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SE ASIA CONFERENCE OPENS IN SYDNEY
Plan to stem tide of Communism discussed
AGGRESSORS WARNED
Sydney, May 15.
The low standard of living and poverty in South East Asia are conditions which must not be allowed to continue, said both the Indian and Pakistán delegates to the South East Asia Conference, which opened here today,
No threat to Paracels
Parle, May 15.
The strategic Paracella- Tanda off the Chinese onset are not threatened with invas sion, according to an Agence France Press report today from Balgen.
Air raconnaissanoco had shown that the few. Junka near the archipelago Wire only fishermen's boats with peaceful intentions' It added. Press reports a few days ago bad zaid that Generat Lin Pi
Plae,co.commander of the Communist Invasion of Hainan with General Chan Keng, was preparing ag AL- sault against the Parasols.—- . Router.
Turkish
election results
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Ankara, May 15, The Opposition Democrats scored stunning landslide victory in yesterday's gonersi clections, defcating at feast nine cabinet ministers includ. Ing
Premier, Mr. S. Gunartay.
Unofficial retúrna indicated tɔ- day that even President
the
Ismet
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1950.
CAT, Inc., appealing to Privy Council
A spokesman for Gan- oral Claire L. Chonnauft sold last night that Civil Air Transport, incorporat= ed, would appeal to the Privy Council against the Hong Kong Supreme Court decision refusing an op- plication to appoint a`re, ceiver for the assets of CNAC and CATC in the Colony.
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U.S. airmen reach Hong Kong
Naval fliers held
by Reds given rousing welcome
Two American navy fliers who have been prison- ers of the Chinese Communists for more than 19 months, arrived in Hong Kong yesterday from Tsingtao.
They are William C. Smith and Elmer C. Bender. Both men, though not allowed to make public statements, showed no ill-effects from their imprisonment.
Yesterday noon, an American destroyer, the USS
Floyd B. Parks, made an uŋannounced run beyond Hong Kong harbour and took the re- . turning fliers off the British steamer, ~es. Hunan which evacuated them front Tsingtao · on May 10.
The destroyer's sailors jam-
crew over
and
The Chinese Communiste de-
fortifications for the Chinese Na- tionalists."
The diers will be provided with back pay and clothing before bo- ing sent home,
Commander MacBain"sald_that: he was sorry, to provent Pross Interviews with the two men be-i cause the Press had worked as hard as anyone to locate the miss- ing fliers.
What was believed to be, a home-made bomb exploded on the stairs of the offices of the vernacular magazine, "Chi Ylen," on the second floor of, med the rolls and gave theclared that they were mapping The talks, an offshoot of the Colombo Common-20, Li Yuen Street, East, short-raen a rousing, welcome back wealth Conference, have been called to plan ly before 10 o'clock last night, to the U.S. Navy as a whale.
boat transferred Smith economic aid to States, new and old, of that
A commotion was caused by the Bender to the ship.
which explosion
caused no region and to stem the tide of Communism.
Wearing new suite, which the were reportco tu casualty. Damage caused by the Communists The Conference was opened by the Australian
explosion was reported to be have given them prior to their slight Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Percy C.
release, the twa men asked for was said and received permission to thank The explosion Spender, the originator of the plan to give
the Park's kaya been caused by an object | the
ship'r assistance.
The two fler few. to Pearl Commander Merle MacBain
Harbour vis Manila and Guam who laterviewed the two
men aboard
"a United States Navy aboard the Parks as she travelled Martin patrol, bomber at about back to Hong Kong, told news-233 p.m. yesterday. men that Smith and Bender were Informed by the
by the Tsingtao Com- munists that they were being re-
naked Commander MacBain if this meant that the two fllers did not sign confessions that they were "spying" for the Chinese Nationalists, as the Peking radis claimed.
Mr. Spender said that the Colombo Conference recognis ed that in South East Asla there were to be found many conditions favourable to those whose efforts are directed to disruption.
States of America country which has already demonstrat ed its great interest in he pra- blem of stabilising the world economy.
These were the low standard conference, and is determined to the case but up to late 'last night!} * MINY
of living, the dislocated domestic Economies and
OversCAL trade
which resembled a ginen bottle:"| loudspeaker for the wALA Following
the explosion, palico emergency aquad led by USI L Bradley, DST H. Day and a fire brigade DSI S.C. Wong,
and an ambulance im The Pakistan Government at my rushed to the ACEDO.
The police inches great importance to this
were investigating
no person was reported arrested, contribute to its success.
