1940-08-21 — Page 10

CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS KOWLOON GOLF CLUB

25 words $2.50

for 3 days prepaid WANTED TO BUY.

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles, diamonds, Jade China Gold and jewels. Apply Refining Co. Room 6, Fedder Build- ing, 2nd floor.

FOR SALE.

"HONGKONG. AS REVEALED DY Edition. Second THE CAMERA". Over 80 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Welsh, Ltd, Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd., Wyndham Street.

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,

4st. 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 entalled 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_ Compeition:

1-The Competition is confined' ex- clusively to amateur photo. graphers.

2-Ne employee or member of any Arm in the photographlo trade permitted to compete.

3-The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Each graph in each Section. entry must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the period of the Com- must be and which Dellion, pasted on back of entry. -The right to publish any or all of the entries la reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph. 6-All photographe entered_must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong, Photographs which have been already entered i other Competitions are Logligible 6-No responsiblity will be accepted for non-delivery af, loss of, or damage to entries.

7-All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. B-Pictures wubmitted in sepia tones Ahould be accompanied by a emmaller print in black and white. No picture to entered in more than one Section.

10-Mounts to be only white or cream, must be of one of the following sizes:-10X12, 1X20.

11.-No correspondence will be entered

into in connection with the Com petition. 13-Members of the staffs of the the Hongkong Totagraph and South China Morning Post arm not permitted to compete, 13.-The decision of the Judges ahali

be final

14-At the conclusion of the Com

petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at the Telegraph offices within seven เส

NAME

SECTION

ENTRY FORM

ADDRESS

Please use block letters and paste this on back of each Entry in sections 1, 2 and 3.

COUNT THE

"TELEGRAPHS"

EVERYWHERE

Notice is hereby given that the 16th. Ordinary Annual General Meeting of the Kowloon Golf Club will be held at the Club House, Kowloon City, on Saturday, the 31st. August, 1940, at 6 p.m.

By Order of the Committee.

W. KERSHAW,

Wednesday,

Hon. Secretary." Hongkong, 19th, August, 1940.

DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL KOWLOON

Headmistress:

Miss E. M. Gibbins, 'B.A. London.

Next term begins:

September 5.

Entrance Examination: September 3, at 9 a.m.

An Entrance Scholarship will be offered on the results of the Entrance Examination to a candi- date born in Hong Kong. This Scholarship will be of the value of 36 per term in tuition fees, but it may be increased in value should the family circumstances justify such increase. This Scholarship will only be awarded If a candidate of sufficient merit presents herself,

DIOCESAN JUNIOR SCHOOL.

KOWLOON TONG.

This school will NOT re-open in Kowloon Tong next term. Parents should enrol their children with the Diocesan Girls' School,

FOR THE PROTECTION OF

CHILDREN

What to do to help a child

Anyone knowing of a child who has been saulted, neglected,

-treated in a

manner likely to 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

General The

Secretary. H.K.S.P.C., Old City Hall

The Inspector, 40, Pokfulam Road, st Boor.

Hon.

The Inspector, 82 Stone Nullah Lane, 2nd Floor,

S

The Inspector; 12, Sai Yeung Choi

Kowloon.

The Inspector, 52, 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,

Peiping Press Attack On Nazis

PEIPING, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-A abuse against campaign of violent Britain continues

local the Japanese controlled Chinese Press. but a new note was introduced to-day when Germany was attacked.

"Germany has done nothing good or beneficial to China-we do wish to offer our felicitations to Ger- in advance for her victory, mory Whether Germany or Britain is vic- torious has nothing to do with our Asiatic races."

hawever,

not

Despite this statement, the Chinese Press is conildenlly pre- dieting Britain's early downfall while the local authorities, who have no of gleaning the true other means facts, ure being given the impression that Germany, instead of Britain, is winning aerial successes.

Apparently the British Ruccesses from publien-. are being withheld tion.

Protection For Metal Producers

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter),~~~~A question was raised in the House of Commons to-day about the position of base metal producers with a life not exceeding about 20 years are unable economically to increase production in consequence of the 100 per cent, excess pretty tax.

