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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1949.

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BRITISH SHIPPING Ships Escorted Outside Chinese Waters

OFFICIAL

STATEMENT

The Royal Navy is now taking firm steps to protect British mer- chant ships outside Chinese Territorial waters while on their voyages to Chinese ports.

Three British merchantmen have been met on their voyages to Chinese ports and accompanied by Royal Navy ships until they entered Chin- ese territorial waters.

One warship has also been instrumental in obtaining the release of a

merchantman from a Chinese Nationalist g unboat.

Blockade Gunboats Seize Motor-Junks Bound For Canton

Nationalist blockade gunboats in the Pearl River

Delta have seized three cargo-laden motor- junks and a tow boat which have been cir- cumventing the blockade by making detours through canals in the marshlands from Macao to Canton.

Vernacular press messages said that the four boats were seized when warning shots from pirate gangs at the boats brought the gunboats to

the area.

An official statement yester- day said that the -ss. Louise Moller and ss. Tsinan which have successfully reach Shang- hai were met off the mouth of the Yangtse River by HMS Mourits Bay (Captain J. H Unwin, DSC, RN) and HMS Alacrity (Commander H. S. Barber. RN).

The ss. Wosang was met br HMS Alacrity and HMS Concord Lieutenant-Commander N. R. EL Rodney, RN)-

The British warships remained in the company of the merchant- men until they entered Chinese territorial waters,

The there was no intention on the

statement adder that

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Spain's Chief of State, Generalissimo. Francisco France, recently visited Lisbon for sa four-day discussion on defence and other problems with Portugal's Premier Oliveira Salazar, Photo shows (left to right): Pertugal's Premise Oliveira Salazar Spanish Foreign Minister Alberta Artajo; and Generát Franco in earnest conversation during a midnight gala reception In Lisbon's Ajuda Palace. (AP Photo).

South Korea Awaiting U.S. Permission To Invade The North

Tokyo, October 31.

part of the warships of forcing South Korea's Defence Minister said today his the "blockade"; they were there to protect the rights of British merchant ships outside Chinese territorial waters.

On October 27, said the state-

ment HATS Alacrity received a He report from ss Inchrull, North- ward bound, that it had been in- tercepted by a Nationalist” war- ship when passing Foochou and had been ordered to anchor.-

HMS Whitesand Bay (Dieu- erant-Commander J.V. Brothers

Goods estimated to value frontier have discarded their Na HK$4,000,000, were said to tionalist uniforms for civilain have been confiscated by the clothes but continue to carry out Chinese Navy.

their normal duties.

The "China Mad" correspondent Other cargo boats preparing to leave for Canton via Macao ves-in Macao reported yesterday that

Communist terday suspended sailings pending more the finding of new routes to beat been sent to Shekid and that the

intal

now was: strength there the blockade.

The traders conumented. "We 10.000.

02."

agents have reported that a North Korean treaty has been signed with Soviet Russia pro- viding for extensive military aid.

Winds Cause Disaster In India

Madras, Gefiber A. Nearly 70 persons were killed and peäßergasestimated at 2,000,000 rupees was de stroyed by 1609Hérán Hour winds that swept the Sith East India coast on=Tiars - day, reports reaching.ne day said

The winds, blew for 30 hours, leaving some 50,000 perso homeless. Local _authorities still are reporting

bodies-Associated - Přest

added that his country is just waiting for per the rear disloca

mission from America to invade North Korea and unify the land as a Democracy before the Communist men and material arrive.

As far as is known here been officially reported else-

Russia regulars Bad RN) was immediately despatched neither

Nerth where. to negotiate.

Korea admits the existence of

nor

A few hours after Whitesand the reported pact, nor has it

ss. Inchmull was: Bay's arrival, The Nationalists were reported released and seen safely on it way

will find a way. Trade will go to be quickly retreating from after its ship's papers had beca

Macao Quiet

The Communist authorities at collected for it from the Chinese

gunboat by the British frigate.. have banned the entry

Chungshan.

