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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 22, 1941.
Congress Exchange At Hitler Needs More Men
Response
To Lead
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuter). Immediately after President Rooze- velt's message, Mr Andrew J. May. Chuirman of the Ilouse Mitary Committce, Introduced two resolu- tlons to retain the Army service and remove the limit on the number of selectten but he made no declúra, tion of energency on behalf of Con- gress itself.
pro-
Simultaneously, Senator Thomas of Utah, of the Senate Military Com- mittee, introduced legislation viding for a national emergency but restricting the President's authority under it merely to retaining selectees and National Guardsmen in service. Johnson Disagrees Senator Johnson of California dis- agreed with the entire message.
Senctor Scalth, of South Carolina, demanded
what detals of
Is threatening us, if anything.”
The Democratic leader, Senator President Barkley, commented: Roosevelt speaks with knowledge of
the world situation and our
own situation which he alone possesses. |He predicted that Congress would respond in the "manner required by the interests of our country."
Auxiliary Nurses
Successful Candidates In
First Aid Examination
The Somers stated that Dean of School of Religion Association Certificate in due course:
of
her total complement
of 175
officers and men. 138 survivors had been pleked up by Spanish ships and were being landed at a neutral port.
an auxillary
In Yenching University
The ordination of Dr T. C. Chao
Litt. D. as deacon and priest accom Assumprao.
1125
to the Order of the Chung Hwa The Lady Somers, vessel of 7,750 tons, formerly belong Sheng Kung tui took place in St ed to the Canadian National Steam-Pad's College chapel on Sunday ships on the service between Canada and Jamaka-British Wireless,
The
Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-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.
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$250
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SECTION ONE Interior scenes, Table Top and Still Life Studies.
(Exluding portraiture, plants and
and flowers).
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY
ming
The following candidates satisfied the examiners at the First Aid Exa- mination held on July 3 and 4, and will receive the St. John Ambulance
Marie Margaret Allen, Guilhermina Maria
Merlinde M. Clotilde d'Almada e Catolina Busto, Olga Dritte, Beatrice Britto, Melin' Barnes, Mar
ucrite Barker, Gloria Barretto, Olivia Maria Basto, Georgina Ale- xandra Blandford, Flaviu
Antonia Castilho, Jacinta Castillo, Thelma Doreen Collaco, May and
Dorothy Car- Melvina Ludgera
Campos, Lydia Campos, Melba Cruz, Nellie Elson,
Marle
Figuerido, Clementina Fernandes, Norma Gon- salves, Philomena Gonsalves, Yvon ne Ho, Laura Hyndınan, Geraldine
Edith Mak, Clara Jorge,
Mat Kiml thews, Marina MacKechnie, AleGrain, Hilda
May, MacNider,
Lycia
Osmund, Osmund, Cremllde Osmund, Muric Ozoric, María de Pinna,
Carmen Rodrigues, Helena Angelina Ribeiro, Muric
Bishop of Hongkong, the Right Reverend O. Hall ofllciated. was assisted by the Bishop of Sze- chuan, the Right Rev. C. T. Song, who preached the sermon, and Bishop Mok Shau-isang who read the Epistle, Dr Chan, who is Dean of the School of Religion in Yenching University. Pelping Is visiting Hongkong for a
and weeks, I will deliver the inau- te gural lectures of the new St Paul's College Foundation. He is one of China's leading Christian thinkers and his books and poems are well known among students throughout d'Almada Remedios, Elrida Rocha, the country, while as a representative at Imany world Christion conferences,
Afaria Shella Ribeiro,
Dr Chao has an international reputa-Ribeiro, Carmen Rita da Roza,
tion
Two of the hymns sung at the ser- vive were translated into Chinese by Dr Chao. "O splendour of God's glory bright."" an ancient hymn writ- ten in the Fourth Century by St Ambrose, was translated specially for this service, while the hymn, the I glory" was also appropriate since the original hymn was written by Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hongkong.
Before the
Cross of Christ
ordination, Dr Chao was presented to the Bishop for confirma-
Aurea de Sousa,
Teresa Sanchez, Cecilia da Silva, Norma da Silva, Nydia Silva, Geral- dine Silva, Irene dn Silva, Alda da Silva, Delia da Silva, Avelina Souza, LAUTR .de Souza, Felicitas de Sousa, Hida de Souse
da Silva Emily de Sousa, Carolina Souza, Augusta Xavier, Armn Fran- elsea Xavier,
Augusta Everdinn Xavier, Laura
Alzira Yvanovich, Yvanovich.
