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Former Chief of Staff in Mediterranean British Navy Continues Action

Who was Pre-War Friend of Nazi Fuehrer Against French Battleships

Answers ADMIRAL DETAINED Richelieu

QUESTIONS arising out

of the evacuation raised by readers, and rumours brought to the attention of the "Telegraph" formed the subject of an interview with # Government spokesman this morning.

The result of the interview is! Published below:

Q. When will evacuation of re- maining women and children begin?!

A-An analyals of the number of women and children who are to be evacuated will be made as soon as the registration which began this morning is completed.

Q--What exemptions will bo

made?

A¬Âƒ with carlier cuacuations." Q-What sections of the com- munity are to be evacuated and to whero will they be evacuated?

A--We cannot say at present. The Indian Government is expecting! evacuees from Hongkong; others will be sent to Manila, etc.

Q-How long will the evacuees at present in Manila remain theret

A-We cannot say. They will re- embark for Australia as early as possible, as it is not the intention of the Government to keep them in Manila for a period longer than песствагу.

Q-Is evacuation to Australia compulsory?

A No. But women and children desiring to remain in Blanila, or to proceed to any other country must do so at their own expense, Stuttiar- ly, repatriation will be carried out enly from Australia where, when the time comes, evacuees will be granted pessages back to Hongkong. Every. opportunity will te given avoCUCES to proceed elsewhere than to Aus- trails at their own expense. it is obvious, however, that the Govern ment cannot arrange for repatriation from diferent parts of the world.

Q-las the Australian Govern- Burnt agreed to arrange for the re- ception and maintenance of evacuees from Hongkong?

A-Yes. Women and children who are unable to matutain then- selves will be maintained at Govern- ment's expense,

Q-Is evacuation for the duration of the European war as is repatriation to Hongkong dependent on the local Altualion

A-The entire question depends on the faternational situation. The tocat! situation is tied up with the interna

situation. We cannot say when tional repatriation is possible.

Q-What is the position of stenu- graphers in Government who have bech ordered to evacuate and who have been paid off by the Govern- ment?

A-No unmarried stenographer in the Civil Service was compulsorily evacuated. They were all offered. temporary exemption. Those who evacuated did so voluntarily. We cannot guarantee that they will obtain their old positions when they are re- patriated but every effort" will he made to see that those who are com- petent are given employment in the clull service.

with

Q-Were married women chlidren who are employed in the civil service granted exemption?

ANO

Q-Does Government intend to protect tenants who have leases and who must now give up their homes? Are land

landlords entitled to demanti Lmonth's rent in Heu of notice?

A-Government is obtaining legal advice

on this question. It has been suggested that all tween landlords and tenants

arrangements. be- rendered-vold by the compulsory nature of the evacuation. We sug gest the best thing tenants can do is obtain private legal

vice.

are

QIs it the intention of Govern- ment to forbid the return of evacuees

until decided upo

upon?

to Hongkong

repatriation is

omeially

A. Yes. Shipping companies have been advised not to give passages to any women and children wishing to come to Hongkong, and British con- 'sulates will nut pipe visacs. Only exemptions of an exceptional nature 20117

be made to this ruling. Q-If the H.K.V.D.C. is nobilised will volunteers be expected to "sup.. .port their evacues. wives and children on their army pay?

A-Government has stated that it) arranged for the support of evacuees tulio require assistance.

Q-Does Government intend to ennet legislation on the same lines as that enacted in the Dominions, making it cumpulsory for employers to re-employ after demobliisation any volunteers who may be called

has

Up

A-I don't think so. Hongkong provides problems that do not exial in the Dominions.

Q-Is it a fact that certain steno graphers in Goyorment offices who Turn to Page 2, Fourth Column

BY

SCOTLAND YARD destroyed

SANDBAGS APPEAR IN HONGKONG

FOR THE FIRST TIME in its history, Hongkong is rapidly becoming a city, pf sand bags. All important Government buildings are being protected against bombs, Photo- graph above shows sand boga being laid outside the Supreme Court-Ming Yuen.

Sandbagging The Colony Gov't's. Example

"The Government has set an example in sand- bagging its buildings which Hongkong business houses could well follow," said Wing Commander A. H. S. Steele Perkins, Director of Air Raid Pre- cautions, in an interview this morning.

There are fairly sub- stantial stocks of sand- bags for sale in Hongkong, he believes.

Tentative arrangements to hold a

Colony-wide blackout this month have been cancelled.

"The present month is rather impolitic for such a test but, all being well, we will have

blackout shortly," said Wing Com- mander Steele Perkins.

д

Fighters Swarm To Defend Britain

DRAMATIC RAIDS BY THE R.A.F.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, July 8 (UP)-The Royal Air Force struck heavy blows at Germany to-day after swarms of Nazi planes had sought to pierce the British coast defences for several hours.

