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| PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of August, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Magazine Gap Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a torm of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of He Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gaid Intending bidders are advised alphong Hamburg and silver articles, diamonds, Jade that immediately after the dlapo-Hanko
China Apply and jewels. Refining Co. Room 6. Pedder Build-aal of the lot the Purchaser (If Ing, 2nd floor.
announced
WANTED TO BUY.
Gold
FOR SALE.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA"
not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the Second Edition.sale, the sum of two hundred Over 09 excellent views of the dollars, ($200) in cash. This num Colony, Price $1.50. Obtainable at
Kelly Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong will be refunded on payment of
Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, the Purchase price. South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndinm Street,
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 motres (9,520 kilo-cycles) A B.B.C. Recording Of "The Fol-De-Rols"
Broadcast by ZBW on a quency of 843 k.e's, and un, Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 4-11 p.nt.
on 0.52 m.es. per second.
H. K. T
Fre-
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- ression.
12.30 B.B.C. Recording-"Ours Is
A Nice Hour Oum 19.”
10 Local Time Sigma and Wear ther Report.
1.03 Sir Edward Gwynn Dances.
Germo--Neil
Bourremouth Municipal Orchestra conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey.
1.13 Popular English Halkids. 130 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Formeast and Antanaihre- ments.
1.45 Mendelssalin--Octet. In: E Flat Major, Op. 20.
International String Detet.
2.15 Close down.
6.0
A Sebumann Programme. 0,35 Excerpts
*The Valkyries,”
fram
Wagner's
0.50 Closing local Stuck Qinth- Lin
70 Ravel-Bolero.
Lamoureux
The
Paris.
7.17
Orchestra
of
Negro Spirituals. 7.30 London Relay-The News. 10 Local Time Signal, Westher)
Report and Announcements.
8.03 Kale da Costa at the Plano. B15 Light Orchestral.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Registry No
Inland Lot
No. 1954.
opposite Inland Lot
Magazine Gap Road.
No. 2310.
No. of Sale.
Locality
Boundary Measurements,
H.
E. W.
us per salc
plan
Contects in
about
16.230
"Ana. Rent."
6.
sada
G. R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of August, 1910, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of 0210 Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal na Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of
75 years.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lot the Purchaser (if
In A Fairy Realm-Suite (Ketel- [not the applicant) will be required bey), Albert W. Ketelbey's Concert | Orchestru.
De-Rois"
to deposit with
#m authorised
8.30 BBC. Recording-"The Fol-officer who will be present at the Written and produced by Greatrex sale, the sum of two hundred Newman with Music by Wolseley |Collurs,""(53200) in čäshTM This sum Charles.
9.0 London Relay-The News.
will be refunded on payment of
9.30 Londen Relay="World Af-the Purchase price.
falry "
By Wickham Steed.
9.45 A Request Classical
gramme.
Overture
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Pro-
Meistersinger"
(Wagner). The B.B.C. Symphony Or chestra cond. by Sir Adrian Boult; Within These Sacred Walls, O Isis and Oriris (both from The Magle Flute-Mozart),
Ivor
Andresen
(Bass) with Orchestra and Chorus; "Fur Elise" (Beethoven). Artur Schnabel (Piano); Heavenly Alda, divine Aide (Alda Verdi); Jussi
STINE (Tenor)
with Orchestra;
In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight") (Beethoven), Inace Jan Paderewski (Piano); Serenade (Schubert), Elsie Suddaby (Soprano) with Piano; Caprice Vien
21015
(Kreisler),
Fritz Kriesler (Violin) with Piano; Even Bravest
ilcart
("Faust"-Gounod), Dennis
Noble (Baritone) with Orch.; intre- duction and Rondo Capriccioso,
28 (Saint-Saens), Alfredo
No. of Sale.
howloon
Inland Lot
Registry No.
Between Fa Yuca
Locality
put jans
Sal Yee Street.
Campoli Journal.
