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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1949,
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YUNNAN IN NATIONALIST CAMP Homeward Bound
Lu Han Wins Concessions From Chiang Kai-Shek LULL IN SOUTH CHINA
Canton, September 9.
The situation in Yunnan province has been clarified, and the pro- vince will continue under the Nationalist flag, official reports from Chungking said today.
Reds To Form Government On October 10
Nanking, September 9. The Communist sponsored Consultative Con. Political ference will form A new re
and elect a public of China
new national government. probably by October 10, it wan reliably learned today.
Informants said the confer. ence la expected to open fo morrow in Priping the Com. einist capital.
It is expected to month andt 10 with
with AIL
the creation
public.
According
Yunnan Governor, General Lu Han, these reports said, hos pledged to "fight the Communists to the end."
General Lu flew back to Kunming after two days of conferences with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Premier Yen Hsi-shan and the South West Commander, General Chang Chung.
Chang Chting arrived here: today after spending the night;
He left Chung- Im Kwela.
Fast
CI E
1.
close on October Announcement of
of the new
re-
to the Bources
the tentative time table for the
conference also call for the formation of coalition
day. government the sam
aided,
The
The
informants however, that this may be de tayed.
The
Chinese
Communist
deliver
the United
leader, General Mad Tse-tung.
will address.
probably
opening
Press.
U.S. Protest
king yesterday morning.
The former premier sind that he www.roming here to make a pre-
ence of Ministers for late to night.
Reds Regroup For!
ennal reped in Arling Press New Thrusts
Tang-jen un the
Yimoun
tion and the results of lar
rondereper.
There were ne official detall
of the terms under watch
Han promised to fight Com non
Full on
Front De clispatches tortay In- diented there had been
Communists ax The all femts,
regrouping in preparation possible new
were
ism, but it was understood thufy for
he had been given assurance of Kwangtung,
mmms
writes The "Chi221
a free hand in operations of the Mast Correspondent in Canton, provincial government, and ar official "blessing" on the saint.
over central
al autonomous phases of the government which he had been practieing in re- cent months. The Metal
HMS Amethyst in shown parring through Lyamun Pass yet. The frigate terday afternoon on her long voyage to England. which made Naval history by her herold dash down the Yang. tein expected to arrive in Plymouth on November 1. "China Mall" Photo.
AMETHYST SAILS FOR ENGLAND
HMS Amethyst, repaired and repainted, quietly left Hong Kong for England yesterday after-
noon.
thrusts into The same crew who were on board Amethyst in the Yangtse will take the ship to Plymouth, where they are expected to arrive on Novem- Fu South Shensi, the Red cal- under General Pang Teh-
ber 1.
Arrive Singapore Naval base Iqmi halted after they claimed to
Aside from a launch which 1 have penetrate the Chiu moun-
North Nantseny,et off a two-minute burst of on the evening of September 14: tam range
on September DI hendeincters of
Ilure crackers as Amethyst left leave Singapore General
10. "Central Daily Taung-nan. General Hu denie the harbour, there was little
Arrive Penang on a morning departing ceremony,
for September 18; leave Penang
the mor- Arrive Colombo an
Proteste efforts 10
To Shanghai Authorities
the
Chinese To Release Edith Moller
Canton, Septembar 9. The Chinese Foreign Office has replied to the Embassy
protest
the detention
British
regarding
the stramer
in
to
Edith Motter the Chusan islands near Hangchow Bay.
The Chinese note said that
being taken steps were effect, her release. It explain- ed, however, that the vessa? had bean Intercepted by the Chinese Navy in Chinese tør.
ritorial waters,
The British Embassy 50: presentative In Canton, Mr. James P. Coghit, had, no official Information about the British ship, the Leong Bee, which was also
reported to have been picked up by the Chinese Navy while attempt. ing to run the coastal bloo. kads.Reuter,
Arrests Of Koreans In Japan
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Senators Agree
On Compromise China Aid Fund
Washington, September 9.
U.S. Senators have agreed on a compromisa China aid fund of $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 to be used to combat Communism in the Far East. Senator Tom Connally announced this after the Senate armed services and foreign relations committees had held a closed-door Session with Vice-Admiral Oscar C. Badger, former commander of U.S. Naval Forces in the For East.
It was learned that Admiral The General was interviewed on the Cunchita Badger suggested that up to inboard a boat $75,000,000 could be used in River in Louisiana. lic and Mrs. China. He told reporters that Cheunarit are on vacation. he favoured keeping the door open for possible arms aid to non-Communist China.
