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"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY KINGSLEY
THE CAMERA"
Over
Second Edition.
00 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Hongkong
FAMINE
Britain May Refuse To Relax Blockado.
London, Aug 12.
of receipt by the British Government
Although there is no nowa of a request, as fully reported in the British newspapers; from the Euro rean Food Distribution Commlision a raled the blockade in order to Bupply food to the Netherlands, Bol- gium, Poland and Norway, where, according to New York reports, the Commission says 18,000,000 persons are facing starvation, it is expected that such a request will be forth- and will be given a consider-
WOOD coming
CHANCELLOR
(Continued from Paoc 4.) · Pont Office so successfully that
Meanwblic, it is pointed out in well- informed quarters that the German Government is continually reiterat-
South China Morning Post, Lidmodest Government post was elevated stituted an enclent blockade against
Wyndham Street.
The
·Hongkong Telegraph
Tenth Annual
to Cabinet rank, in recognition of his services.
Britain, secondly, that The British blockade
against Germany is in- effective and thirdly, that the food situation in Germany is excellent.
Amateur Photographic clearance, maternal mortality impossible.
Competition
June-September, 1940. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the best and se and-best entries. Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
First Prizes in each of the four Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE General Pictorial: Land and Seacapes: Architecture; Street Scenes, cic. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human 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, entalled 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 back a special entry -form-obtainabic_un_application. from The Hongkong Telegraph 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 Ruler will govern the Competition!
1-The Competition is confined ex- clusively ta amateur photo- graphers.
2-No employer or member of any Arm in the photographic trade is permitled to compete.
1-The prize will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Each graphs in each Section.
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. 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
-All photographe entered Frit have been taken in the Colony of langkong. 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.
7-All entries to be either blck, sepia, ar toned pictures, and must be mounted, Coloured photo. graphs are Ineligible,
-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. 9-No plcture to entered in more
than one Section.
10-Mounis to be only white or cream,. must be of one of the following Bix. 1×2.
11,-No correspondence will be entered into la connection with the Come petition,
12.-Meribers of the Staffs of the
Hongkong Telegraph
the
and South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.
13-The decision of the Judges shall
bo final.
14-At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at Use Telegraph offices within seven daya.
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With an election in sight in 1935, the affairs of his own pet Ministry Indeed, in relation to the last point, of Health were disquietingly unsatia Dr. Funk, in the latest of many factory and a bud "setling-point" for official pronouncements on the sub- the election, 50, garlanded with ruc-ject, is reported to have said at the cesses at the Post Office, he moved opening of the Konigsberg Fair- on to
debit turn the
of housing, "Food scarelly in Germany is now
and malnutrition into an apparent In view of these allegations, in- usset.
sisted upon as facts by Nazi leaders, When the Government were assuit-informed quarters in Londen express ed on their als programme in 1938, the opinion that the problem would this miniature Horatius was selected scem merely to be one of tale dis- supplies, tribution of existing to hold the bridge. Somehow, it was taken for granted that Sir Kingsley is difficult to see what help could and that in these circunstances, Wood was doing the job with the thoroughness which
ne be given by raising a blockade wilch would assure the German government declares to eriticism. His replacement by Str
virtually inoperative-British Samuel Hoare after a few months of
Wireless. wor was a complete surprise. How ever, by n deft piece of conjuring. It was Sir Samuel who ultimately dis- appeared and Sir Kingsley who f turner!
With him is the inevitable Sir Ed ward Campbell, M.P., his political shadow, who has been his Parliament tary Private Secretary at the Post Office, at the Ministry of Health and the Air Ministry and, now at the Treasury.
Mr. Hoover Issues Appeal
New York, Aug. 12. Mr. Herbert Hoover, former Pre- sident, last night issued an appeal for realistic and prompt action to pre- vent wholesale starvation, death, and disease in Holland, Belgium, Nor- way, and Poland.
Commenting on the German inter- pretation of Mr. Hoover's move, the Herald-Tribune rays.-"Food is war. it would be folly this country, while lending aid to the British with one hand, should, on the other, start agitation to break down what the British regard as their greatest wea pon and greatest hope of survival."
Ife inherits Simon's Finance Bill If he has thore enterprising ideas, on n par with his "Let's try somellding new" tactics of the Post Once, they will have to wait. But it is safe to say that Sir Kingsley in his best be- side manner is already feeling our-Reuter Bulletin. pulse, (and our purse) testing our blood-pressure and considering what we can stond,
MORE NAZI PRISONERS
London, Aug. 12. The list of German prisoners of war at present in British hands since the previous ist was issued an August E includes 12 naval prisoners, 33 Army and 35 vir force.- British Wireless.
Hitler's Wrongs To Mankind New York, Aug. 12. Portland's Oregon JournalTM to-day tabled among the works which made Hitler debtor to mankind the un- bearable burden of armaments, the destruction
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.Aug. 13.
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