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The

Hongkong Telegraph

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 &

VALUED $288

CASE,

(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.

Prizox will be allotted as follows:

SECTION ONE:

FOR STORY-TELLING PICTURES First Prize: Bell & Howell Filmo Double 8 Camera, Streamline Model, four speeds self-setting footage indi- cator, built-in exposure guide, single picture device. Complete with case, Donated by Filmo Depot., 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 Telegraph,"

Second Prize: $25 Cash, 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: $10 Cash, donated by The Hongkong Telegraph."

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

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

COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition:

+

1-The Competition is conilned exclusivo

13 to anateur photographera.

2-No employee or member of any firm in the photographly trade in parinitted Lo competo.

B.-'letures submitted in

sepin

tone

should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.

No plcture to be entered in moro than one section.

13-Mounts to be only white or cream, and, except in the Children's Section, must be of one of the following nizes:-16" by 14", 10" by 12", 10" by e".

into in connection with the Com- petition, 12-Entries in the Children's Section musi

3 The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sanding in what are 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 pasted on back of entry. All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hong- kong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligiblo,

D-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery at, loss of, or damage to entiles.

bear the entrante name, age and addreza on the entry form, counter agued by a parent. 3-Members of the State of the Hong- kang Telegraph and the South China Morning Port are not permitted to cempote.

14-The decisions of the Judges shall be

Anal.

7-All entries to be either black, nepla, 15-At the conclusion of the Competition,

or toned pictures, and must bo mounted. Hand-coloured photographs aro ineligible.

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY.

entries will be returned to competitors an application at the Telegraph ances within soven days.

ENTRY FORM

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE

Please use block letters and paste this an hudia of each Entry. It entered in Chilifron Seailan parent please countersign nere.

Minesweeper Launched

New Appointments

In Services

H.M.S. Bramble, which was launch- ed at Devonport Dockyard earlier this month, is the sixteenih vessel of the Halcyon class of minesweepers, the construction of which was begun in 1033. They are vessels of 1,750 tons and 17 knots speed, armed with two 4in. high-angle guns and five smaller of Vice- guns. Lady Pipon, wife Admiral Sir James Pipon, Inte Ad- miral-Superintendent at Gibraltar. performed the naming ceremony,

Seven cartler ships of the Navy have been named the Bramble, the last being a gunboat of the Yangtze Flotilla, which was built in 1808 and sold in 1920. The first Bramble ap- captured from the pears to have been ent Spanlards off Cadiz in 1036, a 14-gun

others ship of 112 tons. also smali vessels, schooners or guns boats, at least one of which was em- service in ployed in the surveying Australia and New Guinea about a The sixth Bramble, century ago. built in 1880, was renamed Cockatrice 10 years Inter on taking over the duties of the vessel of that name as station ship in the Danube.

were

COMMAND OF MOHAWK Commander R. F. Jolly, from the furrel drillship Marshal Soult at of Chatham, has assumed command the Mohawk, the third of the new Telbat class destroyers, completing at the works of Messrs. Thornycroft at

Southampton Bel

Before joining the 1st

30

30.

RESOLUTION COMMAND

sca

servier In

UFS

IBON ARMY-France has bullt a line of steel and concrete forts facing Germany along the Franco- German border, called the Maginot line. Here are some of the picked troops stationed in the line, who occupy the spotlight. They are shown marching to the Place Stanislas in Nancy, France.

EXCHANGE

OF SHOTS ON BORDER

Manchukuoans Seize Russian Soldiers

The

CANTON BOMBED

Cunton, July 21,

The air raid alarm wus sounded at

2 pan, and 15 Japanese planes bomb-

TROOPS

PURSUE

RAIDERS

ed Saichuen and the Tienho er-Eight Dead At Hands

drome from a height of 10,000 feet, doing very little damage and causing

very few casualtics.

