Portraits of Distinction
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MOSCOW DENOUNCES Railway Casualties TRAIN DERAILMENT:
TREATY WITH TITO Belgrade Accused Of Anti-Russian Policy
"AGENT OF IMPERIALISTS"
Moscow, September 29.
Russia has denounced her 1945 treaty of friendship and collabora- tion with Yugoslavia, which, she said, has been "rudely trampled upon and torn to pieces by the present Yugoslav government"..
The Moscow radio today broadcast the text of a note, handed yesterday to the Yugoslav Charge d'Affaires in Moscow, declaring that the Rajk treason trial in Budapest showed that Yugoslavia was following o policy hostile to Russia.
Runaway Horse Shot In Nathan Road
A riderless, runaway horse caused considerable commo- tion in Nathan Road at about 8 p.m. yesterday.
The animal, which had ap parently been frightened by traffic and threw its rider. Bombardier Potter, RA from Chatham Road Into Nathan Road, which was busy with traffic at the time, and crash- ed into a Ford car opposite- the old Telephone Company building.
and
4
The car, a Ford," No. 3412, of the South China Motor in- stitute, was badly damaged.
The
occupants, a Mr. Lam, learner-drive, Miss Chong, were not injured..
Bombardier Potter forced to shoot the horac. which had been seriously in- Jured.
was
FIGHTING FOR AMOY CONTINUES
the
Canton, September 29. General Teng Wen-yi, military spokesman, told cor- respondents in Canton today
Accusing Yugoslavia of having lost her independ- ence and having become an agency of for- ing imperialists, the note said that from to- day the Soviet Gövernment ́considered itself free from the obligations of the treaty.
Mr. Andrei Gromyko. Soviet The major provision pledged that first deputy Foreign Minister, neither side would conclude any handed the note to the Yugo-alliance or join any coalition
slav Charge d'Affaires in Mos directed against the other signa- cow yesterday.
The note said that from today, the Soviet Goverment consider- ed itself free from the obligations of the treaty of friendship and post-war collaboration entered into between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in April, 1945.
The note said, according to the Afoscow radio, that Yugoslavia had lost her independence and had become an agency of the for- cign imperialists.
The note said that the "trial at Like state, criminal and-spy Rajk and his accomplices, who also
¡cry.
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Brought To Kowloon TWENTY-FOUR DEAD
Members of St. John Ambiance Brigade removing injur. ed from the Lam Truen crash at the Kowloon Railway Station last night. Many of the injure) taken to Kowloon Hospital are in serious condition.
Mr.
At
Attlee Calls The Palace
London, September 29.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, chal- lenged by Mr. Winston Churëhill to call an early election, today gave King George ... complete report on the financial and political crisis resulting from the devaluation of the pound.
The Yugoslav-Soviet treaty Mr.
of friendship is part of an in. tricate network of similar treaties binding the Sovie satellites to each other and ti Fussia
Ongervers believe the Soviet as- tion will be followed quickly by announcements from its satellite countries denouncing their treaties with Marshal Tito-Reuter and
United Press.
were spies of the Yugoslav Goy- NANKING BAN ON
FOREIGN PRESS
Attlee called at Buckingham Palace shortly after the Royal Family arrived there from Scotland. The King was on holiday when the devaluation was announced.
Sabotage By Guerillas Believed Responsible
Twenty-four are believed to have been killed and 80 injured when a Kow- loon-Canton Railway train was derailed at Lam Tsuen, near Cheung- muktau, in Chinese territory some 60 miles from the New Territories border," "yesterday afternoon, Ka
The train was an 18-waggon combined passenger and freight train. There were more than 800 passengers on board, most of whom had board- ed the train illegally.
An official of the KCR told the "China Mail" last night that the Rail- way may ask the Nationalist. Government to investigate the possi- bility of guerillo sabotage to the tracks.
Sir Alexander Grantham In Tokyo
Tokyo, September 29. Sir Alexander Grantham, Governor of Hong Kong, and Lady Grantham arrived in Tokyo by plane this morning for a brief holiday in Japan.