So persistently did the Nazi air forces attack that the raids nssumed the scope of a pre-Blitzkrieg stage, and belief is grow. ing that Germany is beginning to "turn on the heat."

The

Nuzi raids, however, Frankfurt, while freight yards and

Soest, Haram, Ruhrortbaten and the Germans, whereas, according Germburg.

Veteram at Brest

of

last

war

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, July 9 (UP),— A sensation was created in London last night when Scotland Yard suddenly swooped on the residence of Admiral Sir Barry Domvile and took him into custody.

Lady Domvile has also been detained.

Sixty-two year old Admira} Domvile, one-time Chief of Staf of the Mediterrancan Fleet, was a member of the Council of The Link", the Nazi propagan- da organisation in London which was suppressed by the Home Secretary in August, 1939.

In Navy Over 40 Years · Admiral Domvile has been in the was the eldest son of Admiral Sir Royal Navy for over 40 years, and Compton Domylle.

During the lust war he served in H.M. ships Mirando,

Tipperary: Lightfoot, Arethusa, Carysfort and Centaur. Promoted Captain in 1918 he was first in the Curacoa and then in the Plans Division of the Naval Staff. He became Chief of Staff of the Mediterranean Fleet

In

1922 and | retired_in_1930__with_the___

rank Admiral. Ha wrols the preface to a book "The Case for Germany" which British publishers refused to issue and which was subsequently published in Germany for distribu- tion in England. He Is a personal friend of Hitler.

DESTROYER TORPEDOED

Admiralty Announces Loss Of Whirlwind

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

proved, expensive and futile tosidings were raided at Isnabruk, LONDON, July 8. (UP),-An

to an Air Ministry communique, The battering óf navul borracks at the R.A.F., scored on all their objectives in the course of wide- spread attacks over the Reich and German-occupied parts of the Continent.

Germany Battered Military targets were bombed with at Ludwigshafen and greet succOSA

New Record Rainfall Fairly Certain

4.1/2 INS. OF RAIN YESTERDAY

Admiralty communique to-day wilhelmshaven Canal basin, Duisberg, stated that the British destroyer. Dunfort and Dutierg during the past H.M.S. Whirlwind was torpedoed 24 hours were other outstanding and sunk yesterday.

Survivors Rescued Hurricanes, Spitros and Messers-

LONDON, July 8. (Router)—It is chnitts engaged, in battle over the southeast coast.cf England during the officially announced that the Des- day

and at

at least three

German royer Whirlwind has been hit by a torpedo ,and subsequently machines were brought down.

On the east coast, a lone Germen Survivors were rescued by another

shilp before the Whirlwind sank, bomber glided-for miles with its engines shut off and arrived over n town without being heard..

This is the first time in the war that the Nazis haye adopted such tactics.

Bank..

French. Attack · British. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH“ ROME, July 8 (UP)—The after- noon newspaper "La Tribuna" pub- lishes a report from Algiers that

fruit,

Surprise Bald Commenting further on the R.A.F. French naval units at Casablanca raids the Air Ministry says that British merchant vessels under con- have been ordered to hunt down British planes made a surprise at voy passing that part of the ocean. tacle on the shambled Leopold Basin The paper says: "It

that at Osterid where Blenheims dropped tits hunt is beginning

seems to benr down from the sky and scored hits Four British ships navigating in urm on the dock gates, an anchored Ger ed. convoy are belloved to live been naval stores, 2 returning out to

to 600

group of French ocean-going sub- into action. alinost before the defences could get marines attacked and sanit a British

cruiser." westerland, Hornum, and the North British Convoy Attackad

Other planes niso bombed Helde, Frisian Islands.

**LONDON,...July 8 (UP)-The: They left visiting cards in the Admiralty announces that a swarm shape, of heavy bombs at Went, of Germán bombers attacked a largo North Ruhs and the airports at British convoy. in the English Amsterdam and Brisacis Channel this afternoon, dropping

A Hudson bomber hit a German many bombs into the sea. supply ship in Willemsoord Harbour. The convoy put up fierce anti- Wilhelmshaven was raided for half aircraft barrage, after which Spltüre

drove of the raiders. Heavy calibre high explosive bombs from the British planes burst in many parts of the ́ären,

which several warships were at anchor.

Last evening's terrific rain storms added another man supply ship, and also set fire to sunk: It is also understood that

four and a half inches, to the year's total rainfall, which now stands at 76.25 inches-only eight inches below the normal for the entire year. Heaviest period yesterday was be-

This new contribution also tween 5 and 0 p.m., during which Th brought July's rainfall up to at the Royal Observatory,

time 1.43 Inches of rain were recorded

inches, short of the normal for night a further 37 points of an inch nine inches which is but six Between 10 and 11 o'clock last

the entire month.

fell, while between 3 and 4 o'clock

43 ins. Off Record

1 now, seems fairly certain that 1940 is to see a new record high rain.

on

| this morning .38 of an inch of rainhour shortly after midnight. Agh Survivors Rescued

was registered at the Observatory.

