Coca-C
Cold
Grim Hungjao Battle
Shanghai, May 18.- Nationalit and Cam- mundal forces were lucked in a crim. all-out battle the morning for Hungjae
the airield en
Western outskirts of Shanghal after a furious artillery sturt which kept the 4.000.000
residents of the city awake
and
Lenterhook
Over
throughout the night.
Chinese Air Force planes the city throughout the night as They huttled between their basen on the northern oulshitis and combat zone In support of National ground forces,
∙near
Many foreigners lying the threatened areas into tir began moving
of the ely this
centre morning.
It was announced today that the headquarters in Geneva of the International Red
Cross has Kont
to
communication
2
balli
parties in the present war- fare saying that animated by purely motives IL
humanitarian prepared within the Hmiled scope of its activities to oralst BUY form of rellet operations which
would benefit the civilian popula- tloll.
"It is taken for granted that the opposing parties agree to respect the ted Crows emblem and would afford protection and up- port to delegates of the International Committee of Red Cross," the Geneva Communication wald-Renter.
Portuguese Evacuees Here
Per the Proprietor of
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. For and on behalf of
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LIKE,
The
Today's Weatheri Moderate SE winds. Fair bui cousial mist' fog forming again during the evening.
-Noon Observailona: Batomtirlo pressure, 1012.4 ̧mbe, 29.80 In. Temperature, 79 deg. F. Dew point, 70 der. F. Relative humidity, 82, Wind direction," Eat. Wind force, knots.
Low water: 1 ft. 2 in at 9.40 p.m.
Hongkong Telegraph
VOL. IV NO. 115
Portuguese nationals evacuat- ed by air from Shanghai-under Portuguese Government suspices arrived in Hongkong this morn- ing,
The party numbers 129 and consists of wonten and children, and aged and sick. They spent
night in
and last
Canton. took off for Hongkong early to- day,
The evacuses are sailing for Macno by the ss Kwangtung-this afternoon. The Macao Govern- ment has made arrangements for their reception and accommoda- tion.'
EDITORIAL
I
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1949.
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NATIONALIST AIR FORCE First Car To Destructive Flood
STRIKES HARD
Saves Strongpoint Near Woosung
REDS' MARCH TO THE SOUTH UNOPPOSED
Shanghai, May 17.-A Nationalist Air Force communique to- day claimed that Nationalist bombers sank 50 Communist boats in the White Dragon harbour, southeast of Chuangsha, in a raid on Monday night. The Air Force also reported that 1,000 Communists were killed in the raid on forces attacking Liuhang, Nationalist strong- point west of the Woosung forts. The air attack was reported to have saved Liubang from capture. Five hundred Reds were reported to have been killed by government bombers attacking west of Chinlu, where the Communists were within four miles of the Shanghai city limits.
Central News also reported that the Communist forces north of Hungjao airfield, four miles from the city's southwestern limits, have been beaten off in bitter fighting and were regrouping.
On other Chinese fronts, the Communist rádio claimed that the Red troops completed the occupation of Hankow, Hanyang and Local military Wuchang cities about 400 miles west of Shanghai.
leaders admitted that the Communists have not yet thrown all their available reserves into the Shanghai attack.
Chang Tal-chang, spokesman stronger than those, of Stalin- tinued to doubt that there would for the Shanghai Garrison, grad."*. estimated that the Reds have
six armies massed for a possible deputy Garrison
also claimed
battle here.
be any heavy fighting in the General Chou Ni-shing, overcrowded central districts- Commander, United Press. that Shanghai's So far, only part defences
were "impregnable" enough been and at the city had of the total force has
make action,
would brought into
Chang supplies which sakl The spokesman declared long-lerin resistance possible.
were the battle lay
Chang and Chau that a long, hard
"Communists if latest-of-a-group of local ahead of the they attempt to take Shanghal military leaders to promise last He said the city's ditch defence of Shanghal, but by storm.
percent most of the city's residents con-
defences
+33 are
Incompatible Systems
measure of
A
"The
ATTACKS RENEWED
18.-Com- Shanghal, May munist forces after their initial setback renewed their attacks Yuchpu-Lluhang- against the Yanghang-line--shielding. Woo
ouf were "wiped attackers uni yesterday but half of the under co-ordinated air, ground and navy pounding," a Nation- alist Air Force report claimed this moming.
