1949-08-05 — Page 1

Portraits of Distinction

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Gloucester Arcade

CHINA

No. 34350.

MAIL

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

REDS INVADE SOUTH Defenders Suffer Heavy Casualties In Fighting

CHIANG'S VISIT AWAITED

Seoul, August 4.

The North Korean Communist army started a three-pronged inva-

sion across the 38th Parallel

on Ongjin Peninsula this morning, according to fragmentary reports reaching the South. Korean Army headquarters in Seoul.

STALIN'S PRICE

FOR PEACE

Rodio contact was broken before noon, conceal-

ing the extent of the invasion. Heavy fight- ing broke out after an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 regular North Korean troops and bor- der patrols attacked Republican border de- fences.

Ongjin Peninsula, scene of most of the recent -

border clashes, is 85 miles North West of Seoul.

Within an hour of the open- the uther besides mere en- ing of the atlack reports said couragement.

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New York. August 4. Premier Joseph Stalin had two full companies of South Some potent forces in the te formulated a five-point price Korean forces had been "over-pubile of Korea are wing Dr. Phee's Government to get ready for penes" with the hated run and probably annihiinted." Slates peluding a treaty em-

The Femorist attack the ppl west North Korea from the Communist regime now controll burlicated, bodying the commitments of

launchest the Yalta and Potsdam con-

nester ever of heavy metllerye ft.

South Korral feners.

it was reported to nonton Dre

we believed to b night in the United Nations

eastonities.

thew Work magazine, which has By mid-morning the regimental no official connection with the

post at Ongjin city, United Nations Organisation. Two males South of the horder,

The magazine sak the Soviet was under shellfire

unusually

Thigh ranking Korean

Army

Teputy Foreign Minister, Aadres¦

oficials and Brigadier Genera Gromyko. Fue a leadi Arnet Woham Roberts, eommander al ran business man that Stalin

The United States Military Ad- considers the. Yalts and Potsdam.

Group, conferred fur ogreements as the "twn comet-

several hours this afternoon an1 stones of Albed

operation In

the stuntlers.

the post-war period,”

Canting Mr. Growzin. Stre magazine vaid: "The sun. Total of Premier Stalin's pries for pace is this.

The Communist attacks, they heaviest thus far, came as Pre sident

awaltad Jent Syngman Ahee

in the Southare naval base s China the arrival of Gontoralle.

who simo Chiang Kai-shek between

exnected

"Firstly, a treaty the United States and USBR formalising the mitoients eroth countries Eet forth

the Yatta Potsdam documenta.

In

tir

com.

as

and

tomorrow for the second round of talks

on the

Pacific anti-Communist pact,

Generalissimo Chiang is

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As apeeted to fly to Seoul and then

supreme realist he wants this proceed by a smaller plane or

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us negligible quantities, On Germany

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give

tions on, the peninsula.

An offer by Chiang to supply alt support, ammunition, and some

protection against Any movement acroes the Yellow Sea against Korea might get sericus confideration. Lack of these things has supported the argument of those Korean offi- clale who view an invasion of North Korea too risky to try.

(Continued on Page 3

Red Drive

aren,

Aimed At Kanchow

Canton. August 4.

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1949.

Price: 20 Cents.

KOREA Commandos Leave

Malta For HK

Ferries loaded with men of the Royal Marines 3rd Commando Brigade head for the troopship Georgic in Valetta's Grand Harbour, Malin. The unit is being traus ferred from Malia to Hong Kong. where the advance party has already arrived. (AP Photo},

Anchises Docks In Kobe For Repairs

Kobe, August 4.

The British steamer Anchises docked here with d gaping 10-foot hole at the waterline amidships, received when she was bombed and strafed on June 21 and June 22 by Chinese Nationalist plones in the Whangaou, seven miles-below Shanghai.

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Passengers, including four European and one Ameri- can woman, Nila Stroup of San Diego, left the Anchises in Shanghai after the bombing.

