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Hongkong Telegraph
VOL. IV NO. 107
MONDAY, MAY 9, 1949.
Bevin's Aim Is Peace In
Constitution Adopted
Conn, Germany, alay R-The Bonn Constituent Assembly adopted
con-
lution for Western Ger- way tonlelt after defeat-
e a Communist attempt tu sabotage it. The historie measure which will give Western Germany its own government was passed on
the fourth anniversary of VE Day
the
At a seven-hour meeting
Apsombly first con- cluded the general debate and then in the third and final readlog adopted the rongillution article by artele.
will
The constitution
Informally carried out by an interim
execu government or an
commaltice ilve
pening elections in July.-sited
Pre
OFFENSIVE
BY PVOS
Rangoon, May 8.--The "White
Government
Europe For Two Hundred Years
BEFORE FOREIGN MINISTERS' COUNCIL
TASK BEFORE
Berlin, May 8-The British Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, said here today that when the Council of Foreign Ministers met in Paris on May 23 it would be to deride "the basis of a final peace settlement."
"We must devise a plan somehow that will enable the neople of Europe to come together and to grow together," Mr Bevin told à con- ference of foreign and Germán reporters.
The Foreign Secretary flew from London to Berlin yesterday to see the airlift in action before the blockade is lifted this, week.
Earlier today he drove amid cheers to the American sector where he told the heads of the West Berlin City administration through an interpreter that "the clouds were lifting."
"If I had come a few weeks ago I could only have commiserated with you, but I come today with the clouds lifted, I think the prospects in front of us are better."
This
football and the like--but one: thing never do is follow the! tips of the press."
Mr Bevin pald this tribute to us müst the airlift: "All pre
regard as a tremendous suc- cess. It kept Berlin going in a dimcult period, thanks to the and groundsmen, the airmen everyone else connected with it. "I want also to pay a tribute
Band People's Volunteer Or-
But has launched A Brl'ain, he said, was against sibility resting on us. Karisation inrge-scale offensive at Sagaing, totalitarianista of any kind "becoming to a conclusion on our
must efforts you.
remember River It. Communist or Nazi". important Irrawaddy
We belleve man must have this: you cannot always judre south town
of Mandalay, lu- night's Government communi-mental freedoin and live with-it by the reaction of the
out a terror hanging over him." sent generation or by the press A press-mna Foreign the next day. que reported.
morning the
British troops, does not live from day to day. Secretary told reinforcements
"The airlift will continue and Ife lives before the day-with that his judgment were being rusted to the spot, you will be required to say the result
very often is not right." Three rebels were killed in here and do your duty."
"You fre serving
He sold a good reporter was "n a great attack On Government
man who fells you what has We politicians could tarces at Ywatung, a few mulles purpose.
happened and not what is going others, not do much without you.” und
to happen." THE REAL KEY Mr Bevin told his press con ference. To my mind the real kuy to peace is to get Europe settled for a couple of hundred
2011
pursued by Government troops, towards the
from Sagaing.
were fleeing Saguing hills.
Air Force planes Jurma unbed and 9.rufed Karen and! Mon rebel concentrations near the coastal town of Moulmein south-east Burma, manique added.
the
cam
know
NEVER FOLLOWS TIPS "On the other hand," he con- you re a Foreign tinued, "it Minister you have to judge everything from a different point to foresee years.
hard of view-you have. "It will take a lot of
your decision will work, patience and differences, what effect but I have got it firmly fixed have in 10, 20 or maybe 50 year
to You have thing time. my mind. And there is
you are lying that cannot be overlooked-the whether
peace or war. Government trapps intorted-eople-of-Europe themselves," foundations of
Just before his statement Mr You mil tanka decisions in the heavy casualties on other rebel
of how the world is asked if he light Bevin
had been bands near Moulmein.
this because thought developments in the Far shaping.
weight whatever happens at the coming About 100 rebels have been East carried a greater
I want you Europe. Paris conference, killed and several wounded in then developments in
pressmen to treat it in the right fighting in the Moul- His answer was "No." recent
say what you the communique Mr Bevin also said, "We are light. You can mein area, claimed.-Reuter.