This is the fifth bomb "We realise that the task before and special difficulties arising us is complex and we are confident plosion during the past fortnight.
that If we approach the problem from the growth of new national
spirit of help- of and tackle it in governments,
stability the
ful collaboration we may not only which was likely to be assured only over a considerable period raise the standard of living of the of time and after much patient masses but also help to usher in effort.
on era of prosperity, in these re- glons," Mr. Chaudhry, concluderet - India has takga'a kred velopment of South Eart Indian delegat: Mr. Aydr wami Mudaliar, told the
"Our help should be offered in
the belief that poiftical stably the problein of economid de should be founded not merely in n just and equitable government but also on economic prosperity, he said.
wameonfer- }
Indonesia blames Dutch for uprisings
He replied: "That is my inter- pretation."
"Revolution: dua”
«Machain-said that the Teing- Jimkép, juntara" told, the two mierd "that" the". Uhitað Bizler "had made. Ho efforts to sedura their [relessa. They also told them that they would have been res Jakarta, May 15.
Tossed and ence. "Our interest In South an
Hd anyway because of the The Indonesian authorities "We are very happy to know South (Est Asia is almed only
imminent revolution duste take place in the United States.!! at promoting the welfare and that the countries of the British today attacked the Dutch Goy
of the area. Nevertheless, Commonwealth are deeply in-
The Navy, flere were never told peate
the Am
American efforts to we cannot avold sounding terested in the problem of raising ernment for falling to control
their release. note of warring against any the living standards in South Re East Indian troops in the of any of
Although the two men were aggression, ne matter in which East Asia. It is a policy of safety Federal area and claimed that secure
Holland was responsible for allowed to pose for pictures on The
they v
were not al- monwealth countries should be 200 million guilders in recent lowed, to answer. mobiilsed. if we are to do our local risingser liked
Machais said that he could nat best in this stupendous task.
A
Government spokesman commento "It is important that the discharged that uncontrolled Dutch on the resulls of phy-
sical examinations which Proposals prepared content of the people, now auf forces had taken part in both the given to the two men on board the two magitan niere who were sinaked recently, stigli nonthe
fering Intense poverty and in recent rising on Ambon Island The USS Horace Bass In Hone Rome cases acute distress should to set up the unrecognised rea Konks Harbour on board à U. 6. Mr. Spender sald that certain nevertheless, create
desire to help themselves.
new gulas it may appear, which and sanity.of the Com- the damage to the extent of board the questions.
attempts to take advantage of the new forces of nationalism and their accompanying changes in this region."
resources
in them a public of the South Moluccas and 29.
This
In that led by Captain "Turco"
harbour. prior to their fight
Pearl
Navy
Insau, who inherited the Irador detailed · proposals had been pro will sumulate all the nations of Westerling West Java trot plane. yesterday
ship of Kemal Ataturk's Repubile pored for consideration by the People's Party 12 years ago, was Committee. "Quite apart from the Commonwealth to bring about January reported defented for the Ankara these proposals it is clear enough stable conditions.* reat in Parliament. However that long-term planning and ac- President Inonu was leading in on are essential." his home town of Malatya and was considered almost certain to return to the cao-house legisla
ture..
"But it is equally clear that wa must alan consider what imme diate action we can now take,"
Need for stability
to
The
the Scottish Captain The Defence Miniator Ima pubile statement later declared of the ss. Hunan, Mr. Alexander Finale, said on board ship yester- It was Holland's responsibility day that the two flers were In to control the nien and equip good health and fina
spirits. mant of its Indonesian forces
He added that they wore ly until their disbandment. transfer to Federal service by towed to use the Captain's cabi July 20 as mpreed last Dedamom Telagico.
and
faalilties during the trip down Hire to report
ber.
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A Detence official said it wan the two men are due to
UBS Fjøyd U. Parks (top photo) (which went out to meet se.
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by the Chins Communists The picture was taken from USS - Horaed were madically, axktiined. Leoking smart In-saw, suits provided by Chief Electriara, Mato' William."0,"#mith, Wan, (right)" Maste?? Bergví USMC, bosed (lower phots) on Usa Horace Bass. They left by plans for yesterday. qn, routs to Pieri' H'arbour.: '("Ohiba "Mall” photbe
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Philippines take action to check Chinese Communist infiltration
Manila, May 15
The General Military Coun
·487 ecats, and a spokwaman of made are
no ready-millions who are on a vary, law) Hpparent the Dulch had lost con~}, to Adaliti "Arthur W. Radford, cil today decided on "a" "de":
the ruling party condeded that
Referring the need for "It will be quickly recognised stability in the whole area. Mr. The former Premier, Mr. that economic planning for a Mudalar sald: "There cannot be Cefal Bayer, the Democratic region so diverse as South and any prosperity in one area and Party leader, claimed his party South East Asta will not be easy, acuto poverty in another. had won at least..350..of the ho added.
level 'must not be lott, to them mal in the Ambon ares where Commander of the Pacife Ares finite line of Ration" to "pre- said that before selves. Mr.
