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REPORT OF EVACUATION REPRESENTATION CTTE

Continued from Page 6.

fourth paragraph of your letter under reference."

NO

I am Str.

Your obedient servant.

through the sub-treasuries of the Cominonwealth of Australia,

5. The Committee are not quite clear about "the meaning of the

THE FIRST AIR BOMBER

Used By Mexican General

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 5th MARCH, 1911, 2.30 AM.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

The first air bomber in muntary regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications Tutend. statement that the Home Govern-history was used in a Mexican re-ed for persons other than the addressee. for Colonial Secretary.ment are bearing the "cost of the Volution, according to Alphonse P. Ardouret; Mexican revolutionary. evacuation scheme in the recei..

¤ BRAMALL BURGESS,

FURTHER ACTION

AN

The Printed Mitter Services to the following races in China.

Yunnan

Szechuan

Kwefchow

Hunan

cabled reply by Lord Lloyd to the World War veteran and former is temporarily suspended:---- Public opinion demanded that Petition submitted to him. We adjutant-general of the Coloradò united protests should be made are under the impression that this National Guard, against the policy of compulsory must refer to the transit portion

And while the powerful bombers eväcualion, and the flagrant in-of the evacuation since in view of and Aghting ships of warring justice of the manner in which the facts and arguments set out European nations are more eff- the Hongkong Government has in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this let- clent, they lack the colour and enforced this order. Although noter it cannot be said that the the "power to throw the fear of satisfactory reply has been given Rome Government is bearing the God" into oposing forces like that! to the protests, and in spite of the total cost.

first bomber, Ardourel related.

We have the honour to be,

* Sir,

fact that the members of the The Committee would be pleas- Committee regard the tone of the led to send a representative or de reply quoted above as brusque and putation for an interview if there discourteous, they have decided to are any points in this letter which take no further action concerning need clarifying. these letters; nor do they wish to make further public pronounce- ments which might in any way embarrass the Government in the present critical' times. All mat ters, however, pertaining to the comfort and well-being of the evacuates wil continue to receive their constant care.

ANOTHER LETTER

3. A further letter was sent on

the same day to the Hon. Colonial Secretary as follows:--

Your obedient servants,

J. L. WILSON, Chairman F. C. CLEMO, Hon, Secy.

THE REPLY

To this letter the following reply was received:-

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"The first attack ever made on land or sex forces from the air was in 1912," Ardourel said. "Alvaro Obregon and his Constitutionalists were camped at Maytourina in Sonora, about 20 miles from Quaymas.

"General Obregon had tried to

Fukien (except Amoy and Kulangsu)

Kwangs (except Wuchow and Yunghalen) North and East of Kwangtung.

take Guaymas several times but j8watow

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD MAILS

From

had been driven back by shells Australia and Manils. from two federal gunboats, the United-Kingdom and Manila, Tampico and the Guerrero, which United-Kingdom and Straits, were anchored in Guaymas Har-Canton bour"

GETS IDEA

USA, and Manlls-(San Francisó dats, 8th Feb:) Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways. Direct Ser- February 5, 1941.

vice"-San Francisco date, 4th March Sir, I am directed to acknow- Struck by novel idea, General Calcutta and Straits. edge the receipt of your letter of Obrega employed Diddet Madon, Canton ........ Jan. 25, 1941, on the subject of a French aviator, who later served us. A. and Honolulu (San Francisco date 21st

Sir, The Committee have di-the maintenance of evacuated with the Lafayette Escadrille in February). rected us to communicate with families and to draw your atten France and 遮 mechanic John Sandakan you regarding the equitabletion to the notice which was pub-Dean, an Australian, accrding to Canton

I am. Bir,

Your obedient servant.

Ardourel,

"When they joined the army, I helped make the bombs," the for-

mer National Guard commander continued. We made them from pieces of three-inch lead pipe and loaded them with nitroglycerine. They weighed about 10 pounds

C. BRAMALL BURGESS,

Per Colental Secretary. IRRELEVANT "AND. EVASIVE | each.

"On the day of the attack we

Air Mail by “Pan-American Airways

vice”—Si Francisco date. 9th March. viitoa Sandakan

Calcutta and Straits.

FRIGOOD Australia and Manila,

ONCE

oth: Mar.

6th Mar

7th Mar.

7th Mar.

8th Mar.

8th Mar.

11th Mar

11th Mar

11th Mar.

11th Mar.

12th Mar.

14th Mar.

Direct Ser-

15th, Mar.

15th Mar

17th Mar.

19th Mar

25th Mar,

OUTWARD MAILS

sharing of the cost of maintain-lished in the local press on Nov. ing the evacuated persons.

