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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1940.

SHIP TO ACCOMMODATE AMERICAN EVACUEES

American evacuoes from South Chino, who have no place to stay in the Colony, will be ac- commodated on the American hospital ship Ropose which will arrive here in a fow days. This information was revealed by Viçe-Admiral Oscar C. Badger, Commanding 'United States Naval Forces in the Western Pacific, at a Press conference yesterday. Admiral Badger and the United States Navy was assist-. ing in the evacuation, at the request of the American Con- sular authorities. He had been up in Canton discussing the subject with the Embassy

Group there,

The reason for seeking the as- Istance of the Navy was not an emergency, suid the Admiral. hut a lack of land accommodation in Hong

which was already

There are

5

cizem in

to leave.

about:120. American king, who wish hliyo transport facilitates to bring them down to Hong Kong. but the Hong Kong authorities will not let them

cleat through this port unless they can sign a statement that they have a to Like

place to stay upon Criva), pend-

ing cons being

them out of the Colo

It was for this reason that the, Repose wus

Admiral OSCAR C. BADGER ("China Mali" Photo)

commissioned to have already left, and the re serve as a sort of floating hostel mainder are, mostly those who for these evacuees. She has ac-have no Intention of pulling nut," commodation for 1,100 people, sald Admiral Badger. and though it cannot be called Five Planes Ready palatio!, there. are the comforts and amenities, plenty of food, including fresh American vegetables.

usual

Na Evacuation Ship

The Admiral made it clear that the Repose is not an evacuation ship. but only o slop-over, for evatures intl means of evacua

liners 05 commercial planes are available.

Nevertheless, he said, in case commercial facilities become un- available, the Navy has two planes now at Kai Tak, plus three other planes, Wh between

which will operate a shuttle

servanton

Hong and Kong ond

other points where necessary, to bring evacuees to Hong Kong.

The seaplane tender, Gardiner Bay, will arrive here on Sunday or Monday to take care of the planes, with facilities for repairs and an ample replacements,

of petrol.

and

Correspondenc

The Editor takes no responsibility for views exproksed in. letters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily agrees with them.

Chinese Fooling

Bir-In common with many jothur Chinese born in Hong Kong it deeply rearnt the statement made by two Reform Club membera that When tho. British Brgy took over this "barren rock" it was peopled by pirates and cut-throate.

My own family has lived within what is now British administered territory for 26 congrationsinco about the time that William: the Conqueror landed in Britain-1

Fer from being desperadoes of the type anvisaged by there run- tiemen in their, groas flights of hagination, we have owned largo tracts of land locally-although We unfortunately last them when the territory changed hands,

A

Anonymity

First Ship Back From Yingkow

by

The first ship to arrive here from the Chinesa Communist-held- Manchurian port of Ying- kow; was the British steamer Sing Soon Lpo. an interview

the that the only, nowapaper, "North- "China Mall yesterday, the eastern Dolly"-waa printed, in crews of the 800-ton freight- Mukden. Like other led papers, or sald that Yingkow was a the "Northeastern Daily, carried

proetically no news of all, sad looking place).

Ond Chinese omeer said that on their arrival' 'ät the "Man-|E churian port, the authorities did not permit any one of the crew to go ashore and also the aid had to be unshored in the har- | bour.

In Sir-Surely the newly elected President of, the. Kowloon Rex- dents Association is aware that should the average realdent of Hong Kong, particularly an em- ployer of one of the eight or-10 Princely Houses, which have die- tated the laws of Hong Kong for a century or more, disclose his none

the correspondence column of our toen newspapers, he would be, on the carpet the sume day, and his ticket for home provided by the next steamer?

SURPRISED.

Portugueso Attitude Sir-1 read from your columns news report from Mucao by

correspondent yourOWIE

there that all inalo Portuguese citizens here in Hong Kong must register tor military service in Macpo.,

ancestral tablets in our village here will show, the male of our family were, people of

Owing to the absence criture-ona married a Princes of

of an the Imperial Court and some had official statement or notice from scholastic attainmenta of the the Portuguese, Consulate here. highest rank in the Imperial may I voles. the sentiments of the examinations held In, that Court local, Portuguese residents who In Poking.

have mode Hong Kong their liones.

