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No. 34590.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950.
ANOTHER STRATEGIC Acheson calls on Bevin
MOVE BY TAIPEH Evacuation of Ladrone Islands said ordered
CHUSAN "VICTORY" EXTOLLED
The Chinese Nationalist High Command in Taipeh has ordered the evacuation. of the Ladrone Islands off Macao by its forces be- fore Friday, it was reliably learned from shipping circles hore yesterday.
Evacuation rumours in Taipeh
The independent "Sing Tao Man Po" reported from Taipeh yesterday that rumours are circulating there to the effect that high Government officials are secretly evacuating their families to Japan.
con-
It added that although the rumours could not be firmed, main
conversational toplo among official famities wan where to evacuate in the event of an emergency,
The report said that many hold the opinion that in such an event the evacuation would be aither to the Philippines or Japan.
Withdrawal of KMT from Taiwan asked
Tokyo, May 17. The Formosan Democratic Independence Party, denounc ing both the Nationalist, and Communist Chinese, today re- newed. Its demand for the withdrawal of Chiang Kai- shek from Talwan and a ple-
pendent government.
According to this information, Nationalist armed
forces will be withdrawn ta Kinmen Island off the Fukien coast, while their dependants will be evacuated to Hong Kong and Macao. More than 20 vessels are anchored around the islands ready to effect the evacuation, the in- formation added.
The move is said to have Great defence
been contemplated as early as one month ago when the Com-
munist forces took Hainan Is- victory land without encountering serious resistance.
The move is átra believed to be part of the Nationalist new strategy which was also demon strated in the evacuation of the Chuben strategically important Islands.
The bloodless withdrawal from Chusan is portrayed as # great defence victory,
in
a meespge to the troope, General
Ching-kub,
Chiang Kai-shek's older on
told them:
"You have completed a great historical task entrusted to you by the people of China.
As the Ladrons Islands have been the base of the Nationallat naval force off the Bouth Chinr coast, the evacuation is expect. od to result in the lifting of the "Let me welcome you and ex- blockade of the Pearl River es press my heartfelt gratitude for
what you have done for "you tuary?
vesels have been later country Many vessels have cepted and detained by Nation-
struck
by your ant.
pirit alist naval forces around the waring
my recent visit to Chusan funds recently. Ships plying bend on my return, I brought your Hong Kong and other South confidence of victory to the 7,500,- twoen East Aria ports have had to make 000 people of Taiwan. a detour in order to avoid Inter- option.
| Chusan debacle
Taipeh, May 17. Transports crammed with Nationalist troops are heading for Taiwan with the last of tha Nationalist forces
the from abandoned Chusan Islands,
blacito-to-establish--an inde-- Press reports said General Shit The party, which claims to re- Chuch, Nationalist defence com- present 0,500,000 Talwanese, made manter of the
Chusans, was
Dr. Dean Acheson, United States Becretary of State, is prest. ed by Britain's Foreign Bacretary, Mr. Ernest Boyin (left) when he called at the Foreign Office shortly after his flight from Paris. (A. P. Photo).
Shipping circles expect resumption of HK trade with Shanghai
The "Today we are facing a life- and-death war against the Reds "Generalissimo- Chidng Kai-shë bas already made known his de termination to live or die with you in the coming bottle of Tal-
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MENZIES SEES THREAT TO AUSTRALIA IN RED DRIVE ON SE ASIA
Canberra, May 17.
The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Gordon
Menzies, déclared in the House of Repre sentatives today that the Communist acti- vities and planning in South East Asia con- stitute a grave threat to the safety of Aus tralia. Mr. Menzies was onswering a Liberal Member, who asked the Prime Minister to comment on week-end reports that, the British Commis- sioner-General for South East Asia, Mr. Mal- colm MacDonald, hod warned the Australian Government that the position in Malaya was more serious than previously thought, and might well become calamitous unless dealt with Immediately. Mr. Menzies said: "Mr. Mac- Donald conferred with me and certain senior. Cabinet Minis ters about the position in Malaya, which is undoubtedly very serious.
"The conclusions-I think we all.have arrived at are these: that the activities of the Communist bandits in Maluya are in no way related to any national or nation- alist movement; that they are directly associated with Com munist activities in. other Aslan countries; that there is a general movement in a Easterly
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made this morning. The temperature certainly was much lower, but I do not think I had better any anything more at this stage."-Reuter..
