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The Butterfield and Swire vessel Hanyang, belleved to be the first British ship to have run the Nationalist blockade of the 'China const. ("China Mail" photo),
COLOUR BAR POLICY ATTACKED BY SMUTS
Tommy Killed By Yugoslavs
Trieste, July 12.
A British coldier wan kitted by a Yugoslav frontier patrol on Sunday night, it was offi. cially announced here today.
A statement from the Bri
that
near
tich
the
Headquarters Aid incident accurred Gropada, on the Morgan Line. Invectigations by Alfled mili. tary officers are being made,
it is reliably reported that the Yugoslav authorities have refused to allow the budy to be removed
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BRITISH NOTE TO CANTON
Lention July 12
Capetown, July 12,
General Jan Smuts, South African Opposition leader,
said here today that the Nationalist Porty's Citizenship Bill had wiped out the favourable impression the Prime Minister, Dr.. Donicl Malan, had created abroad on his recent visit to London for the Commonwealth Premiers, talks.
"I can ondegrand what was
afar cipapasat atve 45 Tel twat this what we cal to wall the 12011 tulu
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949,
CONFERENCE AT BAGUIO MAY FORCE SHOWDOWN ON AMERICAN POLICY
Tokyo, July 13.
Diplomatic observers here believe that the Baguio conferences of Generalisaimo Chiang Kai-shek and President Quirino may force a showdown on the United States foreign policy toward the Far East.
With the coll out for a Pacific pact and with the
Philippines, China and Southern Korea ap parently going ahead toward such a goal, the United States will have to support such a group or suffer further lose of prestige in Asia. If Far East nations take inifial steps to follow the programme which America endorsed in Europe, they will expect the United States to treat them the some of Europeans.
ADMIRAL
BRIND ON HK
Tokyo, July 12. Britain commands the sen and air around the Crown Colony of Hong Kong.
The Commander-in-Chief of Britain's Für Eastern Station. Vice-Admiral Sir E. J. Patrick Brind, said this in Tokyo today.
He told reporters that there is p tremendous difference between Hong Kong's defensive strength
Fr
President Quirino declared to-now and at the time of the sur- night that the Philippines und render to Japan early in the war. China are not asking" anything
an apparent reference to from the United States,
the Nationaliat blockade of China, ko declared that the
They will be pretty bitter i the Americans give the Far East alliance a cold shoulder,.
Itegurdless of the merits of a pact, ipilomatic observers Prelle hern belleve that the United He told a press conference ot States would be in a fough spot the summer capitul of Bagulo,
Ir Invite Amer- [whure
met Generatissimo Chiang at the week-end: The not Japan's Philippines and China di a Pace bother the United States because
question is the Intention treaty Is Fur Eastern countries to organise caltheuneven with whatever res
sources they have to stop Com- Many Allied officials, as well | muniam as their contribution - to Japanese, think that sun sort the American campaign against
Pacific alliance
eCommuniam.” will
East nations if For 10 Jeal participate,
While appears that
such participation In paet will be out of the until Japanese peace signed, the Japanese are interested.
Ah
Addressing a rolly of the United Party at the City Hall here, General Smuts said that he can un- derstand that what is felt abroad must have been felt much more strongly in the Union.
the uallet Parliamentaty
majority ever seen in this country of a said with practically na majealty | necessary after the peace tiraly at all the Senate,"
with Jajan at signed its order tu Genead Stute was rublutig bes protect and guarantee the nest- Gent political sprech smee his-trality of these disarmed islands.
or vrat To Batam.
On the spot Apiericum officials He said that the dark spat in here ifve Jong favoured FOUR The world in The Fast, For the inget Joint anti-Communist | 1 terme in history Europesaction in this part of the world,
Quirino On Talks
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Kako telep It war a penul flufa!). naww gone, he sheelaud
Fat 15
1. Nadionalist Party end of the girat Mundey marle the Bill,
"That Bill, now
thry
Act of
that
Parliament, has “produced felvisation hes
hove
Tues clavasion
for y Joney neral Sma said.
