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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of September, 1940, at 3 pam, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown. Land at Lái Chi Kok, 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 days thereof.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. Second THE CAMERA” Over 60 excellent views of the
Intending bidders are advised Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, that immediately after the dimpo- South China Morning Port, Ltd,sal of the lot the Purchaser (If Wyndham Street.
not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the
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Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic the Purchase price.
Competition
dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of
SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW Competition closes at 5 p.m.
on September 30
Two Silver Trophies Awarded
by ILFORD LTD.
For the best and second-best entries.
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Four Silver Trophies Awarded
by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
First Prizes in each of the
four Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Scacapse; Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. ist. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50
SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Clore-ups: Human Studies.
2nd, $30. 1st. Silver Cup.
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 entalled in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required to make a declaration to this effect. Each entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographie Society. discretion of Subjects at the
Or
competitora. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
-The Competition is confined ex- clusively to amateur photo graphers.
1-No employee or member of any Grm in the photographic trade is permitted to compete.
*The prizwe will be awarded to the competitors sending In what are adjudged to be the best photos Each graphs in each Bection.
entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the perfod of the Co- petition, and which must be
pasted on back of entry.
The right to publish any or all of the entries la reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph
14 photographs entered mart have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which entered in have been already
ather Competitions are ineligible No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, lows of oF damage to entries
T-All entries to be either black, pis, or toned pictures, and musi be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible.
a-Pictures gutauitted in septa, ton.
should be Accompanied by ma smaller print in black and white, поге
No picture to entered in than one Section.
10 Mounts to be only white or creETO, must be of one of the following altes:-10X12 18×10.
11.No correspondence will be entered
into in connection with the Com petition.
12.-Members of the State of the
Hongkong Telegraph
and
the
South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.
13-The decision of the Judges shall
be dual
14-At the conclusion of the Com
petition, entries will be returned La competitors en application at the Telegraph plices within seven
NAME
SECTION
ENTRY FORM
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and paste this
on back of each Entry in sectiona 1. 7 and 3.
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of the Salo by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of September, 1940, nt 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order-of His Excellency, the Governor of ona Lot of Crown Land at Blue Pool Road, in the Colony of term of 75 Hong Kong, for a years, with the option of 'rchéwal at a Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 76 years.
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VOLUNTEER MEDALS
Presented By Governor
Representatives from every unit of the Hongkong Volunteer · Defence Corpe, totalling 191 offcers and men, were on parade at Volunteer Head- quarters yesterday, when Long Ser- vice (Emciency) Medals were pre- sented to 21 members of the Corps the Acting by His Excellency Governor, Lieut. Gen. E. F. Norton, His Excellency was met on arrival by Col. H. B. Hose, Commandant of the Volunteers, and Captain E. .N. The parade Thursday, Adjutant, was in charge of Lt.-Cel. E. J. R
Before presenting the decorations, His Excellency sald.
You know that I have come here to present long service medals. I do this with great pleasure and when say this it is not the usual empty
Intending bidders are advised that immediately aftor the dispo-Mitchell sal of the lot the Furchaser (if not the applicant) will bo required to doposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the of two hundred sale, the sum dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
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Consequently I came here with some curiosity to see the Hongkong Volunteers;
and this 1 am doing under very pleasant circumstances to-day for the first time.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of September, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publie Works Department, by Order of Ha Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham- shuipo, 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
Before I shake hands individually His Majesty the Surveyor of
with the recipients of the medals, KING, for one further term oftet me say to them collectively that 24 years less the last three days few appreciate better than I do that this Long Service Medal is a fine thereof.
which means intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispa- coveted decorations for it is no 1,03 Jack Eylton's Orchestra.
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1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, consecutive years as a Volunteer- Weather Forecast and not the applicant) will be required not all by any means under an Imments. to deposit with an authorised † medlute threat of war. To have done
officer who will be present at the male, the aum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This Rum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
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HONG KONG NATURALIST
A quarterly illustrated journal principally for Hong Kong and S. China.
Birds and Butterflies of Hong Kong.
Notes on Vegetable Insect Pests in Hangkong
The Typhoon of Nov. 23, 1939,
Hail and Halos
A Synopsis of the Fisher
of China.
etc., ofc.
PRICE $2.00
Prepaid subscription $7.00- (Back Numbers from VoL IV. available)
On Sale at Morning Post, Building.
List of Recipients
The following were the recipients
LA-Col, E. J. R. Mitchell, o.n.E, Emciency Decoration; RQ.M.S. A. E. Kew, First Clasp: C.S.M. M. F. Boptlato, C.S.M. H M. Britto, C.S.M. A D. Wyllie, CQMS. A. J. J. V. Ribeiro, C.QMS. C. G. Sliva, C.QMS. 5. E. Edgar, Sergeant M. A. Baptista, Sergeant G. E. L. Johnson, Sergeant E. Moses, L/Sergt. J. D. Remedios, L/Cpl. T. S. D. Whitley, L/Cpl. C. A. J. V. Ribeiro, L/Cpl. H. Burson, Private M. M. Silva, Private A. Garcia, Frivale J. P. Baleros, Private A. L. V. Remedies, C.S.M. C. E. M. Terry, and Sergeant V. A. Neves, Emelency
Medals.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omciat Summary issued yesterday says:
There is a number of small cn- quiries on the market but the old difficulty of reconciling prices is again in evidence.
Buyers
11.K. Fire Insurances $150 Wharves $91
Docks (old) $18 75
Providents $4.10
Hotels $3.45 Humphreys
$7 Trams $15.80
China Lights (old) $0.80
China Lights (new) $3.75
Electrics (old) $37.50 Electrics (new) $37 Telephone (old) $5.50 Entertainments $6.60,
Bellers Union Insurances $405 Wharves $04 Hotels $3.65 Trams $18
Telephones (old) $24.26
Bales
H.K. Banks $1,310 Trams $15.85
China Lights (new) '$3.75 Electrics (new) $87.50
THE WAR FUND
A total of 11,371.937.15 was reached yes- terday by the War Fund inaugurated by the H, C. M. Post, Ltd. The latest dona ilons are Bombers par Marco,
817 of Shewan, Tornios & Co. Ltd., in mentory of the Jale Kirut. Pereira, nooksierakó Hon, Mr.
belp Fund a dona-
by members of the Police Itsorea- tion Club on the boogien:kt, his relirement.
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