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CHINA MAIL
No. 34614.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950.
BLOCKADE RUNNERS WARNED
HK Treasury threatened
A threatening letter do- manding HK$30,000 waD TR calved by the Hong Kong Treasury rocently, the "China Mall" learned yesterday.
The Palice declined to com- ment an
the report. The "China Mell" learned that the letter fixed yesterday as the deadline for handing over the money.
Police precautions ware taken at the Treasury and special' plainclothes man signed to the General Post Office and branch officers to check
оп первома porting local letters.
Guerilla raid on mainland
Taipeh. June 14,
Seaborne Nationalist guerillas
raided
Haimen. 145 mill South ut Shanghai, after wresting the nearby island of Tsouyu from the Reds, the De- fence Ministry bere elnimed.
The Ministry described the raki on iinimen us one of several
made on various points on *coast of Cheklang In
week.
Ships entering Communist ports to be bombed
TWO BRITISH SHIPS IN SHANGHAI
Taipeh, June 14.
The Chinese Nationalists today issued a stern warning to neutral shipping that the China Coast still is blockaded and that any ships attempting to serve Shanghai and other Communist held ports would be sunk as enemy shipping.
The Nationalist Air Force said thousands of leaf- lets were dropped on the mainland yesterday, warning civilians to stay away from "docks, airfields and military installations" which the Air Force promised would be heavily attack-
ed.
A spokesman said the communique was a new de- claration of war against tho. Communists, to remind neutrals that the Nationalists still considered the China Coast blockaded and any ship attempting to run the blockade could expect to be bombed and shelled.
The Nationalist spokesman said: "It is not our wish to the inflict loss or injury upon any- the past one other than our enemies. If a ship of foreign registry closed port and is
Nailinglist guerillas, it
snitentera atineked Tsouyu Island on June. 7 swarming ashore, under the damaged when the port cover of nuval bombardment. under attack, the owners, and Another foren of guerillas, the not the Chinese Government. Ministry
landed shirt,
on the mist assume full
respon mlstand, on June 6 and foughti | sibility."
British
fleld and Swire suid that they had received no word from the Tsinan yesterday.
Both ships carried more than 1,500 tons of high-grade generul cargo, locluding medient suppiles, Industrial chemicals and colion,
At least two olher British ships are expected to follow the Tsinin and Mausang into Shanghal within a few days.
The are the ss, Colon, ani the
their way into almen. The The communique made it clear. Lady Welmer. Communist garrison there with that ships, such as the drew the next day after suffering heavy losses, the Ministry claini- ed. Refure evacuating. It said, the Reds indulged in an orgy of looting in which aine out of
owned blockade runners which North China ship
every ten houses were tooted."
The Ministry gave no indication of the number of guerillas in velved
In the rald on Halmen, nur till I mention when they
withdrew,
It gave the Impression, however, tit Tsouyu Island, which is situated at the mouth of the Klau Kiver, was still in Nationalist hands.--Associated Presi.
MALAYA MOVES TOWARD SELF-
last week completed
the Arst Hong Kong-Shanghal round trip. would be attacked if found in Chinese territorial waters,
Hong Kong shipping Arms have advertised widely for Shanghai cargoes and announced the open- ing of regular service to formerly blockaded ports.
then
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Russia's defence budget
Moscow, June 14. The Soviet Union plans to spend 79.400,000,000 rubles for defence this year. Figur- ed at the present official ex- change rate this amounts to U.S.319,850,000,000.
This estimate was included in the Governinent budget bill pre- sented
Minister by Finance
Zverez last night at s Arseny Joint session of the two houses of the Supreme Sovlet (Parliament) in the Kremlin.
(President Truman has asked Congress for United States de- fence appropriations of $13,545,- 000,000 for the fiscal year begin. ning July 1..
(An exact comparison of the two budgets is not possible since there are variations: Infiuhat the American and Sovint, Govern Am ment regard as defetice items. A question of
*. involved wittertey value also is
The Brat North Ching ship to trade with Bhanghat for more
eight months, the Helangahan of the Bany! Navi- | 100% gation Company, anterad | IN Shanghal yesterday afternoon. The 1,023-ion vessel carried 550 tons of general cargo from Tien-
The Nationalist proclamations was designed to eliminate any tsin. charges of "piracy"
cade in neutrals are attacked.
