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The
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual
Amateur Photographic Competition
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Competition closes at 5 p.m.
on September 30
First Prizes in each of the four Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Seacapes; }
Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.
1st. Silver Cup.
2nd $30.
3rd, $20 4th, $12.50
SECTION TWO
Portraits infurmal Close-ups: Human
Studter.
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 th effect. Each entry must have pasted on the back a specia) entry for obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph the Ilon. Secretary, or from Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects the discretion of competitors.
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1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30.
3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the
Competition:
1-The Competition is
clusively to
graphers.
conaned ex-
photo.
amateur
*-No employee or member of way Arm in the photographic trade tr permitted to compete.
3. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo. Each cach Section. graph in
entry must be accompanied by form which will be published during the period of the Com- be must petition, and which
pasted on back of entry.
The right to publish any or all
of the entries in reserved to the
Humpkong Telegraph.
3-Ail photographs
entered must
have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which been already entered in
have
other Competitions are ineligible -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, lows of, ur damage to entries,
All entries to be either black, pla, or toned pictures, and mat Coloured photo- be mounted.
graphs are ineligible.
-Picture submitted in sepia tones by * should be soccepenjad #maller print in bisck and white. -No picture to entered in more
than one Sertion.
10-Mounts to be only white or aream, must be of one of the following
ize:10X 16x20.
11.-No correspondence will be entered ints in connection with the Co- petition.
13.--Members of the Biaffs of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 13The decision of the Judges shall
bo final.
14-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned to competitors an application at the Telegraph offices within seven days,
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Auyars
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OFFENSIVE IN EGYPT
FROM PAGE ONE-
Nazi "Stuka", "tactics in the Battle of France,
The operations are apparently gimed at far-reaching objectives,
Italiane Penetrate CAIRO, Sept. 15 (Reuter)—PentTM| tration, of Italian forces into the de sert area evacuated by the British continues.
Camps are being constructed in the neighbourhood of Birnuh, 'seven miles south of Sollum.
The enemy has already exposed himself to severe handling by air- craft and armoured fighting vehicles and a column descriding to the coastal plain at Halfaya has suffered heavily by artillery fre
While out casualties continue to be insignificant, the enemy is, believ
and ed to have lost many men vehicles.
Another raider was brought down! by A.A. Are over Mersa Matruh.
There is nothing to report on other fronts.
Rome Claims
units:
September 16, 1940.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand London
TT. Shanghai
T.. Singapore
T.T. Japan
T.T. India
T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manila
Batavia T.T.
TT. Bangkok
Salgon
T.T. France
1/2
1/27%
.400
,5214
105
82 21 4374 40% 19019.
.95%
.Nom,
T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australla
.0415
1/01/2
BUYING
1/3
1/35%
221 Nom.
4 m/s L/C London
4 m/s D/P London
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 d/s India
.84%
U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 US. Cross rate in N.Y...,4.03
H.K. Stock Market
The following
quotations
were
To-day's Italian communique claims that Italian advanced have crossed the border between issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar Cyrenaica and Egypt and have en-ket this moming. gaged the enemy in lively combat.
Italian aviation, says
munique,
bombing
machine-gunning enemy forces from a low altitude.
Loan of Sollum
BERLIN GIVEN RAID FRIGHT
FROM PAGE ONE
burned off in the violent electråd storms and many planes were lood пр..
on
n
come
Despite this, they struck heavily at the "front line" of the invasion in the Channel ports in Holland, France and Belgium, and attacked bases, railway junctions and transport cen
Ita whence tres in Germany reserves and supplies.
One of the night's most devastating Antwerp jonslaughts was made
which an earlier would-be invader "dogger of England described as pointed at the heart of England.”
Dochaude Havoc favoc was caused in the vast net- work of docks, warehouses, petrui sheds the banks of the Sheldt, and shipping lying in the stream as large forces of bombers dropped nearly 40 tons of high explosive bombs and over 1,000 incendiaries in an attack tasting from 11 pm, unul 12.30 nm to-day.
A general report of the raid states: the "Every sartle reported. hits, in dick area. Both the eastern and western basins were repeatedly bombed from al! directions. warehouse, which from the violence of the explosion must have container explosives, was wrecked."
A
Huge Ares were caused every where, the news service makes clear. 01 was set alight and there were)
Conl nnd ether explosions.
and much docks were hit
the com
BANKS HK. Banks $.. HK. Banka $ giving full support, and
ILK. Banks (H.K.) £. Chartered £ Mercantile, A. & 1. £ Mercantile, C Exd.
.1.316 h. .67 n. .72 0.
024 1
27.
spouted to the sky.
11 n.
72 n.
190 b. 403 n.
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)-By capturing, Sollum, the Italians have crossed the frontier into Egypt, re- ports a Calro observer
It is clear violation of Egyptian territory.
