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MYCHINAGAR MAIL
Blacksmith If A Red Invasion
Killed
Comes
Diplomat's Formosa Is Ready
Family
Buenos Aires, Sept. 7.
The police reported today that Romualdo H Danza, n 26-year-old blacksmith, had confessed to the murder of the attractive 81-year-old wife of a former Argentine diplomatic official and her two small children.
United Press. Staff Correspondent in Tolpel, William Miller, describes Nationalist China's defences In this article. He discusses the strength of the armed forces, American aid and the role of American 'air and naval forces in the defence of Formosa.
Taipei, Sept. 7.
If the Chinese Communists carry out their threat to "liberate" Formosa they will meet a strangled with strips torn from Nationalist Army which military observers here
All three victims Wine
bed sheets,
feel is capable of defending the island.
то
According to the police. Danza
It is not the biggest army in American amps and have help- claimed he had been Itilimate
Asia and probably not the beat. ed set up a training programme with
Casimira de San Serem
But as armice go in this part of to fest the potential fighting Marlin, wife of Juan Jose Han the world, the forces of qualities of these legfons. Martin, and that he had dined Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
Many
of the Nationalist with her at her home in the are considered good enough to divisions pre set
up on the town of Haedo on the night hererve the purpose.
American table of organisation. killed her and her ehlidren,
This is not only the opinion They have the same number or Nationalist milltary leaders of rifles, machine-guna, motiers but are of American military and light artillery pieces as an
American arsigned to equivalent
Infantry- outfit. The total manpower of a Nationalist division runs from 10,000 upwards.
The palice did not disclose the reason for the murders.
Besides Senara San Martin, the victims were her 3-year- old son Jose and her one-year- old daughter Maria Criation. Another BON, Roberto,
found alive in the Saine bed |a with Jose's body.
asistence advisere
Taipei,
navy
forets, including comy, forces, total and qk: about 000.000 in. He has al
native Fortosan
of
|
NO PROBLEM
no
2. was trained a considerable number There is no problem of trans- infantry portation since the Chinese walks. replacements but in a fight for soldier
There is Formera it would be his regulars great complexity of supply since
the who would stand or fall,
Chinese Quartermaster deals The actual member of regular only in rice and bullets. divisions Chiang could today put in the field, ready for combat, is a milltary secret. it can be he said, however, that Chiang con through connections
the diplomatie held outfits capable of standing while in
their ground against anything Bervice.-United Press,
itke a numertently equal foc,
In San Marlin, who served diplomatic posts in London and itio do Janeiro, has been under artest for some time, accused of engaging in fraudulent opera- tions made
Florida
Big Expects
Hurricane
Miami, Sept. 7.
KEY ELEMENT
The role of American naval and serial forces in the Straits of Formosa, is, of course, a key element in the entire
picture.
If for my reason this protection
worse.
A point often mentioned In discussing Chiang's army Is the uge of the troops. They vacuated the mainland in 1840 and have had no young re- placements.
The Nationalists do not deny that this is a factor in judging the strength of fighting troops. But they claim that the years spent in training, re-grouping and training again more than make up for lack of youth in experience and leadership.
by the United States 7th Fleet Morale is another vital factor. were ever removed, the situn-To meet a situation in which his tion confronting Chiang's forces men have been five years with- would change drastically for the out action, without home and without their families, Chiang American aid also has play-flins put his eldest son, General ed a big part in the
four- Chiang Ching-kuo, in charge of year modernisation of the a special section speelalising in The Florida 'Gold Coast' Nationalist ground forces in morale. battened down tonight for a Formosa, It is now reported to dangerous Atlantic hurri-be virtually completed. cano which blew at 115 miles hour and battered 10 Columbus' San Salvador Island this afternoon.
VEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER”8, 1954,
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, escorted by Countess Helena of Khevenhuller, the wife of Prince Constantin of Bavaria, discuss some of the china at. the famous Nymphenburg china factory, which they vialled while in Munich-Express Photo.
Main
Detachment
Of Hussars
Arrives In Colony
The main body of the 7th Queen's Own Young Chlang also guards Hussars, under the command of Lieut-Colonel J. Congreve, DSO, OBE, arrived this morning in the troopship Cheshire from the United Kingdom for a tour of duty here.
against Communist influence in the ranks, a weapon which the Reds used so well on the main-
U.S. advisers have gone into the field with the troops, supervised their outfiting with lund.
HELPED MORALE
The recent arrival of Ameri-¡ But
companies door advertising wo American destroyers turned i
Boat owners
Nationalist naval
The troops numbering more than 500 officers and mer ‘and about 70 familles, were wel- comed on arrival by Brigadier R. D. Bolton, Commander of the Hongkong and Kowloon Garrison, Brigadier
W.
