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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1949.

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REDS THREATEN KWEICHOW INTERMISSION

Attempt To Split KMT Armies On Mainland REDS CAPTURE PATUNG

Chung king, November 4.

The Nationalists faced a fresh crisis as the Reds prepared to in- vade Kweichow Province for the purpose of splitting in two the Government armies on the mainland.

Battle Near Macao

The Reds, under General Lin Piao, considered the

oblest Communist commander, poured an es- timated 40,000 reinforcements into Chih- kiong 230 miles South East of Chungking on the highway leading into Kweichow from Hunan.

Continues More than 50,000 more troops

Macao, November 4. Hundreds of Nationalist sol- diers were today pouring into

were reported massed at Yuanling, Hunan highway town 235 miles East South East of Chungking, in readiness to support the coming offensive. Rugged mountains bar the Red Threat To

the haven of Portuguese Macao į as the Chinese Communists advanced to within two miles Communist path to Kweiyang, of the international border. capital of Kweichow, 210 miles

Thousands of peasants fleeing South of Chungking.

but if

from the battle ares accompanied they succeed in taking it, the Wushan

the troops.

Portuguese guards at the border tually split in two.

Nationalist armies will be vir- gate disarmed the soldiers, divent- ed them of their uniform jackets. Szechuan, Chungking's home but permitted them and the sea province, also faced danger. The sants freedom of movement with... Nationalists acknowledged the loss

the colony.

of the Yangise town of Patung in Other Nationalist troops were Hupeh, only 10 miles from the escaping from adjacent Chinese Szechuan border. This is a serious territory by juuk. Between 50 setback. Patung is

is 250 miles East and 60 junks, heavily laden with of Chungking and men. were seen off Macro bound, with This refugee capital by a It was reported, for Hainan highway which runs through an

nd. Spasmodic Nationalist gunfire!

important Nationalist bastics.

This is Enshib, provisional continued to impede the advance capital of Hupeh, 75 miles South West of Palung and 185 miles East North East of Chungking

of the Communist forces.

Aircraft In Battle Nationalist aircraft took part in tin battle for the first time today, strafing and bombing ad- sance Communist units.

The excitement over the close. proximity of the gunfire abated in Macao tods

today the intensity of

the explosions decreased.

stand by order imposed on the

garrison two days a was even relaxed.

are

and

The huge influx of soldiers and peasants is posing accommodation and other problems for the au- thorities. Many of the soldiers

without food or money have already turned to begging. while hundreds of people nightly

the streets. siceping

instructions to

on

arc

It is 1ond that the sol-

diers arc

attempt in escape from Mame to funks which would take them to Hainan, but man

to desert and remain in

The

Communist forces have now

OM

is

connected

Patung is the deepest point on the Yangise the Reds have taken, It is 1030 nautical miles up the Yangise from Shanghai and about 400 from Chungking.

Their occupation of Patung puts the Reds in a position to threaten the Yangtse town of Wushan, 25 West, a keypoint in the miles Nationalist supply route to the Government forces in the Hupeh- Shensi border area.

The situation in Northern Reds apparently massing men and Kwangsi remained quiet with the material for further advance along the Hunan-Kwangsi railway:

Train travellers have to walk about a mile from one station to the other, to travel between Canton and Hong Kong. The British Section operates as far as Lo Wu Station, and the Chinese Section runs up to the border town of Shumehun. The distance between the two stations is about a mils:-(Photo by B. T. Mo).

Terms For Proposed Peace Treaty

With Japan Listed

Manila, November 4.

The Defence Ministry claimed General Douglas MacArthur expects a

the Nationalists had built strong defence works on the Huang Sha He or Yellow Sand

were ready for battled

of the

The

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BIG THREE TO MEET IN PARIS NEXT WEEK

London, November 4.

The Foreign Office spokesman in London an- nounced this morning that a meeting of the Big Three Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and the United States will take place in Paris in the middle of next week.

Mr. Dean Acheson, who is having an important discussion with the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky, in Washington on Monday, will probably fly to Paris the next day for the Big Three talks, thought likely to open on Wednesday.

