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BANK HOLIDAY
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, tho 2nd September, 1940, (First Monday In September).
Hongkong, 28th August, 1940,
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Berlin For 2 Hours
Berlin, Aug. 29. | Sylt cald, but that the
tour also
Great Fire Started?
It was stated officially to-day that avoided the damaged area. Router. 10 were killed and 20 wounded when British plance attacked Berlin for nearly two hours early this morning. Apparently they flow over the centro of the elly, Anti-aircraft guns fred and explosions like bursing bombs were heard from the outskirts of the ctly.
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Berlin, Aug. 29.
August 30, 1940.
Japan's Cabinet Sworn In
New Oath of Loyalty Taken
to
the
new
outlining the alms of the national political structure, voicing satisfaction over the differentiation between dictatorship and Japan's in-. tended new structure. They urge the nation to contributo, towards the State along, Prince Konoye's prin- riples.
The Asahi Shimbun stresses, as the mdat
Prince important part of Konoye's statement, the renunciation of all ideas relating to individual or Party dictatorship, pointing out that It must be clearly understood that the new structure differs essentially
na enforced in foreign countries.-- Domei
from any One Party national system
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Tokyo, Aug. 29. *As the first step towards
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and
New York, Aug. 29. A great glow in the south-eastern
Tokyo, Aug. 20. sky believed to be coming from s are caused by the RAF. could be
An oath whereby members of the
conference for seen from the centre of Berlin after preparatory the air rald early to-day, according formation of a new national structure to_newspaper reports.
pledge themselves to wholehearted The alt alarm lasted from 2.6 a.m.
that RAF.| co-operation in their task by discard- It until 3.18 a.m.
The reports slated was Berlin's
Tokyo, Aug, 20. seventh alarm since the war began machines were over Berlin for near- ing all selfish motives was signed by past week. ly three hours. When the drone of the Premier, Prince Konoye, all the third in the
The permanent secretariat met in the Cabinet Ministers and members and
of a full session at the Premier's resid- Planes were distinctly audible in the the engines was heard over centre of Berlin, but there was no centre of the capital anti-aircraft the Preparatory Committee at the ence at 2 pm, and examined the Canton
on Wednesday organic from Ministerial guns there remained silent while inaugural meeting anti-aircraft Arc
plans for the proposedCawnpore those in the suburbs blazed away, afternoon.
structure-Domel. The Official News Agency stated The planes seemed to be at a great "A number of British planes appear- helght-Reuter.
The Inaugural committee meeting
Replacing Diplomats area of ed at intervals over the
"Planned Attack". Alleged
lasted from 2 p.m. until 6.10 p.m. Greater Berlin and dropped incen-
Opening the meeting, which is des- diary and explosive bombs at dit-
A High Command communique is-cribed by observers as an bistarle ferent
points in the capital
CURULENT ACCOUNTS opened chapter in appointment of successors to the 40 sued today statedBitish planes vent opening a new residential districts in the suburbs. also raided the Leunn works where Japan's political annals, die Premier Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consule-of shorter periods in Local or Other Curs Military objectives were not attack- the damage caused was slight. Sever-read his manifesto The whole General recently recalled, the Foreign od. The
#chieved damage
when other points in Central and Wes- nailon,
| Minister, M Matsuoka, has tenta- Instgol Beani
The Committee then adopted
avely decided upon the following It was stated that all the ensunities Germany were also bombed, but
the dummage caused
Is not worth tour motions introduced by the Pre-appointments: conerined people who failed to go to
Committee mier, namely, that the mentiuning. Several roof fires were
Mr. Tateki Horiuchi, director of the "British planes during the night make preparations for the organisa East Asla Bureau, as Consul-General extinguished.
curried out a planned attack on dietion of new structure within the One Block Badly Damaged
residential quarters of the
Reich supe
outlined by the Premier's at Shanghai and concurrently Coun- capital. Due to incendiary and ex-statement; the chairman of the Com-sellor of the Embassy in China. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN For the Arst time since the whe
plosive bombs, which caused fires inmittee meeting be appointed at each Mr. Kumalchi Yamamoto, director began bomba fell within Berlin
the Per- that an Interim Ividend of $1
proper last night.
tour of the attacks and other damage to private session by the Premier; In n
the East Asia Bureau, per share has been declared in
bomb-stricken sections
houses, numerous civilians were kill-manent Secretariat be charged with of the Frode Bureau, as director of the preparation of agenda and other
Mr. Haro Mizuno, Secretary of the respect of the half year ended
Press correspondent raw where theed or injured.
"One of the raiders was shot down general affairs; and the Committee Trade Bureau, as director of the police said six persons 30th June, 1940 on 600,000 OLD
by Anti-aircraft artillery
not be killed and 18 injured when two 10 reaching the Berlin area."-United opened to the public but
Trade Bureau. SHARES and will be payable on
Mr. Shinichi Kamimura, First 1. bombs had landed In Kottbusser
information will be released by the Secretary of the Embassy in London, and after Wednesday, 11th Bep-Strasse, about 1,000 yards from the
Permanent Secretarial.
as Counsellor of the Embassy irt Dividend Warrants Goerlitzer Railroad Station in South- Tember, 1910.
