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PACT
Britain, France And Belgium Peg Rates
A Look Through The · "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
June 10, 1800, 1 understood that France in making BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 9 (Domei),offord to accure the adhesion of Italy to plan for the neutralisation of the Bues financial and Canti tripartite | A
economical agreement between Yalerday a very unusual spectacle was Great Britain, France and Bel-wined in the Harbour-there being no less than five.P & O verneis in port, formally signed by ey were the Hongkong, from Shang- Įgium was
three homeward bound; the Clyde, which representatives of the
had just arrived with the mail; the exita Verona, countries yesterday.
Bombay steamer Nizam: the from Japan; and the Teheran, about in Jeave for Bombay.
The agreement provides: 1-Exchange rate between Sterling and Belga lo ba pegged with Sterling- Frano rate;
Z-The cost of prosecuting the war will be borne by the three countries In ratio to their holdings of gold and foreign exchange. ・・・
It is understood that similar agree ments will be concluded shortly with the Netherlands. --*
LETTERS
The Volunteers
To The Editor,
marks that
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June 10, 1940.
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June 10.
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The public debt of France, the Phila-Canton delphia "Record" says, is estimated at Haiphong 0,200 million dollars, thus making it the Japan and Shanghai ihsariest of any country in Europe. To add in the burden the expenses for the Manila
Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct current year are set down at 700 million Shanghai and the revenue at only 600 millions and
Service" London date, 1st June. the government has been foread to fund the sccumulated deficits in a new loan
June 11 for 500 millions. More than one-half of
Air Mail by "Fan American Airways Direct Service-San Francisco the taxation in France goes to support of the army and navy, and the poorest petunt has always been willing to pay
dale, 4th June. ****... June 11. i; but an anntial decrease in revenue, increased taxation and new loans will Europe via Suez and Straits
don date, 1st Mar} unquestionably tend to injure the Indun- tries of the country and ultimately prove Shanghai and Jupan dangerous to the existence of the r
Shanghai and Amoy public,
Alr Mail by "Air France vice"-Paris dale, 5th
ck" as regards fares, and refresh" ments on board the vessels of the Hong- kong, Canton and Macao Stenmbuat Co., thing of the past. In future pay- ments must be made in car and not by the convenient but uncertain "chit"
is
25 YEARS AGO
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir Our friend "Revellie" has brought to light some really brilliant
June 10, 1915. The Admiralty announces that H.M suggestions, the most brilliant of
Warneford most hearly congratulations on which is that we should parade all Our available forces-presumably to the King has telegraphed to Flight-Lieut. demoralize our enemy. He also re-his splendid achievement. His Majealy has been adds that he has much pleasure in con- suggestion made that all Volunteers don their tering upon him the Victoria Cross for was Fight uniforms, because in the first place, gallant act. It would be impressive, and in the formerly a mercantlis marine officer. His 12.30 A Light Spanish Programme.second, because it would make them feat has been received with enthusiasm. seitling as it does all doubts as to tho Time Signal 1.0 Local
and
feel more fully their sense of reality of the acroplane to tackle Zep-.
peline. ponsiblllly, Selections by
and Her
p.m. Short
Weather Report.
Servico
of
Lieutenant
se opportunity of
Warneford
The Zeppelin was returning to the Del- 1.03 Two Plano
However, when "Reveille" touches in coast, possibly from a raid on Rawicz and Landauer.
the training of the Volunteers, he is England. When attacked it rose to a Lorand 1.13 Edli
getting down to facts. Is there even tremendous helpt and went at full speed direction of the shed at Ganirode, Viennese Orchestra
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, a small percentage of the present near Ghent. There was a continuous ex machine-gun fire, but Announce- f volunteer strength sufficiently trained change of rifle and combing was given Weather Forecast and
to take their place to-day in the front to the neroplane Will the airship was aver 1.45 Londen Palladium Orchestra line if it was necessary? This orga-chent, where it had to descend in order (Bass-Barl-nization provides the only opportunity to approach the shed. Then the nero Sluar! Robertson and
for civilians to learn something of plane got above the Zeppelin and dropped bombs. As these struck they were soldiering, and as such, should be allowed immediately by amali explosions provided with the funds and equip and the Zeppelin burst into fire, which
them. And they in pread over the whole ship. turn should see that every man is
Replying to a question regarding the of properly trained for his allotted task.scovery in Hongkong of plans supe
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U.S. Cross rate in London 4.0
U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.
