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RUSSIAN PATTERN OF Waiting For The Grim News HMS Belfast On

CONQUEST IN ASIA Plan To Make Pakistan Centre Of Red Action AIRFIELDS IN CHINA

London, October 30. Russia is following the Chinese Communist advances "step by step" and plans to fit in the Soviet pattern of conquest in Asia, ac- cording to a document released by the International Com- mittee for Study of European Questions today.

Nationalists '

Seek Sanctuary In Philippines

Manila, October 30.

President Elipidio Quirino

The Committee, which includes prominent inter- national statesmen such as Lord Vansittart, former permanent head of the British For- eign Office, and Paul Reynoud, former French Premier, said the document was being made available to the Prime Ministers of "all ex- Allied nations."

said Sunday that many Chin- In the section dealing with the Far East the docu-

era Nationalista had applled

for admission to the Philip.

pines as political refugeez

The President told news. applications

papermen the

would be cenridared with an mind but would be

open

screened rigidly.

The Philippines are on the look-out for Chinese Com.

unists רח

emphasised

Mr.

Quirino that in spite of the situation. in China, where Communist armies are advancing, there be no relaxation of would immigration bars. He said the Chinese Nationalist gov. crnment has made no formal request for the admission of political refugees. — Asso-

sisted, Press..

Red Capture Of Tungan Admitted

Chungking. October 22.

ment said the Chinese Communist adminis- tration is already "well straddled by Soviet- controlled mavements and is being organised according to Russian Communist methods." It claims the Russians have already installed more than 30 airfields in Communist- oc- China from which cupied "Thousands of Soviet agents are despatched to the newly conquered areas.**

milted: "Ahead of us lies a very foportant task...telling our coun- y all about that which we have seen bere," according to the Chin- se Ese Communiṣ1 radio.

The document said the Cam- munist leader, Mao Tse-tung, is a constant touch with Marshal Malinowski, Commander-in-Chiet films.

At the same time, the Commun- of the Russian army in the Far Fast, whose headquarters Maoist radio also reported the arrival Finted at "Tchita””

or another Sovies industrial dele gation" who will give the benefit of the latest Soviet Technical knogledge.

"There is no ground to think for the time being that another Tito affair will take place in China. Russia is well aware of the danger and is keeping a sharp look-out," the document states.

The document outlined the alleged Soviet alms in Southern Asia and claimed the Communists The Nationalists today con- the Chinese people that

are "constantly" drumming in thei cuded that the Communists

it is their duty to liberate the

have captured Tungan. 90 other pations of South Asia from miles North East of Kweilin, the foreign imperialist hold. We and said heavy fighting was have nothing similar to oppose in progress near Fenghwang.such forces in the countries ofj 200 miles South East of South Asia." Chungking. Tungan

the IS

rail gateway to Kwangsi pro- vince.

Loss of Tungan opens the way for the Red invasion of Kwangsi, headquarters base for

General

Pai Chung-hsi's armies. the best still fighting under Nationalist command.

Fengtwang, where the Na-

Bussia, went an

the

Chinese

This picture shows some of the hundreds of people who waited outside "No 10 Downing Street. residence of Mr. Clement Attlee, Prime Minister, in 0.taker 24. They saw him leave For the House of Commons, where he told Parliament, and a waiting nation, of the Governs ment's plans for cuts in 'nation at expenditure,—(A.P. Photo).

In Mukden Arrested

Singapore Conference U.S. Consul

To Discuss Effects Of Recognition

London, October 30.

The same broadcast reported that a

five-man Soviet cames British diplomatic and colonial representatives in team arrived in Canton to £im

the Far East will discuss the effect that Bri- various phases of the Red occupa-

tish recognition of the Communist Govern- tion of the Nationalist capital for Soviet documentary and zewszed

ment in China would have on their respective territories when they meet in Singapore next week, a reliable source said here today. Cabinet approval is now understood to have been obtained in principle for the policy of an early de jure recognition of the Communists, but the timing of an official announcement may depend on the findings of the Singapore conference, due to open on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Mr. Malcolm Moc Donald, Commissioner-General for South East Asia.

Recent arrivals from Shang hai reported that the Commun ists there have embarked on a big campaign trying to impres the Chinese with all the advan. Lages of the Soviet way of life' The campaign includes posters,1 Alms and lectures-many die. tributed through the Sino- Soviet friendship clubs. which are springing up like Fooms.

ے تھے۔

mush.

Washington, October 29.

