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Photograph shows artistes of the Fortress Company, Royal En- gineers, who participated in the "An Evening of Variety" pro- Kramme at Wellington" Barracks last week. The make-up of the artiste seated fourth from the left bears a" resemblance to Hitler, complete with Swastika band on left arm. The picture was taken after a dinner party held at the Hotel Cecil on Wed- nesday night—(King's Studio).
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QUESTION RAISED IN COMMONS LONDON, August 15 (Reuter)
Most Amazing Traveller
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Three years later he gave up his Interests in aviation and decided to devote his whole. tinis to exploration. "In 1932 he led his first expedition into fig remote and little known. regions of Central and North- era "Tibet.
C.B.C. Gala
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RESULTS
1. Men's metres breast stroke
|(Open):-), E: Chan (C:3.0,); 2 Fong Cheng-yue (Lab Trun) Time:
FRIDAY
AUGUST 16, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1940, 9.30 AM.
Parcel Post Service to China via Haiphong is temporarily sua-
1: min. 22 4/5 secs. 1. Men's 100 pended. Printed papers and books not for sale cari only be accepter
The air mail rates to New Zea land have been increased to Letters $1.50 per 03, Postcard's $0.75 each and now cover air. transit to Auckland New Zealand. The blue air mail label must be affixed to all correspondence intended for this service.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS
metres breast. stroke (Open to Press:-1, Wan- Lui-man (Sing Toái 2 Ng Ngok (Yat Wan Pa); |3, Cheung Chung-wah (Yuet Wah Po)" Time: 1 min. 40 4/5, secs. 3. Boys and girls* 50 metres free style:-1, Bor, Wal-han; 2. Wong Cheong-yue; 3, Wong Kar-lin. Time: 1 min. 4 3/5 secs. 4. Ladies' 100 metres free style:-1, Hor Waj- king: 2, Cheung Pul-chan: 3, Yip Man-ki. Time: 1 min 32 1/5 secs, 5. Men's 50 metres free style (blind-fold);-1, E. Chan: 2, Fong) Chong-yue; 3.- Chan Man Po. 6. Shanghai Men's 400 metres free style:-1, Shanghaj and Amoy Robert Chan; 2. Wan Lul-man; 3, Japan and Shanghai. Chan Man-poh. Time: 6 mins. 33 Calcutta and Strafta 215 secs. 7. Novelty Race:-1, E. Shanghai.
From
100 metres Bick stroke:-1. Wong Air Mail by "Impēriai Airways Service" ........ Yat-hung: 2, R. Chan; 3, E. Chan. Japan and FormosE. Time: 1 min. 25 3/5 secs, 9. Lani Mail by "Imperial Airways Service” tern Race-1. Chan Wing-kat; R. Shanhgät, Chan; 3, E Chau.
NG NIN AGAIN
TO THE FORE
Shanghai
Halphong
Air Mail by "Pan Amerléan Always Direct Sør-
vice."-San Francisco date, 13th August. ................. Bangkok and Salgon..................+021001401211! queement Bangkok...
Shanghai and Amoy
A most successful gala was held Japan and Shanghai.
by the Chung Shing Benevolent fara and Manila, Society last night at Kennedy (Sandakan
Drue
18th Aug.
17th Aug.
17th Aug,
17th Ang...
17th Aug.
Chan and Lau Man-hon; 2, R. USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Chan and Hor Wal-han, 8. Men's Francisco "date, 20th July).
17th - Aug. 18th Aug.
18th Aug,
18th Ark,
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29th Aug.
A question conterning the deten. tion of a British officer in the Tower of London, was addressed to the Secretary of State for War in the House of Commons today.
Hetudied the Panguages of the The Minister was asked why people, their customs and culture; Major A. D. Wintle, M.C., of thene mapped and surveyed the hit Royal Dragoons, was confined the Tower of London on "June but no charge was preferred against him until Augúst 7.