Sir Kingsley

Chancellor of

Was

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai TT: Singapore T.T. Japan

T.T. India

ד

TT USA.

7. Manila

TT. Batavia TT, Bangkok

H.K. Stock Market

were

The following quotations issued on the Hongkong Stock"Mar-

ket this morning.

INSURANCES

.1/2 4/2

DANKS

300

HK. Banks $...

1,220 b.

.52

H.K. Banks (Lon.) E.

.03 n.

.03%

H.K. Banks (H.K.) £.

.68 n.

Chartered £

0% n.

.72

Mercantile, A. & B. £.

Mercantile, C. £

41%

East Asia 5.

20% п. .11 n. 73 n.

1491⁄2

.05

Canton $.

Nom,

Union S

.05

TT. Australia

.1/0

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P London

1/3 1/3

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

23

4 m/s France

.Nom.

30 d/s India

.84/

T.T. Salgon TT. Franco TT. Switzerland

U.S. Cross rate in London 4,024 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.

4.03

COLONY WARNED OF MAJOR STORM

FROM PAGE ONE

of the lust vessels to move out from the deserted wharves was a Douglas ship, which went to a safe anchorage at 7 n.m.

The red dag. signifying that the cross-harbour service might stop at any minute, was hoisted at the Star

Ferry at 7 am.

The ferries have been attempting 15-minute service to maintain ncross the harbour during the morn- int. Third class passengers have hind to travel in the first cinas accommoda- tion owing to the choppy nature of the waters of the harbour,

the of Despite the proximity typhoon the Imperial Airways plane 'carrying air mail to Australia and South Africa left Kai Tack al 7 o'clock for Bangkok.

South Of Waglan

The Royal Observatory reported nt 10 am. that the typhoon then passing south of appeared to be Waglon lighthouse.

Hongkong has yet to experience 11s strongest blow. Up to 10 nm, the highest wind velocity recorded had barometer been 56 m.p.h, and the had steadily fallen to 29.21 at 9 am, after which it remained stationery.

The wind has renched Force 9 at wagian and Force 11. ut Cup Rock. Improving Conditions

1

The offical forecast issued at 10.20 u, indicates that the typhoon is passing south of Hongkong near Gap Rock. It is taking a westerly track. A north-easterly gale, gradually moderating, is expected. It will be accompanied with heavy rain squalls. conditions improving liter,

BIG BATTLE OVER BRITAIN

FROM PAGE ONE

believed to have caused only sligh damage, before being driven away. Raids On Nazi Territory LONDON, Aug. 20 (Router) —An Air Ministry communique states!

"Yesterday our bombers carried out daylight reconnaissances over Hol- land and the North Sea. Anti- aircraft positions near Amsterdam and on aerodrome at Flushing were bombed. One of our aircraft failed to return.

"During the night 30 enemy acro- dromes in Germany and in enemy- occupied territory were attacked Other nircraft bombed the nuval base at Kiel, an oil

refinery Hanover,

power

station Zschornewitz, north of Lelpzig and a number of key points on the enemy's lies of communication in the Ruhr and northwest Germany.

ឆ

nt at

China Underwriters

H.K. Fire $....

SHIPPING

Douglases S

Steamboats $.

Indo-Chinos P. $. Indo-Chinas D.S. Shell (Bearers) _s/- Waterboats 3 x.d.

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves $: Docks (old) Docks (new) Providents $. Sh. Docks Sh. $.

Keila 0/- Raubs $.. I.K. Mines

MINING

LANDS

Hotels S Lands $. Lands 4% Debentures Shal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys $..

HK. Realtics $. Chinese Estates $...

UTILITIES

*.

Trams $....

.210 s. .3071⁄2 sa.

10 ct.. 136 b.

120 n .11 n

100 m.

50 n

32/0 n.

10.00 n

.00 N. 154 14

.3.65 b. 26% n.

10/-. n. 9.55 .

.5 cts. n.