BANKS
H.K. Banks $....1,330 n. H.K. Danks (Lon. Reg.) £78 n. H.K. Banks (H.K. Reg.) 7.81 n. ..8. Chartered £.
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“។nules Fifty-Eight Variety,
7.30 London Relay-News Sum- 80 Local Time Signai, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Dance Buklo by Jack Payne and His Band
8.30 "The Organ, The Dance Band and Me."
ported by the German Government for ho complete subversion of British tracto in the Far East, Mr. Benar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that re posle to this effect were current in Wong- keng. "I have been in communica better say nothing more at present."
What better contribution could we make to the British war effort than a body of highly trained men? Men trained in the use of modern weapons and the conduct of modern warfare with the Governor," he said, "and had not in strutting round a parade ground or elsewhere in uniform.
would
No Volunteer 8.40 Musical Comedy and Pan-spending more of his leisure hours training if it is found necessary. But tomime Selections.
9.15 London Relay Nows-Sum-I suggest that the lime allotted to training at present be put to a better
mary.
0.30 London Kelay-"I Belleve In Purpose first. Democrney."
9.45 Compositions of Lil. Polonaise No. 2....Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian Rhap- sody No. 1 In F....London Symphony Orchestra cond. by Albert Contes,
Brahms Bongs 10.03 Two
by Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano).
10.10 Brahms-Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15.
Artur Schnabel (Piano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra con- ducted by Georg Szell, 11.0 Close down.
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KING'S
MELVYN
ALWAYS WILLING... BUT NEVER A BRIDE!
...because her* sweetheart was always solving some homicide!
JOAN
DOUGLAS BLONDELL in a daringly different kind of comedy that's a sheer laughing delight!
The AMAZING MR.WILLIAMS
with
RUTH DONNELLY CLARENCE KOLB EDWARD BROPHY
This week has been notable for a object to particularly bitter attack on Mr. Winston Churchill. Since the early days of the war, and even before the war, persotial attacks on Mr. Churchill were common of constant veled..and vague criticisms enough. Latterly, he has been the object in certain well-kLondon newspapers. But now #£" "Tớ "Morning Post", apparently supporte to some extent by Times" and, tagatellite The Daily all her cans ous into the open with grave and categorien charga against the First Lord of the Admirally. The allegation made is that Mr. Churchill. in his youthful impetuosity and Asher
This is where something should be done. Something, that will get us somewhere.
CONSENSUE.
ALLOTMENT OF SHARES
Canton Manila
Santakan Shanghai.
(Lon- ..June 11. June 11. June 11. Direct Ser- June
June 12.
June 12.
June 12.
.June 12. June 12,
Air Mail by "Imperial Aleways Direct Service"London date, 5th June.
Canton
OUTWARD MAILS Monday, June 10
June 13.
U.S. BOMBERS SHOW THEIR PACES
UNITED STATES bombers, attached to the aircraft-carrler,
out manoeuvres in the Pacific.
Parcels only for Halphong....Noon. Saratoga, are seen here in an impressive display as they carried
.....2 pm. Haiphong.... Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South
Africa
2.30 p.m.
7 pm. 7 p.m. Shanghai and Japan Saigon
Tuesday, June 11 Bangkok Batavia and Sourabaya
Mall for "Imperial Airways Direct Service."
K.P.O.
Alr
RCE.
Ord.
Rex. Ord.
7 p.m.
.7 p.m.
.10.30 a.m.
Jano 11, 5 p.m.. Jone 11, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
June 11, 5 p.m. .....June 11, 7p.m.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service."
Reg. frd
Reg. Ord.
K.P.O.
Jana 11, 5 p.m. June 11, 5,30 p.m. G.P.O.
Juno 11, 5 p.m. June 11, 7 p.m.
Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Bulu and U.S.A., by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service."
*****K.P.O.
Reg.
Ord.
