HONG KONG TO HAVE BOMBER UNIT
London, To-day.
A colonial meet of 40 heavy bombers, capable of dropping 100 tons of high explosives every day, and 160 Spitfire fighters, is now ready to take the air.
This air armada has been made available to Britain by the general public in the colonies who, in a few weeks, have subscribed over £1,- 600,000.
Everything connected with the fleet. will as far as possible be colonial. It will have colonial commanders and will be marined by colonials. Every unit will bear the name of the colony which presented it.
Largest single gift came from Cey- lon, and colonial newspapers from Singapore to Trinidad have raised over £500,000.-Reuter.
PREMIER POSTPONES
STATEMENT
London, To-day. The Prime Minister will not make a statement regarding the events in France in the Commons to-day. It
this but
Misgivings entertained that Government might be concealing information on the degree of danger to the Colony have been removed and the "pure- ly precautionary" interpretation of official ac-terday, facilities were provided to-day week a statement will be made As a result of a decision taken yes-is not yet certain on what day tion falls easily into line with the belief in well- for the registration of Chinese famil- Thursday is regarded as most likely.- informed quarters that no serious emergency is the China Building, in the charge of likely to develop.
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A conference was being
loon, this morning, the crowd Government House this morning fur-grown to such proportions long be- ther to discuss the evacuation situa- fore the official hour of opening that tion, and various representations that this was set forward as soon as have been made to Government.
a
necessary registration nurses arrived.
the clerks .and
ies at the Chinese Merchants' Club in Reuter.
Mr. S. M. Churn, J.P. As in the case of the British women's registration,
this lasted from 10 a.m. to noon to- day and will continue this afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
or
Under this scheme, the families of It is known that following
Chinese subjects who are considered to meeting of the General Chamber of Ropes and screens guided the queues have rendered services to Britain Commerce yesterday, strong re- in orderly fashion to the registration Hong Kong are registered. There is no presentations were made to Gov- desks from whence, after giving par- definite guarantee that these will be ernment urging abandonment of ticulars, those who had not been re-evacuated, but the registration the remainder of the evacuation gistered within the past 12 months or programme, although the modifica-did not have certificates to that effect tlons already announced go. some were vaccinated by the waiting way to meet the case of the Cham- ber.
that was not
It was authoritatively stated this morning, however, that
representa- tions by the Chamber did not influence the modification decision, and the Chamber's viewpoint discussed until to-day's meeting.
No information is, however, avail- able on the result of that discussion
It is also stressed that the modi- fications are temporary and not per- manent.
nurses.
Police officers detailed to each cen- tre kept the queues orderly and mov- ing slowly, and the whole process-as was obvious by noon to-day-pro- gressed far more rapidly than had been expected.
There was still a suggestion of "run on the banks" this morning, but the volume was greatly diminished and there is unlikely to be any repetition of an incident at one bank yesterday when a Chinese depositor presented and was paid on a cheque for $1,-
Regarding British subjects who are not of pure European parentage, plans "are still being considered and schemes000,000. worked out now," according to an
- qfficial spokesman.
For Time Being
In the meantime, the task Last night it was officially an- of re-registering those who are nounced:
not exempt from the Government It has been decided that for the time order, and who are not seek-being evacuation will not be enforced ing exemption, is proceeding smoothly at the six registration depots.
Queues Form
Queues began to form before ten o'clock and the work was soon in full swing.
of
in the case of women and children Included in the following categories:-- A. Those accepted by Director
Medical Services and Director of Air Raid Precautions for essen- tial services.
As soon as this early rush had been B. looked after, however, the tide of women waiting to be registered and vaccinated dwindled rapidly, until by eleven there were far more regis- tration officials and nurres than there were women being registered!
The six centres are:-In Hong Kong, the lounges of the Hong Kong Hotel, Gloucester Hotel and Hong Kong Club; in Kowloon, the wine-cellar of the Peninsula Hotel, the Kowloon Foot- ball Club and the Kowloon Cricket
Club,
C.
Women without children in the Colony who are employed in busi- nesses or in Government Depart- ments and who are certified by their employer or Head of De- ⚫partment to be doing work of sufficient importance to justify their retention.
Women and children for whose departure in the near future ar- rangements have already been made.
D.
Women and children who cannot
safely travel at present on medi- cal grounds.
It la expected that there will be another, though possibly smaller,
Those included in the above cate- rush perlod this afternoon. Women gories need not.register their names who neglect to register to-day are for evacuation but with the exception warned by the authorities that they of those in category A should send are liable to suffer serious discom-their names and other particulars to fort and inconvenience by falling to the Colonial Secretary as early as domply with the Instructions.
Orderly Fashion
possible.
In addition the Colonial Secretary
At certain centres, notably in Kow- will receive for consideration of His
LAWYER'S DEATH
Locust Valley (N.Y.), To-day. Paul Drennan Cravath, well known lawyer, died here yesterday.-Reuter.
Schools' Position
The position of the schools in the. Colony is unchanged. No official or- will der has yet been given to the institu- provide a guide to the number who tions to close, stated Mr. C. G. Sollis, would be covered if such arrange- Director of Education, to the "China ments are made.
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