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No. 34033.
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HONG KONG, MONDAY; JULY. 26, 1948.
BIGGEST MALAYAN MANHUNT
Planes, Troops Raid Hideouts
50 SUSPECTS HELD
Singapore, July 25.
Rockot-firing Spitfires, British troops and police launched at dawn today Malaya's biggest combined attack against terrorist hideouts in the Kajang Semonyih area, 25 miles south of Kuala Lumpur.
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The sweep is believed to have been made against
terrorists who were massing for an attack. The police at Selangor hold four alleged killers and 50 suspects after the Army's biggest manhunt for terrorist hideouts in 45 square milos of jungle in Malaya. After a night of terror, during which
A gang which raided a village armed aters swooped on sleeping the Kuomintang Party from his near Atlping posted sentries and gang-
dragged a Chirese villages,
supporter of murdering burning,
and house and shot him dead. When troops and police the police arrived, they found the went into action at dawn village empty.
today and were supported by
rocket-firing Spitfires which Communist
'strafed in
repeated raids
fox-holes where
terrorists Offices Raided
were suspected to be hiding near Semenyih, 25 miles from here.
Meet With No Resistance
Flying squads of police and ar tillerymen, split into four columns probed the dense undergrowth In the wake of the pinnes. Troops shot dead a Chinese gunman and destroyed 16 huta belonging to Insurgents. They met with no i Iesistance.
The terrorista were belleved to have retreated deaper into
A Malay contable was killed and three others were weiunded. as well as the vife and child of one, when raiders attacked the
police outpost at Semollang, south Ferak.
The
Tha police yesterday made widespread raide throughout the
PICTURE OF THE DAY! HM FLEET EXERCISES
HME ROCKET stands by the aircraft carrier implacable (right) as choppy sea over her bows, during excerclues of the Home. First off the Isle Of Wight this month. Jackstay le lung between the warships to transfer stores to the carrier-AP Photo
Fight To Maintain
Freedom In
Shanghai, July 26.
break
A
Press
Shanghai
Malaya Federation against the The influential British-owned North China: Daily
affices of the four Communist organisations recently outlawed. Most of the offices ware do serted but the police at Kuala Pliah in Negri Sembilan arrest- ed the President, Vice-Pre- aldent and three other members of the Katan Pembela Tanah Ayer Malay (Youth League). It was officially
News, championing the cause of press free- dom in China, today called for the curbing of the arbitrary powers exercised by the Newspaper Publishers Guild in Shanghai.
the jungle country as Chinese that a relief party had broken Associated Press out of business
"squatters" were seen signalling the Army's approach to the ter rariats hideouts further inside the Jungle,
In the village of Simpoh, they found the bodies of two Chinese, un adult and a child, and they fred a house elieved in ben terrorist meeting place.
-In-an-editorial" condemning the action of the Guild in try announceding to force Reuters and the through terrorist ambushes and because opposition and had arrived at 'wanted to base their charges on these two agencies Gua Musang, which was seized a realistic basis, the North by terrorists on July 17.
China Daily News made it clear by the Guild on matters "with regard to what shall or shall that it will accept no dictation
not appear in its columns.** -
that
American Ban
·
On Atomic .Data For Aust.
Canberra, July 25. The United States is main- taining a ban on the flow of atomle research information to
must not be passed on to Aus- Australia and is insisting that even data supplied to Britain tralia, according to usually re-
able sources here.
the renccupation of Gua Musang
Observers thought today in the centre of a terrorist in testeri aren
nullified any pos- sibility of the terrorists there Actors those ronded up in the proclaiming a Communist state. ding nel Wes a Chinese who was believed to be one of the gung geney
Acting under the new emer-
Not First Time which lust
regulations for week shot and fatally time, the Federation Government to a review of the current fight
the first killed 10-year old Robert Downey, today seized n Chinese-owned tin
Devoting almost two columns the fust European child casualty of the campaign,
mine in Kampar Perak.
