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NANCY

WOW !--- AM I GLAD MISS RITZ WILL BE BACK SOON--- ONE MORE WEEK WITH NANCY AND I.....

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CONTROL YOURSELF---JUST SUPPOSE YOU HAD CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN!

Thursday,

I JUST WISH

NANCY WAS. MY CHILD!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

GOODNESS!--- AND I THOUGHT

HE DIDN'T.

LIKE ME!

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August 1, 1940. Bushmiller

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Not One Life Was Lost

HOW THE NAVY GUARDED TROOPS OF THE EMPIRE

LONDON, July 31 (Router).—It is learned in London that not a ship was sunk or a single life lost through enemy action in the vast movement of troops to and from various parts of the Empire since the war began.

Ships ranging from com- paratively small vessels of 1,600 tons to giant Cunard White Star liners have been used.

Among the movements of British and Empire troops since the war be- gan have been the following:

Britain, Iceland

Canadians-To

and West Indies.

Newfoundlanders.--To Britain,

Australians and New Zealandera.

To the

Middle East and Britain.

Africans. To East Africa

South Af

and

Egypt.

Indians To East Africa.

Palestinian und Cypriot troops.---- To Britalu.

Additionally troops from Britain have been moves to Dermuda,

Jamalca, Iceland, St. Helena, India, Ceylon, Singapore, Hongkong, Egypt, Enst

ATaita, P Africa, Mauritius, Gibraltar, Cyrpus, Palesting, Aden, Gold Const, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, Training schools have been moved from Britain to Australia, Soulb Africa and Canada,

Free Cables For Evacuees.

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter).—Arrangements, for free cables between the United parents in Kingdom and their child- evacuated overseas

the under

Government scheme have now been completed.

ren

The cost is to be borne by Cable and Wireless, Lid., and details of this generous gift will shortly be communicated parents.

to

70,000 Aussies EVACUEES Sinking Of

In Training

Commonwealth's Big

War Effort

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Lancastria

Commons Told Why News Was Withhold

(Reuter)- LONDON, July 31

THE Christiaan Huygens, up-i CANBERRA, July 31 (Reu-on which the first batch of ter).-Over 70,000 additional evacueca are travelling to Aus-Giving reasons for withholding news of the bombing and sinking of the Australians will go into military tralia, is one of the finest ships Lancastria, Mr. A. Dull-Cooper, training as a result of to-day's in the Netherlands merchant Minister of Information, said in the Ifouse of Commons to-day that the call-up, anys the Sydney "Sun." marine.

alip was engaged in military opera There are already 120,000 in camp

Before the war she was em-tions and that it was evident, from In Australia.

on the Netherlands-the German wireless announcements, The figure of 70,000 includes the played 21-year-old group which is already N.E.I. service. She has normal that the enemy were totally unaware In camp in addition to the four groups accommodation for 571 adults, of the identity of the ship which It was contrary to the general called up to-day.

Australia's war effort shows a big has three decks with wide pro- step up on that of the last war. En-menade and boat-deck accom-policy of the Government to announce Istments for the navy, army and air modation, swimming baths, the loss of individual merchant ships. force up to June 30 were 122,000, nurseries, and finely pancelled that is an increase of 20,000 over the figures for the first ten months of the

Inst war.

These figures do not include the 15.000 men who volunteered for the A.I.F., but were retaind in munition work and other reserved occupations The number of men under arms in the A.LF, and home defences forces on June 30 was 185,000, There are now live times as many munition workers employed as at any time in the last war.

lounges, etc.

had been sunk.

оп

The number and total tonnage of merchant shipa lost were given in a weekly statement. The tonnage of. She is capable of 17 knots, thus the Lanenstria was included in the reducing the ordinary transit time to statement issued on July 2.

Well-Known Policy Australia by almost one-half.

Curren, Dr. Edward

and four!

"This policy is well-known and I understand why this nurses and medical assistants. Ethel cannot Marlon Whitehead, Stanley Tilbury, occasion bewilderment should have James W. Dodds and George E. been caused in Liverpool and shipping Bailey. Arrived in Manila 18 hours circles," said the Minister.

Me. E. L. Granville (National before the Dutch ner salled. They fure accompanying the first group of Liberal) pointed out that the story of heroism connected with the Lan- evacuees to Australia,

Dr. Curren and his staff boarded castrin was known on the Merseyside LYON, July 31 (Reuter). The the Christian Huygens and will ac-two or three days after the ship was radio stated that the German authori- company the women and children sunk. News was given on the Ger- ties had lifted the ban recently in-who left on this ship noon for Aus-man wireless and appeared in the posed on traffle between the occupied train.. and unoccupied zones in France.

