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WHITEAWAY'S
REFUGEES CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS
German
Soldiers Land On Demilitarised
British Territory off
off Coast of France
NAZI OCCUPATION OF CHANNEL ISLDS. Jersey, Guernsey Under Hitler's Heal
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, JULY 1 (UP).-IT WAS BLANK SPACES IN EUROPE OFFICIALLY ADMITTED TO-NIGHT THAT GERMAN TROOPS HAD LANDED ON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
The Ministry of Information announces that telegraph and telephone communications with the Channel Islands have been cut off as a result
· of enemy occupation. No further details were announced.
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DEMILITARISED ZONE
LONDON, July 1 (Reuter).—It is officially announced; that German landings have been made in Jersey and Guernsey.
The Ministry of Information states: "As has already been announced, the Channel Islands have been de- militarised.
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"It is now learned that enemy landings have been made at Jersey and Guernsey. Telegraphic communica- tions have been cut and no further information is at)
THE EVACUATION
Women Flock To Register Names
British women living in Kow- loon showed no hesitation this morning in registering their names and those of their children for evacuation.
present available.”
news
JERSEY OCCUPIED The official - German agency claims that the island of! Jersey was occupied by the Ger- mans and that Guernsey has been partly occupied.
The agency says that the partial Occupation of Guernsey was the re- sult of a coup-de-moin carried out by the German Air Force.
WEN
The occupation of Jersey effected "in an equally surprising manner."
The agency further claims that two British fighters of the Bristol Blenheim type were shot down in action against Guernsey.
CALL TO PRAYER
"Enemy is At Gate" Archbishops Say
Although the registration centres at the Peninsula Hotel, the K.C.C., and the Kowloon Football Club were not due to opon until 10 o'clock, shortlyi
LONDON, July 1 (Router).-*- after nine there was a queue of The Archbishops of York and at least 100 women, many with Canterbury, in a message to the their children-despite the nation, urge them in this time of order published yesterday that testing that all those who believe children, unices needing vaccina- in God should at noon each day tion, were not to be taken make a momentary act of re- waiting outside the Peninsula membrance and prayer. Hotel.
The message states: "The enemy is Even larger crowds attended the at the gate. A time of testing has searching than ever before in the long The waiting women and children | story of its life. How shall we meet were accommodated on chairs and the test? benches putside of the centres until oMelals were ready to start registra
IRELAND
SWEDEN.
HUNGARY,
BUMAMA
YUGOSLAVIA
BULGARIA
This interesting map in the New York "Post" shows as much of Europe as is not at this moment under Totalitarian domina- tion, principally Nazi. As a result of events of the past few days Rumania may now be excluded from the map.
British Empire's Answer To Adolf Hitler COLONIAL FLEET OF BIG BOMBERS
LONDON, July 1 (Reuter).—A colonial, fleet of 40 heavy bombers capable of dropping 100 tons of high explosives every day and 160 Spitfire fighters are now ready to take the air.
AIR RAIDS
Kowloon Cricket Club long before come to this nation more savere and who, in a few weeks, have: sub- ON REICH
the centre opened.
tion.
Registration Starts At 9.15
"We can rely on the wonderful unity of the people. We can rely on the herole courage of our sailors, soldiers and airmën, and on the no less heroic devotion of the workers The crowd at the Peninsula Hotel in the coal mine, shipyard, factory and at 9.13 weя.ao, great that it was ( the field. decided to advance the time for re- But in the last resort it is upon gistration by three-quarters of anthe spirit of the whole nation, of hour, and the women started ro-every man and woman within it that gistering forthwith.
the issue will depend. One of the wine cellars at the Hotel "The enemy knows this. His aim has been converted into a vaccination will be to break that spirit. He will centre..
try to spread fear. Amongst the hundreds which There is one power which can awaited registration at the K.C.C. always overcome fear. It is faith -early to-day were wives of several faith in God, faith in that God relans." members of Russion anti-piracy The Archbishops are authorised to
state that the adoption of this sugges: lon commends itself warmly to His Majesty the King,"
ards..
That the Chinese are beginning to take this evacuation seriously was indicated by the fact that long before
the oficer of the O.S.K., opened this
morning a large crowd of Chinesn
walling admittance to book passages
on the Shirogani.Maru which is sall- ing for Canton on Thursday, lined up along the Praya.
Latest Developmenta
chil-
The rest of Government's plans for the evacuatlon of women and Turn to Pago 5, Second Column
No Statement On War By Churchill LONDON, July 1 (Reuter)The Primo Minister will not make a stale ment regarding events in France In tho' House of Commons, to-morrow,
this weeks the statement will be made It is not yet certian on what day
kely but Thursday la regarded as most
This air armada has been made available to Britain by the general public in the colonies
scribed over £1,600,000.
-Everything connected with the feet will, as for as possible, be colonial. It will have colonial commanders and will also be manned by colonials. Every unit will bear the name of the Colony which presentedjik zam The largest single glit came from Ceylon and colonial newspapers from Singapore to Trinidad, have raised over 2500,000, w
Fund
Hongkong
A further $100,000 (equivalent to £4,236,105.7d.) was telegraphed yes terday to the Imperial Government out of the War Fund Inaugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Lid. This has brought the amount so remitted since Inception of the Fund to $1,200,000, or £74,843.156.The suggestion by Lord Beaverbrook that bombing planes purchased out of the donations be named in such manner as to associate them with the Colony, has been approved.
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4 p.m. yesterday, the Fund had reached totals of $1,190,910.55 and
22753.145.8d. A number of sub scriptions came from members of the The China Provident, Loan and Portuguese and Chinese communlies, Mortgage Co. donated $5,000. The Intest let is as follows: "Hamlet"
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Here are some of the three thousand Chinese refugees at a Government camp near the border. They have all been told that they can return to their homes in Japanese-occupied territory and that they will Vobtain safe custudy through the Japoncze ines. But many a hesitate.
