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CHINA MAIL
CAMERAS & FILMS
FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
2. Gloucester Arcade
CHINA MAIL
No. 34291.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1949.
Price: 20 Cents.
REDS COMPLETE OCCUPATION Gondola Princess
Military Control Body For Shanghai Set Up
LIFE BACK TO NORMAL
Shanghai, May 27.
The red blanket of Communism quietly enveloped all of Shang-
hai today.
The gunfire ceased. The last Nationalist hold- outs surrendered. Veteran troopers peace- fully corried Red rule into the Northern part of the city.
The Communist occupation was complete three days after it began. Rod political officers began taking over the city government and its 6,000,000 people. The Nationalist fortress city of Woosung was seized. The Government evacuation fleet pulled out, down the Yangtse and into the East China Sea. The Military Control Committee for the Shanghai area was for- mally inaugurated today.
General Chen Y, Commander of the 3rd Field Army People's Liberation Forces, was appointed Chairman of the Committee while General Su Yal, Deputy Com mander of the same Army, was appointed General Chen Yi's do- paty in the Committee.
The seat of the Committer will be the former Municipal Council building.
An official proclamation to this effent was posted in local streets tonight.
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The number of casualties in the
made a that
battic- fighting ground out of such thoroughfares the Bund and Peking Road was not known.
Some sources put the civilian dead and wounded at leas then: 200, practically 11 Chinese,
Chinese newspapers cald the toli was several hundred most of them Nationalist soldiers. The papera
pressed doubt the full list ever would be known.
The aurrondor Creek Soonhow those holed up in the 17-storey Broadway Mansiona and the roven
Embankment story Building were amazing affairs,
Broadway Mansions
Radio Contact With Shanghai
Radio-Telephone cominual
Hong Kong cation between
and Shanghai has been dis- rupted from the Bhanghel end for the last two days.
that There is a possibility
In Ratherlilos Communist
may also cut off Shanghai
communication be. wireless tween Hong Kong and Bhang. hal.
Princess Margaret (wearing light coat) has her Brat trip in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. With her is her Lady-in-Waiting Lady Clifford Mary Harvey, and Wheeler, from the British Consulate in Venice, AP Photo
KHAN-HAYWORTH WEDDING
Calauris, May 27. Prince Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth were married here by the Communist today Mayor, M. Paul Derigon. The at the ceremony took place
where thou- tiny town hall
The first group of Rei political officera arrived yesterday took residence in the Golden Gole Con- of the last Efotel in the old French defenders cession. Chinese newspapers sald they were getting ready to take over the municipal government.
A Communist news policy was
shortly
Meanwhile, expected foreign news agencies were per- mitted to continue serving news to Shanghai papers
The 16 foreign press and radio
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who remained in correspondents Shanghal during the change-over sill were permitted to le dis- In Broadway Mansions arrange-patches, oversens freely. No re- ments were made by Henry Topper, striedans have been imposed upon an Australing with the Interna- their activities
The Government Radio ad- tional Refugee Organisation and Mrs. Margaret Hampson, wife of ministration announced that corn- the Associated Press Correspon-mercial service had been established with Nanking dent. London, May 27.
Laurence By Magistrate Sir
telephone calls through Pelping.
There was no communication Dunne today denied U.S. de- Chinese interpreters they finally mands for the return of Ger- talked the handful of Nationalist by Shanghai with Canton, Formosa shere.
In China still machine-gunnera in the building and other points
held by the Nationalists, Into giving up.
"We hod to convince them their officers had quit." rald,
Negotiations in the onent Building were
EISLER FREED
hart Elsler.
almost two
After
Argument
Iri begrined
Street court, Dunne
hours of Bow said the United States had failed to prove that the fugitive Communist had been convicted of an extraditable complicated-and bizarre. offc.10.
Toppe Life Goes On
Embank even more They
were handled by John Powell, American editor of the "China The judge ordered Elster freed. Weekly Review," some other for- He said Eisier no doubt com-rigners and some Chinese civit milled the offence for which helans. was convicted...
the
The Nationalists holding building were persuaded to 5- "The question Is whether he semble on one floor and lay down was.ronvicted of an offence in Their arms—all except a few gun- America which is considered bothners on the roof. These refused. in America and here akiri to per-
Every time an envoy started out Jury.
of the building to talk surrender thought the with the Communists on nearby Szechuan Rond Bridge over the Soochow Creek, pri-soldiers would are on him.
