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ERNEST BOREL
CHINA MAIL
No. 34593.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1950.
NATIONALIST ARMS TAKEN
"One round Crosby" just makes it
London, May 20. Bing Crosby arrived in England from Parle today to far babind Bohedule that whatever chance he had of winning the British Amateur golf tournament faded.
Crosby, reported
"myster-
missing" by Paris re porters, stepped off a channel steamer at Dover today, threw his golf clube In one Rolla Royce, climbed In Another and headed North in the general direction of Bestland.
Because the Bt. Andrew's cours is closed on Bunday Bing will to off
off on Monday against J.K. Wilson, Canadian- born Scottish amateur f hillbilly ainger without even a prac tice round on one of the most erratic courses in the world.
Friends sald Dingle trying to five up to the namo he Dave. himarifona round
"Crosby,”—United Press.
Dalai Lama's
OFF ETHEL MOLLER
Soldiers transferred to Prosper for Taiwan
trip
HK POLICE SUPERVISE TRANSFER
Some 30 cases of arms and ammunition including several light
machine-guns and machine-gun parts, equipment of Nationalist soldiers, were taken from the ss. Ethel Moller and brought ashore at Kowloon at 9.45 last night.
Nationalists may put
brother calls up fight for
on Chiang
Taipeh, May 21.
Gyalo Thondup, brother of
Tibet's Dalai Lama, conferred
with. Generalissimo
Chiang
Taiwan
Taipch, May 21.
Unless all present indications are false, the Na- tionalists will put up a savage fight for the island of Taiwan,
Kai-shek today. but claimed One compelling reason: its defeat would mean
the audience was merely a "courtesy call.”
The young member of the Tibetan, royal family parried all questions on his visit, saying ho was a "tourist visiting Taiwan."
death for Chiang Kai-shek and other top Na- tionalists.
There is no other choice save flight—and that is not the mood that Taiwan is in today.
Mr. Thondup arrived last week No one here doubts that from Calculla where he speni Chiang would prefer martyr. some time conferring with mem-dom to an ignominious last- bers of the Tibetan official seven- Į minute escape. TELOR'S dolegation attempting to contact Chinese Communists to given Chiang an additional 200,-.
arrange a non-aggression treaty.
their readiness to perish with him If necessary.
Over the past few months, Chiang has been trying to incur Coffeers in Talwan
The 175 Nationalist soldiers, including two generals, and 34 women, have been under police guard since the Ethel Moller was escorted here by the Royal Navy on May 13 after - 74 days in Nationalist hands,
The soldiers and the women were transferred from the Ethel Moller to the så. Prosper at 6 p.m. yesterday to be taken back to Tai- wan. The Prosper was expected to for Taiwan
thia
morning!
Mr. T. Edeal, Master of the Prosper, refused point-blank to carry the arma aboard: hļa voel and arrangements were
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Achievements of
South East
Asia
Mr. Dean Acheson, U.S.
Secretary of Stale, Mr. Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secro- tary, and M. Robert Schu man, French Foreign Minis ter, are pictured here at the opening of the threa-power conference at Lancaster House, London A.P: photo.
Conference hailed Vietminh
Canberra, May 21.
male with police authorities to Lord MacDonald, the chief British delegate at last invasion of
bring them'ashore. Since, the arms could not be confiscated. as they were "brought "try-with the soldiers to British waters by the Royal Navy, they will be, веле to Taiwan' by
ergo ship. The
The arms were brought ashore from the Ethel Moller by. Poličn Launch No. 7 and were taken to the Maring Police Station, Trim- shatsui, where they will be keps until arrangements are made
Kör.
leland.
week's Commonwealth Conferenco, said here today that the people of South East Asia were faced with the alternatives of "plan or perish." Conference ended on Friday after developing plans for economic aid to South East Asian
countries.
Cambodia
Phompenh, Cambodia,
Indo-China, May 21. Official French sources said today that some 3,000 Com-
Tel. 21458'
PEACE IN SIGHT IN BURMA
London, May. 20. Thakin Nu, the Prime Minis- ter of Burma, said in London today he was confident that peace would be restored in Burma by July 19-the target date of his "peace within a year" campaign. .....
When peace was achieved, hë told Reuter, The would give up polities to become. a Buddhist monk.