Mercy Mission

HMG Belfast left the Colony at 6 p.m. yesterday with additional médical stores and personnel from HM Hospital Ship Maine for the Pratas Islands to rescué some 600 Chinese National- ist soldiers aboard a stranded: LST. it was officially announced.

The antress HEGSAFE" "W/u3ted to have beÄLUTIONst sent to the Admiralty from the of water,

Pratas meteorological station. The official announcement stat- requesting aid for the distressed that HMS Belfast was order ed persons who were reported to raise steam and proceed at high speed to the Pratas Islands

Communist Regulars In Shekki

to render all practicable assist-

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Ance to some 600 passengers aboard a stranded "Chinese- LST.

be in who are known to be urgent

need of water

HM Hospital Ship Maine pro- vided additional medical stores and personnel to HMS Belfast.

No local merchant navy. V- sels were known to have been. called on the mercy mission.

The LST. which was not iden Macao. October 30.tined specifically appeared to be Regular Communist troops the same one which was reported. entered Shekki, 25 miles North to be in distress last week.

The British Steamer Sing Hing of the Macao border, at noon was unable to reach her because today without incident. regulars also occupied a few outlying villages in the area. Reefs.

General Lac Shlu-mo tock command of the Shekki garrison nd Mi. Tan Kwal-ming was appointed

inted Governor of Chung- shan.county,

and

Red

A radiotelephone report from Shekki said that the Red force which entered the town consisted of 1,000, men. They were comed by firecrackers.

wel:

Two young girls. on behalf. of Shekki students, flowers to

offered

com-

the garrison mander, at a meeting held at

bad weather when she was

sighted grounded on the Pratas

Then the towage tug Frosty Moller left with the Sing Hing in tow to make another attempt Both were recalled before they reached their destination.

Slim Arrives

In Singapore

Field Marshal Sir William Chamber of Commerce. The takeover was peaceful Slim. Chief of the Imperial

The State Department an- nounced today that the Chin- and order is being maintained in General Staff, arrived at Sin- Rapore last night by air from ese Communist police at Muk-Communists have sent a Hong Kong, states a Reuter

The den have arrested the Ameri-

Sa: Dutes the Nationalist comman report from Singapore. In a can Consul General, Mr. Angus der in the area demanding that brief call at Saigon he had Ward, and four of his staff on

all Nationalist troops leave discussions with French mili- charges of beating a Chinese.

by Chungthan and Lappa Island Arrested with Mr. Ward were November 2-othervise they wiltary leaders

two American clerks and two fight to force the Nationalists to European employees of the Cons retreat sulate

Field Marshal Slim Jeff Hong Kong for Singapore at 7 a.m.

craft

B.171.

No Communist troops have yet? yesterday in an RAF Dakota air. The State Department directed appeared on the Macao border the American Cost Central ar at the studio there is quiet Arriving at the airport at 6.65

B.m. the CIGS Inspected a Gung Peiping. Mr. Edmund Clubb, tour Own Correspondent

of Honour from the Third Cain- "seek irarnediately an appoint-

mando Brigade before emplaring. ment with the highest Chinese-

Leaving with Field Barshal Communist authorities to obtain

were Lieutenant General Mr. Ward's release and facilities

Sir John Harding, C-in-C. Far for the withdrawal of Mr. Ware

East Land Forces, and 'Major and his staff" from China,

A.D.G.

ADC to the Llewellyn, 25

JAP SHIP SINKS;

siim

CREW RESCUED

Tokyo, October 80. The Communists closed the 47-ton fishing best, the Fase

Maru. which yesterday radiord CICS... American Consulate in Mukder that she was hebless in typhoon-

May

18 after previously takin tossed 3.800 miles of Japan'ı away Mr. Ward's radio and limit-i Pacife seaboard, sank a few hours ing his freedom of movement. Inter but all hands were rescued mins, Director of Quartering, War Office; Major-Gecoral LD. Since then, the American staff according to the Japanese Mari- Grand, Director of Fortifications have been trying to leave China time Safety Board

DITI

The

Also returning

Slagapore

were Major General B.C.H. Kim-

shio Chubu and Works, War Office: and Lieu-

after the the Communist promise on June! Haru, where we left its obser.i-tenant-Colonel AM, Field, Staf

Mr. Marshall Doning, Assist- Burma and Siam before re-hut were unable to do so despite ant Under-Secretary in charge turning to London of Far Eastern affairs at the conference. Foreign Office, who left Lon- don for Singapore during the that friendship Week-end, is expected to visit

A recent Chinese broadcast said

Communist

clubs have been established al- docu- most in all major cities of China ment, is manoeuvring to makeļ with membership running into the Pakistan the centre of Com- millions. The study of the Rus- munist action in her plans for sian language is being advocated the subjugation of Southern by the clubs and in schools and Asia.

