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)
SPECIAL PRESENTATION DE LUXE
PHOTO ALBUM
Hand-made in leather by a renowned Vienna
artist to the value of $100.00 Donated by:-HELMUT NOCHT
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.
Second Prize: $25 Cash, donated by The Hongkong Telegraph."
Third Prize: $15 Cash, donated by The Hongkong Telegraph."
Prizes will be allotted as follows:
SECTION ONE: FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES First Prize: Bell & Howell Filme Double & Camera, Streamline Model, four speeds self-setting footage indi- cator, built-in exposure guide, single picture device. Complete with ease. Donated by Filmo Depot., Hongkong. Second Prize: $40 Cush, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Third Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
SECTION TWO: GENERAL FICTORIAL SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LAND- SCAPES, SEASCAPES. HUMAN &
ANIMAL STUDIES). First Prize: $50 Cash, donated by *The Hongkong Telegraph."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
COLONIES MINISTER FLIES TO PALESTINE
Makes First Hand Investigations
Jerusalem, Aug: 7.
The official announcement that Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Seera- tary of State for Colonies, had paid a two-day visit to Palestine, came as a complete surprise to the people of Great Britain.
Mr. MacDonald arrived In Jerusalem yesterday morning and left this afternoon, He WILS not recognised as he went by font through the Old City of Jerusalem,
It is learned Mr. MacDonald also
MONDAY. AUGUST
1938.
CHINESE HURL BACK JAPANESE ATTACK
BEYOND HWANGMEI
Hankow, Aug. 8.` Considerable success has been scored by Chinese troops in a furious counter-attack on Hwangmei which began in the early morning of August 6 and lasted throughout yesterday. As a result of the engagement, Chinese headquarters announced the recapture of Teng- sankino and Siakiab, both of strategic importance, on the outskirts of the town.
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Operating in the network of waterways and inundated paddy fields, both sides encountered great difficulties but the Chinese gained the upper hand. Tengsankiao and Siakiao were recaptured before noon on
visited Bethlehem and Solomon's August 6, with the Japanese leaving at least forty dead
Pool and flew over Galilee and the Samarla district where Amb-dewish tension has been complicated border attacks by brigands.
by
After conferring with the High
Commissioner and General Haining. who commands the British troops in
Palestine. Mr. MacDonald fasted a slateniei.
peace
on the field.
The Japanese troops have now been beaten back to the flooded town of Hwangmei, with a strong Chinese cordon around the city.
many
Another Chinese detachment, fight- the ing near Sahakiao, reported "We, in cominon with many others concerned, play our part in restoring recapture of the village and is now
Hwangmel, Converging ไ Palestine in a basis
Heavy fighting, at the sume time, justier for the two peoples whose
points between home is there,
rages That will be our Hwangmel and Susung. The Chinese constant endeavour during the timestepa yesterday opened a vigorous for attack from Hunhangting. Wang- kinoking and Lianglinghe eastward against the Japanese positions and are pushing towards Susing.
that He ahead, "he stated
Mr MacDonald left by Mulla and will remun there until Wednesday morning. Reuter.
CREATES SENSATION
The total Japanese strength in the vicinity of hangmel is estimated at Jurustdem. Aug. 7. two brigades, which are exposed to M: Malcolm MarDonald, Sexpe- the attack of henvy Chinese concen- tary of State for the Colours, arrived gations west of the town. According Jerusalem unexpectedly by arro-to a conservative estimate, the in- plane to-day.
vading army hus lust at least 19,000 remed only a few hours, men and mah heavy artillery since arturning ไตร London by the same the opening of the westward drive an be hud conferred along the north bank of the Yangtse. with the Maoriste an Monary - Central Nema thorities. M MacDonald discussed
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the situation in Palestine at some! Nanchang length with the High Corominwoner, Su Bald Me Michael, the Costa- mandes -ars later
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Drive Checked
Nanetiang, Aug. 11
ferkong ugagement alons: the
Kiukian-Nanchang Railway is volving prind the little village of Shaly, about tra kilometres south of Kluklang, where the Chinese troops have halted the Japanese southward drive on Nanchang
which
The Fukudn Division. operates on that seetion, has been Vasil Tomlin, in view of the develop-greatly attenuated in numerous at mi se Piestipr
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takes and enunter-attacks during the
18 abo on melination last week, and is effectively checked, interpret the vint as an indication exhausted, on the Shutho-Chingkun that sireat Britain has ourived at the kan line.
TWO COMMUNIQUES
ennclusion that the aflun Chore in In the vicinity of Nonchumoru, Die Palestine has reached a point where centre Japanese column is makin definte action must be taken.
pagation a general retreat.
