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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1940

HUGE MINEFIELD LAID IN IRISH SEA

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THE ADMIRALTY announces that a new minefield has been laid from North Devon across the Bristol Channel and Irish Sea to Wexford.

It closes the St. George's Chan- nel and the entrance to the Bris- tol Channel, and in future ships. must go round north of Ireland:

OFFICIAL EVACUATION STATEMENT

FIRST SHOT IN

WILLKIE CAMPAIGN

Mr. Wendell Willkie, the Repub- lican Party's nominee for the Presidency an.... nounced at Colorado Spring's yesterday that his speech of ac- ceptance of the On the English coast the mine-

nomination will be field covers about 35 miles be-

made an August 17 tween Barnstable Bay, Padstow and Newquay, while towards the The following state-at Elwood, Indiana. centre of St. George's Channelment was issued by Gov-

The Admiralty's announcement of mines in the Irish Sea showE that outside. Eire territorial wa- ters the Irish coast is mined for about 50 miles from Dunéarvon tc just south of Wexford.

the minefield widens to about 50

miles and continues in parallel ernment last evening in lines until entering Elre's terri- response to a number of

torial waters.

This makes it dangerous for enquiries regarding the ships to enter the Irish Sea or evacuation of women and Bristol Channel at this part and children.

practically cuts off part of the Eire coastline.

Ships proceeding from Fal- mouth to Bristol will have to g right round Eire and Norther Ireland in

thel order to reach destination.-Reuter.

Here's Luck! HAVOC CAUSED

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BAND RECORDS

BY R.A.F. BOMBERS

SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS

1. Five ships will leave Manila |

of 'or Australia about the end July. The first four will convey all the Service families and, if 'pace is available, some civilians. It has also been learned that fur- ther ships have been secured for he remainder but full particulars

re not yet available.

2. A ship will leave Hong Kong arly in August and will proceed | direct to Australia. This ship will arry about four hundred persons ll of whom will have cabin ac- commodation.

ports as well as return passage to

This will be the opening shot of Willkie's campaign.

ADMIRAL

DECOUX'S

APPEAL

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

An appeal to the popu- lation of Indo-China to

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS forget personal questions and party politics and Further details of the

3. Passage and food on board havoc wrought by R.A.F.hip will be provided free to all think only of the restora- who are included in the Govern-tion of France and the fu- air raids on Germany were ment Scheme as far as Australian ture of Indo-China, was given to Reuter in Ankara Hong Kong if and when this be made yesterday by Ad- yesterday by a Turkish comes permissible. The Govern-miral Decoux, the new traveller who has just ar-aken to find board and lodging Governor-General; - in a rived there.

in Sydney, Melbourne and Bris- speech delivered on the The traveller visited Hamburg.bane at rates varying from 30/- to Emden, Bremen, Duesseldorf, Co-50/- per week for adults and 20/- Occasion of his assump- logne and Essen, and related that to 30/- per week for children tion of office. hardly a single factory remained (Australian currency). intact in any of these cities.

Hamburg port, he declared,

was in ruins.

ment of Australia has under-

4. Proposals regarding the main- "It is with full confidence, des- tenance of evacuees in the Philip-pite the difficulties of the present oines and Australia have been times, that I took over from my He added it was clear from drawn up but no statement can predecessor and placed myselt on what he had seen that

only be made pending their considera-July 20 at the head of this colony. military objectives were being tion by the Finance Committee of attacked and the majority of Legislative Council.

civilians had been evacuated. 5. Additional baggage for The Nazi authorities had done evacuees now in Manila may be! everything possible to prevent forwarded through the Hong Kong

DX352—The Gay Nineties.. Debroy Somers Band news of the damage spreading to and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

DX112-War Marching Songs FB1589-Land of Hope & Glory

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9901-Classical Memories

5471-Naval March DB1741—Golliwogs Cake Walk DB1755-Policeman's Holiday

DB1599 The Guards Patrol

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By maintaining concurrently my post of commander-in-Chief of French naval forces in the Far East. I will, ap Governor of Indo-China, have no other aim. than to maintain France's posi tion, of which our great Asiatic colony is a main pillar.--

people in Berlin know little about ARRANGEMENTS ON ARRIVAL

IN AUSTRALIA

I will defend her energetically The traveller added Hitler

6. The Australian Government against all internal and external still appeared to be popular in' Nazi circles but others

has asked that evacuces may be dangers in close collaboration with disembarked at Australian ports the heads of local administrations beginning to realise the dan- gers and difficulties in attack-approximately in the following and with the general commanding ing England. Reuter.

