"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH””
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
$150.00 CASH PRIZES
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
$60.00
$40.00
$20.00
Three Consolation Prizes $10.00 Each In addition to the Cash Prizes The Eastman Kodak Company offer a Special Prize which will be known os the
EASTMAN KODAK
PRIZE.
A 1932 Model Kodak 616 with f.6.3 Anastigmat Lens, which will be awarded for the
BEST STORY TELLING PICTURE.
SECTION FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. Messrs. Waibel & Co. ('DEFAC") offer six "AGFA" box cameras to be competed for by school-children. These will be awarded to best six pictures in this class.
Bathing Scenes, Picnic Illustrations, Local Beauty -
All photographs Spots. Typical Chinese Studies, etc. must be of subjects taken in the Colony, Photographs may be submitted forthwith, and it is in the intended to reproduce selected pictures Telegraph Pictorial Supplement as from the first Saturday in July. The Competition will close on August 31st, 1932.
The following rules will govern the Competition:--
confined exclusively 1.The Competition is
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amateur photographers. 2-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photographs submitted up to August 31st, 1932. In the event of two or more photographs being considered of equal merit, any or all of the prizes The decision of the will be divided accordingly. Judges shall be final. 3.-The right to publish any or all of the entries in the Telegraph Pictorial. Supplement is reserved. 4.---Photographs which have been already entered in
local competitions will be ineligible.
5. No photographs will be returned.
6.
Photographs, preferably in black and white, must be addressed to the Editor and must bear on back the name and address of competitor.
7. No correspondence will be entered into
connexion with the Competition.
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8.The six "Agfa" cameras donated by Messrs. Waibel & Co. ("Defag" may only be competed for by local school-children. Each entry in this section must bear the name of the competitor together with that of his or her school. THAT "SNAP" MAY WIN $60.00 !
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
COMMUNIST WAR
NEW MENACE TO EAST RIVER DISTRICTS
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NEW BANK NOTES
NANKING GOVERNMENT
JULY 14, 1932.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
"YANGTSE"
Arrived Hongkong on Friday, the 8th July, 1932, From DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, LONDON, ROTTERDAM &c vin SHANGHAI.
be
TO BACK ISSUE
Nanking, July 13. Canton, July 13.
Announcing the Nanking Gov-|- After a temporary setback in northern Kwangtung, where they ernment's decision to establish a were defeated by the Government speelat finance administration for of issuing Govern- troops in Nanan, Tayuling, Nam-the purpose hung and Nankang districts, 40,- ment banic notes to take the place 000 Communist bandits are march- of the silver coinage as a means
Consignees of Cargo by the above ing from Bouthern Kinngst to the to relieve the chaotic financial con-
nanied steamer are hereby informed East River region. The militarydition of the country Mr. T. V.
that their goods with the exception intelligence estimates the entire, Soong, the Finance Minister, made of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are Communist force on the Kiungsi-a statement to Chinese newspaper being landed and placed at their risk Kwangtung frontier at 70,000 men, correspondents this morning. Mr. in the Godowns of the Hongkong with about 40,000 to 50,000 undur Soong's statement Indicates that Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.,
the Nanking Government in about Kowloon, whenco delivery can The expedition organised by to issue new bank notes which will obtained as the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared within 7 days General Chan Chal-tong's suborbe circulated in all the provinces, Including date of arrival, will be diantes in northern Kwangtung has taking the place of the existing subject to rent.
All claims must be sent to the proved effective and in the few Provincial Bank notes. minor encounters with the bandits These new banks notes will have undersigned before the Monday, the 1032, or they will not be the
Nationalist 18th Government commanders the backing of the clain victories, The defeated Government
packages must be left in bandits are falling back from that this may solve the difficult the Godowns for examination by the Kwangtung, and concentrating at financial state existing in Nanking consignees, and the Company's Sur- and the provinces to-day. The voyor Mesere:--Goddard and Douglas amount of notes to be issued, to- at 10.00 am. on Wednesday, the 13th More Reinforcements.
gether with the procedure of the July, 1982. Consignees must have a Foreseeing the, Communist in issue will be discussed and decided Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged datlable goods are examined vasion from the eastern regions of
at the coming Finance and Econo-
by the Company's Surveyors. this province, General Chan Chalmic Conference summoned by Nan- tong has ordered the mobilisation king. of one full training division under General Minn Pel-nam for North River to cut off the Communist retreat from Tayuling and to keep them from the East River.