Commander ΟΙ
Urquhart, Lode, Lleut-Co),
Infantry
Greamwood, Commander of
Kyushu Hit
By Typhoon
Sheaffer SNORKEL
Two Years' Hard Labour For
JOHN CLARKE S
FOR THE
Wounding Wife DEFENCE...
was no stranger to
Convicted of unlawfully wounding his.com-H atmosphere of mon law wife, a 33-year-old broker, Lau Kwan-tal, courts, the grey-haired man was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Mrin black who now, in the Justice Gregg in the Criminal Sessions this courtroom at Marlborough morning...
Lau was found not guilty of the substantive charge of wounding with intent."
Attlee Arrives In Sydney
Sydney, Sept. 8. The British Labour Party
The Jury took 20 minutes to return their unanimous verdicts,
of
Street, strained tensely, for- ward to hear all that was being said, entstown,
Once, in the long-ago' before his country was seized, fought ovor and seized again, he hat
Lau was accused of attackingeenan advocate, with his common-law wife, Li Ying doctorate of law from a famous with a double-bladed razor, al he had won for others. Now he university. Many a legal battle legedly causing a number wounds on her face and body stood in the dock charged with was counsel for himself, for he In his defence yesterday, Lau stealing a box of chocolates bald that it was the woman who from a shop. had attacked him with the wen- pon during a quarrel and that the wounds were inflicted by the ju. complainant herself.
H'S
I WAITED
Is namo was Jon, and ho pleaded not guilty to the
feld their story, you could son
leader, Mr Clement Attlee, TOOK UP KNIFE charge; and as the prosecution
and Mrs Attlee arrived here by air this morning.
Government and Labour Party representatives met Mr and Mrs Attlee, behind closed doots at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Air- port when shortly after 7 am. this morn- ingar Attice had
morning was
Called for
for the defence
Tsang Sau-ying,
the facts
to
principal Tenant of a Shaukiwan / that he was Bat in which accused and com- for his defence.
member the plainant had lived during 1958.
techniques that old She said that on one occasion he had all but forgotten
His turn came to go into the complainant throwing
of wiress-box and he strode there a number
Importantly, with his hands at accused, took up
behind his back, as though he him!
were holding up the skirts of a
their plane arrived allow a quarrel,
cabled ahead
articles kalfe to attack him.
The wliness further declared
that he wanted no press con- that as a rule quarrels started said: "I had a
ference.
(106 BD
re
as complainant Mr D. Rea, Crown Counsel, prosecuted. Accused was not represented by Counsel.
After the welcome, the Attlees | turned home. boarded a Royal Australian Air Force plane for a fight to Can Vice-President
of the Executivo Council,
berT
The
Sir
Harrison, greeted the British
Trade Unionists
roto In a 10 my hand. to pay for the choco- lates, I waited 10 or 15 minutes to be served, then I moved away to look for ́an, assistant::some=" where else than the crowded counter.
YOU CAN SEE
erre end of funvited To USSR Tr la trvo 1 was see the
London, Sept. 7
doors when there ment arrested me, but I' was'not on
tralia's Liberal (Conservative) Government while the Senato opposition lender, Senator Nicholas McKenna, - welcomed
Mr Nikolai Shvernik, Prest the street outside as they say, him on behalf of the Labour dent of the Soviet All-Union Three feet from the door pur Party.
The Labour Premier of New has invited the British Trade
Central Council of Trade Unions, haps I was, on the outside.",
The
South Wales, Mr J. 3. Cahli.Union Cong for, discussionu - shop'anced at his note. The
welcomed. Mr. Attlee to his state.Reuter.
Scotland Yard Search For Murderer
gation to
Ead
to send a dole-Wilson mistrate, Mr Clyde
Inquiry
Inspector the on "problems of common in- been definite von Jan Pol terest to the trade unions of both that
he had
arrested Janu countries
Moscow Radio, an- side. nounced tonight.
In a
'can' see for yourself what message of greeting Look, sir," "Jun Wanton the 88th Union Congress, Tan, and you can learn all
I which opened at Brighton on about my past. In 1947, I found Monday, Mr.Shvernik called for a lady's gold watch. No one talks to strengthen trade uniors claimed it, and I had, 4 letter London, Sept. 7... The United States Air Force tries, and resuming "the activi
relations between the two coun- from the Commissioner. Thank threw open. Its bomber bascatles of the Anglo-Soviet trade
you, sir, that is all i today to Scotland Yard detec union commitee in particular."
say! tives seeking a Staff Sergeant Reuter." named "Chuck" seen
with a
London playgirl who was found dead in London yesterday:
Scotland Yard believed that
Fined $50
Ah-luk, s4-year-old,
have.
to
Jan bowed deeply, back to the dock..
and
aw.ept
MEMORIES
TM satisfied about this," - pald
the magistrate.