Anchises to render aid in case of emergencies,

Captain Watson said two Chi- nese Nationalist P-15 Mustangs came over the Anchises on both June 21 and 22. "One stayed other came down

above and the and bombed and strafed each day." Captain Watson said, "On the first da

ne bomb missed and the second

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AMETHYST CAPTAIN'S OWN STORY

(Exclusive To The "China Mall”)

The following is an exclusive story to the ""China Mail" by Lieutenant-Commander John S. Kerans, DSO, Captain of HMS Amethyst.

In it, Commander Kerans describes his fruitless

talks with Colonel Kang Mao-choo on the re...” lease of Amethyst, and the thrilling escape from Communist waters.

In Nanking. I was Assist-mander at Sang Chiang-ying, ant Naval, Attache; on April fr. Rose Island, and in command 21 I was ordered to proceed of shore batteries which shelled to the Chinklang area to find British warships. ....... the whereabouts of wounded Initially, Kang naval men who were supppa- had fired first, and thus provoked effort to point out that Amethyst

ed to be in that area.

the Yangtse incident.

This

made every

Of course, at this time, I little

accusation was ridiculous, suspected the incredible things that were going to happen in the end it soon occurred to me thist Kang was desperately, attempting next four months,

When I arrived in the Chia- get this admission nit of ur.

As

commander battery

of the klang area I found out that ther

arca, Kang had to pfiswer to his were no wounded - men

and he urgently neede ed

to

in that gup indication for uring on Bri

aren; I then proceeded, with the help of Chinese Naval officers, to tish ships and causing a tense in determine the position of Ame-ernational situation. he p thyst.

I walked more than 15 ml.parently was not so certain that his superior pifcern ovoid ape that night, and ran into 1 wounded naval men from Amer prove of his petion if it had been

unprovoked. thyst, whom I took in charge and put on the last train to Nanking before the Communists arrives!,

After I had sent the wounder

Two Prisoners During this time, do demonstrate kow nnxious Kang was to prove

to Nanking, it became apparent British guilt, he had as prisoners to me that there coul

could be no more two rating from Amathyst. They executive officers On board were a sluip's boy, called Martin Mechanic Amethyst, and after contacting aged 18, and Stoker Armed Robbers Nanking with the help of Chinese Bannister.

Naval personnel, I was ordered Both of these, ratings word op- Loot Gold Shop to Fo on board Amethyst.

proached time and again by Kant The Chinese Navy supplied me and his oméars to admit that with an LST, and when I board- | Ainethyst, had-fired first, but-to od Amethyst, I found First Lieu-|their evetlasting "credit," they's re- tenant Weston, and ordered him fused. to go ashore.

At 9.25 pm. yesterday four men,

armed with three pistols, entered the Tri Sun Gold Shop at 259 Queen's Road West, and escaped with jewels worth about $80,000,

The armed robbers first disarmod the watchman and then went into the shop" with 4 flour bag.

Within three minutes, they had broken the glass panels inside the shop, put the jewels Into the bag. and escaped in a

car.

Shimoyama Case More Complicated

doubt

On May 18, two of Kang's in- He was badly wounded If Yterprots came on board and had not done this, there is no presented me with formal de- that Lieutenant Weston mands in writing that in order would have died.

for Amethyst, to leave it wax necessary to admit that Amethyst had fred first, invaded sovereign 2:Forces, fer- citoty

Moves Ship

avoided

My Or order on Amethyst Chinese Liberation, red, fr way to move the ship, down stream to, as I thought, further fire from the forces; but, shortly after I started downstream, additional shelling Forced

me to return to my original position near Rose Is- land.

and wounded

demands formed.

"formed" "the basis of my dealings with Kaug during our 11, meetings.

