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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1940.

SIXTEEN QUESTIONS

FOR GOVERNMENT

ON THE EVACUATION

A request that the Government clarify the|

position regarding the evacuation of women CLEVER BUT and children from Hong Kong will be made

by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Junior, Un NOT CLEVER official Member, at next Thursday's Legisla- ENOUGH tive Council meeting, when he will ask for Chan Fat, 40, was to-day be- frank and full replies to no less than 16 ques-fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., tions he is to pose.

The questions Mr. D'Almada (6)

will ask are:-

(1) Was the recent compulsory

evacuation of women and children from the Colony at the order of the Home Gov-' ernment or directed by the Hong Kong Government? (2) If the former, was the order in terms that only British wo- men and children of pure European descent should be evacuated?

Discrimination

charged with stealing seven let- ters, and obtaining money by Wanchai

If the answers to (5) (a) and false pretences, in the

district,

(b) are in the affirmative will

A Chinese detective saw him go Government state why the

up the stairs of a house in Wan- said scheme and order of chai Road a few days ago, and

abandoned precedence were

come down with a letter in his hand. Questioned, he admitted stealing the letter. A hundred of other letters were found in de-

fendant's possession.

in favour of the evacuation as in fact carried out? (7) Who is to bear the cost the recent evacuation?

Volunteer Members

Of

His trick was to remove the ori- ginal envelones on letters which he stole, and address another to he same person. He then deliv- (8) Are wives and families

20 members of the H.K.V.D.C.red the letter and collected who are not of pure Euro-r 30 cents as delivery fee. Hc was sentenced to pon descent to be evacual-

months' hard labour. ed?

(3) If the answer to (2) is in the affirmative, did Government draw the attention of the (9) If so, when? Home Government to the (10) If not, why not? follow:

(a) that there is in the Colony (11) Are

a large number of British! women and children who

are not of pure European descent?

order?

British women and children who are not of purel A European descent to evacuated?

(12) If so, when?

SHIP'S CAPTAIN

FINED

four

Norwegian ship's captain, be Karl Annanias, was fined £10 at South Shields for having landed from his ship without permission of the immigration authority.

(b) the consequent discrimina-(13) If not, why not?

tion involved in the said (14) If the answers to (8) and/or (11) are in the negative. should not Government have made an early statement ac- cordingly,so_that_the_many

(4) If the answer to (1) is that the said evacuation was di- rected by the Hong-Kong Government, will Govern- ment state its reasons for lim- iting it as indicated in (2)? (5) Is it not a fact that

(a) before September 1939 a scheme had been drawn up by a Committee appointed by Government, which scheme provided for the evacuation inter alia women and children who are British Subjects?

(b) that the said Committee re-

commended "selective eva cuation" if the available ac- commodation, fell short of requirements and suggested}, further that a reasonable basis for determining the order of selection would be: (I) Naval and. Naval Vo-

lunteer families: (II) Military, R..A.F.

H.K.V.D.C. families; (III) Civilian families.

Precedence

policy in regard to evacua- tion?

concerned might make their (16) If so, will Government make

own arrangeinerits? (15) Has Government any definite

a fuil and frauk statement with regard, thereto?

HITLER HAS HIS

HANDS FULL WITH

CONQUERED STATES

ADOLF HITLER rapidly is getting to the point and where he should have his hands full. It is difficult to see how he can envisage any effective move, eco- nomic or otherwise, against the Americas, in the near future.

Consider these figures:

"

(c) that those to whom the opera-

jas Germany. That population has tion of the scheme was en-

Hitler has taken over nine undertaken to conquer and ad- trusted were unequivocally countries during the past year. minister China with a population informed that, upon an They have a combined popula- of some 300,000,000. So far, after evacuation, and irrespective tion of more than 100,000,000 nearly three years of war. Japan of the question of accommo-people and an area of more than has not succeeded because of dation, the said order of 500,000 square miles.

the sheer numbers of the Chinese. selection or precedence would If Britain should be added to Long lines of communication, the be observed?.

the list the combined population neccessity of spreading their for- (d) that before September 1939 of conquered nations would be ces over tremedous areas, eco~ ||

personnel had been recruited more than 146,000,000, and the nomic dislocations and financial for the purpose of putting the total land area nearly 600,000 problems have brought the Japan- scheme into operation when square miles.

ese to a point where they are the occasion arose?

Should any of the colonial tying of end their conflict in some (e) that the sold scheme was de-possessions of Britain. France, kind of a compromise.

signed to operate at short Holland, Belgium,

or the other Hitler's European Coast line notice?

conquered powers, be added to now is more than 3,000 miles recent this vast total the German pro-long. All of it must be „de- no blem would appear almost beyond fended so long as the British fleet

solution.

is intact. This means a tremen- TREMENDOUS -TASK. dous number of coastal defence The German population which Hitler can depend is pro- with guns.

on points all manned and furnished

(f) that as regards the

evacuation there was question of short notice?

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This means that 80,000,000

Holland France, Belgium, Germans must undertake to keep Norway has been large. In the conquered populations. totaling interest of pacification of the po- more than 100,000,000

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also is great. THE greatest if not the greatest poll- the Germans face EAST ASIA EXCHANGE COM-cing operation in all history, the Many of the conquered countries PANY IN PEIPING HAVE BEEN teeding of millions of homeless lived largely on foreign trade-a COMPLETED AND THE COM-persons; a reorganization of the trade which cannot be restored for years. This problem will be LTD,NNING OF AUGUST LTD, GINNING OF AUGUST,ed powers and vast problems of the more difficult now because

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Germany itselt collection of crops and other food Italy, of course, would be of was none too strong when the supplies in North China and will some assistance to the Germans War started, set up-temporary collecting offices but its resources are not great. Admitting: Germany's genlus. and godowns at various places.

CHINA PARALLEL for organisation and milltary ad- Central selling markets will be A parallel might be drawn by ministration it is still difficult established in Tientsin, Pelping recalling what Japan has found to see how the Germons can ex- Taingtao and Chefoo, with district in China. The Japanese Emply pond much farther in the near markets in nine other cities. has a dependable population of future. Numbers and geography Havasu Mike qalamadabout #80,000,000 about the some are against them..

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