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The

THE HONGKONG

Science Aids Defence Of

Hongkong Telegraph Great Britain

EIGHTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

June-September, 1938

$250

CASH

PRIZES

$250

(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")

TWO

SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250

(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)

BELL & HOWELL FILMO

DOUBLE EIGHT

MOVIE CAMERA & CASE, VALUED $288

(Donated by Filmo Depot, Hongkong)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION DE LUXE

PHOTO ALBUM

Hand-made in leather by a renowned Vienna

artist to the value of $100.00 Donated by:-HELMUT NOCHT

To be awarded to the best action study, including sequence shots. Open to all classes.

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

Prixes will be allotted as follows:

SECTION ONE:

FOR STORY-TELLING Pictures |

First Prize: Bell & Howell Filmo Double 0 Camera, Streamline Model, four speeds self-setting footage indi- cator, built-in exposure guide, single pleture device. Complete with ease. Donated by Filmo Dépot., Hongkong. Second Prize: $40 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

Third Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

SECTION TWO:

GENERAL PICTORIAL' SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LAND- SCAPES, Seascapes, HUMAN &

ANIMAL STUDIES), First Prize: $50 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Tulograph."*

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

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

SECTION THREE: STUDIES IN STILL LIFE First Prize: $30 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

Second Prize: $20 Cash, donated) by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

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

SECTION FOUR: SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS First Prize: $20 Cash, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph,"

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

RULES

The following Rules will gavern the B.-Plefuren aubmitted in

Competition

1-The Competition is confined exclusive

ly to amateur photographers.

3. No employer or member of any

in the photographic trade is permitted to compete.

3. The prizen will be awarded to the

competitors sending in what are

sepla

tones ahould be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white,

-No picture to be entered in mate

than one Section,

10.-Mounts to be only white or cream, and, except in the Children's Section, must be of one of the following sizes:--10 by 14", 10" by 12", 10" by 8".

adjudged to be the best photograph 11-o, enrrespondence will be entered m each Section. Each enfry must be Into In connection with the Com- published during the period of the

petition,

Competition, and which mul biz-Entries in the Children's Section must pasted on back of entry.

6-All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony at Hong- Long. Photographs, which have heen:3. already entered in other Compolitions are ineligible.

0-No responsibility will be accepted for

bear the entrant's name. ago and address on the entry form, counter Bigned by a peront.

Member of the Staffs of the long- kong Tolagraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compata.

non-delivery of, loen at, or damage told-The decisions of the Judges shall be entrics.

final.

-All entries to be either black, sopiast, the conclusion of the Compettion,

or toned pictures, and must be

mounted. Hand-coloured photographia

aro ineligible,

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY.

entries will be returned to competitors

on application at the Telegraph offices| within aoven days.

ENTRY FORM

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE

Pienso use block letters and parts this

on back of each Entry. It catered in

Children's Boction, parent counteralen here,

plezie

TELEGRAPH,

Minister Promisos Warm Welcome To Invaders

TUESDAY,

RAIDERS AGAIN RAIN BOMBS ON CANTON (Continued from Page. 1;) | being raised by the municipal authori ties. As encouragement, rewards will be given to members of the who have displayed rescue corps, remarkable courage-Central News.

Chekiang Bombings

Kinhwa, May 31. London, May 30. For the second successive day, Broadcasting on Imperial Japanese planes yesterday rained Defence to-night, Sir Thomas death and destruction over a wide area in Chekinng, including the cities Inskip, the Minister for Defence. of Nagpo and Chuki, south of Linpu said that some of the Intest dis- on the Chekinng-Klonitsi Railway. coveries by the cleverest scien- and Lishiu, about 125 kilometres tists, in the Empire were now

south-east of here.

Between 40 and 50 civilians were coming into use in the defence killed or maimed_and 200 houses of Britain.

in Lishiu. Altogether Any enemy of Britain's might ex-nine Japanese planes participated in pect to encounter "some formidable

the bombing, dumping more than 80 and perhaps unexpected forms missiles in all parts of the city. defence," Sir Thomas anid.

bombed Six enemy machines Ningpo, dropping some 30 explosives. At Chuki altogether 31 bombs were released by six planes, wrecking several houses-Central News.

of

Giving an assurance that Britain's defence plans were elaborate and widespread, the Minister for Detence added that joint plans had been_pre- pared by the Navy and Air Force every emergency, and particular- ly for providing complete tra

trade

pro- teellon in the event of war.

for

demolished

Trains Attacked

MAY

31, 1938.

