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Hongkong Telegraph.
VOL. III NO: 171
THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1948.
Further Violent Outrages By
FRENCH CRISIS
Wood Murder
M. Marie Appeal Fails
To Form A Cabinet
Paris, July 21.-M. Andro Marie, the Radical Minister of Justice in M. Robert Schuman's caretaker Govern- ment, tonight agreed to try to form a new French Cabinet to succeed that of M. Schuman, which collapsed on Monday over military credits. M. Marie, aged 50 and a former Buchenwald prisoner, was the Inst in a day-long stream of visitors to the Presidential Palace, which in- cluded M. Georges ldmult, the Foreign Minister, and
Paul M. Reynaud, who was Premier when France capitulated.
A key man in the crisis is General.
Charles de Gaule's former Finance)
The appeal brought by Lau Hoi alias Lau Yun-hol, and Ho Chouk Kul, convict- ed for the murder of Lytton Bevis Wood on February 11, and sentenced to death, was rejected by the Criminal Court of Appeal in a written- judgment delivered this morning
The Court came to the conclusion that the sum- ming up of the trial judge was more favourable to the accused than it need have been. The Court also up- held the contention that the statements made by accused while in police de- tention were voluntary.
Full report of the judg- ment will be found on Page 5, cols. 1 and 2.
Minister, M. Rene Pleven, whose HONGKONG'S
group of 27 deputles, known as the "Democratic and Socialist Union of i
the
Resistance" is pro-Gaulllet,
With the 90 Gaullists in the Assembly, M. Reynaud and M. Pleven can prevent any candidate for the Premiership from getting the necessary majority of 309 votes.
EXCHANGE
CONTROLS
Communists
TWO EUROPEANS WOUNDED
Situation Still Very Serious
Singapore, July 21-Communist insurgents attacked three rubber plantations in the Sungei Siput area of Perak State today. At least three Chinese were killed there and in other violence areas - in Malaya.
Despatches from Perak said 50 Communist raiders burned down buildings and warehouses at the Cheal, Mabe and Krudda plantations.
Police reinforcements' shot two Chinese and cap- tured one man. Documents headed "Malayan People's "anti-British Army" were seized..
Near Kuala Lumpur Communists took a Chinese house painter from his home, tied his hands behind him and killed him.
A European and his son wero.. plated, had been provided. The wounded when two European Commander-in-Chief's recomunen. familles, being evacuated from the dentions were being met "from our Kajang area with a strong police, resources here, when and where re- escort, were ambushed today.
The two familles, the only Euro-
CHANCES NOT GOOD
London, July 21 Detailed Well Informed circles tonight exchange controls for Hongkong thought M. Marle, whose Radical are being worked out with those group is the smallest of the "Third concerned, Sir Stäfford Cripps, Force" parties, would try to form a more rightwing Cabinet than the Chancellor of the Exchequer outgoing one, Including Ministers sald in Parliament today.peans in the area, were being moved
on police orders when the at from the Socialist, Popular - - Fio-- These measures include the full
occurred
mile south of publican, Radical. Moderate and surrender to the sterling area pool
on the Semenyih road, Rightist parties.
Most political observers, however, considered M. Marie has not got a very big chance of forming a new Cabinci. The Socialists will be divided abrat him because he represents a much liberalism as is practical today in economie matters and because he is adamant on the holding of local elections in Octo- the 50-
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depend on his advice. is a very able officer and I take his advice in there
matter
Mr Alexander Replying further. said the Government did not give particulars of the size of British forces in these overseas theatres. He did not reply to a question by Mr William Gallagher, Communist, ho would not put his principles into operation and allow the Ma- layans their independence,
Mr Waiter Fletcher, Conservative, know asked whether the Minister that the general consensus of local opinion in Malaya was that both Service and civilian heads had entirely underrated the seriousness of the situation.
