1949-12-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1949

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONT

OUT EARLY—With the early snows in the higher areas of the Sierras reaching sufficient depth for skling, enthusiasts jumped the opening gun to try out Sugar Bowl, near Soda Springs, California, Increasing interest in the sport, and the right weather for it, brought skiers out for the sport weeks in advance,

SPRITELY

Actress

Vera-Ellen stays it for The strenuous dancing in her movies by romping on the beach at Santa Monica, Californin. A well planned programme of relaxation helps her to -keep that-famous figure.

HAITI

ESSAY WINNER-Tilden R. Schofield, a high school student of Miami Springs, Florida, chats with M. Ernest G. Chauvet, UN delegate from Haiti, during a session at Flushing Meadow. The lad wrote an essay which won a contest sponsored by the United Nations Institute.

FATAL SQUEEZE-One person was killed, and four injured when the driver of this car cut between the wall and, a trailer truck in Washington, D.C., and got crushed between the two. The driver, Dan Wadsworth Lee, was charged with manslaughter.

FOAM AND SUDS-The carnival season opened in Berlin with the traditional "Council of Eleven" meeting in the British sector. Here a speaker addresses his companions from top of an Imitation beer mug. The signs are brewery trade marks.

SHE'S ALL SET-Mrs Peter Miller puts her horse, Indroff, through some paces as a warming-up exercise. for the opening pageant of the International Horse Show in Chicago. Mrs Miller is publisher of a Washington newspaper.

DOESN'T BOTHER HER—Although winter seems to

be settling over the rest of the U.S., actress Barbara Britton, in Hollywood, still displays her charms in the

California sun.

"PARACHUTE BRAKE The U.S. Air Force's newest jet bomber, the XI-51, uses a unique parachute braking device When operating from small combat airfields, the parachute can be released by the pilot for more rapid slowing down. The plane is also equipped with Jet-assisted take-off bottles.

THEY'RE IDEAL-Maria, on sofa, an orange Persian cat, and Plørre, a blue Persian, pose for their photo at the 21st International Cat Exhibition in Paris, which chose them as the Ideal cat couple for 1949,

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