colleges.

posi

Japs Would Profit

Power Company said today that A top official of the American

Japan would profit if the United States recognised the Chinese Communists, states a United Press

CRA Denies despatch from New York

Split Over

Following the defective pour Railway Progress Recognition

tion adopted by Incis again Communism, Soviet Russia is

tionallats said 20,000 Reds, were concentrating her effort upon

on the offensive, is a gateway

called to

If

base:

Pakistan Russia is taking ad- Probably the best Soviet selling!

for counter-offensives. Pakistan. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

is expected to arrive from Tai- wan- next week.

in

now

000 men, the two largest remain Friendship

ing Nationalist forces: A Cabinet

spokesman said the Nationalists

are planning to increase

total arms strength to 2,500,000 Campaign

into

2.5

21 that they would be allowed vation past and steamed fall speer Officer to the CIGS. They form for the sinking fishing vessel, re- the remainder of the CIGS's to leave.

The State Department heard ported later that it had abandoned party. of the arresia almost simul- the search when it learned from a radio message that the crew; taneously from the Chinese Communist

broadcast and of the fishing boat had been res massage from the Mukden Con- tued by another vessel-Reuter tuiste. The message reported,

that Mr. Ward and four of his BULGARIAN PROTEST TO AUSTRALIA.

staff have been

Fremoved by police for two or three days.”

No further word from Mukden has been received.

ANG'S FAMILY RETURNING TO HK

Thle official of

firth which

Sydney, October 30. controls the Shanghai Power

Mrs. Marjorie Ang, Australian Company, at present operating

Sosia, October 30.

wife of recently deported Chinese in Red-held China, cald he be

The Bulgarian Communist Party! Tony Ang, said "goodbye" for- lieved the American Power

ever" to Australia today, and Company favoured de facto re-

The State Department said the Central Committee has sent

telegram to the Australian Prime salled with.

with her three. accused cognition If the conditions out. Communist broadcasts

to

Chinese ing a

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is to let Japan cam ber

sata ber Associated Press

PAGES does not realise the

Czechoslovak governmen

Jons

For your

Transformer

to

A denial of any split among

ned by the State Department five Consulate employees of beat-Minister, Mr. Joseph B. Chifley Hong Kong

protesting "most energetically" "Immigration oficials told me to Kweichow province, which vantage of the unfavourable re-point is modern industrial techni- the leaders of the Chinese were met fret. He zaidi

employee list-between Kwangsi and Sze- lations

existing between quen, which the Russians are dix Reform Association,

"Japan has great unused poten- October 11 when he went to the inst the imprisonment of Mr. there was absolutely no chance Lawrence L Sharkey, General of my husband being allowed to chwan, Kwangas is reportedly Pakistan and India and between vance so far has been in, the rail- ported by a contemporary viously prefer to carry on profit said were due him

pensing liberally. The greatest ad.

real and the Chinese would ob- Consulate to demand wages he secretary of the Australian Com-return to Australiers. Ang lightly defended. A Red push Pakistan and Britain

munist PartyReuter.

aid. United Press. across Kwangal would spilt the

gray field where, according to the yesterday, has been issued by able trade with Japan for the Prague Arrest“ remaining Nationalist territory According to the most recent Chinese Communist radio, almost all official of the CRA his goods they so badly need. Ás é The State Department announ In South West China.

information, Russia is organising 12.000 miles of track have been statement follows

matter of fact, many of Japan's ced on Saturday it is considering Top Nationalist generals were an economic bice through the in- reopened for traffic largely with

présent problems stem from her further steps against Communist to confer in Chungking.termediáry of her

satellites, the help of the "most experienced "Informal proposals by a mem- inability get raw materials Czechoslovakia for the imprison the purpose being to strengthen chiefs Czechoslovakia, with the Soviet expert The target for ber of the Committee were made from Chína.

Speaking as a ment of an Embassy Employe it South West China's defences, and, aim of re-inforcing her economic 1956 will be almost 14,000 miles to individual Committeemen that American taxpayer. I believe the Prague on explonage charges, addi

Starting November possible, use the area

Peiping 1

a petition containing five points!

only way 2.5 and political, penetration

will: become just a station be submitted to Mr. Rees-Williams own way. Biene the Moscow railway, accord on matters touching international Japan can give China an end- The document said the Sovieting to the Communist radio, which relations between China and Great less

amount of manufactured seriousness with which we view į for domination of Asia will said that fo the date an express Britain e efforz

goods. Japanese steam turbines the action of Czech government Already

chung kinh

* be stepped up in the coming year ice will be inaugurated be

"One of the proposals was that are as good as any produced in in arresting Embassy clerk Samun Generals Pai Chung-hei, from following the son of the tween-Peiping and Manchcall, con Kwangsi, and Ku Tsung-nam Executive Committee of the World ecting with the Trans-Siberian Great Britain should recognise the Europe. She makes locomotives Merya and in accusing two other

railway...

