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NATIONALIST PLANES RAID SHUMCHUN Petrol dump set afire in strafing attack
TRAIN
MACHINEGUNNED
Two Nationalist fighter planes made a three-minute strafing at- tack on Shumchun at 11.15 a.m. yesterday setting fire to móre than 1,000 drums of oil and petrol parked in the Communist open-air supply yard not more than 150 yards from the Sino- British border.
Nationalist naval officers
executed
"Tripah, February. 6. Two Nationalist officers word Executed_Saturday_for having. attempted to turn or the gunboat Meisung to'lổi Rods in October.
They were
Lieutenant-Commander
captain, Mao
Cha-to, and 2nd Lieutenant Chang Chi-chun, who were put to death at Kaohalung (Takao) in -South, Western Talwan. Their
attempted defection occurred on the Pearl River between Hong Kong and Canton.
Other officers, learning of it, overpowered
them and.
brought the gunboat asfäly to Taiwan Associated Provo,
Thailand not recognising Mao, Ho
No casualty was caused by the two aircroft, iden-
tified as P-51 Mustangs which swooped to as low as 200 feet but kept clear of British Ter- ritory.
|Thick, black smoke from the burning oil, reached "up to the sky and was plainly visible for many miles around. The fire was still burning fiorcaly lato yesterday.
Eye-witnesses at the border | ings and eight defence works yesterday, described the up-destroyed.
Despatches proach of the raiders as lei-
from Hainan, the surely. The aircraft, they big South China Island which said, flew in along the Shum- | feur
feurs, a Red Invasion,・・ reported; chun river. They circled the continued Nationalist air allteke Shumchun area, spotted their o Red installations, on the main-
Jand. objective and let loose two bursts of their machine guns which hit the oil dump. sel- ting fire to it. Instantly, and made off in the direction of Canton.
t
A chipbuilding yard at Pobal. west of the Lulchow Peninsula, was left in dames by incendiary bombs, the reports claimed.
Other targots included a-Com- munist encampment whore many
casualties were sold to have been
Inflicted.
-People around the area were caught by surprise and had little Thirty boats out of o
concen time to be frightened. Only when tration of more than 300 were the fire from the petrol shot up reported sunk or damaged... to the sky was there any reac: Fifty boats in another. FOREEN- The border police tration were sald to have suffered tataly went, suto action. The the same rate. Shuchun bridge was blocked; to prevent any attempt at, mntsed influx from Chinese territory. The bridge was re-opened soon afterwards however, without any incident, the police stated. “Only normal precaution was taken by
the
Bangkok, February 4. Thailand has no intention of ễ the
recognising the Chinese Com-1 Superintendent, New Territe
munist government of Man when contacted Tse-tung
.or
the
Mail." Russian-
1ecognised Indo-Chinese
ro-
by the "China
gime of Ho-Chi-minh, Premier Coal set afire
Phibun Songgram told United
Press in an exclusive interview
today.
Pattacks
Communists
_of_startor.
and said that continuation of the
Rallway traffic on both sides of the border was temporarily
on the That govern-uption of trafte to any extent, ment through the Peking Fadlo the authorities declared."
The blazing petrol set are an attacks "only serves to deterioratjacent coal pile which was still ato relations already existing."
burning up to 'late yesterday.
the
HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1950.
Duchess opens students' club.
The Duchess of Kent opened a club and students in London's Bryanston square.,
hotel for Malayan
Malayans, cóming ' until they settle where they can
Duphase is wel=-
The dub will provide a welcome for to London to study, wiit providő.■ home down in the city, and later a social club
• dine with their friends. Photo shows The comed by. 2nd Lieutenant Jamali Bin Haji Zainal of the Malay Regiment at the opening ceremony.—(AP Photo),
Thirty-eight men stranded aboard holed salvage ship
Tokyo talks Thirty eight men are stranded on board a stricken
solvage ship 200 miles from Hong Kong.
on Far East The ship, the ss. Prince Salvor, crashed into an
problems
tomorrow
%
underwater reef, tearing a hole several feet long in its forward hull last Saturday 'near Pratas Island.
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REGIONAL
GOV'T FOR EAST
FOR EAST CHINA
San Francisco, February 4.
The creation of a regional government embracing 'six East. China, Provinces and Taiwan, Na-
tionalist island stronghold, was announced.
