The
Hongkong Telegraph
EIGHTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
June-September, 1938
CASH
$250 $250
PRIZES
(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph”) TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250
(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)
BELL & HOWELL
FILMO
DOUBLE EIGHT
MOVIE CAMERA & CASE,
VALUED $288
(Donated by Filmo Depot, Hongkong)
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PHOTO ALBUM
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To be awarded to the best action study, including sequence shots. Open to all classes.
THE ILFORD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.
Prizes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:
FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES First Prize: Bell & Howell Filmo Double 8 Camera, Streamline Model, four speeds self-setting footage ind!- cater, built-in exposure guide, single picture device. Complete with case. Donated by Filmo Depat., Hongkong. Second Prize: $40 Cash, dorated by "The Hongkong Telegraph.
Third Prize: $20 Cash, donated by The Hongkong Telegraph."
SECTION TWO:
GENERAL PICTORIAL SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LAND- SCAPES, SEASCAPES, HUMAN & ANIMAL STUDIES), First Prize: $50 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Second Prize: $25 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph.
Third Prize: $15 Cash, donated by The Hongkong Telegraph."
SECTION THREE: STUDIES IN STILL LIFE First Prize: $30 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Second Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Third Prize: $15 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
SECTION FOUR: SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS First Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Second Prize: $15 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined exclusivo
ly to amateur photographers. 2-No employee or member of any firm in the photographic trade is permitted to compata.
in sepia tono Pictures mubmitted should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.
9. No picture to be entered in more
than one Section.
30.-Mounts to be only white or cream, und, except in the Children's Section, must be of one of the following
3-The prizes will be awarded to the про sending In what competitors adjudged to be the best photograph
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY
SMASH ALL RECORDS ON OCEAN FLIGHT
Hughes and Crew Cross Under Seventeen Hours
London, July 11.
JULY
Breakfast in London: Dinner in New York. This has become an actual possibility as a result of the remarkable trans-Atlantic record created by Howard Hughes and his crew of four, who successfully crossed the Atlantic to-day in their Lockheed monoplane "New York World's Fair, 1939" in the record actual flying-time. of 16 hours, 38 minutes, says United Press.
BOURN-VITALITY
How does it act?
VERITYS
The five airmen left New York at 7.20 a.m., Eastern Summer Time, and landed at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, at 4.20 am., Greenwich Summer Time. Racing against the sun they lost five hours through having to put their clock forward every few hundred miles. Had they been racing in the opposite direction they could, by leaving! Producers of THE BRITISH ELECTRIC Europe at 7.30 a.m., local time, have landed in New York at 6.30 p.m., local time, on the same day.
The swift crossing of the Atlantic 218 -Hughes' average speed was miles per hour-broke the previous Dick Merill record established by
and John Lamble in May, 1937, by 4 hours and ten minutes. In 1027, Colonel Lindbergh took 331⁄2 hours to
the Bame muke
crossing exactly twice the time taken by the "New York World's Fair, 1939."
Howard Hughes and his crew flew blind during the last stages of their flight. Some trouble was encounter- ed with the all pump, which changed as soon as they landed this morning.
Was
Although they encountered bud weather the winds were favourable from mid-ocean onwards. They arriv- ed at Le Bourget five hours ahead of schedule, with 300 gallons of petrol still remaining in their tanks,
On To Moscow
GUNBOATS RETURN
TO POSTS
Kiukiang Escapes Bombardment
Hunkow, July 12. H.M.S. Cockchafer and the U.S.S. Monocney, which steamed three miles above Kiukhung yesterday in order nvold the Japanese bombing and shelling of the city, have return-
to
Japanese warships yesterday bomb-
the
Originally intending to depart for led to the AP.C, and Socony-Vacuum oil installations respectively. These Moscow al twilight, Hughes an- nounced this morning that he was installations are located three miles staying in Paris overnight to effect below Kiuklang. repairs to the radio installation. He will take 850 gallons of petrol for
Moscow
ed the Chinese positions in the non-stop fight to
From Mascow the plane will head vicinity of Sinklang, below Klukiang,
malcing across the wastes of Siberia,
Fairbanks, two stops en route, Alaska. After
leaving Fairbanks,
Asked whether the railway lines Hughes hopes to hop to San Francisco
one further stop-at belween Kluklang and Nanchang had only
been torn up, the Chinese, spokes- Edmonton, Alberta.
with
to
but did not shell Kluklang itself.
man
here said: "Such n step is
Only two persons have succeeded the in flying around the world along route Hughes is following. The late possible if military necessity requires Wiley Post and Harold Gatty flew it."-Reuter. around the world's northern circum- ference a fol
total distance of 15,474 miles-between June 23 and July 1, 1931 in 8 days 15 hours and
Wiley minutes. Four years later Post followed the same route on a
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ho
Produced "Hell's Angels" German Banks
But Other Nations May Aid Refugees
Evian, July 11.
