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VOL V NO. 122
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FLONGKONG TELEGRAPIL For med on behalf of
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LÄTIL
The
Today's Weather: Light Southeast, winds, becoming tight Southwest; partly cloudy, with some thundery showers Inter in the day.
Noon Observations: Barometric pressure, 1010,8 mm..
point, 78 20,85 in Temperature, 81.1 der. F. Dew
deg. F. Wind direction, WNW. Wind Relative humidity, 80.
force.
one knot.
High water: at 10.40 p.m.
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Hongkong Telegraph..
NEW PEKING NOTE COMPLICATES RECOGNITION
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
London, May 24-It was disclosed today that four days ago, the Foreign Minister of the China People's Government, Mr Chou En-lai, delivered a Note to Mr J. C. Hutchinson, the British repre- sentative in Peking, outlining further conditions before diplomatic relations could be regularised be- tween China and the United Kingdom.
The Note called aftention to me.
British properties and interests
in China and restet there ||
should be drets dogs coner nin: Amnesty Demand
the future of these
Further, the People's Govern-
inent
exiled
attention to the
situation <if Hongkon and statest ti thi he should be the subject of
of discussion.
In ht Common speech.
this afternoon, My Revia mentioned i that The
Government Chinese was laying down some coul- tlong but he did not mention fully the matters raised in the revnt Note.
Instead he referred in detail to the Chinese demand that the aircraft at present in dispute at Kal Tak aerodrome should be People's handed over to the Government as a pre-condition. LONDON ALARM
Rejected
London, May 24-The British Minister of Defence, Emmanuel Shunwell, Mr today rejected a demand In the House of Commons for amnesty for deserters from the Forces.
Aunmnesty, he said, would be unfale to those surrendered and who had
LETI
had been punished and to those who served loyally.- Reuter.
WAGE FREEZE
TO STAY
It la understood that no in- structions have been sent to Mr Hutchinson regarding a reply to the latest Note which coused considerable alarin here
london. May 24.-The Gen- because until its arrival it was
eral Council thought that only two matters
Britain's of remained to be cleared up--the Trades Union Congress decided aircraft and the status of the new China in the United Na-day that the Soutalis: Govern diana.
Ingrid Married
By Proxy
ment's write freeze policy must | stay, despite a "higher pay* revolt by 5,000,000 industrial workers.
But they gave warning that it might "impose an intolerable the wage-bargaining system" if continued ladlenite-
Rome, May 24.—Th! Swedish | strain on film star, Ingrid Bergman, and Qe Italian Him director, Ro- berto Rosellini, were married 17. today by proxy in Juarez, Mexico.
The Council decided that further consideration of the wage policy should be given by the Congres special Economic Be Committee, which would pre- pare a statement to be issued to the whole trade union iment.-Heuter,
Renzo Itosellini,
lin the director's brother, said that the marriage had been carried out with all legal fornalities. added that the documents s
Lesling to the marriage now on their way to Rome
Reuter.
EDITORIAL
were
move-
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1950.
As Good As His Parents?
Britain's champion woman hurdler, who married the AAA coach, Geoffrey Dyson, with her nine-mantlis-old son, Timothy, at a Chiswick meeting. Maureen won her race later.
Trygve Lie Remains Hopeful Of Ending Cold War
Price 20 Cents
Tel: 27880
HEAVY NAVAL ACTION SOUTH OF HONGKONG
Two Of Battling Warships Hit And Set On Fire
A Nationalist warship and another which may be Com- munist were set on fire during a big battle this morning near, Lap Sap Mei Island, south-west of Hongkong.
The Communist ships withdrew after damaging a gunboat.
Later
A destroyer-escort was hit several times and a large fire blazed aboard till the crew got it under control about 7.30 a.m. it was again reported drifting on fire.
Berlin Youth Rally Tension
The battle started about 6.35 a.m. and Peak residents could hear the heavy gunfire. First ship hit was the gunboat.
I was set afire and observers"
heard heavy explosions. Shells
were
the about
then
into pumped FISHING
destroyer escort
745
and
3.01. IN Com-
large minesweeper, CRISIS IN
Wak
BRITAIN
muntet motor junk, and second war- ship, withdrew northwest, Berlin, May 24.-Russia
timo smoke By this halted 60 Berlin-bound rising from Lap Sup Mei Island,
Ger- and barges from Western
ut 0.15
runfire 3.m. many today in an apparent started again and could still be move to cut off Western heard at 8.30 am, access to the capital during Bolt clashes were fought out the giant Communist youth at high pitch, the undre being
heaviest henri.
