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Two Hundred Chinese Killed Or Injured In Honam Bridge Demolition

Nationalist Troopships Pass Through HK

- Three Chinese troopships arrived in Tocal waters late on Saturday night with more than 1,000 Nationalist soldiers and their families for refuge in Nationalist' territory, pro- bably Taiwan, from Canton.

They were the Ting Ping, Foo Ming and Lan Chow.

They left port last night Information regarding, their movements was not available last evening.

The treepships anchored off, Green Island outside the harbour limits.

veillance was kept to prevent any illegal disembarkation of the arrivals.

More then 200 Chinese were killed or injured when the Pearl River Bridge at Canton was blown up on Friday, according to the crew of the ss, Kwei Wäh, a Chinese cargo vessel, which had left Canton a few hours afte

after the Reds entered the city on Saturday. Many houses near the bridge were damaged by

the terrific explosion which shook half the! city.

According to the crew, when one of the two foundations on which the bridge rested, was completely blown away two of the three spans collapsed into the waters of the Pearl River

"All stores were closed, and on

streets, curious pedestrians | the were seen everywhere," he went;

"Asked, how the Cantonese felt. upon being "Liberated" the officer sald that the they were still un- the familiar to the Reds. Except a

Sma

number they showed no special interest in welcoming

wn the

in Canton big talk the blowing of the Pearl was River Bridge, he added. tricity service had been resumed

The crew did not know if elec-1

their "liberatore

Arriving in Canton from Colony on Saturday morning, the sa. Kwei Wah did not display any Palice sur-

flag when she was loading there.

She was the only steam vessel in the almost deserted part of Canton. On the pier to which the ressel was tied, there were only a few unarmed policemen keep- ing peace and order,

CMSN Merger Report Denied

- Heavily armed Chinese Red soldiers were also seen on the pier. They spoke no Cantontas, and were there only to`super- vise the local police.

Rumours of e forthcoming merger of the two Head Offices of the China Merchants Navi- On one occasion some of the soldiers boarded the gation Steamship Company Northern one at Shanghai and the other vessel but they only looked No question was asked arou.d. at Taipeh-were dispelled yes- terday by a decisive statement I and they left the vessel as quick- by the Hong Kong Branchly as they had boarded it Office.

in Canton because when the vessel left at 5.30 pm, on Satur= day it was still daylight.

Met Warships

|

Last Official Call

Left to right, Mr. John P. Coghlif, British Consul-General at Canton, Lieutenant-Colonel Johŋj Coopèr," Ariztani British Milli tary Attache, and Mr... N. Smyth of the Australian Consulatej - with two of General LI Tsung-Jen's aides. This was the diplos. mats fast official call at the Acting President's residence in Gan- ton, Ching Mall" Photo-

Personali

Senator and Mrs. Alexander Smith, of New Jersey, arrived in Taipeh yesterday afternoon from. Fores and had tea with General- issimo Chiang Kai-shet, reports. Reuter. The Serator and Mrs Smith will be leavine for Tokyo today. Earlier in the morning, General Clair Chennault, of "Fie

"Tigers", fame, arrived in Tais Ing |peb.

VEITMINH GUNS SHELL SAIGON

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Salmon, October (15. Forces of the Indo-China re volutionary movement, Vietminh, fired four 60 mm, shells on Sai- gon during the night, causing

injaring tour- size damage and people, one seriously.

The shells fell

Bear & Frenchi warship alongside the main quay and-in neighbouring streets.

The Vietminh radio, was "re- ported to have warned that the shelling was the beginning and be that Saigon would soon bombarded with 200 d

J. shells. --Fleuter

British Steamer Shelled By Reds FOUR KILLED IN

(Continued from Face 11 reason for the attack.

The master could not give any

Courtesy Call At

Amoy

The foreign passengers were Mrs Yuie and children and Mr.

and Mrs. Beevy and two children.

up.

PLANE CRASH

Osio, October 15. The Reverend Tan Chin-kheng A Norwegian and three Britons and his wife were among the were killed today when a British first-class travellers. Mr. Tan amphibian Short Sealand plane We arrived at Arnoy on Saturwent among the steerage passen-crashed into a mountain-side near day morning where Mayor Lee-gers resterday morning to cheer Lista, Southern Norway, and Ee-seng Chief of Staff Wang them

burst into flames. However, the warships did not Pin-wei and Governor

The Anhui bears svidense of The Norwegian was Mr. Ole signal her to stop,

Chih boarded the ship to pay a the attack on her starboard side Reinert Berg Olsen, Manager of courtesy all

bulkhead just below the com- Vestlandske Luftfartsselskap.

where E The plane, which has been où panicnway. Iæddery large the hole still remain demonstration fight in Noramy, mountain-side at a uncovered. Not far away is struck the

metres.- height, of about 200 another smaller. hole,

Beuter.

