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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1948.

COMMUNIST PLOT IN KOREA

Secret Documents Found By United States Army

FIGHTING TO START IN JULY?

Seoul, July 1.

The United States Army reported today that it had captured secret Communist documents which predicted that the Red Army of North Korea would enter the American occupied zone in South Korea this month.

A high American source here said that the army was "not unduly concerned" over the alleged invasion plan.

The instructions were picked up by the Korean police of Chonju in south-western Korca. They were signed by the "committee of Wanju". (Wonju is a county in South Korea).

SHANGHAI TREND REVERSED

The document gave detail- ed plans for the organisation of guerilla bands ranging in size up to a full division. The document then listed

following

the under the "plans":

"Fidding will be started garly July at which tiane ull Hussian trots will be withdrawn from North Korea. The prople's army will then come down to South Kuten und nite with the (Com- munist? South Korean Labour Parly."

The curent nuded: “Weapons Guerilla with be brought in. grups will continue fighting until "unifled gvernment is realled. Guerilla goups will break up the

prate government."

Shanghai, July 1. Shanghai, commodities and securities markets recorded the first substantial down- ward trend in two weeks in unofficial transactions today as banks remained closed for the first of a two-day semi- annual closing of accounts.

The development was due, ace cording to abservers, to the ex- tremely light

situation cash caused by the unprecedented cost, et

the of living index figure for

of June, which raised month wages of all firms by more than

110 per cent compared to May

SIR MARK YOUNG'S DESPATCH

Bir Mark Young's despatch describing the fall of Hong to the Japanese In Kong December 1941 is given full on page

3.

In

The former Governor and Commander-in-Chief Informed of Btate for the

the B

Secretary

Colonios that an Christmas

Day the position was grave but not desperate. Our force had been hanging on day hy day, hour by hour.

Then came reports of thres overwhelming blows. The

had

our disrupted enomy

broken communications and through the Wanchat Gap, Magazine Gap and almost to the harbour front.

Facing an untenable silua- tion, Bir Mark could not even A decision without The, "neparate government”

postpone involving the General's head- American-sponsored WAT the

In hand-to-hand quartera Assembly established after the May 19.-cleationslin, Southern-fighting. This would have All staf! meant the and of Korea..

work and, the possibility communication.

"Flying Groups"

The-American authorities were Unofficial but authoritative es-unfamiliar with the group which timates placed the payroll with signed the instructions

drawals from banks yesterday at

above $10 millten million.

~Al

of

"Intörview -with-the Japanese gontral

and

staff officers in the Peninsula Hotel followed, and the

of resistance

Alice prices today

Similar nutructions have been picked up before, but seldom Included such followed detalls

ending firmed.

the unofficial

share quotations

in

the downward

The document, however, was movement, clearly of Communist origin.

It

"Leing"" quated at $10,000,000 per continued: "Instructions-for-fight- plaut of 170 pounds compared to ing will be received by June 27 $20,000,000 during the week or 28."

It aid not say where the in- end Biness circles in general ex-structions would come from, ixt

in the Americans

claimed they down.werd trend 1et the

The jrices to continus until increased. would be from the north.

instructions listed plans for or- eash demands are met.

In any event, they do not expect a re-gantsing "yine dator BEQARA" curence of last week's buying and requested a report to higher

future, headquarters" by June 25. 4rt In the imiresiate

The instructionr included:

especially new como come (1) Selection of healthy young

men aged 20 to 35;

1rol measures are due to com into force with the reopening of ine Anancial and commodity markets on Saturday.-Reuter, →

H.K. Firm Gets SCAP Licence

Tokyo, July 1.

Two British firms tone in Hong Kong) one, Philippine and

Infiltration

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con.

Training Group For Canton

Nanking, July-1. The American Army Ad- visory Group announced today the setting up of a Canton advisory group under. Col. Holmes G. Paullin to aid the Chinese train three divisions along the lines of the Taiwan programme.

PICTURE OF THE DAY! WIMBLEDON ACTION

fine

ind

action shot in her Joy Gannon. (Britain) seon In game against Doris Hart (America). Joy won the first set in great style; but finally was well besteri, (AP Photo)

Russians End Last Four-Power Body

Berlin, July 1.

Russia today officially ended the last four-Power

Government

Allied body in Germany. The Soviet Chief-of-Staff, Boris Kalinin, who-today be. came chairman, told the Kom mandatura meeting that the "Soviet representatives will no longer participate in the quadripartite meetings, of the Allied Kommandetura in the city of Berlin.

Questioned by Britain's Colonel .. Ohorn-Kalinin anld "The Joviets will not take part in Cummandatura... meetings, at any

Technical employees will re- nain in the quatripartite build-

For West

Germany

Frankfurt, July 1.

