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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1950.
HONG KONG WORKERS DECIDE
TO APPEAL TO MAO Complain of treatment at hands of police
UNION HQ OCCUPIED
Representatives of Hong Kong labour unions who attended the Federation of Labour Union Meeting at Lockhart Road last night unanimously agreed to inform Mao Tse-tung of what they described as the "fascist methods" used by Hong Kong police. in quelling labour disturbances.
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Alleged Red
¡More, than 1,200 delegates and members attend-
ed the meeting.
spies executed The speakers told the crowd that the message to
in Taipeh
Taipeh, January 31.
Two persone found gulity. of being Communist aples, were executed here yesterday, and five others sentenced to
12 years' Imprisonment
men
One of the executed was Lin Chon.heng, head of
a real ́ssiate company,
The other was Fu Bhih-ming. Director of a leather-making
concern,
Inst
Both ware Arrosted August, together with the five sentenced to Imprisonment.
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Fifteen others solzed at the same time were sont to correctional camp.-Associat- ed Press.
U.S. hospital at Ningpo bombed
Taipeh, January 31.
Letters from Red China
Mao Tse-tung should be sent so that he could protest through the "proper channels" against the_treatment of workers in Hong Kong.
Though the meeting was labour orderly, all the speakers bit-night. terly spoke out against their treatment during the police
Russians to boycott Tokyo meeting
Tokyo, January 31. The Russians will boycott tomorrow's meeting of the Allied Council for Japan, two other members told United Press tonight.
The Chinese member, General Chu Shih-ming, and the British Commonwealth member, Colonel
on
Monday
clash
One speaker at the meeting claimed that the Hong Kong police were beating up innocent people, Including women, and he also clulmed that Hong Kong police tore down Mao Tse-tung's picture in the Tramworker's Union bulld- ing on Monday night, and tram-
pled the new flag of China.
The speaker xaid: "We must
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Police barricade in Russell Streets
Frice: 20 Cents.
Taken yesterday, this photograph shows a police barricado, manned by constables with shields and lathis, outside the Tram workers' union premises in Russell Street, scene of the rloting on Monday night. The large sign at top left reads "Hong Kong Tramway - Wark- men's Club.“ The premises are now under Police occupation.-{"China Mall" photo).
AEC report on U.S. production of atomic weapons
Washington, January 31.
el Mao Tse-tung know that The Atomic Energy Commission reported to Con- gress today that the United States was pro- ducing, improving and storing atomic weapons at "an ever-growing pace.",
while talks of friendly relations with China are going on, the Hang Kong police are beating up in- nocent people, including women. We must also tall Mao Tse- tung that his photograph in the In Tramworker's Union building was torn down by Hong Kong police
"And we must also tell Mao Tse-tung that the new flag of China was trampled under by Hong Kong police."
The 1,200 people attending the mecting, aside from loud cheer-
W. R. Hodgson, both said they ing and hand clapping, created had been informed by the Ameri- no public disturbance.
can member and chairman of the
its seventh semi-annual report the AEC ossur- ed the nation that its atomic enterprises were "on a sound footing." The Commission said it had joined. Britain and the South African Government "in certain research problems relating to the extraction of uranium from South African gold ores.
brought details of apparently council. Mr. William J. Sebald, Tram workers meet the long-range programme of accidental bombing by Nationa-that
list planes of the big American attend. Baptist Mission Hospital at Ningpo. 75 miles South Shanghai-on-October-18.
of
Feur days earlier, air-dropped leaflets advised the hospital staf and patients to evacuate because
the power-plant-200-yards away was going to be blown up.
Most followed this advice. When the attack on the plant was made 10 bomba struck the hospital.
The fourth and fth floors were.
burned out completely and other
sections partly wrecked,
Mission's nursing school The was destroyed
So were several residences-In- cluding the home of an American doctor, Herold Thonsus.
No casualties
There were no casualties among the few members of the staff and | patients, who had not
the
Russians woult
not
They sald the Russians had A meeting of Tramway unton written a latter to Mr. Sebald delegates and members was held stating the Bevlete could not on the rooftop of the Worker's attend because the repatriation School in Jaffee Road. question had been placed on the agenda again.
The Russians have walked out of the past three meetings-be- cause the repatriation question was brought up. This will be their first boycott.
These speakers also protest- ed against what they called "fascist" methods" of the Hong Kong police, and critised the Hong Kong Government,
of
New targets had been set in
peace-time development atomic power. It made no re- ference to plans to develop a hydrogen-bomb. It did say there was considerable study of. how three different forms of hydrogen could be used to pro-
alomle duce
energy on
Other members are expected to At this meeting all speakers attend and carry on the meeting spoke over a public address sys-
Neither the British nor
the tem. Chinese member would, comment
possible complications that Electric company, workers' union on would be created by the Russlan told the more than boycott.United Press.
Pl bans U.S. Marines as Embassy guards
an
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laboratory scale.
