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Wednesday,

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

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FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY

TIE

CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable ot Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

TO LET.

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cold anci Auts, Hot four-roomed

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27738. Telephone

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 Prizes in each of the

. four Sections,

$250 CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE General Pictorial: Land and Scacapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd, $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50. SECTION TWO 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 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 Telegraph or from the Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of- competitors.

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

RULES

The following Rules will govern, the Competition:

1The Competition is confined ex-

clusively

amateur La

photo- graphers.

-No employee or member of any Arm in the photographo trade is permitted to compete.

3. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- graphs in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by

farm which will bod

during the period of the petition, and whielt

pasted on back of enty.

must be

The right to pubillah any or all of the entries in reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph, 5-11 photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are ineligible -No responsibuity will be accepted for men-delivery of loss of. dr damage to entries. 7-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and musi

Coloured be mounted,

photo graphs are ineligible. -Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white, 9--No picture to entered in more

than one Section.

20-Mounis to be only white or cream. must be of one of the following gizes:-10X12, 16x2,

11,-No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- patision.

12-Members of the Sims of the

Hongkong Telegraph and

the

South China Morning Póut are not Bermitted to compate.

13- The declalon: of the Judges shall

be final.

14-At the conclusion of the Com- Belition, entries will be returned to competitors, an application st the Telegraph offices within seven days.

NAME

ENTRY FORM

SECTION.".

ADDRESS

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share hins been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1940, FRIDAY, 16th payable AUGUST, 1940, on which dato Dividend Warrants may be obtain ed on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.

од

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 7th AUGUST to FRIDAY, 16th AUGUST, · 1940, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. M. MANNERS, Secretary and Manager. Hongkong, 29th July, 1940.

FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or a manner likely to ill-treated in cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, or knowing of a parent who is seeking advice on any matter concerning a child, would be doing an act of kindness by communicating at once with-

The Hon. General Secretary, H.KS.P.C., Old City Hall.

The Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road, Jst floor.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah Lane, 2nd, Flour.

The Inspector, 12, Sal Yeung Choi St., Kowloon,

The Inspector, 62, Argyle St., Kowloon.

All further steps will be taken, and

expenses borne, by the Society.

The Informant's name will be kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai

T

T.T. U.S.A.

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

Sixth Talk on "Poets"

By Father Ryan

July 31, 1940.

TO EVACUEES

OUR TRAVELLERS CHEQUES GIVE YOU COMPLETE

YOUR SECURITY FOR EVACUATION FUNDS.

Hadio Programme Drondcast by Sign when obtained.

12.16 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

.1/27%

1/235

370

Singapore

.02%

..97

.82%

WWW.

227k

TT. Manila

4524

TiL

Balavin

429

and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. arid 8-11 p.m.. on 9,52 m.c's. fécond,

Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's.

per

T.T. Bangkek

.140

IT. Suson

100

T.T. France

.Nom.

TT. Switzerland TT, Australia

,00 %

170%2

BUYING

1/3

.1/3

.24% Nom.

ments.

.84%

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/ D/I London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s Franco

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in NY....3.82

H.K. Stock Market

The following quotations were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

Canton $. Union 5.

DANKS

INSURANCES

12.30 A Variety Programme.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- ther Report,

1.03 Derek Oldham (Tenor) and the New Light Symphony Orchestra. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Announce- Weather Forecast

and

1.45 Haydn-Quartet In B Major, Op. 70, No. 4.-Prisen Quartet,

2.15 Close Down.

6.00 Reethoven-Symphony No. 3 in Flat Major, Op. 55 "Erolea"

Symphony Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates,

0.44 Closing Local Stock Quota- tlona.

6.40

A Military Band Concert with Peter Dawson (Bass-Barlions).

1.17 Reginald Foort at the Organ. Palace Theatre Medley, Hits from the Shows,

7.30

London Helay-The NeWR. 0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 arler-Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16.

William Backhaus (Piano) and The New Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli.

