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VOTE OF NON-CONFIDENCE ON EVACUATION COMMITTEE

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A general review of what hc Committee instead of airing them alleged were

Irregularities and in the newspapers, He concluded dictatorial acts of the Committee by expressing fuli confidence i was then given by Mr. Taylor, the Committee. during which mention was made

themselves on his side,

Mr. S. Simpson Informed the and at the last public meeting, he was elected to the Committee of a contribution of $750 towards meeting that the would soon be No Committee,

the legal cost of the action taken going to Australia to see his wife sald Mr Tay-

He would rather lor. WIK more nilsappropriately by Mr. Blair against the Hong- and children.

kong Government to show cause stay behind to fight but he had why evacuates should not be per- to go on medical grounds. mitted to return. The matter was referred to the Chairman who

named.

As to the reasons for writing to the Press, the speaker said that,

after careful consideraton,

he

was of the opinion that no fur ther harm could be done to the Committee than the Committee had done for themselves. Fur- thermore, when it was a fight be- tween Democracy against Auto cracy, any weapon was excusable.

WIFE AND 5750 When the speaker referred to

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 29th AUGUST, 1941.

Parcel Post Service to Japan is temporarily suspended.

Air Mail to Rangoon to connect with the British Over- seats Airways Service will until further notice be closed our Mondays and Fridays. Correspondence for despatch by this route must be superscribed by "C.N.A.C.".

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

later wrote to Mr. Blair enclos Mr. Blair's case, a voice from the regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend.

hall was heard to ask whether

to Lord

a cheque for $750. This contribu- on was notified to the Commit-

Mrs. Blair was still in the Colony, tee at a subsequent meeting.

On Mr. Simpson replying in the Replying to Mr. Taylor, the

affirmative. the same voice re Chairman said that he, and the Committee, were prepared to ac-marked, "Then Mr. Blair has both cept criticisms of what they had his wife and the $7507" (Loud STILL IN EXILE

done or had not done but they laughter and ironical cheers),

"I think," concluded Mr Simp- The speaker. however, em were not prepared to accept the phasized that the events he was charge levelled against them of son, "you gentlemen are like a lot to relate did not apply to

ALL bad faith.

Every letter written, of mountain sheep which follow members of the Committee. In every meeting held were in the the bell wherever it goes."

Mr. J. Shepherd asked whether some instances it only applied tones. There had been no hole-

the members of the Committee one or two members; In others, to and-corner business. all. They were weak, overawed or Referring to the matter of $750, would inform those present where overcome by their social stratus. the Chairman said tha. Shortly the idea of the letter with the result that husbands after the election of the present Moyne originated? If they would. said, those present would were still in the position they Committee, Mr. Blair instituted he

know where the bad faith came were in, in July 1940. and wives legal proceedings against the

in. He referred. to a conversa- úzd familles were still in exile. Government The case was re-

Hear hear).

ferred to the Committee and dis- tion he had with Mr. Macgregor Mr Taylor disputed the right cussed. Arriving at the conclu-in which the latter told him that of Government to "deport" wives slon

that the proceedings would His Excellency the Governor tele- and familles (hear, hear) whose be of value to them, they decided phoned Mr. Macgregor early one only "crime" was to be bom Br-to associate themselves with the morning, after the general meeting. Lish, and who were even “deprived case. Legal advice was sought to congratulate him on the mild of their right to appeal against from two counsels and that of one manner in which the meeting was and requesting Mr. the decision.”

was taken. Everything was done conducted. with the entire knowledge of the Shepherd to call on Mr. Macgregor, whole Committee and in the in- An Interview with His Excellency took place on July 1, at 4.45 p.m.. terests of the husbands.

Mr.

addled Terry

that every during which His Excellency in- formed the two representatives, item of expenditure of the Com

The speaker then went on to state that the Senior--and, he said, he wanted to em. phasise the word senior-Civi Servants were anything but civil. They falled to realise What they were servants of the public and not overlords.

Mr. Taylor Dext reviewed the routine of husbands who, arriving home after work, would take tea, have a bath and then would see

from their verandahs an array of

mittee were tabulated and audit- Messrs. Taylor and Shepherd, that ed.

he could not agree to the return

Was

"I repudiate absolutely and en-of the evacuates nor could he tirely the charge of bad faith endorse an appeal to Lord Moyne.

