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Government's Answers To Hon. Mr. D'Almada's Sixteen Queries on Evacuation

UNOFFICIAL MEMBER'S QUESTIONS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE

IN

Colony's

Prize

Court Meets

Hongkong's first Prize Court of this war met this morning when goods seized from three British steamers and belonging or destined to enemy concerns were ordered to be condemned by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, as droits and per- quisites of the Crown.

The noods concerned were 12 drums of Coblac. seized from the Penrith

S.

Castle; 18 cases of rolled brass from the s. s. Pyrrhus; and one case of woollen plcee goods from the as Viceroy of India.

Enemy Property

Mr. T. J. Gould, Marshat in Prize, said at the time of their seizure the goods on the Penrith Castle were the property of the enemy, According to the affidavit filed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, no ship's papers were found at the time of the seizure but subsequently a bill of lading was handed to him on behalf of the Ilquidators of the firm concerned, Melchers and Co. The bill of lading stated that the cargo was shipped, by a New York firm to Melchura and Co. Due notice, added Mr. Gould, had been

given the period required being six months. That time had long clopsed and nɔ claim of any sort had been made.

Shipped By Sander & Co. Referring to the goods on Pyrrhus, Mr. Gould said the umdavil

the

ship's in similar

Evacuation On Other Side Of World

$10,000 EVACUATION VOTE OPPOSED IN COUNCIL

A SENSATION WAS CREATED IN Legislative coUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OPPOSED THE "TOKEN VOTE” OF $10,000 FOR EVACUATION.

Sir Henry Pollock, in opposing evacuation said:

"The deportation of women from the Colony, against their will, is entirely contrary to those principles of freedom and justice for which we are fighting in Europe, in our struggle against Nazi Germany,”

Government answered sixteen questions set by the

Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada. In addition, the Hon. Mr. A. L. Hitler Hears

Shields asked for further information. O.A.G'S STATEMENT

His Own

Following the Colonial Secretary's reply to the Hon. Swan Song

Mr. D'Almada's questions, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Officer Administering the Government, made a short supplementary statement. He said:

"In view of the widespread criticisms of the Government's evacuation policy expressed in the local Press and elsewhere, I consider that it is desirable that I should make a short state. ment to supplement the replies just given by the Honourable Colonial Secretary.

"As he has stated, the final decision lay entirely with the War Cabinet in London.

"It would not be proper for me to discuss the steps which led to that decision but I can assure this Council that the Secret- ary of State was kept fully aware of the serious disturbance to the life of this Colony entailed and of all other considerations which presented themselves to me

"The final 'order to evacuate women and children of pure European descent was received on the afternoon of Friday, 28th -OTHER-PARTS-of-this-war-torn--world-have-their June and a special meeting of the Executive Council on the evacuation problems too. This photograph was taken in following morning approved the order for compulsory evacua Loudon and shows a crowd of children preparing to leave for tion, the text of which is on re ord. u safer zone.

"As there was a suitable ship available on the following Friday (5th July) the Evacuation Committee at once got to work on the basis of the list of voluntary applicants for

form to that concerning the Perth Hongkong Visaes In Exceptional Cases evacuation prepared in 1999 and since then kept up to date.

Castle: There was a bili of lading say- ing that the cargo was shipped by A Sander and Co, of Hamburg, to their own order and in len of the Hong- Turn to Pago 2, Seventh Column

HAVANA

CONFERENCE

Support For Mr. Hull

Ambitious Economic

Programme

*.

NEW YORK, July 24 (Reu- ter)There is strong support emerging for Mr. Cordell Hull's economic programme of raising the world's living standards instead of surrendering to Nazíj barter methods, says the Havana

British Consul And Returning Evacuees

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANILA, July 25 (UP).—The British Consulate General announced this morning that Eurasian women and children are being granted visaes to return to Hong-

kong,

Evacuation

"As accommodation was not unlimited the question of compulsory registration of all women was not enforced until 6th July, with a fortnight's grace for all concerned. All exemption granted by myself on the first list as well as all names now re- gistered for the first time are at present under scrutiny.

"As regards the allegation of j Įracial discrimination in the War |Cabinet's explicit instruction, it had always been held, in the original 1939 evacuation scheme, that special treatment would be necessary for persons with no real domicile in Asia and it had been hoped that India, Macao, Indo-China and China itself

for all others.

EVACUEES to state evacuated on would be the natural destination

Australia.

TO LEAVE AUGUST 3

correspondent of the "Christian Next Ship Leaving

Science Monitor."

The Mexican delegation stands

squarely behind Mr. Cordell Kull.

