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CZECHS SALUTE STALIN

Progue, May 25,

Czechoslovak Communists

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1949.

*

1541

Dramatic Developments Hackney In S'hai Street Fighting

the

To Protect Its Jews

The

London, May 20 London district of Hackney la to take strong stops to

Jewish protect its residents. A1

one of his first dution, its newly-alected Mayor will lead a deputation to the Home Becretary, Mr. James Chuter Eda, regarding alleged local attacks on Jewe

He has asked Monbara of Parliament and

· ATL

members of the Hackney Counoli to join the deputation, following letter

Divisional from the Education Officer describing the alleged attacks.-Reuter.

fol-

and

(Continued from Page 1) fof Mr. Chen Liang on Tuesday Alouter une, uke. w.dew night, but it is learned that pend- opened their ninth Congress in the once of the American Asing the completion of liberation, today with a "salute to Stalin" |sistont Naval Attache, Morgan the city administrative affairs will who was unanimously elected Slayton, in the Glen Line Build be isoited after by the Shanghai formed by head of the Party's Honorary ing, which houses the U.S. Con- Security Committee, Presidium.

sulate and is behind the British civic leaders.

River trame between Shanghai Two thousand delegates and Consulate.

Mainly

resumed as the result of this and Pootung has been visitors from 29 countries, heard

along the the Minister of the Interler. Va danger, the majority of offees while train services

Stolln

railway clav Nosen, acclaim

ond banks remained closed

Nanking-Shanghal today' "the greatest figure of our time, About four blocks of buildings expected to restart shortly,

KICH Agure thut

will outlast the Immediately below the Southern towing the completion of repairs

tracks damaged end of the bridges, right up teto centuries."

he Czechoslovak President, Nanking Road, the city's main bridges.

These Kiement Gottwald,

developments should was elected street, are at present virtually a

considerably case the Shanghai | sees Chairman of the Working Pre-No Man's Land, with death lurk-

food supply altuation. ing at every corner. skillum.

Meanwhile, For the Orst time, the delegatea representatives from

parties, who came to pledge thele Communist- the 16 ullegiance dominated National Front.

speceties are being Only relensed by the ocial Czech news agency Celako.

Both the British and American Consulates are right in the line

mwist Czech and Slovak of fire and it is believed that there

reter

Western correspondents not adraliled,

were

The real business of the Con.. gress, according to usually reli- able sources, to 1hten up the Communist system of control which is at present being tested from many sides.

problema are believed

include:

tu

(1) Czeehulstovakia's Reneral

economie position.

(2) Discontent among peasants being pushed towards collectivi- sation.

(3) Grumbling among work- ers requirent to meet higher pro- duction quotas for less real im mediale reward.

(4) Widespread criticism and incipient deviatiorusen"

among

the tanks of the Party's over- Jarge membership, which is under- stoud to be still over 2,000,000 despite purges, --Router,

Disaster

In Brazil

Maceio, May 26.

are at least 200 British nationals in the Northern area.

In other parts of

liberated Shanghai, however, normal con- ditions prevailed with shops re- opened, trams and buses running and victory celebrations continu- Ing.

Papers Appear

the

Bhanghai populace is greatly impressed on first contact with the dis. clpline of the People's Libera-

troops and tion Army further

agreeably surprised to- day to 100 these soldiers in.

MERIA

WECK

"PITIFUL" COURT CASE

"This is a rather peculiar

alsting on paying for gifts of and pitiful case," said Inspec- food offered to them by the tor H. Brownrigg, when a 20- Lee lorry driver, public, and sleeping on pave-year-old mento rather

demand Ping-chiu, charged with over- loading his truck and with the failing to have the load pro- China

perly secured, came before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yes- terday

than

accommodation.

In

editorial

British-owned

,an

Lodny. "North Daily News" urged the foreign

In addition, four English lon-communities

ties to reciprocate the courtesy and politeness shown by the Communist soldiers where and render all posable assistance tu The Cominumist

lage newspapers and four ver- naeulars appeared this moming. including

the 11 newcomer, "Shanghai Jen Miò" ("People o'

devoted Shunghal")

solely to People's Liberation Artny re- leases and umelal Communial metropolls. newa reports,

every

authorities in runding the highly complex machinery of the huge

The Public Works Comms Red Claims

tioner, Mr. T.K. Chao, today as- sumed the post of aciug Mugur of Shanghui, following the flight

