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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 15μ. 1939.

[COMPULSORY SERVICE

ONLY COMBATANT AGE GROUP AT FIRST

CONCERNED BY NEW BILL

"

The "China Mail" understands from authoritative sources that, at the outset, the only British sub- jects who will be immediately called upon under the provisions of the Compulsory Service Bill are those liable to be posted to the combatant group, i.e. those between the ages of 18 and 41. While exact figures are not available, it is under- stood that this means that soon after the pass- age of the Ordinance, published in to-day's "Gazette," somewhat less than 1,800 individuals are liable to be called upon to submit them-- selves for medical examination. Approximate- ly 750 are already enrolled in a volunteer unit.

An explanatory statement says, question, or by his employer (if that the object of the Bill is to any), or by the military authorities.- Greate a reserve force called The cases of all civil servants be- the Hong Kong Defence Reserve tween the specified ages will also be the members of which shall be inquired into, but in their case the liable for service with the Hong functions of the tribunal will be Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, the performed by the Governor, whose Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force decision is final. or in essential services.

Enrolment lists will eventually be With certain exceptions, which published in the Gazette containing are specified in clause 3 (1), the the names of all those British sub- liability to enrolment in this reserve jects who have been passed by the will extend to all male British sub compulsory service tribunal for jects of or over the age of eighteen enrolment and. who have not suc-- and under fifty-five years but those cessfully appealed against the deci- who have attained the age of forty- sion of the tribunal. The lists will one years and those who express a | also contain the names of any civil conscientious objection to the un- servants passed for enrolment. by dertaking of combatant service will the Governor. From the date of not, without their consent, be posted the publication of any such list in to the combatant group of the re- the Gazette the persons whose names appear in the list shall be deemed to have been enrolled in, and to belong to, the Hong Kong: Defence Reserve.

serve.

PUBLIC SITTINGS

Subject to the exceptions referred to in the preceding paragraph, it is intended that the case of every male British subject between the specified ages shall be considered with a view The sittings of the compulsory to his enrolment. This applies to service tribunal and the appeal tri-- civil servants as well as to the other bunal will be held in public unless members of the community, but in in any case a majority of the mem- the case of civil servants the pro-bers of a tribunal see fit to hold cedure will be different,

the sittings in private.

TWO STEPS

**

The first step in the procedure is

By clause 16 the Governor is given power to disband the reserve

în

a medical examination which is or any group thereof without pre- provided for in clause 5 of the bill. judice to its re-establishment

The next step is an order, issued accordance with the provisions of by the proper authority; directing the Ordinance. the British subject in question to appear before the compulsory ser vice tribunal, unless he has already enrolled as a volunteer in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps or the Hong Kong Nayal Volunteer

APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments etc.

Force. This tribunal will, subject are gazetted to-day:

to the appeal referred to below, be Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton to be the sole judge as to whether the the Chief Assistant to the Secre-- British subject in question shall be tary for Chinese Affairs. enrolled or exempted and as to the Mr. E. L. Clegg to be an Assis-

group of the reserve to which he tant Auditor. shall be assigned. The only grounda

Miss M. S. Watson to be Euro-

oh which exemption may be granted pean Lady Almoner, are that it is expedient in Imperial Mr. C. Blaker recognised as interests or the interests of

honorary Vice-Consul for Sweden this Colony to do so, or that serious

at Hong Kong, hardship would result to the Bri- tish subject in consequence.

Provision is made in clause11 (2) for voluntary enlistment in the non-combatant groups of the re- serve,^ for which also by clause 11 (6) the Governor in Council is em- powered to make regulations.

APPEAL TRIBUNAL

INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSCOW

The British cow, Sir William

don;

did not re-

the Anglo- Thursday elucidating

"appeal from the decisions of this tribunal to an appeal: tabunal ceive new instructi consisting of the Chief Justice, a Soviet negotiatio

of His Maresty's forces but an elg and one other member is provided the attitude The appeal may be against either ment. enrolment or exemption, and it may points, it is announced in be made by the British subject in Times."—— Trans-Ocean.

tish Govern-

several controversial: