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ON WAR SITUATION

Pai Moves Hq. Further South As Reds Advance CHANGSHA SAID FALLEN

Canton, July 27. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Acting President Li Tsung- jen today conferrred in Taipeh for a most important review of the military situation.

Unification

Of U.S. Forces In Far East

Tokyo, July 27. General MacArthur's head- Quarters today announced the formation of joint com.

Far mittee Integrate the Exstern United States Army..

Air Force Navy and

into

ponantx

to

D

com. "cohesive

team."

The Committee's founda. tlong will include the formu- lation and review of "plans for the joint employment of forces available or prospec- General tively available to MacArthur, the announce. mant said.

The committe wit be composed of chiefs-of-stat of

United Statoa For the

Eastern Army, Navy and Air Forces with the chief-of-staff of, the Far East Command as chalmen Reuter

TYPHOON HEADING FOR TAIWAN

According to report morning,

the weather

o'clock

l. one

the typhoon

this was

located within 60 miles of Lat.

205 N. and Long. 118 E.

It was reported to be heading North North East, in the direction of Taiwan, moving

knot:

Earlier.

10ry

statement:+

the Royal hud Jasued the

at

Beven

Observa- following

"At 9 pm. (Hong Kong, Sum- mer Time), the tropical

centring about 250 mlles

storm

East is

South East of Hong Kong, moving North North East, or North East. Not likely to affect Colony,"

The No. 1 typhoon signal mean- inga depression or typhoon exists whicly muy possibly affect the locality" was sill up at mid- night last night.

At the same time it was learned that the Central China commander, General Pai Chung-hsi, had moved this command headquarters from threatened Hengyang to Chuanhsien, 110 miles to the South West.

General Paï's field command headquarters is still in Hengyang and there were no indications of any troop withdrawals in the face of the Red advance.

The Reds, unoffelaily, today Undeclared added Changsha to the list of captured cllies, in their South- ward march.

One of General Pai's stoff om- cris revealed to the United Press the removal of command head- quarters to Chuanhslen. He sald a lui on office has been set up in Lingling.

The transfer, however, was not announced officially.

No communique was issued on the Taipeh conference between the former and neting presidenti, but sources close to the Supreme Council me

made it clear that the developing crisis made the con- ference

one of the most im- between the portant over held two lenders.

Daytime Truce

Ocial rources tony continued unable to confirm or deny the fall of Chuchow to the Commun- ists, or to define the status of Changsha, but Chinese press den- patchesriod reports of fight- ing for the past five nights in the suburbs of both railway cities.

These reports sald the equivalent of

undeclared an truce is ineffent during 'day- fight hours, due to the hoất." The fighting- -breakej olit at

down nightfall and les Aunels.

Out of the meeting it is con- sidered probable a decision will be made on whether to seek s

Army reports claimed Luchow, two-front defence of South and North East of Chuchow, had been South West China, or make recovered. Those same quarters single definite stand, sacrificing admitted

that the Changsha

top

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CNAC TOLD TO MOVE KAI TAK WORKSHOPS

الأن

Government has given the China. National Avia- tion Corporation two weeks in which to move its partly completed aircraft maintenance workshops at Kai Tok to a new site. was learned yesterday that CNAC has protest- ed and that negotiations with Government on the subject are in progress. In addition, Mr. E. M. Allison, CNAC Operations Manager; left yesterday for the United States to take the issue to higher levels.

one or the other. This is purely situation was critical under pres speculator hul the Red progress

sure of Communist General Lin along three major salients would pig, five armies striking in tw it make

ol the question one

columns. Central News sald two priority,

A mild-afternoon telephone bricades of Communists' reached of Chullenpu. two quiry a private

from the subarb sources

miles from the heart of Chang- sha, on Tuesday morning.

Nationalist Soldiers For Hunan

Engaged on Chinese Gov. ernment mission, the Chinese steamer Yu Chung is due to leave .for Yulin, Наблан feland, today with about 770 Nationalist soldiers and 4,762 tons and stores.

of military equipment

The Yu Chung arrived here from Canton on Tuesday for bunker and provision.

Changsha brought the Jaconle

the re "all quiet here today" na ply. This was taken to mean that the aphting had ended and that Red power hud overcome the de- fence put up by the Peace Pre- servation Corps which sought ta Right a rearguard action after the regulars were withdrawn in Hengyang.

