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CLASSIFIED NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS

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for 3 days prepaid

WANTED TO BUY.

WE PAY HIGH PRICES Lor all gold and 'silver articles, diamonds, jade and jowels- Apply China Gold Refining Co. Room 0, Pedder Build- ing, 2nd floor.

FOR SALE.

BANK HOLIDAY

In accordance with Government Ordinance, The Exchange 'Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, tho 2nd September, 1910 Monday in September).

Hongkong, 28th August, 1940.

NOTICE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS,

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1940, at 3 (Firstp.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Island Rond, in the Colony of Hoor Kong, for a term of 21 years. Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo sal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required to deposit with

authorised

officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash.

Notice is hereby given that Mr. Frank Grose la leaving this firm by "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY mutual consent as from September 1. THE CAMERA" Second Edition. 1040.

of the

Over 80 excellent views Colony. Price $1,80. Obtainablo at Kelly

Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd.. Wyndham Street.

The

Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition

Juno-- September, 1940. Two Silver Trophics Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entries Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizen in each of the four Sections CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE General Pictorial Land and Seacopea: Architecture. Street Scenes, etc. 1st Silver Cup. 2nd. $30.

4th. $12.50. 3rd $20

$250

PALMER & TURNER.

NOTICE

As from September 1, 1940, I shall be practising as an Architect on my own account at 11. Queen's Road Central, 2nd floor, (telephone 30020).

FRANK GROSE,

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend of $1 por share has been declared in respect of the half year ended 30th June, 1940 on 600,000 OLD SHARES and will be payable an And after Wednesday, 11th Sep- Dividend Warrants tember, 1940. may be obtained on appiication at the Company's Registered Office, P. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 2N1 SEPTEM BER to SATURDAY, 7TH SEP- TEMBER, 1940. (both Kinya Inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis- tered.

By Order of the Board of

SECTION TWO Portraits Informal Close-ups; Humen Directors.

Studies.

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

SECTION THREE

Still Life and Table Top Studico.

1st. Silver Cup

2nd $30.

3rd $20 4th $12.50.

SECTION FOUR

(Croftamen's Section)

The whole of the work entailed

In the productum of every entry been done by the must have competitors who will be required declaration to this

to make

effert Each entry must have pasted on the hack a special entry form obtainable on application from The Hongkong Telegraph or from the Ilon. Secretary, Hongkong Photographie Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors.

1st. Silver Cup.

2nd. $30.

3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

RULES

The following Rules will gown the Competition;

1-The Competition is confined, ex- clusivety to amateur photo- graphers.

1-No employee or member of any Arm in the photographie trade la permitted to compete.

The prices 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 a form

will which

be published during the period of the Com- petition. and which must paaled on back of entry.

be

The right to publish any or al of the entries in reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph.

--All photographs entered must have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions" are ineligible 8-No responsibility will be accepted

for non-delivery of, ions of, OT damage to entries.

7-Ali entries to bo either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and musi be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible. A-Pictures sunnitied in sepia tones should be accompanied by a umaller print in black and white. Na picture to entered in more than one Bection. 19-Mounts to be only white or cream), must be of one of the following Tizem:——30 X 12, 18X20.

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

12-Members of the Starts of the Itongkang Telegraph and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compote.

-The decision of the Judges ahall

be final.

14-At the conclusion of the com- petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application st the Telegraph offices within seven days.

NAME

ENTRY FORM

SECTION

ADDRESS

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Avents. Hongkong, 1st August, 1940.

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This sum

will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Garden Lot

Island Road Repulse

Bay, adjoining

Garden Loi No 108

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality

Boundary Measurements

| Terlitert dark fast

as per rate plan.

NOTICE

Upset

By courtesy of the, Australian Trade Commissioner there will be | an exhibition of talking Alme depleting scenes in Australia and New Zealand in the West Lounge of the Y.M.C.A. on 'Thursday, August 29 at 9 p.m., under the joint auspices of the Australian and New Zealand Association and CHARTERED BANK OF

the Y.M.C.A.. Admission $1.00. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

All proceeds, excepting essential Incorporated by Hoyal Charter 1853. Fald-up Capital . $3,000,000 expenses, will be devoted to the Reserve Liability of Proprietora 19,000,000 liserve Fund ............... £1,000,000 | War Fund.--South China Morning

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August 29, 1940.

