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POSTAL CENSORSHIP.
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NIGHT OF "TERROR IN LIFEBOATS
(Continued from Page 1.)
September 6, 1939.
Nazis Don't Like Cutspoken Slovak
(Reuter) —
LONDON. Bept. F Berlin announces that all properly on In view of the present crisis.
| Slovak noll of the Slovak Minister to the Government of Hong Kong | There was a doping hole on the port | Wartaw has been confiscated,
side of the Athenia, cannot allow any uncensored com.
Berlin mys that this is in retallation As we were fenying the ship, for his recent broadcast from Poland. munication to pass between Hongmessage was phoned from the when he called on the Blovaks jo
bridge that there would be a rescue overthrow their Nazi oppressors. Kong and foreign countries.
ship alongable is about half-an-hour. It was af løpt! Uiten houts before first one, and the mother, shy aping Athenia, the seas pushed them Prared si the
desde that these were the back again, Knut Noth and the Southern Cross. In any Rieboąd, which wa heavily men al six oars, struggled about In loaded, we woje umble to སྐ་། olf the seas for ten hours before being
rescued, "regiadates inutil lato al night.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
The following information is that the partnership heretofore
baiting between BUNNAN published for the guidance of TONG and WALTER FORAITA correspondents;---
1. Correspondence posted on or carrying business as Importers and Exporters at China Building, (4th before the date of this notice by Hoor). Victoria, Hong Kong, under | treated as follows:--- SITUATIONS VACANT.
the above style ar firm name has
(a) Any FAH WONG wanted for Peak dis-been dissolved by reason of the triel. Apply Box No. 549, "Hongkong retirement of the anid Walter Telegraph."
PREMISES TO LET. PREMISES to let, Grampian Road diningroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, servants' quarters, two kitchens, garage. Furniture can be taken OVCT 11.K.$1,000 offers Rental $135. Enquisles phone Lum 24205.
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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
Stramship
"JEAN LABOBDE" 21 A/30
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Foraita from the said firm as from the 24th day of August, 1939. All: debts due to and owing by the
aid firm will be received and paid | respectively by the said Bunnan Tong, who will continue to carry
the said business under the same style or firm name as above Dated the 2nd day of Septem- Jer, 1998
F. E. NASH & CO., Solicitors for the abovenamed Bunnan Tong and Walter Foraita,
Bank of East Asia Beilding.
Hong fon
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SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
Bringing Carge from Marseilles via Salgon arrived Hongkong Thursday, 31st August, 1930.
Consignees are hereby informed that their gouds with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are belig landed ant stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-Steamship Joon, whence delivery may be obtain-
Immediately after landing.
All claims must brent in to ne on or before 11th September, 1909,
they will not be recognized. Damaged Packages will be examin- ach by
Company's the
Surveyut Messr:--Goddard and Douglas in the presence of
the Consignees at 10 8.10. on Wednesday, 6th September, 1939. Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when any dutl- able goods are examined by the Com- pany's Surveyors,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. ONL Agent. Hongkong, 30th August, 1930.
Gardener Errs Slightly
PASCO, Wash. When zinnia plants he had set out for Dr. H. B. O'Brien didn't thrive, Billy LeRoux took one of them-roots, earth and all-to M. R. Denney, a Teenhouse operator, for an expert
found the opinion. Denney
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
"YANG TSE" 10-AEO/32
on
Bringing Cargo from Dunkirk via 1Raphores, arrived Hongkong Friday, 1st September, 1039.
Consignees are hereby informed Beat their goods with the exception
"express",
The sea was congintatively calmn tered", or insured" postal
but income south towards morning, packet will be censured as My lifeboat shipped and water, except soon as possible, and sent the normal aunt which could be baled out. We were at no lime very un if "passed."
close to the Knut Nehon ur the (b). All other postal packets Southern Cs while they were plek
already posted will be de-ing up the jussengers, tained until suelent een-
available are
to HUPA examine them. and quiries about their disposal
will not be entertained. 2. Correspondence posted after the date of this notice will be treated as follows:-
(a) Small
1
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packets,
Dostroyers Arrive As it began to get light on Monday en-morning, we saw three British des
My particular Ite- |troyers approach.
boat was the last one to be picked up around 7am. The destroyer which
about rescued me, picked года
100 passengers altogether.
