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MANILA PETITION

Australian Concession To Hongkong Evacuees

Object To Being CANBERRA COMPLAINS

Sent To OF SLACKNESS BY

Australia COLONY GOVERNMENT.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'

MANILA, July 29 (UP).

-In # race against time

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”)

FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR HONGKONG before they are evacuated to WOMEN AND CHILDREN BOARDED A LARGE DUTCH Australia, a number of the LINER IN MANILA YESTERDAY AND STARTED THE women evacuees in Manila VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA. moved to-day to petition the

scheme.

Hongkong Government to THE SHIP IN WHICH THEY ARE TRAVELLING abandon the evacuation WILL BE THE VANGUARD OF SIX VESSELS WHICH It is understood that the WILL, BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK, COMPLETE- petition will be sent to Y EMPTY MANILA OF HONGKONG EVACUEES. Hongkong through British Consul General in Manila, Mr. Wyatt-Smith.

the

The majority of the eva cuees are known to object to; being sent to Australia.

Another two ships are sailing to-morrow and a fourth Dutch ship will sail on Wednesday.

A thousand wives and children of Army personnel will embark on

| Wednesday or Thursday.

They point out that while R. A. F. RAID

Manila is only 35 hours from

Hongkong by steamer and only ON TRIESTE

six hours by Clipper, in Aus- tralia they would be too far) away from their menfolk. es- pecially in ense of emergency.

Some of the women also complain

at the inconvenienen caused by fre-

quent moving.

Severn who embarked yesterday |

Dutch ship.

Three-Hour Attack

On Italian Basc

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BELGRADE, July 29 (UP).

Meanwhile, the Australian Government has informed "United Press" in Canberra that the strict immigration laws which preclude the entry into the Commonwealth of any but British subjects of pure European descent have been modified especially for Hongkong. CONCESSION TO EURASIANS

Senator H. Foll, the Commonwealth Minister for the Interior, said that if any white British_subject in Hong-

Big Dutch Liner On Way To Australia

584 Evacuees

Leave Manila

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPY!""

MANILA, July 29 (UP).—A 16,000-ton Dutch liner left |Manila at 6 p.m. on Sunday with 584 women and children evacuces en route to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Another three Dutch liners are

arriving in Manila on Wednes- day and will embark about 1,000 women and children.

Two well-known Australian coastal liners will arrive from Sydney in the first week in August to embark the remainder of the passengers,

The embarkation on Sunday was carried out without a hitch and, according to the British Consul

One of the outstanding features of -the present war has been the re

markabla gallantry and daring of the Royal Air Force. Though invariably outnumbered by five to one, thes continue to gain supremacy of the

kics,

Muny awards inve beer made to there gallant men and hert we see the King decorating a large number of them in the Quadrangle at Buckingham Palace,

Revolutionary Measures Taken As Tokyo Leaders Reach Agreement

JAPANESE ARMY

General, Mr. Wyatt Smith, AND NAVY UNDER

smooth and orderly.

Evacuees Overjoyed

was

"All the evacuees were overjoyed when they saw the accommodation that has been provided for them aboard the Dutch luxury Iner." the Consul General said.

CABINET ORDERS

Complete Agreement of View On difficulties would be raised by the Commonwealth if the it used to ply before the war on the National Defence, Foreign Policy

of the vessel cannot be given, but

wept bitterly as they-bearded--the Royal Air Force planes attacked kong-desired-to-evacuate-his-wife-to-Australia,--no-- Owing-to-the-censorship-the-name

Trieste, the famous Italian sea port in the Adriatic, for three hours yesterday..

Surveying Air Route?

British Flying-Boats'

No reports regarding the damage can be obtained, owing to the strict Italian censorship.

It is reported that three British trating past the Italian defences into the Adriatle.

Italian Threats

28 ROME, July

| wife and children were Eurasian.

"The Australian Government is exempting Hongkong evacuees from the law which permits only limited submarines have succeeded in pene-residence, and Eurasian evacuees will be permitted to reside anywhere in the Commonwealth for the full period

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

of the evacuation," Senator! NEW YORK July 28. (UP) .—A British flying-boat on a secret mission Ciano's newspaper "Telegrafo," in a Foll said.

