EVACUATED CHILDREN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 250, 30 July 1940, Page 5

EVACUATED CHILDREN

ARRIVAL OF 372 IN AMERICA.

HUNDRED NOT ACCOMPANIED.

(Received This Day, 10;15 a.m.)

NEW YORK, July 29

Two Cunard liners, Britannic from Liverpool and Canieronia from Glasgow, arrived at New York.

The Britannic’s passengers included Mr Noel Coward (the actor), :• who is stated to be on a diplomatic mission to Washington, Madame Tabouis (.the French publicist), Viscount Stonehaven (a former Governor-General of Australia). A total of 272 children, ail accompanied by parents, relatives or guardians, arrived under private arrangements to go to friends or relatives in the United'States. Fifteen pieces of luggage labelled “Duke of Windsor” were aboard, to be sent to Nassau (Bahamas';. Mr J. P. Morgan personally greeted Lord Primrose, 11-year-old son 'of the Earl of Shrewsbury, as wed as two children of a business associate in London. The Camcronia brought about 100 unaccompanied children. REFUGEES IN CANADA. 1000 ADULTS; 1000 CHILDREN. (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) EASTERN CANADIAN PORT, Jirl.v 29. Two liners arrived from England, 'bringing 2000 refugees, half being children. WAR AND CONSCIENCE. CASES IN BRITAIN. LONDON, July 16. Now that Britain is defending her own shores the question of continuance of exemption of 37,000 conscientious objectors is being raised. The “Daily Mail” estimates that at the present rate of the tribunals’ disposal of objectors’ claims, the cases of 33-year-old objectors duo to be called up this month will not be reached until 1945. As a result four additional tribunals have been created. Even if the pleas are over-ruled appeals can be lodged within 21 days. Most of the objections are based on religions grounds. A 21-year-old stationer's clerk of Liverpool,. Daniel Smith, claimed to be a member of the “Watchtower Bible Tract Society.” An unbidden witness, announcing himself as a workmate of Smith's, described him as “an inveterate gambler and the least Christian member of the staff.”

The Judge likened him to “Jokyll and Hyde’’ and removed him from the objectors’ register. Smith announced that be would appeal.'• 1