养

For Australia

Colombla and Central American The next evacuation ship is

countries, Brazil and others which not to leave Hongkong before sell heavily to the United States spoke

In general support, though many de- August 3.

tails remain to be worked out.

Commenting on the Conference,

in a world setting, Havana holds on

An official communique to this!

the correspondent adds that viewed effect was issued this morning.

Women and children subject to advanced outpost of liberal economics evacuation were notified on July 20 that they must prepare for evacuation and finance capitalism.

direct to Australia on or about July 20.

The Alternativa

The United States, holding most of These people will now sall on the 'the world's gold, faces the prospect ship leaving on or about August 3.

of either restoring the $10,000,000,-

Further detailed instructions will

000 value or zeeing the burled trea-be sent to the families affected in sure turned into so much and .byjdue course.

Nazi or other revolutionary renuncia-

tion of the `existing world economie

system which is already badly dis- BIG FIRES RAGE

that

located.

It is not too much to say Havana making every effort for the

AT CHENGTU

Visaes are being issued only

*

Vote Is

Opposed

LONDON, July 24 all (Reuter).—Listeners over the world chuckled to-day when Daventry news announcers finished reading the news by say. ing: "Oh, last night Hitler attended a perform- ánce of Wagner's opera, 'Twilight of the Gods'. That's the end of the news."

LATEST

Vote Is Condemned

11am

No. 10 in the Finance

Committee Message, relating to the

proposed vote of $10,000 as a "token vote", was considered by the Finance Committee after Legislative Council'

meeting to-day.

All Unofcil members condemned

the vote, which was left unpassed

for further consideration.

Mr. L. D'Almada, in opposing the Vote, said his grounds for doing so why the question of discrimination.

"It is dificult to understand why the occasion for evacuation should have arisen for Mrs, A., who might be the wife of a civilian and not for Mrs. B., who happens to be the wife' o Volunteer.

"In this matter of deportation, han Sir Henry Pollock hus rightly termed if, the Government has forfeited to a very great extent the respect and confidence of the community.

Chut, of course, is (overnment's business

The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell also opposed the vote.

"I also oppose this vote on the grounds raised by Sir Henry Pollock," he said.

"The

evacuation was ordered by- the Home Government and I think it should be paid by the Home Gov- crnment.

"In

my opinion, evacuation will be very expensive, and may well amount to over £100,000 before we are finished with it. To evacuate four or ********** five thousand women and children

and

"U.S. Entry Into War A Certainty"

leave, say, 500,000 behind is, in my view, not fair.

"There is no reason why those who like to stay should not be permitted to remain, and I suggest that evacua- tion be confined to the wives and children-of-those-in the military

services.

Mr. Hearst Expresses sonable maintenance of:

of people, irres

His Opinion

The Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields said: "I am entirely in agreement with the views expressed by the Hon. Mr. Lo and the Hon. Mr. D'Almada. I think It is entirely wrong, but what feel is that if Government is not

to be responsible for the ren pective of their nationu. race, we ought to be told so straight away.

"If Government is going to main NEW YORK, July_24__(Reu-tain families then it should say so. ter). Mr. William R. Hearst, There must be some cut and dried the well-known American news scheme whereby Chinese and Portu paper proprietor, writing in his guese women can be evacuated; but

policy. Government must have a chain of papers to-day, said: "We do not know what this money is fer. It is not fair to put it before "The entry of the United States the Finance Committee and ask for Into the war may be considered more

a blank vote like this," than a probability. In fact, fi may be set down as a certainty.

The Analogy

"The attitude of the United States fowards England' is entirely analogous of to that of Italy towards Germany

Wants Further Information

The Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields said: "I would like to express my A motion that the sum

astonishment that further reference $10,000 be voted for the cost of before Italy entered the war,

(has not been made to the question of "At the present time, the United expense which looms very largely "Circumstances in recent months the compulsory evacuation was in exceptional circumstances to

have greatly altered in this latter moved in the Legislative Council States can give more effective nid to with people whose wives and families other British women.

respect, but I can assure this Council this afternoon by the Financial England by staying out of the war have been sent away,

"There are a great many people than by entering, but within a year that should further evacuation be Secretary, Mr. H. R. Butters, she will be in a position to join the with very ordered the fullest consideration will children who have been issued with be given to the clalms of all races, who indicated that the sum men-British Empire in effective warfare Whatever government's decision about visnes to return to Hongkong are The evacuation already effected will tioned is purely a "token vote." and will doubtless do so." wives who have been granted perclearly facilitate such supplementary mission to return to the Colony by

action.

