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the
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Fund,
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por Mr $110,313,03. Biscellaneous Balo M. B. Mackintosh. $11.50; Anonymous 532; Mr & Mrs P. C. Hall. $1,000; S. W.
$20; Perry (monthly), $25; Anonymous, A Whittaker (monthly), $5; Half share of muiz Gala per Mrs Phillips, p. 2d betile of champagne auctioned at Swim of powder bowl per Men Phillips, Mr A. C. $719,529.03.
Wilcox (June), 425 Total
The
Adviser To China
Mr Owen Lattimore To
Come To China
Chungking, June 30. Any person chargeable with tax
Chinese Information from Washing. who does not receive a Return ton confirma the appointment of Mr Owen Lattimore, well-known writer Form is required by Section. 6 (2) of the War Revenue Ordinon Far Eastern subjects and Pacifie ance, 1941, to give notice to the relations, by President Roosevelt na the personal political adviser to Commissioner of War Taxation ca or before 14th July, 1911, that no Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.. is so chargeable.
The following persons are liable
to tax-
(a) Individuals with salaries of not less than $300 a month (Including perquisites, value of quarters provided, elc.); (b) Corporations carrying on trade or busines in the Colony;
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Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic:
Competition
Juno September, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the best and second-best entries. Three Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizes In-each of the three Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE
Interior scenes. Table Top and Still Life Studies. (Exluding portraiture, plants and
. and flowers).
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY. 2nd $403rd $30. 4th $10 SECTION TWO Portraiture. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 4th $10 2nd $40, 3rd $30.
SECTION THREE
Plants and Flowers. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30. 4th $10
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
The Competillon is open to all photographers,
2-The entries awarded the Ilford Trophins for the best and second. best pictures in the Competition, will not be entitled to any other prizes.
3. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphia in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a fann which will be published during the period of the Com- pelton, and which must posted on back of entry. 19.The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
entered mut have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong, Photographs which entered in have been already
5-ALL photographs
other Competitions are ineligible, -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage lo entries.
7--All entries to be either black, pla, or toned pictures, and must Coloured photo- be mounted. graphs are ineligible. Batures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a amatier print, in black and white. 9No ploture to entered in more
than one Section.
10-Mounts to be only while or creami,
must
16X20.
Mizes of ane of the following 11-Na correspondence will be entered the Com- into in connection with
120 of the Staffs of the
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sive.
By order of the Board.
The Chinese message adds that Mr Latinore la leaving the United States Immediately for Chungking
The news of Mr Lattimore's ap-
Week's Radio Transmissions
During the week, in addition to the usual relays of news commentarles, the following tolka will be taken by ZBW from London:
Correspondence Column"
by Wednesday, Sidney Homiblow on "To Talk of Many Things" on Thurs- day, and O. M. Green's Newsletter to the Far East on Friday. All these talks will be relayed at p.m. There are two further London relays on Saturday: the Special Broadcast to the British Forces in the Far East at 0.30 p.m. and "Mucie Hall" at 11
p.m.
Here are some of the principal features of this week's programmes: To-day, Tuesday, His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcole, Governor of Hongkong, will talks on "Some Points The third net of Puccini's "La Tosca About the Evacuation" at 0.15 p.m. which was advertised in the advance bulletin to be broadcast at this time will, instead, be heard at 8.30 p.m.
Alter
Reuter the e
News at lunch pointinent is given prominence, this morning in all Chinese newspapers time on Wednesday, Haydn's Sym- without comment, but it in generally phony No. 102 in B Flat Major will
The evening trans believed that the coming of Mr Lat-be broadeust. limore will result in even closer colision opens with Brahmi Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major played by laboration between the United States William Backlaus and Orchestra, and China. He in oven among the followed by a programme of some of Chinese as posscasing a full under want of Dyorok including his standing of the Chinese people and Slavonie Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major. at the same time having a deep Father Ryan, d... will give the fourth of his talks on British Poets at 8.40 sympathy for China's present reals that evening, his subject this weekt Lanca ngainst Japanese invasion being Moore, At 10.10 there is a Reuter,
to the
bury of Max Miler,
At
In the Fins-
Park Empire Theatre, 0.15
on Thursday the week, P.m. Mr Lattimore Interviewed
ly Newsletter from the studio of Washington, June 29,
ZBW, will be given, and at 10.16 Great significance is attached by Beethoven's "Erolen" Symphony,
On Friday night, between D and Washington official circles appointment of Mr Owen Lattimore, 10 o'clock, there is a programme of
Classical Request
Item, for which since the recommendation was made listeners are invited to send in re-
quests for any Items
Items they may care by President Roosevelt and this is the first American adviser nominated to hear. All letters must reach the to the Generalissimo by the Ameri-Secretary not later thm & p.m. on
Wednesday, July 2
Bartok's
In A Minor Quartet No. can Chief Executive,
Lat-opens the transmission on Saturday the night: It will be the test time the work has been broadest from this station. This is followed by excerpts from Act II of Mozart "The Magle Flute" and Violin Sold by Yehudi Menuhin. The rest of this trans- mission is of light varity and dance
It is pointed out that Mr timore's appointment indicates deep concern of the United States for China's present resistance against Japan.