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tion by two other well-known Chinese VETERAN ANHWEI
Christians, Mis Tseng Pac-swen for-
A Glance
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From Italy & Rumania
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter),-Hitler has asked both Italy and Rumania for more troops for use in Russia and they on their part have both asked for a "definition of Hitler's objectives on that front, says the Free French Agency quoting their cor- respondent on the French frontier.
limited and that AB soon
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Hitler is suld to have replied that his objectives are strictly
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these were obtained, his advance would cease.
In any case, the message adds, "the
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TOKYO, July 21 (Reuter)-A Datovia
Bangkok
Semarang
Beremben
BUYING
Dombay Calcutta
Kabe
Bingapore
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Pelping
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US. Cross rate in N.Y.
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H.K. Stock Market
The
following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mor- ket this morning.
BANKS ILK. Banks $ H.K. Banks L.
من
H.K. Banks (H.K.) Chartered Bank £ Mercantile, A. & D. £
INSURANCES
Mercantile C. £. Past Asia S.
Canton,
$.... Union Ins. $.
.1,415 n.
.80 n.
14 n.
.Ota n.
1234 11.
.11 n.
.75 sa.
15
very
Rumania's Ambition
Hongkong
Hallo Jpoh Karachi Ilang
Shangha
FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and General Banking Business transacted,
Because the army of occupation ro- new shipping course between the quired for those parts of Russia Kurile Islands and Nemuro port in
over-run already
Cuva Street much Hokkaido Istond has been discovered greater than Berlin had expected, by Japanese Ministry of Communica- Italy is being asked to supply a verit- tions ships.
The new course is described as able expeditionary corps amounting; io about ten divisions,
significant by informed Deli "highly
Islands Haiphong commentators, as Kurile
Hankow have become an important part of The Rumanians, it is reported, are Japanese national defence sys- being tempted to supply more men, tem with the advent of the inter- and mnterinla with the offer of national tension following Germany's Odessu as “bait" although the Nazis attack on Russli are nowhere near this city; but Gen-! It is understood that the new erai Antonescu, the Rumanian Pre- course, the discovery of which was mier, is reported to have turned this announced to-day, will henceforth down because he will be quite rutts-be followed by oil ships sailing to or fed if he can get Bessarabia again. from the Kurile Islands.
The Kurtle Islands are a group extending almost to Kamchatka.
Communists & Chungking
Press Stresses Unity
CHUNGKING, July 21 (Reuter). .225 b. The question of Communist troopis: .400 L & sa, clashing with the Central Govern- Chinu Underwriters $. ....1 n.ment forces is continuing to occupy HK. Fire Ins. $.
.185 b. the attention of Chinese circles here.
The Chinese press unanimously) 120 n. stresses the importance of national .0% n. unity and the maintenance of mill-
.90 .tary discipline.
Douglas $.
SHIPPING
Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas P.
Indo-Chinns D. Shell (Bearers) s/- Waterboats ....
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $. Providents $. S'hal Dockyards $.
MINING
Kailan s/- Raubs 5.. 1.K. Mines
.70 0.
A pubile appeal to the 10th Groups 40/3 n. Army (Chinese Commulst Army) is .0.55 n. made to-day in the influential Chinese
daily,
"Ta Kung Pao," which de- .00 b. clares: "Although the Communist 15.80 .Party has an international character, 5.00 n. it must be remembered, in view of ..30 n. the latest international developments, that national and International dez- 13/6 n.terests are practically identical.
..8 1.
"Whether for the support of Soviet ets n. Russia or the protection of the | Fatherland, Chinese Communists must 3.60 co-operate with the Central Govern- .354 ment." .0714 5.
LANDS
Hotels S. Lunds 1. Lands 4 Debentures Shai Lands Sh. $. Humphreys S..
18.60 n.
7 n.
ILK. Realties S.
3.30 s.
Chinese Estates $...
101 b.
Trums S...
1714 B
7
.34 n.
UTILITIES
Peak Trams (old) $. Peak Trans (new)
Star Ferries $. Y. Ferries $.
634 n
22 17.