1
Lie issues statement on Moscow talks
Lake Success, May 17.
UN urged to intervene in Malaya
Jakarta, May 17. - The Indonesian Foreign Ministry official spokesman:* Haji Agus Salim, urged Unit- ed Nations Intervention in the Malayan "anti-Communist” campaign at a Press confer ence here today.
"Thousands of lives are being lost, including young Englishmen. without the world taking interest in the affair," he said. "We know that intervention can spare great calamities
Agus Salim, questioned who- ther Ho considered the Malayan trouble to be Communist or national movement, ladded: "The trouble in Malaya is that the Chinese and Malays have not had the good luck of the Security Council taking up the matter as in 1ndonasla."
direction on the part of Com in Moscow on Wednesday that in relation to the suggested, threat
munist activities and planning;
Aa Salim outlined to foreign Mr. Trygve Lie announced correspondents Indonesia's stand. to Indonesia. from Communist. and that all these things added during his Moscow visit "expansion in Asia. together constituted a brave threat have been received in the most to the safety of Australia." friendly way, and exchanges The West has been thinking we must take one or tho of views and ideas have been other (of The Brition Commonwealth
their
Ir ways," ho cald. -Conference N has practically of the positive kind." "But we want to show the West reached a Bettisment on the United Nations headquarters that we will follow the way of Australian proposal that the here issued the statement which the
East. Commonwealth countries should the Secretary-General gave the
We will take our own way
spend £8,000,000 on technical Press ir Moscow about his con- and thank God that New Delhi aid for Arian countries, auferprices with Stalin, Molotov, and Bagulo are leading the waAY said Vyshinsky, Gromyko, and others. We have thrown off the political
Mr. Lib said: "I have been mastership of the West. The Conference Committee wore asked what we have been talking
Therapy, source. ; REN
In
now expected to discuss the do-about. Well, our RE!
plan.
talls and work out an operative have a
have concentrated,on international, altuation, The main purpose of the
United Na
in called cold
stralian plan was for the Com-ation & monweally moraypool to be destors, and
cussed, I can
"voted to trufnuwe Aechältimarung: Ward Amorige maak oort
Third way
“in the cold war,. If two Kalden era wrong, then-indonécla Je, not going to side with ons oncihalothari Wawili; Ind-a- third Tway-kandiya: hope tha scientists from? Aslan countries in
United Nations will help us. Commonwealth countries, where dic meetings of the advanced training facilities are Council, in conformity with Ar- 282 of the Charter, and the ticle
"Wo refuse to accept that wo available.C
Dificulties were expected to control of atomic energy. must take Vides in the cold war arise over how the contributions, "I am sorry I cannot give you between two parties. Our aim is
more details. Talks and ex-one world-familly."S to the pool would be mado..
changes of vlows between leadera The ula United Nations powere British plan:-
of states and the Secretary-Gen- should; let; Germany and Japan cral must be couidentini if re- have the position they deserve" suits, as regards actual situation in the hope that they would co and difficult problems, are to be operate, he added.
the Agus Salim, known obtained.United Press.
"fgrand old i man. of Indonesian politics,” ... was.; Foreign Minister In Indonesia's fast Cabinet under the Dutch. Before, the war, he
Hong Kong shipping circles said yesterday that the Nationalist evacuation of the Chusan Islands means that the Colony will resume normal trade with Shanghat-but they dis agreed ́ay tò' how soon this would como about. Nationalist navy base of Tinghai, about 75 miles from the mouth of the Yangtse river, has given the Nationalist navy, in the past, an unshakable grip on Shanghai's entry point. Since January, 1950, only | effectively make, entry to Shang-
It was authoritatively reported Talwan is our last stronghold, two small merchant ships have hat extremely hazardous.
the, United Kingdom He added: "Our company as that now "Let us all rally together and successfully broken the Shang-
timates that Shanghal could had given way on the Australian fight with only one aim in view that blockade. During a not-
to stabilise the pool, absorb the entire
surplus of proposal the annihilation of the Com-mal trade periód for Shanghai.