Arrivals from Macao yester-Canton

day said that the Portuguese | and circulation. of Hong Kong

Colony is quiet and apparently publications in the Kwangtung No Change.

the Portuguese authorities capital.

do not expect any untoward

Publications published previous-

incidents as a result of the im-ly in Canton have been given up In Policy

pending Communist sccupation to November 5 to re-register it

of the neighbouring Chungshan they wish to resume publication.

County.

the

Only the Hong Kong pro-Com-

The Nationalist flag on Macan

border has been pulley /

WARS? vernaculars

Kung

"Wen Wei Pao" and "Week- down, Chinese guards along the end 'Post" have been given per-

Rice Allocation

Conference In Singapore

Singapore, October 31. Government representatives of British Commonwealth ter ritorios in South East Asia and of Indonesia today began a series of conferences here to discuss the possibility of get- ting up a rice affocation body next year.

The International Emergency Food Council will cease to allocate, rice at the year's end, but the world shortage of rice is expected to continue for some time.

The Ceylon Government for director, Mr. K. Alvapillai, who is

the conferences,

sald

position if her rice imports

nission to circulate in Canton. Other outside publications will!

have to obtain registration ärst

before they will be allowed in

city

the

A Foreign Office spokesman

in London said yesterday that

the escorting by the Navy of British blockade-running mer-

territorial

waters

report

Tang En-Po Relieved Of Command

Taipeh, October 31.

Sin Sung Mo arrived in Tokyo ja week ago. He has seen General | Douglas MacArthur and the Chiet ef Staff, Major General Almond. He said they were aware of the

Soviet-North reported

Korea! treaty which he described as pro- viding for:

fighter planes, 20 and 100 reconnaissance

planes,

I

A tank corps division, fully equipped:

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Belfast Rescues 450 Chinese From Stranded LST

HMS Belfast is due here early tomorrow morning with some 450 starving Chinese whom she rescued from the LST Chung Hsin, grounded on the Pratas Reefs, some 200 miles South East of Hong Kong, to mark the successful completion of the first phase of the mercy. mission organised by local authorities. The distressed persons-Nationalist soldiers and seamen and their families-will be transfer- red to the British steamer Sing Hing on their arrival.

They will then be shipped to Taiwan or Hainan Island, as required, by the Chinese vessel Ming Ching.

The Ming Chung, which arriv- ed here last evening, will go to the Pratas en route to complete the mission by resuing the re- maining some 250 persons stall, stranded there.

Recue operations by the British cruiser are expected to thish late today.

The stranded persons will be taken by fishing campans from the island to

Belfast, HMS riding, at anchor nearby. Mean- while, the men are being land. ed from the ill-fated LST the rate of 70 a day, by the fishing craft.

There were already some 260 person on the island when the cruiser reached the scene. Among them were 50 women and chil- dren.

MS

Belfast arrived at the Pratas at dawn yesterday. She was despatched with emergency medical stores and personnel, provided by HM Hospital Ship Maine, and left port late of Sun- day evening, when the distress message reached the Colony."

Ship Sighted

India Will Recognise

Chinese Reds

London, October 31 Authoritative Indian sources said today that India" would recognise Communist China shortly after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, returns to India from his visit to the United States.

The sources said Mr. Nehru would make his intention known to the Bytish, Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, with whom he is expected to "have “highly important taike” when he arrives in London from New York on Nevember

"India's aim is good neigh- "RD- bourliness," they said, cognition of the new China regime is considered to be Inevitable and as far as india is concerned it would clear up misunderstandings over Tibet."-United Press.

The British cruiser sighted the several persons before the isloop Chung Hsin at daybreak yestertore away to drift off from the day and contacted the distreseed French freighter, and fequent persons aboard the vessel

Tänamed her. Captain

EK. Le: Mesuries,

His Belfast stood by white MIVO, commander of HMS Bel- the passengers aboard the Chung fast, reported to the Admiralty Esin were being landed by the yesterday morning that attempts

to get the stranded persons aboarding craft She will take them

were being made.

