NATIONALS IN BRITAIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 28 August 1939, Page 7

NATIONALS IN BRITAIN

exodus or german* TRAINS, BOATS AND AIR LINERS CRAMMED LIT.P.A By Electric Telegraph -Copyright] LONDON. 26th August. As a result of Germany’s recall of her nationals from England, a special boat tialn ran to-day from Liverpool street station. Members of the German colony packed frantically and cleared up their business throughout the night. A number have refused to leave, preferring internment rather than a return to Germany. There were unprecedented scenes at Liverpool street station. Hundreds of German men. women f-nd children struggled at the harriers until an earh hour, necessitating three additional trains. The platforms were piled l**cf high with baggage of every descript i«r labelled for Germany. There was obvious displeasure everywhere over the enforced flight from Britain Typical of the amazing homeward trek of thousands of all nationallythroughout Europe. Croydon Airport it I handling record traffic. Airliners have I been arriving every 10 minutes during the last 24 hours. Nearly 1500 personlanded yesterday, compared with a normal 400. Up to £2O Is offered for scat* (from Paris to London compared w-ith a i normal four guineas. German planes jfrom Croydon are crammed The Danish airline has closed Its ofi flee and the staff has left. | The channel steamer services are carrying thousands of people, who are (subjected to prolonged delays resulting I from the extreme congestion at the : British and French channel ports. The Cherbourg authorities have prohibited vessels except French warships to approach within six miles of the port at night time. Those disobeying are threatened with instant destruction by gunfire. The Riviera, whose season was at its height a few days ago. has suddenly become deserted. Casinos are closed down unprecedentedly early. Airliners on Friday were crammed with Britons returning from the Continent. Those coming from Germany were optimistic and said that nothing would happen till Poland started shooting. The Japanese authorities have arranged for Japanese vessels to embark their nationals in Germany. Britain and France.

GERMAN RESIDENTS IN CHINA A, message from Tokio states that German residents in the British and Jftnch Concessions were evacuated Trom Shemeen to Canton before their departure by steamer. German residents are also departing from Tientsin.