General Chennault saith he had applications from more than 3,080 airmen who are interested in or ganining an air fort to light Com
Senator Connally said he op-muntem in China.
earmaking posed
any funds When asked if an air fores of pecifically for Chinn, but would 500 planes could wipe the com- to n fund the President munists out of China, the General "Rrce could use in his discretion : commented: "Sure. The Commun combat Communism in the Pacific lists' greatest fear is of my uir
force."
We would need a small amount
area.
Severa
CADIO # porta
His stand heightened aros of aid to equip the Nationalist pects for early committer action troops to fight an the ground," on the Administration's $1,450.- the Guneral said. "But one year 000,000 arma measure,
would turn the tide." Republican Senators have been
Geral Chennault's statement Insisting that provision be made
reply
tu published re. for ald to China.
that General" MacArthur wold American Congressmen in Tokyo that 60 planen under com- mund of General Claire L. Chen Senator Kowland, Californiasult could turn the tide of China's Republican, one of these who civil war against the Communists. sisted that Admiral Badger should
Four Areas
"If the United States Govern- be heard, said "Admiral Badger's ment would approve this, I would testimony had greatly strengthen-like to do it," General Chennault ed the position of those who he cald. lleve ald should be given to thị non-Communist
Charge Denied
of Chlou. areas Senator Connally said that Ad- told the Senators miral Badger there are still four areas in Chin" where effective aid can be given to battle the Red Army lide.
Senate Connally named three 'the areas us. Taiwan. the is- tonalist env lond where Chiang Kai-shek sorver, adds his headquarters South West, and
of
The Chinese Enibussy today shuurply denied a charge by Sona- tor Connally that Generalissimo "absconded" Chiang Kai-shek wills US$138,000,000 of the Nu-
Prens
gold' re-
News," commending for the first the erassing of the mountain bar
In the Yoonan situatim | rier and insisted t!nk hell Lleutenant General FW. Fest-on September 20,
Hong enemy to thing, comunaler of textes an exttorin fled "thrown back the
of September 25: leave! Kong garrison, and Commodore ning trigues Yunnan," at North of Froghsien.
Tid Embusfugo Jurnal publications tacked r
In Ip
guns were installed in IN Brownfield boarded Ame-Colenbu on September 27. New
before tim Arrive. Aden
the morning
North West China where the statement protesting against the Rong Kong as “rummur mongers.
Amoy ready for the Communist thyst o lew minutes But the
6; Joavé Aden on The papermitted
powerful war lord Ma Pu-fang allegation, which Senator Co- armies when they come into ship left, und wished Lieutenant of October
controis ! Jarge
Mohammedan aully, chairman of the Bertato had Communists
made
Relations Comun!!tee, The three Red armies Commander J.S. Kerans a safe October 8. range.
trip. control
Arrivé Suez on the, morning of were installed around Ma Kang
population. He did hol name the Foreign
made in the bitter floor debate A naval official said that Ame-October 13; leave Port Sald on Yanan, and that Lung Yun,
Fourth and Tung An about 30 miles
Ho former
In Hong!
made it clear that Chiang yesterday on aid to China. governor now
North of Amoy. Earlier American yst would travel at "economie-October 11,
Senator Connally Meanwhile, Kong, "is dreaming of once again
Arrive Malta on the morning broadcaste
the attackere anid the
speed, 12 knots. and stay
Kai-shek has not been ruled out raised to $300,000,000 the amount Tokyo: September 0.
as a possible recipient of some of of gold which he asserted Gen- returning to Kunming us a tool
were only nine miles away from about two days in each of the of October 18; leave Malte in
4he evening of October 20.
Forceful action by the Jupa- lor the Communists."
cruising Chiang took with him Amoy from which Nationalist seven ports of call.
Arrive Gibraltar on the mor- nese police which resulted in the the proposed aid. Simon, Amethyst's cat. wng on
i don't think we will doal officials fled by planos. These
head of the Ne- "resigned" Q5 board, but the ship's dog, Peggy, ning of October 24; leave Gib- arrest of at least 220 Korea with Chlang" Senator Connally the island of Taiwan when he reports appeared incorrect.
in Hong Kong with raltar on the morning of October throughout the country wit and said, "but if we du, he will have tionalist
this government, curly Despite
the Communist threat was left
28.
parently quelling any concerted
Senator modified tinkling means of arranging at Leiyang and Chenhsien, rail friends of her muster.
