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THE

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excellent views of the Over 61 Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable At Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., Hongkong Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Lid,

Wyndham Street,

The

Hongkong Telegraph Tenth Annual Amateur Photographic Competition

SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW Competition closes at 5 p.m.

on September 30

Two Silver Trophins Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entrics, Four Silver Trophies Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO.

First Prizes in cack of the

four Secilons.

$250 CASH PRIZES $250

SECTION ONE

General Pictorial; Land and Seacapes: Architecture: Street Scencs, etc. 1st, Silver Cup. 2nd, $30. 3rd. $20. 4th. $12.50.

SECTION TWO Portratia: Informat Close-ups: Human Studiet.

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 Section) "The whole of the work entailed in the production at 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 compelltors.

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

RULES

The following Rules will govern tha Competition:

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

-No employee or member of any Arm in the photographie trade is permitted to compete,

a-The prices will be awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo- Each graphe in each Section, entry muri be accompanied by form which will be published during the period of the Com- which must be petition, and

pasted on back of entry.

The right to publish any or all of the entries is reserved to the Hongkong Telegraph,

6-All photographs

entered

must 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, on of, or damage to entries. 7-All entries to be either black. sepia, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible.

Plotures rubmitted u sepia tonma should be acompanied by a analler print in black and white. -No picture to entered – 25 more

than one Section.

10-Mounts to be only warts or cream, must be of one of the following Altea:-10x12, 18x20,

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

12--Member of the Blaf's of the the Telegraph and Hongkong South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete.

1-The decision of the Judges shall

be final.

10-AL: the conclusion of the Com- petition, entries will be returned La competitors on application at the Telegraph oilces within erven days.

ENTRY FORM

NAME

'SECTION

ADDRESS

Please use block letters and paste, this

on back of each Entry in sections

42 and 3

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of

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH September 19, 1940.

LONDON RAIDS

FROM PAGE ONE

BRITAIN'S PROPAGANDA

to be held on Monday, the 23rd: the afternoon GermanNDON, Sept. 18 (Router)-In |

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of the Sale by Public Auction crossed the southeast coast Car

coast early in Attempts To Make It

MM More Effective Several, forinations of day of September, 1940, at 3

twin-engined bombers were guarded p.m., at the Offices of the Public by over 200 Aghters. The raiders the House of Lords to-day. Lord Works Department, by Order of crossed the coast in an endless Caldecote, the Dominions Secretary, replied for the Government in aide- His Excellency the Governor of stream for a quarter of an hour, y bate on Drillsh propaganda. The Government were asked what steps one Lot of Crown Land at Blueing at over 20,000 feet,

they had taken to secure adequate Pool Road, in the Colony of rov

of the British presentation

and Hong Kong, for a term of 70

Allied case at home and abroad.

Lord Caledcole raid it had to be years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by

realised that from the point of view of the apparatus avaliable for pre- the Surveyor of His Majesty the

sentation of the national case, Ger- many had an advantage, which of KING, for one further term of

course, sho did not deserve. 75 years.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd. day of September, 1940, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Zal Chi Kok, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a.terra "o£ 75' years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days thereof.

In a short time miles of sky' were covered with white streaks from ex- haust fumes.

Later these alreaks became Inex- tricably weuved as the Germans were engaged by British fighters.

She had appropriated, largely in the middle and great continental area, practically all broadcasting sta-

Thames Estuary Damage · Numerous high explosive bombs were dropped in the Thames Estuary Intending bidders are advised during the morning's ralds, causing considerable damage and rendering that immediately after the diapo-many families homeless.

This follows the previous night's|tions. Intending bidders are advisedsal of the lot the Purchaser (attacks on the Thames Estuary when that immediately after the dispo nai of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required an authorised to deposit with officer who will be present at the ale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

an

not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with officer who will be present at the.

of two hundred sale, the eum

dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality

New Kowloon

Wing Hong Street, No. 2225

adjoining New

Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 2700.

