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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hla Excellency the Governor off
one Lot of Crown Land at Island
THREE RAIDS BEATEN OFF
FROM PAGE ONE
British plane followed it down and tien straightened out."
Shoppers Caught Napping
sounded to-day, enemy aircraft were After the third warning had been engaged by fighters over the London
Arca.
August 31, 1940.
The Fifth Column
Doglights developed and bombs Walls Have Ears
were dropped.
Streets in the suburbs were crowd- Road, in the Colony of Honged with shoppers and many women, who had ntlempied to complete their Kong, for a term of 21 years. purchases after the second warning
ended, had again to take shelter. The raid lasted 20 minutes.
af two
Intending bidders are advised NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of $1 that immediately after the dispo- per share has been declared in respect of the half year ended sat of the lot the Purchaser (if 30th June, 1940 on 600,000 OLD not the applicant) will be required SHARES and will be payable on to deposit with an authorised and after Wednesday, 11th Sep-officer who will be present at the tember, 1940. Dividend Warrants HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY may be obtained on application at sale, the sum
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Hongkong Telegraph
Tenth Annual
Amateur Photographic Directors.
June
Competition
September, 1940, Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the brai and second-best entries
Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK Co.
Firm Prizes in each of the
four Sections
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Picturial Land and Sracapra Architecture Street Scenen, ric.
1st Silver Cup
3rd, $20
2nd $30
4th $12 50
SECTION TWO Portraits Informal Close-ups Humon
Studien
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 efect. Each entry must bave pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on 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 Rules will govern the Competttiott
The Competition is confined ex- clusively ta
photo-
graphers
amateur
-No employee or member of any firm in the photographic trade b permitted to compete,
3~~~The price will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in each Section, Each entry must be accompanied by form which will be published during the period of the Coo
petition, and which fourt pasted on back of entry.
be
The right to publish any or al of the entries la reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
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photographs entered must
have "been "taken in the Colony
of Hongkong. Photographs which entered in
have been" already
ather Competitions are ineligible 4-No responsiblity will be accepted for non-delivery of, low of or damage to entries,
All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned platures, and murt be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible, 6-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by ...« smaller print in black and white. -No picture to entered in moro
then one section.
10-Mounts to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following Bites:-10x12, 18x20.
11 No correspondence will be entered tato in connection with the Come petition.
11-Members of the Stars of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permited to compete.. 13-The decision of the Judges shall
be final.
-At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seved days.
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 1st August, 1940.
CHURCH NOTICES
CHRIST CHURCH
KOWLOON TONGE
Monthly Parish Communion Breakfast To-morrow
Muday September 1, 15th Runday After Trinity
Maly Contro
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in hereby given that Mr. Pauk rose in leaving this firm by mutual consent as from September 1940. Letters are
A cordial welcusses in extend
all cotomie Auks of christ Church to join in this fa-liowahipal being west to all tekul
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20 Bombers Broken Up Shortly after London's third warning was sounded, 20 German bombers were seen flying at a great height over a district in the London
prep.
A swarm of British fighters met them and broke up their formation. Several German bombers were cut off from, the rest and a series of dog- fights onn
A
Reuter" correspondent, stand-
ing on a porthern height, saw a Ger- man twisting and turning in a fran- tic endeavour to shoke off a British nighter who was practically sitting on his tall while a second British fighter wor standing by below.
Dramatic Picture
a deadly stream
Are
The pair circled in the cloudless sky above the felds. Suddenly, what might have been a white sword, shot from the British Aghter. It was
of
iracer bullets and the rattle of
of the machine-gun showed that the British pilot had got the German In his sights.
The
firing lasted a few seconds Then the German's nose went down. Smoke poured from las fuselage. He disappeared, rapidly
rapidly losing height behind the trees and a few minutes later clouds of smoke rose from the spot where he disappeared.