Tell me about him." A: policeman went into the witness-boldi ine
Wharf to play appropriate selte. /lysed communications and de nylons in her seedy apartment without a certificated coxswain. He fought there, and in France.
tions.
I
all-out
"She is heading right for us," said the chief forecaster Grady Norton, as he warned 1,000,000 from Key West to Palm Beach can equipment for the Chinese officers admit that the Com- to get ready for the mightly forces has greatly boistered de-munists have not yet drawn
fraces and morale,
their full forces south from
the American might be able to Chan blow by tomorrow night."
Particularly
were Shanghai into the fight. welcome
help them in their search for owner of the motor fishing junk 'Hotels threw up hurricane
SOVIET AID shutters and
the killer of the attractive "Irish No M292F, was fined $50 or two Tokyo, Sept. By the Nationalist Ficci. Nationalist Intelligence sources the 7th Royal Tank Regiment. billboards, over to
Torrential rains and 80-mile Rita" Kelly, found raped and weeks Imprisonment by Mr C engaged in moved small craft w
continuous report that the Russians have The band of the Royal Welsh per hour winds last right para strangled with one of her own Calms at the Marine Court this akirmishes with the Communists given additional worships to Regiment WIS "at Kowloon up the Miami River to safety.
moming for being underway tho Chinese. hinese, San Salvador, rn Island in the cff the China coast.
in Pimlico yesterday. estroyed more than 1,300 homes More destroyers will be given addition, Communist ship-
In Bahamas 13 miles long
The Police said that defen Outer
They launched an Fin eastern Kyushu, Japan's to Chlong miles wide, was blasted shortly, it is reported.
Kal-shek
said to be hard at forces yards Bro
The troops, who are relieving westernmost island,
dant's vessel was intercepted in Police search of London's underworld andl six with 90-mph winds about 4 p.m.
work building
a fleet of flight the 7th Royal Tank Regiment, Headquarters in Tokyo reported
for further clues to the mur-Lamma Channel at about 1,30 The first squadrons of patrol craft, the type which aro
moved to the New Territories this morning.,,
a.m. derer's identity,
this morning. A Navy hurricang bunte.
Enquiries useful in plane estimated the wind at 113 Subrejets are scheduled to take most
the narrow. immediately upon disembarko-
Some of the Yard's prettiest revealed that no qualified cox- in the skies over the coast early choppy Straits of Formosa,
Typhoon Ossla struck Kyushu women detectivos, dressed as gay tion.
swain was in charge, on board miles
a short distance this autumn with Chinese Na- per hour a
Recent engagements havo from San Salvador where
Lieut-Col Congreve, who late last night. Early this ladies of the evening, visited ¦ at the time. controls, proved that many of these was commended the Columbus first landed
Chan said in mitigation that tionalist pilots at the
regiment in morning it was reported heading Mayfair pubs and clubs until the New World in 1492.
They will almost certainly be ships in Red hands are superior Italy In The last war,
northwards along the eastern early hours of this morning in he had the Intention to engage thrown into immediate combatfin gun The 5 pm. advisory message!
A
power of the accompanied by his wife and coast of Honehu, Japan's main the search for further informa a certificated coxswain. But he
World of the with the Communis; MIGs which American
War said the leading edge
island, and was expected to head tlon on the killer of the girl who had not had enough money for small son. Nationalist barnss
outpost destroyer escorts and patrol hurricane force winds should
An vessels.-United Press.
the out to ea by lote this afternoon. wanted to go to Hollywood and the time being as business was advance party. of
be a movie star.-United Press. bad. Pro-islands almost daily. Nassau ΟΠ Now
Hussars arrived here about Telephone, bus and train three weeks ago. The rest of services were paralysed through- the rogiment, comprising
out Kyushu's south-eastern squadron, is expected to arrive prefectures early this morning, hero tonight
tomorrow
and more than 20 fishing boats morning
troopship
were reported missing at soa, A The 7th Hussars, probably coast guard patrol boat capsized anchored in ` Aburatsu the first cavalry regiment to be while stationed in Hongkong, served port, Kagoshima prefecture.
reach
In the
vidence Island, Andros and Abaco Islands Carly tomorrow morning.