between the two independent "Durini: the right,
mine company's funds were said news agencies and the dictatorial munnger was sta' bed when ter- Chinese
to have been used for "the fur- Guild, the North China Daily News therance of objectives which aretted the struggle from the level rorists swoopest on a rubber estate north of Pahang and tied a Chin-British Ministry of Supply was
It was officially clated that the the realm of press freedom itself.
of a mere subscription wor ese contractor to a tree whils they now issuing set fire to the make house.
permits to export
The paper said: "This journal He arms dred from burns.
to Malaya
whenever the reserves to itself the right to enqustrial police approve the sale. Reuter. Fage the services of any or all
FREAK AIRCRAFT STARTLES PILOTS
Atlanta, July 25.
The
A mysterious "plano”, said to have two decks and no wings, shooting out red flares and with a blue glow underneath, was reported here today by two Eastern Airline pilots. The pilots-Captain C. S. Childs and Co-pilot B. Whitted-said it passed their plane at 5,000 feet 20 miles southwest of Monterey,
Alabama.
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CHINESE MILLIONAIRES IN FLYING-BOAT CRASH
Link With Piracy Theory, Now Officially Confirmed
Mr. L. A. M. Paletti, Police Commissioner of Macao, yesterday officially confirmed the "Chino Mail" report that an abortive piracy attempt was suspected to be responsible for the disastrous crash of thờ Catalina flying- boat on July 16 off Macao.
'Four Chinese millionaires were among the 24 passengers who lost their lives in the crash, Mr. Patelli told the Associated Press in Macao yesterday.
Will Soon Nationalise UK Steel
The Portuguese
Polico Commissioner said that the wife of one of the million- aires has since reported that her husband was carrying US$500,000 at the time of the tragedy.
Mr. Paletti sald that the Was che of the links in the piracy theory now boica viparously pursued by the Macao Police.
He added that it is suspected that five men were directly in- volved, One was a Chinese pilot who was to take control of the heen held up, flying-boat after the crew had
TYPHOON
.HEADING FOR HK
Manila, July, 25. Typhoon winds headed toward Hong Kong tonight off the Northaru Luzon.
·By 9800 tomorrow morn ing the storm will be 120 miles. East of Pratas reef in the China Sea. Pratas reef is 200 miles East of Hong Kong. The typhoon. is now 30 miles North of Vigan on the northwest count of Luzon-Aug- elated Press:
Fukui City Flooded
Fukul heaviest
Tokio July 24 Radio: saldtoday the downpour in 81
Durham, July 24 The Health Minister,. Mr. Aneurin Bevan, announced today that steel would soon be nationalised.
He also replied statement by Mr. Winston Chur- chill, describing him as "Minister tions pointing to piracy. When we city is still recovering from earth- of disease," by claiming that in-raise the wreckage we may find quake and fire damage.
"We have a few small indica-city is under water.
to a recent
Suspects Detained
Maceo
had struck that: earthquake-de- vastated town and "part of the
Asahi sald. one fourth of the
fant mortality dropped from 70 per 1,000 in
more evidence to 1926-when Mr.
confront ono Churchill was Chancellor of the Ing hir Paletu told the Asso-broken
suspect whom we are now hold-lines were washer out, leveck Fukui Radlo said the railroad Zxchequer to 43 in 1946,
clated;
and Press.
:water pouring through the city.! Other rep
from reports received by the "China Mall"the crisis" of this latest accident The broadcast said, howover, fast night said that four mon had passed, which would seem to and one woman have been de indicate that either the las had tained for questioning by the stopped or the voter war reced- Macao police. Two other men, ing-Associated Press, arrested, wo dayayago... have
"I am keeping others and chikiren alive, but he half story. ed them to death," Mr. Bevan
Smuggling On told a miners' rally, French Liner
BRanghat, Joly "28.*** The Presiding Judge of the .District Court who handled tho alleged, mupgilog daUS involving four French crew men of the Andre Leben will submit an official letter to the
local Franch Con. aplate-General, requesting the scoperation of the judicial authorities in
In France in In- vestigating the case.
