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ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Mendelssohn Trio in D

Minor, Op. 49 Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre quency of 845 kes, and on Short Wave from 1-2.10 p.m. and 8-11.15 p.m. on 0.32 m.c's. per second.

Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on Thursday, 30th May, 1940, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Roport of the Directore, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc tors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the Com. pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 16th April, 1940.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be HELD at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, o THURSDAY, the 6th. June, 1940, at 11.00 A.M., for the pur- of receiving the Report of DOBL 12.30 Well Known Songs from Directors together with a State. Local-Time Signal and Wen-jment-of-Accounts_for_the_year

ended 30th, April, 1940.

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter-

cession.

Opera.

1.00 ther Report.

Dance Musle by Geraldo and

1.03 His Orchestra,

Reuter and Rugby

1.30 Weather Forecast and

ments..

Press, Announce-

1.45 Variety Programme. 2.15 Close Down, 6.00

Excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan, "The Pirates of Penzance."

6.30

Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

6.32 Variety with Harry Roy's Tiger-Ragamuffins, Michael Moore, Florence Deamond, Fred Stein, Max Bacon and Others,

7.30

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 29th, day of May, to THURSDAY, the 6th. of June, 1940, both days inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

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FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

What to do to help a child London lelay-The News. 8,00 Local Time Signal, Weather

Anyone knowing of a child who Report and Atquncements.---

has-been-assaulted, neglected, or manner Lkely to 8.03

Vocal Programme by Winnie Ill-treated in a

Raymond cause unnecessary suffering or injury Melville, Essio Acklanıð, Newell and the Light Opera Com-to health, or knowing of a parent who is secking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with

Hon.

Secretary, The

General H.KS.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 49, Fokfulam nood, 1st floor.

-pany.

8.30

Mendelssohn-Trio in

D

Minor, Op. 49.

Cortot (Piano), Thibaud (Violin)

and Casals ('Cello),

9.00 Orchestral Musle,

A-Midaummer Night's Dream-

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullab

Nocturne (Mendelssohn), Wedding Lane, 2nd. Floor. March (Mendelssohn), Sir Thomas The Inspector. 12, Sai Yeung Chol

Beecham

conducting

the London St. Kowloon, Philharmonie Orchestra; "Ruins of The Inspector, 52, Argyle St.,

Athens"-Turkish

ven), Turkish

March (Bestho-Kowloon. March

(Mozart),

All further steps will be taken, and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra con- expenses borne, by the Society,

The Informant's name will be ducted by Karl Alwin.

9.15 London Relay-News Sum- kept strictly private, except in cases

where malice is proved.

-mare.

9.30 Magazine Feature Programme ---No.-4.

Recorded talks on London's Secret Wireless Fire Control Room, on a Operator's view of the War at Sea, and

a description of the House of Commons in Wartime.

0.45 Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert,

10.00 An hour of Dance Music. -11.00-London_telay-"Matters of

Moment."

11.15 Close Down.

An ALEXANDER KORDA Production

MERLE OBERON

with REX HARRISON URSULA JEANS ROBERT DOUGLAS

the

Boulogne Withdrawal

London, May 23. How destroyers-evacuated British troops from Doulogne "under hellish dre" was-described-to-day in defall by a naval eyewitness. He explain- jed how the demolition. party was de- tailed to be ready to move at two hours' notice.

Embarking in lorries, a combined party of seamen, Royal Marines and small detachments of Royal Engineers

Wednesday,

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China Bldg., Hongkong.

Hankow Rd., Kowtoon.

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Brokers

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The

Hongkong. Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition

June September, 1940. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entries,

Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.

-First-Prizos in each of the four Sections.

$250

CASH PRIZES

SECTION ONE

$250

General Pictorial:-Land-and-Seascapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.

May 29. 1940.

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

* May' 29, ́(800)."

CHUNGKING RAID

Heaviest Damage In

Wook's Attacks ·

Chungking, May 28, Amang recent discoveries in metallurgy,

Chungking experienced another when the practical processen for the production of aluminium sa a avaliable article of bad bombing this afternoon commerce are recognised as of the Naheal 108 Japanese bombers ralded consequence. The uses that may be made,

a conservative

the

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries. is suspended

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below, unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertie ed to close at or-before 9 am re-

it

6 p.m. on the previous day. When istered and parcel mails are closed mails are advertised to close after 3 pm.. Registered and Parcel malls ire closed at 3 p.m.

in the arts, of this valuable metal, are densely populated areas of the city known to be varied and important, and According to these uses are constantly being extended timate, 1,000 civilians were killed or in now directions by ingenious experi- ments, Tis latest claim made in faveur wounded, 700 houses were demolish. of aluminium is preferred by certained and 1,000 houses damaged. metal workers' in Louisville, Ky. who

About 500 bombs exploded in an INWARD MAILY assert that, in combination with Iran and copper, it makes the Krongest metallic area of a square mile covering a composition known to science. This wel number of key organisations, among rest- derful product han far greater tensile

strength than the finest steel, is ductile, which are foreign Embassies, malleable and perfectly bomogeneous in dences of foreign businessmen and texture, so that it can be cast in masses the "Press Hostel" where the ma- without adlaw. Furthermore, it can be

Alay 20.

