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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 18104

五拜瓣 城五月七英港香

FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1940.

日一初月六

Against French

Dramatic British Action

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Fleet Units In Mediterranean

SECOND NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED

IN PROGRESS AT

Italians Rushing to Scene, Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

According to an urgent message from the Geneva correspondent of "Domei"

a second battle between British and French naval

FRENCH BATTLESHIP GOES UP IN FLAMES

The dramatic naval battle between British and French warships at Oran resulted in the of flames. The French battleship Dunkerque being so severely hit that she is now

above is a picture of the Dunkerque.

mass Et

units is now raging in Reporter, Interviewing Women Passengers, Writes Of-

Casablanca harbour.

It is reported that upon receipt; of news, Italian warships rushed towards Oran, apparently with the idea of assisting the French vessels.

Oran, however, is about 600 miles from Casablanca. Casa- blanca is a sea port on the north-

west coast of French Morocco,

and is on the west of Gibraltar,

DISGRACEFUL CONDITIONS

CASABLANCA

ITALIAN WARSHIPS KEPT OUT OF WAY AS TWO FLEETS FOUGHT AT ORAN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, JULY 4 (UP) THE POSSIBILITY OF MARSHAL PETAIN'S GOVERNMENT BREAKING OFF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN, AND OF DECLARING WAR ON HER ALLY IS ENVI- SAGED BY WELL-INFORMED FRENCH QUARTERS IN LONDON,

At 9 o'clock to-night the British authorities said they had no con- firmation of the reports that the Petain Government intends to break off diplomatic relations.

MIGHT DECLARE WAR

However, certain foreign embassies in London believe that France, under Petain, might declare war against Britain in view of the situation created by the naval action at Oran.

That a substantial portion of the French navy had now fallen into British hands, while other important units had been destroyed in the action with British warships, was revealed by Mr. Winston Churchill in

ABOARD EVACUEE LINER the House of Commons

Police at the evacuee pens on the wharves this morning were

If the Hallan units, therefore, in reluctant to allow reporters aboard the evacuee ships.

lend to attempt to aid the

French

now engaged in the Casablanca battle, they must run the gauntlet of the Gibraltar defeuces a risk which t

unlikely they will run,

Italian Floot May Act SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" Rome, July 4, (UP). The official Italian spokesman to-day refused to -confirm or deny sports from abroad alleging that the Italian Beet is going full speed to the old of the French fect.

Ordinary wharf passes

were of no use.

One reporter, however, manag-

ed to get aboard the ship in which the Kowloon women and children were evacuated.

He found conditions aboard the ship deplorable.

Many women have cabins and berths and pre travelling in apparent comfort.

This spokesman diclares that such Information was a military secret."tions

British Lasso5

- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 4 (UP).-British losses in the great. naval battle with the French fleet off Oran were.

But for a large number the condl- aboard the liner are nothing short of Intolerable.

in one

40-50 In One Section For hundreds of Hongkong women and children little provision appears for sanitation. One officer and one seaman to have been made

Between 40 and 50 women wounded.

to share one The crew' of one seaplane miss-section are expected to

less bed space than bath. They hav Ing. This was revealed by the First is permitted by law in Chinese tene- Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. A. V. ment cubicles in Hongkong!

There appears to have been no at- Alexander, in a broadenst from Lon- don this evening..

tempt to arrange accommodation so two or three He said he had received the most that mothers with

travel in solemn assurances that no armistice months' old Lables will

which the apparent comfort. would be signed under French flent would be handed over

10 Germany.

No Portholes

A baggage room below the lowest "But the published terms of the armistice made it clear that there is passenger deck has bern nited out to no other safeguard except the word accommodate forly women and chil-

of the leading aggressor and hydren. It has no poriholes, no ven- henchmen," declared Mr. Alexander.tilation and for sanitation the people who were unfortunate enough to be herded in it must proerad up to the

SPECIAL

Taking Refugo

Evacuees Toast "Bottoms Up" In Hotel As They Leave

scenes renched its

One of Hongkong's most emotional highest pitch between the hours of 10 am, and 11 am. to-day. when crowds of evacuees gathered at the Hongkong Hotel, the Gloucester Hotel and the Hongkong Club.

Portuguese Advised

Leave

To NOW

Told to attend at the Hongkong Hotel at 10 am. the first women showed

Co- their willingness to operate by nrriving botore a.m. Nevertheless volunteer attendents were ready and waiting. The wonen, leading or carrying their children, entered the hotels by the main en- trance and were assembled in the foyer. From here with their sull- cases they mounted the first flight of steps in the bottom. lounge, where they were relieved of their suitcases and received their identification tags.