The "All Clear" was the 13.25 p.m.-Reuter.

in

the

sounded at

an

Of Arabs

official the raiders-United Press,

of

Gran Chaco Treaty Ends Dispute

Ľ

Jerusalem, July 21. Hsinking July 21.

Five people were killed when an Tribal

In the Mediterranean Flotilla in

urmed band of Arabs attacked the The tension prevalling on

Settlement be on

Jewish the Mohawk

Factories Destroyed

Kiryatharoshet cast Soviet-Manchukuo trontier has will probably elew to the publle during Navy Week

west irontier, Ave spread to the

Shanghai, July 21. near Haifa last night.

It al Portsmouth which beglas on July

Soviet soldiers crossed the border

air China nuval

is understood that there were South

casualtica among British Commander Jully served as sub-

Dnear Manchuli and exchanged fro

raiders attacked factories, godowns several Beutenant of the destroyer Foxhound with Manchukue patrols yesterday.

and

subsequent clash. the arsenal at Patongkow, troops during during the War and has since com-

Haukow-Canton Railway Another armed band raided Vivien, und Two of the five were captured by on manded the Rowena,

No in

which labour camp in southern Palestine, guards.

northern Kwangtung, Beagle In 1935-37 he was in com- Munchukuo frontier

air attacks. killing three Jews and wounding two. are reported on either had survived previous mand of the Admiralty yacht En-casualties

were prac- Police and troops are in pursuit of side.

The remaining factories chantress.

"annihilated," Manchukuo Government tically

communique states.

also raided aircraft through the Incident

The naval garding the Cupluto C. H. Knox-Little, whe has lodged a protest with the Soviet re-

since Soviet Consul-General at Harbin. been Director of Operations

Loyang Station on the Hankow-Cun- Four warehouses and 1935. is to resume

Reports state that a group of five ton Raliway. command of the battleship Resolution, Soviet soldiers approached the bor-two locomotive sheds in the yard of which has been refiting at Devon-der the near Szetashan, about 30 the station were set on fire.

The Resolution miles cast of

Manchull, at 1 p.m.

compound The tracks in the port since February.

on the Canton- will

to-day with Commission

Sheklung Station yesterday. Chatham crew as a training ship for

Two of the soldiers crossed the Kowloon Railway were also destroy- Squadron.

rd.-Domet, boys in the 2nd Battle

penetrated into Man- Home Fleet, and as soon as possible border and

Rogline Bombing after completing her refit on July 30 chukuo territory about 100 yards and to give opened fire on two Manchukuo bur- will proceed to Sheerness

She wl take the der guards. summer leave. place of the Ramillies.

Captain Knox-Little was in com- mand of destroyers throughout the Wur, and was patches for his service in the Tetrarch at the Zeebrugge-Ostend operations, in which he escorted the blockships. After the Armistice he commanded in the the

Sportive

operations in Marmora and Black Seas against the miris and Bolshevists, and was the Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd class, with swords, after the evacuation of Odessa in February, 1920. His last conunand was of the cruiser Danae on the America Station, from 1932 to 1935.

mentioned

Responding to the Soviet attack, Manchukuo patrols arrested the

in disinvaders.--Domei,

COLONY'S TRADE EXPANDS

The

of the

Canton, July 21. Japanese planes raided the Canton-

FORE

Both before and after HeartT her children, n mother needs plent of simple, easily digested, nourlan ment to meet the extra demand made upon her system.

Doctors and nurses know tha Horlicks la an Ideal food for both expectant and nursing mothers. Not only is it extremely palatable and easy to take, but it promotes sound. sleep and prevents morning sickness? Horlicks, morcover, provides the extra nourishment nursing mothers need. It is invaluable where thos digestive powers are weak, and tends to prevent constipation."

In these difcult times of anxiety and worry, the task of carrying on und doing work which must be done is a doubly difficult one which must tend to exhaust one's nervous energy, Horlicks builds up strength, vitality and prevents that 1stlessness and tiredness caused by constant nervous strain. H. M. Hodges, 400–408, Asia Lite Building, Hongkong.