HMS Belfast anchored close South West of the Pratas.

aboard beginning this morning by the same method.

Enough Supplies

The distressed persons will have

Captain Le Mesurier cabled arrives, that the Chung Hsin was visible and

was apparently aground on Britain may solve her de- the North perimeter of the Reef fence reorganisation problems to the East of the North Wes

through some variant of the hom American system of selective call-up, some political quar- ters said today, m

Defence chiefs have practically | completed a review of the whole

defence structure from the angie

of long-term stabilisa

stabilisation Their

The meterological stalion on the island reported that 260 per sons had been landed from the LST (450 were still on the enough food supplies and water to carry on till the Ming Chung wreck.

·A· further message from Belfast released by the Naval authorities in Hong Kong at 7.30

p.m. yesterday said steps have been taken to alleviate The report also revealed that danger to the passengers of the on the South East corner of the stranded LST which include island another

two- Chinese

about 50 women and children, funneled

which vessel,

rc. The message continued: sembled the Chinese sloop that: "As the presence of so many rammed the French freighter people at Pratas is a serious tax Docteur Yerain when she at- on the island's limited stocks of tempted to rescue her (loop), food and water, HMS Belfast will

stranded.

embark some of the passengers, Captain, Le Mesurer said. fon- including all the women and tact was made but the sloop did children, and bring them to long

They will then be transferred The sloop was previously re- ferred to as the Kiang Tang, to a Chinese merchant ship which

was

not answer..

•

One hundred and fifty thousand front line soldiers and 100,000 re- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-serves for a total of 250,000 men, chant ship# outside Chinese shelt has, accepted the resigna-

Sihn said the troops

purely would recommendations, based represented tion of General Tang En-po

include 80,000

considerations, will Korean Com-on service munists now fighting in Central soon be studied by the Cabinet

bath from China He said two divisions defence

experts

the political aspects. already have crossed the Yalu miltary and

The three main aims of the re- from River

Manchuria

into North Korta and another is view, now proceeding are:

To ensure that Britain may which was adriit helplessly in will proceed to Pratas to take off stationed North of Pyongyang make her proper contribution to rough seas, when the French ship the remaining shipwrecked per- Previously, unconfirmed reports defence arrangements under the caught up with her and rescued sonnel." or treaties between Soviet Russia North Atlantic Pact and Western and Korean, Chinese and Burmese} elements have been heard. Such reports say the military aid is one

3. To conserve industrial man- of their salient features. None has been confirmed officially nor

power for the dollar export push, which is the basis of Britain's even acknowledged as far as st

recovery effort

It is generally accepted that Invasion "Impossible is known here.

Meanwhile, in Seau; Korean Britain will retain compulsory The South East military spokes-addressed some fighting words to changes wice, and

President Syngman Rhee today military

that any

A SUCCESSFui squeeze on Nafailed to inform the local naval man, Major-General, Li Shu- come visiting · Aghting men, adds of variation of the present ar

tung.

Double Threat

waters.

Union

2. To save money as part of the economy drive,

no change in polley, but meant commander of.. Nationalist the first implementation of that troops on the Kingmén front policy, adds Reuter

General Hu Lion, hero of the from London.

recent Kingmen fighting, in which Communist General Chen Keng,

Since the Nationalist Govern- the Na

Nationalists claimed a smash- whose troops are manoeuvring to trap a considerable Nationalistment's decision to "close" Coming victory over the Reds, will force between the South bank of munist-held ports to foreign shir-replace Tang Hu Lien commands the West River and the South in the Royal Navy had bad nine full divisions there.

+0 escort British

His appointment is believed to China cpast has arrived in Car-instructions

compromise with Acting ton to consult with General Yeh merchantmen ontside territorial be a

President Li Tsung-jen, who had Chien-ying. Governor of Kwang waters, the spokesman said.