When His Excellency levelled against the Committee," said Mr. Terry.

told that the evacuation, be- sides considerable misery and bardship had also caused six deaths with 15 divorces

Governor pending, the astounded, said Mr. Shepherd. PERSONAL APPROACH

As to the letter to Lord Moyne (Secretary for the Colonies), Mr Terry said that it was signed by all the members of the Commit- Lee, including Mr. Taylor.

Mr. Main here interjected with to who wrote the a question as letter.

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Mr. J. F. Macgregor sald that he was the instigator of the personal Mr. Taylor replied that the con- approach method in furthering the Air Mail by Air to Kangoon to connect with the Reg. 4.00PM Lents were extracts from a letter cause of the Committee. He ex-

he drafted to the Eight Honour-plained what he meant by the per- able Winston Churchill,

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TUESDAY

women, children and dogs. Many 1t these nusbands. swid the speaker, refrained from going to places where society congregate as they did not want to be given painful reminders of their plight by seeing semlor ranks of the local forces and -talpans" sur- rounded by their wives and

friends.

Mention was then made by the speaker of two letters. which it Mr. Main asked whether the fidently say that there was not a was his painful duty to read. letter had gone Home and was single soul in the room who hadAir Mali for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and from an evacuated wife in which told by the Chairman that it had worked harder than himself to put she threatened to commit suicide been handed His Excellency a stop to "the evacuation scandal." If something was not done soon the Governor. He was informed If it had not been for Japan walking Referring to the recent open- by the Colonial Secretary that the into Indo-China, the speaker sald, air band concert, the speaker said letter would "be sent by the the Committee would have gained that the attendance of ladies was quickest route."

their point of making the return

sonal approach method, and then went on to say that he could con-

meeting it was carried by a mafor-

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parallel to that of men and the Mr. Terry, however, admitted of evacuates optional, attendance at the hotels later that he did not know whether it On the vote of non-confidence | Air Mail for Manita, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and was reminiscent of Armistice had actually been sent yet but he in the Committee being put to the Day. The morale, he went on; had the assurance of the Colorlal had collapsed as the result of the Secretary that it would be sent deportation. Subscriptions to the various funds had dropped, while the receipts of the various bars brad swelled considerably as hus bands "found solace in the cup that cheers."

A SERIOUS CASE Mr. Taylor referred to what he which had called a serious case been brought to his notice lately. The ex-Hon. Secretary was inform- ed by a mother that her daughter had been evacuated and appealed

"by the quickest route.".

Cupies of the letter to Lord Moyne were sent to Viscount Marchwood, Mr. William Gal- Jagher, M.P. Alderman Sir Charles Marrea, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Maj.-Gen, Sir A. Knox and Mr. Geoffrey le M. Manders, wald Mr. Taylor, in reply to the Chairman as to whom copies of the letter were sent.

ity of 126 to 85. On the Committee leaving the dais. Mr. Taylor was elected to act as Chairman,

Chair.

INDIA CENSUS STILL GET

FIGURES

SIMLA, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-The

ENGLISH VISITORS

After thanking those present for the honour, Mr. Taylor said that he could not accept the appoins- ment as, in his opinion, a Chair- man must be impartial and, he could not be, as he had been, and preliminary census returns for In- was still, fighting to get his wife dia's populations taken early this

LONDON, Aug. 28 (BWS)~~Ali and family back. He proposed that year disclose an increase of $6,000,- Mr. R. J. Banks should occupy the 000 over the figure for 1931 and Frenen and Belgian coastal water- possibly an actual increase of ap-Ing places, to which English holf- proximately 60,000,000,

day-makers crowded in pre-war The Chairman then said that

-NEW COMMITTEE

Although generally it is un-Augusta. still get English visitors to have the girl restored to her. the Committee had endeavoured

The following were then nomt-officially assumed that India's po- dally. The mother was led by the ex-to do their utmost with the object nated members of the new Com-pulation numbers 400,000,000, the

Beaches, promenades, pensions Hon. Secretary to believe that the of achieving the aim of the Com.

mittee: Messrs. It. J. Banks (Chair-census reveals 389.000,000.

and casinos have been visited "But here, and now, I girl would be returning by the mittec.

man). W. V. Taylor (Hon. Secre-1931 census gave 353,000,000 but specially this August by air crews boat which was leaving Australia say that I am no longer able to tary), J. Shepherd, D. Nickson, W. this included Burma with about of the RAF Coastal Command on

But the represent the school of thought McKie, V. D. Gage and. L. A. Gb 14,500,000. sometime in that week ex-Hon. Secretary had no right to represented by Mr. Taylor. I place son, and Capt. W. E. Kirby.

you the resignation, en make such promise as he knew before

Mr. J. F. Macgregor, who was re- full well that neither he, nor the bloc, of this Committee."

nominated, declined, Mr. R. R. Smith said that he Committee, could secure her re-

After a vote of thanks to the could bonestly state that he was out-going Committee "for what they turn.