Powell finally made a last at. tempt to talk reason to the roof- Upposing counsel in the case top holdouts. Then he went back had argued the main issue in the down where he had left the othera case the single point of law dis-
who wanted to surrender. cussed by the judge in his sum- "I started
"I should have answer is obviously not."
Eister sat stolidly in the
sonar's box.
mation.
the
roof-top
saidi.
these "Then
soldiers again. poking to
TC-
and
French war hero and former am bassador in Moscow, was the prin cipal witness, with the Prince of Orleans Bragance, brother-in-law
AMERICAN NEWSBOY'S
BRIEF VISIT IN HK
Touching down at Kai Tak Airport yesterday
morning was
Donald Olson, 15-year-old basketball playing news-delivery boy from Minnesota.
He was chosen from the 8,500 delivery squad of the "Minneapolis Star and Tribune" to dis- tribute their paper on a seven-day round-the- world delivery trip via Pan American World Airways.
of the
his
the
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BRITONS IN SHANGHAI ALL SAFE
Shanghai, May 27.
The 3,000 British community emerged from a fort night's battle of Shanghai with comparativa. ly small proporty damage and' no casualties. Reuter learned this today in an exclusive inter view with the British Consul-General, Mr. R W. Urquhart, who revealed that some British river craft were requisitioned by the National- ist authorities, over British protests, to trans- port troops, but all these had now been re- covered, including a Shell Oil tanker, down the Yangtse River by the destroyer, HMS Hart. It appears that virtually all, the British property damage was suffered in the Western suburb of Hungjao, where the Nationalists carried out wide- spread demolitions in prepar- ing for the defence of the city. Mr. Urquhart sald that protests were lodged against this destruc tion and a record kept of the des froyed properties. "We are count ing our blessings rather than our losses at the moment," in view of the considerable damage that might have cccurred, he added,
"The modoration and control on both sides were remarkable,.
reason to and we have every consider ourselves very lunate."
for-
the
He was very happy that British
.American public and utility
escaped companies had serious damage and were also to continue functioning.
Mr. Urquhart disclosed that the British Consular stait, num- bering some 50; had emerged safe and well from their two-day or Ideal when the Consulate General was in the middle of the battle between the Communist and No- tionalist troops for the Bridge.
Garden
Intense Noise, Actually, he declared. there noise but no great was intense danger as the marooned members his staff never exposed them salves. During the height of the
of the Court of Paris, Pretender York where ;Donald is expected aboare Admiral was engaged in grounds to survey the
ma-
Onu
position was
the
That Yellow Monoplane
The
yellow mondplan® Race which landed on the Course at Happy Valloy on
Thursday morning, continued to be a subject of speculation after the report by the "Cinz Mall" on the incident yester day.
The
Officer Commanding the APL Flight of the Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, contacted, yesterday, declined to give any information...
From reliable sou
a. howe sources,
over, the "ChinaṛMati" learne ed that the plans was carry. ing out survey' fights on the Island seeking ampantes of ground suitable for amergency landings.
The spot where the mono-, touched down
plano
Thursday was eviden ly one
of them.
sary basic conditions, they, will operate.
"Our attitude is to walt and see what happens. We are · all ready for business if business. Is possible. We don't soo why t should not be
com
sands of spectators were held Taking off from his home loose shirt with blue slacks and back from the wedding party town in Dawson, Minnesota. carried a yellow, mall bag with battle, a rifle bullet went through by wooden barriers."
Donald was laden with a 100 red Inscription of the name of his the shutter of Mr. Urquhart' It was authoritatively learned Accompanying him was wash-room and pierced the op- that none of some 1,700 Amer! Armed police vore guarding
'copies of cellophane-packed paper. the Chateau de Lhorizon, where
"Minneapolis Mr. Fred Cooper, the Minnesota Poste mortar wall, to embed it- cans in Shanghal were injured in self in a wooden mantteplece in the course of the nighting in or
around the city. the most invish wedding reception issues
be- the Consul-General's office.. Donald Gamed quite
attempt by the
Americans There was Europe has scen since the war Sunday Tribune" (circulation representative of PAA.
wildered when faced by some Communists to make use of the Other police pat- 550,000). was planned.
All reports received by the rolled the nearby Mediterranean
Including pres British Consular compound durUnited States Consulate Genera The round-the-world delivery 12 nowsmon. fight began at La Guardia Air-
agency photographers.