Air Force planes were a active throughout yesterday over combat zones in Pootung where a string of fires were still burning, this morning.
Crowds in Berlin give a nolsy sendoff to the first motor car to move .westward over the auto- bahn through Soviet- controlled territory from Berlin to the British zone following the lift- Ing of the blockade. A woman, second from left, wears an evening -gown and a man
right holds large bouquet of flowers-- AP. Picture.
Future Is
at
Hopeless Say
Shanghai
Foreigners
Shanghai, May 17.- Many local observers look-
J12-330
End Blockade
Given An
Soviets
Election Shock
Germans Solid 'No' Vote Against Communism
Berlin, May 17.-The most solid "no" ever registered against Communism in a.
Russian-dominated land was voiced today
when more than four million Germans within the Soviet orbit voted against Communist picked candidates:
"The ̈voto exploded any Russian – dream of carrying into the Big Four meetings next week
3 People Drowned 4,000. Homeless
Fortworth, Texas, May 17.-At least three, per-
вонл
were drowned, and 4,000 flod their homes here today as the rampag- ing Trinity River battered down four of its lovers and overran a fifth in the wake of a 10-inch over. night rain.
Police said the death toll probably would be higher. Twelve people were missing and "presumed drowned,'" the police said. Only three bodies have been recovered -those of a negro woman, a
and white woman
a boy about 16 years old. None of them was identified.
It was the first major flood in Fortworth since April, 1922.
river The muddy
knocked out the main city water station
nising serious health and fire. hazards. To help conserve the dwindling water supply, hospi- tals cancelled all but major operations. Schools surgical were closed because many streets were impassable.
The first estimates of damage One ranged up to $2,000,000. thousand or more homes' were flooded in various sections,
flood The Weather Bureau's gauge on the Trinity here was washed away but it forecast serious flood conditions on tho normally placid stream. There appeared to be no prospect of crisis in Dallas but the unpro- downstream lowlands tected faced inundation.
Elsewhere in the southwest, a tho new tornado swept acTONE sparsely
settled
Texas
and
Oklahoma panhandles, kilung one person and injuring two others-United Press.
Middlesex
Leaving For
any impressive semblance of German support for H.K. June 15
their politics,
The election
WES
to choose
elect a government for Eastern
to safely return to their base days ahead with hopeless- candidates.
with their crews.
in
ness.
And the
vote
The Telegraph learns that the 1st Battalion Middlesex
No Trace Of Regiment is sailing in the
Missing Crew
50
troopship Dunera from Southampton-for Hongkong on June 15,
The commanding officer is t
Crawford, DSO, Col, Mervyn at who was with the battalion in re- Shanghal in 1927 and in Hong- that kong in 1938.
far
for the United States Flying, For- Leicestershirea "and, is due to
Taegliche Rund- Rovlow) railed
today against
Sadler, TD.
For Prescriptions
ing north to Tientsin and 2.000 candidates to a "peoples" Peiping, are convinced that congress which would in turn the Reds will impose their Germany.
All candidates were carefully rule firmly and unflinchingly foolish method. Any sudden reversal of
isesmed by the Communists and were handed out to policy and attitude in Germany is per-
During yesterday's extensive on Shanghai..
SL John's, Newfoundland, Generally, the foreigner in former Nazis in order to bring operations, the report said, five fectly possible. It that were to happen,
17. Consi-guards for these May planes were hit by Communist Shanghal is viewing the about a glant
Argentin. Newfoundland,
this If Vyshinsky showed signs of a wish to
anti-aircraft fire but all managed
afternoon calculations Russion
went porled.