W, O, ORDERS Replying, the Under-Secretary for War, Sir Edward. Grigg, naid
NEW CHARGES
to
Town when a record crowd enjoy-U. S. A Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai --(Ban led the sport and listened to-fine Francisco date, 10th August), «ngimpos
Chinese music provided by Sunfaustralia and Manila..................................k........................ Liang-chow, the well-known actor. London and Straits
Poor entries in the 150 metres Japan and Manila. open to the Colony) deprived fans shanhgai.
of a good race the home trio Shanghai
herto unexplored territories and proving far too good, Ng Nin was London and Manila
22 brought back with him thousands again to the fore when he clocked Manila. and" Cebu.
August).
of pictures and records of peoples 30 1/5 secs in the 50 metres breastju. §. A., and Manils-(San Francisco date, and places no white man had ever stroke. seen or photographed before,
FAMOUS CLUB
a Fellow of the American. Geo-
In the men's 200 metres free Calcutta, Straits and Saigon *** style Ng Nin proved himself to be Manila
In a class on his own by annexing | Japan.
THE RESULTS
The following are the results:—
1. Men's 150 metres medley relay
-(Vencou
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that instructions were sent from So valiable, indeed, were his this event with comparative ease. Japan the War Office to the Western contributions to world knowledge
The men's 50 metres “sprint” was Japan and Shanghal Command on June 20 that Major that on his return from Tibet Mr keenly fought out between Ng Canada, USA, Japan, and Shanghal Wintle must be placed under close Forman was elected to member-chan-man, the Varsity crack, and ver B .C. date, 10th August), arrest and charged under Bection ship in the famous Explorers Fung Kwai-sang resulting in a V. 6. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai -- (San 41 of, the Army Act with commit. Club of New York and was made close win for the former.
Francisco date, 3rd August), ting, a civil offence-assault.
He was arrested on June 21 and graphical Society. He was imme- was informed that he was chargeddiately accepted as the foremost. with committing, a civil offence. authority on Tibet and his services
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than He was brought to London and was, were used as Technical Director (Open to Colony)-1. Chung Shing informed on June 23 that the for Frank Capra's 1937 Motion "A" (So Tin-mo, Ng Nin and Nghe time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are 2 Chinese "" idvertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails are civil charge would be one of as Picture Academy Award film "Lost Chan-man)
Horizon."
(Yeung Yu-kwan, Chaa Kam-ft losed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to sault.
Mr. Forman successfully organis and Chap Wing-kat) 3. Chung lose.after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 pm
"g" (Fung Kwal-sang As the result of investigations, ed two further expeditions into Shing
Ghap-h, "and Cheung the Judge Advocate General De Tibet and his travels then took Tsang parmen, advised that certain new him exploring into Formosa, Mos- Chi-heung) Time: 1 min. 38 secs. charges should be added. This lemia, Mongolia, "Manchukuo" and 2 Ladies 200 metres breast stroke:--- involved the collection of state the hinterland of China. His col-1. Yue Pul-yuk. 2, Lok See-ho, 3. ments from other officers. which lection of pictures gathered to Chu Wal-ching.Time: 3 mins, Strats.
sether in the course of these ex- 51 seca, 3. Children's (Boys) 50 shanghai -Sir Edward Grigg said Major Deditions number over 25,000 and metres free style:-1, Wong Kam- Maalia Wintle was fumished with the they have appeared regularly in chuen, 2. Wong Chak man, 3. Kan Formosa
Bangkok such well-known
as Tze-man. Time: 44 1/8 secs. 4 complete charge sheet abstract of the evidence on August Life. Look, and National Geograp Men's 200 metres free style:-1,Shanghai
Bandakan. 7. and a Court Martial was probic, while features from his 100,- Ng Nin, 2. Ng Chan-man; 3. Fung
Rangoon Parcels only, visionally summoned for August 12,000 feet of excluale rims Dave Kwai sang Time 2 mins 34 secs.
Strakta. On August 9 It was postponed to been released throughout the world 5. Men's "A" Class 50 metres free August 19 and later to August by The March of Time and Para style: Ng Chan-man, 2. Fung Saigon and Bangkok.
Ewal dang. 3. Bà Tla nu tie 28 on Major Wintle's request.
