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'LET COME WHAT MAY' REACTION TO ESCAPE

Jubilance Over Escape Of HMS Amethyst TALK OF REPRISALS

Shanghai, July 31.

Happiness of Shanghai's foreign colony over the escape of the British sloop Amethyst has so far been untempered by fear of reprisals by the Communists against Britons caught in China.

This is not because the British have no fear of reprisals-they think that Communist reaction is extremely probable and likely to take on un- pleasant form.

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For the moment, however, the British and all foreigners are so glad that Amethyst got away that there is on attitude of "Let come what may."

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Many Bralok Avel learned of

British authoritieN als finembers Ainethyst's crow Aurellysta esenție during Church [ways have been and sun are jduring her Yangtse fight with the services th morning. Volunt-remedy lisenss responsibility Rests three and a halę months ago. ary, rejoining fouk place,

for the April Incident on an ups. Ploughed Through

| propetate | Jevel,”

So for there has been no Com-st munist reaction, närial or others WISK.

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statement

Rendezvous Today

A Junk

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1949.

SAIGON'S

MAJOR "Well Done" Message

From First Lord

PROBLEM

New Delhi, July 31.

L. M. Pignon, High Commis- aloner of French Indo-China, told newspapermen in New Delhi today that the problem of the Chinese border is, the number one military problem in Indo-China.. "All others are mere police actions," he soid.

M. Plenon is on his way back to Salgon after two weeks of consultations with Government ocials in Paris, ife Is due to reach Saigon on Tuesday,

He said the Chinese Commun- ists are helping Vietminh with Arms and ammunition, adding: "There is sumcient evidence of open contact on both sides of the border."

This liaison with the Chinese

Maita, July 31. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Hail, signalled the sloop Amethyst today:

"Welcome back to the Flest. Your courage and endur. ance have been magnificent. Your return WR achievement. Well done,"

grand

Lord Hall le Inspecting British Naval nátablishments at Malla.--Áociated Press.

AMERICAN CHIEFS

OF STAFF START MEETINGS

Frankfurt, July 31.

Communists prevents real under- The United States Joint Chiefs of Staff will most

standing between Vietminh and the Vietnamese, he added.

M. Mignon said it seems likely

that att parties in Indo-China

military leaders of Italy and Luxembourg to-

morrow.

will combine in view of the com-It will be the first of a series of top-level, top- secret conferences which will implement the

Atlantic Pact.

men dânger of advancing Com- munism in the Chinese bugther but added that there has been no official upprouch si far be- |tren Bao Đi and Ho Chi nh

The Chiefs will learn in con- French military forces

willferences, here, it London and in withdraw to agreed but still up- Parks, how many dollars, guna, previse places as soon as onder ships and planes the United States Atlantie Paet allien think is restored in Vietnam.

to insure M. Pignon is carrying fresh Amerien must supply

refused to dis. Europe against aggression and proposals but close what they

before what Western Europe ens contri-

bute to that end, reaching Saigon.

arc

-

He said that so far nu official

received proposal has been

The will also inspect United

troops ril viting Vietnam ser jula General States

equipment The officers me Larutenants J. Issimo Ching Kal-shark's

pro-available In Germany to back up A despatch from the Assomlist-

Wilkinson

anti-Commnunisi Pacte America's ability to deliver the toler heavy J.

Portsmouth, pressed ceri Press Staff Correspondent, fire at least twice and once was Aarthyst engineer, E. Monaghana union. Associated Press. Seymour Toppant,

self-def Carlisle, ady in

2ummer, and Liet demont P. C. Herger of Hatfield,

Hey ffordshire.

Amethyst ame

Nanking compelled to reported the possibility of bit- fence, during the seven and ter Communist reacting dee jquarter hallis in which she ran the great loss of face.

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the gauntlet of Communist gund Larutenant Wilkinson recalled Jon her 150-mile passage to free- he suffered a shrapnel wound and

He said that Amethyst's post-dom at the mouth of the Yang-bad to be moved 10 miles over flors had been desperately

ise, it was disclosed.

at her enforced auchorage due to temperatures of 120 degrees and depleted supplies,

It was

atmounted in London

Naval una leas stated that the onuriad part of the esențe came when she had to break through boom, the shength of which terday that Letitenant-Corunan.

was uncertain, Her speed at this der J. S. Kerans, Commander of Tim is thought to have Amethyst, www authorised to well over 20 knots, make the ship's spectacular e cape from Communist captivity on the Yangtse River

yesterday In view of persistent Coupon-

st refusal to gave the ship-not--| mal facilities and a safe conduct,

the

According to a jent statement by the Foreign Office and the Admiralty.

untlety Was given because offer three months the Commander had not suc- ceeded in obtaining a safe con- duct upon avevplable terins and

conditions for the shup company were steadily deteriorat- Red Domand

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Meanwhile, Wayne Bichard. son, Associated Press corren pondent on board HMS Jamal. ca, now

dezvous

mountainous roads by wheelbar-

Lieutenant

U.S. Policy On Defence Of Europe

Monaghan said: "All i want to see some of

friends my

Bate again after three and a half months of anxious worrying." Ijoutenant Monaghan recalled

barl arranged improvised | sion of the regional grouping klen

New York, July 31, The United States policy on a defence system for the Atlantic Pact powers favours an

carrying the wounded over 10- tern Union mile bank stretch,

exten-

•

U.S. Stands Pat On Germany

Washington, July 31.

atomic bomb, which the U.S. The United States intends to Army Chief of Staff, General stand firm on the present re- Omar Bradley, has described as parations 'policy toward Ger- first priority of joint defence.

many despite increasing Ger man complaints against General Bradley, Admiral Louismantling, a Government official ulx-

said today.

