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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1949.

BRITISH SHIP FIRED ON BY BOTH SIDES Sing Hing Machine-Gunned, Strafed At Swatow

DEADLOCK AT YANGTSE

Both Communists and Nationalists fired on the British ship ss. Sing Hing when the ship entered the blockaded port of Swatow on Saturday.

̈HMS Unicorn

Arriving On Monday

Hong Kong's second air. craft carrier, HMS Unicorn,

Is expected to arrive in the harbour next Monday mir- ning.

The new carrier, which displaces 20,000 tons, carries a complement of more thant

50 Tempest and Seafire fighter planes.

In addition, the cruiser HMS Jamaica is to arrive in Hong Kong from Singapore on Sunday.

Record Haul Of Contraband

: The biggest single seizure of contraband heroin in the world was made in Hong Kong by Chief Preventive Officer Jack Macintyre Brown's Reyche Inspectors on Tuesday night.

The "Chim Mail" learned last night that among the

276 pac- kages of unmanifested cargo seiz ed

board the $5. Union Mariner were 100 pounds of pure | heroin

An officer of the ship said in Hong-Kong last

night that the Communists fired machine- guns and rifles at the 'Sing Hing for more than 10 minutes as the ship was passing through Yu Yu channel.

[Yu Yu channel is four miles from the wa Swa-

tow quays and about 400 yards wide.]

Fifty-calibre machine gun his ship, and told him it was the simply bullets shattered one

Sing Hing's lifeboats, broke identity. several windows and missed the British officers by only a few yards.

No one was injúred. On Saturday

Nationalist..

Sualow.

afternoon.

bombers

* matter af

mistaken

-The captain added: "The troops!

our ship were 12 whs boarded and 14 year-old boys.

been comical "It would have Exif it wasn't so tragic. They walk- attacked ed around the ship twirling Luger revolvers in their hands like Tom A 140-foot pontoon alongside and stared stupidly at the the Sing Hing was sunk, and the Sing Hing's lifeboat was set ship as if they had never been of

one.before. on fire by machine gun bullets from the Nationalist planes.

Two women 16 rickshaws in Swatow were reported killed in the streets, and one Chinese pas- senger on board the ss. Clover- killed by the lock was also strafing planes.

six

The Nationalist planes dropped her cold that hour at the bombs did not explode.

!

He added that the entire population a Swatow became panic-stricken when the planes

the appeared over city, and most of the crew deserted the anip and swam athore shortly after the attack.

"My mate ordered six of them of the painted British fag on the deek in order to have room to work on.

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"About 15 minutes later

with their came back en deckc | shoes off. They were utterly sim-

ple and staple ne

The ss. Sing Hing and the ss. Cloverlock arrived in Hong Kong from Swatow yesterday.

Cme of the Claveriocrew! was reported to have „-gún wound | in his arm.

An official reported that he had! spent

an entire afternoon ini Swatowe rounding up the crew,

Women's Services Have New Uniform

Members of the British Women's Royal Army Corps and the Queen Alexandra Reyal Army Nursing Corps showed the new uniforms issued to certain ranke of these services in Lon- don. Photo shows (left to right): New ceremonial, dress for WRAC Officers of field rank and above; seremonial dress.for WRAC non-commissioned-osicers, senior commander's - cert- monial dress, QARANC; and non-ceremonial underm QARANC-, junior officers-(AP Photo).

for

"Hands Off" Warning Issued By Defecting Airlines Personnel

The defecting managements and personnel of CNAC and CATC yesterday issued va joint statement re-affirming their allegiance to the Peking regime and pledging their determina- tion to “protect the lawful properties of our two airlines."

and employed Communist author-The ties to get the men back on board { the Sing Hing.

The Sing Hing's captain went ashore after the attack, and de- The goods were discovered dur-manded his ship's papers be re-

a routine search of the versei turned after declaring that he was! Three of the Sing Hing crew just before it was due to mail for going back to Hong Kong with his

ing

Japan

Tae contraband was found un-j der coal and bidden in secret com- partments.

No explanation was available!

cargo.

The Communists. refused to give the captain his papers.

The Captain said that he would

last night regarding the presence then return to Hong Kong with

of heroin. among goods which out papers.

were presumably meant for Japan.