8.30 Studio "Toets" No. 6; Ten- nyom

Talk by Father Ryan, S.J. 8.50

Orchestral Interlude. Armando Di Piramo and His Or chestra,

II.1. Banks $.... (c.d)

... 1,220 . H.K. Banka (Lon. x. d.) £..08 n. H. K. Banks (K. x. d.) £.70 n. Chartered "..............

6ja n. Mercantile. A & B £20 n. Mercantile, C. C East Asia $.

.114 n.

.73 n.

.215 6. .350 b. .40 cts. s.

100 n.

.120 a.

11 n

.100 n. Shipping

.80 Th.

9.45 Variety Programme.

.31/3 n.

10.17 Dance Music.

0.90 n.

11.00 Close Down.

China Underwriters H.K. Fire S.....

Douglases $

SHIPPING

Steamboats $.. Indo-Chinas P.

Indo-Chinas D.$. Shall (Bearers) s/. Waterboals $ x.d..

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks (old) $. Docks (new) Providents $ Sh. Docks Sh.

9.00 London Relay-The News. B.30 London Helay-"Matters of{ Moment."

Talk by Ronald Cross, Minister for

0 STOCK MARKET

27% 5.

10,40 n.

...16 n.

...4 81.

MINING

Kailan 9/- Raubs $... II.K. Mines .....

LANDS

THE CHARTERED BANK INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CIHNA.

OF

Hotels $ Lands $.

BANKS.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1953. Pald-up Capital ..

*** £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors #3,000,000 Reserve Fund ******

******** 4,000,000

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Alor Star

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Calcutta

Agencies:

Clive Street Fairie Place Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg Hankow

Hinrbin Hongkong

Ipoh

Iloilo

Karachi

Minam Kobe Kuala

Lands 4% Debentures S'hal Lands Sh. S. Humphreys $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates S.

UTILITIES

Trams $....

Peak Trams (old)

Peak Trams (new) Star Ferries

Ferries S.

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official 16/n. Summary issued yesterday says:

.9,55 m.

A varied assortment of script is sull' cts. n.sought after, but eriquirles are not being pursued with quite the same .3% sa vigour as was the case during the

.33 sa. previous days.

.100 n.

7 n.

Buyers

Youmni Ferries $21 Wing On (H.K.) $35.50

Sellers

10.10 n.

.31⁄2 n.

1011⁄2 n.

Lands $33.25 Cements $13.50

.16 b.

Gates

7.40 n.

.3.70 n.

.5714 n..

Y

21 b.

China Lights (old)

0.80 st.

Fangoon Saigon Seniorang

China Lights (new)

3.65 sa.

1.K. Electries (old) $..

.37.20 b.

H.K. Electrics (new) $.

.36 .

Seremban Shanghal

Macao Elcetries (old) $.... 17 n.

Singapore.

Sandakan Lights $

Telephones (old),

Telephones (new) s..

.....0 n.

Sitiawan

Sourabaya ·

Taiping Tientsin Tongkah

Lumpur Kuching Madras Mantia

Medzn

New York

(Dhuket) Tsingtao Yokoliana

Peiping

(Peking)

Petsons

General

end

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking isineas transacted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter perioda in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with Interest allowed at rates obtainable on application, The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executer & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.

R. A. CAMIDGE,

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Head Omer-—15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.3.

Authorised Copliai

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capita). Reserve Fund and Rest

DANKRNB:

£3,003,000

1,600,000

1,050,000 1,254,600

The Bank of England & Midland

Bank Ltd.

BRANCHES S

Jaffna

Kuantan

Madras

- www

Bangkok

Bombay

New York

Calcutta

Penang

Colombo

Karachi

Kangoon

Kota Bharu

Shanghai

Delhi Galle Hongkong Howrah Ipoh

Kandy

Kuala Lipia Simia

Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trenzgonu

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TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,

200

Current Accounts opened In Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Sterling on terms that may be ascerfained on application.

