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Hongkong Telegraph.
VOL V NO. 251
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1950.
Another Indo-China Outpost
Governor
Returns From Furlough
Returning
after
four
months furlough in America
Abandoned
NO MORE RETREATS SAYS
FRENCH
GENERAL
Hanoi, Oct. 22.
French forces have evacuated Loc Binh, the seventh frontier out- and the United Kingdom, post to he abandoned in Northern Indo-China within a month, it was dis-
His Excellency the Gover nor, Sir Alexander Grant. am, KCMG, and Lady Grantham were accorded a arm welcome at Queen's
Pier shortly after 9 o'clock
this morning.
A latingulehed gathering was present including members of both Comells, letting Ser- vice chlets, the Consular Body, heads of Government depart. ments, leaders of the business
closed today.
Loc Binh is about 12 miles southeast of the fortress of Langson, the evacuation of which was officially stated today to have been completed.
All the men involved in the withdrawal-estimated to be about 3,900-have reached safety, a military spokesman said.
France's leading military strategist, General Alphonse Juin, today drove almost 40 miles in a jeep in monsoon rain to meet the column of men withdrawing from the two fortresses.
He told them: "There will be no more French retreats. I am con- fident of the military situation."
back at the men who killed our comrades af Dongkhe.
community and thely ladies
Excellency and Lady The French High Commis- of damaged road and radway Grantham arrived by the
INS
sloner,
M. Leon Pignon, said C'orfa and
the uning down through were greeted in here today that 11: Kowloon Bay by II. E. Mr J F.
goutd
mountains from China's Kwang- "But we believe in our com- neither colem Nico!!
(Officer Administerinports that 15,000 Chinese Com- evacuated fortremes of
nor deny re-
Praviner, Through me mandlers, and we will be back the Government) and Li-Gen,munist tronps had croved the Dang and Langson, toward mu
Dons again," Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, frontier GOC-in-C, who proceeded there join the
into Indo-China ton Lollin Thuong—cist mites
Vietminh (hisurgent) northeast of Hanol.
in the Governor's barge.
17-GUN SALUTE
the
forers,
was avail-
The new French-held zone has heen cleared vicininh guerillas,
01 Infiltrating
situation today, said: "The day
M. I'lgaon, discussing the
will
are over in Tongkin when single French Union battalions reals! Vietminh attacks,
The men marched out of the Hitadel of Langson and look three routes back to the next French post. Two groups followed
Jungle trails duc routh, and after slight skirmish- ing reached Cao Nhat, about
miles away.
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Picture just received from Indo-China showing a young Vietminh prisoner who was captured with a Communist flag.-London Express Service.
United Nations And Formosa
Washington Talks
Fish "Salted" Habeas Corpus
In Poison
Tokyo, Oct. 22. Fifteen people have died
In Osaka from eating fish believed
have to
been "salted" with sodiura ni. ,trate (Chille saltpeire) - stead of salt, the news-
Asabl
Shimbun
The third
Washington, Oct. 22. group, marelled The Secretary of State, Mr south-cast along the border road, collecting a garrison
Dean Acheson, nil his Re- Binh, about what the Loc
paper miles publican foreign policy adviser, Mr John Foster Dulles, will ranter here on Monday on the position regarding
mobile.
12
M. Pignon anel M, Letourneau, Sir Alexander, looking smart the French Minister for the in a gry sult with grey felt | Indo-China Associated States, hat, and the remainder of the both told currespondems today official party then disembarked that they had given orders that from the Corfu to the barge news
censorship and proceeded to Queen's Pier.
would In future be confined to military On Innding saluté of 17 fired by the Army
Becurity. guns was battery at Blackhead's Point.
