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No. 34566.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
REDS FIGHT TO HOLD FOOTHOLD ON HAINAN
Remnants of big invasion force break encirclement
GUERILLAS ATTACK
Hoihow, April 19.
More than 1,000 Communist troops at Linkao fought desperately today to retain their foothold on Hainan Island until reinforce. ments arrive.
Russians
over
taking
Sinkiang
These troops, the remnants of the invasion force estimated at 6,000, broke out of their initial containment and escaped into the hills, where they are still holding out this afternoon des- pite aerial bombardment.
At
the same time, the guerillas opened a general offensive with a series of small actions.do- signed to ease Nationalist pressure on the Communist troops.
atiri the
Taipeh, April 19. Pro-Nationalist reports said Nationalist planes and war- China's far
out day North Western ships carried province of Sinklang (Chinese night bombardment of Turkestan) was being rapidly fembattled Communist force us converted into a Soviet Rus-well as junks along the Lui- slan military camp.
chow coast and in Hainan A second flect estima.
This process, the reports sold, Strait. had followed recent eonclusion of ed at 200 junks, attempting to pact between Moscow and Red reinforce the Initial assault China for joint exploitation of waves, was bombed on Tues-
oil and mineral re-day afternoon.
Sinklang's
sources,
The
The
alleged,
Rutstane, the reports Nationalist warships have tem- were pouring two porarily blockaded the Strait.
brigades of troops Into Binklang and planned to settle 100,000 Boviet altizens there, in the next few months.
named
Sinklang was recently
Fighting continued today on the Northern coast of Helnar but there was little or nothing to indicate exactly how it 'war going,,reparts Asioclated Proan from Taipeh. The litle informa. tion avaliabio In Talpah was largely of a negative nature. An official spokesman said no reinforcements had Communist
by the United States Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, as one of the areas which be charged Sovie! Russia was detaching from China, Sinklang, with on estimated area of more than 800,000 square miles, is by far the largest pro-landed on the Red beachheads, nor vince in China.-Associated Press,
had any Communist planes so far taken part in the battle.
McCarthy prompted by KMT
The spokesman expressed the opinion that if the invaders were not reinforced in three days, they would be completely wiped out.
-Rumours--wero-about-that-the pleture given in Nationalist re- was much ports from Hainan rosier than actual conditions war- ronted,
London dock workers strike
London, April 19,
More than 3,000 London dock- ers and stevedores struck work this afternoon, bringing an- other 7,700 workers out with them and affecting 90 ships loading and • discharging cargote.
Nearly 200 transport lorries from many parts of Britain were held up at the dockside.
The men's mass masting de- claion, in protest against three union dismissala," was imme mediately telegraphed from ship
to ship throughout the main docks area.
The men object to the ex- Transport pulsion from the and General Workers' Union of three dockers for thele, part in last year's strike of Cana- dlan seamen, which led to stoppages in London and other British ports-Reuter.
Red commanders'
joint message
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950,
HK priests released after detention by
Reds near Macao
Three Irish Jesuit Fathers from Hong Kong Fathers Taylor, Cryan and Foley-wore released yes- terday by the Communist authorities after being do- tained for more than a week in Chinese territory near- the Macao border.
The Fathers were on a visit to Macao and were seeing the sights when they inadvertently crossed the border into Chinese territory.
One of them carried a camera and had been tak Ing photographs of Macao.
They were taken into custody by the Communists on April 11 and detained until yesterday. They are now back in Macao.
Australian on Malaya
warning situation
Sydney, April 19.
Mr. Eric J. Harrison, the Australian Defence Minis-·
ter, warned today that unless the Commun- ist guerilla forces in Malaya. were, destroyed in the immediate future they "must add to their numbers by the sheer force of intimida- tion.
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Russia gaining in arms U.S. official says
race,
San Francisco, April 19.
Mr. Stuart Symington, Secretary for Air, today warned, Americans that Russia was now cap- able of unleashing the world's largest army, -
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air force and undersea flect against the Unit- ed States at à mománt's notice,
Shanghai
•
police ask for pay cut
In a speech here, he added that the Soviet Union was steadily widening its armaments advan- tage over the United States and her allies.
Officers and men of Shang- 3. The United States today hal's Whangpoo police station. had no adequate defence against have joined
a long list of such an attack..
"Those statements of fact show labour organisations who have all too slearly that the Commun-asked for a voluntary cut in ist leaders in Russia are steadily pay, according to word from widening their armaments ad-Shanghai which reached here vantage on the United States and yesterday. its allies," he added.
Mr. Symington, who is to give up his post shortly to be come Chairman of the United States top security body, the National Security Resources Board, told the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce that Russia had been increasing her armed forces steadily since the end of the war.
