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CREW OF AMETHYST
Frigate Will Precede
Cruiser Into Hong Kong MEETING IN CHINA SEA
Aboard HMS Jamaica off Tung Yung Island, August 1. This cruiser contacted Britain's shell-pocked frigate Amethyst at
0914 GMT amid lusty cheers of Jamaica's more than 700 of ficers and men, writes A.P. Correspondent Wayne Richardson. The cheers were followed by a Royal Marine band ploying "Cruising Down The River On A Sun- day Afternoon" and "The Conquering Hero Comes,"
Welcome For Amethyst
11 is understood that pres parations
have been made for Naval delegation welcome the heroen of HMS
Amethyst.
The
to
pobile will probably be allowed on
the dockaide
when Amethyst arrives here
tomorrow morning.
Full details will be nubllah.. ed in the
"China Mall"
morrow.
to
Seven Arrested In Jap "Death Express" Case
charged
with
Tokyo, August 1. Seven alleged Communists were arrested today and responsibility for the Mitaka "death express" incident on July 15 in which six persons were killed mi 14 injured.
All those arresded were furmer railway employees who were discharged as part of the govern- ment
Austerity program trze it's General Douglas
dir ceted by
MacArthur,
Three Communists
viously arrested but
were pro
wax
released for lack of enterice,
Meanwhile, five hundred police raided the editorial offices of the Communist Party and after Japan searching the building Testert two new suspeels on a charge of blacknarke regularities hlad publication of the
party organ. "Red Flag."
on the
Yoshida to
targe
The police seized volume of Communist papers re- lating to the publication and ar rested Malo Inoue, the nows- paper's business
#nage
und Masaharu Miyamoto, head of the
Publishing
Company" prints
ats the party organ.
"Dawn
which
ed
O1 Saturday the police arrest-
Kijiro
Nugal, described as a member of the party in charge of supplies. All the three men were car
card-carrying
members al the Japan Communist party,
Following the cheering, Jamaica ratings let loose with "Oggic Oggic," West Country yell. {Amethyst and Jamaica's crews are West Country lads.)
Signal flags displayed by pwhere the Commander Ching Jamaica read: “Welcome back, wiuting to woleniow you back Tiddy Dugi" ("Tiddy Oggie" to his Fleet," adds tenter.
Amethyst returned her thanks auit atded: "It is a
grand mo- TER."
is the Navy's name for a De- vonshire pasty).
From Jamaica, ·I-counter seyen patched shell hofer nud numerous smaller holes, Amethyst had u Flight port list,
As preparations were made t launch a boat from Jumales to carry mail to Amethyst, the latter signalled it had developed oil line trouble and would have to slow
antil repaired.
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The meeting took place on the purple, smooth waters of the China Sea under clear weather.
Lieutenant P. E. C. Berger, t
alfield, Hertfordshire, wounded
veteran of the original otluck an
the frigate, was transferred with
Amethyst's Captain Awarded DSO
London, August 1. King George VI nac др. praved the immediate award of the Distinguished Service Order to Lieutenant-Comman
der John S. Kerana, captain,
al Amethyst, for his part in down the
takling his ship
Yangtse under heavy fira from Communist guns. It was
officially announced today. Reuter.
the rest of the
מתח I"
Evacuation
High Honour
For Frigate
. One of the highest honours of the British Fleet will be an- corded battle-starred Amethyst and her crew when the vOREC! arrives in Hong Kong, adds the U, P. Correspondent In Jamaica.
The little ship, will be allowed to sail into the harbour ahead of
UMS Jamaica which is carrying
Admiral Madden.
The Duke of Edinburgh (left) and the Marquis of Milford Haven chat with two membera
Empress of the cast of the American ice skating show, Ita Cycles of 1949, at the
Hall, Earls Court, London. At left is Joan Matthews of Hollyburn, West V. ncouver, Canada, with Yvonne
Broders of Denver, Colorada, al right. AP Photo.
Cease
Fire In U.S. Envoy
Leaving Nanking
Indonesia Announced
Batavia, August 1.
The Dutch and the Indonesian Republicans today agreed to order a; coase fire in Indonesia at noon (GMT) on Wednesday. This was offi- cially announced after delegations of both sides had met under the auspices of the United Nations Commission.
Both sides will simultaneously issue orders that their armed forces shall toke "all measures to cease fire and terminate all acts intended to harm the other party."