The Italians, in ice fairly long Hoes with a certain amount of pro
armoured tection
Aghting vehicles, occupied Sollum, on a high escarpment running a light way from the coust.
| the
At this stage it is not possible to nay thi is the first move of ab attack on Egypt proper, but it is re clear violation of Egyptian territory Not An Attack
It not yet be called an attack aftecker have Bol as the Itafions
faved with
anything
They are wide open, nearly empty, space for distance Whether the Italians
were expecting it or not, they found nothing.
East Asia $
Canton $
Union $
INSURANCES
China Underwriters
II.K. Fire 3.
SHIPPING
Donglages $
Steambonis $. Indo-Chinas T. $ Indo-Chlons D. $ Shell (Bearern) 8/- Waterbats $ x.d.
DOCKS ETC.
Wharven $. Ducks (old) $ Docks (new) $ Providenta
MINING
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended”,
OUTWARD HAIL, TIMKIES Registered and Parcel Mall are. closed 15 minutes earlier than the
time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis-
at
to close at or before 9 aan. regis tered and parcel malls are closed
p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close. after p... Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 pan.
INWARD MAILS Australia and Manila Sept. 16, Air Man by "Imperial Airways Ber:
Vioo"
..Sept. 17.
San Francisco- Direct Air Mall by Tan American Airways.
14th September....Sept. 17. date, Sandaken.
Formosa
Java and
Service,"
Manila
London and Straits London and Straits
Sept. 17
Sept. 18.
Sept. 18.
Sept. 18.
.Sept. 19. Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Ser
.Sept. 20. vice."
.Sept. 20. Australia and Manila Air Mail by "Pan American Airways.
Direct Service," San Francisco diale 14th September..........Sept. 21. the date, 18th August)...Sept, 21. U.S.A. Japan and Shanghai (Seat- London and Straits USA, and Manila (San Francisco
date 31st August) Formosa Sandakan
Sept. 22
Sept. 23.
.Sept. 24.
.Sept. 24.
date,
.Sept. 26.
Honolulu, Japan and Shan
ort debris
U.S.A...
ha! (San Francisco
September)
Boulogne Attacked Members of some of the newly-Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai formed Polish bombing squadrons (Vancouver B. C. date, Th
September) took part in a successful attack on Boulogne. ley clouds, haze, constant U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
batteries anti-aircraft chil pd. I pounding at
(San Francisco September) and the glare of searchlights failed to prevent the raiders from Indenti-London and Straits lying various parts of the harbour, Java and Manila
bombing finding their
targets and
150 b.
120 n Ji n. .100 n. ..... 80 n. 30/10%
Wein successfully,
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shipping. Dort,
guns,
.6.00 n.
searchlight
around
..81 b.
The
hal
anti-aircraft batteries and Afrien
At concentrations Calais were heavily from 5.30 p.m
all
.Sept. 27.
date, 1st.
Sept. 28.
.Sept. 20.
Oct. 1.
Monday, Sept. 14 long-rung Saigon, Ceylon, India, East and South .3.30 p.m. and Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, USA.. bumbed
Canada, Central and South America San and United Kingdom vín Francisco (No Parcels for Canada).
K.P.O.
unt nearly
10% b. 8 p.in. 10% n. Barges in one dock suffered par- One pilot 4 b. tlcularly heavy damage
estimated that there were 300 barges 35 n
there
S'ha skyards 3.
Kallati /- Itaube $.
15/-n. P.55 n.
H.K. Mines
1 cta, a
LANDS
3.35
A
lanka.
30% M
180 n.
12 n. 7.00 b.
No defence was put up but illusive charges by speedy British tarasaing enemy columns.
The main body of British troops somewhere else is completely ready.
To-day the Italians have found one thing that they apparently did not reatise before-that Sollum which they have called a military and naval buse and which they have bombed. is partly ruined village of no value at all The British have never held Solium.
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China
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Lighat (old) $. Lights
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Parcels
Sept. 10, 4 p.m. Sept. 10, p.
Parcels
Reg. Ord.
Sept. 16, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Sept. 10, 4 pm.
Reg. Ord.
Sept. 10, 8 pm.
Sept. 16, 7 pm.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Straits and Calcutta.
were
I'arcels
Air
Many
The blaze of a Are scen 20 miles out to sea guided some of the raiders}
In face of who attacked Dunkirk,
valve after henry anti-aircraft fire, salve of high explosives went home on the docks.
Large found at Ostend Harbour, where the defences were considerably streng 3.40 b.thened during the past week. 101% of them were in the outer harbour.
15.80 s.
7.40 m.
3.70 n.
00 $0.
214 b
7 n.
.4 m.
37.
37.
17 n.
numbers of barges
RUMANIA JOYOUS
FROM PAGE ONE
10 n. preservation of the royal family of 11% n. Rumanta .23%
0% b. the
Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $., 14,00 m. Cald: Mneg. (Pref.). Sh. 5. 12 n. Canton ices $. Cements $. H.K. Ropes $.
STORES, &c
Dairy Farms S.
Watson ...... Lane Crawfords 3 Sinceres $
Wing On (H.K.)
Powell Ltd. $............
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $..
S'hai Cotton Sh. $.