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New York, July 21-The World Telegram, in minie Ligato," photographer a copyrighted dispatch, today said that a conscience- stricken woman member of a spy ring gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation information in 1945 that resulted in the indictment of 12 top Communist leaders yesterday.
The World Telegram said the ring, included top Government officials. It said secrets the woman and her associates gavo the Soviet Union included first plans of the B-29, complete data on a plastic explosive Imown as RDX, and almost daily figures on production of acroplanes and other war materials. The woman was described as New England striking
blonde, graduate of a New England college.
BREAD RATIONING
ENDING
envelope, containing several sand dollars, from him.
RELEASED ON BAIL released in the Federal Court after providing bail-US$30,000 worth of Nevertheless, he told the House United States Government, bonds of Commons that the Food Ministry supplied by the Civil Rights Con- will retain the administrative con- trol of delivery of flour from the mill at a rate that will be amply They all pleaded not guilty when sufficient to provide all bread, and Indicted and Federal Judge Vincent four needed for human Liebell act August 23 for hearing.
London, July 21. The Food Strachey, thou- Minister, Mr John
announced today that bread and
Six of the 12 men Indicted were Sunday.
flour rationing will end next
of the exchange proceesis of ex- about 20 miles southeast of the ports from Hongkong other than Federal capital of Kuala Lumpur, In Chinese goods sold for dollars and the State of Selangor,
New emergency goods destined for China and cer-
regulations to terrorism, combat Malaya's
under tain neighbouring territories both essential to Hongkong's entre-ports which people in certain areas must trade.
register, have their fingerprints and There will also be a tightening up photographs taken and be issued with of the existing import licences, thus identity cards, were announced today providing machinery not only as at by Sir Alexander Newboult, acting present, to control the purchase of High Commissioner in Malaya. ber-both points to which
goods for hard currency and their Sir Alexander, who wns broad- cinlists are opposed. ..........
sale for soft, but also the importa casting to people throughout Malaya.
According to the Telegram, she told The leaders of the Popular Re- tion for re-export of goods of ster-sold the regulations made it an
the FBI she had been a Communist publican Party favour his candida-ing area origin where this is de-offence to harbour people liable to
Party member for years and served ture but the backbenchers are more
sirable.
registration and who were without "ANSWER, ANSWER"..
during the war as an official of p hestilant because he is too much
Hongkong has also introduced a Identity cards.
purported relief organisation. identified with the "opposition to
control of exchange from sterling
On what date, he asked, APPEAL TO CHINESE
She is at present employed as a Stato aid for religious schools for.
into Hongkong dollars and vice- " said a fortnight ago the position patched to Malaya? There were woman told the FBI that more than
reinforcements from Hongkong des
clark. The newspaper Bald the thair laste.
versa to ensure that these trans-was seriour and I cannot say today peated cries of "Anawer, answer" actions are for proper purposes. that it is any less serious" he said. from the Opposition, but Mr Alexading one
50 Government cu includ- Sir Stafford says that he hopes Sir Alexander urged the Chinese com-road not reply and Major Lloyd dent Roosevelt, that along these lines it will be munity to throw its whole weight said that, In view of the "most une formation to her. possible to solve satisfactorily the Into the struggle on the side of the sal
All 12 men Indicted are members Mr Strachey said: "The Govern problem of Hongkong as a member Government, to join the auxiliary satisfactory nature of his motor nine were members of the Com- of the Communist Party's policyment is determined to do every
this matter munist Party and were not paid. making group, its National Board.
to prevent thing in its power arca.-Associated police and special constabulary, and given, he would raise
use of bread and flour for feeding to give immediate notice to the again.
