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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
'July 11, 1940.
Evacuation Of Children
New Safety Measures
In England
Transfer Overseas LONDON, July 10 (Router).-The extent to which, If all schemes about the transferring of children overscas
should be proceeded with, is under urgent consideration and an an- nouncement is expected next week,
New Zealand ALLEGED To Continue
Struggle
WELLINGTON, July 10 (Reuter)
'ar.
Indian Transport Coy. Missing
of
DEMANDS
Official Denial By Acting Governor.
over
come
LONDON, July 10 (Router).
The pledge of New Zealand's deter- mination to afford Great Britain all -The Ministry of Heat an- possible support in continuing the, An official denial was issued nounces that school-children struggle, was the outcome of the late yesterday of the report in evacuated from London at the second secret session held by the the Final Edition of the "Hong- beginning of the war to Brigh-House of Representatives to discuss kong Telegraph" concerning the ton, Hove, Portslade, Southwick The session which began yesterday alleged text of Japan's demands and Shoreham are being moved ended to-night with the adoption of a to Great Britain. further inland on Sunday. resolution expressing to the Govern- According to the story published in
They number 8,000.
ment and Parliament and people of the Telegraph", which had The Government has decided to the United Kingdom, New Zealand's from a source we bellove to be ro declare Eastbourne, Hastings, Bexhill, frm intention of devoting every effort liable but which could not guarantee Rye and the urban districts of New-
utilising all resources 10 nasist the the accuracy of the so-called Ave haven and Seaford to be evacuation
Motherland.
points, Japan was demanding from The resolution re-affirmed New Great Britain: arcos,
Zealand's unalierable determination 1-Effective closure of the supplyi to continue the struggle along with route to Chinuvia the Hongkong Great Britain and other members of frontier, and Japanese inspectors to the Commonwealth until the anal be stationed in Hongkong for the pur- victory is attained.
pose of
of seeing that this provision is fulfilled:
2.-Deportation from the Colony 20 Chinese considered to bo The pause in the scheme is neces- sitated by the large number of op
un-Japanese and anti-Nanking: plications and is responsible for the
3.-Effective suppression of anti- and anti-Nanking pro- general review of the arrangements.
SIMLA, July 10 (Reuter).The paganda in Hongkong by newspapers
Japanese There is reason to believe that Government of India announced to- and organisations. Relief bodies to pressure x being put upon the Gov-day that No. 22 Antinni Transport be entirely divorced from politics; ernment to reconsider the dangers to Company of the Royal Indian Anny 4-Closure of the branches of the which the children might be exposed Service Corps la reported missing and four Chinese Government banks in in transit, as well as the bearing of be presumed to have been cap-Hongkong: the very extensive scheme upon the
5. Suspension of all communica- number
of escort vessels required.
The Company formed part of the tions, including neriut, between Hong- Canada Wants Them
mule
transport which Joined the Bri-kong and Free China. OTTAWA, July 10 (Reuter) ber and it was in the Metz area at lency lion. Mr. N. L. Smith,
th Expeditionary Forces la Decem-
Yesterday
afternoon, His Excel- Emphasising the keen disappointment the time of the German advance, the Omeer Administering the Govern which will be felt in Canuda if the scheme of evacuating children over rapidity of which presumably fore-
not a word of reas falls through, an Immigration stalled arrangements for its evreuiment, said, "There
truth in this. I have no knowledge official slated: "All the machinery
tion.
whatever of any demands, as all is ready here now.
All other units of
such demande." We Just have to
These turn a switch and organisation will contingent with the B.E.F. have who have been watching develop- start to receive and care for these reached England safely,
ments during children for the duration.
the past three
years know, embody for the most part the expressed distres
of the Japanese concerning Hongkong's relationship with Japan and China. Ar has re- cently been pointed out, trade be- ATHENS, July 18. (Reuter)-Re-tween Hongkong and China has long ferring to rumours that Soviet Russia fallen to her "gible proportions. had sent on ultimatum to Turkey demanding control of the Dardan- nelles, the Turkish Ambassador in Athens told "Reuter": "I know nothing about such reports and I da
"Meanwhile in New York are plans of the utmost vigour."
