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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

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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:

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

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

Prizes 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- eator, built-in exposure guide, single picture device. Complete with ease. Donated by Filmo Depot., Hongkong. Second Frize: $40 Cash, donnled by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

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

SECTION TWO:

GENERAL FICTORIAL. SECTION (VIEWS, ARCHITECTURE, LAND- SCAPES, SEASCAPES, HUMAN &

ANIMAL STUDIES).'

SECTION THREE: STUDIES IN STILL LIFE First Prize: $30 Cashi, 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,"

First Prize: $50 Cash, donated by Second Prize: $15 Cash, donated "The Hongkong Telegraph."

by "The Hongkong Telegraph."

COMMENCE SENDING IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW

RULES

The following Ruler will govern the D-Pictures submitted in sepla Competition:

1-The Competition le confined exclusivo,

ly to amateur photographers. -No employee or member of any Arm in the photographic trade is perinitted to compete,

3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitor sending In what are adjudged to be the best photograph

tona

should be accompanied by a smalle print in black and white.'

0. No pletura to be entered in mor

thon one Section.

10.—Mounts to be only white or cream

and, except in the Children's Section, must ho of one of the following izes: 18" by 14", 10" by 12", 10" by 17.

with the Com-

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 12 must be pasted on back of entry. 3.-All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony at Hong- kony. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible.

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

enteles.

-All entries to be either black, tepla or toned pletures, and mua! be mounted. Hand-coloured photograplis are eligible.

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH ENTRY,

into in connection petition. —Entries in the Children's Section mun bear the entrant's name, age and address on the entry form, counter signed by a parent. 3-Members of the Staffs of the Tiong- kong Teleprah and the South China Morning Por are not permitted to competé. 14.-The decisions of the Judges shall be

Anal.

19-At the conclusion of the Competition,

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

ENTRY FORM

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE

Please use block letters and parte this on back at each,Entry. If entered in Children's Baction parent please counteralen nere.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

"Black-Out" Was Success

Officials Declare

There will be no further "black-out" until next month. This information was given by Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins, Air Raids Precautions Officer, in his broadcast talk last night giving his first impressions that Thursday's test was a great success in that everyone gave wholehearted co-operation.

A few weaknesses were disclosed such as the failure of a few motorists to dim their Ÿghts, the use of white tissue paper for their lights Instead of dark or blue tissue paper, blcycle lamps without shades, and n few lights which were not extinguished at all in a specified locality.

Supplementing the talk, Col. N. M. Irwin, G.S.O. 1. commented on the rapidity with which the "black-out" took effect. He sold the test was a success and that the Colony was more blacked-out than in the February test. Owing to adverse weather conditions, however, it was not possible to make observations from the air.

said:

I should indeed be lacking in courtesy if I did not at once thank most cordially everyone concerned for their hearty co-operation in the "black-out."

When

Co-

when you renllac that EL Was necessary to call together several conferences to arrange details and to write many hundreds of fetlers to Individuais asking for their operation in sounding air raid alarm signals, etc., I am sure I may ask for

18 do not specify but instead to ask you, one and all, to accept my grateful thanks for your help in my efforts

Individunt

Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins] that their lights would not be visible from outside. Furthermore it was Impressed on the Colony that it would be inadvisable to base our "black-out", system on cutting off light and power at the mains be- cause of the dangerous and perhaps alarming effect which this would have on all of us. Truffle lights, on the second occasion were dimmed. On the whole this second practice was regarded at the time as a great saccess because undoubtedly every- body did take great trouble to pre- pare their houses in the way that they had been advised to. "black-outs"

In neither of the two previous system practised, but at the time it Was Any warning

was notified that experiments would be carried out in the future to dis- cover some means by which the whole Colony might be warned of the imminent arrival of air attack. Forward Step The "binck-out" which took place last night carried the

whole cx- ploration of this problemi step further by combining:-

First: A period of preparation dur- and should lag which steps could have been taken to prepare lights for the occasion,

to make the "black-out" a success.

Last but not least my sincere thanks are due to the community at large for the successful efforts which were made by all to "black-out" your premises.

A word of praise is especially due to the sampants in this connection.

It is not possible, at this moment, to give a considered opinion as to the surens OF otherwise the

of "black-out," I venture only lo

und express my first impressions which are that the "black-out" was a great success in that everyone co-operat- ed wholeheartedly and did their ut- nost to carry out the request which had been addressed to them.

Few Weak Spots

Second: The element of surprise. to see with what speed the people could bring their preparations ikto play.