Singapore Preparedness
Announced
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SINGAPORE, July (Reuter).-In view of the general situation in the Far East, steps are being taken, saya. ал official Communique, to bring Singapore's defences to a higher pre-arranged state' of preparedness.
Defence plans are also being completed in Penang and throughout Malaya.
The communique states that these steps should not be interpreted as indicat- ing that any immediate danger is feared by Malaya. They are taken solely as normal military precautiona which are necessary at the present time.
Bread Cards In Holland
Food Situation Deteriorates
Parachutists Aid Soviet Occupation
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RUSSIAN FLEET OFF RUMANIA
BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter).--According to réports from usually well-informed sources, Russian warships are off Rumanian Black Sea ports.
Reports of a clash between 2,000 workers and Rumanian troops at the Black Seu port of Galatz yesterday are now officially confirmed.
A Ministry of the Interior communique states: "A crowd of 2,000 workmen, waiting at Galatz under a military cacort to leave for Bessarabia on the evening of June 30, attempted demonstrations because the train was late and tried to depart.
"When summoned to stop, they re- fused and the troops opened fire.
"There were several dead and In- | Jured. A number of arrests were j
"Order was soon re-established."
made.
Quick Occupation BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter).- Soviet troops are now completing the Eccupation of Rumanian territory eeded to the Soviet.
At some points where they over- shot their new boundary, they have withdrawn thele troops to within; the agreed Umits.
Occupation has been achieved wo and a half days ahead of schedule, rapidity being due, in some cases, to the use of parachute troops.
Rumania
Renounces Guarantee
LONDON, July 1 (Ren- ter). It is reported in London that Rumania has renounced the British guarantee of her integrity. It is pointed out in diplomatic circles that
since the guarantee was unilateral, the Rumanian decision does not affect the British Government's · freedom .to decide for itself whether circum- stances calling for imple- menting the guarantee have, or have not arisen.
LONDON, July 1 (Reuter)-News: The Bessarabian town of Bolgrad, received in London from Holland for example, was occupied by this! makes clear that the food situnilen means ahead of the retiring Ruman- *** Has been steadily deteriorating ever lan troops since the German occupation.
In other instances, mechanised, Before then only sugar was ration- columus advanced on the German ed but now, less than two months model but this is ascribed rather to after the invasion, commodities of all the Soviet desire to see something| kinds are severely rationed.
Rumanlan Bread cards have appeared, four military equipment than to any in-
nature of tho is limited to two and a half ounces a tentton to selze it. week, and only very limited quanti- ies of tea and coffee are avaliable.
Rations For Cats Even cats and dogs are ration scheme.
In
of the
LATEST
MADAME CHIANG RUMOUR DENIED
Jews Roturning BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter).— Bessarabian Jews who have been the
living in other parts of Rumania ore The maintenance of livestock a returning to Bessarabia.
Yesterday over seriously endangered by the im-through
-10,000 passed possibility of Importing fodder and Galatz, states an official communil-Chiang Kai-shek left Hongkong by
Ungheni, Christesti and
It is officially denied that Madame the result must be, as in Denmark, that increasing proportions of live que.
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stock will have to be slaughtered. The Minister of the Interior has the President Coolidge yesterday.
Business In Holland has been
decided to issue the necessary per-
to reduced to an extremely low level labourers in Rumania to return to the
mits
enable nit Bessarabian and memployment is rapidly ineeded territory,
creasing.
The Germans hitherto have taken
no very drastic measures to force the
Nazlism Condemned
R.A.F. Continues To Bomb Objectives. LONDON, July 1 (Reuter).- An Air Ministry communique Dutch Into National Socialism. They *BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter). states that last night, despite 'are apparently trying to win over the "Only the Germinns seem to have had people with a show of "gentleness." Jany warning of the imminent Russlan Much is made of the so-called "blood occupation," writes "Reuter's" CDI- les" and "racial affinity" of the respondent who left, Bukovina by the Dutch and German peoples.
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poor visibility, our bombers. continued to attack military objectives in Germany, hit and set burning.
O storage tanks at Hamburg were
In Darmstad area, several targets
were attacked, causing fires and ex- plosions.
Marshalling yards at. Osnabruck and Hamm were again bombed, large fires resulting.
A salvo of bombs were released at the Dülmen railway, junction east of. Wesel
of
of
Acrodromes on the Island Nordency at Huntlasen, west Bremen, and at Dortmund were again bombed.
All our aircraft returned safely. Bombs On England.
SPECIAL.TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 1, (UP).—The Air Ministry and the Minister of Home Security issued a joint communique 100.anying that enemy bombers crossed Turn to Pago 5, Fifth Column
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Increase In Excess
Profits Tax
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuter). President Roosevelt has requested Congress to ennet a steeply graduated Exters Profits Tax applicable to both Individuals and "corporations.
The President has made no special suggestions regarding the rate of yleid of the tax but it is bellqved in Congressional circles that the tax will be similar to that levied during the
Great War.
Food
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Situation
Said
Cause for Evacuation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"**
LONDON, July 1 (UP)According to gent-official circles in London, the main reason for the evacuation of British women and children from Hongkong in the food situation.
Meanwhile the British Government) It was also declared that the refuses to take-official notice of the accusation of the Japanese maliitary Japanese announcement that the
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuter) practice of giving 24 hours notice authorities in South China that The death is announced of Mr. Paul of Japanese troop movements on the Britain had betrayed Japanese, troop lawyer, Drennan Cravath, the well-known | Hongkong border is to be discon- movements to the Chinese was
United.
"completely untrue",