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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1936.

The Hongkong Telegraph

SIXTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

JUNE-AUGUST, 1936.

$250

CASH PRIZES

TWO SILVER

$250

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. S. ROSSBLET. HONGKONG AGENT.

VALUE $235

SECTION TWO

CHINESE STUDIES FIGURES AND FACES

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

SECTION

THREE

VIEWS: INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE. LANDSCAPES, SEASCAPES, ETC. -

1ST $40. 2ND $20.

SECTION FOUR

STUDIES IN STILL LIFE

1ST $30. 2ND $20.

SECTION FIVE:

$10.

$10.

3RD

3RD

$10.

3RD

$5.

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS

1ST $15.

2

ND

$10.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

DISGRACE TO COMMUNITY

KOWLOON STREET

LIGHTING

A longstanding complaint as to the Inadequacy, of Colony street lighting. with special reference to Nathan Band, was reiterated by Mr. T. 1. Wilson at the annual meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association held at St. Andrey's Hall yesterday even- ing.

New York, July 14, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow Jones summary of yesterday's mar- kel: The markel to-day rose to the high levels of 1931 and trading was the heaviest since April 30. Hnilrond and utility securities fed early in the session and then steel stocks assumed the leadership. Norfolk Western

The occasion was the sixteenth issues were the day's sensation and anual meeting of the Assoclution. advanced by 22 to *300. Automobila About a score of people attended. shares were slow to participate in thu among them being Messrs. Li Chor- advance, but activity in Chrysler Cl (retiring President), T. B. Wilson stocks featured the faal hour of hillips (Hon. Treasurer), C. E

(retiring

P. Vice-President). R. triding. Mercantile and sil issuer] were, bid up, whilst chemical and Terry (Acting on. Secretary). B. farm shares were active. The market Wylie, It. Pestonji, 5. M. Alves, II. for bonds was higher, led by railroad i

Git

Lam Meg-tan. E. C. issues. Stacks out the Curb Exchange Tregillun, F. C. Mow Fung, R. Bald- were higher, led by util{Ben, -

win, W. C. Felshow, Dr. Ip Kam- S. C. & F. New York billey cables wah, Dr. D. de Souza.

The report and accounts whleh Stocice were well bought have already been published, were Stocks: under a good leadership and prices submitted to the meeting by the Pre- look likely to move higher,, Business sident who said: Ladies and Gentle- futures during the past werk totalled men; it is my privilege as President 140 as compared with 162 fattures the

of the Kowloon Residents' Associa wiel previous

Demand

deposits amounted in 514,030,000,000 as against to propose the adoption of the report on its nelivities during the $14,070,000,000 the previous werk.

year 1935, It is to be regretted that through unavoidable causes, this

Domnestie CTHIN

Cotton: Owing to excellent crop repurta from the West and expectation of a favourably weekly Government Annual Meeting which should have report to-morrow buying was less, been held last March, has been delay- aggressive and traders were inclined ed Ull this month.

As is shown in the printed report of my Committee, a number of out- tera concerning the welfare of Kow. toon have been given close attention during the past year. There are, however, several important items mentioned in the Repurt

bales.

useful purpose, and it is presumed that they are left us they are as Gov- ernment wishes to save the expense of road repairs. However, a sug- gestion is that if sultable trees were grown at these islands, they would chharice the appearance of this ne rod, and afford a welcome rellef from the trying glare of the sun dur-

the suminer months. 1 feel," though, that opinion is divided, non- cerning the, usefulness, DI

these islands and time alone will decide their fate.

...

Crime Increase

Mỹ commitleć, vlow with grave disquiet the number of unsolved crimes, murder and robberies, which have orcurred on the Peninsula dur- lug the past or without de per- pertrators being apprehended. Whilst I do not wish to traduce the local police, who are doing their behere should also be Baby's Own under the mos! trying clrcumstances, ;

Is There A Child In Your Home?

