1938-10-18 — Page 27

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OCTOBER TUESDAY,

18,

1988.

Refugees Stream Over Frontier

SOME 600 RÉFUGEES came in from the Po On'area last night. They made their way 12 miles overland to the Chinese ferries which brought them to the New Territories, where they were encorted to the Kam Tin Aerodrome camp.

There are now rome 1,800 re- fugees who are being installed in wooden buildings on the site.

The Goverment is making every effort to provide for their comfort and posla are being establissed at: Shataukek, Tolpo and Shrungshal, the main points of entry, to impet the evacuezo and give them a warm meal they are In such need, before directing them to the

camp.

Attempts are also being made

to

John Ambulance Brigade workera var- are assisting Governmen' in elnating the refugees either at the border or at the camp. The rraponse for public resistance of the reugeé settlement haa keen i

generous,

Director ol the Dr. C. Y. Wu, Chinese National Red Cross, has put iwo motor ambulanec lorries at the disposal of the authorities.

The gentry of Un Long have given 500 blankets, Mr. Hui Yurng-thing. get prople with lorries to volunteer President of the Un Long Commercial to drive refugees from the New Territories border to the amp,

Many of them are exhausted or Aave such meagre resources which vrould be completely absorbed by the cost of transport.

Guild, lins sent 170 blankets on half of his Guild, and the Tung Wah have 13- Authorities Hospital reribed 1,240 blankets.

A system of passes is being devised to organise the life at the camp and The compulsary vaccination re- avoid congestion during the construc- gulations are stil, in force and 8tion work that Is proceeding.

First Touch of Winter Finds H.K. Thankful

HONGKONG'S LONG SUMMER of painfully hot weather appears to be in its last throes. Following n 20 degrees fall In temperature between Friday last and yesterday, the thermo- meter went even lower carly this morning, touching 67.9 degrees -the lowest minimam recording since May 10 last.

Doring the past 24 hours, the maximum temperature also dropped below 79, making it the lowest maximum registration since May 10.

Since 8 a.m. yesterday until 8 a.m. to-day the mean tem- perature has been 75.74. The highest temperature was 78.9 at 2 p.m. yesterday. The lowest, 67.9 at 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock this morning.

OUTLOOK-FIESH, FINE

The immediate local weather out- the Royal look is, according to Observatory this morning, fresh and fine, with north-east winds.

PREMIER ENDING HIS HOLIDAY

A

C.P.O. FUNERAL

THIS MORNING

The funeral of Chlef Petty Officer George Pitman who was found thot In the China Fleet Club on Sunday, took place this morning with full

naval honours.

POLICE OFFICERS ON THE FRONTIER questioning refugees who have just arrived from the war areas. The refugees are taken to the Concentration Camp at Kam Tin in batches every hour. None are allowed to enter British territory unless they agree to being segre gated at Kami Tin.

JAPANESE SEIZE H.K. LIVESTOCK

Cargo Of Cattle Taken By Boarding Party

A large consignment of live

cattle en route to the Colony by junk as part of the supplies which must be imported across the Canton delta since the stop- page of communications with

CZECH FINANCE MISSION LEAVES

London, Oct. 17.

The Czech Financial Mission left London for Prague this afternoon. Negotiations are expected to be re-

Fued later.

CIVILIANS LEAVING

HANKOW

Regarding the Czech request for Japanese Within Fifty

further financial ald beyond the Bellish advance of £10,000,000, it is learned that the French altitude was that France's own needs preclude the granting assistance to Czecho- !

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CHINESE COM-

Slovakia for the time being, and in the face of this the British, it is claims that the stated, declared themselves wing forces to bear the burden alone.-Reuter.

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The ship carrying the cargo of livestock was halted by a Japanese warship near Sammun Customs atation.

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The cattle were valued at $1,600.

OTHER CASES REPORTED

which the Japanese took yesterday.

A Chinese spokesman con- firms the report of a large-scale

Several instances of Japanese war- ships stopping Chinese fishing Junks, evacuation of Hankow is now in Chinese waters near the, Colony proceeding, and only organisa- duding the last few days, hus becations with personnel vital to the reported to the police.

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Escaping on his sampan after bis

Messmnies and officers of H.M.S. Birmingham, to which deceased was London, Oct. 17. Minister Is leaving attached, followed the gun carriage The Prime Scotland where he has been spending to Happy Valley where the last rites holiday to-morrow night, and will were administered by the Rev. W. H. preside at a meeting of the Cabinet S. Chapman, Chaplain to the Birming

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The junk was registered in Hongkong. it is understood.

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junk had been seized and set cure by a party of Japanese sailors from

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oft Lima Islands on gathering in large numbers in October 13, Lo Wong-hop, master of the hills to the cast of Tung- the vessel, related his story on his shan, 70 miles south of Hankow return to Hongkong yesterday. to protect the highway and rail-

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