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HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1947,

"TOI SHAN" SURVIVORS TELL

HARROWING TALE

Pathetic Scenes At Queen's Pier; 97 Brought Back By Royal Navy Tug

Italian Socialists Split

Roine, Jan. 12. Anti-Communist fac- tions of the Socialist Party have broken com. pletely with the rest of the party and their lea- der warns of possible war unless the party re- mains independent af foreign pressure.

Gulseppe Saragat, Presicent wri the Constituent Assembly, made this declaration to the 25th Na- tional Congress of the party:

Casualty Figures Jap Troops

Still Incomplete

About 90 survivors of the ss. "Toi Shan," which sank after striking a drifting mine about 10 miles west of Tai-o about 12.15 p.m. on Satur- day, were brought back to Hong Kong at 10.30 a.m. yesterday morning by Police and Naval vessels which rushed to the rescue immediate- ly on receipt of news of the disaster. Interviewed by the "China Mail" yesterday, an

official of the Shun Cheong Navigation Co. said that the number of dead could not yet be ascertained as the firm was still not in posses- sion of the number of passengers taken aboard while the ship was at Tsun-wan loading a car- go of kerosene. It is, however, definitely known that 12 of the crew of 59 are missing, and that 15 casualties have been taken to the Tai-o hospital. The Toi" Shan was carrying 400 drums of kerosene and 20 tons of general cargo..

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Plane Crashes

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Manila, Jan. 12. Unconfirmed reports reaching here tonight said that most of the 42 passengers and crew on board the Far Eastern Transport plane “Miss Luzon," which was forced to land in the China Sea yesterday, had been-sighted in three rafts and that their rescue was expected. The rescue ship "General Collins radioed to the United States Navy that it had picked up' 16 survivors and that more were still on rafts, An earlier message said that the rafts, bearing. survivors of the FEAT.I. plane which has been missing since Friday. were sighted 80

VIRGINIA

miles from the northern Luzon coast. A search plane reported that the rafts were "full of sur- vivors" and asked for a rescue ship to be dis- ̈ patched. The "Miss Luzon" was bound for Hong Kong when she crashed. The "Central Daily Of the passengers, 28 were News" in an editorial to-bound for Hong Kong and two for Manila. The Manila pressen- day said the closingers were believed to be T. Y down of 500 stores and Lev. 33. a Chinese merchant and plants in Nanking "may K.M. Nee, 290, also a Chinese

merchant. well be the signal for a

There would have been 31 pas- total bankruptcy of the|sengers but for the fact that

E. A. Kessler. Nanking economy."

The 28 headed for Hong Kong were:-

AIR CRASH

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Galax, Va., Jan. 12. - Sistern persons, in Eastern masenger plane were killed when Me aircraft crashell at nearby Wythville, Jacét police headquarters

sinted "Enday". The sole iur- iwar-Winm Ellis Keys Jur, of Florida, said the plane burst into flames be fore crashing on a road in the Biz 708 from Galar on the Virginia-North Carolina border.

Keys was thrown dienr token

to, Golex Hospital where, his condition was re- ported "fair". The pilot up- parently hoped to land on the roud sehen the plane caught fir-Reuter.

Beck, 19, Chinese Aviation's

and

TRANSPORT STRIKE

London, Jan. 12. Striking truck drivers

in a noisy mass meeting at the Stratford Town Hall refused an appeal today from one of their Union officials to return to work and voted to continue the strike until

their demands for in- creased wages and im- proved working condi- tions are met satisfac- torily.

The vote followed an appcal by Mr. Arthur Deakin, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union. He pleaded with the striking mom- 'bers of the road haulage acc- tion of the Union.to return in work and let the Union arbitrale the dispute peacefully through the regular Government machin-

ery.

The decision to continue the strike, which has left much of London short of food over. the - weekend, was greeted with loud applause...

Food Queues

Thousands of. Londoners queued in front of British Ru staurants thrown open today by the L.C.C. for, foodless fami- lies.