Germany was expected in diplomats. Far East experts and diplomatic quarters here to be defence chiefs. The meeting, bill- the main subject of the Big ed as an "exchange of views," in- Three meeting and it was not India, Indonesia and other East- cludes British experts from Japan.

thought that the discussions would be limited to the dis-end today, and the problem of ern points. It was scheduled to mantling question.

receiving its reports and studying Foreign Office officials sald them before the Paris session was the full agenda has not yet been believed to be one of the time

fixed but reliable sources dis- factor involved.

closed that it would cover dis-

The indications here are that cussions on the Far East situa-Britain and the United States will

tion including recognition in

favour ending of dismantline.

Communist China and the Red Mr. Bevin. it was understood, will threat to Indo-China

United Press.

insist.

thewever, on guarantees by

to respect the level United States sources said the. Secretary

of industry Axed by the West and of State, Mr. Dean the prohibition on establishment Acheson, will be joined by the of certain industries with war High Commissioner to Germany, potentials.

Mr. John McCloy, and the Am- harsador to London, Mr. Lewis Douglas, according to present plans. The British Foreign Secre- tary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, and the French Foreign Minister. Robert Schuman, also will be ac-{ companied by top experts. Peace Treaty

Reliable sources here said the

Two Royal Air Force planes, peace treaty with Germany would-

A

the crew and prepared for Labour. Regains

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London, November 4

Chief Of Air

Staff To Visit HK

Air Chief Marshal Sir John

Before assuming the post Chief of. Air. Staff on January 1 Sir John Stesser, will maite da ,extensive tour of Royal Air Force units in the Far East and Middle

at Air Forces.

Sir John will start his tour of

Far Eas: Air Force units when he arrives at Negombo on November 1. After two day visit to Ceylon. he will fy in his special alterati to Malaya and land at Tengah the later afternoon of November 10. There he will be met by the Commander-in-Chief Far Force Sir Hugh Lloyd, KEE, C3.

East

a Lincoln bomber, and a Mos- not be considered. But ther said Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC, is quito fighter, collided in the the Ministers would discuss end- due arrive in Hong Kong on peace

air and crashed in flames into ing the state of war with Ger- November 17. He will be ac- the English Channel about six many as was done with Austria companied by Air Marshal Sir treaty with Japan to be signed early next

pro Hugh Lloyd ending the dismantling miles off here late last night year in Tokyo, o high SCAF source revealed. Nine airmen seven aboard the Samme and would review the The Red who

the look Patung

occupation The entire stretch Wednesday. immediately

General source said

The Philippines also is consi-Lincoln and two aboard the Mos-actual statute and the Ruth

authority. struck oward Enskih and are Human-Kwangi railway still MacArthur was highly gratified dered willing to go along with quito-were killed

One well informed sourer said sheet of flame, acknowledged to have covered under Nationalist. control

which the meeting as at prestat planned was at the progress made since the the Americafi-British views, i quarter of the distance. * placed under curlew from pm. British Foreign Secretary, MF. Macd were present

spurted skyward from the sea would open on Wednesday. It was was sighted by the captain of learned, however, that the British to 6 am presumably as a means Ernest Bevin, and the U.S.leading role, the source said. or safeguarding it from night al-Secretary of State Mr. Dean agreed to-consult the Common-

.The source said Mr. Bevin had the luxury liner Queen

Mary are

awaiting reports from the steaming toward Southampton. Singapore tacks by Communist irregulars.

conference of British Acheson, reached a general wealth countries and that the Captain Harry Grattidge Im- The loss of Patung and the Red agreement on major points at conferences presently under way threat

the huge mediately ordered to Kweichow caused the time of the recent econoare progressing satisfactorily. liner about at full spead, alerted noticable gloom in Chungking.

mic discussions in Washington. The strongest argument ad- full of Already the city

Communist China and Russia vanced by MacArthur for the

cue operations. rumours that the transfer of

may be present at the time the peace eonference in Japan is that The liner's powerful seachli the capital to Kunming might victorious World

War II allies under such

of the way switched on and swept the a site most have to be hastened.

