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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September

1761941

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DEFENCE REGULATIONS 1940 The following rates charged for malling single copies of the following newspapers abroad:

Booth China Morning Post. China and Macao

10 cents per copy British Empire and Foreign 25 cents per copy The Hongkong Telegraph China and Macao 10 cents per copy. British and Foreign 20 cents per copy 25 cents Saturdays.

The

Hongkong Telegraph Eleventh Annual Amateur Photographic Competition June-Septembar, 1941. Two Silver Trophies Awarded by ILFORD LTD.

For the best and second-best entries Three Silver Trophice Awarded by EASTMAN KODAK CO. First Prizes in each of the three Sections.

$250

CASH PRIZES $250 SECTION ONE Interior scenes, Table Top and Still Life Studies. (Exluding portraiture, plants and and flowers). 1st KODAK-SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40. 3rd $30. 4th $10 SECTION TWO Portraiture.

1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $40, 3rd $30. 4th $10

SECTION THREE Plants and Flowers, 1st KODAK SILVER TROPHY 2nd $50. 3rd $30. 4th $10

RULES

The following Rules wilt govern the Competition:

:-The Competillana op to all

photographers.

ford

The entries awarded the Trophies for the best and second- best pictures in the Competition, will not be entitled to any other prizes.

The prizes 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 which will be published during the period of the Com- petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry.

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

#All photographs entered mist have been taken in the Colony at Hongkong. Photographs which have been already, entered in ather Competillons ara inally Dis. will be accepted

Now of, loss of, or

for

damage, to entries,

All entries to be either black, sepla. or. toned pictures, and mutri be mounted. Coloured photo- graphs are ineligible.

Pictures submitted in sepia tanes should be sooompanied by,, a smaller print in black, and white. 9-Na pleture to entered tomor

than one Bettino, 10,--Arounts to be only white or cream,

• must be of one of the following

10X12__10×20,*

11.No correspondence will be entered into in connection with the Com- 11embers of the Stats of the Hongkong Taitoraph · and the South China Morning Post are not permitted to compete. 15--The decision of the Judges shall

Efnal

-At the constuzion of the Com

petition, entries will be returned. to competitors on application RE the Telegraph oftione Within seven of allasie te strictly

NAME

bidden.

ENTRY FORM.

The Inspector, 12 Sal Yeung Chol St., 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 mallee is proved,

No Room For

U.S. Forces In Europe

But Navy, Air Corps Would Be Useful

NEW YORK, July 28 Britain does not need an Ameri- in expeditionary force can Europe, since there, but would not be adverse to a declaration of war against Germany by the United States, according to Sir Gerald Campbell, Director- General of British Information Services here. Sir Gerald has Just returned to his post in New York after a visit to England.

"If America decided to come into per interviewers, "It would be the Navy and the Air Force that would give the greatest help, because the island is too small to entertain

very many more troops."

the war," Sir Gerald told newspa-

Sir Gerald saw the swift British freezing of Japanese assets following this country's action as an instance working of the two Governments along parallel lines after consulta- tion rather than negotiation.

UFS]

NEWFOUNDLANDERS BUSY—~Those aro member of a Nowfoundland regiment, part of the Royal Artillery, in training in Sussex, England, boforo assignment to activo duty. They're carrying sholls to feed the big guns. Nowfoundland is one of Britain's oldest colonies.

Physiologist Debunks Popular Food Taboos

Statements that certain com- binations of food are harmful to the individual were branded as "groundless" by Dr Stein-

Acids Overcome

Opinions On Russia Turning to Germany's Eastern Front, he said there were two opin- ions in Britain concerning the Nazi-haus. Russian war.