D. BENSON,

Journal.

of the

Hongkong Fisheries Research Station

Edited by

Manager,

Dr. G. A. C. Herklots

Now on Sale at

Morning Post Building. Please use block letters and paste this Price $3.00.**

"on back of each Entry in sections i

Providents $4

Hotels $3.25

Lands $33

China Lights (Old) $6.80

China Lights (New) $3.05 Telephones (Old) $93

NEW O.S.K. LINER

Macac Electrics (new) $10 n. Hokoku Maru Arrives On

......114 n.

INDUSTRIALS

sa.

Maiden Voyage

On her maiden voyage, the 10,500-

Cöld: Marg, (Ord.), Sh. $.714.90 niton ̄passenger slip Hokoku Maru, the Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Arst of the O.S.K. Line's three new Canton Ices $.

1 African route liners, passed through .15% n. Hongkong Inat night.

Cements $.

H.K. Ropes $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $..

Lane Crawfords $. Sinceres $.

Wing On (H.) S. Powell Ltd. S

.44 n.

Slightly smaller than the O.SK. line's 184.

Argentina Maru and Brazil .8.83 s. Maru, on the South American run, 7.45 n. the Hokoku Maru resembles them in has .2.60 n.style. She

Recom- passenger for

Arsl 30 .modation

cluss, 14

40 .1 n. special class and 312 third class pas- COTTON MILLS

sengers. Her speed is given as 21 .35 n.inois,

The three new liners, two Ewo Sh. $.

of which

still building. 200 n.

are S'hai Cotton Sh. $

powered by two sets of Mitsul B. MISC.

W. Diesel engines, with an .102 n.and H.K. Gort. 4% Loan H.K. Govt. 3% Loan .93 n. aggregate normal output of 13,000 H.K. Govt. 94% (1040)...05 n. H.P. Ch. Govt 5% 1925 C$Bds.35% n.

are

Ports of call on the route to be

H. K. Entertainments $....6.60 n. followed by the three liners are Singapore, Colombo, Constructions (old) $......1.60 n. Hongkong, Constructions (new) S.

Mombassa, Zanzibar, Dur-es-Salam, .in. ..8 n. Beira, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Vibro Pling $. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 8/11⁄2 n. town, Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Marsmons Inv. (H.K.) 8/4/- n. Suntos, and return via Capetown to

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Japan.

HARBOUR OFFICE HOLIDAY As Monday, August 5 has been de- clared a public holiday, the Harbour

Master announces that the Harbour Department office will be closed ex- INDIAN FOUND DEAD

rept as follows: Entry and Clearance 12 Jagot Rum, 00, Indian shopkeeper Office will be open from 10 am, to at Whitfield Barracks, Kowloon, was noon and the Junk Offlee will be open found dead yesterday, The Police from 11 am. to 12 noon; the Mer- report the death to be from natural contlle Marine Office will be open causes.

from 10 am, to 12 noon;'

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz

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The whole of the money subscribed is being handed to The Government of Hongkong for transmission to

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POST OFFICE

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.o

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and. Parcel Mail ara closest 15 minutes carller than the time given below unless otherwo stated, and where mails are advertis. ed to close at or before 2 am, regis- tered and parcel malls are closed at

3 pm. on the previous day. Wher mails are advertised to close after

5 p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 pm.

INWARD MAILS

Air Mail by "Pan American Aleways

Direct Servico-San

date, 23rd July

Calcutta and Stralis

Java and Manila.

Shanghal

Japan and Shanghai

Air Mail by "Imperial

Service"

date u

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang-

hai-(Vancouver B.C. July)

Conton

Japan

and Shanghai

Shanghal and Swatow Australia and Manila

Francisco July 31.

July 91.

July 31.

July 31.

July 31,

Airways

AVE

1

1.

13th

Aug. 1.

Aug. 1.

.Aug.

Japan

Aug. 1 .Aug. .Aug. 2,

Sandakan

Aug. 2.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila (Son Francisco date, 10th July).

Aug. 2.

London and Strals

Palembang

Salgon

Straits

Shunghol

Manila

.Aug.