Secret Mission

(UP)-Count

Is expected to land at New York to-front page editorial, states that the

German attack against the British

day after crossing the Atiunile from Isles has already begun with aerial Foynes in Ireland.

a

new

Australla Uninformed Meanwhite, the Australian

It is believed the plane is surveying bombardments of towns in the reg

trans-Atlantic route. It left on of Cardiff, Tunbridge Wells and Government still complains that

the Thames

the Hongkong Government is not! Foynes early this morning.

keeping it informed of situation.

es Estuary The newspaper claims that the ex- Fifty extra police have been as- signed

to guard the Marine Aerin pected German mass attuck against England will be replaced by new Terminal.

Ometals refuse say anything re-tacites consisting of the bombarding garding the exact purpose of the of vital centres and the consequent are pas-starving out of England before Ger- flight, or whether there

many delivers the final blow." sengers aboard.

LATEST

Widespread Air Raids

secure

the

"The Commonwealth Government has endeavoured, without avall, to Information on what the Hongkong Government wishes Aus- ¡tralia to do," said the Minister for the

Interior.

"It is most difficult for us to obtain information.

Raids On Nazi Territory LONDON, July 28 (Reuter) -An Air Ministry communique states that included among the objectives of our bomber alrerait yesterday and Inst

"Australia is most anxious to help the Fordsee Canal in night were

but Hongkong authorities, North Holland, warges at Stavoren in the

concerning their Friesland, oil depois at Hamburg and nothing definite Amsterdam, docks and wharves at desires have reached the Common- Wilhelmshaven and eight enemy wealth.

i aerodromes in Holland and Germany.

All our aircraft returned safely. Nazi Supply Ship Attacked

of

No Word From Colony

"The Hongkong

Svacuees

who

LONDON, July 29.(UP). LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)An arrived in Sydney on Thursday came -German aircraft carried enemy fighter is now known to have of tree we accord from lever on

We received no word whatever from out? extensive air raids been shot down in the course

yesterday's operations off the Norwe-Hongkong of their departure.

The Government did not know yesterday, bombs being gian coast when an enemy supply they were on their way. Immediate dropped in Wales, north ship was bombed.

Another enemy ship was bombed by we heard of the position we made east England, south-east off the Dutch coast yesterday and arrangements for their reception." England, and south-west left in a sinking condition. England.

Successful Attack SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The raid on Wales lasted

LONDON, July 28 (UP)—The Air Ministry communique to-day, stated for three hours and was the that & coastal command plane suc longest raid experienced cessfully bombed an enemy supply

ship off the Norwegian coast to-day. throughout the war.

"The crew were scen abandon Anti-aircraft guns and ship," the communique said.

It further stated that the British British fighters went into

bombers carried out daylight attacks action, driving off repeated on the power station at Dortmund and airdromes at Schiphol and Weal- Nazi assaults.

haven, with no British losses.

See Back Page. For Further Lato News.

"Owing to adverse weather condi- tions last night's bombing operations were confined to attacks on oll de- pota at Cherbourg, St. Nazaire and Nantes. One British plane is miss- ing," the communique'caid.

Official Reply To Complaint

Commenting on the-report, which was briefly indicated to him over the telephone, the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R: A. C. North agreed that it had been difficult to give the Austra llan authorities the information they asked for. The total num-, ber of evacutes was given them, but the Australian Government to know particularly wantel what persons were coming on each particular ship. It was Im- possible to know this until each ship had arrived and taken on fis complement.

** Instructions were given that A.S Boot na enclt ship salted, particulars of the passenger lisis would be cabled to Australia.

iservice between the Netherlands East

Indies and the Netherlands.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Every person aboard the ship has un ordinary berth and there has been

TOKYO, July 29 (UP).—Revolutionary changes in no makeshift arrangements. Cubins hove been allotted on ordinary the Japanese Government's system of administration passenger service basls, and all the have been decided upon following a conference between passengers to Australia are travelling Turn to Page 2, Fourth Column the now Cabinet, the Imperial Army Headquarters and Imperial Navy Headquarters, according to reliable quar- ters here.

