Fire In Uranium Mine
2,000 FATALITIES
REPORTED
Berlin, Nov. 28.-Fatali- ties in a German East zone uranium mine fire have reached 2,000, the British licensed Telegraf said to day.
In an earlier edition. Today the Telegraf
that 100
German miners had died in a fire which nerurred inst Thurn-
Any in
Erz Mountain nine known
13 the
Johannes Georgenstudi.
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mine "Nu 31
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to twe Kearby
workings and that art explosives nump had detonated, wrecking
1 mine toistuu tower
Tha Talogral rurtel.. Is the
fire began when work Insula- tion on mine electric cables caused a short circuit
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
For and on behalf of...
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTE,
The
Today's weather:: Light:norih se variable winds. Fine, be- coming partly cloudy in afternoon"
Noon Observationa; ↑ Barometrio pressure, 1019.4 mbe.. 18.10 in. Temperature, 75.3 der. F. Dew polai, 50 deg. F. Relative hamialty. 02 %. 'Wind direction, W by 8. Wind forme. 1 kunk.
High water: 5 ft. 7 in. at 0.41 p.m. Low water:'4 ft. 0 in. at 11.50 p.m.
Hongkong Telegraph.
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smoke and poisonous gases, the newspaper Fald,
Rescue workers frand work extrem ly diffeult and nine and fnctory ile brigades from all nearby rities and lowns in Western Saxony were prevech vilo netion, the Telegraf von- Inued.
BODIES RECOVERED
The newspaper sald that rescue teams were still at the scene on Friday night and that NGU bodice had then been +ecovered.
Telegraf The
claimed that Apecial Germun rescue teams did not arrive at the fire until 12 hours after it begah.
only
The Telegraf said that 300 miners had been rescued and that the workings employed more than 5,000. It estimated that about half of these were un the job when the fire began
The newspaper said that thr Wamuth A G the Itusslan Controlled
company which eperates there uronium mines. has evacuated Its Gennan od- ministrative officen Irem the district and barred the
entire aren to all but rescue workers and officials.
Rins, the American sponsored. radio in Berlin, said it had re- ceived a report from "a reliable
that "hundred source miners had burned or suffocated Johana Georgenstadt uranium mine fire.
Q
of
American intelligence officers
said that they had not so far heard any report of the disaster. -Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
Dramatic Sea Rescue
A whaleboat from the Canadian destroyer Haida (top) is rowed toward drifting life raft with 18 US. Air Force men from a ditched B-29 bomber 330-miles northeast of Bermuda. In centre photo the boats make contact and at bottom the small craft approach the Halda and safety. The Haida took the men to famil- ton, Bermuda. These pictures were made by a chief
petty officer aboard the Halda. - AP.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949.
POWERFUL
CHUNGKING
CHECKED
Temporary Relief For City
NATIONALISTS
MAKE
APPEAL ΤΟ BRITAIN
Chungking, Nov. 28.-Desperate Chin- ese Nationalist defenders today checked the Rod rush on this chaotic capital less than 20 miles from Chungking's gates, the govern. ment asserted. The reprieve will give the
few top officials still in Chungking time to fly on Tuesday to Chengtu-the govern- mont's next stopping place.
As far as is known, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek still is here directing the city's defences. Planes wait at the airport to take him and other leaders away.
High quarters predicted Gen. Chiang would resume the Presidency in Nationalist China's bleak hour if Acting President Li Tsung-jen refuses to return. Mr Li, who has split with Gen. Chiang, is in Hongkong. Generalissimo Chiang sent two emissaries to Hongkong to talk with Mr Li.
Before the government re-nection that the Communists checked the Com-fought into the suburb of South portedly munists, reporta reaching here Springs, 12 miles from the city mid the Nationalist defences had proper, but were driven out.
cen smashed.
(An Associated Press despatch
from Formosa said in this con-
Nationalists Shell
Shell U.S. Ship For An Hour Off Shanghai
Washington, Nov. 28.-The State Department today announced that it would protest "energetically" to the Chinese Nationalist govern- ment against the shelling of the American stearnship, Sir John Franklin, off Shanghai.
(The despatch quoted high telephone with Chungking. This sources who were in touch by
dispatch apparently referred to events before the situation was stabilised.
