Army schools were carrying on as usual this morning and teachers said they had not been advised that any evacuation was imminent, Army families were calm except for the prospect of a "holiday" in Mantta, Remembering last' year's "taise alarm" evacuation to Manila, many prospective evacuees were wondering. today whether this year's change of scenery will materialize, "The general opinion voleed was, "Til bet we don't go."
There was every evidence today that the evacuation plans have long been under consideration and eared fully worked out, Mothers and ebildren already have been vaccinated, husbands have arranged for part of their pay to be handed over to their families in Manila, and by this morn. ings almost all evacuees were packed and ready to sail 'Phe evacuation scheme obviously has been designed to avoid the near panic here during last year's vacua tion when shipping companies, banks and passport offices were hardly able to cope with the clamouring evacuees, most' of whom were Chinese.
Plans for the evacuation to Manila include evacuees only of pure Euros pean descent. In the event the evacuation ie carr out, Army families will be the first to leave, They include 800 children under 14 years of age. A large number of wives would remain here for war work, however.—United Press
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