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Shippers are informed that, under the War Clause of the it has been Current Tariff,

decided:

1. All rates are increased by 50% effective October 1. 1939.

2. All forward bookings for shipment after September 30 are cancelled.

a. Until further notice, beoking at new rates to be limited to shipment within 30 days,

TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT

KUREAU

Hongkong, September 10, 1939. FOR THE PROTECTION OF

Wednesday,

NANCY

NANCY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE

HONGKONG TELEGRGAPH

September 13,

1939.

---ER---I WAS

BATTLE

BIGGEST

RAGES ALONG WESTERN FRONT

THINKIN' OF

TÄKIN' A NICKEL

OUT OF MY PIGGY

BANK!

BANK

NEWS FLASHES

(Continued from Page 1.)

ing the spirit of the agreement with the United States. *

Queen Mary yesterday Junch

HM--- YOUR LITTLE PIGGY WON'T

LIKE THAT A BIT---

HE'LL GIVE YOU

NASTY LOOKS

FOR DAYS!

GERMAN ATTACKS

FALTER

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about 120 miles long and 50 milea LONDON, Sept. 12 (Router) north and south, is enclosed on both Saarbruccken comprises nevertheless

drove to sides by Germans and enuses anxiety. a kind of outer defence of the Saar

Buckingham Palace and Ind region.

The German offensive on the west-with Queen Elizabeth. ern extremity of the front along the Moselle in the vicinity of Sterek was not pursued but was merely a miner diversion.

Fort Besieged

London, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-Flerco

This was the first visit the Queen Mother had paid to the Queen since the outbreak of war.

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in Britain

Strategic Railways

Two railways hitherto unnoticed in the German strategy are now worth watching-in the north from Kocnis- berg to Bialystok, and in the south from Cracow to Przemysl and Lwow which might form the most formid-

the right and left developing on Banks of the new Polish positions

the Bug! between the Vistula and | rivers,

fghting still continues in the Warsaw restricting passenger services. Un-assistance to German attacks

region.

have been outflanked and are their war through to Warsaw.

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LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter) Railway companies

usually heavy freight services, the necessity of carrying on night The Napoleonie fortress of Modling services despite the sirict black-out, 15 miles north-east of Warsaw la besleged but has not yet fallen. Due have caused this dep. west of the capital the Poles still hold LONDON, Sept. 12 (Heuter),—The

"General" Weather about three-quarters of the territory Stock Exchange opened rather dall as far as Posen. The retreating Poles but closed brighter owing to the near

"General" Weather will be the The Dghting

completion of selling in eennection greatest ally of the Pales.

"Daily Mail reports that the three- Industrials encountered a demand. months drought was broken yester- A correspondent with the Nuzl with the last pre-war account. armies says the battle near Warsaw Internationals were stronger. Rub-day and heavy rains are truly which has raged for two days, washers strengthened.

troubling the German heavies, The resumed at dawn yesterday.

Elsewhere movements were quiet Polish Embassy has no confirmation Nazis, he says, believe that the fate and mainly small. of Warsaw will be decided in this

Wall Street was strong and active of this but says that this time of the

year is the likellest for rains. What to do to help a child

Since Napoleon's day, Polish mud LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter).—It Is Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or tradicted by official bulletins from officially announced that a limited has been faments.

number of Government departmental

Civilians Aid Defence manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury change, Gaya the Warsaw radio, staffs who can perform their duties from the centre of Government

BASLEX, Sept. 12 (Reuter).—A uway to health, or knowing of a parent though there has been severe fighting without loss of efficiency, are being who is seeking advice on any matter along the Bug river. The Germans transferred from

is picture of the defence of Warsaw is London. It concerning a child, would be doing are throwing a vast number of tanks understood that between seven and given by the Riga (Latvia) corres- an act of kindness by communicating what is described as " bloody eight thousand persons are involved.pondent of the "Basier Nachrichten"

CHILDREN

ill-treated in o

at once with-

The Kon. General Secretury, II.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road, 1st Noor.

The Inspector, 15, Star St., Wanchal, The Inspector, 12, Sai Yeung Choi

St., Kowloon,

The Inspector, 52, Argyle St., Kowloon.

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society,

The Informant's name will be kep! stricity private, except in cases where malice is proved.

Rare Manuscripts Acquired

Moscow.

The Tadjikistan State Library has than 100 ancient acquired more Oriental manuscripts and books of Kreat historical value. Among them are two manuscripts in the Arabian language, me dated 1367 and the other 1620.

TO-MORROW AT KING'S

"It's as gay as a play..

THE

to catch felons that slay.

it's all in the books... how to catch silly crooks!"