People's Government immediately

cars, copper wire transtormers of diplomats of, eplonage," the De The Chinese Communists also All of the Committee men from the front North of Chung Federation of nf Trade Unions in

an excellent

ellent quality and high partment stated king

Their commands are esti-Peiping next month.

"We, therefore, are considering introduced an equivalent of the sulted informally were in agres-

voltage cables. mated to aggregate nearly 400.-

Soviet Stakhanovite speedon in ment on this point

There is trade' going on right what further steps should be taken

by the government.". which "spour heroes” are given

other points related to (a) now through Tientsin and just

Meryn was gaoled nine days special privileges."

calling on the People's Govern-cently five or six ships, left ago, and United States officials Asiatic Trade Unions afiliatement and the British Government Hong Kong for Shanghai to try to were not even allowed to frber-

Bed-dominated world for declarations of goodwill: (b) run the blockade." Fulcration of Trade Unions, will calling for an international con-

* New him until Saturday. This He said the State Department interview was limited to questions buld a regional conference in Pel terence to be held in Kowloon is considering recognition of Com-about his welfare Urited Press ping on November 12 at which Walled City in order to define its minist China provided the new and Associated Prem liberal sprinkling of Soviet dele-international status; (c) calling regime is actually occupying the sales can be

ales can be expected to attend on Great Britain could be teritory, it claims, that the peo advising in the forma-handed back to China in accorto meet international obligations. of a reorganized custores ser- with the Treaty of 1943.

-United Press. PAs regards fay Committeemer It's osetre, to the 8 of Japan and thence to throw them into each other's vice, which for many years has En Zonehow. Another trough extends mains, according to reports arriv been administered by Britons and felt that the Hong Kong Chinese Americana. Probably the best z Feform Association was not an Fastwards across the Philippines from ing in San Francisco from Red-jample of what the future holds for organ for making, demands upon S.lnd China.

held areas in China..

China was given by report from the People's Government of China. Today's-Forexationbloderate. NE wind.

Dairen, which was "liberated". *As regards (by Committeemen The Russians are doing most of the work through various "tele-the Red Army four years seo and felt that this was not a truestion

London, October 30. has been under Soviet administra of real politics and would serve gations" who have been streation ever since

to useful purpo

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., may 2 Page 5 ing into Med China during the

The Chinese. Colamunist radte) "As regards (ct Committeemen sure British citizenship so he can Russia's Atomic Cloud nces.jast month.

said when the Russians arrived felt that this was a matter for the become "Sir Douglas, “Sun- Page 7 there was not a single Chinese Governments m London 2nd day Express" columnist, Ephraim Shooting On Yugoslav Border The Chinese Communist pro- technician in the whole area The Peking to consider, but that the Hardcastle, said today.

Page 89 NIK pagandists are doing their hit by Fassins however, trained, so socistion standing on platform honourary knight last spring hut Pact-

11.00 Hong Kong, Chinese Reform: As- The King made. Fairbanks an U. S. Blessing. Of. Middle East isseminating pro-Soviet propa- Chinese techniciens Bars, at mal, 1920.5 10143 mh ganda and organising numerning key industries, including of Municipal Government for an American he cannot use Page 9

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Prge-10 guidance of Soviet experts,> far the proposals have not Hardcastle said, his honorary Hong Kong Waterfront

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The Russian novelist, Koriste- The redio failed to mention that been raised formally before the knighthood would certainly be en Wind- Foros

fin Slionor, who left Peiping despite tais great advance in Clin Standing Committee, and when it riched by an accolade. Then plain Page 15

With

yesterday as head of a 42-mane technical knowledge Dairen i Is raised it will be dealt with and Mister and Missus wonly become Air, Shipping Movements Soviet cultural delegation" after still friv under Russian scntrol if necesary put before a General the more glamorous Sir Douglas Page, 12 several weeks tour in China, ad--United Press,

Meeting of the Assoociation, and Lady United Press,

Sports

men.Associated Press.

Neither the Chinese nor the THE WEATHER Russian people feel particularly cordial toward each other, but Communist

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