Third: The testing of a warning system. ystem

The first question which we all ask

ourselves is "Was the 'black-out a success?" Before answering that it is necessary to ask ourselves for

An exercise of this de:cription with its element of surprise, is sure to show up the weak points, but I am delighted to be able to Inform you that very few weaknesses were disclosed, and perhaps the greatest! Wit

what purpose we "black-out" at alt of all was the failure of a small and I think we can briefly answer minorily of motoris's to dim their this by saying that we "black-out" lights.

At Robinson Road there was in order to make it as difcuit as also

to identify a few

which were not possible for an enemy lights extinguished at all.

particular portions of the Colony It was also noticed

and furthermore to make it par- that a small ticularly difficult for what are known number of motorists were using white tissue paper

to be military organisations for their lights, whereas dark blue tissue paper

ensity recognisable. The true answer cannot be given to whether would have given the best materials,

the "black-out" was a success or not except from actual flying experience lamps must be shaded with dark the time. Unhappily this was blue paper etc. as several children of weather conditions

not possible last night on account riding bicycles with undimmed lights before the "black-out" was due to immediately in the Wonchal playground were sta clearly visible from an observation bright at the time of the "Black-

start. These

conditions, post on the Peuk.

out," had rendered the aerodrome hot it for flying off.

results.

It is also apparent

or

Bint bicycle

Shipping in the harbour was sue- cessfully darkened.

There were one or two lights which were

visible on the ferry piers, and the reflection the water from the ferries was most marked, anch in this connection I hope to

carry out some trials to overcome

this weakness.

The trams were Inconspicuous, and the darkening arrangements quite satisfactory.

were

Kowloon was an outstanding area of utter darkness, and there were several districts in Hongkong which were almost as good.

Use Dark Puper

I should ilke to ask the general public at the next "black-out," which I hope will be held some time next month, to again give me their co operation. in this connection would suggest a more extensive use of dark blue tissue paper or dark blue material, and I hope to obtain approval for all private cars to re- main stationary during the "black- out," as there was no doubt that in this last exercise aircraft could have been guided to the Colony by

the undimmed lights of moving cars.

There are numerous other points which I would like to tell you about, but I am afraid that this informa- tion cannot be made public. On the other hand it is only right for ne to inform you that very valuable lessons have been learnt as a result of last night's exercise.

at

although

Consequently it is difficult to give you a true description of what the Colony would have looked like to a hostile airman, have been asked

by Wing Commander Steele-Perkins to supplement his remarks with this broadcast because on the two pre- vious

occasions I was

in the air myself.

With that experience as a background I must try now to give you my Expressions which in fact are the result of merely standing on the roof of my house in May Road, Nevertheless there were a number of observers throughout the Colony and their reports are embodied in any remarks that I have to make.

The "black-out" was a sucress. The people, almost to a man, traffic, public and private, establishments such as docks, military barracks and so on, obscured their lights with #reut speed. As must be inevitable there were instances of delay in

abscuring lights or in forgetting not to turn on lights again in rooms not specially prepared for the purpose. feature and one which is likely to Undoubtedly the most noticeable

prove a more ready guide to an airman than anything else is the roads and it appears inevitable that movement of trafe lights along in the future all traffic will have to stop completely and extinguish its lights.

Comparison With Last Test As an actual comparison with the February black-out" I would say that the Colony was more blacked- out last night than on that occasion;

I have just heard through the courtesy of the China Light and Power Company that their normal land was reduced by 4,300 kilowatts that leads me to remind you again within 70 seconds of the searchlights of the conditions of the last "black- appearing-this fact alone

the rapidity with which Kots tout." which was to ask the people to

make their houses nt to live in

I actually during the period of the sidents bincked out. A similar re-black-out" and I wonder in fact f duction in load was

the Hongkong Electric

by

some part of the success. of last aight's practice was not due to Thank you all very much indeed householders switching oil their and 1 frust I did not put you

to lights and waiting in darkness until very much inconvenience,

but you the practice was over. That this rest assured that no further may

the case I will give you an "black-out" will tuke

Liis place.

nionth,

I would now like to ask Colonel Irwin, who is well known to you all. to give you his first impressions of the "black-out”

radio

Reports of Observera Col. Irwin stated in his talk:

Most of you will remember the two previous "black-out" practices which have been held in the Colony, one in December last year and the second in February this year. For the first of those "black-out" fairly ruthless Instructions were issued to ensure that the people turned off their lights with the result that for the period of the "black-out" most of them switched out their lights completely,

In their and sat out gardens or walked about the streets. No attempt was made on that occa sion to reduce traffic lights.

In the February "black-out" an alternative scheme was tried out by which the people were asked to co- operate 'by preparing their hous09 In such a manner as to be able to continue living in them in spite of the "black-out” but in such

way

Was

example:

At 0.25 p.m. à room which 1 can Identity suddenly burst into light. Evidently somebody hud come into the room for some purpose and had forgotten that it was not prepared (Continued on Page 15.)

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