It is believed the
District Court he asked the Franch Authorities hera to raquest the Marseilles ·Procurate to conduct an investigation as soon, as the--French-linerTMAN rives thera-Reuter.
GM PRICES RAISED
He said that all vital statistica are, "infinitely better now underince Boonraldanud, kaitstake the supervision of the common miner than they were then under submerged. A strong current hald Thin wrecked Dying-boat is still
the supervision of the aristocrat."!
Mr. Bevan added: "We cannot stand Mr. Churchill's, medicines. They are too dangerous....in 30 years, we have built more, houses than the Tories did, not houses for the rich but, houses, for the poor, not mansions, not skating rinks and not.palaces, but houses for
our womenfolk." United Press.
AUSTRALIAN ARMY FOR UN
up salvage work yesterday.
PHONE CABLES
►
IN TWO AREAS TAMPERED WITH
WEATHER
the tropical depression or typhoon was Atm Hong Kong' Bandiser :Timha centred about 40 ml N of Manila fas WNW at 10 to 18. knots and probably intensifying.
Premure is low over B. Chịu and in #Roush Extending, southeastward thera from across the Philippines to the Pacific.
Pressure is also low over Mongolla. Proca the Pacific anticyclone, a ridura of high pressure, extends” wistward (so Eastern China.
Today's Fatecast-Moderate sterly winds, freshening from the &E through. oul tomorrow. Bcattered, showers, over- night, partly gloudy becoming"; ekuļior” dering the day.
Yesterday's Weatherto
Minimum Bunshin
Telephone cables in two arej8|| were reported to have been Maxim tampered with last night
Police patrols were rushed the scenes between Lyemun and Tai Tun and between Pottinger Gap and Cape d'Aguilar-when
to
COMMITMENTShe alarm. signals were received.
BB.3 deg. F. 16,7 dex. F. B.5 houre. anfall 1.3 mm..06 in. Total since
Jan. 1199.4 - pom, 47,61, In aulatan average of" 1366,5 mm. 49.58 ine.
Readings at a 100.1007,7 mi.b.
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the reasons for the American ban It is thought here that one of is the refusal of Sir David Rivett, Chairman, and ether members of the Council of Scientifle and In-
Research,
to maintain' on atomic research In
Detrait. July 24. General Motors Corporation to.
Investigations are under way, Allegations have been made in against the mounting cost of pro-
day abandoned its lone
It was also stand
discovered early Daro.it mal. Brisbane, July 25. the Australian
last night that high tension ráblo Parliament that duction and, announced an eight Army force to be used for emer- pany had been stripped ult
Australia is to have a special of the Hong Kong Electric Com- Tak Hurdity The paper said that this wax Council are Communists or are passen ter cara-Cadillac,
Rome. Members tussociated with per cent price increase on, all its gency United Nations commit-lead covering at Wan Chuk ifing Wind Force not the first time the Guild "hus Communist
-Dew Point. sought to arrogate to itself" a
Buick, sympathisers.--Reu- Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevro Defence, and the defence of Aus-mated at 1.84,000.
ments, Brilh Commonwealth | Aberdeen. The damage was esti Fosition
for. which it does not and ought not to possels and "it is
tralia. about time someone in authority
Police reported the stripping." Mr. C. Chambers, the Army past four days,
might have been done during the Low Impressed upon the Guild what it can, and connot, do,
Minister, announcing this, said the nucleus of the force, conileting of an independent brigade of about 4,800 men, would soon be raised and would be trained in the most modern aclentine warfare,
"The fight is not one concerning the surveyors of news; solely it is a struggle of every cae con-- cerned in the freedom pression
ot.ex. news."
Ict-United Press.
HK MAN ON DRUG
RING BLACK LIST
and the freedom of The
1
Chinese Papers Follow
Breaking from the shackles of the Chinese Newspaper Guild, two. Chinese-owned English Inn- guage newspapers of nanghai,
they said. The pilots, who left an upper and a lower.
