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"Portraits of Distinction

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

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CHINA

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BLOCKADE AIMED AT COLONY Big Four Dinner

Hong Kong Said Direct Supply Base For Reds

KMT OFFICIAL'S CHARGE

Canton, June 23.

A high Chinose Government official said today that Hong Kong was not only a political base for the Communists, but lately had become a direct supply base.

He said ships were sailing from Hong Kong to North China ports carrying cargoes needed by the Communists. It was to stop this traffic that the Government had ordered the closure of a section of the China coost, in- cluding Communist-held ports. According to this official, Chinose circles were

surprised at the British Government's attitude to the Communists here, which was in con- tradiction to its general policy towards Com- munists in other parts of the Commonwealth, including Maloya, also în Burma.

He admitted it was a realis- warned

and wouk! enter the

rete-

tic attitude dictated by Brits involved at their own risk.

The British tain's property and trading

Embassy commitments in China, but, in sentative in Canton, Mr. John P. his opinion, it won

short-Cuthill, said today that he had sighted on

not yet received official notifica- tion of the second aflick on the Ind register a

The Communists were working to a carefully planned programme, ant to sell them the goods they want-even on a two-way trnd- Ing basis--would in the long run boomering against Britain. And Hong Kong might be the first place to be affected.

[o

Anchises and consequently

ken no action further protest,

Air Vice-Marshal 3. Warburton, the British Embassy Air Attache, is at present in Talwan, where the headquarters of the Chinese Air Force is located. Air Vice- Marshal Warburton left for the This offeinl thought the Chin-island before the bomblug took ese Communists could take Hong place. Kong, not necessarily by a fron lal utinek, but by

Infiltration Work To Refloat

methods, which had proved suc-

cessful in other world.

Admiral Commander

parts

of the

Bombed Vessel

Kwei Yung.ching,

the Chinose

Further Protests Lodged

London, June 23. Further British repre~ sentations have been made in Canton against the re- peated bombing of the British merchant ship An- chises in the Whangpuo River, Foreign Offico spokesman said this morn- ing,

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Britain's attitude to tho Chinese Government's de- cision to close a number of ports, including Shang- hai and Tientsin to foreign shipping as from mid- night, local time, on Fri- day, was still under con- sideration, the spokesman said.

Britain ly believed to have been in contact with the United States, Com- monwealth and other Governments on the sub- ject.

The attempted sinking fa

KLM PLANE CRASHES IN FLAMES NEAR BARI, 35 KILLED

Bari, Italy, June 23.

A four-engined KLM (Royal Dutch Airlinos) plane crashed in the sea off Bari today, killing an estimated 35 persons, a Bari newspaper re-

ported,

Seen at the dinner given to the delegates to the Council of Foreign Ministers are left to right: Ernest Bovini, Britain; Andrei Vyshinsky, Russia; Dean Acheson, America and Robert Schuman, France; the Big Four For- cign Ministers. The din- ner was held at the Qual D'Orsay, Paris, June 15.- AF Photo.

The news agency Astra said the plane's passen- Pilot Denies

gers included Americans and Albanians, but this could not be confirmed immediately.

The dispatches said 15 assembly bearing the KLM in- bodies were recovered. Ita-signia broke free of the fuselage

summoned high-ranking Navy army of Chinese workmen today neutral ship when even a paper lian officials said there were during the fall.

and Air Force officials to dis tolled daylong to

measures

CUSO

the blockade.

to

Marshal Yen Hsi-shan,

Regrets Over

Anchises Attack

since

taken by

Senator's Charge

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Red Troops Said Sixteen Miles From Foochow

Canton, Juno 23. Communist Gonoral Chen Yi's troops were repor ed to be in the area of Liangkiang, 16 mile North East of Foochow, in Fukion, accordin to a despatch from Amoy. The military situation has deteriorated as the No tionalist rebel troops under the command d General Nien Ti-se were reported to hav captured Lienchen, a city in West Fukien In the meantime, the magistrate of Shahsien, 10 miles West of Foochow, has defected to th Communists and another two districts,, Te Huo and To Tion, 100 miles South West Foochow, were occupied by Communi guerilla bands, the despatch said.