Denfold of the

U.S. Navy

Bart

General Hoyt Vandenberg of the Air Force conferred with the

SCT- Chiefs of their respective vices in Europe.

.

Only piecemeal Informatien on European requests for arms ald has been revealed by pact countries

in advance of the conferences,

enough

A move has also sprung up in the Senate to ask for review of the plants due to go,

n new

The United States, the official said, is convinced that plant re- ovals will not jeopardise Wrs- tern Germany's economic come-

| stretchers and other means for expressed in the five-nation Wes- France ime kaid she wants back.

organisation, the Arms

ไป equip, "New York Times" stated today, divisions.

This will probably be indicated Denmark's military chiefs say American arms by the Joint Chiefs of Stall who they will need are now visiting Europe.

ald amounting to US$200,000,000,

on its way to-ren Ame B. M

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sakt.

Sktuner of was

seriously with Amethyst, say wonder that he dei en route." the cruiser expected to reach

he sald

said. "We used coolles with Groups similar to the Western Amethyst at p.m. (Hong poles, wheelbarrows and anything inin organisation might be at Kong Time) on Tuesday. кома

could get." improvised we

Kanised in the Scanudinavian and Vice-Admiral A.C.G. Madden, second in command, For Eastern ploughed through a junk in her side of the Atlantic,

It is learned that Amethyst Mediterranean areas, and on this; station, fald the Associated Press sensational escape,

the paper is roryespondent that Amethyst re-

Tonight. Chaplain Raymond A mere expansion of the pre- plied to

Bre Lowe conducted Communist stell with

35-minute sent Western Union group to in- its main from its and a large amount of

thanksgiving service for the clude all 12 signatories of the safety of Amethyst's crew.--As- | North Atlantic Treaty

is likely ↑ Bren gan and Oerlikon

Rociated Press and Reuter. Admiral Madden said the out-

to be rejected.---Router. standing feature

the was that jesenpe was all very well planned The Communist authorities had and conducted. The timing was refused to discuss the responst-also a vital factor, he added.

The

JA.

Unacceptable

bility for the April shelling of Aunthyst with the British Am- bassador at Nanking, the state- iment suki.

Inte

Amazing Feat

It was amazing the way the

instead. local Communist sloop covered 140 miles through military authorities made the varying currents, shifting sand unacceptable

that banks and sharp turns in

demand

Her

BELGRADE ATTACK ON THE VATICAN

Belgrade, July 31.

Lieutenant-Commander Kerans vital effort to past the worn on important challenge of the Roman Catholic

sign

་་

stricken

of

document

admitting sung forts before dawn, he said. British

the responsibility for

Amethyst had only nine tons insident In return for a safe fuel left out of 50 turis when she conduct, it added.

started her dash. Admiral Mad- of his refusal the den explained that nine lons ship with the 88 was enough to steam 12 hours at remnants of her crew was de-12 knots, and this indicated the tained 100 miles North West forced draft under which the of Shanghal for three months sloop wan travelling. under almost intolerable condi- flons of heat and confinements.

is

The sloop

seaworthy and capable of 18 knots, but travel at only 12 knots when she leaves the Yangtse mouth an cho tonight under escort of chorage the destroyer Concord.

Amethyst had been held cap five since April 29, nine days after she first came under Com-

shore munist

battery attuck while proceeding to Nanking ou Admiral Madden, who spent a humanitarian mission on be- sleepless night, requested Con- half of the foreign community, in cord to

the

statement's words,

L

of

Atneth

immédiate charge

the cruiser London, the Black Swan and the destroyer from Concord, the object is to .Consort tried to fight their way get her to Hong Kong as soon as

up the river to her rescue. Total possible," he radioed Concord. casualties in the four vessels In- On board Jamaica are three cluded 44 dead.

officers and 25 ratings who were

Church, Yugoslavia's official press today con- demned the Vatican excommunication of Com--- munists as an attempt to use religion as a′′ "political tool of the reactionaries.”

Italian Population Increase

The newspaper. "Borba," which speaks for Marshal Tito's Com- munist Government published on article describing the excommu- nicntion decree as a move aimed

Council

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At the same time, however, this official said it is very un- likely that the US. will ever claim the full share of German plants to which it is entitled un- der the inter-Allied Reparations Agreement.

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One Italian said his delegation The American attitude was re- prepared

to ask for suficient afirmed in the wake of the de- arms, but other delegations were nunciation

dismantling tighlipped.

programme made recently by Dr. Italy is planning to strengthen Kurt Schumacher, Socialist leuct- its link in the North Aliantle Aler in Western Germany.

ance by creating two military defence councils.

