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SHELLED Rain dampens East Berlin rally
BRITISH SHIP HEAVILY
HEAVILY SHELLED
Mr. John Strachey arriving in HK today
Mr. John Strachey, Secretary of State for war is due to arrive in the Colony from Singapore by special RAF aircraft today
"He will be accompanied by General Sir John Harding, Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces, Major-General Redman, Director of Military Operations at the War Office, and by Mr. W. Geraghty, his private secretory.
Mr. Strachey, who will be the quest of the Governor dur- Ing hia brief stay in the Colony, wilt discuss problema of mutual interest with Bervice Commanders, and will vielt nillitary unllu the island and in the Naw Territories.
116 will leave for the United Kingdom by BOAC on, Fel. day.
Mr. E. J. St. L. Strachey was born al Guildford in 1901 and educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford. A Con- tervative when he went to Oxford, he joined the Labour Party in 1924 and fought Aston (Birmingham) which seat he won in 1929.
During his war service, which he saw with the RAF, liv. ing in the rank of Wing Commander, Mr. Strachey gave many breadcbels on the air wRE.
Elected Junior MP for Duntec in 1945 he became Unger- Secretory at the Air Ministry, succeeding Sir Ben Smith # Minister of Food in 1946.
On the re-election in February of this year to office of the present government, Mr. Strachey was appointed War
Minuter.
Nationalist guerillas establish base in Kiangsu
Taipeh, June 5. Nationalist guarillas, formerly based in the Chu- san Islands, which Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's forcas abandoned three weeks ago, have made their way to Northern Kiangsu and established a base for action against the Reds, despatches reaching Taipeh claimed. Kiangsu is a seaboard pro-off the Southern coast of Che- vince, in which the main cities klang, on May 29, and to have are Shanghai and Nanking, captured. 20 Communists and the former National capital. quantity of arms.
A lyxly of 200 querillas raided Nationalist guerillas were te-the tolike of Lupang, while their ported increasingly active in the killed the local Red chief and four coastal province of Chekjang ad- of his assistants and took twe-
Communists' prisoner. Joining Klangsu on the South,
Guerilla units were sald to have rulded the small island of Paichi
Impeachment of McCarthy -demanded-
Washington, June 4. Impeachment of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy as "unft for office" and guilty of "moral turpitude" was demanded to- day by the American Veterans Committee's National Planning Committee,
Nationalist ab
saboteurs wert
also cradited with having blown up two Red ammunitier Jumps at Yuhan towards the end
of May, causing many Yuhan is about 91 casualties. miles Bouth of Shanghai,
Nationalist warships
attack ss.
Cheung Hing
SIX PASSENGERS KILLED
Nationalist warships blockading the South China port of Amoy pumped more than 200 shells into the British ship, ss. Cheung Hing, early on Sunday morning.
TRUMAN SIGNS AID BILL
Washington, June · ã. President Truman today signed the U.S.$3,121,460,000 Foreign Aid Authorisation Bili which sanellons five pro- grammes of worldwide aid, in- cluding funds for the third year operation of Marshall ald to Europe and a start on the Point Four proposal for deve loping backward areas.
President Truman called the Bill, which he signed use mony In the White House, "major contribution to peace and freedom in the world."
The proposals, taken together, "add up to a brond, enlightened and really American enterprise in the building of a safe, prosperous world,"
Technical aid
|Six Chinese passengers were killed and six were
reported injured..
The 800-ton British coaster, owned by the Ta Hing Company, was leaving Amoy early on Sun- day morning with more than 100 Chinese pas- sengers, her crew of 62 Chinese man and four European officers.
One report stated that the Cheung Hing had delivered a cargo of several hundred tons of fertiliser to the South China Port, and was returning to Hong Kong when caught by the Nationalist warships,
The attack was sold to have
taken
.:
Earlier reports stated that the Empire Park would be withdrawis from regular runs between long to the Kong and.. Swatow que Beat of nines of Swatow.
