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VOL. IV NO. 103
London, May. 3.-The Prime Ministar, Mr Cle- ment Attlee, is expected to refer to the situation in Hongkong when he makes A statement on China in the House of Commons on Thursday.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison, usked Mr Gommans. Conser- Leonard vative,
ta Dwait the Prime Minister's statement which asked what was being done to "safe- guard Hongkong against external Arth agresion and possible column sabotage.".
Mr Gammans then asked it the statement would include the steps that the Government pro- posed to take to safeguard Hong- kung against the "danger which Is Imminently threatening it."
Mr Morrison repiled: "I havo no doubt that, in the prepara- thin of the statement, account will be taken of your question." --Beuter.
"STAND FIRM" PLEA The London Evening Standard today in their leading article emphasized the necessity for the British authorities to stand firm in Hongkong in the face of the Communist onslaught.
"Soon", the newspaper sald, "The tide of Communist aggres- slon may be lapping against the gates of Hongkong. What then?" The leading article goes on: "The development of this once desolate area into a port whose traffic and trade is said to be only second to that of London one of the River
represents
Achievements enterprise in the
most magnificent of Imperial
last century.
"Since the war the rapidity of Hongkong's recovery has be come a marvel of the East. The stability and prosperity of the port has shone out like a Ukht- house of order and civilisation and turbid amid the confused reas of the civil war. A hundred thousand Chinese reeking peace and sanctuary pour Ints the ter- ritory every month, tripling the Chinese population of the purt In the last four years.
ENVIOUS EYES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1949.
Hangchow Cut Off From Shanghai By Telephone
RED PATROLS
APPEAR
Controlling Entry Of
Aliens Into H.K.
London, May 3.-The entry of aliens into Hongkong was governed by the provisions of the Hongkong Immigration Control Ordinance of 1949. Mr David. Roos Williams, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, declared in the House of Commons today.
He was replying to a question by Mr James Harrison, Labour, who asked what were the British Government's plans to control the settlement of aliens in Hongkong "in view of the pressure of populations caused by the unsettled conditions in the Far East."
Mr Rees Williams added that it would not be in the public interest to disclose the plans for enforcing these provisions should conditions in China result in abnormally large numbers trying to enter the colony--Reuter,
Chiang Kai-Shek Reported Chennault Still
To Be In Formosa
Shanghai, May 3.-Telephone communication with Hangchow,
130 miles southwest of Shanghai, was cut off suddenly at 6.30 p.m. rousing speculation on the fate of the big resort city.
When the United Press tried repeatedly to make its usual tele- phone contacts with the Chinese newspaper, Southeastern Daily, in Hangchow, it was told by the operator that he could not make any connection. A phone call this morning by the United Press learned that the city was open to Red entry but the Communists were no nearer than eight miles.
A press dispatch said on Tuesday that Chinese Communist patrols had appeared before Hangchow, the east coast port 100 miles southwest of Shanghai.
Meanwhile, the Communist radio broadcast a claim that Red troops had captured Kwangteh, which is about half way from Wuhu on the Yangtse tu Hangchow
(Wuhu was one of the major Red crossing points. It is 75 miles south- west of Nanking. Kwangteh is 104 road miles inland from Wuhu).
The radio also asserted that the Communist troops had won victory in u battle. in the Kiangsu Chekiang-Anhwei border area, about 110 miles West of Shanghai. It said 2,100 "enemies" were captured.
ils suburbs Shanghai and have been divided into Garrison distelets for security This new measure purposes. has been adopted by the local authorities.
China Merchants is said to mostly of a military nature. four have received a directive from United Press, Associated Press
Nanking-Shanghai-Hang-and Reuter. the chow Gorrison Command stating that all vessels of the shipping company had been placed at the disposal of the Pert Command.
Mobile units, in addition to Dulice forces of various sec lional stations, will be used to cheek residence certificates their
"Already the Chinese Com-and keep order munists cant envious glances at respective districts. the wealth that lies in Hong-
Merchants
CHIANG IN TAIWAN
Talpch, Taiwan, May 3.-It is reflcbly reported here that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at Taichung. the has arrived largest town in the centre of Talwan. He is said to have ar rived this morning.