The Air Force said: "All enemy concentrations and facilities which might tend themselves to assist- ance in the offensive operation against Talwan now are the pri- mory targets and may be attacked The Federation of Malaya took time without further warn
GOVERNMENT
Singapore, June 14.
its Drst step towards eventual self-government within the Coin-
wealth at today's meeting of the Federal Legislative Council In Kuala Lumpur when the report of the Select Committee, com- prising members of all communi- tles, advising the Government on
any
The Air Force also annolineed yesterday was the busiest day since the last Shanghai bombing, Waves of Bghters took advantage of good weather and bombed and
trafed Communist installations.
legislation to provide for oral The Jeep Hee
government elections, was animously adopted-Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN
PORTS IDLE
un-
The Nationalist Navy in an official announcement, indirectly ald today it would gontinue the blockade of Chinese Com. munist-hold ports despite any British or other protests and despite the antinued presence of British warships.
The ship is operated under or- rangement with the Communist- managed China Merchants Steam Navigation Company,
She is due to leave Shanghai for Tientsin on June 15,
Both the Tsinan and Mausung are due to return to Hong Kong from Shanghal by June 20,
The
ships enterer Shanghat without Incident yesterday,
An unconfirmed report Asid that no Nationalist warships have Yangisc been patrolling in the river area since the Nationalists evacuated the Chusan Islands more than one month ago.
U.S. production of new jet fighters
New York, June 14,
y
The assembly lines at the
Melbourne, June 14. Thousands of Australians turn- ed up for work as uzuri today despite Instructions from Coin- munist tende union leaders to stop working in protest against the Federal Bill to dissolve, the Com- munist Party now before Parlia-the Nationalist Navy announced devoted exclusively within the nient.
Its determination to continue the next few weeks to the produc Dockem obeyed the call, how- naval blockade "of any Com- ever, and Australian ports were munist-held ports along the Chination of the latest jet fighters,
it was announced today. coast."
The announcement took note of The new plane, which is to gu the fact that a "British warship into production for the Armed was in the locality at the time Forces, is the Lockheed F-94, a Hee but she of the interception of the Jeep development of the F-80 Shooting salled away after Sur, one of the United States All watching the incident."
Force's first all-weather jet It said the Jeep Hee twice ❘ghters. tried to break through the bloc kada and on the second llme a patrol boat made the catch.
In a report on the detention | Lockheed aircraft factory al
of the British shilp Jeep fee, Burbank, California, are to be
idle. Reuter.
GENERAL SMUTS
Capetown, June 14. General Jan Smuts "rallied somewhat" this morning "from condition which at one, time was, considered critical" necording to Today's official bulletin, sued at
noon.
General Smuts spent restless
The Jeep Ice is now in Kao- night, the bulletin said-Router.. hslung. United Press.
The Weather
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SAU 9600 GMT. (8 pun, XXFT) the weak trough porulate - from ""'8'' Chins' 'madass Formosa to i shallow 'stellungit - depress alow BE; of Tokyo.." No Information –-har been recefred from the Pacific to the F of the Luson` Etralt ́ where · a t-tropleul deprecalon was thought to have been developla....
Today's Forecast:--Light or moderate
d. or BW winds Cloudy with necasional showers, fair intervals in the stergeon
Yesterday'a Woutherim Ja
„Maalmumi“ 85,6, deg. Puh.
MinimumCC" deg. Fah
Bunkhines 1.7. hount, 25,
British ships
enter Shanghai
Two British merchant ships, which broke the Shaha! blockade fast week, both "en- tered that port again yester
day..
and
They are the Jardine Matheson Company's ss. Mausang, and the Butterfield and Swire freighter ss. Tainan,
The Magisang, which was the first large ship to break the alfalls 6.30.02 in. Total alno Shanghal blockade In 1950, pass- 800mm.231.7 bed Woosung For early yesterday,
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the ruble has a
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Royal group see fly past
Gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to see the
fly part of RAF bombers which ended the King's official birth- day celebrations aro (taft to right): Queen - Elizabeth; Princess of Margaret (looking away from camera); Prince Michael Kent; Princess Ellraboth; King George VI: The Duchess of fore. Kent: The Countess of Athlone, Queen Mary; and (in ground) Prince Richard, son of the Duke and Duchess of Glau.
(AP Photo).
costar.
BOTRA man, ten
Chinese charged with
On
theft of trawler
a charge of stealing the mv. North Carolina, 11 men, headed by a representative of the Board of Trustees for Rehabilitation, Affairs, Harry W. Arnott, were arraigned, before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday. They were alleged to have stolen the North Caro- lina on Tuesday from the control: and posses- sion of her Master, Captain Chim Wai-kong, and the Republic of China.
Mr. Percy Chen, instructed removing them. They (complain- Prime Minister Stalin, dressed by Mr. H. L. Kwan, representants) are undertaking a grave in uniform, attended inst night's ed the complainants, while Mr. responsibility in resorting to these session. He is a member of the D. L. Strellett represented all Supreme Soviet
drastic measures against the cm- ployees tuilling, their dulles to their masters.".".