"One is that Russia will fail to withstand for more than a couple of months," he continued. "The other is that the Russians are sucking the Germans in ill further and that the Germans may be there when the snow fails-let's hope it will be ear- ller than ever-and if they are, that then they won't get out so easily and will have to be there for the winter,"

The information chief placed losses of 650,000 men for the Germans and 1,000,000 for the Russians.

an acid much

Ideal Situation

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The "United Press" man, who was Alor Star charged with suspicion of espionage, Amriisar was released by the Germans in an Bangkok exchange of prisoners with the Batavia United States. He had been. Im prisoned from March 18 to July 8.

In a story of his daily prison existence which was distributed by the "United Press," Mr Hottelet Canton wrote that while he was confined Cawnpore to the old Police Presidium at the Cebu. Alexanderplatz:

Agencies:* Kuala

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Hangoon Saigon

Hongkong Iloilo

Ipoh Karachi

Semarang

Beremban

Klang Kobe

Shanghai

Singapore

Sitiawan

Lumpur

·Bourabaya

Talping

Madras

Tientsin

Martin

Tongkah

Medan.

(Phuket)

Colombo

New York

Tsingtao

Peiping

Yokoham

(Poking) Penang

"I was not allowed to sit or lle on Delbi the cot from 6.30 in the morning Haiphong until 4.30 in the evening. This, at Kank fiert, was annoying. Aft

After weary

TOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

weeks of solitary confinement, how-Banking Business transatted.

WE), CURRENT ACCOUNTS öþenað and over, I came to welcome this pro-IKED DEPOSITS received for One Year hibition. It gave me something to or shorter periods in Losal or Other look forward to every afternoon Currencies at rates which will be quoted when-oven the unexpected opening|on-appileation.

a sour brow of trarrots. may be ascertained at

of the coll door was real pleasure. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 2146 opened in "In this prison the daily break-Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application fast was a piece of dry black bread The Bank's Head Office in London and orsatz coffee. Lunch consisted undertakes Executor and Trustee busi of bean, noodle or

of ness, and claims recovery of Briusa soup of Income Tax overpaid, on terma which

any of it Dinner was again dry black bread Agencies and Branches. and ersatz coffee, with

W. H. EVANS THOMAS, piece of

Managöz, added as a special treat on Saturdays only. Occasionally jam

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF or margarine was spread on the bread.

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"Sessions with the secret polico became less and less frequent during Authorised Capital the last few weeks in Alexander subscribed Capital platz. They never mistreated me. Paid-up Capital ...... But shortly before I was transferred Reserve Fund and fest 1,254,000 to another prison I was told flatly: "You will sit until you confess. You

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The "United Presa" man wrote

Julia muan "WORD Bangkole

Delki

will soften up. You'll be soft as

ult. We've got plenty of time. that on May 3 he was moved to the Hembay Moabit Prison where "prison routine Calcutta was much more, strict. There was Colombo no possibility to clandestine exa changes with other prisoners. But Hongkong

Howrah the food was better,

"It was known that I was on

handed us our food as we stood in Every

frequently gave me large numbers of potatoes, which I would save and eat over a period of several days when I felt particularly hungry."""

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description of Banking and

the doorways of our solitary cells, Exchange Busines transacted,

TRUSTEE AND RXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received in Local Currency and Btering on terma that may be ascertained on application.

D. BENBON,

Manager.

POST OFFICE

Day's Routine "The day's routine," Mr Hottolet wrote, "consisted of getting up at soven, waaliing, eat- five minutes ing breakfast and then being taken out for a half hour's exercise every except Sunday. Exercise was taken in ផ courtyard which had The following changes in postage trees, grass, flowers and growing rates will be effective as from 15th vegetables. Half the time we march- September 1941, ed in circles, the other half we did calisthenics."

day

BERKELEY, Cal. (UP)—It's all right to drink water with meals and to mix such foods as shrimps and strawberries, milk and fish, according to Dr Arthur H. Steinhaus, distinguished physiology expert of George Williams College. Discussing the modern American's eating habits, Dr Steinhaus, visiting at the University of California, attacked the "superstition against water."

asked. "Is it harmful to drink water with meals?" he "Earlier views held that it was harmful because the stomach

Experimentation juices thereby were seriously diluted. proved that water is one of the best stimulators to stomach secretion. Digestion is improved. Even cold water is no signi- OF DUTCH EXPERT ficant deterrent to digestion."