Dowildered

of

They were also handed at this point the evacuation cards which they had AL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

alled in on Tuesday. Bearing these SAN JOSE, C.R., July 4 (UP)-next floor.

Measures had to be taken by the

Portuguese Nationals of Hong- and mostly looking rather bewildered, The French merchant vessel Orgon took refuge in the harbour at Punta evacuation officials to dissuade some Arenas this afternoon, and another ladies from leaving the ship this kong have been advised, if they they mounted the second night

wish to leave the Colony, to go steps where a nurse directed them to French slip, the Angulena is also morning.

their to Macao or elsewhere now, in the snack bar, become for the mo reported to be approaching the har-

lower deck quarters which even order to obviate any future panic ment, a medical office.

After Inspection here they returned bour.

by third class standards on soy should an emergeney arise, was to Mao's Cafeteria, where as they ship would be considered inade

the statement made by the Act-waited for buses to take them to the quale were almost hysterical.

this Star Ferry, many of them mulged relled

ex-ing Portuguese Consul Mothers who have

French Order

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** NEW YORK, July 4 (UP).--A German radlo report has been inter-

Several ladies who Saw

cepted: hers, stating that France has clusively upon unishs for the morning to representative of the for a last time to the call "Boy" and

at once.".

This report quoted an

+

to-day.

UNDER BRITISH CONTROL One French battleship, he said, four cruisers, and a number of smaller French ships at Alexandria had been forbidden to leave the harbour, and were now under the control of the British navy.

Japanese And Burma Route Closing

Britain Rejects Demands, Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, July 4, (Domei).-Britain has indicated that she Twa French battleships, two cannot comply with the Japanese request as a whole regarding light

cruisers, some sub the cessation of the transport of goods in ald of Chungking- marines, eight destroyers, and

smaller through Burma and Yunnan. 200 approximately "but extremely useful craft". Shigemitsu the Japanese Ambassa- most of which are lying at dor had held a conference with Mr:

R. A. Butler.

ORDERS TO SCUTTLE

LONDON, July 4 (Reu- ter). The French armis. tice delegation reported the incidents between the British and French war. ships at Oran to the Ger- man Armistice Commis- sion.

The official German states: news agency "The leader of the French given Government has orders for the French ships to scuttle themselves if they cannot escape seizure by the British.”.

In referring to Marshal Petain, the German agency used the phrase, “Fuehrer of the French Govern- Joined one another in gimlet or a bringing of their children are Hongko y Telegraph.

ment," cup of lea ordered that any British ships or

because the

The Telegraph was Also informed

Most of them sat quietly and ob- {****........................ planes reaching within 12 miles of specially depressed,

that many Portuguese Nationals had hopeless. French territory must be attacked facilities for caring for children are

conditions will Troopship

ap-aiready left the Colony for Macao, viously too overwhelmed to indulge in hypocritical laughter, but many Italian dispatch saying that the ordor parently prevail during the voyage to Shanghal and Manila in accordance of the children, treating the occasion with the wishes of local authorities.ss a big jambores, clambered up the Although, presumably, some of

These residents will act as advance geilles of the windows to speak to their the passengers will have meals in the dining saloons, others parties to facilitate housing arrange- friends then in Queen's Road

comfort of other

At The Gloucestar Portuguese Nationals' should they be DERLIN, July 5 (UP)-German Turn to Page Z, Sevonth Column ments and the

evacuated at any time.

Entry to the Gloucester Station was made from 'Des Voeux Road. relieved been After the women had

omelal

Manila.

is applicable to continental France

and to French possessions overseas. Petain Indignant

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

dispatches to-day assert that Marshal Petain, the French Premier, has communicated, through the United States Ambassador to France, an indignant protest against Britain's attacks on the French Fleet at Ozon.

ROOSEVELT TO RUN?

Exaggerated Reports

This was revealed to-day after Mr.

Mr. Shigemitsu urged the British Government to take a broader view of the. question for the adjustment of relations between Japan and Britain.

London

Another

message from that the British reply Japanese representations

SAYA

Lo

the

for the

cessation of goods to ald Chungking

through Burma and Hongkong will

was

It is understood the reply despatched to Sir Robert Craigie this morning, and it is expected it will be handed to the Japanese Government during this week-end.