Ownership
British C-G leaving S'hai
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Robert
The British Consul-Generat
Shanghal, Sir Urquhart, has been erantied from Shanghai, an unconfirm- ed report sald yesterday.
He is expected to come to Hong Kong from Tientsin on board British merchant ship later this month,
He le reported to be due for re-assignment.
has
It is not known' who bean appointed to succeed him in the Shanghai Con- sulate.
Mysterious
cloud over the Pacific
Honolulu, June 14. A vast cloud of mysterious origin today blanketed vast areas of the Pacific. The U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist, Mr. R. H. Simpson, said it might last a day or a week.
At Wake Island, 2,000 miles West of Hawall, the cloud' rose
to 10,000 feet. At Hawall, near the Eastern limit, it had a 7,008 foot ceiling.
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Peking hits purge of Jap Reds
Tokyo, June 14. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party yesterday. denounced Generat Douglas, MacArthur's purge of the Japanese Communist Party aa "utterly illegal" and said It violated the Potsdam De claration and the policies of the Far Eastern Commission.
The denunciation was heard in in an English language Peking broadenst monitored here. It in cluded the usual Communist att tacks on "American imperialists and their Japanese jackals."
"the lawless
China's Red
led leaders said whilp
denouoce they brutalities of General MacArthur and the incumbent) Yeshidp they "warmly sym- government,"
they
pathise with the Japanese Com- munist Party and patriotic Japan cac people in their just resistance all to these brutalities and urge
сло
people of China, or Asla
the world to support them of
The Chinese Rede also acr oured the American Govern ment of instigating reactionary governmants" in Western Ger
the Philippine many, Bauth
Africs and of
governments
Sanctions ama
Bolivia,
This inarks
and
and Venezuela. Journey quite a
feld for the C Communist
not display- who heretofore
rest in South ed such and South Africa. interest in deep America and
In words reminiscent of thosp Issued from the Kremlin, the Chinese Reds aceused the Ameri cans of trying to drive Come munist parties underground and thus. "clear, away all obstacles to
for new ag their preparations gressive wars."--Aisociated Press
Drastic tax reductions
in China
San Francisco, June 14. " „The Péking“ Radio announc- ed drastic tax reduction in- cluding the total suppension of commodity taxes on a whole series of consumer goods ranging from paints to refrigerators and
cigaretto lighters to watches."
The now measures provide for a 20 per cent cut in direct taxa- tion and an "extensive revision of taxes levied on processed goods.
the sudden colaxm› It sald the defendants.
tion of the austerity programme ovation by the more than 2,000 Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel,
Stalin was given a tremendous
was due to the emergence of Present in court yesterday were delegates.
China's economy from the difficulties created by sluggish Sverev said military expendi. Mr. R. V. F. Turner, Superinten-
Mr. Strellet then said that in blown African desert sands, said What caused it? Maybe wind-
market which arose out of the tures constitute 18.5 per cent of dent, Marlus Police, and Marine
transition from an inflationary the total state appropriations Police Inspectors W. H. Summera order to establish ownership, he Mr. Simpson, Or-on explosive
situation to one of general would not propose to prejudice -compared with 30.6 per cent and . G. March.
Bround New
economie stabiiy,” event for defence in 1940 and Besides Arnott, those charged the ownership in any way and eruption down
Guippa. Or-an' atomie explosion. The broadcast said: "At the without first establishing- that. were: Wu Ming-yung. Master of 24 per cent for 1846. His an.
certain unnecessary same time, nouncement of the figure was the North Carolina; Wong Chi-ho, ownership in a civil court, ha
concentration of lons in the worries of businessmen were dis- officer: Wan Shum, second would not resort to the process air could result in such a condi-pelled by the announcement that greeted with applause,
chlef The Finance Minister attacked scherman: Wong Ching-kel, cook; the case.
englueer;
of the criminal court to prejudge tion," Mr. Simpson explained. business taxes would be assessed Vong Ngok- chau, the United States, which he said
Jons are electrifled particles jarred The Magistrate In granting ball
democratically and would in no was spending directly or indirect-Lec Hok-tat, fisherman; Wong
loose whed an atom is split fisherman; Ma chim,
Cheung to the defendants said he was
circumstances exceed the limits 1 £32,000,000,000 in the coming ingken, Esherman; Leung Yuet not concerned with the dispute The Eniwetok proving grounds, outlined in
tax regulations."{ the he sald, aniounted to inure, than pak, fishernian; and Lou Wal-pore increased Arnott's ball of $10,pected this summer, le about 600 mic measures were forecast-in
the ownership of the vessels, where new atomic tests are ex- The new series of liberal econo 10 per cent of the total United engineer. Stater budget. He wise charged Britain bad
hudgetary your for war. This,
Increased is war appropriations vastly in recent
years.