ย riy,"
Wan .1 settlement
reached of the Izarton Churmanus wealth Prim Minser (01) - Terence', he said, "South Africa do hen alteglance street Nowa
.
from
Annu
South Africo belongs to the Werf, but exist
the Dark Continent, Banked by Asia. "JI ever thinre Was
Community which was called by the world situation
cautious, tu b
fair. humans, to think on fundamenta
Britain has another sole to the Kite izenship and the sites.
King, from
时
In the new Nationalist Glovs ernment about the closure Communist-creupied ports an China, a Foreign Office spanken. man said today.
The official drebned to disclose the contents 川 the node, which was branded over yesterday by Mr. P. Cochult, British Batay representative in Canton.
Well-formed
sources sald ht
the Britain
un is stirkung declaration that the closure k illegal and that she wif! not re-
it.
cognise
The Nationalist Government's
reply to the Brat British note
maintained that the closure in
legal.
culinon sfalus which We enjoy through the Commonwealth,
WAS neerplet by Dr - Malon on behalf of South Africs. Now 11 is found that the very firm wet taken by the Govern ment after that declaration was the abolition of our COMMUN size hip in the Common-
wenith
griet
Will Suffer
"You can imagine the shock. and disappointment at such a result and, of course, we are going to suffer for it."
General Smuts said: "All I can said in any is tu
Is to repeat what I
il is Steph Africa," he
rif
General MacArthur is known to feel that any *haft Com- muniem" programme
that the at
United States adopte
be successful unless it is car ried out in Asia as well as in Europe.
traditional British palley of de- fanding its ships against any attack wherever posable wil
be maintained.
British naval unite visiting, Ja- pan are returning to Hong Kong of those two today-Associated Press.
The President odded; "We are not asking anything from the United States. On the other hand, we are doing our bit here as our contribution to the American pre-occupation with. regard to Communism,'
Chiang Going To Canton
President Quirino said Dad Dr. Syngnan Rhee, the President of South Korea, and Generalissimo Ching bad urges hilan to take the initiative.
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Dublin Statue May Be Sold
Dublin, July 12.
The city of London, Ontario may buy the Queen Victoria Sta- Luc which was removed from the grounds of Parlinquent House here last year.
Mr. Patrick McGilligan, Eire's Finance Minister, stater! Ar: Line Dali (the Irish Parliament; to-
day that the Government has re- ceived an enquiry from the City | Council, but the terms are not yet.
settled."
Eire will not bear the Transpoil costa, he said, The Jage bronas statue, which was erected in 1900, war removed to make room for a contributing (what | Parliamentary eur park. It is now Diplomatic observers point out
resources we have and, with our in a store in Dublin.—Reuter. the recent declaration of the nientlship, trying to help the General Smuls concluded; "The | ten'lan on the part of the Chi-United States without expecting Colossal effort of the British innese Cominunists to throw them something in return," he said. India has gone. We do not want selves into the Russian bloe d this little experiment in South Aftien to fail because of our own short-sightedness and our own abseal-mindedness, '*--- Reuter,
declare that this makes it clear once Meanwhile, Gencralissimo suel for all that the Communist Chiang Kai-shek ørrived at Chip- problem in Asia is 110 different iyi. 500 miles South of Talpeh. from that in Europe.
today.
GATEWAY TO NW BURMA RETAKEN
Rangoon, July 12.
The Natinelists avoider call-thy message from England-that Myingan, important road and railway town 390
ing a blockade, which would Party, when it comes
into
power, will see
that
buck these
with.
(Prolonged applause).
have raised the question of nejustices are done away cording belligerent rights to the Chinese Communists.--Reuter.
TRAITOR SHOT
Paris, July 12. Pierro Marty, former regional head of the Vichy police who was convicted of trenson on July 23 last year, was shot at Toulouse today. He was accused of arrest ing and torturing members of the Resistance Movement and stealing their properts.
Two of his former subordinate. convictext on similar charges, were shot with him--Reuter.