While the face of the Island whore Hong Kong city standa today may have been "barron, and 'reaky"...en account of its bleak Northern exposure in winter-the Southern slopes of the Island were dotted with habitations and vill akes as was also that of the main land which is now, under. British rule, and the people were mostly oficials, farmers and gentry, with the usual fisherfolk around the bays. The latter not requiring deep water for their craft were guito content with the sheltered facilities available at such, waren Southern localities os Aberdeen.

People Reticent.

-While on shore viall, a group of deck, hánits sald, they tried to talk to some nitive but to their surprise most of then kept inum All wireles sola and arms we and ignored the sailors" frien lly sealed by the Chinese Reda who vertures.

Reds in Manchurid have their alter hoarded her Immediately

currency,

Taq Chinese Pen- nrrivals

her

t

On Labour Day, the Commun- plo's Northiepstom currency at authorities of Yingkow urged the Tung Pel Bank of China notes were the only money used the skipper of the freighter to

In Manchuria. The offelni rute decorate her with flags but the ship's master declined on grounds of exchange for these notes was that the latter had treated his HK$1 to 300,000 in Northeastern crew like convicts without. au- currency.

"Onő

pocke14 may have his thorising shore visits,

Alled with these Red notes but 1oon he will not imow what to do with them," one aged sailor, said. The reason: Was that there was nothing one could buy there.

Rods Give In

It was not until a few days later that the Reds fh ally gave ir and allowed Chinese crew te land on Yingkow. All foreigner: were politely told to be accom-in panied by Red policemen if ahory visit was necessary...:

During the alp's 19-day stay Yingkow harbour, the Reds were friendly to the crew only once, That was

as on May 1, International On that

In the dock areń where the Labour Day the Communialz

ship was later permitted topp pronch und tied along & batteres wharf, traces of damage were stil dvident.

Factories are still there, but no smoke came out of their large stacks. Some of the larger faci torics

defeated Nationalist soldiers were where once hundreds of billeted, were now nothing more than heaps of twisted iron framer and ugly skeletons.

The streets of Yingkow wer filled with uniformad Amr soldiers, one engineer said mor of these roldiers were mer teen-agers.

saic

People, Uke myself are working here from a hand to mouth exist ence, generally sharing a flat or house with relatives or friends Most of us have no other menns of income outside our pay which are far below pre-war standards, and we are not getting what we ure entitled to In some cases,

However we are all prepared, one, and all, to do our, share for the defence of our names and our neople. Our loyalty in unquestion able as we have always shown here in Hong Kong, Shanghat Macao and elsewhere that we ere ready to sacrifice all, our lives !! necessary to answer the call

If pirates only

Here there were of course no duty. Our combat prowess and

fow a

foreign gallantry in too well known for. smuggling and oplum craft pat- comment. Our boys proved that ronised Hong Kong in those carly they can maite it no matter how

When Many of our days, regarding it as a safe re-rough the going.

asked if Yingkow hot any, newspaper, the crew fuge where they might wait out boys have seen action not only in typhoons with their valuable Hong, Kong, but u Bérma, India merchandise" without fear of and other theatres of war in the Squa

based at Okinawa, can molestation,

Facile, some of them having es be

enped from their P. O. W. camp upon to send further

Apart from the gratuitous as member of the now defunct assistance and to operate regular plane trips, taking evacuees to wolt flung by these two-unin-HKVDC to join the regulars in commercial rates for accombe Philippines or Japan

formed persons in the face of those India and elsewhere. A few of "All in all, I think we have people who have been educated them even becainé parachutista.; Admiral Badger said evreuation

residents af Hong Kong since What we want the Portuguero will be left to commercial facili- more than adequate facilities for

times when the speakers' forbears Government to realise our posi lies with which the Navy has no any emergency, and that's how

wore most probably decorating tien here in Hong Kong. WIL intention of

To this we want it to be," said Admiral competing.

themselves with woad in some they give US 111 assurance that Badger. endre

arrangements have beca

also our people, our dependents will In reply to questions Admiral British forest primeval, I with American shipping made

resent the implication that Chinese betalten care of by them re- lines, such as the American Pre-

Badger, sald, there was no truth

ellizena do not have a sufficiently gardless of racial: Uscrimination? In the rumour that he had come sident Line and the United States

deep interest in the welfare of Will the Portuguese authorities down to confer with the British Line, not only to take full lists

military and naval authorities this Colony today to be flowed guarantee us our jobs after our of passengers in the regular, ng-

for the joint defence, of Hang vate,

tem of service? cepimodation but over and above,

ALL, JAPAN, how, tha |. Kong.