A Reuter report trom Shanghai adds that a Cum- munist pincer movement against Foochow, capital of Fukten Province, appears to

be taking shape as People's Liberation Army units steadi- ly converge on the key city China's South Eastern

on

coast

from the North and

North Weat.

Unification Of Korea Demanded

Seoul, June 23, ot Sou consolidated Korea, Dr. Syngman Rhe

After a fairly long lull, during which the Communist forces are believed to have

Tho President

their gains and regrouped, this gaid that it was up to th

sector of 550 miles of winding United States to finish the rivil war front is once again mak-

she started by securing u ing headlines in the local ver-

of South Ком

nacular press, which in two days unification reported the fall of Shahsien and with the Communist contro Shihyang, 90 miles West and 85 led North Korea.

les North of Foochow resper-

tively.

with AA In an interview Reuter, Dr. Rhee said: "Rus is guilty of highway robbery taking over the Northern half our country."

Yolta At the

conference,.4 provincia

made n excellen' United States

Actually, the vanguarda of of the Peoples' Liberation Army

in on the clexing

two capital along

highways, are said to be very agreement with Russia to allow much nearer their objectival extension of the Russian orbit. This was later said: than the distances mentioned interest.

have been a temporary war, mi would

sure to allow joint Russian-dari From the North West, the rein military attacks on Japane reupled Korea from oppor nearest Communist, imits are ra

Indicate,

This

agreement,

by whil

Porsuade Russians

ported to be dready nent Kution, directions, only 50 miles from Foochow; while from the North, Liberation Korea has been allowed to forces are rapidly advancing along main cut in two at the 38th på Fuan, 70 alle, has been carried out witho the highway 'towards

any recognition of Korean wish miles from the Fukien port.

The Koreana held both the Un The

KLM headquarters in no survivors,

ed States and Russia responsli reports United

It is not known whether Gen- but it is uselcas holding Ruk Rome said it had no scheduled Press.

flights between Rome and Bark,

e:a! Chen

YI's Shanghai con reponsible. Therefore we mi The Italian Air Force zone the route normally

Shanghai, June 23, headquarters here said four badly planes going South from Europe. swept

querors, earlier reported to have look to the United States. harbour pilot who

been assigned to reinforce this Lisnal Webb, KLM

the Yangtse Estuary, war front, are participating in the

the main objective sentative in Rome, said it was has denied the charge made virive, possible that the craft might by the American Senator, Mr which is the capture of the Fukien havo baan a United Nation Styles Bridges, in the Senate coastline and the clin-nation of plane but. the ftonie office had on Tuesday that one of the the Nationalist Ecuchhen it for the

baan advised of any

defence of Taiwan Island. down UN mine-sweepers hauled craft dus in this vicinity today. the British White Ensign and The Dutch alriins arovides and holsted the Red flag, accord-hear operates United Nations planesi used in this The den

Under the cover of a thickish navy forces, late this afternoon mist and low hanging clouds, un

complete the Implement preliminarlos

the blockade was not announced as for refloating the British Blue Funnel liner

An- being in effect, it said. "goes even chises, lying beached near Gough further than any of the despicable Earlier, Admiral Kwel con- Island, in the Whongpoo

river, nets which occurred during World

VeWar 13"- ferred with Acting President Li

Woosung slightly below

mutilated bodles thus Kar have Tsung-Jen and the Premier, Tuesday morning, after suffering

from the sea The newspaper added that it been recovered serious damage from a Nationalist arlous powers refused to accept where the plane

crashed 1,500 bombing and machinegun attack, the risks

the feet off Barl harbour. The Air which ignoring reports Reuter from Shanghai. blockade would entail, "a serious Force spokesman said the tall