.3% b. & sa. .31/30/ FD,

Feak Trams (old) $.. Peak Trams (new) $.. Star Ferries

Y. Ferries $.

.100.n.

August 21, 1940.

Former S'hai G.O.C. Loses Son In War

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). The death, on near St. active service Valery on June 11, is announced to-day of Alastair Second Lieut. Telfer-Smollett, second son of Major-General Telfer- Smollett, formerly G.O.C. British troops in Shanghai.

More Gift

Planes For

Britain

Lord Beaverbrook's Appreciation

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). .9.80 n.The gratitude of the people of .0%. Britain for the gift of £100,000

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK · OF'

· INDIA, AUstralia & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal, Charter 1831, Paid-up Capital menularan 43.000.000 Reserve Lisbility of Proprietors £1,000,000 Reserve Fund ******* .000.000 READ OFFICES-LONDON. 38 Kishoperate, B.C.1. * Aya-Agencies in Londent 117/122, Landenhall Sizwei, 1.03. West End Brinchľ 14/18, Cockuptr Street, &W.1. Manchester tranchi

52, Mosley #treet, Manchester, B.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Blar Amritsar Dangkok

Iatavin

Harbin

Hongkong

Rangoon Salgon

POST OFFICE

INWARD BLAILS Australia and Manila Bangkok and Skigon. Shanghai,...... Shanghai and Amoy Shanghai and Amoy Java and Manila Sandokan

..Aug. 21. Aug. 21. AUS. Aug. 21. .Aug. 21..

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

bal-(San Franciaco

Air Mail by "Tan American Airways:

.Aug. 21.

..Aug. 21.

August).

date, „Aug. 21.

1st.

Direct Servico."--San

Francisco

date, 18th August. ........ Aus. 22.

Ipoh

Holto

Bomerang Beremban

Air Mail by

"Imperial Airways

Service"

Aug. 22..

Bombay

Karachi

Shanghai

Calcutta

Klang

Bingapore

Bangkok

Aug. 22.

Agencies:

Koba

Sitiawan

Haiphong

Aug. 22..

Clive Street Kumia

Kourabaya

Japan

Aug. 22.

Lumpur

Taiping

Kuching

Manila

Tientsin Tongkah

(Bhuket)

London and Strails Shanghai

.Aug.

Medan

Tooftop

Yokohama

Japan and Formosa Salgon

Aug. Aug. 23. Aug. 28.

.2.30 p.m. ...7. p..

Fairile Placa

Canton

Cawnpore Cabu. Colombo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg Hankow

FORZION

Madras

New York Pelping

(Peking)

Penang

EXCHANGE

Banking Business transacted.

and

OUTWARD MAILS Wednesday, Aug. #i

General Fort Bayard

Manila

· and

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSIrs received for One Tear Japan, or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur-

Salgon rencies at rates which will be quoted ea

application. ACCOUNTя also opened In Straits

Leal Currency and Sterling with interest altowed at rates obtainable on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overnald, on forms which may ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branche

2. A CAMIDGE.

Manager.

3.30 s. for a third squadron of Hurri- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF 101 n. canes has been expressed by

:15.30 30.

INDIA, LIMITED, Head Office:-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.

Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of 7.40 n. of Aircraft Production, in a Authorised Capital .3.30 n letter to the Resident of Hydera-Subscribed Capital

..57 n.bad, the Nizan and the Execu-reserve Fund and Rest 214.tive Council which sponsored the

01 5a. ..3.30 b. Fund.

b. &

"This magnificent gift touches the 1,35460beart of the entire British

17 n.

50.

Paid-up Capital ...

BANKERS

.7.00 p.m.

7 p.m..

.8.30 am.

Thursday, Aug. 22 Holhow and Haiphong....8.30 a.m. Manila, Makassar and Sourabaya

10.30 am... .12.30 p.m. 1.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m.

Shanghal Swnlow Anoy..

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ame- rlean Airways and Trans-Atlantic Service."

.Aug. 22, 5.00 pan Aug. 22, 5.30 p.m.

K.P.O,

Rez.

Ord.

$3,000,000

1,800,000

Reg.