Thinks Nationalists
Can Stop The Reds
WITH IMMEDIATE US AID
Washington, May 3. Major-General Claire L. Chennault today told the Congress that $350,000,000 immediate American mili- tary and economic aid to the Nationalists could halt the Communist march in China. He said that the Communists would engulf all of Asia from the Bering Straits to Indonesia if America fails to help the tottering Nationalist Government
The retired general, who commanded the U.S. Air Forces in China during World War. H, made his pleas for China at separate hearings of the Joint Congressional Committee on Foreign Aid and the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Ingrid Falls In Love With Film Director
Rome, May 3-The Swed- ish screen star, Miss Ingrid Bergman, was reported to- day to have had a face-to- face talk with her husband over reports that she has the fallen in love with Italian film director, Roberto Rossellin?, with whom sho
is making a filin on the active volcanic island of Stromboli.
The husband, Dr Peter Lind- strom, a Los Angeles bram, specialist, was reported to have" arrived by air at Stromboll, In the Lipara Islands group north j of Stelly, in response to urgent cables from his wife, which
INGRID BERGMAN
Chased A
were despatched from the set. Soviet Col.
the fim "After the Hurricane.
Dr Lindstrom is reported to have consented to return to the United States to inillete divorce proceedings la free his wifo. Mics Bergman, according to one close Italian director's friends, has already decided to become Mrs Rossellini,
of the
Round Room
With Chair
"WHAT, YOU TOO?" Vienna. May 3. -The United States Army Press that could happen, Before Rossellini himself, would have Relations Office announced to have his divorce from Mar- here today that Pte Edward colta di Marquis, which was J, Touhey had been tem obtained in Hungarian courts
In 1942, promulgated in Italy porarily detained for chasing Friends explained that "tha Russian colonel around director, although a Catholic, the Imperial Hotel lobby could have his divorce promul-here with an armchair. gated here because his marriage
12 years ago was a civil cere- The announcement added that mony only.
Touhey, whose home address The pro-Communist news-was
given ns Hogard Beach, paper, La Republica, tonight Long Island, New York, first "elucked sadly, ever
"La beat up
Russlon sentry at Romanza sli Ingrid" asking the entrance to the Hotel "What, you too, Ingrid?" Miss Bergman
a reputation Ho was today in the 110th for Station Hospital here, under among Italian cinemagoers
in observation. He is accused by being "above Hollywood"
the Russians of two “unpró- matier of the heart.
The Italian capitul was voked assaults," further stirred tonight by re- ports that Anna Magnani, the
of "Open
City:**
star
Unofficial American sources which sald that Touhey, who is str four, scized a chair in Testimony before joint com- the situation of Pearl Harbour Rossellini directed, has decided feet
go to Stromboli also, the hotel lobby and scattered mittee was given in a closed and Midway, Guam, Wake or 10 session and chairman Pat Mc- New.
film.". She is now in seven Russian officers, including Zealand, Austraila, the make a
iwo colonels, when they ob- from It Philippines and the lesser Pac-Parls.-Reuter. Carran gave excerpts
Jected to his wishing to photo- fle Islands? We are fools if we
isograph them. think we can defend the Pacific- from this side of the ocean."
to reporters.
But Gen. Chennault told the
Services Armed
group in an open ression that Chiang Kai- chek's government needs armas and economie heip "al
once"
The directive specified that all crew members aboard the ships and workers at various Chinn godowns, wharves Merchants In
and shipyards will take orders from General Yang, Cheng-min the Shanghai Port Command. These workers are prohibited Com- from staging any cirikes or other riedly for Taichung this after- great deal of Chins
acts of lawlessness.
China
kong. Mao Tse-tung is reported-It-is-reported-lodny-that all as saying that his Government ships operated by the will
Steamship "lear up all troncherous treaties that have been effected any have been placed under the command of the Shanghai with imperialistic nations."
Chinese Port Command. (Continued on Page 5)
EDITORIAL
THE
'General Yang will in future direct sailings which will be
Proportional Representation
intricacies of constitutional
subject is
mandate
arguments
can
backing
with
their
IL
course,
forms
an
General Cheng Chen, the Go- vernor of Taiwan, left here hur
поел.
