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VOL. IV NO. 9
British attitude to current Palestine situation_bluntly stated' by spokesman. Security Council in danger of losing control. See story on Page BONGKONG
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTZA
TODAY'S WEATHER: Moderate North or Northood winds: fair, Noon Observations: Barometrie pressure 1025.7 mba, 30.250 In. Temperature 65.1 dez. F. Dew point 41 deg.. F. Relative humidity
3. Wind direction North, Wind force 3 kusts.
High water: 7 f1.4 in. at 6.55 p.m. Low water: 1 ft. 1 in, at 2.53 a.m. (Thursday).
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1949.
Only Few Public Car Drivers
Go On Strike
NO DEMONSTRATIONS AT TAXI STANDS TODAY
Bus And Tram Companies Deny Sympathetic Strike Rumours
The threat by drivers of public cars to join the dissatisfied taxi drivers in On the
a sympathetic strike was only partially put into effect this morning. Hongkong side of the harbour there appeared to be as many public cars as usual, while in Kowloon only a percentage of the drivers refused to operate. driven public cars remained on the streets.
500 Arrests
In Malaya Comb-Out
Singapore, Jan, 1-More than 500 inhabitants of Maya's Jungle spuntter arons have been arrested under the new emergency regulation announced yesterday to clean aut pra-Communist elements.
Owner-
There were no demonstrations either in Hong- kong or Kowloon this morning. Taxis continue to operate unhindered by, pickets.
During the morning the 42 taxicab pickets, ar- rested yesterday for obstruction, appeared at the Central Magistracy and pleaded not guilty. cases were adjourned until after midday.
After their arrest yesterday,
the pickets
The
were
who had incidents with
offered bail of $30 each, but all save one, who said he had a sick wife at home, refused the offer and chose instead to spend the night in the detention cells. This morning the Commissioner been some slight disturbance several of Labour held a meeting at which weeks ago due to the arrest and
of charging of two drivers The arrests were made in the representatives from a number Kajun area. 15 miles south of Kuala transport unions were present, but been Involved in Lumpur,
capital
the outcome of the talks was not taxis, of Federated
to of going
press. Malaya. Less than six hours after known at the time of
When a newly-engaged taxi driver The official soid that the Police the announcement was made, the police and security forces swooped
heard that public car operatora la- had asked for $1,000 bail for each tended to stage a sympathetic strike man and the manngement furnished Kajan urea and threw a cor- on the
management then don around the
he declared that such a move was the money. The Perimeter. Everyone surrounded was told to foolish on their part as there were issued a statement luforming drivers that in future incidents of a similar leave. Those arrested ample taxis to replace the public prepare to were taken to the Police lead-vehicles. He said the strike by the nature the company would not hold
Head-uble car drivers would offer more the
responsible for
upplying bail quarters for interrogation.
poilee to chance of business for the taxi com Tramway Workers' Union revealed intries accompaniei the round up all livestock, for which panies.
that a representative would be at- formal receipts were given for later STRIKE RUMOURS
teading a meeting with the Com- redemption in cash.
missioner of Labour and following Rumours
current
this the Union would hold a meeting morning that bus and trom drivers
to decide what action, if any, would a sympathetic intended to stage
be taken. strike, but on offietat of the China- Motor Bus Company said he had heard nothing from the men about
At dawn today more troops and police were out again operating the Malayan government's plan to clear the Jungle of squatters, who were believed to be helping Communist terrorists.
were
bus
this
The Government announced: any proposed strike. "There has been a persistent lack
Which a reporter approached a drivers of information from the residents number of Kowloon of this area, without whose know-about the rumour they expressed ledge the bandits could not operate. surprise and denied knowledge of In addition, security patrols have my proposed sympathelle strike.
they have An oMelal of the Kowloon Motor
noted that
whenever swept the area in the past no young Bus stated there was nothing un- men have been found."-United (usual about the activities of the Press.
men, although he admitted there had
EDITORIAL
dom
Dangerous Situation.
with three
of
the
tc-
new
would still have created dangers. It would have trans- formed the whole situation and would have confronted the Security Council with even more difficult problems Han 110W. The hostilities in Palestine have a curious
and, Indeed, unique character. They are taking place in a no man's land. Palestine
whole is not
ztafc. Nor han Its partition been definitely determined.