Melvyn

DOUGLAS Virginia BRUCE

MARGARET

"How can I keep an eye on a clue... and on you? You're so dumb, I'm glum. You're perplexing, vexing!"

Ellarious high- Jinks... Josiful fani The sequel to "There's Al- waysAWomen":

There's That Woman again

LINDSAY

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RIDGES

Barugo play by Phiny Sĩ,

·Tpticle, Junsı klased Mechać by Kader Belt A COLBROIR PICTURE,

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'GIFTS

FROM

THE AIR'

AND

3 STOOGES COMEDY

'SLIPPERY SILK”

area.

The

In the arca cust and north-east of Warsaw, the Nazi claims

200-

Into

struggle."

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There has been 'no major

In south Poland there is similar contradiction in the respective war announcements.

A somewhat curious Nazi claim

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There is no question of the Gor-showing that every available person, old men, and ernment leaving London and no including women. omce directly concerned with war children, are helping to barricade the cupitni with old trams, railway the activities will go.

earriages and air rald debris.

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*

was made yesterday when a German PARIS, Sept. 12 (Reuter).The news agency announced the capture air raid alarm was sounded in Doval of Torun, 130 miles downstream from and Arras on Monday afternoon. Warsaw on the Vistula. The Ger- The all clear signal was given mans had claimed the capture of about an hour later.

this town several days ago.

are

con-

According to the Berlin correspon- dent of the same newspaper, it is expected in Berlin that the operations around Warsaw will слико serious losses to the German army owing to the groups of Polish troops behind Casualties Mount

TOKYO,

(Reuler) Sept. 12

the German lines which LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)-A General Toshizo Nishio, Inspector tinuously harassing the German rear.] correspondent behind the German General of Milltary Education, has

Warsaw Suffers lines in Poland estimates the Nazi been appointed supreme Commander- In losses at between 12,000 and 15,000.in-Chief of the Japanese forces

LONDON, Selshiro

Sept. 12 (Reuter). Lieut-Generat Most of these were killed in the last Chinn.

very heavily two days fighting.

Itagaki has been appointed supreme Warsaw has suffered Chief of Staff of the Japanese forces under extensive air bombardments in China in order to cope effectively during the past 24 hours, according with the new stage current in the to Polish wireless reports. Sino-Japanese conflict.

AGITATION GROWING

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for

One of the buildings destroyed is believed to be the palace famous as the late Marshal Pilsudski's residence (now the Pilsudski Museum) and regarded by the Poles as a national shrine.

their judgment and we desire them to have the fullest materia? forming that Judgment."

Questions In Commons? news.

Apart from the confusion in Bri- LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)-Mr.

oices

and Chamberlain will give his second tish

newspapers

the House of activities of the "war balletin" in agencies at such Ministry, there is a growing feur that Commons at 2.45 p.m. to-morrow the British case abroad :S being when he is expected to carry on the story of the war from the point to hampered, by lack of Information.

Moreover. British news agencies which he took it on September 7.

The first spoon and practice shoot Any questions which may arise as of the Hongkong Bille Asstelation's who comply with all the diverse requirements of the Ministry are be- to the function and working of the new season will be held this after- ing placed at a serious disadvantage Ministry of Information will be noon at the Kowloon City ranges at compared with American, and other answered by Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord 1.45 p.m. agencies not so bound,

One instance of this to-day was when all the London evening news- papers displayed stories from non- British sources alleging that British) Tonnies were fighting side by side with the Frerich while a few hours later the Ministry of Information monde a statement that the British troops were not yet In action.

Commenting

the Ministry's netlytics in o recent fender, "The Times" safd: "We wage this war in the sight of all neutral nations; believing our cause is just, we court;

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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

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PRIZES

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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, ele.

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

SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informal Close-ups, Human Studles.

1st. 430 2nd. $15. 3rd. $19 SECTION FOUR:

Still Life and Table-Top Studies. lat. $30. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10. SECTION FIVE: Snapshots taken by children under fourteen years. 1st. $15. 2nd: $10. 3rd. $5.

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photo. to amateur

Taphers 2-No employee or member of any arm in the photographic trade is permitted to compete,

The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- staphs in each Section." Each entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- and which must be petition, pasted on back of entry. The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph. 8.-All photographa entered

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

must

T-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and must

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ba mounted. Coloured graphs are tineligible. 8-Pictures submitted in sapla tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white, 9. No pleture to entered in, more

than ong Bection.

10.-Mounts to be only white or

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the Children's Bection, must be of ona of the following sizes:-10% 22, 10x20,

11. No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Cozzá - petition.

12-Entries In the Children's Beation must bear the entrant's name, age and address on the entry form. cotunter-signed by a parent.

11-Member of the Staffs of the Tiongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.

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

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DATE

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