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The Post-Laureate, Mr. John Masc- field, said this recently when discuss- ing the influence of Thomas Hardy.
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"Maturity is, perhaps, the rarest Hardy's influence on young English gift to human beings. Even poets begin to age at 30. Indeed, 30 is a poets was probably the most power- fatal age for genlusex. They very ful since Browning, added Mr. Mase- often dle at that age; It is astonishing field. Hardy lavented more methods those who have died then; and those of writing verse than any other man who continue very often cease to do in the great company of English poets. interesting work by the time they are 60.
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Mr. Masefield, assisted by Miss Kate Hardy, the novelist's sister, wns opening a memorial room to Hardy in the Dorset County Museum at Dor- chester.
of
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The
Hongkong Telegraph
NINTH ANNUAL
Thursday,
G. 發送
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
R. Vicars Pray To
End A Curse
PARTICULARS. & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction
to be held on Monday, the 19th
Sturston, Norfolk.. VILLAGERS prayed here re-
cently that a centuries-old curse should he removed and fertility restored to fields that have consistently failed to pro- duce good crops.
day of June, 1939, nt 3 p.m., at the Offcon of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land West of Diamond Hill, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 Two vicars, the Rev. G. H. years, commencing from 1st Tugwell, of Stanford, and, the July, 1898, with the option of Rev. E. Stanley Thomas, of renowal at a Crown Rent to be Sturston, led n procession of 50 fixed by the Surveyor of His men, women, and children, who Majesty the KING, for one fur-sang hymns and prayed as they ther term of 24 years less the walked through the fields. last three days thereof.
Details of the
curse have been Intending bidders are advised handed down through the centuries that immediately after the dispo-in the villages that are scattered
round here. sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised offleor who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollara, ($200) in cash. This sum will be rofunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
|
No.
of Sale
| Registry No.
Locality
New Kowloon Inland
Lot No 2690.
*Year. New Kowloon Inland Lot No.
2572 and West of
Diamond Hill.
of
G.
Boundary
Measurementa
N..E. W.
|taki|iret||oe||feef;
as per sale plan.
Contents in sq. feet.
Ann. Reas
Upset
Price
002 18
R.
$670
OZLOS
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS. of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1939, .nt 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Worka Department, by Order of lis Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Kau Pui Slick, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Rent to be fixed by the
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC Cryor of His Majesty the
COMPETITION
June-September, 1939
CASH
$250 $250
PRIZES
(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")"
Surveyor KING, for ons further term of 75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- Bal of the lot the Purchaser (If not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred "doliars, ($200) in-cash. -This-sum will be refunded on payment of the
TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250 Purchase price.
(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)
SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW
CLOSING DATE & TIME:
29th SEPT, AT 5 P.M.
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. 1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION TWO:
General Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
1st. 330. 2nd. $15.' 3rd. $10.
SECTION THREE:
Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studles.
1st. $30. 2nd, $15. 3rd, $10. SECTION FOUR:
Still Life and Table-Top Studies. 1st. $30, 2nd, $15, 8rd, $10, SECTION FIVE: Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. Ist, $15. 2nd. $10. 3rd, $5.
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1-The Competition is confined ex-
clusively to amateur
photo- graphers
-No employee or member of any firm in the photographlo trade is permitted to compete.
3. The prizes will be awarded to tho competitors wonding in what are adjudged to be the best photo.... Sraph In each, Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com petition. and which must be pasted on back of entry,
The right "to"publish"any or all ***** of the entries "is reserved to the
Jiongkong Telegraph.
All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony af Kongkong: Photographa which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible, -No responsibility. will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to entries,
7-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and, must
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY
photo
be mounted. Coloured graphs are ineligibla, 0-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smallee print in black and white. D-No pleture to entered in more
than one Section. 10-Mounts to bo only whita or cream. and. except in the Children's Section, must be of ons of the following sizes:-10x12, 10X20. IL--No correspondence will be entered Into in connection with the Com- petition.
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CHURCH IN RUINS
It claimed that a lord of the manor in Elizabethan days was flung into Norwich Prison for his Roman Catholle beliefs. To add to his punishment, an old woman villager on her deathbed cured the fields, Sturston Hall, and old Slurston Church. These buildings to-day are
in ruins.
No o
that
one can recall any of the fields were cursed ever consistently producing good crops.
To-day's service began at Bagmoor
08
Farm, Stanford. From there the pro- cession walked, singing a hymn, to a field in Sturston Parish known Hangman's Round. From an oak In thia feld. I was told, a farmer some years ago hanged himself.
PILGRIMS' PATH
The
Curlews wheeled overhead, sun shone atfully through the clouds. A special hymn was sung.
It contained these lines: "Thy blessing on these fields e'er cursed, we pray Thee put to-day: that by Thy grace they
dant crops always produce, abun-
At Walsingham Way, the path along which pilgrims walked to Walsingham Abbey, the Rev. E. Stanley Thomas sald a special prayer.
Rush To Join The Army
London, June 14. Approximately 230,000 persons Joined the regular and auxillary forces during the last three months according to information given to- day in the House of Commons, Reuter,
Detective Wan Man Relief Fund Previously acknowledged Anonymous
"Valpri"
Dillo
Thanks Delayed 22 Years
.$02
SANTA ROSA, Cal. About 22 years ago, Mrs. Sarah Dunbar was, one of many Women who made "comfort bags" and cent PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. them to soldiers at the front in the
No. of Sale |
Registry No
Locality
2
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 4146.
Ping Street,
Kau Pui Shek.
Boundary Measurements
N. || A|E. W.
Alper anle
plac.
$1,669,
Contenta in
g. feet
Ahabal
Bental
Upset Price |
2.225
$25
|HUNGARY WANTS OLD TERRITORY
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Yugo-Slavia was also being carefully watched.
League Criticised
The Regent sharply criticised pence dietates and the League of Nations for serving the maintenance of theso dictates.
Referring to the failure" of the Admiral Disarmament Conference, Horthy said: "The time for negolia- tion has possibly come but it will be difficult to take the first step. It would therefore, in my opinion, bo. the most fortunate solution if the highest and most unselfish forum of the world, that of His Hollacss the Pope, would propose to call the great Powers for the discussion of concrete problems."---Trans-Ocean,
Healthy British Recruits
London, June'-14.--
Authoritative British quarters, both medical and military, are surprised and gratified at the uniformly high physical standard of the men report- ing for the militia. The first batch. of 18,000 men examined gave 93 per. cent; ft for active service. – Eighty- four percent were in first-cinas health-Reuter Special,
World War.
In one of hers, she enclosed a note asking the recipient to write her. Recently the
reply
came from Tommy W. Boerman, an English Tommy, who explained that he had misltid the address and only found it recently.
M-G-M'S BIG SHOW OF MELODY AND MIRTH!
Eleanor
POWELL
YOUNG
HONOR CU
BURNS
ALLEN
SATURDAY.
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June 15, 1939.
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From
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Dao,
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Nanning
June 15.
Manila
Shanghai and Swatow
......
Pres. Taft Fronto
June 15.
June 15,
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June 16.
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June 10.
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June 16.
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.June 10.
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June 16.
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June 10..
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tralia
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.....June 15, 5 D..
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Reg.
Ord.
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June.
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Lang
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for Straits and Shirata (Papers only)
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Saturday
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Satgon
Helikon
Sunday
Swatow and Salgon
Kalgan
Shanghal via Swatow
Yusang
Monday
Japan and Honolulu
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