She had to unload cargo n Holmen Bay, 20 miles from Swalow, when she shiel Swalow on May 26, on her last
for
to the
place more than twenty voyage."
The Panamanian Motor-vessel miles out to sea in international waters. This could not be de-Valve may also cancel her trip finitely confirmed last night. to Shanghal today due
The Choung Hing. which has reopening of the harbour In been regularly trading with South Swalow. China
few ports in the past months, was reported last night to have developed a slight list, and to be making slow speed towards Hong Kong..
The ship is due in Hong Ko*
harbour this morning.
Arriving today
The President. expressed
plexura over the $35, specia co0,000 EWC Provados dorm, technical -ald, under the Point it was he Four programme,
said, an important step towards | strengthening freedom and de- feating "Communist Imperic!. lem."
The Empire Park and the Valvo have been on regular runs be tween Hong Kong and Siatow since several weeks ago.
Tibetans not allowed to leave for HK
Bay member of the East Zone' "Free German Youth" move- ment march down the rain- swept Unter. Den Linden in Berlin bearing a giant portzalt of Russian Marxist leader Vladimir Lenin in the big Communiat rally(A. P. Photo),
Liberals ahead in Jap voting
Tokyo. June 5.
Leopold assured of early return to Throne
Brussels, June 5. Exiled King Leopold won assurance today of an
early return to his Throne,
The pro-Leopold Catholic Party captured absolute majority in both Houses of Parliament In Sunday's elections. Its leaders promised the King would return next month.
Official returns by the Ministry of. Interlor said thu
Premier Shigeru Yoshida's Catholics, took control of bole which had been carrying out Lower House the Catholics won
Conservative Liberal Party Houses of Parliament. In the
the occupation polley emerged 107 of the 212 seats. In the the Victor In Sunday's House Senate they took 54 of the 100 of Councillors election veturns
von thescats Catholic
bazia a docomplete tonight...*****
ss. Mausang arrives in HK de an
*The British ahip, et May.. Bangu ratuenag 18. Hong Kong. from Shanghal late last night the first large British ship. to successfully break the Na- tionalist blockade to Shanghai for more than six months.
ahu' in the first British ship to try the Nationalist's Shàng- hal blockade since the Chuean evacuation thras weaka: ago,
The British Manter
The results gave the Cheungyltings, strendez@klaners
Calcutta, June 5 wired the Ta Hing. Company, te
Party for the Arst time in Ave, have medical facilities on hand Two members of the Tibetan
Suffering their worst heating years the power they needed to when his ship arrives in Hong Government mission to China in any postwar election, the Combring King Leopold back from Kong to take immediate care of were not allowed by the secur munists so far. had not elected his exile in Switzerland and re- the wounded, one of whom was ty police here to board a a single candidate.
place him on the Belgian Throne. Catholte Interior Minister Al- reported to be in a serious con-plane for Hong Kong yester-
The Moderate Socialists, who dition.
had
Vlesschauwer promised -been critical of General bert do He expresesd the hope that
pro- | this would be done early - in Most of the shells fired at the day, it was learned today. Congress could son pass the com-
The mission arrived in Calcutta MacArthur's economie
Catholic Party July. Another gramme and against permanent ponion measure authorising the Cheung Hing were of 20 and 40
last wiele from the Kalimpong hill
bases after the con- spokesman sald King Leopold though some station and
American Government
and millimetre size, to encourage
were awaiting r
"however small support private investment in three-inch shells also struck the passage to Hong Kong to contact clusion of a peace treaty, tralled will come back
our absolute majority." Same ship. nearby antions.
tabula- other leaders, however, were not Senators will be elected by the The latest unofficial "The present act is a memorable With the exception of the Bri- the Peking Government to discuss the Liberals.
the future political status of Tibet.