Today's meeting, which
Although Jurnalea was to take abnarri Amelhyst's crew when the two ships male rendezvous made formal the results of the this evening they will be put back recent cease fire talks, abourd Amethyst to bring her closed to the press.
into the harbour.
Brilish waters.
The weather
n In
Th
hos
Implementation
was
A copy
order.
associate
Dutch Truck
Strikes Mine
Bateria, August 1. At the same moment that the cease fire agreement for Indonesia wis algnad
the Dutch authorities announced
were
killed when a Dutch truck struck a mine 45 miles East of Surake.
The casumitica #oidları and United Press.
Included policemen,
No Confirmation
Of Reported
Ship Seizure
vesseli flying the
Nanking, August 1. Dr. J. Leighton Stuart, U.S. Ambassador to China, is tenta- tively due to leave Nanking to- morrow by air en route to Wash- ington, where he is expected to arrive about August 8.
Dr. Stuart is to leave Nanking in a US, Air Akashe plans which has been held here for his use since the Communtats took over the city.
OFFENSIVE IN NORTH CHINA
Confon, August 1.
The Chinese Communists have thrown six armies. into a new North China drive from Shonai. Province into Kansu, according to Chinese reports received in Canton today.
They are troops of General Peng Teh-huai's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th Armies, and two armies of the 19th Army Group.
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Their immediate objective is General Ma Pa-feng's strong military base of Pingliang, on tha Sion-Lonchow highway, also Kuating. Both fowns are in South East Kansu.
In South China, General
Liu
Po-cheng's Communist troops continued to withdraw from certain points Eost of the Canton-Hankow railway.
Some of them are pulling back to Anfu, approximately 150 miles East of Hengyang.
"f
Fighting is reported West Talho, which is on important highway town South of Anfu.
Are
It le believed here that the Communiste on this front are withdrawing as their own initiative and not as a result of increased prestura fram the Nationall letu.
Both sides appear to be jockey- ing for positions in the area.
Further North the Communists maintaining their positions East of Changsha, the occupation of which is likely at any time.
Reports received here today wald that General Lin Plac's troops had pushed down highway from Changtch and now threaten Touyuon. South Changsha.
Changsha Situation
the
A telegram which was received here late this afternoon from a usually reliable Chinese source in Changshn sali: be cut off
out
No
further information was given in the telegram.
Changsha, bralegod Ilunan by capital. was
South Korean Casualties In Border Battle
Seoul, August 1. Twenty-eight Bouth Kore
were killed and 128 wounded when North Kore
ans counter-attacked and recaptured HID 488. two miles North of Kaesong, which was sheiled during the work- end. Eveouses from Kasvong
are
pouring Into Best, 20 miles to the South,
The hit is fecated 200
North yards
of the 38th Parallet, and commands the
surrounding country about 20 miles,
for
Major-General Chal Byung -Buk;--Chief-of¬taff of the Bouth Korean army, said that the Bouth Koreans had suri randored the hill rather than fight e major battle for its possession-Reuter,
U.S. Consular Officer Freed By Workers
:Shanghai, August_1..
U. S.
He will be accompanied
-reported to be in Mr. Reuben Thomas, Mr. John M. Cabot, the American Nationalist hands this morning. A.Consulate adgilnistrative officer, Consul-General at Shanghai, who CNAC plane left on a routine was free to leave the Consulate is being reculled for consultation. trip to Changsha this morning, day after being held in th and Mr. and Mrs. Willium 'M. hut is not due back until later building for 30 hours by former Olive. Mr. Olive was arrested re- the day. A. forel pilot who Navy employees but had not done cently by Shanghai polico in ar flew there yesterday. said that so late today,
eldent given wide publicity. everything inside the city was
The workers-imostly Chinese,
mn Indians and with some
White |nussians →, blocked Mr. This The main Communist forces and other American officials were engaged in a series of me leaving the building on Friday.
W119
ten
An Embassy
spokesman said quiet there was a possibility of further delay in Dr. Stuart's departure
Stashes with the Nationalists on since the Embassy.
severatice pay alopes of the
Chungpaa They demanded awaiting Communist. rsuance of the
and bonuses of six and one half East, of miles exit visas jo two members of the Mountain,
months' wages Navy employees plane crew. It is probable, how Changsha,
discharged when the Navy pulled Communist vanguard units had ever that the plane will set off tomorrow morning.
reached points five miles North out of Shanghai. and East of the city.
were MT. Thomas, Commander was heard occasionally.
The Chinese in Changsha did and Mr.
