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Tientsin Traffic At Standstill
Tientsin, June 15. Following institution of the blockede against the British and French Concessions, the traffic be- tween the foreign-controlled areas and the Japanese and Chinese quar- ters has been reduced to one fiftieth of the normal
persons entered or
About Volume
left the Concessions yesterday. While about 100,000 Chinese daily proceed to the British and French Concessiona for work in ordinary times, less thon 2,000 were able to enter the ConcesTM Díons
by noon yesterday,
the
Ltd.,
Managers:
Ewo Brewery Coy., Shanghai,
H. B.-IL Ruttonjce & Sons,
Solo Agents:
Hongkong Brewery & Dis- tillery Ltd., Hongkong.
Sole Agents:
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
G. R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Officer 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 years, commencing...from 1st July, 1898, with the option, of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advised that 'immediately after the dispo-
U. B.-W. R. Loxley & Co., Ltd, al of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required. to deposit with an authorised oficer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, (3200) in cash. This sura will be rofunded on payment of the Purchase priec,
Union Brewery Ltd., Shanghai.
Hongkong, June 15, 1939.
Guarantees Are Unfriendly
Helsingfors, June 14. During the rush hours in
The Foreign Minister writing in the morning and evening, about 10,000
the Asahi Helsingin Sanomat says: "Giving persons usually passed Street from the Japanese to the guarantees to a State which does not French Concessions per hour, but desire them and is prepared to defend yesterday witnessed only about 60 herself, is an unfriendly action, and permitted to
to enter the foreign Con-when efforts are made to impose the cession hourly.
guarantees, it seems tantamount to The hourly traffic on the Interna-aggression and the creation of confu- regard to the Sovereign tional Bridge usually amounts to sion with
Powers."-Router. 1,500 persons, but yesterday only about 00 persons crossed the span.
Permission For Food
Japanese authorities announced cent, while daily that permission was given for the gained considerably, transport of foodstuffs to the British and French Concessions.
necessaries
also
The British authorities were un- derstood to have prepared large stocks of wheat flour, meat and other
to
Meanwhile, commodity prices in the British Concession rose rapidly foodstuffs which will be able following the Japanese blockade, sustain the Concession for about six Meat and sh advanced by 20 per months-Domel,
The
Hongkong Telegraph
NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
June-September, 1939
CASH
$250 $250
PRIZES
(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph") TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250 (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.
Prixes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures, 1st. $30. 2nd, $15, 3rd. $10.
SECTION TWO:
General Pictorial Scelion; Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
1st. $90. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION THREE:
Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studies.
1st. $30. 2nd, $15, 3rd, $10. SECTION FOUR:
Still Life and Table-Top Sludies. 1st. 530, 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION FIVE:
Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years.
1st. $15, 2nd. $10. 3rd. $5.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined or- clusively to amateur photo- graphers
-No employee or member of any firm in the photographite trade is permitted to compete,
J-Tito prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo-
each graphs in
Section. Each entry must be accompanied formi which will be published during the period of the Com
petition,
which
be
and
must pasted-on-back-of-entry p -The right to publish any or all of the, entries "la reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
-All photographs entered Int have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs 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.
All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and muat
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY
photo-
be mounted. Coloured graphs are ineligible, 8-Pictures submiltled in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print is black and white. -No picture to entered in more
than one Bection,
In
10-Mounts to be only while or
croAIT, and. except
the Children's Section, must be of one of the following sizes:-10X12 30x20. 11-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- *petition.
12-Entries in the Children's Section. 'must bear the entrant's namo, age and address on the entry form, counter-signed by a parent. 13-Members of the State of the Telegraph and the South
Hongkonga Bioming Post are not
permitted to compete. 14-The decisions of the Judges ahail
be anal.
18-At the conclusion of the Com
pellion, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph ofBees within seven
-ENTRY-FORM
SECTION NAMË ADDRESS
DATE
Planse use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry. I entered iz Children's Section, parent please coun- tersign here.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sale |
New Kowloon Inland
Lot No 2690.
Near Now Kowloon Inland Lot No.
2572 and West of
Diamond Hill.
Registry No.
Locality
Boundary Measurementa
N..E..
|[frel|tral|feel faal
-as per sale
plan.
9. feet.
Ann. Rent
| Upset
Contents
Prics |
About
97,200
LR.