For

Sailing down the Peart River

That was unusual. Apparently while en route to the Colony, the vessel encountered two because the Annul was the first small-sized Nationalist dés-foreign ship to call there after troyers

Bocca some time, Mr. EcKinlay said. just outside Tigris.

During the firing the passen-

The Describing Canton, the chief

gers were asked to take cover. Ss. Kwei

Wah brought! officer of the vessel said that on down about 100 Chinese passen. Every precaution was taken to "It would be utterly impossible Saturday Canton looked as igers, but no cargo, from Canton, ensure their safety. for the two head offices to work | Chinese New Year was being She left for 'Canton again last in conjunction under two different observed. Governments," a senior official de- clared when approached last even- ing regarding an advertisement in two local vernaculars which in- "structed branch offices abroad to preserve CMNS installations and keep them where they are a: Present.

"We do not recognise the ad- vertisement, which orders branch offices abroad to preserve CMNS

and kcep installations where they are at present.

them

"We do not recognise the ad- vertisement which "orders branch offices operating under the Na- tionalist Government to obey as

cordingly," he added.

night with 12

passengers.

Shumchun Awaits Reds

(Continued from Page 1) Most of the Customs officers in- dicsted that they will not leare their post until the last moment.

They said that they have al- ready received their three months

pay in advance.

Nationalists Disarmed

One doctor. in Shumelvan who

mugist

claimed that he is a Chinese Coss- underground worker told The advertisement instructed the "China Mail" that more than 2,000 Nationalist soldiers have overseas offices of the CMNS not been disarmed by the Reds in the to remove assets of the company vicinity of Cheung Muk Tao be- or sell them to other organisa-

morning.

Their explanation for picking up the discarded weapons was that it is much better for the weapens to be in the hands of the corpsmen than to be picked

by the local bandits. Equipment Discarded

***Shell Lands

On Main Deck

FATAL JEEP ACCIDENT

A shell landed "hcâthe hatch cover of No. 2 hold on the main

One Chinese was fatally injured deck. Shrapnel from this shell pierced the boat deck and bridge when a privately owned jeep car- bulkhead and the canvass awning. rying four Chinese overturned at

The

The dead were taken ashore by Taipo Hoad, near the Kowloon the Police a few hours after the Reservoir at about 1pm. yester arrival of the ship.

day..

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There was no pânic. Seven passengers were seriously wounded. A 50-year-old woman had her foot torn off. Two men were hit in the eyes.

Others

sustained Besh wounds and ruptured limbs.

Mr. P.H. Ward, third officer. Their next of kin were inform- was on the bridge on duty as the led by letter both at Amey and ta Anhui steamed out of Amoy.

the Celeny. "The weather, was clear. Sud-

parents of the dead child denly I heard the screaming of were aboard together with a sis- shells overhead. Then severalter and a brother, both of whom landed aboard. Shrapnel slugged were slightly injured.

It was believed that the student through the bulkhead and deck and broke a window the wheel travelled alone. All along the road from Shumchun market to the Man house. I was injured slightly on Kam To bridge, uniforms, caps, my right arm" the officer said.

"Interviewed aboard the Anhui insigalas, visting cards, and miscellaneous military equip-Fterday, Mr. Mair declared that ment, discarded by the Nation- the Butterficid and Swire ships the same alists, were seen lying on the will continue to run

route whenever required. sides of the road. Except for a few farmers, the

The Anhui is due to go into entire Chinese sector immediate dock for the interim six-month river overhauling. The ss. Kweiyang is the Shumchum

dne to leave for Swatow today to place on the coastal service.