After all, we have been here a have lost all our earthly possen- to rin up, additional accommoda-

For most of us. If not all, WA British, should need any asalet. in all cases to

very long time, much longer than sions during the last war when. to place tion, auri

ance at

he said.

of these "Johnics-come- we had to abandon evacuces on the priority list.

In reply to another question uny

our homes In charge of the Naval Evacua-

pr course, in the event of an emergency, the Repose could be, used as an evacuation, ship, but we don't expect any such con lingercy," said Admiral Badger.

While staying on board the Repost, evacuees will be charged

modation.

supply of ot need the Senplane

فا

No More ECA Aid To Shanghai

tion Group is Captain Robert L. the Admiral said he could not say lately" who ralf and rant against) and everything we could call our..† :had, ceased in Shanghai,

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Kavenagh, who supervised the Task Group in Shanghai evacuat- Americans from the North. He will be operating from the American destroyer Duncan. which will be here in a few days, "We do not expect to run into any difficulties with our evacua- tion, plan for South China, as nearly all who wanted to leave:

Personalia

of

Tokyo, May. 27. Mr. Roger, Lapham, Ameri can Economic Co-operation Administration's, Pirector for China, expressed relief today when informed the fighting He said:

"I'm glad the Communists had really, taken over, because there. was nothing to be gained by con- tinued resistance, there. The place ta resist was on the Yangtse,

From the, standpoint of the

thi people In

city-Chinese, Amerlean" and other foreigners like it's good the fighting has ended."

whether the American Flect us, and the soll of Hong Kong own, would give up Tsingtao.

has built up our flesh and blood Some of us were even more.

unfortunate. having Asked if the American Fleet for generations.

lost two homes, one In Shanghai during would use Formosa as an ali

Even it we do not all possent the 1937 Incident, and another. ternative base, if it pulled out

"valid British passports" (and here in Hong Kong, and we have Tsingtao, Amiral Badger sald

these are not so easily obtained nowhere to turn for compensa- his opinion Formosa was not

na might be Imagined) the fact tirn. essential for the fleet's require

Those who went to Maçao ig that we may be still nominally mente..

good nationals of China does not 1941 after the fall of Hong Kong Admiral Badger vald there were 3,000 Americans

head for adults in Chini last event us from being equally were given $30

good citizens of Hong Kong and per month as a Government sub- year. Last month the number wa keenly alive to the interests of sidy, while the British subjects down to 2,000. From 75 to 80 per this colony and the needs of ils there fored-for-better-and-this cert of the original number have population, is the way. of a more in a Portuguese Colony, We are the outside

and of those stllim the efficient administration than that not ungrateful to the Macho "...Of course, there'll be, a set- country

Government for having given using Aald will be given Com- most of them do not in- prevalling, at present. tend to leave. "So this evacuation in a very small business,"

Departures from the Peninsula in a Hotel on Thursday included Misconcluded.

he

dent to huye something to

Mr. Lapham - sald there are signs the Communists want to continue contret and trade, with adding, world,

No

invited a few of the, saltors ashore and took them to see several. oropaganda stage, performance.

Jędging, by the appearance or average, civilians,

ane, the saltors added lite under Red rule must pretty, tough. The allora also sald "that" "most"" civilitan preferred Kuomintang, rule to Red Blacipline "which" fa strici.'

very

The ss. Sing Soon Lee orrivea here yesterday morning with about 700, tons of soya beans. She

had three European officers, 10. Chinese officers and crew and 12 Malayan, sailors.

FRANCIS XAVIER'S

ANNIVERSARY

The first commemoration of the fourth centenary of St. Francis Xayler's landing on Japan will be held at the Club Lusitano, on May, 30. af. 6.30 :p.m.