Until late last night long lines of housewives stood pa-

outside tiently

fishmonger shops, waiting for about the only. food that was available. Most

Saigon, Jan. 11. Unconfirmed reports today circulated here to

a 21 year atl effect that large

courier The editorial continued that American diplomatic the

numbers of Japanese the only way to save the situa-bound for Hong Kong, missed

the plane. soldiers in the Viet Nam Con lies in further cconomic

retrenchment, and the supras- Army are being regroup- sion of speculations

"Passenger List and pr ed by the Viet Nam High fiteering. Command into shock The paper estimated that as Thomas Henderson aged 49, as 15.000 might be British chemist; A. R. Brayne, units for an all-out, at- many

thrown out of work, and es- 47. British

accountant tack on Hanoi.

timated the lesses in commodi-¦ (UNRRA) ;• C. E. Stone, 31, French Army sources made no ties, etc.,, at CN$15,000,000,000. British secretary; Master F. D. mention of the report in an off-

This is specially alarming | Braddock, 13, British student; jcial communique which announe because Nanking has no produe Master RK. Braddcek, 11, Bri- ed that, new attempla by Viet tion in speak of, while con-ish student; Master R. J.

guerillas in Hanoi to In- Pathetic scenes were, witness for the most part shoeless: one Nam

striet economy is enforced, it. William ed at Queen's Pier yesterday man was dressed in a pair of Alftate the French lines in Hanal sumption is high. Even if a Spikins, 12; British student. when H.M. Tug "Rockforest" pyjamas which had evidently had been bincked by dynamiting would be impossible for Nar student; Yng Kaw-kun, 40, returned will 07 survivors.

sewers which were serving the king to make both ends meet merchant; William Gock Young,

as communication to principles of "foreign" forces. Il Among them were 6 stretcher Only two of the survivors rebel troops

but the fact is that instead of 49, merchant; Young Chug-yu, in Italy there is not to be an in-, cases -

their windows, for the first and 7 walking injur-were fortunate enough to land corridors.

The French also reported that a strict econzmy there is ex-30, merchant; Yu Koc-oa, 36,

Washington, Jan, 11.time since the war, "Sorry, no dependent Socialist Party we will ed. The body of a 7-year-old with any personal belongings-a few stray Viet Nam artillery ressive waste, the official news- merchant; Tai Chih-chang, 38, not be able to escape the spectre child, who was drowned, was one was clinging tenaciously to a shells were fired at the citadel paper said.

Civil commercial aviation irgment" manager: L. Chow, 39, mean“! and international also brought back and taken to new leather suitcase which was of Gaiam and clearing operations

This situation is further agger; K. L. Sung, 35, Banker: the United States proved safe Volunteer truck drivers haul- the Kowloon Mortuary.

in a badly battered Zondition, were continuing at Nam Dinh-ins and profiteering.

gravated by rampant sporul T.C. Sung, 35, merchant; Mias last year than at any time, ied food supplies to hospitals These-Y. Feng, 21, cecupation unlist dramatic air, crashes for the "mercy truck the rent aviation history despite uomand children's-hommes, but except Present at the pier when while the other man was hold-, French engineers blew up sew- "Rockforest" berthed was Dr. ing on grimly to a large can-ers in several parts of Hanoi aranormalitica must be elimina-ed; Miss P. Chow, 23, occupa The Civil Aeronautics Board of London's usually

H. B. Lee, 47, Selwyn-Clarke and prominent au bag which contained a pad- ter capturing a number of Anna-1 ted to prevent Nanking frem tian unlisted; members of the Police Force.ded blanket and other items, mite women who had been hiding going into bankruptcy," the merchant; S. P. Chan, 42, mer disclosed today that more than streets were deserted of heavy

13.000,000 passengers travelled traille. Inspector Kinloch was also pre- Another man was walking about in the sewers and wh were be paper concluded.--United Press. chant; K. C. Tom, 39, officer by att in 1946 er a 78 per cent.

Chinese Army; Tung Pei-ying, increase over 1946 and mire today following a Government Some of the tension had cased sent with the Emergency Unit in a dazed condition holding a lieved to be Viet Nam agents.

"in quarters here assumed that the merchant; W. S. Tsiang than the total carried in the announcement thint: the use of to keep back the large crowds in of condensed milk in one Water mains were damaged

24, merchant; Chan Yet-gee, combined 15 first years of air troops which gathered in the vicinity, hand and a feeding beltle in operations, depriving some parts French bad sent other. troops

scheduled to begin of the city of drinking water but there to relieve them and the Immediately * "Rockforest" the other. S

driving trucks on Mon-iny came alongside. the stretcherl The survivors were all lined repairs are underway. United hard-pressed original garrison, and

would be postponed.. pase the pro-Communist lender- cases were disembarked; placed up on the pier and after their Press. ship of Pietro Nenni, Italy's Son waiting ambulances and names and particulars had been

"The Italian Socialist Party has been submitted to a cold and methodical process of subjugation

of civil war war."