Continued on page 3

JET AIRLINER'S FIRST TRIAL

2

Construction of the workshops Reports current during they week said that CNAC had was started a few months ago, been asked to move is base Prefab. Structures elsewhere. This was denied The shops were erected on two by Mr. F. Y. Ho, Manager of big lots along the North side of runway and consist of costing CNAC. He said that only the the 07 site of the company's work-prefabricated structures shop is involved in the issue. the company an estimated US$-

160,000.

London, July 27. The first all-jet four engine civilian airliner, the de Havilland Comet, llew for the first time to- dy. During trials, the test pilot lifted the machine, for a short hop Afterwards he reported that which the maintenance workshops the first trials were "very pro

is needed by the are located Royal Air Force. m.sing."-Reuter.

It is understood that the site on

Australian Girl To Stand By Chinese Hubby, Live In Hut

Forces Take Shape

The first steps in the Hong Kong community's plans to help entertain Serviceman in the Colony were taken on Monday_with_the_In- augural meeting of the Civilian Entertain- ment and Welfare Committee for the Forces. The Committee, appointed recently by the Gov- ernor, met in the Council Chamber under the chairmanship of Mr. D. Benson.

vener. so many from their

1

Messrs. R. Gordon,

F.P.

M

Mr. Benson, explaining that | Won. Hong Kong will shortly possess Tianklin, Tang Shiu Kin. Q.D.E.

that ever Entertaining-Kowlocht a larger garrison

Robertson-Convenor. (Tel, befo: in its history, stressed M. the desirability of securing the $72141 Mesers, C.E. Terry, W.H Nolloth, F.C. Fincher, H.F co-ordination of all sections of the community in a collec- Shields, La Min Nung. Lom Ch

Fung. live effort to provide recrea-

Concerts: W. H. Nolloth-Con- tion and entertainment for the

D (Tel. 24354) Messrs. thousands of men

Orchard, A. Coates, T. Weiner. miles removed

Sileifare; Mrs.

Price- E.G. Homeland,

Convenor. (Tel. 27795 Ex. 3) Mr Colonel T.H. Spear, represent-

R. A Brown. Mrx. A.E. Ma outlined the ing H.M. Forces,

thews, MES M. Robertson, Col which the various amenitien

provide. itself hoped to Army and on behalf of General Festing. expressed warm appreciation that such a representative committer should have been appointed.

After preliminary the Chairman submitted posals for the appointment rub-committees in order to deal emciently with the many anet varled pctivities it is hoped to cover.

H.T. Spear, O.B.E.

Finance:

tance: D. Berson— Convenor,

Tel. 30453) Messrs. F.P. Feanic- R.C. Lee, O.B.E.. It. Gordon. Members of the pubile who arr suggestions R

willing to off discussions.

pro-

D

Mr. Benson pointed out that the first and foremost matter of ur- gency would be the securin of In Hong Kong ruitable premises and Kowloon, which would serv us social centres,

would ot

sistance are requested to com- unicate with the Chairman o convenors. Coreoparden"e moe be addressed to Box A. Morning Post Ruilding.

KOREAN BORDER FIGHTING

France-Ratifies Atlantic Pact

Parle, July 27.

The French National As.. sembly ratified the Aitantio Pact early today after an' afl. night sitting. The voting was 399 for ratification and 187 against.

marred

The debate Wa by Incidents and fisticuffs. France the ninth country. to ratify the Pact-Reuter.

(Bee Page Five.)

Japanese Trade With

Red China

Tokyo; July 27 Japanese trade with Com→ munist China will be rerumed with the delivery to Tientaln within two or three weeks of 1,000 tons of Japanese copper electric wire..

Com The Central Enterprise

concluded party of Tientsin has the contract with a Japanese Arni,

Colonel Ralph Mitchell of Gen- Aug-

trade Various, locations were

eral MacArthur's foreign the Cheero Club. gested including

raivision, confirming. SCAP ap- Seoul, July 27. which the committee considered

South Korean troops and North proval of the contract, said that be ideal for the purpose in

forces have since it was on a trader, to trader It ideally Korean Communist only

United States · policy agros basis, no been exchamting fre but an extepalon might

the thirty-eighth parallel at the regarding trade with the Chinese be possible as the demand grew.

mentioned, how-border city of Kaesong for the Communist Government was, in Mr. Benson ever, that the promises had been past two days, it was disclosed volved."

today.