Peak rally this weekend.
residents described it as remark Maj-Gen. Geoffrey Bourne ably rapid fire by apparently (Britain) rent an official pro-high calibre guns,
Alexander test to Maj-Gen.
Lap Sap Met Island was op- Kotikov (Russia) demanding
action between the naval craft.
the release of the canal barges,parently bombarded after the
which were stopped at a check- paint in the Soviet Zone be- tween Western Germany and Derlin.
conais
moment.
Filibuster On
Aid Bill
Washington, May 24-be Republican Ollbusier in the Senale blocked a decisivo vote due tonight on the final passage of the com promise $3,121,459,000 Foreign Aid Authorisation Bill.
The Sensic reached an Agreement to vote on the BU tomorrow after the "isolationist" Senator George Malone (Republi
held the Nevada) Senate Hoor for three and a half hours and half a dozen other Senators were listed to speak.Reuter.
can.
Labour MP Urges Aid To Indo-China
Mr
London, May 24-Aber- London, May 24. deen fish salesmen today an- Woodrow Wyatt, Labour nounced a complete ban on Member of Parliament, to- the buying of foreign fish night urged the calling of a in an endeavour to save the conference between Britain, the local fishing industry from India, Pakistan and
United States to decide what collapse."
Faced with 30 fishing boats was to be done about Indo- up in Aberdeen and 400 China "where the French tntt
are fighting a losing battle." local fishermen unemployed, the Aberdeen Fish Salesmen's Asso-
He was speaking in the de- elation declared that from next
*** bate
and In Southeast Asia AMOY ACTION
Saturday they would refuse to handle any white fish, herring the Far East which had been Talpeh, May 24-The Navy or mackerel landed by foreign opened earlier by Mr Anthony The Rusalans also have an- announced today that its patrol vessels
Mr Wyatt, who recently re- nounced restrictions on Inter-nits bombarded more than 100 or Imported by direct Eden for the Opposition.
also chips on Tuesday
banned the hand-turned from Malaya, then coin- Communist zonal traffic over the super-
Island, opposite ling of fish from British vessela mentest on the position in that off Kingmen
not registered highway running from Western
nt Aberdeen country,
claiming that Britain London,
Nations Germany to Berlin, during the the Amoy invasion coast.
which attempted to land catches was "in a fair way" to losing to the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Trygve Lic, announced to-hours when
The Navy Bald the Communist from the Faroe, Iceland, Bear Malaya Berlin for
"lamentably hore batteries had a duel with Island, Norwegian Coast, Whits because she had night that he was hopeful the "cold war" can be locking to Eastern
the rally.
New-falled to adjust hor administra- ............. the Nationalist ships but were Sea. Spitzbergen-- and brought to an end by a new approach to
tion to postwar needs." The United States, Britain silenced and the Navy suffered foundland fishing areas.
The President of the British the East-West conflict within the United Nations. and France contend that any no damage or casualties.
Owners'
He suggested putting Malaya Federation, said the vessels Trawler with the usual The Navy He made this statement as he departed from interference
Allied traffic an either canals were found at Weltow Bay near Mr J. Croft, Baker, said that immediately under the Com- Europe after conferences with Stalin in Moscow
or highways between Western Kingmen Island and more than the Food Minister had received monwealth Relations Office or delegation sympathetically possibly a special department of and Berlin would 20 of them were unk-United his
and told them that considera- the Foreign Ofice. and leaders of the United States, Britain, and Germung
the four-puwer agree-Press.
Lord John Hope (Conserva- lion would be given to their France.
ment guaranteeing the Western
dimeuities and
tive) the
sald during the debate economic to the farmer
from for that it was no use pretending powers access capital.
serious competition
that Britain could hold Malaya cign
particularly
if Indo-China went, Singapore, would go and, he
Indonesia and
Little Ground For Grievance
E least favourable verdict that can be passed deservingly on the financial Hongkong and the settlement between
disclosed United
by the Kingdom Finnneini Secretary yesterday is that it could have been worse. In actual fact, with the complicated Those acquainted factors involved in the final negotiations, the variety of claims against Hongkong and vice versa, will do one of two things, credit the Labour Government with generosity or congratulate Mr FollowA on his bargaining achievement, discriminating, probably, will pay tribute to both. Conflicting views about some
The
of the details are not, of course, excluded. It is too much to expect the 1911 car- owner whose vehicle was requisitioned by the military never to be returned or who destroyed it at the behest of the Authorities on surrender day to appreciate the distinction made between him and tho companies who scuttled ships, ferties or launches under military orders. Deliberate Hcuttling is to be compensated for under what are termed the denial claims, but the erstwhile car-owner cannot readily fathom the working of minds which refuse to place him in the
Obviously same category.
