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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1949.
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REDS TRY LANDING NEAR SHANGHAI Evacuees From
Determined Bid To Take City Appears Imminent BRITONS TO REMAIN
Shanghai, May 6. The Shanghai Garrison Headquarters announced today that Na- tionalist defenders have defeated a Communist attempt to land amphibious forces in 100 small boats near the mouth of the Whangpoo River, 15 miles from Shanghai.
The announcement said the landing attempt was made near the town of Liuho, on the Yangtse, 30 miles West of Woosung, centre of fortifica- tions. guarding the mouth of the Whangpoo.
Nationalist defenders drove off the landing attempt with heavy ortillary firo, sinking 10 boats. The rest of the boats retreated to the North.
A determined
Communist
but to capture Shanghat--rich- est prize of the civil war—ap- peared imminent today
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Jarge Red forces stepped up their attempts to eruck the Northern and Southern ends of the strongly fortified and manned Nationalist 130 mile are guneding the approaches to the financial and economic nerve centre of China.
in-
The Jatest official reports diented that formidable Com- munist columns are concentraturg) on toppling the two main pillars -Taichung (also known as Tai- tsang) and Kashing. 30 miles
North West and 80 miles South; West of Shanghal-and caustag the entire defence line to sng.
Jute today, however, Up till strong. Nationalist armies, bolster- ed by newly arrived Averican trained troops from Taiwan were Maid to be sull .holding points despita Increasing pressure.
Serious Plight
both Itra
Plane Trip In
A Basket
Desperation 'IN the mother of ingenuity.
official
A Nationalist was stranded in Shanghai with less than one-quarter the price of a plane ticket to his home in Chungking. He suggested that the air- line company take what money he had, tie a basket to one of the plane's wings and take him along in the basket.
"Don't be about
bothered
the risk involved. I'm wiling to take that. I'm willing to stand tho discomfort, too," he said.
fence of this sector in the Deld) headquarters at Shangfoɑ is, uni- known. Pro-government -LYSER, that General however, believed The situation at Kashing is Liu's army, wito nived them. unefcially reported to be serious, srives uble fighters in the battle with three Red columns converg- of Pengpi above Nanking last resisting one- where in the vast area with other near Talchong, Nationalist columns. 5,000 Redaccording to a gurri- son communique-were routed at dawn today ufter a Bierce two hour engagement.
ing on it from the North, West year, was and South but
One of the florcest battles fought so far
South of the Yungtae le at present raging | South of Kashing. An official bulletin said that the attack began
at two o'clock
thle morning, local time, and that strong Nationalist forces have heen sent to check the tackers.
Southern
word.
are
The progress of Communist operations South of Shanghai will be watched with the closest in- terest here as the next few days! may show whether the invaders will attempt to advance directly! toward the city from Kashing or centre their next move
on the strongly Fortifled forts of Woo-
sung
Control of Woosung, some dis- ! toare off where United States naval units are riding at anchor out of gun range, would put the Reds in a position to bottle up Shanghai from the sea.
Britons To Stay
Nive out of every 10 of some 3000 British nationals atli, her
are determined to stick it out In Shanghai, come what may. Despite the gradual approach of the Communist armies and seeming Inevitability of change-over, the British, as I community, are exhibiting no
signs of surrender to the lure of
evscuation.
A survey undertaken by Reu ters today--almust two weeks after the foll of Nanking-re- veals the quiet detennination on the port of the British to safe-; guard their interests in this metro polls by remaining at their posts
-which broad field of commercial and in- embraces the whole dustrial endeavour.
There is no disposition to flee; rather
the survey indicates that as much as 10 per cent of the British community will still be here if and when the administra- tion changes hands.
AMERICAN PRESITION
Shanghai
The APL liner. 58. General Gordon, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday with tome 1,300 passengers from Shanghai. Of this number, more than 1,200 disembarked here to seck refuge from the Communist advance in China. Composite picture above -shows the General Gordon pulling alongside the wharf and the North China eva-
cures leaving the ship-"China Mall" photo-Story on Page 3.
