1949-12-20 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1949.

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONT

HEADING SOUTH-The last of a shipment of 24 all-stainless steel railway passenger ears is lifted aboard a ship in Philadelphia. Bullt for a company in Brazil, they are now en route there, and include sleepers, baggage-mall cars,

coaches and kitchen-diners.

HONOURS-Robert Frost, left, famous American poet, receives the "Gold Medal Award" from author Mark Van Doren at a meeting in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In New York. The award was given to Frost for a book of poetry which critics claimed was "most likely to become a classic."

JUST STARTING OUT --Little Eddie Geary carried posics when he said goodbye to departing relatives at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The 10-month-old tot also took his first steps alone.

NARROW ESCAPE-When this gasoline tank truck burst into flames near Binghamton, N.Y., William Wright, the driver, leapt to safety. Traffle was held up in both directions while 4,000 gallons went up in a spectacular tower of flame.

KNOW-HOW-Barbara Leslie's expert handling of her top picce in New York keeps an attraction from becoming a sensation. The shapely model has admirable technique.

NEW ATOMIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT—Dr Max Bindig, right, administers treatment to an inoperable cancer victim with a Vibratom-Automator in Munich, Germany, using atomic energy to combat the disease. Bindig worked with an atomic researcher to build the atomic ball, which has been successful in battling heart, liver and stomach diseases as well as ulcers, tumours and cancer.

LOOKING THINGS OVER-Getting a preview of attractions of the coming racing season in Miami, Florida, are Ava Hall and La Nappe, who'll be on opposite aldes of the racetrack fence. The horse is a French visitor, and Ava's a Miami gal:

COMING DOWN Fellow workers lower Rex Drewel: down the side of Christ Church Cathedral in St Louis, Missouri, after his 20-foot fall through the scaffolding. Drewel fell from the roof while working on repairs to the coping of the structure, and was rushed to the hospital in a serious condition.

INTRODUCTION-Young Benjamin Stanton, three- month-old son of actress Esther Williams and radio actor Ben Gago, poses for his picture in Hollywood, Esther's back at work on a new film, her first since the birth of her son,

TESTING Dr Robert C. Miller, right, took advantage of construction work in San Francisco to test his snapping turtles hearing. Some experts claim the reptiles are deaf, and this turtle seemed to be unaware, the racket of the rivet gun.