.6 L.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange OMetal Summary, issued yesterday, Is:
Buyers
HK. Govt 4% Loan $87.50 H.K. Govt 3467 Loan (1934) $93.75 Canton Ins $225 Union Ins. $400
Mechanised
HK. Fire Ins. $185 Wharves $00
Chinese Estates $101 Electric "N" $21 Electries Ris $11 Watsons $10.50
Sellers
Hotels $3.00 Lands $35.50 Realties $3.30
Cements $15,10
Ropes $9
Dairy Farms $19.25 Watsons $10.75
Sales
Bank of East Asin $75 Union Ins. $400 Telephonos "0" $23
Indians
In Desert War
CAIRO, July 21 (Reuter)-Mechanised Indian cavalrymen 1.30 n. who gallantly fought their way out from Mechili during the
18.10 h.
.23 s. ..0.95 n.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITB received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currenclex ní rates which will be quoted on appileation.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Loral Currency and Sterling with interest
allowed at rates obtainable on application, The Bank's Head ofce in London undertakes Executor and Trustee buil→ ness, and elulina recovery of British - Income Tax overpaid, on terms which moy be ascertained at any of t Agencies and Branches.
W, 11. EVANS THOMAS,
Manager.
POST OFFICE
Air Mail Service by British Over- East seas Airways Corporation to and South Africa, United Kingdom and beyond has now been resumed. Correspondence for despatch by air via Rangoon must be superscribed by "C.N.A.C."
The publle are reminded that it is s breach of postal regulations to enclose a postal cover communi- cations intended for persons other
han the addressee,
The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is tem- porarily suspended:-Yunnan, Sze- huen, Kweichow, Hunan, Fukien fexcept Amoy and Kulangsu), *wangs!, North and East of swangtung.
Small Packet Post to all countries ⚫ suspended.
INWARD AIR MAILS Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service-San Francisco date, 22nd July.
July 29, Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service"-Sin Francisco date. 5th August,
.Aug. 12.
OUTWARD AIR MAILS
Monday, July 28
Air Mall by Air to Kangoon to con- nect with the "Britisk Overseas Airways."
K.P.O. and G.P.O.
Reg.
Leg July 28, 4 pm. Ord. .July 28, 4.30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 29
China Lights (vld) $.... China Linlits (new) $... H.K. Electrics (old) & rts 22 b. H.K. Electrics (new) '$.
German advance are now "gett ing their own back" on the Axis .21 b. HK. Electrics Rts $..
torily," was the only comment In 11 b. forces watching Tobruk. Macao Electries $..
A number of these men were military circles on the Tobruk gar- Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Sandakan Lights $.
lalu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan- 12% included in the patrols which on ison's fifth series of raids in nine Telephones (old
(old) $.
American days which resulted in the capture
Airways and Trans- Telephones (new) $.
Saturday night carried out an- of a fair number of prisoners and
Atlantlo Services," INDUSTRIALS
other series of successful light-much valuable information. Cald: Macg, (Ord.), Sh. $....30 n. ning raids on enemy strong For the Arst time on Saturday, the Cald: Mace. (Pref.), Sh. $....25 n.
points-this time castward Italians attempted counter action but Canton lees $.
..1 n. Cements $.
15 s. along the coast between the the Indians dealt swiftly and suc- 8. Bardia-Road-and-the-sea and cessfully with superior enemy nun
southwest of Palestrino, to the face of a bayonet attack. .1944 n. west of the El Adim Road.
2nd-$40-3rd-$30.4th $10 merly Principal.of the 1.Fang School SCHOLAR-KILLED -Ropes-$...........
SECTION TWO
Portraiture,
1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY
2nd $40, 3rd $30.
4th $10
SECTION THREE
Plants and Flowers. 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50, 3rd $30. 4th $10
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
The Competition is open to all photographers,
ford
2. The entries awarded the
Trophies 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- graples in each Section, Each entry must be accompanied by o form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, And which must be pasted on back of entry,
4. The right to publish any or all of the cutries is reserved to the Houpkong Telegraph.
-All photographs entered mittet have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong.. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible. 8. No responsibility will be accepted for non-deliveryut, loss of, or damage to entrles.
either black, nepla, or toned pletures, and must mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. ~Pictures aubmitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a amniter print in black and white. -No pteture to entered in more
than one Section.
7-All entries to be
10--Mounts to be only while or cream, must be of one of the following #ize:-10x12 10x50.
11.--No correspondence will be entered Into, in connection with the Com- Petition.
12. Members of the Staffy of the tiongkong Telegraph had the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 13~The decision of the Judges shall
be final.