Farlier in the raid, heavy gunite was heard near the same regaon and there were
a number of detonations which were thought to be bombs
The warning in the London dim. triet lusted 50 minutes
Thrilling Fights
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Sume people who wilaessed dogfights from wother London open, 1,space described the use of gun-e e terrific" and the vertal Battles themselves as "thrilling
PALMER & TURNER
NOTICE
As Irom September 1, 1940, I shall
NI There will not be celebration of Haly Communion in Mardagin this day commuurdeants of the Matriatiți congrega. Bon are naked to attend the English ser vice, and to come to breaktant afterwards be practising as an Architect on my
045 3 Cherol Eucharist and Berinon Prenclarz, the Vicar
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14.in. Morning Prayer Preacher, Dr. T. T. LJ
Preliminary Nutter-Ulls Majesty King has asked this Sunday. September 4, being the first Sunday after the An- Riversary of the declaration of the wat, be observed as a day of National Strayer. The 40 a.m. service on that day therefore be a special service of prayer for peare and for the British antion and Its
Carine
UNION CHURCH OCENNEDY ROAD,
own account at 11, Queen's Rond Central, 2nd four, (telephone 30028).
FRANK GROSE.
S.C.M. POST WAR FUND
A total of $1,312,271,07 was reached yts- terday by the War Fund abgurated by the 5 CM Post, Ltd
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CHINA RELIEF The Board of Administratoro Hongkong and South China Branch at Use Bitin Fund fur Relief of Distress in ppioved die following
Deacon's Court Meeting After Morning Service
30 30 Noming Service
Im
Evening Service & p.m.
Preacher at bath services, Rev, K. Mac- kentie Daw.
The Sacrament of the laird's Supper will De celebrated at the close of Evening Service
There will be a meeting of the Deacon's Court the Church Hall immediately after Morning Berylen
The Week-night Meeting will be held is Bir Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 pin Tea and light refreshments wil be provided and servicemen are speciálly invited
EMMANUEL CHURCH
(318, NATHAN ROAD)
Sunday, Septeniber 1-10 am. The Lord's Table; 11 am. Morning-Service of Worship; Preacher, Rev. C. M. Pennington; p.m. Bunday School; 3 pm. Young Men's Bible Class; Lendor, Mr. Anell Nance: 7.30 p.m. Bong service, with special music by the YP.C. choir; p.m.
Gospel Menage Preacher, Roy, Hervidon.
Monday, 7.30 p.m.-8.A.CA, Tuesday, 7,30 pm-Young People's Club, Wednesday, p.m.-Praise and Prayer meeting.
Thursday, 8 pm.-Prayer meeting, Bible clames on Monday and Friday evenings as usual.
| FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, HONGKONG
(31, MACDONNELL, ROAD)
Service on Sunday September 1. The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Belence Churches on September I, will be : "Christ Jesus, **
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The Golden Text will be: John 3; 17, "God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” Among other the following cliations will be read from the Bible: "And he opened mouth and taught them, saying. Let your light no misine before men thai they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven, And, behold, there came a løper and worshipped him. saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying. I will: be thou clean. And immediately his laprory was cleansed," (Maithew 5: 3,10; 8; 29.)
The following citations will also be read from the Christian Science Textbook, "Selenes and Health with Key to the Seriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "InsLIN taught, the wày of Lực by demonstration. that we may understand how this divine Principle heals the sick, casio out orror and triumphs over death.... Implicit faith in the Teacher and all the emotional love We can bestow on him, wili naver stone make us imitators of him. We must go and drylikewise, else we are 'not improving the great blessings which our Mantor worked and suffered to bestow upɑn uB* (Science and Health, Page 13.)
Announcement
First Church of Christ, Solential, Hong- kong (a Branch of the Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist. In Boston, Mass.) No. 31, Macdonnell Road, Bloss to Peak Tram Station, Sunday Ser. vice 11.15 am. Temony Mosting, Wed nesday, 4 pm. A Reading Room is located In the Church building and is open on Monday, Thursday and Saturday morn Ings from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, and an Tuesday and Friday evenings from 4.30 pm to 7p.m. All authorised Christian Reading Rorature is available at the The public is cordially invited to Allend the services and to visit the Reading · Romn.