"We are building M. Letourneau said that cen- Americans call Itis Excellency and Lady sorship would apply to political of three or four battalions that
combat teams away. Grantham en shook hands matters only in so far as they will be highly with all presem after which Sir affected military security-such we are realy the offensive will
All the groups were eventual-American When picked Alexander inspected a Guard of a questions of morale.
up in their 75-mile Formosa in the United Nations. Honour drawn from the 1st
begin,"
Journey by French lorries. Battalion The Wiltshire Reglable here today of reports that
No confirmation
General Marcel Carpentier, This was disclosed by top Before they left for Salzone French Commander in the American offlelals, who said Mr ment. In nitendance was
French forces were withdraw-
and today General Juin
M. Far Regimental Band.
East, told a press con- At the conclusion,
Duftes also was expected to give ing from
Letourneau tirove nearly 40 ference His Ex- town on the Chinese
Moncay, the coastal miles in a jeep through mon- still be holding Langson, today: We
could Mr Acheson a report on his talks cellency and Lady Grantham.0 miles
border,
with representatives of northeast of Hanoi. soon rains accompanied
along a pot-holed | we
other not want our
nations at bed the capital of Tongkin Province. road to meet the Foreign Legion cath in a strangle-hold, Lang-
Lake Success General turned to Saigon today after a
vangard coming back from son was under Alphonse Jun
Japanese no immidlate Langson.
pressure from the Vicminh three-day tour of Tongkin.
Fiebels and the evacuation M.
declared: Letourneau
Was "France will definitely hold this rely on French inltative. Tongkin Delta."
"But the High Command had Forcign
unpleasant The bearded
Le- very
Information threals glonnaires of a dozen national-about
from Vietminh vas-groups on both the border road ties. who comprised the
and the road from Langson to sal3: stard of the evacuees, "It was heart-breaking to have Phu Lang Thuong.
"f
would have taken artillery to hold the whole division and
Colbourne, ADC, boarded their car and drove to Government House.
Heading the Invited guests on the Pier were the on R.R. Todd (Acting Colonial Scere- tary) and Mrs Todd, Mr Justice
re-
itp
FRONT STABILISED
and Mr E. H. Williams, Major-peared to have been stabilised
The Tongkin front today General G.C. Evens, Air Com-with the French forces in pori- modore A.D. Davies, Commo-on for any new Vietminh as- Bore and Mrs L. N. Brownfeld spult. und the Hon Sir Arthur Morse. The
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French regrouping has to pack up and leave our posts. given the rebels about 60 miles without having a chance to
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Constitutional
[ONGKONG welcomes back today from
Hugh His Excellency and
Lady Grantham, at the same time hoping they feel rested and refreshed after their visit
to England. More recent reports have Indicated that His Excellency has had to suffer something of a busman's holiday and that he spent more than en ordinary amount of time holding dis. cussions at the Colonial Office. This tends ин in turn, to wonder whether Sir Alexander comes back with some message or information of significance to the Colony. In a Singapore interview His Excellency Intimated Chat he WAS returning with no startling new plan for administration, but it is conceivable that he is in a position to bring Hongkong up to date on the question of constitutional reform. This project hns not been entirely eclipsed from the minds of the public, although it must be confessed that much of the initial interest fn, and enthusiasm for, constitutional reform has waned. It is not unlikely that Alexander has anything to tell us it will be that further modifications original and aubsequently
of the amended
Reform
did
the
reported today.
About 83 pounds of the fish were sold in Osaka and neighbourlog cities.
Tho police said. that most of the people who had eaten the fish
were seriously Reuter,
con-EARTH TREMOR IN
but
men
reraing
peace
treaty.
The major reason for Mr Dulles quick visit to Washing-
NORTH ITALY
London, Oct. 22.
Suspended
Manija, Oct. 22..
The President of the Philip- pines, Mr Elpidio Quirino, to- day proclaimed the suspension of "the
privilege of
For Pacific
Washington, Oct. 22,
The Wako filand con ference between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur has produced "Pacific Doc. trine" comparable in im portance to the 1947 "Tru- man Doctrine", Washing- ton observers believed.
The "Truman
Doctrine” Buaranteed aid to Greece, Tur
key and other Middle East countries to help fight Com- tunism.
The new "Pacific Doctrine". chunot be offcially attributed to the Wake Island conference be- cause, under the United States Constitution,
no che can share with the President the responsi bility for formulotlug foreign policy.
Interpreting his San Francisco speech In the light of press conference statements by the President and his advisers, on and off the record, observers here discern doctrluc,
a coherent Pacife The doctrine will be imple- mented by:
(1) Maintenance of Increased naval, air and ground forces under General MacArthur's habeus command to assist the United corpus" in the cases of alleged Nations maintain peace through- pedition
or rebellion, it was out the Pacific area, ofcally announced tonight.
