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THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 26, 1940.

Cinema Hit In Indiscriminate Bombing by Nazis FATAL CASUALTIES RESULT FROM SERIOUS AIR RAID ON PORTSMOUTH

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). {

A Ministry of Home Security communique states:

"It is now confirmed that during the raid on Portsmouth of the Company will be CLOSED yesterday, a number of casual- Some of them from MONDAY, 2ND SEPTEM-ties were caused. Over 60 excellent views

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The

Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual

Amateur Photographic

June

Competition

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 foar Sections. $250 CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE General Pictorial: Land and Seacapra Architecture Street Scenes, etc.

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

SECTION TWO Portraits: Informal Close-ups ttuman

Studies.

2nd $30 1st, Silver Cup

4th $12.50 3rd $20

SECTION THREE Sun 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 from the Ion. Secretary, Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjecte at the discretion of compeutors,

cr

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

RULES

The following Rules will govern the Competition

1-The Competition is confined ez-

clusively

photo- amateur raphara 1-No employes or member of any firm in the photographic trade fa permitted to compete.

3.—The prizes will be awarded to the

competiton sending in what ar adjudged to be the best photo-

Bection. ph in esch

Each enly must be accompanied by a form which will be published during the partod of the Cora- petition. and which must pasted on back of entry, s—The right to publish any of all of the entries in reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.

be

All photographs entered Mat have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in ather Competitions" are ineligible -No responsibility will be accepted

for non-delivery of, iom of or damage to entries,

-All entries to be efther black, sepla, er toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo graphs are ineligible. LPxtures rubmitted in sepia, tooES should be accompanied by smaller print in black and white, -No pleture to entered in more

than one Section. 10-Mounts to be only white or ezenID, must be of one of the following sizes:-10x13, 10x20.

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

12-Members of the Staffs of the Hongkong Telegraph ■nd 10 South China Morning Port are not permitted to compete.

13.--The decision of the Judges shall

be final.

IL-At the conclusion of the Cam- petition, entries will be returned La competitors on application at the Telegraph amices within seven daya.

ENTRY FORM

NAME

SECTION

ADDRESS

Please use block letters and paste this

on back of each Entry in sectiona 1, 2 and 3.

METROPOLE HOTEL

CENTRAL CLEAN

"COMFORTABLE - FIREPROOF

tered.

of

By Order of the Board Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agenta.

Hongkong. 1st August, 1940.

NOTICE

"Damage was also done to private property and business premises.

Casualties Elsewhere

"It is now known that in addition to the attack already reported on the Wanston aerodrome, casualties were also caused in another R.AF. aero- drome resterday.

"Reports now crceived show that in yesterday's ralda on part of the London area, there were some casual.

small,

"Otherwise there is nothing to add to the prevhus communique, when it wes stated that damage was done ter commercial and private properties.

By courtesy of the Australianes, but the number of fatailles was Tende Commissioner there will be an exhibition of talking films depleting scenes in Australia and New Zealand in the West Lounge of the YMCA On Thursday, August 29 at 9 p.m., under the joint suspices of the Australian and New Zealand Association and the YMCA Admission $1.00. All proceeds, excepting essential expenses, will be devoted to the Wer Fund - South China Morning Post Ltd

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AURTTIALIA A CHINA.

1,000,000

Raids Over Wide Area "Elsewhere in England, sporadic attacks were made over a wide ares. Three towns in the north and in the Midlands some damagn was done. matnly to residential property, and There were Kortor Casusllies, a few of which were (xial.

"In nonther district, damage 25 reported as slight and casualties few "

BOMBS HIT U.S. HOSPITAL Japanese Raid

SPECIAL to

THE TELEGRAPHI

incorporated by Royal Charter 185).

CHUNGKING, Aug. 26 (UP). Paid-up Capizmi Beavers Liability of Proprietors 4,000,000 |--According to reports from

....... $1,000,000

Reserve Fund

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52, Mosley Bizovi, Munchviter, 2.

Alor Star

AGENCIES AND DRANCHES:

Martin

Rangoon Hongkong Frigon

Amritsar Blangkok Batavia Torbay Calcutta

Ipoh

ilallo

Karachi

Klang Kobe Kuala

Lumpur Kuching Madras

Agencies:

Cv Street Tairie Place Canton Cawnpore Cabu Colombo Deli

Manta

Medan New York

Thetping

(Peking)

Penang

EXCHANGE

Isiphong Hamburg Hankow

FOREIGN

Banking Bluetzees transarted.

CURULENT ACCOUNTS

Remarang Beremban Shanghai Hingapor AIUAWAD Bourabaya

Taiping Tientsin

Tongkah

(huket) ThingLo Yokohama

and General

opened and

FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Your of shorter periods in Local or Older Cur

application,

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 4iso opened in

Kweilin describing the bombing of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion Mission Hospital, patients,

READY FOR ITALIANS IN EGYPT

The news that Italy is about to make her first offen- sive move against Egypt gives added importance to the above picture which reveals that British and Egyptian troops are well prepared and fully equipped to met any threat. Here we see two tanks of Britain's mechanised army negotiating rough country. They will give fl Duce's invaders a hot reception.

nurses and coolles attached to Latest Details Of Portsmouth Raid

the institution were injured,

Stocks of medical supplies were

and destruyed

lotal the

JOR IN estimated at over 100,000 yuan.

