Formosa - The Far East’s Powder Keg

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

55/8

Date Released

27 Jan 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

663

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cardiff - Wales vs England
2. 2Sutton Coldfield Rail Disaster
3. 3Kelly Takes McCarthy’s Title
4. 4Formosa - The Far East’s Powder Keg
5. 5"Flying Bedstead"
6. *Rugby - France Beat Ireland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

US aircraft carriers race to Formosa as tension increases

Locations

Formosa; Taiwan

Footage sources

Warner-Pathe

Credits:

Camera

Norman William Roper

Length of story (in feet)

123

Story extras:

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