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Portraits of Distinction

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SHANGHAI GETS ITS SECOND AIR ATTACK Nationalist Aircraft Bomb Southern Suburb OPTIMISM IN CANTON

Shanghai, June 16. Shanghai underwent its second air raid by Nationalist planes since the occupation of the city by the Communists when at least three aircraft bombed the Southern suburb near Lunghua in- ternational airport early today.

The planes dropped bombs along the upper Whangpoo River in the vicinity of the Kiangnan arsenal and dockyards and returned later to strafe the area. Kiangnan was heavily damaged by shelling and fire during the Communist siege of Shanghai but some parts remained in operation. There are no reports available of damage or casualties but machine-gun fire as well as the explosion of bombs was plainly heard in the city. The planos, which flow across the heart of the city at a considerable height, were subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire.

HK-BOUND VESSEL PIRATED

The raiders all appeared to be American-made P-51 fight- ers of the Chinese Nationalist Air Force.

Chins.

This source.

feta can take it militarily, Bald.

man

he

A Nationalist military spokes-

sald that

and Infantry cavalry units had counter-attack- ed with success against the Reds In Shenai Province,

The spokesman said the Com- hnd suffered 23,000 mumist

the casualties near Sinn, which Communists captured last month. Aiding the Nationalists in the were Moham- counter-attack medan troops from the North West. (Nationalist casualty figures often are exaggerated)

Meanwhile, A

Chinese high

Canton Government source In predicted today--perhaps optimis- cally-that the Communists will farther South not try to move until they consolidate their recent who attend all Nationalist military and political Pearl River pirates attacked councils, also declared in an in- an unarmed motor junk en terview that the Communists at route to Hong Keng from Can- ton and stripped two three engines, all the valuable cargo.

The military spokesman said

of its Kong, capable of taking Hong the Nationalists had suffered only

2,000 casualties.

from the Fukien Loss

The Nationalist Government has decided to reinforce its Canton ship's chandlery, per rrison with troops sonal belongings and cash, esti-North West and Taiwan and will mated at HK$80,000.

resist any Red attempt to take this

refugee under the Reds major fighting in the past week on

The Wing Sung limped into the Chinese living Chinese Maritime Customs Sta- will revolt and new leaders will tions at Tai Shan on her remain- ing engine to report the incidents to lead the revolt A Kuo-

mintang stalwart

himself,

hr

It was towed by another motor agreed this might mean the end of junk Into local waters, reaching the Kuomintang. here at 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

This source, who declined use of his name, based his prediction

Mr. Leung Chee-sang, coxs- wain of the pirated craft, reported of no immediate Red Army move to the Murine Police last evening that he left Canton on June 13 Southward on a proposal he seit and the Cornmunists made during the unsuccessful peace talks early this

with vegetable

other Colony,

valuable

foodstuffs

for cargo

the

The Wing Sang reached Bocca

year.

Tigris at about 2 am, when sud. Shensi Fighting

Ис said there had been no

the Good-washed South-Central China front.

The Reds, who pressed West- ward from Sian, have been caught in a pincers movement from the North and South and driven back spokesman almost to Sian, the

said.

The Nationalists, he sald, hove taken 3,000 rifles, 36 machine guns, right artillery pieces and 27 vehicles.

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1949.

Monty Holds Press Conference At H.Q.

These four studies of Field- Maraliai Viscount Montgomery, Commander-in-Chiat of the Western Union military forces, were made during a press conference he held in the male salon of the Chateau de Courances, near Fontainebleau, France. Monty wears grey stacks, grey sweater, green-gray tweed jac. ket and an Army shirt. During his stay in France he residen at the Chateau de Courances, which is owned by the Marqula Hubert de Ganay. The Marquis, with his family, now lives

(AP Photo). In the right wing of the Chateau.

REDS DRAGGING CHANNEL AT YANGTSE MOUTH

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Shanghai, June 16.. Shanghai harbour, closed for the eighth day by the reported Nationalist mining of the lower Yang- tse river, is expected to be thrown open again within the noxt 24 hours, following the de- parture from Woosung this afternoon of two shallow draught veseels on a mine sweeping mission.

These vessels left the Whangpoo river yesterday evening but spent the night at Woosung ow- ing to bad weather. One of them is British- owned.

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BUSINESSMEN ADVOCATE RECOGNITION OF REDS

Shanghai, June 16,

Shanghai's foreign commercial and financial lea: CARDINAL

dors are almost unanimous in their opinion that accordad immediate recognition should be whan a contral people's government of China

MAY BE

is established. This is disclosed in a survey SET FREE

Vienna, June 15.

made here today. Such action would undoubtedly prove to be bene- Tho Hungarian Communist ficial to foreign organisations in the course of cler, Matyas Rakosi, has indient- ed his willingness in principle to their business, although several influential Bri-relense Joseph Cardinal Minda- tish industrial representatives admit that even zeny from prison in the

future, a Roman Catholic Church, without this diplomatic step, foreign trade in source sald today. North China, for example, is already expand- ing satisfactorily.

