1949-08-29 — Page 1

THERE'S A

FRANCIS WU'S PICTURE

IN EVERY HOME

Portraiture, Wedding, News, Commercial,

Make your appointment

with me for your Movi

FRANCIS WU'S

Photographic requirement.

CHINA

STUDIO

Gloucester Arcade

No. 34370.

MAIL

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1949.

All Kinds of

Portable TYPEWRITERS

AT REASONABLE PRICE. HONG KONG TYPEWRITER: EXCHANGE

Price: 20 Cents

9, D'Agullar Bt.

ISLAND French Fight

BATTLE FOR CHUSAN ISLAND

Reds Attempt To Offst Shanghai Blockade

TAIWAN INVASION PLANS

{From Our Own Correspondent).

Conton, August 28.

The Nationalist navy is counter-attacking the Reds ot Tashu Island near Chusan Island, South of Hangchow Bay, the mili- tary spokesman said yesterday afternoon.

No Official Discussions On Taiwan

Talpeh, August 28. There has been no official discussion between the Chin- ese and United States Gov. ernmolite pugarding the future atutun of Taiwan, a usually reliable zource told Reuter

10day.

The source wald that the Hong Kong report that Tal- wan may be transferred to the control ol SCAP whe based on "pure speculation." Reuter.

Guerillas In Kwangtung Standing By

Large numbers of Red troops were massed ot Chenhai on the North Chickiang coast pre- paratory to storming Chusan Island and so for hove succeeded in taking Tashu Island. The object of the attack is to offset the No- tionalist blockade of Shanghai which has proved quite effective,

A "New York Times" report from Shanghai said the Communists gathered some thirty LST's, several destroyers and several landing craft to reduce Chusan Island. However, a naval source here considered this as pure exaggera- tion, as the Chinese navy has never had more than eight LST's. The Chinese novy has several former Japanese destroyers but they are all in Nationalist hands.

The source sakl the Com-their attactos on Kwangling munist navy has no destroy-whether they will peneirate deep ers but may have four or five into the provisee with the aid of Everis of Lin Plug and Li small gunbonts at most.

Clue-chi.

A report said the future naval polition To Tudw

Irving planned by Captain Teng Shan- hsiang, former conmanding officer of the cruiser Chungking, which

Loss Of Lanchow

was sank by Nationalist bombers Admitted

after defecting to the Reis.

Tog is now the superintendent

of the Communist Naval Academy in Mukdett. ·

the

Roda

The report said would use diciel.engined Junk and fest walling "vonols to make

dush neroBR the

the Formora Birgit but the expedition will not start until Amby le taken.

Chinklang

律

Forest Blaze

Kuomintang Members Denounce Chiang

Eleven members of the Kuomintang residing in

Hong Kong have issued a statement donounc ing General Chiang Kai-shek and his "ro- actionary policies.”

The statement is in response to the call issued by dissident Kuomintang_groups under Mr. Huang Shao-hsun and General Huang Shiao- hsn.

The Communists have captured JAPANESE

Lanchow; en al of Kanno Pro vines, and breen Into the Nation- West area of China, it was an allat defence in the vast North

nounced offleially today, reporta United Press.

Some 30,000 guerillas fre standing by in North East Kwangtung to join the Com- munist Liberation Army when it crosses the border from Fu- kien. according to arrivals from Swatow yesterday.

The offein Central News Agen They said thai

Meanwhile a number of

orry, in a despatch from Nanchang, counties near the Futtlen frontier | Chuenchow, 50 miles North of said Nationalist General Ma P. ore already in the hunks of the Amoy,

in was still

government guerilins

who are directed by hinds, Communist political commis- sionera.

They hdded that the Nation- garrisons in North Eastern

alint

Kwangtung are too weak to cope

Reds Massing In

with the situation in the event of South Kiangsi

the

Communist forces crossing

the border.

Vernacular reports from Amuy While

the loss of Lanchow

CONSULAR OFFICES

Tokyo, August 28.

Firefighters in the pino. covered Landes department of South Western France reet out hose along a path to com. bat a destructive forest fire coming in their direction. AP Photo.

Shanghai Conditions Worsen

+

¡

| Tel. 21423

Military Chiefs Of Cominform Meet In Sofia

Belgrade, August 28,

The Cominform's military chiefs are meeting in Sofia and plan to issue an "important an. nouncement” shortly, it was learned on ex- cellent authority today.

e-that there has

It can also be reported from here-tant

been a major building up of military strength – involving the transfer of large numbers of troops and armoured equipment from Rumania to positions along the Hungarian border facing Yugoslavia.

| Bulgarian government officials refused to confirm or deny that a military conference was. tak. ing place but when asked by the Western. representatives in Sofia they said: "An im- portant announcement will be made shortly.”