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miles North of Rangoon, was recaptured by Burmese Government forces, the Burma Army announced today.
That abundant goodwili which An Army statement said that PVOS fled the town. existed towards us, and which
has now been dissipated, must
Myingyan, which is the gateway with the state'a Integrity or the be restored and we shall restore to North Western Bunna, was rights and liberties of the people. occupied by PVOs last Murch. They pooked this resolution ut a Referring to the current visit They took over the administra- United Hill People's Organisation for Mr. II. C. Huyen, the įtion ustensibly to protect the town' conference at the Southern Shan Finance Minister, to Lantion for from Katens, then advancing upon states capital of Taunggyi, held he Commonwealth Finince Mandaly from the stronghold of after an earlier postponement be- Ministers talks, General Smuts Toungou, 180 miles from here. cause of rebel netivity. said that he is afraid the Citizen. Another Government success in The conference also pussed
Kanbolu, a railway halt on the rights, prohibiting uppression by North Burma-the recapture of resolution recognising individual bon for him in London,
"I know It fe
and adopting British people. Saiging branch line 90 miles North tribal chicis They are great-hearted and will of Malay--was also announced middle way policy which wil understand
not tie the hillman completely to difficulties in by the Burma Army. our South Africa. Whatever they can It said that the rebels have been left wing or right wing deals, do for us in these days of trouble completely cleared from this area Associated Press.
ship Bill will be a bad introduc-
The Army said it has received reports that 60 Japanese believed to be deserters are assisting the Karens in the Ensein distrist North of Rangoon to manufacture ammunition locally.
FORMER BRITISH SHIP FOR CHINA
ย
MONKS RELEASED
Karachi, July 12. The East Bengal Government has released two Burmese Budd- hist monks, who were imprisoned He is expected to leave for several weeks ago, for objection.. Canton at any time.
able activities.
It is reliably learned that he
They are alleged to have formed
did not fly to Canton direct from Communist colls-Reuter the Philippines because of the conclusion unexpectedly speedy
of his Baguio talks with the Pre- sident of the Philippine Republic, It is said in Taipeh that the Generalissimo will proceed in the hinterland after the Canton con- ference.
Many important people left for Conton this morning in prepara- tion for the forthcoming ference there.-United Press and Reuter.
NO PROGRESS IN PALESTINE
con
Syrian-Israel border, July 12. The Israeli and Syrian delegates tent in No Man's Land tonight ant late into the evening in a
trying to reach an understanding on the armistice agrnoment, which was due to be initinlied today.
According to reports confirmed by the head of the Israeli dele- gation, the disagreement arone, at the last sitting, following a Syrian
request for the Israelis to with- draw from the town of Samach, on the laita-Damascus rallway,
demili and for the area to be |tarised.
Norfolk, Virginia, July 12. The former Brillsh troop leans- port Empire Anvil is to be con- vertod here into a passenger-cargo Unless some last-minute solution slip for the Chinese Nationalistin found tonight, the talks will Government.
continno further into the week. the
they w
will do without being in enced unduly by the mis-step that has been taken by the Gov crument and ŝta miserable small exiguous majority," he said.
We have already
neen what
Hill Peoples Decision harm has been done by colour divisions. We have seen how nu-
Meanwhile, it is learned ofalal- tives and coloured people arc. ly today that Burma's hillmen being driven Into separate camps have decided to allow foreign in- of their own, which may become vestment in remote frontier areas
She wit operate between China hoad of the Israell delegation Communist camps and
now, in long as it does not interfere' and Indonesia.--Associated Press. said-Reuter. addition to nil this, dividing Europeans too,
"Where are we moving that is my question,
We Are
"At the same time, we are weakening ́oursbives and "gabo- saging our own position on the African Continent, and we are raising doubtə In the world beyond.
The Dark Spot "After what has happened in 12 months, what will happen next year? Next year we slutl have a full bag of tricks. The. coloured policy, the native policy. the throwing away" of^r}ghts that have existed for years, guaran leed by the Constitution, all that must come next year, and with..
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