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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 4, 1940.

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TRIBUNAL compulsory and he wanted to join,

CONVENES

Eighteen Residents Have

Cases Considered

The Compulsory Service Telbunal nel in the Council Chamber yester- day, when the cases of 18 British subjects were dealt with. Six were posted to the Essential Services Group, two to the Key Post Group, six to the Combatant Group, and total

exemptions were given in two in- atances,

thought that the Pollee could have told him what units he could have joined.

The Chairman said the matter was out of the control of the Police. The Tribunal would have no hesitation in assigning Mr. Nicholson Im- mediately in a day or two.

Asked whom he had gone to see about joining the Volunteers when he had arrived, Mr. Nicholson replied that he had gone to the Registration Office.

The Chairman: I hope that you won't feel it is a reflection on you Tribunal. Everyone has to come. because you have to come before the

Assimming Mr. Nicholson to the Combatant Group, the Chairman re- marked: "I am sorry you have been delayed. I hope it would not occur again."

Tribunal members comprised His Honour Mr. E. H. Williams (Chair- Juan), the Hon. Sir Henry Pollockt, K., K.C. Cuinmander W. P. Me-

Mr. S. T. Doughty, of Talkoo Carthy, R.N., Major R. E. Moody, Dockyard,

assigned to the Mr. H. V. Willcinaon, D.s.C., and Mr. Fanential Services. A 47-year-old Bramall Burgess, 'Clerk to the engineer, Mr. Doughty said he had Tribunal.

An employee of the South China!

Woo

been in the last war.

Morning Post, Mr. E. G. Angel, pro Doughty was over the age for the The Chairman sald that Mr, duced a letter from his employers requesting that he be allotted, I Combatant Group but he could join possibic, two afternoons' training at if he wished. Mr. Doughty re- week, as had been done to other plied that his work was essential.

members of the staff.

The Chalman remarked that Mr. Angel was 20 years of age and that untess he could show good reasons he would be placed in the Combatant Group.

Also over the age for joining the Combatant Group, Mr. J. F. Frely. of Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd., was posted to the Essential Services.

Given Exemption

An exemption of two months was

Mr. Angel replied that technically he was outelde the Ordinance as he was an Australian and not a resident granted to Mr. L.. B. Howell, who is Hongkong 011 business. Mr. of Hongkong, having been here for two months only. Ite was a tem-lowell sald that he expected to end porary employee of the Morning Posts work here by the end of the and had intended to stay here from month, and then he would go back six to eight months. However, he to Shanghai, where his head office would like to state that he had no Shanghai. He had been unable to was. Actually, his home was in objection at all to doing service.

Chairman: 1 think the proceed to Hankow, and he was here situation is that we are obliged tog up the time, He had been follow the provisions of us or detailed to clear off his cargo as soon dinance, which does not apply to you, and therefore

is done our duty towards you. We have no power over you, and you are discharged.

The

Mr. Angel was informed that if he wished he could of course Join the Hongkong Volunteers.

T. Blackburn, of the Blue Mr. Funnel Line, was posted to the Essential Services Group. He also letter from his employers produced and sold that he came, to Hongkong two months ago and was only here temporarily. He had seen service in the Inst war, and was slightly lame as a result of that.

possible and to ship it away. Previously, he had had four-and-half yerast active service

Having been in the Volunteers - fare, Mr. A. R. Kinross said he would like to return to the Volunteers, und for three months. It was revealed asked that his position be left opened that he had been medieally unft und now it was a question of re-assign- mest as there was a new certificate.

After stating that he desired to return to the Volunteers, Mr. Kinross said that he may undergo an opera- tion. It was decided that his position be left open for three months.

Being aged 57, Mr. R. A. Brown was told that unless he himself wished, he could not, be required to A new arrival in the Colony. Mr. Join the Combatant Group. Mr. V. J. Kookel, was posted to the Brown was placed in the Essential Combatant Group. He said that be Services,

was a hotel assistant and had em- ----ME}} --.--Bustard,—tediníeat playment in Hongkong

Eupervisor of the Blue Funnel and I was stated that Mr. Kooktel knew Glen Lines, was placed in the, Com- the French, Russian and Malayan batant Group. He had had no mili-languages. tary training

Thut he had intended to join the his assignment u the Combatant Having previously appealed against Volunteers before he had been called Group, Mr. L. A. Lewis was assigned up to the Tribunal was what Mr. C to the Essential Services Group. O. Nicholson, mercantile assistant,

It was explained that when Mr.

sald. He also stated that he had Lewis appealed, the Appeal Tribunal

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Put Them Back'-Police

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Germans used such inflated rubber boats as these to put her grey- green troops Into Holland. Great German seaplanes alighted Nieuwe Maas and sent soldiers paddling ashore in the collapsible craft.

on

RAMSEY, Isle of Man. LANDLADIES ordered by the Government to fill their houses with enemy aliens this year instead of with British holiday- makers tried recently to smuggle some of their own valuables, in- cluding spoons and table linen, out of their own homes.

Police were keeping watch, pounced on the landlodies, and ordered them to take the things back.

Hotels, boarding houses and private homes on Mooraghi Promenade, one of Ramsey's favourite holidny places, i are being taken over,

Government valuers began to make in Inventory to-day of tlie things in the houses.

Some of the hotel and boarding- house keepers were indignant when I spoke to them. Others accepted the situation with a shrug.

Two sections of the order, made by the Manx Governmeal at War Office request, trouble them most.

(1). "You, will leave all furniture, bedding, linen, cullery, crockery and utensils in the house.