Boundsty Measurements

N. B. AD

{feedfeel freifert

A per sate

plea.

'SUNAIRE'

Venetian

BLINDS

with

FEATHERWEIGHT FLEXIBLE STEEL SLATS

Körsch

JONES' PHONE 59487

CHANG

HALF DEVIL HALF MAN! presents

Upset Price

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

“A TRIP TO HADES”

The Internationally Famed Mystic Magical Revue !

TO-NIGHT

AT

9.30

AT THE

QUEEN'S

BATONIFICANT MUTANTS.

"The Hongkong

Telegraph's"

10th Annual

Amateur

Photographic

Competition

ENTRIES

CLOSE

at 5 p.m. on

Monday, Sept. 30

1

No. 6059.

Inland

G.

Locality

Blue Pool Road,

Boundary Measurements

N. A. E.W.

Ifeet Inel festseei

* por sale plan

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of September, 1940, at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sham- shuipu, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less the last three days thereof.

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at least 50 bombs tvere dropped over otie town and considerable damage was done properly. to

Also during the night, and for the second time within 24 hours, a num- ber of houses in the working class district of East London suburbs were demolished and others so seriously damaged that many people were rendered temporarily homeless,

"We are confined at present to stations which operate mainly from Great Britain and their effectivenere la dispersed over a great area ocean instead of land.

of

"The Government have no inten- tion of staying under that dis- advantage and steps are being taken actively to overtake the superiority which at present ix possessed by Germany. (Reuter, UP, Domet Messages.)

The BBC Service "The BBC has its all-world ser- Raiders Flock Over Britain

18 (Reuter)vice which operates for 20 hours out LONDON, Sept. German raiders flocked over south of 24. In addition to two European cast England to-day, trying all services, it has special areas of ser- known air lanes to the capital and vices, which are used for reaching, others as well, anys "Reuter's air the Near East Greek, Arable and Turkish speaking people, in South correspondent,

Africa, the Afrikaans-speaking popu- lation and for reaching Latin

Flying at a great height, the frozen trails of their exhaust gases weaved a pattern in the blue sky, but despite the frequency at London's air raid alarms, no serious altack developed on the capital or any other objective, though some bombs were dropped in Kent and in the Thames Estuary re- gion.

America,

"There are 72 news bulletins in 29 languages and they are translated into appropriate languages by tionals of the countries which re-

celve the brondenst."

na-

Lord Caldecole said he sometimes Formations varied in size but rnre-shared the feeling that they were ly exceeded 50. There were more not naturally so adept at propaganda fighters than bombers, conforming or se successful at it as some other with the enemy's desire to "wear nations. This might be due to the down" FLA.F. resistance.

fact that they were determined to truth adhere mure strictly to the

propagandists of other than the countries.

Like yesterday, no major battle was fought but the enemy suffered more severely.

H.K. Stock

Market

The following: quqtalions were Issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning..

BANKS

H.K. Banka".$. H.K. Banks £. H.K. Banka (HK) Charlard 2: Mercantile, A. &.3. £

Mercantile, C. £x.d. East Asla Ș..

INSURANCES

Canton $.. Union ... China Underwriters H.K. Fire $.

SHIPPING

Douglases $. Steambouts $. Indo-Chinna P: S.

Indo-Chinas D. $. Shell (Bearers) 8/- Waterboats $ xd.

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.... Docka (vld) $.. Docks (now) $. Providents $..

MINING

S'hai Dockyards $.

Kailan s/- Roube $

HK Mines

Hotels 8.

LANDS

Lands $. Lands 4% Debentures S'hat Lands Sh. ». Humphreys ... H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Trams $.... Peak Trama (old) $. Peak Trama (ne

(new) $. Star Ferries

Y. Ferries $..

1,310 30: 67 n. .72 1. .6% n. .27%.