(The despatch from the For mosa inland fortress also said the government had moved to
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American Gallup Poll UN To Disfavours Recognition
New York, Nov. 28.--A Callup poll on whether the United States should recognise the Chinese Communist government showed today that the majority of the Amercians oppose such a step. The figures showed: in favour of recognition, 20 percent; opposed 42 percent; no opinion 14 percent; not familiar with Ching events, 24 per
cent.
The second question-"If China is taken over completely by the Communists, do you think the United States should continue to carry on trade with China?"--was answered thus continued trade. 29 per cent no continued trade, 33 per cent, and no opinion 14 per cent
On the first question, Callup pointed out that there was about 2-1 opposition to recognition among those familiar with events in China and an higher percentage among the better educated group.
-United Press
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TO
RUSSIA TRYING
DISMEMBER CHINA
U.S. Resolution Calls For
"Hands Off" Action
Take Over Southwest Africa
sion
Lake Success, Nov. 28.- Climaxing a dramatic aes- highlighted by the walkout of the South African delegation, the General Assembly's Trustco- ship Committee today de- elded by 31 votes to 11 with four abstentions to recom- mend that the South Afri- * government submit the territory of Southwest Africa to United Nations trusteeship.
The resolution, which
was sular,ked by man ana amoaderi uy Leitolumato, also expro sra regret that douin nurita" Fatite La comply with threo successivo recommendations of the lieneral remory to płaco the former Germun Colony under inter- national trusiership.
The resolution also expresses regret that bouth Atrica coased
submitting
repony
ad- ministration of ine territory to ine United Nations und invites the Pretoria government to re-
reports.
OPPOSITION VOTE
Lake Success, Nov. 28. U.S. Ambassador me the BUDIISSION ní such Philip C. Jessup said today there is evidence of another Russian attempt to dismember China.
He called on the Soviet Union and all countries everywhere, to keep hands off China and let the Chinese setile their own future. Mr Jessup, who will make a personal inspection of the turbulent Far East after the UN Assembly adjourns, put before the Assembly's Political Committee a "hands off China" pines, Australia, Mexico and Pakistan. resolution sponsored by the United States, the Philip
There is a Mr Jessup Russians faith
is in fact
and
The United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Gre.ce, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden against the Guatemalan am:nd- and Turkey of whom voted
ment
asking South Africa to
comply with the Assembly
provious recommendations “İt rubinission of Sputhwest Afric.
UN trustelship-opposed the resolution,
Denmark, New Zealand, Peru and Thailand abstained.
serious question, yet have instructions
on what sald, whether the to do about China. It will be had acted in good later in the week before debate with the Chinese since is resumed on China. to the second world war ended Chengtu. This seemed prema- and the Moscow leaders signed spokesman that they would voto resolution merely censures the The British said through a The originat Indian draft ture. It may have referred to a treaty of friendship with the numerous ministry offlctals who Nationalist government in 1945.
for the Jessup proposal.
South African government for are believed to be already in
The resolution Some of the evidence
was agreed repudiating assurances on the Chenglu.
of the reports (coming to the
upón finally on Sunday night, submission of reports to the (A government Central News Stato
way United Nations and Invited it Department}
on treaties create The etion Agency broadcast from Formosa
written in at the insistence of resumo the submission of grave cause
for concern that the British, who have a treaty reports. said some Ministry of National groundwork
South Africa ceased Defence
once with China on ometals had arrived again being laid for a further who have a billion dolar stake the grounds that the information Hongkong and submitting reports last July on there by plane from Chungking Russian attempt to dismein-
in China prover. The broadcast was heard by the ber China," Mr Jessup sakl.
The British was used by various delegations have been reported planning to to criticise its policles—United Associated Press at San Fran- cisco.)-Associated Press.