Practically the only

and women

the Hongkong Government: Most of

Opposition To Motion

LADIES RETURN evacuated.

FROM MANILA

them.

little between maiters of evacuation may be, I think government should make a clear statement of what they are going to do with the people who have been "We are to be asked to pass a token vote of $10,000, which is only sturi for something very much A number of Hongkong women larger, and no information has been and children who were in Manila re- given of how this money is to be turned to the Colony by a Norwegian spent. I would like Government to steamer this morning.

Imake some statement at an early dato that will reassure the people as to. They included Mrs. H. J. Pearce, what is to happen to the wives and evacuated, wife of the Acting Director of Public families who have been

both as regards passage and main- Works.

tenance while they are away.

Mr. Shields questioned whether the expenditure on evacuation should be bome by the Imperial Government

Sir Henry Pollock in speaking to these cases are of wives whose hus- "I should perhaps make it clear the motion, said:

Sir I regret that I must vote bands are being transferred away that the secret print of the so-called

1930 Evacuation Scheme was in the against this item of $10,000 for from Hongkong.

*Arising out of allegations made the Colonies many months ago and not agree with

hands of the Secretary of State for evacuation expenses, because I do the Government's by some of the evacuees, a number was no doubt fully considered by evacuation policy. of Hongkong residents with Eurd His Majesty's Government before the zian wives demanded that they be present decision was reached..

"I am of opinion that, apart from women with children, the Govern permitted to return to Hongkong

"As the

Colontalment ought not to evacuate any more Honourable earlier this week,

Secretary has said, that scheme con- British women from this Colony," templated n much more urgent

Option To Return Wanted (emergency than now exists; and

further of opinions that] cluded in that scheme to the effect British married women without chil- that priority should be given to the dren and British single women, who were: families of all volunteers has have already been evacuated from SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". evidently not heen considered ap- the Colony, ought to be given by the Mrs. J. S. Howell and son, rot. Hongkong and suggested that If.it. Government the option of returning R. K. Valentine, and son and Mrs. should be the latter it should be met CHUNGKING, July 24 (UP)plicablo in present circumstances,

to Hongkong from Manilla, Instead of W.. Wright and son.

from the War Ravenue Taxation.. Thirty-six Japanese bombers raided Chengtu at 2.30 p.m.to-day.

ANOTHER RAID moreover the recommendation In-

ON CHENGTU

DAM

Other passengers aboard the ship

The Hon. Mr. D'Almada's being sent on from Banila, to Aus- The Telegraph interviewed Mrs. Chinese pursuit planes intercepted questions and the Government's trail

I cannot see any justification for Howell shortly after her arrival.

were

of... 'women'

·and

"Mrs. Valentine, Mrs. Wright and

myself are leaving for Los Angeles

to-morrow.

the Japanese and in the ensuing dog-answers were as follows: these two classes of women, provided She said: Aght len the Japanese machines AR

Hanged. One wrecked) W, the recent compulsory that they are willing to run the risk of Hongkong being invaded, being restoration of libéral trading methods | CHUNGKING, July 25 (Reuter)

201 (ovacuajioni. throughout

machine has been located near the world. The western Huge fres are raging at Chengtua Chengtu, where parts of a bomber

childrets from the Colony at the kept in enforced exile for an ab- hemisphere trying to build at least the result of yesterday's Japanese which apparently exploded with" lis

order of the Home Government solute indefinite period, which may one impregnable system for the raid on the city,

European War and the Sino-Japanese oventual restoration of liberal trade

BS GovernIRÓLÉT The attack was carried out by two load of bomba have been recovered or directed by the Hongkong possibly not terminate until both the

from another wide prea SLAGS

hostlities have come to an end, at a moment when narrow sutarchy flights of bombers. The Brat fight is attempting to impose itselt on all raided the outskirts of the city number of civilian houses in Ads announced in the Press nations, the correspondent con- while the second bombed Chengtu, Chengta were wrecked by the communique Issued on 39 June last Turn to Page 2, Third Column Ccluded

City

Japanese bombs,

"I prefer to say nothing about conditions in "Manila.”

CONCESSION TO CHINA

China hus, now been removed frem CANBERRA, July 25 (Reuter)- the list of countries from which pay- ment' in "hard" currency for Aus- tralian exparte is required,

All Australian goods consigned to

"I am aware of the so-called "clear The Telegraph" understands that China south of and including Tien- the decks for action" argument, but Mrs. Pearce is leaving for Australia tsin, and likewise those consigned to Hongkong, may now accordingly, be Turn to Page 2, First Column by a passenger liner next week.

patu for in sierling.