Archbishop

Wants To

Banish Cars

THE

Archbishop of York would, if he could, banish cars and acroplanes from modern life.

He explained why when he ad- dressed the boys of Rugby School at Speech Day recent ly.

"The motor-car is disintegrating the community life in the smaller towns," he said. "The larger towns never had its

"I mean that community life in which all the people mixed and played on the village to under green and learned stand each other.

HE BARS BUSES "Now they go their own way

cars and motor-buses."

deplored the present ten dency of poople to segregat themselves into classes.

Buenos Aires, July 21. Paraguay and Bolivia have signed a formal treaty ending the century-He old Gran Chaco dispute.

The treaty

the

Hankow railway in four visits from 7.50 a.m. to 4 p.m. to-day.

was signed in Bombs were dropped on Pingshek,

and presence of delegates from six medin- Sakno, Sheungtsun, Yuantan other points, causing the demolition tory nations, including the United of many

civilian houses.-Central StatesUnited Press. News.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, July 21.

New York Cotton

Statistical Branch Imports and Exports Department re- ARMY APPOINTMENTS

ports that the combined values of P. Nos- Imports and expurts of merchandise Major-General Francis

of 1938 worthy, D.S.a., Mc., who has been during the first half year offctating as Deputy Chief of the totalled $812.1 million (£37.8 mil- General Staff in

India since the lions) as compared with $565.3 mil- middle of May, took over the appoint- lions (£31.2 millions) in the first

Major General half year of 1937, and $375.8 millions October ment last week. Nosworthy Was formerly G.S.0.1 (£24.2 millions) in the first half December

Jan. (1039) year of 1936, China Command.

Mar. (1939) Major-General C. 3. D. Auchinleck, In terms of local currency the total

May (1939) whom he succeeda, is the new Com-

visible trade of the Colony Increased mander of Meerut District, which was vecated on July 18 by Major-General by 21.1% in the first half year of July (1930) R. J. Collins. The new Commander 1938 as compared with the first half Spot at Meerut will

out the re-year of 1937, and by 82.0% as com-

total September organization of the military strength pared with the first half year of 1930.

In terms of sterling the

December there the transfer of 3rd Division

by

March troops to Lucknow, leaving in the visible trade of the Colony increased

May Meerut arca the 3rd Cavalry Brigade by 21.2% in the first half year of and 7th Infantry Brigade supple- 1938 as compared with the first hal mented by the troops at Delhi. year of 1037, and by 50.2% as com- pared with the first half year of 1036.

carry

NEW BRIGADIER

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Opening Closing 8.03/04 8.73/73 8.71/73 8.87/07 8.70/70 8.80/88 0.01/83 8.03/03

8.05/15 0.80/88

New York Kubber

15.45b/65u

15.60 /62 15.08 /08

8.97/97 9.01N 3.88

15.54b/58a 15.08 /70 15.77/78 15.03b/85

Sales for the day:-2,500 tons.

Chicago Wheat

July. September December

Wednesday's Sales:-

091%/60 70%/09% 70/00% 7134/717 714/719%

21,307,000 bushel, Chicago Corn

The new commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade nt Dover, Colonel J. G. W. Clark, M.C., was a cavalry officer, and commanded the 10th/5th Lancers from 1933 to 1938. He will become a brigadier at 40. He joined the 16th Lancers in 1911, and served In the line in France, was wounded, mentioned in dispatches, and twice The Hongkong Stock Exchange September decorated. He also served on the official summary, issued at 3.15 p.m. December stuffs of the 2nd London Brigade, yesterday, says: 113th

The steadiness in the market con- Brigade, 32nd Division, VIII Corps; and other appointments tinued to-day with a good demand for shares but with few if any sellers.

and

have included those of G.S.0.2 at General Headquarters, G.S.0.2 at the Staff College, and G.S.O.1, Operations and Intelligence.

