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COLONY ALIVE WITH RUMOUR
Executive Council Meeting In Session
R.A.F. PILOT'S
Evacuation
GLIDING BOMB Plans Now Being
ATTACK
London, To-day.
An attack on an ammuni- tion store at Willemsoord
Prepared
THE COLONY THIS MORNING WAS ALIVE WITH RUMOURS. CONCERNING PLANS FOR THE EVACUATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, BUT NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE MAT- - TER WAS OBTAINABLE.
harbour, in Holland, was car ried out by Flying Officer, Older, D.S.C., says an Air A Ministry bulletin.
He was flying a Coastal Command Hudson aircraft on dawn patrol and approached the German-occupied har- bour at 13,000 feet. He then shut off his engine, glided silently down to- wards the harbour and dropped ̈ his bombs.
He pulled out of the dive at 3,000 feet and the explosion of his bomba was the first thing the German ground defences knew of his pre-
sence.
the As he circled the town after attack he saw a big explosion in one
stores he of the ammunition
had wrecked and a large fire among buildings on the dockside. Reuter.
MORE DEMANDS ON RUMANIA FORESHADOWED
NEW YORK, TO-DAY.
HUNGARY AND BULGARIA WILL
ING SYSTEM.
Government spokesman told the “China Mail" that a further statement on the plans now being prepared for the evacuation of all women and children of pure European birth may be issued
communicate at once with the P.M.G. later in the day.
giving information
There is believed to be foundation for the rumour in circulation that the wives of members of the Regular Forces have been instructed to pre- pare themselves for departure morrow (Sunday) or Monday.
to-
Plans regarding other members of the community are however less ad- vanced although conferences were going on this morning. A meeting of the Executive Council was in session as we went to press.
Those women who have already re- gistered with the P.M.G. are not re- quired to do so again, but any who have failed to do so are instructed to
LOSS OF CANADIAN DESTROYER
Ottawa, To-day.
an-
IT IS EXPECTED IN ROME THAT The loss of the Canadian MAKE DEMANDS ON RUMANIA destroyer Fraser was WITHIN 24 HOURS, ACCORDING Nounced in the House of Com- TO A BROADCAST FROM ROME mons yesterday by the Pre- TO THE COLUMBIA BROADCAST- mier; Mr. Mackenzie King, It is added that Italy is not prepar-who said it sank off Bordeaux. ed to offer any opposition to Russia's Forty-five of the crew are dead or moves, and it is understood in Rome missing, and 115 were rescued. that the Soviet Union has offered Mr. Mackenzie King read out Italy increased trade in return for cable conveying the condolences of the Italy's acceptance of the Soviet's, Admiralty to the Chief of the Canadian action.-Reuter.
GIBRALTAR INCIDENT
Madrid, To-day. Spanish anti-aircraft guns opened fire yesterday at Tarifa against a British plane from Gibraltar which flow over Spanish waters.
The plane returned to Gibraltar. Another plane was warned off by gun- Are-Reuter.
Naval Staff and praising the Royal Canadian Navy "for the splendid con- tribution they are making to the work of His Majesty's Fleet in the common căuse."
The Fraser, a destroyer of 1,376 tona, was built in Britain in 1931. A formal announcement by the Can- adian Department of National De- fence says the Fraser was lost "in the face of the enemy in a collision” in the Gironde estuary-Reuter.
(1) of country of origin
(2) ages and sexes of all children. Plans are also being prepared for the evacuation of Indian women and children.
"No Cause For Alarm” The following announcement was broadcast by ZBW last night:
Govern-
FREIGHTER GOES DOWN WITH U-BOAT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Cairo, To-day.
Although torpedoed, a British freighter succeeded in sinking her U-boat attacker before she sank. Two hours after the torpedo struck her, orders were given to the crew to take to the boats.
All obeyed the orders except the gunners.
The submarine saw the British seamen taking to their lifeboats and came to the surface.
The gunners aboard the mer- chantman then went into action and sank the submarine a few minutes before they themselves. were compelled to leave their ship-Havas,
from Hong Kong may be ordered in
the near future. In the view of the Government this need not be taken as In any way a cause for alarm, but, as the destination ̈ ̈ ̈of" "such" evacuation would probably be Manila in the first place, all persons who are likely to be affected by such an order are advised · to be vaccinated forthwith.
No Reply Sent To Japan
London, To-day.
We are informed by the
It is learned that no reply has yet ment that instructions have been re-been sent to the Japanese Govern- ceived from the Secretary of Statement regarding Tokyo's request that for the Colonies which Indicate that no further supplies be sent to China the evacuation of women and children' through Burma.-Reuter.
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