Australia would agree to the Bri- chemicals, cotton, machine tools, fish plan for its implementation. munists."
this.. figure would be nearer
The original opposition to the Courell, The Talwan Provincial
1,000 ships. fn-8-mcasage-to-the-troops-from- extended "gratitude ans and added, "You have respect come join us to the detence o participate in this task. har
WAN.
Tokys its overseas headquarters." sboard a transport due in Taiwan Taiwan. The fact that you wil
The leader was recently sentenced tonight,
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American shipping circles, were the most optimistic. One official said yesterday: "The is what we have been waiting for. Now everybody is going to Shanghai." to П Sugamo Prison term by an Shin, in anticipation of Nation- strengthened our confidence in army provost court for illegal | allst withdrawal from Chunan, victory. We want to congratulate A British shipping official was entry into Japan,
was recently named a deputy you in advance on the part you
more conservative. He pointed out The latest party statement, cir- chief of Generalissimo Chiang will play in achieving this."-A-that two or three Nationalist war- culated by Mr. Frank S. Liu, Kai-shek's ground forces.
ships, properly placed, could still "chief of the political depart-
The last planeloads of Nation:sociated Press. ment," charged that the Cairo Declaration ignored the right of Taiwanese to self government,
The statement "declared that Talwanese "have been" forced to lived a life of far less freedom and more misery under the fat-
alist
officers from Chupan reached Talwan last
The Nationalists said they had
ast night.
Quemby abandoned men) Island near Amoy.
But everyone expected
not
(Kin-
the
ters of the feudalistic regime of Chusap pattern to be followed Chang Kai-ghek the during the once the Reda hed amassed Jananeso colonial day.
enough strength on the malaland Unless adequate steps are to overwhelm that defence out- taken," the declaration said, "It post 116 miles West of Taiwan.. will not be long before Talwan is There was a common tendency | trampled under, the Iron hoofs to nzèribe the withdrawal to upset of the Chinese, Communists and in the balance of power caused Red Imperialism,"United Press by the creation of a Soviet
sponsored Communist air force. C’WEALTH TALKS ON JAPAN END
The
London, May 17.
Air mastery
British Commonwealth ́ ́At one time, Nationalist possen-" working party on the Japanese sion of Chusan gave Chiang Kal- prace treaty today ended two shek's mers al mastery over and half weeks! successful dis- sizeable per the Nationalist Navy cursion here to create a single, It allowed Commonwealth voleo on the ject.
Chinese Reds plagued
by "rice Communists
medical supplies and paper now
stored in Hong Kong godowns within six months granted free
entry to that
"But, the Nationalists well know the needs of Shanghai, and the de- psychological necessity of monstrating their ability that they enforce their blockadetively
For myself, 1. am adopting a "For. wait-and-see attitude."
If the new status of the Shang- hai blockade runs true to form, there will be no immediate rush of merchant ships into that loom- ing port:
"Test" ships.
Rather, all will keep an, cagle San Francisco, May 18. were as many of them as there eyea the first few "test" ships to The "rice Communist" has were troops in the Red Army 1‡-| attempt enter the port. - fastened himself .on Red self. Demobilisation could not If these first chips are success
even begin until 1931, the broad-ful, the others will follow in China.
cost stated.
waves. If they fall, local shippers This meant that a total
troops will sit back and patiently wait than 5,000,000 troops for the Taiwan Invasión. more would have to be fod. Besides
Another "navy bast Quemoy, this
the broadenst said there) |
in future Ggures prominently ware nearly 4,000,000 former
with Shanghai.
A "rice Communist" is one who pretends to go along with the Reds simply to keep his Job or to stay out of trouble. He is not a convinced. Com muniat. He may be opposert to Communism, but since there isn't much he can do about it, he goes through the motions.
The phrase is a medź twist to
"the"
WAR RISK RATES
contributions, particularly i FOR MANCHURIAN
PORTS REDUCED
London, May 17. A reduction in war risk rates for voyages to and from
om Port
Australian, Would necessarily have to come out of frozen credits in London,
Australia's credit balance to the highest in history and India als has a substantial balance.
was, one of the Tow Indonesians act as an overseas, diplomat
for the Dutch Government.
