CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
25 words $2.50 for 3 day's prepaid
WANTED KNOWN.
ол
1st
OPENING
August, Genta Barber Saloon, Expert Barkers. Prices reasonable. Manicuring given. Business hours from 8 a.m. to 7 pan. Gloucester Arende
BOMBERS FOR STAMPS! If you have any postage stamps you do not wunt,
kend them before
please
August 10 to the Hongkong Philatelic Society, G.P.O. Box No. 227, or c/o Box 304, "liongkong Telegraph." All stamps received will be sold by auc- tion in aid of the S. C. M. Post and
Telegraph War Hongkong
Fund. Further details will be announced Inter. Thank You!"
WANTED TO BUY. WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, jado
Apply Chinu and jewels.
Gold Relining Co. Room G, Pedder Build- Ing. 2nd Boor.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 2, 1940.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
BANK HOLIDAYS
In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Excliango Boake will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, the 5th August, 1940. (The First Monday in August).
Hongkong, 31st July, 1940.
NAVY CONTRACTS
Tenders are invited for the undermentioned supply of the articles for II.M. Naval Service:
Earthenware. Cups, plates, etc. Tinware. Urns, Canisters, etc. Enamelled Ware. Jugs, Mugs,
etc.
Cutlery, Knives, Spoons, etc. Forms of Tender can be obtained and specimens of the articles required can be seen on applica tion to the Superintendent, H.M. Victualling Yard, Navy Street, Kowloon.
Tenders are to be returned by noon, Monday, August 12,
NOTICE
FOR SALE.
"HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE • CAMERA” Second Edition. Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable Kelly Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning. Posi, Ltd, Ist of August, 1940, Mr. W. Wyndham Street.
TO LET.
at
AVAILABLE 16th August, modern European Flat with lawn, four rooms,
two bathrooms, servants" quarters
convenieners. No. and atl
138, Apply Kennedy Rose, 1st floor. Bank of Canton, Ltd., Tel. No. 31215. TO LET:-Nos. 3 and 4 King's Park Buildings, Austin Road, Kowloon, four-roumed flats. Hut col water. Garage optional. Apply Union Trading Co., York Building. Teleplume 27738,
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ARANDORA STAR DRAMA
London, Aug. 1.
The Bate has just been revealed of a British offerr who heroleally sacrificed his life to save one of the aliens, for whom he was responsibile. when the Arundorn Stat was torpedoed. The officer was Breve! Major Christopher Bethell, Omicr Commanding the Military Guard
over the Germans and Italians, who were being taken to Canada. As the vessel was sinking he gave his fife- hell to one of the Internees;
then walked to the bridge and went down alongside the captain-Renter.
In Every Room
KLEENEX
DISPOSABLE
TISSUES
Always have a bez handy. Kleenex has hundreds of user.
51
WHITE PRACH CHAIN ORCHID
MISSUES
-Indispensable
na landkerchief
during colds. Soli end ab. surbent, checks the spreading of germ.
Journal.
of the
Hongkong Fisheries Research Station
Edited by
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots
Now on Sale
"
at
Morning Post Building.
Price $3.00.
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Notice is given that from the
Youmeer has been appointed Manager of our Hongkong Branch office.
P. J. KLINK LTD. (China Handel My. Erven P. J. Klink N.V.) General Manager.
NOTICE
As per 31st July, 1940, Mr. J. Havelaar is no longer in charge of our business in Hongkong and his Power of Attorney has been withdrawn.
P. J. KLINK LTD, (China Handel My, Erven P. J. Klink NY) General Manager.
NOTICE
As from this day we aTO BO longer aeting as Agents for:-
JAVA CHINA TRADING COMPANY LTD, P. J. KLING LTD. (China Handel, My. Erven P. J. Klink N.V.)
1st August, 1940.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of $2.00 per Share has been declared, for the half year ended 30th June, 1940, payable on FRIDAY, 16th AUGUST, 1940, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtain- ed on application at the Office of the Company, Kowloon.
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. LANNERS, Secretary and Manager, Hongkong, 29th July, 1940.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of $1 per share has been declared in respect of the half year ended 30th June, 1910 on 600,000 OLD SHARES and will be payable on and after Wednesday, 11th Sep- tember, 1940. Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Bullding.
THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 2ND SEPTEM- BER, to SATURDAY, 7TH SEP- TEMBER, 1940, (both days
| inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regla- tered.
BANK HOLIDAY
Monday, 5th August, 1940.
We beg to inform our patrons that on Monday, 5th August, our Main Store will be closed and hours of business in Groceries and Provisions, and Bread and Cakes Departments will be as follows:-
Groceries and Provisions, Brend and Cakes Enst Lane Annex, Exchange Building, 7.00 mm. to 1.00 p.nt.
Kowloon Branch 8.30 a.m., to 1.00 p.m.
Peak Depot 7.00 am to 19,00
a.m.
CAFE WISEMAN-OPEN AS USUAL
G.