Arrive Plymouth on the morn- demonstrations by the Korean to have a plan which must ve ap-year, but the tested to the Chinese Com-gional pesce with the Cum-
Following is Amethyst's itiner-
his "absconding" charge by m- Way
towns in South Hunan, train
ning of November 1.
the authorities con- proved and supervised." population as
he now believed traie between Canton and Heng-
tinued the forcible evacuation Schator Wherry of Nebraska, dicating that yang continued today as usual,
and Impounding of the outlawed Republican floor tender, sald the Chiang intended to use the gold As the war situation seems to be
Korean Federation office.
military leaders-and not Presi- to maintain control over Nation- Truman-should have the list defence strategy rather than The National Police headquar-dent
for his personal beneßt. that 195
mil arrests way about giving arms ta ters reported were made up to noon today but the Chinese in their light against the compilation of local reports the Red armies. by Japanese newspapers brought
Washington, September 9.
The United States bas pin-
ratmist authorities
$11
Lu Han, the editorial said: had more or less unayoktably but un-
been forced into' successfully
their munist. failure to move against Chin- ese workers, who invaded the American consulate in Shang- hai fost mouth, it was dis- closed today.
The State Department on-i nouner that the
protes!
Proposed Agreement
stabilised. good many legislators are in favour of reconvening the Legistative Yuan in Canton instepti of Chungking or Taiwan,
made by Mr. Walter P. Meton- A private neutral source who but they want Premier Yen Hsi
aughy, deling American Consul in has just arrived from Yunnan Communist-vein Shanghai,
איו1י1
Bureau of
to
rler consideration
between
shan
to get ready for them stearner in euse of emergency so
ary:
Free-For-All Preceded Shooting In Canton
Canton, September 9.
Chong Han-f of the Alien Afsaid that an agreement was that they can sail to Kwangchou-The wounded explorer, Leonard Clark, 41, of San
De Stunghi Generalissimo arút General Lat to wan, Hulnan Island or Taiwan, Military Control Chavissioil,
Mr. MoCenaughy ccused the settle the so-called Kuruning
Communists of a serious breach citent, adds Beuter,
of international law and of call-
The proposed agreement
ously disregarding, universally provide that:
accepted humanitarian standards.
1.--All pro-Communist
the
-
Yuan
The military full gave the City Assembly an opportunity to oppose the control of the Kwangtung Pro- will vincial Government over the City as ilirected by the Government
Executive Yuan (cabinet.) The contended that the He refused to accept the Comments holding important positions Exc
be Assemblymen that munist explanation
they in the Yunnan Government could not interfere because no¦ ousted T
Ousted and measures for the reCity Government should be untier of the Executive bodily violence had been done. Organisation of that Government the direction
before, be carrier out by the Central
One- Assemblyman told this cor- Government:
2-More Nationalist troops respondent that the Provincial sent to Yunnan to suppress possi- Government should quickly clean up the river pirates who menaco ble uprisings;
all steamers and Lowboats Instead of interfering with the City Gov. ernment. There is no excuse for General Chang Chun, director Pacification 紧 the Chungking
here at
Back Pay A mob of Chinese who ormerly worked for the U.S. Nuvy, look over the Consulate from July 20 to August 2, claiming that they had been denied bonuses and pro- unai!
3.-Nationalist
silver
yunn
notes be circulated in. Yunnan;
mised back pay. American off- 4-The headquarters for the the change whatever, he insisted.
cials were trying to work out a Yunnan settlement with, the Chinese.
Mr. McConaughy
the
Government be estab- lished under the control of recalled in Central Government instead
his letter to the Communists that one consulate officini, Mr. Rubens under General Chang Chun, and 12.45 pm. by plane from Chung-
without food or water for 24 hours, He said Mr. Thomas also was subjected to "unremitting verbal pressure" and threats -- United Press.
nan.
The Premier, Marshall
of Headquarters, arrived
king vin Kweltin. He told repor.
Yen
Francisco, and Willard Freeman, of Bridge- water, Mass., told police today that a free- for-all fight preceded the shooting of both men and the killing of an Englishman, Herold Harris.
the figure to more than 220, with many prefectures still to be re- ported from.
ta
the
The Embassy acknowledge that major portion" of the Ne- flonalist government's gold and to silver reserves was transferred Taiwan when the advancing Com- munist armies "hreatened to cap- General Clairo L. Chennault, of tura the capital at Nanking," but
Chennault Willing
Omolal Japanese sources in- dicated, however, that the ar-Flying Tigers" fame, said today it si "This money has remais- of he would like to command an aired in the name of the National rasts word In the nature precautionary measures, where force to aid the Chinese Nation-government and was not taken.
by the Generalissime for his own some resistance was made to allats.
use nr credited to his nuine." the attempts of the police to
He said he agreed with Gen- "There was no absconding, by enter the offices of the flat
'erat, Douglas MacArthur that the Generalissimo with any pub- Korean Federation or its elater
500 planta could turn the tide fic funds for his own we." Hald De organisation, the Korean
of China's civil war against the the statement-Associated Press mocratic Youth League.