The sallers did everything they could for us. They put us to bed
with Printed their hummocks, supplier us
Blind food, tea and cigarettes.
Papers, Samples, Literature, Insured Boxes, and Parcels will be stopped altogether, unless posted under special permit. (See Paragraph 3). Letters in the ordinary sense of the term, post cards and commercial papers, if posted in
the ordinary way, will Hot necessarily be stopped, but they will be subject to indefinite delay.
3. Permits for the despatch of small Packets, Printed Papers, of Opium, Treasure and Valuables Samples, Blind Literature, and are being landed and stored into the Parcels will be issued by the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Censor to persons, or firms, whose Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtain-normal business necessitates the
d immediately after landing.
despatch of such packets, It and when the Censor is satisfied with the guarantees given, applleation for permits should be addressed
All claims must be sent in to me on or before 12th September, 1939, for they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- by the Company's Surveyor Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignes at 10 am. jon Thursday, 7th September, 1039.
Consignees must have a Revenue Onleer in attendance when any duti-
Company's Surveyors.
10:--
The Censor.
G.P.O..
Hong Kong,
able goods are examined by the and should state precisely for what
Survivor Broadcasts
Through Daventry LONDON, Sept. 5, †(Beuter).—Mr. John Bigelow, of Alberta, Canada, who was one of the survivors of the Athenia tragedy, gave a graphle description of the torpedoing of the
ship.
Finally they got clear and with 12
Mr. Bigelow said that actually their boat was lucky as it was only ankle-deep in water. It was 4 a.m.. before they were picked up and they had no blankets. His two children were in pyjamas.
tribute to his companions and to the
Mr. Bigelow ended by paying
gallant rescuers.
Captain's Story LONDON, Sept. 5, (Reuter).-Up-] on arrival of Galway yesterday after-; noon, Captain Cook, master of the Athenia, sad there was absolutely no doubt that the British vessel wus torpedoed.
The torpedo went right through | the ship to the engine room.
A subanarine subsequently came to the surface And fired shell at the sinking liner.
one
Captain Cook then called forward eye-witnesses of the torpedoing, who said that the submarine fired its mis- site from a range of between 800 and 1,000 yards.
The First Omeer saw the sub- marine's periscope and the trail of froth following in the patch of the
His account was recorded and sub-forpedo as it sped towards the ill- sequently broadest throughout the fater liner. world by the BB.C.
Mr. Bigelow said that he had just gone to the lounge. His wife and two children, a boy and a girl, oged six and five, had gone to the cabin idships, just above the spot where the torpedo struck.
U.S. To Take Action?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, (Reuter). The Government has begun gather- testimony to fix the responsibility for the sinking of the Athenia.
The State Department announced Water poured in (251 them. He that the United States Minister to tried to get to their aid, but could Eire had cabled from Galway that make no headway for about 15 he had Interviewed the Athenia's mints through the milling crowds captain, members of the crew and pouring up to the boat decks. American passengers, who all stated Meanwhile the ship had taken a that the Athenla was sunk by bad list to starboard and H the submarine, ship's lights were out.
Hurried Below
Shell Fired
Be aged to get hold of a lan- teen and hurried below, where he these in the Athenian when she sunk,
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter)-01 |
found his wife in the water. e430 were tanded at Galway and 300 dragged her out and up on to the
at Greenock. deck, and then returned to the cabin again, fully expecting the ship to sink at any moment.
Desperately, he pulled Mrs. Tay-
to a stewardess, out of the water and
then plunged into the cabin,
No Fire Insurance will be effected kind of business the permit is de- which was nearly full, to find the
hy us in any care whatever,
R. OHL. Agent. Hongkong, 1st September, 1039.
dirt | Leloux had mistaken cement around the roots to be a solid block. commercial fertilizer.
