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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949.

TIENTSIN EXPORTERS

“B-DAY" FOR BERLIN LOANS TO

Blockade Raising At 12-01 a.m. On Thursday

OFFICIAL ORDERS ISSUED

Berlin, May 9.

Soviet Russia and the Western powers will lift the blockade and the counter-blockade of Berlin at one minute past midnight local time on Thursday morning.

An official order, signed by the Soviet Militory Governor, Marshot Vassily Chikov, confirms that the blockade will be ended at one minute past midnight on Thursday morning fitting in with the Western Allied pre- parations.

The first train into Berlin will be a British military one, due to cross the zonal frontier at Helmstedt at four minutes past one local time on Thursday morning, a British spokesman said. Three more trains will follow with-

in six hours.

The fest British passenger Ring the highway once the t train to the city for 13 months blockade is Ufted, but they will will steam Into Charlottenburg | do so at their own risk. station about 0.00 atn., carrying

Control Commission officinis, journalists and a small quantity

of freight.

order

Marshal Chikov's

says that the

the regulations permitting members of the American, British and French occupation foreca and their civilian officials to cross the zonal frontlers at Marienborn and Nowawes (near Berlin) without

passports will be

d

Thets personal belongings and

poss control

without reight will also

Tommies To Help

Special squnds of Hritish Army engineers and Service Corpe mens arrived in Berlin by plane during the week-end to help in handling the convoys of trucks which will rush supplies into the city us soon as the barters go up.

The first "B-Day"

Inter-zonal

bu run by the Western City At ininistration for German passen-

will start gers

from the British sector at

7.00

Four inter- zone buses, linking Berlin with Hamburg.

Frankfurt Hanover, and Munich are announced by the Western Cily authorities, Be- to Hunter and Munich. Ture the blockade they ran only

It directs that the existing re- gulations for the import of Wes- Tern marks and foreign currency Into the Soviet Zone will emai 11 is hoped that evening tram- in force uni· the Berlin'

eur way

will serviers orviers

be restored

are

San Francisco, May 9. Exporters in Tientsin

were aided to the extent of almost 500,000,000 People's Bank dollars in April, the Commu- nist-controlled Peiping Radio reported tonight.

This money was provided by the Communist North China Gov- ermanent in the form of loans-a form of assistance which, the Radio claimed, constituted one of the reasons why North China as a whole was able to chow favourable trade balance in March and April.

(A few days ago the Radio an- nounced that North China ex- ports In Aprli had exceeded in- ports by $93,000,000 in People's

on the March figure of PBC$450,- |000,000).

Troops For Colony: "Diehards" Return

London, May 9.

British reinforcements for Hong Kong, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Lelocatorshire Regiment, and Headquarters 27th Infantry Brigade, are embarking in the troopship Empire Hal Indate at Liverpool on Wednesday, the War Office announced tonight.

In the ship will be advance parties of the First Battalion Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, the fat Battalion, Middle- sex Regiment ("The Diehards") and the 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Arilliory and elements of the 3rd Royal Tank Regl- ment, 50th Field Squadron Royal Engineers, 17th Field Am. bulance, and the 27th Company, Royal Army Bervice Corps,

Shipment of the reinforcements was announced in the House of Common, on May 8-Router."

ALBANIAN ATTACK

ON 'SLAV BOAT

Belgrade, May 9.

Bank currency. This was a drop Albanian sub-machine gunners are stated by the Yugoslav nows agency tonight to have fired for two and a half hours at a motor-boat on Lake Scutori.

Referring to the loans extended Lo Tientsin exporters, the Radio said that 78 per cent of the surr

was allotted to publicly-operated They were shooting at Yugoslav soldiers who were

problema which would be re- enterprises. It added that in- garded by the Russians as terest on these loans was reduced "Louchstones for the honour-during the month. able intentions of the Western Allies" are as follows:

the res

of

1. The removal of trictions on the movement freight from the Western Zones in the Soviel Zone and that of Soviet Zone barges on Western waterways.

The Radio also

announced that in order to facilitate the export of Kallen coal the Com- munist Government In North

starting a ceremonial relay run to Belgrade for Premier Josip Tito's birthday.

Albanians

accompanied

One soldier awam ashore under from Tirann they could not pro- "a hail of bullets.”

ceed to a joint enquiry with the The agency, Tanjug, said that | Yugoslavs, China had reduced the special early on Friday a amali motor-

"The boat was carrying a non-commis- export tax rate for the mines from 30 per cent to 15 per cent, sioned officer and three men tak-this declaration with insults and ing part in a relay from all parts pointed their guns at the Yugo- The Mines are also permitted

slav members of the Commission. of the country to the capital. 2. The immediate delivery to the Soviet Zone authorities of all avoid a shortage of ready ensh. line, being unable to follow on

to pay their taxes in kind towns travelling along the frontier freight blocketi or Heized inThis, however, Is temporary other route "because at the reeds Western Germany and Waat Ber-concession, the Radlo

stated in this part of the lake," lin Reuter.

Reuter.

Albanian frontier guards, us- Ing sub-machine-guns fired on the boat, damaging and Immo- bilising it, the agency said.

reney question has been solved, and electricity cuts cancelled, but

Marshal Chikov

ordered that

a spokesman Sala firm planning | inter-sectional police controls

its is impossible until detailed Rus- within Berlin are to be discon-

arrangements ed. This tinued.

point is generally

known The Ant Allied instructions received. Interpreted as meaning that So.

Herr Hana Jenarezky, viet sector police check-points on the Soviet sector boundary are

to be withdrawn.