3,000.00%

Orl

1,234,000

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, L44.

New York

Penang Rangoon Bhanghai

BILANCHES-

Jaffna nation Bangkok

Itombay

Kuantan Kandy Calcutta the enemy." said the Colombo slaught of $16 nat a moment when it faces the on-

.11% n.

letter. This moving demonstration Delki 2134

of comradeship Inspires them in the Galle

Hongkong .3.05 b.

Howrah battle.

Ipoh Southern Rhodesia's £1,500

Madras

Karachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lipis

China Lights (old) S.. China

(new) ... Lights H.K. Electrics (old) $..37 II.K. Electrics (new) 3. Macao Electrics (old) Macho Electrics (new) Sandakan Lights $ Telephones (old) $. Telephones (new) $.

INDUSTRIALS Caid: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.00 n. Caid: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $...12 n. Canton Ices 3. Cements $.... H.K. Ropes $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $. Watsons $..... Lane Crawfords 3. Sinceres $...... Wing On (H.K.) $.. Powell Ltd. $

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.. S'hat Cotton Sh.

MISC.

Bimla

Kuala Lumpur Bingapor Kuala Trengganu

HONGKONG BRANCH most "Where it wages

Aercely,

Every description of Banking ..there

will be that Hyderabad Exchange Business transacted. 15 P.

squadron of Hurricanes to deal swift

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP ,4% n.

and terrible death. to the enemy,"

UNDERTAKEN, of £1,500 from Another gift .17.60 b.

the 8.30 b. Southern Rhodesia branch

British Red Cross, has been sent to 7.45 n. .2.15 n. headquarters in London.

of

.90 st. The Colonial Secretary bas grote- .1 n.fully acknowledged, a second gift of £7.500 from the Uganda War Fund

.33% n. Committee.

,210 n

.00% 11.

H.K. Govt. 4% H.K. Govt. 3% (1934)....95 n. H.K. Govt. 31% (1940) ....93 n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 G$Bas.33% n. H. K. Entertainments $....6.60 n.

and

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- Currency and Sterling on terres that any and exo Deposits received in may be ascertained on application.

D. BENSON,

Manager.

LATE GOVERNOR OF MACAO

A Requiem Mass for the repose Constructions (old) $......1.60 n.of the soul of the late Governor of .1 n. Macao, Dr. Arthur Tamagnini de Constructions (new) $.

.8 n. Sousa Barbosa, will be held at the Vibro Piling. $.. Morsmans Inv (Lon.) s/...B/D . Roman Catholic. Cathedral, Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) s/ ..4/- n Road, on Friday at 90.m.

Amoy

G.P.O.

.Aur, 22, 5.00 pm. Aur. 22, 7.00 pan,

Friday, Aug. 23

Straits and Calcutta

Parcels

Letters

Shanghal

.....8.30 am.

.Aug. 23, 11 am. ..Aug. 23, Noon, ......12.30 p.ra.

Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta

3,30 p.mi. *Superscribed Correspondence Only.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donations to the War Fund Of the S. C. M. Post, Ltd.

A total of $1,300,447.00 was reached yrs terday by the War Fund inaugurated by the 8. C. M. Post, Ltd. Latest subscription:

Cheung Chau Residents and Visitors 3537

(part St. Andrew's Club

of Table Tennis Exhibition 23.7.40)

on.

10. B.W.O.. ACCOUNTS

Funt The British War Organisation Hongkong, has issued' is receipts and payments account for the month of July,

bio, a follows:

Receipts Brought forward.July 1, 100, ·

and subscriptions, $126,023.07; donations

stampa July #100 and $1,240.00; Rales, Caine, Central Hospital Supply Bervice Badges #2, altogether $394; making a total of receipts of $138,658.03.

to London. Payments-Remittance (Cost of remittance for $0,000 sent to British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John War Organisation, 5,000 4 1/2- 15/16 plus stampe, and 100 donation in sterling) $34,814.20; purchases of Kan- nelette and gauze dressings 14,008; pack- ing, transport and Insurance $1,055.18: office expenses:-Salaries and wages $307, stationery and printing $8.35, stamps and postages" $9.61. postal Sabois (lamps) $100, telephone, 3rd. quarter, sad:35, tele- KATZ $1.00, storage, wool, $3.77," type= writer repairs $1125, alterations to gar- ments made up $5, travelling 25 cenia. pettles $2.40, altogether $485.38; making expenditure for July, 1040, $170,363.01.

