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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1949.

MAO ELECTED HEAD OF The Windsors Go To

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

Mme. Sun Yat-sen Among Six Vice-Chairmen

CONSTITUTION

ADOPTED

San Francisco, September 30.

Mao Tse-tung, leader of the Communist Party of China, was to- day unanimously elected Chairman of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the Communist Peiping Radio announced tonight.

Lieutenant-General F. W. Fasting

General Festing Leaves For UK

Lieutenant-General F. W. Festing. GOC-in-C Hong Kong, was flown home; to England in an RAF Dakota yesterday for medical treatment.

He was taken to the airport in ambulance and, lying on a stretcher, was put aboard the plane which had been internally remodelled to accommodate an invalid.

General Festing was seen off at the airport by Major- General G. C. Evans, Commander of the 40th Division, and the Chief of Staff, Brigadier R. J., Maunsell.

General Festing is being accompanied on the flight home by a medical officer, a nurse and his ADC. The plane will call at Singapore but will lose no time in getting the General to London where he will be given the finest medical attention.

There has as yet been no indication of a successor to General Festing as GOC-in-C but Major-General Evans

is temporarily in charge.

Leong Bee Released

HMS Whitesand Bay is escorting the British-regis- tered ss. Leong Bee to Hong Kong, it was officially announced yesterday.

The vessel

was

released on Bee had been released was Thursday by the Chinese Navy | ceived from her by the Naval which detained the ship for al- Receiving Station in Hong Kong. leged blockade running to Shang- | hai a few weeks ago.

A naval statement said, that the first message that the ss.. Long

The Weather

At GET 3 pm HEST), an 'arme

of relatively low pressure covena ŠILE

Shortly afterwards, direct com munication was established be- tween the Leong Bee and HMS St. Brides Bay which was patrol near the mouth of the Yangtse.

Madame Sun Yat-sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese Republic, and Chu Tem, Com- munist army Commander-in- Chief, were two of six. Vice- Chairman elected to the Central People's Government Council.

Fifty-six members were also elected to this Council which is rested with power of exercis- the ing state authority of People's Republic of China.

One hundred and eighty mem- bers were also, unanimously elected to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Consulta- tive Council

This national Committee is a leading organi formed to direct the work of the "Chinese people's democratic front" and would make proposals to the People's Government on vital State affairs. Peiping Radio said.

Secret Ballot

Mao Tseng, and the Vice- Chairmes members of the Central People's Government Council were elected by secret! ballot under the supervision of 60 delegates at the last day of the People's Consultative Conference! session in Feiping.

An Italian Concert

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, holidaying in Italy, applaud enthusiastically, at the end of a concert directed by Maestro Ottavio Zino at Montecapri, famed italian spa near Ficrence.

(AP photo).

"Tokyo Rose" Convicted Of Treason

San Francisco, September 30.

:

Stony faced, Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino heard her

self convicted of treason last night for her. "Tokyo Rose" broadcasts from Japan during the war. somewhat reluctant federal court jury of six men and six women brought in the verdict after four days deliberation. A surprised "oh, oh", as of disappointment, swept the court-

results A

When the

election were announced all the 576 at- tending delegates rose to their fact, applauded and

*Long

shouted,

"Long Live Chairman Mas Tae-

"Long tung

Live the People's Republic of China," the Radio reported:

room.

"Mrs. D'Aquino Tater told her tried to bocat instead of lower attorney: "I can't understand merale.

Apart from Madame Sun Yat- sen and Commander-in-Chief Cha Teh, the four other Vice-Chair-it." elected to the Goverment men Council were:

sentence

While

chie! prosecutor Tom October 6 was set for senier.c-de Wolfe termed the verdict "

just one for the United States," minimum ing. The Chang Lang. Chairman of the would be five years imprison-defence attorney Wayde Collins

Kao

mert and a fice; the maximum called it "absolutely erroneous Democratic League; Kang, Chairman of the North-

But the Goverment did unsupportable by any credible ¡death.

testimony." East

People's Government and not ask for the death penalty.