The announcement sold: This measure is calculated to facilitate the prosecution
FURTHER AID
(2) Readiness of these forces to go into action immediately and they are called on by the United
Ahat disposition of an increas. Nations to deal with aggression. ing Bumber of cases arising from editious, rebellious or otherwise subversive pets lawlesa elements,"
The President
of
the
(3) Increased military and economic assistance from United States-not necessarily through the United Nations-to all Aslan countries resisting declared: Communlar, particularly Indo-
China and the Philippines.
can
no
A three-second earth tremor "This Government to, according to these sources, shook the Ascoli-Piceno district longer tolerate the coalinuation was to get the Secretary's infest of Italy today, Rome Radio re- of such state of affairs threat- (4) A "model" podwar
Ascoli Piceno is an in-ening not only the peace views on how the United States ported.
und should meet any proposals at the land town 00 miles south of accurity of the people, but the
Ancona on United Nations concerning the
Italy's east coast very security of the Stato it- in the foothills of the northern self." disposition of Formosa,
Abruzzia province.
economic and military rehabili- tallon programme for a unified, democratie Korea to show Asia what benefits can come from parinership
United with the
The worst impact of the President Quirina's proclama-States.
The
heavy citadel,
The Americans
are strongly in favour of the British resolu-
treinor was in the inountain flan followed renewed clashes
and we did not have a division to spare. It was better to have men's lives than please publie opinion."-Reuter.
(0) United States champion- ship in Asia of independence, freedom and social justice.
in which would have a Com-villages, but there were no re- in the last few days between (3) A "model" peace treaty mission appointed to go to the posts of damage or victims, the Government forces and Com- with a peaceful and prosperous island, last stronghold of
Radio added.-Reuter,
munist-led insurgento the
only a Japan. embattled Nationalist forces of
few miles from Manila, the Chiang Kai-shek, lavestigate the
Philippines capital. situation and report to the Search For Missing| General Assembly, with recom- mendations as to what the
Scientist land's fate should be. A young Chinese woman who
Stockholm, Oct. 22, i was found
However, dead 'un
Stanley anticipate
The Stockholm evening press Beach yesterday morning
+ flood of other said today that officials of Bri- not
yet been decentlwk, *** resolutions on the subject, such tain's counter-espionage service Police, however, discount
a. those the
to be submitted by would arrive here tomorrow to theory of tout play..
members of tae Soviet bloc, and trace the movements
Pro-
scheme are envisaged. But there has been Body On Beach
so much quibbling as to how Hongkong should start on the road to eventual self- government that it is unlikely any new proposed deviation will excite strong reactions. There are all differences of opinion among the enlightened sections of the community as to whether it is more suitable for reform to start at the bottom through the creation of on elected Municipal Council with restricted powers, or whether reform should be immediately applled to the existing Legislature with the idea of "popularising" that body. The Colonial Office may well have worked out a ден approach that will compose those differences. What can be stated
with more certainty is that on the subject of constitutional reform the Colony generally Is looking for some action, and if 14t Excellency can now name a definite target date for the introduction of constitutional reform it will cause general satisfaction. If he cannot do this it is unlikely that the public will show any deep interest in any other proposals he may have brought back with him.
The Criminals Challenge
LJONGKONG'S criminal
elements
11 appear to have accepted the legis. lation which makes possession of explo- sives and the unlawful use of firearms an offence punishable by death as a challenge, and they have responded with a new wave of armed robberles. Superficially this might be construed as indicating that the new legislation will fail in its intention an n deterrent to violent erime, but we stili hold to the conviction that this law, abhorrent though it may be, will finally achlove its end. The Police, it is noticed, have reacted strongly to the latest out-
break of violent crime, and in this they have the fullest support and sympathy of all low-respecting citizens. And the best way of giving that support in a practical manner is for the community to co-operate unreservedly with the Authorities in dealing with these criminals. Prompt reporting to the Police of actual robberies or suspicious behaviour wilt at least en. able the Police to go to work quicker in tracking down the criminals. No who is prepared wilfully to use rearms for the commission of a crime is entitled to protection from the community.
one
ha
to meet
the Americans
The woman is from 25 to 30 Mr Dulles wants to be prepared fessor Bruno Pentecorvo, the years of age and seems of the amah type. A pair of shoes and
expected arguments scientist from the Harwell Atom socks and an outer jacket were
that the United Nations should Research Centre. endors the immediate turning fessor vanished after flying to The British-naturalised pro- found neatly placed on a rock
ever of Fonos to the China Finland and is believed to be in by the beach.
