VOL. V NO. 7
Viet Nam Leader Captured
Man Who Refused
To Surrender
Hanoi, Jan. 8.--An off
cial announcement snid to-
day that French
had captured
troops
Vu Hong leader Khan, Việt Nam who refused to surrender after fleeing from China into Indo-China with 2,000 Chinese Nationalist troops.
The capture took place South west of Langson, i town on The Clara Joules 1 hat borders
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Today's. Weather: Light vá stable or Boniherly' winds. Fine and hary.
Noon Observations; -Barome irio pressure, 1921.0 mbak, 29,15 Téfperature, 73 det: F. Dew point, 68 der. F. Relative humidity, 60%. Wind direction. West Wind force, 8 knots.
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AP Pictur
D.F. Workers
Renew
Their Demands
Nineteen representatives of the Dairy Farin Chinese Workers' Union called Mr J D Thomson,
the of general
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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1950.
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COLOMBO CONFERENCE: Mme Chiang
Son Slays SIX MAIN
Father
RESENTED BEING
SCOLDED
Manila. Jan. 9 -Elmer Mocklin, Sr., retired Ameri enn engineer from Chienaro, was shot to death and has wife. Adela Macklin, WAN slightly wounded by thru own son on Friday on their
TOPICS
Prevention Of World War
Colombo, Jan. 8-Mr Philip Noel-Baker,
farm in Antipolo, 20 miles Secretary of Commonwealth Relations, said
d of Muniln
A jedica thavendigahan showed that 13 year crid Elmar Meckle
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and
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hight
Ele Meowwhile, ten mother erowieni thaigh me that there miten mutat posud to town net The contacted the author thes
town
is
at a press conference today that the Com- monwealth conference will discuss six main topics.
These topics were as follows:
(1) The European political situation as it concerns the Commonwealth.
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(2) Economic development in South-East
(3) Prevention of Communist expansion in South-East Asia.
(1) The Japanese peace treaty.
(5) The position resulting from Communist expansion in ('hina.
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(6) Defence problems in South-East Asia.
A tot 151- Colombo, Jan wild dis
fish official teclared forty thr outstanding problem for The Commonwealth foreign relations cumfererwe
open here Monday is how to stop a Third World War
muse the consequence of thevain
on and Sterting asianice%
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renove
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(2) How can yng th
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However, Mrs to
one of that must! their reolding
Joctora fold an faymirablo
helping Mocklin
reportedly
Communist exparuNİYALA day to renew their demand investigation that he had bring
Comtriots walth monthly special pinned to send the buy
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EDITORIAL
THERE
Six-Point
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חודי
election next
THERE is such a growing unanim H in London political etreles cerning the approximate date of the next be fairly General Election that is
before assumed it will be held safely The middle of March at the Intest. Even
week who Sir Stafford Cripps,
fant parried direct questions very skilfully, left the impression that the would more likely be held before Budget Day then after it; and the 1- bour
might well
abie Party
10 capitalise, at this time, on the revela-
Government's policy. tion
in that the dealing with the gold and dollar reserve Another crisis is bearing useful fruit, pointer to an election earlier than April Morrison was provided by Mr Herbert during the week-end, when, addressing his own constituents, he presented a six-point programme which could be inken to repre
Socialists' foundation of the sent the election platform. If the programme offers nothing novel, it can, at least be Baid to acknowledge the prime necessity of a solid, instead of spectacular approach to the basic factors controlling the present lives and the future destinies of the British people. The Socialists, through Mr Morrison, declare that they appreciate that the country must achieve increased production as well as increased exporte, must build up more and more reserves of gold and foreign exchange, must ex- pand national income that will meet a reasonable modern level of expenditure, must control both Inflation and deflation, that the and must convince the world British way of life is both right and successful. Nothing, as we have remarked earller, is novel or sensational about. these alms. Rather do they suggest a counsel of perfection. Certainly the
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selostnatory
Prated Pres
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to o
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THE GENERAL
ELECTION
Attlee
Visits
'QUAKE SHAKES N.
NEW ZEALAND
Het. ...
1. Pok
轻
New Zealand North
M
22
Programme
RADIO
Reuter
arouse
Labour Party's opponents will not deng the destability of any of these turgels Left unsaid is just how the Socialists Talend to make the programme a reality. By further and tighter official controls directed against enterprises of nationni Hy Jimportance #1111 in private hands? larger doses of Crippsion austerity and
FL hu
" been
long Festrictions?
workers und axiom that it recognised
to produce considerably employers are
must be than the average, there Incentives for nil. The complainí levelled against the Labour Government's polleies to dute is that far from offering incen tives
inducements, they and
frustration, resentment and feelings of lethargy and indifference. The necusation In not wholly true, because there has been a consistent increase in production on the part of British industry since the war But not even the Socialists can claim to be satisfied with the level of those in- One of the best incentives for boust workers to manufacturers and production would be some real relief in Government, but the direct taxation, through its ambitious State social schemes has committed the nation to so heavy an expenditure, that any serious reduction in income tax
of the appears to be out question. Thus, in presenting their six point programme the Socialists, when election time comes, will open themselves to Home very searching questions-- question of "how?" not "why." The Labour Party may And itself in the election campaign strictly on the defen- sive,
to be and if it allows itself manoeuvred into this position, it may find Il very difcult indeed to attract subiclent. votes to take the Socialists back into parliamentary power.
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The King
Londonu. Ian. H.-- The Cabinet may decide today the date for a general efretion in which Valery wal dreide whether to ex fend the four and a
É izur Govern- ment ruše, I was reported today
The Prime Minister, Me Clement Atlee, visited is
yeler Majesty the King day at the Royal estate at Sandringham and 1! Wan belleved they discussed the election date,
February 23 is the prob- ble election date mrn- tloned la political quarters, Labeur orgaulaers all over Britain are engaging hall for February 22. The Con- servatives and Liberals
believe they are preparing for Election rallies—United Press
XAMEN
tional development plans.
nowk
of
Stic tor relations, told conference that great be attached Portance will banding up resistance mafioratarbutary
The en omCALTAN
Jav
Cripps
was
Preaches In Paul's Cathedral
London. Jan 8-The vast St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London tonight crowded with worshippers who came to the evening ser VICE to hear the sermon preached by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sr Stafford Cripps
Sit Stafford, who in preaches regularly loral churches, was be lieved to be the first Sayrnan to do so in an ordinary service Paul's
There
at
St
was hardly
101
the
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sraf 15 whole Cathedral
Comers
Late standing at the back
الله
were
Sr Stafford. wearing
a dark blue lounge suit mounted the pulpet during the singing of an anthem and stond erect Bazing at his notes
He spoke cleary and loudy.
his face ster
St.
but otherwise showing no expression for almas! half an hour
In the course of hus address the Chancellor declared that uncontroll
ed
materialism "must Crash +n snlf-destruc tion"
Hi those as his sub
Personal Farth jert And Christian Achon
Reuter
Court Dismisses
Summonses Brought
-
A
In-
By
against minijasting a
of the Common
wenkh to meet the line
1
delegates
JNOW
The
of Consnurbeats theķu- AMER
with Japan at vital subjecta
1 Bash Foreign Secretary, Mi Ben Bevin, who arrived "very orte, eller tre meeting n vital and inportant conference Commonwealth For the Brush
A
and Die world as a whole
de rival was Piime Minister Jawadualal Nehirn of Inco
MI
Now!
the sabet linker Kapdom was greatly 4. the United States for Marshal plan ald which is Brutanu a breathing
peti from 1% eemomie worries, ut the United States will 1 we fully forment of the proceedings of the conference.
