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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

October 22, 1940.

FIVE EVACUATION APPEALS SUCCEED

FROM PAGE ONE

was also granted but on condition that she sent her child away.

On behalf of his wife, Mr. Zaltzeft asked for an extension of time in

Domicile Plea

plication on behalf of her sister-in- The grounds that she had been allaw, Mrs. A. G. Everett, who is now resident in Canton for 31 years, that in England, for permission to return, she was now doiniciled in Hongkong, on the grounds that she had no chil- that all her interests were here and dren and was a qualified A.R.P. in- that she had recently joined the structress.

The Chairman remarked that while Auxiliary Nursing Service, were ad-

no doubt have entitled her to stay vanced by Mrs. G. M. Stratton in Mrs. Everett's qualifications would

respect of the child, saying that it her application for exemption NTE In the Colony, the fact that she was

was too cold to send her away to her grandmother In Harbin. The child, he added, was not fit to travel untli February or March, according to the doctor.

on

In answer to the Chairman, Stratton said she had gone through now in England made it different. ait the lectures and was going in for "Undoubtedly," he added, "if she had been here during the evacuation she her examination next week.

The Chairman: Attending lectures would not have been sent away. She There are three is in England at the moment, and I The Chairman replied that he could is not enough. not encourage a child remaining in things that you must do. The first is am afraid we cannot grant the

Permission to enter the Colony was Hongkong that long, and suggested frat-aid. The second is home are cation under such circumstances,

Ing and In addition to that you have that I be sent to a warmer place.

Mrs. ML Mason brought her np-to undergo hospital training. You granted to Mrs. N. M. Elson, whose we application was brought by Mr. C. C. plication for exemption

there only in the first stage, and grounds that she came from Japan, have refused to advise exemption in Roberts, of Butterfield and Swire.

Mr. Roberts said that the Company applicants have

wished Mrs. Elston, who was where her husband was stationed, cases where the

In with the desire to be under the Bri-completed only that course. There tish flag: that her daughter was in fore, we cannot advise exemption in Shanghai, to look after the catering of the passenger ships, which work the Colony, being allowed to remain your case.

Mrs. Stratton mentioned that some was at present being done by a man because she was engaged in essential work; and that she had to stay in me ago she received an AR.P. form, who was urgently required for other naking her whether she would care to work. The Company had no other Hongkong for medical treatment.

The application was refused, the take up such work, whether she had nan to spare and Mrs. Elston, whe whether her had been in the Shanghai office for children, and Chalrnan saying that Mrs. Masony eld obtain similar medical treat-husband was willing for her to re- some years, was absolutely essential. Major Moody asked if the Com- main in the Colony. She had re- ment elsewhere.

plied to that form, addressed to the pany could find any woman in the Colonial Secretary's Onlee, and had Colony who could do the work, and Mr. Roberts replied in the negative. Įreccived no reply,

Never Heard of It

He added that Mrs. Elston had no never

and any olher ties, while Mr. Burgess I have been dealing children

that the 1. C. Frost after her application for with evacuation papers all the time she had some nursing experience.

Mr. Burgess observed xemption had been refused. Mrs. and I never heard of such a form.

witness trouble was that once Mrs. Elston Frost left for Shanghai with her erit I signed that paper,

I have o Mr. Stratton:

was allowed to enter the Colony, quite was

Says She Won't Leave

The threat that she would noti 1.ave the Colony was made by Mrs.

children in Jely but subsequently understand what bumblik is, having other firms might make out as good;

turned under the wrong impression

Mr. Roberts replied that the Com-

Remarking that it was very, very granted exceptional, the Chairman the application.

that her husband horl obtained per- experienced it in Cantem. If I am a case as that. mission for her to do so. A letter able to stand up to that I think I m en Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, able to stand up to what might hap-pany had considered various other means before bringing the applica- aying they would be pleased to con- pen here,

The Chairmant They are hardly tion. e employing Mrs. Frost it she were exempted, was read out by the exceptional circumstances.

Still In England MEN'Secretary.

The Chairman remarked that the; Mrs. Stratton: What are excep- then? Why Committee could not advise exemptional circumstances tion In view of the fact that Mrs. Should I give up my home to go to Frost had two children.

Lone place where I don't know any- Mrs. Frost: Of course you inter- jone. stand I shall remain in the Colony.

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wife thal the maintenance of his and three sons in Australia was a financial burden; and that 'his wife would take up nursing.

Mr. Harriman said his wife had been acting as his Secretary, and in his business it was essential for a responsible person to be in charge all the time.

The Chairman granted the applica- tion in view of the fact that Mr. Harriman was fully mobilised and on the undertaking that Mrs. Harri- man would take up nursing.

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Mrs. I. K. S. Adam, whose appll- ention was brought by her brother- n-law. Mr. H. Brokenshire, was allowed to return to the Colony as she was a professional nurse. The Chairman stated that whe Mrs. Adam's original application had been refused he was under the impression that there was no shortage of nurses, he bad since been informed to the contrary

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said that Hongkong was his home since 1924 and that his wife was D nurse in the last war, receiving her medical education in St. Petersburg.

Naval Officer's Application Lieut, A. C. L. Gasper, R.N.R., ap- plied for permission for his wife to return on the ground that she was in A.R.P. worden.

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