S. AFRICA TO SPEND £46,000,000 ON WAR

POST OFFICE

The attention of correspondents wishing toʻsend" letters by post: to: enemy" countries or to enemy-occu- pied territory la invited to. General”.

in the Govern

CAPETOWN, Aug. 28 (Reu-Notinction No. 947, IAU, VED

ENGLAND'S BEAUTIFUL DUCHESSer), South Africa is spending

THE DUCHESS OF KENT, who was Princess Marina of troubled Greece before she married the Duke of Kent, is shown above inspect- Ing a guard of honour of nurses when she recently visited the Raynt Hospital during her Alexandra Rose Day tour.

More Free Frenchmen

Rally To The Allies Support For De Gaulle

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)—The decision of the Governor and Military Commander of Chad to rally to General de Gaulle's standard is a heartening sign and has been grected with enthusiasm by all free Frenchmen who are continuing to fight against Nazism, writes “Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent.

The moral courage of those who made this decision is appre- clated by all and will inspire those Frenchmen who still value freedom.

From the military point of view, the decision makes little change in the situation.

In the heart of Africa, bounded by Oubungi, Cameroons and Neger on

£46,000,000, on war effort this year.

This was revealed by Mr. J. H. Hofmeyr, Minister of Finance, introducing a supplementary budget in the House of Assembly to-day.

The drrivals and departures of malta, from" "and" to - neighbouring countries and coast ports, of which

there is a frequency of moore, than ono service a week will not in future be advertised.

This decision' has been arrived st after careful consideration, and the public are requested to co-operate to The extent of forbearing to inquire- The original budget. in by telephone the dates of such malls, as answering such Inquiries makes February provided a defence heavy inroads on the time of, the

It postal staff. expenditure of £14,000,000, is now proposed to increase this to £46,000,000 for the full year

The supplementary budget provides In total expenditure of £32,038,000, af which £0,322,000 will be obtained from revenue and £23,618,000 from toan. An internal loan will be float ed shortly.

Additional Taxation Additional taxation proposals in- clude a 2 per cent. Increase in special war contribution by, mining com- panies, 20 per cent. increase in income tax and super-tax, and an increase of half a penny on letter post,

on

Small Packet Post to all countries

is suspended.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail "are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertis ed to close at or before 9 am regis- laxed and parcel malls are closed at

p.m. on the previous day. When malls are adverused to close after p.m., Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 pm.

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INWARD MAILS Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. date 10th Aug.) Aug. 29. There will also be increases of tax London and Maulia

......Aug. 20. diamond mines nad in some U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- customs duties,

hal (San Francisco date 3rd Aug.) ·

Aug. 29. "Imperial Airways Aus. 30. 10140, were nearly £3.000.000 higher Air Malt by "Pan American Airways

Direct

Francisco Bervico,San nt 1,037,090 compared with the

dato, 20th August ....... Aur. 30. corresponding figure of 1930,

U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco date, 9th August). Aug. 31.

Mr. Hofmeyr Union's imports Kingdom from

the

stated that from the United Air Mall by

Service" June, January to

|ROYAL REFUGEES

Sept. 3.

Ho declared that these figures would help members to judge for themselves the auccess achieved by Sandakan the enemy in attempts to impede | Air Mali by "Imperial Ahways Ser- trade with Britain.

Ti00"

.Sept. 3, Calcutta, Straits and Saigon..Sept. 7.

OUTWARD MAILS Thursday, Aug 29

Parcels...Aug. 29, 11 a.m. Lettere........Aug. 29, Noon. Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America, Canada and "Unitori- Kingdom via San Francisco-(No Parcels for Canada and United Kingdom)

K.P.O.

Arrive Safely In The United States

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Reuter).- The United States transport, Ameri- can Legion, arrived here to-day, refugees and bringing American Crown Princess Martha of Norway and her children.

Princess Martha and her children are going to Hyde Park on August 29 as guests of Mrs. Roosevelt

R.A.F. Raids Ruining

Nazi Economic System

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-Experts on Germany's economic system expressed the view in London to-day that R.A.F. bombing raids have seriously checked much of German economic life and affected the synthetic oil production in many places.

the south and west, and the Sudan on the east, is separated from Libya by Tigesti, part of which was reded to Italy by M. Laval in 1935, but necesa to Libya from Chad in difeult as the desert to the north of The morale of workers is also the territory is savage and desolate suffering from

In the extretne.

Lost Nuisance Value

raids.

the repeated Six Times Thirteen

Incidentally it is reported that But the decision to continue to fight workers in the Ruhr have been going will prevent any possible nuisance to bed at 6 p.m. in order to get some value which the Axis might acquirosleep before the ruids start. by infiltration Into the Colony and Longer nights, it is pointed out, will attempting to cause trouble in the enable the R.A.F. to penetrate even Sudan..

further into Germany to attack the

Port Traffic Affected

The territory's native population big plants. has been increased in recent years by the influx of Senussi fleeing from the Italian terror in Libya.

