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Women Who GOVT. REFUTES EVACUATION

Failed To

Register, Summoned

Many British Europran women were summoned before Mr. IL G. Sheldon, KC, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for fall- ing to supply particulars specified under Form 2 of the amended regulations of the Re- gistration of Persona Ordinance. brought into force in July and which required all British sub- females. to Joots, males and register within two weeks,

Those gommoned were Mr. Vers Joan Armstrong, Miss Rose Hobbs, of Queen Mary HospĦai, Miss Margaret Jean Rainey, of Edrin Kowloon Hospital, Mrs.

Maria Christina d'Aquino Car- valho, of Balisbury Avenue, Mr. J. 8. Landolt, of Bay View Man- slorza, Mia Beatrice Maria Alves. of Prince Edward Road, Mrs. Oirs Basin Remedios, of Gre ville Road, Mrs. Letitia Remedios Xavier and Mim Carmen Augusta Xavier, both of MaDonnell Road.

Mr. I, J. Armstrong appeared for Mrs. Armstrong, while Mr. J. KL. d'Almada Bemedios represent- od Mr. Landali, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada represented Mr. and Miss Xavier.

against

Mrs.

The Armstrong was taken first.

Police Request Bg J. Harris, of the Special Branch, applied for Leave 40 amend the charge from Form 2 to Form 1.

Mr. Sheldon remarked that the matter was technical registration, and the women were summonded ander a section of the Ordinance on a very spoelfed charge, that of failing to sign P return particulars. In fils view, it seemed that they should have been summoned for falling to register.

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Br Harris replied that the charge was drafted by senior officer. He was instructed not to prem the cases, the Pollen believed the defendants never had any intention of evading re- gistration. It was probably they were misinformed through the Press and radio that they had to register

within certain date.

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It niso appeared that some of the defendants were out of the the time and may not Colony have heard of the notification. Form 2. under which the sum- monses were taken opt, was not the form the defendants were required to fill

Letter Goes Astray

If the Mr. Armstrong said charre was amended to one of falling to register, he would plead not guilty. He had sent a letter to the Registration Office on August 3 isforming them of the date of his wife's return, and ho ambnitted that was sumelent notice. The Follre claimed they nover received that letter, but he was prepared to prove that it had been delivered.

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The Magistrato told Servant Harris that since the Police ad mitted they did not think there WAR ду wilful intention evade registration, he

WAS prepared to amend the charge.

Sgt. Harris replied it was not the Intention of the Police to promocata or persecuto people, but they wanted them to know they had to register. He appled for all the summonses to be withdrawn.

The application was granted.

STATEMENT BY MR. MAUGHAN

LEGISLATION TO STOP EVACUEES FROM RETURNING

GOVERNMENT THIS MORNING, THROUGH THE HON. MR. N. L. SMITH, COLONIAL SECRETARY, OFFICIALLY DISASSOCIATED IT- SELF FROM MR. B. MAUGHAN'S REPORTED STATEMENT IN AUSTRALIA THAT THE EVA- CUATION OF WOMEN FROM HONGKONG HAD NOT BEEN A COMpulsory MEASURE.

The Colonial Secretary also declared that such a statement, if made, was completely untrue.

Mr. Maughan, who is finance liaison officer of the Hongkong Government in connection with the evacuation to Australia, is reported to have! - declared on arrival in Sydney: "There was no compulsion about It (the evacuation). The Govern-] ment advised the women to go and they co-operated with us.”

Emphasising that any such declaration was without founda- tlon and did not represent the true facts, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith told a "Telegraph" repro-: sentative that not only was the! evacuation compulsory, but that Few regulations prevent

from returning Hongkong had been drafted at a special meeting this morning.

EVILCHEER

to

Order Evaded

Rumanian

Beware Hitler Invasion

Attempted Raids On Thirteen Towns

Warns Mr. Anthony Eden GERMANS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP).—That there was no evidençe

to show Hitler had abandoned his declared intention to seek to subdue Britain by invasion was emphasised by Mr. Anthony Eden, the War Minister, in a speech at a luncheon given by the National Defence and Public Interest Com- mittee to-day.

