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Government's Plans For Evacuees In Manila

SHIPS WILL BE MANILA BY

END JULY

IN

21 PLANES SHOT DOWN IN A DAY

The British Air Ministry announced this morning that latest reports show that nine more enemy aircraft were shot down during Satur- day's operations British around the coast, making 21 for the day.

Altogether, first re- ports show, three enemy planes were brought down on Sunday.-Reuter.

MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION REGARD- ING PLANS FOR THE EARLY, TRANSFER, TO |AUSTRALIA OF HONG KONG'S EVACUEES NOW HOUSED IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES WAS AVAILABLE FROM OFFICIAL QUARTERS THIS AFTERNOON.

Arrangements have been completed for enough shipping to take everyone to Austra- lia who wishes to go, quite soon. The

SIX AGAINST H.K. CHILD EIGHTY

DROWNED

The Air Ministry announce that six Hurricanes fought 80 German bombers and fighters attacking shipping over the Channel yesterday afternoon.

They shot down one Messerschmidt and damaged several

other raiders.-Reu- ter.

steamers will arrive in Manila before the end EQUALISATION

of July.

In an interview this afternoon, ships which are provided by the the Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Governinent.. Mr. R. A. C. North) giving an

that on the trip between Manila

FUND: TOKYO

outline of the preparations, stated; Rates In Australia NEW STYLE...

and Australia there will be com- In Australia, it is now under-R pletely satisfactory berthing ac-stood, the rates of commodation for everyone, there will be ample space additional luggage.

maintenance: been

that). SO fixed and have

Special to "China Mail'') for for the highest charge

adults THE DIRECTORS OF THE will be 50/- (Australian currency) TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE for a week and the lowest 30/-. WILL TRY TO BOLSTER Husbands and parents In Hong Kong who desire to send For children the highest rate will STOCK PRICES IN FUTURE BY

their be 30/- weekly and the lowest BUYING UP down more luggage for familles, can arrange to send it to Manila, but, it must, for obvious reasons, be sent as early as possible.

On the question of finance, the Colonial Secretary stated that no person will be asked to pay for their passage if they travel

HEAVY NAZI AIR LOSSES RECOUNTED JAPANESE

(Special to "China Mail")

Since the end

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Franco - German hostili-STRONG MAN

ties, British fighters have shot down 139 German

(Special to "China Mail")

20/-.

are

For those who to meet these charges," sion will be made for maintenance by the

ment.

IN MANILA

Patrick Hutton, six- year-old son of Sergeant Hutton, of the Seaforths, was the first Hong Kong evacuee casualty in Mani- la on Saturday when he was drowned while swim- ming in Paringao Bay, near Bauang.

A bigger boy managed 、 to save one or two boys |caught in the current but the body of Patrick was swept away_and_was found two hours later. Reuter.

MR. MATSUOKA

THE MARKET SHOWS A WEAK TENDENCY, provi- ACCORDING TO THE TOKYO their COMMERCIAL DAILY "SHU- Govern- GAI SHOGYO", YESTERDAY.

unable WHENEVER LEADING SHARES TALKS ON TALK

(Special to "China Mail")

"I will not talk as much in the future as I have in the past; I.

Mr. act instead,'

A fund of 15,000,000 yen is will

It is understood that arrange-being set aside for the purpose. Matsuoka, Foreign

Yosuke Minister in

in ments in Australia provide for This fund will come partly from the new Konoye Cabinet and Ja-

Tokyo Stock the accommodation of a special the

Exchange panese delegate to the League of Manchurian Association and partly Nations during the type in which evacuees will bé Brokers housed together in groups of from from the Stock Exchange Daiko Incident of 1931, told the press in twenty' persons to fifty.

Company which is the financing Tokyo yesterday.

He added: The diplomat or concern for the Tokyo Stock Ex- 400 'In First Batch change. Should the fund prove statesman who talks too much is

jinadequate the Stock Exchange either lying or bluffing." Present information is that may appeal to the Bank of Japan Matsuoka was formerly President approximately 1,000 of the civi-and the Industrial Bank of Japan. of the South Manchuria Railway. lian evacuees in Manila have re- gistered for the proposed trans- fer to Australia, and that of this number, the first batch to go

about

will probably consist of 400 women and children.

The Very Rev. Dean Wilson has generously offered his

ser-

warplanes of which 89 Lt.-Gen. Hidaki Tojo, vices to Government and he will

were bombers and 50 pur-war Minister in the suit planes.

as the

new go to Australia to act

Hong Kong Government's repic-

Konoye Cabinet, is known sentative. Offcials in London emphasised as a strong man, the yesterday that every plane claim- Tokyo press declared yes- ed was formally accounted for, and therefore the figures are ab- terday. solutely correct.

He is considered one of the Since the outbreak of the most dynamic figures in the Ja- European war Germany Has lost panese army and is nicknamed] 212 planes, of which 162 were The Razor" for his acute intel- heavy bombers and 50 fighters, lect and decisiveness.. during the raids over Britain.

It was stated in Tokyo that he' Furthermore, reliable estim-was selected for the War Minis- ates' consider that at least 100 try in preference to several of German planes wore badly his seniors because "action rather demaged and incapable of re-than argument and a young spirit" appear to Army circles to be In- turning home.

period amounted to only 20 fighter cumstances. planes.

SUBMARINE SALMON MISSING

The

Admiralty

an-

-British losses during the same dispensable under present cir- nounces that the submar- Lt-Gen. Tojo is in the fifties, ine Salmon (Commander Since the German air force has He is a son of the famous General Bickford) is considerably lost approximately 300 planes over who distinguished himself under

overdue and must be pre- Britain, it must have lost about the Emperor Meiji. 1,000 'airmen.--Havab.

Lt-Gen. Tolo has already co-sumed lost. operated with Prince Kanoyo,! having served as Vice-Minister It will be. recalled that Salmon of War from May to December, was the submarine which allow- 1938. Before this: ho hold the ed the German liner Bremen to post- of Chief of Staff of the go-because-she-could -not-have -Kwantung-Army

sunk_her_without infringing in- ternational law.

REPLY TO HITLER

The Diplomatic Correspon-.. dent of "The Times" states that· Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, will broadcast to- night at 20.15 G.M.T. (4.15 am. Hong Kong time), and his address will be in the na- turen reply to Hitler's. Reichstag speech-Reuter.

He won a high military award! for loading the Japanese troops She figured. In an earller en- who captured, Kalgan and Paotow gagement with German warships, hit in 1937. At present he is Sup-when it was believed she erintendent-General of Aviation, the Leipzig and Bluecher wi

torpedots-Reuter.

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