3,000 MILES IN 9-TON SMACK

were

proportion:-

Brisbane

Sydney

Melbourne

the French land forces.

-10%

45% 45%

The Very Reverend Dean Wil- son has generously offered to go to Australia, where he will assist in the disembarkation and settle- ment of evacuees as representative of the Hong Kong Government.

EXEMPTION FROM EVACUATION

7. His Excellency has appointed A Norwegian captain marked the following Committee to con- out for execution by the Germans sider claims for exemption fron because he carried food and muni- evacuation, temporary or other- tions to the Allied troops, has now wise... reached а Canadian east coast port after a harrowing 3,000-mile

trip.

all.

Mr. E. Davidson (Chairman),

Mr. C. G. Sollis,

Mr. R. D. Gillespie,

Mrs. E. Cock (Secretary).

I appeal to you to place your- selves above. personal questions and vile polemics and think henceforth only of the restora- tion of France and the future of Indo-China.

May Frenchmen and Indo-Chin- ese turn more than ever towards this future and may their colla- boration become closer and more. fruitful every day."-Havas.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

He was accompanied by his

Following a brutal assault on wife, children, his father, five The grounds on which exemption 31-year-old Chan Toi in

frorit brothers, and their wives and may be granted will be generally of No. 226, Cheungshawan Road |children—a total of 23 people in those already announced, viz:—- on Sunday night, at. Kowloon

Women'without children-

Magistracy this morning, two men Their ship-a 9-ton herring- (a) who are registered with the alleged to have been his assail- boat was sprayed with machine-Director of Medical Services, the ants were charged with man- gun bullets from German dive- Director of Air Raid Precautions, slaughter. bombers as it left Tromsoe.and the Hong Kong Volunteer

Accused, Wong Pak, 25, Reuter,

Defence Corps for nursing or Chan Ping-yue, 21, |other services in the event of fokis, were remanded.

emergency.

Det.-Sgt. MePherson (b) who are managing busin charge of the case. nesses or are in employment which

ARMOURY ON JUNKS

ON JUNKS they cannot relinquish without

AT SHAUKIWAN

causing serious Inconvenience.

(c) who are in charge of or are employed in schools or institu-

and

both

shop

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in

FLOUR STOLEN

tions which are - continuing to Mr. W. D. Baldawala, of No. 36, Police detectives raided two closed without interrupting use-Pollce, that between 5 a.m. and Function and which cannot be Wyndham Street, has informed the Junks in Shaukiwan yesterday, arful social work. rested two junk masters and seized firearmis.

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Before Mr. E. Himsworth Kowloon this morning, the men were charged with possession of arms without a licence and were remanded.

Women and children-

8 a.m. to-day, some person, broke finto the ground floor of the above (a) who cannot be sent away address and stale two bags of without danger to health.

'Saller" flour, valued at $340. (b) whose departure within a reasonable time has been arranged privately.

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EXEMPTION ON SPECIAL GROUNDS

Mr. B. G. Birch. of No. 6, Peak, lost a brown leather case yester-

The arms included three rifles, 25' dynamite bombs, six cannons, 01 detonators, 20 sticks of dyna-] · For example the wife of an in-day, stolen from his car No. 799, mite, three coils of wire, 16 valid or an elderly man requiring rounds of revolver ammunition special care and assistance. land 70 rounds of rifle ammunition.'

22nd July, 1040..

which was parked outside Civil Service Cricket Club about 7 p.m.

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