They, however, classified these arrangements as purely local in character, undertaken on purely private lines, with the Communist authorities act- ing realistically in the absence of treaty provisions.

Foreign traders unanimously belleve that following the granting of recognition, the handicap of foreign commerce being arranged In a private to private basis 10- stead of being guided by a con- non pattern under treaty will be eliminated.

the

British circles in Shanghai are primarily concerned with promot- Ing trade and ridicule the report

Washington

quoting from columnist, Drew Pearson, As say-.

Britain will grant re- ing that cognition within two weeks in order to save Hong Kong.

What goes on at Whitehall in London is of course, beyond the Shange of Britlah traders in they point out, but re-i cognition within 14 days is n physical impossibility,

since the Communist authorities have not vet established a central adminis tration lo assume the role of government.

Question Of Timing

NATIONALISTS DENY MINING OF YANGISE

Canton, Juna 16. The Nationalist Government today dented that their naval versals had baan ordered to mine the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

for

Vernacular reports that the mining of Communist-hold harbours had been discussed at yesterday's Cabinet meet- were also denied. ing

The spokesman who was denial the responsible said, however, however, that Nationalist naval and air forces still have their mission, and Implied that such action might have been taken by the Chinese Navy without

the Informing

Ministry of Defence horo-United Pross

Dear

Rakest explained hu position by saying: "The Cardinal is no longer dangerous to us and his release might actually serve an E propaganda nsect." The Cardin al would be permitted to seek me dical care or exile in the West.

The Catholle source here, who declined to be

W

quoted by, name, said Rakost recently discussed the Mindszenty issue with several

trusted Parliamentary officials and told them: **In

principle we don't object to Cardinal Minds zenty's release from prison in the near future

future to pormit him to stay

in a sanatorium or to sook exile

na Western country."

(Vallean sources Rome sald last

Cardinal's mental week The condition deteriorating and that the Primate of the Cathalle Church in Hungary has no recollection of he treason trial by which the Communist Government tenced

han 10 lifo

hich the

there son-

imprisonment.)

on

the

The Cathollo official said the bulk of the Hungarian Com- munlat loaders have for a long time bran

to opposed

the Cardinal's detention grounds that it antagonises the.

than it mora population worth to the Communist anube. The official sald reports rdach-

Catholic

quarters *******ing Austrian

from friends of the Cardinal's will be extended mother Indicato cognition

that Cardinal Such a central authority is

The problem, they Mindszenty is completely broken eventually. generally expected to be pro- point out, will resolve Italf physically na woll as mentally-

United Press.. claimed early in the autumn. into a question of timing. What Pearson apparently had in In a very short time, an out- of the British mind is. the recognition. by local spoken member traders in Shanghal Nanking. community said, the Nationalist The peo-reglene will be non-existent or at Peiplog and Tientsin of ple's administrations established best a small fugitive party..in

some remote commer.

The Emancipation Daily" to This realistic recognition of "We are in the conquered cities.

not taking sides or

nald this day reported that another large their authority and acceptance displaying, partiality,

hoard of goods belonging to the of their laws has taken place source in his summation of the H. H. Kung clique has been dis-

"To state that the Nation-

British and American bustness CASE circles aro

confident

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KUNG HOARD ́UNCOVERED

Shanghai. Jude 18.

that re-allet Government has disintegrated covered in Shanghal.

and that its armies are merely undirected mobs is a factual re part of a sad decline.

FOREIGN Fait Accompli

TRADING

IN CHINA

"Any doubts we may have had weeks ago on this subject Ave have been completely eradicated

The value of the hoard is not given but, is said to include drugs, steel plates, prining presses and Bubterranean

tools.- sowago United Press,

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Correspondance.

Macao Electrio Meeting. School Improvements Plan. Society Wedding. Reminders.

Радо 5

Cinema World.