Such conditions will more than 1,400 Indonesian mem-based at Pearl Harbour on their vent Chinese Communist In- The Council meeting for the "It appears we have lost heavily providing financial aid prior eventually lead to similar condi- bers of the Dutch East Indies arrival thote on Wednesday, after nitration into the Philippines. drst time since ta appoint- in many notions of the count starts may include technical as tions elsewhere, and drag other forces are reported to have buck-nhon.
sistance from
help in es outside, PAP has been the 'roun) tablishing indigenous training areas down to the same low ed the revole discharge obliga. Po Both Cant cablegrams to their ment by FTONOMIK Apidio Quirino,
Inability to Rovern
Lord MacDonald, the leader of tions under the Hague round-
threat t ment party since the 1923 revoluauitutions and technique of ad economie level."
Pation and then sat down to ly by the Chines tion and no opposition was allow-ministration when asked for by the Eritish delegation, told the table agreement on the transteam the Floyd is believed to be pancerned main
enjoy pork chop lunch. the Paracel lalands, ed until 1918 Whea the Democrats governments and steps by the Conference that he welcomed the of power would cost the Indo- won 31 seats, the milliant - No- | Kovernments themselves to over- note of confidence and determina-/ Desian Government much in Admiral Radford sent a message and miles West of the Phlippines, 1
property, the omelat
to the
before their ar- come by constitutional means the tion
The Indonesian-^-K tional, Party "19 and „Independents age-old problem of, mobilising Bounded by all delegates.
savings for development."
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try.
Darty rule, however, with
with 398
In-
"Economic planning in South
Pork chop lunch
to
Card, Loented They would be ideal stepping in the Pacific Fleet of points to the sparsely settled
- East Asia will be a very difficuls i would take the Įmatter -up, with 2"H Moning your return. Icoastline 1 of Falawan: - Island,
11, The PRP retained the single | ***
Mr. Robert W. Mayhew, the task but I am satisfied we shall the Dutch High Commissioner in foin me in scats.
leader of the Canadian delegation, deal with that task successfully," Jakarta s soon as the Dutch Alspecial fight will be provided which is extremely vulnerable to Oncial returns to yesterday's said that Canada desired to help he said.
Government had Informed: 16 Co
to you
your homes, and we desk landing - SENAT cheelson wern
to- ert. expected later to in achieving t
nce of oficially of its position on Ambön Ing the stability of South
La in that will Referring to the emergétice.
possible to perhe Council, composed of leade Island." Rmster. P
mit to join your families as ing Philippine: "Army",
you 1
Navy and the three States of India, Pakis
arly as practicable.hr,
Air Force officers and headed by Welcome home!"
Defence Becrear Buperto K The two men disappeared be- Kangleopdid:1 disclose what | hind: Chinese Communist laks line of actión" *17 interided to take.
While on routine Hight from but said a plan, would do
to pucet inimesi
on Minister, M The Foreign
ter Mr Nec
·méddin・ Sadak: - was reported 'among "the" táblack ministers whic lost their, resta?--United Proksi,];
POLICE KILLED IN MALAYA
East Although Canada has im- tan and Ceylon, Lord MacDonald portant.obligations under the said: "We are proud of having Atlantic Pact, Canada does not played our part in the freedom o Intend to averlook her respon- these countries. They need not pibilities in other portions of the fear Janse attempt to undermine
• Singapore,‹ May \ 16, their political freedom as Erilain her wants to remembers
strengthen
Guerillas Filled, one European U.S.Navy S economie ploneer days and therefore xym-stabilty throughout South East cadet police officer, three Malay pathizes with the pluneering dili-Asla
ON OTHER PAGES |ind culties in the development of Mr. Doldge, the New stable when they ambushed
Zealand delegate, said: "If the he salda Ahmed
Trithe poller squad, on the border" of East Asia," he
Chaudhry Nazir
Communist encroachment is to Blam and Malayson Baturday,
itary. It was reported today2ezzano Pan ride of high prestre, exlands Westwards Khan, the leader of the Pakistan be halted by other than military from the Pacile anti-crolideros delegation, said that problems in means then not only those of hive other policemen Were Cobra Japan Into Cratch The the area had assumed world im-sembled here but other free wounded and one 1.3 masing
Special police killed, two over Lqnebras
The vast mass of dom-loving countries: must con
Pa|constables and one Ellameno conat HOP ATSOOMAAIAN DUKE UNIVERSE A ROLE
The Weather:
wellenares ng Kapwa, ad, inflation of unity is living in there now centrate on Titing the standard captured?
Holyuria morena resModerate, winds
of living and putting' ih ́end which should conditions
fought under conded to poptinue, poverty which exista eti a mat
The Pakistan, dalagate declared: dosle in so... many parts of the two estat “We should device ways and worldas de langere p
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