R.
one
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 6th day of August, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Olicen of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown land at Repulse Bay, In, the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75
with years,
the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately afler the diapu- Aal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars. ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Locality.
Ruzal Building
Lot No. £9.
South Bay Road,
Rurat Building Lot
Lot No. 110 and
No, si
Registry No.
G.
Boundary
'Measurement
DJ For sale
plan.
$5,053
Contenta in
R.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction
to be held on Tuesday, the 6th day of August, 1940,"at"3"pan"," at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His the KING, for one Majesty further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- sal of the lol the Purchaser' (If not the applicant) will be required to
nuthorised deposit with an ollicer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Kowloor
Registry No.
Junction of Tong
MI Road and
Mong Kok Road,
Locality
Mong Kok
Boundary
Measurements
. B. E. W
fret feet feet feeli
as per'salc
plan.
Contents in
Jose Price
By Order of the Board of STOCK MARKET
Directors.
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GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 1st August, 1940.
METROPOLE HOTEL CENTRAL - CLEAN COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange OMetal- Summary Issued yesterday says:
The market is off the boll, little trade has been reported. to-day and Ilstlessness replaces the burst of en quiries with which the week was. ushered-in.
Sales
H.K. Banks $1,220
Cements $15 Electrics (new) $36
$1 TIFFINS
at
Jimmy's
Also A la Carte
China Bldg.. Hongkong.
Hankow Rd., Kowloon,
TODAY KING'S
AT
THE
Presenting the
BATTLE of the CENTURY
Marlene
Una, DIETRICH vs. MERKEL
*
James STEWART Referee
Round 1 Marlene gets a strangle- hold on Una's hair!
Round 2
Stewart insists on a ***. and clean fight supplies the water!
Round 3
"Who did that?" snarls Dynamite Dietrich!
What
And, leg work!
Round 5
At the sound of the bell. they go into
clinch!
Marlene
James
DIETRICH STEWART
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN"
Charles WINNINGER Mischa AUER • Brian DONLEVY
Irans HERVEY: - Una MERKEL
Allen JENKINS - Warton HYMER Billy GILBERT
BANKS
THE CHANTERED RANK. 'OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1953, Paid-up Capital
$3,000,000 Reserve Llability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Reserve Fund ........................ $3,000,000
HEAD. OFFICE:~~~LONDON.
*3% kiishopsgate, E.C.L. Sub-Aroncios in London: 117/127, Leadenhall Street, E.C.J. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street, BANYA Manchester Aranzbi
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, X.
AGENCIES AND BRANCORSI
Alor Star
Fairlie Place
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall Bra closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise sinted, and where malls are advertis- ed to close at or before 9 am, regis- fered and parcel malls are closed at 5 pan. on the previous day. When malla are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel maila are closed al 6 p.m.
Air
INWARD MAILS
Harbin
Amrlear
Hongxoug
Bangkok
Ipoli
Batavia
Hollo
Bombay
Karachi
Calcula
Klang'
Agencies:
Kobe
flangoon Balston Semarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan
by Mail Bervice"
"Imperia
Airways
Aug. £.
Civi birect Kuala
Bourabaya
Lumpur
Talpinx
Canton Haiphong
Aust, 2.
Aug.
Canton
Kuching.
Tientsin
Japan
Aug.
Сампрого
Madras
Tongkah
Cebu
Manua
(Bhuket)
Jannn
and Shangbai.
Aug.
Colambo
Meilas
Tsingtao
Manila
Ang.
Delhi Haiphong
New York
Yokohama
Pelping
Hamburg
(Foxing)*
Japan and Shanghai. Manilo
Aug.
Aug. 3.
Jankow
Penang
Palembang Saigon
Aug.
Aug.
and Straits
Aug. 3.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Busincas transseted.
GURILENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at rates which will be quoted on appileation.
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Manila -(San Francisco date, 10th July).
Australia und Münila
Salgon Shanghai
SAVINGS ACCOUNTs also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with Interest | Canton .... allowed at rates obtainable en application. London and Straits
The Bank's fead Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustco busines and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be Ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE
Manager.
The
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual
Amateur Photographic
Competition
June
www
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 Sencapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc. 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th, $12.50 SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Close-ups: Human Sindics. 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 malce n 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 1on. Secretary, Hongkong Photographle Society. discretion of Subjects at the
competitorn, 1st. Silver Cup. 2nd. $30. 3rd. $20. 4th, $12.50.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition:
1.-The Competition is confined ex- elatively เป analeur photo- graphers.
2--No employee or member of any firm in the photographle vradeir permitted to compete,
3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitura sending whet ayd adjudged to be the test photo-
Fack graphs in cachi Section, entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com-
which petition, and
must bo pasted on linck of entry,
<--The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hangkang Telegraph.
5. All
photographs entered
Imust
have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographie which Inva Iken already entered In other Competitions are eligible #--No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of, or damage to entries.