1.3
of
of
of
Some the powers have, indeed. cognised the. Republic of Israel, but not any definite frontiers 11. The Negev, in particular, which has been the theatre. all recent fighting, is not in- International law part of the territory of
any of the 'com - batanis
or of any Ltate, at nlf. So, legally, there has not so far been "act of aggression," Any
There is, in a sense, no war but only hostilities. Than
the Security Council faces new compitestions in dealing with the Palestine problem. Its
during
last the ure cessallon
THE Incursion of Israeli troops into Erypt, the shooting down by Jewish forces of five. Beltish planes, and the despatch of. Brillais Roldlers to Akaba, severally and collectively present a serious, even dangereus situation. So far as the Jewish invasion of Egyptian territory and the sending of British troops 10 Akaba
are concerned, the danger is twofold. First Is the Lpecific point
which the British
Government, having no relations with Israel, drew the attention
American Government. The United King- las-treaties of alliance Arab slates Involved In the present iroubles in Palestine. There is no question that if either Erypt or Trang- jordan
or Irsa were their
Invaded, Governmenta would, be entitled to
to mak for inmediate British military ald in repelling the invader. Nor is there any querilen that such aid would in given. To refuse I, and thus repudiate the obligations of a treaty of mutual assistance and defence, would not only be
breach
orders have been of falti It would Ignored by the Ismell Govern destroy the baals of conildener
ment, which all regional security
and United Nations pacts, whether in the Middle
observers now alt unemployed, powerless, and degraded by the East or elsewhere, are based. ancers of a people and an Army 1 Erypt were attacked and wlto bellavo oskeit.
that Brilla's
they have assistanco defeated, and
ean confinue lo under the 1036 Treaty
and
Et defeat not only the military Brilain refused. It,
might of the Arab world but Unton". would become
www the efforts of the United Nations to bring about peaceful aeitie- ment. If the armistice negotia- Uons which ore due to sinti this week on the island of Rhodes have been prejudiced
any way, the fault Iles entirely with Karacil.
On
for
"Western
valueless
and there would be no purpoLe negotiating on 糕點 AUantio paol Bulin. Fa The second point--even if there no Brill freaty the spreiding of beyond the borders
had been with Egypt. Hostlittles of Palcsilno
secure
two
of
have
been nullßed. Its
cease
to
fire
This
Representatives of bus drivers and bus com- other employees of the panies were also scheduled to attend this meeting, at which it was in- tended to discuss the general situn- tion.
SEEK ADVICE
Representatives
Motor of the Drivers Union, together with a de-
legate from the Federation of Unions, called on the Deputy Com missioner of
Mr Q. A. A. Labour, Macfadyen, this morning for advice about the action they might take re- garding the arrest of 42 strike plekets yesterday.
Mr Macfadyen replied that it was purely a Policy matter and could not be discussed by officials of his de- partment.
It is understood that the taxi owners have made certain new proposals, which will be put before the strikers this afternoon, and an
carly settlement of the dispute is
now confidently expected.
Pickets Charged With Conspiracy
Court Proceedings This Morning
The 42 taxi pickets who were nrrested yesterday at the Star Ferry tax stand after their re- fusal to move on when told to do so by the police were this Central morning charged at Court before Mr D'Almada with conspiracy to commit a breach of the Trafic Regulations.
All defendants plended not guilty. Insp. Moran said defendants were offered ball in the sum of $30 each, but all defendants refused ball and Bald they would rather be deinined.
Inspector Moran sald:
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Dutch Enter Jogjakarta
A Dutch Jeep, brought into Jogjakarta airfield by plane, pauses on a road as advancing troops enter the Indonesian Republic capital in Java. Netherlands govern-
ment troops move along both sides of the street.—AP Picture.,
Police Trap Hold-Up, Man
London, Jan. 11.-Sen- tence of 18 months' impri- sonment was passed at the Central Criminal Court in London today on Norman Philip Nigol Oldfield, aged 25. for armed holdups of motorcars in Hyde Park,
Oldfield had held up the cars with a revolver and extorted money, by threaten- ing the occupants.
The police laid a trap and caught him in possession of an unloaded pistol.
A police sergeant told the court that in 1947 while Oldfield was serving in the Army in Italy as a private soldier, he married an Italian Countess. She came to Britain, but has now return- ed to Italy.-Reuter.
Egypt Ready
For Peace
With Israeli
Nanking Watches Last Days Of Tottering KMT Regime
Nanking, Jan. 12-All war and political despatches reaching the gloomy Nationalist capital this morning indicated that the epilogue is being written to the civil war drama and long history of China's tottering Kuomintang regime.
The collapse of the Hsuchow garrison and the news of more hopeful trend of local separate peace talks outside Tientsin were interpreted by political observers here as further evidence that the control of the Central Government was crumbling fast.
Nanking seemed inierested in i The reliable source said that Mr only two questions as the Nationalist Chang conveyed their demand to military situation steadily deterlo- the Generalissimo last night and rated.
that President Chinng was "greatly They were when would Generalis- perturbed" by their adamant at-
leave the filtude. simo Chiang Kai-shek
The source sald that ex- Capital and how seen could the Com- Premier Chang may be asked to munists be induced to agree to a confer with the two generals again.
peace.
Well Informed sources said would be little short of a miracie if this stage the major powers would at agree to the Nationalist Govern- ment's pleas for their good offices to obtain a settlement..
In
THE ONLY, HOPE The only hope for Nationalist China before the Communist armies deliver their knockout blow in the Nanking-Shanghal arca seemed to lie
direct negotiations. Cairo, Jan. 11-High circles
That anyhow
would probably today reported that Egypt and
a virtual surrender. But the Lebanon were prepared to while the Nationalist Government make a separate peace with awaited the official "Dig Four" Israel during the Rhodes con- any new peace overtures, observers answer, It was unlikely to make ference.
for
The first contingent of Egyptian military.offeers is scheduled to leave Rhodes today, to be followed shortly by political members of the Egyptian team.