In other words, Kang was n

That was to be our position for deavouring to force me to admit, the next 101 days. In fart, it wo with damaging repute to the Bri very fortunate that we did not fish nation, something which he fake up position further down-hinuself new to be fala. stream, because both ahead of us. I began to know Kang bailar weeks went by. I can say

and behind us, were main cross- 23 the wee

Captain J. E. Watson, of to include ether counteles of frain to the Southern p of The Communist 14th and Cork, conned the Anchises into the Wert, Including the United Korea.

-18th armies are now fighting Kobe harbour at the end of a Kingdom and countries

Kiran Army officers are of

whether desperately in the areas be- (3 day tow behind the sea- Western Europe which he dis tempting to determine

the Communist attack was a bid tween. Wanan and Sulchuan in going tug Caroline Moller from for possession of isolated Ongiin an effort to thrust into Kan-Shanghai. The Anchises will into Kawasaki

ing points on the Yangtse, and if that he is not typically Chinese: 14hula or a diversionary move chaw where Q showdown probably go

we had taken position in one of 'n fact be in 100. 1 designed to tempt Presiden battle is expected in the de-Shipyard, near hero, for repair

them... while the Coramunists wern munist-trained per cent.Com- making their crossing, Amethystere, he joined the Liberation

We heard that he was a

lawyer "Scronilly, fourpower

thee's army to draw upon forces fence of Kwangtung and Can- A Chinese Nationalist patro!

Tokyo, August 4. would probably have been de- mity of all questions concerning ther areas in reinforce posilun, according to reports reship met the Anchises near the

Army. In my dealings with him, Premier Shigeru Yoshida's stroyed on the spot. Germany. He will never

ecived today from the battle mouth of the Yangtse, probably hit amidships at the waterline.

I is reported,

Aller

room, found out...lihat, he-was several days of tense- to conduct her through the mine Four men in the engine room Cabined the police to conceal waiting, keeping mest of the men clever, hard to break in an armu Ometal reports indicated that Gelds, Later. HMS Hart

Were Injured. A hole 10 feet in Suichuan was still in Nationalist the Anchised

diameter, half of

It below the their findings that the late Na-un duly hour after hour, severament, and out for his own ends and the

all along. hatul Burgh the Communists ship left. HMG Hart came close waterline, was blown in the side tional Railway president, men on shore called to the ship.

and apparently wanted to talk (Continued on Page 11) the plane Sadanori Shimoyama, commit- the Japanese coust with the of the ship. Then Defence Minster Shin Stang Muhad pressed forward, giselly Westerns

Tonight

A military !!特写意

spokesman dented disabled vessel, but did not duck came back and strafed with 50 ted suicide rather than carry drive by amw

only had one damaged whater; ATTLEE RECOVERS for the USSR.

Communist

The Glen Iner Glengylo calibre machine-gun fire.". North there was may fighting in Patung here. ol

out the occupation policy. While the Soviet hon urgently Korea into the Ongjin peninsula Teckwei and added that the nade the entire trip with the needs reparations in the kind had cost the Republic of Korea Nationalist troops from West which the Pots/lam

Samtnu- agreement two infantry companies, but heupe had taken back for the East, Stath suid he believed the drive would ping, West of Jehung. afler Carmarked regards The issue

to be checked tomorrow, adds As-launching a count

counter-attack. of Werden regengetimes the clated Press.

However, a Central New: re Sovie

Found on this issue because he

believes the restoration of G Courier's Report

many, pamansted by either

East West above, is reptam

lead to war, *

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Linton's ontous blood- letting in World War 11.

The Minister said a courier he port confirmed the fall of Sam. sent by plaas to the peninsula – inping to General Lin Piao's "Fourthly, Iminediale cessation separated by water from the troops again and said they wer of United States and Culte rest of the Republic-reported attempting to join the Commun-

of the West.

restrictions on The

points

Jen.

