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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950.
KMT PROTEST OVER Baby crocodiles
SOVIET INTERVENTION
Matter to be brought before United Nations
FOREIGN MINISTER'S STATEMENT
Taipeh, April 5. Definite Soviet participation in China's civil war was charged in a formal statement today by the Nationalist Foreign Minister, Mr. George Yeh,
Navy may aid in Shanghai evacuation
The Royal Navy may take
evacuatio
part in the
o!
British, American and other nationals from
European
Shanghal.
Chinese
The
Communists
at Shanghai had previously frustrated plane to cary out
by 1 the evacuation
General Gordon with te ald of two civilian-mannod LBT's from Japan,
A statement issued by
apokasma In Royal Navy
Hong Kong yesterday aid;
"Negotiations are agin in train with a view to nable British, American and other European nationals to leave Shanghal by sea.
"Gertain
measura
with
shipping are
proliinary regad to boing ken.. Until the necessary aproval In received, no definite planà can be made or information glven."
A Butterfield and wire ship, the ss. Anking, due
to take part in the eacuR- tipa of
nrtonals foreign from Shanghai when hang- hal officials agree to allow evacuees to leave tht elty, the "China Mall" arned yesterday.
last
Up to a fate hol night, no definite-aange....... ments had been concded.
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SUCCESS !! INDO-CHIMA
Paris, prli 6.
This, he said, violated the United Nations charter
and Sino-Soviet treaty of August 14, 1945.
Mr. Yeh disclosed that he had instructed the Chinese delegates to bring the matter to the attention of the U.N. Secretary General and through him to member states.
Chinese Communist broad- KMT planes
casts, Yeh said, bad in the past
raid Soochow
weeks tried in "throw a smoke- serven over the obvious execu- tion of A part of the
นกแบบ nounced clauses of the Stulin- Mao agreement by repeatedly
A new Air Force communique us of accusing
reported widespread Nationalist Angerican and Japanese mill-air attacks on Monday despite tary pilots,"
Sunday's battle which was the Arst aerial opposition, to the Na- The charge is both ridiculous tionalist Air Force in four years and revealing.
of civil warfare.
employing
"The truth is that unidentified submarines have been sighted re- cently in varicus parts of the Pacific, including the Yellow Sea."
The
communique sold swift Mosquito bombers attacked Foo- chow, big port opposite Taiwan, and destroyed a large part of fleet of 100 junks. Mitchell bom The Foreign Minister sald hebers blasted artillery positions on was certain that Soviet diers and Communist held Taohua Island, aircraft were in North and Central about 10 miles South of Chasan
Island. | China, adding: 1 =
for London
Zoo
Four baby crocodiles (above) will be sent by air from Hong' Kong to London next week by BOAC. They were bought at à pet store in Hong Kong by Mr. J.D. Romer, FZ8, on behalf of the Zoological Society of London. The crochdiles were brought here by sailors who sold them to the pet store.
To make sure that the baby crocodiles their night to London, Mr. Remer la forcibly feeding them for
Once in the throat, the mont a few days on raw meat,
readily swallowed.
are well fed before
The crocodiles have small but very sharp teeth. Although they are not inclined to nap when handled, no chances are be. Ing taken by Mr. Romer("China" Mali" Photo).
Reds receive 500
planes
from
USSR
Communist China has received 500 aircraft from Soviet Russia, the "China Mall" learned from an arrival from Poking.
The
informant who was close to aviation circles at Peking, however, could not identify the types of aircraft received..
He added that the planes aro Other medium-bombers blasted |-. It is equally certain that Soviet
at Dairen, Peking technicians are setting up and away at junks and shore es- scattered maintaining for the Chinese Com-tablishments on Lulchow Fenin- Tientsin, Shanghai, Houchow and Hankow Nene has been munists an air force signal corps. sula, opposite Hainan.
The
Defence Ministry sald a assigned to South China. A large part of former Japanese
that the Chinese He added planes and some former U. S. "lightning column" of anti-Com-
distrustful of lend-lease aircraft for Soviet Rus-munist guerillas had ralded the Communists
ground creWB sin are now definitely in use by suburbs of Canton, killing 27 Chinese alr and
from the Communist soldiers. This column who have defected the Chinese Communiste,"
None also destroyed several bridges on Nationalist Government. the railway leading from Canton have been employed by the Pek-- to Kowloon and wrecked a rail-ing aviation authorities. way station. -Associated Press.
in
Mr. Yoh main These nots, talmed, "furnish additional evi- dence of definite Soviet partici. pation in the military action_of the Chinese Communists" violation of the United Natione charter and the Bind-Bavist treaty of 1945. One of the pri. mary functions of the U.N., he declared, was to take effective Colfective measures for the sup‹ pression of aggression breaches of the place."
or
An official communite issued In view these circumstances, In Saigon today said th at least the Foreign Minister concluded, 400 Vielinin Indo-Chuese Na-this information would be brought tionalists) were killed nd many to the notice of the United Na- wounded during recent shting at tions, and the proposal for the Traving in Southern Io-China body to send an observation group
The communique sal that be- to China would be renewed, tween March 26 an April 2, four violent engagemits took plice In this area,
The communique egnated that 3.000 Vietminh troop took par
in the operation and ained that
a large quantity of arms was captured
Frene troops.--
Router.
by
ARMED RDS ROUNDEIUP
IN TAIWAN
'Talpel April 5.