The chief value of the decision to continue the fight is expressed in the wards of Genéral de Gaulle "Chad has refused to recognise a shameful surrender and has decided to con-- tinue the war until victory is

achieved. By its laudable decision it has shown the path of duty and given the signal for renaissance to the whole French Empire."

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Port traffle from Homburg to Bremen have been affected and a strain is placed on

resources.

Sergeant L. Foster, of Graves- end, joined the Army on the thir- teenth of the month. He went to Norway on the thirteenth, and was billeted with thirteen men in a room numbered thirteen.

He returned to England on the thirteenth, and went home on leave on the thirteenth.

German roll HOARDING GOLD

Aircraft production has also been

LONDON, Aug, 28 (Reuter).- affected.

Leon Pandell Argenil, former direc Production of oil in Europe, ex-tor of a merchant bank, the name of cluding the U.S.S.R. In 1940 is which is kept secret, was fined £16,- estimated at 11,280,000 tons, while 000 at the Bow Street Police Court consumed for failing to offer for sale to the in peace-time Germany

20,000,000 tons a year. Hence her Treasury two gold bars worth £6,- difficulty, now that supplies from 400, 400 sovereigns and 2,000 Swiss) abroad are cut off, can be assessed. francs.

RECORD

WATCHES

are

VERY GOOD

LARGE ASSORTMENT FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

EACH WATCH GUARANTEED

SENNET FRERES

Calcutta

Dalren

Parcels Reg. Ord

Parcels.. Reg.

Ond.

Aug, 20, 4 p.m. ...Aug. 20, p.m. Aug. 29, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Aug. 20, 4 p.m.

Aug. 20 6 p.m. Aug. 29, 7 p.m. 7 p.m..

Manila, Rabaul, Austraila and New

Zealand via Brisbane

G.P.O. & K.F.O.

Parcels.Aug. 29, 6.00 p.m.

Reg.

Ord.

Aug. 20, 5.00 p.m. Aug. 30, 6.30 a.m. Changhai, Japan, Honolulu, USA...

Central and South America, Canedo and *United-Kingdom via San Francisco

G.P.O. and K.P.O. Rek. Ord.

...Aug. 20, 5 p.m.. .....................Aug. 30, 8.30 ami Friday, Aur, 30 Sandakan

8.30 am.. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Africa, and United Kingdom

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

Par.,

Reg.

...Aug. 30, 11 am..

Aug. 30, 1.45 p.m.. Ord, Aug. 30, 2.30 p.m.. Air Mail for Mantiz, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A.. & Europe via "Pan Ameri- Trans-Atlantic can Airways and Service,"

K. P. O.

Reg.,

Aug.

Ord,

...Aug. G. P. O.

30, 5.00 p.m. ug. 30, 5.20 p.m.

Reg.,

Aur

30, 5.00 DI

Ord.......Aug. 30, 7.00 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31

Air

Mall

for "Imperial. Airways Service" to Durban and thence by. Ben Service to United Kingdom.. G.P.O. & K.F.O. Reg.Aug. 31, 5-p.m. Ord.........Aug. 31. 3.30 p.m.. Air Mall for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Service,"

G.P.O. & K.P.O. Beg...Aug. 31, 5.p.m. Ord........Aug. 31, 5.20 p.m

Monday, Sept. 2.

Hoihow

*

..8.30 am.. Tuesday, Sept. 3.25 Marilla, Batavia and Sourabryn

8.30 nim. Saigon, Sandaken, Salamaua, Rabaul and Tulog! ET SELVES.8.30 am. Air Mail for Indo-China, Malays Java and Ansiralla by the "In- perial Airways: Bervice."

EPO.Sg,

Sept. 3, 5 p.m. Bept. 3, 5.30 p

Ber... Ord.

Reg.

Ord,

Sept 3,5. p.m. Sopt. 3, 7 p.m...

Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Serwi vioe" to Durban and thence by Sea: Bervice to Called-Kingdom;

ERO

Sept. 3. & p.m... Ord. Bept. 8, 5.30 p.m..

Rer.

Sept. 3. 5. p.m. Ord. p. Sept. 37 pan. US.A, Central and South America. and United Kingdom vid San. Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) MENGG.P.0, and

Parcols

Reg.

b.m.

a.m.

10.30 am.

Swatowrsday, Sept. Shanghai, Japan Canada, U

USA, Central and South America, and United Kingdora via Vancouver B.C. (Parcels for Canada only) Note: All Mail for United

Kingdom will be forwarded with superscription,

G, P., O. and K.

Sept 5.0 p.m. Send 0.10 p.m.

610mm

Spendence: Only