Russia has been accused of recognise the Communist Press making a puppet state of Outer government soon. YUAN'S APPEAL Mongolia and of laking over
The treaty point also would London, Nov, 28. Gener- his offer to halt for a boarding alissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Na- Jessup noted tht Nationalist of friendship, which the Nation- large parts of Manchuria. Mr apply to the Bino-Soviet treaty party and instead raked the ves-tonalist Chinese regime, rost China accused the Russians of alist charge was broken by the sel with a "constant barrage" of
ing from the crushing Com- establishing shells at almost
special regimes Russians, münist blows, today appealed under Soviet control on the to the British "Mother of Parlin- Manchurian,
sources sald the Inner Mongolian State Department idea in sup- monis" that the British govern- Northwestern provinces of porting the resolution is that any
BOAC such declaration
of principles official told me today that the will in fact be
be more useful in sale of Hongkong Airways, Ltd, he future then approval of the to Jardine, Matheson was in line. Chiness Nationalist resolution with BOAC policy of organ'sing condemning Russia. It was sold "feeder" services and selling enterprise when
The Department moved into pany of New York, demanded happy" Nationalists. the picture after the owners of that the United States govern- The Company released a radto the vessel, IsbrandtscIL Com- men act to curb the "trigger message from the skipper of the
ship, who charged that two Na- tionalist warships had ignored
Loyalty To Hongkong
LOYALTY to the Hongkong Government
** But
of
A
18
truth, but ignores one aspect; the relative prosperity and economic stability of the Colony, applicable to all walks of life, makes Hongkong a reasonable invest- ment for anybody, Law, order, justice and comparative. Hving standard bear Lo an administrative system, touched with benevolence, which carns for it respect. JI Hongkong not as democratic as we would like, it is still far more democratic than its nearest neighbour, and is always likely to be so. It has long been a haven, perhaps too easily so, for this has cultivated the idea that one could always come to Hongkong if in trouble and then abandon it, or even, betray it, if suited by the purpose: Hong- kong needs the loyalty of its citizens, just as does any other part of the world- and loyally, not of a handful, but of the great majority. It may be necessary to stimulate this, for ours is a heterogene ous population with many roots elsewhere. If this has to be done, surely the best method is to provide an economic standard of life and an equal opportunity that will convince, particularly the local born and the Chinese immigrants, of the over. whelming advantage of being a part of a Commonwealth system, which belleves.in, and operates a system on the best principles of Democracy. There are algns that this is being put more and more into . practice in Hongkong, and from it the "Hongkong Roy” about whom so much has been spoken and written during recent years can take encouragement. It is a system that can be extended even still. further.to embrace immigrants, and if the reward to the Colony is loyalty at all times, as well as good and faithful ser vice, it will well satisfy."
A time of emergency IN A predominant necessity, for, if it is Incking. the proper measures which the Authort- ties have taken to safeguard the Colony fall into the same category as the "Best Jaid schemes of mice and men.... ir loyalty can
witness be depended upon; f Government can feel assured that the vast majority of its citizens will remain falth- ful to which it, as well as they, have served, then any emergency, any crisis, can be dealt with adequately. That thero should be any doubts about the loyalty of the Colony In a time of stress and travail ju n matter for regret;
yet hunesty compels the doubt. There is a variety of contributing factors, the principal of which are easily enumerated: Ninety-nine percent of the population is Chinese, who whether they be Hongkong residents through birth, Hongkong residents through extraneous circumstances, merely visitors," or transients, will always owe first allegiance to China. In part, this
understandable, for ใช geographically, na' it has so often been emphasised, Hongkong. is part of China; and also historically, though not to the same degree. Socially there are powerful ties which become even more Integrated through political ideology: added together this amounts to "Once a Chinese, first and always a Chinese." Loyalty, it has been allrmed, is devoted allegiance to a government or a chief: in Hongkong there is only one doubt about final loyalty, and that is, to which government? It has been argued that loyalty, on the part of the local population to the British Government is problem which the Britlali themselves posed in, consequence of coming here. It possesses art element
or
range.
point-blank
The State Department 20- vealed the impending protest ment refuse to make terms with China. after it had received
the Communists in Peking. two In
The appeal ports from Walter McConaughy;
had said that Britain had already decided on
United
States Consul-General
formed sources came after in-
4-POINT RESOLUTION
Informed
Airways Sale In Line With Policy
London, Nov. 28-A
message, Mr de jure recognition of the Com-Committee the resolution calling Jessup belleved it would be them to a local
to
at Shanghai.
In his second McConaughy verified reports of the incident as radioed Company oficials by the skip- рет. According to Mr Mc- Conaughy, the captain reported that his ship was approached by Chinese Nationalist des- troyers and ordered to anchor The captain Bald he repiled- "We cannot anchor here be- enuse of shallow water." He then
Nationalist nsked tho
(Continued on Page 5)
'Road Closed
For Repairs'
Mr
Mr Jessup tossed before the
on all countries:
"1. To respect the political more important for the UN to go they are Independence of Chian and to be 20 record in favour
of such mere all perationally and come
ciclent. guided by the principles of the principles than merely to con Hongkong Airways have tem-
a certain stato UN Charter in their relations | demn
for sporarily suspended services be- actions. with China.
cause of the Chinese situation, "2. To respect the right of
Mr Jessup said the US. el- but they are expected to resume the people of China now and in ways has been concerned about frequent services to Canion, the future to choose freely their the independence of China.
