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REDS RULING SHANGHAI BY TRIAL AND ERROR

So Sorry You're Leaving, Please Come Back

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As the General Gerdan teft Shanghai,; some passen. gers saw a huge poster on the waterfront

which wBE sritten

an apology to the forsigners leaving Shanghai. One passenger sald: yester day that the poster sald the workers apologized' for their past behaviour towards ter eigners but that they now realised that "foreigners are friends of the Chinese people. The poster expressed the hope that the foreigners leavi ing would return to China.

Reminders

Today

Toc H meeting, 50, MacDonnell

Road, 8.30 p.m. Mahjong Lessons.

YMCA, & D.T

European

the more than 100 Shanghai passengers aboard the ss, General Gordon-interviewed yesterday, 1.85 per cent agreed that the Chinese Com- munists, were governing Shanghai more effi- ciently that the Chinese Nationalists... ...“ Of those who disagreed, most gave as explana- tions that though the Communists had rid the government of graft and corruption, they had. little or no experience in large municipal- govemment management, and made some ridiculous-mistakes.

All. passengers, however, "However, the Communists at- have since We said that. the Communists titude is that would not have had so many operated for many years at 2 labour disputes, and closed proft, we should be willing to foreign businesses If it had g, capital into a fantastically

business. not been for the Nationalists*

They are only fooling them- blockade.

selves, though, if they think we

losing

An English real-estate-mina will do that Aer, who said that he intends

*Sooner or later they will tea-

renia to Shanghai il the Com-ise that profits made years ag munists. adopt a more realistic have been dissipated. attitude towards private business. They also seem to think that remarked that the Communists the whole world. is dependant were operating Shanghai purely upon trade with Chins, not rea- by trial and error."

lising that Western countries can do very nicely without one shit- ding of trade with them, if that's the way they want it."

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"He added: "For example, two months ago, they established a rule that no European should be

Pollack Otto of Vienna, who in possession of Elank chques.

"Of course we protested at was an official in one of Shang- this ridiculous restriction, and hai's largest Baking Companies, when the Communists were con- said that he was pleased with really the discipline of the Communists, vinced that there nothing wrong about Europeans but that they have made it al- carrying cheque blanks around

ness to continue. with them, they lifted the restries most impossible for private busi- He added: "They have raised tion."-

the

axes several hundred per

arbitrated labour disputes-

favour of variably in workers Misskade made government die workers, regardless of the exorbi- tant demands, and imposed a complete restriction of basic free, doms upot the people"

IT.

this. I'm emigrat ing to Canada."

IK Amateur Radio Transmitting Society, China Fleet Club. 5.30 p.m. HK Art Club, monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathedral Hall, -10 am to 6 pr. Marian

Exhibition. Dalesian House, Shaukiwan, 9 am Paintings Exhibition by

Tseng Yu-ho, Fung Ping Shan Library, HK University, 10.30a.m.

Royal HK Yacht Club, ahcual

general meeting, 6 pmn. Vit-Alexin (China), Limited

annual general meeting at office of Tester and Abraham, Telephone House, 3rd flr 12.30 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW .Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, Peninsula Hotel, (closed meet. ing), 12.30 p.m Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong lencheon at the Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 pm. HK Art Club, monthly exhibition. St. John's Cathedral hall. 10 am to 6 pm. lecture by Mr. Luis Chan, 5.30 pun

Musical Film At The King's

Like the modern Broadway musical which weaves, story, and music together in delightful pat- tern, Warner Bros. brings to the screen in a fresh manner, the lilting, laughing Technicolor film, "One

the Sunday Afternoon," week-end movie fare at King's.

the

The film stars Dennis Morgan,

An American businessman, Mr. KO Seat, Almanar Drive, San Rafad. California said that he realised that the Nationalist

cult for the officials in Shanghai,

He added: "Bu

if they

midn't have the blockade to con- tend with, it is very doubtful that private enterprise in Shang- hai would make a profit

the

An English Oil official said: "The Communists are just be ginning to realise that by their fantastic restrictions of private capital they are cutting their own threats,

More than anything else, it is their attitude towards private businesses that causes

this. "They seem to think that be

some firms have been "Western Countries want, and cause

China for decades, can use trade with China, but operating in that they should be perfectly man-China needs our trade far worse tent to pay three to four hundred than we need hers.