Lattimore suld
stated
July 11941
SPIRIT OF
AMERICAN DEMOCRACIES
FOR 11 NATIONS-Richard Powell, 14. typical American boy, pours salt water over nose of hugo navy plano, in San Diego, Cal, as ho namos it "Spirit of the American Democracies," in prosence of 11 Latin American naval chiofs.
BRITAIN
GLIDER
NOW FACES
MENACE
NEW YORK, May 21.-Germany's use of troop-carrying gliders in an attack on Crote lends substance to reports current since the fall of France that the Nazis were prepared to use such aircraft on a large scale basis when the opportunity offered.
Interviewed, the 41-year old be
Johns music. of professor spectacled Hopkins University and Editor of the
Sunday's luncheon transmission opens
with two songs by Elisabeth magazine "Pacific Affairs",
Schumann followed by Schumann's that he not only felt personally hon-
Quartet in A Major payed by the oured by the appointment but deem- Lener String Quartette Chabrier's
Most of the conjecture on their ed it a great privilege to serve under "Cotillon" Ballet Musicand Beetho
that since he had be broadcast immediatly after the possibility of the descent of glidar- the distinguished Chinese leader. Mrven's Sonata in B F Major will employment has revolved around the
Router News. The oyning trans-borne soldiery on Britain.
Dvorak's The size of the gliders and how spent 12 years of his carly childhood mission commences wh
At they were placed over their objective and almost continuously the years The New World" Syphony.
day was not made clear in despatches evening books-rewiews from the did not feel he was going abroad but Studio. As usunt: on: Snday, the however, that the motorless craft were transmission ends, wille Studio large enough to carry a number of soldiers and were Inexpensive enough Listeners are reminded at there to be regarded as "expendable" by Epilogue, is a nightly news bulletin French the high command. from 9.45 to 10 p.m., on sy wave only. Also, that all times en in this summary are Hongkong Famer
JARDINE. MATHESON & between 1919 to 1037 in China, le 9.15 p.m. there wit bothe Sunday from abroad. It is safe to assume,
CO., LTD. General Managers. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1941.
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mum levarážemina. Shame" Mr Lattimore told the Central News that he would parinke in China's "kang chon", or war resis- tance. He spoke the words "kang chan" in the perfect Peking dialect.
fluent The new adviser speakts Chinese, und unlike many other for- eign advisers to the Chinese Govern- ment, he will be able to directly with the Generalissimo the Chinese language. He is widely! reputed in the United States as one who is sympathetic with and under- slands China and is not only devoted but has already been committed to her enuse.
converse in
MALAYAN HONOURS
Knighthoods for Regent Of Kedah and Chief Justice Seven Malayans receive Birthday the IIonours on the occasion of official celebration of the King's birthday, states the Singapore Free Recipients of the ignest honours include European, Chinese and a Malay.
Prcos.
Mr Justice Poyser, Chlef Justice, F.M.S. becomes a Knight Bachelor; Tunku Badlishah, Regent of Kedah,: is made an Ionorary Knight Com mander of the Order of the Brillah Empire (Civil Division), and Dr Lim Han Hoe, a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Singa- pore, becomes a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
There is one woman recipient of an honour-Mrs Tan Chay Yan, of Malacca, who is made a Member of the Order of the British (Civil Division).
Empire
The full list of honours is: Com- mander of the Order of the British
BRITISH WAR Empire (Civil)-Dr Lim Han Hoe,
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Officer of the Order of the Brush Empire (Civil)-Lieut.-Colonel Her- bart Arthur Lord, J.P., head of the Salvation Army in Malaya..
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)-Mr Patrick Crawley, Holp Bombed Civilians in Britain of the Singapore Harbour Board.
Old clothes of all descriptions
Member of the Order of the Brilish Empire (Civil)-Mrs Tan Chay Yan, of Malaces, (Strails Settlements),
aro badly needed for Men, Knight Bacholor-Mr. Kenneth
time.
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On Tuesday, 1st July, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Omce will be open from 8 a.m. to Noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 9 am, to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the plilar boxes as on Sundays and one delivery of registered and or- dinary correspondence at 11.30 a.m.
There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 am. from the Branch Post Ofces at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Air Mail Service by British Over- East sean Airways Corporation to and South Africa, United Kingdom and beyond is temporarily suspend-
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The pubile are reminded that it is broach of postal regulations to meloso in a postal cover communi- cations intended for persons other
han the addressee.
The Printed Matter Service to the tein- ollowing places in China sorarily suspended:-Yunnan, Szo huen, Kweichow, Hunan, Fuklet except
and Amoy
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Small Packet Past to dll countries s suspended.
