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The
Hongkong Telegraph
Tenth Annual
Amateur Photographic Competition
June September 1940 Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the bemi and seennd best entries Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
Fimm Prites in each of the four Sections
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 28, 1940.
GENERAL IRONSIDE GIVES EVIDENCE AT COURT MARTIAL
DRAGOONS
MAJOR IS
FOUND
NOT GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-At the resumed Court Martial
Major to-day,
Alfred Wintle of the First Royal Dragoons, was found not guilty on the first and third charges against him, namely, felgning infirmity by pretending that he was suffering from defective vision and committing conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.
The findings of the second charge will be promulgated. This charge alleged that when on active service he committed a civil offence, namely, assaulting Air Commodore Boyle, Director of
Intelligence at the Air Ministry.
FRANCE'S PAY-OFF
Field Marshal Sir Edmund Transide, former Chief of Imperial General Staff, was one of the principal wit nesses called to-day. He said he met Major Wintle Inst December through the introduction of Marshal Lord Birtwood, former Chief of the Im-
83 Officials To Beal General Staff.
Retired
Wanted To Co And Fight Major Wintle reported the result LONDON, Aug. 27 (Router)‹ of his meetings with various French Important diplomatic changes generals and seemed perturbed at He told are to be announced in the certain things in France. French official gazette to- General Ironside that he was anxious 10 bellached to the intantry and morrow, according to the Lyons wanted to go and fight.
radio.
Eighty-thes ofvists are to be re-
Subsequently, sald General Iron-
fred, kelading 15 Min. Stery, three side, he "became a little bit of a Chork of Embassy. 19 Consulsi nukvance over this." Gural and 23 Counsellors
At « previous hearing it was stated
The Secretats for Foreign Affairs, that Major Wintle "zemed actuated fol 1 the Prees that Vice dange
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be the belief, which might or might
not have been well-founded that he was the only person qualined to drai with the situation which was then Bring In France"
The prosecution emphasized that Major Wintle's courage
never questioned
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The following Rules will govern the Competit
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The Competition is confined ex- clusively
xmateur photo grsphere.
1-No intoyes or member of any Arm in the photographir trade permitted to compete,
The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what a adjudged To be the best photo
Each graph in each Section entry must be accompanied by fortn which will be published during the period of the Com-
ITILEFT and which petition, parted in back of entry.
be
The right to publich any of all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
3-All photograph
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Vol. X No 2
THE
SIR ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, Secretary for Air, photographed as he was talking to some of Britain's air aces who have been doing such vallant work against the enemy Invaders over England in re- cent weeks.
Old Women Killed In
Raids On Britain
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).—It is officially announced that town south-west sume women were killed during a raid on a yesterday.
Others were seriously injured. Country districts around the town with hundreds of At least 50 heavy high explo. were plastered May, 1940
started a 'Incendiary bombs, which sive bombs and some Incendiaries few fires which were
quickly were dropped on the town but tinguished. the damage was surprisingly small. No important targets sheltering in the mala corridor of a Poor Law Institution, which received were hit.
a direct HiL
HONG KONG NATURALIST
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Some of the killed were old women
Later in the day soltary machines
THE NATIONAL CYCLISTS' UNION has organised a servico. for men and women throughout England to act as bleyclist mensen- gers in the great National Defence Scheme. In the photograph above, Mr. A. P. Chamberlain, Secretary of the Union, Is handing Instructions to a charming young bicyclist who has joined up under
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Italian Threats To Greece All 'Hot Air'
Violent Press
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).-"Reuter's" diplomatic corres- pondent writes that although there is no decrease in the Italian Press and radio campaign against Greece the situation has not deteriorated materially, and there is no new evidence that Italy means to break the Balkan peace herself or use Albania as a catspaw to attack Greece vigorously.
The possibility of using Albanian extremes because developments might troops for this purpose is not to be not be entirely in her favour. lost sight of, as Italy might thus altempt to try out the effectiveness of the Brillsh guarantee,
It is, however, si vory doubtful
really go will whether Italy
to
Awards For Naval Men Announced
LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter), participated in waves but A.A. guns raided some towns and one Domier Awards to naval men for good
It is belleved that 60 ratdera
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I was brought down.
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LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)-A proclamation issued at Fort Chad Lamy on August 26 by the Governor and Military Commander. declares that the French African colony of Chad will continue to support the Allied cause, adding that the restoration of French greatness and independence requires that Overseas France continue to fight beside Britain.
Britain's Air
Losses
Mr. Winston Churchill has given an assurance to General de Gaulle
services off various coasts were announced by the Admiralty in the "London a supplement to Gazette."
In connection with the operations
Nazis Not Picated There is reason to believe that the
11
his
IF
Germans are not too pleased with the way Mussolini is playing hand against General Metaxas. the Duce can obtain the use of Greek unchorages and air bases, es- pecially in Crete, without fighting, it would be
the Greeks score but
dis- have shown not the slightest position either to give way or even to be intimidated by Itallun bluster. Meanwhile the Italian Fress has with the threatening Greees possibility of complications on her Italian north-eastern frontler, and
that the newspapers have alleged
been Bulgarian
been
calling up have
"Beuler's correspondent learas that the British Government have received assurances that these re- ports of mobilisation are complete-
the 17 unfounded and
Bulgarian Government have categorically denied that any action gainst Greece is contemplated.
Peaceful Revision
off the Dutch, Belgian and French
the The success of
negotiations coasts, there were five awards of the between Rumania and Bulgaria over
Order, Distinguished Service
18 Southern Dobruja has been the mast awards of the Distinguished Service Cross, 43 awards of the Distinguished encouraging result of the policy of peaceful revision, which has always Service Medal and many mentions in been the steadfast aim of the Bui- | dispatches.
garian Government with regard to these negotiations.
and six D.S.M.'s.
Awards for good services during | the withdrawal of Allied troops from
The altitude of the Soviet to at the French coast include one DS.C. these questions is one of completa
detachment at the moment.
There is no doubt. however, that One D.S.C. Was bestowed for if the Balkans go into the melting gallantry and resource off the coast of pol, the Soviet role will be an im-
portant one. Norway.
HITLER STOLE TERROR IDEAS FROM COMMUNIST RUSSIA NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Reuter)"Between Trotsky and Hitler there is a remarkable res emblance," said the "Louiseville Courier-Journal”
that economic assistance comparable with that granted to British colonies will be extended to all French over- seas territories loyal to the Allies un independent and constitutional Buthority has
becn
re-established on -Official free French soil.
General de Gaulle, broadcasting LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). from London, declared that the The Berlin news agency, decision of the people of Chad terri- quoting "authoritative circles," tory was a signal for the rising of claims that during the period the whole French people. "I have between August 1 and August reason to believe that their example
will be followed," he said.
The similarity is between Red "The People's Court, blood purge, 26, 1,055 British planes were
and Brown Bolshevism," says the the Gestapo, secret agents and Nazi destroyed in air battles and by
paper. "If there had been no Cheka, Bunds trace their origin to the A.A. fire on the ground.
'Since the beginning of the war up no Red Terror, no Ogpu and no Russian dictatorship when Trotsky As announced in an Air Ministry to date, according to Air Ministry Communist cells to bore from within was in high favour.
in foreign opuntries, Hitler would do communique, Bellain has lost 287 Agures, Britain has lost a total of
all 943, aircraft on all fronts-020 against have had to invent them. Hitler has planes during this period, on
Invented nothing. fronts, including Italian.
Germany and 23 against Italy.
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