"It had two rows of windows, the China Press and the China Houston, Texas, last night for were square. Out of the rear of example of the
They Dally. Tribune today followed the Boston, reported
American-owned
when they landed here.
the freak the ship red flares were shooting Shanghai Evening Post and the 25 to 50 feet. There was a blus North China Daily News in ac "It was in line almost with our glow underneath the fuselage. copting the increased subscription flight", sald Captain Childs, "Wo The ship appeared to be doing rates of Reuters and Associated veered off to the left and object turned to 's left.
the between 500 and 700 miles on Press. When hour.
It came nearer to us within Better sight, its fuselage appeared to be 100 feet in length and about four tlines the circumference of a D-20 (Superfortress) fuselago.
On Other Pages
Wallace
President.
Nominated
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Burst Of Flames
Shanghai Office of the Opium Suppression
Shanghai, July, 25. Commission, acting on information from the United States Government "drug ring", black list, has asked for records of five foreigners,
Douglas Goes To Berlin
London, July 25.
Charles Archer, Cpl. Thomas Malloy and three othera named in the list as members of an international drug ring, cording to the China this morning,
-50
Press
Archer, Hong Kong-born The management, of the two
Briton, and Cpl, Malloy, of the papers phoned the agencies this
United States Army, were son- The United States Ambassa-Court and a United States Mill- tenced last year by the District "When it got alongside of us delivery of the nowa
morning-ame hours after the dor, Mr. Lewis Douglas, left tary Commission, respectively, to it pulled up with a tremendous stopped to
had been here today for Berlin for talks ufe Imprisonment, for the mur burst of flames out of the rear readiness to pay the new tarix the American Military Govern- gold dealer.
them expressing with General Lucius D. Clay, der of a Chinese black market The flames were as bright that and requesting the immediata or in Germans, and other high- they blinded us for a second.
resumption of service,
"Then the ship disappeared In-
Mr. Douglas will meet Mr.
on expert
Extent Not Known -
is not
int
Walter Bedell Bilth, who
It would form part of Austra-| Ha's regular Army now being re- cruited and would come from the Brillih Commonwealth Occupa- tien Force, who are permanent oldiers, and men who have Join- ed the Regular Army,
Mr. Chambers said Australia was pledged to close co-operation the scheme-Reuter.. with Britain and the Dominions in
Flood Crest Approaches Nanking
Municipal officials ordered
Nanking, July 26. emergency measures today, to battle the crest of the Yangiso
to the broken clouds. The moon by the Guild's order to drop Rou Charles E Bohlon, the State De which has not yet been publish or Nanking to rowdy They sold they were not bound ranking United States officials: The contents of the: hinck "Isriver, flood, which: is? dxpicted | was shining intermittently and fer and Associated Press which, the ship could be seen for a few they claimed, applied mainly to partment Baconda and would
then bo the Chinese language pre a
affairs who arrived with General and Information on the traficky full of anti-flood squads-moblig For jobscured.
Russian ed, may reveal additional namosWith the river banks strendy The action of the China Pro Cay from Washington today ing ring, it is believed hareed with sandbags, and hundreds "The ship had no wings and the Tribung aligns the entire Robert Murphy, General Clay's The full fextent of the ring of workers with special tools to HK Roast Most Dealers and a lower deck and was fully bal on the side of Reuter and States Ambassador to Russia, seemed to have an upper deck English language press of Shang; political, adviser, and the United lighted inside.
hosociated Pros in the fightswith
not publicly known at prengthen the dyker The num- occupants"PANA
*ber of motor driven pumps now the Guild for a reasonable sub was on his way from Moscow to when the Oplum Suppression visory group c
General
The patter came into the open in the threatened arim Were made Friction raja, for thelewa Berlin AAMINI Commission here prompted by Hugh waters have already food. open available by the UB. Anny Ad- Reuter,.
A spokesman for the American A request of narco Embassy here sold: Mr. Doudias vircles in the United Stat
control el many sections of China's capi
cald no information about the f would return to London; tonight, inifiedka istiele to: and would probably-bring: Ch. Pourd, Baakir
tal driving several hundred people Bohles with him. The spokesman records
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