The Navy had not been, and asked for Tang's discussal. would not be, permitted to escort Army Corps Commander Lee shipa into Chinese territorial Liang-yun also has been recalled The Chinese Communists

from Kingmen. No escort had been provided dreve deeper into Kwangehow for the two British merchant wan Peninsula yesterday in a double threat to the Nationalists ships, Edith Moller and

Leong Bee, recently detained by last-ditch continental stand, re- the Nationalists, because they had

be only by way -ports United Press

authorities of their movements. Cheng, in an interview pointed United Press.

rangements. Gut today the Nationalists were

He told officers and men of the Many quarters believe that the notannihilated and said the South East Islands were favoured S. Navy's Seventh Task Feet Government may decide to leng-

period that Korea is like a "living body then the

of military by geography,/

Unless the Reds have a superior cut in half" and that his govern-service, though any alteration is

force-and

navy, a large-scalement is not going to stand for thought unlikely before the 1950

the North-South division very general election-Reuter, present is impossible,

much longer.

cralist General Yu Ham-mou's on the peninsula not only seal öft-Haman from the

Red Documents Captured In Indonesia

Batavia, October 31.

the

And when we have to settle this thing by war we will do all -fighting needed.". We are not asking our friends to do our

who but also would put the } wendet.allocation of rice was Reds astride the highway from? necessary up to it least June, 1950. the back door to march through

air force invasion et orion would be in a very Kwangsi Province against Nan-

he said. Liuchow. Tring and hed to be curtafled by other in- General Yu had been instructed

Against the Nationalist "South porting countries paying the proto hold out as long as he is able

East command is Red General ducers a high price," he added. in KwangchowwAL Nationalis

Chen YL, who has 18 armies, four -Reuter

The Dutch Army has cap Chasan Islands, where

the mainland opposite the sources said reinforcements have

jan arrived in Kwangchewwan from tured secret instructions from le is expected soon, three on fighting for ut"

a big bat Chungshan

an Indonesian guerilla con- the Amoy front and others of the secondary fighting strength else- Communist General Chen Keng's federation in Tast Java, 39th-szery bypassed Meilk at Gabungan Pendela Froclamasi, where Associated Press. the Northern approaches of the

declaring, that the United and peninsula

is now pressing States of Indonesia will be at Southward-

The Nationalists have ordered "puppet state created by im- civilians to evacuate towns in perialists-capitalists" the Northern area.

The Datch official spokesman, The Reds launched fresh at Dr. P. J. Konts, told reporters tacks Kingmen Island..

THE WEATHER

At 16:6 GMT 12. p. HX Candard e) (14 med Mindenão and Faist is simos, stationary and is probably week. The deep deprem rion has moved to the NE of Hokkaide and the thing anti-cyclone la: spreadfast Eastwards over the Ensters Sea and

„Today's Forecast,—Freak „Z“winde,

Yesterdays. Weather tim Maximmar 144jdeg, Fah *Minimum | | 682 den, Fah Bashfor: 6 hours, 2. Bainfall: Trace, Total since Jan. 1

1961-7 zara. 77.72 Kox, as gesinst an average of 2172.3 16

Bendings at

30 mm

· Baru, et mal----716159 10144 m.

~ Bal.- Himidity

Dew Point.

Wind Direction

Wind Fores

30.09-29,06 inchg 677

- E

10 14 kota.

was

today that the constitubed-a

Nationalist General Chet Cheng Communist-led and

flew

ew from Taipeh. to Holhow on real danger for the new State, Hainan to confer with General

Han-mou and Hainan Gover

12or Che Chi-tang.

On the Northern tront Red

General Pens Teh-hui's armies

for

were

CATC Plane Lands In Red Territory

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We have no misgiving

-President Rhee made these re- Correspondence marks-in

short speech aboard | Page 35

the flagship cruises St. Paul in - RAF “Incentive" System at Kal

Inchon” harbour after a luncheon

Tak

which climaxed the Seventh | Page 4

Fleet's three-day informál visit to Barclay's BridgeTM-

Korea. President and Madame Page 5

War Of Nerves On Yugoslavia"

Rhee, officers of his government and members of the Diplomatic Page 7 Corps were guests of Vice Admiral Marshall Plan. For South East

Fleet;

and

Commander of the