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Portraits of Distinction

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Gloucester Arcade

CHINA MAIL

No. 34421.

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1949.

NATIONALIST DEPOSITS IN

HK BANKS WITHDRAWN Burmese Gov't Asked To Reopen Burma Road

HK RUMOURS DENIED

Chungking, October 27.

The Nationalists made fresh moves in the economic and political fields and claimed their biggest success of arms since the Com- munists crossed the Yangtse in April.

Runs On Chinese Bank In HK Reported

Reporte which could not be confirmed yesterday said that rusz on certain Chines: banks cccurred during the day.

Depositors, taid the reports. withdrew their accounts and re-deposited them in foreign banks.

Jap Trade

The developments were:

1-Government agencies were ordered to withdraw their deposits from banks in Hong Kong before This action the close of business tomorrow. apparently was taken for fear the British night freeze Nationalist holdings in Hong Kong, if London recognises the Communist regime in Peiping.

2-The Nationalists appro- Such a move, they point out,

a delicate uched the Burmese Government would at once create

and very embarrassing problem.

in the question of re-opening as it would be a come-down for: the famed Burma Road, at one Acting President Li Tsung-jen.

They declare it would be the!

Price: 20 Cents

All Aboard For A Free Ride

ter-gular train services are being operated on the Loyness Section of the Kowloon -Canton Railway--between Canton and he frontier town of Shumchun. The railway iş still under `nili. sary control, and no fares are bang cutiect.a from- patsengura-The trains are usually packed to Capacity with troops and farmets. Many even cling to the locomotive for free rides to return to their homes along the railways.

Sir William Arrives In

Slim Colony

me China's main supply route last thing Chiang er anyone else Field Marshal Sir William Slim, GBE, KCB, DSO, during the war against Japan; could think of just now, especial- The

necessary

army

on

the!

as Li Tsung-jen's friend, National Highway Ad-y

General Pai Chung-hsi. com- ministration's

remands the largest

the airy on the China stretch of Nationalists now have the road could be completed in mainland.-Associated Press..

The Nationalists

With ECAFE three months

Countries

declared the qnly difficulty was a diplomatic one, that of ob- taining Burma's co-operation.

Singapore. October 27. 3--The Nationalists claimed The Soviet delegate to thei United

Nation's "Economici Commission for Asia and thej Far East, Mr. S. S. Nemt- china, told its plenary session here today: "We do not want a repetition of Japan's war- time Co-Prosperity Sphere idea."

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20.000 Reds ere slaughtered after the Communist invasion of Kinemen (Quemby) island, North East of Red-held Amey.j They also claimed 4,000 Reds the zakon prisoner, including commander of the 28th Army and three regimental comman- ders.....

guns,

5,000

Four mountain Mr. Nemichina was moving an rides and 230 heavy and light amendment to a resolution on machineguns were stated to have trade which said, interalis, the been among the booty taken. "trade between Japan 871 7CAPE} countries is complementary."

Red Defeat On Kingmen Island

The two divisions of General: tropps Chen Yi's Communist

landed On Kingmen which Island on Tuesday morning have suffered a heavy defeat, adds a Reuter report.

MC, Chief of Imperial General Staff, arrived here from Singapore yesterday, in a Royal Air Force Dakota accompanied by Lieutenant- General Sir John Harding, Commander-in- Chief, Far East Land Forces."

Upon arrival at the Kai Tak airfield, the CIGS was met by Lieutenant-General Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, GOC-in-C, Hong Kong; Major- General G. C. Evans, GOC 40 Infantry Divi- sion? Commodore L. N. Brownfield, RN;. Commodore in Charge, Hong Kong; Air Com- modore A. D. Davies, RAF; Air Officer Com- manding Hong Kong and Lieutenant John D. Slim, the CIGS's son. Before proceeding by aj Special launch to Queen's Pier, the CIGS. inspected a Guard of Honour of the Royal Air Force Regiment (Malaya).

Chinese Ship Runs Canton Blockade

Bandits In Malaya No Longer Reds

Singapore: October 27. A Security Force spokesman said here

today that Malaya's bandits were to longer described officially as Communists.

"Only the leaders of gangs in the

are Communists," he added:

Tank and fie are mostly in it for what they can get and have no

no political convic- tics either way."

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RECOGNITION FAVOURED IN HONG KONG

Recognition-whatever form it may take of the new Communist regime in China will be favourably received by all sections of the Colony's population; according to a survey made by the "China Mail" yesterday. The consensus of opinion is that recognition is inevitable, and the sooner it materialises, the better it will be in, so far as Hong Kong is concerned.