Meat Reve Angelique, Op. 10,
and the London Symphony
No. 22 (Rubinstein), New Light of the
Organ
On
Symphony Orchestra ond Wings of Song (Mendelssohn), Guila
Bustabo (Violin) with Piano; "Coval Ieria Rusticana"-Intermezzo (Mas-
Boundary Measurements
N. S. W.
Hongkong
cagni), New Light Symphony Or-Fisheries
chestra: Ombra Mai Fu-Largo (Xerxes-Handel); Enrico Caruso (Tenor) with Orgun.
11.0 Close. down,
Uganda's War Effort
Kampala, Aug. 8,
Chancellor of the
A sum of £22,500 has been ie- mitted to the
Research
Station
as per solo
plan.
Contents in
Edited by
Ann Best.
Upset Price
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots Now on Sale
Exchequer as the first contribution at
of the newly formed Uganda War Fund.
Morning Post Building.
Cotton Interests have agreed to subscribe a shilling per baic of last Price $3.00. year's crop, or approximately $5.000, and the sugar milers to surrender the whole of the Colonial preference certificates in respect of 1939 and 1940, approximating £7,000.
It is suggested that this splendid | example might serve as a lead to similar colonial industries,
„All ruces"""aro' responding ener«: gotically to the fund and further re- mittander are expected ahortly, Routers
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General
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or sharter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at Fates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business. and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms, which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.
R. A CANOGE,
Tho
Alanager.
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual
August 9, 1940.
14 VOTES
Betrayed France
At the fateful meeting in Bor- deaux police station of the French Cabinet recently, four- teen Frenchmen voted for pence proposals to the enemy, while | ten voted for continuing the war
at the side of Britain.
When the raised hands for aurrender were courited, white-moustached Louis Ma- rin, fiery Right Wing leader, clenched his fist and yelled “I never thought I would be shumed to be French- mars."
13
Marin, with Reynaud, Mundel, Campinch!, Laurent Eynar, Delbon and Dautry, were among the leaders of the ten who were for holding out,
Lenders of the pence party were Marshni Pelain and President Le brus, They were backed by General Weygand, who Mariel the French Army could do no more.
But the man who did most to wing the peace move was Paul Baudouin, mysterious millionaire banker, le has worked at this ever since he entered the Cabinet. He has influence even with _Rey- noud, with whom he spoke for hours before and after the last fateful Co- binet meeting.
Also in support of the pence move was Jean Prouvest, director of the
Amateur Photographic biggest French newspaper, Parle-
Competition
June September, 1940. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the best and second-best entries. Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
First Prizes in each of tho four Sections. $250 · CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE General Pictorial; Land and Seacopes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20, 4th, $12.50.
Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human SECTION TWO
Studies.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20: 4th/$12.50.
SECTION THREE
Still Life and Table Top Studies. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30.
3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section)
The whole of the work entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required to make a declaration to this effect. Each entry must have pasted on the bacit a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraphi or from the Hon. Secretary, "Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd, $30. 3rd, $20. 4th. $12.50.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1-The Competition is confined ex-
clusively
amateur
photo-
Kraphers.
fo
1-No employee or member of any fan in the photographic trade permitted to competo.
3.The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs cach 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 Hongkong Telegraph.
B-All photographa entered mulet have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are eligible 6. No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to entries.
7-All entries to be either black, sepia, or loned pictures, and must De mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligibin, -Plctures submitted in sepia tones
should be accompanied by smaller print in blick and white. --No picture to entered in more
than one Section.
10-Mounts to be only while or cream. must be of one of the following sizes:-10x12, 10x20.
11. No correspondence will be entered
into in connection with the Com petition.
12-Members of the Blaffs of the Hongkong Telegraphy and the South China forning Post are not permitted to compete.
13-The decision of the Judges shall
be final.
14-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be retummed
to competitors on application a
the Telegraph offices within seven days.
ENTRY FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and parto this
on back of each Entry in sections
1, 2 and 3,
Soir, and big business man as well.
