1949-11-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, „NOVEMBER 17, 1949.

NATIONALIST SHELLING OF AMERICAN MERCHANT SHIP

BLOCKADE RUNNER IN U.S.

San Pedro, California,

November 15:

The Flying Tiger, one of the first American ships to Tun the Shanghai blockadė, dropped anchor here today!

Mr. A. C. Hager, Captain of the Asbrandtsen Line freighter, spid he slipped into Shanghai harbor -on October 13 while three Nation="

"Flying Cloud"

Hit Off Woosung

New York November 15.

The Isbrandtsen Steamship Company notified the US. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, Today that a Chinese Nationalist warship Fred on the Isbrandtsen steamer, the Flying Cloud, as it left the Yangtse River. Hundreds of shells were fired at the Flying Cloud,

according to her captain's message. holes were torn. in the side of the ship. One of them was 13 inches in diameter. aboard was killed or wounded. incident occurred on Monday night as the ship left Woosung for Fusan on her round the world liner service.

alist patrol boats took two other The

Isbrandtsen ships into custody.

Captain Hagen said his crew .unloaded the Flying Tiger at night during continubus air raids.

Bombs fell within 100 feet of the ship.

As the Flying Tiger tried to süp out of the harbour, one of the patrol boats opened Gre, Mr. -Hager said, but the shells miss-

d.

He hove to and the Nationalist Loaz came alongside, delayed the Flying Tiger for awhile and then allowed her to continue. -

The captain anchored the steamer outside the port for an examination to determine the extent of damage, the line sail.

*

Several

None

The State Navy Department). weeks ago turned down a plea by the isbrandtsen Company for armed excorts for its meri chant ships in that area..

One point officials want clear- He was attempting to close the ed up is where the attack took holes by bolting plates outside place, whether in Chinese terri- and placing cement boxes inside torial waters or on the high seas. the hull.

The recognised rights of a warship vessel differ The message to Mr. Acheson to halt a foreign Mr. Hager said the blockage united States Chief of Naval

said the Line had notified the under the circumstances. appears to be breaking up, add-1Operations, requesting that the message that the Flying Cloud's Mr. McConaughy said in his ing that if this happens, North

Navy determine China ports will again be opet Cloud's situation and furnish any took place at the mouth of the Flying master advised that the incident to -Pacific coast shipping**ASS= ciated Press.

Mystery Officer Testifies

necessary assistance...

announced

the

Yangise River.

"On October 5," the message to He said the latest word was Mr. Acheson said, "you officially that the merchant ship was an

that the United chored while repairs were being† States Government would view made.-Associated Press. sericusly any, attack on American merchant vessels by Nationailst China warships tempting to enforce Nationalist China's purported blockade ог iport closure order announced

- Hamburg. November 15. June 23," Lieutenant-Colonel Alexan- der Scotland. British Intelli-

or planes

-at-

on

The message said Mr. Acheson

said he had notified the Chinese

the blockade

gence Officer who served on the Nationalist Government by official German General Staff during memorandum that the war, appeared today as was in violation of international défence witness in the trial of law. Field Marshal Erich Von Man- stein.

He told the British Military Court, trying the Field-Marshal on war crimes charges, that he had seen German Legal Depart nent-documents, compiled during the war, which alleged that Allied troops, especially Russians, com- mitted war crimes against Ger- mans.

That

Action Wanted

the

Women's Conference

Montgomery Going To U.S.

Landen, November" 15. · Flaid Meshaf Viscount Montgomery, Chairman" - of the Western Union Defence

Committee, is calling for the

United States tomorrow -the Queen Elizabek,

in

The visit will give him an opportunity to discuss -with military experts the Integra tian of the well-advanced Western Union defence plans into the widze structure of the Atlantic "Pact defence or

Marshal Sir William Slim, "Chief of the Im- perli "General Staff, is due In the United States as the 'States quest of the United Army later this month.— Reuter,

AMERICANS HELD AS HOSTAGES

Italian Police Break Up Band Of Terrorists

Police confirmed today accused of forming "ganisation.

Milan, November 15.

the arrest of, 48 persons part of a terroristic, cor-

Among them were two soldiers, two ex-soldiers and, two women. They will be charged with military spying

The two soldiers will be tried by a military court and the others will be dealt by or- dinary courts, police said.