This opinion is based mainly on the belief that the economic position of Hong-Kong is closely tied up with that on the Chinese mainland.

The main factor, of course, ing class who, all plong, have is trade. Businessmen here, been inclined to the left, though both foreign and Chinese, point what Communism exactly means out that Hong Kong is essen-ementing that it connotes Kung Chaz or a common xhare. for tially an entrepot, and in order to sustain its economy, steady everyone of the wealth of the country, or a re-distribution of trade with China as vitally im-wealth which will beneft the portant.

have-nots at the experse of the

But will the Communists, after haves, recognition, reciprocate this eray- Views of foreigners in Hong ing for trade? The reply to this]

is seen in the eagerness of the Chinese Communists in North China to trade, not Chinese, but also with merchants.

only

with

Western!

Копа

·were varied,

but the majority with an eye to trade think that the earlier trade re- sumes the better for aff\con- cerned. Since the Communists have dominated the

greater part

of Chins, recognition: of their government" should came of course, these as a matter Fources said.

The majority opinion is that with the entire neighbouring pro- vince under Communist control, Hong Kong would afford the Com- munists A source from which to

The majority view is that onde jacquire goods and materials bad-

ly needed for the country's re-recognition is abcarded the new

Chinese Habilitation, fred from the sea

trade in Government, blockade put tip by the Nationa-Hong Kong will receive a great

sts.

Impetus as: with the re-opening of the Kowloon Canton Railway, and its link the Canton Hankow Railway, almost ・ the whole of South China and Central China will be looking to Hong Kong to supply much needed goods and materials..

consider

that considerations)imid,

of

way

Businessmen only political .now stand in the resumption of trade between China and Hong Kong.

British Opinion

People fighting the Ya China is not a self-su

is

demand, such as industrial

Li Chai-sum's

Aide Arrives

In Colony

A check up among merchants Is Britain herselt anxious to showed that some have already to the emulated large supplies, while The spokesman denied that the accord early recognition

Here, too, Fathers, have placed rush orders dropping

the term was a Communist regime? titer of expediency connected the majority opinion is in the abroad for materials which it is with the expected recognition by affirmative. Businessmen paint believed will be in immediate

the cut that.

Britain wants trade the British Government of the

more than soything Chinese Costnict Government

and the rats and certain grietal: m "Alre

up Prices of these have advanced on Observers here have noted simply cannot afford there has been no recent re. the China market.

the local market by more than That this desire is by no means 50 per cent in certain categories. ference to Communist terroristsi in official announcements and one-sided, is the opinion of most speeches.

to is Twenty thousand troops landed:

security forces are always call.

country, and if she on two-hearnheads. Four thou--

ed thugs and bandits

develop her economy she must Security officials sand of them have been taken

admit that acquire goods any many badiy Communist propaganda publica- needed materials from abroad. Prisoner and Nationalist defen-

tions are still being found on British recognition

therefore ders of the island are now en

captured bandits and in abandon- a decided advantage to China, gaged in mopping up an estimate ed 1,000 Communist troops.

At Queen's Pler he was met by

ed jungle camps.

One leading Chinese reaction to the sweep Reuter's correspondent flew Mr. J.F. Nicholl Colonial Secre-

authority in Singapore said today ing Communist victory is that Major General Huang Ching- with a high-ranking Nationalist would be mure inclined to credit: omcial from Taipen to Kingmen Commissioner of Police.

ta and Mr. D. Macintosh,

inet Malaya Communists described the result is foregone conclu-

Cyi, Marshal Li-Chal-sum's former The The Chinese river vessel themselves as a "liberation army" sion. The Chinese people are Chief Aide in South China, has He raid that this resolution the Nationalist claims if Govern-

CICS inspected a Guard

Canton' and claimed to be linked with mostly lacking in political co-arrived in. Hong Kong after would be open to ambiguous inment forces succeeded in holding on Wednesday afternoon.

The official personally repre- Henour of the Royal Navy at the Kwai Wah reached

the Chinese Communist Libera- seicusness, and provided they are spending 29 months and was to have tion Army-

in Nation- terpretation. While Japan spoke Kingmen which remains

Chiang Pier. Generalissimo

yesterday

allowed to trade in pecce with-alist Prisons at Canton, Tungkum, Kai-shek, congratulated General At Wardier Street, before pro-left the Kwangtung capital

"Imagine the dilemma among out undue restrictions and inter-Ro On and Konkmoong.

