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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1949.
EMERGENCY MARTIAL More Troops Arrive
LAW FOR CANTON Strong Gov't Resistance In Hunan Reported
CHUCHOW SAID CAPTURED
Canton, July 26.
Canton garrison headquarters announced tonight that emergency martial law will be enforced in Canton tomorrow. Curfew will be imposed until 5a.m. All communications by road or water- way in the Canton area will be cut off during curfew hours.
Curfew has been partly enforced in Conton for
Chiang To Confer With Rhee
-
Seoul, July 26.
some months post,but as the lull in the Com- munist offensive continued, it has not been taken too seriously.
From tomorrow, however, the local gendarmerie
will enforce the strictest martial law.
There are to signs of panic in Canton regarding the latest war news from Hunan but the situation has raised the fol- lawing questions among the
The South Korean President, {populace here: Dr. Syngman Rhee, announc- First, w the Chinese Com ed today that Generalissimomunists strike Southward 10- Chiang Kai-shek will arrive wards Canton?
to begin a "In Seoul-shortly
second round of conferences forge a Pacific Alliance against Communism.
Dr. Rhee said Chiang is coming
we approach
here
"ar
tht
eleventh hour in this struggle to preserve Our freedom and sovereignty."
He called the Impending 'Seoul conference 4
demonstration
"growing solidarity of free an ttom of the Far East h their efforts to stem the tide of Com- munist Imperialism."
Secondly, will they stelke Westward into Kwangs to South egge General Pai Chung-bst": well-equipped T army?
and were now 12 miles North of Kanchow, South Central Kingsl point. The Nationalist defer
of the Communist strength column was not known and was not believed capable of engaging government forces at present,
According to strategists, Kan- chow was the most likely focal point of the next major offensiva after the Chungsha-Hengyang area is cleared,
disciplined Li Tsung-jen
Or, thirdly, will they stay in
Henan for sometime to stabilise Visits Front their new military position aud
eivil responsibilities?
Nationalist troops ero 06. pored
to be fighting
Sercr rear-guard. actions against „the, Communiets • in HananS Pro. vince as General Pal Chang mi's nemlen take up new de fence positions in the
Hong. yang area further South,
Neither Dr. Rhee nor oficiais clope to him could state a de- finite date for the opening of the
These clashes Sooul talks but it is believed the new Chinese Ambassador's con- porarily check the advance of
Rhee this the Communists Dr.
but the Com- versations with week would produce a plan for munists' artillery and superior the meeting.
will probably coupment The South Korean president, | them their Immediate objective. who long has been a leading ad- which appears to be Changsha, vocate af
The Nationalists are Pacific Alliance
said to against Communism, declared in have resisted strongly et Chang A press statement today: "Freesha, and at Chuchow and Heng- peoples of Astus recognise the imyang. South of Changsha. perative need for collective secu- Whatever the result of this rily against The menace over- Oghting, the furt that the Na- Ehadowing us all. It is our hope tillst are facing up in the that understanding and co-opera- tion between democracies of the Communists after a series of el- backs has stirred morale in the Paciile community
can halt the besieged city of Changsha, where of totalitarianism foreca
and the din of battle is clearly audi- guarantee peace in Asia,"
ble East of the rallway. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek will be leaving for South West Chinn curly in August, a usually reliable source told Reuter today in Talpeb.
Acting Prealdent Li Tsung- jen this morning flew off on AD...LDARFESION....of.the. Fighting front and for-s, masting with Generalissimo Chiang: Kat-shek In Taipeh.
nehi
Royal Air Force
personnel are shown after úlombarkint from the treapship Empire Windrush yesterday. They were Among the 700 Servicemen which · arrivéð to reinforce the Colony's garrison. Also in the ship wars the advance party of the 3rd Royal Marine Commando Brigade. "China_Mall”
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Advance Party Of Commandos Arrive In HK
the United Kingdom in the troopship Empire Windrush to reinforce the Colony's Garrison. fanfare this time to welcome their arrival and no local VIP's to meet them, except for Bri- gadier C. R. Hardy, commanding the 3rd Royal Marine Commando Brigade, who flew here on Monday from Singapore to greet his men aboard the troopship yesterday.
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SHANGHAI BATTERED BY TYPHOON; 20 DEAD, 200,000 HOMELESS
Shanghai, July 26.
on
Twenty persons were killed, ~70-injured-and-
200,000 made homeless today when typhoon "Gloria" hit Communist-hold Shanghai after smashing two big American airbases Okinawa. Marked by 60 m.p.h. winds and torrential rains, the typhoon howled Northward into the Yellow Sea and last was reported heading for the-big-port-of Tsingtao-on-the-Shantung-- peninsula.
While "Gloria" swung Northward, another typhoon, "Hester," raged out of the Pacific, lashed Iwo Jima with winds of 70 m.p.h, and head- ed for the Japanese home islands,
American air force weather stations
alerted Tokyo and Southern Japanese islands to meet the storm. It was ex....) pected to be. 450 miles clue South of Kobe ut 9 am. to- morrow. Experts said it may
may not increase in in- tensity on its Northward jour- ney-
Shanghal was flooded with water from one to six feet deeu in the wave of the storm. Water slood knoe deep in the streets and the city was paralysed
for 24 hours.