India And Australia Cut Imports

ense

Kingdom support of subversive, bel

between 4,000 and 3,000 of the 1st force in Tzekwei for a com Fascist and Hitlerite elemeals Northern border guards has me bined attack on Patung. inside countries within the Su-South at three points. He said Serious fighting was reported viet orbit as well as those who that first reports that the South going on near Yuhsien und An- have gained admissions to nations had lost three strong defence

Communists from Chunglek neat the 38th parallel and Taoyuan were pald to b

London, August 4. Fifthly elimination of alt disproved untrue.

drive India and Australia today continuing their Southward criminatory

Ongin town, largest countinity in two columns, one frora Yiyang announced dollar import cut of the United States and then the peninsula, was not im toward Ningsiang and Slangtan to

the Commonwealth resumption of formal water medintely threatened by the and

Yhaniinl the other from Letiens tu

to be stbnulated by as new drive. in a

economic crisis, following the similar move toward Shaoyang, teaching as $2,000,000,000 kat

Teranst. May the people's regime far as Anhwa and Haupu.

finance ministers' conference similar in that

the North sent soldiers within

here be in London, last month. Military absorvers six miles of Ongin town and

loved the Communists

from North of the Canton-Hankow railway would join with Gen eral Liu Po-Cheng'e 13th, 16th 17th

from and 18th Armies Yuhsien and Chaling in invad: ing Hangyang from both alser.

Changsha Partly Occupied

On

of the

United

Stutes han to Britain in 1946."-brought about one third of the Crited Press.

Plee producing poninsula under fted Control.

The Weather

Troop reinforcements Ongin by ship

repulsed Northern forces in June and the penlosula had Heen relalvely quiet during July.

sent to the

AL 1990 GHT (5 μM, HRST) there is Basis For Talks

• deep depression over -Siberia, another

over Central China and a shallow centre

Tonkin. From the fatter a broad

and weak trough extends crown N Equat

Honun

Changsha,

pervingin capital, was partly decupied by Communist troops at 11 elock

• to the Marlarian. A židgei from the tween China and Korea and the rollable Chinese source here tv- Freifle anti-cyrion which has rocaded spread of Communiam in both day, says Reuter.

Eastwarda extends to Japan Eastern Rex.

Today's Forecast:-Light

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B

tralian ecoNDINY.

Operation On Seaman

were

on

lust murdered, workers

the

The Conservative cabinet bas insisted from the day of The Anchiser was only a short Shimoyama's mysterious death at

suburban distance about of the American [n

railway track

way President Lires' General Gordonnanth that he when the last bombing secur- probably by Communist red. The ship tied up and the whom the railway chief was 10-

quired to dismiss under Treated in Wounded

MacArthur ordered. gov- Shanghai hospital. Crewinen in jured

were the fourth mate, two

drive. seamen and an bicctrician.

The

case" has Next day the planes

rame been, one of the main bases for both bumbs agolo and

missed. Yoshida's

anil-Com-. vigorous but another seaman was injured munist offensive. by machine gun strafing,

Responsible members of the police Investigating team which worked on the сазо Raid finding of suicide was to have been announced yesterday but was held up by a fast-minul call from the Tokyo polles la suld to chlof who in turn have rece

received order from £ cabinet.

All the injured, have enre. .pletely recovered and are no ing above, their duties, except

Tom Edwards, aged 18, Liverpoot who is making frat Edwards

o

i

call

Bolved wounds in

the leg, throat and side near the heart. A steel splinter remains

..

Captain Watson said the An-

A financial agreement between Britain and India, announced in New Delhi today, provides for in Edwards' body near his heart The police chief, Elichi Tanska, 26 per cent cut in Indian dollar and will probably be taken out told reporters that his orders Imports, increased sterling re- by an operation while the ship came from the occupation head- leases to the Dominion, and Jn is here. Edwards is able to per- quarters, but this was oficial: dia's re-admission to full mem-form light duly and is working denied today and discounted b bership of the sterling area

Japanese reporters covering the Australia's Prime Minister. Mr. with the crew.

story, United "Press. in Joseph Chilley, announced.