7-All entries to be either black, septa, or toned' pleśures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. 8-Pictures submitted in sepia tones should be accompanied by a smaller print in black and white. No picture to entered In more than one Section.
10-Mounts to be only white or creatn. must be of one of the following sizes:-10x12, 10×20,
11.-No correspondence will be entered
Into in connection with the Com petition.
12-Members of the State of the Hongkong Telegraph and the South China Morning Port are not permitted to compete. 13-The decision of the Judges skall
be final.
Is-At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned ta competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven days.
ENTRY FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry in sections 1, 2 and 3,
Air Mail by "Imperial
Service"
Rabaul and Manila
Aug. 3,
Aug. 4. .Aug. 4.
Aug. 4.
.Aug. 4.
Aug. 4.
......Aug. 5.
Airways
Formosa, Amoy and Swalow
Aug. 5.
Halphong
.Aug. 5.
Japan.....
.Aug. 5.
.Aug. 5.
Shanghai,
..Aug. 8.
dale, 30th July.
AUK.
6.
Shanghal
6.
Shanghal
Aun. 7.
Java and Manila
Aur..
Manila
Aup. 7.
U.S.A..
Homolulu, Japan and Shang-
June).
Aurt. 7.
Calcutta and Straits
.Aug. B.
.Aug. 8.
Aurt. 8.
.Aug. 8.
Air Mall by Pan American Airways
Direct
Service"--San Fmacisto
hal. (San Francisco, date 24th
Japan and Shanghai London and Straits Safgon
OUTWARD MAILS- Friday, August 2 Shanghai
.12.30 p.m. Salgon and Bongkak ........7 p.za. Manila, Habaul. Australia and New
Zealand vin Brisbane
G.P.O. and K.PO,
..Aug. 2. § p.m. Aug. 3, 0.45 ..
....Aug. 3, 8.30 aan.
Por.
Rex.
Ord.
Saturday, August 3
Amoy Sandakan
..0.30 am. ..0.30a.m.
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tsin.....
Fort Bayard Bangkok
*... a.m.
10.30 am.
.2.30 p.m.
Strafts, Ceylon, India East and South ..3,30 p.m. Africa, Shoughal, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America, Cana. da, and United-Kinstdom vin San Francisco (No Pureels for Canada).
G.P.O, and K.P.0. Parcels, Rex.
Oril.
..Aug. 3, 4 p.m. Aug. 3, 5 p.m.
Aug. 3, 5.30 p.m.
Ale Mail for "Imperial Airways- Service" to Indo-China, Durban and thence by Sea Service to United- Kingdom.
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg.,
Ord.,
Shanghai Manita
Canton Haiphong
Saigon Canton
Sunday, August 4
.Aug. 3, 5.00 pm. Aug. 3, 5.30 p.m.
.430 a.m.. ..D..
Monday, August 5
10.30 a.m. .2 p.m.
.4.30 p.m.
.7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 6
Fort Bayard and Holhow ..10 a.m.
Shanghai
Haiphong
Java and
Air Mall for
"Imperial Airways Service"
10.30 am. Noon.
Jodo-China, Malaya, Australia by the
K.P.O
Reg. Ord
..Aug. 6. 5 p.m. .Ag. 6, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Tick.
Aug. 6, 5 p.m. .Aug. 0, 7 p.m.
Ord.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- Julu. U.S.A., and Europe via "Tan Amerlena Aleways and Trans- Atlantic Service,”
Reg.,
Ord.,
Reg.,
Ord.
K. P. 0.
Aug. 6, 5.00 p.m. Aug. 6, 5.30 p.). G. P, O.
****
...Aug. 6, 5.00 p.m. ..Aug. 6, 7.00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 7 Amoy .....
.12.30 p.m. Parcels only for Tientsin...1.30 p.. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Central and South Amerien via San Francisco
G.P.O. and K.г.o. Reg.
.Aug. 7, 0 p.m. Ord........Aug. 8, 8.30 a.m.
Thursday, August 8
Siraits and Calcutta
Parcels
Aug. 6, 9 a.m.
Letters ..........Aug. 9, 10 am. Shanghal (Parcels only),.12.30.p.m.
Swatow
Canton
1 p.m. p.m. Central and South America, and United-Kingdom vila Vancouver B.C (Pateels for Connda only) Note: All Mail for United-King- dom will be forwarded with or without superscription.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels
Shangal, Japan, Canada,"
Re
Ord.
Aug.
8.5 p.m. .Aug, 0, 9.15 am. Aug. 9, 10 n.m. Friday, August 9 Madang, Selamaun, and Rabaul
3.30 p.m. .12.30 p.m. Shanghal
Saturday, August 10 - Shanghai and Parcels only
Tientsin
Japan Shanghai
for
9.a.m. 0:30 am. .12.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, Indio, E. and South Africa, Lisbon and United-King- dom.
G. P. O, and K. P. O. Reg. Ord.
2.45 p.m. .3.30 p.m.
*Baperscribed Correspondenos Only.
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