1939-06-01 — Page 14

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 1, 1939.

NEW NURSES SIGN, ONE A MINUTE

That was fine, the clerk told her.

The new drive for auxiliary in a bakery shop, but she has always nurses brought hundreds of wanted to be a nurse and said 20 applicants-charwomen, vicara' to the committee's reception clerk. wives, shop girls, women of After her auxillary course, she can leisure-to the point of putting continue training with the Red their names on the pink forms Cross or the St. John Ambulance

I she wants to. recently.

Suate Foreham, -aged twenty-two, More than 200 registered 'nt the Red Cross headquarters in Gros-pretty but businesslike, and Betty venor-crescent, S.W., and at lunch Kirk, nged twenty, went to Romney time they were signing up at the House at their funch hour. They minule Romney work together in an electrical, en- Eineers' office, and they want to take their classes and hospital training

rale of one u

10

House, Westminster, offices of the Central Emergency Committee for Nursing.

"What can we call ourselves—not Wrens or Wasca, but what?" Geral- dine Foster, who works in Victoria- street, naked at Romney House.

"Why not nursclets?" asked her companion, Mary Woods, She works

Trade Unionism

In Sport

SYDNEY, N.S.W.Trade unioalsm has entered the field of sport at Broken Hanining city in the far west of New South Wales, The Barrier Industrial Council has dr clared a boycott of cricket grounds unless the matches are umpired by members of the Cricket Umpires Association.

together.

Study Marriage. At University

Berkeley, Cal,

After consultation with student body and various authorities, the Uni- versity of Califoria has decided to give course on Marriage and Family Relations..

Postal Key Used

105 Years

·EAST MIDDLEBURY, Vt. A

small key which locks the postal custodian and the 11th sle the office box of the door of the post-office was established, has b n on the here sas been in use 105 years. job for 42 years so far and prizes Postmaster Bert G. Peck, Its present the key.

The

Bridegrooms Fight

Damage estimated at $10,000 occurred in a half hour's fire at the Rival bridegrooms challenged each New York World's Fair glass cen- other to a lath fight at Jhans! re-tre, when huge mirrors and other cently. The pollce stopped the fight

and the court is being asked to decide glass objects were shattered. Mayor whom the girl shall marry. Police La Guardia, left, and Beinard pickets have been placed in front of Baruch, back to eamers, were spec- the house, where both marriage. parties are encamped.

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Hongkong Telegraph Attempt To Lift Ban On

NINTH ANNUAL

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

June-September, 1939

$250 CASH $250

PRIZES

(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph ")

TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250

(Donated by ILFORD, Ltd., London)

SEND YOUR ENTRIES IN NOW

CLOSING DATE & TIME:

29th SEPT. AT 5 P.M.

THE ILFORD TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST AND SECOND BEST ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION,

IRRESPECTIVE OF CLASS.

Prizes will be allotted as follows:

SECTION ONE:

For Story-Telling Pictures.

1st, $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.

SECTION TWO:

General Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc. 1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION THREE:

Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studies.

lat. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10.

The following Rules will govern the Competition!

The 'Competition is confined ex clusively 10 amateur photo- Eraphers.

2No employee or member of any Arm in the photographic trade is permitted to compete.

The prize will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in each Bection. Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the com- petition, and which must be pealed on back of entry, 4-The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,;

SECTION FOUR:

Still Life and Table-Top Studies.

1st. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10,

SECTION FIVE:

Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years,

2nd. $10. 3rd. $5.

1st. $15.

RULES

All photography entered must have been" taken. in the Colony of Hongkong Photographs which have been" already" entered in other Competitions are ineligible. 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or damage to entries.

7-All entries, to be either black,.

sepia, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphe are ineligible. a-Pictures submitted in sepia tones

should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. -No picture, to entered, in more

than one Eection. 10.Mounta

only whilio' or cream, ·and.

the except in Children's Bection, must be of one

USE THIS FORM

AND PASTE IT

ON THE

BACK OF EACH, ENTRY,

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE

sizes:--10x12,

of the following IBX20. 11-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- petition.