Bank of East Asia Building, Hongkong, and Shameen, Canton,
Millionaire aviator-flm producer
sit in London, and be presided over capital from the country, provided have intimated that great difficulties the Evlan Conference agrees upon an e In the way of admitting refugee Howard Hughes commenced flying in
by a prominent America.
scale, into their respective countries. 1920, when he was 14 years of age.
The post has been offered to Mr. effective plan to take Jews out of the immigrants, except on the smallest
the Reich within five years.-Reuter.
The Irish delegate has pointed out His father died when he was 20 and
sup Myron Taylor, Chairman of
NO ROOM FOR REFUGEES
that Eire has insufficient land to Evian,
July 11. then conceived the idea of colossal
Evian Refugees Conference. "Hell'a
According the Jewish Tele-
Conference has The Swedish, Nicaraguan, Costa port her own people, and bas in- war fim. The great pleture,
was the result. For
for scenes
graph Agency the Angels
ruids he bought 1 Great
It has been decided that the pro-received information from Berlin that Rican, Honduras, Panamalan, Para-timated that there is no
Elre-Trans-Ocean, depicting air
Committee number of planes used in the
to Germany would be willing to permit guayan and Elrean delegates at the receiving Jewish immigrants into
Refugee Conference permanent Wa: and engaged several war-time posed pilots. They complained that the handle refugees from Germany shall fews to take ten per cent, of their International
machines were death traps, so Hughes made a fight in the worst machine
in the squadron. The flight ended
crash.
in
Hughes gained the trans-Continen- in America Jast tal speed record year.
Hops For Moscow
Paris, July 12. Howard Hughes hopped off for Moscow at 1.24 a.m.-United Press. Later. Hughes originally intended await- before hopping oft for ing down Moscow, but observatories advised of clearing weather conditions, and in- dicated that storms arising in Poland might spoil the excellent flying con- ditions in Russia.
The airmen had just on eight hours' rest after their strenuous before they trans-Atlantle flight
were
in the air again for Moscow. Their route is over Liege, Belgium, over Cologne, and then castward From the German border they will fly almost due east past Berlin and Warsaw--United Press.
Aizes:-10" by 14", 10 by 12", 10" by In New York Thursday?
B.
In each Section. Each entry must be 11-No. correspondence will be entered Accompanied by
which
An
into in connection with the Com petition.
entry form be published during the period of the Competition, and which 12-Entries in the Children's Section must must be pasted on back of entry. B-All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hong- kong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions aro ineligible.
6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery ol, loss of, or damage to entries,
7-All entries to be either block, neply or toned pictures, and must be Inounted. Hand-coloured photograplia are ineligible.
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY,
bear the entrante name, ago And address on the entry form, counter
■igned by a parent. 13-Members of the Staffs of the Hong- kong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete 14.-The decisions of the Judges shall bo
Anal.
15-At the conclusion of the Competition.
entrine will be returned to competitor on application at the Telegraph offices within seven days.
ENTRY FORMI
SECTION NAME ADDRESS DATE
Plaan we block letter and parts thir' on back at oach Entry. It entered in „Children's - Beetiga pareti countersign neru.
New York, July 12. Harold Hughes' headquarters here announces that his Itinerary indicates that the airman might be back In New York on Thursday night or early on Friday.
After reaching Moscow, Hughes is expected to make hops to Krasno- yarak, Siberia, Yakutsh, Siberia, Fairbanks, Alaska and then direct to New York.
It la estimated that, barring neel- dents, the airmen will be in the alr between 60 and 65 hours Router.
QUEEN TO ATTEND. GARDEN PARTY
London, July 11.. Duke
Duchess 'and Gloucester are representing Their Majesties at the opening to-day of the new Birmingham Hospital, which celebrates the city's centenary. Kn
Tho
of
& Garden Party will be held at Buckingham Palace as planned, and Her Majesty the Queen will be prosent in order not to disappoint Butoria Reuter,
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