Uht the right wing, Chinese troops after vigorous offensive have re- The purpose of the lying visit here captured for the second time Luohu- on Saturday by Mr. MacDonaki, has shon. been revealed to a certain extent in On the left wing, Japanese troops two olleial communiques,
who assaulted Tatlenshari to the Secretary 410 State IL south-west of Shiho have been Colonies, states the first commanique, driven back to Shaho with heavy has intended for some time to con-louses-Central News. fer with the High Commissioner for Palestine on the present situation
there.
coine
Harold Meanest Thief
to
Stole Blind
Man's Fiddle
her still lower.
VANISHED CLIPPER MAY YET BE SAFE
Reported Sighted But Confirmation
Is Still Lacking
Simultaneously with the re- lease of an official statement by Pan American Airways, stating that the owners of the Hawaiian
Clipper-missing since July 29
--are "forced to assume that the 15 people aboard have been lost at seu"-new hope has been born that the machine and its passen- gers may be found.
A confusing and contradictory flood of cables poured into the Te graph office the morning from all { sides of the Pacific
MAGISTRATE OBJECTS
"I don't like this court to be used as a debt collecting agency," said Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloom Mogist- rney this morning when to Shing, n shroff in a knitting firm appeared on remand before him on counts
of
embezzling $270 collected by him on his employer's account. Ho had taken the money in January, but his employer did not report to the police unil the end of last month as he had hoped to regain the money privately. A friend of the defendant appeared in court with the requisite sum of matiey,
paid which he
to the employer. In view of this, Ho was only sentenced to a month in gaol.
it is possible for Shr MacMichael to
10 London and the Secretary of State for the Colonies therefore utlitsed the opper-i tunity presented by the adjournment of Parliament for 11 visit Jerusalem. He arrived by the Qual- stickin an Saturday morning and spent the entire day in
in conference with the High Commissioner 411141 The man who took a blind beggar's General Haining, the Commander-m-money has always been regarded as BIG NARCOTIC DIVAN Chief of the British troops in Pales- the meanest type of thief. But Hu
DISCOVERED IN RAID tine. true. Ofinr
leading persons who
So, a 28-year-old Chinese with two pau ir pared these conterences previous convictions for larceny, went
Sentence of six months' hard labour, were Major Sounders, the Inspector
of $535 or a General of Fuller, and
He stole a fiddle from a blind street together with a ne Butish officials. The present situa-musician on Sunday, and thus, de-further six months was passed on Ng tion was carefully studied. Mr. Mac prived the unfortunate man of his Tung. 22. unemployed, when he was Donald departed (rom
Palestine sole means of livelihood. The Banle. convicted by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen Kowloon Magistracy thla yesterday morning,
valued
by the owner at $1, was sold at the The second communique, issued by for 5 cents and resold for 15 cents, morning of keeping a divan at 114 and being in possession Mr. Marl
MacDonald personally, rends is Luckily for the musician, both Ho Temple Street
and the fiddle were eventually traced of 375 heroin pills and 1.2 tnels of "The
prepared oplum. High
by the police. Commissioner for
Revenue Officer E. T. Wurden sald "I consider this an extremely mean Palestine and I have maintained a constant contact by telegraph and crine." commented Mr. Macfadyen the whole ground floor had been in mail batt I decined it to be of great at
this use and that six smokers had been the Kowloon Magistracy
took value to have the opportunity of morning when he sentenced Ho to surprised in the raid, which place at 6.45 p.m. on July 20. Second Prize: $15 Cash, donated speaking personally with him and three months' hard labour.
SECTION THREE: STUDIES IN STILL LIFE First Prize: $30 Cash, donated by "The Hongitong Telegraph."
Second Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
Third Prize: 515 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph.******
SECTION FOUR: SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS First Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."
by "The Hongkong Telegraph,"
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GAMBLERS FORFEIT BAIL the present situation in Palestine serious being the ambushing of three We and all others are endeavouring members of a British mounted police
Falling to appear before Mr. H. R. to do our part in restoring peace to patrol by Arabs. A sergeant was Butters at the Central Magistrocy Palestine on the basis of justice to killed and another offleer wounded. this morning on a charge of keeping both people, who regard this coun-
An Arab was killed in a shooting a common gaming house at Spring try as their home and this will be
affray in Akko
Garden Lane, Tam Ming-kwong, 30, The Jerusalem correspondent of unemployed, forfeited his bail of $50. goal of our constant efforts in the|
At Mokattam, future-Trans-Ocean.
Catro newspaper, was Seventeen other men were arrested arrested yesterday and sentenced with him, and of these, 10 failed to to twelve months'
in Court and forfeited ball Imprisonment. appear It is alleged that incriminating do- of $3 euch. The other seven were
SERGEANT KILLED
Jerusalem, July 8.
shooting of
The Sabbath was marked by acuments were discovered when his fined $2 each. Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley series
Incidents house was searched throughout Palestine, the most Trans-Ocean.
by police said that $8.42 was picked up.
was given to the Poor Box.
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