Sinfeng.
Three thousand coolies have heen mobilised by the Government on the East River for the trans- portation of military equipment. af this division to the North River. The entire division is expected to arrive and report to the military Contant in Shiukwan, the termi- nus of the Canton-Shinkwan Rail- The 8th Division way, on Friday.
and officials believe an
Government must find means
Mr Soong emphasises that tho to bring about financial unity in the Country before taking the step towards the abolition of the tack--Rensha,
DISARMAMENT.
bold
STATEMENT EXPECTED ON HOOVER PROPOSALS
London, July 13. Sir John Simon, Sir Herbert Samuel and Ford Londonderry flying to Paris this evening route to Geneva to continue the work of the ference. It is expected that a state- will be made at the Putt- met soldiers,ference, welenmine the Hoover dis
armament proposals,
Disarmament
of the Third Army from Meihsien has also been withdrawn to Can- by tun in proceed to Shiukwan order of the Commander-in-chief. Heavy Fighting.
Canton, July 13. The arrival from northern Kwangtung and Nambung of 300 wounded Government
General Chan under
Chai-tong,
A further statenrent will be from the
bandit-infested zones
the paints this morning, indicated that made setting furth serious hostilities between The which aeromont has been reached. The General Commission of the Government forees and the 40,000 bandits o the Kiangsi-Kwang-Conference is expected to adjourn tung frontier have now assumed in the middle of next week. when machinery will be established to continge the efforts to thrush out the points which agreement has no yet been attained in readiness for the re-assembling of the Commis- sion... --Renter.
serious proportions.
The wounded soldiers travelled on special coaches on the Canton Shinkwan Railway and immediate: ly upon their arrival were rushed to the Government hospitals.
The Government made an
acement this morning, assign
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Central China
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No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns,
No Fire Insurance will be effected: by us in any case whatever.
R. ONL
Hongkong, 8th July, 1932,
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED
.
Agent.
Front LEITH, MIDDLESBRO'. ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"RENVENUE" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being lund- ed
their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart und Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the after Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gonds remaining undelivered the 19th July, 1932, will be subject tu rent
All claims against the steamer must. be presented to the undersigned on or before the 3rd August, 1932, or they will not be recognized.
All bruken, chafed, and damaged tools are to be left in ti Godowna, where they will be examined on the 18th, July, 1932, at 19 a.m., by Mesars, Goddard and Douglas.
To cumply with the General Banded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in atten- dance when damaged dutinble goods are examined.
No Fire Insuarnce has been effect-
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th July, 1932.
CHOLERA DEATHS
ing the entire second Army, constrict, hul an audience with Mr. | ed. sisting of five divisions under Gen-Soong this morning when the lat-) Bills of Lading will he counter- eral Heung Han-ping, to proceed ter has agreed to contrilate $2.-signed by.
the northern | 500,000 to Marshal to Shiukwun ad
Chiang Kai- Kwangtung districts, taking pasi-shek, to carry out the anti-bandit tions on the second line of defence expedition in
from Rensho. against a Communist march
Shiukwan. Many Kiungsi tu coaches on the Canton-Shinkwan Railway have been commissioned to conrey these fresh contingents for Shinkwan, leaving to-morrow mor- ning.
Accompanied by some of his staff officers General Chan Chai-tong personally visited and reviewed his regiments in Shinkwan this morn- ing-Reusha.
$2,500,000 Grant.
Nanking's Efforts.
London, July 1. Sir John Simon told Mr. Wardlaw Milne in the House of Commons to- day that no recent development in China called for special comment.
Mr. Wardlaw Milne followed up by asking.
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Hankow, July 13. According to il mport from NELLORE "As it appears that the Nanking Chengchow, the cholera epidemic is TANDA
alammingly in the NANKIN Goverment is making every effort spreading to bring order in the Yangtse western section of Honan, and the Valley. will Sir John Simon do his whole of the Shenai province.
The daily deaths at Shenchow Nanking, July 13. best to support it?". The War Minister, General Ho Sir John Simon gave his assurand Tungkwan have climbed up to Inguf Ying-ching, who returned fromance that he would do everything 80 and 100 respectively. Hankow this morning, represent in support to restore order from ficient medical attention for the ing Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, to chaos in the Yangtse Valley, or prevention of the epidemic is stated to be the cause of 90 per cent. of consult the Finance Minister any other part of the world. Oll the disposition of financial
to-day-Reu- the rise in the death rate.--Renter's Parliament rises
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