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No. 33571.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1947.
Dakota NANKING APPEAL TO YENAN
Missing Near H.K.
The R.A.F. disclosed yesterday that a U.S. Army Dakota plane is missing somewhere be- tween Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The plane left Shanghai an
bound Saturday
for either Hong Kong or Canton, and has not been heard from since.
Na further details are avail- able at the present time United Press.
Malt" under-
The "China stands that the search has been continuing for three days i and that U.S. planes fram Shanghai are looking for the i missing aircraft, so far with.! ♫ out success.
Reuter adds that the plane is
In twin-engined transport be.
longing to the U.S. Graves Re.
Proposal To Despatch Peace
R.A.F. JET
RECORD
Landan, Jan. 20. Wing - Commander. John Haldwin, on a reatine experi. mental flight a jet fighter plane, reached an altitude of 61.200 fret Rear Salisbury,
The plane was a Vampire fighter, served with a. Rillas Royce engine. It sons believed to have met u reened altitude jer jet plane, United
Press.
Shanghai
detration Service and cervice Refugee
ven
passengers.
four
crew
and a quantity of eargo..
11
Due In H.K,
The US Army Raid, those
abourd the missing plane in-t
Racket
Canberra, Jan. 21. The Commonwealth police cinded one Graves Registration have discovered two refuges Service officer, five American rasations--one communist erewanene Sino-American Controlled and the other doming crew chief and six Chinese Led by White Russians-which American enlisted men from the have been sponsoring refugee American section of Executive immigration into Australia, Headquarters, Pelping, who mainly from the Far East, were on their Chinese New Year holiday leave to Canton,
The Army said tomorrow the search will be widened by B-179 and B299 from Okinawa.
Army circles said the plane twas bound for Kwellin with
Was
An official said money "ro object" with the refugees sored by these organisa- tions.
One man was said to have had more than £40,000 in his
Acsion.
Others were discovered to have
"Earnest Efforts"
J
At Settlement
Nanking, Jan. 21.
In a 1,000-word statement issued late last night the National Government appealed to the Chinese Communists to resume peace nego- tiations, although they reaffirmed the impos- sibility of accepting Yenan's two demands --- annulment of the constitution and restoration of troop positions to the status on Jan. 13 last year.
The statement, which was prepared under the
supervision of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek, repeated the proposal to dispatch a.
Mission
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Saturday morning.
Nisa Was
Too Much
peace mission to Yenan under General Chang For Them
Chih-chung, Governor of Sinkiang - which was recently ejected by the Communists, and expressed the "fervent hope that the Com- munists will appreciate the Government's earnest efforts to seek political settlement and agreement.
must be achieved without delay. It added. "Peace and unity The Government is ready to meet the Communists with tolerance and sincerity
ravated
The statement the first time the four-point proposal that General Chang was to have taken to Yenau,
This was:
1. The Government is will
Yenan ing to send a representative t
or invite Communist delegates to come to Nanking
PEAK TRAM
WORKERS
WALK OUT
The Peak trams stop
to resume peace talks or call a ped running shortly attended by representatives of
Cairo, Jan. 21. Two Egyptians who were anable to bear the attentions"
at a police dog broke down and confessed to murder, the police alleged here today.
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INDO-CHINA
Hanoi, Jan. 20. Observers here today saw little prospect of an carly truce in the fighting between French troops and Viet Nam forces, despite the peace. plea contained in the message by Dr. Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam Premier, to M. Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republie, con- gratulating him on his recent election. Dr. Ho appealed to M. Auriol to take active steps to end the bloodshed in Indo-China, according to the Viet Nam Radio today. The only thing Viet Nam wanted was "complete indepen- dence within the framework of the French Union," he was reported to have said.
am
Nanking, Jan. 21. The Ministry of Na- tional Defence ordered the unit commander the Paracel Islands to be commended for his resistance to an
at-1 tempted French land-i ing, the pro-Govern-¡ In his message, Dr. Ho said, west of the town, dispatches from ment Central "Daly "Aware of your great kindness Indo China reported last night.
At Nam Dinh, 50 miles from and high principles, I News reported. today,
about to propose to you im- Hanol, and at Langson, 80 mile Quoting Admiral Chou mediate peace to you immedi- frantier, small senle fighting con- north of Hanot near the Chines! Hsien-chang. Chief of ate peace to avert death and tinued. Staff of
the Chinese ruin for our two countries and A Hanoi report said that three Navy.
to re-establish co-operation and Catholic priests, including Mon- Friendship between our peoples. seigneur Drapier. apostolic d Amirah Chou conferred with We must re-establish peace, to legate to Hoe had been acized b Ministry offers today.
save the lives of young French- the Viet Namese and were still in
their hands. Meanwhile the
men and young Viet Namese.' Forgin
The French Ministry desuite
. Meanwhile, the French Au-
Hner Sontay ar- repeated re- thorities here are awaiting quests
rived at Marseilles from Saigon Indo-China from Paris before patriated from Indo-China.-As- for information.