It was also reported by re-

That Hlable sources

Mrs. Ana Pauker, Rumanian Foreign Minis- fer and Communist Party leader, was in Sofia to set the stage for the conference. working with other Comform political lenders on the next steps to be taken against Marshal Tito of Yugo- slavia.

The

The Cominform meeting ap- parently began several days ago when Hotel, Bulgarlo, Sofia's leading hotel in the centre of the capital, Was sealed off to all foreigners who normally use its rooms und dining facilites,

Price On Tito's Head

"The People," a London Bun- day newspaper, sald today that the Communist Information Bureau hed offered $1,000,000 to any person who succeeds in assassinating Marshall Tito, premier of "Yugoslavia,

People's Gov't Formed In Manchuria

San Francisco, August 28. The Communist Peiping Radio reported tonight that * Manchurian Peopia'a Gov. ernment had been created six-day congruim following

at Mukden.

Опе leading Communist

epeaker at the congroom İzle dicated that efforts of the Government would, emeng other things, be directed to wards development of woonomy to support the "Iberation · war" and creating conditions: for nationwide. Industriellaaž, tlon Router,

The front page story by the newspaper's diplomatic COSTCS- pandenį gave no source for lis re-bantu in a communique, reports port.

Reuter. The communíqus étalmed

Shanghai, August 28. Shanghai's military mayor raid on Saturday "foreignera

It all the huge price on Tito's that the violations were confirm The latter had appealed to are welcome to do business in

head Was decided upon in rd by observers of the United members of the Kuomintang Shanghai only if they obey Cominforin meeting at Bucharest, Notions Special Commission

to rise against Chiang Kai- the laws and change their old Rumania.

the Balkans. "The story went' on: "News of shek and join the revolution-imperialistic attitutie."

In one case, on August 9, 18 Wha the reward offered for his assas-alleged, Albanian troops, were Fary movement of General Mao:

Chen Yi made the statement Firation reached Tito yesterday moved by lorry from Tirana o Tse-tung."

Mignatories to that a anecting of fram workers. He in his summer headquarters on protect the flanks of guerillas second statement were Mr. Teng also said more than 1,000 labour the Adriatic island of Brioni. He West of Krystallopight, entering

under heavy Greek territory-Reuter, of disputes which came up since the is

roam the Reds took over Shanghai are be- of "mutual benents to capital and ing solved under the princes and every kind of elec- irical alarm has been Installed to labour."

The chief

Shlao-yin, former Finance,

Minister

and Mr. Chen Chien- The Japanese Foreign Ofcehsiu, former President of Kwing is pushing a plan to re-opensi University.

Consular offices in eight The other signatorics consisted accomplish this before the end teas, and educators.

its

ilving there

Bloodhounds

detect intruders."

August 25 after American cities and hopes to of senior elvil servants, legisla [ "the"Communisis and the people bolago programme which start-

fone ordered withdrawal of gov ernment troops from Lanchow_on the night of eight Red armies had converged on the eily.

The offelul report said Generat Ma's Moslem farcen retreated to Wawel, 175 len North West of Lanchow off the edge of the Jekert.

of the year, it was unofficial- In this statement, ly reported last night.

Royal Tour Just Canard

London, Auguni. 27. An. Australian newspaper r®?-- port that King George and Queen Elizabeth, with Princess Mar- taret, would visit Australia next circles here today. year was not conarmed in Court

The paper said the Cominform This proves, Chen said, that

also decided пропа deniled the signa Government have administrative

ed last week with a fire at Yugo- tories called themselves

"true ability,"

Chen's speech was carried in slavia's Jargest oli

refinery in disciples" of Dr. Sun Yat-sen,

Shangla newspapers alongalde Fiume. The statement went on to de-

Albania And Greece long lists of advertisements by foreigner announcing intentions Meanwhile, Radio Morcow rat quoted the Albanian news agency transportation available. They today accusing Greece of "a

againstgressive intentions directed against them be handled as soon as the independence and sovereignty This year's postponed tour was

of Albania,"

to take place during the possible,

The broadcast sakd an officia Australian cool autumn, which is Albanian communique

The denied Britain's spring.

Royal what it called "slanderous inven- family was to have left in Feb

The cltles which are the target

Office of the Foreign

as the

"of elare that for the past 20 years, "first group" in the ordor

New Chiang Kai-shek and a minority: priority were disclosed as York, San Francisco, Les Angeles, clique in the Kuomintang had and manipulated the party for their Chicago, were

Detroit. Seat e

own purpose.