not in tho "dentals" class are those residents whose homes were looted and whoso property prevent was wrecked, but it will not
them from protesting, in private or in public, against compensation to shipping Ürms while for them there is no mention of even token restitution. Nevertheless, who have a personal in- outside those tcrest and remain unmollified by realisation that many others are in precisely the same boat, the agreement renched by Mr Follows in London must be regarded as an accomplishment. The
connected complex questions manifold
Romo
with
on
of them claime,
made account of payments
to British refugees in Macao, some associated with
United May 24.-The
Shanghai, War Office demands to be paid for stores consigned to Dongkong in 1915 and 1916 with local records inadequate to permit assertion whether they actually arrived or were dumped in India or Singapore, repatriation expenses, Hong- kong's substantial claims against the Brith
this taxpayer-all
unpretty been has of mixture
complications
Nu money, under sensibly disposed of.
the settlement ultimately reached, will other. or the direction in one Bass
the claims and counter. Balancing of claims left nearly a million pounds in Hongkong's favour, to be regarded as the Colony's military contribution for lust undertaken to year,
has
of dental in respect Over and above, the Financial
accept claims.
Hongkong liability
Secretary committed the local Treasury to a contribution in 1950-51 of $16,000,000 townrds the cost of maintaining the local garrison. Considering the Govern- on security ment's present expenditure measures within the Colony, the require- ment may appear to be stiff, but when it is accepted that Hongkong could not expect to escape, and the amount is compared with the pre-war allocation on the basis of percentage of revenue, there Adding can be little sound complaint. to this
the recent Budget figure estimates, a defekt of about $12,500,000 is envisaged, but even that is far from certain. Revenue receipts are maintain- ing a high level, the prospect of the re-opening of
with trade
Shanghai encourages bellef that no sudden drop need be feared; Indeed, the chances are reasonable that the Government will again emerge from a financial' year with A surplus. Wisely, no attempt to increase taxation is contemplated, adding to The clean approval of the settlement. sinto is in Itself refreshing. All in all, a good job well done.
violnic
delegates wiji be
HKFC STAND ON FIRE
trawlers Iceland and Danish.
Was
"I m not dissatisfied with my falks In the three European
West Berlin police headquar- capitals," Mr Lie fald in
ters reported the Arst casualty
Over 1,000 North-East Scots and Burma formal statement "No doors connceled with the youth rally
herring fishermen
still believed, Slam, were have been closed. I retum when they salda 50-year-old fight fast
die tonight after a fortnight's the Pallippines as well,
Then what of India, out- with the belief that the possi-doctor was injured in r
Matshed roofing piled in a stoppage over prices.
flanked and with her food sup- bility of constructive negotia-ight in a West Berlin restau-
Hongkong Football Britain's fishing crisis deve-plies cut off?" he asked. rant The disturbance was over corner of a lons exista... I chall con-
"Happy Valleyloped
the industry after stand at the forthcoming demonstrations. Club
Indo-China had got to be held Government price and he was morning and freest from
Elnd the United Some tinue my efforts nimed at
Communist caught fire this 60,000
20 yards of controls last month and prices States "at least" was determined ducing the tensions of the cold youths already have gathered in burnt out about
firemen gat it
rocketed.
that it should be held. war and ultimately bringing It Eastern Berlin for the weekend flooring before
Imposed
(Conser- Housewives Red officials under control.
Mr Mott Radcliffe demonstrations. to an end."
The fire was noticed about
awn boycott and many prices vative), suggested that Britain claim half a million will take
9.30 am.
have tumbled to below the old and the United States should part.--United Press,
controlled
level since, but get Together with India and are themselves there is still a buyera rest-Faldatan "who
big catches at the facing the threat of Commun ance and ports have remained untold.-ism,"to work out a cu-ordinat- ed scheme of propaganda on the Reuter.
air-Reuter.
Mr Lie has been trying to get the leaders of the Big Four to agree on a series of extraordin- Council meetings, ary Security atiended by the foreign minis- ters of the 11 members, to seck a cold war truce. None of the four hends of state have natd bol it "no" to his proposal.
cannot be put into effect unil the deadlock over the admi ston of Communist Chint to the United Nations is settled.