In Cleveland, Ohio, Premier de

Gasperi, who is in the United States to seek financial and other aid for Italy, described us ridicu-

lous" statements that a split in the Socialist Party might lead to civil

war.

The dissidents began immed ately the formation of a new anti- Communist Socialist Party to op-

taken to Hospital

Pitiable Sight

been lent to him,

Four Disappear taken they were moved off in

Paris, Jan. 12. French parachutists who drop- groups and put in. Police vans which conveyed them to the Red at Nam Dinh, 50 miles from Hanoi, on January have return-

had evacuated the paratroopers for a rest and for deployment to ether air operations-Associated Press. Paratroopers Killed

Singapore, Jan. 11. Viet Nam Radio at Hanoi today

(

Safest Year butcher shops had scrawled on

29, employe; K. N. Ma, 33-line existence. banker: S. F. Kung, 38, mer- chant: T. Lo, merchant, sing-sheng, 21, merchant; Miss Dorthy Tse, 24, Chinese stud- ent.--Associated Press.

Six Missing

to be safe.

The fatality average of 1.2 Per 100,000,000 passenger miles was the lowest in history.

The Board said most of the accidents during the year were due to pilots trying to land with 600 font minimum. United ceilings below the prescribed

cialist Foreign Minister.

Saragat said the

new party would be known as the Italian Soctalist Party, International Sec-

The disembarkation of other offices of the shipping company-ed to Hanoi after a surprise opera-said that 20 French paratroopers FRATI told United Press last The Hong Kong office of tion of Socialist Workers. They estimated their strength at 16 per

survivora then followed. They Before they left, the survi- cent of the party congress.

that Dr.on that cost the Viet Nam Na-were slash with 30 more men sent night that all passengers and Frees... a pitiable sight. were

Some, cors were informed

crew were known tionalist forces heavy casualties, to their old on January 5th dur- Socialists are second in strength had heads bandaged, some had Selwyn-Clarke was prepared to the French General Staff reported ing French operations to relieve The plane crash-landed in the Constituent Assembly and arms In slings, while others provide accommodation Jor from Indo-China.

garrisons at Nam Dinh, Indo- Northern Luzon after being hold the balance of power.—Assd. were limping badly. All were those who required it at the A French Press Agency dispatch | China.

diverted from Kai Tak because clated Press,

in a bedraggled condition and Aberdeen Refugee Camp. said that only one of the six of The broadcast said other forces of weather conditions and had The most heartrending scene the parachutists who landed in the sent in by the French had been a choice between either return- at the pier was provided by re-Viet Nam lines remained alive, beaten back into a weaving facing to Shanghai or going on to latives who broke down and Fur disappeared and the muti-tory.

the Philippines,

No Meddling With Spitzbergen

New York, Jan. 11. The United States and several other Governments signatory to the Paris 1920 Spitzbergen Treaty informally but firmly made clear today their opposition to any tampering with military or any other rights in the Arctic archipelago but leaving to the Norwegian Government all diplomatic responses to the Russian request for bases and other special privileges.

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eried when they found that (lated body of the other was found A Saigon dispatch yesterday On the other hand: Reuter their loved sets were not among in Num Dinh's Sann quarter, the spoke of the successful evacuation reported from Manila that 36 the survivors.

djepatch reported. The majority of civilians from Nam Dinh col- were safe, having been picked The survivors, interviewed landed in the French-held sector ton factory. Viel Nam claimed up by the "General Collins," by the "China Mail," were loud of the town.

the capture of quantities of am-and that six had, it was feared,

in their praise of the fisherfolk 11 was not made clear, in in-munition and 60 parachutes and Inst their lives. Complete details who came to their restue and formation reaching Peris, the elr-the sinking of a steam xunch are expected in Hong Kong by to the 44 Commando Detach.cumstances of the parachutists' transporting French troops. -** this morning. ment at Tui-o, the hospital return from Nam Dinh. Military United Press. "authorities, and the Tai-o Fisheries Syndicate, for the overwhelming kindness and sympathy shown them.

Mr.

Survivor's Story

Loo Chi-yin (Charlie Log), a well-known local soccer player who formerly wore the colours of Chinese Athletic and who is his wife and three

S'HAI POLICE PROTEST Antarctic

BEFORE CONSULATE

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, Jan. 12.

The State Department with that the Foreign Minister, 1-children in the disaster, told a held, official comment today but Halvard M, Lange soon will re- "China Mail" reporter the fol it was learned In Washington part fully to the Norwegian towing story as tears streamed About 2,000 past and present employees of the

that the original Russian re. Parliament. -quest was transmitted as long: agu as 1944 by M. Molotov to the present UN General Secre tary, Dr. Trygve Lie, when Lie was the Norwegian Foreign Minister.