ст
Americans Warned To Evacuate
Canton, July 20. The office of the American Canton today ad- En:bassy in thoir
evacua'c vised its nationals to South China in view of the inability of the Communists i afford adequate protection tol foreigners.
The first part of the storm hit Western Shanghai Sunday night, culting a 16-mile path of and rein destruction as winde whipped down houses, trees and billboards.
This is its second warning in the past two months.
Spanish Arsenal Explosion Kills
24 Persons
Teranoon, Spain, July 28. Twenty-four persona wera killed and at least 80 others Injured in an explosion whirly wrecked the Tarancen milj. tary arsenal today.
The
authorities expected the tell to mount still fur. ther su soon as search GaN be made of the debris in this town of 11,000.
Fescue operations were ham- pared by elèctric
rationing ordered as a result of a sum- mer drought and workers had to dig through the debria by lantern night.
All avastable ambulances were rushed from nearby towns to move the Injured to. hospitals and H amar- pancy call was sent out for. doctors-United Press.
No Escort For Ships To Red Ports
A report in the vernacular The Embassy statement anid
press yesterday that the Royal that in view of the renewal of Navy has decided to officially "The Communist Radio_wald that
hostilities and the unfavourable escort merchant ships visiting one-third of the slum distric conditions existing in the areas poris blockaded by the Na-
In Western and Northern
the Com-
tionalist the
was emphatically dented by a naval spokesmai
for Communist ports will be provided with havalarcort en
route.
Shanghal was destroyed. More now controlled by
madr munista, had instructed than 200,000 residenta
Consul-General homeless when their rickety American shenities
sollapsed
swarmed Canton today to again wam all last evening.
"It is utter nonsense," the offe Into the business distelet zeek- Americans residing in the Can-
*ion consular ing shelter and food.
district to give cer declared.
The New Life Daily News" serious consideration to the pos- House Collapses
sible
quoted jeopardy In
"reliable sourck" #aying (L A whteh tree
that local merchant ships ciste.../ Fourteen persone lied when a fenement house in the Chaps! be placed should they
main in this area. district collapsed, dd Associated This notice la. being transmitted Press Five others were elec by the American Consul to trocuted by power lines hlown-Americans residing in Kwang- down.
lung, Kwangel and Fukien pro Weather observers said it was vinces and in the Nationalist Slangbai's worst storm since
held areas of Klangsi and Hunan. July 28, 1916. Two hundred were, There are about 850 Americans killed, in that one and 20 ships in these provinces. were wrecked in the Whangabe and the Yangtse.
More than half of the small huts in the lower residential dia- triet of this city of C,000,000 were destroyed last night.
Heavy winds atruck Commun- Ist-beld Shanghai full force, in early morning. By 11 a.m. prae- tically the entire city was dood-
Mr. Accompanied by Huang Some 700 Servicemen arrived here yesterday from Shuch -chuen, Information Bureau ching and representatives of the tein-ministries of National Defence
and Finance, President Ll_left_at |
a.m. with Hengyang as his No first call. After that he is to By: in to Foochow, arriving there this
evening.
He also may visit Amoy and Swatow prior to flying on to Tal- for discussions with the Generalissimo on military
and other problems connected with the Supreme Councii of which Chiong Among those who discm-while the other ranks were son is chairman.
ulso is barked here were personnel of to Lyemun, Whitfeld. Kai Takd, The acting presklent
details of the Royal Navy and Royal Air and other barracks In Kawloon."
Looking
resplendent in expected to ask for reported plans of the Generalis-Force, the advance parties of sima to come to Canton to a the 3rd Royal Marine Com-green berets and trim uniforms, sume an active role here, direct. mando Brigade, the 40th, 42nd the 153 Commardes, presented n
sight aboard Jig military affairs. This report and 45th Royal Marine Com-conspicuous
troopship. As far as is known. Changaba was not confirmed but is general mandos memebrs af the.
The Commandos may be ra. ly accepted.
1st Battalion the Buffs, the s t in Nationalist hands.
President is flight to Heng- 1st A Chinese report stated that
Leicestershire Regiment membered for the
part they played in maintain. Llewa, on the highway Eust of vang and Fuochow followed a de- and the rear party of the 1st- ing civil law and order Imme-
recaptured laited report to him yesterday by Middlesex Regiment, Singa-
the deputy comunaider of Central
until the Police Force was re-still China, General Hisn Wel who re-pore Details. turned to Hengyang today.
organised.
It is thought likely that the Heagyang, has been Generalls me will visit Chung-by the Nationalists. king for defence talks with Gen-
eral Chang Chum, Commander of Reported Fall
Szechuan's Pacification Head-
Quarters.—United Press and Reu-
ter.
