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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPII.

The Hongkong Telegraph

SIXTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

JUNE-AUGUST, 1936.

$250

CASH PRIZES

$250

TWO SILVER TROPHIES VALUE $250

AWARDED BY-

ILFORD, LIMITED, LONDON

TO WHAT ARE ADJUDGED THE TWO BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS,

SECTION ONE

FOR THE BEST STORY-TELLING PICTURE

SPECIAL PRIZE

ONE OF THE FAMOUS

BELL & HOWELL

FILMO STRAIGHT EIGHT MOVIE CAMERAS

WITH CASE

TO BE AWARDED BY MR. CHAS. 5. ROSSELET, HONGKONG AGENT.

VALUE

$235

SECTION TWO

CHINESE STUDIES- -FIGURES AND FACES

RD

THURSDAY,

BRITISH BUSINESS

PICK-UP

ALL INDICATIONS GRATIFYING

London, July 8,

JULY 9, 1936.

King Visits SPECIAL SALE

R.A.F. Bases

INSPECTS NEWEST

WAR PLANES

London, July 8. The inspection of the Royal Air Forer stulipus to-day by the King, accompanied by the Duke of York, For the first time this year the was the first occasion on which a average level of wholesale prices British momechshund ever made such Į showed an appreciable movement in an aerial lour. The King, who wore June, rising to 8.8 per cent. above the bite uniform of a Marshal of the j Bay and to 4 per cent, above June | Royal Air Force, flew in his own D. of last seri

H. Dragon aeroplane from Windsor,

Food prie rose by 1.2 per cent, and Arst visited the fighter station! and indutéial materinks and mamu-bat Northalt, which forms part of thei facturus by 0.5 per cent: as compared ighter comunend of the air defence of with May. The index mumber of in- | Britain, dustrini inaterials, was the highest! reconded since October last,

His Majesty then proceeded by air The Ministry of Transport returns to Wittering House, of the No. 11 Training School, recently showed all round increases in British endlways' passenger traille, and in re-

in connection formed

with the N ceipts theinfrous, in the March quar-

pansion of the force, where the pupils Yer as compared with the first quar- were paraded, and inspected this aus ter of last year Freight carried dur- men's dining hall and mess arrange- ing the twelve weeks ended Marchments and took luncheof in the n

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21. and sesultant receipts, were also piest. The bomber station at larger for all classes na compared

Midentall WILN TRIXI visitet. It with the corresponding period of 1935, forms part of the new lumber crm-

British Wiréfers,

mand, and here nireraft war. The eyews & of squidrons were inspected.

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COLLEGE WALL COLLAPSES

FORTUNATELY NO CASUALTIES

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At the Martlesham Heath net plans and armament, experimental establish ment, the King displayes keen inj tered in several aireraft including the Vickers single-seater Oghter "Spitfire 1st," which is a wing won pline with an encfused pilot's cockult, of all metal, construction, chteily duralamin, with retractable

under earringe. The "Spitfire" gave a des monstration of 11 terrilir sprind when it made a power dive and al With a deep rumbling noise, ne wall, Ishraced its wonderfof stability with a twenty feet long, situated in the low club. The Bristol Blenbin ground of St. Paul's College, (Beneaty,jabu gave a nest impressive display. Collapsed last night, fortunately with-

The Hurricane Ist." produced by n any rasunlties.

finwher Airesaft, Limited, alen The wall, which was about six feet single-seater Jong with monoplane, in height, surmounted the embank-with enclosed corkpit, an

Thither ment on the east side of the narrow Vickers single-seater fighter, stone pathway leading to the inner named, of love wing type, were also gate of the College. Entering from carefully examined. Other ners. The main gate, the pathway leads to į planes, which were inspected included the inner gate, taking a hair-pin bend four medusu bombers, two' bomber |about Halfway. The wall which transports. one general prpora | collapsed was aituated just above This Vickers Wellesley machine, and ans

bend.

