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The
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Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition
NOTICE
The Officer Commanding, 2nd. Bn. The Royal Scots will accept no responsibility for any bills incurred by Wong Ein Man,
Oficera "Mens Messman.”
G. R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 9th day of September, 1040, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham- shulpe, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898. with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three daya thereof,
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo wal of the lot the Purchaser (if not tho applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present nt the sale, the sum of two hundred
SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW | dollars, (8200) in cash. This cum
Competition closes at 5 pm
on September 30
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 Becilens.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Sescapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.
1st Silver Cup. 2nd $30.
4th. $12.50
3rd. $20
SECTION TWO
Portraits Infurmal 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 entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by De competitors who will be required to make a declaratio22:
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efect. Ench enly met haste pasted on the back a special entry. form oblatible on apspilocareanta from The Hongkong Telegraph or troni The Hun Secretary, Hongkong Photographic bastely. Subjects at the discretion of compeiitors.
1st. Silver Cup 2nd $30. 3rd. $20. 4th, $12.50
RULES
The following Rules will guvern the Competition
-The Competition 1 confined ex. clusively to Amateur photo- grapher,
-No employee or member of any Brm in the photographic mrada is permitted to competo.
3.- The prices will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- **Aph
each Section. JA
Each 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.
-The right to publish any or
of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph, -All photographs
entered mvert have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have heen stready” entered in other Competitions are ineligible No responsanity will be accepted for non-delivery at loss of, or damage to entries. 7-AD) entries to be either black, vepla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. B-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. --Nó, picture to entered in more
than ons Bection. 10-Mounta to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following size:1GX12 18X2.
11-No correspondence will be entered
7. into in ponnection with the Como
pelitian.
[13-=Aember of the Staffe of
and the
Hongkong Taiepruph Routh China, Morning Post are not Darmitted to compete.
-The decision of the Judges shall
be 'final.
14--At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph oflens within sever days.
ENTRY-FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
will be refunded on payment of The Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF
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The ban on sellings of British and Ailled ships for Indo-China ports from Hongkong was lifted yesterday, shipping agents revealed. It had been enforced for a week.
It is understood that the raising of the ban Indicates a slackening in the tension following the recent Japan- es demands upon Indo-China,
If your family- write up from Australia to tell you they'var'an- countered a blue-tongued lizard, this pho tograph show you what they mean.
Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire, agents for the China Navigation Co.,
· Ltd., sald
These yesterday that their stoamers would resume regular sail- ings to Indo-China, the first ship leaving Hongkong to-morrow.
PREMIER REPORTS TO COMMONS Destroyer Deal
Of Mutual Aid
London, Sept. 5 Cheers greeted the Prime Minister Mr Winston Churchill, in the House of Commons to-day when he referred to thr memorable transaction be- tween Britain and the United States, which he made to reem completely to the general satisfaction.
"it would be a mistake to try to rend into the offelal note more than
will
peculiar sawn-off-tail rep- tiles are plentiful in the Austrálian back-blocki.
RADIO
September 6, 1940,
al
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metros (9,520 kilo-cycles) A. P. H's. "Misleading Case"!
From the Studio
Broadcast by Z B. W. on a Fre-: quency of 845 k.c's, and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pan, and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second,
H. K. T.
12.15 p.m. Skort Service of inter- cession.
12.30 Beethoven-Sonata
E
Flat Major, Op. 81s "Les Adieux.”*
Artur Schnabel (Piano),
12.46 Beethoven-Eleven Viennese Dances.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report
1.93 Dance Musto by Harry Bay that which the documents bear on and His Orchestra,
eir face value,” be mid. "The ex 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,
| PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS | changes were simply measures for Weather Forecast and Announce-
to the
ments.
I
1.45 Light French Varlety. 2.15 Close Down:
mutual assistarice,
Referring said. They will
destroyers, he bridge the gap which inevitably Intervenes before. 6.00 our considerable wartime programme 7,00 now under constriction comes Intations.
service.
CAROL YIELDS
Constitution Suspended
Rome, Sept. D. King Carol to lay suspended the Rumanian Constitution and dis- solved Parliament. He entrusted General Antonescu, Rumania's "Atrong man," with supremo power.
A Bucharest despatch adds that General Antoneseu is expected to form Cabinet largely of Iron Guard members, The King acted under strong
pressure from the | Iron Guard, who made the changes
on condition that they participated In the Government.