President Truman has said that it in up to him to decide whether Americu should try to develop hydrogen bomb-unofficially es
to have destructive allties far beyond those
Atomic Energy
A delegate from the Hong Kong uranium or plutonium **Commis
of
800 people xion's references to experiments that their union members would with hydrogen would seem to im soon each contribute their fourth ply that he gives the go-ahead HK$10 donation to the Tram-signal, the scientists have drafted workers' Comfort Fund.
plans to see if they Ann develop a Other speakers urged the practical weapott. Tramways Union to greater unity The reported progress of Im and resolve.
proving and increasing the sup. ply of other, atomic weapons
U.S. military chiefs arrive in Tokyo
Tokyo, January 31. The United States Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived tonight in the troubled Orient, further complicated by Russian re- cognition of Ho Chi Minh's Vietnam government.
General Bradley, chairman of the Joint Staff, told newsmon that he would discuss the "general situation in Asia with General MacArthur and his staff.
General Bradley Indicated that China and Taiwan would be two of the major topics of discussions between the Joint Chiefs and General MacArthur.
Britain's
trade with Japan
Singapore, January 31.
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USSR recognises Ho Chi Minh's Indo-China regime
Moscow, January 31.
Russia has recognised the Communist regime of Dr. Ho Chi Minh, which has been at war with the French in Indo-China for over three years, The Soviet decision, which establishes diplomatic relations and exchanges envoys with the "De- mocratic Republic of Vietnam" comes within a fortnight of similar recognition of Dr. Ho's regime by the Chinese People's Republic.
The recognition is believed army and an organisation. They to have been one of the sub- | did, however, expect “a new wave Jects discussed here between of social agitation and outrages". Generalissimo Stalin and the Britain will recognise the Gov- Chinese Communist leader, Mr. China as soon as President Auriol ernment of hao Dat in Indo- Mao Tse-tung, whe has been of France has signed the instru in Moscow since Christmas.
ment of Freuch ratification of the Dr. Ho asked for Soviet re- agrosment of Morch, 1949,
The cogniton In
note passed by his Times" diplomatie correspondent representative in Bangkok to the declared today, continues a Reu-. Soviet Minister there on January ter report from London.
1. The Soviet reply, signod yes- This agreement granted zalf- terday by the Soviet Foreign government within the French Minister, M. Andral Vyshinsky Union to the threaStates of and addressed to Dr. Ho's Foreign Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia,--- Minister, Mr. Huang Minh Glam. Reuter and Associated Press. read:
"Having considered, the pro posal of the Government of tha Democrktla Republic of; Viat. nam, and taking into zoobuna the fact that the Demooratio Repubile of Vietnam representa the overwhelming majority of the population of the country, the Boviet Government has de- cided to establish diplomatic relations between the Dovlet Union and the Democratia Re- public of Vietnam and to ex- change Ministers.”
Grave act
British and American
oil imports
New York: 'January 31. President Truman and the United States Senate are to Dr. Ho Chi Minh's appeal for considor a latter said to be recognition, signed on January 14 from Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, Britain is going to have a and addressed to all the Govern- British Colonial Secretary, to major share in futuro comments of the world, said that, the East African Government despite many agreements reached, merce with Japan, Already "the French colonizers continued at Nairobi about British and many British firms which to wage an, inglorious war against American oil imports, the "New were established in Japan Vietnam, contrary to the peace-York Times" reported from before the war have returned ful aspirations of the French Washington today..
people.
The letter is in the possession of and are there to stay.
"In order to continue the pre- the National Petroleum Council, This is the opinion of Mr.datory war and to deceive the official advisory body to the in Arthur Richards a Bella bus-world-they also created the puperior Minkly, and le laid to nessman who arrived in Singa- pet Government of Bao Dal"
Britain. plena to - keep brave that pore from Japan this week, Mr.
American
can all out of the whole Richards (is a partner in a Bri- Elsh-owned firm at Kobe export
Comunnwealth and sterling area, In Paris, a French official and not me to
the United King merely ing Japanese textiles. United Kingdom and East Africa. apk men initio todo that. Rot-dom and the colonise ent
The latter, was read at a headache from which Bri-'s recognition of anti-
French Ho Chi Minh regime in meeting of the Courell, the news tish firms, In fact all foreign Indo-China was "an act of very paper said, and caused such a Arms, in Japan are suffering at the moment is the speculation on cat gravity," adds Associated sterm of protest that it was don what sort of taxes the Japanese
uited to bring it to the M. Pierre Montel, Chairman of the Presidenti nelations 119 the attention Government is shortly going to the Defence Commission of the The Senate Limpose.
Income tax will probably be that No Assembly, said Committee is expected to see it introduced in Japan around about Ho Chi-minh government in Indo-
"New York Times" this week. April," added Mr. Richards.
China meant the cold was
caid the British decision to cur- "Until they know where they warming up, reports heater tall all imports was first- stand regarding taxation; many
Tast September's "In Indo-China, France la hold-timated British investors are being care-ing a strategic point of the Allan tripartite financial talks between fut
**Forelyn hims
community" he declared, the United States, Britain and also I want to "Russia's world strategic position Canada Reuter._-_-_- know whether they will be al today is better than Hitler's was lowed to take money out of the in 1939." country, he continued. "Just now the answer is, 1o."
with
Britain to benefit
Press.