London. east Berlin, digging two 4-foot deep may be obtained on application at eas
craters, Ai least two unexploded: [the Company's Registered Office, time bombs are still in the neighbour.
hood P. & O. Bulkling.
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June September, 1940. Two Silver Trophies Awarded
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$250 CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE General Pictoriol: Land and Sencapes Architecture Street Scenes, etc
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2nd $30.
3rd $20 4th $12.50.
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the
Bombs landing within
United
and rem
Press,
before meeting's proceedings shail
the
necessary
The Premier then nominated Count Yoriyasu Arima as Chairman, and a free discussion ensued regarding the generalities of the proposed
ramme
the
Mr. Toyolchi Nakamura, chief of the Telegraph Section, an Consul- General at Prague.
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FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Yor: ||rencies at rates which will be quoted on.
application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS sisɑ ɑpened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest: allowed at rales oblainable on application. The Bank's load. Offer in London undertaken Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terus which may be certained at any of its Agencies and Eranches.
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Manager,
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OFFICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY
On Monday, the 2nd September, the General Fout Omee and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open frum B am, to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 am, and the other Branch Post Ofees will be entirely closed.
SKUAS ACTIVE IN NORTH
Loiston, Aug. 29 The Admiralty to-day announced that Fleet Air Arm Skuas yesterday
pro- few obtained direct hits on n
A 2,000-ton
Mr. Otoll Salto, Consul-General at THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS
minutes of the sounding of the sirens supply ship and set fire to a motor Mr. Fumio Gotoh, prominent
re- Batovin, as Consul-General of Im of the Company will be CLOSED
tore off the leg of an air raid warden patrol vessel off the Norwegian coast, Lired Government officini, proposed perial nomination at Balavin.-Domel.
again attacked an oth the mnecting's from MONDAY, 2ND SEPTEM- | standing in front of his house and The Skuan
discussion be
There will be one collection from To Remain Aloof
the pillar boxes as on Sundays, one BER, to SATURDAY, 7TH SEP. killed four men and two women who depot on the Norwegian const, hitting untrammelled by past formulus but
were standing in a doorway Instead the two remaining lanks and setting conducted in accordance with
delivery of ordinary correspondence TEMBER, 1940, Choth days of going to the cellars. There was fre to useinted Press
Tokyo, Aug. 29. at 11.30 a.m. and one delivery of re- original idea of the Premier, which inclurive) during which perlud no a pool of bloud in the doorway and
The fighting services will remain gistered correspondence of 11 nm. was accepted.
There will also be one delivery of transfer of shares can be regts-the streets were strewn with debris
FOOD CONTROLLER Colonel Kinguro Hashimoto, retiraloot from the new national structure from every broken window within a
Lieut-General Hideki ordinary correspondence at 11 am. ed. (President of the Japon Youth movement, quarter-mile radius.
Vice- from the Branch Post Offices at Mi G S Kennedy-Skipton has Party Messrs. Hisashi Aso, Ryutaro Tojo, the War Minister, and
Novy Stanley, Talpo and Un Long. Admiral Zengo Yoshida, the Firemen with four are engines are |
been appointed Food Controller vice Nugal, Yasuo Kanamitsu, Tsutomu sul cleaning up the smoking top
The Money Order Ofce will be and Minister, announced at the inaugural Oluzaki. Barum Iwakusu ida, storey of a nearby apartment house, Mr. J. H. Taggart, who has resigned.
com- entirely closed, where Incendiary
Landed. No reason for the decision has been Admital Nobumasa Suctsugu, retired, meeting of the preparatory bombs
mittee on Wednesday afternoon. The police said that in one house the made public, but it is learned that expressed their views on the proposalsus will be maintained
by the
Portraits; informal Close-ups: Human (tered.
Studies.
1st Silver Cup. 2nd $30 3rd $20 4th $12.50
SECTION THREE
Still Life and Table Top Studies
2nd $30 1st Silver Cup
3rd $20 4th $12.50
SECTION FOUR
(Craftsmen's Section)
The whole of the work entailed
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daring residents hurled incendiney Mr. Taggart requested approval of Jobs which landed in un uttle into his resignation some time ago. the street before they could develop inerndtary qualities
VISAS FOR BALTIC
On the other side of the block an explonve bond hit und destroyed the alfie on the top storey uf an пpart- anent houSO The police sold that almost all the darnage was concen- tented E this block, although number of incendiary bombs were in the eastern suburb of
Cramped Cellar Refuge
| dropped the
in the production of every entry must have been done by competitors who will be required declaration to this 'to make a
tuve effect. Each entry must pasted on the back is specini entry form obtainable on application from The Bangkong Telegraph the Hon. Secretary, or from Hongkong Photographie Society Subject at the discretion f competitors.
