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一拜禮號二廿月七英港香 MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940.
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ALL EVACUEES LEAVING
MANILA FOR AUSTRALIA
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SHIPS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PASSAGE
*
ENOUGH SHIPPING IS NOW AVAILABLE TO TAKE ALL THE EVACUEES IN MANILA TO AUSTRALIA. THE SHIPS WILL ARRIVE ABOUT THE END OF THIS MONTH...
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF ACCOMMODATION AND HUSBANDS WILL BE ABLE TO SEND EXTRA BAGGAGE TO THEIR WIVES BEFORE THE SHIPS LEAVE MANILA. Another vessel will leave | "Hongkong shortly with another
400 evacuees for Australia.
This was officially announced by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. North) today.
"For a line we believed there might be only enough shipping to take the families of military and naval per- sonnel az a Arst contingent," said Mr. North.
"Now we have sufficient space to make it possible for evacuces to to take extra baggage. Husbands who wish to send extra baggage, should arrange with the Wharf and Godown Company or other firms for transport to Manik From
Hongkong Officer And Ship Fails To Return
DARING SUBMARINE CREW ARE MISSING
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Br. Wireless).-K.M.S. Salmon, the 670-ton British submarine which sank the Nazi cruiser Leipzig, torpedoed another cruiser of the Blucher class, sank an ocean-going U-Boat and permitted the Bremen to escape destruction is presumed lost,
Lieut. Comdr. Bickford ond his crew of 40 men ore considerably
there reasonable luggage will be overdue, according to an Admiralty announcement. carried
on the evacuee ships.
"There is not a great deal of time
The patrol in which H.MS. Salmon became famous has been
and arrangements will have to be described in naval circles as the most eventful which has fallen to any made at once. Luggage which arrives submarine in this or the last war.
too
late for the evacuec ships ul
Manila will have to go to Australia WAS IN HONGKONG
at senders' expense.
"A number of people, we know,
The man in charge of H.M.8. Salmon was Lleut, Commander E.
in Hongkong as
are worried about finance," Mr.O. Bickford, who was in Hongkong until late in 1937 and was well North added. "In the first place known in sporting circles here, no-ope will be asked to pay for their passage to Australia or back again. This applies of course, only to people who travel on the ships officially provided.
Australian Arrangements
Lieut. Commander Bicktard served Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Odin.
Captain Bickford, D.5.0., who First was in command of the daring submarine Salmon, which is now
He was transferred from Hongkong in 1937 to take up the presumed lost with its entire · Submarine Commanding Officers' course at Fort Blockhouse (H.M.S. Dolphin, Portsmouth). He received
"In Australia the Government ins his promation In August, 1938—Just
The King decorated
Salmon
on
Lieut. Citr.
crew.
Arranged a scheme for accommodat-over a year ago, and was then placed Six Hurricanes Take On Nazi Armada ing the evacuees. Apparently is in command of HNL,S. similar to that urrunged for evacuce Mediterranean Station. families in England. We are not certain whether evacuees will go to Bickford of the submarine Salmon camps or private homes. Rates have for their bellilant submarine ex- been arranged in several classes,
The lowest rate will be 30/- 3
plott week for adults, 20/- a week for children. The highest rule will be 50/- a week for adults, 30/- a week for children. That is in Austrollan
vrency.
the D.8.C. to Lieut. Maurice Fairfax In addition, Ills Majesty awarded Wykeham Martin, First Lieutenant and Torpedo Oficer of HIM.S. Sal- mon; all of whom are still believed to have been aboard when the ship
"It is worth remembering that £1 went out on the mission from which sterling is equivalent to 25/- Austra-it has falled to return.
DRAMATIC STORY OF AIR BATTLE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 21 (UP).-To-day's Air Ministry Eight members of the crew have communique_briefly tells of one of the most-epic-encoun have received promotions and ad-ters of the war in the air. vancements,
"11 people have no money they received the.D.8.DL, while others; will-be-maintained by the Govern ment. Assistance wit be given but Its extent will depend on the amount the Legislative Council here makes available.