Ick. Ord Straits
June 11. 5 p.m. June 11, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
p.m.
June 11, 6 p.m. Jano 11. 7.p.m.
Wednesday, June 12 Fort Bayard, Holhow and Halphong Noon.
.... Noon. Parcels only for Tientsin Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and France (Par's and Northern Pro- vinces only) by the "Air France Airways Direct Service".
K.P.O.
cock-sureness has over-ridden Lord and hoodwinked the Cabinet. He is sold to have forced naval operations on his own responsibility, against the better judgment of the brilliant and experienced Veleron, Lord Fisher, and to have de liberately allowed his Cabinet colleagues An application for leave to file ato believe that what were really his own decisions were the approved policies of return of two allotments of shares the First Sea Lord and the Board of Ad- #ravo charges. It was brought by the Hongkong Mer-miralty. These are cantlle and Chemicals, Ltd., before there is a word of truth in them, the Admiralty or any other responsible poal- the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl-Mac-ilon under the Crown In this country. Gregor, in the Supreme Court this ought to be made too het to hold Mr. Churchill for another second. Impeach- morning.
ment would be almost too good for hun. Appearing for the applicants on the And it is surely the business of Parlia Canton Instructions of Mr. R. M. M. King, ment, since these charges so vitally affect the security and confidence of the nation. Mr. H. C. Macnamara said the Com- no longer lo tanore these inuendoes, which now become grave and explicit pany was a small private concern and have was formed not very long ago. The charges, but to clear the matter up at allotments in question were made bence beyond a shadow of doubt for ever. sky in the world to-day on whose tween April and May last year, and y man draws breath between earth and the delay in fling the return with the shoulder rests a heavier weight of respon
than Mr. Churchill bears. The Kuility Registrar was due to ignorance of the man who is responsible to Fartament and regulations.
His Lordship directed that the turn be filed within seven days,
U.S. Search For Fifth Columnists
re-
the nation for the British navy in a war with Germany which is neither more nor less than a fight for national existence, bears no tight load on his mind and con science. If anything went wrong with the British Navy at this moment, this Cause of the Alles would be as good a lost and the future of Europe would le in the hollow of Prussia's blood hand.
In the House of Commons the bill for the establishment of the Ministry for
would be responsible to the House and
PANAMA, June 9_(Reuter)The Munitions was read a third time. Mr. United States Army Command in the Asquith said that Mr. Lloyd George Canal Zone is conducting a searching the country for the necessary supplement investigation into the antecedents to the troops and he was sure the house and credentials of all European-born would wish him well in the steat taak
on the Canal with the that he had betare nim. unployees vlow to exposing possible Fifth Columnists.
10 YEARS AGO
Oslo, June 10, 1930, The wife of Crown Prince Olav has
5 YEARS AGO
as well as given birth to a daughter.
It is reported that about 500 Ger- mans, masily refugees, many Italians are at present employ- cd.
OT
"Italians, Cormans Watched
London, June 19, 1935. -The House of Commons warmly grested Mr. Ramsey MacDonald on his last day as Prime Ministor when he rose to address the members 10-day, making a brief reply to Mr. Winston Churchill on the much- debated subject of Britain's air defences.
London,
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!! PANAMA CITY, June 0 (UP) The US Army, in conducting exhnus tive investigations into the credentials of all European-born aliens working
In the course of his last speech in the the Can residing
Canal Zone. r
Ilotte of Commons de Prime Miniker, Attention is being directed especial remsay MacDonald and the Govern
ment were keenly alive to the danger of ly to citizens of Italy and Germany,
air raids. Since the committees dealing An arrangement hus been made with air raids had been appointed, in with the Republic of Panama under vestigations had been greatly expedited. which all susposted fifth columnists heir gret duty was to collect informa will be evicted if the U.S. Army heron. Mr. MacDonald emphasised the necessity of candón 16 toning di PCTÖRUNGE reason to consider their presence near about the work of the committees. lis added that the House need, never fear the Canal Zone undesirable.
What
the Exchequer's ringiness
WOULD postpone an investigallon which was so
Britain.