The last twenty years in France
то
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COMPLICATED PLAY — To become familiar with their gat masks, these youngsters in Bolton, England, nursery school wear masks while at play. They don thom by themselves.
E
Forced
go down in history as an era of good living, when even the poor could have some sort of luxury. The HONGKONG · ESTATE end of the era came in Bordeaux.
The work of the mysterious Bau- Estate in the Colony worth $4,500
Mr. douin, uncked by
the late
George Prouvost and was left by
Chisutemps, bore its full results in Fintos, who died at the Country to Steal the Cabinet meeting on Sunday,Hospital, Shanghai, on May 26, 1939. June 10. It was a benvy, hot and An application by Mr. Gerald' Andrew Lelper, fawful ultorney, for loomy day.
seoling certifled copy of probate of will has been straateri,
was
Every street th Bordeaux packed with people. They move in sluggish and ill-tempered streams from one aimless rendezvous to on- other,
by Bully, 11
DUDLEY ` ( Worcestershire )
as possible of the French Army Juvenile Court broke a 16-year- and its material to North Africa. old record of no birth penalties where the powerful colonial irm und ordered six strokes for & remain still strong and whole.
While the crowds wondered alın- lessly, Paul Reynaud, the man who certainly might have been. He believed that Germany, Bing-boy of 11. und
may be yet, a really great everything into the French bal Little boys mul girls told how he Premier of France, the man who Belleld; could not afford to continue made then give him penties they warned France more than seven much longer as long as she was had taken to school to buy milk, and then Increased his demands until years app that she must build made to fight luurd,
AI MAIL SERVICE
The air mall postage to U.S.A.. and Canada by Pan-American Air- waya has been increased to -$3.50 per ounce with effect as from. August 2. The air mail rates to other American countries ete. via Pan- American Airways have also been in- creased and a schedule of rnica is exhibited in the General Post Office. The following air mati services are at present available to the United' Kingdom (the words in brockets be- ing the superscription required):
By Imperial Aleways, to Durban and onwards by sea, $1.15 per 1-oz.,. (via Imperial to
Durban).
Airways
to
By Pan-American U.S.A. and onwards by Trans-Ation- tle Air Service, $5 per 4-oz. (via. P.A.A. and Trans-Atlantie).
By Pan-American Airways to USA. and onwards by sea, $3.50 per
-oz., plus 15 cents. per oz.,
(via P.A.A to US.A.).
All air mail correspondence must bear the blue air mail label.
Small Packet Pest to all countries is suspended,
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes corlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis- ed to close ni or before 9 am, regis- tered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When malls are advertised to close after 5 pun., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
Japan
Bangkok
INWARD
MAILS
Aug. 0.
Aug. 0.
Bangkok, and Tourang
.Aug. 9.
Bangkok and Saigon.
Aug. 9.
Halphong and Fort Bayard
Aug. 0.
Java and Manila
.Aug. 0.
London and Straits
.Aug. 9.
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
Aug. 10,
Japan and Shanghal
Aug. 10.
Shangha
Aug. 10,
Strolls
Aug. 10.
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal
(Seattle
date 0th July).
Aug. 10,
Japan and Shanghal
Aug. 11.
Sandakan.
Aug. 11.
Aug. 11.
Shanghal and Amoy
.Aug. 11.
Aur. 11.
"Imperial
Always
Service" Saigon Inphong
Aug. 12.
Aug. 12,
Aug. 12.
.Aug. 13.
.Aug. 13 Aug. 1. 13. Aug. 13.
13,
London and Straits
Straits .....
Air Mail by
Shanghai and Amoy
Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-San Francisco date, 6th August. Haiphong... Shangha
many tanks and a new kind of But next day, when the Cabinet they were forced to steal shillings army, was still trying vigorously met again, Reynnu and Mandel and half-crowns from their mothers' to carry on the fight.
were overruled, Late that night purses to avold thrashings.
One eight-year-old boy robbed his London and Straits was supported and perhaps Mandel saw a small group of foreign |
sister's noney-box of 4s, and then Jed in this by one Minister, news capacity ns Minister of the fhis own money-box of the JUs. he
list of had saved.
