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二拜禮號二月七英港香

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1940.

日七廿月五

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REFUGEES CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS

Women and Children

To Be Medically Examined On Friday

RUSH TO REGISTER FOR EVACUATION 1,000 Report In The First Hour

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” REGISTRATION OF WOMEN AND CHIL- DREN FOR EVACUATION WAS BRISK AT ALL THE CENTRES THIS MORNING.

IN HONGKONG 740 REGISTERED BE- TWEEN 10 A.M. AND 11.15. AT THE HONG- KONG CLUB 300 REGISTERED IN THE FIRST HOUR, WHILE ANOTHER 300 REGISTERED AT THE GLOUCESTER HOTEL, AND A FURTHER 140 AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

An average of two children per woman were registered, although there were examples of five children being registered.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION DECISION

It was stated this morning that medical examination would be conducted on Friday.

Husbands are permitted to register on behalf of their families if their wives are unable to attend owing!

Įto sickness.

Registration started at

IRELAND

BLANK SPACES IN EUROPE

SWIDE.

the

HUNGARY

EVACUEES Peninsula Hotel at 9.25 to-day

PASS TYPHOON

But Likely To Get A Buffeting

Jowing to the big crowd waiting, and up to 10.15 about 150 had re- gistered.

At the Kowloon Cricket Clubi about 40 registered in the first; 15 minutes.

At the Kowloon Football Club there was no crowding whatever. The work of registrailon went on very smoothly, and in the rst 20 This morning's weather re-minutes about 45 had registered, port would indicate that the

Early Queues 26,000-ton liner which evacuat- Although the registration ed 1960 women and children centres at the Peninsula Hotel, from Hongkong yesterday has the K.C.C., and the Kowloon passed near the centre of the Football Club were not due to typhoon.

open until 10, o'clock, shortly

The liner may have received after nine there was a queue of a buffeting but the typhoon is at least 100 women, many, with

not intense and it is probable their children-despite

the

FUMANIA

YUGOSLAVIA

BULGARIA,

This interesting map tu the New York "Post" shows as much of Europe as is not at this moment under Totalitarian domina- tion, principally Nast. As a result of events of the past few daya Rumania may now be excluded from the map and the

American newspaper has failed to include Portugal.

that the main effect was blinding order published yesterday that Parachutists Aid Soviet Occupation

rain squalls,

children, unless needing vaccina-

At 10 o'clock this morning the tion, were not to be taken-

typhoon was 160 miles east-north-waiting outside the Peninsula

cast of the Colony—between Hong-| Hotel. kong and Pratas Islands-and the

Even larger crowds attended the

centre appears to be moving towards Kowloon Cricket Club long before the const to the south of Macao.

Plenty Of Rain Forecast

the centre opened.

The walling women and children An official of the Royal Observatory were accommodated on chairs and told the "Telegraph": "There will¦ benches outside of the centres unill probably be plenty of rain squalls as cfficials were ready to start registro- soon as the depression hits the coast. tion.

"The barometer at 10 a.m. lower than it has been for some time./ It is not expected that there will be any destructive winds.

was

Registration Starts At 9.15 at 0.15 was so great that it was The crowd at the Peninsula Hotel decided to advance the 1lme for re-

At no ume since it was tratton pietration by three-quarters of an ported on June 20 has the typhoon hour, and the women started re- shown any algns of intensity."

Increase-In Excess

gistering forthwith. has been converted into a vaccination

One of the wine cellars at the Hotel

centre.

of Russian anti-piracy

That the Chinese are beginning to this evacuation seriously was

RUSSIAN FLEET OFF RUMANIA

BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter)-According to reports from usually well-informed sources, Russian warships are off Rumanian Black Sea ports.

Reports of a clash between 2,000 workers and Rumanian troops at the Black Sea port of Galatz yesterday are now officially

Balkans Situation

BORDER FIGHTING REPORTED

Amongst the hundreds which Profits Tax nwalted, registration at the KC.C. WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuter). early to-day were wives of several -President Roosevelt has requested members Congress to enact a steeply graduated guards. Excess Pronta Tax applicable to both

take. Individuals and corporations.

The President has made no special indicated by the fact that long before suggestions regarding the rate or the offices of the O.S.K, opened this

of the tax but it is believed in morning a large crowd of Chinese BUCHAREST, July 1 (UP). Field- Congressional circles that the tax will waiting admittance to book passages be similar to that levied during the on the Shirogani Maru which la sal--According to reports, as yot Turn to Paga 5, Third Column

Great War.

Italian Priests May Leave Hongkong.........

The "Telegraph” understan da that the Government has issued instructions to Italian priests in Hongkong to be prepared. to leave the Colony before July 26.

About 85 Catholle priests would be. If they leave the Colony, the affected by the order if it is enforced. majority of the Italian priests would The order would not apply, to the probably join Catholle Missions in the Vicar Apostolle for Hongkong, Mons: interior. Valtorta;

It is understood that Mons, Valtorta The order would not apply to is now negotiating with the Acting Italian nuns in the Colony, it is under- Governor regarding the situation.

Blood,

SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

unconfirmed, fighting has broken out on the Rumanian-Hungarian frontier. Ne

In connection with the re- ported clnahes on the Rumanian Bulgarian border, It is stated that the fighting broke out opposite Mounty Durostor near the Danube.

There is no official confirma- tion of these reports.

Rumania's Foreign Policy BUCHAREST, July 1 (Reuter),- Interest is now centred in the marked and crucial change in Rumanian foreign policy.