Mr. Symington sald the United would have to consider States
with equal concern", the follow- ing facts:
1. Behind
the Iron Curtain there had been an atomic ex- plosion.
2. Soviet air equipment was capable of delivering a surprise attack against any part of the United States,
Wage-freeze policy opposed
London, April 19. The first blast of industrial reaction to Sir Stafford Cripps austerity budget Hit the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer today within 24 hours of his an- threatened by Communist in-nouncement in Parliament. Altration," he declared.
Mr: Harrison, who was speaking at a Press con- ference before his departure for Britain as Resident Australian Minister in London, sald it was "completely fantastic" that British forces should not be in complete control of the Malayan terrain. "Until we display the ruthe lessness that was responsible for building the Empire in the early days, equalling the in- tensity of that shown by the guerilla forces, there can be no peace in the countries:
More troops
land near Macassar
Jakarta, April 10.
military Dutch Reliable sources said the Central In- donesian Government today landed 2,000 troops South of Macassar, -scene-of-a-recent. revolt against the Government.
Mr. Harrison said he proposed realise that make Britain to Australia's destiny was largely determined by geography.
If the Western powers re seded from the Far East to any `grontaxtant;"w" resurgent Japan might walls repert its earlier
་། ་ performencos (
Pacific Pact
"I will stress the need for a Pacific Pact in which I envisage a defensive milliary arrangement having its basis in the form of an agreement between countries that have a vital interest in the status of Asia and the Pacific, and which are capable of under taking immediate commitment."
Mr. Harrison said this would require the closest co-operation between the United Kingdom and the United States.
"I believe that if the United Jakarta Kingdom is not prepared to give a lead to the Dominions then the Field commanders directing These sources, who have main-lead must certainly be taken up the Communist Invasion of Hal-tained good communications with by the Dominions."
Mr. Harrison, who will con- ps Defence Minister nan leland have sent a joint Macassar-capital of the state of cable to Mao Tse-tung, General Fast Indonesia said no fighting continue
while he is Resident Minister in Fourth Field Army pledging the landings. According to these rumours
Rebel Indonesian soldiers, for- would have talks with high mill- full implementation of orders
of the Dutch Armytary leaders in Britain-Reuter. members the Reda were firmly entrench-
for the received
In ed on an 18-mile-long stretch
liberation ef Hainan,
the Indies, seized Macassar, inj of coast and at some points had
In a special late afternoon edi- the South Celebes, two weeks The leader of the revolt, pro-Com- ago. the four or five miler tion yesterday, panatrated
munist "Ta Kung Pao" published Captain Andi Abdul Aziz,, sur- the full text of the joint message rendered to the central govern- said to have been sent from the ment last Friday and now is in
prison in Jakarta. battlefield on Heinan Island.
that with
Reds entrenched
intanade
Washington, April 19. Mr. Frank Buchanan,. Demo- cratic chairman of the House Jobby. Investigating committee said today "there is no ques- tion" but that the Chinese Na- tionalist lobby had been sup- plying Information to Repub- lican Senator Joseph McCarthy.
He said his committee made a
The feeling was that once this preliminary check of individuals was fully secured, the Reds wouki whom Professor Owen Lattimore reinforce their positions no mal
were responsible for Senator McCarthy's charges thatter how many casualties they the Far Eastern expert is a Com might suffer in the process.
On the favourable side of the munist. He said since there were no violations of the lobbying law, picture was the fact that Civil Air
Inc
was, still continu- Transport no further investigation was
pları-
ing air services through Hollow ned "at the present time.” ». A
·
claims
known
Informants said that the police Noto endorsed
asked for a reduction in wages to lighten the burden of the Morning newspapers in Now government In view of existing York today endorsed the Unit. | conditions." It was not ad Status note to Russia on the what, was meant by "existing shooting down of the Privateer conditions." with even the "Dally News" (Tho Whangpoo station, one of which usually opposes the Gov. the largest and most important ernment's foreign policy, calling police branches in Shanghal, re- it the "wisest move that could cently underwent extensive in- have been made under the oir-doctrination. Discussions on re- cumstances," adds United Press. trenchments, according to goy- The "Times" editorial said:
ernment policy, were also held). "This incident, especially in view of the accompanying circum- stances, is important not only be cause it involves American liver. but because it betrays the depth of Soviet hostility even greater than might have been suspected.
"In these circumstances; while striving to do everything in its power to prevent a recurrence of such incidents, our Government
to
It was understood that the re» quasted wage cute would go into effect some time month.
thin
to
The police were reported have asked that the savings in their wages bo used toward relict for returned to the city treasury.