At that time the

Russian proposed ajcint Russo-Nor

down his checks and his 14-year- The usually conservative cld daughter sat by his side Aftenposten pointed out that sobbing bitterly: both Norway and Russia agreed that all signatories to the Paris Treaty must approve any deci- sion concerning Spitzbergen and proposed UNO as the pro per forum for such discussions. wegian Arctic defence plan withi The Labour Government cr- Joint bases on Spitzbergen and gan, Afbeiderbladet, assumed outright transfer to the Soviet the story which appeared first Union of Bear faland—the most in the London Times was important territory on the ar- brought to light at the instiga- chipelago. Lie rejected the pro tion of the British Foreign posals because the Paris Treaty Office "which for unknown rea Bay specifically that sovereign sons wishes the matter raised ty, was awarded to Norway only | now.” on condition that she agreed neither to create nor allow to he established any fartificn tions of naval bases in the ar chipelago which may never be used for warlike purposes."

Not Acute Despatches today from Oal: said that following yesterday's

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Shanghai Municipal Police staged an orderly demonstration in the British Consulate grounds this morning, demanding immediate payment of their long-overdue superannua- tion and long service monies, for which they' have been waiting for over a year.

Police

Air Rescue

New York, Jan. 12.- A reveu plano has landed on the open water ten miles from crushed aircraft which had been missing in the Antarctie sines December 30, according to a radia dispatch received here,

The pilot and a Pharmacists

Blute went ashore in a raft to ince the sur

the survivors of whom were racing

there are six-who ten miles 1

across the

of snow separating them

When the discovery of the plane was earlier reported it was stated that the six mun had danced with joy when they had seen that they were observed--Renter..

THE WEATHER

...

"I am a Convoy Commander attached to CNRIA Highway Transportation, Fort Bayard, Kwangchewwan, and am serv ing under Mr. John W. Castle, District Manager. I was taking British representative, Mr. guard theat rights.

A deputation interviewed the taking proper steps to safe my family to Kwangehowwan, Aldington, who attempted in where I Intended to set up my vain to contact the Mayor and Commissioner in the Interna

Firstly, the Chief (Continted on Page 2 Col. 2) .. other high Municipal officials. | tional Settlement had been extending caltward. A waskraloz de An anticyclone over N and NW. Chinu Mr. Aldington explained that British;

premium resmina to the NE of Japan and the matter concerned the Chin-

From In frough with a merits of dipros Secondly, the British Govern-slons extends BW to the Exstern Sex and ere Municipal Government and ↑ not the British Government.ment had no right to hand over ice W to BW China: Prequre la inw

imunicipal funds to the Chinese over the equator E of Burbed. Pune Two

When the leaders of the de- Government without first mak-casterir winds (nahora; freak E and NE | Today's | Furocuit;--Módcrate 'or · freils The other morning paper,

Byrnes Final

Speech As pulation came out and explaining quite Secretary of State

Eure that monies offshore: cloudy with "law, cloudi, mini Ghoensgang, said the "whole Page Thrac

ed this to the crowd, there were owing to Municipal employees during the day poor viability locally at and drizzle overalækıl, "cienring partially matter is in the preparatory Frozen Bodies

loud shouts of "We don't trust would be paid and, as this was at, improvi stage and there is no acute

our municipal government.", and Seminary Courtyard, situation" adding "territorial Page Four

the men refused to leave.

not done, the British Govern. Yesterday's Weather— ment was responsible for then, Makmum; 10 day, Yah. Finally, after further lengthy This trouble, like many user 12 hours S Minīguma 61a drg. Fah., discussion, Mr. Aldington anothere these days in Shanghai, Rainfalls Nil mm. Total since. Jan. nounced he would give a reply arises from the light-hearted Nit mm, an affist average on Wednesday, upon which the and almost careless way the crowd dispersed peacefully after British and United States

Governments signed away by Hero, jai mak 1943 Treaty

the treaty of 1943 not only Ret. Hurnidity

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Death of Imperialism.

The Aftonposten said war Page experiences showed Russia the

official communique on Russia's military importance of Spltz- demand Oslo morning papers bergen to protect the convoy

Paos

danis Gete Tough: Rejects

British Note. Seven S Ghost Fleet Presents a Problem.

Home & Local Sports News, etc.

discussed lengthily with the in routes to Murmanak--United Page Eight fluential Aftonposten predicting Press.

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