Thakin Nu came to Britain to attend the. Westminster Abbey service in memory of the Com- monwealth Servicemen who died in the Burma campaigns.
Today, dressed in the tradi- tionat Buemese skirt and close- niting Jackat, he said that the "peace within a year! drive- launched on July, 19: last year on the anniversary of the 'assas-- sination of General. Aung Sun,
Iwo predecessor-was- "going very
With the recapture of Prome, the Communiat, stronghold, fol- lowing the recapture of Taungoo, one of the main resistance centres of the
Karen insurgents, almost all important townsdelted by the rebols had been retaken by the Government forces, he sald
Referring to the political situation internally, the Prime "Minister "uald" that of million and a Half Karens only about five par sent had rebelled against, the Government, Forty *or 50 percent ware loyal. Thế
rast were routrál.
Strongest force
The Government's 'greatest enemy was the Karen National Defence. Organisation. It num- bered at present about 10,000 men all young". men and well- organised and armed. gele
The Chusans - evacuation has ente the spirit of sacrifice among their transfér¬t0;the Nationallstignyer Australia. Radla as-spiritual aspect of 19, Lord Mac-South West Indo-China king-ben Little more than 10,000, but
Regulations for Insurance of
Up to a lato hour last evening would return to Britain well "All of us have learned b
1000 troops more for the defence ofeers, which comes into effect Superintendent R. V. F. Turner ('satisfied with the outcome, bitter experience that both th
of Taiwan, and the Communists un June1, allow for full pay- of the Marine Police and Inspte- Efective handling of economic victor and, the vanquished are the linking by,overland The slender. handsome Tibetan must take this into account imenis to dependants of those who for Pile with a. porty of "bollcp | development was not only vital losers," he said. This has been
suld he planned to visit Japan
the United States and possibly Europe during his tour.
re koning and planning their as take their own lives on the verse sault on this bastion.
of being taken prisoner or while K. C. Wu. dynamic Princeton- educated Governor
of Taiwan, in custody. The brother of Tibet's spiritual went on record with two predic-
The Nationalists announced yesterday the abandonment of ruler had been a student in Chinations: firstly, the Co
the Communists are
the Saddle and Parker lalande -small group near the mouth of the Yangtse, The islandis ate North of the
in the past four years until the riot capable of invading Taiwan Communist occupation when he this year; secondly, Bled to India,
told
TTC
resistance movements on the mainland
October.
the United Press: would flare up into mass revolts Chusan group, which the Nation "With the help of the United against the freds by the end of alists abandonat earlier in the
week. The withdrawal, accom Not everyone shares Wu'splished on Friday night, will fur- ther weaken the Nationalist bloc- optimlam,
of Shanghai.-Associated
States we feel the Communista will never attack Tibet, but we badly need weapons and ammuni- tion."
Importance of Tibet
With his beautiful Chinese wife 03 interpreter. Mr. Thondup ex plained the importance of Tibet to the Western world.
take
"If the Communists capture my country and giap Nepal, they will be able to swoop down through India where the Communists already are attacking the Nehru govern. cant. India would fall onde the Communists are. In Tibet."
He was optimistic over his country's chances of fighting the
R
Chinese Reds.
several
Scores of
of the kade members Yuan, Legislative
Nationalist Press. China's Parliament, have found urgert reasons to apply for exit permite to visit Hong Kong and Maca?.
very,
Eust Asia.
There were other ·Insurgents, but the Karen fighting force was much the strongest Communists
The number Lord MacDonald, broadcast-gering the intellectual, moral and munist-led troops invaded this Aghting the Government would "well" brined or
Katona, uma "guest of honour, said he Donald, declared.
tween Vietminh and Thallangt About Alyes Magos Large ares These troops were reported of Burma had been seized by, the
routes the Vietminh forces of General Ho Insurgents. Now it was the other Chi Minh in Vietnam and, clan-way around. Some rural ardas destine, Vietminh bands operat-visitors but if a foreigner wished
might, sull
not be cate for foreign East coast of ing on the South
anywhere Government Thailand, .