Mr. Granville added that there was considerable anxiety in the public mind about this delay.

"New York Sun" and was not until T. G. S. Alexander, manager of five weeks inter that it was referred the Hongkong office of the Peninsular to in the B.B.C. news bulletin. VICHY, July 31 (Reuter).The and Oriental Steam Navigation Com- "Havas" agency announces that all pany, arrived in Manila to see his postal, telegraphic and telephonic family off on the Christian Huygens, communication forbidden from to-Mr. H., M. Williamson, of the Hong- kong Education Department also saw e day.

his family depart,

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Mr. Duff-Cooper, replying, said that there were many stories of heroism connected with the evacuation of Dunkirk and this was one which ho regretted did not get the full publicity It deserved.

The Ministers added that he was

Another Briton arrived in Manila on Saturday from Hongkong to meet his wife only to find that she was amung those leaving for Australia. Both hat tears in their eyes as they sure the relatives of those lost were talked to each other on the dockt. Informed as soon as their identity was

ourne established. The woman is bound for Melbourne. All those who left had nothing but words of praise for the Red Gross for the kind treatment given them. They also praised the U.S. Army for Its hospitality.

Ther sense of regret at leaving| and going farther away from their homes in Hongkong was tempered. only by their discovery that they had nice accommodations on the Christ- laan Huygens. All evacuees had cabins and were accommodated three

cabin, Families were kept to

to

'Captain And

Mrs. Wood"

LISBON, July 31 (Neuter).The

gether and the accommodations left Duke and Duchess of Windsor appear nothing to be desired. Some of the in-the-passenger list of the Excalibur evacuces left requests for their hus-jas "Captain and Mrs. Wood."

The Excalibur iy due to sail at bands In Hongkong about the Ane

to-morrow. p.m.

G

accommodations given them on it is believed that only the Duke's

board ship.

Trip To Be Pleasant

secretary, Major Gray Phillips, will accompany the Duke and Duchess. Ship officers announced that all They will take their meals separately. altention would be given the

The Excalibur reached Lisbon five

evacuees and that they would work,

They

on the trip to insure comfort of those days ago but it is learned that the also said that departure of the Duke and Duchess on board.

was only definitely decided to-day. evacuees would not be placed in

The list of passengers includes Mr. Bunks but in cabins with regular A. J. Biddle, United States Ambas- beds and berths, and that efforts

Wiliam would be exerted to make the trip sador to Poland, and Mr.

in Rome.

to Australia as pleasant ass. United States Ambassador i

Although ship unlcers did no

Most of the passengers are refugees to divulge ports of call of the ship of all nationalities. they indicated the Christian luy-

to Australian Long before the Dutch ner arrived

gens would procould not call at ali heavy luggage of the evacuees was

ports direct and other ports en route.

Christiann

The

stacked up at Pier 3, assorted as to Huygens left Pier ownership and destination in Aus- 3 at 6 p.m. on Sunday after staying tralla, and conveniently placed as to in port 12 hours, This was her first be easily transferred to the ship. visit to Manila although she has been Shortly after the ship locked the in the Far Eastern run of the line baggage was taken aboard ship. At She about 10.30 am, the first group of de- since her construction in 1927. used to ply between Amsterdam ani parting evacuees arrived in US. the Dutch East Indies. After out- Army lorries from Fort William Mc- break of the war in September she Kintey. Evacuees from the military made Genoa her terminal port in reservation

the Orst taken made

were

the

Europe, and after involvement of aboard. Once the quote from Holland in the European conflict she fort was covered evacuees from dlf- remained In Far Eastern waters. ferent parts of the elly began to ar- This is the fest of four Dutch pas-rive in Meralco buses, taxicabs and

scheduled to call at cars of friends. senger liners

Manila to transport Hongkong Red Cross officials were at the pier and evacuees to Australla yesterday, an-to help in embarkation routing other Nederland Mail liner, the Johan co-opernied with ship officers' and. de Witt, and two other Dutch passen- others in securing adequate quarters ger liners of the Rotterdam Lloyd on board slip for the evacuees. Hur- arrived

to take more than 900 hour police, elty police and customs vacuices.

On Aug. 2 a British pus-officials were at the pler to keep out senger ner will take about 1,000 mdestrable elements and as a result more and a few days later another embarkation proceeded like clock British liner will take the remaining warge group of people, including

work.

500 evacuees.

Embarkation of the evacuees on members of the local British corn- the Christiaan Huygens was carried munity, were at the pier. to see the nut efficiently with the joint work of evacuces off. Long after the ship Red Cross officials, customs author- had gone far from the dock the decks flos, US. Army offeers and men of were lined with evacuees who waved the Balley Stovedoring Company. thele hands at the prople ashore,

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