All rellable evidence available here Indicates that the parallel policy

confirmed.

A Ministry of the Interior communique states: "A crowd of 2,000 workmen, waiting at Galatz under a military escort

to leave for Bessarabia on the evening of June, 80, attempted demonstrations because the train was late and tried to depart.

"When summoned to stop, they re- fused and the troops opened fice...

"There were several dead and in- jured. A number of arrests were made. ++

"Order was soon re-established." | Quick Occupation BUCHAREST, July, 1 (Router) - occupation of Rumanian territory Soviet troops are now completing the coded to the Soviet

At some points where they over- withdrawn their troops to within the shot their now, boundary, they have agreed limits.

Occupation has been achloved two and

half days ahead of schedule, rapidity being due, in some cases, to the use of parachute troops.

a

The Bessarablan town of Bolgrad, for example, was occupied by meuns ahead of the retiring Rumah- lan troops,

Here are some of the three thousand Chinese refurces at a Government camp near the border. They have all been told that they 'can_return to their homes In Japanese-secupled territory and that; they will obtain safe custody through the Japanere lines. But many still hesitate.

Rumania Renounces Guarantee

LONDON, July 1 (Reu- ter).--It is reported in London that Rumania har renounced the British guarantee of her integrity.

It is pointed out in diplomatic circles that since the guarantee was

unilateral, the Rumanian decision does not affect the British Government's freedom to decide for itself whether circum- stances calling for imple- menting the guarantee have, or have not arisen.

Gorman Soldiers Land On Demilitarised British Territory Off Coast Of France

NAZI

OCCUPATION

OF CHANNEL ISLDS.

LONDON, JULY 1

(UP).-IT WAS OFFICIALLY ADMITTED TO-NIGHT THAT GERMAN TROOPS HAD LANDED ON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS,

The Ministry of Information announces that telegraph and telephone communications with the Channel Islands have been cut off as a result of enemy occupation. No further details were announced.

DEMILITARISED ZONE.

LONDON, July 1 (Reuter).—It is officially announced. RAIDS ON that German landings have been made in Jersey and

GERMANY

Bombs Dropped In

Oil Refinerios

LNDON, July 1 (Reuter)-

Guernsey.

The Ministry of Information states: "As has already been announced, the Channel Islands have been de- militarised.

"It is now learned that enemy landings have been The Air Ministry news service, made at Jersey and Guernsey, Telegraphic communica- describing bombing raids over

Germany, says that the. Ham- tions have been cut and no further information is at burg oil refineries were subjected present available."

to heavy bombing with high ex-

plosive and incendiary bombs,

JERSEY OCCUPIED

news

fires breaking out in many parts Tho official German of the target areas.

agency claims that the island of Heavy bombs were also dropped Jersey was occupied by the Ger- aeress the Bremen oll refineries and mans and that Guernsey has a quay was also hit.

been partly occupied. Ammunition Dump Hit

The agency says that the partial North-weat of Haltern one raider occupation of Guernsey was the re- witnessed the last stages in the des-sult of a coup-de-main carried out by truction of what he believed to be an the German Air Force.

The occupation of Jersey ammunition. dump, accomplished by

effected "In an equally surprising an earlier attack.

mosiner.“ Releasing his own bombs, the pilot The agency further claims that two anw a series of explosions going, in British

fighters

the of

Bristol two lines at right angles and covering Blenheim type were shot down in 20,000 square yards.

netion against Guernsey,

Railway despatch yards at Hamm, already damaged in many ralds, were again attacked and a part was set on fire.

WEATHER TURNS BACK RAIDERS

Japanese Bombers

Over Hupeh CHUNGKING, July 1 (Reuter) Ninety-nine bombers attempting to raid Chungking yesterday morning turned back owing to bad weather.

They dropped their boinbs on Patung in. western Hupeh on the Yangise, near the Szechuen border.

Japanese planes raided Slan yester day.

A squadron of Chinese bombers! raided, Japanese troops in the vicinity of Yangchao on June 20,

W Chiness In Kaifeng

Chinese troops again

entered

was

EVACUATION TO CANADA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH":

TORONTO, July 1-(UP)-About

1,200

British school- evacuated children .comprising the first con! tingent, will arrive in Canada next week,

After this they will arrive in weekly batches of about 300.

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Situation Said

Cause for Evacuation

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

Kolfeng yesterday morning, accord- LONDON, July 1 (UP)—According to semi-official circles in

London, the main reason for the evacuation of British women to Chinese claims, While the Chinese air force con- and children from Hongkong is the food situation... tinued to bomby Japanese troop con-

centrations in the vicinity of Ichang. Meanwhile the Belush Government | It was also declared that the

that the Japanese detachment, it is reported, refuses to take official notice of the accuration of the Japanese toilitary crossed the Yangtse River opposite Japanest. announcement Tchang, in the morning of June 30,

In other instances, mechanised which Gefmmy and Russia have so columns advanced on the German

practice of giving 24 hours notice authorities, in South China the far, followed is now at an end. Hence-model but this is nscribed rather to The Chinese claim that the Japan- of Japanese, troop movements on the Britain had betrayed Japanese troop forth Rumanian polley is expected to the Sovint desire to see something can on the south bank were mapped Hongkong border le to be diacon- movements to the Chinese was

tinued.. Tum to Pago 5. Third Column Turn to Pago 5, Fourth Column | up yesterday.

"completely untrue'”