CHEVROLET HOME LEAVE CAR
while to
If you are planning your holiday in the U.S.A. It will be worth enquire from the
your
I have
Dallar T-Li-a
d
"T.T. New Yorklan along; Telegraph! folklithm Stiptamaina?.ktopang Poar, Ltd..
AMANI "WmDVY Antifa Street, Hongkong:
The
SECOND EDITION RES
===== Hongkong Telegraph.
FAR EAST MOTORS
plan for a Chevrolet Home Delivery.
Phone 59101
26 Nathan Road, KOWLOON.
FOUNDED 1861
No, 10100
一拜禮 號一月七英港香
MONDAY, JULY 1, 1940.
日六月五
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
$36.00 PER ANNUM
MOTOR
NEWS
See the Now 1940 SUNBEAM TALBOT
(2 - Litro) |
displayed at the
Gloucester Arcade by Gilman's
--the car people
First 1,000 Families Embark For Evacuation at 10 o'clock This Morning
WHY GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THE EVACUATION OF HONGKONG
THE TELEGRAPH LEARNED FROM GOVERNMENT SOURCES TO-DAY THAT AMONG THE MANY CONSIDERATIONS WHICH PROMPTED THE DECISION TO SEND WOMEN OUT OF THE COLONY WAS THE DESIRÉ TO BE READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING THE VERY RE-
·MOTE POSSIBILITY OF HOSTILITY.
"THERE IS NO DANGER AND WE ANTICIPATE NONE" SAID A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN. "BUT WE HAVE SEEN HOW ITALY, FRIEND- LY ENOUGH AT FIRST, WAS THROWN INTO WAR WHEN THINGS GOING BADLY FOR US. WE ARE SIMPLY TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO STRENG- THEN OUR POSITION.
"We have also seen instances of army mon taking affairs into their own hands against the wishes of their Governments. It is the duty of the Government to guard against all possibilities. SITUATION IS NOT WORSE
"The decision to evacuate women and children was not caused by any recent development. The Government has no information indicating any worsening of the situation.
"But the next few months will be critical for the whole Empire. It is our duty to consider every possible development which could occur and make arrangements to meet it.
"We must as a matter of precaution, consider the
remote chance that the Colony might become involved in fighting or blockade.
"If there were to be fighting in the Colony--which no-one expects-it is best that the
are out of
the way.
women
NO ACUTE CAUSE FOR ALARM
"If the Government believed there was acute cause for alarm the evacuation would have been carried out at a few hours notice. Instead we feel we can give people a week to clean up their affairs.
:
"There has been comment in the colony on the decision that European women and children should be evacuated before those of non-pure European descent.
This is not deliberate discrimination-but-is due-to-severni~~ factors.
"Should trouble break out the men would, mostly be occupied in the defence of the island. The women would be at home with no-one to look after them. That would be bad for morale.
Temporary Stay In Manila "Although they will be first sent to Manila they will remain there for only a short time merely until ships can be arranged to take them else where. Living is expensive in Manila and the peso is tied to the American dollar. It is important to the whole Empire that wo buy as few dollars as possible.
"Australia is the nearest place where these women can reasonably be looked after, The Journey either to Manila cr Australia requires ocean. going ships. We want to send these women away while we still have ships that can take them.
Now Difficulties
"In the plans we prepared tant August it was intended to send all women and children to places in- habited by people of their own race, Portuguese inhabitants, for instance, would have gone to Macao, Chinese to French Indo-China,
We do not know how far theas avenues of evacuation are still opes Turn to Pago 7, Second Column
FULL EVACUATION
ON FRIDAY
Full evacuation will be carried out on Friday by a small armada of British and allied ships.
Wives and families of naval and military personnel were concentrated this morning at the European Y.M.C.A. and Hong- kong Club.
A Canadian Pacific Liner which has only just returned to the Pacific after carrying Anzacs from Australia and New Zealand to Egypt will evacuate them to Manila.
el disembark at Manilla on
morning ond the ship will immediately
lately return to particl pate in Friday's evacuation.
About six hundred women and children are leaving to-day. Severnl thousands are leaving on Friday.
The following instructions should be carefully carried out
all by
British women and children able to evacuation on! Friday.
Except the nurses and essential workers specifically exempted from evacuation, all British women and children must attend between 10 a.m. and noon or of the following and 4 p.m. ton morrow at one centrest
Residents On The Island Hongkong Hotel Lower Lounge, Gloucester Hotel, Lower Lounge Hongkong tinb, Main Extranco.
Residents On Mainland Pentarula Hotel Turn to Page 7, Fourth Column!
EVACUATION
ASSURANCE
Women and children compulsorily evacuated from Hongkong will be res turned to the Colony at Government expense when the situation improves. They will be expected to. pay for their own accom. --modation abroad.
Accommodation will be provided at the cheapest possible rates in Manila and Australia" by Red. Cross or other organian- tions, Those who can not pay will be supported by these bodies which will be
·reimbursed by the Governe ment.