The three Military Gov-

ing to clear up archives only:... Jernors of Western Germany The Soviet flag will continue to today formally nuthorised

currency

until the

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BANG" AT LYEMUN: SAPPERS TO EMPLOY PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES

Rusty and damp but still in dangerous, condition, 23 tons of shells, fuses and grenades will be blown up by the Army at Lyamun Pass at 10.30 a.m. today.

The

and

The ammunition, stored by the Japanese, contains about 2,700 lb. of explosive. It was found in three underground chambers within a 30- square-foot area, formed by the collapsed steel girders of the roof of a magazine damaged by an accidental explosion in 1946.

ammunition. rusty The demolition, the first of

dampened by dripping water from its kind since the Liberation, the surface, is dumped within a will be carried out by Cap-so-square foot area. In the first ain C. Darnell, OC, Am-chamber are, about 20 tons of four-inch feld munition Section. Major, D. ruses, grenades, R. Stenhouse, GSO II, is in Run shells and three-inch uck-ack khells, closely stacked. The ex- charge of arrangements. plosives are mostly British unu- Starting at 6.15 am, at least factured, others are Japanese, 5,000 people will be evacuated Plastic Explosives front the danger zone, while those To blow up the magazine within the one-mile radius con-

will be used, sidered to ba'dangerous are warn Plastic explosives

in military recently introduced Sofoty measures will be under services. The putty plastics will Into the shell anu aken by the Army and Police.be inserted

ed to take cover.

KMT: HQ Ask Arms

Nanking, July 1. Kuomintang Headquarters In Singapore has requested the Singapore. Malayan Gov. ernment for arme

for Itz official staff and workers as

protection against Communist terroriste, Chen Ching-yun, Kuomintang Ministar far Oversear Chiness, told the Associated Press.

He said the request Wa for small arms and was made after five Kuomintang leaders were aimin ¡by... gunmen. -—--—-

Associated Pris.

District Sup! (East) Mr. T, Egnited by gun cotton primers, PRIEST

lunte, assisted by Inspector AS. which will in turn be set afire by Fleming, will direct police opera detonator, The fuse will 601

the detonator on.. ilons, Including prevention of

boting,

The danger area will include

A party of observers will in the old Shaukiwan Police Station, lude Major Stenhouse, in charge Kung Am Point, Pak Sha Wan, f-the operations on behalf of the emun Barracks and the village, uf Ah Kung Ngam. The main Chief Inspector J.A. MC body of the Hong Kong Signals Cahey, Police Liaison Officer: Squadron, and a detachment of

KIDNAPPED

apt, F.C.H. Walker, representing 2nd, BN The Buffs, station at the ANN

*he

Major

Kong Sigrals

OC, HORK Squadron, Capt. A.S. Hilton, G.E. borracks, will be evacuated.

At D.4 a.m. the Talkoo Dock- Barrett, chairman of the

Bursting into a Catholic. Milltury Claims Commissiou, Cur, yard will give one long warning

signol, when the area. will be church while Mass was be J. Carmalt Jones, RN, Deputy closed. Shipping and air activity ing celebrated, a group of spector of Naval Ordnance, will be momentarily buspended. bandits dragged ถ priest

Major J.G.S. Holman, RAMC, Trafic towards Shaukiwon will Major 11.1. Hawes, DCRE, เก

*cover."

harge of RE party, press repre- be stopped. On the edge of the from the altar and kidnap- Frs. Anthony Wong and Jacob enlatives and photographers. The danger area a police carden willped him.

Wong were colebrating the Funst party will witness the explosion be formed to prevent stragglers from a vantage point near a and looters from trespassing.

Four Water Police launches of St. Paul and St, Potor during will clear that area. of the Mor, to night of June 28-29 in a maj bour before "Zero Hour." Au church it. Sheung Young Wal, The "magazine" is a store of ambulance and fire engine will Walchow. County,

Hong Kong, when the one of the 10 magazines built by stand by surfen da.

currad the British authorities a few years before the war.

Built Pre-War

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of the others, stored by the Jap- ancze, have been removed in the past three years. In 1948 duriña the removal operation a maga zine accidentally blew up, killing

Shanghai Strike Over

work

Shanghai, July 1.

Three foreign-ocean-going- Vessels Ballad today.. after a 48-hour delay caused by the trike of 12,000 stevedores and tug and fighter oraws - for increased svages.

"The

strikeré Faturned to this

#ftar morning having been granted an 80 per cent wage increase and improved working conditions.