North-East Secretary of

of the

Jury foreman John Mann stid Bureau of the Central Committee they would have liked to acquit of the Communist Party of China; the 33-year-old Les Angeles- Li Chi-spen, Chairman of the born woman

to GI's Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang and Liu Sho-dhi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

New Constitution

The Chinese Communist re- gime has adopted a new constitu- tion aligning its foreign policy with that of Soviet Russia, the Peiping Radio said today, reports United Press from Shanghai,

Approval of the constitution was expected to be followed to- day or tomorrow with establish- ment of a new formal Communist government

the Chinese of People's Republic in the ancient Manchu capital of Peking.

The new constitution, which- contains seven chapters and 60 articles, was approved by the People's Political Consultative Ceuneti-a type of Communist .constituent assembly composed of delegatest appointed from ́various groups and areat.

known

Hungarians Denounce Pact With Yugoslavia

Budapest, September 20, The Hungarian Government today denounced its treaty of friendship and mutual assist. ance with Yugoslavia.

The Hungarian Minister of „Foreign Affairs, Guyla Kallai, delivered the denouncement note to the Yugoslav Minister, Jura Jovanovit, at noon to- day:

The action came just 24 hours after the Soviet Union. denounced its friendship pact with the Tito regime...a move that had been expected to bring a chain reaction of re- pudiation from the other Cominform countries such a

·Hungary, Han

The nota said Hungary con- `zidered; the treaty. "null and vold""and accused Yugoslavia of having "defamed the pact.", -United Press. (..

HMB Whitesand Bay, one of

The broadcast said in the field the British warships standing by of foreign policy the constitution to assist the Leong Bee, MIKE calls upon the Communist state ordered to rendezvous with the to align itself with the "Soviet Union, people's democracies and

nationalities of, theị ses

ship.

Whitsand Bay is now escorting oppressed the Leong Bee to Hong Kong.

The statement added that dam-

and Indo-China, the South China Sex are suffered by the Leong Bee in

she, Ilipines wid the Pacific, the the collision with a' Chinese ship,

of the Philippines. In the low preis reported to be slight

KUČA, úzka one weak truples! depromica, la

„CHORSES PTEC Talwan with whather “over

the "Pacif`- N· Palur: The later MASS GAOL BREAK

expected to move slowly WNW. Hah

-pressure, verkista over China.

Today's Forecast might in berate

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IN INDONESIA

Batavia, September 30.

Six men were killed, several

Other points in the constitu- "Tokyo Rose," but "we did the only thing we thought possible

zion

were:

1. The government will ex-under the judge's instructions."

amine

ell treaties and parts signed by the Nationalist Kuo- mintang government and either renounce or recognise them, A

2. The government will seek resumption and development of trade relations with other coun- tries.

were wounded, and 112, prisoners 9. All Industries will belong

Will Appeal

Collins said he would file a motion for arrest of judgment, for a new trial, and of course, would appeal

The jury at no time had given of it sentiment, any indication transcripts of testimony and for explanation of. Judge Michael J.

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REDS PREPARING FOR FINAL ASSAULT ON AMOY

Canton, September 30.

The Communists are preparing for a final assault on Amoy Island. They have occupied sur- rounding points on the mainland and have shelled the airfield at the North East corner of Amoy.

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The Nationalists are resisting stubbornly. The defenders have been reinforced by troops from “Taiwan.

Apart from missionaries, whose number is not available here, about 14 foreigners are re- maining in Amoy. These include the British Vice-Consul, Mr. F. Smitherman, and the staffs and families of businessmen.

Most of their offices are on Amoy Island, but they live on Kulangsi, a smaller island to the West of Amcy. It is about a mile and a half long and three-quarters of a mile wide. It is hilly with many narrow lanes and high walls.

Large-scale fighting is expected on the North Kwangtung front in the next few days

in the past 24 hours trains on the Canton-Hankow Railway have packed with Nationalist

teen troops.