She added, the paper continued, that Later, John Gates, 34, editor of the of livestock."* *. Mr Lloyd has raised the matter police of any valuable information.
walked Into tho "No one can claim privileges who by asking if the Minister was aware one was a man high in the councils
Federal Court clerk's office and 192 | surrendered. He said he had are hot prepared to show their re- of the heavy strain at present im of the Office of Strategic Services. Dally Worker,
and whether he could assure the War Production Board, and others learned of the Indictments until hesitating, he sald, and he asked: House that large reinforcements members of the Office of War I read the morning papers. '(Conilnued "ón Page 5) "Have they not much at stake? "Do were being despatched.
formation and other strategic Gov-- Earlier, the Colonial, Secretary, fernment agencies, they really believe that they would
It is believed, however, that M. Marle will try to have in his Government representatives of all parties from the Socialists on the left
to the Popular. Republican Party of Liberty on the right.
(Continued on Page 5)
EDITORIAL
of the sterling Press.
Trouble On The Border
THE assault made on Sharu-
chuing
East week-and-the attacks which have been directed against Chiness maritime customs Klations, elsewhere along the bor- der in past months are unkindly. reminders that Kwangtung's bandit-suppression campaign has by no means been. so success- ful as
Chinese reports Chinese the console themselves
claim.
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Bialangala Marime
be
that theso unorianised rabble which
easily disposed of. Their Shayuchung exploit proved the banditu to be armed well led, extremely well and capable of making. the..most. effective use of the element of surprise,,.Moreover they appear to bo ""working" to a set plan which removes them out of the class of casual nomadio maraI- ders. Their objective, apparently Is the Immobilisation by destrun. 11on t
customis the entire border, Hongkong
Kwangtung and If the Chinese authorities them to succeed in ills Mio. El munê seriously, 100. pede the effective operation of the Hongkong-China- customs DETRAment. First requirement in for energetto action by Governor T. V. Boɑng, and it must mecca- sárily take this lines of despatch- ing well trained, oflolently fed atid, effective, armed, troops: lo comb, but the frontiers area. Additionally, every effort should be made by the Kwangtung Government to improve t intelligenes, servión: In relation to the movements and activities of the bandil gangs. There seems "to be" something seriously, wroug
when a stallon such as Shayu-: chung, garrisoned by some · 170 troops can be taken wholly surprise. The troops,
constantly and
to
eyewitnesses have testifled, fought extremely well, but they were do- feated, not so much because they were onfuumbered, but because they were caught napping, Earlier Incidents elsewhere along ho frontier revealed that some of the customs stations were left unpro- tected save for the presence of the normal routine customs staff. Obviously if theso
are to be rendered safe from guerilla allacks they must be garrisoned by adequate and alert troops. The maintenance of peace and order on the Chinese side of the border is of paramount. Importance both Kwangiung and. Hongkong, for the dominance of that area by bandits can lead to the parilal disruption of land communica llons between Canton and the Colony and could Interfere with legitimate between the two clifes. Although It is officially declared by Hongkong authorities that no esuse
for
alarm over border situation assurance is accepted). It's presumed that. Government Is alive to the potentialliles of the `situation, should it continue
50 ta crow further out of hand over the frontier. The occasion seems to call for close: Haslon: “belweon' Governor Hoong's - troops, and our. own security forcès, The transfer of additional police officers to the border for patrol, work. Di a re- and sentible move and there is reason for satisfaction in the knowledge it the Gurkhas
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that
(and HIAT
at Sai Wan zro Within “Cast SCOERI of the border,
der Mutual Interests are to be served by keeping the frontier free of bandliry, but the work of schiering „this must fall primarliy... an * the *** Kwangtung suthorījies Inasmuch; that Chinese
of acccsalis be one of precaution. Hongkong's role must
Some the soene of the
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he told them. There posed
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upon our troops in Malaya" another was a high Army Air Forces officer another an official of the
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DREAM SPY RING ·
officers were about to break the spring, that American Intelligenco Russian code and it presumably was changed. Tho ring
sald to
be better off under government Mr Arthur Creech Jones, had given
than an assurance that no further arms The World Telegram said once run by apostles of violence under the present Government?" were reaching the bandits and that White House official informed the
He called his references the every safeguard was being taken 10 Chinese "a delicate subject, but one prevent the importation of arms by which cannot shick.' There sea or through the frontiers. were only two camps in Malaya at He told Mr.Leopard Gammans, present those who supported the Conservative, that bo hoped shortly Government, and the rest. As to make a statement on the position eperated in New York, Washington in Malaya and the appointment of and other strategic sections of the the new gh. Commissioner.