Would Senate itself and 43 more by the programme tish ship, ss. Ebonal, which sank
new provincial councils. Wit The security police stated they tions of the major parties show sure whether the King step
he said. "I am con- after an internal explosion near did not allow the members of the the Liberals with 50, the Social agree to return, to the throne on fident that Congress will follow the port of Swatow about a week lision to board the plane because ists 31, Democrata 11. the Con- the basis of a majority of one in their one vote majority the
The distribution of seats in the named by the Banate. Their posi British ship to suffer such exten-
and others, including the small travelling: to the full measure of funds neces-
ong Kong. Hong
of the mis. partics and independents, 19. Lower House is as follows: tion on the new provincial coun-
ells was co 78,
considered strong enough Socialists The spokesman
A total of 132 seats are to be Catholics 107, sary to carry out the programmes sive casualties from Nationalist
action. blockade
sion, however, said: "We have filed, representing half of the Liberals 21 Communists 0. In so they would authorised by this act
The measure's biggest authorisa-
the Senate: Catholics' 54, Bocialists tion is $2,350,000,000 for carrying
our passports from the Tibeten Upper House and vacancies. Government which have been en the Marshall Plate In Europe
endorsed b
and by the British. for the third year-Reuter.
Indian authorities. They have also been endorsed by thr Burmese. Consulate in Celcutta." The mision, it is, learned, wil' fly to Delhi tomorrow to contact the Indian: Minister of "Esema wok
for our
escape from Chungking through properly by appropriating 580, the Cheung Hing is the first they had no prover viss for servalive Green Wind Society, 8, each of the Houses of Parliament. Catholics-can- dictate the-23 sdale-
General Sha Chi-fu, formerl) commander of a Nationalist gen- darmerieregiment in Szechuan, has arrived in Talpsh after riskin- his life to
Szechuan, he told newsmen, wa full of whispered talk of an im- minent Nationalist landing on the mainland. These, he said. Alled most of the inhabitants with joy and hope as they were anxious for deliverance from Red rule.
that
There had even been rumoure Nationalists had actually The group drew up an 800 word landed and i recaptured Shanghai. denunciation against the Wiscon- Official reports claimed the sin Republican who stirred up a Reds holding part of the Wonkhan controvers in Congress and else Islands South West of Hong Kong where with his churges that Com-were running short of food, water muniste infest the State Depart
ment.
The Committee instructed is National Commandor to seek im- mediate latroduction of the pro- péset articles of Impeachment in the House.
und ammunition as a result close watch on shipping kept by the Nationalist Navy. Nationalist Warships, the reports said, were ready for batile ns soon as the Reds tried to reinforce these la lands or take others not in their The group asserted that M. possession.--Arnociated Press. McCarthy was guilty of degrading. the Senate and of doing "more than any other In un-American force to bring world scorn, domes-
the obloquy and general disgrace upon the
The
·Proposed
ment also declared;
of impeach-
"He accepted, without a word of
prouent.
much less any public dis
tho support of the
fontanist Party of Wisconsin-
which means that of tin Com--|
munk
of tha
United States,
Britain's social security
London. June 5. Keeping cradle-to-the-grave
wuleti undoubtedly, lengpu-zuch records for Britain's social!
his security scheme requires cen- artion with the
Filipino traitor executed
Manila, June 5.
The Philippines today exc. cuted in the electric chair the first man to die for treason committed against his country during the last war.
A high British shipping official saft last night. It it is proved true that the Cheung Hing was al- tacked in international waters, the Nationalist action is nothing less. thin criminal.
"The Royal Navy should treat their warships as pirate ships."
Swatow port open Affairs to
togat ments. The
the Peking
proper
Pro-American
30, Liberpis, 10, Communists 3.
Blow to Reds
their positionston
hold or increase
Promler
and his Eyskens caretaker: Government will hand In their resignations to Prince Re- The Liberal showing was view-
The elections dealt a stunning gent Charles on Tuesday: Prince ed as pro-American support by:
In Charles' will then namo a Premler- blow to the Communists. the Japanese people since
the
last year's election the Com-designate who is obliged to try to Government party necessarily
muniels lost 11 of their
23 form
government. If the rew the credit or blame for
seats in the Lower Chamber. Premier succeeds the new Parlla travel docti- following the MacArthur direc
This year they fest six of the 12 ment will meet on Juna-12.- * hus already tives.. The Liberals were also the
The first problem before Parlia ramaining. from only political group that came. The full composition, of the ment undoubtedly will be the res express-out for a, separate peace, with the Senate will not be known until turn of King Leopold, - United
received a const a on the Western
POWAR Yderals w. next week"-Twenty-three moTO (PRES.?