fully alive to the grave respon like about sport-horse racing,
EDITORIAL
A New Menace Arises HONGKONG has been shocked and
WAX
Is
dismayed by the murder, so revolting in its brutality and callousness, of two
and senior British police officers Chinese detective who were carrying out patrol duty in the Colony's waters last show no pre- Friday. Local records
against the meditated crime directed Police 10 compare with this shocking affair. Not only were Olivier, Haynes und Wong Kam assassinated without a chance of defending themselves, but the the made possible by nitnek trenchery of two members of the crew who, at the time, were supposed to be It is this guarding the police launch. technique which is so alarming, for it gives rise to grave apprehensions as jo the loyalty and integrity of the lower echiclons in the Colony's post-war Police Force. The motive for the crime obvious: a gang of bandits desired the arms and ammunition aboard the launch and and they went to extraordinary extreme lengths Lo obtain them. It demonstrates, yet agahi (and there have been sufficient illustrations during the past three years to convince) the ruthless- ness of the present-day Chinese criminal: and to that fanatical determination to destroy everyone and everything-which may stand in their way, is allied a cunning In preparation and a thorough. the most in execution which is ness
to authority challenge serious which the Hongkong Police have ever faced. That two Chinese constables. whose previous conduct presumably had gnined for them the confidence of their superior officers, should turn traitor `and to such an appalling lend themselves crime is one of the most disquieting aspects of this tragedy, and raises, a number of questions. Could it be that, for the purpose of seizing the machino
to
this
the people of Berlin. Wo tried to imagine how they felt when communications with the city were stopped but we were determined that
method shouldi not
Perhaps sticeerd. one of the greatest assets-as it always is in time of war or any other time was the fortitude of the women."
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Still No Sign Of Missing PAL Airliner
Manila, May 9.-Military and commercial aircraft today began the third day of search for a two-engined Philippine Air Lines plane missing since Saturday with 13 persons
LOOKING BETTER He added, "I am bound observe, however, that not-
aboard. the withstanding all these difficulties the people look better than 1 tight they tanked-in-1947 (when Mr Bevin passed through Berlin on his way to the Moscow Conference).
"I wont to
frezdom nourish in Berlin and in Ger- many a whole--fren elections and a free press.
extent
guns, rifles, small arms and ammunition aboard a police launch, the gang went to The tedious trouble of "planting" Two of their men months earlier in the Police Force, where they must play a part sO well that their colleagues as well as their senior officers would be convinced of their fhus and and loyalty, competence
with the op- eventually provide them portunity for fulfilling a sinister plot so Or were these Inberiously conceived? men simply bribed or coerced into their treachery?. The second proposition is the more feasible, but this does not make it any the more comforting, for if such cupidity exists to any great among the newer Chinese elements of
danger of this. the constabulary, the
be over- crime being repented cannot
doubt is the looked. Tantalising too whether the arms and ammunition seized from the No. 1 Police Launch now repose with a gang of ordinary desperadoes, or by potentially whether they are held political enemies of the Colony. That only to could be the latter serves emphasise the tremendous importance of interna! Hongkong's 80 organising security measures that the danger of Inst
repeated is Friday's coup being reduced to the minimum. The Authorities need no reminder of the grave Impli- callons behind last week's murders and piracy, and, the public is confident that the Police will not rest until they have hunted down these desperate criminals. Nevertheless, the nature of this particular inves- crime makes it essential that tigations shall cover a much wider field than the detection and apprehension of the men who Assassinated three Police and There must ollicers.
be a new vigorous screening of those elements In
Force about whose loyalty there. the may be the slightest doubt,
it
sec
"In addition I want to see the German people free to use their great energy in rebuilding their rities. There only one way a nation .or elty can survive: when it is based on a spirit of fredum.
when.
The plane was lost midway on a 140-mile flight from Daet in Eastern Luzon-to-Manila-The-last- radio report from the plane merely gave its position over the occan off the coast of Quezon Province and there was no indication of trouble then.
Battle
Of The Air
Is On
When
CAPTURE OF KASHING
Govt. Admits Its Troops Have Withdrawn
San Francisco. May 8.-The Chinese Red radio in Peiping claimed the occupation of Kashing, strategic rail town midway between Shanghai and Hangchow, after the Nations alists had evacuated it following a Communist. assault.
The radio added that troops took six more towns east of the railway, completing the occupation of a large area of Northern Cheklang.