{7, 1940, - under the heading “Ar- We would draw your attention rangements for Evacuees in Aus to the fact that there are many tralia." husbands and fathers in Hong- kong at present who are bearing 2. very heavy and Inequitable inancial burden due to having to support wives and families whose evacuation was ordered in July.

The Members of the Committee got up on a hill hear Guaymas to the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mils are Owing to (a) the necessity of

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than maintaining two homes, (b) the regard this reply as irrelevan: higher cost of living in Australia, and evasive. They intend there-Watch. Madon circled the federal advertised to close at or before 9 a registered and parcel mails gunboats and let fy with the are closed at 5 pm on the previous day. When mails are adver- individuals and the cost of main-ore to do what they can tu

bombs. He didn't make a direct used to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails are closed taining their households increased educate public opinion to the by amounts varying between £2 grave injustice inflicted on a small hit, but he blew half the water out it 5 p.m. and £o a week according to the minority who are being severely boats, unable to return the fire, of Guaymas Harbour. The gun- taxed for the benefit of the whole pulled up anchor and left. It is clear that this expendi- community. They intend to make. ture in the maintenance of eva-earnest requests that all whs have cuation families is not the desire had to bear any additional ex of the individuals who make it. pense, by reason of bating obeyed nor can it be said to be offset in the Government order to evacuate, each individual case by a corres-shall receive monetary compensa- ponding. Individual gain. If there tion irrespective of any "menns is any

test.” gain accruing from the compulsory evacuation. as pre-f

size of their families.

2

"Obregon was furious, because they weren't sunk. When they

came back a week later he ordered

Madon to attack and sink them

without fail.

"We made up more bombs." The federais, although they lacked

the a mountain near

For

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

They feel sure that they will angle guns, were ready this time. Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Brisbane. sumably the Government main have an increasing weight of pub-though. They had hauled Beld Manila, Batavia, Mauritius, and South Africa via tains there is, such gains must be le opinion behind them in their harbour and placed them in pits

pieces up

Cape Town. not to certain individuals, but to submission that this infiction on the whole community. The price a small section of the Community so they could get all angles.

"When the plane appeared over Halphong of the gain should therefore be shall cease and that the entire the harbour the field pleces let borne by the community as

cost of the Evacuation as affect

fly. Poor Madon and Dean were traits and Calcutta, Individuals whole, in which event an equitable ing the share would naturally be accepted shall be borne out of the Revenues caught. They dumped their bomba Hothow

and beat 1. of the Colony with or without a

by relatives of the evacuates.

concerned

That the evacuation of the grant from the Home Govern- families referred to was regardedment.

by the Government, as necessary

as

SIGNATORIES

"That's the first time, anţl-air- craft guns were used,

"Obregon told me right after and fighting ships of warrin's

a defence measure for the J. L. Wilson, J. F Macgregor, J. Ised a new arm of warfare."

Colony is stated in the cabled F. Galvin, C. Terry, G. A. Chris

"He told me then that he bellev. reply of Lord. Lloyd Hated Dec. tians, A. C: Jeffreys, F. C. Clemo, ed 1t he could buy 20 aeroplanes 14. 1940, to the "Petition of the FF. Duckworth. 8. Simpson. Evacuation

Representation Com-

mittee. The same reason is im- plled in the point officially made that the evacuation was necessary In order to conserve the food sup- plies of the Colony. In this con- hexion may we refer to His Ex- cellency's open letter to the Hong-

kong newspaper,

It then the evacuation is re- garded as having been done in

New Zealand

Farms Meet

·

War Demand

he could win the war in 30 days.”

CHINA TO HAVE GENERAL CENSUS EVERY. 10 YEARS

A series ur regulations comiuriS-

ing 25, articles and specifying that

Saigon.

-

Date and Time

Wed. 5th

K.P.O:

Reg 843 AM Ord.' 8.30 AM

G.P.O

8.45 AM 9.30 AM

Reg. Ord

3.30 PM.

Thn. 6th

Noon

18.30 P

6.30 PM

10.30 AM Farcels 11.00 AM Letters

IPO

Parcela 4.00 SYM

Reg.

5.00

Ord. 6.30 PM

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A... Canada,

tral and South America and United

Cen- -O.P.O. Kingdom Parcels 4,00 PM

via San Francisco. (No Parcels for United-Reg.

· Kingdom).

Ord.

1,00 PM 7.00 PM.

Note: All Malls for United Kingdom will be

forwarded with or without superscription

་་་

FRIDAY

Fri, 7th

K.P.O Reg

Ord.

4.00 PM -4.30 PM.

·G.P.O.