Reports say that 30 Japaniest plane, dropped 40 bombs on Kwrilin yester day.

In addition to destroying antist Mission hospital. 30 casualties were caused.

the

Japanese Delegation To

Two Women & A Child

Are Killed in Cinema

LONDON. Aug. 25 (Reuter)—There

wan

only a

small

THEY SEEK OIL audience at the Portsmouth cinema hit during yesterday's raid but several people, including two women and a child, were killed.

Strects were filled with week-. end shoppers when a large force of bombers, escorted by fighters, appeared flying very high.

Visit The D.E.I. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH

Indiscriminate Bombing

BANDOENG. Aug. 25 (UP) rencies at rates which will be quoted on--A Japanese delegation repre- senting the Ministry of Com- Local Currency and Sterling with interest merce and Industry and also allowed at rates obtainable on application

The Bank's Head Office In London major importing and oil undertakes Executor & Trustee burns panies, is expected to arrive at mostly on the shopping and residen. Tex overpaid, on terras which may be Bandoeng on August 27. Ascertained at any of ita Agencias and

It is believed that the delegation tranches.

R A CAMIDOR,

will attend a number of conferences

end claims recovery of British Incurre

Manager.

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The few raiders that got through encountered intense anti-aircraft fire, and splitting into small formations, they dropped bombs indiscriminately,

tial districts.

In addition to the cinema, bombs į fell on a recreation ground, a golf

Land Mine Kills Man And Sister

Coast Tragedy

BOMB HITS

A BANK

Deposits Saved

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Reuter). Arthur Greenwood, -3ir. Minkster without Portfolio, to- day watched bags of money be-

from ing recovered

* bank which was partially demolished by a direct hit during Friday's air raid on a London suburb.

bern

The escape of the manager and family is attributed to fact that the bomb fell before the sirens were sounded. Other- wise they would bave

hellering in the strong-room, part of which was destroyed,

Most of the money was re- covered but the books are still under the debris.

RIDICULE NAZI REPORTS

U.S. Realism LONDON, Aug, 25 (Reuter). -American correspondents in Britain continue to give the lic

POST OFFICE

INWARD

MAILS

Calcutta, Straits and Salgon Aug. 20. London and Strait........Aug. 20. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Servica."-San Francisco date, 20th August. ..............Aur. Alz Mali by

Berrico"

"Imperial 27.

London and Manila

Always

Aug. 27. .............. Aug. 28. Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver D.C. dalo 10th Aug.)

Jowa and Manila

Aug. 29,

.Aug. 20.

OUTWARD MAILS

Tuesday, Aug. 27

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

G.P.0. and K.P.O.

Reg. Aug. 27, 4.15 p.m. Ord, ennen Aug. 27. & p.m. -- Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Service"

with Netherlands Indies oil producing course, shopping centre, bandstand LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). to exaggerated German reports Air concerns regarding the sales of oil to allotments and a hotel.

One of the heroes of the raid was-Lord North and his sister, of what the Luftwaffe is sup-

Representatives of the Royal Dutch

oll

Japan.

Standard Vacuum Shell and companies are expected to arrive by sttend the from Mania to plane conference.

a man who was found bending over Lady Cynthia Williams, were posed to be doing. his son, supporting the wreckage of killed as the result of an ex- a basement on his shoulders.

In addition to Mr. Arthur Mann,

G.P.O. and K.P.0. Reg.

.Aug. 27, 4.30 p.m. Ord..........Aug. 27, 5 p.m.

Mail for "Imperial Airways Ber- vico" to Durban and thence by Bes Service to United-Kingdom

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

Reg.

Ord.

.

Aug, 27, 4.30 p.m. .Aug. 27, 5 p..

During tour of the damaged Plosion on the south-east coast the London observer of the Columbia Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,

area, the Lord Mayor saw a woman to-day,

her demolished home, outside

New Swiss Protest meat-she had saved the Sunday

To England

Joint.

was

Kai Tak Air Crash understood to have been caused velling about the country.

Broadcasting System told his Ameri- Lady North

critically can listeners that although it was a triumphantly holding up a dish of injured.

serious allegation to make that the were bombing indis- The explosion was heard and Germans

villages, farms criminately

and felt several miles away and is hommes, after several days of tra

he was by a land mine.

convinced that it was true.

Other American correspondents, to (Lord North, born in 1002, was the eldest son of the 8th Earl of whom he had talked, he added, feel

He An inquiry Into Saturday's fatal Guilford. WOB formerly 2nd the same way. air crash outside Kal Tak perodrome, Lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards. This followed communique in which Mr. G. H. Fowler lost his He married Miss Joan Louise Burrell

A published by Army Headquarters life, will be held at Kat Tak to-day elder daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, stating that foreign planes again flew under the chairmanship of Mr. A. 3.in 1927. They have one son, Francis, over Swiss territory on the night of Moss in his capacity as Inspector born in September, 1933, and two dent of the "New York Times," com-

daughters.} August 24.