* Japan is a known exporter of Communist Threat

the drug.

Ground Controlled

Delivery..

London: November 16.

A baby girl was born in an airliner over mid-Atlantic today with the aid of a British doctor radioing instructions from a Scot- tish airport 1,000 miles away.

The baby was born to a Polish displaced woman who, with her husband and three children, was

passenger an Airways airliner which left Prest wick airport, Scotland, just after midnight, for Gander, Newfound-

on its way to New York.

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land

a Scandinavian

The Norvegian pilot on the

2 plane radioed to Prestwick just over an hour after taking off. asking for ad. A local doctor at Prestwick telephoned the advice to Prestwick airport's control tower, which relayed it to the air- liner's captain,

Later, the pilot radioed that the baby had been born and was doing well. The airliner was carrying 36 adult passengers, 'ali displaced persons from Europe. and, about 20 children.—Router.

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The Weather

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tropical depresion has degenerated into (an ares of sixllow low "vrmaïte to the

$ of Hack Kong:: An intense sotiinpcione. ̈covers` China" and the" adineeti mens and

from it ridge extends ncroni Japan.

Today's Forecast:-Fresh · ESK • winda. Cloudy with rain in the morning and fair

· periods · during the afternoon,

53 Yesineday's, Weather —

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Rainfall: 1162 mma:458 ins. Total rides

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Wind · Direction Wind Fores

deserted

ship

At

however, Swalow.

But the ships reported that they sighted no Chinese Navy ships.

Deadlock At

Yangtse

statement added that "any attempt from any quarters to lay hands on our properties will meet with the strongest opposition with dil the strength and determination at our dis- posal.

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REDS CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCE ON CHUNGKING

Chungking, November 15,

The Reds took another town in their advance on Chungking from

-South Eastern Szechuan.

In Kweichow, they developed a threat to the high- way linking the fallen provincial capital of Kweiyang with Chungking.

This was posed by forces who branched North

Westward from points on the highway lead: |

ing from the East to Kweiyang.

Hume Trial Opens In London

London, November, 15. Bulky parcels loaded into a

These forces appeared to be coast to Hainan Island. No trame heading for Tsunyi, 130 miles is allowed during the hours of South of Chungking. Official darkness.· reports of their progress plac- Falkow and five other small hired plane at an airport sut-

Hainan

have side London were mentioned

ed them at least 50 miles from coastal towns in

been proclaimed commercial by counsel today when a for- Tsunyi.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai Ports but incoming and outgoing met Royal Air Force pilot was

vessels have been shek, who arrived here yester-will be fired

warned the accused of murder. оть imless they day from Talwan, spent a busy observe, all regulations applying car dealer, Stanley Setty, was.

The dismembered trunk of a day today working on plans to them.

discovered last month off the for the defence of South West- An official despatch clairnet Essex east and Brian

In China. He conferred late Nationalist planes yesterday raid-Burne. 29-year-old company last night with General Yened the island city of Amby, it said director, was arrested for mur- Hsi-sban, the Premier and the planes also sank about 50 dér. Minister of Defence. Yen, Communist junks niong the Today, when the prosecution's who was Chiang's overnight Fulden coast-Associated Press case against him was opened, guest, resumed discussions

dex

Donald

Nationalisation appeared, took off after the par-

Of Steel Deferred

counsel alleged the plane was hired the day after Setty dis- cels had been loaded

up. and later landed in Essex without them

Maurice Mr.. said that the police

The Crump.

th him this morning. Chiang has serit, a message te Acting President Li Tsung-fen urging him to come to Chungking) without delay. Li, who had been conferring with his henchman General Pal Chung-hsi at Kwei-

London, November 15. who visited Hume's. dat, found lin, in Kwangsi, flow yesterday to The Government- today put that a 5oor had recently been Nanning to where the Provincial forward a parliamentary re-stained; but stains were found "entirely Government of that province was solution deferring the opera-between the boards recently transferred. * ̈

tion of the steel nationalisation consistent with a man having Loss Of Yuyding Admitted bill until October 1, 1950 been killed there."