The SCAP recently approved for another pur. ear-marked

The Nonal Defence. Depart serveral private contracts for sale to explore pose, but undertook

ment here suid the exchanges rain dollars or bartering a hori

civilian deaths strategic materials to: Communist sulted in threo the matter further.

and

The delivery of copper Reference to the enthipalgam of

worsed in addition t

subject to a degren Clubs and. Asociation some of

Colonel Mitonell. “

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which had already plabbet grupu #ke deaths. of two, South Korea was control, ald

facilities at the disposal of the Garrison, was noted with warm satisfaction.

policemen and two ackpitis?

Trade With

Amy headquarters in f South Korean fire directed et the Communists was in retallation for Launch For Pienics.

the Comm..nist shelling of South The One work of the Y.M.C.A. Korean positions. It was under-

It Communist China wants to stood that the North Korean ac- was mentioned, and another out- standing gesture was that of Mr. tion was prompted by the South maintain a foreign commerce, it Korean seizure on Monday of awill have to deal with the United Lau Tak-po, Managing Director of the Hong Kong and Yauzanti strategic hill position two klis-States and other Western demo- cracies, says George L. Bell, Act- who metres North of Kaesong. Ferry Company, Limited, had offered to lend anch The Republican forces wrested Ing Director of the U. S. Office of

Associated every Saturday which would ne- from the Communiste the hilltop Foreign Trade, according to an

nier which dominates the terrain North San Francis). commodate 200 troops on plenies

of the thirty-eighth to some of the Colony's bathing and South

parallel. According to the most beaches.

Over 1,000 men have already reliable man the hilltop lies ap-on been provided with enjoyable proximately 200 yards North of and keenly appreciated afternoon the border in Communist terri-

tory. United Press. outings.

1

In order to provide reading matter, the St. John Ambul

POLISH GOV'T ON VATICAN. EDICT Warsaw, July 27,

message from Mr Bell made his statement in of the World Trade Association

addrem at a joint meeting.

Trade Committee executive Executive Committee and World export control sections.

Rnd.

Mr. Bell said the U. B. State. Department has not determined any definite polley for shipments to Red China, But he added that the U. S, Government is not The Polish Government today unaware of the Importance of

the Kowloon condemned

Papal commercial exchange with areas recent of which will, bestict threatening ex-communica-controlled by Chinese Reds.

future foreign commercR, UN MATE

hava kindly ance Association offered to arrange for the col. lection of books and portoci. cals, and arranged centres, Ir

and Hong Kong partiqutard Advertised In the Press from tion for Catholics who are will- Mr. Bell said that much of the

ing supporters of Communism. time to time. A CNAC officiul fold the "Chilos

The, edlet fa a brutal viola- depends Mail" that since work began on their workshops at Kai Tok. the bers of the company has spent some $0.000,- other

closely with

of all mer ̃^)=

The clubs #dition"

of Jepan

on of religious feeling," the China. He pointed out that in working government statement said.

pre-war years

much of Japan's

China,

It announced that the govern-market and source of raw mie

000 in material and labour, Worked. and to obtain this, the ment would "severaly prosecute terials was in

were

covery-Asqelated Presa,

the committee was

Rnd sald ne said, is continuing as negolia-

to that if an exchange of goods..I requested all activities which threaten tions with the authorities procced. sub-com

sub-committees Thit maintenance organisation to co-opt in order to secure the disturb public order or weaken not resumed, Japan will be being set up at the airport is widest possible representation, the people's democracy."Reu--handicapped in her drive for res

CNAC the dismantled

time to avoid ter. largely

And at the samp

of the April and May when the Com- λ munists crossed the Yangtse, and Forces will be appointed to each eventually overcame the Northern sub-committer,, Astalls of which metropolis.

ate as follow

tools salvaged from Shanghai In overving member

Shanghai

following Mr. Tony Ang, Chinese waiter married to a white Editor Held

S'HAI TYPHOON TOLL 37. DEAD

From nometal but thoroughly reliable sources the combined b Shanghai, July 27,

gives the Harbour notice reported today formation junk capsized in the tower leture: Whangpoo in Monday's typhoon with the loss of seven liven, Inrensing the number of read in the storm here to 37-Associated Pross.