PRAVDA COMMENT
the Comunautat Chn Moscow
Pravda said party new-paper the folumme conference reflreis eforks" to trengthen The weakened position of Brilala by combating the influence of
United States
the thies Paris"
Pravda niso saw the 01- ference as releeting a tendency in Britan's "imperialist polley" "nekvate the struggle agatrist the peoples' liberation. (munist) countries
کرده
11
Come
in the the the
CUN-
Gen. Donovan
Remarking that there was no information given
in the affidavits as to who WAS in possession and that in the present case neither the plaintiffs nor the defendants were in possession of the
property, Mr Justice Williams, in the Supreme Court this morning. dismissed two summonses brought by Major-General William Donovan (Civil Air Transport Incorporated! for the appointment of a receiver for the airlines" property. The defendants were Major General Claire L. Chennault and Me Whiting Willauer.
;
The Munitiones, first beard in open Cunt to give hus devisum Chambers at the Supreme Cout at pard
other parties on Saturday, were for an
ther
ler -nhjeet nur leg of the a.pt Clemu tui W.Jastar
rra he wo fog deky ty up of all wereplanes, fen trol
sablert matter of spare parts, temia.
Talam
ira
t
--14 fost mely respectively to the NAC and the CAT sold by them to the defendant! on Drinber 12. 1.1
194, and later sold by the de-
nelasts to the plaintif (Dono vab on Itember 10, 1940
Mr Justice Willums this morning remarked that he hard the summonses into adjourned
STOP PRESS
Nationalists
Fire On
US Freighter
movements
Asin and He paid that Brunin won a Pacifle Decan.” I aino shid
"kruw how: pols's position at the to provide For AND countries with ne-'ference "15
not easy. for both Australia and New Zealand have
The Hongkong oflice of underlined their intention maintain the closest then with Associated Press reported this morning that they had the United States.")
Australia ond New Zealand received message today to make they from their correspondent, concerning decistons
he
In reply to a question, he said
Cunumonwealth thurthi
Point Four" programme would be the ideal solution to South- Fast Asia's economie problems.
LONG OVERDUE
21
1.
experien
recoght-
Of Britain's recognition of the ton of Mao Tse-tung's Chinese Wayne Richardson, who is
Govern-00
of
Na-
Communist regime after the aboard the Isbrandtsen ship, Communist Chinese
that conference, which comes on the Flying Arrow, ment, Mr Noel-Baker, said:
"Some people would say our breks of British recognition
Moo. India, Pakutan and Caytionalist warships had fired recognition of the new Govern-
Jon three Commonwealth on the freighter while she ment in Ching was long over members-also have recognised was
10 trying
run the duc. It was just a question of
the Chinese Communists.As blockade. established recognition of an fact."
Le added
thal
Dean Mr United Stales Acheson, the
soclated Press.
Secretary of State, had stated, Two Small
"Nationalist armics in
ure
China do
They disintegrating.
ot have to be defeated."
Kowloon Fires
policy of the United Kingdom
Asked whether it was the
action
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this Laval of of god prina Jacke agost all labirints de med maler # wenald T fra ve Ta grunk the inp -safium," and his Lardedup.
Ma Justley Williams, after de matsing the amnions, mutl that he would ndil that in his view he thought that plaintiffs
the defendants bi the earlier actions might have asked for the Appointment of rereiver when Vitey made their respective _mp- "Even plications to the Court.
this stage it should not be dineult for all claimants to con sent to some form of receiver slap as it is in the interests of all of them to preserve the pro-
rly his Lordship concluded.
Vows
Guerillas To Fight
BRITAIN IS CRITICISED
New York, Jan. 8.- Madame Chiang Kai-shek declared today that Bri-
"bartered had
the taln soul of a nation for a tow pieces of silver" by re-
the cognising
Chinesc Communist regime.
"One day these pieces of silver
bear interest will
In British blood, went and tears on the battleground offre,dum,“ she
sold in a broadcast
That which is morally wrong can never be politically right,'
Stended.
She pledged Nationalist China the deals against a war to the Communist armies.
In her farewell speech to the United States, the vowed that Ferillas would rise behind the Communist lines. and that her hustund, Genemlesimo Chiang, would Aght a Inst-ditch bottle on the island of Forminga~~uno the last remaining Nationalist footholds in China,
"MORAL WEAKLING" Madame Chiang Is leaving the United States this week to Join her husband in Formosa.