„Ona_cf_the_delayed__shipe. selling_today_was_the_Mount_ Rogers,

American of the President Lines, which left for Hong Kong in continua. *. tion of its round-the-world. met—crusto via Buez-Reuter.

completely ate Government for the three Western Zones but kept most governing powers for them- selves.

meeting

COLLISION

ON KCR ..

north-east of

when the incident o

Mgr. Valtorta, Catholle Bishop of Hong Kong. recolved a fala From yesterday from « Fr. Jacob Wang. No explanation, however, was given for the bandits' soleat ing Fr. Anthony Wong as their victim and leaving 3he other priest alone,

Ten passengers were injured, one seriously, at Sheklung on The telegram described the kid. Wednesday when a locomotive noppers na "bandlig or. commun- crashed into a waiting train,

Leta 1

The Catholic church at Sheung The Kowloon-bound

express Young Wai

-Was

formerly stopped at Shoklung, hig East charge of European priests. They River town, while the locomotive shunted to a side-track for water.

off their scats

were replaced with

n

Chinese

On its return, the engine col-priests when conditions-in-the- Ilded with the train. The Impact district deteriorated: and the lives of foreigners became endangered. flung passengers and dislodged baggage. Crockery In the dining car was smoshed.

The seriously infured passen=" ger was hit by an avalanche of baggage.

CONDUCTED TOURS

BIG BUDGET SURPLUS

Lohdon, July 1.. Shanghal, July Britain ran up a budget nur- Northwest Airlines will begin plus of £181,028,831 in the conducted tours to Japan shortly, first quarter of the 1948-40- following an announcement by fiscal year which ended on SCAP that after July

15 Wednesday. mreku visitors will be "admitted" for, á

The Treasury and revenue was stay of one week, it was declar- £704,803,538 compared with ex- ed at a press conference yester-penditures of 2018,774,707.

(2) Inflitration of 15 membera|not participate directly but will trociuin Zones of Berlin be-under-way_and_Generṇl Clay several-Army-personnel, one ofhe obline will subinit the-of-the-last-fiscal year was 2840,--

day,

Revenue for the first quartor

ty over the building and a sentry the establishment of a separ- will remain on guard trchives have been

emoved." he said.

Kolinin with the statement:

opener the The well-known behaviour of Colonel Howley and the British

"The Military Governors will und French representatives to the control West Germany's foreign protest made by the Soviet au- relation and foreign trade. the 11 thorities as well or the separate German Minister-Presidents were actions of the British, French and old.

The Weslem Attles

og have not Eight Americon personnel will United States, authorities in in-

In Sept. 1 as the date when draw- reform in

of the new emstilution must Ing the-Democratic Patriotic | melvia the Chinese-training officers the Youth Alliance, which is a on procedure.

which is part-of-thio-economic Communist-controlled organisa-

Colonel Faullin formerly headed system C1 the Soviet Zone has cald it must protect the rights whom received posthumous names of applicants to SCAP for 040,160 and expenditures 2010,- tion, from apra 20 to 25 into the Taiwan programme.

resulted in the fact that quadri-both of the states and individuals. George Cross for gallantry. clearing-Router.

1-804,080-Associated Press,** the American controlled South The first task will be the In-partito meetings in the Allied General. Pierre Koenig. also pro- As a result of the explosion the Korban constabulary by Juna doctrination of 100 Chinese in- Kommandatura cannot take piace mised that the bill of rights would steel girders, forming the root of

structors who 30.

will rolay their any longer.

be approved.

in and formed the underground chambers. At- knowledge to larger groups..

The Military Governors will cess to the ammunition buried The programme is axpected to

resume the exerciss · of their underneath was possible only by be completed in six months.

the The Canton mission fa

full powers in any emergenev Burrowing through the earth and threatening' security sixth training group sent Into the

or clay. A shaft, two feet wide and (5) Investigation of all repe-field-by

others the AAG-the

necessary to secure compliance about three feet high, is the only with the constitution or accu- entrance to the three caves. The pation"- statuite," wald Gen. emergency exits have been sented to prevent looting, which was prevalent after the 1946 explo-

(3) Operation of hiding places, (4) Collection ́ ́of contributions concern of dollars and Korean yen from one American today received licences to pro-individuals.

and addresses and members oflkow, Pelping

thek families.-United Press. United Press.

and Talwan-

vide services in connection tionaries and listing their names being Hangchow, Chenglu, Han- with Japan's foreign trade, SCAP unnounced.

The British concern, Edward T. Robertson & Son, received A Ilcence to act as a cotton centroll. "ing: firm, authorized to arrange for the settlement of shipping disputes, protect shippers' inter- esta during cargo shipment and perform other related functions,

Two other shipping agents, 'Mollers (Hong Kong), a British

the Grimth Trané- concern, and

.

