Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. H.K. Stock
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50
for 3 days prepaid WANTED TO BUY.
TRANS PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
Notice to Shippera
Effective September 11, 1940, freight rates in tariff No. 138 will be increased by approximately WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, jade 10%. An amended tariff is being
Apply China and jewels,
Refining Co. Room 6, Pedder Build-
ing, 2nd floor.
FOR SALE.
Gold issued.
Hongkong, August 12, 1940.
"BONGKONG AS REVEALED BY KINGSLEY WOOD
Second Edition. THE CAMERA"
excellent views of the Over 40 Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable ot Kelly & Walsh, Lid., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.
The ..
Hongkong Telegraph
Tenth Annual
CHANCELLOR
(Continued from Page 4.)
Post Office so successfully that this modest Government post was elevated to Cabinet rank, in recognillon of his services,
With an election in sight in 1935, the affairs of his own pet Ministry of Health were disquietingly unsatis factory and a bad "selling-point" for the election. So, garlanded with cesses at the Post Office, he moved on to turn
the debt of housing.
SUC-
Amateur Photographic clearance, maternal mortality
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 the four Sections. $250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE General Pleturial: Land and Seacapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, ele. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studles.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd: $30, 3rd. $20 41h. $12.50.
SECTION THREE
Still Life and Table Top Studier. 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 this to make a declaration effect. Each entry must have posted on the back a special entry form obtainable on appllention trom-Tho-Hongkong Telegraph. or from the Ilon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographle Society, Subjects at the discretion of competitors.
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
RULES,
The following itales will govern tho. Competition:
1.-The Competition is confined ex-
clusively
Amateur to
photo graphers.
-No employee or member of any Arm in the photographic trade is permailted to compete.
3-The prizes 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 bo published during the period at, 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.
entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. 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.
-All photographa
1-All cotries to be either black. sepla, or toned pictures, and musi be mounted. Coloured photo- Kroplu are ineligible. 8-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a maller print in black and white. 9-Na pleture to entored in more
than one Section.
10-Blount to be only white or cream. must be of one of the following sites:-10x12, 10x20,
11-No correspondence will be entered into in ponnection with the Com- petition.
12-Member of the Stads of the
Hongkong Telegraph
tha
and Routh 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 eminpellions on application at the Telegraph offices within sevent days.
ENTRY FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and paste this
on back of each Entry'in sections
1, 2 and J.
and malnutrition into an apparent asset.
When the Government were assall- ed on their air programme in 1938, this miniature Horatius was selected Somehow, it was to hold the bridge. taken for granted that Sir Kingsley Wood was doing the job with the thoroughness which would assunge ericism. His replacement by Sir Samuel Hoare after a few months of war was a complete surprise. How ever, by
u deft piece of conjuring, ever, it was Sir Samuel who ultimately dis- and Sir Kingsley who appeared turned up.
With him is the inevitable Sir E- ward Campbell, M.P, his politleni shadow, who has been his Parlamen tary Private Secretary at the Post Office, at the Ministry of Health and the Air Ministry and, now at the Treasury,
Ile inherits Simon's Finance Bill. If he has more enterprising Ideas, on n par with his "Let's try something new" tactics at the Post Office, they will have to wait. But is mafe to say that Sir Kingsley in his best be side manner is already feeling our pulse (and our purse) testing our Llood-pressure and considering what we can stand.
MORE NAZI PRISONERS
London, Aug. 12.
The list of German prisoners of war at present in British hunda since the previous list was Issued on August 8 includes 12 naval prisoners, 33 nemy andl
air 35 British Wireless.
force.
Market
The following
quotationa ware Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K, Banks $......................... HK. Banks (Lon.) ... H.K. Banks (KK.) £. Chartered E
.1.150 b. 61 n. 07 n.
.03% 11.
Mercantile, A. & B.
£.
Mercantile, CT &
East Asia $.
Canton $..
China Underwriters
H.K. Fire $....
28 n. 11 n. 73 n.
215 8. 345 b. ,10 cts. n. 130 B.
Douglases $
Steamboats ..
INSURANCES
Union $...
SHIPPING
Indo-Chinos P. S.. Indo-Chinas D.3. Shalt (Bearerh) s/- Waterboats x.d.....
