1949-12-23 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949.

PICTORIAL

NEWSFRONTE

TRAIN DISASTER-A wrecked engine and coaches are strewn about near Waterval. Boven, in South Africa, after jumping the rall on the Elands River bridge and plunging 70 feet. Most of the passengers were natives, of whom 57 were killed and 104 were injured.

THE WINNER!-Chemistry teacher Joan Thimm samples some spaghetti which she made in a Garden City, N.Y, classroom. She's also clutching the round- trip ticket to Europe she won for writing a 25-word letter explaining why she liked spaghetti.

BRIEF ENCOUNTER—It looks as if this puppy didn't plan his meeting with the polar bear cub in Moscow. The dog's hair literally seems to be standing on end. The encounter of the two animals probably did not ripeni

pen into friendship.

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CALIFORNIA OR BUST CALIFORNIA HERE COM

GETTING A PREVIEW-Little Wilma Ford, of the Bronx, N.Y., kisses one of the dolls dressed for a radio contest sponsored by the Save The Children Federation. The dolls will be distributed at Christmas parties in rural schools, and thousands of little girls in isolated areas will be happy.

WHITE HOUSE CALL-Making a bicycle trip from Quebec, to California, Joseph Cumerlengo, 18, left, of Somerville, Mass., and Charles A. Mead, 18, of Norwell, Mass., make a stop at the White House in Washington, D. C. The doorkeeper, Williams Simmons, greeted them there.

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FORGING AHEAD- Piper Laurie is young Hollywood actress who isn't letting movies interfere with her education. Her seven- contract begins year after she graduates from high school next spring.

SQUEEZE PLAY-Tony Lavelli, former Yale basketball star, appearing with Pat, left, and Gloria Hamilton in a Boston night club, has a new contract. He's signed with the Boston Celtics of the US. National Basketball Association not only to play ball but to play. his accordion between game halves.

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THE FRENCH WAY Bill Schwarz is getting a few pointers on the French langunge from stu bride Maryce Morehouse, from Marseilles France, who works in a store in Clinton, New York.

her chat with Instructors in her native tongue asked her tow to order: in French,

algns here shows how to order coffee in that language.

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NEW Mary Brown models this smart resort dress at Miami Beach." The pepper-and-salt slik has cornucopia pockets, under the shoulders, larger ones below.

NARROW ESCAPE-When his engine went dead, pilot William Mullen, 20, attempted to land his plane on tidal Antlands. He crash-landed in Malden, Mass., And out of and struck a car after narrowly missing a huge gas storage tank. this wreckage, Mullen and another passenger miraculously emerged alive, but

were placed on the critically Injured list,