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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure in 1936 on behalf of sick and destitute children a estimated at $25,000, against which the Income to date' is $18,000 only.
In order to continue its work, the Society asks for the balance of
$7,000
before the close of the financial year on 31st
October.
Hon. Treasurerz:
Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,
c/o Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.,
·P. & 0. Building.
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o flanque de L'Indo Chine,
Itongkong.
COUNT
6th Sept.
.6th Oct.
...6th Nov.
.27th Aug.
.18th Sept.
£17
£64
G. E. HUYGEN
Canton.
THE
"TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
THE HONGKONG
+
TELEGRAPH.
R.E. Wins Half-Mile Swimming Championship
BUT CUP GOES TO
EAST LANCS.
The Aren Inter-Un Half Me swimining team race open to bnt- terles of the Royal Artillery, com- panies of Infantry Regimenta nad independent Small Units was decided ut Stonecutters yesterday, The Best six places, carry points for the Aggregate Cup of the Area Aquatle Championship.
The first six placlogy were:-1, D. Is. Company East Lanes; 2. A
Company. East Lancs.; 3. "B" Com- pany, East Lanes; 4, 22nd Co., Royal
Engineers; 5, 9th A. A. Battery, Royal Artillery; 6, 11. Q. Wing, Enst Lanes,
Actually, Lance Gorporat Pearse of the Royal Engineers was first followed by Private Taylor. Enst Lancs., pad Lieut. Calvert of the Royal Engineers in that order.
COLONY TRADE
DOLLAR BASIS INCREASE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936.
NEW YORK CONTINUES ADVANCE
CHICAGO BEATEN
AGAIN
RED SOX GET DRUBBING
New York, Aug. 19. The New York Giants continued
for National their push
League
honours, leaving Chiengo well be hind and gaining to within a few points of St. Louis Cardinals, the Giants beal Brooklyn leaders. Dodgers again today, three to two, when Oil and Rippe cracked out home nins. Giants had seven and Dodgers Are hits.
burgh, five to four, the Pirates bitting Chiengo was defeated by Pitis twelve to the Cubs' seven.
Klein's homer was Philadelphia's only score in the game with Boston, the Braves scoring nine times on eleven hits with the assistance of Lopez and Berger, who hit home
runs,
Warship Cost Mounting
U.S. MUST SPEND MANY MILLIONS
(Special To "Telegraph").
Was
Massa-
Washington, Aug. 30. The opening by the Secretory of State for the Navy of bids for alx 1,500-ton destroyers has disclosed that the cast of warship construction In the United States has advanced $1,000,000 per vessel during the year. The tender Lubmitted by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's ship- building yard at Quincy, chusetts,
the lowest, their quotation for the construction of six new desirayers being $4,000,000 each, ns. compared with $3,075,000 success-
two
des- now troyers fully bid a year ago for
under construction. The Electrle Boat Corporation sub- mitted a bit of $2,907,700 for each
have been accepted, the US. Navy of three submarines,
In addition to the above, which Yards are building three submarines and six destroyers-United Press,
MANILA SHARES
The following quotations have been received by Swan, Culbertson & Fritz: from their Manila oler after close of this morning's session:
the
Prives in Pesos Buyers Sellers
AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston was beaten twice to-day. In the opener, which went thirteen tunings. Philadelphin scored five on nine hits, R. Johnson and Hayes con- tributing homers, while hoston could An Interim report issued by the
only get four runs on twelve hits, Antamok Satisticul Office of the Imports and
including Werber's humer. In the Atok Exports Department on the trade of night-cap, Boston was beaten geven Bngule Gold the Colony for July, 1936, states thinl
Benguet Consolidated 14,75 to two, when each got eleven hits. imports of merchandise amounted to
With fifteen hita and a home run
Benguet
Exploration a total of $38.4 millions (£2.3 mil-
by Owen, Detrolt managed to get Big Wedge Dons). 113 compared with $28.7
they were not enough Consolidated Mines runs, but eight In July, millons. (£2.8 millions)
to beat the irresistible St. Louis Deraunstration 1035 dollar Increase of 38,3 per
Browns, who are forging up from Itogon of cent, and a sterling decrease
the bottom of the Lengue in a late Masbate 17.8 per cent: whilst exports totalled
rally that, is upsetting the calcula- San Mauricio $20.2 millious (£1.7 millions), as
tions of the leading teams. Browns Suyoc compared with $18.0 millions (£1.3 or
smashed Detroit's pitchers for fifteen United Paracale millions)-n dollar increase of 45.0 per cent and a sterling decrease of hits, and got thirteen runs, including
homers by Solters and Bottomley, 10.5 per cent
New York recovered itself to Dent with Washington, seven to four, twelve hits to eight, and a homer by Dimaggio-Renter.