DOCKS ETC. Wharves 5. Docks (old) $. Docks (new) Providents $.. Sh. Docks Sh. $.
MINING
.120 n. .11 0.
.100 n. .80 n. .32/6 n. .0.00 'n.
.00 . 15% n. .14% 11.
3 b &c. .26%.
10/- 11. .1.55 1.
Kallon s/- Nauba $.. 1.K. Mines
cts. n.
LANDS
Hotels $ Lands
3.20 1. 30% b.
Lands 4
100 n.
0,00 n.
Humphreys $.
Debentures
S'hal Lunds Sh. $.
H.K. Realties S.. Chinese Estates
Trums $ Peak Trams
UTILITIES
ms (old) &..
Peak Trams (new) $. Star Ferries $.. Y. Ferries $.
.314 n.
.101% n.
17.40 b
.7.40 n.
China Lights (old) $. China Lights (new) II.K. Electries (new) H.K. Electrics (old) $. Sandakan Lights $ Marsmans Inv. (11.K.) s/- Macno Electrics (old) $.. Maeno Electrics (new) $.. Telephones (old) Telephones (new) $.
INDUSTRIALS
.3.70 n. 5714 1.
.21 b. .G.35
3.30
334 n.
.30% b.
11 n. .4/-n
..17 n. 10 n. .22 sa. .6 n.
Cald: Moeg. (Ord.), Sh. 8..14.00 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Icoa $.
Cements $... II.K. Ropes $.
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $.. Watsons $
Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $...... Wing On (H.K.) Powell Ltd. $
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.... S'hal Cotton Sh.
AUSC.
FOR THE 1 MAN
IN 7 WHO SHAVES
August 13, 1940.
EVERY DAY SENNET FRERES
A Special Shave Cream-It's Not a Soap, Needs No Brush!
Dailyshavingleaves many men's fa.COM raw and sensitive. Yet, because of his business and social status, onu out of every 7 man must shave every day..
To meet this condition, Williama has now developed GLIDER-a spe- cial cream for daily shavers, With no song base, it's a completo departure from ordinary shave creams, No brush. Nolather. Notsticky or greasy.
A superabundance of moisture la contained in this rich cream. It won't dry on your face. Applied with the fingers, it quickly softens each whisker. A protective layer is formed over which your razor gildes. On comos ench hair at the base without Glider scraping. Liko a cold cream, helps keep your skin smooth all day. Glider is the result of nearly 100 years' experience in making fine shaving preparations.
Boje Agents:
W. I. Laxity & Co. (China) Ltd.
MEMO
Order
KOTEX Today!
REGULAR JUNIOR SUPER
Your cholca of
.1 n. .1433 AL. .4% n.
3 different sizes.
.10. ,0,15 b. .7.45 n.
2.15 n.
.30.
.34% n. ,200 n.
100 sa. .05 n.
H.K. Govt. 4% H.K, Govt. 34 (1934) H.K. Govt. 3% (1040) ..05 Ch. Govt. 5 1020 G$Bds.35% n.)
H. K. Entertainments $....8.60 n. Constructions (old) $.. 1,60 n. Constructions (new) $. ....1 n. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) 5/-..0/0 n. .8 n. Vibro Piling $..
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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THE BRITISHI GOVERNMENT
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FOR FINE JEWELLERY
AND GOOD WATCHES
SENNET FRERES
Parisian Grill
Air-Conditioned
Music during Lunch & Dinner
Tel. 27880 for razorvations.
M.2
Open till 1 a.m.
DODWELL'S
THE MOTOR
Agents for
PEOPLE
MORRIS
SHOWROOMS - Ice House St.,
SERVICE_
„Russell St., Hongkong.
Ashley Road, Kowloon
Tel. Nos. 23711 & 58772.