They are not only hungry for per cent more to. workers, and continue in

goods, but they are business, even though our there is no business,

hungry for foreign currency, and That's irrational, and sooner they realise it, the better dollars, they hold on for life and the once they grab on to American- we both will be off."

death."

Huge Losses

also

"One thing I must say they are certainly trying to run Shang- An English Insurance manager hai properly, but until they are said: "My Company has been willing to sit down with Euro- doing business in China for more peans, and not try to extort and than 50 years. True, we have blackanail money that they never inade prefits, or we wouldn't have earned out of them, I'll not re- continued, but no company canf turn.”

continue to lose from two to four Almost invariably. Europeans hundred thousand U.S. dollars abo were interviewed asked that month for long.

their names be not published.

Red Seamen's Union

Fetes Gordon Crew

Dorothy Malone, Don Defoe and The all-American personnel of the General Gordon.

Janis Paige. This good cast 'which sings and plays its way through the trial and tribulations of struggling love-set to music, is supported by the comic antics of Ben Blue and the six-foot glamour girl. Dorothy Ford.

A correspondence school des- tist Bit (Dennis Morgan) looks back over the past decade.

Virginia (Janis Palge) was the neighbourhood belle. His best friend was Hugo (Don Defoe) and the little girl round the Amy (Dorothy

:corner

WAS

Malone.) NA

Hugo is a

BIF

comes out,

*

"

*

present and. a sudden Sunday brings his old friend: Hugo to Biff's home for a tooth extrac

tion.

At first the embittered dentist

A

were given an overwhelming welcome by the Chinese Seamen's Union Headquarters on their arrival at Shanghai to evacuate 1;120 foreigners, :

delegation from the CSU boarded the ship and extended their greetings to members of the crew. Transport facilities were provided later in the day to take some 100 seamen to a special dinner party at the Bund.

THE CHINA-MAIL; -WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1949.

Europes disembarking: from the General Gordon at Kow- loon Wharf yesterday after her arrival from Shanghai.~~~They included 237 Britons and '68 Americans (“China Mall” Photo)..

Mission Went Through Without A Hitch,

Gordon's Captain Says

Seamen Stranded In Shanghai

The Shanghai Seamen's Club, established ome 80 years ago, closed its doors on August 31 because of financial Bifficulties...

a "result" of "this, -17 resident sosmen were thrown into the streets. Most of them are British and Scandinavien seamen

"Some are still gaming around town trying to find accommoda- lion Their plight is pitiable," Mr. T. P. Jackson. Manager of the Club, said on his arrival from: the General Gordon Shanghai by yesterday.

Jackson

son left the Colour

at

up his

year to take i at Shanghai.

100 orbitant.. 'Wages were Taxation was extremely heavy.

As -an example, Mr. Jackson recalled that wages increased six imes within the May-June peried. when they were based on rice.

The Club had to be closed be cause of high wage demands and the heavy taxation; Mr. Jackson

serted

It's A Crime To Let Your House Burn

When Alfred he Hickman's deluxe,bungalow caught fire eight hours before the ss.-Gea- eral. Gordon left Shanghai for Hong Kong on Saturday, not only were his exit visa and boat passage ticket destroyed, but he was promptly arrested as a "criminal".

Mr. Hickman an official of a Shanghai Loan Company, said Sesterday that it was a crime in Shanghai to let one's house burn down

He added: “At. § am. Saturday, just as the last part of my home.

rested me, and station

tentionally

took me to the

Om-

claimed that I had in-

destroyed my pany files in the blaze."

After six hours of argument. 1 finally convinced them that if 1 were to use my house as a cio- der box for. Company: files, 1. would not have also burnt my exit visa and boat ticket"

The ss. General Gordon's mercy mission to Shang was burning, the local police ar-

hai with the joint co-operation of the Chin- ese National Government and the Commun- ist authorities was a great success without any hitch, Mr. W.. S. Tyrell, master of the vassel, told the Press yesterday on his return. Communist authorities did everything they could to facilitate the embarkation and gave special permission for the ship's përsonnel to go ashore without restrictions except for a curfew deadline.