Persistent reporis gold.
tire Lebanese representatives might dis- cuss, under United Nations ausplecs, the question of Jewish evacuation of Lebanese territory. The Jews have been holding several Lebanese vill- lages for the past low weeks,
mean
said.
Nor was President Chiang Kai- shek, ikely to leave Nanking.
When the answer caine, events, they thought, would probably move swiftly and the prospecta of peace brighten. But It would not be un arderly peace, the observers warned, even if the Communists ngreed to negotiations.
Discontented refugee students who have been victims of China's long civil strife, they 'sald, had given the capital only yesterday a taste of the violent renetion that, might be in Nationalist ritles if and when peace store for some of the threatened
Lebanon were considering a separate The report that Egypt and the peace with the Jews drey an im-came-Reuter-AAP. mediate protest from Transjordan. Amman reports said a Government asserted that a decision spokesman to negotiato directly with the Jews was violation of Arab League policy. He sold Transfordon had not been informed in advance of such a move. -United Press.
PLANE DISASTER Porto Alegre, Brazil, Jan. 11—A Worship is aware that for some Lockheed Lodestar plane of the time past there has been a strike Gaucha Aviation Company of Brazil by taxi drivers and picketing had crashed today near Pelotas in the been carried out. At about 2.30 p.in. State of Rio Grande do Sul and yesterday, after a message was re-
All persons aboard were killed. ceived by the police, Superintendent Heath, Commanding Officer, Hong- kong, organised a party of police and went down to the sceno.
(Continued on Page 5)
GENERALS' DEMAND
Jan. Nanking,
11-A reliable source said today that Generalissimo Chiang Ka-shek had "split wide open with his two field commanders in Central China and that they had demanded his resignation immedi-
President Chiang ported
to be
WAS increasingly con- the dictatorial corned with
tane by General Pal Chung-si apri General Chong Chlen with possible grave consequences to the faltering power of the Nationalist government.
ately."
Reporte
uscu
its
The two generals were sald to have given an ultimatum to former Premier Chang Chun, now Minister without Portfolio, when ho visited First reports, which gave no de- their headquarters at Hankow, and tails of the crash, sald four passen-Changship this week to try to get gers and four crewmen were dead, them to and their "polite Inaub-
Unlied Press...
ordination,
Tel: 27880
INDONESIA CRISIS-
Russians
& Dutch To Blame
Strong Criticism By U.S. Spokesman
Lake Success, Jan. 11. The United States said on Tuesday Russia must share the, blame with the Netherlands' for the present situation in Indonesia,
U.S. delegate Mr Philip C. Jessup told the UN Security. Council the Communists were using the same tactics in Indo- nesia they have used in Koren, Berlin and other places.
"Anywhere in the world where a Communist Government-climbs in the window." Mr Jessup said, "in- dependence is kleked out, the door.
Mr Jessup spoke few hours after he had returned from talks in Washington with President Harry Truman and top State Department omeinls.
He said the Russians were deman- dian
the release of President Soekarno of the Indonesian Republic and at the same time tho Com- munists were accusing Soekarno of being a traltor to his Government.
WANTS ELECTION DATE Mr Jessup strongly attacked the Dutch for their recent "police action" in Indonesia. He said the Netherlands, far from establishing law and order in the Far East, may let loose more disorders and the "only victora may be the forces of Anarchy."
Mr Jessup called for a definite date for the halding of elections In Indonesia, with the purpose of set- ting up a United States of Indo- nesla. He also demanded - that delnite date be sot for the transfer of control from the Netherlands to Goverty- the projected Federated mcnt.
a
He urged the withdrawal of Dutch armles from Indonesia at the ear- Hest possible date after the new country is established as an equal partner under the Netherlands crown.
Mr Jessup said the United States Government can and no adequate justification for, the military action undertal:en by the Netherlands"* agalust the Indonesian--Republic- Associated Press,
Vampire Still On Beach
A landing barge was despatched this morning from Kal Tak to Blas Ray where Flight-Lieut. G. Francis had to make a forced landing yes- terday in his Vampire Jet-propelled plane,
"TAKE A VACATION" Formerly the two generals mere- ly advised Chling "to take a vaca- tion" without setting any deadline also on the scene, and this morning Three Sunderland flying-boats are for his stepping down, Meanwhile, fuel was out to Blas Bay, giv- more government personnel fled ing rise to the possibility that from Nanking. One report published Flight-Licut. Francis may be ablo in the Catholic Social Welfare Dally to take-off today from the beach sald the government ordered everywhere he landed." office to reduce its personnel to a skeleton of 35 men, either through evacuation or rolrenchment.
(Continued on Page 5)
the flying demonstrations over Hong- It was arin6ülbeed at Kal Tak that
kong by the Vampire plane will be made on Friday and Saturday.
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