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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1949.

Far East Air

LU HAN MAY SWITCH Chief Visits HK BACK TO NATIONALISTS Lung Yun Trying To Prevent Volte-Face

DEFENCE OF TAIWAN

General Lung Yun, former Governor of Yunnan Province and now

a Deputy in the new Communist People's Central Government, may leave Hong Kong today or tomorrow for Kunming.

He has been ordered there by the Communist au- thorities, the "China Mail" learned last night.

Pai's TroopsIt is understood that he has been instructed to Disarmed In Indo-China

Saigon, December 14

Nationali

Beveral thousand Chinese

belonging 10 General PAI Cheng he's Kwanga army entered Vict.

nam treitory today

IA

Longsong

of regis

the

the Truntier and

In.

Chinese Enngking

daarmed were

and terned,

No Incidenta were report. d. French afficial quarters said the fleeing Nationalists would be treated lu actor. dance with the joint struc Hon given by the French High Commissioner. M. Leon Pignon, and ex Emperor Bo Đại, Vietnam thiet of stato, and in accordance with the International convention the right of asylum of do. foated And expatriated

troops Reuter.

Blockade Runners

an

fly to the Yunnan capital to prevent a second coup d'etat which his nophow General Lu Han might be planning in view of the Commun- ists' cold attitude towards his recent defec- tion from the Nationalist comp.

General Lu Han, Governor of Yunnan Province, who depolitioni ferted to the Communists week ago, is expected to stage

second

d'etat shortly coup unless he is able to extricate

himself and his uncle, General Lung Yan, from their current predicament.

Rehable

fter outers reforms will be tre

This ་་་

melle broadening the provincial council; from 15 members to 23, most af whom would be native Carwanese

eleurent division betwe

went and Nutisnutost respons - sibity is being worked out.

Chinng has insisted the Nation

Independent Nationalisi sources alis Gavermanent must be simp

mid last night that General Lades). Many of the ministries and Han's release of Nationalist Gen-

Pral Chang Chun has placed his abolished.

unclo in an embarrassing posi

tion with the Communista.

Would offlems

1x

TR

Premier Yen fist-shaun Trimu

the

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On the other hand, the Com-Nationalist Government personnel munist leaders have ordered Gen-drastically at Chungking, just toe

Redis. eral La to place himself and there that elty fell to enttre province under the BU- Then in Chengtu, loss mainland thority of Communist General capital, he lopped off hundreds of Liu Po-chand's command.

Air Marshal F. J. Fogarty, RAF G-in-C In the Far East, la shown (left) crossing the harbour in a launch after his arrival at Kai Tak from Singaporn yesterday. With him are Lieutenant- General Bir E. C. Robert Manaorgh, Hong Kong GOC In C (right), and Air Commodore A. D. Davin (centre). ("China Mail" Photo).

Peking Radio Charge On KMT Scheme For Indo-China

San Francisco, Dacombor 14.

others. At one time in Nanking. The Nationalists and the Fronch· authorities in

100,000

were Un

porn we

The sources added that Gon- eral Lu Han has been reprimand-Government payroll. od by his uncle who, is finding it dimcult to reconcile the re- icano of General Chang Chun with his nephew's professed change of heart.

May Undergo

Active Again Another Change

The hull along the North China blockade front has evis dently netruget local shup- pers to rerumis batisiness for five vessels cured port for Swa-

tow, Tseiglo, Dairen and Any yesterday.

To gal out of his predica- ment, General Lu Han may undergo another change of heart and switch hle affiliations and allegiance back to the Ne tionallet camp, the Βουτάει

vald.

They added that there are st four Nationalist commanders in Yunnan

Lu to whom General

The blockade running flect in- cludes the British courtera Leang Bee Swathy 1, Newchwang Han may hand over authority (Tangler and Sing Hing once the second coup d'etat is (Any).

Rusian steamer carried out. the Tomsk (arin) end the Pane-

He may manian trighter Eastern Trador (Tsingtao).