Dean Wilson To Go
We do not yet know what the costs have been in Manila nor whatj they are likely to be in Austraila for assisting those who have no money. We hope to make a fuller statement on these points later on.
"Dean Wilson
has very kindly uffered to go to Australia to help in! receiving the evacuees there.
ко
Raider Using Swedish Flag
Shells Ship Without ·
Any Warning
und
an_es-
THIS IS ONE OF the many Nazi, calders which have been brought down in England during the past month. Raids on England, and retaliatory raids on Germany, are tuercasing in Intenalty, according to latest reports from London.
16 Pertinent Queries About Evacuation
MR. D'ALMADA WANTS TRUTH FROM THE GOVT.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIÓNS CONCERNING GOVERNMENT'S COMPULSORY EVACUATION SCHEME WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT ITS NEXT MEETING, ON THURSDAY, BY THE HON. MR. LEO D'ALMADA, JR.:
(1) Was the recent compulsory
evacuation of women
and
children from the Colony at the order of the Home Government or directed by the Hongkong Government?
(2) If the former, was the order in terms that only British women and children of pure European descent should be evacuated?
(3) If the answer to (2) is in the
affirmative,
BALTIC STATES BECOME SOVIET
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter). The German news agency
did Government reports that the Lithuanian Minister of the Interior declared that draw the attention of the Home Lithuania will be a Soviet Socialistic: Republic. at a meeting of Government to the following:
(a) that there is in the Colony a Parliament to-day.
large Dumber of British The Minister is reported to have women and children who are added that a Soviet conslitution will not of pure European descent? be introduced immediately. (b) the consequent discrimination
Involved in the said order?
(4) If the answer to (1) is that the said evacuation was directed by the Bourkung Government, will Government state is rea- sons for limiting it as indicated -in (2)9-~-
The September Schomo (5) Ta it not a fact that '
(a) beforo September
1939 scheme had been drawn up by a Committee appointed by
Government,
which scheme
provided for the evacuation inter alia of women and chll-i dren who are British Sub- jects?
(b)
tion"
Six Hurricane fighters which returned to their base to-night reported that they had been engaged in battle with timated eighty German raiders over the English Channel.
The Hurricanes, although swining crazily in and out past the heavily outnumbered brought tions, forcing them to
Dornier and Messerschmitt forma- down one Messerschmitt 110 formations and splattering them with break their and two other German planes. machine gun fire."
Every British plane engaged in the encounter returned to its base.
"The Nazi raids on Britain have The leader of the squadron said tapered off sharply following Thurg- LONDON July 21 (Reuter). 40 Dornier-17's, escorted by an equal four British machines are missing as
that the German armada consisted of
day's.. violent activity. The Air He The German raider in the number of Messerschmitt-100's will see that they get settled com-
Ministry now announce that only fortably in the Commonwealth. The Atlantic which sank the British Messerschmitt-110's. Government has gratefully accepted merchantman, King John, near
la result of Thursday's battles, while
12 raiders were brought down. his offer and he goes to Austalla the West Indies flew the Swedish the Channel in three waves.
were sighted swooping down therefore as a representative of the flag, according to survivors who the attack and scattered the German have maintained constant pressure on
Only sporadle bombings shattered Turn Government of
Hongkong,"
six Hurricanes plunged into Sunday's calm, but British bombera North added.
have now reached the Leeward, bombers with intense machine-gun the Germans, designed About 400 women and children Islands. will be sent to Australia direct from
cripple Hitler's blitzkrieg machine. Hongkong in a vessel leaving short- immediately she came in sight, and their attack on a convoy, which they She began shelling the King John As a result, the Germans abandoned ly. They will arrive in Australia only stepped when the crew took to were just beginning to encircle when about the same time as those now in the boats. Manila. More than 1,000 registered
the R.A.F. machines appeared on thej The Captain,. Chlef Engineer and scene, for cvacuation under the latest several wounded men scheme but it is expected that hun- prisoner.
were faken "The Dorniers came over in flights dreds of them will be granted ex-|
of eight and ten," the Flight Com- The rest spent two days in life-mander sald. cmption.
boats before reaching land.
