1949-03-04 — Page 1

Portraits of Distinction

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

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For

16 Gully Ran

CHINA

No. 34219.

MAIL

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949.

P.I. MAY PROSECUTE REDS

Action Recommended By Un-Filipino Committee

COUNTER – MEASURES ORGED

Manila, Märch 3.

The House Committee on Un-Filipino Activities, reporting on a five- month investigation of Communism, today urgently recom- mended the prosecution of Communist Party, members in the Philippines as a step in the solution of peace and order problems. The Committee. said: "There is a widespread mistaken belief that the Communist Party con operate in this country as a legal organisa~ tion,'

," but pointed out that the Supreme Court outlowed the party in 1932. The Committee said only two Communist Party members were conclu- sively established in the Philippinos. They are the fugitivo Huk- balahap chief, Luis M. Toruc, and the Manilo labour leader, Mariano P. Balgos. It said, however, that at least 89 unnamed persons took the party oath.

The commitice recommended "This mject of the China pro-Red Domination the cleaning up of labour or blem, however, should not be the ganisations, sharp_intelligence.use for hopeless dismay, In- alerting the armed forces until ternal gession rather than ex- ternal invasion is the Immediate the last vestige of armed re- sistance to constitutional au-threat to this republic from the French

Communists."

The

contended

that

report

Indo-China, Malaya, Slam. Burma and India

domination carmurken for Rect

ure

eventually throughout

thority is wiped out, counter- propagandu, strict Immigration, The committee said if the gov-by infiltration and interval ag- education of youth regarding ernment can crush the Commun-gression, and predicted the South

on Luzon for the Korean government Communism, political ostracism ist rebellion of the Communists,

next 20 years "then we can nl-would be acvereign Regarding China, the report most be certain this country will Korea.

It said that SCAP in Japan his said: "Were we to neglect Com-never be invaded by the Com-

the Comrrunists well under con- Communist munists."

ΣΤΟΥ.

and the

nunisan Party in the Philippines a little longer this country can become anollier China in a shorter time than we ere to admit.

"The problem that a Chine governed by Communists will

1 note that the Philippines South East Asia neighbours are earnintked for Red domination, and said that the United Nations must fight Communism.

prasent to the Philippines will Truman Praised undoubtedly be more difficul

than problems Communist

Russla represente in matters The committee, praised the of foreign relations The VicTruman Toctrine and the Mar tory of the Communists there shall Plan, but said the United cannot Lut provide Bertan States alone cannot defeat Com- degree of Inspiration on the

part of local Communista.....

10 Killed In Canton Ship Blast

munism.

Regarding Indonesia, the com- mittee said it whs unfortunate the Dutch reported to their police United action, but hoped the Nations would work out a. solu- tion there which would prevent Communist inroads.

The committee urged strong United Nations action to com-

and recom bat Communiam mended the Philippine United Nations elogation to soak commletion to study Commun. lat teachings and give the fled problem full wiring before the world.

3

China's Mint

China's Central Mint at Shanghal has started its machines rolling on orders from the Finance Ministry to turn out silver colne in support of an economic reform programme. The mint erected four large machince for embossing process, wald to have been brought from Kunming to Shanghat recently with a large cargo of silver bullion. number of altver discs made "at- the' mint in each weighing 26.697 grams and ready to servo ao cash as soon as they arc embossed. (AP Photo)

Price: 20 Conts.

All Kinds of

Portable TYPEWRITERS

AT REASONABLE PRICE. HONG KONG TYPEWRITER 'EXCHANGE

Tel. 21431 1. D'Aguilar St.

Lull In China Civil War Broken As Reds Attack

N'anking, March 3.

Reliable reports from Chinkiang, key railway town on the South bank of the Yangtse, 40 miles East of Nanking, said that 10,000 Communist troops had begun an attack on Shan-cha- ho, to take Kwachow, bridgehead opposite Chinkiang. The Nationalist division formerly stationed at.

inforce the bridgehead and a naval force has been sent to Kwachow to defend the town. Another report said that Nationalist raconnais- sance planos strafed the Communist concen- trations in Yangchow, Taichow and Chinkiang triangular aroos.

Are.