down the terras for defeated disagreements which have pre-seas as the ship raced toward the Official

quarters, however, Japan's re-entry into world af vented & German peace treaty scene of the crash. For some 20 The Labour Party today recap-MC.. DFC. the Commander-in- while admitting the situation is fair but only if they agree to could be eliminated from consi- minutes the search for possible tured the North Kensington seat Chief Far East Station. Admiral not too healthy say the talk of the British-American plans al-deration. MacArthur fears that a survivors continued while almost in the London County Council, the Six Fatrick Brind KCB CBE, the moving the capital is premature ready well developed, the source conference in Washington or else 1,000 passengers ate supper in the largest municipality in the world. Commander-in-Chief Far East

The battle of Szechuan. they said 'declare, has yet to begin and only Any attempt by the Soviets wat bring European and liner's luxurious dining rooms up Thus they regained the elected Land Forens Lieutenant-General

Atlantic problems into the dis-i aware of the tragedy.

majority on the Councily whi

uncil, which Sir John Harding, KCB, CBE, events themselves will determine and the China Reds to insist on mal MacArthur is reported; when the Swedish ship, Patria,ment elections earlier this year.

and cause a deadlocks. The search was abandoned Labour lost in the local govern- DSO, MC, the Afr Offices

Com The outcome

mending Malays, Air Vice Mar ference will be, rejected fally. as feeling that his long and tedi-adioed she reported no surthe Conservatives six months ago. and the Officer Commanding RAF had found the plane North Kensington was won by shal FJW. Melierth, CBE, AFC. ous task of conquering Japan and wreckage and establishing her as a member of vivers were sighted.

Today in a by-election (caused by Tengah. Group Captain R. Grice, the Democratic nations will be

DFC After the Queen Mary docked the death of a Conservative) the CBE, completed within the next four at Southampton: Captain Grat Labour candidate won with 14.197

During the following week he to six months.

tidge said: "The flame was colossal votes against 13,100 for the Con-will pay a number of visits in "More Movement”

and I thought an oil tanker was servatives. A Communist receives KAF Stations at Singapore and Meanwhile, in Canberra, the fon fire."

Malaya. He will be the guest of 464 votes. B-29 Crash

The general election this year Sir Hugh and Lady Lloyd at Air- Australian Prime Minister, Mr.

resulted in a tie with 64 elected Bouse. Joseph B. Chifcy, said today that In Hamilton Bermuda, ten Labour and Conservatives, but "On, November 17 Air Chief there had recently been com

and three the Labour Party was able to re- Marshal Sir John Slessor accoma. siderably more movement in the Crewmen were killed Anglo-American tales on con others injured when a United min

tain control through having a panied by Air Marshal Sir Hugh cluding a peace treaty with Japan, Slates Air Force B-29 Super-majority of aldermen who are in-Leyd will leave. Tengah by air reports Reuter.

fortress crashed and burned 300 directly elected. The propertions for Hong Kong and return yards offshore last night.

Bukit Serene! Conference Concluded

Singapore, Navcüber 4.

A secret conference of 22

reached the coast opposite San- British military and diploma chan Irland, Sve miles South West of Macao, which the Nation- tic experts on Asia ended to alists have used as an air and night and announced that the naval base for the blockade of "conclusions reached are being the Pearl River since the fall of sent to London". Canton

Advance- units of the Commu-

RHEE OPPOSES RECOGNITION

Seoul, November 4.

The

Far East.

conference, meeting at

Talks Win

Warlords

the veto power at the peace con-

the source said.

Major points of the proposed treaty, said the source, include:

The

treaty

ending the war will be simple and concern only de tails growing out of the late con- flict, such as damages, repara- ions, terms for future relations with other nations and provisions for maintaining Democratic re- forms instituted under General MacArthur's guidance during the pecupation

It is persistently reported that nists are now mounting heavy Bukit Serene, residence of Mr. talks between Nationalist leaders guns or coastal heights for the Malcolm MacDonald, South East and Szechuan warlords have fall purpose of shelling Sanchau-Asia Commissioner-General, was ed to bear fruit. Renter.

expected to have an important

The Standing Committee of the bearing on British policy in the Kuomintang radioed Chiang Kai-