Morgan Slayton, Naval Atluche, Walter McConnugly, Communist - controlled not expect the town to fall until Acting Consul-General. The nien.
The
The
Specified Route
Gunfire
troops
100
unidentified trans-Pacific Bansfer to a then at Anhun, South of Changteh,
Red
Affaires.
and possibly further South
་
Still in the building_Into today
BRAKES Tested
of the agreement was flown to the Republican headquar- This will be done at the re-
of quest Amethyst's captain.ters at Jogjakarta for exam- Lieutenant Commander J. S. Iination by the Indonesian Pre-
same sident, Dr. Soekarno. Keran who wanted the
ccase fire Besides the crew that made the dush down
today that 18 persons her into both sides will in a joint procla- the Yunts to bring
motion call on "everyone concern- deterioraind to- rd to banish all thought of clunity
and revenge and remove ali ve day, and divers and others Jabanre Amethyst were not able tige of fear or distrust."
also urges This proclamation to go overboard to make repair.
iorru and to the
waterline hole on end to "sabotage starboard
rism," and all acts which might in the bull,
Press said today the Nanking the Communists stabilised their The cald
Amethyst left her anchorage be harmful to mutual co-opern- secretive
An elaborate
Board uilding Couso Are
munist Labour "Jopan's
Military Control Commission had positions at several nearby points. Were to have gone to the Com- Kremlin" virtually
off the Yangise at 8. p.m. on Sun- tion.
negotiations some ordered the plane to take off to- One of these was Chaling, on the for further coincided with a formal denial
time today. morrow #1 8-a.m. and follow a highway East of Hengyong. from
two bags of mail from Janates day after taking on board atores menual, drawn up with the con- anti-Communist
handful of the more for the establishment of a joint
They thought the Reel
Only a to resume duties as navigator for un vil fuel from Concord and sent of both governments, call
specified route Eastward. The Navy Minister Shigeru
resting
her personnel,
the imple- observe
one-day which occupied Changtch, vessel's trip to
commission granted a issued
Hong board Communique day that he had asked General Hong Kong. Amethyst will reach
moined in the Consulate-General mentation of the cease hostilities
extension in case of bad weather. miles North West of Changsha, 100 former employres re- Kong revealed.
three MacArthur for powers to creats Hong Kong on Wednesday morn-
The pinne, a converted C-47, wili would strike first at Yiyang. on building but the
bitclois special police force for cong
Provided the weather conditions crders and the proclamation of related orders and my
fly to Okinawa,
The Changteh-Changsha highway, made no effort to leave. trolling sulaversive elements in Vice Admiral
Mr. Thomas had been question- i remain good, Amethyst is ex- A. C. G. Madden nected to arrive
at Hong Kong dir
party board has The joint central Japan.
signalled from Jamaica:
ated more than 30 hours bek re he and procee on Wednesday morning where she
A report that an
by way of Guan, Kwajalein and Kiyang, on the Hunan-Kwangsl was permitted to get some sleep. ntat proud that my
ship is assured of u rousing welcome. four Dutch members, four Repub-
United Nations British licans and six-
ship: was seized by
-Associated Press. shares the honour of escorting
Honolulu to San Francisco, railway-Reuter-AAP. The Ship's Company will be Commission representatives three Chinese Nationalist warships and Your valiut ship to Kia Rondo
three military. civil and Naval
escorted to Amoy could not be thence to Washington." leave and the granted
The departure of Ambassador It
also four
confirmed fast evening. 11
shit! Stuart will automatically Authorities will be very grate.
from ful to hear from any residents members from areas outside the vocal shipping firms' operating the American Embassy
Ensign Communist territory to Nationa- who would care to offer them Republic. The Dutch-Indonesian Lo
manual contains military defini- hospitality. Please telephone dons and rules to provide for the said they had no information of list for the first time since. the the Fleet Recreation Officer.
agreements, any of their ships being arrested. Red occupation of Nanking last of
The vernacular press reported April. H.M. Dockyard. Telephone No. Full detalls of the proclamation
Minister Counsellor Lewis Clark 30361, Extension $57.
and manual will be published that the British ship was evident after the cease fire order is issued.; ly seized because she had visited will become Charge
the | He now heads the embassy office closed
within port
which becomes the Nationalist blockade. The report at Canton,
official site of the embassy when did not identify the vessel,
leaves. Counsellor The Chinese Maritime Custom Dr. Stuart in the Colony said that no report John Wesley Jones will head the
sociated Press. of any seizure has reached them Embassy office in Nanking-As- yet.