ITALIANS PASS
Mr.
THROUGH H.K.
The raider, which is believed to be a.converted merchant ship, also sank! the British steamer Davisian..
They
The
Arc.
Split Into Sections "Our six Hurricanes immediately split Into two sections. Three of our machines tackled the Dorniers while the remaining three climbed higher SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuter) to keep the Messerschmitts busy.
Members of the Italian Consulate China has bought two cargoes of flour and their familles from Sydney and and is inquiring for more. Austra-crash into the sea. Brisbane in Australia, were among the through passengers to Kobe onan crop prospects are deteriorating,
the NY.K. liner, Kamo Maru, which
arrived in Hongkong this morning,
They were Mr. Mario Luciolli,
to
MARINES IN FRACAS
Japanese Complain At Tsingtao Incident ⠀⠀
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The Lithuanian Parliament subsc- quently unanimously agreed to this course, the report adds.
Four Proposals The following proposals are stated) to have been placed before...the Lithuani Parliament:
(1) The question of the acceptance
of the new constitution; The question of co-operation with the Soviet;
(2)
(3)
(4)
Regulation of the land quca-
tion;
The question of dispossessing the big banks, factories and large enterprises..
Estonia Ropod in LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-The
also
REPLY TO HITLER
Halifax to Broadcast -From-Daventry
LONDON, July 22, (Reuter). The Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Times" says that it is anticipated that Lord Halifax's radio broadcast from Daventry at 8.15 p.m. G.M.T. to-night (4.15 a.m. H.K.T.) will be in the nature of a reply to Hitler.
It is believed, sald the Correspon-
that the said Committee re- German news agency correspondent dent, that Lord Halifax will deal less commended "selective evacua-in Tallinn states that the Estonian with military considerations than the
the available Parliament has accommodation fell short of voted for a union with Soviet Russia. compromise in the struggle between unanimously great moral Issues which forbid all requirements and suggested further that A reasonable
between basis for determining the order of selection would bei to Page 2, Fifth Column
SOONG IN MINISTRY?
a free
lonmmunity and the concentra-
the hopes of
Latvia Joins in LONDON, July 21 Soviet Republic and join the Soviet Latvia has also decided to become ajtion of paganism,
The explicit British answer, saya Union by a unanimous vote of the the Correspondent, was given a month Latvian Parliament to-day, states the before Hitler spoke on July 18, during correspondent of the German news the worse days in France, when Mr. agency.
Churchill guve the "solid ground on which we base our Inẞexible resolve to continue the war."
(Reuter){ Cherainty and the open glorifica-
Surrender Of Freedom SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
KOVNO, July 22 (UP)-The China's New Economic and Estonia, which were created 22 Baltic repubiles of Lithuania, Latvia Warfare Department years go as "buffers" against the spread of Communism, have forfelted The early appointment of Mr.their independence and have re-
quested M. Stalin to T. V. Soong as China's first them in the US.S.R.
incorporate Minister of Economic Warfare
Communist parlliments at Kovno,
LATEST
Copenhagen Bombed
is expected by well-informed Riga and Tallinn, elected only last LONDON, July 22 (UP)-Ex- I saw one of the MesserschmitteA strong attitude is now be
TSINGTAO, July 21 (Domei). Chinese circles in Hongkong. week, voted unanimously in favour change Telegraph from Gothenburg "Meanwhile; our other planes were, ing taken by the Japanese au creation of the Chinese Govern-independent nations.
The Ministry is the newest of wiping out their existence as reports that four waves of bombing thorities toward the incident in
planes bombed Copenhagen at mid- which American patrol men in-
ment at Chungking.