Reds want
today by the Chinese Communists in a Peking U.S. consuls
Radio broadcast heard hero. ***
The Communists say that they intend to capture
Taiwan this year,
regimes is a recent and
everything from political
to leave
fe. Thle development el nex-" "lation to runway" repaiken ApSan Francisce. February A
Sa organ!- The Soviet alm, according to The Peking Communist radio plained step by the Communi-
persons who analysed these re- complained today that United ixts.
Manchuria and Inner Mongols ports, accina to be to organizo States consular personnel in.
Red China on the Soviet mode China were "atowing no signa have similar groupings and a at a speed that might indicate of moving" despite the fact the North West regional government lack of confidence in the Com- 'Department of State ordered.
was created on January 19 for the Province of Shensi, Kinsu, Ningly to maintain strict their recall three weeks ago. The broadcast said no exit per hsia, Tainghai and
and Sinklang.
A Chinese Communist official mita had been applied for al- Today's announcement/sald that trains In Moscou has returned though the Chinese Communist the 'new, "East, China People's to Peking for the purposes of Government was ready to per- Government" would direct the forming a secret political polien
Anvincind of the type that th
them to leave any time. Governments of Shahlung Kinng-rorises non-Communists of sitel-
radis termed "complete fabrication a
do 'su, Anhwel, Chekiwig, Fukten noe lie Furope-Reuter and United
United Epatch from Washington dated Toiwan.
January 20, which reported Mr. Dean Acheson, fold the eign Relations Committoo the Chinese Red government was *putting difficulties in the way of withdrawal of American nation-
The population of the aren - was estimated by the Commun. lete, at 110,000,000. • Je Includes Bhànghai Nanking, „Telngtao, Foochow and other major den-
to
The regional regime was sald (have been set up in Shanghal on |January 27 with Jno Shu-shih oz
Chairman,
-He-was-Political-Cominíssar-bz- the Communist army. that con- quered much of the sphero now rules.
USSR assistance
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I'm
Englishman directs Tibet broadcasts
New Delhi, February 6, The Calcutta edition of the "interman" sald yesterday. that the broadcasts from Tibe | defying a threatened Commun- lat Invasion are being direct- ed by an Englishman in the
business mun," Mr.-J." Held.
Intelligence reports reaching employ of the Tibetan govern- diplomata in Washington indi-statesman" quoted a Bri- dated that the Söylät Union war helping to triin" and equip; a Chinese Communist air force Who recently returned from Lhasa,
capital of the vast mountata coun
the English language.
for an Akult
Washington,
From
in' casts
by Mr. Reginald For
According to these reports, by Mr.
number, of Soviet
Bircraft fighter
Yaintly
vities
broadcast said,
rly, to act
by the
of the consulate personnel Mukden and Tihun "we would rather like to hear that all Ameri- ometals will leave Ching
com
sooner
The radio sald the military attache, Colons David Barrett, left Paking on February 3 and the head of Uals, Mr. J. D. Van Putten, received permis- alon to leave Paking on Janu-
27, but "personnef of con sulated in
* In Paking Tientain and many other places no far had, remained allant.” The broadcast concluded with the question: Does the United
Staten
noitheed it woulst China an-ishcht secretly | TB=
havo been delivered to the: Chỉ♫ / here our geare gret its :
Liberate Tibet: Tibof is not
Facpart of
and mingestel States might one day sond
thoso, said people
back to Chiha but is fearful this
eReds in recent months and i had the mountain: people night result in a loss of 1
been deliveries
of Com
thor also have training a plance. In addition, laurensing numbers, of. munist Chinese ein cadets ara berth Edc has a
ค
Poking radio interpreted the alleged United States indecision STAR WIG ADELLze another indication that, “United - the Sovie
children. He states Imperiallarn;"" is outwardly first went fa in 1930 as strong but awardly weak." tablished at Lhasa by Sir Bay member of an Indian mission es- United Press. Gould. Mr. Faz cet up the mis- slon's rudio
lation to commun este with
Unian..-
Inasmuch as Russia has exten- air installations in Northern Siberia for
"defence" possible bombing, attacks on, th
agains
"thch under" the
Incident in Berlin
Bertin, February
Soviet Union-it was assumed thBeadinidle tained her fide The police broke up Com-
Chinese were being trained a
thone bases.
equip
tendence in
ed.
the
1867. Mr.
Fix enter.
munist attempts to hold a des Tibetan government-ser vice and established luce demonstration in the Western tations to matani interbal compne today and arrested 30
› Tafallate against | groups.
persons.