1

LATEST

More Evacuation

Scenes Described

Nearly 50 babies from 12 days old

not be of a nature as to satisfy off and over passed through the medical hand the demands of the Japanese examination conducted at the Hong-

kong Hotel and Gloucester Hotel. Government.

Although a number of invalids and people convalescing from opera- tions were among those, who under- went the medical examinations con- ducted by Government Medical De- partment none were rejected.

Smartly uniformed Hongkong V.A.D. and A.N.S. nurses performed LONDON, July 4 (UP).-The fine work to-duy taking care of ting underwent while their mothers Japanese Ambassador, Mr. their examination

nurses

Shigemitsu Makes Plea SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

bables

Mamoru Shigemitsu, had a con- Some pretty young single ference with Mr. R. A. Butler, were chaffed by friends, who saw Under-Secretary of State for them holding smiling and squealing

babies in the arma Foreign Affairs, this afternoon. Neat while-uniformed nurses ac-

According to Japanese sources, Mr.

the parties of evuçuces, us companied Shigemitsu pleaded that a negative they wended

their way across the to embark British reply to Japan's three de-harbour to

their liner.

1 By p.m. mands would possibly play into

approximately hands of Japanese extremists and evacuees passed through the Hong-

'the

450

embarrass the Yonal Government's kong Hotel and Gloucester Hotel desire to maintain friendly relations medical examination centres. with Britain and the United States,

When approached, the officer in charge of the Hongkong Club evacua- "Closed Door" Policy

tion rentre refused to give the num CHUNGKING, July 4 (Router)ber of evacuees put through during Describing the statement on the xo-the morning.

The

Club Hongkong

-evacuation called "Monroe Doctrine for East

the ameer sald he was too busy to speak Asia" by Mr. Hachiro Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, as a polley to the "Telegraph" over the tele. Turn to Page, Z, Soventh Column phone. When the. Telegraph' re- porter attempted to point out that the Press was merely trying to assist the evacuation oflicers, the receiver was slammed down..

MANILA WON'T TAKE STERLING

♦♦♦♦ Portsmouth and Plymouth have been boarded and taken over by British naval units. The operation, said the Premier. was carried out without resistance or bloodahod, except in the case of the submarine Sucouf ..

"Yesterday morning", he added, A well-known Macuo personality of their suitcases they passed through "we took the greater part of the stated this morning that reports of the Hongkong, Electric Co. show French Fleet under our control or between 20,000 to 30,000 Chinese rooms where, their pass-ports were called upon them to comply with our

According to Information received These dispatches Buy that the

haying arrived in Macao within the inspected and stamped Hongkong requirements, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

While mothers Official Evacuet."

He added that a scuffle arose on the in Tongkong this morning, it is im French Foreign Minister, M. Parl

WASHINGTON, July 4 (Domel) last week were grossly exaggerated; went through this operation, attend- French submarine Sucouf owing to

Chinese had flocked from Hongkong Baudouin, conferred with Mr. Wil

Manila: Ham C. Built at Vichy anul asked President Roosevelt will run for

cession of

This one British sailor was killed and two No reason is indicated in the mes- strange children. that Frence's attitude he communl third Presidential term, with hir, to the Portuguese Colony within the ing nurses rocked gently with a suc- a misunderstanding. As a result, possible to get: sterling exchanged in sago for this, but apparently the President Cordeli Hull, Secretary of State, as past week, but at the most only was only one of the many places British officers and a rating wounded.

faml cated

Immediately to Roosevelt H

candidate for the Vice-Presidency, 3,000 had arrived. Portuguese.

les from Hongkong hind also arrived. where the nurses gave helpful gener-One French officer was killed and one army and navy evacuees experienced

ous attention to the women. Bellev wounded. French official circles are reported state authoritativo strelce here.

Ships In Flames this when they landed there earlier

this week. This statement, which has been He also stated that, there was au

them of their children and Ing

bla to be hoping that President Roosevelt

Referring to. patiently answering a thousand chil

Presumably Gold currency or will urge the British to cease their reported in all the national news-acute shortage of housing

engagement at Oran, Mr. Churchill travellers clieques are acceptable ng attacks on the French Ficet because papers, has caused a sensation bolli modation and advised Portuguese dish and unnecessary questions while It is a gross violation of internation- In Congressional quarters and among residente, who intortale me Turn to Page 2, Sixth Column Turn to Page 2, Fifth Column well as Hongkong currency

Presidential campaigning circles. Macao, to leave in comfortable time,

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