The

Y.M.C.A. AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

reconnaissance patrols.

Many of the pilots who fly these patrols in Blenheim aircraft knew.. the beaches well in peace time. Gardens of terraces and promen- ades are still bright with flowers.

It was the speaker's "disagree- proud to say that he did not vote have done" had been adopted, Mr. The nnals of the European Y.M. but the beaches, are bare for tan- able and, despicable task of th-for Mr. Taylor at the las, meet Taylor read an anonymous letter CA swimming championship took gels of barbed wire. forming the lady that there was ing. "By his letters to the Press which was handed to him during place last evening, when some of It was the English who once as little chance of her daughter he showed that he is a person the meeting, containing certain, the competitors could not turn up invaded" Le Touquet. Now it is returning then, as on the day she who indulges in cheap personall-proposals as to what the Con- due to Volunteer duties. was told by the former official. The speaker spoke of memorandum sent by the Acting Chairman, prior to the last gen- eral meeting, in which he was al-

ties."

(At this juncture, personall- iles began to fly around” the госних, until the Chairmán called the meeting to order).

were

one of the places at which Coastal mittee should do, The suggestions The results were

Command pilots watch the Cler in Mr Men's 69 yds free-style-1. D mans practising for an invasion at later, embodied Taylor's proposition that the Jetter Hutchinson 2. A. Roberts: Timu tempt on Britain, should be adopted as the policy of 25,3 secs. ZA

They' see barbed wire over dunes 100 yds, breast-stroke:-1, W. and sands and invasion barges

nevertheless continue without a photograph, the pilots bring back to this country with the regularity of newspapers, the latest news of enemy activities along the opposite. coasts.

leged to have written, "My idea is The speaker went on to say that the new Committee

10,5 on everyone

taking civilians. It was proposed by the Chair Gege Time 88.3 seca. to get the meeting divided

find carried unanimously 50 yds, baok-stroke: 1. E. Amoored just off the shore. They that issue that issue being point of view. As far as the Berman

vices were concerned, he (the that the letter should be handed Roberts: 2, B. 6. Wilson; 3. W 8 break. By verbal report and by whether more drastic steps could not be taken. This letter was speaker) was convinced that not to His Excellency personally by the Gegg: Time 84.1 BDCE.

Men's 440 yds, free-style:-1, L. circulated among all members of one per cent of the wives had Committee today (Friday) and the Committeo. He (Mr. Taylor) remained in the colony. (Cries of that the result of the interview A. Benn; Time 6 mins, 34.3 secs.. could conceive of no other reason "Why?" and the calling of the be reported at another public for this astounding statement speaker to order by the Chair meeting to be held on Tuesday. than that the writer had received man). instructiong from people other Mr. L. A. Gibson proposed a (A voice from the floor was heard than those the Committee repre-vote of non-confidence in the making a reference to Lady North

coto's return); Committee. sented. (Prolonged cheers);

Despite the fact that the ex- Mr. W. E. Kirby submitted that

Bept. 2, at 8 p.m. at the Rose Room

NEW GOVERNOR

OF BERMUDA

LONDON, ANE: 28 (Reuter)-nurd whose resignation has been Mr. Taylor, assured those present Viscount Huollys has been ap: accepted by the King.

Hir appointment follows the to-

Hon. Secretary had notifled the Mr. Taylor's letter to the Proms that every action of the new Com-pointed Governor and Comman- last general meeting that he was a gross breach of etiquette, mittes would be faithfully and der-in-Chief of Bermuda succeeding cent decision that the Governor might be going to Australia, and He also submitted, that the pro- truly reported through the medium Lleut-den. Bir Denis Kirwan Ber-should be a civilian then denied it, Mr. Olemo never-cedure was entirely wrong and of the Prens "If the Press will theless wrote in later stating that, ultra vires es, in his innton, Mr. atill publish all our communica- as he had to leave for Australia Taylor hould exercise his rights tions." intmediately he had to reign the 8 a member of the Committes to The meeting was then declared

bring his grievahom Before the closed. Beuretaryship/

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