to all the Communist armies and
These
'sources said that an
Gen. Chennault sald the only STOP PRESS International partrol nided, by 12
c
HANGCHOW FALLS
way to prevent the dire picture military and being painted was United States ~~aid~~to economic Nationalist China. After sketch- come 150,000,000 people still re- ing how vulnerable was South- "The brutal cast Asia, he said, "Th It is believed that the Geu- ranin outside the Iron curtain. cralissimo has come to hold an This is substantially what was murder of Madame Quezon and
China important conference with high- Tree
the war her daughter a few days ago less ranking Kuomintang and Ga- against the
than 100 miles from Manila is a Gen. Cheannult sald vernment officials most of whom'
this proof chough of continued seri- Shanghai, May 4-The ere living at Taichung.
eventual beration of China Hukbalahap Insurrection in the A number of vehicles are and that it could be supplied Philippines." reported to have been rushest
"vast stockpiles ni from the
Said
American military policemen and several American Army doctors finally subdued Touley, and tool him to hospital.
from
He had been released
a few hours the hospital only earler, they added-Reuter,
arca is an adequate base for busness of the Communist-led Shanghai Garrison Head Tito Assailed
ran
that
with the
sume
that unless
GRAVE PRESSURE
drive
and the
quarters this morning ad-
NOVETATEARETHARATASININEY
comp
a
Sovjet
Germany proved Titá
the swung over to camp.-United Press.
had Western
London, May 3.-Radio Mos- the milted the fall of Hang- cow accused Marshal Tito today to Talchung to meet emergency arins and material lying in the United States acts soon, the chow, capital of Cheklang, of joining the Wester requirements.
Philippines and Pacific bases." Chinese Communists will be on about 100 miles southwest, "lock, stock and barrel." a popular, and therefore vacillating vale,
He said "these people are will-the borders of Indo-China
The radio broadcast an article With
of Shanghai. Nanking the Legislative guarantee that the most fitted people are
and Lone vis-a-vis reform,
Ho Morcow-trained
by Gheorghiu-Dej in Ing and. Indeed, anxious to where Shanghat threatened. Taiwan sent to the Legislative Council. The
Chi-minh has already establish- Council become more
fas diled apparent as the
Earlier reports said that journal entitled "Tito cilque... has acquired new importance fight if provided important
ed his Communist regime.” the UnaMeinl yoling system must play an
minimum ald." studied. If
as a possible Nationalist defencu
Gen. Chennault
The article said Tito's wel- predicted the city had been abandoned worst enemies of socialism." MUST BE SUPERVISED variety of part. I can take n membership of the legislature is to
bastion and il is for this reason He said that if all of China that He with help from China, by the Nationalists and was come to American business re- status which NO such as we have previously outlined: the altain the democratie
that considerable interest was single esseritial,
member for the single
aroused by the hurried fell into Communist hands, it would extend his power to the wide open for the entry of presentatives and Yugoslavia's
recently
He Communist troops.-Unfteil recent trade pact with Western many citizens now belleve is
General Cheng Chen, might take 200 years to liberate remainder of Indo-China. visit of
cald
that Siarn then would be conalituency or ward, with only one vote
Ho sald andit. it must be truly representative: that is,
accompanied by an army and
adequate surrounded on three sides
andPress. counting: the preferential vote for one
chief, to air force
of. American the Unofficials must be capable spokes.
the supervision
nid would fall, leaving Malaya wide successful candidate in one constituency; popular
Pescadores Islands which are would be needed.
open. He said that Burma men for the people,
He said the Communists could would be the next to succumb, the "accumulative" vote whereby
situated between Taiwan end protests,
be "contained" before they over-then the Indonesian Islands, the Fukien coast. and legislative proposnis. elector has the same number of votes as
all of China. "Competent Tint the Unofficials today do not possess candidates and can "plump" them for:
men in the Defence Department one man, or divide them as he desires; any such directive is not their fault: nor
and, electoral
of
the Proportional ли they deprived of
Representation
whereby n which
system, platform
demands majority
number of seats are allocated to an area approval, be blamed if they are not too
constituency), all can. (city, town or certain about the lines on which public
didates are voted for in numerical order opinion in
elected running. But an (even. partially elected) Legislative of preference, and the preference voles candidates who, are carried forward to Council infers that the Unofficials wil
though failing to win the first count, can with be
definite programmé endorsed by the electorate and as such secure election by having these vetes the added to their original and subsequent will be direct representatives of
totals. The Proportional Representation people, 'subject to their will as invested
the In the vote. The type of persons, there- method has gained popularity on
und elsewhere" fore, to enjoy the cenßdence of the Continent, in Ireland
where the democratic and secret ballol electors is a matter of moment: nat only their qualifications
but citizens,
exists, and in a place such as Hongkong, their ability to devote sufficient time to where there are no parties und emphasis.
