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FOUNDED 1031-

No. 10206

-拜禮 號一七月七英港香 MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940.

日八十月六

16 PERTINENT QUERIES ABOUT EVACUATION HON. MR. LEO D'ALMADA WANTS TRUTH FROM THE GOVERNMENT

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CONCERNING GOVERNMENT'S EVACUATION SCHEME WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT ITS COMPULSORY NEXT MEETING, ON THURSDAY, BY THE HON. MR. LEO D'ALMADA, JR.:

(1) Was the recent compulsory evacuation of women RMU

children from the Colony at the Hongkong Officer And Ship Fails To Return

order of the Home Government

or directed by the Hongkong Government?

(2) If the former, was the order Ini terms that only British women) and children of pure European| descent should be evacuated?

(3) If the answer to (2) is in the affirmative. did Government draw the attention of the Homej Government to the follow:

(*) that there is in the Colony a

DARING SUBMARINE

CREW ARE MISSING

LONDON, Dec. 18 (Br, Wireless),-HM.S. Salmon, the 670-ton British submarine which sank the Nazl cruiser Leipzig, torpedoed largo number of British another cruiser of the Blucher class, sank an ocean-going U-Boat and women and children who are permitted the Bremen to escape destruction is presumed lost. not of pure European descent?]

(b) e consequent discrimination

Lieut. Comdr. Bickford and his crew of 40 men are considerably

Involved in the said order? overdue, according to an Admiralty announcement.

(4) If the answer to (1) is that the

said evacuation way directed

The patrol in which HLM.S. Salmon became famous. has been

by the Hongkong Government, described in naval circles as the most eventful which has fallen to any will Government stašo its rea-submarine in this or the last war. sons for limiting # as indicated in (2)?

The Soptember Schomo

WAS IN HONGKONG

The man in charge of H.M.S. Salmon was Licut, Commander E.

aknown in sporting clrcles here.

O. Bickford, who was in Hongkong until late in 1937 and was well Captain, Bickford, D.S.O., who

submarine Salmon, which is now was in command of the daring presumed lost with its entire

(5) Is it not a fact that

(a) before September 1030

schere had been drawn up

Lieut. Commander Bickford served In Hongkong as First by Commitee.appointed by Lieutenant aboard H.M.S. Odin. Government, which scheme provided for the evacuation

He was transferred from Hongkong in 1937 to take up the inter alla of women and chill-Submarine Commanding Officers course at Fort Blockhouse (H.M.S. dren who are British Sub-Dolphin, Portsmouth). He received his promotion in August, 1938- lecist

just over a year ago, and was then placed in command of H.M.S.

(b) that the said Committee re Salmon on Mediterranean Station.

commended "selective evacua- tion" ir the available accommodation fell short of requirements and suggested further

reasonable! baald for determining the order of selection would be: (1) Naval and Naval Volun

teer families: (1) Military,

B.A.F. and

The King decorated Lieut. Cdr. Bickford of the submarine Salmon for their brilliant submarine expleli,

that

H.K.V.D.C. families; (1) Civilian farullies. (c) that those to whom

operation of the scheme-SDL entrusted were unequivocally informed that. upon an evacuation. and irrespective of the question or GC- commodation, the sald order of selection or precedence would be observed?

(d) tha

that before September 1939) personnel had been recruited for. purpose putting the

the occasion.prose?

In addition, His Majesty awarded the DS.C. to Lieut. Maurice Fairfax Wykeham Martin, First Lieutenant and Torpedo Officer of H.M.S. Salmon; all of whom are still believed to have been aboard when the ship went out on the mission from which it has falled to return.

Eight members of the crew have received the D.S.M., while others have received promotions and advancements.

BALTIC STATES BECOME SOVIET

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).The German news agency scheme into operation when reports that the Lithuanian Minister of the Interior declared that Lithuania will be a Soviet Socialistic Republic at a meeting of operate al short Parliament (o-day.

Minister is

(e) that the sald scheme was de

signed to

DEGER DİG

(f) notice? regards the recent added that a Soviet constitution will SYDNEY CAPTAIN

evacation there WAR question of short notice?

Who's To Pay

no be introduced immediately.

The Lithuanian Parliament subse- quently unanimously agreed to this! course, the report adds.

Four Proposals

DECORATED LONDON, July 21 (Rester) -11 i

crew.