Ile
even
In
men.
U.S.A. and Manila (San Francisco
date 20th July)
.Aug. 14. Air Mail by "Imperiat Airways
Servicn"
.Aug. 15. Georges Mandel, fie Strong-faced Jew who worked with Clemencent in Interior he read out the
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Japan and Shanghal
.....Aug. 15. ..Aug. 15, school oficial said the boy's | Shanghuf .................... A Baines of the new Cabinet, in which the last war
war,
at U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan nud Shang- lender On Saturday night, June 15, his own did not appear. His chin appointment A5 games while a Cabinet meeting
hal (San Francisco date, 20tis July). was be was sunk in his high, stift collar, his school had gone to his head and
Aug. 17. ing held in a thunderstorm, Rey-face as impassive as that of a carved turned him into the school bully. naud made is final appeal for a temple god.
"The birch," sakd the chairman, "s continued angresslye war policy. I was reported that he was ar- the only lting punishment of such He wanted to withdraw as much|rested the following afternoon. In bully."
Let us Brace Ourselves to our Duty
and so bear ourselves that, if
the British Commonwealth and Empire lasts for a thousand years, men will still say "This was their finest hour."
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
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All donations will be acknowledged in the cotumas of the: 3. C. M. Pest & The Hongkong Telegraph.
Bubscription to 8.8.40 $1,301,615,05
Remitted to London £80,145-3-8.
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, August 9 Parcels only for Tientsin ..12.30 p.m. Shanghai and Japan
.1.30
Straits
Japan
Shanghai
.12.30 p.m.
p.m.
.0.30 a.m.
Saturday, August 10
10.30a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, E. and South Africa, Lisbon and United-King- dom,
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Ref.
.2.45 pm.
· Ordernwww.merry 9,30-p.m.---- Madang, Salamata, Rabaul, Australia
and New Zealand via Sydney.
G. P. Q. and K. P. O,
Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Shanghal.
.1.00 p.m.
.2.45 p.m.
.3.30 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and United-Kingdom,
Air
G. P. O, and K. P. O.
Parcels
RCH.
Ord.
.3 p.m.
.5 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
Mail for "Imperial Airways Service" to Indo-China, Durban and thence by Sea Service to United-Kingdom.
Reg., Ord.,
C.P.O, & K.P.O.
Aug. 10, 6 p.m. .Aug. 10, 6.30 p.m. Monday, August 12
Haiphong Fort Boyard Shanghail Bangkok
..Noon. 12.30 p.m. .12.30 p.m. 2,30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 13 Batavia and Sourabaya ....8.30 am. Air Mail for Maulia, Ġuara, Ilonolulu, U.S.A., and Europe vla "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantio Services,"
· Reg.
Ord.
Rex.
Ori
K.P.O.
.Aug. 13, 5 p.m. ...Aug. 13, 5.30 p.m. G.P.0.
.Aur, 13, 5.p.m. ....Aug. 13, p.m.
Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Im- perlat Airways Service”
K.P.O.
Reg.
Onl.
Aur. 13, 5 p.m. Aug. 13, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Reg.
Ordd.
Shanghai
Haiphong
Sandakan
10 a.m.
12.30 p.m.
•1 p.m. 2. p.m.
.12.30 p.m. .12.30 p.m.
.Aug. 12, 5 p.m.. Ang. 13, 7 D..
Wednesday, August 14-
Fort Bayard, Holhow, and Halphong
Shanghal
Thursday, August 15
Shanghai
Friday, August 18
Salgon and Bangkok? p.m. Stralis, Rangoon and Calcutta'.
Parcels.Aug. 16, 5. p.m. Lotters....Aug. 17, 9.30, sən,”
Saturday, August 17 Shanghal and Parcels only for Tien-
tain
!.0.39 a.m.
Halphong
Noon.
Monday, August 10
Tuesday, Aug. 20 Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tein
.9.30 am, "Superscribed Correspondence, Only,,