BANKS

TELE CHARTERED

INDIA, AUSTRALIA;

tncorporated by Regul

Paid tip Capital suolaarsedeyse Reserva Liiduity, of Proprietors 136

DEÁD OFFICE)-LONDONË

24 Bishopsgate, M.C.2 ** Bub-Agencies in Londent

311/123, Leadenhall Street, RUS," *Wael and Branch; ADAN 10/16, Coekspur, Hizmet M.WIL

Manchester Drasch! Ja

Kt, Meslay Hirest, Manchester, 2.

AGENCIES 'AND, BRANCHEST

Alor Star.

.11 n.

.72 n.

Amritsar

Bangkok

Bombar

193 b.

Batavia

.405 a. Calcutta

.1 8. .150 b.

Agencies:

120 n.

Clive Street

Harbin

Hongkong

Ipoh

Hollo

Karachi KIDE Kobe •

Fairlle Pince · Lumpur

Canton

Cebu

Напросо

Baron

Bemarang Beremban Shanghai

Bingapore

RILIRWER

Taiping

Bourabay

Tenn Tongkab

Kunin

Huching

Cawnpore

Madras

Masha

11 n.

.100 n.

Calorabo Delhi Haiphong Hamburg Hankow

Medari

(Bhukat) Tsingtao

New York

Yokohama

Pelping

(Paking)

Penang

.80 n. .36/71⁄41⁄2 n. 6.00 D.

..92

FOREIGN EXCHANGE «nd · General Banking Business transactad.

andi CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for One "Kate" or shorter periods in Local or Other Ci rencies at rates which will be quoted on- application 10.00 n. "avings ACCOUNTS also opened in 10% 7. Lal Currency and Sterling with interess .4.20 b. allowed at rates obtainable on application.

The Bank's lead Ories in London. .35 a. undertakes Executer & Trustee business, and "claims, recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on farms which may be .15/- . certained at any of its Agendad

.9.55 n. Branches. .14 cts, s.

.3.60 s. .30% b.

100 p. .12 n.

.7.15 D.

.3:40 b. .101.

B. A. CAMIDGE,

Manager.

POST OFFICE

Small Packet Port to all countries 10. is suspended.

7.40 n.

3.70 n.

50'b.

INWARD MAILS Australia and Manila ......Sept. 10. 21 b. US.A., Japan and Shanghai (Scattle date, 18th August).......Sept. 19. 6.00 h.

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Ber-

vice.""

Bept, 20.

.4b.

38 b.

China Lights (ok) China Lights (now) . H.K. Electrics (old) H.FC. Electrics (new) $ 371⁄2 b. & 80. Macao Electrics (old) $. .17 n. Macno Electrica (new) $.. 18 Truth is great and will prevail, Sandaken Lights Seven Daylight Alarme

n time log

23/24 sa. Following on the record ten-hour but sometimes there is

Telephones (old) $.. us impatient. If we Telephones (new) $... .0% 0.

INDUSTRIALS Right raid, the seven daylight alarms which makes London experienced seemed to sugerist with facts, we are certain to succeed in the end better than if we gest that the enemy was building up

to the maximum "all round the resort to lies and prevarications." clock" effort against the metropolis.

The absence of any attempt to re pent Sunday's serious thrust against London suggests that more experi- menting is being done by the enem to and an answer to the costliness of mass day-raiding.

More than once to-day, enemy formations got so far and then weat no further but dispersed and went home.

INDO-CHINA SITUATION

FROM PAGE ONE

State, told pressmen to-day that he At times the whole south-cost area had no intimation that Japan might was completely clear of enemy air-take action in connection with French

Indo-China. craft.

Goering's Dilemma Goering's present confusion as lo the best way of raiding Britain by Intending bidders are advised day is clear from a study of his tactics since Sunday, but he may be that immediately after the dispo-expected to tackle the problem with sal of the lot the Purchaser customary German thoroughn not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the of two hundred aale, the Uni

Thin Hum dollars, ($200) in cash. will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.