Guest speaker at the meeting will be the Reverend Father F. Cronin

of the Hong Kong Univerally. Dr. Olinio de Souza President of the Science, section of the Portuguese

tuge, in India, will be in the chair.

All speechen will be dedicated to St Francis Xavier's works in the Far East.

Among those to be invited for The meeting, will be Bishop Ra- mallho, of Macao, and Ilishop Voltelp of the Colony.

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down perloit.” aytemporary refuge in those dark We would like to see capable, days, but anyone can see how's munist-held cities. he sald, in just and honest Britons heading family of four and more can live conformity, with directivos and B. Reinold, Miss M.B. Ritteveel, Adiniral Badger will be leaving the legislation here with which on uns pittance. We certainly recent amendments under which Messrs. J.C. Smith, C. Castor, Ti top Okhawa on Monday for an we have all our lives to deal, and cannot expects to get what we are the ECA oporates. Headquarters Wong, V.R. Galzy, Geo, Holmes, inspection of the fleet and inunilor, whose protection Need earning here, I with our salaries war pr maintained at Canton for THE EVERGREEN J.1). Hicks, G. Drummond, und raclities there. In his ubsence, his happy to live and prosper. (Nerd manage log well with our salaries, the present. 11.L. Paget.

Chicl

of Staff, Rear-Admiral less to say wo prefer the genuine how

fnre On The possibility of continued Regan,

British to those "more British Government roller pie will take charge of, nd-

business by American firnis, in Among the new arrivals at the

than the British"!)

The fact remains that we are China depends on "elrcumstances, Peninsula Hotel on Thursday were ministration from, the El Dorado,

Captain Kavenagh is leaving for

prepared. to enilst in he armed He said. "I private enterprise Mrs. Theresa Pearson, Mrs.

Even if ourselves ineligible to force wherever our services are Canton this morning to consult

wants to deal with the 'Can SutclifTe, Mr. and Mrs. M.B. the Consular Group on evacua

Hold office is to and hand needed whether in Hong Kong or munists, I don't believe there will Pearson, Mrs. M. Hirst, Mr. and tion plans, returning this evening

that we who have hand in hand acto,

please give us a fair be any obstacles put in their way. Mrs. E. Otts, Mr. and Mrs. W, to report to Admiral Badger be

with Our friends the British

by the Government--but it will) Rattur, Mesars. A.E.J, Partridge, fore he leaves for Okinawa.

pioneers, built up Hong Kong into flight for.

be; private enterprise taking their C.H. Lee, E.L. Killman, A.G.

what it is today, the second part It will not be logical or, fair own chances and making their Willis, Jan Morrison, W.W. Jol-

of the Empire, should be allowed

own deals, ley, T.A. Jefferson, L.H. Zerner,

the privilege of a vote as solch for us to leave our Jobs, our H. Hoefeln, SE Williams, R

small reward for our share in the homes, our families to do a stretch in the army In Macro. Ronnor, A. Arab, F.T.A. Whit-

labours faithfully carried out while our people are not cared taker, F.K. Peterson, H.A. Lord,

which have proved so fruitful? for. In this respect, we hope the J.A. Balog, E.W. Greaves, and A

We, do feel that the giving of Portuguese Goverpent will W. MacPhail.

this small amount of face to us kirdy give us their consideration. With the civil war gulpg on the reat Hong Kong born, will de After all, are we not supposed to Lieutenant-Colonel E J. Rin China at full swing, the no harm to anyone and may in, nght for decency, and all: that. Mitchell will address the Hong Colony, is now crowded with cragging, morale of those which the Western

a great deal to bolster Christianity stands for, and for Kong Rotary Club on Tuesday at many, talented Northerners of.

the

Demperacies the Roof. Garden, Hong, Kong all walks of life. Among them become a littly, have oven | are" such ́ vallaht ̈champichs?

sroomst as who Hotel His subject will be "Hons is a 24-year-old lyric dramatic loyally through being for so long the Hong Kong Government will laggard in our In conclusion, we hope that

'perpetually Sgnored in all re- conserve its manpower fiero and Mr. J. Brioso left for. Bang Mixs Annie Chow graduated presentations by the powers that give us a chance to do our shiro kok. yesterday. by the ss. Poyang from the law school of Soochd be

for the defence of this Colony University ... buy, apparently, abe

To you, Sir, I thank you for this very vauable space,

A PORTUGUESE

CITIZEN.