Of the 48 arrested, police said 30 formed the political nucleus": of the organisation headed by arr Armenian, Calust Meherlan, aged 48, born in Istanbul. He was act ing upon Instructions of à Milan- ese Communist cell, police said.

Dr. Gabriele Mundo, head of the Police headquarters: Political

Office, said that most of the ar-

AND

ACHESON

WARD CASE

Washington, November 15..

The US. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said today he intends again to give his rested were Communist Party personal attention to the case eard holders or had been can of Mr. Angus Ward, the nected with the

-Communist gabled American Consul-Gen- Patty.

feral at:Mukden, China.

While Mr. Acheson has been in

Dr. Munda said that many of those arrested had been expelled from the Party but Alberto Chieurope for the last eight days. sa; a "soldier arrested recently, formation about Mr. Ward from his aides have tried to obtain in- told the police that this was a

the Chinese Communist authori -manoeuvre to conceal Party-com-

plicity.

ties and to get his released.

Stalin Model

Chiesa,, according to the po fice, “said that- miefäbers of "the organisation were instructed to gather secret information on thei strength and disposition of

troops and stocks-of "arme and jammunition.

They have had no-success. Mr. Acheson was asked on his return to Washington whether he intended to look into the case.

"7-have been giving it my per Sonal attention and I shall again,"

1

Tre "said.

Washington, November 15. The Communist regime in that, it seized two Americans North Korea admitted today and added that they may be

"But have been out of touch held as hostages until the

with the matter, while. I was United States recognises the

away and want to get the Coinmunist regime as

very latest information on it.” the The police said that government

Mr. Ward and four members of. was the brains of the Megberian organisation The Americans are

the Consulate staff were gaoled Abert and ordered his subordinates to Valis of Brooklyn and

1 by Communist authorities al by robbery. He was Mukden Alfred collect funds by robh Meschter of Kinderhook, NY. quoted as saying that "like Stalin,, charges of having beaten a Chi- GA October, 24 08 both employees of the Economic attacking a bank in Tills, your nest employez Associated Press. Co-operation Administration.

should join

bin bands

thieves and divide

In Moscow tinied and

Press

Dr. morey "you get.”

a

said that the rob...

They have been missing since September 22 when the Korean crew of the South Korean ship dery of jewellery store brought

4,000,000 -Ure. the gang took everyone aboard to Com-*

Communist newspaper

declared in manist-controlled North Korea Unita"

its Mian The first report on their disap-been discharged from the Party- ortion today that Megherian had Searance which came in a Com-

because he was a spy for the i sang, capital of North Korez, saldociated Press.

broadcast from Pyong-British intelligence service"-AS- they were receiving "humane treatment" and might be return-

munist

ed if the United States so request- ATTEMPT TO KILL

ed.

But so far the United States has refused to have any such dealings - with the Communist *regime.

UNION LEADERS

Answer Is More Trade

Tokyo, November 15.

A representative of a British firm long active in China and | Japan said today that "he is convinced that the answer to the world's troubles lies in more international trade

Moscow, November 15. Wemen from all parts of the world gathered in Moscow to- day for the opening session of the International Democratic Federation of Women

The agenda includes "You" further notified us," the labrandaen message said, rights of women

The defence of the economic [1] connection U.S. Government with the growth of poverty and would take appropriate action unemployment in capitalist coun If any attack 'shoufs be 'made;

and the women's Demo-

·James 'H "Ewtig, -for 28 years tries on American 'merchant vessels.eratic and its problems."

with the Japan branch of Dod- We now request you take ap-i The conference will also con-

Ponline, Michigan, November 15. well and Company of London, propriate action immediately insider a report of a

“American Sicials here said the preparatory

· Planted dynamite charges rock-told the Mitary - Government. this case of our "Flying 'Cloud," committee on a coming conference Communist broadcast was madeed the homes in this car-maro-Association at Yokolarna `that in in the name of the Home-minister. lecturing city near Detroit of 1934 Japan balanced her import The US. State Department re- of women of Asian countries and

report

the Federation's-United Press.

two trade union officials, Dar and expect trade at $600,000,000, (ceived the reports of the incident

financial situation;

Keating, the business manager of each way, constituting more than without comment.

-Those present include dele-

Local 614 of the American Fede four per tent of the world trade. Remembering recent attempts sille and cotton market, Japan is SIAM CANCELS gates from Greece, Austria, Po»

ration of Labour, and of his Now due to the loss of certain

Louis Lintcau.