Nazis Purging Communists
tured.
the Indian
Soviet Ultimatum Is Denied
reported
the
IMMOBILISATION
New Policy In Bohemia not believe them. I am certain that OF DUTCH ARMY
And Moravia
LONDON, July 10 (Router). -German authorities in the pro-
tectorate of Bohemia and
1 should have heard about such seri-; ous news if it were true."
Recognition For
LONDON, July 10 (Router)—Ao- cording to the German wireless, the immobilisation of the Dutch Army is to be completed on July 15,
The General commanding the Ger- man Army of occupation "has_for_|
uniform after that date.
Czech Government bidden the wearing of Duich military
Moravia have taken severe measures against Coromunist the House of Commons to-day, Mr. LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)-In and other Left Wing elementa R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for within the past two months, Foreign Affairs; was asked if he
"Ieuter's" diplomatic correspondent
would consider granting offelal re-
is Informed in Czech quarters in
London that these measures seem to live coincided with the beginning of the Soviet Union's expansionist policy
in the Baltic and the Balkons,
cognition to the Czech Government
on the same lines as that granted to the Polish Government.
tion was being sympathetically con- Mr. Butler replied that the ques-
It consititates a reversal of the pre-sidered. vious Nazi policy.
Conciliation Abandoned
After the Soviet-German Pact was #igned, the Germans attempted for some time to conciliate the Lelt Wing groups, but since the Soviet Union
Hungary "Confers" With Dictators
LONDON,
July, 10
(Reuter)
began to thrust, its influence into According to a news agency despatch
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the
seems to have
been
abandoned.
Two months ago, the well-known Czech Communist, Alwyer Sekanina, who had been in prison ever since the fall of Prague, was shot by the Gestapo. Since then, Czech, circles - have learned of other assassinations of Left Wing Czechs.
THEY RAN FROM R.N.
"Disappointing" Says Mediterranean C. in C.
LONDON, July 10 (Reuter). -An Admiralty communique to- night stated:
"The engagement between British and Italian naval forces In the Mediterraneon is described by the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter ranean as a 'disappointing action.
"This is due to the fact that the British Fleet had no opportunity of dealing effectively with the enemy in close range action,
"The Italian Fleet was in fact pursued until our Fleet were in sight of land, but unfortunately the enemy could not be overlaken before they were able to reach the shelter of their shore batteries, Cruiser Hit
"One enemy cruiser was hit by a torpedo during an attack by torpedo bombing aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm which was pressed home in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire in the hope checking the withdrawal of the "An Italian Man force.
of
Italian
communique issued to-day admits that one unit was lift -presumably the capital ship hit by
a 15-inclt shell from our forces.
"As previously announced, there were no casualties among the British ships engaged yesterday."
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stack Exchange official summary issued yesterday says:
The short session was very quiet.
Buyers.
Providents $3.35
Lands $29.25 Troms $14.10
Chinh Lights (old) $5.00 Telephones (old) $10
Sellers. Providents $3.55 Trains $14.40 Sales Unloris $320
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JAPANESE AND THE SHENKING
SHANGHAI, July 10(Reuter).-- strong protest is being lodged with The Japanese announce that a very
the British naval authorities over the Shenking.
It is understood that the British naval authorities have also vigorously protested against Japanese interfer- ence with a British ship.
Danes Obey Their Master's Voice
from Munich to Rome, Hitler, accom painted by von Hibbentrop, received Count Clario (Italian Foreign Minis-! ter) with Count Teleki (Hungarian Premier) and Count Csaky (Hun-cording to the
LONDON, July 10 (Reuter)-Ac- garian Foreign Minister).
Bremen radio, the Danish Government has decided to desputeh-adds,
Conversations have now begun, the eliminate all Jews from public ser-
vices
GRENOBLE, July 10, (UP)—The French Foreign Office at Vichy on- WASHINGTON, July 10 (UP).— nauriced that the French Ambassador The Senate, by a vote of 66 to 16, has) to Lisbon, M. Ameleroy, has been dis- confirmed the appointment of Colonel missed “because of lack of discipling."Frank Knox as Secretary of the Navy.
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