Several labour groups in the past have made similar requests as a means to promote business
Cholera in Calcutta
Calcutta, April 19, Cholera took a toll of 272
can do no less than demand. full and production." the informants satisfaction lest more lenient | added.--Associated Press, attitude encourage the Soviets to subject the American_position further similar test. Wo are con- vinced that the nation will sup-
this stand." port
The "Herald-Tribune"
Bald: "Whatever the circumstances, the Mr. William Pearson, Inaugurat Russians have convicted them. ing the 53rd Scottish Trade Union selves of recklessness, inhumanity in International Congress at Rothesay, Scotland, and barbarity
relations which cost. 10 American lives in Calcutta Inst week- challenged the and
an immediate lives, and deserves the stinging the highest cholera mortality demanded freeze policy wage increase for all workers ber rebuke which had been lodged figure in a week during the low a decent mandard, of living."
Test 14 years-according..........io against them."-- This new industrial assault
"Call thair bluff" - |statistics released by the elty. was sprung on the, Chancellar
The "Daily News" said: The number of attacks since to face tha
The prepared Parliamentary
Labour Party
note talke the kind of languaga
26 when the discare, was January the Communist tyrants under declared an eqidemic, totalled here in defence of the "as-you ware" budget ret
und. Be polite to them and
3,134 of which 1,180 proved fatal. they think you are a weakling, Medical experts said this year's
Mr. Pearson, Secretary of the Scottish Mine-workers Union,
Communist. His address wrus expression of his personal opinion and not the reflection of any resolution before, the con-
of
ference.
It is the sama If you try to
ות
severa
sppease them. Stand up to them epidemie would be more and call their blunt and theythan that of 1948 when about.
2,400 died of cholera,
at least will respect you- was
the demonstrated- when Western powers refused to be blockaded and bulldozed out of
The severity is stated to be due to the large influx of refugees from East Bengal and the short- age of Altered water.
The City health officer today people to get appealed to the themselves inoculated.-Reuter.
-KINLOCH- SENTENCED
Mr. Pearson bluntly declared that the economic
Berlin. position of Britain was not good and that "We are entitled to hope this
nate crisis was
will not bring the United rapidly developing. "With eighty per cent of Industry States-Russian hot war any closer, privately owned, a polley of wage, though we cannot be sure of that. restraint while prices and proats There is at least this consolation: continue
д weak and snivelling note the workers", but disaster to the bring nothing wwe en past Russian performance amost certainly have brought usserted.
Mr. Pearson underlined the war closer.
"However, how about issuing hoslllly of 3,000,000 British trade unionists now actively, opposing the strictest possible instructions the fact that many Important in the Baltic area to stay with the Assize Court at Kota Bharu, prescribed near the Thailand border, found unlons had decided to reject. it out faft
under
no circum guilty by the Assessor of causing was a clear Indication that many courses millions of workers were entirely stances veer eastward or other the death, by a negligent set not provoke trigger happy amounting to culpable. homicide, dissatisfied with the present post-Soviet alera? If we got to have of a 22-year-old Malay girl, Eanh
TO 18 MONTHS
Singapore, April 19.
A Scottish rubber estate mana-
Chu Teh and the chilofs of the had been reported as a result of London for 12 months, said he the wage treeze.. He said that to United States pilots operating iger, Robert Kinloch, was today at
The meysage 1. sald
complete mer
Protezior Lattimore specificeived from CAT representatives of Hainan in spring and suffer-
cally
there
to withdraw. General Hsueh Yuch,
byjet. government. Mr. Buchanan McCarthy's "ghost tipsters in-
for the Nationallet from the little town of Minopu near Holhow, the island's capital sald Senator city.
Indonesians disarmed
Offensives against Huks in Luzon
Government
An
Dutch official
Army
Manila, April 19. spokesman today maid 300 in-
forces have donesian troops who took part launched two separate, offens in the rebellion had been dissives in Central Luzon against armed, indicating the Incoming the Communist-led Huk- federal troops ¡might encounter
balahaps. filtie opposition.
The spokesman denied
進
report,
tion, th
Critical audienco
Сп
their
19
planes in that part of the world,Binte Ismail. Tells at least allow no shadow Justice F.A. Briggs concurred ... - Britain'e - Chancellor of the of blame attach to them in casa and sentenced. Kinloch to Exchequer, Bir Stafford Cripps, any more of these incidents ee-months rigorous imprisonment. today, put over the "same again" cur-Reuter and United Press. budget he announced yesterday to his most critical: audienca- the Parliamentary Labour Party. While the Prime Minister, Mr.