Dashing (groads and most of the Bangkok, November 15. to assassinate

hate two Congress of Siam has cancelled a plan to Industrial Organisations union not exporting enough to pay for Both said their information & DASIN RARE Late-General at Canberra, Auster In Detroit, "the police went accounted for less than one per

establish a Legation and Consu-leaders, Walter and Victor Reu her imports, Mr. Ewing, said.

Pointing out that in 1948 Japan into action swiftly to Investigate ent of the total world trade, Mr. The Foreign Minister, Phot the cause of the explosions. Asarasin, announced the change Damage was confined mainly towing said each country must

plans.

the garages in both houses,Reu buy from dapan: as much as it The project was dropped, notter.

sells 40 Japan-United Press, because of the White Australia" French policy, but because the Australi-BAN ON THOREZ Commission, an Government demanded that

came

on

The documents mentioned cases karolving British; French, Darch and Belgians, as well as Soviet soldiers, he said.

Colonel Scotland, asking the Court not to produce these doen- Reports of the incident Cuts, in public, said that he had from the Isbrandtsen Steamship land and Rustania-Associated CONSULATE PLAN available

an extract from them. Company, New York, operators Press. Mr. R. T. Faget, deferice coun- of the vessel, and from Mr. Wal- set today told the Cours that heter McConaughy, the American would

produce an affidavit to Consul-General at Shanghai. show that Marshal Stalin him-

self had ordered the killing of was radioed from the captain of

esptured and wounded German the Flying Cloud.

soldiers.

Officials said the reports were

Can-aken under study immediately.

He declared that the misars took this order very liter- ally 35 at Feodosia where mumerous wounded Germans were massacred by the Russians- Heuter.

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FOR PEACE

tralia.

Σα Prague, November 15. Last October 5, the Under- Professor Frederic Joliot- Secretary of State, Mr. James E. Curie, head of the Webb, said that the United States, Atomic Energy

not recognising the legality of said here today that the Soviet Siam first pay war reparations, the Nationalist blockade, would Union is "a basic factor" in the inchiding compensation-forwar consider any attack on an Amer struggle for peace. ican vessel as a very serious mat-

ter.

Important Point

he was received by the President

Paris, November 115. The French Communist leader, time damages to property owned Maurice-There has been. Minned

•

He was being interviewed by by. “Australian nationals.-United from giving a radio literary talk | Côtekn, the Czéth ́ Official'new's | Press.

tonight

"Fils Du egency, on his way back from

Reuss book bloscow where, during his visity

Vienna, November 15. In communique forbidding Mr Webb declined at a news

Franz Novy, 45-year-old Socia-the talk the Ministry of State said, lof the Soviet Academy of list leader of Vienna, died of tid- that artistic and literary-pro- conference at that time to say Sciences.

ney cancer last night. He was a prommés could not under the what action might be taken.

*Professor Joliot-Curie fold member of the Political Directo French Radio's, constitution be Ceteka that the defenders of peace tale of the Socialist Party. He used for political enús - throughout the world are strug spent 11 years in exile in several

BIGGEST FINES EVER LEVIED

The talk was one of a broad-

gling against the employment of Western European countries last series by authors on their atomic energy as a weapon of United Press.

war.

"I saw a gigantic, review of the Soviet armed -forces. which breathed vigilant strength-a

Washington, November 15. | strength creative of peace because

The anion ledder, Mr. John the Soviet Anny serves only to

L. Lewis, and his United Mine defend the rights of the

Workers Union day paid people."Reuter.

$1,420,000 in fines for failing

to obey 2 Court order to end a PERSIA ARRESTS

1948 coal strike.

Counsel remarked that the Cove

was probably the biggest ever

paid by a defendant in the

Teheran, November 15

Three more people were off-

Federal Courts, certainly the cially reported held tonight in biggest ever paid by a Labour connection with

་་་

he United States!:

Supreme Court declined last week to hear an appeal against the fines.

Of the lines paid today, $20,000" was for contempt of court by Mr. Lewis personally and $1,400,000 for contempt by the union.

·the assassina- tion in Teherm on "November: 4 of Abdul-Hussein Haghir, Court Minister, bringing the total ar Įvests:to-five.

-Earlier- today it was: officially announced that two people, iden tified as Mehdi Saral Ansari, and Almmed Davoodi, had been held

Associated Press.

"The whole amount was paid by for questioning in the case)-; the union--Beuter.

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