Hongkong, Sept. 3.
The Hongkong Police tonight are rounding up all German residents, who are being concentrated in the Kowloon premises hitherto occupied by the La Salle Roman Catholic College. It is estimated that less than 100 Germans now remain, the majority having left for Macao, Manila and China ports, Meanwhile, the Government has issued a number of extra regula tions relating. to defence, giving the authorities wide powers of control over the movements of persons, shipping, aircraft, etc.
The French steamer Jean Laborde returned here this afternoon, hay-Ing been deflected while en' route to: Shanghai, Tt is understood that there are a number of Shanghalbound Germans aboard—Reuter. heavy guns since the beginning of the hostilities in May. Among the Soviet dead, the dispatches said, were two divisional commanders, two plane commanders, two tank commanders and two cavalry, commanders,—United Press,
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