In the central part of the province, other units pushing eastward made further gains along the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway, over 130 miles of which are now Red-held.
also be
The radio claimed these units Leave without permission by would shortly join forces with any policeman will the Reds pushing southward from Hangchow. It sa'd other forces were pushing west along the railway in the direction of Nanchang.
The official Nationalist Centra} News Dgency meanwhile re-
severely dealt with, the notice
other said.-Neuter, VEHICLES REQUISITIONED Shanghai, May. D.Vehicles the belonging to Jardine's,
Petroleum Company, Asiatic
the Tsoong Company, Standard Vaccuum Company
Yee
ported that Hankow and Nan and Texas are among 85 trucks chang had been placed on
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"full war tooting" with curfew and 300 jeeps which have been requisitioned for and week by and martial law, under which
the Nanking-Shanghai-lang- volntors could be punished by chow Garrison Headquarters
-summary
execution United
Press.
S'HAI COMMUNIQUE
starting today:
Trucks and jeeps will con- stitute the first batch of requi- sitioned vehicles which will be cars after Shanghai, May D-Little replaced by other fighting along Shenghai's outer one week. All vehicles turned perimeter was indicated in the over inust be in good condition.
The proclamation Headquarter's war Garrison Fulletin Issued late last night. gaiast Intentional evasion
that Com-having listed lorries and teeps sold, however, munist
were requisitioned, threatening remforcements massing north-west of Taicheng. violators will 30 miles north-west of Shanghai, their licences cancelled but will Without stating whether Kash-ulso face the confiscation of the ing was at in the hands of vehicle or vehicles” in" question:
comin addition
penalties Government troops the
declared that this cording to law.Reuter. munique
It
by
strategic cily, 60 miles south- west of the metropalls, lost con- the plane
failed to tact with the outside world since I report further and did nul noon on Saturday after being
arrive in Manila on Saturday subjected to Berce attacks
three Communist afternoon. the search began, more than Two US Air Force Flying divisions. Fortresses. 11 PAL planes and
The garrison ciaimea to have reven Philippine Army planes searched a wide area between
veen inflicted heavy losses
ta
wie.
the Pacifle
comforting
to
warnica
In
that not only have
NCDN On Defence Of H.K.
ac-
on the Dart and Manila from dawn attackers. This information wan contained in the last messuge the, am collecting all the in-
without dursk
yesterday
garrison sent out of the city.
Shanghai, May 9.-The formation 1 can during this visit
Anding a trave of the plane.
More than 200 university and statement by the British and I shall tell my Government
The plan could have plunged middle school students yester Defence Minister, Mr A. V. that a fra rettlement for
London. May 8. The Der-
between into Buttle"
set out un a off Eastern day many must be based on Dertio- "Radio
various surrounding Alexander, that Hongkong's ency and u sense of fair play." Western and Russian broad- Luzon, but a more likely theory mission to
Mr Bevin caused laughter
asked.as
to what he casting stations resumed way that it went down in the cities of Shanghal to distribute and garrison forces will be
Modire gifts and to stage dramatic per- thought the reason was for the again today at 2.15 p.m. mountains lining the East corrformances for the benefit of the brought, up to some 6,000 will men will not serve to allay troops. The cities they "shift" in the Communist Party GMT when several British
Sung- much of the disquiet that include Kunshan line, he replied. "I cannot a Broadcasting Corporation
the A U.S. Air Force B-29 which visit
the mountains an and Toungning Island Al is being felt, says swer that ani not a member lunl Voice of American crashed
The British-owned North China of the Politbureau."
It was annouced today that transmitters began sending farther north on March 1, after the tooth of the Yangise.
a round-the-students took with them a large Mr Bevin was extending bout news in Russian, Reu- world plane, was located 15 days quantity of letter paper and Daily News in an editorini
envelopes for distribution to the today. stay in Germany by one day. tor's Radio Station reported. later.
soldiers.
With a police force of around He is now
expected to leave
Within
minule Russian
2,500 and a volunteer body for Britain by air on Tuesday for
jamming stations, which Britain
A warning that policemen which volunteering is not par- morning.
and America are trying to earried nine passengers and four who desert the police forcecularly gratifying, some doubt went Into action Filipino crow members in with service arms will be given must be felt as to whether all the residence of the Britishvercome,
hold ugainst the Western "barrage", cluding a 20-year-old stewar the death penalty was issued this is sufficient to
the Commissioner, Colony against any really serious were by the Police concentrating
one | Mr
in u Mao.Sen,
circular threat.