An informal cocktail party in "If foodless and matchless, John honour of Mr G. J. Mulder, Chief Dee some day would walk through of the Department of Foreign Ex- the woods, upon tiring sit by a stream change of the Netherlands East In- to straighten out his cockeyed think ales Institute of Foreign Exchange, ing, then when hungry pass up hom- burger stands and taverns homeward was given by Mr D. G. E. Middel- to a plain wholesome dinner, and burg: Acting Consul-General for the "Shrimp with strawberries, milk after helping the wife with the dishes Netherlands, and Mrs Middelburg, at with dish, starch foods with acids play with the Elds or otherwise ac- their residence, No. 532 The Peak, they're all harmicas unless the in-cupy himself. with socially, construc- dividual is allergle to one or several tive work, he might be surprised with yesterday.

Mr Mulder is on a special mission of them," he declared. "The normal himself. stomach secretes

"It might take several days, but to the Far East, to discuss with local stronger than that which is taken eventually he would find that it feels and international financial experts good to be John Doe with clean mouth several monetary questions, and he in so-called acld foods."

with him carries Even the advocales of the long- and lungs, to be John Doe with mind

recommendation # respected "three squares" a day, and emotions at peace with the world. signed by Mr Van Mock, Dutch

He said "the first during my first week via Rangoon eaten at regular times, as an effective To be John Doc, alive and healthy, Minister of Economic Affairs.

hos

in Alexanderplatz, the second during Europe all countries $3.50 visited Singapore and Manilo, henith measure were confounded by funeramped by artificial olds, would and will be leaving for Chungking my last week in Moabii-took place air mall surcharges per 1⁄2 oz the doctor.

it give him a feeling as priceless as

in the presence of German officials by air to USA, and shortly before returning to Botvid und wo were allowed to talk nothing awards by sca Is costless.".

rules, probably via the Burma Road and Modern "scientifle" health

but-German and according to the doctor, are often as Rangoon.

as their predecessors of yesterday.

Trouble Upon Trouble devices, designed to force the pre- "Too often health rules were mere judices of one generation on to the next," he declared. "About a genera- Lion ago such rules began to lose "I duresay many Americans have no their grip on us, so his has got turned to

Mr Mulder also disclosed that he Idea how they themselves, alone and selence for health facts. unassisted really feel," the doctor us into even more trouble. In the was seeking the co-operation observed. "They barge into the new place of one family-cherished health co-ordination of the Allied Powers, in regard to economle day under the stimulation of caffein rule, we now have a score of high-particularly laden Java. Soon they deaden their powered, recently concocted, formid-questions and the war effort. Jangled nerves with nicotine." able sounding statements claiming to

This is not Mr Mulder's arst visit

for he was

erroneous

"The conventional three squares is Sir Gerald asserted that the Bri- simply a matter of convenience," he "Much more sensible would it tish people were thankful for ald said.

be to cat whenever we became hun- given-them-by the United States.

"They have been bailered about

gry.

children and certain For young beat the band in.

most

of the adults who suffer terrible hunger towns, and yet they are as calm as pangs, five, six, or seven light meals

would be more effective." they can be. But I don't think they modern American came in forty would be so calm if they didn't know

abroadside of the physiologist's this country was helping.

criticism.

to

"They have no Idea of making That wasn't mentioned. In perce. fact, they expect a peace offensive. If Germany ever gets the better of Russla, they expect a peace offen- sive."