Where there is a child in the home

The tablets are the prescription of a medical child specialist, devised especially for the use of children, to whom medicinna used by grown-ups are but rarely suited. They are sweet

it is felt that some means should be Tablets. Many childhood sicknesses adopted to cope with the needs of may be averted by promptly adminis such a large community as Kowloon tering a dose of these tablets at the has grown to be, and residents nave first signs of trouble. every right to feel that the Polles will take steps to record them more adequate protection,

1

would like

take this opportunils of expressing the thunks of the. Com- mitee to the officials of Government in taste, thereby overcoming a child's departments and other members of inherent dislike of medicine. Readily crushed to a powder and easily ad- the community with whom we have ministered, the tablet form ensures come in contuel during the year, for |

accuracy of donage. their kindly car and attention on any Baby's Own Tablets have a mid matters which we have taken up with laxative action and gently regulate

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the causes constan, remove

and

them. I would also like to thank the

the bowels. Ther

sweeten the Council of St. Andrew's Church for the use of its all for meetings and stomach, dispel

colle also to the Press for the publicity i diarrhoea, break up colds and croup has given to this Association's activi

nilevinto Hes. Personally, I am grateful for the worms and at Leething time are feverishness, They expel keen co-paration of members of the remarkably beneficial, for by settling Committer who, one and nil, most

the the stomach they ease ably and willingly worked in dealing soothe the nerves and induce sound pains, with various malters concerning the I would like

to await reactions. Sumption during June totailed 556,323 bales and exports totalled 204,000

Increasing showers, lower Wheat: temperatures and a forecast of more moisture are encouraging the hopes to comment upon briefly. titat a break-up of the drought wil

The ebiet one is in regard to Street Crollmen reports outweigh

Lighting, and as members are no damage to the crop here and doubt aware, your former Committee Caenda. Trarting to-tiny was light) and traders are awaiting a definite malinok.

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previously pressed Government improve Street Lighting in Kowloon. During the past year your Committer: Corn: It is predicted that the heat again took up the matter with vie ware will break up on Wednesday.

to having the lighting improved in Rubber: Prices declined on a re- certain parts of the Peninsula. AL sumption of labour troubles in Akron one time, for a period of two months and on enster primary markets,

im- les: Geven:ment stocks of old so, there was a noticeable

provement in the lighting along reported to amount hides re

to Nathan Rond from the Albambra 1,200,000, Drought purchases are ex- Theatre to the junction of Watering pected this week.

Road. However, this was only for an S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal

experiment,

ent, and the lighting morning comment:"Leading bakery tually reverted to Its former unsatis companies show the best business factory conditinu. Government will recent years, Furniture makers unti- cipate that this year's sales will hunt commit themselves in any way, but we presume, that it is financial. 15 per cent. above those of last year, reasons which are holding up belter The liquor industry is building up stocks since lower prices are likely street lighting in Kowloon, over a period of years. Wall Street is wagering; 6 to 8 on the re-election of Mr. Roosevelt as President as com- pared with odds of 8 to 5 last week." REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industrials

-20 Raits

20 Utilities

40 Bonds

52.07 35.10

$1.01

34.55

103.33

103.44

il Commodity Index 15.38 64.75

Finnncial Stringency

rective,

Babys Own Tablets

public welfare on the Peninsula, and restful sleep. Chemists everywhere i would specially mention Mr. J. Hell this children's ideal health cor- Shaw, who was Honorary Secretary during the greater part of last year, and was most helpful to

to me. I now formally

the adoption propose of the report and accounts which, having been in your hands for sume When time, I will take us being read. this has been seconded I shall be

It was announced at the annual pleased to answer any questions meeting of the P. and O. Banking thereon, members may wish to put. Corporation that Mr. A. II. Ferguson, Mr. Wylie seconded, and no ques-Chief Manager of the Chartered Bank, tions being advanced, the motion was had joined the Board. Mr. Ferguson put to the meeting and carried.

is well remembered as former Man- ager of the Chartered Bank in Hong- kong.

Officers Elected

Vice-

"

The election of officers was the next business of the agenda. The retiring President in proposing his done, we have to thank the K. R. A. successor, sald Mr. Wylle was Pre- and I should like to see something sident of the K.R.A. in 1924 and had done by them or by the community held every post since then. Mr. at large to instil a little enthusinsin Terry seconded and the motion was into residents, curried.