The despatch continues, that General Antonescu informed King Carol that he would have to give Dance Musto and Variety. up the task untena he were accord- Closing Local Stock Quota-ed powers greatly in excesa 1.00
these normally enjoyed by the Songs by Nelson Eddy (Bari-Prime Minister.
7.02
7.30 London Relay--The Newa.
of the Sale by Publle Auellon to be held on Monday, the 9th day of September, 1949, nt 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of
"We are going to be a good deal tone). mate Lot at 'rown band at Sham-stronger next year than we are now, 7,15 Sidney Torch at the Organ. shup in the Colony of Hong although we are quite strong enough Rods for
a term at 75 years. There will be no delay in bringing commencing from fat July, 1898, the Am-means destroyers into nelive with the option of renewnt at a service, in fact. Drita crews are Crown Rent to be dxnt by the | absvady meeting them at the ports Surveyor
when they are being delivered ol His Majesty the
"It is a case of what you might call KING, for one further term of
the long am ut eoincidener (laugh- 24 years less the last three days therent
for
1 ):!! יויו יוון
work in hand
8,00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Antiouncements,
8.03 Studio Rupert Baldwin at the Plane playing Schumann.
1. (a) intermezzo; (b) Scherzino (from Carnaval de Vienne'); 2. The Prophetic Bird; 3. (a) Flower Song: (b) Whims
8.23 Georges Thill (Tenor) in a Irogramme of French Bí¤æsla
1.00 London Relay—The News 8.30 London Relay-"World Af.
Reference to Balkans Referring to Rumania, Mr. Chur- intending bidders are advised child that he personally always that immediately after the disp-thought that the southern part of thefatra" sul of the lot the Purchaser Gif | Dobrudja ought to be restored to 9.45 Interinde,
Bulgaria
he bud
and
of
After a long interview, the King finally signed the necessary de- trees, which greatly limit his own | prerogatives. The King retains the right to mint money, beatow decorations, grant reprieves and conclude treaties.-Router.
Constitution Suspended
Bucharest, Sept. 5. The second decree limited the King's power And cunferred a!! powers not specifically left to the King on General Antonescu as Prime Minister.
The two decrees followed a long
virtually stripped
dictatorial powers.
King Carol of
A "Misleading Case" by A
A further communique stated that 10.05 A
Antonescu Dance General of
would for Government to-day.
not the applicant) will be required happy about the way Hungary was pert Witness
never been 9.50 Studio Bedlam: or The Ex-nocturnal session in the Palace arad
1a deposit with 77 authorised treated in the last war. officer who will be present at the Mr. Churchill continued, "We do Herbert. sate, the num of
Programme two hundred pot propose to recognise any terri- dollars, +$200) in cash.
torial changes which take place dur-Music. This sum
ing the war, unless they take place 11.00 Close Down. will be refunded on payment of with the free consent and goodwill of the Purchase price.
the parties concerned.
"No one can say how far Hitler's PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
empire will extend before this war ja over, I have no doubt it will pass
No. of Sale
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Edited by
Dr. C. A. C. Horklor Now on Sale
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The first decree suspenda the con-
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CURILENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One To (or shorter periods in Locsi or Other Cur
rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Berling with interess allowed at rates obtainable on application
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R. A. CAMIDOE,
ment Gazette of 23rd August, 1940.
Small Packet Post to all countries suspended,
OUTWARD MAIL, TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 10 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before & a.m. regia- tered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When malia are advertised to close after am Registered and Parcel malle are closed at 6 pm.
INWARD
MAILS
Alr Mail br "Imperial Airways
Service"
.Sept. Calcutta and Strafts..Sept. d. U.S.A., and Manila (San Francisco
date, 14th August). ......
Sept. 0. USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 20th August)
.Sept. 9. London and Stralis
........Sept. 9 Atr Mail by "Imperial Airways.
Bervice"
.....Sept. 10. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service,”—San Francisco date, 3rd. September.....Sept. 10. Jaya and Manila London and Straits
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SUB-KIST
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FRUITS and VEGETABLES
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Sola Distributors
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Australia and Manila Australia and Manila
Sept. 11.
.Sept. 12.
.Sept. 15.
.Sept. 10.
Sept. 20.
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10.30 a.m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA.. Canada, Central and South Ame rica and United Kingdom via San Francisco (No parcels for Canada)
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcela
Reg.
Ord.
Sept. 7. 4 p.m. .Sept. 7, 5 p.m. Sept. 7, 8.30 p.m.