The fireek steainer Armathio, which we detuned by the Nu tionalist Navy for attempting to

sneak into Shangbal vaters re- cently, clearest for Takau. A 10- port that she ray call at Con munlat porta In North China could not be confirmed ofciuily.

SHO

the

Except for foreign affales and national defence under the Soilth Eusi comunal, which has herd- quarters on

un Talwar, the Provin cial Government would have full Dower over operations.

Rumours were rife that K C Wu, American-educated former Mayor of Shanghai, would be ねらいだく! the DEW Governor

Taiwan.

of

Dutch Ship Explodes; 10 Missing

Indo-China are now working on a scheme to "move what was left of the Kuomintang forces after the recent large-scale annihilation cam- paign on the Kwangtung-Kwangsi border into Vietnam," Poking radio said today.

According to the broadcast, the Nationalist troops are to serve as "volunteers for Vietnam" as soon as they cross the border.

the French This was revealed in Gen-he negotiated with

It was decided eral Pai Chung-hsi's order to representative.

the Kuomintang his generals captured on De- that when

Vietnam, they cember 8 by the Communist troops fled Into

would fight in. co-ordination forces, the radio alleged.

with the French army against the people's liberation army of Vietnam, the broadcast declar- ed.--United Press.

The broadcast continued: "Ac- cording to the plan of warlord Pal Chungnhai and General Isin Wel,

badly the

mauled Kuomintang 14th, 17th and 71st armies, comprising 10,000 men, are to enter Vietnam at a point railway North

of Langson, A then proceed to the Miami, Florida, December 14.

town North Enst of Handl United States and leave Yunnan Eight persons who survived They will fight in co-ordination to be contested for by the Com-the explosion and sinking of with the French colonial army munists and the Nationalists. the Dutch motorship Doros against the Vietnam people's

Pro Communist newspapers said yesterday that General Pal were picked up from a lifeboat liberation army. As a camouflage, Chung-hat is negotiating with the by a passing tanker today, and French Indo-China for the in- search was underway for six corporation of some of his men others of the 24-man crew. into the French Colonial Army.

Ten crewmTIETI apparently died

In the explosion.

the Kuomintang will come under the command of the puppet Bao Dal government,

Seven Hurt As Trams Collide

་

Seven persona

of them seriously, Iwo

were injured,

whent

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AMENDMENTS PASSED AT REFORM CLUB MEETING

A proposal by Mr. Charles Losoby opposing tho adoption of the 13-point platform of the Re- form Club of Hong Kong was turned down by a large mojarity at the general meeting of the Club' held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday.

The meeting which was presided over by Mr. B. A. Bernacchi" was called to discuss amend- ments to the platform, all of which, with the exception of one, were passed.

were:

The whendments passed was Chairman, which was that the Reform Club had come into DENRE being to help the Government and

not to embarras it.

-(1) Recovery of military and nival land in Central Victoria for evil use and creation of civic *'e purchase fund from proceeds of sate to private purchasers of part of land recovered; any land not sold to be devoted to public

ust's.

(2) Provision of sufficient urban parks, recreational (and/or playground areas, adequately spaced and staffed for the speciał Deeds of the congested arbon population, funds to be drawn frum the above-mentioned civle sile purchase fund,

(3) Abolition of monopolies or restriction of their profits where advantageous to the pubilo in- tergat, whether the monopoly is in private hands or is hold by Government.