The port of Swatow is now ing willingness open to large-sized vessels, after ing
It was
to
the eeries of disasters caused question of Tibet's future politica by mines in the last week of flatus, Talks, it is learned, will be May which resulted in the held in Chinese territory across
the Hong Kong border.--Reuter. of 20 persons, t death learned yesterday. The British
Empire steamer Parit is sailing today from Hong Коле
Swallow following the news that another British vessel has arrived in Swatow from Hotg Kong on Sunday.
Peking blames
U.S. for revolt
British version of Schuman plan
London, June 5, Britain is preparing a ver sion of the Schuman plan
Although the
far ahead the greatest gain in percentage var made by the Socialists, who had picked up 13 seats over the number they held before the election: They ap- parently regained the labour sup- port which they lost to the Com- 1949, munists in the January, Lower House, bloction.
which would be acceptable in presented 72.2 per cent of the
Britain and would permit her to come in, a Foreign Ome
spokesman said today.
The total of 31,371,427, ballots cast was almost equally divided between men and women. It re- eligible voters-United Press,
AMBUSHES IN MALAYA
Teodora Barrameda, 56, went to his death quietly in the new Bilibid prison in Muntinglupa. He spent his last houre singing hymns and talking t
to other prisoners. Barrameda was found guilty of having been responsible for the military by Japanese. capture police of four Americans nad their subsequent executions along with several Filipinos who had shelter-
them ed
Court-Bizd found.
Tio Pelme. Minister, Mr. Cle hip cuiity of multiple murders in-
ment Attlee, who returned Inst night from a holiday in France, ding: the burning of
today had a conference with air. aged woman, the mother of a
San Francisco, Jung
Harbert Morrison, President of group said that high mind, of land. the Ministry of Na-
suspected querlife, and th ed candiktales for office vigorously | tional Insuranco sald today.
Peking Radio charged today the Counell, who has been acting baysnetting of many civ
civilians anil publicly repudiated such
that the United States instigat-head of the Government during including two bind boys. In Itr first ull-embracing report talhted support." Associated since it was created on November
Barrameda and
ocd the anti-Communist revolt the Prime Minister's absence,
Mr. Attlee but. Press,
also visited the 17. 1844, the Ministry explained Japanese wore also convicted o In Sinkiang provinco
Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest how i organized a work.
having on February 13, 1945 set claimed that the main body of
Devin, who Jinja London clinic, ON OTHER PAGES In its first year of operation, the fire to a village. When villagers the rebels was "practically recovering from an operation Ministry's subsidiary offices dealt; Leild to
The Foreign Office later stated Bee: they were mowe wiped out. with 28 milion callers, received down by machine-gun fire.
that Mr. Besin was "doing very 10 million; claims for sickness
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The Radio said the rebels were vas one of the mos organized by Mr. Dougins Magwell" and the fact that, he was
of the queril Kleman, former United
able to discuss official affairs in
overland intov interior hopeful sign-Reuter. fixed weekly contributions from
He was commonly known of Sinklang last winter when, the every income carner in the coun- the Batangas terror becaued of Chinese Communist
Army v try, The contributions average
ran the province. about five shillings a week, ne his cruelties to Filipinge
Seventy-two Japanese sentenced The Communist broadeds: cording to the contributors!, mari
The scheme is Ananced from one antangas „Pro-Vice-Consul in Thwa“, who was rogarded! by obsoryers að ni
the
Signpore, June Guerillas, killed: two Chinese policemen and one Indian police- man in ambushes in Perak State. according to reports received hero today—Router?
Hope for KCR resumption.
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