Reminded that press despatches Japan indicated more clearly that

was about to invade Indo-China, Mr. Hull seld he would be slow to assume that the Japanese Government would depart from its recent statement con- cerning the maintenance of the status

"I must awal further developments before commenting." Mr. Hull sold,

THU. Meanwhile he will endeavour to do by night what he has hitherto failed to do by day, namely, destruction of London and other large cities with greater intensity as the chances of Invasion fade before the brilliant and the slow work of the RAF march of time.

Eighth Warning LONDON, Sept. 16 (Reuler). The

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. eighth air raid warning of the day

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Junction of Shun

Ning Road & Camp

Locality

Street Shamshvipa

Vol. X No. Z

THE

Boundary Medautcnents

N H E. W

(feel forl feet feet)

as per salo

plan.

S

Contents

about

May, 1940

HONG KONG NATURALIST

A quarterly illustrated journal principally for Hong Kong and S. China.

Birds and Butterflies

of Hong Kong.

Notes on Vegetable Insect Posts in Hongkong

The Typhoon of Nov. 23, 1939.

Hail and. Halos

A Synopals of the Fishes of China.

etc... etc.

PRICE $2,00

Prepaid subscription $7.00 (Back Numbers from Vol IV. Available)

On Sale at Morning Post Building

sounded at 6.57 p.m.

46 Raiders Destroyed LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).--- Forty-six enemy aircraft were des- troyed to-day up to 9 p.m. G.M.T., it was learned from an authoritative yource.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Offclai Suminary Jasued yesterday says;

There is a number of small en- quiries on the market but the old dimculty of reconciling prices again in evidence.

Buyers

H.K. Fire Insurances $150 Wharves $91

Docka fold) $16 75 Providents $4.10 Hotels $3.45 Humphreys $7 Troms $15.80

Chinn Lights (old) $0.00 China Lights (new) $3.75 Electrica (old) $37.50 Electrics (new) $37 Telephone, (old) $5.50 Entertainments 36.00

Sellers Union Insurances $405 Wharves $94

Hotels, $3.55

Trams $15

Telephones (old) $24.25

Balen H.K. Banks $1,310 Trams $15.85.

China Lights (new) $3.75 Electrics (new) $37.50

18

Saw Husband Go Down In Trawler Mined Near Port Mrs. Johnson, kf Rutland-street, Grimsby, waiting at a British port to meet her husband, Mr. Tess Johnson, skipper of H.M. Trawler Campina, saw the vessel sink after siziking a

mine.

She saw her husband in the wheel- house. Suddenly he disappeared from view; carried down with the ship as it sank.

Seven other Grimsby men were victims of the Campina. Among them was Mrs. Johnson's son-in-law, Mr. Leslie Good, who was to pay a short visit to his wife and baby,

Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Service," Ban Francisco date 14th September,

Java and Manila

11n

London and Straits

Cald; Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $..14.90 n. Cald: Mocg. (Pref.), Sh. $... 12 r. Canton Icen $. Cement $.... H.K. Ropes $.

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms $ Watsons $. Lane Crawfords $. Sinceren $.....

Wing On (HK) $ Powell Ltd. $

COTTON MILLS Ewa Sh. S. S'hai Cotton Sh. $.

MISC.

Sept. 21.

.Sept. 21.

.Sept. 22. Sept. 23.

USA. and Manila (San Francisco

date 31st August).

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Ser-

vice" Sandakan

.1 . London and Straits

10 USA, Honolulu, Japan .5.40 b. hal (San Francisco

.18% b.ptember)

.Sept. 24.

.Sept, 24.

.Sept. 28.

and Shang

date,

6th

..Sept. 26.

USA, Japan, and Shanghai .8% b. -(Vancouver B. C. date, 7th .7.45 1. September)

2,15 Formosa

.Sept. 27. .Sept. 28. 139 n. USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shong-

.1 n. hal (San Francisco date, 1st.