According to Chinese reports they included reinforcements from General Pai Chung-hsi's Army in the Hengyang area

The number of Communist re- sular troops in Northern Kwang- tung is reported to have increased.

Sinkiang Defaction

hours, but artillery dues across

stretch n narrow

water the

parating Amoy from the main- tand took place nightly. Northern Kwangtung Province, The spokesman stated that. in,

several columns of Red troops were withdrawing Eastward along the Kukong-Chining-Nanhslung highway following pressure frum Nationalist reinforcements at Kukong

that

He added

Nationalist guerillas had been active along the Langhai Railway in Western

Honan.

General Chu Shao-liang, former Governot of Fakien Province, is to be censured for his failure to defend Foochow, the provincial capital, It was learned here today.

Malayan Purge Of Communists: 10,000 Deported

Kuala Lumpar, September 30,

Sir Henry Gurney, "High? Commissionar for Malays said that nearly 10,000 per- sons had been deported in the Malaya of

drive to purga Communists

Sir Henry said, möst de- partees wer Chinese and....... their removal was "part of a surgical operation to remove activa polsons of Common- iam." In addition, he told Legislative Council that

the

other 5,000 had bern “elimi- nated." He did not spécify. what became of them, but it WRA ESKUMEɗ that he referred

to the thousands of terrorists killed in action and to others held in detention, —–—– United Press

General Steel Strike

In U.S. DS

New York, September 30. Thousands of steel-workers

The Premier, Marshal Yen Hs- shan, sent an urgent telegram to The Chinese military spokes- General Chen Cheng the Gov. man said to-day that General ernor of Taiwan, stating that were laid of in the United tendered his States today as the industry Teh-huai's Communist General Chu had Feng forces in North West China hai resignation but that his failure began banking furnaces and reached Kiuchuan, an importan: should be investigated

preparing to meet the general". wown on the North Western Up Canton after the Communists oc-

General Chu failed to report to steel strike due to begin at of Kansu Province, approximat

230 miles from the Sinklang cupied Foochow border.

Chiang's Order Gezeralissimo Chiang Kai-shek today virtually ordered the Na

lonists-to-hold Amoy at any cost, reports United Press.

midnight tonight."

Only one mal 'company—the Portsmouth Steel Corporation har agreed to the United Steel Workers Union's demand employer-paid pension and in qurance payments

He made no comment regard-i ing the latest development in Sinklang, but Chinem quarters close to the Government admit that a defection had taken place)

The point at issue is whether The Generalissimo is expected. in that province.

to return to Taiwan on Saturday the companies should bear the He said that auton and ther Council meeting this

that radio

radio-communica or Sunday following the Supreme entire cast of the pensionsip

sirance tion between 2:0

afternoon.

South East China post of Amoy | It is aan Island ea route. is not known Wanhan be

he will sent Traman's

was sta being maintained.

No big action had been reporte ed on that front in the past 24

Railway Disaster Investigated

Canton, September 30.. An official investigation is being made into the Kowloon- Canton Railway accident which resulted in more than a hun- dred people being killed and injured when a train ran off the tracks yesterday,

to

planproposed by Fresi-↑

fact-finding board visit Haman

whether the workers should Semi-abicial despatches from make a contribution, Stribution,

developments in other Kansu said the Communists are expected to enter Hami today. industries were as follows: Mobs rloted

yesterday and shops belonging to

alleged

·

Nationalis

Coal-explosions wrecked non- union mines, in Penraylvania-and

intelligence agents were burned. Kentucky as the strike of 430,- Most of the military fronts con-000 coal miners entered its 11th tinued inactive, but a Taipen day.

despatch said the

Nationalists

moved tip fresh troops from Tal-

wan to defend Tinghai in Chusan.

to the mittee

to

Convoy Ambushed

Riflemen ambushed a coal con

have

A new

151 Understood the ansan.) tang again. tried to patch-up a voy of 14 lorries on Shoe Moun- possible rift within the party, tain, in central Pennsylvania. Generalissimo Chiang, speaking Motorcar: The Ford Mctor KMT Standing Com Company and the United Auto-

urged yesterday,

fat mobile Workers'

Union lowers Huppert Premier

Yeni

settled their differences Pre 30-month contract for 115,000 Hai-shan and help Acting Pre- sident Li Tsung-jen" In the Fo

Ford workers provides; $100

for a against a month pension for workers the Prime Minister will be over 65.

