Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
BERLIN SAYS
CLASSIFIED ROOSEVELT SIGNS GOERING WAS...
ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.50
for 3 days prepaid WANTED TO BUY.
WE PAT HIGH PRICES for all gold and allver articles, diamonds, and jewels. No holidays. Apply China Gold Refining Co. Roor 6. Pedder Building, 2nd door.
FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY Edition. CAMERA" Second THE Over 60 excellent views of the Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Ltd, Wyndham Streol
The
Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition
SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW Competition closes at 5p m. on September 30
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 tour Sections.
$250 CASH PRIZES $250
SECTION ONE
General Pictorial: Land and Seacapes: Architecture: Street Scenes, etc.
1st Sitver Cup.
2nd. $30.
3rd. $20. 4th $12.50
SECTION TWO Portraits. Informal Close-ups: Human
Studies.
2nd $30 1st Silver Cup.
3rd $20 4th. $12.50
SECTION THREE
Still Life and Table Top Studies.
2nd. $30. 1st. Silver Cup.
3rd. $20. 4th, $12.50.
SECTION FOUR (Crafiamen's Section)
The whole of the work entailed in the production of every entry must have been done by the competitors who will be requlted to make a declaration to this effect. Each entry must have pasted on the back a special entry form oblainable on application trom The Hongkong Telegraph Hun Secretary, or from the Hongkong Photographic Society. Subjects at the discretion of competitors.
2nd $30. 1st. Silver Cup
3rd. $20. 4th $12.50.
RULES
The following Rules will govern the Competition
-The Competition is confined ex-
clusively
amateur
photo- to Taphers 1-No employee or member of any d in the photographic trado la permitted to compete.
3. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors sending to what are adjudged to be the best photo- Each graph each Section. entry must be accompanied by form which wil be published during the period of the Com- petition,
and which
pasted on back of entry.
De
-The right to publish any or all of the entries la reserved to the tengkong Telegraph.
I-ALL photographs entered
in wat
have been taken in the Colony of Hongkong. Photographs which have been already entered in other Competitions are Ineligible -No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of loss of, or damage to entries.
All entries to be either black, sepla, or toned pictures, and musi be mounted Coloured photo- graphia are ineligible.
-Pictures subtitted m sepu tomes Whould be accompanied by A smaller print in black and white, -No picture to entered t
than one Bection. 10.--Mounts to be only white or cream,
62000
must be of one of the following size:10x 12, 16x20.
11.-No correspondence will be entered
into in connection with the Com petition. 12,-Members of the Stars of the
Itongkong Telegraph wund Kaw South China Morning Mort are not vermitted to compeia.
13-The dectalon of the Judges shall
be final. 19---At the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned to competitors on application at
the Telegraph aßices within seven days.
ENTRY FORM
NAME
SECTION
ADDRESS
Please use block letters and paste this
on back of each Entry in sectione 1, 2 and 3,
METROPOLE
HOTEL
CENTRAL - CLEAN CONFORTABLE - FIREPROOF
CONSCRIPT BILL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Reuter), ---- President Roosevelt at a brief ceremony at the White House signed the Burke- Wadsworth Conscription Bill whereby some 16,500,000 men between the ages of 21 and 35 become liable to military service.
In a proclamation accompanying the measure, President Roosevelt an nounced that the registration date will be October 10,
President
President's Statement Simultaneously the iamed the following statement:
"America has adopted selective service in time of peace and in doing so has broadened and enriched our basic concept of citizenship.
"Besides the clear democratie ideal of equal rights, equal privileges and equal opportunities, we set forth and underlying and other dultes, obliga- tions and responsibilities of equal rervice.
Successful
Financial
Year
For Civil Service C.C.
THE YEARLY REPORT of the Civil Service Cricket Club which will "In thus providing for national be presented at the
general 20 at 5.30 defence, we have not earved a new meeting on September unchartered train in history unit of P.m., states a profit of $3.251 for the This, it will be seen, BOT democratie institutions.
have PRAL year. w merely reasserted an old accepted! trucs entirely from the Bar account. re-assessment of principle of derieratic government which, through a
The first contingent of 75,000 men, prices, shows a balance of $3.540 on will be in uniform about a month the right side."