.May: 29.

May 20.

Air Mail by “Pan American Aleways. Franelsco. Direct Service"-San Mato, 22nd May *May 20. Ate Mail by "Air France Direct Ser-

vice"-Paris date, 22nd, May. produced at very low cost, and will cut-jority of foreign newspaper corres-

Australia and Manilo wear the best fron or sleet in any of the pondents live.

Bombs fell within six yards of the Java and Manila use to which these metals are put

•

Soviet Embassy, where aeveral Calcutta, Straits and Saigon May 29. For the first time in many centuries.coolies were killed and a motor the Italian cardinals of the Bacred College are now in a minority to the foreign ones. of the Embassy was damaged. Tho

entire building-of-the--Soviet Em One of the smartest things ever said bassy on "Guliar " in the House of Commons was Lord shacen and window panes Randolph Churchill's excuse for changing but nobody was hurt. his political tone within a fortnight have becoms convinerd during the pro- gress of this debate," said his lordship, and it a man's opinions are never to be of debate? There was no reply to this altered by a debate. then what in the good crushing argument.

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*

We extract the following from the last inue of the “Arizona Kicker" which came out on a half sheet:-

car

was badly Shanghal broken, Siralta

Canton Japan Monila

Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct The French Embassy experienced Service" London date 22nd May. the same fate when bombs fell 20

and blowing off several doors. yards away, breaking all windows Saigon

Bangkok and Tourane The house of the local representa-Canton tive of Berlin's Otte Wolfe Company

Japan Walter Gunther, was damaged

by Shanghai concussion

when a neighbouring Tientsin building was demolished by direct Shanghai

May 20, May 20

.May..29. .May

29. May 29.

May 30.

May

30..

May

May 30.

May .May 30,

30.

30.

May 31.

June 1.

Some three weeks ago a wild-eyed Anyasiiculus entered this town by the hits. Gunther and 导线 German Ale Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct

friends were safe in a dugout.

dirt road and struck us for a "d" Ito

Service" London éste, 28th May. gave the name of J. Melville Graltam, and Claimed to have furnished all the brain

The house of a French munitions fodder for most of the New York papers merchant, Jean Audinct, was des Australia and Manila for the last ten years. As he offered to troyed by direct hits close by. His Manila work for 4 per week and buy crackers and cheese from our grocery, French motor car was destroyed by Shanghai we didn't question him an closely as we shrapnel,

his

days when we got hurt, and what did the

Calcuita and Stralis

Junt ...June 2.

.June

June

.June

olherwis might. Ele had worked two The Press Hostel was damaged by Halphong and Hoihow June 9. lop-enred brother of a hyena do but go concussion, plaster falling off the USA., Honolulu, Japan and Manila, off and get drunk and lay down fust walls and leaning windows broken (San Francisco date, 14th May),

where Col layers's-drove of mules-would

run over him in going to water ile was by the nearest explosions about 100 on top of our other troubles we had to was saved by the non-explosion of Stralis and Manila trampled out of sight into the sand. and yards away, but the whole building Shanghai. hire him dug out and buried. But for a dud bomb falling three yards away.

sheet and got it out on time. We've had

his kick-over we could have issued a full Well-informed quarters say, that him carted off to one corner of our pel-five Jɔpanese Vale-Buying-ground and shall mark his down-to-day by pursul planes and grave; but we don't mourn.

bombers were shot]

མནསྶཝཾཨིཡ ་ད-་་་་

If our renders are not satisfied with anti-aircraft fire from the ground. the above explanation we have another They all fell in the vicinity of to fire at them. Owing to our wounded Chungking.-United Press.

hand we could not do a stroke of writ- ing. We could dictate, however, and we hired young Bilt Ellis, son of old Repro- bato Eils to act as our amanuensis. We bad dictated about half a column when he differed with us on how to spell 'cordia, te kraisted that it was 'corjul' and rather than see the English language ceased dictating. Bred knocked out we Bill out, and gave an old tramp printer $10 and told him to go ahead and run out half a skret. It's all we could do under the circumstance, and we beg the indulgence of our subscribers. Next week we shall be all right, and we promise an issue of The Kicker which will make the sand fly in hity directions."

25 YEARS AGO

for the highest principles of nationality. He also reiterates Angio-Italian friend- ship.

.... 10 YEARS AGO

May 20, 1030. Miss Amy Johnson's broadcast inescape from Australia was re-broadcast from the Home short-wave stillon 55W, the trans- mission being received in Hongkong about four o'clock this morning, Miss Johnson's speech was plainly heard by Mr. J. Gub- bay, the well-known local radio amateur, who eaten that after being introduced by the Governor of Queensland, Miss John- zon expressed thanks for the many good wishes she had received.