Clement Attien, 'looked on, the Chancellor countered criticism that his budget lacks
Tacked "populari-
ty! and would make no appeal to the housewife Members ex
Some Labour;
that
Framed disappointment they had nothing tangible to offer constituendles if there is another. General 'Klection. In the next faw; eonths,.
the inspiration given us by also Tse-tuing from far off Moscow, we overcome all handicaps and obstacles imposed on us by the army, air and naval forces bandit
a landing on the coast to effect
"Despite hardships mentioned Mr. Alfred Kohlbert, a wealthy New York
Ings we completed the prepara-
One of the drives, according to defence
Bonk and
in March carried out Importer of Chinese textiles,
that the Dutch had the Department of National De- and Mr. William Goodwin, who commander of Hainan, was sald to further successful inndings, along however, 1 regletered last your lobbe directing Nationalist operations the North coast of Hainan and disarmed all Indonesian members fence, began. yesterday in Pam- joined up with the people's arm of the KNIL--the Dutch army in panga Province: 100 miles to the ed militia. With their help we the Indies-in the South Celebes North of Manila, where 20 Huks routed one
alidi two area. It had been considered por- were reported killed in the first battalions of the enemy, and an- sible these forces.. numbering: 4-day's fighting. No Government nibilated
ilated four troop companies 000, might join in the revolt ir losses were announced.
The other attack, which also federal troops were landet. and опе
battalion,
The landings, which Indo- began yosterday In another part "Our main invasion forces
The reaction of the Govern started crossing the Hainan neslan Army beadquarters sold of Pampanga, produced three Huk
week ago could be expected "at deaths and a quantity of ammuni-ment's trade union following Straits at about 17.30, p.m...en
tion and foodstunts captured. In more than 3,000,000 of whom are were made Ume
today In April 18, Battling anemy air any
this move, too, the Department now opposing the official wage forces and naval, units on the two waves.
"Lack of confirmation from In-reported no Government, casual-free has std to be tested, way, they landed on-Hainan
tles,
Reuter beaches at £m the following donesian Army headquarters of
In Manila, meanwhile, tension the troop movement-wDE ĐỘ- day. By 6 am the entire maug j1tributed here 10 a communicá- / due to Hulk; threats to strike at force was anfely ashore, and lations lagAssociated. Press. now progressing further Inland mopping up enemy resistance.
clude former Republican Charles Governor in
Kdreten. He sold Mr. Kersten
and his associates worked with
the China lobbyists in room 815 Taiwan
of the Congressional Hotel-right
across the street from the House offica buliding.
"We spotted and checked and followed them," ́ ́Mr. Buchanan said. "There is no question they have been feeding, Mr. McCarthy Information."United Press,
THE WEATHER
AS 2850 GMT (3 5.m." HRTs the low
"Authorities disclosed the ar-) rival. In Taipah yesterday of General Chen. Chi-tang, Gov- ernor of Hainan who, it war alated, had come to ask the Nationalist high command for Instructions.
anil-cyclone „eoven “tha,Bié.....ot; - Japan. Premors appears to be falling or the "well contained."
-Lower Yinstar.
· Forecnalþ===Light ~1 Tor... SE ***Zoday's fidada, Clondy“ und Wurms" with. falr
pirioda..
bandits and
division
the
JAPAN FOREIGN
But the majority of the meeting was willing.. accept the Iron Cripps econondo jogie
the city had been considerably ON OTHER PAGES reduced, authorities announced.
Page 2 A battle that had been shaping
up some 50 miles from the capital
"We are fully confident of
Correspondenom:95%; and Chen was credited with saying completing.
lowing intense artillery bombard-Release of hospital anked arture system to the Ears of fagan forces on Hainan was very high ance of the people to wipe out Tokyo, April 19,
that the morale of the Nationalist pledge ourselves with the INVESTMENT BILL had not materialized. Fol-Page for
ment of Huk positions, combat | Page 4mgön
“Barofay's Bridge Moving North Eastwards moderate and claiming the invaders were the last vestige of the chiar The Japanese Government ap- patrols were sent into the area 8:
proved a Foreign Investment Bill but headquarters said today they | Paas Bufhitaker Prem despatches from
Page, incòrded further attocks by Na- Other reports in the same
The Bill provides that the Coraliet warplanes along, lie donald that the Communists to the Diet Immediately with us." Associated Press,
- should set, ub coast of the Luichow. Peninsula made landings on the North, East Finance Minister
ichow: Peninsula and West coast of Hainan and an account on forelan loans, re opposite, the;
PAhave jolted tip with the Comeceipts and payments and take care The warplanes, the reports sald, munist guerillas on the Island." that the country does not run up were seeking and assailing all craft
Miss International which the Reds might use to move.
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