Governor Expresses Hope For Trade With Red China
Hops for the best but be prepared for the worst
"All
times.
is the motto of Hong Kong in these troubled and uncertain times, said the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, in his address to the Engineering Society of Hong Kong last night. the measures taken by both the Hong Kong Government and the Home Government for the defence of Hong Kong were not aggres- sive, but merely for our internal security, but if we are compelled to take firm action, then we will not hesitate to do so," said Sir. Alexander.
He was not
มิ
to fere g
foreign Powers place, such as Hong Kong.
"But," warned Sir Alexander, "these are our hopes only, they are not certainties"
the
some
that
would pesice
Li
And yet war broke out
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Police Officers Led Into Trap,
Reports
State
Reported to have been led into a trap by fali information, two European police office and a Chinese detective were murdere for arms yesterday in one of the most da ing outrages in the Colony's history. Inspector R. F. C. Olivier and Sub-Inspector
Haynes, both respected and popular office among the floating population, and Detecti Wong Kam were shot dead while asleep & police cruising launch No. 1.
The attackers were three mon, two of whom wai officially described as "temporary soomer of the Marino Police Division. The trip murder took place at 2.30 a.m. yosterd: when the polica launch was anchored at Po Island, somo 20 miles North East of Victori
A reward of. $20,000 has originally from Ah Chi and T villages, respectively. T been offered for information Shui
in connection with the killing. two villages are in Chinese ter The assailants, seized contralory beyond the New Territori of the launch, wounded the border.
Unconfirmed reports said th resisting coxswain and forced the launch was at out to pat him to take the launch to a the Port Island section of MĨ point about one mile from Bay Inte on Thursday night'y Shataukok.
information of arms tracki and pirate operations.
This information later furn
There, about nine miles from
Fart Istard, the three men were
ussisted by in other in stripping the launch of ds armament.
The two "emporary reamer" af the Marine Police Division Ipined the Water Poilee on December 19 1945. They were originally from two different Chinese villager the New Territories
.
across
frontier.
out to be fake.
Finding nothing suspicious du ing patrola in the area, Inspec Oliviar decided to anchor at F Island to continue the watch frg there. Two seamen wore assign to guard duly,
They fled with The 16 others near Shataukok ond bave not yet ieved been traced.
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The only oMetal statement made avaliable to the Press ves terday follows:
No
"About 1 a.m. on. the morning
haped secured, in a year.
of May 6. Police Cruising Lach "However, conditions and cir- cumstinees are
I was secured at anchor fr now different the gh at Port Island. Germany had to have an early “At 2 am, the quard was taken war or bust.Thut is not the over by two Bompntary came. position with Soviet Russia today. About 2.30 a.m. these men ad
"But this cold war is ex-milled third man on board and tremely ngerous because at with him murder by shong
fellow
Seamen Relieved
At 2 a.m. the anamen were in by Wong Heung A Cheung Fu, Late; a más jswij
from shore boarded launch with the assistance.
rring
Wong and Choung.
and
They seized scine arma") killed
inspectore Olivier Haynes
Doteelive wi Kam while they were sleppi in their bunke...
Forcing the others below! free compelled the coxswain weigh anchor and steer wat Shataukok.
and
any time seme Irresponsible Inspector R.F.C. Olivier, Sub-
At first, the covswana rezisto may pull the trigger. Inspector L. Haynes and Deinc- A shot from one of the m That is why we have to take tive Corporal No. 707, Wong Kes wounded all preparatory MBARUNCE. In while thest officers were asleep in |
then followed short, white we do on with our Ueir bunks. ordinary business, which we must carry on, we should at the same time have cunstablo's baton or the regimental rifle by us in case of an emergency. "Today we are apt to forget that peace is normal and whe is abnormal.
Coxswain Wounded
him in the chesi,
their Instructio navigated the launch about nine miles to a beach abo mile from the New Territor border town of Shantaukok. "The murderers then wound. There the launch grounded af ed and compelled the coxswain je
from the men
the undergrow to sicem to a point in Chinese Conroed the launch. They stipp Territory about one mile from it of its armament only and Gaurcukok, where the launch cared. The two scamen also de
and boarded h grounded
The unconfirmed reports add the motive was the tO MATE arms and ammunition.