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Attacked By Bandits

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THIS IS ONE OF the many Nazi raiders which have been brought down in England during the past month, Raids on England, and retaliatory raids on Germany, are increasing in Intensity, according to Jatest reports from London,

Britain To Meet £800,000,000 Deficit

9$

6d IN THE £ INCOME

TAX IS FORECAST

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).—An increase in income tax generally is accepted as inevitable in the supplementary war budget which Sir Kingsley Wood, the. Chancellor of the Exchequer, will introduce in the House of Commons on Tuesday, says "Reuter's" Lobby correspondent.

Some quarters anticipate that the rate of tax

there may be some recasting of income tax limits in order to bring within the scope of the tax sections of the community who hitherto have not been affected by it.

will be raised by as much as two shillings while Brilliant

MUST FIND £800,000,000

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is faced with the problem of bridging a gap of £800,000,000 between diture and revenue

Apart from Income Tax, other Budget speculations suggest a readjustment of the super-tax limit so as to make it payable on incomes of £1,000 and over

HITLER WAITING

expen-

SHANGHAI, July 21 (UP). instead of the present starting FOR REPLY

Japanese reports from Peiping Say the French Consul-at-Tient- sin, M. Louis Colin and wife re- turned safely to the Embassy after ten bandits had fired on his car 11 miles east of Tungchow.

One bullet hit the radiator, however M. Colin did not halt the car until the bandits were out of sight where- upon he abandoned the automobile and walked to Tungchow.

WORLD LAUGHS

MELBOURNE, July 21 (Reuter). AT HITLER

Dorisive laughter from Britons throughout the world was the answer the Prune

point of £1,500.

Likely Increases Tobacco, spirits, wine, beer and

petrol are among other taxes which are widely expected to bo in

creased.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

Raids By R.A.F. On Germany

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter). -During Saturday night, a force of R.A.F. bombers attacked the enemy naval base at Wilhelm- shaven, says an Air Ministry communique.

oll

It adds: "In the face of violent" opposition, our aireraft penetrated to their objectives BERLIN, July 21 (UP).and bombed the dockyard. Forty-eight hours after Hitler's "Our aircraft also bombed speech Germany has not yet re-refineries at Hamburg and Bremen, ceived an answer from Britain and shipping in the harbour of

Enden. and Hitler has not yet unleashed his "great offensive."

Widespread Havoc "Other military objectives.altacked

Ruhr and Holland and Belgium. depots in central Germany included aircraft factories and oil in the "Five of our bombers, were lost In their oprations.

The Budget is also expected to.be framed with a view to restricting but of all non-casential goods, and said: "They should not think they consumption not only of luxury goods

One well Informed German quarter therefore it is believed that one of will be able to gain time by not purchase tax which will fall most long as he considers necessary bul heavily on luxury commodities, not a day longer,"

the main features will be a graduated answering. Hitler will wait just so

ST. JOHN

Minister, Mr. B. G. Menzies, at a rall AMBULANCE

(8) If the answers to (5) (a) and (b) are in the affirmative will

oficially announced that Captain here, Government state why the said

John Augustus Collins at H.MAS. Hitler's piety in the speeches, sald The following proposals are stated Sydney has been made a Companien Mr. Menzies, had not been borne out scheme and order of precedence to have been placed before the of the Order of the Bath and that by the blood-stained battlefields. were abandoned in favour of Lithuanian Parliament: the evacuation as in fact car-i (1) The question of the acceptance Omeer of the destroyer force is of humanity,. freedom, and security. Commander Hugh Nicolson, Senior Britain would riot abandon the cause ried out?

of the new constitution; (7). Who is to bear the cost of the

awarded a bar to the D.S.O, which he Hitler must answer for the hardships The question of co-operation already holds. recent evacuation?

with the Soviet;

of Europe. These awards are (3) Regulation of the land ques-esult of the sinking of the Italian mination for peace on our terms, not;

'made да

Australia. had one faith--deter- tion;

cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni.

Hitler's,

(8) Are wives and families of mem-

bera of

bera of the II.K.V.D.C. who are

of

puro Europeon descent to be evacuated?

(9). I 50, when?

(10) If not, why not?

(11) Are British women And children who are not of pure European descent to be evacuated?

(12) If so, when?

(18) If not, why not?

Frank Statement Wanted

(14) If the answers to (8) and/or

.(2)

(4) The question of dispossessing the big banks factories and large enterprises.

