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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940.
CONFIDENCE RETURNING
"CLOUDY" INITIAL SCARE
FUTURE
How Business
Is Affected
MANY WOMEN FAIL TO REGISTER
EVACUATION MAY NOW
BE COMPULSORY
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AFTER SUPERIORITY OF
OF ROYAL AIR. FORCE IN RED SEA ZONE IS EVIDENCED BY FINE WORK
RUMOURS
DENIED
Manila And Evacuees
"There is no reason to be- lieve it is true. We have re- ceived no communication about it from the Manila äu-
"There is absolutely go business as you can see by the fact that all my assistants are sitting around doing nothing," said the proprietor Although it was generally expected that the re-regis-thorities," stated the Colonial of one of the leading silk tration of British women (European descent) would meet Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. stores in an an Interview with with a very ready response, this fell so far below expecta-†C. North, yesterday when ask- the Daily Press yesterday. tlons that Government has decided to enforce such regis- ed by a Dalt Press repre-
The writer had called to tration.
ADEN, July 3 (Reuter)-Evidence of the superiority of the RAF in the Red Sea zone was given yesterday morning over the Macaaca aerodrome. Two attacks on bomb dumps caused a loud explosion and fierce fires.
An exciting battle occurred between the attackers and the Italians in which the superior skill of the British plots not only shook the enemy off but also set one of the enemy planes on fire in the air.
Another plane made a forced landing and crashed while a third was set on fire on the ground. The British aircraft returned safely.
SORRY, NO ANSWER
LONDON, July 3 (Reu- sentative if there was anyter)-In the House of Com- truth. In the rumour that Portuguese. (British subjects) evacuees would not be re-
inquire how the evacuation It is understood, that plans have already been drawn had so far affected his busl-up for compulsory evacuation in order to send away as ness and this keen Indian many women and children as possible. Unless, however, merchant deplored the con-registration" has been 100 per cent. complete, the 'evacua-ceived in Manfa. ditions that made evacuation tion scheme must of necessity, be incomplete. advisable as a precautionary It was stressed in one quarter that many women have measure.
deliberately avoided registration and this is taken to mean that confidence is returning after the first shocks caused by the "precautionary orders.”
He went on to explain that the people who had already left be longed to the wealthy classes of the various communities, and add-
Mr. Addion Southard, United States Consul-General, approach- ed on the same subject said that it was nothing but a ramour and should be discounted.
* ལཾ ཨི NO TRUTH
As may be, naturally ex-| At the diferent Consulates in I am in constant touch with ed that the few that are left of the pected, people with a weak- Hongkong registration or the the High Commissioner and if such "buying public" in Hongkong willness for "spreading alarmist various nationals is proceeding a step had been contemplated he soon be going-in a few days per- rumours were just as active smoothly. while the situation on would doubtless have communicat- haps,
yesterday as when the eva- the other side of the frontier ined that fact to me cuation order was originally the New Territories was reported Having regard to the prevalling the concoctions of situation made on Saturday Official
by a senior police official to be rumour-mongers gain wide cur- circles, however, reiterated that there was no cause for "very quiet and absolutely un-rency over night and it cannot be too strongly emped that these alarm.
You understand, then, how my particular line of business is hit. OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS "Not that they have intention- ally-run away, but I have some $15,000 to collect from the evacuees and I do not know when I will be able to get my money back."
MACAO QUIET
Dally. Press
changed."
NOT LOCAL RESIDENTS
The outlook for this particular Interviewed by a merchant is, to borrow an expres-representative yesterday regarding The Hongkong Daily Presa .sion from
our weather experts arrangements for the evacuation learried from the N. Y. K. passen- "cloudy." He has already invest-of Portuguese citizens the Acting ger department yesterday that ten ed $75,000 in his business and 18 Portuguese Consul. Mr. F. F. de Japanese passengers booked tickets
totalling Vasconcellos Soares, sald: with Habilities
"Welfor northern ports yesterday.
faced $40,000.
are fully alive to the situation However, it was pointed out that and there is no cause for undue they are not local residents but travellers and therefore not evacuees. The Japanese Consulate in Hongkong has not given any evacuation orders to Japanese sub- jects.
DULL PROSPECTS Tais, however, is perhaps the alarm. Teast of his worries. Prospects for
"Tentative plans have been for cash business, let along on a profit mulated and my nationals would inaking scale but sufficient volume to pay expenses, are prac- be advised at the opportune time. tically i He cannot close his Meanwhile, they should have their shop yet if he hangs out the busi-papers put in order and be pre :ness as usual” notice he is doubt- pared.","//
ful whether his dally turn-over Regarding the 'situation. In would total $10.