Aug

.Aug. 3.. .Aug. 3.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Bervice"

Japan...

Rabaul and Manila

Shunghat.

Aug. 3. .Aug.

.Aug. 5.

Formosa, Amoy and Swatow

Aug. 5.

Haiphong

Aug. 5.

Aug. 5.

Aug. 5.

Aug. 5,

Shanghai

Shanghol

Aug.

Java and Manila

Aug. 'B.. .Aug. 7.

7.

Manila

Aug.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hal, (San Francisco,

date 24th

June)...

.Aug. 7.

.Aug. 8.

.Aug. 0.

Aux. 9.

.Aug. 10.

London and Stralis

Calculta and Straits

Shanghal

Shanghai

OUTWARD MAILS Wednesday, July 31

Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Atlantio Services."

K.IO.

July 31, 5 pm.

July 31. 7 p.m. .7 p.m.

Rex.

Ord.

July 31, 3.p.m. ...July 31, 5.30 Dam.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Ord.

Solgon

Straits

.7 p.m.

Thursday, August 1

Shanghai

.1 p.m.

Fort Bayard

Manila

.1.30 p.m.

.3.30 p.m.

Friday, August 2

Amoy

Japan

.:.8.30 a.m. .10.30 nm.

Shangha!...

1.30 pm.

Saigon and Bangkok

..7 p.m.

Manila, Rabaul, Australia and New

Zealand via Brisbane

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

Par. Reg.

Ord.

Aug. 2, 5 p.m.

Aug. 3, 8.45 4.m. Aug. 3, 0.30 o.m.

Saturday, August 3

.8.30 n.m. Sandakan Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-

...9 4.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Central and South America, Cana- da, and United-Kingdom via San Francisco (No Parcels for Canada).

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels,

Reg.

Ord.

Aug. 3. 4 p.m. ...Aug. 3, p.m.

..Aug. 3, 5.30 p.m.

erial Airways-Ser-

Air Mall for "Imperial

vice" to Durban and thence by Sea- Service to United-Kingdom.

G. P. O, and K,

P.

.0.

Rea...Aug. 3, 5.00 pm.

Ordy ......

Shanghai

Canton

Canton

..Aug. 3, 5.30 p.m.

Sunday, August 4

Monday, August 5

9 a.m.

.10.30 a.m.

....7 pa..

...10.00 u.m. Noon.

Tuesday, August 6

Fort Bayard, Hoihow

Haiphong

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- iralla by the "Imperial Always Service!

K.P.O

Reg.

Ord.

.Aug. 6, 5 pm. .........AE. §, 5.30 p.m. G.P,O,

Reg.

Ord,

Stralis

Wednesday, August 7

.12.30 p.m.

Amay...

2.Aug. 16. 5 p.m. „Aug. 6, 7 p.m. ...7 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Central and South America vin San Francisco

G.P,O. and K.P.O.

Rey.

Ord.

........Aug. 7; 3 p.m.

..Aug.. B. 8.30 a.m.

Thursday, August 8

Strails and Calcutta

Parcels.Aug. 8, 9 a

Leiters

Aug. 8, 10 am.

Shanghai (Porcels only) 12.30 p.m. Swatow

Formosa,

Shanghai and Japan

p.m.

3.30 p.m. Shanghal, Japan, Canada, USA

Central and South America and Unlled-Kingdom via Vancouver B.C(Parcels for Canada- only) Note: All Mail ́for United-King- dom will be forwarded with or without

superscription. G.P.O and K.P.O. Parcels.....Aug. 8, 5

p.m. Aug, 0, 0.15 a.m. ....Aug. 9, 10 am. Madang, Salamaua, and Rabaul

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 Shanghai and Parcels only for

Tientaln

.9.00 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa and United-Kingdom, *-**

G.P.C. and KP.0. Parcels

Reg.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord.

Aug. 10, 3 pm.

........Aug. 10, 5·pm; ·

"Aug. 10, 5.30 p.m.

Buperscribed Correspondence Only.

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