L
Hundreds of depositors with the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation invaded the bank's premises on Saturday to withdraw savings in preparation for the evacuation of British women and children to Manila. This photograph gives a good idea of the scenes witnessed in the bank on Saturday morning. They are being duplicated again to-day-Ming Yuen,
Military Evacuation Was Triumph Of Organisation
The masterly precision of the military authorities in carrying out this morning's preparations for the evacuation of the wives and families of troops stationed in the Colony was a comforting and Illuminating illustration of the careful planning and co- operative methods of the British army, writes ari eyewitness,
No praise, could exaggerate] the excellence of the arrange-
ments made for the departing HITLER &
JAPAN
This Morning's Evacuation Scene
Wives and families of Army and Navy personnel assemble at the Hongkong Club this. morning to prepare for evacuation to ManlyThis scene was duplicated at the European Y.M.C.A-Ming Yuen.
H.K. Boy In Latest R.A. F. Casualty List
com-
LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)-The-lalest. Air Ministry casualty munique gives the names of 14 killed in action; 14 previously reported mis- wing, now reported killed in action; 16 wounded action; or injured in three died of wounds or *injuries received in action; seven missing, believed killed in action; 184 mis- sing: 19 killed on active service.
--
The list includes Ser- geant R. C. Caldwell, born in Singapore, who is mis- sing; and Pilot Officer G.T.R. Johns, born in Hongkong, wounded or in- jured on active service.
U.S. Fleet Returns To Honolulu
Statement Issued By
The C.-In-C..
War Expected In The Near East
ITALY READY TO ATTACK EGYPT
LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)The Italian High Command considers the time ripe for an attack against the British forces which, so far, have been protected by the neutrality of Egypt," states Rome-Radio.
It adds that, the demilitarisa-| tion, under the terms of the armistice recently concluded, of the frontier zones of the French Empire in North Africa would give the Italians an "added advantage."
It concludes:. "The Italian military machine can be launch- ed against the Egyptian frontier along the road bullt by Balbo We shall be seeing develop. ments."
Port Sudan
Raided
R.A.F. Retaliato In Abyssinia
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" families, and if the civil autho-
CAIRO, June 30 (UP)-To- rities can attaini the samo
day's R.A.F. communique stated standard of efficiency this week,
that two enemy planes raided the civilian wives and childron
Port Sudan yesterday but did will have no cause for complaint LONDON, June 80 (UP).—
not cause any material damage. regarding their treatment du- The Diplomatic Correspondent of
·HONOLULU, June 30 (UP). One of the enemy bombers was the "People" claims that un- ring these troublesome days,
In less than three hours, over 600' confirmed reports indicate that The United States, Fleet re-shot down. military families had been moved the U.S. has received secret turned to Lahaina Roads carly
the
aboard the avacuation ship.
How It Was Dono
Inbelled.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
At dawn to-day, RAF bombers
from their quarters, registered at warning that Hitler plans to this morning, the vanguard rolded El Guble and registered direct
Hongkong Club,
They were engaged by a large force immediate arriving about 8 a.m. Forty ships his on the native huts. medically examined, and then in offer Japan an
woro sighted."
of enemy fighters of which one was orderis, unharried fashion, placed alliance."
The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral ahol down in James and a second + According to the Correspond-James Richardson issued a statement badly damaged. Two of our aircraft
offer ent, the
Includes saying: "Regarding the departure failed to return, At 7 o'clock this morning, fatigue guarantee of absolute Japanese last Monday of the major portion of partlas-composed of the Royal Scots
training exercises simulating war NAIROBI, June 30 (Reuter)—"I visited all the married quarters and domination in the Pacific and the the feet, this was merely routine took away the baggage two trunks annexation by Japan of the time conditions-calling without prior hope we shall meet one day. In Addis exercises have Ababa. Good luck for all telo- per woman and two sult cases per Dutch East Indies, French Indo notification. Such
are graphed General Legenft: Homma, child. There were removed to the China, British Columbia, Burma, taken place in the past and Hongkong Club, and shortly after a
training. They may be expected to Djibuti, replying tba telegrant of o'clock, taxis, commandeered for the the Federated Malay Slates, essential and a valuable part of the Commander of the French forces af good wlanes, from Major-General, purpose, drove up to, the quarters Singapore and cortain Australian recur at Irregular intervals,
Dickinson, G.O.C. bf East Africa. and took away the families to the territory." Hongkong Club.
At the entrance they were met by into one of the rooms, where they
The nature of the exercises pre-highest sources last week sold the IVAD. nurses, who acted as guides were modically-examined-1hront cluded the use of radio, otherwise I Fleet fully intended to go to Panama. The possibility is anen of a sud- while orderlies examined all baggage and cheat, and afterwards, any would have corrected the highly labels and all women and children women who cared to draw funds speculative Impression created by den worsening of the Far Eastern had a label attached them."
unofficial speculation of the mudden situation whileli may have been a fac- From there the evacuees moved Turn to Page 7, Fourth, Column change in plans innemuch as the tor in our return.
Far East Warning:
·
LATEST
FIRST EVACUEES 'LEAVE 4.30 · P.M.
The first evacuees', 'will leave 4.30 to-day and will derive in Manila af dawn on Wednesda
Son Back Pars For Farther, Late News