Nationalist

Dr. Sun reaffirmed the govern- naval patrol vessels on the Yangtse river,ment and for honourable peace. East of Kowan, were said to Asked if the report of the un- oftrial peace delegates gave any have been shot at last night indication that the Communists by more thon 100 guerillas.

basis The patrol-boats returned the accepted the government

the Pre- for honourable peace, mier replied: "I cannot say that Meanwhile, the United Press. but they have consented to the quoting the Central Daily News proposition to tolic peace on a reported from Nanking that the

Lasis of equality." civil war Jull present China's

He said he would shortly ap was broken as a result of large

pear in the Legislative Yuan to Communist troop movement to report on "administrative policies ward Sinn, in Shenst Province.

and to answer interpellations but The paner said the Commun- sol he and cabinel members ists, under General Peng Teh- would return to Canton after

Chingyang and hual, occupied Kunterhen. 25 and 36 miles her. He risted again there

they have completed their work

North and North West of Sian.

never was any rift between him Continuing their Southward and the Acting President.

administrative

march, the Reds reached Yung- chungtiers where gunfire was policies, Dr. Sun Bald govern-

to Kefert ing

ment was doing

Its almost fo

audible.

The Chinese Communist Cam-lighten the people's burden, to mander in Manchuria beasted stabilise economy and, to pro- yesterday that nationwide, Jarge-mote well-government.

The Fremier said the goverit- scale war is over in China'

A broadenst by the Communistinent dreided to abolish the food

requisitioning radio In North China said Gen-

Bystem, and

eral Lin Pian, whase armies mapping out plans to:

(1) re conscription

broke the back of Government vemp the present resistance in Manchuria, The picture shows a large

made system. (2, reduce the present the statement in welcoming to 5,800,000-man army to 2,500,000 齲 number of democratic men: (3) give more powers to Peiping

local governments to enable them personages.

"War on a gigantle scale is im- to discharge their duties; (4) possthic South of the Yangtse, reform the land system to a prin- the general declared. He asserted ciple of "land to the tillers," (5) the civil war to date has cost clenn up inemelency and malad- Government armies 5,000,000 men ministration.-United Press, Reu killed as captured. Therefore, heter and Associated Press said, the Nationalists canifotor

CHINESE CAR OWNERS

URGED TO JOIN HKAA

The report praised the United An appeal to Chinose car owners to join the Hong

The report noted that China figuratively is only a stone's Urow from the Philippines shores

States Gght against Communism And added: "If the Communists

China 20 but sold America could not win overrun the whole

years will be ton short a time the kattle of ideologies. alone.

The report sald Stalin's recent for Mau Tac-turg to consolidate

to talk peace with Presi his forces

people so offer 14 among conservative

Drantically deni Truman and

propaganda twice as many as the Russians, a vicious

Meanwhile which took Lenin and Stalin 32

Press reported years to subdue."

In

The committee counselled calm- viewing the China wat. ness It said: "We are confident the diplomatic and consular problems that might arise if the recognised government of. China is overrun At least 10 Chinese killed and 30 seriously injur-will be met competently by our

Canton, March 3.

were

ed as a result of an explosion on the 300-ton Hong Kong- Canton stermer, Ningpo, in

the Pearl River at Canton at

6 p.m. today.

The explosion blew a hole in the ship's side and badly dam- the superstructure. The aged silp's bow sunk to the bottom

of the river.

government,”

was out!

the

Associated

Kong Automobile Association was made at its second annual general meeting, held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, yester- day.

ganise

strategic any

battle ground, fight a large-scale war"

Have The Power General Lin said the Commun- ist armies have the power to end the war within a short period.

peace

:

HK To Be Scene

Of U.S. Picture

Want

President

Nanking, March 3.

A move is now afoot to confirm General L Taung- - Jon's position as President of Chine to blook Generalauimu Chiang Kai-shek's return to power.

At present General Li Acting President,

Ing

High officialı ara sponsor. A suggestion that the word "Acting" be deleted because Genarallesimo Chland la presumed to have realgred permanently.

The Kwangal provinsial assembly in a cable to the Hunan provincial assembly voloed

support of the sug gestionUnited Press.

China May Return Ship To Britain

Shanghai, March 3.

that Nationalist to return

Rumours

China had offered

the destroyer Lin Fu, former

ly HMS Mendip, to. Britain were current here today. 09 Admiral Kwel Yung-chin. of the Commander-in-chief Nationalist Navy, spent a busy. clay conferring with foreign and Chinese' naval 'officials, re- ported to be concerning the defection of the cruiser Chung- king (formerly HMS Aurora) to the Chinese Communists.

No confirmation of the rumours Mr. Otto Preminger and Mr. was obtainable, but certain Chin- The Prime Minister, Dr. Sun

cse sources said that Admiral Fo, at a press conference in Nan- Philip Dunne, latest arrivals king today announced that the from Hollywood, told the press Kwel had sought advice on how to prevent the Lin Fu from Communists have agreed to talk yesterday that they are here

the example of the to make with the Government some

a survey of Hong following International driving licences time after March 15 on a posts of Kong before producing a new Chungiting. Mr. D. H. Blake, President

revealed sources also These reported the United picture for Twentieth Century that a Philip of the Association, said there are again available and members equality,

that for

for the past two days, Na- Fox Movie Picture - Corpora-

Naval headquarters tionalist pine Congressmar today call-were about 300 on the roster led to communicate with the Press from Nanking.