A-United Kingdom Mission spokesman today denled speculative reports that Sir Alexander's visit was linked" with the suspension of Hong Kong-Japan trade yesterday after the devaluation of Ster-
Trade officials of Genera MacArthor's Headquarters are expecting the arrival of a Hong Kong delegation in Tokyo today to contude a new Hong Kong-Japan trade agreement Reuter.
LONDON
ZAPROCIETY
Polítical experts discount ter, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, chal- speculation that the Premier lenged Mr. Churchill's charges might be informing the King that Britain was almost down and in advance of his plans to call out. Mir. Bevan said be welcomer new elections. Mr. Attlee will the chance "to prick this bloater be the final speaker in the bladder of lies with the poinard o House' of Commoris tonight in the devaluation debate and his
words are awaited anxiously
女!
The
political enmity
between, Mr. Churchill and Mr.
Bevan-Cratorical giants of The
to see whether he picks up Conservative and Labour partice
WEDDING
} The official added: "From the information that we have now, and it is only scattered information. there doesn't seem to be any other logical reason why the train should have been derailed unless the tracks were tampered with."
"The train was going less thar
Many relatives of passengers on the freight train from Can- ton, met the Express traini carrying injured when it ar- rived in Hong Kong at 9.15 p.m. Several Ever, carrying torches. anxiously examined patients trying to find friends.
The Kowloon-Canton Railway
stretcher
30, miles an hour, and was only 8nced last night that the
en a slight down-grade when the accident occurred.
"Less than 10 per cent of the nore than 800 passengers on the train were ticket bolders.
"The others were illegal hitch hikers."
Dear
The 3.15 Express train from Hong Kong stopped at Lam Tsuch Cheungmuktau-where thi accident occurred-about &i 3. yesterday, and took 12 of the remaining injured passengers back to Hong Kong
Crushed To Death
Kore than half a dozen mem bers of the St. John Ambulan Brigade were on board the Hant Kung
promptj Express, and commandeered. the last passenge train to care 101
waggon of the the wounded passengers.
track
Canton
a.m. Express to
on schedule this would leave morning but that ether Cantor trains would be temporarily sus pended until further information on the wrecked train reached the local office.
No Plans For S'hai Portuguese
The Portuguese Government has no definite plans for the evacuation of Portuguese na-
When the train was deraite tionals from Shanghai owing yesterday, the second and this to the difficulties involved in waggons plummeted into rice providing accommodation for pasayf
y fields bordering the them in other territories.
in the meantime it has been Most of the passengers who decided to give financial relief to "An Austrian-born common- were killed were crushed to death such members of the Portugiese married today into the when the third wagon twisted community as my reed such.co
was then lief, through the at right angles, and The Earl of Harewood, shy. rammed into the second waggonsal-General in Stuguese Con-
London September 29.
of
enment, which ended on Sep-i uniber 24 in-Budapest, revealed
the political gauntlet thrown respectively Bared anew on the Royal House of Windsor. that the Yugoslav Government
down by his predecessor and third and final day of the Com- has already for a long time been
Shanghai, September 29. Opposition leader-Mr. Chur-mons debate on devaluation. 26-year-old nephew carrying on a profoundly hostile The Communist National Con- chill.
At the end of the day in Parlia- and disruptive activity against the trol Commission Alien Affairs
But if Mr. Attice had decided to thent, Soviet Union hypocritically Bureau today ordered foreign accept Mr. Churchill's "dare" to masked by mendacious assurances correspondents in Manking to ask the people for a vote of con- 'friendship' for the Soviet cease their activities immediately. scence he would probably advis the King in advance. The Labou
of
Union.
"The Budapest trial has also.
that the leaders
shown
th
probably well into night, the Commons will vete or
Government's devaluation policy. I will be a vote of cop fidence which theoretically could
King by the rest of the train.
George VI and Miss Marion Stein, 22. a concert pianist whose family fed when Hitler entered Vierma in 1938, exchanged wed- ding
fing vows this afternoon.