Dr. Schumacher bitterly art- Premier Alcide de Gasperi's ticised the dismantling of Ger- Cabinet is preparing legislation man plants, saying it was part for the creation ΟΣ a Supreme of a plot to prevent German ex- and a ports from competing with those Superior Council of the Armed of Britain and other European Forces, Ausa agency said today. The Councils will alm greater unity of Italy's treaty limited armed forces now being modernised.

President Luigi Einaudi will but has thus far removed head the Supreme Council of one aluminium foll plant and Dofence.

small

quantities of

machinery De Gasper!

and equipment from three others, 45 Vice-President, serve Members will include the For--Associated Press. elgri. Interior, Treasury, Defence and Industry Minister and the Chief of the nation's military de- fence forces.

will

Premier

General Policy

It will examine general policy

at the world's progressive forces and technical problems relating

and

as a Vatican revival of Middle Age methods,

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wil

nntional defence and

and co- direct the organisation ordination of defence activities, To some degree the article fol- | Ansa said. lowed the pattern of on attack upon the Catholic church else- where in Europe's Communist- dominated countries,

of

Council The Superior

will be under Armed Forces the

Defence Ministry and be concerned with purely military matters.

Councils

Rome, July 31. Italy's population is still in- rote A major battle ensued when "After she has taken on board creasing, but at a slower

sloup funt, provisions and personnel than last year.

The Central Institute of Sta- The article sald the Vatican listics unnounced that

Creation of the two from helped the Fascists during the January to May of 1949 births war and did nothing to halt mass will not alter Italy's dedication exceeded deaths by 188,554. The killing under the excuse that it to the ideals of peace, Anga de-

clared. margin was 32,543 less than last did not want to mix in politics.

The paper contended that this Both projects must got Parlia-, Deaths during the five months argument

was abandoned after. mentary approval, expected some period totalled 225,855, 11.8 per the war, but argued

that the time after the Senate and Cham- 1,000 compared to 10.8 for the Vatican position is doomed

ber to

of Deputies re-assemble after January-May period of 1948. fail because it is defending a lost the Summer adjournment.- United Press and Associated

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Births numbered 414,409 dur-chuse

ing the period 21.7 per 1,000 in. It added that excommunica- Press.

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habitants compared to 22.4 1948. There were 145,271 mar- ringes, 7.6 per 1,000 from Jan- uary to May, 1949, compared to 0.1 in 1948.-Associated Press.

THOMAS MANN IN SOVIET ZONE

Weimar, July 31. Dr. Thomas Mann, noted Ger man-born writer who is now a naturalised Americap, arrived at Weimar, in the Soviet Zone of Germany, this afternoon.

tions could not frighten people who are

conscious of fighting for better lifa. The Catholic Church Is the second largest in Yugoslavia and speaks on religious questions for about a fourth or a third of the in Slovenia and

Arab Finds The Answer

Caux-sur-Montreaux. people, mostly

July 31. Croatia.

Clad in colourful Arablan cos- Biggest numerically is the Ser-tune, Abdullah Zafrullah Aftara, bian Orthodox Church, which of Aden, told the World Assembly counts close to two-thirds of the for Moral Re-armament, meeting population as followers.----Asso-here, that he considers it his re- diated Press.

éponsibility to take Moral Re-

- tho armament

"ideology change" to Arabla,

QUINTS' MOTHER AT LOURDES

Dr. Mann has been invited by the Soviet-sponsored

"Cultural Longue" and the City Administra tion to take part in the Goethe Festival opening tomorrow.

Lourdes, July 31. Dr. Mrs. Olivia Dionne, 80-year-old Mann will also be awarded the mother of the Canadian quintup Soviet Zone Goothe Prize and the lets, who arrived in Lourdes yes freedom of the City of Welmar terday, was received today by Routor.

of

He said that in Caux he had found the answer to his hatred for the Jews,

We Arabs think we are always right and we never" yield to others. My bitterness and supe- riority hinded me. Moral Re- armament gives me the power to think for others, not just for my- self." he said, Monsignor Theas, Catholle Bishop ME, Suriman Harayan, Forolgni of Tarbes and Lourdes. The Secretary of the Gandhian Socie- KASHMIR HOPES

Bishop welcomed her as a pligrim ty, suld: "Moral Re-armament is to the sanctuaries of Lourdes, to one of the greatest forces of the Srinagar, July 31. which she came from: Rómo, | century." The United Nations, Commis- where

Mr. Harayan, who had trained she was received by the slon for Indis and Pakistan is Pope Dionne, who was accom-years, aald: "We believe that if under Mahatma Gandhi for 25 hopeful that the two countries Mrs. will reach a truce agreement on panied by two Canadian nuns of you want to change the world, Kashmir in the near future, Senor the Assumption Order, intends to you must start with yourself Hernando Samper, Chairman of leave for Paris tomorrow and | That is, the same as your ideologY: the “Commission, aald here today, will possibly, return to Canada- which is the hope of the world. -----Rapter, -----

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