Mr Lie's statement was inade
Fresh Round-up Of
Important
their
Red Spies Predicted Uranium Talks
Washington, May
24.-Im-
on uranium talks
be-
STOP PRESS
Washington, May 24.-Harry Gold, mild- a few hours temes de mannered research chemist accused of atomic spy-portant to United States, Er Office announced in the House ing, was recruited by a Soviet spy ring in 1940, ittain and South Africa will take of Commons that Britain was learned today.
to resume rendy and willing talks with Russia on the con-
trol of atomic energy as 500n as the China question is settled. Such renewed negotiations would be the first since Russia acquired the United Press.
atomic
FIRST STEP
boinu.-
place in
-Router.
Mr John NcNeill Becomes K.C.
+
H.K. SHIP SUNK
A mine disaster causing the loss of a British ship off Swatow was reported to Hongkong at about 11 am, this morning.
The ship sunk was the .. Ebanol, belonging to the Great Southern Steamship Company. Pedder Buliding.
Only the briefest details have She struck a
and yesterday
sank
off occurred
and servers
mine
received.
rapidly.
The explosion
the Washington in late summer or autumn, it was here authoritatively Informed sources said Jacob Goles, late boss learned
Officials today told Reuters of the admitted Communist courier Elizabeth tonight.
object of the talks Bentley, did the recruiting. Goles headed the that the
under ditions
which South "Soviet Tourist Bureau" in New York and died in would be to determine the con Britain sell to Africa would 1943.
Elizabeth Bentley, who named name immediately for checking. and the United States the large quantilles of uranium which it Com- Contrary to some reports, Gold's Is now proposed to extract numerous perboris as
before Congressional name was not given to the FBI from gold ore in South Africa, The first step in Lo's "Peace munists
gave information by Fuchs-United Press.
of In- plan" is to get Communist China committees,
the Federal Bureau
MORE PREDICTED admitied to the United Nations.
to its which led vestigation
Washington, May 24.- The Foreign Secretary, Mr knowledge of Gold. As a result
the
C. Johnson, a of this, he was called before Bevin,
Senator Edwin accused Ernest
Jury in Russiars
"on special Federal Grand today of being
member of America's Congres- which later indicter 11
Committee, to- The appointment of Mr John sional Atomic strike" in the United Nations 1047
King's He referred to their boycott of Communist leaders on charges night predicted further arrests McNeill to become a
to teach Over- following the interview by FBI Counsel of this Colony was on- all meetings until Communist of conspiring
British atomic nounced this morning. throw of the government. China is admitted
A ceremony will be held at Mr C. B. Skinner, and Chief At that time, however, there tents of the
Senator Johnson Bold
Later. he the Supreme Court on Saturday Engineer Mr D. C. Phillips. Mr Bevin repented his desire was no knowledge of the atomic PY, Klaus' Fuchs, United Nations," and said he Klaus Fuchsh selentis, thought the arrest last night of when Mr John McNeill will be
see new China "nside the
The Ebonol was an oil-tanker spyinst of the
whose case did not he chemist, Harry Gold, of called within the Bar.
of 1,175 tons gross. The seven issue break until this year. There Philadelphio. an an alleged as
killed wd.o "passengers" was trying to get tho
the
Security
definite eleven
Washingtion,
May 24.The cargoes. Nothing disclosure of atarle secrels. accomplices.
30-year-old research United States House of Repres known of the fate of the officers Gold, a When the Fuchs case broke, China replacing Chiang
Russian extraction, sentatives voted overwhelming and crow, but it is presumed
the that
mckage covering shek's regime. British delegates the FBI began a painstaking chemist of have been instructed to keep in search of many months, during has been charged with receivly today to continue for another
homb secrets from two years the registration of 18-deathrolt implies that they are touch with those of America and which it afted through a list of. Ing atomic
for stand-by | safe. The ship them over year-old youthx
Wis undet France in an effort to break the some 1,200 suspects. It is possible Fuchs and turning
(military service, Reuter.
charter to Jebshun and Co. China deadlockUnited Press. It may have taken up Gold's to Russia.--Router.
to
Gounell
Sugar Loaf Island,
passengers were killed.
Master of the Ebonol is Cap- tairs L. C. Church, Chief Omeer
cleared up by getting seven of was no information which could sociate of Fuchs was only the Conscription Law actually carried AS super members to vole for Commus have flows Gold to tho theft or beginning of a roundup of other i
is