Reds-Unitel Press.
Moscow-Reuter.
The Odd Spot Of Odd News
ofcial calendar. Peking Radio re-
ported today.
close to the palmon net and enjoy quile a Terent odour,”-Reuter. Uranium Discoveries
Darwin. Oct. 22. Uranium discoveries in Australia't
Manila, Oct. 22. Severely burned by red-hot tvicanic lava, 17-year-old Dri-
The old Chinese calendar, in use tida Aclo
for many centuries, used alway to went through with be consulted by the peasants be- her proposed marriage to Cria- fore embarking on such ventures as pin Ubay, aged 29, and then sowing, building a house, going on far north have started a new traffic ated in his arms.
n Journey, marriages or burists. to Darwin-minen bringing kaemples The new calendar, the Hatlo re- of ore they hope contain the vital Crispin fought his way through part sald, will give useful informa element. deuse smoke to rescue his Filipino fton on such subjects as hygiene and fancee when she and her mother the new marriage laws, as well as ment's Award of £1,000 Australian The infest boost is the Govern- were trapped on the Misamis area of
Min- iteter, danao island by an ertplion of the "nad mountain" of Ilok-bok,
Both were reared beyond recogni- tion and the mother died alnost | Immediately,
Brigida at Grat
aon in letter writing and playing games.- ££000 sterling)
in the discoverie of one proved deposit located 12 month ago.
Department of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, Oct 22.
Mines here admit that anme of the Alysterious signals" even off by camples being submitted are "in- did not want to the stars aro be married but finally gave in to Britain's giant radio-telescope here.-
being studied from, teresting ----Reuter. pleadings of Crispin and a parish priest vos sumimoned for the normal sights, It has "car" tou.
marriage-and-death ceremony," Selentists ixten in to the strange detainees in the Malayan Federation
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 22. Surrendered bandita and special Jeuter.
waves which radiate across the sky are receiving
the talk of the slays,
gratulfles
from the Scientists Arst learned about the sarno wage as convicted
Goverment They are paid the during
prisoners. A total of 3100,000 (about £23.0001 Britain has been approved for payment for
men in certain employed on rope making,
These men are
rotan (cano) weaving," basket-making and other Industries-Router,
Tongue As A Gift
Studying Stars Signals Officials of the
The telescope has more than the Wages For Bandite
Arthur
Coughs Up Hit Pipe
"language of the stars" Perth, Australia, Oct. 22 German rocket Attacks on
Gardiner, 0. recently in the war, They picked out the work done by coughed up the stem of a pipe he rounds while listening to the radar daltation camps. held between his teeth 28 years echoes given off by the rocksis age.
Gardiner, who lives on a cattle tation 1,500 miles north of Perth, knocked unconscious IN
niesion
trying to recharge
Наиля plant.
itcuter.
Scont-Sprayed Fish'
ox. his
Tish The bow was
on
had
the noor, but the stem Vanished
Ever since Gardiner has had a bad cough, Then he had another At: something fell to the floor. It was the missing pipe stem, missing (since 1922]
New Chinese Calendar
London, Oct. 23. Chinese peasants are to get a new
Appledore, Devonshire, hought to the Appledore
Benares, Oct. 22. parl chures Lar 1tze
A Hindu harvest festival
cut off the tip of his services is with eau da cologne,
fest sprayed fongue a propitiatory offering to the godden Durgo, credited in The vicar, the lev. Hugh Miller, Hindu mythology with blood-thirsty explained why. "s the cast, attributės. people who came to my church for Overwhelmed by devotion the harvest festival, services used tundu made "a silt of his tongue! to crowd into the middle and back at the end of Dowrah-the 10 days" } seats in order to avoid the ambil, jeslebration of (thì “goddṣer · Victory "Now I have introduced-exy de over the demon MAKSALAMITA. cologne they are able to crowd up Beuter,
the
Earlier this month, he warn- ed the people of Manlia to be on their guard against
the "agents of subversion," adding that a cosmopolitan city
like Manila might well be a hotbed of such agents.-Reuter,
(7) Immediate United Chutes economic assistance to enable free Asian peoples increase pro- duction and raise their stand-
ards of living.-Reuter.
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