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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH July 1, 1940.
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NOW is the time for all good men and women to come to their own aid-by|| ADDED ALHAMBRA "EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK ensuring that they have a splinter-proof shelter.
Most houses provide a high degree of protection against the effects of a bomb falling nearby; in every home there is a spot which, with little trouble, could be converted into an air raid shelter.
Sir Alexander House, Chief Engineer to the Ministry of Home Security, stated recently that all householders should determine this spot and prepare it as a refugo without delay.
What to Look For
Here are some expert hints on how to select the domestic re- fuge corner:
Have ая many 13in-thick walls round you as possible; 9in. walls which your house probably has give useful protection;
A amall or narrow room la pre- ferable: the ceiling is less likely to collapse;
Avoid rooms with large windows, and particularly bay windows;
Klichen or scullery is often the best room, particularly if the door faces the next house or a garden wall.
Whatever you do, suppress your curiosity to look out of windows or doors that was how most of the Clacton casualties were caused.
Export Advico, 10s. 6d. The Ministry of Home Security has arranged for members of the Instl tutes of Architects, Engineers and Surveyors to call at houses for a fee of 10s. 6d. and Live short written! report on how to adapt a house as
air-raid shelter.
an
LATE
TOKYO, July 1 (Reuter)
NEWS
At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the War Fund passed the $1,238,- 000 mark.
Six large submarines left for China inst week but this was a routine re- placement of six old-type sub- marines, which are returning Manila.
•
•
to
MANILA, July 1 (Heuler).-The Changes in Japan's policy seem in-report that American destroyers are dleated by n conference of War on their way to Hongkong from Oftes heads which was held on Manila is entirely erroneous, accord- Saturday afternoon.
ing to U.S. naval authorities here. At this conference, according to the It is stated that should any ad- "Nich! Nich Shimbun," the Army ditional vessels be required at fenders reached the agreement that Hongkong they will be sent from the the Army would "unanimously adopt China Station. an attitude as strong as iron and rush for its objectives" in connection with the "present golden
The "Nichi Nichi," which is re
opportunity t cognised as the Japanese Navy organ, says that the Army leaders are deter-
MANILA, July 1 (Reuter). The mined to "dispel the rumour that the Army advocates the avoidance of U.S. Army authorities will handle the friction with Great Britain and the disembarkation of Hongkong eva- United States in the construction of of cuces, half of whom will be accum- modated at Manila and half at new order in East Asia.
Another sign of the feeling in Baguio. various quarters here is the resolu- Full details of how to protect tion passed yesterday by the Kaka- The military, authorities announce homes are published in a Ministry of Jama faction of the Seiyukal Parly that the former Key Post men who Home Security booklet called "Your
that the
will strength are now undergoing special training Hone as an Alr-Rald Shelter" (4. The
Axis and will parade at Whitfeld Barracks and post free from the Stationery Of-shall make
advance." the Murray parade ground as usuni fice).
comments lo-day and to-morrow.
Japan's new order in establishing Too many of the Anderson garden East Asia the real raison d'etre must main banking institutions in the shelters have not been erected, it is be to conceive this objective as an Colony when they closed their doors stated. Where they can be sunk 3ft, or 4ft, the earth from the excavation inseparable link in the whole chain this afternoon.
A bank official told the of construction of a
Hon of a new world order. provide all, or nearly all thatIt is
The run has been similar which cause graph"; only
foo obvious is required to cover the shelter Japan shoult take up," the paper in many respects to the one we had properly.
"In East Asia a big force is at last August and September.
"Most Pointing out that the earth may present at work, destroyed the statusį
of the customers have to come from another part of quo. This selenin fact must be noted Chinese, either withdrawing their the garden, the Ministry comments: and it must b erecognised that this deposits or either jewellry and other "No householder should think more fact alone decides Japan's toelles." in these times of his flowers than of his family.
will
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The
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says.
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Hundreds of people still packed the
valuables from safe deposits. "There has also been a
The
Tele-
are
consider-
run on the savings banks.
crowds are mosi orderly and although police have been stationed
to keep control of the situation their presence is hardly necessary.
EVACUATION SCENES
women
A total of 1,000
and children departed from Hongkong this afternoon by the Cunndian Pacifle liner.
They are the first evacuees. They comprise Navy and Army officers' wives and familles; Hongkong Noval Volunteer Force wives and families, and the wives and families of members of the Royal Navy and Hongitong garrison.
The scenes aboard the ship, which
Jeft from the _naval.dockyard wharf,
were
amazing.
Every available inch of space has been taken up to accommodate the women and children.
In the cabins, the bunks have been quadrupled one above the other und the space in between is Alled with camp beds only two or three inches apart. There are innumerable fants abourd. the chip.
-
The evacuees are having their first taste of fe aboard a war-time troop transport. The liner only recently returned to Hongkong after taking
from Australia troops
10 Palestine accommodation and the
for the is still intact and now being the Hongkong evacutes. recreation rooms and
All
troops is used for
to lounges In the one-time luxury trans-Pacife Iner have been stripped
to of their fittings in order muke room for camp stretchers.
BEGINS WEDNESDAY
JULY 3
CASH ONLY!
The evacuees had thele firs; men! aboard the ship at uffin-time when they received
ived troop transport fare consleting of potato soup, "passers" stew and board and cheese,
Husbands, brothers and sweet- hearts were permitted to remain aboard the ship until 3.15 p.m. As this edition went to press they were still coming down the gangway and luggago was still being holsted aboard. The vessel expects to de- part at 4.30 p.m.
Even in "the cubina aasigned lo wives and families of officers the space is cramped and families must share cabins. About 80 wives and (children of members of the H.K.N.V F. are abourd.
A high evacuation official told the Telegraph": These Deople are lucicy. When the liner sets off on Friday with her second passenger Bat, she will have 4.000 evacuees aboard-more than twice the number Aboard to-dny."
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TOKYO, July 1 (UP)-Japanese CANADA TO BUY Kenya On Full War
Foreign Omce spokesman said 10-
day. We are unable to understand
the reports from Hongkong regard-
MUNITIONS
Footing
ing the evacuation.. We did not OTTAWA, June 30 (Router)—It is NAIROBI, June 30 (Reuter)-IL-14 request the evacuation of Ilongkong announced that as from to-morrow officially announced that the Govern in connection with the protest over the Canadian Department otment's complete power of control the Burma supplies.
Munitions and Supply. will assume over persons and property for the "We have certain plans relating to the work previously done in Canada prosecution of the war, contained in the Burma route; however, we must by the British Supply Board, and will the Emergency Powers Defence Bill awall the British_reply."
place orders direct for the British passed last month, now appllca to
Kenya. Ho sald Japan had not received a Government. reply to the request that British and French troops withdraw from Sharig
Mr. C. D. Howe, the Minister of Transport, who is also in charge of mately $75,000,000 and commitments munitions, announced that since the approximating a further $50,000,000 Itumours of Impending Volunteer outbreak of war, orders of approxi-had been undertaken in Canada. Corps mobilisailon were denied to
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, day by the corps, adjutant, Captain Thursday, It is not intended at the at 1 and 9, Wyndham Streat in the City of Victoria, Hongkong. present stage to call up any of the units of the corps.
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