The she meant prosperity and indus! Apart from working toward Tang En-po on this victory. Two cceding to Government House for Hong Kong last evening, millions of Chinese in Malays ference, they are happy.

Assigned by

by Marshal LI early trial progress for herself while putting the Burma

Road back plane-loads of silver dollars were where he will be the guest of the officials of the local agents and Singapore when Mao Tse-Nationalists have given them in 1948 to contact guerillas in the other countries in the region sup into operation. the Nationalists, Gown to Kingmen for distribu- Governor during his brief stay.

tung's Communist Government in deal: in China the semi-of-East River ares for the release plied raw materials.

indicated they would improve the tien among the defenders. Fipit Marshal Slim also inspected declared yesterday.

China is recognised by the Bri-cial monopolies and vested inter-of the kidnapped ton of Miran The 4,000 prisoners will be a Guard of Honour of 2/6 Gurkha

The Kwai Wah left Macao for Lish Government," he added.ests have crowded out the legi- Kah-kes, anti-Nationalist Singa of highways in condition

the control taken to Taiwan, as soon as trans- Rifles. He is honorary Colonel of there safely yesterday and is due

Canton on Wednesday. She reached Reuter.

timate businessmen, and they have pore millionaire: General Huang .mainland areas

the 2/4 Gurkhas. notably the route between Kun-portation is available.

large scale smug- Communist batteries from:

to leave port for the Colony to- ming and Chungking.

Eurg They are hoping for a bet-was caught by the Nationalist and

Self-Protection Corps at Po On. day RA nearby

Taitun

Hsiaotun

ter deal from the new regime, have

He was also a leading member been constantly

Shipping Company said. There was also talk of securing islands

whatever its professed political of Marshal Li's Kuomintang Re- The 350-ton river vessel left French

ideology. towards shelling Nationalist positions on co-operation

port for the Portuguese colony on

He was Committee. volutionary Com Yurnan railway the restoring

Tuesday with the intention of

detained because

of his associa= which used to link Kunming with

Nationalists began

Neutral observers said they

in wartime of prosperity for seen.

The Soviet amendment was that "trade betwem.Japan and ECAFI countries will assist economic re- habilitation of countries in the re- gion."

Obscured Meaning The United Kingdom delegate

Mr. P.J. H. Stent, opposed the

proposal on the ground

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Sovict that

drafting it was only amendment which obscured the meaning of the resolution.

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to

be

the

The China section of this rail-

senting

Kingmen.

Not Attending Singapore Meeting

of

official of the

Kwan

The Nationalists admitted that Field Marshal Slim is expected the Indo-China port of Haiphong 1,000 killed and 2,000 wounded. However, he will not stay in Singa ade of the Pearl River to call at they suffered 3.000 casualties, to return to Singapore on Sunday, ing the Nationalist sa block-

pore to attend the Far East Con- Canten.

The company had declared that: ference.

the final decision to run the The rest of the party accom blockade would be mase panying

the Field Marshal arrived about one and a half hours carlier Macao. than the CIG's Dakota.

way was largely destroyed by the Reds Able To

Chinese themselves during the war to impede an invasion of Yunnan by the Japanese forces

The conference voted agzine then occupying Indo-China. the Soviet amendment by eight tr

ont.

A Philippine amendment adopt Chiang To Visit

ed by nine votes to one said, In-

teralia, that trade between Japan: and ECAFE countries "is comple- mentary at present" and would be beneficial to the region as a whole.

Chungking

A 2,500-word resolution making! Generalissime Chiang Kai-shek about 70 recommendations which is expected here next week to was adopted by the session, urge preside over a meeting of the 12- a co-ordinated.effort by the coun- man Emergency Council, Nation-! tries of the region

tourist travel.

With this view it suggested the simplification and relaxation o

visas, also the encouragement of į bilateral and multilateral agrée- ments to waive passport require ments-Reuter.

Land On Taiwan

First Contact

occupation

and

Conference In

London On S'hai Trade

London, October 27. The possibility of resuming trade with Shanghai, under

bart

had to resort to

For

and

this

reason, the merchant trading class of Chinese

when the freed

greet the new regime as a wel-ton with Marshal L He was came and, they hope, a better evacuating Konginoon change.