While the parliaments were deli-night last night when they attacked jured Japanese policemen and a
It was constituted a 'department of berating, workers demonstrated the Burmister dockyard and Dastrup number of Chinese on Saturday resolution adopted at the recent 7th and Slekle banners and shouts of were observed from Sweden across the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) by a wildly in the streets, with Hammer
The report said forly explosions night.
the narrow Kattegat from Denmark.
neul at Victoria; Mr. Amedeo 180 PINING HUBBIES
Consul
and
WANT TO BROADCAST
0,30
Plenary Session of the Central Execu-"long live Stalin,” tive Committee of the Kuomintang.
airfield.
fired
The Supreme Soviet will meet in Evacuees Attacked
IC Consul General for Mr. and Mrs. G. Borsi, family, Mr. and irs. L. Chiem, Mr. and Mrs. N. Constantino, and
In the case in question, at Miss Romola Constantino, Mr. and
Formation of the Ministry is wide- Soviet Russlo gains a total of 63,185 Also it said the planes flew over o'clock on Saturday night two Amertly taken to mean that China, far square miles of territory and 5,000,000 Swedfelt territory and were Mrs. B. d'Acunzo, Mr. and Mrs. F. Rando, and Mr. Luigi Buoniboogni
can marines ordered food and drink from being ready to entertain Japan-people as a result of the transfer upon by Swedish anti-aircraft bat- Vitali.
Pining husbands of Hongkong, through the remote control ·
at the Cafe Tsingtuu on Third Marlet eso peace overtures, intends to insfl!This brings the total population of leries.. There were two arrivals for Hong- of radio communication, will be in touch with their wives to-
Road in Tsingtao, When they left greater drive into the prosecution of the U.S.S.E to over 100,000,000. the cafe they we surrounded by a the war of resistance until her stated kong, Mr. and Mrs., F. N. Drake, morrow evening at 9.30.
group of Chinete on Shantung Road. alms are achieved. from Sydney.
sweethearts or otherwise unidentined
Both sides fell foul of each other The chief executive position in the to formally include the now Soviets This is the occasion of a reciprocal gentlemen had sent in letters ca- and Asts were used. When
Moscow within a few hours in order radio chat scheduled by. ZBW in ap-closing their proposed script, Only Japanese policemen hastened to
new Ministry is yet unfilled.
Mr. preciation of the kind words spoken from 30 to 35 messages may be given scene and tried to take the marines banker, und economist, are believed
Soong and Mr. K. P. Chen, noted In the USSR. from Manila Inst Friday night by in the 43-minute broadcast. There to the station for examination, Hongkong women who have been fore, already. 145 men in the Colony tervened and used force to prevent negotiation of substantial loans from
The new Soviet States become the to be the most-favoured candidates. 14th, 15th and 16th Soviet Socialistic number of American patrol men in- evacuated to the Philippines,
have composed la vain.
Mr. Chen bas acted for Chinn in the Republies, LONDON, July 22 (Router).---Two Many husbands have a minor cose and possibly three Gorman bombers of the Jitters, lest their one minute be delayed at the home of scores of bruises upon the police and upon
It is anticipated that dinners will the Japanese measure, Inflicting the United States. are believed to have been brought scripts..submited to the Broadcasting grass widowers to-night, pending the some of the Chinese. down by anti-aircraft fire over a Studio, will not be included in the anaouncement of balloting before the southwest town in England this programme.
A joint Japanese-American inves morning.
By one o'clock to-day 180 husbands, 'p.m.
London News at 7.20 p.m. and 3.55 tigation is now going on into the
matter,
MORE GERMAN AIR LOSSES
four
the
In addition to the new territory and Visit To Washington
population, Russla acquires the Local Chinese circles are of the ling approximately 600,000 trained armies of the three countries, total- opinion that Mr. Soong's visit to men. They have already been virtu Turn to Page 2, Fifth Columnally absorbed into the Red Army.
reported here that the vemel carry-
LONDON, July 22 (UP)-I Ing evacute children to Canada from high stas," England has been "attacked on the
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