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The

Hongkong Telegraph

SEVENTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

June-August, 1937 .....

CASH

$250 PRIZES $250

(Donated by "Hongkong Telograph")

TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250 (Donated by Ilford, Ltd., London)

BELL & HOWELL FILMO STRAIGHT EIGHT MOVIE CAMERA AND CASE, VALUED $250 (Donated by Filmo Depot, Hongkong) TWO SILVER CUPS FOR SPECIAL CORONATION CELEBRATION SECTION (Donated by Dr. F. Bunjo and Mr. J. C. M. Grenham) COUPONS FOR PHOTOGraphic GOODS (Donated to the value of $125 by Helmut Nocht and to the value of $50 by Agfa China Company).

THE ILFORD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE DEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION, IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.

OTHER PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:---

SECTION ONE:

FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES

First Prize: Bell and Howell Filmo; Straight Eight Movie Camera, with caso, valued $250, donated by Filmo Depot, Hongkong.

Second Prize: Coupon for Photo- graphic Goods, valued $25, donated by Helmut Nocht.

SECTION THREE:

STUDIES IN STILL LIFE

First Prize: $45 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: $25 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Third Prize: $15 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Fourth Prize: Coupon for Photo- graphic Goods, valued $10, donated Third Prize: Coupon for Photo-by Agta China Company. graphic Goods, valued $10, donated by Agfa China Company.

SECTION TWO:

GENERAL PICTORIAL SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LANDS- CAPES, SEASCAPES, HUMAN AND ANIMAL STUDIES).

SECTION FOUR:

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS Firat Prize: $25 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: $15 Cash, donated by "Hongkong Telegraph."

Third Prize: Coupon for Photo-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

The Bookshelf

By "The Bookman"

on

On

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1937.

Not So Hot Yesterday

More Showors Predicted

The maximum temperature record- It is a welcome relief to turn from ed in the Colony yesterday, necord- Far Eastern unrest to the exception-ing to Royal Observatory

returns, ally well-written sketches on

was 09, or three degrees lower than Oriental life which are contained in

Monday, whilst the night minimum "The Green Edge of Aain," by

of 78

78 was one degree lower than the Richard Pyke (Mesara, George Allen

previous night. Today at 10 am, the Unwin, Ltd. London; 8.). The reading was 02, or two degrees below sullor writes A

observant

at the same time yesterday, with that traveller and he lavests hla vignettes humidity of 78. with a charm of style whielt is al-

Rainfall for the 24 hours ended at together

satisfying There 19. too, a

10 aan. to-day was f1.84-inch, bringing vein of quiet humour

running the year's total so far to 60.52 inches through his work, although he can

arabist on average of 51.28, hiso write effectively

morning's

weather This serious

remains mood, witness the chapter, "China, reads: Pressure How Long?" in which he speculates on the eventual consequences of that nation's contact with Western ideas.

in

Most of the chapters have already | appened in The Listener, but they have been re-wriften in part. All in all, the volume is marked by distinct Heracy merit and should appeal alike in those who know the East by contact and those whose knoweldge is confined to what they have read. We can coininend this book as being one of the best of its type which we have had the pleasure to review,

FLYING ROUND THE WORLD

"Flying Round the World," by Dr. Bolivar Lang Fulconer (The Strat- ford Company, Boston, Mass.; U.S. $1.50) in a record in diary form of the serial voyage made last year by the author when he established the record of being the first paid pastin

Belligerent Rights Mean Intervention

So Russia Opposes

British Scheme

Receiving Of Stolen Goods

Kowloon Silversmith

Convicted

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Me, K. M. A. Barnett de |livered a lengthy decision in the ense London, July 27. in witch 110 Yan, a allversmith, was Busala's reply to the British ques-charged with receiving stolen pro- tionnaire regarding procedure with perty belonging to Messrs. A. W. respect to the continuatlet of non-Ramsay, J. T. Cook, F. Remedios intervention in Spain, it is reliably and B. S. Vlera. I stated, rejects the proposal to grant Barnett said he agreed that it belligerent rights to the Insurgents was an established Custom for oliver- under any circumstances, even at the smitha to buy silverware without risk of wrecking the entire non-question when it was in a battered intervention plun.

dondition. Nevertheless, he thought there was a duty imposed on them to ask questions regarding such ware. le convicted defendant and fined

report Russia contends granting of belli highest gerent rights would be an open net over the East Indies and relatively of intervention on behalf of the In-him $25. low over Ching. The shallow de surgents and an insult to the Loyal- Mr. M. A. da Silva, for defendant, pression is stationary over Southisis. China. Local forecast:South and S.W. showery.

asked that the silverware be detain-

winds, moderate; cloudy, Britain intends to summon the by the Court for seven days, and

sub-committee of the Non-interven-is was agreed to. tlon group, under Lord Plymonth's chairmanship, (J11 Friday-United Prest.

PRISONERS DIE IN GAOL

NATURAL CAUSES

VERDICTS

Inquest into the death of two prisoners were conducted by Mr. W.