French National
tla
The
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GERMAN SHIP SINKS
A spokesman of the office of the French High Commissioner for Indo-China "mid" that · Soviet | recognition had been long expect-
Rotterdam January 31, ed. The Chinese Communist would "Despite certain obstructions probably intensify their help to The British tug Rumunta radio
ed at 12.30 GMT that the 743-ton and difficulties, however, Bels Ho Chi Minh, though this ald German ship Fidainus ank near tain is on the road, to benefit would remain unofficial.
the German, Island of Borcum and ing substantially from--the
The Soviet action-proved the the tug picked up eight survivor Japanese Sealre to reopen trade French assertion that Indo-C of a crew of 18. The radio added
foreigners on a farge. was not a “purely. French affair”?
[ scale, in the pre-war days, -70 but a front in the world fight that the search continued for eight -missing-persons, The message waa per cent of Japan's trade was against Communism. with the sterling area. Without The French authorities did not heard by the Dutch shipping the sterling area fapan is finish: expect an offensive from Ho Chi agency: Dirkzwager Associated would not be Joať“ labour. The merica's four top i military
commanders arrived at Haneda od commercially, stated Mr. Minh," which, would demand an Press,
Richards. unofficial, view is that the only at 11. p.m. They came on to this
"Recently in Japan I not notic conceivable way of touching of airfield after being weathered out.
hydrogen bomb would mean at the Misawa airfield In Nor-ed how biz British concerna
thori using the explosion of
Honshu.
which were successful in. Osaka General MacArthur was most and Kobe before the wa
war are now "booster" or
generals and admirals on hand to post-war stature.mis hydrogen bomb. Thus, whatever
Japan's rehabilitation improvements greet the Joint Chiefs--Associate Both meetings lasted about may have been made in the bomba ed Press.
Richards; "SCAP's main: function three hours.
dropped on Japan, they would
now is to ensure that the Japa- nese do not dump goods and cause' unfair
· competition among the world markets," he added,
Delegates from numerous other Jabour unions promised the strik- ing tramway workers additional financial support.
At both labour meetings the dalegates resolved that a pro- teat should be lodged with the Hong Kong Government to
secure the relussa of the. Unton officiela who were arrested on Monday night.
bombas
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uranium of plutonium. for the prominent " among the host of going, all out to theud - up their
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péri
followed the warning to leave the area.
As a result of the bombing, the
Manila,, January 31. hospital
WRS
The Philippines Government forced to curtell jus
has rejected a request of the activities to outpatient work.
Dr. Thomas, whose home was United States for permission to those destroyed, gave station U.S. Marines' as guards among Chlang Kai-shek medical in the Embassy compound here. check-up during the time, the
Secretary of Justice Ricardo Generalissimo spent at ble na
Nepomucono, in
opinion tive Village of Fenghus, near furnished the Foreign Offee, said. Ningps, before coming to Tai.
the stationing of such guards is WED. WED.
not recognised right under As far as is known, no specifte just increase the power of The United States Embassy at osages and customs of Interna- delegate was charged with trans- fectel H-bomb, with an orthodox Taipeh received word of the bomb- tional law.
"built in." mitting the protest resolution to bomb ing about a month ago and called
Besides, hald, Justice Nepo Mao Tse Tung, nor was tha
declared that: the AFC DED the Nationalist Government's at-
muceno, such permission cannot method of such a transmission 1. Weapons development and tention to
moved on at growing to th
be
stockpiling granted in view of Its un- discussed. Government replied, ox- savoury ratection upon the in-
pace during the past year. regret over: the incident,
tegrity of the Philippines Re and saying that special instruc
a sovereign state and publie tlotts had been issued to the Air Force to take extra special care to nvold damaging American pro- perty-Associated Press.
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its ability to
order
to maintain peace and within Its
The American
called the request for
for permission
to use Marines as guards routine,
Ignored police warnings
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2. Production of weapons” was changed to an "Industrial type
operation"--with a view to faster and more efficient production,
U.S. strengthens Pacific Fleet
is greatly advanced er according to Mr.
Three weeks ago permlisión was granted for Japaneso ship- yards to construct merchant ships of up to 7,000 tone gross for the ration. Until now--although the Washington, January 31. The United States Pacific Japanese have been turning out
· vessals"-- for the Scandinavians Fleet will have six more dea-they have not been permitted to
3. "Design" of weapons has adtrovers by September, the Navy rehabilitate their own merchant meaning that announced today, y d. | Deot-Router,,
the sume dzepatch to the Pacific of another
vanced-resuman for-getting The Navy diá not mention the
The Tramway Workers Union means were and pointed out that they are ignoret formal police warnings amount of explosive in the aircraft carrier, which has also
more punch from needed to maintain security for against the use of a public address those officials handling matters amplifier for political speechess original A-bomba,
Were night's, police action, the "China India/o dalum
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of Its kind. It is now under
Correspondence
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