The company will pay for it placed before the floor in the all at estimated cost of $20,-- Legislative Yuan's autumn

000,000 a year. session beginning today.

Aircraft: Police nurled tear-gas Informed

sources

said the bombs to break up crowd of

striking the Fell Aircraft plant at Buffalo,

bellef that a motion

a, stožer

A special team of officials from the Ministry of Communications and the Canton-Emkow Railway has been sent to Chemgmutau, 60 miles South Fast of Cantoo, inspect the scene of the disaster. Surviving passengers in-hospi- tal here believe that faulty tracks officially that three sub-commit- and rotten sleepers were respo- tees. military, sible, but no official information Anancial, were being organised ed to cross a picket line. The Many observers, in fact, thought will be available until the officials under the Standing Committee. strike has been on for 18 weeks. the jury was leading toward actave completed their investiga-Beuter and Urited Press;

although it frequently called for

Roche's instructions.

quin the jurors filed back ti

tion.

spokesman from the Railway

with coats on, spectators at first once said that the usual train thought they were en route to service between Canton and How- cinner. Clerk James Welsh

seem

ed astonished when the foreman handed him the verdict.

Iva, termed an "arch trailoress"

and a "female Benedict Arnold"]

lor would resume tomorrow. Reutter.

Six Deaths

Five persons succumbed to in-

by the prosecution, sat immobile juries en route to Canton, and

as the separate verdicts were one died on admission: to read on

the

the eight counts-not Kowloon Hospital, it was revealed guilty on seven of the

eight

in Hong Kong yesterday. There

Stony faced the remained while

were 28 persons reported to have

the

Judge thanked the jury.

pital suffering from injuries. There was a brief consultation been admitted to Kowloon Hes of lawyers and the decision on According to a vernacular. re the sentence date. Then she was port, "the main cause

of the

Jed downstairs, and soon after- derailment was due to sabotage wards hustled into the Marshal's by the guerillas.

van and back to the county: gaol. Thus ended, the longest treasCH trial in anodern history-Asso- elated Press.

WARNING ON RABIES MENACE

Government gave another The verdict came sez`com-

themace plete surprise. The courtroom, warning on the rabies

Climate? well packed during the trial, esterday,

Dr. G. L

1. Shaw, Deputy Diree- was far from.full. Everyone tor of Medical Services, said thought the jury was getting while some people had muzzled ready to knock off for dinner.. their dogs, there were others who Yesterday's Winther:

not co-operating. Haximum:MRA Beg, Pak

Kenlich! Oki, an official of Minimum: 79,9 des. Fah.

escaped in a

mass break from to the country and the people's Radic, Tokyo, testified, that Iva The menace was far too serious to..be taken lightly, said Dr. Sunshine: 110 hours), ves

Maling Prison, near Surabaya, Ilvelihood will be nationalised, said "now you fellows have lost Shaw, and he urged the public Halafall: Total kines Jan. - Java, last night, according to the The government will protect all your ships. You are cenly once again to give the Govern

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new Chinese Communist suficiently damaging to Ameri- In the same week, one case of 29.8429.76, Juched him out pad seized, his gun

-regime--prepared-resterday to a morale to constitute treason. infantile paralysis was reported repudiate the China Governe Iva's defence was based primarie) to be Health Department bringing ment's representative at the ly, on her contention that the the total since the beginning of United

Nations - General As- broadcasts on the "Zero Hour" the year to four cares, sembly, reports Associated were harmless entertainment and Dentis from all causes totalled Press.

that she and the prisoners of war 340, including 43 from tuberculo- (Continued on Page 3) on the same programine really! saj mi against 1,280 birthi.

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