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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th day of August, 1940, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Illa Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Magazino Gap Rood, 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 Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years. Intending bidders are advised and silver articles, diamonds, jode that immediately after the dispo-
Apply China Gold , and Jewels.
Refining Co. Room 6, Pedder Bulid-al- of the lot the Purchaser (if ing, 2nd floor.
announced
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Dr. G. A. C. Herklots
Now on Sale
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subscribe a shilling per bale of last Price $3.00.
year's crop, or approximately $5.000, and the sugar millors to surrender the whole of the Colonial preference certificates in respect of 1939 and
1940, approximating £7,000.
It suggested that this splendid example might serve as à lead to similar colonial industries,
cher-
All, races are....responding getically to the fund, and further re mittances are expected-shortly---- Reuter.
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August 9, 1940,
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The
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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 Scacepest Architecture: Street Scenes, ele. 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 Scetion)
The whole of the work entalled in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be required declaration to this to make ccct. 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.
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1-The Competition is confined ex-
clusively
amateur 10
photo-
graphers.
Z-No employee or member of any
fan in the photographlo trade is permitted to compete,
3.The prites will be awarded to the compellors sending in what pre adjudged to be is best photo- graphs in
Each cach Section. entry must be necompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry.
The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.
-All photographis. entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Compotions are ineligible 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, loss of or daringe to entries.
7-All entries to be either black, and wri
photo
Repla, or toned pictured
be mounted.
graphs are ineligible. -Plctures 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 cream, must be at one of the following sizes:-10X13, 19X20.
11.-No correspondence will be entered
Inte in connection with the Con petition.
12-Member of the Staffe of the
Hongkong Telegraph
and
Che
Fouth China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 13-The decision of the Judres shall
be final.
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Please use block letters and paste this
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14 VOTES TO
Betrayed France
At the fateful meeting in Bor. deaux police station of the French Cabinet recently, four- teen Frenchmen voled for peace proposals to the enemy, while 'ten voled for continuing the war
at the side of Britain.
When the raised hands for surrender were counted, white-moustached Louis Ma- rin, flery Right Wing lender, elenched his fist and yelled "I never thought I would be nahamed to be a French-
man,
Marin, with
Reynaud, Mandel, Campinchi, Laurent Eynac, Delbos and Dautry, were among the lenders of the Ten who were for holding out.
Lenders of the pence porty were Marstal Petain and President Le- run. They were backed by General who said the French Weygand, Army could do no more.
But the man who did most lo the pence move was Paul swing Baudouin, mysterious millionaire banker. He has worked at this ever since he entered the Cabinet. He has influence even with_Rey- haud, with whom he spoke for hours efore and after the last fateful Ca- binet meeting.
Also in support if the peare move was Jean Prouvost, director of the biggest French newspaper, Paris- Solr, and big business man as well.
The last twenty years in France go down in hlatory ns un era of wil
the poor good living, when even could have.come sort of luxury. The end of the era came in Bordeaux.
The work of the mysterious Buu douin,
backed by Prouvest and Chautemps, bore its full results in the Cabinet meeting on Sunday, June 16. It
It was a heavy, hot and gloomy day.
Every street in Bordeaux was packed with people. They move in aluggish and ill-tempered streams from one aimless rendezvous to un- other.
10 POST OFFICE
COMPLICATED PLAY -- To become familiar with their gas marks, there youngstars in Bolton, England, nursery school wear masks while at play. They don them by themselves.
HONGKONG ESTATE
Forced
the Country to Steal
Estate in the Colony worth $4,500 the late Mr. George was left by Finlay, who died at Hospital, Shanghai, on May 28, 1939.
Mr. An application by
Gerakt Andrew Leiper, lawful attorney, for seating certified copy of probate of will has been granted.
by Bully, 11
AIR MAIL SERVICE
The air mail postage to USA.. and Canada by Pan-American Air- ways has been increased to $1.50 per ounce with effect on from. August 2. The air mail rates to other Pan- American countries ote, via American Airways have also been in- creased and a schedule of rates in exhibited in the General Post Office.
The following air mall services aro at present available to the United Kingdom (the words in brackets be Ing the superscription required):
By Imperial Airways to Durban. and onwards by sea, $1.15 per 31⁄2-0%,,. (via Imperial to Durban),
By Pan-American Airways to U.S.A. and onwards by Trans-Atlan- Lle Air Service, $5 per 11⁄2-oz., (vla. PA.A. and Trans-Atlantfe).
By
Pan-American Airways
to
USA and onwards by sea, $3.50 per -oz, plus 15 cents per oz., (via PAA, to USA.).
All air mail correspondenco must bear the bloo ate mail inbel,
Small Packet Post to all countries Is suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise sinted, and where malls are advertis cd to close at or
or before 9 am regis- tered and parcel malls are closed at on the previous day. When D.m. malls are advertised to close after 6 p.m. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m.
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Japan
Bangkok
INWARD
MAILS
Aug. 1..
.Aug. 0.
.Aug. 9.
Bangkok and Tourane
Bangkok and Saigon.... ..Aug. 9.
Haiphong and Fort Wayurd .AU Đ
Java and Manila
Aug. B.
London and Straits
Japan, Shanghai and Formosa
4.4ug. B.