Shanghai and the Philippines 24 political Institutions
He said he hoped the Rus- soon as possible. maintain
sinns would change their at- It a government inde-titude and co-operate with
the is expected. present the BOAC air crow will be second- pendent of foreign control. other countries. Associated fed to Hongkong Airways.Our
**3. To
respect treaties relating lo
Own Correspondent. China. "4. To refrali from two Chinese warships thereupon opened fire at point-blank rango When workmen begin re-recking to acquire spheres of with broadsides from 500 yards, pairing Caine Road near Old controlled regimes within the or to create foreign We were under a constant bar-Bailey Street this morning territory of Chian, (b) seeking rage for about an hour. Thero
vessel to allow him into deeper Reason For Present
water
The captain reported:
"Tho
Activity
of
Influence
and to
existing Press.
(8)
·
Nationalised · Transport
:
Loses £20,000,000
London, Nov. 28.-The government announced; to- day that its nationalised transport system lost £20 million last year and the outlook for 1950 was even darker.
Minister, Mrhuge blow to Britain's, "export
The Transport
that losses werd
ot
obtain special rights or was no warning shot across the yet another area will un-to
within the territory bow. We proceeded across the bar avoidably become clogged privileges
of. China.” and when we reached deen water with slow moving traffic. stopped the engine and signalled Although the number
The Nationalist Chinese dele- the pursuing warship that we roads under repair at the pre-gate, Dr T. F. Talang, promptly were anchored. He kept on sent time
showed his disappointment, say- abnormally sects shooting. Therefore we went high, this is not so. It then the five country resolution nhead again."
Public Works Department had
MP | did: not go far enough. Mr McConaughy said no one more funds available it would interest, maintaining is boy Alfred Barnes, told the House or die" programme,
The Soviet bloc showed no aboard the vessel was injured undertake the repair of even rot of the discussion.A lone of Commons and it anchored at Woosung at more roads, for the longer adviser. Mr B. F. Podtserob. more than four times as great 0.30 p.m. Shanghai time.
road is left the greater the float
"The Increase will hit manu- sat in The State Department spokes- cost in repairing it.
the Russian section. as those of 1040, when the facturers Foreign Minister Androi Y The actual man, Mr Michael McDermott.
repair work, is Vyshinsky has said Russia will £4,750,000. He said the stu-33 percent devaluation
system showed à dellcit of hoping to take advantage of the heavy exports said: "We will file an energeile concentrated in the months be not recognise any decision the lon
with the protest
Nationalist tween
hnd becomÒ
of the and May because it Assembly makes in thin case. now
so serious, pound sterling to sell in hard government.”.
is not possible to carry out ex-
Commission currency markets, and saddle Sir John Franklin WAD the
hand naked tensivo repairs during the wet DEBATE ADJOURNED
him to authoried them with an impossibly heavy: second. Isbrandtsen ship to be
a freight rato Increase of 16 production price Increase fired on In China waters with-
public has merely had
will, be Committee. adjourned
110 home," they said. in the past two months while its attention focussed on road debate on the Chinese question increase in passenger fures. trying to run the blockade. A repairs, by the fact that those until after the Assembly nots on
Mr Barnes told the Commons: The third, the Flying Trader, was being repaired at the present a Western statement of 13 euny station hotels and coastal the net revenue deficiency for Includes roll-At present it appears likely. system detained. The Sir John Frank-time are most extensively used sentials of peace, Most of the shipping.
in is a combined freighter by motorists and pedestrians Committee members must, ht-
the current year will exceed passenger vessel with a crew at The resulting traffic congestion and the Assembly sessions on Conservative critics charged £2,000,000 and it will be gren- from 48 to 56 and with accom- is emphasised by the great in-that project, beginning on Tues 'mmediately du side the Houko ter in 1950 on the basis of exis-
*: (Consnued on Page 5) ¡ dux, of cars into Hongkong, we day, and most of them do not that this: incredao, would be sung charges."--United Prem,
Benson.
The
The
tho Transport
Mercent.
There
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at