"Agus Balim." said 'he did : not' think: Communism in China threat to Indonesia.
gevalle Map Tse-tung is a
Arthur and Dairen was antiounced communist that, deas not mean
theads Du MEMEL
per
threat to Indonesia. He must
le" he added. people,"
Australia,it is stated, had by Lloyds Underwriters today. realized all sing that care must.The war risk rating cornnfittee obey the wit of the Chinese
ould be reduced from be exercised not to upset Bri-said, rates wouldnt to tain's Rnancial squilibrium by 10
three per
Agus Sallin deplored the Viet minh movement in Indo-Ching pressure drawing from
exporta said beli, call Communist. Is a frozen: sterling: funds.", Australia's delegate to the Con- one reason for the reduction was genuine national movement which ference, Mr. Percy Spender, Min- the Chinese Nationalists with-had to niht its present position ister for External Affairs, had drawal from the Churan islands, without support of the Western contended that contributions could
be arranged without embarrassing the British Treasury, it was stated. Aid under the compromise plan was not expected to be confined to Commonwealth countries in Louth East Asla ricade
The "Sydney » Sun's" · special correspondent sald, that Indonesia und ·Indo-China described two
would be "danger, spots" invited to seek technical, and other. assistance,
25.
reported to-
otvil offiolafa; of: various", ranks) trade prasptials say that they day that the feared break-up of
unrest.
KAAMPLO Mfairly effective got a - free fmical" or "improve": "His | Comniunist”: class. It says mora |
Policy decisions on when in how to arrange negotiations an' the treaty were beyond its scope.
Reuter.
THE WEATHER
AL D800 GMT 13 KE) REST) "Crom, is complex. low pressurh\nbek”desh Japanis" brough extends. BW lo: the 'A du Formbes thence Westward to Hong Kong and the Gulf of Tonkin. Provers Chilon avkor N Indo-China PRES
blockade at Shanghai and Church guerillas on the mainland.
for Nationalist
suarias
Re
The
from the old government who afes would have to be fed from do not intend to evacuato this the Commonwealth Conferetics The public granary to prevent base. However, private reports on add, to South and South East indicate that they have already Asin has been vorted. The Bri- the "rica Christian who used to eribes a smaller problem but on
A more recent broadcast des- made. Initial preparations to pull tleh and Australlan: delegations
out of Quemoy just as they did which were reported to have held attend mission churches either to which is clearly in
the "rice the Chusan Islands.
opposing views, were said to have they do, observers in Hong reconciled theit differences,
It was learned that today's posteds seem quite aware of the cle toime have been eductit- Shanghal blockade will be bluding differences of opinion, were hor
$200,000 "Intellectunts of Kong predict that the back of the
broken. talks, contrasting with yesterday's. the problem, although they never ed in revolutionary universities"
luncheon break, `Britain's ··Lord. But with the formation of the mention it as such. Nor do they all over China during the past the damaged ss. Cloverlock, are monious and cordial. During the But with is forces which, res over admit there can be "rlee year.
held in Quemey. MacDonald sald: Good progress currently being „Communist), mir. duced Nationalist raids to hit- Communism in their "now de- The broadcast, describes in
some and-run.
detall the people who went the positionmocracy.ING. advertures,
However, some of their broad- into one of these colleges, ab- began to chinationalist
casta, heard here by The Asso-parently located in old, military clated. Press, drop, hints now and bstracks outalde i Peipinga satort--the Reds maxed 400,000
then which make it plain the Red 21t cannot be sald" admits tha troups Forayamault on the Government has picked up a var broadcast, "that all, or even a Chusane and at best the Nation collection of
to particular school) applied Baln The university
sity in a very
to plan-oper
operative mood. According
sources
Paints bould only have fought an { interest In Communt whose majority of thêma 5,000. (la. this
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Dulles, plan for peace incurende.
But an American observer 'captured or gave, they mostly hoped it would out that the Chusan's were "dim- Paro 71 shek's trojph from Chiran mibaha –urendered ? Nationalist (troops, les claver; way to find a job, cult to defend and that the move the Reds will have to throw far to turn such troops Jooze upon. Some simply wanted six months force "Into the invasion of the countryside would buly invite assured board and lodging, BOING banditry and gray So the Reds only applied because; thole lovers have kept them in uniform, Ing:and | had stone. and others went an
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