0291
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1939, at 3 p.m., ut the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Knu Pui Shek, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with on authorised officer who will be present at the, sale, the sum of two hundred
|
CHINESE OFFICIAL LOSES H.K. APPEAL (Continued from Page 1.). master-General did not see i fit to do
this.
Dealing with the second part of the appeal, which was against sentence, Mr. Silva pubmitted that the elreum- stances clearly showed there had never been any attempt to hide the apparatus, and this indicated that appellant was entirely Ignorant of the faw, Admittedly, this was no de- fence but it could be raised in miti- ⚫ration.
the
Judgo's Comment
His Lordship: If you plead Ignor- ance you will have to satisfy me that elther he could not ascertain the law of this Colony, that he had made efforts to do so but was misinformed, or that he was mentally incapable.
There are hostilities in China at moment and these hostilities had
to one of the spread
points mentioned-Shumchun.
you have This Colony is
Dart of a neutral country and it is
utmost
that there should be no
unlace
transmitting connected machinery
with
any country at war. Harbouring of such machinery by this Colony might well be regarded as an un-neutral act. There are alternative methods from getting from ono and yet the point to another,
oppellant has chosen to
go through British territory, for reasons best known to himself.
His Lordship then dismissed the appeal, remarking that the offence and severe
one
was manifestly a therefore the penalty was not so excessive as to offend justice.
་
GERMAN TROOPS ON MARCH SAY REPORTS
(Continued from Page 1)
are continuing to arise in the experi- ments to come to an understanding with Moscow. It is alleged in Lon- don for instunes that German troops ore preparing to enter Slovakia in order to convert it into a protectorate. Paris on the other hand alleges that German
are being hastily fortifications constructed along the Polish frontier a preliminary to "A brutal Italo-German offensive" against the Democracles.
The
Angriff ridicules a report that Germany and Hungary are seeking to divide up Slovakia between them. This le has been concocted, it says, simply to help Britain to make head- way in its wooing of Moscow- Trans-Ocean.
Barter Plan Progresses
Washington, June 14. Well Informed quarters here to-day said the Anglo-American barter. negotiations have reached a point where the United States Ambassador revised and to London will be able to deliver a more definite form of United States proposals this week.
It has been revealed that the United States offers involve only cotton, with tin and rubber as the chief com- modities the United States desire to obtain.-United Press,
doliars, ($200) in cash. This sum Australians Prefer
will be refunded on payment of the.
| Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bale
Registry No
Locality
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 4146.
Ping Street,
Kao Pai Shek.
Boundary Measurements
N. B. Z. W.
feet feet feat¦feet;
As per salo
plan.
Contents in
Annual ****
Bental
About
$26
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do. T.T. Shonghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan
T.T. India TT. U.S.A Manila
TT.
T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok
TT. Salgon T.T.-France TT. Germany ... TT. Switzerland TT. Australia
1/21/ 1/2
Upset Price
$1,669
Nightshirts
Sydney, Australia,
Hot weather la resulting in a re- turn to the old time one-piece night- shirt for men instead of pajamas. The new garment, which is becoming extremely popular, Is glorified by the name of "sleep suits" and is made of light silk.
.220
62%
105%
8214
.28%
.574
.54
150%
.108
.10.8%
.7146
137
1/0%
.1/3
4 m/s D/p
do,
.1/32
4 m/s L/c U.S.A.
4 m/s Franco
20 d/s India ....
.29 .11.20 83%
*
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
US. Cross rate in Lon, 4.68.11/32.
Rose Bowl Chooses
Theme
Pasadena, Cal. Twentieth Century in Flowers" is the theme that has been selected for the 1940 manual Tournament · of Roses, parade. The decorators may draw upon their imaginations in building floats to depict some incident of the past 40 years or the future 60 years of the 20th century.
M-G-M'S BIG SHOW OF MELODY ANDˇMIRTH!
Eleanor
POWELL
BURNS
ALLEN
YOUNG
Jane Phy by Budert rig
Sated by DESACE BUZZI Prodowed by INCH CONS
TO: MORROW.
QUEEN'S
.SATURDAY.
June 15, 1939.