Nationalist leaders in the Shepsi

by events which have secumu- Page 2 fighting pre Hu Trunc-nan, who

lated

on us since the crossing of

evacuated Slon, and Ma Fu-feng,

the Yangtse, including the singu- denly gun fire was directed at the

whose

San Francisco, June 10. Ill-equipped Malmo aduent

lar case with which the difficult Page 3 Junk, and a motor launch, which

troups,

It was left behind by the Bri- are among China's best

Provisional regulations govtask was accomplished up to the could not be identified in the

At that time, he said, the Com-nighters.

tish Navy in the care of the

as pro- fall of Shanghai, which gave us darkness, approached.

munists stated they were going to Nationalist forces abandoned local British Consulato-General the alleged river mining. If the crning foreign trade

Communist Orst-hand experience of the re- Esine slower in speed and un-cross the Yangtse river by late rushan, ral town in North East- when foreign warships decided

channel is found aafn, both are mulgated by the armed, it was not long before the April whether peace talks were ern Klangs, which they reaccu-

expected to put to so on the Army's East China Headquar-lative powers of the parties, es- Wing Sang was boarded by armed concluded or not.

to evacuate the Whangpoo dur-

ters are now in force in Shang-pecially of their leaders." good tide thereafter.

Thus, he said, the problem Page 6 He said

ing the Battle of Shanghai.

The dragging, which is expect-hal, according to the Com- of according recognition to the pirates, dressed in dark Chinese-Reds wanted to send forces Interled 10 days ago. style dress.

In announcing this loss, the

The Dutch steamer Meerkerk,ed to be

Chinese Communists has solved Page 7 completed by or shortly munist-controlled Pelping Radio Central News Agency, Kuomin

due from Hong Kong tomorrow after nightfall, is bring done de- night.

itsolf by the relentless march tang Press association, at the morning, will be the first to enter spite reports that two Nationalist

Under the regulations foreign of events. Communiet guerilias occupied tort if the channel

is offelally

gunboats are lying off the river merchants or the agents of foreign "We should adopt an attitudo Futing in Northern Fuklen declared cleared and safe. Accord- mouth somav hern They have

firms

who wish to trade with of accepting the fait accompli and Page 11 about 40 miles from the coast. ing to the local agents, she will been sighted by lighthouse that Communist troops in Hsin- about 40 miles East of Wonsung ordered the pilot, boat out of licenced for both the import Government will require our help The same noys agency stated stand by of the Yangtse mouthwatchers and one of them on June China in accordance with the laws get ready for a recognition that

of the People's Government, must will soon be inevitable. This new. Page 13 han on the Kan River in North- until in receipt of final orders the river.

and

Hunan, Cheklang, Kinngsu. The crew were ordered below Anhwei, Hupeh and Kiangst pro- drck, where they were locked unvinces which hold China's rice

The pirates took bowl fur 20 hours,

Nanking

and and Info mplete control, and nailed the

Shanghai. craft for four hours before stop-

Since the Reds crossed. the ping.

Yangtse in April, they have moved into all six provinces and Fukien es well.

knew "From the nolas Wo they were taking off the cargo. The unloading want on for 15 hours," Mr. Leung atatod.

At about pm. the Wing Sane moved again and one and a halt hours later it stopped.

We felt it was drifting and after a few minutes one of us ventured to the upper deck to In- vestigato.

"He found the deck doserted and releaal us.

"Wo salied on the remaining engine and two hours later we found our bearings from familiar landmarks oft Sha Kok, just So"th of Bocca Tigris,” the 'coxy- wain 'sald,

"The two engides and our per- alone sonal effects

cost. abʊit HK$15,000. The cargo was valued et HK$63,000," Mr. Leung con- cluded.

THE WEATHER

crn Kiangst are on the increase.

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Effect Of Movo

and

Civil Service Vlows: Editorial.

Pralue for Colony,"

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Cantonese by Radlo.

Radio Hong Kong.

Shipping and Air Movements.

Sports.

PHONE YOUR COMPRADORE LEED

export trado. Chinese im and we can only hope they will Page 14 Or, the North West front, Cen-

to steam in or to return South.

porters and exporters must also invite it."--Reuter, The Nationallet source said tral News claimed the capture of at the Yangtse mouth began this Dragging of the ship channel

licenced. the Communista have three Wukung and Chouchih, North and afternoon to determine whether

The types of importable The Communist Military Con- courses open on Hong Kong South

goods are not liste-i respectively of the Wei it contains any mines. break off relations and ignore River about 65 miles West of Stan,

trol Commission said only that exportable This became known

despite some minesweeping is going on but the Radio says that the Com- it, blockade it from the land on June 14.

munist Foreign Trade Administro- oficial secrecy after the alleged but details are not available.

tu has the right aldo, attack it. The Commun- (Continued On Page 11) mining of the river on June

The effect of the British lead-tion Bureau

clarify the categories of goods ns resulted in the stoppage of ship-ing of the needed hont for this ping for week.

cpiration is being watched with conditions demand,

and The sweeping is of an explorn- nir rest by both foreiza tory nature to ascertain whether Chinese observers.

have been trying

School Textbooks To Be Revised

Shanghai, Juno 16.