The Other Heroes the well-being and safety of
Of Dunkirk Epic
London,
Mr. Anthony Eden to-day demolished "the many wild criticisms directed against LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)-Mony the British Government in the Italian Etude to the Italo-Abyminlan dispule in of the small craft which took part in when he defined the British al- the evacuation from Dunkirk have the House of Commons during the White now returned to their moorings in Utosunude adjournment debate,.. Upper Thames,
Only a few showed any signs of the SEVERE DROUGHT|
ordeal which they have been through,
Heinkel Crashes
In Suffolk
LONDON. June 0 JOHN WRAY W
- Blicted-i-ALEXANDER-HALL:
Asociate Predsone KYFESTT KISKIN .......
A COLUMBIA. NICTURE:
IN JAPAN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, June 10 (UP) ~~Owing to the severity of the drought In Japan, (Router)A Tokyo now has unprecedented water German officer was taken prisoner restrictions, the supply being cut off when, his Heintel crashed into an for-the-city's six million inhabitants East Buffolk garden on Saturday for 10 hours daily.
The reservoirs have reached thele morning.
lowest level in history,
Ito died in hospital to-day.
June 12, 5.00 p.m. June 12, 5.30 pm. G.P.O..
Reg.
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Thursday, June 13
The
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition
June-September, 1940.
Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.
For the bost and second-best entries.
Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.
First Prizes in each of the four Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Seascapes:
Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.
7.15 a.m. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd, $20. 4th, $12.50
Swatow and Parecis only for Shang-
.9.30 a.m. hal
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C.
SECTION TWO
and S. America via Vancouver BC. Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Studies.
-(Parcels for Canada).
G. P. 0. and E. P. O. Parcels,......June 13, 10 a.m.
Reg., Ord.
Bangkok Sandakan.
June 13, 11.15 .m. June 13, Noon.
Noon.
.Noon.
Mr. Duff-Cooper's Appeal To Czechs
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** LONDON, June 9 (UP)---Mr. A Duff Cooper, the Minister for In- formation, brandeuat a message to the Czech people from the B.B.C. to-day He summoned the Czech people to
break the Nazi shackles as soon as they saw Germany "beginning to stagger under the strain of war."
Mr. Duff Cooper assured his Czech
1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50
1
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 ontailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors 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-Talograph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society." Subjects at the discretion of competitors.
listeners that they would have the 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.
opportunity very soon to rise as they and "once did in the World War more erect a free country in the centre of Europe."
New Raid On Paris
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” PARIS, June 10.(UP)-Parls anti- aircraft defences went into violent action at 1.45 o'clock this morning (0.45 am. IKT) when planes appested overhead.
German
U.S. RED CROSS CHANGE H.Q.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, June 10 (UP)—It is au- thoritatively reported that the Ameri- can Red Cross headquarters: In France are evacuating to Bordeaux. An unconfirmed report siales that, some of the personnel of the Ameri- can Embassy la also evacuating Paris.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelet Summary issued yesterday ROYS:
passed off very The maming quietly,
Wnions
Providenta
·TTAMA VI Electrics
Buyers' ́Salke
$1,330
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition!
1-The Competition is confined px- photo- to amatetir clusively grapher. 2-No employee or member of any firm in the photographic trade i permitted to compete. She prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are: adjudged to be the best photo- Ech graphs in each Section. entry must be socompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com petition, and, which muat be pasted on Back of entry.
The right to publish any or all of the entries reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
Have
photographs entered must taken in the Colony of tongkong. Photographs which entered in have been already ather Competitions are ineligible -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of or damage to entries.
SECTION
NAME
ADDRESS:
7-All entries to be either, black, opia, or toned pictures, and muri be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible, -Pictures Submitted in saplatomen.
accompanied by should be smaller print in black and while. 9--No: pleture to entered in more
than one Section.
10.-Mounts to bo only whlis or cream, must be of one of the following nizes: 10X12, 16x20,
11. No corsaspondence will be entered.
into in connection will the Cou petition.
12-Members of the Bians of the the Hongkong Telegraph and South China Morning Port are not permited to compeia,
13-The decision of the Judges shall
be final.
At the conclusion of the Com petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph once within saveti days.
ENTRY FORM
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