5 YEARS AGO.

May 20, 1903.

May 20, 1918. "The Thines" correspondent pi fvangrod states that on May 25 the Germans made an attack on the Russian centre in Galicia, i wo are to judge from the spacches which has been unparalleled in the his delivered at various funcitons attended by tory of the war. Batteries massed in the Hongkong goodwill mission which has ders. poured out a torrent of fire and

Just concluded its visit to Canton, there destroyed the Russian-contre-through-is-a strong mutual desire for measures which the Germans poured, expecting to: which shalt bring the two centres inta destroy at their

But, closer trade and ledustrial co-operation. leisure tha wings. Tuslans Tade a most masterly retreat, equal to that at Mon.

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Zeppelins have faldód "Soulhend and dropped bombs. A lady visitor was killed and there was other damage.

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Articles in the German press euggest- ing that Portugal might sell Macas to some other power, which the newspapers scrupulously avoided mentioning. Have evoked an indignant denial.

The Portuguese Legation here has Jussed Mr. Asquith has telegraphed to Signoratly, and in very certain terms. The a statement contradicting the suggestion Balandra an expression of the happiness

of Great Britain that long standing Legation amserts that Portugal does not friendship has ripened into more intimate; barter her territory, relationship. The Italians had always stood for freedom and the great ideals of humanity, and Mr. Asquilh says that Great Britain knows the valour of the Italian Army and Navy will make the final victory more speedy and more sure.

1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20, 4th. $12.50. He was proud that Italy had joined the

SECTION TWO

养

Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50. SECTION THREE

Still Life and Table Top Studies.

1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

SECTION FOUR (Craftsmen's Section)

The whole-of-the-work-entailed-in-the-production_of. every entry must have been done by the ce petitors who will be required to make a declaration to this effect. Each entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors.

was taken by road to a port where 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30, 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

they embarked in a destroyer which rushed netoss the Channel, reaching the main jetty at Boulogne in the forenoon. A naval party was landed to hold the railway station, fl de- carmark: molition charges and bridges, trains, lockgates, etc. which could be destroyed when the time This demolition was under- came. taken at the request of the French authorities.

The seamen, some of them quite young, who had never been under [Nee, "were "in"the railway-station-Ot

ting the detonators to their explosive jcharges when they came under heavy explosive shell are from enemy field guns, The Germans were gradually with light the town closing in on

vehicles followed by mechanised tanks and motorised Geld guns. Ger man aircraft were busy using bombs and machine guns. Tholr altacks were intermittent throughout the day, but at one time. there were .00 machines overhead."

OVER MOON

IN TECHNICOLOR

COMING TO THE

KIN G

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Owing to the position of the Ger- mans all around the topứn. It had bean Impossible to get feld guns or other assistance Consequently: the troops could not hold out indefinitely against the enemy's armoured vehicles, Small

Germai partios

were already coming down the streets on the out- skirts of the town and it was de elded to shorten the defending perimeter by n alight British with- drawal-Router,

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition:

1-The Competition is conaned ex- clusively to amatair photo- graphors, 2-No employee or member of any

Am in the photographic trade permitted to compete, 3-Tho-prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best plote. graphs in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a farm which will be pratiaked

the period of the com tition

and which must pasted on back of entry, 4---The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to is Hongkong Telegraph.

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

SECTION

NAME

ADDRESS

All entries to be either black. sepin, or toned pictures, and must Coloured photo. bo mounted. graphs,are, ineligible. 8.Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white.

D No picture to entered in more

than one Section.

10-Mounts to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following BIECS:-10X12, 16X20.

11.-No correspondence will be entered into in contentioris. the Corns petition.

the

the

12.-Members of the, Staff of

Hongkong Telegraph and South China Morning Port are not permitted to compete.

13.-The decision of tho. Judges shall

Lo final.

14. At the concluilon of the Com- petition, entries will be returned la competitors on application at the Telegraph omees within soven days.

ENTRY

FORM

Please use block letters and paste ther: on" back of each” Batri in Section 1, 2 and 3

June 3.

June 4.

.June 4.

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Moreover, the axemplary and favour- able state of Portugal's finances excludes Amoy and Parcels only for Shang- any-such-necessity

Amoy and Shanghai Caption under photograph; The Prince Fort Bayard and Hoihow ........7 p.m. of Wales is seen as he strolls on a sight

Thursday, May 30 seeing trip through the streets of Vienna

.7.16 a.m. during his European visit recently, Walk | Canton

ing with him is Mr. Simpson. Identified | Sandakan ..:: only as an American-born woman with Swatow and Parcels only for Shang- his party. At right in the Princo's body. guard which went wherever the Prince

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Signer Salandra replied thanking Mr. Asquith for his noble words and assuring him that Italy wished,

the above all calablment of a futura era of ilberty and peace for Europe based on respect went-even sight-seeing.

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