Please use block letters and paste this Science
on back of each Entry in sactiona 1, 2 and 3.
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For Medical Relief Centres In North Kwanglung and Klangsi, 11X$10,000.
For three training centres for refugees and dependents of soldiers' familiica in Kwangsi, HKLO 20,000,
A cheque for $20,000 has accordingly been sent to the Foreign Auxiliary to the National Red Cross Society of China for theme purpOSER,
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SUDAN BATTLE Italian Defences
Attacked
The following official com muniques were received through "Reuter," "United Press" and "Domel" agencies: CAIRO: Italian Raids
On Mersa Matruh Enemy aircraft raided Mersa Matruh twice on Thursday,, causing few casualties.
One enemy alreraft is reported de- stroyed.
RUSSIA HAS MORE DEMANDS
On Rumania
LONDON, Aug. 30 (Router), -"Reuter's" diplomatic corres- pondent learns that according to information received in London from Moscow there are still a great many questions outstand- ing between Rumania and Rus- sin, in addition to the more re- cent frontier disputes.
the transfer of populations, the hand- These questions concem notably ing over a rolling stock and other, rallway matters.
Want Rolling Stocks The Russians are reported to be demanding all rolling stocks formerly In Besserabla and Northern Bukovina
In the Gallobat area of the Sudan, our troops fought a successful action ngainst enemy troops preparing de-although much of it had been moved fences.
there prior to the Russian occupation owing to important concentrations of troops.
Ten of the enemy were killed and 15 wounded. Our casualties were
nli
In Moscow itself the most striking recent development has been the increased efficiency drive in the
army.
NAIROBI: Enomy
Ambush Attempt Fails
The effects are already noticeable Our troops encountered an
Tho as progress has been striking. enemy ambush in the Buna dis-men look smart, alert and are prompt trict. The ambush Wha dis-to salute officers, all of which are in persed. Our casualties were remarkable contrast to what one saw
n few months ago. slight.
The Red Army "brain trus!" is The South African Air Force striving to build quickly an army that cessfully raided Mogadiscio, Direct
could withstand an attack, from, any hita were made on a
lorge very
quarter. motor transport park in which high explosive and Incendiary bombs tell und large fires were started,
All Russlarts have been amazed by the suddenness of the collapse of Three Caproni bombers dropped with which reorganisation of the France and this explains the speed
bomba on
the Buna area. One
African was slightly wounded. No army is being rushed through. damage was caused,
ENGLAND: Nazi
air-
Planes Scattered Large forces of enemy craft crossed the south-cast coast this morning in three suc- cessive waves at short intervals. Our air defencen went into action and the battle which developed re- sulted in the enemy being scattered and driven back.
Success for Our "Archies"
Official Tell-Tale Figures
en-
LONDON, Aug. 30 (Neuter).—The results of Britain's anti-aircraft de- fences have proved "distinctly
Intensification couraging" since the of the war, it is learned in military
In the last months about 100. German planes were shot down in 'a ratio of about 50-50 between heavy and light anti-aircraft guns.
fo
ap- A small proportion of them proached the Landon urea and ntcircles. leipted
altack unsuccessfully several aerodromes in BOITIN of the Counties.
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In 1918 about 160 aircraft
were
These aircraft too were engaged by our fighters and dispersed.
Bombs were dropped indiscrimin- | brought down at an average expen- ately in districts in Kent and Surrey. Slight damage is reported,
The number of casualties was small but Includes some killed.
Reports up to 2 p.m. show that 19 enemy aircraft were shot down by our fighters.
Six of our aircraft are reported missing. One plot is known to be
safe,
GERMAN: Mora
Fantastic Claims Eighty British planes were des. troyed and 21 Germans lost in the course of bombing a whole row of British nirfields to-day.
The operations against Britain by the Nazi Air Force yesterday were confined largely to reconnaissance Rights featured by dog fights in the air which had vost the Royal Alr
Force at least 18 planes.