The Nationalist ureau
of
"Flagrant act
of aggression"
New railway links central
China, Russia
Reliable Chinese
are
Only Soviet-trained Chinese pilots are being employed he said.
Nationalist
trictions:
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Talpeh, April 4.
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EAST INDONESIAN REBELS STAGE COUP IN MACASSAR;
Cabinet minister arrested in Westerling affair
Macassar, April 5. Several hundrod East Indonesia troops revolted to- day. In a sharp action shortly before dawn, lasting about 45 minutos, the robels captured the Regional Indonesian Army Commander, and 140 officers and men.
There were few casualties on either side during the engagement. The captured Commander was Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Mongginta, of the In- donesian National Army.
Briton dies after Malayan
ambush
1 Singapore, April 5. Mr. A. H. Girdler, who died in hospital this morning from wounds received in a terrorist ambush near Yongpong, in Johore State, yesterday, was 39 years old, held the OBE, and was the Administrative Officer of Kluang. His funeral. took place this evening.
Mr. G. B. Folliott, who received injuries to his jaw, is reported to be progressing satisfactory.
The other wounded person was Mr. Collins, a police officer, who was in command of the operations in Kluang, fio was very slightly Injured.
The rebellion was the climax of weeks of tension over moves to integrate East Indonesia into the United States of Indonesia.
Police and troops picked up Westerling, leader of n band of The Insurgents struck by the
the troll of the terrorists who light of the sinking full moon, Indonesian guerrillas, now is in had ambushed the party yealer- Dutch a Singapore gaol, charged with day and following-up operations hour before two
Blogal entry into that British ships were due to land 900 men Colony, Indonesia has demanded are in progress, from the Indonesian Army.
his extradition, secking his return They seized control of the docks, for this leadership in a bloody the broadcasting station and therald against Bandoeng, capital of Nationalist Army barracks.
West Java, Inst January.
ag
com
Leader of revolt
Mr. Girdler was bayonetted and shot by the terrorists, Mr. Folliott was unconscious when police and troops, summoned from Paloh, rushed to the scene. The ter
The rebels were led by Captain Sultan Hamid formerly was ♬ rorists had stripped him of badges - Andi Abdul
bdul Azig, a 23 year old Major General In the Royal of rank and his uniform buttons. former sergeant in the British Netherlands Indica Army (KNIL) Terrorista caused the derail- of the Arst airborne division-the "Red and was decorated by the Queen.ment of the pilot train Devits,"
He commanded a com-
Kunto
night Lumpur-Penang pany of the former Netherlands {
mall last night. The engine and one wagon ran off the lines and Indies Army which was transfer-
between red to the Indonesian Nationalist
A Ministry of Information down an embankment Army last week."
communique said the Government Temen and Kampar. stations in Afterwards
Reuter: regretted it felt "obliged to lako Southern Perak. he told
No casualties were caused but "We were forced to take this action against one of its mem¬
the passengers by the following berg" action to prevent Jogjakarta
suspected after the mall had to be, transhipped. Republican troops coming to East Indonesia. They call them outbreak of the Westerling action Reuter.
at Bundoeng last January 23 that selves the National Army, but the action was concocted with
Jogjakarta the knowledge and even approv they still have badges," he declared.
the
was
CZECH MONKS SENTENCED
al of one of the members of The rebels were joined by 800 Cabinet, The Government, how
Prague. April 5. Indonesian troops in the Nether-ever, considered the possibility of
ruspicion so absurd i
The Ctech State Court, todny. landa Indies Army, who declared such a
coulit not give credit to such * sent niné. of the tẹn Ronion they were not part
of the East
thought at first," the communique Catholic monks on trini, for tren- Indonesian for
force. There are about 10,000 Nether saiden matière guerra con and explonard 14 pria fuL tands Indies troops. In East In: "Evidence coming to light in terms, ranging from a vie years...
hard labour to life, the Idonesia wall ak 900 milltary-
the course of a hearing of por agency Cetena announced. SONS arrested In connection] with the Westeriing affair.
showed however,
Irrefutably that the aforementioned mom. ber was not only mixed up with. the action to overthrow the state but was in fact the toader. of it."
B
trained state police. The East In- donesian Cabinet held an emer
Dutch Roucy
meeting and all troops were confined to barracks,
No ometal casualty list issued,
was
but the latest reliable Sgure was ten killed.
This was the second rising in
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