Cofresh definition of policy is brucine 123 passengers and 31
militery
personnel bring
be no fundamental change in ? which, it is believed. there can sociated Press. situation universally described
tinued its silence on the dia- puted Paracels,
At the present time there can
absolutely no comment the islands, a Ministry spokes man said..
as "on a military basis.”
There has, so far. been no
1
The two suspects were placed in an identification parade and the police dog. Nisu who had carlter sniffed are of vɔpe According to the Central found near the victim's body. Daily News interview with positive reaction in Hanoi ́over quickly leaped on to them. Admiral Chau. French troops the selection of M. Vincent Nisa began tearing their from one naval vessel, trving Auriol as President of the clothes and would not let to land at the Paracels, were Fourth Republic, but all are Unable to stand the ordeal, ac- told by the unit commander of agreed that every new day of cording to the Egyptian police, the Chinese garrison that they conflict is complicating and de- one of them made a full con- would be fired on if they con- laying the process of finding a fession implicating the other tinued their "violation of Chin- settlement between Viet Nam and two more accomplices, who cse sovereignty."
and France. were then arrested and identi The French, troops then left- fied by the dog.
The name of the Chinese com. The men ae accused of mur- tnander was not given, nor was Tredgette, in
sleep ated, funding.
Little Prospect
Disgusting Conditions On Ships
il.
rp.
steamer
Melbourne, Jan. 21. Trade Union officials, having inspected the British
Birchbank from which the crew walked out after declar ing they would rather go to pect of an early cessation of ditions on board, today de Observers here see little pros jail than put up with the con-
tical negotiations. They think be withdrawn from the steamer has there is very slight hope of a
settlement with the Communist until conditions were improved. Viet Nan party so long as it
operating funds, supplies and credits in. London and New York round-table conference, to be after five o'clock yester dering a British Sapper, Henry the exact place of the attempt-kosities through fresh poli-clared at waterside labour will
In mail for the team there. The plane was scheduled to call at Canton and Hong Kong where they were to refuel and then proceed to Kweilin and back to Shanghai after refuelling at Hong Kong.-United Press.
NAZIS GUILTY
Dachau, Jan. 20.
totalling thousands of pounds,
ly order their tropps, to cense
prezent positions.
both sides and non-partisans. The official alleged that the in-
2. The Government and the quiries had direct relation to th
during made
the Communists should immediate suy ring trials in which nine Government members of
Reinis, and hostilities and remy in their
Com- munist Party were convicted of espionage on behalf of Russia.
Customis investigators mcst of the refugees from Shany hal had large sums Some of them who were not-in- of money, terned by the Japanese during the occupation were not having
Just Plan
bia
The Foreign Ministry
day afternoon as the 36 Chinese workers of the Abiasala Army Post Office, Tramway Company Cairo, where they stole a type taken up the Paracels question walked out following water pune and a ridi, with the French Government, the failure of the Com- Army safe-Reoter.
afted falling 12 break, open an Admiral Chou told Chinese
paper-Reuter. pany to concede their 3. The Government is pre- demand for foun:1
increased pared to resume pegotiations The American Military Court
enforcement of an army with the Communists for the pay and retirement pen- today found 40 former Flossen-
organisation plan and the res|
re- sion
The men had the previous day burg concentration camp offeinis. and guards guilty of touring
handed the Company an ultima- and killing thousands of Flossen- The official added that the
4. Before the fl opera- tum setting the deadline at 5 p.m.) burg prisoners. Pige other were Australian authorities
tions of the constitution ther acceptance of their demand. thought acquitted.
each The sentences will be announc
some of the refugees from the Government is willing to ware Neither side approached ed later
Far East might have collaborate out a just and equitable plan ether for a settlement in the in- this week.-United with the Japanese during the war.
for the much-disputed problem terval. --Renter.
Many Peak residents were tak. of regional administration.
The statement briefly review. ed the peace negotiations he tween the Communists and the Government since the end of the Pacific War-Reuter.
Press.
turation of communications. Their credentials checked, he said.
Another Blow To British Industry
London, Jan. 20.
If the reduced coal allocations in Britain announ- ced today last six weeks, it will mean 400,000 less tons of steel yearly, or a cut of three per cent in the output, it was authoritatively stat- ed tonight.