Ten Mayfair
streets were
This statement was made by An eye-witness said that twn Dr. Eduardo Brazao, Portagsese Consul in Hong Kong, yesterday. passengers who were riding on
Dr. Brazzo said there were the second waggon jumped with
still about 1,500 Portuguese in the waggon, a theseydi Shanghai. The Government had on the ground, the second was give the matter serious considera. con crashed on its side ou top tion, and had found it difficult to
The order said no news gather-overnment still has nine months overthrow the Government és i plocked off and 500 police were of thath
of the ing and news filling would be
10
hand
Yugoslav Government have con-j permitted pending a decision by run to complete its full vei tually the Labour majurity in the gathered to see. King Guests notified by the European YMCA they were to be evacuated.
[ructed,
year term. But pressure for an
and are continuing to the new Communist national 80% carlier election has been mount renduct their hostile and dis-ernment on Press policies.
ing rapidly since the devaluation. plive work against the USSR,
Labour Party Only the Associated Press and Even some
admit that affected. [herents
not only on their own initiative
e foreign imperialist circles.
were
now
sd-
but under the direct instructions the United Press
All other foreign agencies and chances of an autumn election are special correspondents left Nank-about 50-50.
Meanwhile, ing some time
in the House of ago-Associated Press.
Commons today the Health Minis.
that the defences of Amby Instrument Of
have been strengthened.
He said that the port can, and |
will be defended.
the
In the past nine days' fighting Aggression"
Nationalists
had indicted
heavy casulaties on the Commun –
ists.
"The facts revealed at this trial further Island Artillery fire from Amoy
thowed that the had sunk more than 500 Commun- i present Yugoslav Government ist river craft, commandeered is completely dependent on;
foreign imperialist circles and for an amphibious operation.
The spokesman admitted, how- has become transformed into: ever, that the Reds had occupied all bridgeheads on the mainland opposite Amoy.
In Northern Kwangtung. the Nationalists have launched a coun- ter-attack against the Commun- ists the highway East of Kwangtung, which is on the Can- ton-Hankow Railway.
רת
da
Southern Kiangst Province
Chinese Holding American Ship
Seoul, September 29.
an instrument of their aggres-The American ship "Flying Independence", which
sive policy which is bound" tc] lead, and has, in fact, led to th liquidation of the independence and wotonomy of the Yugoslav republic.
left Shanghai this morning with 127 Korean refugees as deck passengers, has been stop- ped at the mouth of the Yangtse River by two Nationalist Chinese warships and is not allowed to proceed, according to o radio message "received here this evening.
Commons is so great that tha possibility seems remote.
"Mass Suggestion"
More than 40 men of the St.sccommodate such a large number to handle the crowds
and John Ambulance. Brigade were in other Portuguese territories if Queen Elizabeth lead
Macao
it is understood is al into fashionable St. Mark's to stand by at Kowloon Railway ready fully taxed for accommoda- Station at six o'clock last night on with the arrival of troop res Church for the ceremony,
Serious Injuries
desired Those who
to leave were, of course, at liberty to do so at their own expense, #zid
Mr. Brazao, ^„but none' would be evacuated under offi- clat sponsorship.
About 40 Portuguese nationals,
The King and Queen came to receive the injured passengers.inforcements. Mr. Bevan, rough and tum-
train from by Royal ble Welshman, tore into Mr. down
Balmoral Castle, Salland, Jast Churchill for his gloomy ap- eduk
With praisal on Wednesday of the night for the ceremony.
An official M Kowloon Kos- situation into which the La-them were Princess Elizabeth, the
wounded were botiriles had placed Britain since Duke and Duchess of Gloucester pital, where the
foined the train at Perth.
inken, said last night that five of they came to power in Judy,
Lord Hardwood's marriage is the 12 passengers were in serious 1945.
London's most tociully important condition, and one was not ex-it is understood, are booked to Mr. Churchill took up the chal- wedding since Princess Elizabete pested to live.
leave Shanghai by the Prench lenge. He and his Conservatives married Prince Philip in 1947.-
ship,
the Marechal Mest of the injured suffered
evacuation have never forgiven Mr. Bevan Associated Press...
facial lacerations, and fractures. Joffre. for calling them “vermin." Amids laughter from the Government benches at Mr. Bevan's phrase, * Mr. Churchill said he thought the word
""lie” should not be used in
the House. The Speaker ruled that Bir. Bevan was reciting #
+
CHARTER FOR RED CHINA
quotation and not applying the San Francisco September 29.
word to Mr. Churchill.