He has instructed the head of the Transport Division of the Soviet Military Administration to increase the number of alling stations and technical ald poels on the Berlin-Helmstedt Auto- bahn.

Six Trains Daily

ล

CONCILIATION ON GERMANY URGED

New York, May 9.

Secretory General of the United Nations, Mr. Trygve Lio, tonight urged the Great Powers to follow the road of Conciliation in their dispute over Germany.

accomp.

"That la the road that has, in fact, been followed In reaching the agreement to lift the Berlin

STRAIGHT ROAD blockade and to call the Council

of Foreign Ministers back into session.

Chaleman of the Communist.

Unity ted Socinilat

Party Berlin, today

suggested that representatives of the two Ber-

Speaking at in administrations should meet

a dinner of the "What conelllation has American Association for the lished in the conflict over l'ales- for preliminary talks, accord.

United Nations, given in honour tlae it can also accomplish in the Ina

the เng

German neww cncy, DENA.

of the Palestine Agency,

Mediator, Dr. Great Power conflict over Ger- He made

Ralph Banche, Mr. Lie

said: many. the

suggestion to a rally of 3,000 Party officiais, at which he also alleged that Social Democrats had laid fuses, intend- tu blow up the bik Soviet sustor electricity works to wreek East-West

understanding. A few days ago, fures were pinced

at the veral rooms works to

to cause a coal dust ex- plosion, kill all the workers and tralus Wreck the entire plant, he said. passenger vit be a British military

"Simdar one.

altempts There will also be two American have a provocative

the cutting of elevat-

cables and attempts milltary trains, a third Amer- ed railway ienn military train running twice by the dependeat trade union weekly, a French train operating to cause a strike on the overhead twice weekly, and a daily Ger-railway," he addeet, man civilian tram.

A British Military Govern

official sald that men traffic they are planning to send a dally maximum of six par. senger trains and 10 freight trains into Berlin,

One of the

TO NEW WAR

may

"Let us hope, that all concern- ed will not again stray from this Washington, May 9. United Nations way-the only The United States Secretary road to lasting peace-no matter

rocky t of War, Mr. Robert Patterson, how rough and testifying on the Atlantic Pact seem to be." before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today said cannot be prevented by wishful thinking or appease-

war

The Soviet aretoe Police Pead-ment. The official said that he hopes quarters confirmed lers

Jend- will be retzky's statement of a sabotage 12,000 tons of freight brought in each day, but owing attempt. Investigations are pro- lo ignorance of the state of the ceeding, they said. track is not yet corlain whether this can be achieved.

Boredom Over

The United States cannot shul her eyes to the fact that the world is faced with on Pambitious and power hungry dictatorship" that; respects nothing but physical

force.

Expressing his hope that - raal would be admitted to the United Nations, Mr. Llc said: "Today there is peace In Pales- tine. A new Blate has earned Its Independence and, I hope. its admission to the United Nations."

Mr. Lie said that because of the achievements of Dr. Bunche and of the late Count Folke Alt American military pas- When the Berlin blockade ends

Bernadotte "the faith of men of senger trains which operated on at midnight on Wednesday it will

"To follow the counsels of goodwill in the United Nations' the Berlin run before the block- also end 10 munths

of dreary timidity is to take the straight way to peace has been renewed ade will resume on their

for old boredom

the British and road to war," he said.--Reuter. and strengthened."-Router. time-tables from a minute past American troops posted at the midnight (local time) on May 12, highway checkpoint at the edge United States Army Head of the Grunewald, outside Ber-

tin.

quarters in Heidelberg announced

today.

One British soldier, Gunner It added that there will be five John Armstrong, suki today: "We daily trains, including two to get so bored of silting in our hut Berlin from Frankfurt and Bre- here with nothing to do except merhaven and three from Berlin listen to the radio and smoke, it for Frankfurt, Bremerhaven and will be a plensure to see a spot Munich. No Army trucks or auto- of life." His companion, Gunner mobiles will be allowed along the Raymond Ivens, who shares his

Berlin Autobahn to

until military eight-hour shift, said that he had police its whole

and Royal Engineers have heard that German firms in Ber- Jength, in-lin are offering prizes for the specting bridges and making sure first car, the first Diesel lorry, that the road is safe, a British the first bus and the first petrol military spokesman stated.

It is not intended to stop] journalists in private cars from

lorry that gets in,

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They seriously injured one of the soldiers while another had slight injuries, They continued firing at the stationary boat for two and half hours.

an energetic protest and demand

"The Yugoslav Legation lodged ed the return of the motor-boat and of its inmates," the added.--Beuter.

NO LEGION FOR BRITAIN

report

London, May 10. There will not be any Bri-

About 10.30 A.M. one of the soldiers

jumped into the water and swam to the Yugoslav shore tish foreign legion under the under hail of bullets. About present Labour Government. half an hour later the Albanians A. V. Alexander Minister of took the Yugoslav motor-boat in Defence, sald on Monday: "My tow and brought it to the Alban-service colleagues and I have fan shore.

carefully considered the desire- The

Yugoslav Authorities bility of forming ឆ foreign were unable to establish con legion but

we have

concluded tact with the Albanian authori.that the rafting of such a force ties until 6 p.m. when it was would not be satisfactory agreed to form a mixed Com. method of using allen manpower mission.

The Albanians,, how. In the services." ever, said that the mixed Com. The Idea of a foreign legion mission would meet the next using European volunteers and day.

thereby conserving British man- The Albanians made their op-power had been broached by a pearance only at noon and told Conservative member, Walter

that on the Yugoslave

orders Fletcher.-Associated Press.

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