Premier said this The

tion. of the Recretaries

Association. ort for strict neutrality in foras against 1,200 before the nuested to communicate

hope.

was brought back by Mr. Of this number barely eign pulations unless the United war.

Messrs. Peat Marwick Mitchell

Shao

Li-tse and the unofficial States gives unmistakable a 250 are Chinese. There must & Co.

Shanghai peace mission. aurances she will defend these be between 6,000 and 7,000 car

He disclosed that lafands against possible attack owners in the Colony, of whom

Associated -United Press and

aro more than 70 per cent Chinese.

from the

Press.

Inflation Complicates Bible Sales In China

Police cars, fire engines and One of the world's oldest bost sellers is running into distribution difficulties in Chino, it was learned here today.

ambulances breezed through the

city for half an hour as they rushed to

assist

in the rescue

Balon people who

had been

Into the river or who had Jumped into the water to escape possible further explosions.

Nearby sampans helped by The Reverend W. J. Plett, General Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, who arriv- ed in the Colony on Wednesday by BOAC plane from London, told the press that China's inflation had boosted costs to three or four times what they were before the war.

Windows and doors in foreign residences On Shameen were rattled by the explosion, the caure of which was still, nol de- termined by the police at a late

hour

explosion The casualties of the wete

members of the crow and Bible. some" among the small passenger list. Tho ship was just about to leave for Hong Kong and the passengers were sitting down to the evering meul-Reitor-A AP.

The Weather

At 9800 GMT (7 p.m. HXST) the ent exclude centerd over Kores moving and from its wesh ridge extenda BW across the Eastern Bea to Tongkinan.A trough of low pressuro la' developing, fram Tunnan to NB China.

Today's Forest-Moderato. Esterly

winds. Partly cloudy.

Yesterday's Weathert-

Maximum 79,4 dem, Fahi

Minimum: 1,4 dee. Fah. '

Bunshları 67 hours.

Rainfall, NIL Total slade Jan.

· 128,0° ° inm.=5.04 ING; «galost no KVETEAM Of $1,8.33$ 150.

Bagina Wi-

Dart as ma.....1023.2017.5.

Equate 80.17 $9.08 Inches.

Pew Folat Wind Direction write Dange

Wind Forbe 104 +27-Aviota

Low:

ま

1900

in Brens

The poor responso

.

Blake

Exponses High

draft

a

new

The new picture, which will be have been broadcasting frantic to the Chungking, at appeals written by Mr. Dunne, will have special 10- the Colony as the scene of the present belleved to be somewhere in Communist North Chins to Flory. Possibilities and impossi-

Chung man committee, headed by the billies of the East meeting the return South. Chinese press re- Turning to the accounts, Mr. Premier himself, had been ap West will be the picture's theme. ports today anid that the

said expenses had in- pointed

concrete Like many other Hollywood picking earried half a million dol- off for plars for presentation at tures this picture will be a love orth China. The money was the

inrs when it steamed

peace confer- story, creased out of all proportion to peace pre-war figures. The monthly the forthcoming expenses were $2,500 as against ence,

Mr. Preminger is one of the ace payroll of the crew and an un- And Mr. an income of only $1,600,

Mao Tse-tung. Communist directors of Twentieth-Century specified sum for emergency ex-

Informed Acting Presi Fox and Mr. Dunne is a Fox play-penses. the Association has had to draw lender,

Other reports said that will take wright. mect reserves to

the dent Li Tsung-Jen, upoa

They plan to stay here for two Chungking has been sighted, in place either in Pelping or Shih- chuchunng.

or three weeks before returning the Gulf of Chill, making in the to America and this week-end direction of Taku Bar, the sca

outlet of Tientsin--Router. are planning to go to Macao.

to

monthly loss of $900,

(Continued on Page 14)

Mr.

oloring public has had its effect in two ways, Arst on finance, and on the "status of the secondly Association.

occasion On more than onc the authorities had refited regard the Association as repre- senting the motoring pubile.

instance of this As an Blake mentioned an application the Association made to the police some mor

ago for a for cars 01 car park reserved medient practitioners. The reply from the police was sent not to the Association, but to the British Medical Association, stoting that If an application would be made by the British Medical Associn- tion, the matter would be con- sidered.

months

On

which, it was reported,

Control Of Squatters

Discussed At

Meeting

Allocation of bathing sheds and the control of squatters and squatters" sitos were among the subjects discussed at a recent meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Rosidants' Association.