Is
individual
and personality obligatory committee work and personal contact with the electorate. Wherefore. *Integrity, this may well prove to be the most desirable and most successful form If a newly constituted Legislative Council is to fulfil its true functions, it must, so of ballotting. Even so, Proportional necessarily Representation, does not far as the Unofßcials are concerned, not
obviate the difficulty of avoiding over- only in design be wholly representative of the community, but composed of men whelming racial groupings in which n
could eliminate swamp who can and will devote unlimited time
furtherance of the appealing candidates. But PR, by and energies to the
practice possesses many virtues ns. Colony's general welfare. It is assumed
electorial system and the sponsora of Much
available for these persons да
constitutional reform would not be exacting responalbilties: less certain is
wasting their time by considering whether the general pablle has any con. ception of the best electoral system application (even In à modißled form)`to which will, as far as is possible through
elections for the Legislative Council. ⠀
men
n
กษ
on
vote
more
an
s
Sout
the
POSSIBLE SPRINGBOARDS
with Asiatic and air experience He said, "The Communist oc- decupation of Southeast Asia will here believe that could work out adequate Observers
ex-bring grave pressure upon India the Pesendures might well pro- fence plans, at a cost not vide excellent springboards for ceeding that of the Berlin alr-and encourage the Soviets to re-
their interrupted an invasion of Taiwan from the lift"
Gen. They fur-
Chennault compared into the critical Middle Enal. It Chinese mainland,
nonsense to sup- ther balleve that the visit to the America's present "Innetlon" to is optimistic Islands by General Cheng was the days when Hifler marched pose that with all Arin in Com-
munist hands, Japan connected with the defence of into the Ritineland.
Gen. Chenault said, "The Philippines will remain peace- Taiwan in the event of a Com-
best part of China has been lost fully on our side." munist invasion.
General Chennault reasoned Meanwhile, Taiwan has be- already by our passivity. If we
the followed come a haven of refuge for do not act soon all of China that unless the; United States "ruthless imperialist" large number of people who will be lost." He said
Communist
In success
the polley and made Japon n colony, have fled from Nanking. Shang
would
would have no Southeast area
the JapaneDO bring
to be a, satellite, of That and other war-threatened
renewed Soviet pressure in the choice but crillent Middle East and might Communist-dominated Aria: More refugees
Mentioning his emotional fles are coming crit
of reaction"
with China, and the alrields here are busy Communism throughout
including the Chinese wife, who eat through servicing civilian and milltary Comm planes which touch-down and Orient.
He added, "I think I am right the proceedings; General Chen- nault offered to sell the airline take-off day and night.
Mac- he operates in China and devote Prominent Chinese personaltin saying that General
Arthur believes that Coin- tles who recently came here An
Included Dr munism in Asia will eventually himself to the American aid pro- He predicted to reporters after Wong Wen-hao, Secretary produce n Communised Japan,
United States cannot the Senate Armed Service ap General of the President's The
afford to allow Communiera fupearance that the Chinese Com- Offico, General Sun Lien-
sweep chief military
over Asia." chung, former
munists can and probably will be halted at Changsha, and nide to the President, Mr Chen
THE ONLY WAY Halch-ping. former Acting General Chennault envisaged Hangyang in Hunan province. Education Minister, Dr Wanda Red Japan and a Red Philip-Kaleways to China's Interior and Shih-chich,
Foreign p'nes if the Communists were former Minister, und many Legiala- not halted in China. He scoffed at the defence value of the
areas.
from Shanghai
cause
coast and
chain
gramme.
south.
·SI MILLION A DAY' Senato Committee chairman
predicted a Soviet that
General Chennault
tors
All of them have kept silent scelled "island line of Asia's Millard Tydings told reporters about the war situation.
The big has brought two big worries: sphere from the Bering Straits would cost "roughly $1,000,000
Flo
LONDON DRY- WHITE SATIN-OLD TOM
THREE FAMOUS GINS BY
SIR ROBERT BURNETT & CO. LTD. LONDON.
Influx of refugees Greater East Asia Co-prosperity timated that holding operations Sole agents-A.S.Watson & Co.Ltd.
the Increased cost of living and to Bali. He then asked, "in per day." Askud how long much
the housing problem.-Router. these e'rcumstances what will be
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