1937-09-08 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL

ER 8 1937

PRACTICALLY ENTIRE AT JAPANESE COMMUNITY TO LEAVE HONG KONG

The "China Mail learns that, on the advice of the Consulate, the entire Japanese population of Hong Kong will be evacuated before the end of August.

For the time being, three "camps," the location of which, for obvious reasons, cannot be disclosed, have been established for the concentration of the Japanese community.

The "camps" were suggested by the local au- thorities to facilitate protection measures, yester- day noon being the time limit fixed for all residents to move into the "camps" Throughout the day, Japanese business men and residents were to be seen working feverishly preparing to move their goods.

Pitiful scenes have been witness- ed at the Japanese Consulate dur ing the past two or three days, when weeping women went to the Consulate to have their passports put in order. They wept because they have had to abandon~ their livelihood and sail for Japan with practically no money at all

Over 500 Japanese residents, one third of which were business men have already left Hong Kong, the second batch of over 800 having sailed yesterday by the s.s. Fuku-. kien Maru.

SOVIET TO- TAKE CHARGE TO LEAGUE

Geneva, To-day.

It is expected that Russia will appeal to the League Council to place the matter of her conflict with Italy respecting submarine attacks on shipping on next. Fri- day's agenda Reater.

Several high Japanese officials, including the Japanese Military tire Japanese population of and Naval Attaches from Canton, chai to move in-

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residing at the Tokyo Hotel, Yesterday a tour of the district were very reluctant to move into revealed that most Japanese mer- the "camps," but the authorities have insisted that they must do

SO.

CONSULATE ADVICE

The local authorities approached the Japanese Consul some time ago, and requested him to order a Japanese residents in the Colony to concentrate at places suggested by the authorities:

As a result, Japanese residents started a week ago to move in Business men passed their nights in these "camps and returned to their business houses in the day.

This procedure, however, has proved very inconvenient, especial- ly to the women and children, and so, acting on the advice of the Japanese Consul, preparations for large scale evacuation commenced- last week.

FEW TO STAY

The remaining Japanese in the Colony, about 1,000, will leave for Japan ir batchesby every available boat sailing for Japan as from to day.

chants have packed up their goods in preparation for evacuating Hong Kong Goods in the shops were all packed in boxes bearing shipping labels.

Residents also worked from the early hours of yesterday morning until late in the afternoon moving their household goods to the con- centration "camps."

Last night in the whole district, only a handful of Japanese dis- regarded their Consulate's advice and passed the night in their shops,

as usual.

NEW WOMAN M.P. TO SIT FOR SPRINGBURN

London, To-day.

The widow of the late Member for the Springburn division of Glasgow yesterday successfully contest

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