Balance, maries in hand on July 31. 1940 (current account, Hongkong

$38.207.9 Shanghat Bank,

and 27.65). 834 239.04.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Officia! Summary issued yesterday says:

Trading to-day was

on a more

generous scale and embraced a batter spread.

Buyers

Union Insurances $305 HK. Fire Insurances $136 Docks (Old) $16.25 Providents $3.00 Hotela $3.45

take up the

challeng

"Oil tanks ut Ambes near Bordeaux were also successfully attacked. Two of our aircraft were lost."

Civilians Killed

(Reuter).--A

LONDON, Aug. 20 few people were killed and several Injured when a south-west town was bombed to-night.

At another south-west town, a plane swooped down on the beach and machine-gunned some men who were bathing, Climbing higher it fred a burst at Home Guards on duty on the top of a elif.

The machine then disappeared into the clouds with a Spitfire on its tall but it apparently managed to escape among the clouds.

British Apology To

Switzerland

LONDON, Aug. (Reuter)-The Government expressed deep regret to the Swiss Minister in London for the violation of Swiss territory by RAF.

the Swiss against which

Exchequer, replied that provision planes Batiste strong protest.

made.

to meet such cases. Such companies could apply for an increase not exceeding four per cent.

in the rates of dividends allowed

under the relevant section of, the Finance Bill.

British Aircraft Factories Plan

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter) The Washington correspondent of the

FLEAS

on DOGS

Aziana deg is a

"Wall Street Journal" states that it is hy des. Keep him reliably reported that the British, with KKATINOʻK. Government has decided to implc-t be de nost dalty's ment plans for the construction of a chain of aircraft factories in the United States,

A

to

These factories are designed

the in produce 39,000 planes a month latter part of 1941.302

The report, added' that the po Purchasing Cominission recently ob tained from the American Defence Commission the cost of stich a plan.

WE'VE GOT THE MEN - BUT WE NEED

MORE PLANES

Give what YOU can afford to your own great cause

The South China Morning Post, Ltd. is receiving sub- scriptions for the purchase of bombing planes to be So far, over. presented to the Imperial Government. £80,000 has been remitted through the Government of Hongkong. Cheques should be made out to "War Fund. South China Morning Post, Ltd."

KEATING'S KILLS Subscription to 20-8-40.

BUT IT MUST BE HEATING'S

$1,309,447.96

Remitted to LONDON. £81,389.19.6d.

Troms $15.10

Yaumati Ferries $21.25 China Lights (Old) $6.40 China Lights (New) $3.25 Telephones (Old) $21.75 Cements $14.00 Dairy Farms $17.50 Watsons $0.30

Lands $31

Bellera

Cements $15.50

Sales

Union Insurances $367.50 Hotels $3.50

Lands $31/30.50 Humphreys $0.75

Trams $15.30

Chinn Lights (Old) $6,50 Electrics (Old) $37 Electrics (New) $36.75 Cements $15/15.10

SOLDIERS

JOIN

IN MAN HUNT.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” SOMEWHERE IN ONTARIO, Aug 20 (UP)-Soldiers and police planes foined in the search for Lieuterant Werner Kochi, 28, who escaped from an internment camp early yesterday. He is reported to be surrounded in a dense wood,

Authorities, discovered a powerful short-wave radio in the barracks from which Koche escaped by tunnel- ing 100 feet under two buildings and also a barbed wire fence.

ARMING INDIAN MERCHANT SHIPS

SIMLA, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-It is learned that progress has been made in arming Indian registered merchant shipping with defensive guns and Atting them with degaussing appara- The Royal Indian Navy Le provid- ing skeleton e guri crews, supple- mented by shipa' companies.

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