a simple wool jersey: with button-front and belt of the same material. The dress features simu- lated pocket treatment and waille pique collar and cuffs.

ON EXHIBIT--These English-grown orchids, being admired by one of the men

responsible for them, John Dixon, were flown to the United les for showing

in the American Orchard Society's exhibition In Washington," "D.C.