On the Southern China front, said that the Communists at Foo- causes no threat to Canton, no- Communit troops today chow have set up a Fukien Pro-xiety is aroused here by the in- umesally reported to have driven Honolulu. ple's Government with Mr. Changcreasing Communist force of Luinto Kwangtung Province from This came as a sequel to an Ting-cheng as the Chaleman and Po-cheng massing in the Southern Kwanza and resched Yungin, imnouncement An mid-August Mr. Yeh Fei as Vice-Chaleman. pocket of Klingel, on the Kwang- 100 miles North Eart of the Nn that the United States govern-

fung border.

tionalist capital of Canton.Our ment had decided to allow Japon The Urrent is further aggraval-Own Correspondent and United to restare semi-diplomatic and ed by pelivities of Communist Presa.

trade relations with the rest of Ruerillas South of the Kwangling

the world.

border in un effort to effect a junction win the regulars some- where in this province as they did for the first limu In Iisin- cheng, South Klongsl.

Nationalist

Underground In Shanghai

A report from Swatow said the Ked guerilian occupied

Yen Hsi-shan Is Optimistic

Canton, August 28. Pingyuan In Eastern Kwang- Premier Yen Hsi-shan, In tung

the near

frontier

of an exclusive interview with Fuklen and Klangal,

and United Press today, revealed Hengning on the East River was in danger of falling into that the blueprints have been

drawn up

for drastic over-

the hauling of

Nationalist

the hands of the Aad bands.

to Dongyuan (Yungyuan)

It added: "Only, Chiang and his minority olique are to blame for the

have easters which

to leave Chine on the

#sk that any claims

Exit Permits

These advertirements

due

The signatories declared that

ore re-tions" by Greece of Albanian as-ruary the battleship Van- members of the Kuomintang must work for the people In conformi-quired before foreigners can eb-sistance to Greek guerillas and guard,

Court circles said that if a tour Order Of Priority ly with

ala exit permits from the, Com-sald Athens was trying to camot- the true revolutionary

munists. The number of foreigner: dage its real intention by this had been planned for early next It was reported the Foreign spirit of Dr. Sun.

"base slander.

year, arrangements would havs Shanghal In-. Office plans envisaged the des“ They must not allow themselves desiring to leave

In Athens the Greek General been announced before now, as Nationalist bloc- "feudal creases as the patching of Consular and diplo- to be restricted by the

Staff gave details of three new preparations would take nine or mun, kade lengthens Bad economic and of loyalty to one matic missions to all the world's ken"

Jabour froubles grow worse.

alleged frontier violations by Al-Jio months,--Router. big ellies except in China, The Chiang Kai-shek.

Chen told the tram chosen cities and the order of The statement ended by calling priority, it is understed, are to upon menbers of the Kuomintangonditions caused by the economy be determined on a bas of popu to work together for the recon-blockade" can be overcome. But

ar feling toward Jayan of the struction of China and the new citizens and governments of these democracy." toelgr. countries.

Shanghai, August 28. The Communist drive against the Nationalist underground continued here today with the arrest of several members of

Sap Paulo (Brazil), Buenos an organisation calling itself

Alres (Argentine), Santiago the "Police Column of the

(Chile), Mexico City (Mexico), Government truups were rushed political and military machin-Seoul (Korea), Bombay, New First Pacification Area."

and ery, and warned the rest of Delhi, Calcutta, Karachi, Colombu the group's Henfeng in The Reds snid

North Kwangtung.the headquarters were maintained in East of the Canton-Hankow Hail-

anti-Communist world (Ceylon), Rangoon and Bangkok against ignoring methods make up the second group, wy to establish a defence line King Yun-sen, whom the Com- against the Reds, although the whereby the Chinese Reds

The cities listed in the third munists listed as the leader, was regulars in South Klangsi had not made such tremendous strides group are London, Paris, Alexant-

since VJ-Day.

dria, Hong Kong, Singapore and Hanoi. The Premier in an hour and The last group Includes Bata- discussion on Natonalist via, Manila and Sydney-United

how. Presa, by new armaments ever, in face of the Red success

does not warranų pessimism." that the "situation at present

u shop.

arrested. The Reds said he has yet crossed the border. boon sent here by the. Nationalist

Another Swalow report said Defence Ministry to collect_dis-

evacuated persed Nationalist soldiers from seine reinforcaments

from Chekiong arrived

at the half

Booshow, Changchow, Tangyong East Kwangtung port and will be China's position declared,

and other areas wand form them into an armed underground

They said that King "will be bentenced to death."--Associated Press.

equipped

from Formosa. These untis are strengthen the 18th Amy already

there.

Anxious gloom in Canton was somewhat relleved by the govern- ment success in Hunen West of the Canton-Hankow, Railway as scen in the reported recapture of Halangtan about 60 miles North of Hengyang.