for: him Agents and arms. for Ho Chi could make Minh were
reported moving to go there
Anted If the Communlit Lisur- through the corrider to bulwark gents were receiving holp from Ho Chi Minh's war effort,
cutside, Thakin Nu said it was “a The overland route connecting fair duces. That so far they had Vietnam and and
Thalland winds received none. Ha had been
told over difficult terrain since the that when the Burmese Com main roads are held by French munists fried to get help from forces. Some traffic moves by China. the Chinese Communists -asa, but.Franch naval påtrola.in. demiarided complete, óbediendo in-
Blam make, this return. the, quif of means even mora hazardous." "There the matter erded.' Vietminh commented Thakin Nu-Reuter.
were stiil aboard the Ethel Moiler for South and South East Asia, after supervising the transfer of but was no less vital for world the Nationalist soldiers over to the Prosper. They were expected economy, to complete their guard duties on board the vessel last night,
recaptured British
Chinese crew' members
evident in Sout'and South "In addition, the people living In this arco suffered long before the war on a very low atandrid "We know that political free of living. Their lives were spent dom is a great achievement. But in penury, poverty and privating,
The we also know that political free-
pedules of all countries dom unaccompanied by economic are gradually awakening to the
that
poverty freedom and good economic plan-realisation ning is not likely to give lasting pentry in one' area is a positive satisfaction," he said."
peril to prosperity in all other arcas." "We all know, however, that But-benelits-could-be-securosi man is starving or without a only by planning and this could. also be very difficult. "I have rat over his head, then it is more important for him to be given been anxious to put before my blankets, food, clothing, and shel- colleagues from the other coun- ter without any delay. He is not tries in the Commonwealth that, in a position to wall long for con- whilst doing all that is possible sideration to be given to some far-tu deal with immediate problems, It is vitally important that we reaching plan.
should plan for. The future.
The position of the 33 Chinese members of the crow of the Ethel Moller, who were held in communicado aboard the vessel, EDITH MOLLER'S was not clear last night)
The Etbol Moller was recovered The authorities, fearing_that SEIZED CARGO from the Nationalists by a British they might defect to the Com-
warship on May 1 Taipeh, May 21
12 off Ampy and munists, have been looking for
The Nationalist Navy Head- escorted here the next day.
"The add must be immediate. ways to insure that they will re-
quarters has given the owners of The ss. Prosper was also In- but we are fully aware that to turn to the Island for the next the cargo seized on the Edith volved in a scuffle with the Na concentrate overinuch on a hand- session of the Yuan.
tionallats. Moller last your one month in
She left Keelung ento-mouth policy may have serious Measures to safeguard Taiwan which to clim pos Intercepted by a Nationalist gunboat bringing about a crisis without May 6 for Macao. She was inter consequences, and may result in were discussed at importan The Edith Molice was meetings of top commanders Incepted and detained by the Na-off the Ladrones' Islands on May 9 some plan for the future.
and it was reported that 93 pas- sengers Including generals and Legislative Yusa' members, were. taken off the ship.
Taipeh on Saturday.
Chiang Kai-shek presided.
S'hai blockade
to continuo
Meanwhile, Nationalist
bival
"WO have defeated Chinese invasions throughout our headquarters at Kaohsiung la history and given sutflelent South West Talwon issued a ar:ns and supplies we will repel statement repeating past warn- the Chinese Reds. The terrain of ings that the blockade of Shang- Tibat is ideally suited for defen-hai would be maintained sive warfare and it will take the the withdrawal from the Chusans. despite Chinese Communists at least four month to marchi in through the order for the arrest of Admiral Chiang Kai-shek signed ar nountains -to atlack us.
|tičnalist, Navy last August,
It was later released but the cargo was seized.
The Nationalist Navy has on nounced that cargo not claimed within one month will be con- fiscated-Reuter
However, this story was later denied by Governor K. C. Wu of
Taiwan.
Situation at Ladrones Islands still obscure
Chen Shao-kwan, former Com-Reports that the Ladrones. Islands including Lap
mander-in-Chief of the Nationa
with
the
"Although we have only 8,000 stavy on charges of collaborat rollitia in the entire country, we are doing everything' possible ing
Communists. to prepare for the coming. Invasion. But Chan will-have
and now have bulit up an. atmy of 40,000. We hope to have 100 000 men ready to defend /our, country soon."-United Press. J
The Weather:
caught before
to ba the order car.
be carried out as he is now in Communist China.