Major T, W. Challey, remem reach an agreement upon Germany, would
searching planes had such the
an agreement be possible? The
Those that are here are now awry. In spite of pardons, pres
sure. Communist cajolings and found no trace of the crew of bered as a prominent jockey, is In an eight-point statement
the resigned to months of inactivi- central problem-though by no means the
Issued yesterday afternoon,
$33,071-about £3.2 percent which sanke in a gale last night come to Hongkong, while Drum-
band. only one-is "unification". Is it possible Mayor, General Chen Liang, de ty privations and, perhaps, Propaganda, 7,943,040 of the 13,- the Danish motor schooner Eoba, also with the battalion soon to clared that the City authorities suffering and mental anguish eligibles who voted returned the south of Cape Farewell, Green- Major Heldford is still with the
Pessimism started
land. rolling for the Western Allies and the Soviet
Exhaustive. scorches by The troops are not bringing will do their best to protect the
planes this morning fallod to their families.
fire Union to agree on the form or the essen-
and property of foreign down the hill of British and "es" and 4,080,272 voted "no". ilves
DEFIANCE
An advance party of locate the crew, the coast-guard tlal structure of a unifled German Blate?
nationals in the Shanghai muni- American hopeful prospects soon
This meant that 33.9 percent sald. The search was continu- Middlesex Regiment is now en becamo an and Peiping and cipality in accordance with in-after the occupation of Tientsin
route to Hongkong with the Both have, In different ways, indicated
Communists while practices
the when
Com- dolled the ternational law and
Ing. avalanche
percent voted their views. In the West the Germans
during the present emergency.
Communist pleked candidates tresses from Keland, Greenland, arrive on June 15. In charg have been allowed and indeed encouraged
on the Yangise. The Mayor emphasised that munists shelled British warships. 60.1
60.1 per
cent "yes" and Labrador, searched during of the party is Major C. K. to devise a constitution upon what one
despite the fact that Sharighal is mr the CUY
NEW REALISATION
the night-Reuter. grip of war in the
adcounte may call the orthodox "Western" prin-
The cumulative effect of the votes included more than 800,
000 Invalid votes. Figures Government will give
released by the Soviet ciples of democracy. In the East the
foreigners and developments has been to wipe protection to Soviet authorities have set up a sort of
hoped that all foreign out whatever hopes there were were
previously that the Communists Zone Elections Bureau. ve the
Communists were dazed by embryo constitution. There is
here will obscrv is like one must somehow or other make]
and the results. The Russian Army. that the whole People's Council" of two thousands mem
uppenches to the British
mouth-piece family and sincerely co-operate
Americans. "People's Congress elects. bera,
with the City authoritica
Foreign trading communities schau Council" of four hundred. Council elects
are beginning to editorially In Shanchal uding over the present crisis. a "Praesidium" of 29. But the "elections"
He pointed out that Shanghai realise that very probably the "double crossers" to Congress which have just taken place,
are of a character which does not in the least correspond with the Western
· Idens of democracy. The constitution of Congress is predetermined; scats allotted The and members chosen In advance. ' German voter has no choice but to vote not to vote for a single "list" of candidates: with strong pressure to en- sure voiing for the "lat", It is already decided that the Communist controlled have a "Socialist Untly Party" wil majority though it is doubtful whether in free elections they would poll 20% of: the votes. It is already decided that the Social Democrats, who in the West Berlin Municipal Election last December polled 64%, will be unrepresented. Here then,' Is the Soviet conception of a kind of "democracy" which should be established- in Germany. It is completely and entirely " Incompatible with the ideas of the Western Powers or of the German people. A united Germany might havo one typo or the other. It cannot have both. Nor is there any conceivable synthesis of the twor
is very difficult to assess the chances of success or failure of the Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris. For there is one factor which may well be decisive: It is the and it is entirely unknown. attitude of the Soviet Government towards Its Allies. If Vyshinsky comes to Council table in the mood in which he and M. Molotov came to it in the two 1947 'sessions then the meeting will be short For the Western Ministers and futile.