(Continued on Pare 5) netice yesterday.
Ile will stay overnight at
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at Military Governor, Ostenwalde.--Reuter,
th Un Again American stations. SENATE PREVIEW
Most of Moscow Radio's home Washington, May 8-The stations went off the air and Secretary of State, Mr Dean could be heard slowly changing their their frequentles intil Acheson, and the itoving Am-the bussador, Dr Philip C. Jessup, deafening noise drowned some may give the Senate foreign of the West stations. polley leaders a preview on But a number of BBC and Monday
the, Volen or
having refuelled
The
missing
PAL
dess
The
passenger's Filipinus, Chinese and American-United Press.
plane
Ford Strike Assumes Serious
Detroit,
Proportions
May 8.-City | of America wave lengitis of the position United States expects to take remained clear throughout the officials today pressed for. at the forthcoming four power broadcast,
the reopening of negotia- tulks on Germany. They were As soon as the Western trans-
Ford Motor 02.200, but the Company will boilies for assembly in others. scheduled to meet privately with missions ended the Soviet inm-tions in the
a wide programme of It has associated plants in Eng- chairman Tom Connally of the ming stopped and Moscow Company strike which will start Foreign Relations Committee Radio could be heard again make an estimated 100,000 plant shutdowns. In the United land, France, Germany, Bel- S.ates and Canada beginnitur glum, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, on most of the frequencies. workers idle in ten days and tomorrow (Monday), By Thurs- Denmark, Spain, Sweden chief Republican foreign re-
of explanation
No
Inter.
lations spokesman in the Sennte, ruption whe Hiven to Russian have wide reverberations day
Topping their socalled "posi- | listeners.-Reuter.
tion list in advance rejection of any Russian proposal that
to
The
wits
Fin-
In
scven plants will have land and other countries. The By May 13 English plant at Dagenham, throughout the world in 80uld off workers.
enterprise all Ford and Lincoln Mercury largest Ford clays.
assembly plants will be closed. Europe produces Ears, trucks and The acting Mayor of Detroit, A company spokesman said the tractors, all occupation troops be with-TRAWLER SINKS
Edwards, and the strike would hit foreign opern-
A company spokesman sald drawn from Germany,
Halifax, May The Spanish George
one of the fire to be hit would Senators will be advised that trawler, Manuel T. Domingos, Mayor of suburban Dearborn, tions about June 6.
where Ford's
River great
Thirty days beyond
that bo the plant at Antwerp, which the United States, is committed sank 61 miles southwest of
if the strike is still on. is in short supply and receives long range occupation Halifax today and its unharmed Rouge plant is located, sought dute,
muli-milliard-dollar parts directly from River Rouge. policy and will stand pat on 11 crew reported to be ento arrange meetings of Com-
and mw materin! the strike continues, its effects Nova pany and Union officials regardless of the
to Cloucester, Bussia ruale
In foreign lands will will fan out over countries sup- The strike, now in its fourth "offers,"
Scolia.
in ano.her fishing
throttled. day, was called by CIO Unitedbe virtually
Ford plying raw materials-antimony The Senators, in turn, are vessel.
produces more than from Chinn, burlap and сапа Before the tug Riverton Auto Workers Union at Ford's Company expected to urge Mr Acheson
from and trucks por from Mercury 1,000,000 carn and Lincoln
India, chromium Ronge were the castaways and Dr Jessup to continue a arrived, "patient but firin" policy to-picked up by another vessel plants over an alleged speed- year. It draws. supplies and Rhodesia, Turkey and Greece, ward Moscow which they plying the Ashing grounds and up which the Union said en raw materials from most areas in from Bolivia, aliimantle from France and materials from a helped to enablish as advisers were transferred to the trawler dangered the health and safety of the globe,
Ford ships assembled, cars to scare ofather-nations-United - the former Secretaries of Emily Brown, which hended for of the workers.
The strikers at present total some countrles and parts and Press. (Continued on Page 5) Gloucester-United Pross,
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