The Communist authorities here today laid down the principles for revision of the textbooks for primary and middle schools.

Inines have been laid. If mines The British

Merchants wishing to trade on a barter basis can do so if they obtain a licence for this,

For the purchase of ordinary Im portable goods, the

Radio sald, licenced merchants can use their own foreign exchange or obtain this from a designated foreign exchange market. Non-exportable goods may be sent overseas and non-importable goods brought in if special par- from the is obtained People's Government. Reuter.

are found, more elaborate sween-to get their stoop, Amethyst. cut ing will be necessary.

of mid-Yangise ever since the The British Consulate General battle with Communist shore hat lent one of the craft to Shanghal teres late in April. The Coin- Amethyst, harbour pliols who agreed to din munista refuse to clear the job. The British took the lairaing sonte sort of compensa- position that the extrema urgenev ton because some 250 Red soldiers of the shipping situation made it were killed. The Britisn lost more advisable for all concerned to than 40 killed in the ship-shore lend craft for the dragning job.

duel which involved four ships, misston Two foreign pilota, one British Reuter and Associated Press. and one American, with Chinese crews. undertook the job under

The principles, according to 2. They must not be anti-Com-the eye of the pilot bon, which on Tal Pal-tao, Director of the munist or anti-people on anti-June 9 gaw a Nationalist LST in

democratie;

Ionxed, like mine-laying

At DoD GMT (3 pm, RKST) the deCity Education Committee of premion Is stallonery and appears to be

the Military: Control Commis- filing up over 5 Japan. Ia trough ex-sion, are:

tends then 'BW across · Farmová 155

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what

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3. They must not speak for operations. world fascism;

4. They must not violate the Contents of the textbooks laws of the people's government Dosina but in twintirely - Jaw over. Abe must conform to the interests of especially the "eight contractual If no mines are found after a "Today' Forecast-Variable', winde. the mass of the people and the laws which are the baste policy multably wide area is swept, ship- Continuing unveiled with periods of station and not those of landlords of the city government.

Western Carolines.

Yesterday's Weather-

Maximums 94.6 deg. Fah,

Minimumi 18,0 deg. Fah,

Burchines NIL.

and bureaueratle capitalists and must not blindly copy Western culture;

Rainfall. 66.3 mm.1.98 Ins. Total since

2. They must be based on re- Jan. 1–519.0 10.1 -ins, so ngałost an average of STið, malism and co-ordinate with re-

alium; $t.67 in.

pers

that the

Fishermen's

Ordeal

On The High Seas

men

:

Thirtoon Formosan fishermen drifted in high sea

will be notified

for days and subsisted only on fresh water for Elaborating, Pai exld the con-channel is unmined within thore

saven days before they were rescued North of tants should be anti-Imperial-mits. No offelal announcement lum, anti-faudalium and anti« is expected. Shipping will reSUBJ

Luzon by the my, Tameraire, which' arrived bureaucratic capitalism and for without further fanfare, Oficially

here yesterday. thorough Implantation of the the port has never been closed.

The fishermen were given per- are being given The educational principles of the The names of the British and "new democracy.

American pilots commanding the asylum at the Tung Wah Hospi- mission by the Taiwan, Fishery Four of the largest Chinese two MFV's were withheld.

The tal while awaiting repatriation authorities to fish in deep, sea, 3. "They must be scientifle, and book publishing kompanies—the | craft

The fishing trawler was operat FLTM diesel-powered and to Talwan by the next avail-

ing off the Pescadores Island when TAMTOU MY "DM.K. "...100.5 100.3 IN..inaterfallet in approach and must Commercial-Press, Chunghus, wooden-hulled, and draw about able ship.

Equale krav feb. be and-superstition and anti-Kaiming and the World publish- cunsidered superior for the inl to believed to be dead....

eight foot of water. They were One man is still missing and is the engine broke down, Efforts to Jubjectlyfty.

repair it failed and the la addition to the these prin- lining committee: to undertake the more powerful Fishing. Re- From the icence produced by drifted aimlessly at the mercy of iples Pai also laid down tour the overall direction and supervi-habilitation Administration vos- the men when Interviewed at the the currents and weather.

sion of publication of textbooks rels, because of their worden hospital IntEVENDE, IE, WIE FO- For days they?: iioned their points of attention, as follow:

MANN, venind that, ifley, werd personnel meagre stocks of Food until they 1. Contents of the textbooks for primary and middle, schools, hulis, ka must not be dérogatery to this na- | They have invited over 30 Leach- Two i shilpa, i the #and

of 18-lott Japanese-type: me were only left with fresh water tion or damaging - fo national era to set as consultants.--United Shengking for Hong Kong and chanleed nahing trawler, enmaried which could not last the very standpoint, and confite

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