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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 10100

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JULY 1, 1940, -

日六廿五

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Evacuation Of Hongkong To Be

Be Carried Out This Morning's Evacuation Scene On Friday: Latest Official Instructions

GREAT TREK SOUTH IS IN FULL SWING About 600 Sail To-day for Manila

FULL EVACUATION WILL BE

CARRIED OUT ON FRIDAY BY A SMALL ARMADA OF BRITISH AND ALLIED SHIPS.

WIVES AND FAMILIES OF NAVAL AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WERE CONCENTRATED THIS MORNING AT THE EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. AND HONG- KONG CLUB.

A CANADIAN PACIFIC LINER WHICH HAS ONLY JUST RETURNED TO THE PACIFIC AFTER CARRYING ANZACS FROM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TO EGYPT WILL EVACUATE THEM TO MANILA.

They will disembark at Manila on Wednes. day morning and the ship will immediately return' to participate in Friday's evacuation.

About six hundred women and children are leaving to-day. Several thousands are leaving on Friday.

The following instructions ( ** should be carefully carried out by ull British women

and

-children-lable-to-ovacuation_on:

Friday.

Except the nurses and essential workers specifically exempted from evacuation, nit British women ond children must attend between 10 a.m. and noon or 2 pm, and 4 p.m. to- at one of the following morrow centres:

Residents On The Island Hongkong Hotel, Lower Lounge. Gloucester Hotel, Lower Laugge Hongkong Club, Main Entrance. Realdonti On Mainland Peninsula Hotel Kowloon Football Club. Kowloon Cricket Club.

It is clearly notifed that this Instruction applies to everyone liable to evacuation. No letters of instruc- Turn to Page 7, Fourth Column

U.S. Fleet Returns To Honolulu

Statement Issuod By The C.-In-C.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Rumania

Preparing For War

BUCHAREST, June 30 (Reuter).-The Rumanian Parliament is to meet on Wednesday.

Bomi

The Rumanian official news agency states that mobilisation is; con~ tinuing in a calm atmos.

Hundreds of depositors with the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation Invaded the bank's, premises on Saturday to withdraw savings in preparation for the evacuation of British women and children to Manila. This photograph gives a good idea of the scenes witnessed in the bank on Saturday morning. They are being duplicated again to-day-Ming Yuen.

War Expected In The Near East

ITALY READY TO ATTACK EGYPT

Wives and families of "Army and Navy personnel assemble at the Hongkong Club thila- morning to prepare for evacuation to Manila. This scene was duplicated at the European Y.M.C.A.--Ming Yuen.

A

H. K. Boy In Latest R.A.F. Casualty List

coni.

LONDON,. June 30 (Reuter)The latest Air Ministry-casualty munique gives the names of 14 killed in action; 14 previously reported mis sing, now reported, killed in action; 16 wounded injured in action; three died of wounds or injuries received in action;'

believed seven missing, hilled in action; 184 mis- sing; 19 killed on active service.

or

The list includes Ser- geant R. C. Caldwell, born in Singapore, who is mis- zing and Pilot Officer- G.T.R. Johns; born in Honghong, wounded or in- jured on active service.

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).-The Italian High Command considers the time ripe for an attack against | | *** the British forces which, so far, have her. the neutrality of Egypt,” states Rome-Küto.

BALBO DID. NOT DIE

phere and that the public IN BATTLE

services are continuing.

The public and Pren are watching events with confidence in King Carol and the Government, it states.

R.A.F. Score Striking Successes

STRAFING NAZIS VITAL POINTS

LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).-An Air Ministry communique states that a formation of bombers yesterday afternoon made a surprise attack on Abbeville aerodromie."

A hangar was hit, four enemy aircraft were set on fire and, others were damaged.

made

All our aircraft returned safely." Last night our bombers attacks on a chemical factory at Hochst, which was left in flames; on the Dortmund-Ems Canal; on mar- shalling yards at Soest, Hamm and Gremburg; on military objectives In the region of Baden and others near Cologne and in Boisdechimay, South Belgiunt; on aerodromes ut Nor- derneta, Borkum And Schianol, Holland; Barge and Munster, north- west Germany; and Merville, France.

Three Machines Missing Domage was done to nil these cbjeétives.