12-Entries in the Children's Section must bear the entrant's name; age and address on the entry form, counter-signed, by a parent. 11-Xember of the,„Slafts of the

and Itongkang Telegraphs

the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compose, 14-The decisions of the Judges shall

be final.

13-At the conclusion of the Com

petition, entries will ho retumed to competitors en application at the Telegraph offices within seven. days.

ENTRY FORM

Picaso use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry; It entered in Children's "Seclion, parent, please countersign ↑ Here,

Russia's Anti-Nazi Film

AN attempt was made recently to find out why the Russian anti-Nazi film, "Professor Mamlock," has been banned by the British Board of Film Censors.

Miss Blaic Cohen, who wants to exhibit the film at the Academy Cinema, had an inter view with Mr. Brooke Wilkin- son, secretary of the Board.

Blind Prophet Rules Village

MORCOTT (Rutland). CYRIL HOLMES, a blind man,

VOLUNTARY, BUT-- While the censorship in

Britain

is a voluntary one, Imposed by the trade itself, in consultation with the Home Office, the Board's decisions acquire legal significance from the acceptance of its rulings by the cinema llcensing authorities.

Sueli acceptance is a condition to which the licensees have to

writing.

agree

"If we were to show a film for

rules this Rutland village of Marcott and its 335 people which the Censor has refused a advises farmers on their cattle certificate," Miss Cohen said, "within few hours a gentleman would come

and their crops, housewives on hand as a paper and pull

the running of their homes and the raising of their families- because many of the villagers believe that he can see into the future.

He said recently there would; be no war. So the villagers said, "No AR.P. for "us-it is) just a waste of time."

HE SAID 'NO WAR'

our shutters."

In certain enses the L.C.C. and other authorities will grant special certificates after a film, banned by the Censor, has been seen by mem- bers of the lleensing committee.

NEW PARLOPHONE RECORDS.

112042. Voices of Spring. Waltz.

Autuma Murmure. Waltz, R2032, Goin' Pinces. Rhythm Style.

Doin' Things. N2630. Klssen In The Dark. Serenado,

Kisa Serenade, R2625. Futuriste Rhythm. Rhythm Style.

Get Happy.

Orchestra. Mascotte,

.Joe Venull & Ed, Lang.

.Frederic Hippmann & His Orch.

Frankie Trumbauer & His Orch.

R2020. Third Waltz Medley. (Robrecht,) R2020. My Dream Tango, Tango.

By The Black Sea... · Tanga. March of the Herald.

-Sona of the Brave.

F1307. Jolly Brothers.

Baby's Sweetheart.

Orchestra Mascotte.

„George Boulanger & His Orch.

................ Philip Green & ills Orch.

„Vistor Bilvester's Harmony Music.

F1398. Park Parade. Sequence Dance. (with Dance Instruction.) F1300. Veleta.

St. Bernard Waltz.........Victor Silvester & Ils Ballroom Orch. F1383. Tulli Frutti......Joe Daniels & His Hot Shole in "Drumnasticks".

Mutiny In The Nursery. CF.T.

ETC., ETC., ETC.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY

· Marina House, 19, Queen's Road C.

Tel. 24648..

F1380.

Dine at the

Parisian Grill

Good Food

-

Fine Wines DINNER & DANCE MUSIC

by.

The Blue Danube Trio

Swan, Culbertson

Open till 1

e.m.

Frith &

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Grain Exchango

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal. New York Coffee and Sugar Exchango

Manila Stock Exchango

Hongkong Sharobrokers Association Shanghai Stock Exchango.