Estonia Roped In

LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).-The German news agency correspondent In Tallinn states that the Estonian Parlament has also unanimously voted for union with Soviet Russin, Latvia Joins In LONDON, July 21 Reuter)

"..

the

R.A.M.C. SERGEANT STILL MISSING

For three weeks a sergeant of the Royal Army Medical Corps has hidden in Hongkong, evading the vigilance of

(11) are in the negative, should Latvia has also decided to become a numerous police and military patrols and managing to keep a net Government have made an Soviet Republic and join the Soviet

early statement accordingly, so Union by a unanimous vote of the smart and well-fed appearance. that the many concerned might Latvian Parilament to-day, states the make their own arrangement? (15) Has Government any delinie correspondent of the German news

(10)

policy in regard to evacuation?

so, will Government make a

full and, frank statement withi regard therole?:

Rheims Cathedral: Latest Report

Jagency.

Death Of Six

"Yesterday's daylight operations included attacks on a wireless station on the Utsire Island neat Stavanger, and an aerodrome at Flushing,

The British press and radio reac tions, while universally. condemned by the German Foreign Office, are not considered by German quarters to constitute an officia) answer.

Reply To-morrow? German quarters point out that Mr.

Devastating Attacks speak on Tuesday when it is gener-Fuller detalls of devastating attacks LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).- lly expected, he will retort to Hitler by RAF. bombers last night were Turn to Page 2, Sixth Column

Two of our reconnaissance aircraft falled to return.

"Four in all of our fighters are missing as the result of yesterday's [engagements." /

Winston Churchill is scheduled to MOBILISED

Intensive Training For one way or another,

Neutral

observers consider pussible that. Hitler may delay action

One Month Members of the St. John Am-until this speech la given, but expect bulance Brigade become mobi-Churchill officially rejects Hitler's prompt German measures It Mr. lised in Hongkong to-day for one offer. month's intensive training under mock, but realistic war con ditions.

Nearly 300 members of the Brigade are affected and they will dally carry out emergency duties from 21 centres on the island and. In Kowloon..

These duties include attendance at Colony hospitals for first ald and A.R.P. demonstrations and generally) carrying out the functions expected ofĮ them in a time of emergency.

Mine-Sweeper Sunk In Raid

British Floor Planes Retaliate m LONDON, July 21 (Reuter).

The missing man is Sergeant J. s. be informed and his arrest effected, Burnett of the R.A.M.C. Meas in the

This is the first time the local An Admiralty communique Bowen Road military hospital quas-spent some nights on the steep hill- sive training, and the authorities are aweeping trawler Crestflower, in It is believed that Burnett may have Brigade has carried out such exten-announces that the mine- ters. He disappeared on June 30. side above Bowen Road. There are taking special interest in the innovaan engagement with enemy afr Burnett, is stated to have been in a hide-outs which are not uncomfort- fracas just before his disappearance able in dry weather and it would be

craft, sustained! damage and and the suggestion is that he is

subsequently sank.”

Year Old Evacnet either nursing a grievance or is sur une bowth feasy to move In the

MANILA July

(Router). Patrick Hutton, six years of age, son

fering from concussion

Re-Visits Mess

to evade a police search: Another possibility is that a friend may be affording him a hide-out in Wanchal or some such populous-dís

i

tion.

Another British Casualty List

Two ratings lost their lives in the action.

of Sergeant Hutton of the Seaforth Highlanders, became the first evacuen SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

Admiralty communique Another It is not often that missing Service-trict, most of which le out of bounda

states that early on the morning of RHEIMS, July 21 (UP). The drowned when swimming at Poringoo In view of the greatly

casualty on Saturday when he was men remain at large for three weeks, to troops."

LONDON,"July 21 (Reuter) The July 20, a Swordfish of the Fleet Air Mayor and ex-Minister of Finance Bay near Bauang.

Increased! There have been remarkable stories munka appear in the War Office the Italian base of Tobruk. A direct names of 74 officers and 901 other Arm carried out another attack on M. Marchandeau, after an examina

police patrols the facts of Burnett's of Service-men who deserted in the casualty at issued to-day. tion of the Rheims Cathedral and of two boys caught in the current twice re-visited his Meas late nt to the hills and lived for months in A bigger boy managed to save one case are even more remarkable. He early days of Hongkong. They look

hit on an oiler was followed bea nounced officially that the Cathedral but Patrick was swept away. His night, obtained food from the "boys" native style, sometimes resorting to killed and 40 wounded, and 47 other ports and supply ships.

The casualties Include 10 officers

heavy explosion. has not been damaged in this war.

Ollier hits were recorded on trans body was found two hours later, and made off before, an officer could piracy and brigandage.

ranks killed

All our aircraft returned safely.

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