RETIREMENT OF LAST N.L.H. OFFICER

Britain's one-man regiment, the North Irish Horse, disappeared on July 13, when Major Sir Ronald Ross, M.P., the only serving officer of the regiment, reached the age limit and retired.

TC-

Notice was given in last night's London Gazette that he will linquish his commission and retain the rank of major. Sir Ronald Ross became a major in the North Irish Horse during the War, since when the rank and fille have terminated their engagements and all the other officers had reached the age limit.

Largest Wind Tunnel Built

Minneapolis.

The nation's largest college wind tunnel, in which gales of 150-miles- can be unleashed, an-hour velocity

will be completed in about a year in the University of Minnesota's ongi- neering laboratory. It will be used by aeronautical engineering students and faculty members for research work.

Buyers

Hongkong 'Bank $1,509

Hongkong (Lon.) 190 ex diy. Union Waterboats D H.K. & K Wharves $1274) HK. Docks (Old) $21 HK. Docks (New) $20 Providents (Old) $3.40 Providents (New) Raubs $9.00 Venz. Goldfeld $3 H. & S. Hotels $0.55 H.K. Lands $353

3.30

K. 4% Deb. $100 HK. Tramways $17.70 Peak Tram (Old) 56% China Idghts (Old) #11 China Lighia (New) $8 HK. Electrica $61 Telephones (otu) $201 Telephones (Now) $0%, Cements $16.05 Dairy Farms $30%

Wnisons $30

Entertainments $0.40

Construction $1,70

1.K. Govt. 314

Maramans (ILR)

11% pr

Consolidated China Prov. (Old) $0.80 Consolidated China Prov. (New) $0.00

Baier

Hongkong Bank $1,610 o.d.

H.

Si Hotels $6.55

Tramways $17.70

HR Electrics 201 Dairy Farms $503% Antanuka 39

Atoka 20

Dagulo Gold 213 Benguet Consol 10.30 Coco Grove A

Consolidated Mines .0035

I. X. L. :55

Parucio Gumbus 13 San Mauricio 401 Buyoo Consol 17: United Paracales ál

July

58 /58% 59%/50% 50%/59% 58%/56% 57/58

Winnipeg Wheat

1012/101 July......

October 76/774 77%/774 December.. 75%/3%

70/76%

Oslo

EXCHANGE RATES

Copenhagen Stockholm.. Prague.... Helsingfors. Brussels..

July 10,

July 20.

Geneva.

.21.50

21.40%

Berlin

.12.25

12.24%

Paris.

.178.11/84 178.13/04

Athens Milan.

.5472

54774

.03/2

03

.10.00

19.90

Amsterdam.

.8.05

9.05

.22.40

10.39%

22.40 10.80%

1422

141

2204

2204

29.10

20.082

New York.

.4.02% ..Nom.

4.01%

Nom.

.110.3/6

.nom.

110.3/0 nom.

Hongkong Shanghai. Bombay Montreal.. Yokohama

18, 3d. Dd. .1/5.29/32 1/5.29/32 .1.94 1/2

1s. 3d. ១៨.

4.03

1/2

Belgrade.

.217

217

.0722

670

201

18.04

2.27/32

194

10%

103

Vienna Lisbon Madrid.

Bucharest. Montevideo. 201 Buenos Aires....10.03% Rio de Janeiro..2.27/32 Silver (Spot)....19% Silver (forward).10% War Loan,

.103

British Wireless.

Brahmaputra Floods Assam; Damage Heavy

Calcutta, July 21.

the Flood waters from Brahmaputra River are causing considerable damage in Assam. have Thousands of natives been rendered homeless, while damage to crops is extensivo.- Reuter,

Although he did not believe: 1 putting back the clock of s called progress, he would ce tainly "devent"-If that wer the opposite of invent-th internal combustion engine.

FOREIGN SERVICE OF U.S.

Washington, July 21 The Department of State announc that the American diplomatic a consular services will be consolldat Inte a organisation under the ti of Foreign Service of the Unit States. United Press.

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