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE Cable Address: Swanstock

DURO

WATER SYSTEMS-WATER SOFTENERS

THE MEN WHO DECIDE The consultative committee of the British Bourd of Film Censors is composed of Mr. J. Brooke Wilkin- son, Mr. M. H. Davis, J.P., Lieut.- As sole Hongkong and China Distributors for The Duro Company Dayton, Colonel Sir Cecli Levito, Mr. H. W. Ohio, U.S.A., we carry adequate stocks and are equipped to install and

Mr. S. A DURO DEEP WELL PUMPS

Licut.-

In September tou Cyril Holmes Skinner, Mr. H. S. But Mr. H. maintain the following genuine Duro products: sald there would be no war. Some

Hector, Mr. 3.

xwell,

AUTOMATIC WATER SYSTEMS.

..MOTORS.

of the villagers thought that this Colonal Westcott, Alder- DURO SHALLOW WELL PUMPS. FRACTIONAL HF ELECTRIC time he was wrong, But others relied on him and said, "There's no man Wr. Richard Rutherford, J.P. EMPIRE

Wyler, J.P, Mr. G. A. Bryson. need to worry if Cyril says 'No.'"

Lady Barbara Seymour, organiser and Miss Rosamund Smith.

J.P..

SALE COMPANY.

TELEPHONE 31201 M. B, KING

In Rutland for women's nationa): Three men and two women, whose 33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD service, told a meeting about Cyril's names are not disclosed omleially, extraordinary influence on the perform the actual examinations at logers.

Alms, in addition la a woman and a

"It was only with the greatest man who read scenarios. Expenses of the department are met entirely meulty they were made to

realise that the best safeguard, by the fee pa Hollywood is mak

instances

At the moment

Ing

against war was to be prepared."

a film, under "hush-hush" con- she said.

ditions, called "Confessions of a Nazi Cyril's mother said: "We have Spy," with Edward G. Robinson in had many astonishing

of the leading part. his clairvoyance.

It is not the practice to submit "Several society folk drive over to what are known as 10mm, films for see him when they are spending the smaller screens to the Censor. This week-end in the country. Sune means that they cannot be displayed people came from Hallerton, a good in the ordinary cinemas and that any way away, to ask him to find a young question arising out of their public woman friend who was missing from exhibition is a matter for the local home.

authority.

"They brought a comb she had used, and Cyril held it in his hand. Then he said, She is living now, but will be dead when you find her. That will be within the next twenty-four hours, and within two miles of her home. A man with nethma will find her, not the police or yourselves.' -

HE WAS RIGHT

Auto Tour Turns

Into Hike

HOLYOKE, Mass.- Roger Bour- bannais has returned from an 8,000- mile trip around the country. Ho left with practically nothing but a "Next day the body was found dilapidated motor car which broke one and a half miles from her home down at Meredith, Va., forcing him by a man who was taking a walk in to hike and hitch-hike from there on. the fresh air for the benet of hist asthmal".

Cyril Holmes looks like a student. He wears tinted glasses, and usually sits bolt upright in his chair, grip- ping the arms, his head nodding as though in thought.

Views Clash On Durability

DAVENPORT, IA washing

To those who spoke with him Jovel

their

boer in the back machine company is puzzling over a parlour. of the Blue Bell in the housewife's complaint. "I would like narrow main street of Morcolt he to know what you are going to do talked of the International situation about the washer you sold me slič Slowly, as though weighing each wrote. "It washca all right, but one word, he, suld b

leg rusted off. I bought the washer This crisis will definitely blow In 1920."

There will be another to rds the latter part of this year."

Golfing Wife Takes Control

Pasadena, Cal

He said: "When I was a small boy I found myself with the convic tion illat certain

things would happen In the future. When I saw these things come to pass I knew I had gift. My sight hös: *been taken from

om Mrs. Lucille Frederick has os Ime, but in place I have second sight. tablished who is who in the family, Cyril has been blind since un opera at least when it comes to golf Play- tion when he was twelve months old. ing against her husband, she made a Ho is twenty-four, thì, son of the hole-in-one while her husband, was keeper of the Blue Bell, a tiny stone obliged to make two shots for the 3- Find built nearly 300 years ago, el par hole,

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