Important Parleys At Prague

Direct Contact With Sudeten Germans

RAIDS ON CIVILIANS DISMAY BRITAIN

(Continued from Page 1.) ·

desired was an international ogrco- ment. It was no use putting before other governments, crude or un- prepared proposals on A nlatter which gave rise to very great dimeulties.

The Government was seeking to get Prague, May 31. the, proposition Into a form in which Political quarters here are looking it would have some chance of ge- forward with the very lense expecta- ceptance by other governments, and tion to the outcome of the direct when it succeeds, it will parleys between the Czecho-Slovakian position to invite other governments Government and the Sudeten German to consider the proposal, Party which have now begun.

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be in n

That the tension is alightly relaxed Other questions concerned Is Indicated by the fact that the bombing of Alleante. The Premier Political Connell of the Cabinet is not in reply recalled that the British longer siling in permanence but is Government had no more than one occasion expressed to both sides in meeting only for regular sessions.

The Czecho-Slovakian Ministers, In Spain its profound concern at the Britain and France on their return to intensification of aerial bombard- the capitals of the two countries, it is ment, resulting lu serious loss of life declared, will inform the British and nmong civil populations, and had French Governments that the negotia-drawn attention to the universally con-accepted principle that aerial tlons between the two partles cerned have been begun and that the bombardment of military objectives results of these parleys should bel was alone admissible, awailed before any new move made.

Mr. Chamberlain added: "While I Peiping, May 31.

regarded as certain in political have not sumelent information at my Japanese military planes yesterday

here that the Czecho-disposal to judge what were the ob- quarters

yet jectives on this occasion, 1 desire to succeeded in destroying a Chinese Slovakian Government had not

Ite new Nationalities take this opportunity of repeating His Majesty's con-firing guns which would be military train, mounted with guns, fubmitted

of protecing every impor. near Miaochungying, 11 miles west statute to the Sudeten German Party. how profoundly

of Lanteng, it was reported here to-The Czecho-Slovakien Government's Government deplores the malming day.

actie, so it is declared, will be to and death of defenceless civilin

ose concessions neces- British Wireless. only those stated by development of the situa-

home and abroad. tion at home

negotiations As soon as the the Government and the Sudeten Gez- man Party have produced some

of

New types guns were now in course of preparation. These includ

ed

the

tant point against flying raiders. Referring to the Dominions, Minister said that they were Tiving to their a great deal of attention defences.

"We are ready to give them helping hand,"

concluded.~~. he Renter.

SCIENTIST APPOINTED

London, May 30. Dr. H. J. Gough, Superintendent of the Engineering Department of the National Physical Laboratory, has been appointed to the new post of Director of Selentific Research at the War Office.

The appointment was forecast by Hore- the War Secretary, Mr. W. Beltsin, in introducing the Army Estimates in March. The new Direc-

tor o

of Scientific Research, who takes up his duties on Wednesday, will be responsible to the Director General of Muntions Production for general direction and organisation of re- search work for War Office pur- poses.-British Wireless.

Pirates Add To Woes Of Fisher Folk

Stevival of piracy in Chinese waters [recently has added to the fears of the Chinese fishing folks and cargo Junk owners. Attacked

with fre- quency by Japanese launches and men-of-war, the fishermen are grow ing more and more disturbed.

A police report this morning re- vealed two piracles at Sam Mun,

Tun Sin, master of a cargo junk, reported that when he was calling near Sam Mun, two shots were fred from a campan which was approach- Ing his junk,

Six pirates armed with revolver, rifle and knives, boarded the Junk and after three hours stay left. taking with them 21 baskets of egga valued at $300 and clothing valued at $24.