LISBON, July 8 (UP)—The Bri- fall in Hongkong. With practically tish; steamers. John Holt and Fablan six months to go the aggregate to date arrived here today with 2,000 French

is only 43 inches away from the 1889 troops who are going to France, from

· record of 110 inches,

Morocco vin Gibraltar,

In

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, July 8(UP),

An A large are broke out in the main Admiralty communique ways that "all dockyard y

survivors were rescued by, another Turn to Page 2, Third Column Whirlwind sank"

British ship before the destroyer

+- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" GRENOBLE, July 9 (UP).—British bombers again attacked the beached and semi-wrecked French battleship Dunkerque near Oran to-day.

The Dunkerque has been abandoned by its crew since the first naval engagement, and the British planes are now. making sure that the enemy will be unable to refloat - or repair the warship.

France to Refuses To

A DNB message from Berlin quotes reports from France to the effect that British planes from an aircraft carrier attack- ed French ships off Mers-el- Kebir, near Oran. The report claims that two of the Fleet Air Armi machines wure brought down.

The Press Association in London) has received a message stating that the Royal Nayy took successful nction on July 8 to prevent

Abdicate

King Haakon Defies Nazi Puppets

LONDON, July 8 (Router). King Haakon of Norway has

the incompleted Prouch battleship refused the request to abdicate, Richelieu and other warships from made by members of the Pre- fallling Into enemy hands,

sidential Board of Norway, act- The Richelieu is one of four newing under German influence, battleships of a new

a new type which were

four

uncompleted in French naval yards King Haakon replied: "The tree-

and when the country, was occupied by dom

Independence of the the Germans. Others of the same Norwegian people is the first com class were the Jean Bart, Clemen-mandment of our Constitution, and I cean and Gascogne. The

The Germans follow this commandment and will the Clemenceau had serve the interests of the Norwegian clained that fallen into their hands.

ncople by holding fast my parillon The four battleships were to have and task which the free people gave been of 35,000 tons each, mounting me in 1905.

"If such conditions could be created eight 15-in, and fifteen 0-in, uns Their estimated cost was £7,000,000 in Norway that would permit me and cach. Richelieu was ind down in the Government to return to cratique November, 1938 at the French Naval our work in liberty, we would Yards in Brest.

immediately

The bylous condition-for- such-n-step would be that all foreign milltary forers leave the country."

Blitzkrieg

To-morrow?

Prognostication By Wall Street

'do

SO

Nazi Plot

M. Koht, the. Norwegian Foreign Minister, told "Reuter" that there is no doubt whatever that the whole Turn to Pago 2, Third Column

LATEST

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". NEW YORK, July 8 (UP)~ BUCHAREST, July 9 (Reuter)~~A Wall Street circles are forecast-new development in the political ing that the threatened. Nazi situation arose yesterday when three, blitzkrieg against Britain will ron Guard members of the Govern-

|ment resigned, start on Wednesday, July 10, It is believed that the Hungarian They base this conclusion in claim to Transylvania is again at the fact that the invasion. of issue and that tension centres around

question. Lant Denmark started on April 10, Another factor in the general dis- the invasion of Holland began on quiet is a reliable report that the May 10, and that June 10 mark- Russian Black Sea fleet is manoeuvr- ed Italy's entry into the war. Ing off the Bulgarian port of Varna. However, the market is making no It is thought possible that Russia is response to this guess, or to the other on the eve of making demands for one that President Roosevelt will de- the cession of Dobrudia. cline the Democratic : nomination for the third term because his health will not permit an election campaign.

OTTAWA, July 8 (UP), - Mr. MacKenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, announces the creation of a Department of National Defsuce for Naval Affairs and the appointment, of Mr. Angus MacDonald, Premier of Nova Scotia, as the Minister,

Soo Back Poga For

Further Lata. Navas

Japanese Uproar Over Shanghai Incident

SPECIAL

TO THE "TELEGRAPH":

SHANGHAI, July 9, (UP). —The United States Marines have received the Japanese prot est regarding the arrest of 16 Japanese gendarmes. The protest is at present being translated.

The Japanese army spokesman to-States Marines, together with front day reiterated the seriousness of the page editorials accusing the Marines altuation and added "It depends: en- (of "atrocities and a hostile' attitude." tirely on the attitude America takes.", The newspapers said the reason for Murine circis reiterated Colonel the incident was "America's: insuffi- Peck's statement that the protest clent understanding of the New Order" would be rejected.

In East Asia, M

The local Japanese press this morn

"We are determined to frustrate ing gave prominence to the Japanese this hosille atulude and demand a army charges against the United | Turn to Page 2, Fourth Columm