Marshal Yon said he based baller his own optimism on a In the auccess of the new pro gramme whereby the strategy of defending major cities through the concentration of defence

THE WEATHER A1,000 GMT (1 pm. IIXST) slagnit. The trough lies from Flokkalo to the Rynky. Pressure la, high, owe the Pacle of Japan and relatively high, East of the railway there was | carded for mobile warfare, Dear Chlok. A broad aren of low pressure some fighting North, of Anjen,

Marshalla

2. winds. Walra,

Yterday's Weathers

* Muk}mkuta 1789.5 deg. Fab;

LAATSTER3 deg. Fib.

Bunshines:12,4 hours.

the two flanks was checked.

A-reliable report said that the

trapped,

Rainfall: IL Tola), ainés Jen. 1

1827,452.11 Ipe, as menitikan (akpesan ár, 1468.7. imm.—BLYS Ing

** Headings ní

Noah's Ark Expedition Under Way

forace would be die- Dogu Bayazit, August 27,

An axpedition of Americans,

British Envoy's Denial

Nantucket, Massachuse:ls,

Auglist 27.

he

workers

2ed the

wwkers to be far-

and look at least 10 years

Ued

nounced 74

Newspapers

micro

Shanghai restaurants have asked permission Previously 20 of the

restauranta

la close. city's OGR

censed

operations, Anceinted Press.

HARRY LAUDER:

NO CHANGE

Strathaven, August 27. Doctors attending Sir Harry Louder, 79-year-old Brots come. Sir Oliver Franks, British Adian gravely with cerebral baskader to the United States,

thrombosis, sold tonight that: said today that Marshall plan there was "no change" in his} aid to Britain is not helping to

Frubsidise the British Social pro- condition-Beuter.

gramme.

"It just isn't true," said Sir Oliver. "The Marshall plan dol- lars which have come to us have been expended on food, raw ma- terials and small amount of # machinery, These

On Other. Pages

Liberation, Bunday, „BefVice. Page 3:40

re- | Page 4

\extanda" "from_the' Chins Ben, to, the although the recapture of Yuh- He sold, for example, the eva-determined to find Noah's Ark,

slen North of Anjen by govern-cuation of Lanchow was not con-have arrived at Dogu Bayazit specialised Tulay's Forecnati-kishi or moderate ment forces was not confirmed. sidered a Rod victor but part beneath the towering dome of have been the foundation of the Page 2

For the time being the Communist of the new strategy of not let Mount Ararat. They are ex-recovery that Britain has made." advance along the railway and on | ting Nationalist armles go: pected to begin the search im The British Ambassador told a -La-Balls, Bústding: Frojác

mediately.

Bedford "Standard-Time" · A grent reception, led by Gov- defeat of the Nationalists in The Premier did not say so but ernment and Army officials and porter: "It is true that Britain Barclay's Bridge. South Klangai was due to the this new policy means discard-ocal authorities, inobbed mem-is a welfare state and what ald Paga Beste lack of unified command. Gan ng Generalissimo Chiang Kai-bers as they arrived with full we have received has benefitted oral. Fang.Tion, Governor, and shek's 25-year-old, system

of permission to explore at their some of our people through our Page Commander-la-Chief in Kings, Bghting which had brought eri-desire this highly militariset area jocial services. But he said the was under the command of Gen- clam from General Joseph Still which is on the Turkish-Iranian dea that if Britain spent tess of 29.19:38,72 [nches.eral Pai Chung-hal, but Fang also well among others.

jti own mofiay on fre frontiers, 21. FC onderron General Ch Marshal Ten, did not reveal the

from Now, Fang is placed under the detalls of the political övestinul, North Carol South China ¿Handquarters-under but said it was designed to apuun.. General Yu Kan-mount

Lee Red policies by which then ometal #Observers. Here", Belleva ở that forced people in “Uberstedt ärens, Jquinas

siwill how la support. Comminilent-n Reds-era Ballked in

iTune ZA, RUSSEN

FOREX

Pacific War Threat Revalation.

Conference On Dollar Crisis

CommENGGI, Page #

Debate On Colonies By United

group is "headed by Dr. Servicem :'15 would need GTA REZNations +

food,

Safe Smith. dr. Greibort: | Maraholl Plan dollars id buy Barto Paar 10 SE

faw materials and machinery, lo

stata unrealistic He mid such an idea Hong Kong Waterfront,

Missus tak dilato account that Panic Att

shung dollars and can-Ashipping. Movements hot bi ued in the same čiarkote Page 12

HOT

or COOL

and HUMID and FRESH

HOMER CHOOSE YOUR OWN

THIS SUMMER. CHOOSE YOUR OWN

OFFICE WEATHER!

CHOOSE

PHILCO Air Conditioner 1.

„DÉCIDE" NOW ON THE AIR-CONDITIONER “THAT COOLS, . DEHUMIDIFIES AND /CIR-

CULATES IN QUIET, CONSTANT EFFICIENCY, GILMAN'S

PHILCO AIRCONDITIONERS

GILMAN & CO., LTD frigeration Dept.