A

Thy PLUNDERERS GET aircraft on the ground. Three of

It adds that the demilitarisa DOWN TO WORK

CIVILIANS MURDERED

Toll Of Nazi Raids

On England LONDON, June 30 (Reuter); A boy was killed, an old man died of shock-and-eight people were injured in Saturday night's German raids on England. The raiders' crossed the south-east Three of our aircraft are missing. This morning formation "of coasts and dropped bombs at bombers again attacked Merville various points without being

bombed aerodrome

enemy able to deliver any heavy attacks. A hospital was damaged in a rald our aircraft failed to return.

A patrol of our fighters engaged aon a Midland town.. A ten-year old

of shock. LONDON, June 30 (Reuter). The number of Messerschmitis over the boy was killed, while an old man died Several were injured tion, under the terms of the

French coast and shot one down. Franco-German Arst sitting of the

although none of these were Inmates armistice recently concluded, of Armistice Commission was held this ed railway sidings and goods yards This afternoon our bombers attack-

of the infirmary, the frontier zones of the Trench morning in a hotel at Wiesbaden, says at Vignatourt; north of Abbeville,

Part of the extension of the nursts" Empire in North Africa would jan - offelal German news agency Fires were started along the rolling home, opened only last Thursday, was give the Italians' an "added message.

stock.

hit but it, fortunately, was not yet The German delegation, led by [advantage.”... #

General von Stuelfangel, comprised were attacked by a formation of

On the return journey our aircraft occupled. It concludes: "The Italian Lieut. General Mieth (Army), Lieut. Messerschmilt 100. R.A.F. fighters

Miraculous Escapes military machino can be launch-Gen. Foerster (Air Force), Com-intervened and shot down four.

One house was 'hit by a high- Explosive bomb. A man and wife All our aircraft returned. ed against the Egyptian frontier modore Wever (Navy) and Lieuten-

and eight children were having along the road built by Balbo,ant Huenermann (Economica. In-

dustry).

Hamburg Docks Suffer supper in the kitchen. Although the We shall be seeing develop The French delegation, led by

house collapsed on them, they were LONDON, June General Huntziger, who also reNeutral observers confirm that much

30 (Reuter) not injured, although the wife was ments."

presented the Army, included

cut slightly. representatives of the Air Force and warshouses at Hamburg and an in-the south west of England, the noise ¡damage has been done to docks and Other attacks were ineffective. In Navy.

dustrial plant at Cologne as the result of the anti-aircraft guns, was describ of recent R.A.F. raids.

ed as "terrifte". Three high explosive

Suspected Victim Of Dictator's Whim LONDON, June 30 (Reuter). The Foreign Office news: de- partment states that a careful TURKEY ADOPTS

SUMMER TIME

hope we shall meet one day in Addis also been blown up beyond all hope 201 summer time is being introduced, in graphed General Legentil Hamme

ANKARA, June 30 (Reuter) Ababa. Good luck for all," tele- of even salvage. Turkey to-morrow for the first lime Commander of the French forces at in history.

་ སྐོ །ས་༦ Djibuti, replying to a telegram of All clocks will be advanced an good wishes from Major-General

Dickinson, G.O.C. of East Afrlen,

PREMIER investigation shows that no

TO SPEAK

British aircraft were concerned; in the crash of Marshal Balbo's machine, and there is no truth in the statement that he fell in battle.

NAIROBI, June 30 (Reuter)" Several ammunition: dumps have bombs were dropped in the centre of

THRILLING

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For Evacuees

American Drive For British Children

one

town, No one, was injured, Some explosive incendiary bombs fell In a Scottish town, but no casualties were reported.

LATEST

HITLER AND JAPAN

New War Statement

His death in an unexplained This Week

disaster recalls similar accidents hour. LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).in the past, particularly the HONOLULU, June 30 (UP).-Mr. Winston Churchill is death at Warsaw of General von -The United States Fleet re-expected to make a further Fritsch, an opponent of Hitler's turned to Lahaina Roads early statement in the House of Com-home and foreign policy. this morning, the_vanguard mons this week regarding the Significant Nazi Broadcast arriving about 8 a.m. Forty ships failure of the French Govern- parallel when it said last night:

The German wireless itself drew ar

NEW YORK, June 30 (Reu- LONDON, Juno 30 (UP)-~~ were sighted.

ment to continue resistance and Balbo's death has thus occurred in

ter).-A nation-wide campaign The Diplomatic Correspondent of The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the consequences of that failure the same spirit as that of von Fritsch.