Blood On Carpet The Defence Ministry admit- after the general election. ted the lose of Yuyang, 140 This is the outcome of a Cabinet Mr. Crump said that the day miles East of Chungking, to the decision yesterday to "do a deal" after Setty was missing, Hume Reds, who had invaded Sze with the Conservative dominated took a carpet for cleaning and chuan from Hunanje

House of Lords, which demanded dyeing, but examination showed It denied reports that Pengshui that the electors be allowed to a considerable area of human

blood on it. 95 miles. East of Chungking, has give their verdict first

An- election is "* expected ' in On the same day-October 5- fallen to the Reds striking toward February or March. Tha Peers Hume, who had been overdrat Chungking along the highway insisted that the steel bil-origi at the bank, paid in. £90, accord- leading from Hupeh. The reports

intended to transfer the in- ing the prosecution..

to nevertheless, perakted and were dustry to public awarah by October 22, he made a purchase given wide credence.

next Mary should not operate be with one of the notes which had The Chungking garrison au fore next. October

to

when he been thorities he disappeared.

for Lanymen Que or more of that it disagrees

proclaimed in an of Lords amendments 85 sach, effort to tighten security in and has also compromised on the date Laround the capital.

when the industry will be handed Persons will be liable if they over to the state.

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not more

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while sana cashed £1,005

Detective-Superintendant Colin MacDougall said in evidence that Hume replied "It is a lie when told he had loaded parcels on to hamper the execution of official The Peers suggested July 1, a plane. erders, harbour or deal with the 1951 The Government now pre-

The prosecution alleged that Communists, spread false news, posey January 1. 1951 or a date the day after Setty's disappear- commit

than 12 months later ance, just after taking the carpet sabotage or arson or speculate in currency or commo. If the Conservatives are returned to be cleaned, Hume took a knife at the general election, they in- dities

Also liable persons who loot tend to repeal the steel, bill and to a garage and asked them to

retain the industry in privats aharpen it for him.

Questioned about this, he said: | riot, Instigate strikes, spread pro- ownership. H Lebour is returned, yes, I got it sharpened for the

paganda for the Reds or in any the government will go sheać with

*Jotul.”—Reute other way, help them, entier

the nationalisation-Reuter. troops to desert gather" vor disclose classified information, spy and destroy military installations. The Nationalists Caimed a few localised successes but nothing to

offse the loss of Kweiyang and the increasing pressure towards They reported the Chungking.

CHENNAULT VISITS KOREA

MAIL FOR RED

CHINA VIA HK

Tokyo, November 15. General MacArthur's headquar-

Kimpo, November 15.,ters oficially announced today Major-General Claire Chenault that the Hong Kong postal officials recapture of several points North arrived by plane at Kimpo airport will forward ordinary letters and East of the Tangise town of on Tuesday evening and immedia-postcards addressed to Manchuria Patung, in Hupeh, 230 miles East tely left for Seoul where he will anni North China of Chungking

It continued: "May this our us by Hong Kong law, we shall joint statement serve 85 a do all possible as one solid unite timely 'reminder to any

to preserve and protect the lawfu: would-be opportunists, who properties of our two airlines will be lawfully defied, reject the statement stressed. led and opposed outright"

Coichel Tai An-kue, Nation The two airlines belonged to

xlist appointed Managing Dires tor of the Central portation Corperation offered defecting members of the avia: tian company five month if the latter would remain with the Nationalists, according to an official of the CATO yesterday.

A. Communist officer ordered A shipping company official China, to the Chinese people, the more than 50 additional soldiers in Hong Kong said yesterday statement said, and being Chinese! to board the Sing Hing, and told that negotiations for the release foremost they had pledged their the captain that if he attempted of the British ships being de loyalty and support to the Central Government at Peking at the mouth

the People's to leave Swatow, without un tained

managing and to "our official loading cargo his ship would be Yangtse have broken down.

Alirectors, Colonels C.Y. Liu and The Nationalist Cominander of "blasted out of the harbour,”

the warship detaining the . Wo- C.L. Chan.

"We shall consider it our solemn

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The Captain said that the Com-sang and the 6s. Tainan has in- munists apologised for iring on termed the two British captains duty to declare to all concernert that they will not he allowed to that with the protection afforded proveed to Hong Kong until they return to Shanghai and discharge,

Flight Of KMT Capital From HK

their cargo.

The British captains, have re- firet to do this.

The two merchantmen

Disastrous Train

Air Trama-

The new Managing Director made this offer when he visited. Mr. -Liao Chung-shong," "acting Managing Director appointed by

Cheok-lam, ¡Colonel · Chan

CATC's local head office yesterday morning

Wreck In S. Africa Colonel Chan Peking.

at

In

"of provinces confer with President Rhee and Andrei, Chahar, Cheklang Honan

Hopeh

eh Hupch, Pehol, Kiangsi, Red Desertions Claimed Major-General Russell Randall

Shensi General Chennault was accom Shanghai and The Defence Ministry claimed panied by Mr. Kim Yong Sik.

Efective immediately, such mail a number of men of a Com-

Korean Consul General at Hang will be accepted at all Japanese division in Western Kong. munist

post offices for despatch, Mail Hupeh had deserted and

to North Korea is being Reliable sources said that Gen some cases surrendered.

Bosteral Chermault, General Randalled according to information

:

Reuter.

of them, it said, formerly, bs and President Rhee will discuss received from the South Korean longed to armies of the torn the protection of Korea from pos- government. Ordinary and regis- coat Nationalist commander incible air assault and the using of tered letters and posters will be North China, General Fu To Kores as an air base for the Chin the only mail accepted for trans-

zal mission. Ꭽ, . who surrendered to the ese Nationalists. Communists at Peiping on January 22. This offer was, however, turned

Official reports from Southern down by Mr: Liao who said that Kwanglung claimed the Nation CATC is taking mes had run

orders from lists had recaptured Macming, s highway hub about 200 miles the blockade to Shanghai, dis

Since early yesterday morning west of Hong Kong charged cargo, and were proceed.

a. considerable number of CATC Other reports" zald spécial pre- ing back to Hong Kong, with Johannesburg, November 15.

A-train carrying more than personnel went to the aviation cautions were being taken, to pre-- cargoes, when "3 Nationalist destroyer fired warping shots 500 native labourers plunged company's Kowloon City office to vent junk-borne: Communists in Manila, November 15.

the filtrating from the Kwangtung across their bow, and ordered off a 80-foot bridge into the read a notice put up by

Cont Chinese capital idle in Hong them to stop.)

Flandspruit River, near Macha governing body, Emergency

mitter of the company. Kong since its flight from Two Royal Navy ships-one dorp, East of here today, and

The notice urged-all-CATC.l: personnel do remain at their hanghai before the onrushing MS Alacrity are reported to be uncficial reports said 85 were

Dokte

tend to guard CATC's pro-] Communist armies may be in-stili standing by outside territorial killed and 175 seriously injur vested in the Philippines in waters.

perties ed..

against being taking over A shipping company official said The train, which belonged to

the new director, →ubstantial amounts. *,

The Philippines Consal-General in Hong Kong last night that five the Witwatersrand native labour

Aside from these development tore freighters were in the her- recruiting administration, Was both CNAC, and CATC remained in Hong Kong, Dr. Jose V. Rodri-bour with cargoes for Shanghai derailed on the bridge after the quiet yesterday. jouez, said as a result of his pres but: that. their sailing dates and engine struck an obstruction. -

sent visit to Manila, the Philip-been postponed (until after the Some of the rear coaches were pines Government has given per outcome of the ss. Taman and is still hanging precariously from mission for Chinese capitalists ir Werang's detention are the restle.

But responsible officials of both Page 3 Hong Kong to Invest in cocoanizt A Royal Navy: spokesman re-i An eye-witness sald the uirlines were busily occupied in oil and coarnel factories here. fased to commuett on the status of "screams were the most frightful closed-door conferences.

Still under consideration is a the two ship last night,

thing I ever heard. He added: Only a few staff members of proposal to invest Chinese money

both "Some of the passengers were

airlines were present at their Page were still underwater. We

bad weather, respective offices yesterday due to hampered by the lack stretchers and fore. doors from At the Kai Tak airfield, ground Page 5

mechades of both the train

companies Big Powers Again Clash in UN The dead were being laid out were still present at their jobs. Page:? in rows. beside the train

If the death toll- is confirmed But due to bad weather most of it will be the worst train wreck them remained indoors.

history. in South African

in a steel manufacturing plant.

Dr. Rodriguez said he hopes

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