Army co-operation aeroplane, at pro- The collapse was apparently due to equipment.

sent untuned, as well as the Intest. the recent rains. The debris binekod i The pathway entirely, but this Was

The King was keenly interested in Inter cleared way. The will is paid ja now fandley Page medium bomber to have been built over ten years and he studied carefully the mechan

composed of brick and is of the revolving gun turret of a "Demon" fighter. On the conclusion

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FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

LADIES' COLOURED STRAWS

A Few Only. Left

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cach

JUST A FEW

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Price

PARIS MODELS IN NAVY NIGGER

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The collapse occurred just after the of the visit to Martlesham, the Royal Price Za to clear]

evening classes for poor boys at the College had been clased, and it was fortunate there were n' boys on the pathway at the time. The noise ¦ caused by the collapse was, however, caused some resident near-by t vacate their houses.

Five Killed In

1ST $40. 2ND $20. 3R $10. Experiment

SECTION

THREE

VIEWS: INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPES. SEASCAPES, ETC.

1ST $40. 2ND $20. 3RD

1ST $30.

SECTION FOUR

STUDIES IN STILL LIFE

2ND

SECTION

$20. 3RD

FIVE

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS

1ST $15. 2ND $10.

SECTION SIX

$10.

$10.

3RD $5.

FOR THE BEST "NEWS HAPPENING" PICTURE

1ST SILVER CUP

The

following Rules 11 govern Jompetition --

DONATED BY

DR. F. BUNJE

RULES:-

2ND $20

the f.---Photographs which have been alrendy | D.-No. correspondener will be entered Into

entered in Joen competitions ATO In In connection with, the Campelition. eligible.

1.-The Competition is conded exclusively

la amateur photographers.

Pletore submitted in Sepla tones should it the conclusion of the Competition, 10-Entries in the Children's Beeting must

be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.

The Prites will be awarded to the

inteles wil be 'returani to competitors on application at this Office within seven)

dayo.

competitors sending in what are adjudged 7- No responsibility will be accepted for

to be the best photographs in each Sretion. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published dally during the peeled of the Compatition. 4.The right to publish any or all of the

entries in the Telegraph is reserved.

non-delivery, kakor damage, Photography

zat not 10

Fre

than

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· Post-card size (exerting in the Children's Section) - and the entry form should beži lightly pasted on the back.

bear the name, age and address on the entry form countersigned by a patent. 11Normployee" or member of any Arm

In the photographie trada is permitted to compete.

12-Member of the Staffs of the Hangkang Telegraph and the South China Morning Poat are not permitted to compete. 13-The declalon of the Judges shall be final.

COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES `NOW.

USE THIS FORM

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EXPLOSION'S TOLL AT WOOLWICH

London, July 3.

party mined by air to Hendon, - British Wireleas,"

King's Son Files Suit

For Divorce

New York, July 8.

Count Chedonga, son of the former

King of Spain, Bled sult for ne jannulment of his marriage to

wapbly Spanish sugar planter 2 daughter to-day,

Five persons were killed in an ex- losion in the Research Department at marriage by false promises and that He alleges he was tricked into the Woolwich Arsenal to-day.

The explosion occurred during an after their marriage the Countess uzi- Imitted that her sole purpose in wedd- experiment

One of the dead is an official of the ing him was to acquire a title. Departmeal. Commander Lens, who

The alleges the Countess had no recently retired from the Navy after intention of devoting her life to caring thirty years' service and had been for her husband, and insisted upor employed in the Artenal only thirteen living apart in a style he mad not .nonths.

alund--Reuter.

The other dead are two chemists i and two labourers.—Router Balielin}; The Countess is also bringing sull Hjerpice.

for divorce on the grounds of i}= compatibility of tempéraments.

Paris, July 1.

SECRET WEAPON

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M. Henri Dekerillis, Rightist leader, charged that certain deputies

Londen, July 8. had ordered a model of the French Issues of new capital in the United "Type 23" aircraft gun, one of the Kingdom during the first half of 1936 most valable air weapons of which are returned at £108,980,000, ns com. France alone possesses the sreret, topared with 280,040,000 and 169,020,- he given to Russia. He demands 000 respectively in the correspond-

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