Regional Committees had are
A director of the Scottish firm
of Fleming and Ferguson gaid to serve of coal and fuel from which
Reds Crushed
+
en by surprise when they found the grill gate closed at the Lower Tram Station and the place de scried shortly after five. Taxicabs in. consequence did a good busi ness taking Peakites to their homes.
·
Panic On Stricken Greek Liner
Athens, Jan, 20.
More than three hundred persons, including, it is believed, a high proportion of women and children, were reported missing, believed lost, when the daylong rescue operations were sus- pended last night for the passengers and crew flung into the sea after the 1,500 ton Greek steamer Chimara struck a mine off Porto Rafina, Attica.
Nanking, Jan. 21. No trams will be running today The tide of the civil war is but it is understood the Com "Hysterical women elutching Of these, 220 are belleved dead. rapid.y turning against the pany is planning to start a skele- their children were thrown across Sixteen others, at first believed Communists at Kirin and in ten service tomorrow, to be oper.the deck and into the sea or lost, were found to have dis South. Shantung, where the sted by members of the office drogged down with the ship," one embarked at Khaiki, 30 miles Government trcops crushed the staff.
of the survivors said last night. north of Athens, three hours be-, Communist offensive at Tsau-
One report said that among fore, the explosion. chuang, 48 miles northeast of
three who sank with the ship Divers are being sent to the Hyuchow,
atterapt to inspect and recaptured
were 40. Left-wing political pri- the wreckage and ascertain th Chitamu and Phichitun, 20 and
soners who were handcuffed.
cause of the explosion. 25 miles south and southeast of Tehhui respectively, accord-
-day he had just come back from additional supplies could be made ing to Government sourcea.--- the Argentine with £3,000,000 to firms which were regarded as United Press. contract for four dredgers to bent urgent national importance, it shared with another firm.
The contrnet
was secured
against Dutch competition because the Argentine had made a special point of prompt delivery and al- most double penalties for delay, which ran up to £180 per day per vessel.
"It does not take much of that
to bring a firm to its knees," he
said.
"The cut in fuel will be a body blow for the whole of Clyde-ship. building."
was added.--Reuter.
Incident In Egypt
Cairo, Jan. 20. British troops fired twoor three rounds
Rejected
Nanking, Later.
Singapore Strike
scene in an
Of the 324 persons on the ship; | P Premier Tsaldaria tola nevis-" iricluding a crew of 80, 196 sur-papermen' of a mysterious repor! Singapore. Jan. 21. vivors had been landed last night that the Chimara had been sunk, Over 6,000 municipal workers A British Royal Army Medical which circulated the island of employed in Singapore's public Corps ambulance helped to dis- Chios 12 hours before the actual utility services went on strike embark the injured and take them sinking-Associated Press. today for increased pay and im-'o hospitals. In Athens.
"Crew Held proved working conditions. One of the survivors stated that
Athens, Jan. 20. Their action followed what the ship's officers, fighting their
The Chief Officer of the Pori unway by torch-light through the of Chalois, near which the Greek they considered was an antisfactory reply by the muni- struggling stream of people push steamer Chimara sank yesterday cipality to 20 demands aubing their way up the decks, tried after an explosion, has opened ar mitted to it.
vainly to calm the screaming wo inquiry and ordered the detention The authorities hesitate to use men clutching babies in their and complete isolation of the off Japanese today for fear they artis,
cers and men saved from the lost vessel, the Greek News Agogey Revolvers Fired might be attacked and La
said tonight-Reuler... police and Army are being
Some women were praying Shanghai, Jan. 21 used as protection forces for aloud. The officers, he said, red Strong opposition to any Gove them when they start work revolvers to keep back the masses
A Government statement issu cd by the Ministry of Information discloses that the 'Communists ha discloses that the Communists have blunty rejected the Govern ment's offer to send Chang Chung to Yenan with a four-point peace formula for resumption of tells -United Fresa..
League Views
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et people 'struggling to get into the ship's life-boats.
Jewels
Steam escaping from a burst Discarded
Other big firms affected by the from an armoured car ernment reorganization excluding Reuter. cuts, ara Dunlop Limited and when fighting broke out the Communists was voiced today Dormin Long (whose privately owned coal mines supplied all between Egyptian work- by the Democratic League spokes- their cont before they were ne-ers and Sudanese watch-an, L Lung-chi,
Lo disagreed at tionalised and who have never men at'a Base workshop fereng with the prevailing view British troops have been called explosion of the mine, or boiler, Street
standing idle, with the con- One Egyptian was kill-
sequent effect upon the employed. ment of a substantial number at men," the firm stated tonight.