There is no reason in the world Other offeinis elected were: Financial stringency no doubt holds

why, with 400,000 people on this side President. Mr. Mow up a certain amount of Government

Fung: Hon of the bay, we should have a member- Treasurer, Mr. Phillips; Hon. Scere-ship of dozens instead of hundreds. projects in the Colony, but in View

tury, Mr. R. Baldwin; General Com- of the number of serious and Intal

Instead you see two or three dozen July 13. July 34 accidents which have occurred in

mittee

(above-named oficials ex-people at the most at our annual offlein): Messrs. L.. D'Almada meetings. I am not making any sug 101.35 102.60 Nathan Road during recent years,

Castro (Jnr.), Li, Chor-chi, T. B. gestion myself but if anybody can some of which were attributed to the

Wilson, Lam Ming-fung, W. c. defective street lightift. this should

devise means of injecting ene not be allowed to hold up a neces-

Felshow, F. H. Loseby, in Kam-wali,thusiasm into our residents I, should C... Terry, i. Cittins, A. Cheung, like to see them do it. sory improvement of such importance, With regard to the next matter.

J. M. Alves, R. Pestunj!, D.

Another thing I should like to with the rapid growth of Kawinon

Munton, I. N. Murray, E. Kem. Res. mention. I have Just returned J. R. Higgs, and Mrs. E. W. Gardiner. from a great deal of iravelling and there is an increasing need for public

In proposing Mrs. Gurdiner, Mr. I am amazed to come back here and amenities, and it was suggested last

Terry referred to year by a number of Chinese

remark made by find that nothing has been done about the Hon. R. that Government be up-

11. Kotewall recently

our lighting. It has been mentioned stdents

that this Colony would probably have that experiments were made at the preached for the formation of a Kow-

a lady governor some time or instigation of the K. R. A. but after lonn botanical gardens. If Govern-

other. Ile felt that Kowloon had

two or three months the new lights ment could be persunded favourably to consider the idea, it would be a

to a stage where the assistance

were removed and I understand, some tec, though exp

experimental work is now being done of a lady on the committee. setul in Hongkong. Since I have been step further in malting the Kowloon

attractive.

would Peninsula more

revolutionary, The re-

be

very to them Chatham cent

03 there were Diten problems improvement along

I believe the number of c- Road where an ugly strip of land. more casily solved by a a female mind,cidents in Nathan Road has been There were many Jatly members of even more than in the previous six had been formerly, is now completely

the Association and like themselves, months: Samething must be done transformed by laying it out as a beds.

they were residents of Kowloon. about it. small garden with turf, flower

The proposal was seconded by Mr. well-kept paths and benches. There.

Wylie and enthusiastically carried. are numerous bits of land on the Peninsula, which could be thus im- proved at very little cost.

Une case of Small-pox, two cases casos of Typhoid of Diphtheria, six with one death, four cases of Meala Kitis und forty-six deaths from Tuber citlusi

were reported to the local Health authorities during the week One ense each of ended July 11. Diphtheria and Typhoid were reported on Monday.

The Society for the Protection of Children acknowledges with grate ful thanks a donation of $50 from the General Committee of the Kowloon Commercial Employers Savings As sociation, which is managed by the clerical and technical staff of the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., from the year's profits of the Associa. 1lan.

re-

Another matter discussed last year was in regard to the islands along Prince Edward Road. It is generally agreed that these serve little or no

ARNOTTS

THE IDEAL PICNIC

BISCUITS.

OVEN-FRESH

because of the new scientific packing.

come

M

away

How can we impress the Govern- ment with this necessity? I travelled across Americn both ways and across Nathan Road Accidents

Canada once but even in the smallest Mr. Wilson said: I am amazed to towns I never found the lighting so come to this annual meeting to-night poor as in Hongkong: It is a dis- and to find so little enthusiasm on grace to this community and if the the part of the residents of Kowloon, new committee can impress Govern- We over here comprise about half of ment to do anything about it, they the Colony and it is the Committee will have accomplished a great deal. of the K. R. A. and its members who (Applause);

bring about what little work we are This concluded the business of the able to accomplish in our gardens, meeting which was adjourned follow- public playgrounds and anything else ing a vote of thanks by Mr. Pestonji that goes on. For what we do get to the Chairman.

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