Working Class

Mr. Tan Kah-kee's son was kidnapped by piratex who seized But by far the greatest en-control of the Dutch lizer. Van

blockade by the Chinese Nathusiasm comes from the work- Heutez ir December 1947,

The party consists of: Major-j General B. C. H. Kimmins. Direc-1

War Offices to tor of Quartering from island

Colony

the last Fighting island across the 150-mile wide Major-General 1 D. Grand. Direc

Communist city ince the today. Taiwan Straits, the Communist- tor of Fortifications. War Office:

by a regular river Lieutenant-Colonel A. M. Fleld.! led People's Liberation Army

Yesse!

which

formerly Wat will be able to land anywhere Staff Cfer to CIGS: and Major

plying on this run. A. D. G. Llewellynn, ADC to along the Western coast of

The company could not ascer CIGS. Taiwan, according to an inde

Lain.

however, when the Kwai pendent Chinese military ob-

Wah is due to arrive in local waters server in Chungking.

The observer, quoted in ver-

messages yester-i

Chinese Ship

n

Taiwan

Off

to develop alist China's supreme war cabinetnacular press

Eight members of the council day, said that indications are that are already in Chungking. They the Communists will not attempt include Acting President I to invade Taiwan directly from controls, custeras formalities and ung-jer. and Premier Yen Hsi- the mainland coast, but will step

from island

to island. The general purpose of the He was reported to have com- coming meeting will be to devise mented the Communists will not

Manila, October 27. out Nationalist encounter any serious difficulty

Globe Wireless today in plans for total war against the in effecting a landing on the Na tercepted a distress call from tionalist-held island. He said that the people of Taiwan will help the steamer, Kiangyuan, say-

The Weather

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Today's Forecast:-Light or

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Yesterday's Weather-

Minimum:70.9 den. Fah.

Banshine: 1.7 ours.

Maximum: 61.5 deg.: Fab.

shan.

means to carry

Reds.

High quarters here say there the invading forces. They do not ing she was on fire off the is no basis for Hong Kong like the Nationalist government. West coast of Taiwan and rumours that Chiang Kai-shek']) In their claim of smashing the

This successful attempt mark-tionalists, was discussed at a ed the first contact made beshipping conference in London week, I was learned tween the

Members of the Far Eastern Freight Conference meeting here October 20, studied Shanghai's navigation facilities, including pilotage services and the siting of buoys and lights. Some of those essentials were reported lacking

Committee of the China Ad- A

We have no information about

: formant added.

on

interests concerned

the

her passengers or carro," the insociation, representing merchant

with In the meantime, a number of China trade, is also studying the small river

It was learned. craft-motor jgaks Together with shipowners, the and launches have returned to

the Colony in the past few days association is understood to en after running the blockade to callsider that the new authorities in

at the West and East Rivers' the port must play their part in ports

re-establishing aids to safe navi- gation-Reuter.

Gäles In Europe Subside

London, October 27. The worst October gales in years subsided along most of

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Correspondence

Alleged intimidation Of Fisher-

men

Intends to announce his re- Communist invasion of Kingmen asking for help to save the sumption of the post of Presi Island, opposite Amoy, the Na passengers. dent of the Republic of China. tionalists added that the Con The message, in poor English, the European coast today al- Page 4

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was though high winds continued and is moving NE at about 20, knoku.

A key official, who requested been destroyed by the Air Force. bound from Matesu for Paoloo Pressure continues high over China.

The Communists were silent and gave its position as 23 de to batter Normandy and Brit- Page 5 moderate anonymity, declared:

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North re-on the fight on Kingmen Is-grees

were reported dead and pro- Page 7 were issued by the]

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A 6,559-ton Japanese freighter, millions of francs: the Jintsugawa Maru, bringing The glant Cunard Liner Queen Rainfall: NIL Total sikre Jus. Joe Mes the leader of the Kuomintang said that Communist

reports yesterday back a cargo of iron ore to Japan Elizabeth arrived in Cherbourg

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Beater re- 2. reached

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A source close to Chiang said: Kwangsi border town

port from Tokyo,

coast of Britain and drove Equals (29.26 / 29.57 inches.

"The Hong Kong rumours are

Economy Plans Further North, Communist

A vessel of unidentified na-ships aground or to shelter yes- BT.

completely groundless. I don't General Lin Piao was reported to tionality took the Japanese vessel terday were followed today by 4863 deg. F.

weather since last Finance And Comm know where anybody ever get have driven the Nationalists from in tow as she was drifting with the coldest Zby 2

such an idea."

the key city of Tung An Tong An engine trouble, according to April Temperatures fell 18 de-

-Air, Strippin Foreign quarters, too, doubt is about 60 miles North East of fammation received from the Mojl grees in a matter of hours and whether Chiang would resume Kwellin, Wuchow some 180 Maritime Safety Board United frost was reported in many areas. the Presidency,

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