Declared Mr. Eden: "It would be most foolish to suppose that because autumn approaches the threat of in- vasion has already passed. There is plenty of evidence to cause us to be especially watchful daring the next few weeks. This, datumn, the invasion of Britain may be attempted,

"At any moment now the fighting may develop on a large scale in the Middle East.

"The R.A.F., by its splendid gallantry, strikes a pre- lude to victory, but it is the army which must deal the final blow."

Uprisings Coincide

With Attempt On King Carol

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

New Border Clash

COINCIDENT WITH THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINA- TION OF KING CAROL OF RUMANIA (AS EXCLUSIVELY REPORTED IN OUR EARLIER EDITIONS TO DAY) THE PRESS OFFICE IN BUCHAREST YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED ATTEMPTED UPRISINGS AT BASOV AND CONSTANZA, ACCORDING TO "UNITED PRESS" MESSAGES.

"Although shipping compatties were

It WHM simultaneously an-jed the streets to-day immediately told and to book women passengers for Hongkong, a number of women nounced that "all disturbers of after a man had fired two revolver

shots at the police guards before the | have cvuded this by booking through the peace in Bucharest have Royal Palace wounding two. to Manila and Shanghai. Then they been arrested." stepped off at Hongkong", declared

the Colonial Secretary

Reliable sources declared that the! It is ofthe ally stated that 15 persons, shots were not fired at King Carol, Majesty was In the He further pointed out that tw, have, been detained in consequence of although His

women and the abortive "Iron Guard" putsch Anal order to evacuate

descent

of!

children of pure European

the afternoon was received

n

Bucharest Incidents

Friday, June 28, and a special meet- HUCHAREST,

(UI)— Sept. 3

Paluce at the time.

The police took control of the situation immediately.

ing of the Executive Council on the Handbills demanding that King Cart! tollowing morning approved the abdicate and quit the country flood-Simu, the "Iron Guard" leader, re- order for compulsory evacuation

However, compulsory registration

for all women was not cuforced unt!! July 4.

Nazis Third-Degree Rumanian Leader

BRITISH TROOPS WITHDRAW

The same sources said that Morian j❤❤❤

turned recently from Berlin to a9- he und that sume a Cabinet post

ATTACK ON directed the attempted coup.

KING CAROL

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Domei). —- Three assassins M. Manoilescu, the Rumanian Foreign Minister, had a nervous breakdown made an unsuccessful attack

Nervous Breakdown BUCHAREST, Sept. 3 (Reuter)

Nazis

The demonstration has spread to other parts of the country.

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The handbills distributed to-night were dated September 1. They bore huge bold face type heading | "Abdicate-That Is the Cry of the

Entire Nation ****

after his brow-beating by the Non King Carol of Rumania rifles and machine guns are

at Vienna, it la revented Rumaninn Press to-day.

The famous Vienna specialist, Dr.

M. Manolescu back from Vienna on

A Press Office official told the

werd attempted

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"*

centre

LONDON, Sept. 3 (Domei)--British troops stationed at Buna, import- ant caravan

in Kenya, and 50 miles southeast of Moyale on the Ethiopian border, have been withdrawn south- wards, says an official de- claration.

GERMANS AGAIN FAIL TO PIERCE

OUR DEFENCES

SPECIAL TO THE

"TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP).-The intensity of the Ger- man air raids over England to-day and to-night is indicated by the fact that over 13 towns were visited.

Five towns in the southeast, one in the southwest, two in the northeast, one in Wales, one in the Midlands, and one in Scotland were raided.

bombing and fighting planes cipated in the attack.

parti- Bombs were dropped on at

At half past three to-day it was least five towns in southeast England during raids between 8offelally announced that 23 German planes had been destroyed, and that 15 British machines were missing. p.m. and 10 p.m.