(2) "The question of compensation for disturbance will form the subject of a separate communication at a later date."

The owner of the Peveril Hotel put her ease to me: "We have fourteen guests at the house. Like us they have only until Saturday to find somewhere else to go. We cannot start another hotel without furniture. even if we could and one.

"We don't mow when we shall get! compensation. It may not be until after the war. What can we do in the meantiine?"

She had good bookings for the summer, especially from parties.

The aliens, several thousands of. them, will be relieved to know that they are to spend their time in one of the pleasantest and safest places In Britain.

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A senior naval officer recently described how the British

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Mr. Nicholson said that he had made altempts to join the Volunteers earlier, and added that he thought | he would like to register sort of

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Two blockships were sunk, one; athwart the other, right in the canal itself close to the lock.

It is an even better cbstruction

the blackship was able to sicer herself again,

Ship Blown Up Overhead squadron of Heinkela Mr. Lewis sald that he had no than the historie one laid down bombed and machine-gunned the A.I.P. training at all. Is head-1918, when naval forces under Sir crews, some of them very young protest about this matter. He went quarters were in New York, and Roger Keyes sank two obsolete seamen but without success. to the Police on the third day after there was an office in Hongkong and cruisers filled with concrete. his arrival in Hongkong as he hut others in Chungking, Rangoon and been warned that service here was Slam. He had to travel as he was

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Employed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Mr. J. D. McClatchle was posted to the Combatant Group. I was sald that he served in the last war from 1015 to 1018.

the near

The operations took place in early mornings of May 25 and May [27.

On the first occasion the Job was not completed to the satisfaction of the naval authorlies, So

It was repeated with better results.

Mr. R Ralston of the Chartered Preliminary scouting and marking Bank was also posted to the Com- of the channel, the blockships had to butant Group. He was assured that take was necessary on the part of the if there were to be any transfers in naval vessels concerned..

Lho Bank there would be no dimculty in arranging matters,

Attacked By Bombers

The second ship came in, drew up near the first and went down as in tended.

TRY TO GET FINES BACK

been was

A recent High Court decision has One of the blockships grounded

enable for-opened a duor which might the canal entrance but,

motorists who have been fined for piers

their tunately, got off between the

disobeying a road sign to get and the blockships, under escort money back.

canal into nosed their way up the

But not many are likely to try to position.

The switch designed to explode use it. one ship was pressed, but nothing happened. She was re-buarded Judges in an oppent ruled that by engineers, who repaired a defendant may not be convicted of cable, cleared away again, and at this offence unless there has the second attempt blew the ship definite evidence that the sign

of the prescribed size, colour and Inwfully description, and had been placed on or near the road.

Recently transferred to Hongkong,

Police officers have not normally The object was to sink the ship, if Mr. F. D. Roberts of Messra, Butter-

The crews of these two ships had given such evidence, nor have fleld and Swire was assigned to the possible, on the lock sill. That was evacuated themselves into rowing magistrates asited for it.

found impossible because a dredger boats which now began a short but Key Post Group. He had been re- had already been sunk there, presum-swift pull along the canal to the convictions are, technically, illegal.

Thus the great majority of such cently transferred to Hongkong and was connected with shipping activi-ably by the Belglans. But the final rescue ships awaiting them.

An Automobile Association official, result was just as complete..

After the operation had been com- however, said it would not advise Mr. E. P. H. Samuel was posted to discovered on the way by a bombing noticed Belgians ashore raising their this offence to

On the Crst eccosion the force were picted observers on one of the ships members who have paid fines for

naval feat: The whole operation Mr. C. C. Shilton was exempted. squadron, which attacked it heavily arms in salutation of a successfulvictions quashed to get their con- of a He sold he was not a resident of but there were no hits,

In ninety-nine cases out A smail

I ship sent ahead for pilot-covered about five hours, Hongkong and was a commercial

hundred the motorist has been fined came under close traveller. He was 54 years old and ing purposes

During the last war Zeebrugge was for an offence he knows he has com-: was only a temporary resident of machine-gun fire.

extensively used by German sub-mitted," he said."- Hongkong

The end of the mole could be seen marines, which were sent in separate "We would not advise them to try Mr. J. A. Simpson, Installation but it was found impossible In the parts overland to assembly yards on to get their cases reopened on such Engineer of the Asiatic Petroleum prevailing sea conditions to take the the canal bank, and there pieced a small technical point as this." Company. was posted to the Key blockships right into the canal.

together and rent out into the Chan-

ties.

the Combatant Group.

near the end of the mole and the

remainder of the force withdrew.

Post Group. He was recently trans- They sank themselves. further outingi, ferred to Hongkong and was unable to say how long, he would remain here:

he might be transferred to the China Coast at any time,

Also of the Asintle Petroleum Company; Mr. L. Smith was assigned to the Essential Services. He came to Hongkong from the Philippines, and it was stated that he was the chief accountant at the A.P.C. in the absence of Mr. Young, He expected to return to the Philippines at the end of the year.

"The second and, successful ex- pedition was again spotted by Ger-| ||

Juliana Expects Baby Will Bo Born In Sussex

man aircraft and heavily attacked. Princess Julians hopes that her The necessary marks were put third baby will be born in Susrex. down, but the helm of the, leading

Beatrix and Princess blockship broke down,..

Princess

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Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary fasued yesterday saya: Irene, are being taken to safety by The morning'a session was on the A small ship was sent alongside Jonkheer Roell, friend of Prince quiet side,

to set as tug while engineers work-Bernhard. For the present Princess

ed desperately at the helm, which Juliana is staying with friends in was presently -- act to rights, and Londoh.

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