500-lb Bomb Canberra today, that Cabinet approved a sub-committed had

imports for chises was showing her regula ON OTHER PAGES reduction of dollar The traditional friendship 1. last night, according to usually the September quarter to the markings and flags wt the tune

maximum

extent practicable or the bombings. Before starting Page 2' without seriously disrupting Aus- from Shanghai for Kobe. huge

Carrespondence. the countries can provide a starting

British ensigns were painted on | Page 3 No detalls were, avallabio this buels for discussion between morning.

(Sir Stafford Cripps, Chariens-

Amethyst Men Enfortained. Generalissimo

additional precaution. Chiang Kai-shek

Page 4 Radiophone communication bor of the Exchequer, announced the foredeck of the Anchises us Rhee, tween Canton and Changsha has Britain's own 25 per cent 190,- Alex Simpson, of Birkenhead, Barclay's Bridge.

000,000-cut in' dollar Imports in

Second Engineer,

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room while he was

Paso 7. A new Anglo-Pakistan Ainun to the angihe room

duty. “Simpson and others Good Programs the Communists, a Chinese milf cial ugrooment will be signed her with wartime experience identi-

reliable usually

Meeting. tomorrow, a Dr. Rhes has said he invite tary spokesman, today sald the

Bod today.

the bomb as a 500-pounder Page: 1. source in London, sald

The the Chinese leader to come to Nationalist

either American or Canadian “AnglovBoviot Clash On Slavery Korea to give Dr. Rhee a first- were in the city up till last righ

agreement, which will end nine

manufacture.

Charges. *Readifan at

weeks of sterling negotiations be hrad report on resident Elpi- report today. 10 a.m.

Cantonesa By Radio. Andrew Eade, first electrician, recent He

He had, however,... received n tween the two countries, · will „Jars, at mal 2210073 1000.0 m.b.

decide on the amount of sterling of Glasgow, said he was on the Equal 29,74

switchboard 20.11 inches. dio Quirino of the Philippine Tie- He said that the

Communists and dollars that will be released main public.

Dr. Thee also: has ex- had captured Suichuan in Bouth to Pakistan from her blocked bomb hit and knocked out all pressed-the-belief-that-all-Facillo em Kiangal-Province-about-18trierit balances of about 165, low who were not injured in the Anglo-Burmese Talks On Com

the flights Like: the others be

and must form sold front

Ende said, he was muniam. He confirmed the occupation en PRIETENIDECK Will: minced, the one- against Communism.

which ex- not kwate Blu Province, North China, by...th pired rock fine 20. jast. It is also by a bomb. Until water pouring generalities, the two leaders may Communists United Press and expected to be, one year's dura-through a bble began splashing | Page 14. ind Bach - has something” to offer | Router.

about,=== Associated Press.

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Maximum: 81.0 deg. Pak

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Minimum: 77.0 deg. Fah.

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Nolther, however, has said junt

heon cut at the Canton end,

recovered

what he expects to develop from GAVE on a report thui the House of Commons on 2012-piece-of-bomb which crashed-in~-——Cinema-Pagez-

their conferences to be held later of

this week

discussions with

the provincial capita

had been occupied by

rear-guard torco

of

which

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Priest Omoled For Refusing Last 2. Sacraments: Page 11

| nations," "both", Bast and West; can miles South East of Changshé: 1000000 ser the ship had been hit | Page 13,0

If their talks move away from Palang, in South East Kandul Year: 1948 agre

·Air, Shipping, Movements,

with us.

I sent a volunteer crew with a pelly officer in charge.

When they returned, they told me that the ship would not I fired on if we didn't move,

.

London, August 4,7 Mr. Clement Attice the Prime

·Minister, has `qulta; recovered from chill from which bo hak My second in command (K.S. been suffering for kome days, it Hett) aged went with

22,

the was officially stated tod y.. next land party and contacted Mr. Attion has been staying at Colonel Kang Mao-chao, Political Chequers, the Premier's country commissioner of the Chinklang residence, in Buckinghamshire.— Brea, who was the battery Com-1 Reuter.

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