SENNET FRERES
HIGH CLASS JEWELLERS Gloucester Building Poddar Street
STOP WATCHES
FOR ALL SPORTS
FOLDING TRAVELLING CLOCKS
8 DAYS WITH OR WITHOUT ALARM
MOVADO ERMETO
Record
WATERPROOF WATCHES
THE WATCH MANUFACTURED. FOR HONGKONG and
ALHAMBRA TROPICAL CLIMATES
POST
From
Shanghol and Swalow Shanghai
Shanghai
OFFICE.
INWARD MAILS
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa Shanghai
Per
Direct Bervice"--London date, 10th Imperial
Dus.
Nanning
June 18.
Bhutan
June 10.
Gertrude Maersk
Juno 10,
Haruna Maru
June 10.
Heiyo, Maru
June 10.
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Pakhof
“Manila-
June
Airways Plano
.June 16.
Nako Maru
June-10;
Wosang
.June 10,
Haiphong
Canton ..
Manila
Cornoville
June 17.
Kasima Maru
.June 17.
Kutsang
.Jupe 17.
.June 17.
June 18.
June 18.
.June 18.
Streita and Europe via Negopotam (Papers etc.) London date 18th
May
Calculta and Straits
Strafts
Straits
Tientsin and Swatow
Tientsin and Swatow
For
Teucer
Patroclus
Yinkchow
Yochow
OUTWARD MAILS
Per
Thursday
June 17.
· Date and Time.
Taisang.....Thurs., June 10, 4 p.m...
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Prey. Taft ...........Thurs., June 15.
June 18, 4 pm. June 15, 5 p.m.
Haiphong
Central and South America via San Francisco and (Papers only for Canada)-due San Francisco, Gth July-and Europo (except
Great Britain and Eire) Siberia.
via
Ord,
Parcels,
Reg.
Ord.
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Pland
Direct Service"-due London, 22nd June
K.P.O.
Parcels,
Reg.,
June 16, 5.30 p.m.
Q.P.0.
June 16, 4 pm.
June 15, 5 p.m.
June 15, 7. p.m.
Thurs, June 16.
K.P.O.
Reg.
June 16, 6 p.m.
Ord.
June 16, 3,30 p.m
G.P.O.
Xcg.
June 18, 5 p.m.
Orl.
June 15, 7 p.m.
Thurs, June 15,
T.P,O.
June 15. 6 p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Servico”—dus Sydney, 23rd Junto
Fort Bayard Manila
Reg.
Ord.
Пел
Ord.
June 15, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O,
June 15, 5 p.m.
..June 15, 7 p.m.
Shunchh...Thurs., June 15, 7 p.m.
Emp. of Russia Thurs., June 15, 7 pm-
Friday
Air Mail for "KLM. Always Direct Harana Maru ........Fri, June 10-
Service"-due. Amsterdam, 29th
June.
KP.0.
Ber..
June 10, 0.20 nm.
Ord,
....June 16, 10 ..
G.P.O.
Regi
Ord.,
Salgon, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Haruna Maru
and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsellies-due Marseilles, 17th July.
Swntow
Fort Bayard
Reg.,
Juno 16, 0.30 a.m.
....June 16, 10 a.m.
.Fri., June 18. K.P.O.
June 10, 9.45 a.m.. Ord....June 16, 10.30a.m.. G.F.0.
Reg......June 10.9.46 a.m. Ord.,...June 10, 10.30 a.m. Hangyang..Fri., June 10, 12.30 p.m. New Mathilde ..Fri, June 16, 1 p.m. Heitan........Fri.,' June 10, p.m. Mall for Indo-China, Iran, Air France Plane.....Fri, June 16. and France (Parts and Northern
K.P.O. Provinces only) by
Swatow, Amoy Chuanchow and
Foochow
Alr
the "Air France Airways Direct: Service" -duo Paris 23rd Jung
Reg..
Ord.,
пер.,
Ord.,
Formosa and Dairen
Nako Moru
(Papers only) for Straits and Shirala
(Parcels and Papers) for Calcutta
Saturday
Haiphong
Formosa, Shanghai and Japan Amoy
Saigon
H. K. Stock Market
The following quotations
were
issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $.
Parcels Papers
Laos..
Kasima Maru Cremer Helikon
Jane 16, 5 p. June 16, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
June 16, 5 p ..June 16, 7 pm- Fri., June 10, 7 p.m.. Fri, Juno 16. June 10, 6 p.m. June 17, 8.30
Sat, June 17, 9 a.m. Sat, June 17, 3.30 p.m.. .Sat, June 17, 5 p.m. .Sat, June 17, 5 p.m.
Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights $. Telephones (öld) $.. Telephones (now) $.. Tractions f
Traction (Pret.) B/~
INDUSTRIALS
.18 n.
.12 n.
.23.90 sa.
.7.70 n. ..20/ n
22/6 n.
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $....14 1. Cald: Macg. (Pro.), Sh. $...13 n. Canton Ices $.
Cements $..
H.K. Ropes
STORES, &c.
Wing On (ILK.) $. Powell, Ltd. $.
COTTON MILLS
bm 14 n 9.70 D
1,975 sa.
H.K. Banks Lon. £.
.84% 11.
Chartered £
.7% n.
Dairy Farms (old)
22.20 m.
Mercantile, A. & B. £
.27 D.
Mercantile, C. £
.13 A.
East Asia $..
.80 D.
INSURANCES
Dairy Farins, (new) Watsons. $ON Lane, Crawfords $. Sinceres $
.21 80.
.8.05 s.
7.50.
.1.80 n
.41 b.
Cantons $,
.230 ¤,
.1. b.
Unions $..
460 80.
1.45 n.
.21.00 ..
185 .
S'hat Cotton Sh. $.
.114 n.
07 n.
15 n.
Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC.
60 n. 30 m. 83/0 n.
.8.10.
Vbro Riling $.
D.
G. Bonda
China Underwriters $.. H.K. Fire S
SHIPPING
Douglas & s. d.) Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas, PS Indo-Chinas D$.. Shell Bearers 6/- Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC, Wharves $. Docks $. Providents
New Eng. Sh Sh. Docks, Sh.
MINING
Kallan
· 0/-. Raubs $..
Župany ((x.d.j Venz, Gold. veenmy
Hongkong Mines cts.
Antamoks Ps. Atoka Pa. Baguio Gold Ps Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Pt. Demonstrations Ps. IX.L. P.. Itogons Pa. Camarines Ps. San Mauricio Pa Suyoc Consol Ps. Paracales Pa
LANDS
Hotels$. Lands $.. Lands 4% deb. $. -S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $... H.K. Realties: $. Chinese Estates
UTILITIES
Trams(old) . 'Peak Trama
Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries Y. Forrics F Chins Lights (old) China Lights (new): HK. Electrics
.110 n.
18.20 sa
4.90 B..
.20/ n.
Ewo Sh. $...
Zoong Sing, Sh. $.
HK. Entertainments $..
Constructions $..
Ch: Goyt, 5% 1020
.0.80.b..
.1.55 ..
..8
HK. Govt. 4% Loan 4% prm. b.. HK. Govt. Loan 3% % prm..
33.
Marsmans (Lon.) '8/- #7777715/0 n.. Marsmans (H.K.) 8/- ......4/- b..
MANILA SHARES ·
.8.00 n. Following are sales and bid prices:
n.
.23 sa. Antemak ·
20 sa. Atok
Baguio Gold
24 B. Batong Buhay 11.50 sa. Hanguet Cons,
32. sag Wedge
23% 8.
Coco Grovo Con. Mines Demonstration
XL.
120 sa. Ipa Gald
Loson Mining .1.02 KB. ambulao Cons.. .13% sa. Masbate Cons.. 464 40. Mindo. Matherlode Mine-Operations"," North Camarines "...'
5.80 n. Paracale Gumaus
37 8. Han Mauricio
Buyoe Cons
100% n. Surigao Cons, .10.40 n. 8ndicate Invest.
.8% n. United Paracale... 4.80 n.
June 14. June 10........... Afternoon Morning.
Cloring. Clozing.
Unq
una.. Ung..
3216
Ung
Ung
Und
1.43 .1.00
23
Unq..
Unq..
043
The following is Swan, Culbertson 100 m. & Fritz' report on this morning's
market:tuk A
With
4
.17,20. Prices at the end of the morning: 7.40 n. period of trading were on the whole 8.70 n. unchanged a slight downward 100% b. tendency, Trading was dull and thos 22,70 n. market, closed quiet. San Maurició .0.85 n. took a two, centavo loss; while Coco' 5.80 n Grove and North Camarines both re- .861⁄2 nïgistered a one-half centavo decline.