These sentiments were expressed Macao Mr. Soares stated that he by the majority of silk merchants was omcially informed that the and indeed the prospects must be Portuguese Colony was very quiet rather similar for small traders in This was confirmed by arrivals general,
trom Macao yesterday.
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GERMANY HAS NOT GOT COMMAND OF SEA
Britain Will Unleash Her Entire Force To Resist
LONDON, July 3 (Renter)—The Stockholm Politiken, writing on the invasion of Britain, considers that Germany has not yet the sea -command, and absolute strategic conditions for a successful invasion. What Germany can do in this sphere by aviation and naval co- -operation Is shown in the Norwegian Campaign, but in an invasion
on England the situation will not be the same as at Skagerrak,
the situatio
The reason advanced is that "England “will not keep back even sher smallest mayal units for it is # question of existence and not a secondary, theatre of war. It will bó a fight for life and death.
ANOTHER QUESTION While admitting that an myasion can take place from the air, the
AUDIENCE AT PALACE
•
When asked as to the total
booking for the day on a Japanese
and
liner expected to arrive on Friday, the N. Y. K. agent replied that with all the cancellations additions the figure remains about the same, namely 240 men, women and children, for yesterday,
Continued Page 7, Col 6.
BIG BRITISH SEIZURES
an
LONDON, July 3 (Ben- ter) The Ministry of Economic Warfare nounce that over 53,000 tons of goods were seized by the British Contraband Control during June.
Largest Items were 42,000 tons of petroleum and Allied products and 9,000 tons of scrap fron. One "other item was a ton of
port wine.
NOW PRISONER OF WAR LONDON, July 3 (Reuter) The LONDON, July 3 (BWB)—The King at Buckingham Palace today Netherlands: Commander-in-Chief received in audience Colonel John has been brought to Berlin as ̃á Greenly, lately a member of the prisoner of war Allied Purchasing Commission in
The German announcement to
*paper stresses that the real inva-
alon will be opposed by an efficient who has just returned to this effect states that he and his England to take up other duties, subordinates did not observe the The King also received Sir Mau demobilisation measures agreed
upon by the Netherlands people.
and mobile million of the British
Army. Even if the fighting powers
are not on the same level as the ice Peterson on his relinquishing his appointment as the British Am- Germana, it is quite another ques-
verbasador at Madrid tion
Concluding, the paper says the British air force may well be fought in its own element but it la dimcult to see how the navy can miner defeat.
BOMBER SHOT DOWN
MARKETS SOUGHT
SIMLA. July 3. (Reuter)With view to redressing the position. caused by the loss of many of To dis's most important markets SHEUKWAN, July 3" (Céntral)—A Europe, it has been decided Japanese bomber was shot down by Bir David Meek"," Mr. C. Bdunders reported to Chinese ground forces at Lienting Commissioner the Police that he was bitten by a village, on the West River in west now in India dent owned by Mrs. McCaw of Kim Kwangtung on June 30, according land via the
seday night. The to
eived here.
tal wreck and all
be treated as such.
"The Japanese have already landed in Macao" and "Hongkong are harbour would be closed " choice examples of the activities of these people and needless to say. the proper authorities lost no time in refuting them.
PREMIER TO SPEAK
LONDON, July 3 (Reuter)—In
the House of Commons, M., C. R. Attles announced. that the Prime Minister will make a statement 10- ΖΩΟΥΖΟΥ.
It will be left to the House to decide whether the ensuing debate will be secret
-On Other - Pages
PAGE 2-Comments on Last.
Week's Bowls and Baseball Matches US Baseball Re- sults; Sport Fixtures. PAGE 3 Diary of Coming
Events: Radio Programmes. FAGE 4 Italian Submarines.
Bunk: Hongkong Voluntary Evzenates in Shanghai: Japanese Failure at Ichang; Colonial Air Fleet!" Chinese Penetrate Ichang.! PAGE 5'– WARBU. Closing Down; Auxiliary – Nursing Berv Estate Claim con-
Police: Court Re
mons yesterday, Mr. F. Sey- mour Cocks (Labour), ask- ed Mr. Balfour, Under-Sec- retary for Air, whether Government
Was aware
·that. Hitler and his staff were to be present in Forest Comptegne on June 21.