Car parking was still one of The Society now has to rely November 30 last year, wald he

visit Canton and the most difcult problems. The on voluntary aid to expects to largely

the Shanghai shortly and also hopes police had refused to mark out distribution of ensure

Before the war with to go to Chungking and Kunming certain parks for the Association, He would venture no guess as though its watchers were allowed

to be on duty. Japan it had 350 colporteurs to what difficulties might be en- or Bible peddlers, as the Rev. countered eventually

No member of the Association Flett describes them. Today under Chinese Communist con-has been invited to sit on the it has only 10 such men. trol. To date, however, they have Trafic Control Board.

A break-down car is now That is only one of the pro not had any trouble in Felping the roads on Saturdays, Sundays blems with which the Rev. Plott he said. will be concerned during his The Rev. Plett, a veteran of and holidays, both in Hong Kong visit in the Far East, He also some 20 years Bible selling in and in the New Territories to render assistanco where neces- In China South Africa and a newcomer hopes to establish China Bible Society, with

Rebale on insurance prémiums, by Chinese committee and executive to the Far East, has high hopes sary.

Bible Society for the Chinese "Our aim is to establish one in and for the eventual wide dis- which was a feature before the

explained country"

the tribution of the Bible in China, war, is now discontinued by the Rov. Plett "We have just begun They expect to produce 1,280,000 Insurance companies. the India Bible Society in In-Chinese language Bibles in the

It is the task of the Societynext five years, he said.

ouch

dia."

Denton

The British and Forelyn Bible co-operation

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Chargehand Sharing in Conspiracy.

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Taks To Interest In Legal Issues Pago 's

Cinema World.

In each country to assess the Society an inter-denominational

in works needs of the people, so that angroup aclequate number of coples of with the Scottish and American Page 2 the Bible may be placed on sale Bible Societies in China. They in each country in the language are supported by voluntary con- of the people concerned.

tributions. Their object is to Page 3 The British and. Forelga Bible produce the Bible in a standard placing it Society prints the Bible in Shang-form and at a cost hai for China. It is printed in within the reach of all. Mandarin and various. Chinese At present the Bible is being dialects, the Rev. Plett said. published In 760 different lan- Page

"Before the war we printed guages by the BFBS, according published more coples of the Bible in to the Rov. Plett. It Shanghai than in any other city in trails in 40 differensianPage in the world, declared the Gen- guages and a Chinese braille ver- etal SecretaryAn

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Now FE Approach By Com monwealth Nations.

Swedish Rejections Of Savļet

Note

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.The Association considers, that in the near future further In- that the proposed Central Fire formation will be available to the Station on the mainland will public in view of the imponding "The Association has expressed not be able to deal efficiently tot season.

The sub-

the opinion that the proposed with fire hazards. stations at Tsimshatsul and Central Fire Station in Kowloon Laichikok should be retained will not efficiently deal with Bre It was felt that the sub-stations in the opinion of the Associa-hazards or the mainland. tion.

A full statement on the General at both Tsim Sha Taul-and Lai Committee's last meeting, released Chi Kok should be retained. the Association yesterday. Similar views have been express- ed by other responsible bodies in "At the lust meeting of the As-the Colony, follows: sociation, the main matters which

"With regard to children's received attention were the alplaygrounds, the Association hay location of bothing sheds and the been assured that every endeav- centrol of aquatters and squatters' our will be made to make these sites.

playgrounds as safe as possible "Although several semi-official for children's recreation and to Announcements have appeared in prevent their unauthorized use, the Press concerning the control particularly by certain frrespon- of squatters sites generally, thesible adults who will persist in for Association has, despite repeated using. facilities provided requests, bren unable to obtain children,

official "For the convenience of pede- Any indication of the

sirians crossing Sallsbury Road policy.

In view of the vital import near the Kowloon Post Office, the ance to all Kowloon residents, and Association, has been successful

the amenities

ap- laabtaining: Government's maintaining Kowloon generally, the Associe-proval to place an island in the

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freshment

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tion will continue to proze intil centre of the road other matters, OBTAINABLE

some Information is forthcoming "A number of

"The situation- with regard such as the obstruction caused by bathing she has been carefully the erection of shops in halls and explored by the Association and stairways of dwelling houses, and dealt North Atlantio Pact issues recommandations have been mare traftin, control were also

Bettled,

lo Government. It is to be hoped with" Vangje

The Roy, Plett, who came to "It's one of the world's oldeet Page 10 Hong Kong to complete the work books but it's still a best-seller,”

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