STAR'S MURDERER BREAKS DOWN

Manila, July 1.

port Company, an American any. Defence counsel for Bernardo Anzures, 21-year-old

which is an egent for-Do In

Rama Steamship Company, sta also licensed for rendering ship- ping services in Japan.

The Philippines concern, R. J.1 Del Pan & Company, is auth ris- ed to do business

as a marina

surveyor in occupied Japan. Bur veys will include the estimate of soon to say to

poses-United Press,

self-confessed slayer of movie star Lilian Velox and her maid Pacita, said today that he would "file a petition to confine the young actor in tho National psychopathic hospital for observation by Government psychiatrists,

If the petition is granted. Lillon Velez and her 'matd are the scheduled arraignment of scheduled to be buried tomorrow Anzures at the Court of First afternoon,

Decisions Valid

"In connection with this 80- vict

will по representatives longer participate in quadripar. tite meetings of the Ailled Komandatura in the city of Đi tới Thảo Đ

Koenig.

caved

Removal work in there caves.

on since August last 80 tons have been

General Clay sald the con alon Asker by the British-whether standing Kommandatura orders stitution 'should be "best adapted, will be observed by the Soviets, to re-estabilah German. unity." has gone Kalinin sold "As usual the Soviet it would be effective when rati- nation

feels respect for all led by eight states. United your. Some quadripartite decisions and since Press, they were all made on the basis

of mutual agreement these decl slons remain vaild for us."

As Kalinin closed the 40- minute session he tossed the final bar saying "After today you will not receive your lunch at the

Shanghai Raid

quadripartite building United On Hoarders

Press

removed.

The Weather

The complace low... preskerm! dominates the whole area: With an active depression centréð ·aver, iba squiberi. Sed of Japan moving rapidly XH. As 0600° GNT (p. 1(KST) a lepples! deprade, Lalon has formed about. 186 ballés – NUW

of Guam moving Wal“Ik kooli náð ̃[b ̃ˆ Shanghai, July 1.

tesalfying. Several big hoarders have Today's ForecastinLight' de “moderate been discovered following 08 or BW winde zradusity, backing to BE search of godowns during the fair lady with coesional brief. mand officers and police, DC-Mastrami 89.7 dex. Vali past two days by. Garrison Com-showers

· Yonterday's Weatherm

Minimumi 13.2 deg. Fah. cording to Chinese reports,

+

KALTAK ACCIDENT Crushing at Kal Tak yesterday to hips and cargoes to determine

almost immediately after bes ther loss or amount of salvageable Instance, Quezon City, tomor-

Meanwhile, the police have coming airborne, an RAF. Mos property offen för insurance pur-tow (Friday) ́ ́ ́ morning-may, bren on the look-out for four, un- | quilo, burst into flames and was: Arrests are 'expected' ́10:begin | Bunshinet:&& beurs, tuzilg

have to be postponed. De known, men, who allegedly were burned out.

as soon as a further check on Rainfall 6 mm.or in Total #loom 1-$76,1°/MMimakito -- Ina, at fence counsel, hinted at an with Anzures on the night of the The punt, Mr. W. MacDonald, the evidence chi

The against: an, average 'of'b49,4 mum 21 insanity plea,

Ching-kuo, $2.17 Ins. murder and who might have been and navigator, Mr. Mottishead,

General Chlam Anzures lost his usual con- accomplices or accessories, escaped from the aircraft in line, eldest son of President Chiang

Rasdings ( Kal-ahek and Department head posure at Quezón City Gaol: last | Anzures had said that one of the They were not Injured, night and; bróko down; weeping ]men put him under aʻupéll “and

0:1004,41003.8 mb. were sent of the Ministry of National Dd Dare, at mal, ¿Two'? fire engines bliterly before his father and induced him to commit the crimes, from, the Kowloon Fire Brigade fence, is here directing the drive undle

An unidentified nightclub to assist an RAF: fomm tender, in against speculators, maalpula fel. Humidity He said he wanted to see Lilian hostess helping the police. The an attempt to save the plane added.

tous and

hoarders, the

the report De Point

w Wind: Direction. Young's, Dis-at the funeral parlour "to explain hosicas, who said Ansures cocente: Considered, a total loss by the and "apologise to #ad)] Holy tried to extrangle, her, in a BAF, authorities at Kal, Tak, the

It was also disclosed this morn Wing Fores bounded at the walls of his call, night club during an altercation, Mosquito a propellers were badly hug that pollo had, smashoda threatening to break away, told the police Admired always twisted, and its body burnt out. ring, which had been turning mit BALLET Taher, Miguel, Anzures, was will four tirpenUnited), The under curiage wai ripped off gold.” bars mixed with.... other, Lew ootdeelled him- to-penyvidsgarten: Press-210

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