THE WEATHER

AL 9600 XT ( pm. NKST) the

Aropleni storm which le cinized about, 240

les B af Hong Kong has interalied.

and - appears to be (moving' alowly

The major Red thrust is be-

ing made against the central

callent South of Tungting Lake Chungsha and Chuchow

are

Australian girl, has purchased a hut in Kow- loon, having decided to keep his family of four here for several months.

reported to have fallen bu Mr. Ang left Australia with his wife and three

there hat bean no official con. Birmation. Government source:

Insist fighting is still going or

in the two cities. However, I

1

in agreed

Mengyang

the

sons on June 26, under threat of deportation by the Australian Government.

By

Workers

Shanghai, July 27.

Sports: H.F. Shield-Co'1- venor (Tel. 27447) Dr. A.. Rodrigues M.B.E., Mesara. E.C. Fincher, R.C. Lee, 0.8.E., Kwik Chan

Brown. Mest

Swimming: R.A. Convenor. (Tel. 32582)

A de O. Sales, Lau Tak Po, Wil-

Ham Eu.'

Entertaining Hong Kong: Mrs. (Tel. H.G. Sheldon-Convenor. 20223) Mrs. G.3. Kwok, Mrs. Arthur A.E Matthews, Mrs,

Pib-2.

· Correspondence,

Talpe Murder Case. Page 4

Mr. Randall Gould, Editor of the "Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury,"

nd Mr. Charles Miver, ON OTHER PAGES the publishers' representative. Early last week he booked | Sydney if we cannot make a de- were barricaded in their offices

today by employees who said: enajor target of this salient.

“We will stay here until we get. Mr. Ang said that he went to The Western salient has Red l'air, passage for his wife, Mar- cent living on my salary.".

jorie, aged 24, and three sons

He said Australia in 1942, served in the what we want or we all die." Northward. The tropical storms centred units of unknown strength at back to Australia.

Australian Army for, beveral

The newspaper mispended pub about 400 milad B of Tokyo, la siso mor- Patung, on the Yangtse ready that he did this because he months, and after the Army give lication on June 15 after the ing slowly Northward. Pressure remains cross the river where they

him an honourable

workers refused to print that low eve BE Chink and hish is the NB reach the highway South West- thought he could not provide

Battle in French Amembly. Today's Purecast-Moderite NW wlidi, } Ward in the direction of Chung- | for hls, family and afford a worked for the American Labour | day's lasue because they disagreed ||

with a labour Government sources Insist proper education for his song Corps for three years

story. It contained. backing to West and "treshening. Malaly, the road was not in condition te on. a waiter's salary in Hong Mra. Ang said she wanted Later Mr. Gould closed the paper Page 7

Tory Motion Of 'Cansure. De- to stand by her husband, and permanently. He said the Editor permit of passage of armies. An-

KOW would at least try living.

no longer could control its new · PASS MARG of the other 1 trong

Yesterday he said that he had loon for two or three months. either

content workers salient has

of cancelled the air bookings at the "gha addad:": "Tony, is a West

claimed the {Mainfall) 34, may=0.16" fs. Total since Tunating at the,

Cake, or at least is in insistance of his wife, formerly husband and father. He has been cloware was legal and appealed Page 10 463-1045.1 mm.41.31 in the suburbs. Another highway Miss Ateriorie Petit of Brisband loyal to 1-for live years,

to the Communist Labour Board

of Japan.

cloudy with local showers.

Yesterday's Weather

2 tintrong. Đồng đội Ph

#Minimum: ·TA,4 der. Fak.

Bunshiner 1.4 hour.

makinat an average at 1991.7 mm

and Chungking:

Kong

Western

discharge

in

Barclay's Bridge.

:0

fested

Hugb, High Inorease in UK's Dollar

Engineering PASO,

Exosmmúnidation

| South Westward begins from Mr. Ang added: ""My wife is now. It's our turn to be loyal to which anheld them, and ordered page di mass

Chansteh jedding both to Kwelin bitterly resentful about, selon to him will only, earn & Chin at the fewspaper's American

tralian Government decision to Tony

Shang The Eastern sallent Involves deport me, and is determined not se walter's salary in Hong Kong, Owner be refused - permalion to

Parmind Taiho and to go back to Australis unless the oh we must do without, thany rumit any more money to

(26.47, inahan, movemen The Talho, columns / three boys would,suiffer too much thing / We Were sined to) in Atiniani exorte: Ant

"Nanchang="

are aimed at Kanchow. The by living in Chinsk Naschig, elements, are believed

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