Aug. 10,
Japan and Shanghai
.Aug. 10.
Shangha
.Aug. 10.
Straits
.Aug. 10.
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal (Seattle
dato 9 July).
Japan and Shanghai
Sandakan.
London and Straits Shanghai and Amey
DUDLEY ( Worcestershire)
Stralis Alr
Mail by
Service"
Haiphong
Salgen
as possible of the French Army Juvenile Court broke a 16-year- and its materini to North Africa, old record of no birth penalties where the powerful colonial troops and ordered six strokes for & remain still strong and whole.
He believed that Germany, Aing-boy of, 11.
While the crowds wandered aim- lessly, Paul Reynaud, the man been, who certainly might have and may be yet, & rently great fing everything into the French bat- Little boys and girls told how he Premier of France, the man who tlefield, could not afford to continue made them give him pennies they warned France more than seven much
as she was had taken to school to buy milk, and Jonger as long
then increased his demands until years ago that she must build made to fight hard. trany tanks and a new kind of But next day, when the Cabinet they were forced to steal shillings army, was still trying vigorously met again, Reynaud and Mandel and half-crowns from their mothers to carry on the fight.
were overruled. Late that night purses to avold thrashings. He
One was supported and perhaps Mandel saw a small group of foreign,
eight-year-old boy robbed his by one Minister, newspaper even led in
sister's money-box of 4s. and then In his capacity as Minister of the his own mouicy-box of the 10s. H Georges Mandel, the strong-faced Jew who worked with Clemenceau in interior he read out the Hat of had saved, official said the last war,
names of the new Cabinet, in which
the boy's A school On
Kames leader at night, June 15, his ow Saturday
dkl not appear. His chin uppointment while a Cabinet meeting was be- was sunk in his light, sur collar, his school had gone to his head and ing held in a thunderstorm, Rey-face ns impassive as that of a carved turned him into the school bully. naud made his final appeal for a temple god.
"The birch," said the chairman, "is continued aggressive war polley. I was reported that he was ar-the only fitting punishment of such He wanted to withdraw as much Trested the following afternoon. In bully.".
his
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Art. 11.
Aug. 11.
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"Imperial
Aug. 14
Airways Aum. 12.
.Aug. 12, .Aug. 12. Aug. 13.
Shanghai and Amoy....
Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direit Service"-San Francisco
6th August.
date, Haiphong... Shanghal
U.S.A.
.Aug. 12. .Aug. 13.
......Aug. 19.
and Manila (San Francisco date 20th July) London and Straits
Air Mall by "Imperial
Service"
.Aug. 13. .Aug. 14.
Airways
.Aug. 15. Japan and Shanghai
.Aug. 15. Shanghal ..........
....Aug. 15. U.S.A., Ifenolulu, Japan and Shurg- hai (San Francisco date, 20th July). Aug. 17.
OUTWARD MAILS Friday, AuNBL 9 Parcels only for Tientsin..12.30 p.m. Shanghai and Japan .12.30 p.m. Straits
Japan
Shonghal
Saturday, August 10
.1.30 p.m.
.9.30 a.m..
.10.30 a.m.
Stralis, Ceylon, India, E. and South Africa, Lisbon and United-King- dom.
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Reg.
Ord.
.2.45 pm.
.3.30 p.m.
Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia
-and-New-Zealand via Sydney,
G. P. O. and K. P. O. Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
Shanghai.
1.00 p.m.
.2.45 p.m.
.3.30 p.m.
.5.30 p.m.
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and United-Kingdom,
G. P, O. and K. P. 0. Parcels
Reg.
Ord.
3 p.m. .5 p.m. 5.30 p.m. Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Service" to Indo-China, Durban and thence by Sea Service to United-Kingdom.
Reg
G.P.O, & K.P.O.
...Aug. 10, 3 pm. Ord.....Aur. 10, 5.30 p.m.
Monday, August 12
Halphong Fort Bayard Shanghal. Bangkok
......Noon.
.12.30 p.m.
.12.30 p.m.
.2.30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 13- Batavia and Sourabaya ....0,30 a.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rican Airways and Trans-Atlantic Services."
Ref.
Ord.
Iter.
Ord.
K.P.O.
.................Aug. 10, 5 p.m. ..........Aug. 13, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Aug. 13, 5 p.m. .Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Austrails by the "Im- perial Airways Servloe."
Iter.
Ord.
Reg.
Ord,
K.P.O.
........Aug. 18, & p.m.
Aug. 13, 5.80 p.m.
G.P.O.
....Aug. 13, 5 p.. ...Aug. 13, 7 pm. Wednesday, August 14
Fort Bayard. Hoihow and Halphong
Shanghai
Shanghat
Haiphong
10 a.m. .12,30 pm. Thursday, August 15
.2 p.m..
.1. p.m.
Friday, August 10
Sandakan
.12.30 p.m.
Shanghol
.12.30 p.m.
Saigon and Bangkok
Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta
Parcels.Aug. 10, 5 p.m. Letters...Aug. 17, 9.30a.m..
Saturday, August 17
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tain
Haiphong
0.30 a.m.
Tuesday, Aur. 20
***Noon.
Monday, August 19, 2
Shanghai and Parcels only for Tien-
tain
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