country Asked by Mr. Gammans If he
sociated Press and Reuter,
REINFORCEMENTS ON' WAY
London, July 21-Reinforcements
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Although the indictments charged
by
for current operations were being realised that unless things improved sent to Malays, the Minister of Dein Malaya, It might be impossible to violation of the Smith Act, which fold heep rubber planttrs cu some of prohibits activities connected with fence, Mr A. V. Alexander,
is continuing Parliament today. He said he was the estates, Mr. Creech Jenes re overthrow of the Government and its inquiry on the initial phore well aware of the conditions implied: "I appreciate that point and force, the Grand Jury posed on the British forces there at am alive to it."
Investigation--the spy ring. present.
Mr Guy Lloyd drew attention to a
The World Telegram said: "It is We shall do everything we can cable received yesterday from the in bringing these operations ton Incorporated Society of Planters in belleved the FBI does not have proof to indict members of the ring, enough succesful and speedy conclusion,” Malaya of "very despairing but it is known the Bureau is re- he said.
Mr Alexander was answering character. It said that the situation maining relentlessly on the track"
* was being completely underrated,
all the Government officials Nearly al number of questions about Malaya was extremely, serious and that, un involved have been dismissed due to in the House of Commons. Mr Guy less. something far more: was done The paper also said that after the
added. FOI pressure, Lloyd, Conservative, said that there than was presently contemplated, was a feeling that the Government heituation would develop to a woman told her story, the Attorney hod underrated
the
increasing
General's office-realising there was disastrous degree." seriousness of events or had not been
Mr. Creech. Jones replied that he little corroborative evidence-im- adequately informed...
Could the Minister not give a
ahud seen the cable and was fully panelled a Grand Jury in June 1957.
to the seriousness of the FURIOUS JURORS" stronger assurance that he had the live
taking every matter well in hand, naked Mr Lloyd. position. "We are
The jurors were so furious after Mr Alexander, in reply, deprecat-possible step to assist the local
Government ed Members of the House of Com-government in the engimous task caring her story. It said, that they mons "attempting to giva me they have to discharge and I do wanted to indict the
employees Immediately, but advico which should come from the not think anyone can suggest that Federal authorities felt they lind not
we have not been forthcoming" at sufficient conclusive evidence Commander-in-Chief."
I take my advice from him and this end to assist those administra prevalled on the jurors to walt, I am meeting his requests in every tions In every possible wayAccording to the Telegram, respect,
the
und
the
I think Members would Reuter."
woman told the FBI that most of the be far better advised to leave it to
information obtained by the spy the Commander-in-Chief to advise
ring was channelled to Russia, but mo instead of raising trouble."
in mallers of special political in-. Air Crash: 6 Killed
terest carbon copies were made and DEPENDENCE ON C-IN-C Lord Winterton, Conservative,
sent to headquarters, of the Com- Tammiot Party in New York. naked" whether the Minister could Abordern, July 31-All-Bix crow
The Telegram added that the give an assurance that all the troops were killed when a Dutch naval air-woman maintained many of her uld I asked for bad been despatched from craft flying, from The Hague to narociations, for more than a year other places.YAN VE 1 Lossiemouth, northeast Scotland, are she want to the FBI. With Mr Alexander replied that troops, crashed today on a hillside-near FBI agents walching, she once met required for the operations which Stonehaven, 10 alles southwest of a high official of the Soviet Embassy had been going on or were contein-here-Router.
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