The

The General Gordon met a Chinese Nationalist warship just off the Yangtse, which, gave the "all clear" signal al- most immediately.

To pilot the ship ip the Whangpoo. Captain

William Sudbury, veteran Yang se pilot, vo left China earlier, specially invited to join the meres mission.

Wrz

Captain Sudbury left with the General Gordon last night for

San Fra

Francisco.

The trip upriver was without incident. There was very little

shipping and the coast was clear. We made it in good time, too," Br. Tyrell said

firming the visit. of the Genera! Gordon.

...

Thousands of Chinese had sp- plied when rumours that ar rangements were being made for foreign passenger liner to enter Shanghai for evacuation pur PORES

But

we had, strict instructions not to accept Chinese passengers,"

Wise déclared Mr. Wise, who had been in China for 29 years, expects to return to Shanghai after a six- month furlough in the States.

Mr

"I hope by the time I return, everything back there will be in normal operation," he smiled .confidently.

There are some transit Chinese

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passengers aboard. They

crmer Gis and possess American

The skipper of the American President Line ship remarked that the Shanghai officials were civil and polite. Guards posted papers.

The Communists treated us aboard and along the water- front kept vigliance through-st-like the others, one of them declared He is taking his wife her sojourn. · ¡But. nosť molested the “visitors or the

to Honolulu.12 passengers embarking.

cut

The visitors had shore leave new each other during the Naat about 6 am on September 234

curfew deadline-9tionalist regime.

organised, .

arrived at Hongkew Wharf

Embarkation was carried out in the afternoon and we cast away

less than 48 hours after our day left early at dawn on September 25.

arrival" he said. The General

No planes few overbead during the trip.

"Shanghai is dormant. waterfront was cleaner, however

The Mr. Tyrell said."

* Cancellations

In an interview with the "China

Inquiry Into Chak Sang Disaster..

The Chak Sang Inquiry re- sumed hearing yesterday after- Fook, stevedore in charge of noon to hear evidence of Li

the No. 2 hatch..

Witness told the five-man Court, headed by Mr. Neill Gar-

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with a The dealist is sweet on Vir- pm on the first day and 5 Exchange facilities were als mia. But his friend, a go-getterp.m. on the following day. provided. One greenback, wa eventually wins out, so Biff buros Every facility was afforded to given 3,700 yes. "There was no to An quick-rich success.

them, and a seaman could go blackmarket dealings for us. The

China Bank was very co-opera and Dennis joins his pal ashore with his ship's passive in exchanging money for us," business partnership. Trouble only, without having to go

who has seen Mr. Cooper, comes, when Dennis gets involved through the usual red-tape the crew declared.

"No politics were discussed. The Shanghai dezens of times," in a contractor's scandal and CSU oficials made speeches defore taking the rap for his friend, he tailing the progress of the or-Ending the city so clean and well expressed his surprise in i gaoled for eight months.

During this time, Amy waits ganisation and expression their patiently making money

for organised labour

· from co-ope

"The people

ople looked well-fed. Of painting-Christmas cards until movements." Mr. B. Cooper, de-course, there were less vehicles Mail," Mr. E.S. Wise, APL and (Director of Marine), Pre-

legate of the Marine Cooks and The story picks up again on the Stewards Department aboard the more soldiers and policemen Shanghai Passenger Agent, said sident, that when he turned up "Bit many factories seemed that 2,000 applications for passage for duty there was some serge General

Gordon. said.

idle; The food was cheaper than jaboard the General 'Gördon for Several oficials of the CSU

when we there last," he said.

Hong Kong were made within the boarded the ship as she tied up

No Customs Trouble week alongside the wharf and extended

Union to Receipts for things bought have st the greetings of the

to be shown to the Customs, who invitation to a dinner party did not interfere with the seamen

the seamen was an very much, vịt d

They were very civil and did he changes his mind. He knows nounced. Three trucks took the now that he and Amy are the one 106 seamen in several shifts not go out of their way to re- cancellation,

to a building next to the Palace strict our movements from the various sources, included: " happiest of the original foursome. Hotel on the night of their arship to shore and back.

