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No. 310,73

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1940

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Government Accepting Late Registrations

WITHOUT MAKING ANY PROMISES

JAPANESE USING HORSEST TO BRING UP SUPPLIES

THE "CHINA MAIL" LEARNS THAT PROPOSALS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE JAPANESE MILITARY AT SHUMCHUN FOR AN EXTEN- SION OF TIME TO PERMIT MORE CROSS CHINESE REFUGEES TO

THE BORDER AND RETURN TO THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN DROP- PED OWING TO THE UNFAVOUR- ABLE ATTITUDE ADOPTED THE JAPANESE.

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The Japanese, it is learned, stated that the food problem had compelled them to adopt such an attitude and stressed also again that their presence along the border was not a threat to Hong Kong.

They pointed out that that there was not enough food to feed them- selves across the border, and that ad- ditional-refugees returning would in- crease the food shortage.

The statement of the Japanese mili- tary authorities in control of the oc- cupation on the Chinese side of the border that the food problem is serious is borne out by all competent observers.

ONLY THOSE BRITISH WOMEN and children who

were re-registered on Tuesday in accordance SOVIET

with Government instructions are certain to be evacuated to-morrow in the two Empress liners

NEGOTIATIONS

which have been requisitioned for the big shift, WITH BRITAIN

it was authoritatively stated this afternoon. Those who failed to re-register, either wilfully, or because they were under a mistaken impression that they were exempted, as were many women who, active in A.R.P. work for months past have been told, since Tuesday, that they are to be cuated, will probably go in a later batch.

being

Late registrations are still accepted at the Crown Solicitor's Office, Supreme Court, which will be open for that purpose to-morrow as well as for the rest of this afternoon.

Some of those who registered late yesterday or to-day may be accommodated to-morrow, but there is

no guarantee

promise or

of

that.

Arrangements have been made to simplify procedure, 50 that those who

registered at the Hong Kong Club and Hong Kong Hotel, together with the The exceptionally heavy rainfall of wives and families of prison officers, the last forty days has made condi- will all be taken to Manila in

the tions wretched for the Japanese troops.liner which will berth at No. 1 wharf, Extensive flooding has occurred at nearest the Star Ferry, and those who several points. The only road between registered at the Kowloon depots and Namtau and Shumchun is impassable Gloucester Hotel will all travel for mechanised vehicles, and is likely to be so for at least a month.

The Japanese have had, ever since their original landing, to bring up all supplies to their troops by pack-horse, and these conditions are likely to last for some-time,

TYPHOON NEARING PHILIPPINES

Another 1.51 inches of rain fell dur- ing the night, bring the total this year to 29.59 inches above normal.

The typhoon is situated 600 miles east of South Luzon, and is moving north-west.

Pressure is highest over the Pacific to the east of the Bonins and is low over Ching generally.

and

WEATHER. FORECAST-South

“south-east winds, moderate; cloudy

-with-cocasional rain, Improving.

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the liner which is to berth at No. 5 wharf, the nearest wharf entrance

being in Navy Street, off Canton Road,

Baggage Piling Up Beginning in a trickle that quickly grow into a steady stream as the day progressed, baggage belonging to the evacuees who are sailing for. Manila to-morrow is now piling up in the registration centres in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the main centres being the three hotels.

While baggage to the Gloucester Hotel registration centre was piled up in the arcade between the reception desk and the electricity company's where Gilman's often showrooms display à car-that sent to the Hong Kong Hotel had the whole ground floor lounge for temporary storage place, for 11-o'clockers and After- noon-Tea-ers were "relegated" to the lounge upstairs.

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As soon as the baggage, consisting of a trunk and a sultéase for each adult "and half that per child,” ar-

eva-

rived at a recaption centre, the name of the evacuee was taken, and per- spiring coolies, under foreign super- vision, marked and labelled the lug- gage and placed it in neat piles.

This is the last the evacuees will see of this baggage until they reach the camps in Manila. They will bring the one other suitcase allowed them down to the ship when they go board to-morrow morning.

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

London, To-day. The Soviet Ambassador, M. cussed the international sit- Ivan Maisky, yesterday dis-

uation with Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Authoritative quarters here refuse to comment on the situation in the Balkans which is still hazy.

Rumanian renunciation of the Allied

guarantees, however, has not caused surprise.

Competent quarters believe it is too early to judge the effects of Russia's move in the Balkans on the European conflict since Germany appears ready to tolerate a lot in the east in order to concentrate all her forces in the west-Havas,

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