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The

Hongkong

THE HONGKONG

ROOSEVELT TAKES UP

Telegraph CHALLENGE

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

Fighting. To Save Demoracy

Gettysburg, July 3. Several thousand veterans of the Civil War, in addition to a vast throng of people, attended the de- diention of a monument immortalls- Ing the Battle of Gettysburg.

The monument consists of a 40- foot limestone shaft, from the top of which an

eternal

flame will ደቦ። burn.

President Roosevelt, in dedicating the monument, called upon the people of the United States to meet "the new challenge to democracy."

The President urged a practical devotion to the new national crisis, which as fundamental as the crisis met by Lincoln."

"The confilet must be fought, not with the glint of steel, but with appeals to reason and justice, secking to save for our own country and

TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

LIGHT- KEEPER ABOARD

Diana Taking Man.

To Turnabout Island Post

The naval authorities announce

COME

TO

OUR

SALE

OF

has

DELIGHTFUL SUMMER

HATS

Sir, The Chong Wah Ambulance

to keeper

Turnabout Brigade of Canton calls the pubile's that H.M.S. Diana is taking a relief attention that its headquarter, situat- Ughthouse ed at No. 123, Yat Tuck Road, Can-Island.

destroyed

on the ton, was completely

regular light-keeper Gur June, 1838 by the Japanese-day vanished and it is feared he has and night bom

bombing

of the dense re-

beon kidnapped. sidentini and commercial area Canton.

The

We hope that whosoever Diana will pick up fuel and other reads this will act quickly and de-supplies at Ockseu on the way to

Japanese mill- | Turnabout. calvely to restrain tarists Indiscriminate bombing of Canton.

Thousands of defenceless civilians have beef mercilessly killed, the majority of whom are children and women; and hundreds of houses have been destroyed including schools, universities, hospitals and Red Cross First Aid and Red Headquarters. Cross workers have been machine- on duty. Such unspeakable

people the opportunity and security leg dety humanity and

of

citizens in n free society," the President sud.

Whis

spalil

"It seldom helps to wonder how break down international morality. previous statesmen would have met The Captain of the Chong Wah Am- bulance Brigade Canton, named NI present problems,

"Lincoln's

nature, and the funda-Cha Mun has been wounded siner mental conflict which events forced that date of bombing our Red Cross upon him during his presidency, in-headquarter: including two of his vite us ever to turn to him for help."juniors namely Lim Chee Kim and Since the out- The issue for America, said Presi- Leong Wan Seng. dent Roosevelt, to preserve break of the Japanese undeclared under the changing ennditions of to-War forced on Chian the Chong Woh Canton has day and for each generation, "Gov- Ambulance Brigade ernment of the people, for the people sent a good number of its students

Skall and try the people."

parts of China for Red Cross work, threats to this form of GoveITI-

We are now suffering for The

want of financial and medical assist- ment somethines came from political interests, and sometimes trom unce and we earnestly hope the pub- economic interests, but the challenge he will assist us in all possible ways. China is determined to resist to the was always the sunc.

end against the aggressor.

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Turnabout Island lies about miles north of Amoy.

Diana will return to Amoy when her mission is accomplished.

Pilfering By Wharf Coolies On Increase

Pointing out to his Worship the growing audacity of wharf coolles, Inspector W. Mair concluded his pro- secution against Li Ping. 33, charged with larceny of one bag of salt from the praya wall of

Road Connaught West, before Mr. H. R. Butlers at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Inspector Mair said that yesterday. a group of cooltes pounced upon bags of food stuffs which were on the praya wall awaiting transportation to the a.s. Cremer. The defendant was one of the persons and he made off with a bag of salt worth 60 cents. Concluding, the Inspector told Mr. Batters Butters that such incidents were be- coming

of almost daily occurrences, Formerly, waterfront coolles waited from passengers for disembarking steamers for their victims, snatching

Sentence of two labour was imposed.

months'

hard

"In winning this battle, in its win-bitter fun and throughout the years to struggle for existence and in defence come may we live by the wisdom of liberty, civilization and World and

humanity of

heart of Pence. We may suffer as none have to our Abraham Lincoln," President Roose-suffered before, but we stick

concluded.—United Press.

to mobilise Please principle,

help world option to secure a stoppage of supplies to the aggressor, and secure fanncial and technical assistance for her luggage to carry whether they Chlua, so that the world of humanity and justice can yet conquer expan-wished it or not. Now, they were slonist's greed and brutality. Some turning to cargo stealing. other leading papers have stated that

world China lights for

peace Japan goes into this War for agures- international scrapping for treatles. Therefore, if China wins, peace

and righteousness will triumph. Unless people of the world want to Bee righteousness

ess trampled underfoot China to fight Japan. The Japanese spokesman says that China has order- ru her troops to kill foreigners,

.. contrary to this statement, China Is always paying her great attention to protect foreigners, lives and proper- ties. China knows pretty well who are her enemy and friends. Who can believe the continuous bluffs of Japanese spokesmen? Still they try to pretend as to why the Chinese are

anti-Japanese.

The alertness of Postman No. 88, Chau Yau, resulled in the arrest yes-

two previous convictions.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION DE LUXE terday of Luke Kau, 24, a man with and peace disappeur, they must help

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RULES

The following Rules will govern the 6-Pletures Rubmitted in Competition:

1The Competition is confined exclusive

ly to amateur photographers. 2--No employee or member of any firm in the photographic trade in permitted to compete.

sepia tone should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white,

9.-No pleture to be entered in more

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 izes-16" by 14", 10" by 12", 10" by

inlo in connection with tite Com- potition. 12-Entries in the Children's Section must

3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what aro adjudged to be the best photograph in each Section. Each entry must be 11-No. correspondence will be entered accompanied by an entry form which will be published during the period of the Competition, and which must be parted on back of entry, D.-All photographs entered munt havo been taken in the Colony of Hong- kong. Photographs which have been already entered in ather Competitiona are ineligible.

--No responsibility, will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damanga to ontries. 7--All entries to be either black, sepia or toned pictures, and must bo Hand-coloured photograplis mounted. are meligible,

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE.IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY.

bear the entrant's name, age and addrcos on the entry form, counter signed by n parent. 13-Members of the Staffs of this frong- kung Telegraph and the South China Morning Posì are not permitted to compete.

14.-The decisions of the Judges shall bs,

Anal, 18-At the conclusion of the Competition,

entries will be returned to competitors; on application at the Telegraph otices within seven days.

ENTRY FORM

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ADDRESS

DATE

Piense te block letters and paste this

'an lack of sach Entry, I entered in →Children's Section countersign nere.

parent ploure

Chau was leaving the stairway of No. 26 H Road when he noticed

fic sus Luk entering the house. pected Luk and on searching him when he

out found him n possession of two letters which had been placed in separate letter boxes.

come

This morning, Luk was sentenced to three months' hard labour for larceny by Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy.

Chau was commended by his Wor-

ship.

Inspector W. Mair prosecuted.

Britain Looks For Friends In Balkans

London, July 3. The possibilities of strengthening British economic and financial ties with the Balkans is being considered in London by an inter-Departmental Committee composed of representa tives of the Treasury, Board of Trade and Foreign Office.

The Committee has already held one meeting, and is now examining the problems connected with inercas- ing the purchase of Balkan products and extending export credits to Balkan states.-Reuter.

Rain Brings Cooler Days

of

Once again we plead the public to use their influence and wisdom to nobilise public opinion against this form of warfure so that a halt may be called to those ruthless activities which have been practised by the

aggressor.

NO JAK-MUN, Commissioner. Chong Wah Ambu- lance Brigade, Canton.

INFECTED PORT

Sir-Kindly note we have advised that the Port Health Authorities at Holphong and Saigon have declared Hongkong Infected with cholera.

Consequently, before passage tickets to Haiphong and to Salgon (or for ports beyond) can be issued, passengers will have to produce, on vaccination of the small pox top certificate already required, a cer- iflcate of inoculation against cholera of more that G days and less than 5 months' date.

We take this opportunity to con- firm that small pox certificates, to be considered valid, must be of more than days and less than 6 months' date."

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Fliers Keep Plans Secret

Welcome rain came to Hongkong during the past 24 hours, 1.88 incher being recorded. Practically all this fell between 7 pm, and midnight last night. The total rainfall for the year is now 20.40 inches as compared with an average of 40.00.

Los Angeles, July 3. Coincident with the rain was A With the petrol tanks of drop in the temperature, the thermachine only a quarter-Alled, Howard mometer falling from a maximum of Hughes and a crew of six men hopped 94 to 87. This morning the tempera-off from the Los Angeles airport at ture was 84, with humidity at 84 per 11.20 a.m. to-day

cent. cent.

the

his

Hughes was silent regarding his

Alleged Larceny Of Junk Cargo

remand was One week's formal granted by Mr. S. F. Bulfour at the District Offee, South, this morning, when Pang Tal, 32, master of a fish- 24. Ing junk, and Chan Kwong-hing. unemployed, appeared before him charged with: larceny by ballee on May 4 at Cheung Chow, of 850 sacks of salt, 357 sacks of sugar, and 525 tins of kerosene.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones appeared for the first defendant, while Mr. C. Y. Kwan was present for the complain- for ant. Detective-Sergeant Scott the police said that the total value of the goods was $3,208.

value of Ball to the

$1,000 in securities was granted.

Crack British

Train Sets New Record

and

London, July 3. A new British railway speed record

the was achieved by North-Eastern Railway's stream- lined express "Mallard" when it reached a speed of 125 miles per

Granthama hour between Peterborough.

The express maintained that remarkable speed for a distance ot 306 yards. Earlier it ran a sustained speed of 120 miles an hour for three miles.

The previous British rallway record was 114 m.p.h.-Reuter.

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The Asiatic Petroleum Com- pany has requested the British consulate to protest to Japan at tho proximity of Saturday's bombe to the company's install- tion.

Some of the bombs, dropped within a hundred yards of the oil: tanke without, however, caining any: damage,United Prean,

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Before Hughes set out, three of his ground crow departed for New York by an American Airlines plane United Presu.

NEW HEAD OF D. B. S.

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