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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 20, 1939.
PHOTO. CONTEST TROPHIES
The two Ilford Silver Trophies to be awarded to the best and second- best entries in the 9th Annual
H. K. Stock Market
The following quotations were
Amateur Photographle Competition, issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- organised by the Hongkong. Tele-ket this morning. graph are now on display in the ahow windows of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
The trophics, which take to form of handsome silver, cups, have been 'donated by the well-known British photographic materials manufactur- сто Metre Ilford Limited, ef London.
Competitors are reminded that the closing date for entries in September) 20, on which day entries will be re- ceived up to 5 p.m.
It is hoped to hold an exhibition of selected cutries during October. Deialis will be announced later.
COURAGEOUS FRENCH ACE
PARIS, Sept. 19 (Router).- The coolness and skill of u French air force pilot is men- tioned in an official communique.
The plot was flying over the Ger- man lines yesterday when he WILA altacked by six German planes flying, at a height of 18,000 feet.
By a display of nerobatles the French omeer avoided the stream of bullets from the enemy pinnen und the fight ended at 500 feet when a group of French fighters engaged the German machines which were forced to return at top speed to their own lines,
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LONDON, Sept. 19, (Router). -A special pocket edition of the New Testament has been issued to all members of the fighting -services and civil defence bodies..
Each copy contains a message from the King stating: "To all my people engaged in the defence of the Realm, commend the reading of this book."
Athenia Survivors Return To U.S.
LONDON, Sept. 10
(Reuter).
American survivors of the Allunin, numbering 150, left Clyde to-day on board the Ward line steamer Orizaba (6.037 tons).
The vessel. which
has been
cially chartered by the United Sta's Government, has huge Ameri- can es painted on both sides, and will be Joodlit at night.
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May....... 18.816/10.00 18.90/90 Total sales for the day3,080-tons.
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TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Reuter).
A report that the German Nord- Deutscher Lloyd liner Scharn- 8536/80 horst, now in Kobe, is being con-
Monday's sales 23,721,000 bushels.erted into an armed raider. 554/55% appears in the "Hochi Shimbun.' 54/54 The report adds that the liner is 0794/574 surrounded by launches and there is
much fuss and bustle aboard. 746/7432 This is taken by some observers ns 781/70% meaning that she is being refitted as 60/80% an armed vessel.
December... 554/55% May ... $8/58
Winniper! Whest
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Itongkang Clarence flouck has been able to Ipoh demonstrate that a police car is not adapted to the cowboy, use of inssoing horses. Callest upan to round up some horses, Houck los- socd one from a-straddle the hood of the pollee car. The horse stopped suddenly, so did the car, but Houck didn't. He salled through the air and received ni broken wrist.
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