POST OFFICE

MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails

It is hereby notified that mail to Bhang-

has and North China cannot be accepted war!! further notice.

stated, Unlima otherwise

Registered Articles and Parrel Posta close 10 minutes earlier than the ordinary mall. If parlia close before 10 am. Heltered and Parcel Posta close at å p.m. on the pre vious day.

tion

Fra

The prosecution alated that do- fendant was driving lorry No. 5804 with a load of raw rubber

of Eastern

along Des Voeux Road West,

At the junction ped on to the road side, bouncing ly fell from the lorry and drop- ped onto the rond side, botineing into a basin of boiling water at food stall. The boiling water splashed on

pedestrians, sending them.

two

The two injured were # teen- ged girl and a boy. They had to Everive myyneni livatment.

"That, so far as foreigners are concerned, is the purest form of neutrality in China's civil war Shanghai has to be put on its

The weight of the land which feet again-for Chino.

Late this afternoon, the British-found to be two tons in exCESS,

was conveyed by defendant was owned Shanghai Gas Company, Defendant pleaded guilty, und coneemed over the exposed posi- -the cuso Wag adjourned until

of Its sub-tank

the vicinity of active hostilities at Tibet and Peking Roads, about a stone's

throw

the from

Race Course, gave orders to allow the shell hit gas to ecupe, în cùse, a

disastrous explosion. cause n

News from other war fronts The Communists claim to have

today.

STOLE FROM DOCKYARD

A thirty-four year old widow. who claimed that she had two children, told the Court that her

Over 200 are dead and hun- dreds more reported missing Mails are closed at Kowloon Central as flood waters, caused by tor-Post Office hall an hour earlier than the captured Ningpo, 134 miles South $2 a day was rential cains, inundated entire Gro sloelig is. sections of North and Eastern Brazil.

One unconfirmed estonale placem the death to 1 at 500 in the sinte of Alagons alone,

Sonte 150 bodies have been ie. covered in Maceio in the state of Capul und 88 more re reported to buried und r taildings which collapsed before the on-rushing waters.

Over 30 inches of rain havo fallen in the last Gu hours and there is no sign of it slopping. The region is normally d ́ougat-ridden.

United Press.

RADIO

This is Radio Hong Kong broadcasting on a frequency of 845 kilocycles per secord and on 9.52 megacycles per second in the 31 metre bond. 1.K.T.

12.15 Catholic Prayers by the Res

Fother R. .W. Gallagher. B. (Bundto

FRIDAY, MAY 27 Closing Times by Ale Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 7.30 a.m., 10.27 14.30 Pal. 2.80 m. (GPO) ... 10.00 m., Noon, $ p.m. Airmat for walow and Amuy. (Reg.)

8.311 m.zn., (Örd) V a.m. Airmail for Hoihow; Alrmalt for Fowhow.

(Reg. p.m., (Özd.) 1.80 .. Airmail for Hwalow. Anny and Talpels,

(Ret.).m., (Ord.) 8.30 p.m. Airmail for Madlie, Honolulu, USA and Canada, (Reg.) 4.30 p.m. (Ord.) 5

of

insut-

HRRAL AN-Ning hang, on the telent for her to keep her family

railway, Sin- South East of kiung, 40 miles Hangehow, and Kientaishun, 60 miles South East of Hangehow.

On the Fukien-Klangs front, the Communists sny

they

bave occupied Shaowu and Sonchang, in North West Fukien,

Another Communist claim is the wiping out of seven brigades of the 54th Nationalist Division North of Chengsin, North of Air Fareed Post for Mandia, Honolulu enShachih, in Fukien, Reuter,

p.m,

Cro)

4.10

D.M..

UBA, Kowloom (GPO) 5 p.m. Ordinary Airmail (printed matters, xem. plea mad amall packet posta) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA.

(Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m., (GPO)

p.m.

Airmail for Haiphong and Hanoi, (Reg.)

4.30 p.m., (0ml) 5 p.m.

Closing Times by Ben

Manila, 10 a.m.

· Holbow, Pakhoi via Hofhow and Straite.

10 .. Bandkak, 2 19m.

Canada vin Vancouver BC, 3 pm. Salzon, Ceylon, Madagascar, Mauritius,

East and South Africa, Egypt, 3 p.m.

