BRITISHTM FLEET'S ORDERS
Rome, To-day.
FOREIGNERS REGISTER FOR EVACUATION
ALL NETHERLANDS' AND HUN- GARIAN SUBJECTS IN THE CO- REGISTERED LONY ARE BEING
THE NETHERLANDS CON-
AT SULATE GENERAL FOR POSSIBLE
EVACUATION SHOULD AN EMER- GENCY ARISE.
The British Home Fleet has been ordered to blockade German ports and seize transports destined for Ger- man ports if war should break out, the correspondent Government." of the "Messagero" "reports from London.
From Paris, the paper reports that in the French port of Dieppe, the first detachments of the British troops had
been landed from the British steamer "Brighton" and had been transported immediately into the interior of the country.
The paper reports further that it may be taken for certain that several airports in the north of France have been put at the disposal of the British Royal Air Force already.
From Cairo, the "Messagero" reports that British troops have arrived in Egypt from Palestine and that the British troops to the strength of 7,000 men are encamped in the neighbour- hood of the Suez Canal.--Trans-Ocean.
HITLER-MUSSOLINI CONTACT
Rome, To-day.
It is officially reported by the Agenzia Stefani that Benito Mussolini has once more received the German Ambassador, in the presence of Count Ciano.
The German Ambassador, Herr von Mackensen, delivered to the Duce an- other message from the Fuehrer. Trans-Ocean,
The Consul-General told the "China Mail" to-day that they were only following the "lead of the British
Almost all Netherlanders and Hun- garians resident in Hong Kong have registered.
All plans have been completed. One vessel will be kept in harbour.
H. K. GERMANS GIVEN ADVICE TO EVACUATE
The Hong Kong German Con- sulate-General has just received instructions to advise all German nationals in Hong Kong to eva- cuate.
The Italian Consulate-General has not received instructions con- cerning evacuation of nationals.
DANISH EXPORT
EMBARGO
Copenhagen, To-day. An export embargo on rye, wheat, barley, oats and maize, is announced by the Danish Ministry of Agricul- ture. Trans-Ocean.
ROBBERY SEQUEL
A highway robbery in Bowring Street on August 19 had a sequel this morning at Kowloon when three alleged robbers were charged with robbery.
Accused, Pun Sang, 32, Léung Hal- chung, 24, and Tang Wah, 27, were remanded in custódy.
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Tokyo, To-day. Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, Am- bassador in London, will possibly be Foreign Minister in the new Cabinet.
Reuter.
Mr. Shigemitsu at one time was Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and was Minister to China in 1931, when he lost a leg in the Hong- kew Park bombing outrage.
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Thirty-nine tuberculosis seven dysentery, two cholera, two typhoid, one meningitis and puerperal fever were reported to the local Health Department.yes- terday.
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