.41 n. 182 n.

90 n.

UUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than the' H.K. Govt. 4% *****

time given below unless otherwise H.K. Govt. 3% (1034) 93 n.stated, and where mails are advertis- 03 n. ed to close at or before 9 am regle H.K. Govt, 3% (1940)

tered and parcel malls are closed ni 5 pm on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after p.m. Registered and Parent malls are closed at 5 pm.

n

Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G$Bds.35% H.K. Entertainments $.. ...0.00 b. Constructions (old) .. Constructions (new) $. Vibro Piling $.

.1,00 n

1 n.

.& B/0 T

Morsmans Inv. (Lon.) 8/- Marsmans Inv. (HK) 8/-..4/- 1.

SOUND APPEAL! COMMUNITIES RALLY IMMEDIATELY

FOR INESTIMABLE CAUSE. ENGLAND!

(R. S. T.)

Cheques should be made out to

"War Fund. South China Morning Post, Ltd."

Subscriptions to 18-9-40;

$1,321,937.12.

Remitted to London

£81,389.19.6di:

Thursday, Sept. 19 Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Airlea

......3.30 p.m. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South

Atrica, and United-Kingdom.

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

Parcels.....Sept. 10, 5 p.m.

Reg

Ord.

....Sept. 10, 5 p.m.

Sept, 20, 8.30 am.

Friday, Sept. 20

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island.

Kowloon P. O.

Parcela,....Sept. 20, 4.00 pm.

Reg., Ord.,

Sept. 20, 5.00 p.m. Sept. 20, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

Parcels,...Sept, 20, 4.00 pm........

Reg.

.Sept, 20, 6.00 p.m. Ord...Sept. 20, 7.00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21

Air Mixil for "Imperial Airways Ser- vice" to Durban and thence by Sea. Service to United-Kingdom.

G.P.O, & KP.O.

Reg., Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Ord...Sept. 21, 5.30 p.nu. Air Mail for Indo-China, Malaya, Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Servico."

Reg.,

G.P.O, & K.P.O.

.Sept. 21, 5 p.m. .Sept. 21, 5.30 p.m. Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu,

Ord...

U.S.A., and Europe vis "Pan Ameri- can Airways and Trans-Atlantic Service."

K.P.O.

Kez.,

Ord.,

Ber

..!.!..Sept. 21, 5 p.m. .Sept. 21, 5.30 p.m.

Sept. 21, 5 pm. Ord .Sept. 21, 5.30 p.m. Straits, Rangoon and Calcutta

Par...Sept. 21, 5.00 pm. Let.... .Sept. 21, 3.30 'p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

;

Air Mall for Indo-Chins, Malaya. Java and Australia by the "Imperial Airways Bervice.”3 pm

Reg.

Ord.

F.P.O

Sept. 24. 5 pan. A..Sept. 24, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Rep. Sept. 24, 5 p.m. Ord..........Sept. 24, 7 p.m. Ate Mall for "Imperial Airways Ber- vico” to Durban and thence, by Bea Service to United-Kingdom..

·K.P.O.2

+ Reg.

Ord.

Eex.: Ord,

.Sept. 24, 5 p.m. Sept. 24, 5.30 p.m.; G.P.0.4 PEN .Sept. 24.5 p.m.

Sept. 24, 7pm.

..:: Thursday, Sept. 2012 2 Sandakan

... 8.30 am. Straits, Ceylon, India, Esst 'and_South'

Africa and United-Kingdom. WASN

G.R.O. and K.P.O.. Parcela: ................Sept. 20, 5 p.m...

Sept. 27. 0.48 (a.m.

Reg

Ord. .....Sept. 27, 10.80 a.m.:

Friday, Sept. 27

Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya:

Calcutta

Parcels,

3.

18.30 am.

Sept. 27, 5 p.m. Sept 29, Dam

•Superscribed Correspondence. Only,

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