Two high Nationalist officern who formerly served in Hainan have been given dishonourablo discharges from the Nationalist" army for. 1 having escaped to Hong
Kong,
Sap Moi Island have been occupied by Chin- ese. Communist forces were still unconfirm- able yesterday afternoon,
Lotest arrivals from that area reported that all was quiet around Lap Sop Mel and a large, Na- tionalist destroyer was anchoring only about two-miles to the North West of the Island at noon yesterday.
Crials to crisis
"It will be a drift from on" genoy, from crials to crisis; and emergency to another emer-
we shall never be able to, extri- ...eater ourselves from such a
-harassing position."--
But no economie, policy, how, ever successful, it might be in the
narrow, economic, sense, would be
adequate to meet the needs 'o' mankind if i was at the expense of neglecting, dwarfing, or endan-
An officer of the Chieh Men, when the gun duel took place near One of them was General Ltchpassed Lup Sop Mel Las Sap Mel, not a single junked Tien-chun, Commander of the 4th Route Army, and the other den yesterday afternoon, told the shing boat was seen in that
He
MINE DISASTER IN GERMANY:
54 KILLED
Real
progress
The Australian. External At. taira (Minister,; Mr. Percy C.
up.
The French Bay the began crossing in strength into Cambodia last October, but their Innitration recently was stepped
LORD WAVELL They
added that the Vietmink now are
HAS RELAPSE frequently disrupting traffic on the railway linking Phompenh, capital of
London May 21. Cambodia, with Bangkok, capital or Viceroy of India, who had Field Marshal Lord, Wavell, of Thailand.
Cambodia is a kingdom of a serious, abdominal operation in about 3,500,000 people. It is one a London nursing bome on May Spender, reviewing the work of three associated states of 5. had a relapse today. of the British. Commonwealth Indo-China recently granted in-His "condition"; "gave rise Commitee, waldternal autonomy by the French (great anxiety it was stated, Lord Wavell 16.67.--Reuter,
Consultative
he was convinced that it has made "some real progress; In * dealing · with, extremely' cón. plicated sauer" adda Associat- ad Press.
Air. Spender said: "In, troubled 4a. the British Commonwealth ratresents a solid group of work- ahle democracies, Illustrating the practical virtues of ciclent, bu
"Our
free countries can individuelly and collectively exert the welch of their influence in encouraging the development of similar gov. emments elsewhere.
He said that the sly-your deve- lopment programing being pre- pared for consideration in Londor next
xt September, would be no mere stop gan arrangement. but 1 scheme derigned to have, long- Fange offéets bo, living standardo sid the social welfare of millions nt peoule-Beuter and Asso
lated Press
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Duesseldorf, May 20, Fifty-four miners were kill- and 9 injured by a coal dusty explosion in Dahldusch AY, ONG GMT (3: SM, INST), be
"China Mail" that he firmly regio admitted however that No. 6 mins this morning Statmisén, depresión near. Hokkaido, apa-
believed that Lap Sap Mel and further North near Inner Linting All of the Da man who were in Kinues to move Nórtis ž, Mastearth” | A The last batch of Nationalist the nearby Chinchow Island Island keveral dozens of nahing the shaft when the explosion and Page moderate, anti-erclone centred over the troops which were withdrawn were not occupied by Com-craft were seen yesterday, and are ripped through it have bocs Lower Yahgine maintains the NE from the Chusans arrived on munist forces as otherwise the no warship of any kind was
* soon over the Uhlia Bean (N
Today's Forecast-Fresh ENlade strong at times and in expo piates. Cloudy with morning rain. Fue, delady, Imiproving“, Tažer in the dayi SKENE
Yesterday's Weather ISAK
eral is Kuang Pao-toh, Comman-
der at Holhow,
Saturday at the North port of warship flying Nationalist flag around:
Keelung
They welcomed the sight of which he saw yesterday would On the situation of Madame Chiang Kai-shek who not be anchoring at a point ads of the Ladrones group fur- greeted them in a formal or Sap Mel or
less than two miles from Lap ther South or Lapesuply mony at the port city,ludi
Pasangan said he had no dantie Chfachow Admiral Kwel Yung-ching, Nationalist and forcer on. tion about shem Commander-in-Chief of the Nu- these two islands might have been away from the course tionallat may who played a big withdrawn as the large Lot-hef which, his vessel part in ythe, amgoth--withdrawal | saw."on":
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