Explains Bombing

The British spokesman withheld a formal reply to a question as to why Berlin had not been bombed more intensively, but indicated indirectly it was due to the British leaders wish lo concentrate on other cities containing larger factory,

docks, and communication centres. There is a lack of important enough tar- In the German Capital, he said, adding that only stay over Berlin about 20 minutes in the present phases."

The

Feelings Not Known

Worst, however, is yet to come, be health facts."

Letters Postcards

cach

$0.04

$0.00

par oz

$1.80

Describing the two visits he had Macao and China from Consular officials, Mr Hottelet New Zealand by alr $1.85

man and were forbidden to Parcel Fost Service to Japan is The only

discuss my other outsider. I saw temporarily suspended.

During the last few days, Mr Mulder has had talks with a num- during my four months in prison The public are reminded that if is ber of Hongkong bankers, and with was an attorney retained by the a breach of postal regulations to Messrs A. Manuel Fox, E. L. Hall "United Press" and a representative enclose in a postal cover communi- Wm. Taylor, members of the China twice." Patch, K. P. Chen, T. Y. Pel, and of the American Embassy who called cations intended for persons other

Currency Stabilisation Committee.

Co-Operative Effort

according to the doctor, especially if The "thundering fury of loud to the Far East,

and

in

you happen to be one of those persona claims by manufacturers and stock- Hongkong for a short period in who enjoys. social hour and maybe holders as to the health merits of 1923, but most of his period of ser- a beer with the boys on the way their respective products has had at vice has been spent in Japan and home at nighti

least one favourable effect, however,

India.

"From half past afternoon until Dr Steinhaus pointed out: people A number of guests failed to ar late at night their irritated minds find now ask for reasons back of health rive for the party owing to the

Those present solace in alcohol. At headache Lime statements before accepting them weather. on tsplein elves them an escape, completely.

Trinidad Takes On U. S. Air

on

Americans Popular

than the addressee,

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is tent- porarily suspended: Yunnan, Sze- chuan, Kweichow, Hunan, Fuklen (except Amoy And Kulangsu), Kwangs), North and East Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. So is suspended. many American soldiers are stationed

INWARD AIR MAILS this British Island, so many American ships are anchored in the Air Mall by "Pan American AirwATE

American harbour, and so many labourers are working on the new United States base that Trinidad to day looks almost more American than British. were Mr

This is one of the bases acquired Bubbling alkalizers remove yester- "This is the era of 'health reasons, and Mrs J. H. Van der Laan, Mr

J. Morhaus, Mr J. J. Wierink, Mr In the trade for 60 destroyera. brown taste to make room for he said. "We must learn not to be and Mrs H. J. Tadema Wielandt, Mr

In fact, many restaurants, movies lieve a statement unless there is

Mr D. L. Ballan- By the middle of next month ex- | to-day "**

and shops have changed their signs The solution to the grent Ameri- ample evidence for . We must W. HE industry, labour,

tyne, SI Vandeleur and Lady Gray- to include the word "American" In perts in British women's work, India, and other sub-can problem, however, is compara- develop a modern nose for distine hurn. Mr C. Edmonston, the

Arm jects who are also familiar with the tively simple. Dr Steinhaus believes, guishing clean facts from moldy Me L. Stark, Mr S. T. Bitting. Me "First we were a Spanish colony, American point of view will begin to For those interested in knowing their tradition and both from foul foise and Mrs Gel Kang-tiwan,

arrive in this country toisclosed, inner physical selves, he advises:

In

his work, Sir. Geraldon Bart- Among these will be Vermont who

Parliament, member of

lett,

will be Director of the British Press Service; Prof. C. K. Webster to be director of the British Library of Information, and Dr Winifred Cullis who will interpret English women's work,

TIN HAT DAY

Saturday, Oct. 4, 1941

Entire Proceeds to Hongkong's Bombor Fund

Those desiring to send advance donations are requested' to

address them to the President, Lady MacGregor. 372, The Peak; or to the Honorary Miss S. Bander..