When the
Was
15 men who removed and er thut caped with part of the launch armanient....
the attackers and robbi disappeared on shora,. co>swain releas:1 the men beld besides and a message wes radiced to
The police authorities yesterday hari -an emergency has arisen it has declined to state how many
met that emergency to the best Marine Police personnel, of its abilly. In fact we have the two European Officers, were Marine Police headquarters. a record of which we need not be on board the launch at the time ashamed, and the reason for that of the attack.
the
હતું.
is
our pre-
The first to reach Jaun were the Divisional Superinte simple. We und
Qursiloned on the normal arma-dent of the New Territories a ser-decessors have always believed mert of the launch and the officers from Shatzukok Pol
in
believed
The Communist Peiping Radio claimed the Communies drive Into Central China captured:
Sir Alexander was replying Wannien, 30 miles North of the
Low-Canton Vital
to the toast "Hong Kong" pro- Hangchow
rail
posed by the President, Mr. S. line in the areas East of Nan.
E. Faber, ut the second annual chang.
The broadcast Bald
dinner other units captured Sissien in
of the Engineering Antwel Province,
Society of Hong Kong, held at
Colony's Motto Some women with their child- the Roof Garden of the Hong destroying five Nationalist reren have left in the past few days Kong Hotel last night.
"It is in the part of peace thant "Cur motto should be hope for Hong Kong has excelled. During giments.
but the majority are remaining The radio sold the Communist by the site of
The Governor commended the the best; prepas for the worst
the course of Its history it has their husbundis, tone of quiet, serene confidence
hat is the reason at forces at present advancing who stand sentinel over Britain's that pervaded M. Fate's address
why the brought happiness and prosperity 19ng Kong Government in the Southward through Anhwel and 3: 100.000,000 stake in Shanghai,
to millions of people: and when devole so year has to A spokesman of the Nuuking plan to drive into Kwangsl in-built up in 100 years of consist throughout, despite these troubled Shanghai railway administration, sleud of
of murl lis expenditure te secu Kwangling, and then ent effort,
ty and defence measures, to the announced that trains to Kashing pilit with
to the one column passing Most British
There is no doubt, that the pro- cement of spenting money on frins, were still running this morning South West into Yunnan
despite and business paralysis nazei
of 1ng Keng has been und that all was quiet at the Ited overrunning
chnotices
of those things you. Kunming. railway city of Kunshan, 35 miles strategy would more or less fol- rying on, albeit
The financial positions, are still car-tearily unward said Sir Alexan
Chairman, have On a restricted der, who died that at the same Chair
economic development scele West of Shanghi, where the full low the Japanese, route South-basis- most cases with aid of time "we have also had our set vicc entered the third day.
vices, and other amenities. subsirlies from head or branch backs."
is for the same reason that ourselves, and we have always amount taken away by the et- Station. offees abroad.
reuvring only to the
in Hong Kong, and lackers and their nú zomplices, ¿ A message for assistance w Behind the culin and collected the period of the Jupimese ocrine Government recently and pray to God
we always will." spexer the Legislative Council the
replies: "no state- nino rudiocl to the
C: British attitude of walt and see padon, but also to the peacetime Illegal Strikes and Lock-outs Or-
Repeated applause).
Maritime Customs hery. ari brganisation calicd the events such as the depression ɛnce; and in the course of the Coposing the
tonat of "The "Not known vet", was the n- Customs launch No. C2 and Meanwhile an important battle organisallon was convened under
British Emergency Planners. This the early 1930's,
Mr. S. E. Faber, the out- einl reply to a question on the the command of Mr. H.E. Sco there was the next few weeks another similar Furler baci: reported North vi
was sent out and assisted Chekiung-Klausi Radroari.