14-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be retumed
to competitors on appileation at the Telegraph offices within soven days. 13. The use of allasca is strictly
forbidden.
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In
Changsh, and De Ma Kanmn of
University,
At the close of the service the com- missioning of two workers for the church
Yurnan In
Gilbert And Baker, took place, The lartha
Gilbert Baker was formerly
up of the
with Dr T. C.
Chao in the
of the Student Church in and he and Mrs Baker are shortly returning to this work.
Among others who took part in the service were Dr K. L. Reichelt of the Tao Fung Shan Christian Institute. the Rev. N. V. Balward of Canton, and the Rev. E. E. Low?
Attache To Hongkong
Washington, July 13. Major Joseph Twitly, of the Army Engineers Corps, yesterday was or dered
transferred from Moblic, Alabama, to Hongkong where he will be assistant United States Mill- tary Attoche. He will report for temporary duty in the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff on August 1 before proceeding to Hongkong. United Press.
Fellowship
of the
Bellows
JUNE
SCORE
470
IN BOMBING
CHUNGKING, July 20 (Central News)-Mr Cha Lou-chun, veteran Chinese scholar of Anhwei and a member of the National Relief Com- mission, was killed during the Japanese bombing of Chungking on July 10 and Mrs Cha was wounded, I was revealed to-day.
Generalissimo
Kal-shelt
Chiang bus presented a gift of $5,000 to the Cha family for the late Mr Cha's funeral expenses and hus petitioned the National Government to issue a mandate of commendation.
Mr Chu, is survived by his wife and two sons. The eldest son, Cha Chien, was formerly beting Chan- cellor of the National Central Uni versity, while his second son Cha Wu, is now Chlef Secretary of the Shanghai Omee of the Sino-British Doxer Indemnity Refund Adminis- tration.
Dardanelles To Stay Turkish
STORES. &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons SA. Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $LAN Wing On (IIK.) Wm. Powell, Ltd. x.d.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $. S'hai Cotton Sh.
MISC. ILK. Govt. 45%
HK. Govt 31 (1034) IIK Govt 34% (1940
10% b.
,0.45 m.
221⁄2 m
.30 1. 114 b.
.40%. 305 n.
.0744
.9334 b.
83% b.
.6% n.
Ch. Govt. 55% 1025 G3Bds...42 n. Entertainments $...
Constructions (old) $.
1.60 n.
น Constructions (new)
.80 cts
cts h. Vibro Piling $.
7.20 n. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 5/714 n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) 5/-2/11⁄2 n.
New A.T.S. Head
Wants Army
LONDON, July 21 (British Wire- less)-Taking over command of the Auxiliary Territorin Service from Dame Helen Gywnne Vaughan to- day, Mrs Knox, the new Controller, who is only 33, stated that she hoped "The Straits ore Turkish and will re-to have a persontiel of 200,000 in the main su for ever," said a speaker on A.TS. in six months' tine.
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).
the Ankara Radia to-day, quoting
omeint
"Our chief Job," said Mrs Knox,
the Ankara daily "Ulus," the semi-is to see that our numbers are made bitcint paper, commenting on the special celebrations to-day of the on-up to more than 200,000. We have now between 40,000 and 50,000 and return to Turkey by by Christmas I niversary of the peaceful negotiations of sovereignty 100,000 in our roulot."
over the Dardanelles,
The "Ulus" emphasised that nt a time when rumours were being dr- culated in connection with the Straits zone, this aspect should be strongly borne in mind,
Window Smashed
In Blackout
The Pharmacy had its show-ense smashed by a plece of cement sione last night during the “black-out" but the only articles on display were rat poison!
According to the Manager, nothing was lost from the shop. He puts the value of the plate glass window at approximately $400.
Women War Workers | To Build Model Village
CHUNGKING, July 21 (Central News)The Chinese Women's War Relief Association is rushing' plana for the inauguration of a $3,000,000 Model Village near Chungking for the benefit of disabled soldieri on August 1, the fourth anniversary day of Its establishment.
1
to see another
Why U.S. Should
Declare War
NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuter).- The view that the United States must at once declare war is express- ed by Mr Samuel Grafton, in forceful article in the "New York Post."
may
"England can choose to do any thing, while Hitler is a prisoner of his blitzkrieg and
prove its Anni, victim. Ile must hurry! We have lola of me. He hos even taught us not to trust him, so that when peace is offered again it will be turned down.”
He continues: "The United States must declare war instantly."
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