1st. Silver Cup 2nd $30 3rd $20. 4th. $12 50.
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The following tulea will govern the Competition:
1.The Competition in confined Ex. clusively lo mateur proto- graphers 1-No employee or member ef any Arm in the photographle trade in parmilled to compete,
2.--The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Zach Graphs in each Bection, entry must be accompanied by
will be published form which during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be posted on back of entry, 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
B-All
An
photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony et Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered olher Competitions are ineligible -No treponsibility will be accepted for non-deilvory of, loss of of. damage to entries.
1-All entries to be either black, Repla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted.
photo-
Coloured
srapha ato ineligible.
B-Pictures submitted in sepia tones
should
be accompanied by a
smaller print in black and while. -No picture to entered in inute.
than one Section. JD-Mounts to be only whlic or creamy must be of one of the following
izes:-10x12, 10x20.
11.-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition.
12-Member of the Stars of the Hongkong Telegraph And the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 13--The decision of the Judges sball
be final.
14-At the conclusion of the Com- polition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven dnya.
Grüennti.
of the Sale by Publie Auetion to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1940, at 3 pm, at the Offres of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
one Lat of Crown Land at stand Road, in the Colony of Hongfortable, Kong, for a term of 21 years.
Intending bidders are
A United Press correspondent sil- ting in a cafe on the Unterdenlindun when the alarm was sounded saw the boud waiter and all the emplayers. immediately suatet steel helmets and mr worden uniformis before allowing
The the customers lo pay tomers were not forced inlo the cellur until half an hour later
The cellar was small and uncon- causing it occupants to eurse the English vigorously for the inconvenlener caused. Within haif an Jour advised
most of the prople felt asleep; most had to be awakened upon the all-clear signal bring sounded-10 stumble through the black-out to cutch buses and trains
United Press,
that immediately after the dispo mal of the let the Purchaser (If not the applicaut; will be required to dopunit with an
Authorised
officer who will be present at the Įsale, the
two sun of
hundred
dollars, ($200) in ensh. This sum will be refunded on payment of
the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
So. of Sale.
Garden Lot
Locality
Island Road Repulse Bay, adjoining
Garden Lat No. 108.
Registry
HELP
Boundary Measurements
N..
feeliter feet fort
as per Enla
plan.
19
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Upset Price
12365
Tour Avoids Target Zone
London, Aug. 20. The German Radiu account of the British air ruitt on Berlin last night confirms the Rome version and adels that several fires were caused in the centre of the city but we
were quickly put out by A.R.P, woriters.
It was pointed out in London that, in order to convince neutral journalists that the British raids on Berlin were not directed at military objectives, journalists were taken on tour of a district where a bomb had apparently damaged a residential) area, but were not allowed to visit! the north, or north-west of the city where the greatest activity occurred, It is recalled that a similar tour
when the arranged
R.A.F.
was
almost obliterated vital targets in the
Chungking, Au. 20. The Soviel Embassy announced to- day that following the incorporation Esthenia of Lithuania, Latvin and into the Soviet, people in China from
August 7 desiring passate to or through these countries, must obtain visas from the Soviet Embossy in Chungking-Reuter.
WVHIN
e new national structure, and
Approval In Pross
the
I would he because
The attention of correspondients Premier and the Foreign Minister, Army and Navy authorities with the
wishing to send letters by post to Mr Malsuoka, also made statements, movement through designated agen-
enemy countries or to enemy-occu- It has been derided that the Com- cles,
Replying to a question by Colonel pled territory is invited to General mittee meet every Tuesday and Fri- day after the regular Cabinet ineet Kingoro Hashimoto, retired, the War Notification No. 947 in the Govern the Armyment Gazette of 23rd August, 1940. ing The next meeting will be held Minister declared that
be unable to take part in the on September 3.-Domet.
participation
The arrivals and departures of mails from ond fo neighbouring countries and coast ports, of which there, is a frequency of more than week will not in futuro be advertised.
This decision has been arrived at after
careful consideration, and the public ore requested to co-operate to the extent of forbearing to inquire by telephone the dates of such mails, as answering such inquiries mokes heavy inroads on the time of the postal staff.
liable to give rise to an issue affect- ing the Supreme Command of the Army. The Navy Minister, Admiral Tokyo, Aug. 20,
ap- Yoshida, seconded the War Minister's Morning papers support and
Prince Konoyr's' statement statement.-Domel. prove
WAR FUND FACTS
24, 1940,
2154 Of these, 226 were
Over the period ending August receipts had been issued.
172
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Donations of $100,000
2
each
3
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$ 50,000
9
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3
$ 20,000
1
$ 16,000
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11
$ 15,000
10
*
$ 10,000
2
-$ 7,500
12
and 3
$ 5,000 £1,000-0-0
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