Red the auspices of the British Con- ceainen's strike of 1922, and three measure will be put forward with going President, touched upon motive behind the attack.
what he called the engineering The two "temporary seamer." police. troops who crossed the Yangise soon after the Communist armies sik tan Loycott, during which,
Resul-General, Mr. R. W. Urquhart, years later the ring general the same object of safeguarding achievonents of the year, and Wong Heung and Cherryg Fu wore! (Continued on Page 4): between Anking and Kiukiang started rol
gave "It is for the same reason that thought to be the next job of A glimpse of what he are attacking the railway along Wait into the Northern rumpartasenstant in the
rolling down the Great Sie Alexandet ind, he was an
substantial reinforcements A Secre- a 1140-mile front stretching from of China
arework head. Yinglang to thin East to Chong-
being slated to be sent to Hong tery's Omec, and had to served as
"We are still licking the sores chan, 180 miles West of Hang- worked out their schemes for the
So carefully have
Kong from home the next few of the the BEP a special constable.
war period." sald Mr. chow, which was
Weekn "So much for our past, said Sir
Faber, "and have been occupied occupied by safety of the community and so Alexander,
"And that is also the reason mainly in repairing and making! the Communists.three days ago:
why it is so incumbent on all good, und in bringing back Between Wuhu and
meticulous have been their re- future?
into Communist detachments are del that personal worries have been Anking ward for even off-chance detalls
those men or women who have working order the services, both the Interest 100-mile front transferred by members
of Hong ploying along a
Kong ut public and private, which go to extending 60 miles to the West of ammunity to
neart, to come forward and join make life here as pleasant and the Defence Force or the Speelat good as it must be admitted t Hangchow.
the body of the BEP.-- United Press and Reuter.
Constabulary, or to register their be, and in keeping the wheels of
of Industry turning. In spite of diffi names for service in case
culties in getting materials in a period of world whortages
Important Baule
Sunultaneously, with Intensified presture against the outer peri- ineter of China's 6,000,000 metro- polis, the Communist armles an- der Generals Liu Po-cheng and Chen Kang.
pressing their was aro double-barrelled offensive against the strategic Chokiong-Klungsi railway.
A gation communique admit- ed
today that all contact had been lost with several important cities ulding the 110 mile stretch between Yingtan, 70 milles South East of Nanking-Western ter ninus of Ute railway-and Changshan in the extreme West of Cheklang Province.
Still Resisting?
A news blackout appeared to have developed today on the sec-1
where of Hangchow
The cities, whoso altuation was for West
described as obscure, ineludad significant operallots were report- Yingtan, Iyang, ShangJos, Yushaned to be proeceding.
and Changslian,
On the other side of Chientang The fate of General Liu J- River that flows past Hangchow, nin, who was directing the de- 130 miles to the South West, local Communists infiltrating the countryside
The Weather
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of the
SPITFIRES FOR HK.
London, May 6.
but
what
บ the
our internal security.
emergency.
Future Progress " Bollevo, as I wnow you bellove, that we are guing continue to progress upwards in the future," "Maybe we shall have our setbacky A we had
"All these measures, I must has had in the past, in fact
make quite dçar, are not aggres- would be remarkabla {{ we did sive. They are, as I have muld, not."
for our internal security only. Bey that there was a great tent of We should remain calm and col-
lected, uncertainty amal apprehensJON BA
The Governos then went 'on to
a result of what is happenint on
testants
to
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On Other Pages
To Take Action "But if it is necessary for ua
taka firm action,
you that Page 2 gentlemen, assure firm action w1 bo zaken. (Applause)
Police Constable atu Hard
Labour. Personalia.
being hunted down by government troops who A Royal Air Force squadron of the other side of the frontier. evacuated to a new Eastern line, Spitfire Aghiers is to be moved particularly as one of the cun- an earlier milltary announcement) from Malaya to Hong Kong to
in the struggle is-the sold.
Party of China, and Comunist reinforce the defences there, vre els not know how they are gon There was no indication thus far
was announced today, that the Reds have made any con-
init to
behave." An Air Ministry spokesman
The certed attempt to
"Of course, all the emergencies. that wo question
hear cross the said today that Beau-fighters
hat I have, nicntioned are local naked, they entered | based on Ceylon are being sent to
and asked again and again. battle early Malayn to replace the Spitfires, ere they Communists first or utily, and have nothing to do with
The Spitfires will make the flight are they Chinese first? That olegi af most of us, that far greater | Page 4
what is at the back of the minds
Chiengtang since Hangchow without
in thw weeks.
Isolating City
Developments on all the three major fronts Wait, Bouth and
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