Following one rald to-night on a although eight of the pilots are safe. Kent town. two

50 On Monday groups of Nozia attempted to plerce the Thames

A "Reuter" message says that it in lairage towards London.

known that a further eight enemy planes were shot down by A.A. fire, making the total for Monday up to 60.

They Turned Back They were met with terrifle sun fire and hundreds of bursting shells illuminated the sky. The raiders turned away without dropping bombs: on this district,

The Air Ministry has established that 35 enemy plunes were brought down on Monday.

It is also officially reported that a downed further 25 machines were yesterday.

Nasty Rebuff

LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP).-During to-day's ralds, formations of German bombers, escorted by hordes of Oght- ing planes, made the most determin- ed and extensive attempts to pierce the British defences.

In each case they encountered withering anti-aircraft barrages and solid blocks of British fighting planes, The raiders could do nothing but turn back, six of their number being brought down.

It is estimated that at least 200 Nazi

According to "Domel" it is officially declared in London that in the first year of the war the Germans lost 1.048 planes, including 1,762 shot down by our fighters and another 196 brought down by anti-aircraft guns.

Nearly half of the 1,004 were shot down during August,

During the year RA.F. pilots have

miles,

which flown 17,000,000 equivalent to 700 times the circum- navigation of the equator.

More Defence Successas LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)It is officially announced that it is now two more enemy established that

down to- aircraft have been shot

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BERLIN RAIDED

Mounts R.A.F. Attack For

New Tension Mounts

In S'hai Settlement

Streets Barricaded

Authoritative sources have dis-

2.1/2 Hours

"TELEGRAPH"

SPECIAL TO THE BERLIN, Sept. 4 (UP).—The air raid alarm was in operation in Berlin from 12.05 to 2.38 this morning,

It is officially reported that Streets Patrolled

SHANGHAI, Sept. 4 (UP)-Tension is gathering to-day In Hundreds of police armed with the Shanghai International Settlement. The police are bar. shortly after midnight British now ricading several roads and increasing the strength of their planes "attempted to fly into the streets which have

Berlin area from the northwest." when they broke through patrolling the

patrols.

The planes took advantage of terrorism. The foreign authorities Otto Elsenschimmel, left Bucharest the heavily guarded Palace been cleared of pedestrians.

must reailse that the Chinese will not the blanket which covered the vezlerday, after having accompanied and fired seven shots to--United Pross that it is feared that closed that the French received in- tolerate the present conditions which surrounding area and flew over simul formation alleging that Wang Ching- are becoming rapidly worse. For the city dropping parachute the orders of Herr von Ribbentrop wards the brightly lighted uprisings

windows, says "Associated taneously at Ciu) and Brasov because wel's political police headquarters at this reason the Nanking regime will

flares at several points. telephone communications to these

territorial responsi- Press" reports from two

70, Jessfeld Road, which is outalde be forced by places from Bucharest have

billty, to take effective action.". been cut all day.

the foreign-controlled area, дго Bucharest.

planning to send 100 plainclothes men | The handbills stated that the "Iron into the Settlement to-day for the It is further reported that Guard" had decided to continue the purpose of "purging" pro-Chungking one would-be assassin was dynasty and would accept Crown

Prince Michael as King. They also factions and to revenge yesterday's killed and the others arrest-expressed Rumania's attachment to assassination of Liu San-ba. "

the Axis. jed.

Commenting on the assassination, The normal evening crowds were Wang's newspaper the Central China in the streets when signal shots were Daily News" to-day declared: "We fred before the Royal Paluce. One cannot help. suspecting that the bullet ricocheted and wounded two foreign authorities are dishonest in

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Brilliant Accomplishment By R.A.F.