Air Mafi for "Imperiat Airways- Bervice" to Durban and thenes by Bra Bervice to United Kingdom
Rer..
Ord..
G.P.O. & K.P.D.
Air Mail for
and
Sept. 7, 65 p.m.
.Sept. 7. 8.30 p.m. Indo-China, Mainyn.
Australia by
Java "Imperial Airways Servicn.
Rek..
G.P.O. & K.P.D.
the
Sept. 7. B p.m.
Ord... Sept. 1. 5.30 p.m.
Sandokan
Sunday, Sept. !
8
Tuesday, Sept. 10
8.30 am.
8.10 u.m.
Manila, Macassar and Sournbaya
Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Im- perial Airways Service."
Ber. Ord,
Itex.
Ord.
X.P.O.
.Sept. 10, 5 p.m.
Sept. 10, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
.Sept. 10, p.m.
......Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Ser- vice" to Durban and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom.
Rek.
Ord,
KeK.
Ord.
K.P.O
......Sept. 10, 5 p.m. ...Sept. 19, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
....Sept. 10, & p.m.
Bept. 12, 7 p.m.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolula, U.B.A., and Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Atlantic Bervice,"
Ref..
Ord,
K. F.
r. o.
Sept. 10, 5.00 p.m. ......Sept. 10, 5.30 p.m.
G. P. O.
Reg.Sept. 10, 5.00 p.m. Ord........Semt. 10, 7.00 pm.
Saturday, Sept.
Strals. Rangoon and Calcutta
Parcels....
.......Sept. 14, 5 p.m. Letters....Sept. 16, 0.30 am.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Straits and Calcutta,
Parcels Letters,
Sept. 17, 11 am. ....Sept. 17, Noon. Thursday, Sept. 19 Swatow ........................、
.1 p.m.
sutution of February 27, 1938, and & CO. (CHINA) LTD. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Parlament as it stands to-day and would be before the war. different to whn: we imagined 1
Antonescu charges General
with carrying out the decree fully. The "More empty in the war hospitals for the General Antonescu as President of than 150,000 beds stood second decree declared-"We invest away as swiftly."
whole year. Mr. Churchill continued, "The alc
So far as air attack is the Council of Ministers to conduct we found it up to the the Rumanian Stoic. battle continues.
The
sball July there was concerned,
King a great deal of activity, but August Present far less severe than what we exercise the following royal pre-I has been the real fighting month prepared ourselves to endure and rogatives (then follows a limited list Hongkong Stock exchange OMefal Nelther side has put out its full re still ready, if necessary, to incl
including command of the Army, of Summary fasued yesterday says: strength. The Germans have made endure.
currency, of decorations, and of The Improvement in bids for shares very substantial and Important
1,075 Civilians Kiled
receiving amnesty,
and accredit- continues and although holders are efforts to gain mastery.
"During August.
civilians Ing ambassadors, 1,075
and contracting opening up the supply remains below They certainly put forth a larger were killed in Britain and a slightly treaties). All other powers of the absorption capacity. proportion of their total air strength greater number were seriously In-St will be exercised by the than we have found it necessary, up jured. Our losses, even if multiplied President of the Council of Minis to the present, to employ against two or three timer, no-one would con- ters.”—United Preis, them.
tend were serious compared with the New Premier Takes. Oath "The German attempt to dominate majestic world "Issues at'stake." the Royal Air Force
and AA, de-(Cheers). fences by daylight has proved very
"Apart from The broad figures are three damages, costly.
Bucharest, Sept. 3. General Antoncicu has not yet:
his. Cabinet. He took the King Carol nt 3.50 a.m
minor repairable formed
to one in machines and six to one damaged beyond repair in the month United Press.
800 housCH have been oath to
in pilots and crew This does not of August out of a total by any means represent the
total 000.000 houses." injury inflicted upon the enemy. We must be prepared for heavier fight- ing this month.
of 19,- New Nationalist Regime
Mr. Churchill indicated that this
Bucharest, upt. 5. The Premier, General Antonescu,
demago was for less than was' cs3- Issued a proclamation, stating that Enemy Needs Quick Decision
timated by the Weir Committee and it was not a new Government, but "The need for the enemy to suggested that I would be worth new regime that was being set up, obtain a decision is very great and while for further examination to be The proclamation. sald-Our aim if he has numbers with which we made of possible insurance schemes will be based on the nationalist have hitherto credited him, he should against air rald damigo to property, credo. The grave and painful past be able to magnity and multiply his
Is finished"--Reuter. Mr. Churchill announced immediate attacks during September,
relief to those with small incomes. "Firm confidence is felt by res- Those with £400 a year with de- ponsible officers of the Royal Air pendents and £20 a year without JUNE WEST AND KAY Force in our ablity to meet this dependents, largely increased scale of attack grants up to 100 (Cheers).