WILM 193. Membership on July 31 which was a loss of eight over that of The ruberquent quotas will be up last year.
fter the tationwide registration is Completed
10+
imk
扣
total
400.000
January and 900,000 by spring
The
יות
་ ་
Its
m butele of 100,000 or 125,000 men, Though the ground, together with byuthers in the Colony, suffered some- what through the heavy rains that law also provides or have fallen during the year, the pre- ensription of industry to the extent mises, totoor and mutdoor are
Government tlasit
muy
versalisƐuctory state of repair Lake
Sports activities were enjoyable, factories up a cental basis whenver
In
the Trust
successful. avt it is considered necessary.
the Snooker and Billards Teagues, Club Belshed runners-up in the fesk named, and won the second.
'lub prize winners were
Air Services
As Usual
From Kunming CHUNGKING. Sept 17 (Router) --Reports that l justige
services between Hano and Kunming are terrupted me denied by
of Communicu the Ministry
Lon
A
Handlen J
Collyer
A
Cricket
and
1 X Richardment (bustling and N. Whitley (bowling?
Airalto Zid
rbatiing ibowitn!
Billiards
Dendall, runner-up, 1.
Snooker Hempsey, runner-up
nowis Championship MN Rakuten.
A. Collyer Single Hents. A Coltyer, runner-up, W♬ Burling.
Doubles 'cap
Strange and MN
Handicap-nd
Hakusen.
M
runner-
Rakusen, runners-up. A E Shephard and
10 whirh stated that the air ser
China between
French, up, L. J Indo-tana are continuing as usual
It further stated that not only the Sino-Ameren Ching Notional Aviation Corporation machines air PS
between set vires HOW operating
and Kunming but the Sinn Hanoi German Eurasin Corporation at pre- sent are also operating services over The paste line
froin the French Chinese repot s volamy indicate that all is quiet and that no Japonese troops have landed
Austin.
Father-sp Championship--E Agaturefi: w Skinner.
Skinner, runner-
Tenni
ap, Agaturof
Single Heap-w
Doubles Wesp.- 1 Agatron Holidge, runners-us. A Bendall
Haynes
And
D
and
W 3 Skinner
Mixed Doublen. Me Collyer, runner-up, c
FOT
1
MIN
L
Rnd
we
A
קוזה
Plane Which Bombed
Palace Brought Down
LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuter).The British sergeant pilot
area.
FROM PAGE ONE
September 17, 1940.
-RADIO-
BANKS
BANK....... OF.
THE CHARTERED INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 3149 metres (8,520 kilo-cycles) One raider, encircled by a Grieg Sonata in C Minor Animals-Leopold Stokowski and the Paid-up Capital queses puguis £5,00 anti-aircraft barrage, was Rachmaninoff & Kreisler Montgomery and Barabin).
terriic believed to have been hit.
Bombs on Suburb
Radio Programme Broadcast by Bombs are reported to have hit a Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 kc's. south-eastern suburb, one falling in a and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. cinema car-park near a group of and 8-11 pm, on 9.52 m.e's, per public shelters, and three high ex-second. plosive bombs blocked the road near the cinema which had been evacuat- ed as precaution.
Elsewhere, another
several
thoroughfore houses
was damaged and shattered. Simultaneously German: raiders were reported over northwest and northeast coast towns.
Tate Gallery Hit
12.10 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 The Ballyhooligan, 12.40 Nat Gonella and His Geor-
giana.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
Wis
at 8.10
1.03 Charllo Kams at the Plano, 1.15 Some Welsh Songs, 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Weather Forecast
1.45
Press,
and Announce-
Orchestra. Philadelphin
Pianos:
8.34 Two Songs from Saint-Saens "Samson and Delilah" by Gladys: Swarthout (Mezzo-Soprano).
8.34 Grieg Sonata In C. Minor, Op. 45-Sergej Rachmaninoff (Piano) and Fritz Kreisler (Violin).
9.00 London Rolay-The Noww and Topical Talks,
9.45 Musical Comedy Selections, 10.10 A Dance Programme. 11.00 Close Down,
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
· Iáverperated by Beyal Charbur_1885, Reserve ability of Propriuboru #LZES.Ome Reserve Fund. ****inası
HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.