MISC
H.K. Govt. 4%
18
M
As the royal pair stood together on
palace steps the huge throng, which had stood with bowed heads for nearly two hours, knelt in allent prayer on the dusty pavements, and then gave vent to their emotion with frantle cheering, such as Bucharest he rarely heard.
Brilliant Parade 18% 5. Thereafter, there was
a brilliant
Letters,
Mail for
Sept. 17, 11 am. ....Sept. 17, Noon. Indo-China, Malays.
Java and Austraila by the "Imperial Always Service"
Rer. Ord.
Rer.
Ord.
K-P.O
.Sept. 13, 5 p.m. Sept. 17, 6.30 p.m. G.P.O.
.Sept 17, 5 p.in. Sept. 17, 7 pan.
Air Mail for Imperial Airways Ber-
vice" to Durban and thence
Sea Service to United-Kingdom.
by
.Sept. 17. 3 p.m.
K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
.Sept. 17, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Ier.
Ori.
..Sept. 17, 5 p.m. Sept. 17, 7 P..
USA., Canada, C. and S. America and United Kingdom via Son Francisco, (No Parools for Canada).
GP.O. & K.P.O. Parcels, ......Sept. 17, 5 p.m. Reg., Sept. 18, 9.45 am: Ord...Sept. 18, 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept 18
.3.30 p.m. and
Formosa
9. parade in which the Iron Guards and Straits, Ceylan, India, East
Army vied 7.45 n. the regulør 2.15 n. other for prominence.
with mach
Ten thousand
39 n. green-shirted Iron Guards, represent- 1 n.ing the organisation now in power, had the place of honour and lustily sung Party songs as they marched. 41 n.
However, they were unarmed and .182 n.
thus hardly matched the martial 99% n. plcture presented by the fully armed
. regular forces.
H.K. Govt. 34% (1934)...95 H.K. Govt. 32% (1940)
BRITAIN'S AIR
....
03 n.
.0% n.
1.68 n.
..1 n.
FORCE WINS
..8
1.
.8/9 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 GSBda.38% n. H.K. Entertainments $. Constructions (old) $. Constructions (new) $.. Vibro Piling $.
Marsmens lav. (Lon.) s/ Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) B/-
.4/- n.
FROM PAGE ONE
South Africa, and United-Kingdom.
Manila,
G.P.Ó. and K.P.O. Parcela
Re****
Ord,
...Sept. 18, 5 p.m.
Sept. 19, 8.45 am. Sept. 19, 9.30 am
Friday, Bept. 20 Australia and New Zealand vin Thursday Island.
Kowloon P. O.
Parcels, .,Sept. 20, 4.00 pm. Reg.,
Ord..
Parcels,
Sept. 20, 5:00 p.m.
.....Sept. 20, 5.30 p.m.
G.r.O.
....Sept: 20; 4.00 p.m..
Reg.Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m. Ord
Sept. 20, 7.00 p.m. Straits, Rongoon and Calcutta
Parcels Sept. 20, 5 p.m. Letters..... Sept. 21, 8.30 am.
Saturday, Sept.
zi
MINE-SWEEPERS casualties, according to official re- Air
ports.
DOWN PLANE The fifth alarm was sounded at
destroyed П
8.08 p.m. when bombs began crash- LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)-APing with great rumbling thuds and Admiralty communique states tha A.A. barrages fiercely darkening the twe mine-sweeping trawlers. Libra skies. and Conquistador,
It was revealed to-night that St. enemy aircraft by gunfire carly this Thomas's Hospital on the Thamca morning.
There were no casualties in either trawler.
opposite the House of Commons was damaged by a bomb.
Swan, Culbertson & Fritz.
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Mall for "Imperial - Airways- Service" to Durban and thence by Sen Service to United Kingdom.
G.P.O, & K.P.O.
Kez..
Ord
...Sept. 21, 5 p.m. ..Sept. 21, 5.30 p.nu. Air Mail for Indo-China, Dalaya, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Service".
Keg..
G.P.O, & K.P.O.
.....Sept. 21. 8. p.m. - Ord,.......Bept. 21, 5.30 paa, Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe vis "Pan Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Service."
K.P,0.
Reg..
Ord..
Reg.,
*Ord..
.................Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Sept. 21, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Rept. 21..5 p.m.
Sept. 21, 5.30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Straits, Ceylon, India, East, and South Africa......7.00 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Sandakan
Friday, Sept. 27 Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya.
Noon-
8.30am. Manila, Australia and New Zealand'
via Thursday Island.
Reg.
Ord.
· K.P.O.
¡Sept. 27, § p.m. Sept. 27, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
Ord;
Calcutta.
Porcels,
Sept. 27, 5 p.nu Sept. 27 7pm.
Sept. 27, 5.00 p.m.
Letters, Bept. 28, 9.00 um
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa and Unlied Kingdom
G.F.O. and KP.03
Parcels,Sept 27: 5 p.m.
Reg.,
! Ord
Sept. 28, 40 m. Sept. 28, 10.30 am.
Superscribed Correspondence Only.
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