Thomson at the Central Magist- rncy this morning, and In both verdicts of death from natural causes i were returned.

er to circle the globe entirely by following Jury was 20.130 miles of trave: which began

air. In all, Dr. Falconer covered

and ended at Dallas, Texas, in the courge of which, incidentally, he touched t

He had at Hongkong. originally planned to make the trip in twenty-six

done my day, and would have

the fact that the Clipper plane which he counted on taking from Manila to San Francisco decided to carry mail only on the date he had fixed.

No pretence to literary merit is made by the author, but the volume is, none the less, of consuming In- terest, and the writer has the knack of compressing into a few words the most outstanding Tacts associated with the numerous places at which he called. One little story which he tells of Wake Island is worth re-

first penting. When the

Il men Janded there last year to build the airport for Clippers, they were allow- ed forty pounds of bangage each. Three of them asked if they might combine weights and order one

article for the three, When the re- quest was conceded by the Super- intendent, they replied: "Bring us d 120-pound blonde!"

The volume is freely illustrated, and, as a co-worker of the author remarks in a preface, the story is well worth expanding.

"PENGUIN BOOKS

When Penguin Books, Ltd, Lon- don, decided to Issue, at the popular price of sixpence each, authoritative volumes for people who want to keep abreast of the changes in the outlook of science and thought which are affecting our everyday lives, they set themselves against the conception that such books would append only to a limited public of well-to-do people. The success of the expert- ment has more than justified the! publishers.

Ten more volumes have now been

First Prize: $75 Cash, donated by graphic Goods, valued $10, donated added to the list, bringing the total "Hongkong Telegraph."

by Agta China Company.

Second Prize: Coupon for Photo- graphic Goods, valued $50, donated: by Helmut Nocht.

Third Prize: $30 Cash, donated by: "Hongkong Telegraph,"

SECTION FIVE:

FOR PICTURES OF HONGKONG

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS

An

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The first inquiry concerned the death of Tam To, 35, for which the

empanelled II. E. Fiebig (Foreman), D. Messrs. A. Montalto and Chan Du-loy.

Chief Warder J. W. FitzGerald said that deceased was admitted to prison on May 24 last to undergo twelve month hard Inbour for breach of the Deportation Ordinance. He died

on June.

the Dr. G. 1. Shaw testifled that cause of death was chronle pulmon- ary tuberculosis and curdiac failure. The other inquest was into the death of Lam Tung, 81. According to Mfr. Filzgerald deceased was sentenerd 10 one year's hard labour on January 4, and died at 5.35 aan: to-day.

Dr. Shaw stated that deceased was admitted to hospital on July 8, and the cause of death was myocarditis and tuberculosis.

The following were the jurors: Messrs. A. R. Brown (Foreman), G. Lee and C. E. Mackintosh,

Japan's Gold Revaluation

Osaka, July 28,

It is reported that the Gold Re- valuation Bill which is to be intro- duced at a special session of the Dict values pro tempore 200 milligrams of line gold at one yen, against the present 750 milligrams, which is the equivalent of 12.931 yen. against five The revaluation

profi thus yen per table is estimated ap-i

proximately ai 800,000,000 yen.

The Department of Commerce and Industry has completed its five-year plan for guld production for the whole of Jupan, bringing the total output in 1942 to a yield of 135 tons, against 50 tons at present --Reuter,

TIN RESERVE

STOCK PLAN PREPARATION URGED AGAINST NECESSITY

British Ship Seized By Insurgents

London, July 27, The Britial steamer Mirapanu is stated to have been captured by the Insurgent armed cruiser Ciudad de Valencia, In Spanish territorial waters off Dijon; and faken to Ferrol,

The Insurgent ships fred one warning shot, and the Mirupanu submitted immediately.-Reuter.

up to around hundred. The wide ground covered will be indicated by recital of the titles of these addi- tions:

Stories "Ghost

of Antiquary," by Dr. M. R. James:

London. July 27. The Hamptonshire Wonder," by J.

It may be urged that talk of recon- Prizes will comprise silver trophies D. Beresford: "Wild Strawberries, stiluting the buffer stock of tin in Fourth Prize: $20 Cash, donated by donated by Dr. F. Bunje and Mr. by Angela Thirkell; Saturday Night some form or other is premature, cald at the Greyhound," by John Hamp annual meeting of the Tin Producers

Sir Harry Peat, 3. C. M. Greniam; Coupon for Photo-

presiding at the "Hongkong Telegraph."

graphle Goods, valued $50, donated son: "The Man Who Was Thursday," Consolation Prize: Coupon

ོ for by Helmut Nocht; Coupon for Photoby . K. Chesterton: Selected Modern Association here. But he added that Photographic Goods, valued $10, graphic Goods, valued $18, donated Short Stories, by H. E. Bates, Martin although the time might not be

by Agfa China Company. donated by Agfa China Company,

Armstrong, H. A. Manhood, T. O. opportune for the formation of a Benchcroft, Helen Simpson, Lian reserve stuck it seemed to him this make a READ THE RULES CAREFULLY.