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK : OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & URINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter_1873, Paid-up Capital
£2,000 100% Reserva Lability of Proprietars £3,000,000 iLeserve Fund Moon
***** $3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE)—LONDON. 1 mlehopsgate, 2.0.1, - Bub-Agencies in Lendoat 117/122, Leadenball stresu, iz C.3. West Kod Branchi 14/14 Cockspur Street, B.W.L Manchester Branzài
82, Mozley Btrast, Manchester, 2,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHESI
Alor Star Amritsar Bangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutta
11arbin
Hongkong
Ipoh
-Clive Bireet Kuaix
Faire aco Lumpur
Hangoan Saigon
Yernarang
Holo
Beremban
Karachi
Shanghal
Klond
Agencies:
Kobe
Singapore Billowan Sourabaya
alping
Kuching
Tientsin
Madras
Tongkab
Manila
(Bhuket)-
Medan
Tringeso
New York
Yokohama
Pelping
Canton
Cawnpore
Cabu Colombo Delhi Haiphong
Hamburg
Bankow
Penang
FUNEIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTH
opened. and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Ciner Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Hoad Omee in Landaa umiertakes Executor & Trustes business, and glans recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Ascertained at any of its Agencies" and Uranches.
E. A CAMIDOR,
Manager.
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POST OFFICE
The air mail rales to New Zealand have been increased to Letters $1,80 per 1⁄2 oz, Postcards $0.75 each and now cover air transit to Auckland.. The blue air mail New Zealand. label must be affixed to all corres- pondence Intended for Uhly service.
Sinall Packet Post to all countries 15 suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis
d to close at ur before 9 s.m.'regis- tered and parcel malls are closed at 4 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m., Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.
Haiphong
INWARD MAILS
U.S.A. and Shanghal-(Seattle "dale,
16th July)
Saigon
Shanghai...
Shanghai and Amoy
.Aug. 18.
.Aug. 13 .Aug. 13..
.Aug. 13..
.Aug.
13.
U.S.A. and Manila (San Francisco
date 20th July)...Aug. 14., Als Mail by "Pan American Airways
Direct Service."-San
date, dih August
Japan and Shanghai
London and Straits
Shanghai
Francisco ...ABE. 14..
Shanghai and Amoy
Air Mall by "Imperial
14.
Au 14.
Aug. Aur. 14.. Aug. 1.
Aug. 14.
Service"
Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai
Caleutia and Straits
Shanghai
Airways
Aug. 15.
Aug. 16.
Aug. 16.
Aug.
17.
Aug. 17.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 20th July).
Japan and Formosa Shanghai
Aug. 17.
.Aug. 18..
.Aug. 18.
..Aug. 19.. Aug. 10
AirMall-by-"Imperial-Airways:
Service"
Haiphong
OUTWARD MAILS Tuesday, August 12 Shanghal 12.30 p.m. Alr Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Austraila by the "Im- perial Altways Service."
hal
K.P.O.
Reg. Ord.
..Aur. 13, 5 p.m. .............Aug. 13, 6.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Ker.
.Aug. 13, 6 p.m.
Ord.
Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trado
Manila Stock Exchange
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
.Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14
Fort Boyard and Holhow..10.30 a.m. Manika, Batavin and Sourabaya
10.30 a.m. Amoy and parcels only for Shang- .12.30 p.m.
Formosa, Shanghai and Japan
3.30 p.m.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantie Services."
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Hongkong Sharebrokers Association Shanghal Stock Exchange
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA and BUENOS AIRES
·Cable Address: Swanstock
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Aug, 14, 5 pan. .Aug. 14, 5.30 p.m.
GP.O.
лек.
Ord,
Saigon.
Straits
7 p.m..
Thursday, August 15
.Aug. 14, 5. p.m. (Aug. 14. 7 p.. .,7.00 p.m.
Straits
10.30 a... Shanghai (Parcels only).12.30 p.m.. Haiphong Shanghai
Friday, August 15
Siraits Shanghal Bangkok
Shanghal
...2 p.m..
2.30 p.m..
..8.30 am..
.... a.m.
.10.30 am."
.12.30 p.m.
.12.30 p.m..
Passport Photos Executed Promptly
MEE CHEUNG
PHOTOGRAPHERS
15, 23, Ice House Street.
Tol. 26379.
Sundakan
Salgon and Dongkok. 17 pm.
Saturday, August 17.
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tsin
Shanghai
.9.30a.m.. 12.30 p.m.. Parcels only for Ticntain
.5 p.m. *Superscribed Correspondence Onlz.
PEPSODENT
TOOTH PASTE
and POWDER
CONTAIN TRIUM FOR GREATER CLEANSING POWER
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