- Rishopsgato, M.CA. Sub-Agraciés in Long UNI 117/122, Londenhai) Bizoo, 2.05,
20 West End Branchi 14/16, Cocktpur Street, R.W.1. Manchester Branta:
$3, Mosley Street, Manchester, R.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
Alor Star
Bombay
Harbin
Hongkong
Fri Pince Lumpur
Fangoon
Taiping
Amritsar
Baigon
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh
Semarang
Iloilo
Beremban
Karachi
Shanghai
Calcutta
Kiang
Bingapore
Agencies:
Kobe
Clive Street Kusia
Canton
Kuching
Cawnpore
Madres
Cebu
Colombe
Manila Medan
New York
Talagino Yokohama
Haiphong Hamburg Hankow
Pelping
Penang
A fifth air enic warning sounded in the London area last night, says "Reuier."
Hongkong Stock Exchange Oficial] Delhi reveals that the famous ments. "Domei
Mozart-Symphony In Summary issued yesterday says; Tate Gallery neat Westminster wha
The Mid Autumn Festival was ap- hit by a bomb during one of last Major "Jupiter."-Vienna Philhar week's raids.
monle Orchestra conducted by Brunoparently of more interest than the
market, which consequently suffered Banking Business transacted. trom neglect.
Bayers
The Tate Gallery is known the Walter,
collection of world
for its over famous paintings, and was presented to the nation by Sir Henry Tate in 3801
Churchill's Tribute
The exploits of the Fighter Com- Winsion and are praised by Mi Churchill, says "Reuter The Prime Minister has sent the following mes.
sage to the Fighter Command through the Air Mhuister
2,15 Close Down.
Gilbert and 6.00 Excerpts from
Yromen vt tho Bullivan's The Guard," and "The Gondolters"
6.34 Closing Local Stock Quutas- tions.
H.K. Fire Ins; $150
Providents $4
Lands $30.25
6,36 Humorous Variety Programme with Oliver Wakefield.
Studio---Talk
1,00
illustrated by records,
on
Trams $15.00 Yumali Ferries $21,50 Telephones (old) $23 Realues $8.25 ""Ballet"
Sellers peks (old) $17
Balen Docks (old) $10.05 Ropes $5.50
7.30 London Relas-The News. 800 Local Time Signal, Weather
"Yesterday ecliperd all previous
Aided by a squadron of their Czech: and Polish comrades, using only A
tola mall
thetr proportion strength and under cloud conditions of some dificulty, they cut to rega and tatters three separate waves of
the LE
Tivi murderous assault population of their native lanul, flicting an ascertained toss bombers and 33 Aghters upon enemy, not to say anything of pro-
while bables at damaged,
Chem- Heives sustained only the loss of 12
machiness Thes pikuks on 25
sulla exceed expectations and Just and sober confident in the proaching_struggle.",
records f the Fighter Command Report and Announcements.
123 the
11
ין 4;
Woman Killed
14 (Reuters LONDON, Sept. Bombs were dropped the Loun ares during the list of four warnings which were sounded an the city It day
Three brief alarins followed each while Fother
th rapidly
Morning enemy planes were aims reported in the south-east, harth-east and rith- weal England.
Very heavy anti-airrruft five and machine-gunning was heard dark the fourth warning and in one area a woman was killed, her three chu). dren injured and a policeman kuraedd beneath the debris,
Several formations of enemy alt- craft were turned back over the RAN fighter south-east cvart y SAIDs
No idents were reported during the morning alarms.
Tremendous Barrage
The London barrege 10-tight was mure intense Dian ath 17y PREVIOUS
who shot down the German plane that bombed Buckingham | right Palace yesterday was on his first fight.