As in the case of General von Fritsch LONDON, June 30 (Reuter)—Further awards for gallantry James Richardson Issued a statement to this country.

for $5,000,000 (£1,250,000) to the "People" claims that un- and many others, the truth will prob- with the B.E.F. published include a bar to the D.S.O. for Major provide shelter in the United confirmed reports indicate that saying: "Regarding the departure No definite date is fixed for the? last Monday of the major portion of statement, but it will be made at the ably never be in only Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable, who "throughout States for European, children the U.S. has received "secret"

which the Flect, tuls was merely routine earliest possible moment. 1.

be established is that Balbo the fortnight's fighting on very wide fronts, showed marked did not parish in combat with the leadership and complete disregard for safety in the handling of

now in Britain is being launched warning that, Hitler plans to training exercises simulating war Tuesday has been suggested as the RA

this week by the Allied Relief offer time conditions—salling without prior probabic day but it might be

post-

Japan on immediate Mystory Death

his brigade, -*- have poned until later in the week.. notification. Such

Fund.

alliance, taken place in the past and

Secret Debate Possible

"After he had launched his tato boats who in their sodden cloth-

This Fund was recently organised (Reuter). LONDON, June 30 essential and a valuable part of the

It is likely that the House of Mystery has developed about the counter-attack which drove the ing with equipment and arbis night to combine the efforts of the various According to the Correspond- training. They may be expected to Commons will wish to debate on Mr. circumstances surrounding the death enemy into a marsh, there was, otherwise have been drowned. relict agencies throughout the United, ent the offer includes a recur at irregular Intervals.

Churchill's statement and in that of Marshal Balbo. On Saturday in his sector, no more pressure the unit that night but it was not

Sintes. it was impossible to embark all

"guarantee of absolute Japanese Far East Warning

Startu July 4 event, there might be another secret alght the Rome radio announced that during the final withdrawal.

domination in the Pacific and the altting

the plane in which ho was flying "The nature of the exercises pres The House of Lords will also wish was shot down in flames during Inspired: His Months after the last boat had left that The campaign, which begins on In- annexallen by Japan of the

Major,

Jones ceased his self-appointed dependence Day (July 4) is under Dutch East Indies, French Indo cluded the use of radio, otherwist. I to have a debate of a similar king British roid on Tobruk and Libya. The Disunguished Service Orders in and although on the point of taken at the request of United States China, British Columbia, Burgia, would have corrected ther highly during, the week. Wednesday 1 Yesterday morning, however, the include Majör Gilbert Sydney Jones cốlupse; he

Home radio said that there were eight of the Lincoln Regiment who during the ve compares remaining to coa Chivarament officials and with the the Federated Malay Stale

to com-cardini endorsement of Lord Lothian,

· speculativo · Impression created by suggested as the likely da Secret people in the plane with Marshal the withdralval, with complete dis-[pařalivo sale the unit states "Mr. Winthrop Waldwrlch, Singapore and certain Austrailar unofficial speculation of the sudden Lord. Halifax,: the Foreign change in plans luasmuch as the ary, will be the principal. Govern Balbo, and other prominent Italians regard for own safety, worked "On the following

was President of the Fund, and higheat sources last week said the ment speaker.

who lost their lives included the day and night, in a manner which sholled and embed almost ceaselessly The children coming to the United "Fleet Tully intended to go to Pañáma. - It is not yet known

own whether the

Federal Secretary of Tripoll the inspired officers and men alike but domillo his ordeal of the previous States will be those who took refuge **The possibility is seen of a suf- proceedings in the House of Lords editor of the "Corriere Padano

and

"In particular, at Dunkirke on the night, Major, ifancy, assisted to re-la Britain from France, and children den worsening of the Far Earlern will be secret as some Labour peers other important Tripoli officials." * night of Inne 1. standing up to his organise the remsing of the battalion of British peronis, (The Jutter) altuations which may have been a fad are anxious to have the debate in an Turn to age 7, Second Column fire, he assisted exhausted soldiers following night"

Obviously therefore, Marshal chest in water under, "heavy shell and prepare for embarkation the children naturally will be more opën session.

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