Communists.
and Unlled Pres
Neither Clark nor Freeman, police as belonging to Clark.
had Servants sald the trio said who handled the weapon.
found in been drinking during the even- a 32-calibre pistol
Police said empty. whisky the Freeman home where the
bottles were found in the room As a result of the strong show The were sprawled.
where the shooting
Dccurred of force by the police, no serious three
identified was
yesterday. Furniture had been disturbances have been reported averturned and thore were from any [place so iur.
weapon
S'pore Bill On Reciprocal Immigration
No Disturbances
ing
by
other signs of a fight,
Meanwhile, the Attorney-Gen-
Doctors, who performed sur-crul's office was reported to be gical operations on Freeman and planning a now consus of aliens probably in Clark, pronounced Clark out of residing in Japan,
shot November. The chief purpose of danger
He today,
the measure, it was indicated, is through the
Freeman's lung.
to uncover the 224,000 Koreans, He was condition was critical,
believed to
present in be at
125
Singapore, September 9. The Singapore
Japan legally. Legislative sho! in the abdominal region, General Lu be appointed
Mrs. Maya Freeinan, wife of Government sources said earlier was rolcased from today that the drastic measure Thomas, was kept in Commander of the headquarters, lers at the airfield that Governor Counell is expected to consider at
Foncurrently Governor of Yun-Lu Han did not order Civil Air its October session a bill to ex-Freeman,
Transport to leave Kunming but elude from the colony all immi-police, custody today after ques-was taken on the basis of inver
tigations by the Tokushin Kyoku CAT evacuated some men and grants whose home countries dotioning, adds United Press.
Mrs. Freeman, as far as can Special Investigation Bureau) equipment out of fear only.
knows nothing about the shoot-Neuter. ing, and that she did not even near the shots, which were fired in a bedroom adjoining the room where she said sha had been sleeping.
The Weather.
As 900 GMT ta 2.
(HKHT), A
broad belt of tow proware extends from the Carollhes to the Gulf of Tonkin
Hal-han, returned to Canton The Kunming affair was a today from Chungking. He has
gravated by rumours released by called
emergency An
contar-nti-government quarters,
Governor Lu Han (who returned
Macao Lashed By Typhoon
Macao, September 9,
orgoney
not accord reciprocal immigration | be learned, maintains she of the Attorney-General's office.
privileges.
A spokesman for the colony's Progressive Party suld, today, that a draft bill had been approved by Committee. to Kunming yesterda) has the party's General loyal to the government all along, similar to the one proposed curly sait General Chung.
this year in the Philippines. Mr. Hung Lan-yu, Secretary
The Council has an unofficial General of the Kuomintang majority with strong pro-Aslan
Committee, told newspa- Maead was without light and permen that Generalissima Chiang sympathetics.
The bill was filed today with power for fourteen hours rester Kai-shek will remain in Chung- day and all communications were king for at least another week. the Singapore Government by Mc. paralysed as a result of the typ- General Teng Wen-yi added that C.C. Tan, President of the Pro- phoon which passed forty miles the. Generalisalmo bas hand in gressive Party, who said that he Today Forecast-Light or moderain South of the colony.
directing the compulan In Shensi. would Introduce the bill at the 119, 'wistin', Occasional ghowers and kn
Radio The Communist
In October session of the Council. bright IntervaŽI,
Pelping
this morning sald "The vote is sure to be a close General Yeh Chien-ying, Com-ac," he added.-Reuter.
of Peiping, is re- manat
mayor of lieved of his post and is given command of troops In
where Mallow deperskin is moving Westwarda. Press is high from
China Eastweskie Into the Pacific.
Yesterday's Weather
*Maximumis 189,0 ileg. Puh.
Minimum: 76.8 deg. Ful.
Hunshinez dut kotite,
Rainfall: 22.3 mm.DINT Ins, Tutal siner uprooted by the wind and streets
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saalust an, average of 1983.3 mm.
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Dara at, ML.
Number nine typhoon signs! was holated at 3 a.m. and the full force of the storm was felt Crom 7.13 mm. to 0.45 a.m. Foors and windows were smashed and trees, Were flooded by the heavy rain-
Some losses at sea were ported and all ships cancelled pullings
tall
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caused a fire A short circuit which swept the Macao Electric Company storeroom and burned
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1924-1927, Yeh is stated for a
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Correspondence.
When police answered the call from Mrs. Freeman about 10 s.m. yesterday, they found Freeman un Page 2: one of the two beds, in the room
"Arrival Of Reinforcémenta. Clark was lying on the other. Page 3 Paga 4 Harris, who was dead, was its a knelling position on the floor, his
Barclay's Bridge. the side of the bed head against on which Freeman was
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