EMERGENCY IN ·
UK ENDED
Of Chuchow
Dr. C. W. Chiu, secretary gen- eral of the President's Office. said President Li would return to Cunton in a few days.
including several children.
of the
sald:
Since the announcement of the Nationalist Blockade only one British reamer has been known to have called st
Tientsin-the Butterfield and Bwire ss. Hahyang. Officers of the Norwegian ves- Fel Germa: which
was at Taku their
Bar reported on
0
arrival
No Protection
here that Royal
Navy Citing the renewal of hon which one of them identified as tilittan, the mbassy notice HMS Alacrity escorted a British . "Attention called to ship Into Communist waters and the fact that the Chinasa kept vipilanen as the ship took in authorities have thus far, In cargo at Tangku, nearest pert to -arers under their control, de- | Tientsin. The steamer was not
monstrated in many cASOS
identified, however, an officer Inability or unwillingness to fald she was bearing the B'ler= afford
adequate
to feld and Swire "colours." protection to (The typhoon left two, dond
foreigners or to safeguard their
Cleared For Tientsin on Okinawa, 16 Americans In-
Individual liberties, particularly -jured and damage to U. 8. In.
In connection
The first known British vessof de-
to clear port officially here for stallations unofficially estimate
tention, trial and mob action.
Tientsin since the June 28 black- $20,000,000. Air Force ad at $20 the
"Moreover, no
no sallsfactory pro-ade deadline was the Lady Wot- installations were heavily dam cedure has thus far been afford-iner, which left on Saturday last, sved Tokyo reported minimum planeed to foreigners wishing to secure Important
ur nece B-29 permits for exits from Chin
even for travel between
their
but Headquarters in-
losaca. Okinawa bomber base.)
with Arrest,
On the following day the Chi
stornap Nanohtang also
diately after the Liberation (One of the two kified was the in Communist-controlled China. cared for the Communist-hel
There were about 20 families.
Disembarkation
rein-
Served In NT They left the Colony in '1947. forcements from the former Ger-
hospital ship went
on after serving several months in Dr. Chiu also said that con. smoothly and It was not very the New Territories, to take up received the daily telephone re- transported to their
man
Official military sources nei-ryusun he had not tour before the Servicemen were duties at Malto.
respective There were here and
ther would deny nor confirm the fall of Chuchow to the Redis as reported this morning in private reports from Changsha but ad- London, July 26, mitted fighting was going on in The British Government today
Ikow, South of Churchow, the ended the stałe of emergency outcome of which would deler- which gave it extraordinary mine the fale of the Tallway powers for handling the recent junction city. dock stoppage.
Lord Addison, Lord Privy Seal,
General Teng Wen-yi, military a major battle spokesman, sai
road to the House of Lords a for the Changsha-Hengyang area
message from the King bringing
it to än and.-Router,
The Weather
the
At 0603 OKT (m. KOT) Eastern, typhoon now watred about 60L Tales of Tokro a moving N or NHW at 1) kaším, There fa a weak circulation
Egnant picant atalionary
Whe
and
expected within U week. General Teng added that Chang sha was "in
a vacuum" claimed the Nationalists were still holding Lakow. He sold the fate of Chuchow' hinges on the
#
***
ride
Intensity, Pruenre, remains
(Chlum, and blah to the E of Japan.
Today's Forecnal-Winds from
sh
(in Barberly vacoring possibly becoming strong
ducing" "the day.' Unertilad ́and showary,
("Xistorday's Weather—
Moms 10.0 den. Fah.
Mfalmer 80.1 deg. Fab
information
unnamed
`seven-year-old
daughter of an Air Force officer whose two other daughters, were critically hurt A Filipino con-
died struction worker later Injuries.)
nf
Consulate Flooded Shanghal streets were under thetr
water. Three (aches of water port from Generut Pai Chung-hal billets by truck, by foot or by veterans among the arrivals who got into the ground floor of the from Hengyang and therefore launchi.
expressed their impatience to see American consulate. The British was not able to report on the Several officers were sent to the jolly good old place again" Consulate compound, next dass milltary siwation.Reuter and the newly requisitioned Station-the New Territories where and slightly higher, escaped the United Press.
Hotel, opposite Holt's Wharf,
they were busy engaged in keep-muddy waters. ing vigilance along the borders Treas
In the were uprooted 1940-47.
British compound grounds vid six-fooler, bearing the In the old French Concedi typical
toughness et a Com-Strecta throughout the town mando, asserted that he was at were. littered with
Formal
Accession Of
The Panchen Lama
Canton, July 26.
traditional "bed sitting" ceremony marking formal accession of the Panchen Lama as spiritual head of Tibet, is due to take place early in August--not in Tibet but in North West China, where the Panchen Lama is an exile...
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stalled cars;:
Ping Shan, N T., in 1947 mm ae- the drivers had to wade' kome, Uve. service for some- months.
Another husky, said, he was at Tal. On on simlar duties.
Both however declined to re- veal their ut are we glad to names, for securi-
ty reasons.
be
-back
here," they chorused. Many of those who had been In the Colony, during the early Liberation, doya have been dis- persed or discharged.
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