She did
not criticise Multe States for its recent
nik G Himl
the Nationalists, but she described Britain a
"moral weakling for recogulsing the Communist rerime
loves
In
the
"say for shame to Britain". she said.
She spoke to the people of United States over the National Brondensing Com- pov network from a special iterophone in a friend's home In New York.
"Russio will never know one day of peace. in China". stic declared,
"Russin will never own Chen China will remain free," Though she mid China stood with empty but willing hands, theftof mot renew ber form! plea for help which brought her To America, on a pecin) mia- -lem that was almost entirety
vestul rank the American peo- more," sho
PAL such a time no pleading run be with dignity.
un
aid.
for nothing
"It elther in your hearts to love us, or your hearts have It is tutned from us. either in your mind and your
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wil to aid China in her struggle for liberty, or you have aban- dooed fiberty."
"WE SHALL FIGHT" "But with ur without help
shall fght," she continued. "We are not defeated. Mil- alons of my countrymen are yet (Continued on Page 5)
Congress Awaits President
Truman's Budget
Washington, Jan. 8.- President Truman is ex- pected to touch off tomorrow one of the sharpest bud- get disputes in recent years when he lays his fiscal year 1951 Federal spending plans before an openly dubious Congress.
While
over
he has
not revealed the national
debt,
veicrans benefits and other pertinent
Military
and
how much money he wants to run the government in the 12 programmes set up by previous months starting July 1, the Congresses, House Speaker, Mr Sam Ray-
two foreign aid spending are burn, said it would be a "litile
areas where savings could be US$42,000,000,000," which made more easily, but Adminis The mesenge said that the vessel had been hit and would be about $1,800,000,000 tration sources claim the budget Is "tight" in those fields and that a fire had broken out loss than this year.
The President has made it further major reductions might on the after deck,
clear in advance, however, that endanger success of the cold war his spending programme will be against Communism, The Royal Naval authorlan entire deficit again nexi
Mr Rayburn said defences and Two small fires in Kowloon ties in Hongkong said this your oven If Congress granta
cut about $3,000,000,000 below to give recognition to a govern yesterday were kuccessfully' put morning that the frigate the "moderate" tax Increase be foreign ald spending had been
from inent set up by force, Mr Noel-nut by appliances
the Black Swan was on patrol in will request in a special mange the current fiscal year. The
luter. However,
will con- Republieng Republican Leaders Baker said that the
And Brigada
Rome Influential citrate fire on the President's Communist Government repre- resulted in no casualties or loss the vicinity of the mouth of leaders and
the Yangtse and would go Democrats already have come social programmes, which they of the Chinese people, and was One of them occurred at 11.30 to the assistance of the out flatly against tax increases charge are leading the nation
to a welfare (0) cotton dealer's on the Flying Arrow if a request in election year: They will down the road
Aght to balance the budget by state."
Regular business of the gay- what
method-cutting Federal
excluding ernment,
defence, The United States would be Road, Kowloon City, A small for help was received.
A further message from the toy call the "only prac cotton
foreign aid and veterans spend kept informed of the conterencu
Flying Arrow says the shellingsponding.
Sunday. The shelin Economy Tenders fare pn ad- ink, accounts for only about a and "there, should be no mis-destroyed.
The other was a grass restarted understanding that there is any
In the steering initely dimeult task in trying third of the budget, however, conflict of interest between our in King's Park opposite Govern- tore ten holes
The
blaze room, but did not damage the to balance the budget. Much of and Congress may find it dun- quarters.
any substantini relations with Western Europe ment
the government's outlay goes for cult to make and the Commonwealth," I started at 5,30 pm, but was soon steering gear. There have been
no reports of enmunities.
fixed charges much as Interest on cuts there: United Prem. said.-Router,
extinguished by one appliance.
Chinese Kowloon
sented more than three-quarters
of life.
not at all like the Korean Gov- ernment set up by the Japanese am, at
with their Empire.
Fire
ground floor of 30 Southwall
qunnilly of raw
was
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