1) The Communists struck it There is much" laugh - and

"Guards keeping watch aboard 100 passengers with bona fide music, nicely blended to provide zival. For your

Only 20 Visas at the whart without. ex- The place was crowded to kept: to themselves. sillable week-end cheerful enter capacity. Several-speakers made officers were fed aboard the ship. Planation.

The International Refugees phone Group will hold its open- surring speeches amidst much We had to feed more than: 60) nation cancelled its own ing concert on Tuesday, at 8.30

Nationalist applause, te

ist; officers and soldiers Organisation:

They may pro Pm at Queen's College Hall, the Last To Leave ***** when we were there in April, bably be shipped on the IRG- Kennedy Road, th

The General Gordon was last

recalled.

Mr. David Keith Hardy,, of who have friends in chartered ship Wooster Victory. Seamen who have at Shanghai In April, when she Shanghai declared that they find due to reach Shanghai sorar time Radio Hong Kong, will present was the fast foreign passenger them rather taciturn

October.

the first recital, which, will con- "things of the past 3)

Last m

minute between Custom's well known modern.composersi Galland. Police over the

The programme will include: validity of . the ship to welcome us when-tsu FULLE

the visas.

A Comedy Overture, I ever we called at Shangha

were nowhere to be seen when Mr. Wise said he first heard of

is bent on revenge but when he members of the crew.

sees Hugo as the henpecked hus- band or the now flashy Virginia,

tainment.

Ludica': Shoes just arrived from America, in leather and auede

Size 4 to 8 (American)

Colors Green, Brown, Black.

Prices Very, popular

to all

y

seaman

the arrival of the minute cancellations, sengers were embarking totalling 800, were made as pas

Reasons given for this sudden obtained. from

300 booking.

when dis-

in

to be discharged. He was

Charge of the lead-- cargs in Li Fook then save detailed ex-

the No. 2 hatch.

planation ofhe stowage of cargo in the ratch

After witness, had completed his evidence, the Court, adjourned proceedings to tomorrow at 2 pm.

›GRAMOPHONE CONCERT

The Sino-British Club" Gramo

lines to evacuate foreigners and cussing ends who, used" to board the crepancies cropped up al Sist of music by a number. `DÍ ]

Chinese refugees' before the Com munists entered the city...

"Those who went ashore spoke of the changes they "Shanghai was generally. known

prices. SPECIALTY: SLACK SUEDE

BALLERINAS complete your falli and winter outāts, as one of the roughest spots in All sizes.

the world. Today, you feel secured as you roam the streets. There is

Come: early so that you'll be sure an-armed post at every block,, Policemen patrol the areas, they

to get your shoe in that certain

THE EVERGREEN

300, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

(All Fixed Prices), (Pty

A foreigner was not molested

at all." “You can go about free

ly. There is no more cumshaw, Graft is practically out of exfet» ence, they claimed **Way even a soldier on guard refused to accept a cigarette front meta" sequin declared. They

onian: Walton; Burleske for

Sones

we arrived that morning. Ex- the merry mission carly this Piano & Orchestra by Richard cept for delegation of YMCA month Mr.A."Downs, Shang-Strauss a group of Folks

hal Manager, negotiated with the arranged by Benjamin: shiritain, students who were there to greet their comrades, who be People's Government authorities, and the Bela Bartok cause of the "mercy misslor The final word came from San certo

Korg

fied to get off at Hong

before the ship sailed up North,

the waterfront was deserted.

Francisco on September 21 cons

"The authorities operated whether the Communists were mobile post office along the wharf sincerely co-operative or merely

en MARIAN

bition

for passengers and the seamen to wet and of their way to provide Salesian ai

mail letters,” he disclosed.

an eye-opener

*This was really something i out

If they meant It then, Shanghali, may see

of dire ordinary, be added,

better However, the quiz of the day days shortly under the present gboded the General Gordon la regine" they said,

"When the logic of this dawned on them, they immediately be- came extremely polite, and hur- ried me on the General Gordon-

the

exit 2 passenger without a

Mr. Hickman's home was one of the finest in Shanghal-

TOC H SPEAKER

The Guest Speaker at tonight's Toc H meeting at Talbot House, 50 Macdonnell Road at 8.30 p.m. will be Mr. Wm Watson of the Education Department

A warm invitation is extended to all, women included.

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