· Defence Pact shek wging him to come here ! It was

reliably reported on from Taiwan as soon as possible After the conclusion of the Acting President Li Tuesday to be following closely "to assist

peace treaty, the source sald, the developments in South China Tsung-jen in political and mili-

Japan will be invited to assure herself of security in" the Dr. Syngman Rhee, the Sorthand along the Indo-China border. tary matters a delicate way of Korean President, declared today Mr. Rees Williams, Parliament- suggesting that Chiang himself Communist-menaced Far East

by entering into a pact previd that it wae "unthinkable"

Secretary for the Colonies, should renew his past efforts to

ing her with military defences. Mr. M. Dening Assistant reach an understanding any democratic nation, such as and Britain or the Philippines, could Under-Secretary at the Foreign The internal politics of Sze-Details of the defence part have not been completed. Japan will a full serionist China

consider the recognition

report chuan is a very complex mate, have a voice in selecting from Office, will make a

involving entrenched when they retura to Britain. He asked at a press conference: The delegates have been sitting who resent any encroachment alternate plans, which include:

1-Entrance into the United How can any

nation. However day and night during the last upon their power and authority Nations, with that body guaran hort-sighted world statesmen ap-three days. They examined many Chiang Kai-shek and 14 Tsung- pear to be, try to benefit from the aspects of the British policy in fen are known to be divided in leeing the territorial Integrity of Chinese Communist regime?" South East Asia and the Far East, their views on how this intricate in view of her constitu

He called on Atlantic Pact na The 22 officials at the talks to problem should be solved. Unless inual renunciation of war and tions and "members of anti-Communist unian any other night attended a party given by it is solved, the Nationalist cause |

of

that

Associated Press.

warlords

to expel Mr. MacDonald at Bukit Serene could well be dealt a fatal blow, rican Air Force, Navy and Army, any member extending recognition for 400 people-Reuter. to any Rod regime anywhere. Reuter

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No New Licences For Left-Hand Drive Vehicles

From January 1, no further vehicle licences will be issued for motor vehicles of any description:having left-hand drive.

Subject, however, to the following exceptione licences may bejceved

Renewal of licences of vehicles in, the Colony on January. 1, in respect of which 愿

Valid M

Meng Kong-Jenk

Kong-licence is then in existerice:

Vehicles brought temporarily into the Colony by persons resident abroad and intending to make only = temporary; stay in the Colony, will be. Hicenced for a period not exosoding 90. days, if intended to be used by such persona" during their stay; and..."

Vehicles in fespect of "which licences have been issued, in:: China by the Chinese authorities, if such vehicles enter

veñicies,entar the Colony, by road for temporary purposes... The Commissioner of Police will give

consideration to the licencing of any left-hand drive vehicles in respect of which he ip satlefied that an order for their purchase" from "the maker: was placed before the first publication of this notice.

These measures are being adopted for public safety in common with other cities facing similar traffic "problema, said ÁR ÓNCERT Announcement,

abolition of armed services.

2-A pact granting to the Ame bases on long-time terms. Under this the present strength and position of the occupation forces will hardly be changed,

ed, except for the abolition of the SCAP} headquarters

pation force of Lour Tie occupation American divisions, plus most of Fifth Air Force, presently in Japan, is considered sufficient to prevent encroachment by a for-

This plan is eign pozar

consi dered the most likely

The third alternative may in clude British Commonwealth

where

Mr. Chifley said that he be lieved the final settlement would Several thousands of gallons of af elected councillors will now be November 19 to Singapore before

to Mingaladon be worked out at a formal con- gasoline in its tanks were ignited Labour 65 and Conservatives 63. proceeding

---Reuter.

November 21. ference, adding that it was im by the explosion and are leaped possible to say how soon 100 feet into the air.

One of the four survivors died would be held.

Australia had been kept fully before he reached hospital. The informed, the Prime Minister bodies of nine other crewmen stated. Informed quarters here have not yet been recovered.

or will negotiate the treaty sons were killed and 11 injured. are convinced that the Western, In Toulouse, France, four per

without Soviet participation. today when a French Navy Sun- Associated Press and Reuter. derland :fying-boat crashed on a j

takeoff from the Toulouse naval base.--United· Press:"

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