Secretary

stBull

hoods,"

Colour Defectives

-

Not

Accepted As Airmen

Although partially colour-blind people are said to be quicker

at detecting certain kinds of camouflage than men with normal vision, the Australian Department of Air will not relax the colour vision tests for enrolment in the Air Force."

Reports from America had suggested that camouflage pig- ments, which, to the normal eye appeared to match the natural surroundings, did not appear the samo shade to the colour de- fective,

で

Mr and Mrs D. Kelvin-Stark, and Mr and Mrs W. T. Staunton.

Tin Hat Ball Carol Bateman Cabaret Being Organised

Name:

then French, then British," a nativo shopkeeper said. "Now-maybe we're on the way to becoming an American colony."

Most of the Islanders are happy about the American interest in Trin dad, and it is bringing them pro- perity of boom-town.variety.

They are learning American slang and oven how to crack American jokes.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

One of the main features of the Tin Hut Ball which is to be held at Friday, the Peninsula Hotel on October 8, will be an entirely now which appeared to him as a green. Cabaret by Carol. Bateman assisted

Hongkong Block Exchange Official grassy field, only to find that li wa by Golston

ton Gilmour. Several new In fact marshy or stony. A subtle dance numbers are now being ro-Summary, Issued yesterday, Is; distinction in the hue of the hearsed by leading members of the

Buyers ground would have saved a pilot Colony's fair sex, and the fact with normal. colour sense,

Carol is, with her usual The contour of the ground can be and ability, undertaking the

tion, gives every

promise that the sometimes detected by changes show will be good. Dresses are belog

All specially designed, and

a local

The Australian Air Department shade. however, does'not'. regard, such an

A man is often unaware that his resident has kindly come forward and Occasional and uncertain advantage over normal sight as compensation colour vision is defective, and is in guaranteed to. defray the cost of the for the very real danger arising from credulous and Indignant when re- Cabaret defective colour vision during air fected on this account. operations on during al

Accurate colour sense

Fet wardrobe.

There will be other attractions and The defect may be only slight and novelties, but a these are as yet in for the recognition of coloured signals apply only to certain colours, passing the hush-hush stage, the public are at night, wing-up lights on other air unnoticed in ordinary life. But in advised to watch for further an

the air chances cannot be taken,nouncements, craft,

it, serodromo lights and Verey Verey light signals are used by day planninsp ights:

A mistake, in reading a colour as well as by night and their correct Those who are planning parties, are

interpretation is

especially requested to reserve their signal could cause loss of the aircraft,

Walang matables as spor as possible. A large or of the action in which it was similar view of the importance attendance la already & hasured, and engaged.....*

of accurate colmir senso is taken by koth the promoter and the manage- Wrong Place To Land the AF. and there will certainly ment of the Hotel, hope that large A colour blind pliot might be no relaxation of colour vision testa parties will be arranged well in

des round anyag, for air, unew candidates in Britain, advance

Canton Ins, $240; HK. Fire Ins. $187.50 Wharves $97

Providents $7.48 ..

Hotels $4.20

Lands $38.25 Realties $4.15 Chinese Estates $100 Lights "O" $7.10 Lights "N" $2.50 Telephones "N" $9 Watsons $13.28

Sellers Wharves 390 *** Providenta $7.50. Hotels $4.40% "Lands $39

Electrics Ris $14.25 Cements $17.25

Sales

Providents 67,45/50 LightsMOR $7.20

Direct Service"-Ban, Francisco date, 5th September...Sept: 17. Air Mall by "Fan. American Airways Direct Servico-San Francisco dale, 19th Seplembes....Sept. 20.

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Huge Frog Has Five Legs

LABADIE, - Mo,Now comes÷up a ̈ five-legged frog Leo Ridenhour, chu-hit much ja monster.»near here. Four legs grew at or near the proper places, the fifth from the frog's breast bone, **** Ridenhour's got pletures to