**The Incident occurred close to the border of The French and Bo vict zones, 10 minuteų“ before a Communist rally was to take place in the Soviet sector.
Several hundrel desastrato had gathered og the and
B
** The reports admittedly kr ragnientory, reflecting the dim culty of obtaining military in An occari-going salvage tug. Though the Prince Salvor is tormation in Red China, Tokyo, February 5,
Th
munication Associated Press. General MacArthur and the the 8. Margaret Moller, Im-a, Royal Navy, salvago, ship. Mole umber of planes turned over Assistant Secretary of State, mediately put out from Hong lers Limited, Hong Kong have the Soviets recently is unknow
believed to
to be small. Th Mr. Walton Butterworth held Kong to aid the ship, and ar-chartered the vessel from the ov The Premier accused the Ch suspended; But there was no die- sceret talks today on Japanese rived at the scene late, yester. 'Royal Navy, and have
last an
ATTEMPT T ship in Pratas last specifle report stated that i operating the „day morning.
April and Far East problems,
However, the Margaret Moiler waterstampting to salvage, a to military aircraft-to-the Reds- CREATE UNREST:
wrecked ship, Sources close to General Mac- is standing by helpless to aid the Horse-aboo-shaped. Pratas Is with were then sweeping South-
IN TAIWAN Arthur believe the Supreme Prince Salvor because Commander
orland, East South East of Hong ward in their conquest of the
bald back ide Kavo Mr. Butter seas and treacherous underwater Kong, has a series of underwater Chinese siamland. worth some Ideas to carry with reefs.
Russian-trained'
Taipeh, February-5.. He charged that Hualam
the
19.30 am. about 100 tried to reefs circling the island.♪. him to the United States Far Legation in Bangkok was ap-
If the weather calms today. Before the war, the Royal ped Chinese Communist air force Five Talwan business men were break through the cordon-and This attack by the Nationalists East diplomatic conference which the Margaret Moller will make Navy.
bq a military factor of ex arrested Saturday at Halneinu march parently responsible for
maintained
to the French B-weather sta- would
French sector halt.. was the first on the Chinese bor- opens one week from Monday an attempt to pull the vessel off to flood of Communist propagande der town with the action preci-} in
Teme importance in the Far East, on the North West coast of Tal Thirty were tion on the Island.
arrested after A Bangkok. Mr.
Butterworth the reef, however; this will only late to October a British cruiser, had no air power for their troops create tinrest among aboriginal Alled sources said they res briet Hitherto, the Communista, have wan" on charges of trying to sweeping Thailand, which was pitating from intelligence received leaves: Japan
struggle willi the police. said to have been intersified by their agents, it was reported Bangkok by way of Manila and to the Prince Salvor's hull
for be attempted after the damage HMS Belfast, rescued 600 Na-
hull has
and no fighters to during
tionalist soldiers off the Chinese the Nationrise Are Force, which Despatches/reporting their or the opening of a, Communist
garded this mihor, skirmish a past weeks.
here. There was no opposition Hong Kong. Premier Songgram sald.If it from the Communist garrison
been repaired. S
Chung Sing, when that ship equipped with American planes rest did not explain their inten- campaign to back up the Soviets It is expected General Mac- could be proved that the Russians stationed out at Shumchun. Arthur's full views and recom-
ick a Pratas reef and was here were directly responsible.
and bombs. These observers con- tion About 140,000 aborigines, "ittle blockade with a war of The raid came at the moment mendations will be carried to
salvage he would take
alder • Red Alr, Force almost es divided into seven tribes, live in nerves in the Western: sector, not tugs could action that when Kowloon passengers were the Bangkok conference by Mr.
her off.. pull A French ship, the ss.
Docteur
sential for any Communist as-Taiwan Associated Press,
UnitedPress." - might menn severing diplomatic disembarking at Lowa for trans- William J. Sebald, chief of Gen- relations with Russia or at least portation to Canton. The passen- eral
Yersin, had previously attempted Talwant Strails. Otherwise, thuy sault berors the 100-mile-wide MacArthur's restriction of the number of Rua-
Diplomatic
to assist the Chung Sing, and wa vald, Nationalist Bombers, could gers look refuge on this side of Section. Mr. Sobald leaves early Blans here.
herscit, damaged so badly khe the border: He said that all Chinese papers
on Tuesday for Bangkok but
was forced to proceed Immediate hindered,
bomb and strafe transportąj› un- in Bangkok, with one exception,
will stop over in Manila before
ly to Hong Kong. The down train from Canton continuing by way of Hong Kong. have shifted to the Comthunist
did not, arrive at the “border. Party line. He said the govern
Sources close to General Mac- This down train was hit by the 'Arthur "belloved the Supreme ment is planning legislation to crack down on the papers. He Bold that Communist sweep: ef China is being met by increased army, police and air force acti- vity on the Northern 'border of Thailand United Press.
tho
EARTHQUAKE
IN TURKEY
Ankara, February. 5:
According to raports night, the 38- members of the craw are th no immediate, dan. For. but additional high se could imperil both the ship and the members of the crew.
