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Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 30, 1939.
FLYING PEACE ENVOY CUTS LAWN,
READS 6d. NOVELS
SUN
drenched the lawn of a house in suburban, Middle sex recently—and the man to whom. the whole world looks with interest lazed in a deck chair reading a six- penny novel.
Can Serve In
Navy
Lurd Lloyd. presiding at the annual meeting of the Grand Counell and members of the Navy League at the
Hotel Victorin, stated that arrange- Admiralty for Sea Cadets to do their
meats have been made with the
compulsory service in the Navy.
Certains of their offers, he said, night also be enrolled for training recruits in the event of war. Thus the Sea Cadet comps; supply-
Navy Vessel Will Now Escort Submarines
NAVAL vessel is in future to accompany submarines when they are carrying out builders' diving trials, and arrangements are being made to ensure communica- tion at reasonable intervals..
This statement was made in the House of Commons
He is Mr. William Strang, head of the Central Euro- ' ca cerns besides recently by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty pean Department at the Foreign Office, and he is rather the Sea Servicen, was doing great in answer to a question by Mr. J. Parker, Romford, ask- service by providing an increasing proud of the lawn. He cuts it himself, and he also does number of partially trained young ing whether, pending the report of the Thetis inquiry, most of the other jobs around his garden.
Such steps would be taken.
This farmer's son, a scholarship boy who rose via village council school und London Univeralty to a £1,200-a-year post in the Foreign Office, left Heston by plane recently to smooth out difficulties in the pact between Russia and Britain,
At home in his garden he wax at little surprised at the call. "Well, what do you want to know?" hel usked, shaking lunds. Then with a touch of diplomacy and his own con- niness, he said, "Remember, no Inter- views."
LIKE MR. MIDDLETON
So we talked of the weather, his) wife (No, she keeps in the back- ground) and Anally his garden.
lovely garden in the Old English style. They stop in the street outside to peep at it.
It
There are crazy paving, forget-me- nots, goldfish and huge reses.
There's quite a joke about him' be- ing the Mr. Middleton of Kenferry- roud, Northwood, where he lives with his wife and two children.
You can tell a man by his home, and the Strong home is simoly fur- nished.
And what kind of a man is this Mr. Strang? So shy he won't be interviewed, so clever he is trusted with a mission of world importance.
HIS SCHOLARLY AIR.
He is thin and wiry, has a scholarly nir. Meeting him on a hollday you would think he was a schoolmaster.
His eyes crinkle good-humouredly when he smiles, and he claps his thin, delleste hands with just that; suggestion that here is a man with great strength of mind.
It is not true that he speaks Rus- afan Bee 1 native, though he was in
seamen available in an emergency,
A resolution asking for the appoint.
ment of a Minister of Shipping with,
This procedure has always, the Thetis, and able to communicate been carried out during Naval with her under water, much valuable
time would have been saved. trials. In It is generally-ocrepled that had a Escapes may then have Naval vessel been.in attendance on shortly after the mishap.
Cabinet ranke to have charge of ad- ministration of the merchant navy. The meeting stood in silence and Ashing feel was also passed.
tribute to the men of the Thetis.
begur
Fron
H. E. the Governor addressing members and felends of the Sino-American Inátitute of Cultural Relations at a recent tiffin party. left to right;"Mr. A. E. Soulhard. United States Consul General, Mr. O. K. Yue, former Mayor of Greater Shauglinl, Mr. Yen, Chinete Ambassador to Moscow, Hon. Sir Ghouson Chów,Chairman of the Instliute, General Wa Teh-chen, Governor of Kwangtung. Me. Alfred Sze, Dr. Johnstone
and Sir Robert Kotewall-Staff Photographer.
Moscow to smooth over that delicate Toledo Sees Housing
situation at the time of the altair ofi
the British engineers,
He admits he will need an inter-
preter, but Strang has been pickett
P
Boom
TOLEDO, O.
for the job beenuse the people who The elly's bullding and · financial know about things of that sort feel interests are inaugurating a new he will succeed.
drive to get residential construction
Nazi Financiers Plan Coups As Hitler Talks
Of his mission he is diffidest. He under way early this year. The WHEN Hitler speaks shrewd German stock-
tells his friends he is "just going as director of the FHA for northern In additional member of the Em-Chlo, James G. Callrey, has indicated bassy staff."
brokers take advantage of the rise and fall that about 8,000 homes-or a volume of the market to aid Nazi finance.
But they, like you, won't be misled. of $10,000,000 of residential con- Thut's Just Strang's way of putting struction-is available in Toledo in things.
the next five years.
Hitler Is Buying Wheat Supplies
REPORTS were current in Dukar-
£5,000,000. Road Plans This Year CAPT EUAN WALLACE, Minister of Transport told an Associated Road Operators that trunk road schemes, esti-
luncheon in London recently
imated to cost £5,000,000 will be ¡put in hand during this financial
That is the belief in financial circles, where it is believed the year. speeches are part of a plan.
The money would cover 50 majur
more, and there would also be a much larger number of smaller improve-
The scheme, they allege, is that a possimistic speech depresses schemes, costing about £100,000 or the market, and the Gormans buy.
An optimistic speech sends prices up, and the Germans sell, ments.. Three Main Centres for Market Dealings
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He pointed out that it was not until Transport became responsible for April, 1937, when the Minister of trunk roads,, that the department was in a positiunt to exercise direct con-
trol over any roads at all.
