San Francisco, July 3.
Mr. Clarence E, Gauss, former United' States Consul General Shanghai, arriving here yesterday en route to Australia to take up his new post as US. Minister there, said the British would probably defend Hong-ong against any attack from Japan.
The Hongkong Government," in evacuating non-combatants, Mr. Gauss sid, is taking a frm stand against Japanese threats. He "said he ex-ceted that the small British garrison in the Crown Colony, aided by the British China Fleet, would oppose any invasion of Hongkong. Mr, Gauss agrined t¢ comment ihe pasty the Orient—United Press. cee United States Fleet moving
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