Ing the battle for Garden Bridge.
Com General Gourgen Calroux, neid, New York, with stops at Also at the airport to meet although it was advantageously so far Indicated that the
London, Brussels, Damascus, Danaki was Lieutenant
T.M. situated for wiping out one part munist soldiery respected Ameri cans and their property despite Calcutta,
cortoin relatively minor dificul Delhi,
Hong Kong. Lemon of Admiral Badger's staff. cularly activo Nationalist
Donald
to WAB
have deli-chine-gun nest
few In Manila, Guam, Honolulu, San
ties which arose in a to the
Two Communst scouts at Admiral paper Francisco and back again to New vered
stances. the climbed
over into El Dorado, time
The United States Consul Gen ship to arrive on Saturday.
eral, Mr. John M. Cabot, said But
quickly left when it
"The American today: flight, personal dell-an important conference. Donald's but His very was in President Truman at arrival in Hong Kong was one pointed out that they were on
munity, both business and phliap British Consulate property. behind schedule.
throple, is carrying on and in his temporary insidence in Blair day
Despite the feroolty of Huuse, in Washington. Donuld Donald is in his second
tends to continue to do so insofar lant
batilo for the Embankment has also made a delivery of the year In Dawson High School.
300 69 this 16. permitted by the new попе Building,
of the
authorities, They fest that their "Sunday Tribune" to Mayor Asked about his methods of
there activities are benefit to Chine British nationala Elving delivering papers at home, Donald O'Dwyer of New York City,
were Injured, although they as well as the organizations they said: "I poss round 64 copies in
epresent. They will;. I am confi all had an anxious time. beat and take about my
Before the Nationalist capitule dent, respect the laws and reguéis which is pretty good
by minutes,
tion there, the British' received tions Instituled as required
authorities in that liming."
an assurance from the Commun- the new 1st Military Command that the public announcements."
Mr. Cabot added "It will be He added that it takes much building would not be shelled. more than merely delivering. "To
Mr. Urquhart said that he was necessary to wait until the new However, on his arrival, Mr. sell papera, you must talk to your not in the least despondent re authorities have established
customers nicely," offered thu garding the future of Shanghai. policy which they propose to for low before. It is possible to say Churchill was out. "But I left my young salesman.
"There's nothing to tear if it de
and whether the American commțuri: cigar there for him all the same,"
soon. get ity can look to the future with Donald started in the paper-pends on business, Cinese
They will foreign. sold the globe-trotting nowa cellvering business by helping his things going again. There's plenty optimism but community's first boy.
elder brother when he was hard of experience; plenty of plant and reactions have been distinctly Two persons were injured when Mot At Airfield
ly nine years of age.
plenty of skin. Given the neces favourable." Reuter. a training plane crashed into the
At the Hong Kong airfield yes- "From then on, I have been waters off Stanley Peninsula at terday. Donald was met by a full on my own," Donald sald when the oldest p.m. yesterday. One other is delegation of the local press in- asked how he first started on the job that earned him his cluding representatives.of the As- missing.
The plane, a Piper Cub, belongsotiated Press, United Press and round-the-world trip. ed to the Hong Kong Flying Club. the International News Service all
an un-
to the French throne, as second Meanwhile, life in the metro-
approached nor-witness.. polls further
high Vatican source said to- mality with the resumption of pedestrian and
vehicular traffe day that Rita Hayworth's mar
riage to Moslem Prince Aly Khan across the bridges and the re-
in iflicit in the eyes of the (Catho opening of all Bund offices,
licy Church and any children she A general air of uncertainty,
the six may bear him will be conceived however,
prevails as
In sin as far as the Holy See await million populace
concerned. nouncement by the new authori-
This source revealed for. the ties of their policy for the city.
glamorous frst time that the This is expected very soon fol
had not lowing the reported arrival today Hollywood movie stur
asked the Church for permission of the Communists Garrison Com-
to marry The Indian Prince, Reuter and United Press.
TRAINING PLANE ACCIDENT
munder for Shanghai and of all military operations.
heen All preparations havʊ rompleted for the handing ove
enter- of Nationallat-controlled prises,
Including the National Resources Cormission and the China Textiles Industries Corpora- ilon, owner of numerous mills.
Schools and universities were also preparing to resume.
The "Shun Pad," Chinese dolly in Shanghai, was taken over by the Rede today. Another long-established paper.