Protest To Chinese

was

tions. They are not to be mort. tween Friday night and yesterday | ly acto $sterday morning Mr. take her

ship and godowns. stated that list officer was

office

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Early

Embassy

A protest will be made to the Chinese Embassy In London regarding this Incident. This will be made on the ground that the ship was engaged on her normal trading voyage and wat attacked without provocation orį without warning.

gaged or transferred. The ia- He further said that some of the stallations specified include picrs, Vationalist callway guards whose Chen Kam chuen, the station

duty it

it was to cover the Nation- master of Shumchun station left "The

local

summoned into with his family for the British since the Communist occupation the doctor's office and in the pre- sector. Before he left, he orcered of Shanghai there has been no sence of reporters admitted that communication between the Hong it is the railway guards rightful empty coach without a loco- motive CO be left on the only Kong Office and the Shanghal duty to preserve the railway for

Facant

track in the station. This Head Office, set up by Mr. Hu the Liberation Army.

The fame doesT also elaimed Pparently was to prevent more

from Shin-yu, formerly General Man-

Nationalists

retreating ager nf the Shanghai Head that although the recently organis Southward.

ls poorly Ofice, then under the National- ed self defence corps

After 5.30 p.m. when the bor- ists, which post he is helding eqciuped, it would have no difficul

der bridges were closed to the ty in dealing with the retreating refugees, groups of men, women.

A similar note will be sent to children and aged folks were still the Communist authorities. The Shanghai organisation,

speaking the entire seen attempting to ford the river. evidently under Communist

The Anhui entered port yester- control," is operating only river underwind worker added.

on their boats as practically all the

When some of the Nationalist backs, the refugees all told or day with her signal-"Steer clear the horror they had encountered of me banering with m surrendered to the Bri- during the previous night

now".

Shunchur area is in our harviting bed-rol

ocean-going vessels escaped soldiers

before the occupation.

The

tish on Friday, a small amount of the Nationalists looted Shumer culty," hoisted.

All the passengers disembarked here last night

"Amoy was still peaceful when we left. Ships were open and the the people were carrying on their cpuctive business as usual,” „Mr. GcKinlay said.

injured men were rushed to the Kowloon Hospital and one man died while en route to the bospital

Fearby island.

Unlike the ragged appearance the of refugees Locking into Colony from Communist-besieged callese ports, "the arrivals by the Anhul yesterday appeared to be of the better class.

Many were well-dressed.

The Anhui had some 150 tons of general cargo and mails. Last- The Communists have em-led securely on the deck was a pizcements around the main -] Stæll truck. land. The Nationalists are

Disembarkation went On

standing firm on Amoy and late last night

Progress Noted In Gov't Anti-Rabies Campaign

Noticeable strides in the stamping out of the

dreaded menace of rabies so prevalent in the- Colony this year have been observed since the authorities started thair Anti-rabies Cam- paign.

Various precautionary meg of his house it has never been sures and valuable information known to have a fight with an- Five Marine Police launcher as to the cause and preven- other dog. Yet who can honestly former Shanghai Head arms were left on the ground at All along the Shumchum river and three Cafrantine launches tion of rabies, given through swear that his dog has never been Office assistant general manager the Chinese sector of the Man on the British side, everything were despatched to meet her in the air, the press and other exposed to risk is now acting General Manager Kam To bridge. These weapons was cake with the exception of Kowloon Bay,

The best behaved, and most means, have been utilised ex- of the Taipeh Head Office.

which consisted of light and heavy

a few instances were refugees

Emergency cals were made. 10 tensively as a whole, indivi. carefully guarded dogs will at There is no liaison between the machine guns, rifles and grenades. poured in

the local authorities to prepare dually and, collectively, the press to escape

times escape and wander away on two Head Offices, the local offi-were later picked up by the

medical aid for the wounded

adventures of its own, may be for ERDES, cial said.

Shumchun corpemen.

Extra police guards were seen

An example of the latter is then more than an hour. Some of Ambulances were ready by the at the Man Kam To border post time the casualties were taken a Tau Chuny. Housing Estate, the recent victims of rabies were

Kowloon City, which is run by well kept valuable animals. and constantly small parties of ashore by launch to Blake Pier British

be The blood stained wounded die. the Hong Kong Council of Social army officers could be looking into Shumchun embarked from the Government Welfare. This camp, the deaths

their

binoculars from Launches and boarded the ambul

two residents of which, their

observation feeps and other ances with relief.

brought the total number of motor vehicles.

Their faces however showed deaths from rabies in Hong Kong *Aside from these minor activi- the strain of the ordeal they had to eight this year, bas taken firm Fires, the Incal border line area dergone. Some were able in precautionary mɛzemes against a

was very quiet.

walk about the pier.

further recurrence of this calamity.

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