were The naval authorities similarly, ignorant of the reported |
Several British ships have President Lines, said today tost much prestige in the Far the terms of the cease fire order.
run the blokade without en- At 1600 GMT 13 p.m. iKST) shallow the liner General Gordon may East recently and with it what the Republican Army and tely countering any opposition from
pressure as come to Shanghai about Sep-1s worse, we lost much self-re-Netherlands forces are separately
belligerent war craft, covers B and Central China, Indo-China.tember 15 to remove 900 for spect But the Admiralty and responsible for the malatenanc
Hanyang's Trip:
Page '2 the men on the ship refused to of security in their respectiv
o frame accept such
of mind. areas, with the supiltation that
The first known British stegner
was the 'Pane 8 separated from the low pressure aFCH
Mr. Downs said "at the be- Their bold stroke may not affect neither side will enter the other to run it successfully.
Butterfeld and Swire as. Hanyang. over China by a ridge of high preaure hest of the United States State the outcome of affairs in China zone without consent.
Brilon today
She cleared for Inchon, Korea, Aut passage of the request for safe but it gives every
T.K. Critchley. the right to lift his head. If it
on July 15,
Page 4 gives Americans, too, the will flation representative and pro.
The Lady, Wolmer, flying the Barclay's Bridge chairman of the United British flag and on charter to Bent to lift their hearts and vision if
Page 7 will have been a victory indeed." Nations Commission in Indons. Chinese firm, left the Colony for Reaction today aongratuisted Taku Bar to rus the blockade on Eachps Dutch and Republicans on th July 29,
Page #
Joint The latest British vessel; to use, hire agreement. thyst, but a Nationalist Govern-He declared that with it the leave. Hong Kong for the North cient, foreigners can obtain exist ment official told Reuter that three
main objectives of the was, the Edith Moller, which was Pago visas from the Communista in apart from the pluck, and skill of Security Council's directive
the blockade at_ of
and, Page 1945 Readings A
Already hundreds time.
the cantomond crow. of "Anna March 29 had been reached,,
Council. Of Europe. To Miet foreigners have ....... 10 a.m. - 4.
applied" for thyst, the Chinese wer
were naturally Daro, si‚mal, „:1008,0 1000.0 mi.b.
Other local abips: aut "The Republi- sucedeuilly run through safely Election Campaign, in der.. 2,125.78 Ach Me Downa wilgak-Com-leased that the Communists have: Mr.
been desily blow that, would lose
ed to Jokjakarta, the time' and This official said; this herois conditions for a.round-table cout: And now the paris-HAVO
The police charged the men were gulity of violation of price control laws and legal handling of rationed materials, including nowsprint--United Press,
THE WEATHER
but fairly extensive boater
Of Shanghai A Moral Victory
Foreigners
Press, Radio Campaign
a
Simultaneously with the cease A "New York Times" editorial today raid the "escape
of fire order, a press and radio cam Amethyst is not a naval victory," paign is to be instituted to ensure Shanghal, August 1.
but added that it is "something that the cease fire is observed.
Important in · right The agreement will provide for Mr. Floyd Downs, Shanghal more
a joint. Commission to for the
American now. It is a moral victoria
Under seizure. campa. The editorial continued: "We prizomors of war
manager
and Blam. The tropical depresion cane eigners from China. tred' about 400 miles SSE of Tokro is
moving Nor NNE at 10-15 knot. It le
which extends Bouthwards across Japan Department,
to of Luns
showers.
#
Gordon has been
Today's Forecast-Light variable main. asked of the Nationalist Govern- winda.: ' Claude ; with scattered ment." The Nationalists Are
blockading all Chine Communist control. ports unde.
Yesterday's. Weather:-
Malgut 81.0 dat. Fah,
Miidum 74,0 der. Pub,
Bunshine 0.5 hour.
Rainfall:+TLY taniimm0.85 Jn. Total nince
Jan, 1–1115.0
mom (3,93 „Ja,'ai
akulent anavuruge - of ́1583.0° wind,ts
L27 (no.
SE by Cal
自
Mr.
No offelal cœnment was,nvail-}`ala, If Nationalist safe conduct table in Canton from the Premier assured the vessel, then the arshal Yen Hel-shan's offer regarding the,recane of Ame question will be whether sum
permission to inave,
Dease
review
The
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And Chiefe
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