Market:--Strong,
3.36
2.44)
160
.60
36
15.00
39
.40
.065
07
1.05
1.80
1.86
GG
1.900
2.00
..TH
49
1.55
1.00
Total Imports during the first seven months of the year 1936 amounted to
QUINS IN FILM $248, inillions (10.0 millions), ns compared with $218.9 millons (£22.5
Collendar, Aug. 19. millions) in the corresponding period
The Dionne "Quins" started mok- of 1935; whilst exports amounted to $189.0 millions (£12.2 millons), aspared with the corresponding period ing their new motion picture to-day, women and children coropared with $160.7 millions (£16.5 of 1935, and exports increased by and several millions).
18.0 per cent.. wilst sterling values were trampled due to a crowd of decrease of 28.9 per cent. | 5,000 milling around the nursery to In terms of local currenty, imports showed increased by 14.0 per cent, in the in the case of Imports, and 26.1 per get a view of the world's most famous first seven months of 1938, as com~ cent in the ease of exports.
bables. United Press.
Flaming Action! Tender Romance! Filmed Outdoors in Natural Color
Adolph Zukor presents
Sylvia
Fred
While neighbor fights neighbor in ruthless family foud...a.beauti- ful mountain girl meats' the man who opens her hoart to love.
The whole pagoant of Kentucky mountain life brought to the scroon in all its broath- taking beauty)
Henry
•
SIDNEY MACMURRAY FONDA
"THE TRAIL OF THE
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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH
SIXTH ANNUAL
Amateur Photographic Competition
Details have been unavoidably crowded out of this edition but the list of sections, rules and Entry. Form are printed below.
SECTION 1 Story-Telling
SECTION 3
Views
SECTION 5
For Children
SECTIONS:-
SECTION 2 Chinese Studies SECTION 4 Still Life SECTION 6 "News-happening"
DON'T DELAY SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW
COMPETITION CLOSES, 5 p.m., 31sť AUGUST,
The following Competition
READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.
tules WI Koren Le
The Competition is confined exclusively Lo amateur photographer, ZPictures submitted in Sepla sonce should be accompanied by a smaller print Sa black and whiin.
The Prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photographs in each || Beerfen. Each entry must be accompacted by a farm which will be published daily during the period of the Competition. The right to publish any or all of the entries in the Telegraph de merved. -Photographa, which have been already
entered in local competition an in allthin
At the conclusion of the Competition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at thle Omlee within seven days.
USE THIS
FORM- AND LIGHTLY PASTE IT
ON THE
BACK OF EACH
ENTRY.
BLOTION
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE-
7-No reponsibility will be accepted for
non-delivery, lone or damage.
2.
Photographs must not be less than Post-card sire (excepting in the Children's Bection) and the entry form should be lightly pasted on the back..
1.--No correspondence will be entered late
In connection with the Competition.
10—Entries' In - the Children's Boctiva muri bear the name, aau and address on the entry form countersigned by a parent.
Ne employee or member of any. Arm In the photographis trade 'je. permitted to compete.
12.—Members of the Blaffe of the Hongkong
·Telegraph and the South China Morniam Fost are not permitted to competa, |--The decision of the Judges shall be fuát.
Entry Form
Tiesa usa block letters and pasta thila on back of each entry, If entered in Children's Beetion, parent please countersin bere
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