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TO OUR READERS
In view of the present International Situation, it is considered necessary to restrict the number of pages of this
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As from to-day, the usual three editions of the "Telegraph" will consist of eight pages.
the
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containing
The Saturday edition additional pages and the Pictorial Supple- ment will be published as usual until
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Full page advertisements cannot be accepted in the moantimo.
for
sired (e.g. Nows Agency).
Until a permit has been obtained, it is useless to just any packet of the kind in question, ar to send by letter post any, articles wilch would normally be included in such packets, e.. a book, newspaper, or a pamphlet will be treated as "printed matter" and stopped, even if sent by letter post.
RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF PERSONS CORRESPONDING
WITH PLACES ABROAD
In order to make the censorship of postal packets, which is rendered Inecessary in the present emergency, as effective and economical as post- sible, the public in carnestly invited to conform to the following rules in regard to correspondence with places abroad : ---
1) The name and address of the sender should be stated on the envelope.
12) Private correspondence should
be conducted in English if pos sible; the language should be plain, and the letters as clearly written and as brief as possible. (3) Business correspondence should
be conducted, if possible, in
English, French or Chinese.
4) If English is not employed, the mame of the language used should be endorsed on the en- velope.
(5) The envelope should contain noi
lining paper, or empty sheets.
(6) Firms writing abroad should;
not use stationery which showe a pleture of their works. If employed on munitions, or other Government works, the fact should not be stated on the stationery employed for corres- pendence abroad.
(7) Firms and individuals shouldi
refuse to act as intermediaries or agents for the receipt and transmission of pastal curres- pondence on behalf of persona in places abroad.
Ehese
Failure to comply with rules may lead to the delay or re- turn of the correspondence.
By Order.
C. G. SOLLIS,
Censor.
5th September, 1039.
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They just had their heads above the water, he said,
He grabbed hold of them and man- aged to carry them both up on to the deck to his wife, who was waiting anxiously, and not knowing what to
expect.
"Woman And Children" When they got to the lifeboats they found them all full. There was a ery of "women and children only," and they threw the children into one of the packed boats, and at the last moment managed to get into it us well.
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Eight others who were injured arej being taken straight to New York.
Survivors tell stories of the uppal- ing disaster.
"There is no doubt about it. My ship was torpedoed" said Captain Cook, the master on arrival.
"The torpedo went straight through | to the engine room and wrecked the galley."
He also sald that a shell was fred by the submarine. It was aimed at the ship's wireless,
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NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR
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.
Prizes will be allotted as follows:' SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures,
1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION TWO:
General Pletorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, atc,
ist, $30. 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informál Close-ups, Humen Studies,
ist. $30. 2nd, $15, 3rd. $10 SECTION FOUR:
Still Life and Table-Top Studies, Int. $30, 2nd, $15. 3rd, $10. SECTION FIVE: Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st. $16. 2nd. $19. 3rd. $5.
RULES
The following Rutes will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined ex- clusively to amateur photo- graphers 2-No employee or member of any Arm in the photographic trade permitted to compete. 3-The prizes will be awarded to the corapetitors wending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- #raphe in wach Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be posted on back of entry. The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Jongkong Telegraph.
8-All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been" already" entered in other Competitions are ineligible, 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, lower of, or damage to entries.
--All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and musi
USE THIS FORM
AND PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH ENTRY
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Photo-
mounted. Coloured graphs are ineligible. E-Pictures submiited in sepia tones ahould be accompanied by a amalier print in black and white. S-No picture to entered in more
than one Section.
10. Mounta to be only white or cream and, except ur the Children's Section, must be of one of the following sizes:-10X12, 10X20.
11.-No correspondenes will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition. 12-Entries in the Children's Section must bear the entrant's game, age and address on the entry, form, counter-signed by a parant. 13.-Members" of the Stats of the
Hongkong Telegraph and South China Blorning Post are not permitted to compete, 14-The_decisions of the Judges stall
bo Anal.
the
18-At the conclusion of the Com- pofition, entries will be returned lo competitors on application at the Telegraph stuces within seven, days.
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE.
ENTRY FORM
Please use Block letters and paste this on back of each Entry. If entered to Children's Section, parent please douse tersign bere