The first plenary session of Communist Chinese
Pingyuan, in Eastern Kwangtung 1945; has been rudely 'wamples/ed this morning that the ship Farama with 5,000 tons of gec-ty áre” (Paul Joseph Goebbels fines the nature of the People's
The spokesman confirmed that
West. China, had been occupied.
by General Peng Teh-huai's Soviet Government deciares Fusan, South Korea, on Octo-carry that the Soviet Union from now ber 1.
troops.
one American and
Mr. Bevan retorted: "I was the referring to the almost Goebbelis- People's Consultative Confer- te system of mass suggestion
ence in Peiping has unanim- which had been evolved in the "All these facts testify that the
course of the flast four years to ously passed a grea: "charter treaty of friendship, myten1 ase
of the Chinese People", Pei- try and persuade the British peo- The spokesman said that Com-distance and post-war co-opera-
ple, that they are living in far ping Radio reported tonight. munist troops had been sent from tou Between the
This "common programme” de- USSR and
The Isbrandisen Line radioward trip to New York via worse conditions than they real- Yugoslavia, concluded on April 11,
organs of State power, its
military Yingchwang, provincial capital and torn to pieces by the had left her berth at Shang-eral cargo and mail, according to was Propaganda Minister of Nazi Republic of China, setting out its
hai at 5 am today and that A.. Pattison and Company, the Germany),
M
Bevan said he welcomed
economic, cultural and of Ninghsia Province, in North, Present Yugoslav Government
"confront
policies, policy to "On the basis of the aforesaid she was expected to arrive at
The Independence was also to the chance to
two Churchill with facts" He added; wards nationalists and the foreign
policy of the new Republic, German passengers while her sister "Mr. Churchill is a great stylst policy
he moves sa but the reason
The Central People's Govera He neither confirmed nor deni-n deems itself ve from the The ship entered Shanghai & ship, Flying Clipper, bound for ed press reports that a delection obligations ensut from the fortnight ago, shortly after her
her. New York via the Suez, will take gracefully across the pages is bement Council the highest organ had taken place in Sinkiang Pro- above mentioned treaty."
cause he carries very little weight of State sister, ship the "Flying Clipper. 12 foreigners and 4,500 tons e
of a
six Vice-Chairmen of facts." R vince,but he admitted that Nation- The treaty provided for assist- They were the first American
cargo, mainly tea:
and 5 members, the Radio sald alist troops are withdrawing from ance between the two contracting ships to enter the port since its
--A Rebuttal Another Isbrandtse ship, the
The
Conference also resolved countries, should one of them in- official closure by the Nationalist Flying Trader, from Hong Kong Mr. Bevar was cheered, re-that after its formation the Cen- volved after the war with hostili decree in Junez The "Flying | is on the way to Shanghai. peatedly by the Labourites. Re-tral Feople's Government would
after ties: with Germany or any state: Clipper" is now at sea
Among the 384 foreignen ferring to the fact that Britain's issue a statement repudiating the uniting directly or indirectly with passing the guard ships safely. Germany in a possible resume for the "Flying Independence bach
No safe passage, was requested granted exit visas in the lates last favourable, balance of trade representative of the Kuomintang was Mr. P. Bouffanis, was in 1935, Mr. Bevan shouted Government at the United Nations Germany e
that "we inherited a bankrupt General Assembly-Beuter. aggressive by, its owners but the Korean French Consul-General,
Government today requested the Me
Meanwhile marine observert nation and added that even be-
the
here ́of the twi trip
*when we were fore, the war, believe
ships-broke the much richer than we are now, ON OTHER PAGES fsbrandtsen
we were bankrupt Rationalist bisckade at least to
He added: "II the 2,000,000 of envious the extent that other