Mr. Chen told the Court that he was representing the com plainants and that Mr. Brook: Bernacchi will hold a watching Brief on behalf of the Kwang- tung Provincial Government of the People's Repubile of China,
Asks gaol custody
sociated Press.
-United Press. ?...
900 to $25,000, and the $1.000 ball infles South West of Wake-As-Mao Tse-tung's speech on June 0; for rest remained unchanged.
Mr. Chen then naked the Cour! to have defendanty sign a bend not to go near the ships because of what he termed defendants" "high handed, hijacking method."
Mr. Strellet objected to com plainant counsel's request and sald that the ship had already been under the protection of the
(Last your's Soviet budgch called for military expendituren of 70,000,000,000 rubles.
This year's figure thus represents on Increase of 400,000,000 rubles),
Sverez described the polley of the Western governments as one of aggression and said that by In asking that defendants bo police.
Mr. Chen replied that the ship Soviet policy re- held in 'guol custody, Mr. Chen #ected the incessant cancern of said that defendanta unlawfully was only arremed by a Supreme the Soviet Government for peace. seized the vessel, the property of Court bailiff who was on the
the Kwanging Provincial Gov-point of arresting another. |--Associated Press.
"Just as I thought, by ernment
contrast the
Prospects of peace now better--Slim
Melbourne, June 14.
&
in view of the seriousness of bailift, countered Mr. Strellet. the offence, and the value of the Mr. d'Almada, ordered that de- vessel, $280,000. Mr. Chen said fendants should not go near the that the $10,000 ball put up by ships without the
necessity of was not signing a bond defendant
Defendants were remanded one
the first
enough.
"He is not a resident of the week.
Colony. We belleve he may for
felt his bail and leave the Colony,
säid Mr. Chen of Arnott,
Regarding the rest of the de-
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tion, and not to Canton where the vessel to an unknown destinas. Page 2′′ the vessel was registered.
Correspondents g Page 3
Uproar in Court
Mr. Chen, said that another Page 4
Field Marshal Sir Williamfendants, who were on $1.000 bail each, Mr. Chen said that Slim, the Chief of the Imperial they had the intention to take Of the seven fighter groups General Staff, who is in Aus equipped with 600-mile per hour trolla for defence talks at the F-80s, the majority are located in invitation, of the Common- Europe, Alaska and the Far East.
the wealth Government, arrivéd In Alaska, F-80s quarti American continent. Other F-80. "The prospects of world peace Arctic approaches to the North in Melbourne today,
Ficid
Maraft.d groups are veterans of the occure better today,"
and Slim told reporters,oldeen pation forces in Okinawa
"it cannot be over-emphasised Japan.
rent into production. In Since it went into
that the world depends more on 1048, more than 1,700 F-80% have
the British Commonwealth than been delivered · ́ío the United States Air Force-Neuter.
SIR JOHN SLESSOR
PROMOTED
charge may be proferred- Barclay on Bridge
against Arnott as three other Papo
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· vessale, valued at $500,000 had soft pace for Japan. left the Colony on the previous Pago 6 night; muito bake
Mr. Strellot Bald that he agre-
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Praseelan
aver. It did not fo be some ed to a remand for his clients but Acheson's speech people
Imagina,"", he. we need closer co-operation he said, were the original crew not in gaol custody. Defendants,
Attise on Bahuman Plan. and understanding bat
*** between" all
100 Paga A who brought the vessel here for British Commonwealth nations a cortalt purpose,
Engineering photos and-much greater, pooling, of our Counkel for defence said No Page 11. 6) akade recources: "Am I sallefed with
contested the ownerablo napore k
Singapore, tulfegovernment læsue what we have done?"Ailk soldier of the of vessels, which; he said, Pago 12 300k
The strongly
I am never saw were known to belong to an au- Greece and the tiantic Past
Marshal-Elim confer thorised.
dforganisation. 60 forPage 14
Navy pattor ships were reported to have met both, ships at the mouth of the Yangtze Rivar
London, June 14. *EDIT(A)/98 Losina. Before the ships entered: Chinese
Ale Chief Marshal Blk John territorial waterk
Slessor, Chief dra Nitain's. Alr Khough Jardine and Matheson Blau, has been promoted Marthel Company conarmed the arrival at of the Royal Air Force, the highs fer, Mr. Robart Of Metales; and theirgiliip," the" Malisang," Butter-jest rank in ine, service Rejer, Service Ministers-Reutery:
with Service thiels here this week as the employees were concerned, Finanse Comfrurce and “next week he ''will' go-to" they know he other master "thar Canberra to see the Prime Minis
the owners. The saldin kengetare lyshippling 1
Mr. Strallet suld "They brought Page 10 the vessels here; and they are). Sporta
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