Incessant Raids On Boulogne & Calais

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Premier's Appeal Another report from Bucharest says that the Premier, M. Ion Gigurtu has issued LONDON, Scpl. 4 (UP)-According to the "United Press"

д proclamation to those correspondent at Folkestone, the British raids on the French Rumanians who are protesting coast are apparently extending from Boulogne to Calais and

Vienna decision, against the had been going for more than three hours at midnight.

appealing to them to maintain These raids constitute the heard at Dover rolled across the peace and order and to have con-

English Channel from the Frenchfidence in the Government... most severe of the war.

shore

Tho Premier declared:

The correspondent heard the drone of British planes which was almost incessant as they passed over the coast in relays.

Flashes from anti-aircraft guns and flaming onlons were visible from the British coast.

Vivid. Description

By EDWARD BEATTIE “UNITED, PRESS' STAFF,

"Wel It was punctuated by beavlest, Rumanians cannot possibly jeopardise explosions, apparently from bombs, the existence of the State, for a in another surprise raid by the Royal gesture which might cause Rumanta's

their alleged desire to

suppress

Japanese Indo-China Decision Reported

According to a report received in Hongkong 'the "Japanese

Air Force on German gun positions breakdown. Thanks to the guaran- have now informed the French that they will land their troops and troop concentrations.

tees given us, we can now begin with for passage across Indo-China on September 6. the reconstruction of Rumania."

The explosions began around Calais and gradually spread until they must have covered 20 miles of the roast.

Hungary Not To Risk War

With. Rumania

It is not yet known whether any explosive bombs were dropped...

The Germáns claim that most of the British planes failed to penetrate the anti-aircraft screen around the capital, so they skirted the suburbs of Greater Berlin and then returned home.

LATEST

Japan Denies Ultimatum

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". BUCHAREST, Sept. 3, (UP). -High Hungarian circles this evening told the "United Press" that the Hungarian army will not riak war with Rumania.

"Hungary has accepted the Vienna SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" verdict which the Axis Powers as TOKYO, Sept. (UP) The. sumed the responsibility of Impos- Japanese army spokesman this morn ing they declared.

Ing denied that Japan had handed an German

nan quarters in Bucharest ultimatum to Indo-China relative to stated that the German army will not the passage of troops, through the enter Transylvania unless, there is country.. real war between the Hungarian and Rumanian armies, dealin

"We do not consider local incidents az war", they added.

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BITTEN BY DOG Pte. J. Boust, of the 2nd Bn. Royal Scots, stationed at Mount Austin

It is stated that the Governor-]cuss and declared that they will Iron Guard Coup Faile

General of 'Indo-China, referred the move their troops on the above date. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

Japanese ultimatum demanding the This report follows the Reuter des The detonations died away 18 or

BUCHAREST, Sept. 3. (UP)-Anpassage of troops to the Vichy Gov-patch from Saigon yesterday stating 16 times, but sprang up again as the attempted coup by the Iron Guard ernment. The Vichy Government's Sunday says that Japan had present-Barracks, was bitten on the finger by

that an official communique Issued on bombers apparently returned to their failed to-night

reply was evasive and Vice-Admiral objectives.

It is rellably stated that the shots Decour asked the Japanese for aned an ultimatum. Coincidental with the first anniver-fired were to be the signal to set on extension of the time far, considera- Latest Developments⠀⠀ At a southeast coast town, Sept.: 3 sary of England's declaration of war, a coup throughout the nation, but that tionirska SHANGHAL Sept (UP) afternoon the heaviest gunfire I have time.

AL CORRESPONDENT

He said that Japan is now negotist-, ing with the Petain Government. on various Indo-China questions and he added that the London reports pro-? bably account for the British concern over the outcome of the negotiations,

Cholera Figures

Nine, new cholern cases were re

an Airedale dog while taking a walk ported yesterday raising the total to

In, Harlech Road, The Peak, verter-78. There was a 36cond case from day. The animal was caught and the New Territories and eight cases Pte. Boust received medical treat Of the 48 cases reported in

seven days, 14 sufferers have died.

(UP)—For over half an hour this Dover had its quletest day for a long they were not to be directed at King The Japanese, however,"replied, Belated authoritative dispatches justinent to Kennedy Town kennels and from Kowloon the last:

Carol

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