Jus formation wum at 07.000 feet
when they saw 30 DonPLEAS continu! Seward, Lantion, he saHİ
4!! 1511% fell of He Tanke WIES teruling do atlanki at ogales
The Dormung be attacker truck that he did to give
Black cent
le mude his second attack, bat be. believes that in fact the ith ki second muchitr
A by fame shot up This probably came from the petrol tank
ife mande a headcom attack on an aber plate, firing straight into the
saw what he cockpit
ut t Thought to be apirer of the machine breaking away and then saw that it was a German bulling out,
Then he go to trouble himself. As he made his final attack, his right wing hit something with a terrife truck. He struggled free trum hus machine prd eventually slid down a
He trit into a gol rool at Chelsen, den on his back
Prayers For Safety Of
St. Paul's Fabric LUNDON, Sept 10 (British Wire- less). Special prayers of thanks for the safety of the fabric were said in St. Paul's to-day
when
Brat the Junch-hour service since te removal the unexploded bomb was held. The offeluting canon gave thanks for the courage, skill and devotion tu! duty of the men who disposed of the bomb.
THE
One bottle
MEDICINE CABINET!
Reliable-Absorbine Jr. SOOTHING, ANTISEPTIC, PENETRATING
Use for Muscular Aches Rheumatic Paips Eczema-Itching Skin Insect Bites---Cuts Athlete's Foot
Keep a bottle handy..
BSORBINE JR,
DE THE ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT'.
„ND N for all the family.
Salsa Agarita ; Mulleri Maclean & Co., Inc.
In 15 minutes
revive your spirits
If you Phosfering will put you on your fect again. It's é really great toolc -the very best to build you up and put back what you have taken out of younelf-strength, energy and vitality. Get some Phosfering and Lake this splendid tonie now.
are feeling fagged-out
LIQUID & TABLETS Two Tableta equal ten drops of Liquid,
PHOSFERINE
THE GREATEST OF ALL TONICS FOR
Depration Headache
Indigestion
Bability
Neurathens
Brain Fog Spec tniversa
PROPRIETORS Phosfarina (Ashton & Parsons) Ltd., Watford, England.
"The Hongkong Telegraph's" 10th Annual Amateur Photographic Competition
ENTRIES
CLOSE
#t 5. p.m..
on
27
Gondre was practically conjuntous for the first how of the Fati
eunting plates appeared to be quickly mis after the other
Quick-fring guns were pui ticulan ly lively, their double thwark and sharp. echoes sending strugglers scurrying through the streets with frequent up- warrl rackinus glances
Sunday's Nazi Debacle
10 (Reuter). LUNDON. Sept. During the second attack on London on Sunday, about 2 p.mi a formation of Hurricanes KLIW 400 Get mor machines coming fron tha south- cast towards the capital.
In
They were flying three by three. like
groups of nine, sergeant's
stripes.
Hurricanes which ruced to attack BOW Messerschmitt fighters flyna overhted at 35,000 feet They shot down 10 Germans
utlier while squadrons did the same thing u short time later,
The tight German formation Was broken up and senitered all over the sky
Much of the Bying sunshine
feet 4,000
clouds.
WIB In elent above thick
The German planes were brought down in ones, twos and threes, some of them being chased down into the
Nazi Admission
SPECIAL TO the "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP)-The Gerinan Air Force, hampered again by low flying clouds, rain and squalls, to-day carried out only small scale raids on Britain, according to well Informed and
quarters.
The raiders bombed London docks, other British ports, airdromes, air- craft factories arid arms factories, the some quarters said,
HOW TO OVERCOME FEVER EXHAUSTION
Doctors now know that the greatest danger in fever comes from the pol song 'it mela up' in the blood-stream. Fighting these poisons Icaves every
and
the organ in
body
DETTE
exhausted.
One of those tired organa la the stomach, Just when the body requires nourishment most urgently, the diges. tion is very often too weak for solid diet. What you need is a Bigbly nou- rishing food that puts no strain on the delicate stomach. For that reason doctors prescribe' Horlicks in fever
estes.
From the first day on Horlicks you begin to mend 'Horlicks is a com- plate balanced food containing all the elements necessary to rebuild wasted nerve and flesh and muscle. It creates new vitality and energy, restores
to-day Ergen wir store.
Monday, Sept. 30 robust health quickly, Get Horlicks
(201
8.03 Saint-Saens Carnival of the
The daily sacrifice of life
cannot be measured in
terms of material wealth
but the sacrifice of
material wealth will bring
about a saving of precious
lives at home. Are you
making your sacrifice in
order to help to
BUY
MORE BOMBERS
Cheques should be made out to
"War Fund. South China Morning Post, Ltd.
Subscriptions to 14-9-40.