BERNE. Aug. 25 (Reuter).— According to an authorliative state- ment issued here, the Federal Council have lodged a strong protest with the British Government.

Inquiry To-day

of Aircraft Accidents.

Sweeping Victories. By Chinese Army Claimed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. CHUNGKING, Aug. 25 (UP).-Sweeping victories by the Eighth Route Army operating in north China are claimed in reports received here from General Chu Teh, commander of the army..

An offensive was launched

Silence Explained Meanwhile the Berlin correspon-

menting on the Nazi High Com- mand's complete silence about suc- Germany, cessful British raids on says: "This does not mean that the German people think that British bombs never hit military objectives but they realise that this should be concealed in the interests of the country.

Dominions Giving Us More Food LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-- Naimpartial news from the Britain is getting more food from the United States reaches the German Dominions.

RA

U.S.A. and Europe via "Pan Ameri-

can Airways, and Trans-Atlantie Service."

Hez.

Ord,

G.P.0, and K.PO.

............Aug, 27, 4.30 p.m. ....Aug. 27, 5_v.m. Siralts, Ceylon, India East and South

Africa and United-Kingdom.

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

Parcels

Reg.

..Aug. 27, 8 p.m. .Aug. 27, 5 p.m. .Aug. 28, 8.30 4.3. Wednesday, Aur. 28

Ord.

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

Parcels

Reg-

Ord.

K.P.O.

.Aug. 29, 4 p.m. .Aug. 28, 5 p.m. .Aug. 28, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Parcels ..Aug. 28, 4 p.m.

Reg

Ord.

.Aug. 28, 3 p.m.

...Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug 29

The Ministry of Food just public. What they do get are only completed new contracts for butter the doings of Isolationists and events Straits and Calcutta

in the United States which might be and cheese with Australia and New construed as unfriendly to Britain." Zealand for the 1940-41 season.

In the Dominions steps

are being

actively taken to make up the losses

of butter and cheese formerly sup-

CLERMONT-FERRAND. Aug. 25 plied by Europe. It is expected that (Reuler)The death is announced The quantities produced will be much of M. Edouard Michelin, founder of

simultaneously on the Peiping- INDIAN PROBLEM greater than those produced last sea- the well-known firm of French tyre-

Hankow railway, the Shih- chiachwang-Taiyuan railway and the Tungpu rallway last Tues. day.

Viceroy's Offer Is. Given

New Response ALLAHABAD, Aug. 25 (Reuter). The Council of the National Liberal Federation have adopted a resolution suggesting certain clari

the

son.

manufacturers,

STUPID NAZI CLAIMS 'IN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES -

Parcels ......Aug. 29, 11 am. Letters .....Aug. 29, Noon. Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA., Central and South America, Canada United Kingdom vla San and Francisco

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

6. Aug. 29; 8 p.m: Ord...Aug. 30, 8.30 pm.

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africs, and United-Kingdom

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

Parcets

Reg.

Ord.

Aug. 29, 5 p.m. 1.Aug. 30, 0,45 a.m. Aug. 30, 10.30 a.m. Friday, Aug, 30

.8.30.a.m.

Sandakan.....

Monila, Rabaul, Australia and New

Zealand via Brisbane

G.P.Q. and K.P.0. Parcels......Aug. 30, 5 p.m.

As a result railway transportation fications and modifications in the LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-An authoritative comment on all three lines has been disrupted Viceroy's offer in order to evoke a Issued in London upon German High Command communiques and the Chinese, it is claimed, have whole hearted response from Dr. G. A. C. Herklots captured Niangselwan or "Women's people of India In the prosecution states that the German High Command's constant refusal to admit damage to military objectives by R.A.F. raids on Germany,

Ord. The resolution states that assur coupled with repeated and exaggerated boasts of destruction Now on Sale

auge is needed that the contemplat-inflicted on British aerodromes, etc., reveals the worthlessness lat.

of the wer.

Pas" on the Shihchiachwang- Talyuan railway.

Stations and bridges, waler towers and power plants, mines and factories

ed free and equal partnership. of In- dia is not to be subject to qualifica-of German communiques. tions such as were suggested in Mr

The

Air

comment of the Ameri- munique said it had been blown off It further declares that a definite August 23, after a visit to a place raid, but if it had been blown off the been completely destroyed say the time limit should be fixed for India's which the Germans claimed to have map, well, it had bounced back again, reports.

| attainment of Dominion status.

destroyed, was: "A German com- pretty quickly."

Morning Post Building, and thich was some hitive L. S. Amery's speech of August 8. Can pbserver, Mr. Arthur Mann, on the map. I was not there during the Price $3.00.

Reg. Aug. 31, 8.48 a.m. Aug. 31, 938 axu. Mall for "Imperial Airways

Saturday, Aur. 21

Service" to Durban and thence by

Sea Service. la United Kingdom.

G.P.O. & KP.0,2. Keky Ord..

Aug. 31, 5 p.m. Aug, 31, 5.30 p.m.. *Superscribed Correspondence Only,

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