1938-07-26 — Page 5

The

Hongkong Telegraph

EIGHTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

June-September, 1938

CASH

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TUESDAY

Britain Prepared to take Anti-Japanese Reprisals

MAY CLOSE COLONIES TO JAPAN TRADE

British Interests In

Far East Suffer

$250 $250 By Discrimination

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London, July 25.

Sir John Haslam, Conservative M. P. for Bolton, asked in the House of Commons to-day whether the Government had considered the desirability of giving notice that Britain would terminate the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of 1911, insofar as it affected the importation of Japanese goods into British Crown Colonies, unless the Japanese Government was prepared to show greater consideration for British trade interests in the Far East.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replied in the affirmative.

"The matter has received some considera- tion, but the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, is not in a position to make a statement at the present time," Mr. Butler said.

Replying to a further question by infringe British rights and interests

by this re-organisation. Sir John, Mr. Butler said he had now received a report from the Embassy

The British Government was now

SPECIAL PRESENTATION DE LUXE in Shanghat regarding the discriming considering the Japanese reply, Mr.

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Third Prize: $29 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."

tion in favour of Japanese coin

matter of inercial shipping in the the payment of harbour dues there.

Lord Hallfax had been informed that Japanese commercial Vessels were now following the recognised Customs procedure and were paying the regular tonnage dues.---Reuter,

Japanese Controlling North China Exports

London, July 25.

Butler added.--Reuter.

Britain Asks Japan To Avoid Freezing Credits

London, July 26.

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No formal reply has been requested from Japan to the British repre- sentations regarding the embarrass- ment suffered by British trade North China by the fmposition of inconvertible paper currency by the Japarnese controlled Federated Reserve Bank,

UFS

LOG DAMAGES AIR GIANT-World's largest nying boat, the 92,500-pound Boeing "Atlantio Calp- per," designed for Pan American Airways' transocean air service, that was damaged when it struck a log during a taxi trial in Puget Sound, near Seattle, Wash. The glant plane has four 1,500-horse- power motors. Passenger accommodations are for 74, cut to 40 for night sleeping.

BOURN-VITALITY

How does it act?

MERCURY HOPS OFF FOR HOME

Crossing Atlantic By Easy Stages

foundland via the Azores and Lisbon.

Reuter.

MERCURY ARRIVES

St. John, Newfoundland,

July 25.

The Mercury arrived at Botwood at 0.28 p.m. B.S.T.-Reuter,

GERMAN COMPETITION

New York, July 25. The Lufthansa seaplane North! Wind has arrived at Port Washing- | ton, the trans-Atlantic air base, from the Azores, where she was catapulted into the air from a mid-ocean supply ship.

ZAPE

Death Pilot Known For Recklessness

Stalled Plane And Dived Into Crowd

Bogota, Colombia, July 25. Charred bodies are still being of the Arc recovered from the ruins grand-stand, which caught yesterday when a Colombian air force plane crashed into it during military manoeuvres. The plane stalled and dived into the stand.

Montreal, July 25, The Imperial Airways experimental Mercury-top The British Government, however, trans-Atlantic plane In the House of Commons to-day,

In replying to the Japanese Govern half of the famous Mayo composite the Under-Secretary for Foreign

ment, requesting that It refrain craft-left Montreal for Newfound- Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in replying from measures which have the effect land at 4,50 p.m.. British Summer

The North Wind is the second to Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, Conserva of freezing credit facilities.

German plane to make the trans- This information was disclosed in

Atlantic crossing this week. Live M.P. for Bury, said that he had

the House of Commons to-day by British Mr. R. A. Butler, received a report from the

Twenty-four experimental flights Under-Secretary Consul General in Tientsin, diaclosing | for Foreign Affairs, in reply to side of the Atlantic to launch Mercury will be made this summer as a pre- I. C. Hannah, with a full load petrol, the plane willlude to the immuguration of a regular

land, but will proceed from New-thansa Corporation.-Reuter, not art the direct fight to re-trans-Atlantic service by the Lut- months for reckless flying-United

that all wool stocks in the

Mr. Interior question by

Becand Prize: $25 Cash, donated had been registered by the Japanese. Conservative Member for Bilston, 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 Cush, donated by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

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

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

COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW,

RULES

The following Rules will govern Competition:

the

1The Competition is ens.fined exclusiva

ly to amateur photographers. Z-No employee or member of any firm In the photographic trade is permitted to compolo.

In

Pictures submitted nepla tone should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and whito.

-No picture to be entered in more

than one Section.

18-Mounts to be only white or cream, and, except in the Children's Section, munt by of one of the followiner eizes:-16 by 14". 10 by 12", 10" by

3. The prizes will be awarded to tha

competitors sending in what are ** adjudged to be the best photograph accompanied by an entry form

in each Section. Each entry must be 11-No. correspondance will be entered

which will be published during the

info In connection with the Com- petition,

period of the Competition, and which 13-Entries in the Chlidren's Section muĮ

must be posted on back of entry, All photographs entered inust have been taken in the Colony of Hong- Photographs which have been aiready, entered in other Competitions are incligible.

No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or damage to

entrion.

bear the entrant's namo, age and addrem on the entry form. counter signed by a parent. 13-Mombers of the Staffs of the Hong-

kong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compatė.

14-The decisions of the Judges shall be

Anal.

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

or toned pictures, and must

mounted. Hand-coloured photographis

are ineligibła.

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY.

entries will be returned to competitor on application at the Telegraphi offices within seven days.

ENTRY FORM

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE

Please uso block letters and parto this. on back of each Entry. I entered in

Children Bection parent, please countersign, KÉTO,

A permit is now required before removed, these wool stocks can be the Consul General had reported. However, so for there has been specille instance of a retusal to p mit the export vol.

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The export of hi Tientsin was temporary promb. as from July 1, Mr. Butler disci

Representations Made

"Representaions have be

to the Japanese Go ernment by British Ambassado in Tol now understand t

being fled except regai

skins of special quaily, wh

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stated, are required by the daremos Army," Mr. Butler said,

an

Sir John Wardiaw-Milne, vative M.P. for Kidderminster, nakne | the Under-Secretary for Affairs whether he was aware ind prohibition actually existed, in dition to the embargo, because Japanese prevent any railway trenght being available for British firms and that this put wool into the hands o the Japanese firms, giving thein monopoly,

Mr, Butler replied that he would certainly investigate the point. Router.

North China Railway Position Questioned

London, July 25. Replying to Mr. I. C. finnnah (Conservative-Bliston) in the House the Under- of Commons to-day, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said that the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Sir Abert Craigle, had been in communication with the Japanese Government with regard to the proposed re-organiati- tion of railways in North China by the Japanese,

A reply had been received from the Japanese Government, asserting that the re-organisation had been. carried out in order to secure maxi- mum effelency in view of the damage done to the lines and the flight of many railway employees.

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The Japaneso Note proceeded to declare that it was not the intention of the Japanese Government to

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The Government has declared a period of national mourning.

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