Kong, in 1914.

*

GIRL VOCALIST

TO: SING TODAY

soprano vocalist.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Speyer, Master preferred musical notes to láw.ug 'K. Speyer and Mr. de FG, Følts! left for Swatow yesterday by the ss, Shengking."

22 took advanced

TASAHA Muse Aller

Departures for Tientsini yoster For

TWENTY FIVE

GENERATIONS.

Naturalisation

|

- “Of course, this does not opply to strategic war materials,MA

Mr. Lapham suid economie` ald to China has been given' in vrbah centres such as Peiping, Tientsin, Nanking, Tsingtao, Shangtial Swatow, and, Canton,

Of US$275,000,000 spent, about $70,000,000, went for food, $70;- 000,000, for, raw cotton, $80,000, 000 for petrol $70,000,000 for $10,000,000 for fertiliser. expital. expenditures, and, about

Mr. Lophan expressed fallure over, his work in Ching,

which we' consider as our home, it's been very interesting but |

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tragedy to see Govern ment of Chips, going to Elepes. "The great mass of Chinees are In the Shanghal

tired and sick of war. They had had 12 continuous years of it and (the) iconastVAS.

regardless of the j Buteanie: 1 zardo herself known to

Vater Shortage

high time fog. peace day by the sa, Hunan Included any, music lovers in

in Shanghai

Meanwhile, the economic, Co- Six-Simple Bimon, in his lef- Bir-Beveral days have, passef operation Administration Mrs, S. Bauballe, Master P: Bau-

Two months. So Mi Chow

In your newspaper since I complained through the Washington, announced yesterday belle, Mezara, JA White, DE came down to Hong Kong of Ba, 2 stated that will it la column four paper, put the Wangton, Baillo, and K.

K. Cook,

with the well known of MAY 20 Chow, will appear, in

・

In

· More: than $6,000,000, worth haạ:

about by no means an easy, matter for almost chronic water shortage in US$12,000,000 worth of cotton Messcs. Lop Kwok-chal, Park Toner Mr. Jamson! Wonk Chineko 10, apply fox,naturpilad- the Caufgway Road akej diverted from Uic China tid-pro-

ton

The Kyung Chang and M. Faith musical concert tonight at the Lords in the British Colony. dilener maintained by the authori

gramme.. [ left for Inchon Fosterday, by, the rod garden of the Hong Kong Muralised Brush Subject would know neither the menjing of the 'been sold, through Army occups

privilego, a becoming -ties, concerned shows that they . Shengking."

concert which will start at ear, to be ecservod specially word

for people, of, one particular, each courtesyvice" or of the word for authorities to private. Inant canalato soprano, Thiaffement, is completely N-

parimba #alo

It has been intimated to imetry in Japan, ECA said. It added that, the, regi, except for, a small that Water Works, officials, doubt Unspecified amount earmarket cor impe, taking part, in The statutory, qualiscations for the, verpelty of my previouslet Korça, popkably, will be coneptly include Mr. Henry naturalfation are laid down itter That my dolly supply of or in thes, same manner,

disposed Mr Meismer,Misa the Bellig Nationally. Act 1960 water, amounts), to, a few. buckulal Recovery oficials, reported, that

Tu Xuanesin which was published in the Gov-full and, thats I haven't, enjoyed a

$7.000 and Mr. W. Welckuro, and Meyers and Miss Beriba, Leiske-Hempel, errement Gazelle on December 30. both at home for the past several

Shal months,

Slater G. Hueq left Hong Kong yesterday for Singapory," By, the 58. Heinfin Jesson."

Mr. and Mrs. R. Morgan, Miss

A

BIL Renner, Mc and.. Mrk Bouvler, Mr. D. Royer, MH

R. Odgen and B. Manindanı Tut the Colony yesterday, for Ball gon by Air France.

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