Referring to the Alness Report on
It has been noticed in London, Amsterdam-and-Rotterdam, Nazi espionage headquarters, that deals for large sums by Ger- man agents have been made on exchanges before and after every The British War Offee hus mecha- Hitler speech. est recently, though no ofeial nised 90 per cent. of the Regular English and Dutch financiers be there is no doubt that abnormal pur- confirmation was forthcoming, that cavalry regiments. and Germun leve that there is an organised group chases of stock have been made just the prevention of Road Accidents, Germany has bought the entire sur-agents are buying up bloodstock of agents acting on German Govern-before optimistic statements made by Captain Wallace said, "I have been plus of Rumania's wheat harvest of
somewhat concerned to observe in bim. 1938. The surplus amounts to 400,- wherever it is available to realise ment instructions.
"But it is very difleult to ascertain prise, and even, of irritation, that its | certain quarters expressions of sur→ 000 tons.
Hitler's plan to make the German
'There Is No Doubt'
the exact nature of any government recommendations have not alrendy cavalry the finest in the world.
stockbroking organisation, particularly been adopted by the Government in Amsterdam, which is much fre- lock, stock and barrel. quented by Germans.
The wheat, it is addesi, is to be de- livered to a German Danubian port) by July 10.
German horse buyers tiended the
International Horse Show at Olympia | recently.
More than half the horses used in said:
A leading Amsterdam financier the British Army, before mechanisation, to say that the whole market "Although it would be an exaggera- ion have been purchased for the depends on the impressions caused by the German Chancellor's speeches,
German Army,
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OUR GREAT ANNUAL
mile, "are not exactly printed in the "Things like that,” he added with a
newspaperi,"
Shoe Sacrificing Sale
COMMENCES ON MONDAY, JULY 3.
GORDON'S LTD.
TRUNK ROADS ACT "The fact that seven distinguished members of the Upper Chamber were able to reach a unanimous conclusion in regard to the many-sided and so for intractable problem of road safety docs not of self ensure un equally ununlinous neceptance of their views In other quarters.
Careful examination of the propo- sals was being made, despite heavy demands now being made
The Ministry in connection with emer- gency arrangements which had to. by given priority.
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Commenting on the Minister's new rond plans, the Motoring Correspon- dent writes: "Under the Trunk Roads Aet, 1036, the Minister of Transport became the highway nuthority some 4,500 miles of Class I roads, mainly on through trunk routes.
"The Act came into force in April, 1837, and since then the Ministry has been carrying out extensive surveys lot. the routes to determine what im- provements were necessary and to nasim priority to improvement schemes In the order of urgency."
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Revenue Stamps Can Now Be Affixed
From to-day it will not be neces sary for Shipping Companies to issue vouchers of $2 each for Inoculation certificates as urrungements.have now been made for Intending passengers to ports where inoculation certificates jure demanded to bring with them to jany of the following threo passenger
inòculation centres:
Port Health Offer, 11, Tee House Street;
Vaccination Centre, Harbour Office, Connaught Road, Central;
C. Block, old Government Civil Hospital; a revenue stamp to the value of 60 cents, which will be xed to the Inoculation certificate and Initialed by the certifying Port Health Authority.
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SONG & DANCE ALBUM FELDMAN'S 44th.
Containing
Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Hear My Song, Violetta,
Daydreaming.
You Must Have Boon- A Beautiful Baby.
Rido, Tenderfoot, Ride.
In A Little Toy Sailboat.
My Heaven On Earth.
Rhythm In The Alphabet. .
Good-Night, Sweet Dreams, Good-Night.
Little Heaven Of The Savon Scas.
Can You Hear Me Mother?
There's A Now Apple Trea..
Happy, Gay and Contented.
Cry, Baby, Cry.
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NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
June-September, 1939
CASH
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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.
Prizes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures,
1st. 530., 2nd. $15. Srd. 310,
SECTION TWO:
General Pictorial Section: Landscupes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10,
SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studies.
lat. $30. 2nd, 515. 3rd, $10. SECTION FOUR:
Still Life and Table-Top Studies. Isl. $30, 2nd, $15. 3rd, $10. SECTION FIVE: Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st $15. 2nd. $10. 3rd. $5.
RULES
The following Rules wilt govern the Competition:
1. The Competition is confinest ex- clusively to amateur photo- graphers
2-No employce or member of any firm in the photographie trade in permitted to compete. 3-The prizes will be awarded to the
competiture sending in what are ndjudged to be the best photo- graph in each Section," Each entry must be accompanied by a fort which will be publisited during the period of the Comra- petition. and which must be pasted on back of entry.
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-All entries to be either binck. reple, or toned pictures, and must
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY
be
mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are Ineligible, -Pletures submitted in sepia tones shark be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. 0-No picture to entered in more
than one Section, 10.-Mounta lobe only
white or cream and. except in the Children's Section, must be of one of the following sizes:-10X12 10x20, 11-No correspondence will be entered
into in connection with the Com petition.
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13.Mernbers of the Staffs' of the Hongkong Telegraph and South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 14-The decisions of the Judges shail
bo float.
35-At the conclusion of the Com- polition, entries will be relutsed la competitore an application at the Telegraph offices within seven day.
SECTION NAME
ADDRESS
DATE
ENTRY FORM
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