Another cargo Junk, owned by Li Chun, was also pirated on May 28, in the vicinity of Sam Mun. About en borded his junk armed, and removed resins and wolfram ore to the value of $480.

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COMING SOON to the

Later, the planes machine-gunned Chinese near Llargchal, 231⁄2 miles west of Chuhsingtal. Meanwhile a separate group of Japanese military planes demolished Chinese military trains carrying troops near Chikang, 17 miles south-east of Laufeng, the report stated.-Domet,

Canton Calimer

Canton, May 31, 8.30 am. So far there have been no air rald olarms this morning.

between

concrete results, the Government will other also begin negotiations with nationalities which, although numeri-1

the cally not as strong na

German group.

demanding

are

Hikewise

autonomy.-Trana-Ocean.

BELGIAN DISCOUNT

RATE REDUCED

CHINESE TARIFFS

SLASHED

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at the promotion of trade and In-ed, however, the Reformed Govern- ment states that it will refrain from dustry generaliy."

However, the gates on the British Bridge conareling Shameen with the elty have been closed as a precau-

The revision applles particularly to frequent revisions which would have Brussels, May 31. tionary measure, and those seeking

The National Bank of Belgium a small number of commodities need the effect of impeding economic re- ingress are admitted only in single nic.

reduced the discount rate yesterdayed for rellet and rehabilitation of thecovery. Most of the crowd which milled from 4 to 3 per cent. Until the last people who have suffered on account

the Shameen mtside

concession devaluation of the French franc the of the hostililles.

2 per during the past three days has dis-discount rate in Belgium was

The new import duties are based waterfront

pre-cent. and

was advanced to 4 per cent. on the Tarly enacted in 1930 which appeared, and the sents an atmosphere that appre-to discourage speculation aiming at was "comparatively just and equif-

the devaluation of the Belgian Franc. able." ciably calmer.

In Anonclat circles the present rc-|

of sign duction la regarded as

The present is the second reform confidence In the of torlif rates, the first having been currency-effected by the Provisional Govern-

ment in Peiping

January 22.

of Belgian

A special tribute is paid to the conduct of the Chinese police and

of a trying week-end. returning soldiers over They led the huge crowds on stability

with

and waterfront

coolness despatch, and rendered the duties of the Shameen nuthorities appreciably enster-Renter.

CHINESE AIR RAIDERS

AGAIN CRUISE OVER JAPAN

(Continued from Page 1)

cover of night, the report stated, the plants succeeded in remaining in the vicinity for a period probably not exceeding two hours,

The first air raid alarm was given by the Kagoshima defence station, In southern Kyushu, over which terri- tory the planes crossed shortly after

D

.m.

Following the alarm, lighting con- trot was enforced throughout Kyushu, according to Japanese military plan. But Industriaj districts in the northern part of the stand were unaffected, all factories remaining at work and traffic and communications being un- interrupted.

on

The planes are presumed to have left at li p.m. when the sound of

was reported their propellers Tsushima Island, between Kyushu and Korea.

The purpose of this second visli is undetermined ns no reports of any damage have been received.-Domei. A Reuter message adds that the raiders dropped neither bombs nor pamphlets.

Labour Asks Statement On Canton Bombing

London, May 30.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, Labour Member for the Kingswinford Division of Stafford, will ask the Prime Minister on Wednesday for a statement on the bombing of civilians in Canton by Japan- cso planes-Reuter.

Trans-Ocean.

on

With the assistance of the Japanese authorities, the Reformed Government of the will restore the functions Customs at Pootung and in Hongkew. With the aid also of friendly Powers the Reformed Government intends to brevent evasion of duties and fully equitable reallses its duty for the protection of legitimate trade and for the security of the Customs revenun and debt service-Domei Special.

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THE HONGKONG SINGERS

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Child Refugees "THE CANTERBURY PILGRIMS"

For Interior

Nnachang, May 31. One hundred war wolfs from An- hwel and Cheklang were brought here yesterday to be accommodated in camps established by the newly organised Kiangsi branch of the War- Time Child Welfare Association.

Another batch

100 of about

centrat war youngsters from the zones will arrive here soon. The as- sociation plans to accommodate children in its camps-Central News.

SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION

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