The targets of the Nazi bombers which flow over the British Isles In- cluded tho Industrial centres. In Lincolnshire, the aircraft plants at Weybridge and Lagley, the harbour installations at Dundee, Leith, Harlic- pool, and others.
raids
Although British planes continued on Germany and German oc- cupled territory, the damage caused Invading Insignificant. Two craft were shot down by anti-aircraft
was
fre in the Ruhr area.
German planes raiding the British
shot down
Isle's
balloons.
mere
submarineR During the night our succeeded in sinking three British merchant vessels aggregating 21,000 tons which were travelling in a well- guarded convoy, R.A.F.: Raids On
Nazi Dromes And Ships
R.A.F. bombers yesterday carried
diture of 5,000 rounds per plane,
No corresponding figures for the Jast months' victims can be given but it is very considerably less.
VICHY CABINET CRISIS
Opposition To Laval
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
VICHY, Aug. 29 (Domei).— The French Cebinet crisis which has been brewing for weeks, is nearing a breaking point with the return of M. Pierre Laval from Paris where he has con- ducted important conversations with German leaders,
the
Informed quarters point out that French military are bitterly opposed to M. Laval's policy. It is understood that M. Laval was inform- ed during his recent talks at Parlo that the Germans intend to continue
occupation of Paris for the duration
of the war.
As a result of the continued Ger- man occupation the Vichy authorities have been compelled to cancel their plan to return to Pairs or Versailles. Important parts of the Government will be transferred to Lyons for the Lime being.
700 JAPANESE TO STAY
FROM PAGE ONE
out daylight attacks on enemy-oc- celled plans for the Hakone Maru cupled aerodromes in Holland and now staying at Lisbon, the Hakozaki on convoys and shipping along the Maru and other Japanese steamers Dutch coast, states an Air Ministry to call at Liverpool or other British.
ports communique.
to pick up the remaining. that last Japanese refugees. The communique adds
The latest developments have night our aircraft bombed the Krupps Works at Essen, oil refineries at brought the war menace closer to Gelsenkichen, Bottrop and St. Japanese residents as bombs. have Nazaire, power-stations at Duisburg fallen in the premises of various and Reisholz, various military ob- Japanese banks, firms and residences Jectives in the Ruhr,
goods and some of the Japanese residents and
in England are seriously considering: yards at Hamm and Soest.
From the day and night operations, three, aircraft have not returned.
RUMANIA LOSES 30,000 SQ. MILES
FROM PAGE ONE
the question of evacuation.
700 Remain Behind
At present there are over 700+ · Japanese residents
in England; mainly: In London, including 106
members of banks, and trading
firms, nine oficials, 66 resident Journalists, and
merchants, 18
419 workers, cooks and artisans.. There are about 360 persons who are married to British or who Eurasians and these, well, acquainted with England, do not desire evacua
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has guaranteed Hungary a new frontlon. Only about 100 will be involved tier embracing
slice of in the proposed evacuation. a large Transylvariia.
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Following a telephone call from BRIDGE FALLS IN
Vienna, all ministers are fold: to "stand by.
M. Meniu, the Transylvanian lea der, is reported to have arrived in response to a government summons. M. Manlu, the Peasant Party Jen- der who has headed the opposition to territorial conecasions, hud un inter- view with King Carol.
It is reliably reported that M. Manolescue, the Rumanian Foreign Minister now in Vienna, is fully empowered to sign any agreement reached. T
United Prete, Domei, Reuter
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27 Feared Killed In Amsterdam Tragedy BPECIAL" TO THE "TELEGRAPHIE, BERLIN, Aug. 30 (UP)--Accord», Ing tỏ g the DNB, reperts from Amsterdam, It is feared that 27 men were lulled and 20 injured when, a bridge collapsed on a
barge carrying about 40 workers to-day
Several others are missing, The bridge, which was blown up by the Dutch during the Nazi "invas- fon, was being repaired by engineersi when the collapse occurred,
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