U.S. Congress
raiders at Po Kut in Chinese Commander, made the following concern over Territory after the petrol dump points In his talks with Mr
at Shumchun had been set on Butterworth:
tre. It was learned
Japan progressing-
she is on the road to democracy 1. Japan is coming along dne.
and well on her way to
According to local sources, the oil and petrol had been, trans- ported from Kowloon by trucks and deposited at Shumchun to awalt train delivery, to Canton.
The stock is said to be a total em here is all but dogd. A Joss. Eve-witnesses of the sudden threat of Communism must corne
romarked that the planes
Fuchs case
Washington, February 4... Groves, wartime head of the Lieutenant-General Leslie A
United States Atomic. Energy
4 so severly that.
Songkram protests his deportation
Technical training: Except for limited, dumbers, or nirerait" na "evidence", di, the life- livery of any great amount of Russian military equipment to tho Chinese Reds has been relor(ed. However, there is evidence of an incrposing amount of mining Russian military, and technical training Army, particular-
San Francisco, February 5. Lieutenant-General Luang for the Chinese Ar
Manchuria. Fea
recovery. The threat ect, appeared beforò a clogs Kach -Songkram, in' a' letter is the Russi
ed, session of the Joint Con-
Energy
from his exile in Hong Kong, ed a large
Peking
"Criminal prosecu
demanded tion of the persons responsible in Haukow Nanking and Bha for my deportation." pada hal; These and Ghey Baylet, groupa
to testify The Deputy Commander-in are in charge of a mushroomli
Twenty people were reported to have been killed. 32 injured were doing some "good shouting from cutalde, Japan. Today Japan grossional Atomic and more than 100 houses wrecked Earlier reports about the Mus- is one of the quietest and most Committee here today,
troubled He in a 10-second earthquake which LILLOS dropping af
sticks of peaceful spots, this . low- rocked the Erzerum Atens of bombs and firing rockets were world, som following yesterday's appearance Chief of the Army was buried programme of technical advice of Eastern Turkey 'last = "night—danied by those who witnessed
by Premiler 2- Communism on the inn court in London of Dr. Klaus from Thalland Reuter.
march on the mainland of Ass Fuchs' on charges of betraying Songgram on charge of plot- govern=
The Weather:
Incident,
the fact
Official military sourced come Pantoffel tacted by the "China Mall" stated |that the strafing at ~ Shumchun did not affect the military in any way One Royal Air Force Auster recorinalsanca plano: wax :: BOČN, 2005 KUVERT galrcling oyim the border; area half ÁL '0600- OMT, (1996) VIRITY "the khít hour after the i. Nationals's' continental, anti-erolone corating China. | aztičk. 7 / Tha" plano, Swan, anid to Japan' And the adjutorack mono-piegājušome to Have been on a routine night | "dominiala -the-sewn with/weidziet high, 2009
mérom the‹ Parlße to the B-of (Japan. Taipeh claim
2° Torterday's Winthera-
A
and presents one of the 'bignes', attriya black Athene noh? ragainst the
"Throatu", this Kinseratic lowbrid ma
has over, had to face, The United States, must meet thli, éħallenge: “.. No task is mòrá important than balting, the spread of Commun
Commun
|
Ing the
gkram.... ssid his, serial
de-
In a letter to the "Bangkok On his way to the. Commit. tow, General Groves, toldre Post an American-owned daily,
"the United atite) 'porters that
British clearance of Dr. Fuchs Government had: kooppled the who came to the United Stat Umember of 25 and wi
For mening
blontifo
Very member of
the
export. Communiem ja, a 2001; 0 -7: imperialistic: Ru
Com
that loy
repeatedly
was unlawfully, dona siddhist the new "" Tzini: Cótigliu= The exile asked that his attorneys four in "humber, stap to his defence. He seld dễ return to Thailand
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