intention of repeating the have no experience of London and Moscow. They will not again, in the vain hope of agreement ..renching some
about something, eli patiently for weeks listening to intemperate attacks on them- "selves, their Governments and their countries. If the Russians' intention is to use the Council again as an Instrument of propaganda and "psychological war- will be allies it fare" against their frustrated. But, it may be that this time Stalin really wants to come to an agree- ment. It may be that this is why the Inflexible Molotov has left the Moscow Foreign Office. It may be that this. la.
Berlin blockade Was why the conditionally lifted. On the other hand, M. Gromyke In Lake Success still speaks in tones of rasping hostility. Nor do the manners of the Soviet press show any sign of improvement. But the changes of Soviet policy when they come are apt to come suddenly without any sign that they are about to happen or any explanation of why they have happened. That is true not only of the major volte-face like the 1939 conversion of hostility towards Nazi Germany Into effusive friendship. In **1945 - Molotov's vehement objection to French participation in the making of the Balkan treaties nearly wrecked the Council of Foreign Ministers. A few months later without a word of explana. tion he insisted that of course Franco must play her part. And there have been
many similar Instances over the French annexation of Tenda, even the ¿C future of the Italian Colonies. - It soems not only à gauche but in the leng run a
un.
or
la an international metropolls in meds will do nothing to inelli- et lying prop which different nationals are tate their business until their
Western
"victims
building
linked into one single unit of Governments have recognised their own government at Bonn interests-Reuter.
SOUTHWARD, MARCH
poorer
Procedures
were elated They proclaimed the Communist regime,
the As regards,
Chinese that the defeat for Communism masses they are mostly resigned probably was even worse than New York, May. 17-Un- to whatever happens, especially that oficially reported.
clusses whose
for the first tree all the checked Communist armles but encircled Shanghai on Tues-attitude is that their lot cannot elections since Hitler were ap
proved tentatively today by Bri- day, swept to within 30 miles of be any worse.
After years of bare existence, tish, French and American om- the southeast port of Fopchow and were reported only 225 miles they will probably string alang cala Popular voting is expect- assured of the minimum-et to follow state ratification two full meals daily-Router.
uzpected. In July. -
Completion of the count later
from Canton, the refugee Na-f tlonalist capital.
The southbound Red forces
OLpeared virtually Unoppard NATIONALISING showed that the Russian sector
Communist armies simply walk- ed into the three big cities of Hankow, Wuchong and an-
central Chinn.
THE “PUBS”
of Berlin was even more luke- warm towards the Communists than other areas of the zone... On Д 91.3 percent vote.
yang, grouped on the Yangtzo in London, May 17A BI! to
Military observers in Canton put all the inns and pubs" of 440,063 or 58.1 percent -voted but new towns in Britain under "yes" and 322,222 or 41.9. per- against-Associated declared "there was litila
State management-described cent voted nountains and space" between ta that Bouth China city and a fent by the Upposition as a first Press. column which has slashed: 300 step towards the nationalisation ~ BULGARIAN RESULTS
Bolo, May 17-The voting tri of the brewery trade was miles South of the Yangtse.
Only on the Shanghat front passed by the House of Com Bulgaria's municipal elections on the Fatherland Sunday gave did the Nationndals appear, to mons tonight.
An Opposition amendment to Front's list of Communists, be putting up a battle. And
Bill, which was agrarians and Independenti oven the garrison admitted the reject the
by Me Winston 4,628,000 votos. out of 4,784,000 Reds were making encircling moporled moves that put the city; in Im- Churchill and other. Conser votes cash-a 97 percent victory. minent peril ATA Avative leaders, was, defented by was announced today2
Reuter. SAVOWE Contioned on Page 5), 805 votes to 107,-Hauter,______
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