Could Be Discarded That is, once they had served their To expect vital injuries to be in- purpose, they could be discarded. ficted on these ships even by the Probable damage in landing must many heavy bombs dropped on them have been taken into account. It is by the R.A.F. Is somewhat optimistic,
kely the gliders were towed by air- Before the war the question plane to within striking distance of aerial attack on naval
MAILS INWARD AIR Crete
carefully examined by official experts Air Mail by "Pan American Airways
Britain. Their Just why the Nazis used gliders is In
conclusions
Direct Servico-San Francisco hard to determine from the know-amounted to disbelief in the possi date, 24th June ...... July 3. ledge of air warfare available to bility of, a capital ship of modern Afr Mall by "Pan American Airways Mircot Service"-San Francisco military sources in the United States. design being sunk by bombing. The
July 15. date, 8th July. lders and "shorter" than powered Scharnhorst and Gnelsenou are well Peril Now Removed
planes. They can be built cheaply armoured against this form of attack. hd do not need extensive airports with horizontal deck protection at અધ
least six inches in thickness, Maintaining a steady north-cast operation. track for practically a day and a half But, on the other hand, they pre the typhoon, changed its course ethly vulnerable and can achieve out with parachutes or could ride the 7.58 pm, yesterday removed further spd only by diving. Possibly the aircraft to a landing with the pilat danger to the Colony. The disturb ver characteristic of high manoeuvr A crash landing on rough terrain ance was very close to the Colony, abil, was couried on as a protec-would not necessarily mean Injury being at one period 40 or 50 miles tion ainst speedy enemy inter- for the occupants because gliders con away, moving slowly, and Increasing | ceptoblanes,
be landed at much lower speeds than in intensity.
in var gliders, soldlers coulą bait airplanes.
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The No. 0 Signal was lowered at 7.58 p.m. and the No. 7, holsted at 10 p.m. the No. 7 was later replaced
by the No. 5.
The following statement was issued by Mr D. D. Evans, of the Obser-
at 9.30 p.m.: vatory
"The typhoon has re-curved sharply and is now situated about 50 miles east-by-south of the Colony, moving north-cast and rapidly losing intensity.
"The barometer was at its lowest at 5 p.m., when the recording read 20.000, but has been rising gently and it is unticipated that since
qualis and heavy rains will follow fater
In the night" The typhoon was inusually dry, the rainfall between 3 p.m. on Sun- day and @ p.m. last night being only 3.545 Inches.
Z.B.W. Aerial Damaged
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The typhoon damaged the acriol transmitter of of the short-wave Z.B.W. shortly before noon yesterday and the Station was not able to make
transmission its usual mid-day short wave.
The damage, was very slight and
time repaired in
for the evening brondenst.
Car Stolen in Storm Motor car No, 3054, belonging to Mr Henry Paddutt, of the Hongkong Club, which was reported stolen about 10.30 am. yesterday from the the Chater Road car park outside Club, had not been traced at mid- aight last night.
Money For Planes
Under the auspices of the Chinese Women and Children In, the Elliston Poyser, p.8.0., 1.C., Chiel Y.M.C.A. in Liongkong an All- Hongkong calligraphy and art ex- Bombed Areas in Britain. Such Justice, F.M.S.
hibition will be held on July 17, 18 gifts will be received by the
Momber of the Order of the British and 19. B.. W. O., F., c/o Covernment Empire (Civil)-Me Arthur Edward Scores of works by well-known House, during office hours, Pereira, of Perak, (Federated Malay painters and calligraphists in the Colony, Including Messrs Huang States),
Shao-chiang
Liu Li-ming. Chen Mondays to Fridays from 9.30
Honorary Knight Commander of Kung-che, Yang Chien-li, Mal Hwa- 5.m. to 4 p.m., allowing for the Order of the British Empire tsc, Chien Ching-leal and Li Fung- Pledis was block letters and peste Lunch Interval and Saturdays (Civil)-H., II. Tunku Badlishah, kung, will be on display and for sole. .M.d., Ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Proceeds from the sale will go to the one of these forms on back from 9.30 am. until 1 p.m. Halim Shah, Regent of Kedah, (Un-fund for purchasing planes for the
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MISSING GEMS ADORN WIVES OF QUISLINGS
A curious story of jewels missing from the National Bank of Slovakia, but later seen adorning the wives of Cabinet members has reached Lon-
ion.
The "Exchange Telegraph" Agency says that the Slovak Government was recently informed mysteriously that algh officials of the bank, In conjune- tion with others, had smuggled part tho at the foreign currency from brink in order to assist the Czecho- Slovak Government in London.
Investigations showed that the cur- "ency was intact, but that valuable Jeweln were missing. These repre- for the sented part of tho cover national currency and had been collected since the foundation of the Vnzl puppet State of Slovakia in 1939, parily by voluntary gifts and cartly by expropriation from Jews.
Officials Arrested Twenty-one high offcials of the bank and 39 citizens of Bratislava were arrested but later the women Tolk of Cabinet membera worn observed to be wearing some of the misalng jewels. The women Includ ed the wives of the Premier, Dr Bola
Tuka, and other
her Slovak "Quislings.""" Hore the story
Cabinet In London told the "Exchange Telegraph Agency that his Govern ment had not received farthing "from"
a the National Bank, We not need such contributions,
JA member of the Czecha eramat
do
ha