O'Flaherty. I. A. G. Strong, Malachi oppurtunity should be taken to con- Whitaker, Frank O'Connor, William

liam sider in advance how such stocks Plomer and Rhys Dayles; "Some Ex-should be formed. periences of an Irish R.M.," by E.

RULES.

The following Rules will govern the 7-All entries to be either black, repla, Competition:

ar toned pictures, and must be mounted. Hand-coloured photographa are ineligible. -Pl-tures submittea, in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white,

1-The Competition is confined ex-

clusively to amateur photographers. -No employee or member of any firm in the photographic trade a per- mitted to compete.

The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photorapha in each Secilon. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Competition, and which must be Ughtly pasted on back of entry. -The right to publish any or all of

the entries in the Telegraph reserved.

in

All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hong- Photographs which have been ready entered in other Competitions are ineligible.

-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, less of, or damage to entries.

9. No pleture to lie entered in more

than one Section.

10.-Mounts in be only white or trenin, and, except in the Children's Section,

must be of one of the following sizes:-10" by 14", 10" by 12", 10" by 0".

final.

Their administration was an im

Somerville and Martin Russ; The portant matter, too, he went on, and Murders in Praed Street," by John it was necessary to study details of that the Rhode: and two volumes of "The such a development so Worst Journey in the World," being Association could be ready with its plans against the time when a reserve Apsley Cherry-Garrard's story of

might become essential. Scott's last expedition to the South stock

Reuter.

Pole.

Penguin enterprise does not end with such books as these, for the publishers have now begun issuing good sixpenny. editions_of_the_in- dividual plays

Shakespeare, which, without questions, will enjoy wide currency and popularity.

ENGLISH PHRASES

of

11-No correspondence will be entered

Into in concetton with the Compet tion. 13.---Members of the Stalls of Honakona Tricgraph and the South Ching Morning Post are not permitted to Primarily intended for foreign compete. 14-The decisions of the Judges shall be Their

students, "Everyday English Phrases: Idiomatic Meunings and 15.-A1 the conclusion of the Compett. Origins," by J. E. Whitehend (Long- tion, entries will be returned to mans, Green and Co., London: 25. 6.) will doubtless be oppreciated also by numerous Britons who are un aware of the precise signiflennce of many phrases which they employ in everyday life. The author bas

competitors on appllention nt the Telegraph offices within seven days.

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STRIKERS AND

WORKERS GRAVE CLASH

Cleveland, July 27.

into A steel mil strike broke violence here to-day when one was killed and 15 Injured.

Strikers

workers and

fought furiously and police were for some time powerless to separate the two fattions-Reiker Bulletin Service.

nvolded the inclusion of Proverbs SNATCHER CAUGHT

informat

which are self-clear and the origin

For the purpose of having him of which is not remote or abstruse; medically examined to find out if he stang phrases are also omitted.

was it for a caning. Mr. Thomson The method followed by the author at the Central Magistrcy this morn- is to take a a given phrase, indleate ing remanded Leung Fuk, 20, unem- its origin by quotation, and then to ployed, for 24 hours on a charge of devoto a single page of terse and snatching a hand-bag, valued at informative comment. The book $13.10, from Mrs. O'Connor, outside contains some two hundred pages, the Williams Store of 41 Des Voeux and its utility is increased by a useful Road Central. index. As Lord Sanderson remarks Inspector Armitt sald complainant' the volume and her husband, who was the pro- in a brief preface, evidently involved much painstaking prietor of the store, were sitting on research on the part of the author, a tricycle outside the shop about 9 who fills in a gap left by the factp.m. yesterday, when defendant came that the subject is largely omitted

up from behind and snatched the from most educational handbooks handbag. He was arrested by Mr. and textbooks,

O'Connor near the Post Office.

TRINIDAD OIL DISPUTE

Port of Spain, July 27. Workers in the oilfields of Trinidad have formed a Trade Union and re- fused the offer of the employers for ju settlement of their differences. They have prepared counter-demands which will be submitted to the Mediation Committee.-Reuter Bul- tetin.

TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT

A Gay Romantlo Story Set

To Delightfully Snappy Tunes!'

SING AND

BE HAPPY

ANTHONY MARTIN LEAH RAY JOAN DAVIS HELEN WESTLEY

ALLAN LANE DIXIE DUNDAR

A gay and tender ro- mance that will make your heart sing!..with five hit tunes by Sidacy Clare and Harry Aksi.

COMING

to the

ALHAMBRAI

London, July 27.

BRITISH DEFENCE VOTES The Imperial Airways Dying boat Cambria arrived at Foynes from Southampton to-day and will pre-

London, July 27. Only a few members of the House pare for her next experimental trans- Atlantic flight, which she is expect of Commons to-day voted against the ed to begin on Thursday evening-defence votes. Labour members re- British Wireless.

|frained from voting.-Reuter Bulletin,

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