Arriving in London, Donald visited the Lord Mayor and then took a copy of his paper to Mr. Mr. Winston Churchill.
Along with his paper, Donald took a carefully selected Havana elgar to exchange with Britain's war time leader.
Must Talk
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Sir Valentine Holmes, repre-I noticed they were armed again. senting the U. S. Embassy, con Like a dash of cold water, it came tended the crime was the same to me that 'these men were Com-, as perjury.
D.N, Pritt, Left Wing Membar munist troops-not Nationalists.
while I was gons, the Rede the "Sin Wan Pao" also owned The two injured were taken to of whom were handed a copy of took off on the same PAA plane] Elslor's of Parliament leading defence, retorted that making a false statement on a form was 100 miles from perjury,
Pritt demand that the United States be made to pay the full because I costs of the action have no hesitancy in saying they
acted in bad faith,”
Dunne rejected this plea.A
sociated Press,
The Weather
AL 0800 NET (1 p.m. HEST) 4' depreh- slon has deepened, ovie PeritëwlyChina, From it a trough extende 22 gid. ide Northern Naukum
..
the
The newsboy from Minnesota
two hours ofter, his paper.
he arrived here, The soft-spoken American He is off to Manila, his next city newsboy was dressed in white of call and on the inst lap of his
global trip.
Read All About It
No further details by the Kuomintang, ceased pub- the hospital. had entered, accepted the aur.
lication from today but it is un- were available except that all render of
Nationalists,
derstood the Independent ra tree are Chinese. marched
out and were Kung Pao" will continue to ap- tham gathering up their arme"
pear but under a new name. That was the end of organized While most of the slogans Nationalist resistance in Shang- urged the protection of 'people hui
and Industries and worthy enter- Quickly the Communists surged prises
generally, onc said: through Hongkew, seross the Soo- "Freedom for religious worship. chow Creek from the old Internn-Protect churches, tämples and all |tional Settlement, and on into the law-abiding religious workers.” rest of the Northern part of the Reuter, Associated Press and
city..
Stragglers Rounded Up
The Reds rounded up the Na- Pasife anti-ramione extenda W, to be tonalist strugglers there and be China Hen
gan taking the surrender of the Today's Forcat-Light of bioderate Garrison troops who had been winde from Boutherly quarional stranded in the escape corridor to apari
scallered brief show Woosung, Hamil
Yesterday's "Wanther |--
Magy buildings in the heart of Maximumé 88.5 deg. Fal.
the city were hit in the Soochow Mateswm 18. des., Fah.......
Creek
batlle
from
Hunshine: 10 hours. -
Rainfall Mil. Total since Jan,
175.8 mm.-12.33 in average of 186.8 °dim.=150.30 ¿tas,
Bandingnak.
United Press.
Bus Accident Injures 12
Twelve persons, including one European, were injured when k Jara proceeding along Queen's Rond Eant hit an electric cable post in front of the Union Jack Club, Wanchal.
Immediately after the crash, an The main Post Office building ambulance from HMS Tamar ar- the Nationalist strong point, was lved on the scene to render first sorry sight. Before the defenders ald to the injured who were care raised the white dag, the build- for in the Union Jack Club, Mast Ing had been damaged heavily by of the injuries had been caused
·Baro, ut mal...,10114" 189KE MD. || mortar shells. There were rany by broken glass.
29.87 29.7 inches. casualtice there,
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British and The American, Baylet consulates all ward hit but the damage was not great Shanghal General Hospital was unscathed.
The Communists moved swiftly to complete their take-over once the military phase, was ended.
The_No, a ropte bus sustained axtensive” dazungu in the driver'") cabin, All Westbound were held up for some consider: able time,
trains
Four of the injured were taken by sintuience to Queen Mary Hod- pimi' but were not drigined. ↓
--their-tuka-pitsimonced byw
plakne was endler.
Donald Olson the 18-year-old news delivery boy from Dawson, Minnesota, arrived by PAA at Kal Tale youterday-on- hia, round, the world dalivery tour, bringing copies of)", khu "Minneapolis. Star and. Tribune" to Important people all over the world.
Ploture shows Donald, Inspecting a copy of the “China Mail" after receiving it with Immigration Officers at Kai Tak, for one of his own copies. ("China Mail Photos)
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"The trip has been great fun su far although I have litta time to see the world, having to stop for such a short time.at each station But my job is to deliver my paper on time and that's the thing that counts," he said before boarding his plane to deliver his paper to the next address.
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