"Our air force to-day is
damage, whatever the amount might Dancing Aristocrats For mare be. (Cheers). - numerous and better-equipped than
The Grill Room Two popular, entertainers,
It was at the outbreak of the war,
would
Dow
receive per cent of the
He also announced that the Minis-
June
Buyers
HK. Banks $1,290 Canton Ins: $180 Union Ins: $376 H.K. Fire Ins: $145 Douginses $110 Docks (Old) $18.50 Docks (New) $10 Providents $4.25 Hotels $3.50 Lands $29.80 Trams $15.65 Star Ferries $57.50 Yaumat Ferrion $21.50 China Lights (Old) $0.70. China Lights (New) $3.00 Telephones (Old) $23,00 Cements $18,107.95 Dairy Farms $17.30 · Watsons $8.80 18 Balon
HK. Govt: 3% Loah (1934) H.K. Banks-$1,200/95 „Docks (Old)" $16.50 -4) Docka (New): $10/10.10 Providents $420 Hotels $3.50/3.65 Lands $30 Trams $15.70
Cements $16.10/10.50. Dairy Farms $17.05.
or even in July, and we are forter of Health was prepared to as-West and Kay, who are passing nearer to the German total than we sist authorities in coast towns, which through the Colony, has been en- xpected to be at this early period had been declared evacuated areas gaged by the management of the of the war.
In respect to their rates. The Germans claim that in July Mr. Churchill: added, "If there is season:
Hongkong Hotel to brighten the off
the Grill Room- with a and August 1,922 British aircraft to be a contest of nerves, will power three-night attraction, commencingJANUA were destroyed. Our losses for the and endurance, be it sharp or long, to-night, two months have been 658. Our loss we shall not shrink from it. We be June West and Tom Kay, "the in pilots happily is very much less. Heve that the spirit and tempera- "dancing aristocrats, are no strang- I do not know whether Hitler ment bred under, institutions of free-ers to Hongkong. They opened
of his figures, dem will prove more enduring" and month's engagement at the Hong- The world is alway content to see resolute than anything that can be kong Hotel on St. Andrew's Society. an enemy fall into an error of self got out of the most efficiently gala evening, December 1, last year. deception. This air attack, which is enforced mechanical discipline. An extension has been granted for. now raging, has turned "out" very') (Cheors)"~~Router
Daily - Saturday until 2am.
Morning Post Building balleves the truth Please use block letters and paste this Price $3.00.
on back of each Entry in sections
1,2 and 3,
METROPOLE HOTEL
Africa and United Kingdom,
G.P.O. and K.F.O.
Par.
.Sept. 19, 5.00 p.m.
Reg.
Sept. 20, 8.45 am.
Ord.
Sept. 20, 9.30 am.
Friday, Sept. 20
Monila. Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
G.r.O. and EP.O.
Parcels,
Rek... Ord......
Sept. 20, 6.p.m. .Sept 21, 8.45 a.m. .Sept. 21, 9.30 am. *Huperscribed Correspondence Only.
'Ware Of Sentries, You May Be Shot
The War Office warns the public to beware of sentries.
They have orders to challenge all persons approaching their posts, and to are if the challenge is not replied to.
...
The proper way in which to reply to a challenge is to stand still and answer loudly, "Friend" and remain standing still until told to pass by,
All persons are warned that if they do not balt and reply to the challenge they are able to be shot TRET Deaf people are advised to avoid uny point occupied by troopa int $98 | which a sentry is known to be posted.
CENTRAL - CLEAN COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Atala DF : $1,314,779,0% ¦ was reached yesterday by the War Fund; inaugurated by the 8. C. M. Post, Lidia Sa
The latest contributions are "Bome Members of the Hongkong
'Cricket Club"
old-news-
Cheere Club Okaya, __papar,_etc.)
__and] Messengers of the Supreme Court. for September--(ärd," constion) 35 The following donations were received In memory of the late Mrs. Maud Woodst
Mr. and Mrs. H. T.: Duxton Mr. Li E. Lemmert und family .............
Clerka, Interpreter M. 7.33
§. Mr. Tsang Kwat (TTING
Mr. and hire. G. C. Burnett Mr. C. de Saille. Robertson