Probably owing unfavourable state of affairs, brought about hy weather conditions, o ireh Na- the alleged mining of the Yangtsel tionalist air attack expected by estuary on June 9 will be inten- the crew of the Anchises today titted by this wantor bombing of did not materialize and the spokes-Tuesday morning.“ A Government spokesman, dis- man of the ship's agents here, Certain

observers political russing the Anchises inckient, Butterfield and Swire, told Reuter thought that Britain and other told Reuters that, pending the that "work is proceeding satis powers had a potent weapon receipt and consideration of fur-factorily to reficat the vessel and against further Nationalist at- ther reports from the Air Force bring her into drydock."

tacks on foreign vessels the authorities in Talwan, the Chin-i The spokesman

withdrawal of recognition from added

the Cantón regime--but they be- leved that such action was un. likely to be taken Individually but only in concert by all inter- "The Anchises was atiii har ested nations after possible *ground tonight with a 20 porcussions had been thoroughly degree list and her stern under thrashed out, in high-level diplo water. It could not be Rice matic discussions.

that

ese Government had already ex-borring unforeseen developments. pressed its regrets to the British | "we hope to have the ship in dock Government's diplomalle repre- } by Sunday." sentative in Canton.

The spokesman Bald: "The accident was in no way a result of the order for the closure of certain ports."

He said that the Chinese Gav-| ernment would net in accordance! with the recognised principles and usages of international law on the questions of damage to

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tained today whether the verse sulate-General in Shanghai

A report from the British Con- would undergo major repairs in the second dock here or just sufficient to Funnel motor ship Anchises in. attack on the Blue enable her to proceed to Hana dicated that two bombs were Kong for a thorough ɔvachaul.

dropped and that the vessel was machine-gunned, a Foreign Ofre Captain J.E. Watson of the spokesman stated in London. Anchises told Reuter yesterday On Wednesday. two alrerafb that it would take two full months dropped two bombs, one of which and cost some £250,000 to effect fell near the ship and the other He said that the Ministry of full repairs in Shanghai wed that little inland, the Consulate- Foreign Affairs had no news of every replacement for the dam-General's report stated. the second africk on the An-

A-} nged engl.^s would have to be

the ship and of injuries to the crew.

chises. The Chiese Air Force shipped here as none is available

and warships had been given locally. orders to put into effect

the Meanwhile, Shanghai shipping

Government's blockado plau, he added. The spokeminen Buick that foreign shipping had been

The Weather

AL 0600 GMT (3 p.m. HABT)

Egyptian Ship

and business circles as gerly Sails From S'hai

awalling to hear the Nationalist Government's explanation of the attack and the big powers' rese-

this

With the "all clear" prevalling tion to the Nationalist blockade over the Yongtso estuary of certain Chinese poris in outer afternoon, the biz Egyptian mo to frame their future policy.

tor vessel, Star of Suez, salled There is generally hope that out to soh without Incident.

the great powers will adopt a The Star of Suez was the only

flim stand on both Issues and as foreign vessel navigating the one commercial

Whangpoo today as the majority leader put it:

the trough of low pressure pentlets from Nnnot to let themselves be blu.Ted" of other shippers held up

into allowing Shanghai to be des schedules of their vessels due here prived of urgently required fend the next few days unt' the air **** |rald danger situation, is clarified. raw materials.

The fast luxury passenger ship

of Japan along the Ryukyus to the Lason Birah and thence W in Tonkin. Fressure

Another

Thought The Ship Was Communist

area,

who

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News."

of

The United States is a nati

Koren has

are 'unarvM

of honour and prestige and

an only clear herself by retur Ing the whole of Korea to Koreans as it was, The Unli States can do this by attempti Little information is vallabir to persuade the Russians 10

Korea and faill regarding developments out of North

élse in ing to the "North-China Dally along the Canter-herkow rail that to do anything

way and the Klongsi-Kwangtun power. deputy Port Commander,

On the military altuation, 1 where the armies of ani, Montella,

The pilot, Captain Columbus highway, the plane,

between 250,000 Hleved all aboard had been killed, said that the mine-sweeper, own- Keng are spear-heading the push 300.000 Russion trained and fu suil he be D. Smith of Atlanta, Georgia, Generals Lin Plao and Chen he said: "We believe that Nor