EURASIANS MAY CLAIM EXEMPTION

The following official communique was issued by the Colonial

| Secretary's Office this morning.

Notices are being sent out to # number of persons calling upon them to prepare to leave the Colony by a ship salling on August 3.

EXEMPTION FOR THE UNMARRIED

It is possible that some of these notices may have been sent to women not of European parentage who may wish to claim exemption on that ground.

Prince Konoye, the new Premier, has been given supreme command of all activities, including the Army and Navy, according to these sources...

Hitherto, the Army and Navy |

have been responsible only to TOKYO SENSATION the Emperor.

Relinquishment of control by JAPANESE

Cause

the Army and Navy Headquar tera may, it is believed, discontent among the ranks of the younger Army officers.

However, complete acceptance of The falt accompli is believed certain because complete national unity under Prince Konoye is absolutely In such a case the recipient should necessary for the enforcement immediately notify the Director of

Japan's policies. Evacuation, Supreme Court Building. Instructions To Evacucos Letters giving full instructions for evacuation are being addressed to certain persons to-day.

Official Statement The Government confirmed this morning that unmarried women earning, their living in' Hongkong and who wish to stay

It must be understood that only the here, will be allowed to do so provided that their application is persons so addressed in writing will supported by the employer con- be required to evacuate. cerned. The Colonial Secretary Persons who have not received such added that exemption for em- letters by Monday evening may ployment reasons would not be assume that they will not be required

to evacuate for the present. extended to mothers.

The Colonial Secretary was asked about those girls and women who had already been evacuated and he re- plied that some who could claim ex- emption on the ground of employment left Hongkong by the first evacuation ship. In some of these cases applica- tion to return had been made and granted.

Soviet Building Bigger Warships

BOLIVIAN TIN FOR US.?

SWOOP ON BRITONS

Pressure By Berlin? Britain To Protest

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The only official reference to the Halkort meeting between the Cabinet, the Army and the Navy is contained in a brief and vague LONDON, July 28 (UP)............ statement by the Chlef Secretary of Confirmation of the arrest of the Cabinet, who announces that

Ure Army Headquarters and Navy nine Britons in Japan has been Ileadquarters submitted a plan for received in London, #disposing of the situation arising Authoritative quarters' state from rapid developments

in the that the arrests will result in

world situation.”

The statement continues that formal representations to Japan there was complete agreement of by Britain.

It is believed in London that views on "baslo national defence and foreign policies."

the incident foreshadows re- The Government's new platform is nowed tension between Britain expected to be announced on Tues-and Japan, despite the settle-.

day.

on

Craigio's 'Inquiry

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Mr.

the

ment of the Tientsin lasue and the British concessions regard- ing the Burma routa.

10 Arroits Reported:

LA PAZ, Bolivia, July 28 (Reuter). There are possibilities for the sale

TOKYO. July 20 (UP).-The} One of the arrested Brilons is re of Bolivian tin to the United States Gaimusho has issued a statement ported to be Captain C. H. N. James, for smelting, stated Mr. Alberto naying that Sir Robert. Craigle, the a representative of the Federation of Gutierrez, the Bollylan Foreign British Ambassador at Tokyo, called British Industries, Minister, in on interview to-day.

Yosuke Matsuoka, In this interview, Mr. Gutierrez Japanese Foreign Minister, to-day. commented on the prospects of the

During the meeting. according to The Shanghai correspondent of the Havana Conference and said it was the statement, Sir Robert declared, "Daily Herald" reports that ten, and MOSCOW, July 29 (Domel)-In logical for tin to go to the greatest The Anglo-Japanese relations dur-not nine, Britons were arrested. an Order of the Day yesterday, the consumer directly from a producing ing the past three years, despite all The arrests were carried out simul- Soviet Commissar for the Navy dis-nation.

his efforts to adjust them, bave been taneously in five Japanese cities, closed that recent Soviet naval con- Ho did not mention, however, marked by periods of unpleasantness, No reasons has been-glyg, Bul struction has inclined towards larger whether there was definitely a move Turn to Pago Z, Fourth Column' Turn to Pago 2.. Third Column ships and larger guns::

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH""

in this direction.