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NEXT BAILING FROM HONGKONG SECOND WEEK IN JULY
(Omitting Honolulu)
Fast through AIR CONDITIONED trains from ship's side at Vancouver take you through the Ma- jestic Canadian Rockles-Lake Louise, Banff--800 miles of travel through Marvelous Mountain Scenery. Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes can be included as optional routes on your coast-to-coast trip. Stop over anywhere you wish,
Then Montreal and Quebec, gay French-speaking cities on the famous St. Lawrence Seaway, and મ quick crossing to Europe by one of Canadian Paci- fic's Atlantic fleet.
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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1940
H.K.V.D.C. EVACUATION SCHEME
The Hong Kong Government has in- timated that the wives and families of members of H.K.V.D.C. other than those being evacuated on Friday or registered under the Scheme of Evacuation of British Portuguese will be dealt with in one or more of the following ways.
(a) Compulsory evacuation for those who have not been officially exempted under the Civilian or H.K.V.D.C. Nursing Schemes or otherwise exempted in writing by the Hon. Colonial Secretary. (b) Voluntary evacuation in the case of those for whom it is possible to make the necessary arrange- ments.
(c) Those who do not wish to leave Hong Kong or those for whom it is not possible to make the neces- sary arrangements to leave will, in the event of an emergency be given instructions to report to collecting centres in Hong Kong where they will be housed, and fed, etc. under arrangements to be made by Hong Kong Govern- ment.
All members of H.K.V.D.C. there-
fore who are affected by this intima- tion (ie. all those who have wives and families dependent on them who
have not been exempted or been dealt
NO RESPECT FOR PERSONAGES
London, To-day.
Speaking in the Commons yes- terday, the Home Secretary, Sir John Anderson, stated in reply to a question that any person prov- ed to have participated against the security of this country would be guilty of an offence under the Treachery Act and liable on con- viction to suffer the death pen- alty, Bir John intimated he would not be deterred from Im- mediate action by any considera- tione of social standing.—Router.
ECONOMIC
WAR TELLING
ON GERMANY
London, To-day.
"I believe the economic war is telling; that economic pressure is making itself felt increasingly as the war goes with in Friday's Evacuation Scheme on, and will make itself felt, or are British Portuguese) will forth-not as a primary weapon but with forward a letter addressed to the as an essential auxiliary with Adjutant H.K.V.D.C. setting out
the army, naval and air forces clearly the following particulars:
and the defeat of the enemy,'
(a) Nationality.
Volunteer to be
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(b) Numbers of adults affected (re-Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of lationship to the
Economic Warfare, said yes- terday.
stated).
(c) Numbers of children affected. (d) Whether it is desired that those affected be treated under category (b) or (c) in para. 1 above if com- pulsory evacuation is not ordered.
The envelope must be clearly Scheme H.K.
marked-“Evacuation
V.D.C."
No telephonic or personal enquiries in this matter will be entertained un- der any circumstances,
MORE CHILDREN REACH CANADA
Quebec, To-day.
The second group of British children to reach Canada this week arrived yesterday. Most of them left imme- diately for Montreal. Reuter.
PRINCE BERNHARD INSPECTS SHIPS
London, To-day. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands yesterday morning inspected Dutch
Speaking about the prospects of in- vasion, Mr. Dalton said: "We shall never surrender, We shall fight. We shall never put up the white flag. We shall, if need be, die, but we will continue to the last. Even if White- hall is completely blotted out we shall go on!”
There is no question, he continued, that the Government and the British people it represents are determined to see this through to the end. We have made our choice and although it will be a great struggle we intend to achieve total triumph over the enemy. Mr. Dalton; who fought with the British Army in Italy during the last war, went on:-" think the Italians will come to their GONGOR quicker than the Germans. They have a better sense to come to! They have a richer history and it is not in their nature to be enemies of mankind."
He continued to regard Italy as a potential Ally in our cause.-Reuter.
warships at a British port.
He reiterated his faith in victory.— Reuter.
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END OF JULY, 1940.
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