British He said he could not estimate ed by the

equipped soldiers. Are those Consulate on Canton, the number of

passengers but General, did not fly any Ensign

In Canton the Nationallat milf defence? No. They are to lova asserted some of the bodies had at all because it was not a naval

South Kores. # tary spokesrun, General Tenu

"We now have our police a been recovered, all of then badly vessel.

today admitted Wen Yi,

that national defence force but cert "The vessel left the port, swept nearly one Nationalist division at portions of these charred.

The failing plane was clearly the channel and Talpeh, June 23. Major General Wang Shu- strolling

visible to the thousands of persons the same red coloured military Kalantong, South West of Chang

along the waterfront s

pass flag required of all shipping, had attempted to defect to

the Communist tide. ming, Deputy Commander of promenade which strotches for here," he added.

(Continued on Page 14) Air miles along the scr. Nationalist Chinese

Authoritativo sources.confirm Eyewitnesses Force, said today the pilot of

reported that ed that the nine-sweeper in ques- smoke and fumes the warplane which attacked from the crippled craft as it he borrowed by the Harbour Pilots were belching Lion, a wooden inotor Ashing vessel the British freighter Anchises gan its fatal plunge. The wings Association from In the Whangpoo on Tuesday were said to have snapped and Consulate-General, thought it was a Communist fallen free. Then the tall assembl- any Ensign.e

age broke off, eyewitnesses sail, vessel.

In an Interview,

Wang and the big plane hit the water sald his reports Indicated the and sasik, Anchises was not flying the Brl- tish tag at the time of the attack. (The captain of the vessel gold after the attack that the flag was Пlying.)

the

Gen.

CAT Plane Crashes

returned with

the British did not Ay

nator Bridges made his ac cusation in the Senate, basing it on a report from Shanghal pub- Hished in the "New York

Times"

on Jurie 17.

Captain Smith was one of three The Civil Air Transport Com-pilots who used two. wooden ves- Bony today received a report that s The attacking Nationalist pilotne of its small Cessna planes tuary on June 10 and established to sweep the Yangtse Es- had crashed

Dear Lanchow in that there were no mines in the North West China killing the River mouth. American pilot and two Chinesa military passengers, reports Aliam Surbury, fiverpool, and The other pilota were Mr. WI- sociated Press. from Canton, US Major-General Claire Chenter

The CAT is owned by retired A Chinese, Mr. I. C. Wong-Reu- sult.

did not know it was a British ship," Gen. Wang said.

The general said the Nationalist plot on reconnaissance on Tues day flew toward Shanghal. He sighted two .vessels, Generul Wang Fald, and went low to check their entity. Both new the United States Bog.

"The pilot waved and went on," General Wang continued.

Оп the Whangpoo, General Wang said, the alman spotted another vessel and dived low to investigate.

Attacked Ship

The air. line office said the pilor was. Edward R. Norwich, Americori.

The plane was en route from

into a mountain after apparently Ninghsia to Lanchow and crashed becoming lost in a rain storm,

Ond report here sald one of the passengers was the second son of Hung-kwi, Moslem Governor of Ninghsin province.-- Associated Press and United Press.

ia relatively high over central China and stuffs and time local resident falled out Now York bound after I thought the ship was Communist | Gen. Ma.

In a weak rides from the Pacife to the

central Philippines.

Maximum: $1.4 deg. Făle

Minimum 17.8 deg. Fah.

Bunshines 0.3 hours.

W

Rainfall 6.3 mm 0.11 in. Total steer Jan. 1874.1 min.20.0 in. meninat mis average of $48,7 14:37 $4.12. In.

Attack Called

Egyptian veskel was British, it had no insignia, JOINT. USAF—RAF

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