Scottish steel works today be armoured car the ghot, were
aprèsgeon-
K.L. STRIKE
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20.
boiler filled the lower decks where
a number of men, injured by the
lav trapped.
had to close for lack of coni),
"It will be impossible to avoid near Tel El Kebir today. that the Communist prerequisites in to maintain essential services
for a resumption of peace talk here through the strike in the The liner, a former German Parthenay (France), Jan. 21, are "impossible
These are, firstly, the restora
only calllery in the district. hospital, ship; · handed over to The police today held for in-
Malaya is extremely short of Greece as reperations, was COD- According to a soldier In, the tin of the military positions to coal and the strike will have sidered one of the best ships inspection by Scotland Yard
10 of January 13, 1946, and serious repercussions on the tintte Greek merchant navy. ficu. secondly, yon a four Instead of a five and fired accidently while he was new constitution approved by the industry, as tin mines have ter
Assembly which the Communist already been cut down to ten boycotted,
working days per month Le said that any reorganisation through the shortage of elec which left out the Communist tricity, Reuter, would only prolong the civil war. He labeled General Marshall's
the nullification of the
a half day week and the Blem., servicing his gun. Ingham works of Austin' Motors !. About 70 workmen and expect a less of one day a week, watchmen were injured in the
Sir Thomas Miles, vice-chalt-fight. man of another of Britain's blg Later, the body of a Sudanese molot car manufacturers Nu was found in a sports pavilion mission a failure for which the
not far from the scene of the "wrong policy" of the United: were to fast a year 125,000 fewer loting
... - States was responsible-Asso- anotor care and trucks would be
The incident occurred at a diated Press,, made.
vehicle park near the scene of The Board of Trade saúd today that the cut was in allocations Saturday's clash
flelds, estimated that if the rut
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Page Two
Saito Admits Slapping. Page Four between usual as a precaution against Colonial Policy and the Labour end not in deliveries, adding that Sudanese, watchmen and Egyp- pilfering. Growing impatient at
Government, many dims has been receiving than workmen, in which two the delay a large party ruined Page Five –– less than their allocations for People were killed and 40 wore the barrier and injured one of
Commona- Storma Ahead, Home Ume. It was felt that s injured!
the Sudanese, guarding the Malta: Self-Government.
Page Siz *mpre realistic allocation was Egyptian workmen leaving gute. Fighting then started.
Pape Eight work were being searched as Reuter, needed
New Interport-Arran ment
Time Bomb? ⠀.!...
Jewel experts a vallse contain ing jewellery, which they thought might be some stolen from the Duchess of Windsor Athens, Jun. 21.
last year The possibility that a time bomb | sank the Greek steniner Chimara. The jewals were found sending an estimated 30 panic several days ago by Rene airicken persons, to their deaths Longeat, garageman, who: in the frigid waters of the Gulf noticed the valise lying in the of Petalion, was being favestiunt street at nearby Secondigny: at hy officials of the Merchant It contained seven large dla Marine Ministry
The Ministry did not rule out a monds, numerous strings of forting or mienelle mine as the pearls and several rings, large cause, but said it also was in gold bracelets, earrings and quiring into whether a passenger brooches, might have been carrying ex- plosives.
Longeat gave the valise to
- the Mayor of Secondigny who The Ministry culd 600 passen-
pera and screw of 87 were notified the police here and they when it Jeftin turn contacted Scotland Yard, -United Press,'
aboard the Yonkel
Salonika on Saturday,
The officials said: "We are
is dominated by extremister dieguated with the conditions are believed to have ousted Dr prevailing on certain British Ho Chi Minh from actual if ships and we advise the agents not nominal leadership.
that unless steps are taken French mopping-up opera- immediately for improvement of tions in Hanoi were concentrat diet and general conditions we ed today upon the western wil net allow any Australian suburbs of the town, according unionist workers aboard the to French sources.
vesael."United Press..
If this operation is completed the French forces will have' re- gained control of a circular area with radius of three kilometres from the centre of the town.-Reuter....
Priests Seized
THE WEATHER
An intense anticyclone over Siberia covers, China and the neighbouring seas. A deep de- pression over Hokkaids is moving NE. Pressure is relatively low over the equatorial regions.
Paris, Jan. 21. French troops
have widened their lines in the suburbs of Hanol, driving the Viet Namer? Today's Forecast: Moderat Nationalists back some 600 yards or fresh E winds; weather cloudy along a front of several mile with light local drizzles by night.
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