Mr. Balfour said it was impossible for him to give the detailed information available to us on the sub-
Ject
Mr. Cocks asked, "was it "not Government's policy to Interrupt the harmony of the proceedings" but Mr. Balfour declined to add to his answer.
Macao Governor
SERIOUSLY ILL ́
REPORT
In connexion with the report published "exclusively in the Daily Press yesterday regarding the Governor · of Macao's trip to America. It was further learned yesterday from a very reliable source that His Excellency Senhor Artur Tamagnini de Souza Barbo- sa is flying to Lisbon via America today, 5,
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Enemy Loses Its 24th Bomber
LONDON, July 3 (Reuter) The Air Ministry an- nounced that several enemy aircraft crossed the south coast this morning and dropped bombs at a num- ber of points. Anti-aircraft defences went into action.
It is also stated that an enemy bomber was shot down by an aircraft of the B.A.F. Fighter Command off the east coast of Eng land this morning."
This is the 24th enemy ralder destroyed since the first mass raid on Britain on June 18. i
and little material damage was reported as the bombs fell in open country
DUMP RAIDED CAIRO, July 3 (Reuter)- A Royal Air Force.com- munique states:
"Combined
operations and Gladiator fighters were between Blenheim bombers carried out over Macaaca yesterday. The
aircraft flew over the aerodrome, bombing and machine-gun- ning objectives.
"A direct hit was scored on a bomb dump, and two HIGH EXPLOSIVES petrol dumps were set afire. Between 20 to 30 high ex- Two enemy fighters were plosive bombs were dropped shot down and a third was this morning in the rurgdestroyed on the "ground. area south-east of England All the British aircraft
There were no casualties turned.
JAPAN SAYS HONGKONG MOVE SIGNIFICANT
Britain Will Not Reply To Representations Fully
TOKYO, July 3 (Renter)The hasty evacuation of women and children from Hongkong provides evidence that Britain does not seem ready to reply to Japan's representations fully and in a satis tory manner, states the Kokumin Shimbun
FIRSTLY, a new inter- national issue arises in the Pacido Ocean, Britain- and America will mutually recog nise that they have common.
· Inferente;
According to s cable received stands that the gist of the naval yesterday, the newspaper con-pact is: It is understood that the hurri-tinues, there is assistance of the ed departure from Macao of His United States helind Britain's Excellency is necessitated by the strong attitude and a large-scale fact that Benhor. Barbosa is Anglo-American secret naval seriously Ill
agreement, covering the Pacifc The Dally Press takes this op- Ocean. is about to be concluded portunity of, wishing His Excel-and it is reported, with the ap lency a speedy restoration to good proval of Senator Key Pittman. health
The Kokumin Shimbun under-
Refusal To Recognise Greater City Govt.
SHANGHAI, July 2 (Router)-Crilleism of the Shanghai Muni cipal Council, for refusing to recognise the Japanese-sponsored City Government of Greater Shanghai, was voiced by a Japanese Em- bamy spokesmina here tonight;
He referred to the Counell'a de- cision to hand over the Title Deeds through the Japanese Con- sul-Generals" and said that this was apparently being done as the Connell did not recognise the City Government.
JAPAN'S WAR LOSES
SECONDLY In this con nexion Britain and Američa are to mobilise their fleets for coramen purpos of defence?
THIRDLY,
the sericasnem, pol military dignifcanc Long, and in view valling, situation, Hongkong is to under actual control United States, and
of
FOURTHLY, Hongkong, Ain- Expore, Fort Darwin Honolulu and Dutch harboury,
dummon Anglo-American:
The newspaper points out the alleged pact aims at encir ment of Japan and
CHUNGKING (Intl) In the causing serious concern in omeist course of the war, a check-up dreles in Tokyo.
In the personal opinion of the shows that 800 Japanese warplanes but spokesman, the refusal of the have been shot down and over 3, Council to state that the handing 000 Japanese aviators killed. orer was actually to the City Goy ernment was ridiculous. There were various other questions It found impossible to solve because of this
people in Shangha
ALL HELP FOR BRITAIN
Over forty Japanese warcraft were sunk and more than a hund- red disabled. Among the damaged BOMBAY, July à (Reuter)
arships are included the Kamol call for "all be possible to Bri- and Notoro, seaplane carriera, tain" was made in a messa which were severe bombed in the Mullaji Salib
the Dawoodi Borsh
his half a million fol
gratitude to Eri
and