4.00 PM

430 PM

la general census is to be held Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg

throughout China every ten years

"British Overseas Airways".

SATURDAY

Ord

Sat: 8th

E.P.O.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, was promulgated recently by the the Interest of the Colony in gen- Feb. 1-Substantial success of the Chinese National Government. eral and maintained for its in-government's wartime arm.pro-The census will be held under terest, the Colony should bear its duction programme was described the supervision of the Govern- cost. It cannot be argued, wed think, that a large proportion of today by the new Agricultural ment's auditing Department, and

Minister, James G. Barclay. He with the no-operation of local au- air Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. the. Community is therefore cannot be expected to said the main feature of the pro-thorities

~~British Overseas Airways animal Officals appointed to gather the straits... pay for the evacuation of Eurogramme was increase in pean, for there has been no sug-products, which involved raising information necessary to the cen

Bus will maintain complete secrecy gestion that the Europeans should larger crops.

Chinese and

not pay for other measures of de- He asserted that there had been 'in regard to such information." fence designed to protect both only one notable failure in this Chinese residents living abroad

themselves and the Chinese,

crop schedule. The North and will be included in the census. 3. It is strongly urged there had been asked to raise 20,000 fore that steps be taken to trans, scres of barley, yet only 5,000 acres. fer to the proper quarter, viz. the were sown Colonial Treasury, the financia burden now borne alone by a re

AMPLE CROPS PA

RAN INTO CAR

Mr. E C. Luscombe, A. §. P., re- Crops harvested will be ample ported that while he was driving

SUNDAY

Canton

MONDAY

latively small number of Hong to feed the larger flocks, which his car No. 25 up Wellington Street Straits and Parcels only for United-Kingdom, kong realdents. It is suggested the Dominion now possessed, he about 9.25 am yesterday a Cbl-

that this could be effected by added Lambing last Spring wanese male ran into the side of the traits. Cexion, India, East and South Africa - making appropriate grants from the highest since 1996, and there car and was knocked down. He the Hongkong revenues. towards

the cost of maintaining the are 750.000 more lambs on the refused to give his name or go to

evacuated families, the amount of the grant to cover the increased expenditure now borne by indivi- fuals as stated in paragraph 1 of

this letter.

farms than last year.

The key-production plan of milk foods for Great Britain has been lumphantly fulfilled, the Minister

hospital

Reg: 4,00 PM

Ord. 430PM

G.P.O.

4.00PM

Ord

4.30 PM 1.30 PM

Ban, 9th

5.00 PM

Mon. 19th

KPO Par. 8th 5.00 W Reg. 8th 500 PM

| Or4, 10th 8.90 AM

GPO Far. 8th 600 PM Regth 5.50 PĂL Ord, 10th 8.39 AM 3.30 PM KPOK

4.00 PM ∙1.00 Ta

Farvela

Heg

Ord.

5.30 FM

O.P.O Parcela 4.00 PM

$6.00 PM

day Island

Ord. 7.00 PM

TUESDAY

shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. 8. A., Canada, Cen-

Tue. 11tk GP.O.&KP.O.. Reg. 10th 5.00

tral and South America via Ban Francisco. Ord. 11th 8.30 AM

KPO

Reg. 100 AM”

Ord.

Mrs. R. F. Luz, of No. 2. Peace Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thurs Beg. baid. The British asked for 15,000 Avenue, has reported the loss of tons more cheese this season and money and clothing, to the value 4. The way of carrying this out this already has been produced of $94. presents little difficulty.. and the following considerations are sug Britain fea London to request fur- gested:

Losses of foodstuffs on the way to

ther attention to cheese production

NAIROBI, Mar. 4 (Reuter) Gea, (a) Class "C" accommodation of instead of butter, yet the butter Smuts, South African Fremler, has wiver and familles should be the

arrived in Nairobi. basis used in calculating the cost output is being maintained

of maintenance.

ADDITIONAL BACON

The Britun asked for an addi-

11.00 AM OPO

10.30 A Ord11.00 AM. helping the Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd Murrow, for the Hongkong raising new Daily Press, Ltd, st Marina House, third floor, 15-19 Queen's

-Road Central Hongkong London omée na

(b) There are some 1.500 persons to be dealt with, representing Bonitional 10,000 tons of bacon a year, out importing any additional feed, Air Mall by Bes to Singapore to connect with the Re Families. Consideration of cases and killing for the three months Mr. Barclay added. He revealed "British Overseas, Airways could, be heard in Hongkong ended Dec. 31 were 13,400 tons that the Maoris are (e) Payments to the racister against 6,700 tons the year betole, farm programme by familles - could be easly made This increase was attained with- corn crona