BATURDAY, MAY 21

12

Closing Times by Air Airmail for walow and Amoy, (Reg.J

8.30 am (Orddj 1 x.m. Airmall

11 fo Manila, (Ret.) (Ord.) 11.30 .m.

for Chungking: Davis. Arm

Swatow and Amor, (Reg.) a po (Ord. 3.30 p.m.

12:30 pm.-Dalty Prostramme Summary.

12.33 pm and Call" De Variety

Orchestra with Jaurl (NCTS

1.00 p.m.-Comedy Harmoniate,”

Airmail

for

1.15 pm.News, Weather port and Airmail for Halbow: Airmail for Tulpek:

Antmourermeista.

1.25 pm.-Interlude.

1.30

2.05

"Muale fur You." Clone Down.

6,00

m-'rogramme Summary,

5.01 mRhythm Rendevous" (Bludta). C30-Cantonese by Hilo Given by Miss Wal fan and B. K. Ler. (Badio)

6.59 pm.-Vorni Comhluulkan. 3.00 paunde Tarvers Hour" Cluarte

al Request Programme presented by Yvonne Charter, (Bultar

4.00 p.m.-Work Newm anal New

Analysis, London Relay) 4,17 m.---"Eklat Britain" Burk- Deubomshire" by Juck Barureaves, (BOTH 8,30 p.m.

Iterial by Milox Yurl-Hen. (Ntoda) 8.50 μmijoelle Neves (Violin), 9,00 "From the Editurinta." (Bon.

Itely)

0.10 p.m-long Kong

Daners

In

Ting Gotchallen and 1916 Drebekra f the Ambassadies Unfizoom, Vocal: Haly Darling.

Airmall for Kunming and Calcutta, (Reg.) p.m., (Ord.) $40 p.m. Airmall for Bangkok, (Rep.) 4.30 pime

1 (Ord.) & p.m.

Closing Timer by Ren

Manila. 3 p.m.' Straits and Calezita, 8 p.m. UBA, Canada, Central and South Ameriós via Ban Prancisco (Nu Parcels for Canada), (Par., Reg. and Ord.) Bp.. Manila, Bandakan, Rabaul, Acnégalla asıl New Zealand via Bydney, (Phn, Jer. and Ord.) p.m.

BUNDAY, MAY 19

Cisalze Times by Als Airmall for Bwatow and Amoy, (Res.)

p.m. 28/5, (Orl.) # am. 20/3. Alemail for Poochow; Alrmall for Tuineh, (hex) & pan. 21/5, 10rd,) 10 4.m. 29/5.

Alrmall for Kwellin and Chunki

(eg. p.m. 25/5, (Un).) 10 s.m. 29/0.

T: Airall for Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Culombo, Rydney and Auckland, (Nex)

an, 28/6 (Ont.) to *.m. 20/4. Atma for Balzon and Paris. (Reg.)

1, 5, (Ord. 10 .. 20/5.

Closing Timer by Bes - Formous vis Takao, 1 a.m. Swatow, 10 a.m.

0.40 "The show out to on" A Musler Tiller by ficuaid Verner st ม 4: "A Votre from The Brud." (1911GTS) 10.10. Short Programme of thei

Musle of Yaughan-WIDama,

10.30 p.m.-"Strings with Wings" Hel

Relay)

arbrino and IT Orchestra with 21.10 p.m.-Westher Report Linen Grey, (ORBI)

mary of Newe from Chian 11.00. p.m.adio News eel, (London 1120 pas-Close Dow

and fun.

United Press and Associated Press.

CABLE SHIP MEN ON STRIKE

Singapore, May 25.

Malay seamen walked off the

alive when she was charged, at Kowloon yesterday with stealing four packages of red lead and some split pins from the Raval Naval Dockyard on Wednesday.

Chow Mit pleaded guilty and was ordered to be bound over in a suen of $180 for a year,

Defendant was formerly ployed by the dockyard as a men- eral coolie.

cm-

NAVAL AID FUND

.HK$415,247.13

Following are the latest con- tributions to the Hong Kong Naval Aid Fund: Previously acknowl-

edged. Chartered Bank of

I. A. C. Proceeds of Charity

Match 22.5 40.... dong Kong fiam-

Cable and Wireless Company's ways Ltd. cable ship Retriever after a wages | Union Juck Club, dispute today, thus delaying her H. M. A. S. 'Shoal- departure to repair a cable bel- haven'

ween the Fur Eust and Britain,

The ship had had an brportant rall to mend the main Penang- Colombo undersea cable-Reuter.

To all

aff

10,000.00

4,201.00

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