$1,320,154.12
Remitted to LONDON,
£81,389.19.6d.
Sitiwab Sourabaya
Tentan Tongkab
(Whuket)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
CURRENT ACCOUNTA opened and i FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Yes or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rencies at ruten which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currenty and Sterling with intermet allowed at rates obtainable an application.
The Bank's Head Office in Londons. undertakes Executor & Trustee busiDean, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, en forras which may be escertained at any of the Agencies" and Branches.
R. A. CAMİDGE,
MABLEST.
POST OFFICE
Small Packet Post to all countries 19 suspended.
INWARD MAILS
Air Mall by "Imperial Airways Ber-
T100"
Sandakan.
Formene
London and Strafta
London and Straits
.Bem. 17.
Sept. 17.
.Sept. 18.
..Sept. 18.
.Sept. 19.
Air Mail by "Imperial Always Ber-
vice."
Sept. 20.
Australia and Manila...Sept. 20. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Service," San Francisco date 14th September. Java and Manilo
Sept. 21. Sept. 21 USA, Japan and Shanghai (Seat- le dote, 18th August), Sept. 21. London and Straita
Sept 22. U.S.A. and Manila (San Francisco
date 31st August).
Sept. 23.
ས་
Formosa
Sandakan
bal
Sept. 24.
.Sept. 24. USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang
(Блв
Prancisco
date, oth September).Sept. 20. Canada, USA., Japan, and Shanghai (Vancouver B. C. date, 7th September)
.Sept. 27.
USA Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
(San Francisco September)
hu!
date, 1st. ...Sept. 28.
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 a.m. regla- tered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 3 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Straits and Calcutta,
Parcels, Sept. 17, 11 am. Letters, Sept. 17, Noon. Air Mall for Indo-China, Malays, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Service"
Reg.
Ord,
Reg.
Ord.
K.P.O.
....Sept. 17, 5 p.m. Sept. 17, 5.30 p.m. G.F.O.
.Sept. 17, 5 p.. Sept. 17. 7 pm. Air Mail for "Imperial Always Ber- vice" to Durban and thenoo by Sea Service to United-Kingdom. K.P.O.
Rek.
......Bepi, 17, 5 p.m. Ord.......Sept. 17, 5.30 p.m.
Reg.
Ord.
G.P.O.
Sept 17, 5 p.m. Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
US.A., Canada, C. and S. America San and "United Kingdom via Francisco, (No Parcels for Canada).
G.P.O, & K.P.O.
Parcels, 18. 0.45 am.
.Sept. 17, 3 p.m.
Reg......
Ord.,.....Sept. 18, 10.30 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19
Straits Ceylon, India, East, and South Africa, and United-Kingdom.
G.P.O. and F.P.O.
Par.
Reg.
Ord.
.Sept. 18, 5.00 p.m.
.Sept. 20, 8.45 a.m.
„Sept. 20, 9.30 am,
Friday, Sept. 20
Manile, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island.
Kowloon P. O.
Parcels,
Reg,
Ord,
Sept. 20, 4.00 p.m.
.Sept. 20, 6.00 p.m. 11.Sept. 20, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.
Parcels, Sept. 20, 4.00 pm. Ret
Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m. Ord........Sept. 20, 7.00 p.m. Strafts, Rangoon and Calcutta
Parcela......Sept 20, 5 p.m. Letters...Sept. 21, 0.30 aJTL.
Baturday, Sept. 21.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways- Service" to Durban and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom.
G.PO, & KP.O.
Red Sept. 21, -5 p.m. Ord, ....Bept. 21, 5.30 p.n. Air Mall for Indo-China, Mataya, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Bervice.
G.P.O, & K.P.O:"
Reg., Sept. 21, 5. p.. Ordi,, . * .Srpt: 21, 5.30 p.m.. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, .... U.S.A., and Europe via "Pan Ameri-
can Airways; and · Trans-Ailsatie Service.
K.P.O.
Reg
.Sept. 21. 5. p.
· Orda ............Sept. 21, 5.80 p.m.
GP.0.
Rex Sept. 21, 5 pan. Ord, ......Sept. 21, 1.30;p.m... *Superscribed Correspondence Only,
วPage 11
}
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.