VAST NUMBER S
Despite the bulid-up, the
The Bahamas in the path of main task of ensuring Formosa's
hurricane should | prelection falis
this growing
take all precautions Immediate States 7th Fleet.
1y."
The storm
ward South
miles per hour.
nt
to the United
For-
And
said the Weather Bureau. For the Nationalists to take
Interests in South Florida en the entire burden of should stand by on the alert." mora's defence would require
was moving to vast numbers of planes Florida
12 ships. The United States ly not The Weather! prepared to part with the num Bureau said the hurricane was ber needed and the Nationalists expected
the to bold
same have no aircraft plants of their direction at the same pace during next 18 hours.-United Press
BRITISH-ITALIAN
FILM WINS VENICE AWARD
D.
But from the viewpoint of quality, Generes, Tiger Wang Shu-ming has an Aff Force that Is one of the bost in Asin. "Tiger" Wang has set up a first Air Academy
Southern Formosa which teaches air cadets the rudimenta of flying American style.
They are flying F-84 Thunder- Jet fighter-bombers plus Venice, Sept. 9.
large number. of World The British-Italian joint pro- duction of "Romeo and Juliet" War II nighters and bombers.
won the Grand Prix at the Vesice International slim festival,
∙CAN FLY WELL'
Notices
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER (12 Trulland. Muliga, Indonesia; Assa- anila, New Zealand, e' p.m.
apen, 8 p.m.
Middle India, Ceylon, Pakistan.
Great "Eritain de Europe, 6. p.m.
Burma, 6 pm.
by furties
according to umofficial reportsThose Nationalist pilots can today.
fly very well," an Americats The US flm "On the Water- meer said, front," directed' Ella Kazan,
by
"Chiang's Navy Đis a highly and two Japanese m
Alms won trained force of able officers and searpen. Their basle Job, of special" awards,
fim, "Executive coastal patrolling has been well Another US fim, Sulte," starring William Holden, done according to American
an unofficial award for the military advisers here WOT! best overall, acting,、, Others" in Alive captured Com- the cost are June: Allison, Bar-
merchantmen,Including
bara, Stanwyck, Frederick March; one Ruslan and two. Pollth Walter Pidgton Bhelley Winters tankers. They also have met and and Paul Dougins-grance defeated Red sunboats and were
་
Mamo, 6 pma
** THURSDAY," SEPTEMBER »
India, Ceylon, 10 azn, Japan, 1 p.m.
Philippines, Cuem, Hawaii, USA; & Cardre : p.m. Formosa, 1. pim. Phlipptase K. Borneo, 8 p.m.
·Republic, #130°ám,
China, People! Koren, Thailand.
Dunera.
ม
or
the
was
in Germany for the last four and a half years, They also served in North Africa and Burma: before going into action in Italy and in the fighting in the final stages of the war (in Europė. ··
Body Found.
The body of a 40-year-old. native of Tsang Shing was found Adating in the harbour near the Yuen Or Wharf, Hong- kong, by members of the Pallee Force, early this morning, 192223 After fishing the body out of
A ten-year-old boy was re- ported to have been nung by the wind against a stone wall. He of cerebral
died
Jster haemorrhage.
Police said the typhoon had killed three people; and, several ollers · had been injured.— | Reuter.
Belgian Traders To Visit China
·Berlin, Sept, 7. Belgium wit abortly, send
the water they searched in trade delegation to Communist for. Identification. His name was Ng Yan, The, wife of the China for talks to imp man, was informed about the ins Belgian-Chinese cconomico cident and the Police are now lotions, two omials of the investigating
"Belgian Committee for the Pan-
voof "International Trad motion bald today earns
Four Fined $10
were 'quo
:
SIDE GLANCES
By
Galbraith
"He was a lawyer, officer. Then when his country was invaded, he joined its army.
nnn árny captain, and then ha came to this
country member of the forces.
Jan Ustened with closed eyes to the few words that containsă so many memories.
+
THE FLAG
as
WHAT does he do now?"
Mr-Wilson asked.
"He works as a cleric! pay is £7 108. a week, and he. ilves, in a furnished room, for which he pays stand that he
the United
under uncle, in sends
1:100 dollars a' month* ** him there anything
Sho Want in anu to me???: re
to
magis
naked Jan. He alowly shook his head, anti with one hand fingered the *miniatura metal flag ha wore as a butt
button country
hale. The flag of hie
"You must pay fine of: €1" said the
the magistrate yes,
sir " sald Jan. He bowed again, the perfunctory courtesy- gesture of a lawyer who has lost his case, then he bustled off stoʻgat-bask to' his work; so the
humble clerk's "deák.
Radio Hongkong