29. secs. 6. Mens "B" Class -60
SATURDÁT The new charges were
COVETED NICHE
metres tree style:-1. Ngai Buet-hanghal and Farcels only for Tientsin. ducive to the prejudice of good
Mr. Forman hás also won a chung, 3, Wong Yee-yim, 3, Thong Bangkok order and military discipline. coveted niche 'as a camera-journ (Stu-hang. Time: 34 3/5 seca. 7. shanghai...iter.
Sir Edward Grigg continued:alist. He is the only observer in Ladies 100 metres free style-1. Air Mall, for "Imperial Airways-Service" to Indo-G.PO,&KPO may add that Major Wintle's ber the world today who anticipated Tip Chun-man, 2. Yue Pui-yuk 3. China, Durban and thence by Sen Service to Reg somal courage has never been in and was present at the outbreak Loke See-ho Time: 1 min. 29 2/5 United Kingdom...... question. The charges are related of the wars in Europe and the Far secs. 3. Children 200 metres free Manila.
took a little time,
entirely to discipline."
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His pictures of the bombing of Shanghai on "Bloody Satur- day," Aug. 16, 1937, just three years ago, strange to say. got to New York a week ahead of
all other competitors and were
style: 3, Yue Ping-fan, 2, Wu. Man
ku 3. Wong Wing keung. Time:
3 míns. 50 2/5 secs. 9. Men's, 200
Haiphong
MONDAY
metres breast stroke: 1. Tsangits, Rangoon and Calcutta Chap-h 2 Wong Ping-kee, Parcels only for Tientsin. 3. Tack Lit-yeung. 10. Men's 75
metres medley race (Back, breast Amos.
TUESDAY
acknowledged as world-scoop. and free style)-1, Ng Nin, 2. Ng Shanghai and parcels only for Tientsin, CHUNGKING, Aug. 15 (Reuter) -The Ministry of Finance an- Mr. Forman has been the only Chan-man, 3; Ngai Buet-chung. Straits. nounces the third payment of in- Journalist to secure the first andme 53 secs. 11: Men's 25 metres Haiphong terest on National Salvation bonds only motion pictures of the min-wth bands tied): 1. Kwong Cheuk-Fort Bayard, made on May 31 by the branches tary maching of the Chinese Com chau, 2. Edig Sau-shek, 3 Cheung of the Central Bank or its agents, munists, the dynamiting of the Chee-heung, Time: 23 3/5 secs. the Bank of China, Bank of Com Yellow River Dykes 1,000 miles to munications and the Farmers the north-west of Shanghai-a Bank.*
strategy which stopped the Jap-
A
Payment for Shanghai holders anese advance on Hankowana nucleus of the Harrison Forman will be made temporarily in Hong- the clash between the Japanese Forbidden Tibet. Exhibit kong. Holders overacas will re- and Russians at Changkuteng Hill ceive payment through the Bank in 1938 on the Biberian border in of, China and the Bank of Com-the fall of 1938. munications in Hongkong.
Mr. Forman, with his uncanny There will be no payment after suise for always being in the Hght a period of three years, as from Aug 31, 1940.
THE WEATHER The maximum temperature yes terday was 88 and the minimum B0...
The Royal Observatorý report ... states-
place at the right time, landed in Warsaw on the very day that the Germans began their blitzkrieg on that city and once again, Harri- son Forman scooped the world with the first motion pictures of the Wer in Poland.
AT WORLD'S FAIR
* Mr. Forman's abilities as a "author" are reflected in Thà
books-Through Forbidden TIS bet, Horizon Hunter and in his contributions to Cosmopolitan, Harpers Magazine, Travel, Na- Honal Geographic, Asia," Life," Aviation, Readers' Direst, and others.
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Finally, Mr. Forman has ap- japan, peared as a lecturer before the Manila New York Town Hall National Geographic Society, Philadelp Hothow and Haiphong.
Forum American' MPC
At the World's Fain New York his
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The Pacific depression is mov- ing westward about 800 miles the north-north-we
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