Indonesian Constitution Signed

Batavia, December 14. Representatives of 18 In- donesian states and territories signed tonight a Constitution Bome of the proposals in the which will join them in an in- platform contemplated expan dependent United States of diture which would bring taxa Indonesia, sovereign though tion to the level of that of Great linked with the Dutch Crown. Britain, would paralyse indus- try and would raise the cost of)

Constitution becomes existence out of all proportion | effective the moment the Nether- to benefits obtained,

lands transfers sövéreignty, pro- bably on December 37, surrender ing the fabulously rich Islands after 300 years of Dutch rule,

(Continued On Page 13)

London Powermen's Strike

Tho

Within two weeks,. the Con- stitution probably will become the supreme law of a new nation of 77,000,000 people in the Bouth West Pacific,

-

Fodoral State

The Constitution sets up London, December 14. federal stato patterned' aftor (4) Increase of hospital in- Britons carried candles to European democracies Govern- patient and out-patient accom- work today as insurance against ment power will be exercised by modations up to definite figures a sudden blackout from the the President and his Ministers, of beds (In-patients) and capa-London electricity powermen's

along with a House

of Repre- elly a day (out-patients) to 1,000 strike and the government is sentatives and a Senate.

population. Figures to be de-faced with the possibilty of selection of a President by de- terinined by an ad hoc committee

Ministers feared that the

The Constitution calls for the

putles from each of the 10 states. electoral body already has

strike

An

of legislators and representativen new national emergency. of Medical Department

(5) Immertiate provision of a might extend to the country gen been formed and is to pick the cost of living Iridex retallerally and paralyse the nation's price index and a, wholesale price electricity

grid,

on Saturday at which provides Chief of State Index, as being essential to et-the power for Britain's industrial will choose three Cabinet mem

Jogjakarta, Java. The President fective modern administration. production-including the export bers

16) Full pubile investigation effort.

who, in turn,

will select of alleged corruptions in Govern-

the unofficial stoppage be three others. The Government, in ment departments if and when caines general, the Cabinet will

abbreviated form, is to accept arisbig, sich investigations to be advise the King to declare a state go ahead later with formation of sovereignty on December 27 and conducted in oach. enze by a lot national committee on which private busi-

emergency, well-

the Senate. House and other, or informed quarters Less and/or private professional day strike ranked only

prédicted Ty London's

Working mills of government Associated

mill-Press. locally raised troops injured

unwelcome complication of duty and for dependants of sunt moment it affects only 3,000 men Christmas preparations. For the

interests are represented.

Adequate pension for

tiled on duty either during the at four London power stations Death Of Airlines

last war or subsequently.

Business Tax

the government

the

Men Confirmed

shutdown

The first five amendments were including Barking, Europe's big proposed by Mr. G. & Kennedy-est. Skipton

But to and seconded by fir. Beinora F. Warmant, The sixtli stoppage had a graver signifie, and seventh were proposed by Mr. Lance. Less than three years ago a Marman und

The vernacular New Life electricity secondra by Mr. national Kennedy-Skiptor..

caused by fuel shortage during Evening Post" yesterday, quot- Ari exceptional "freeze up" costing a private report from Pe- Britain £100,000,000 within

king, confirmed the deaths of month through lost production Mr. C. Y. Liu, General Manaw Reuter, 3,

ger of the China National Aviation Corporation, and Mr. Chan Cheok-lam, General- Manager of the Central Air Transportation Corporation..

Both mon were previously ro ported to have been killed when

A proposal, mads by Me. Kennedy-Skipton and seconded by Mr. Warman, which was turned down by the casting vote of the Chairman, was that a Lusiness tax, with means of collection adequately organized and staffed to assure payment, be introduced.

U.S. GENERALS IN SINGAPORE

Singapore, Décember '14, Lieutenant-General

Stratemeyer,

Д

George

United States Para Convair aircraft which was A proposal sent in by Mr. East air force commander, and near Lanchow.

taking them to Lanchow, crasiud Harold Bruce without a reconder, Major-General Charles Willough-In the meantime a local source that the head tax proposal should by, Intelligence chief in Tokyo, closely connected with the men's Le xpunged and in its place arrived here yesterday to confer familles mld that since both Gen- there should be a stamp fee on with British identity cards, renewable yearly, presumably

ori

a co-ordinated

military interiors boon for and graduated tax on immigra- South East Asta policy against their dependents tion, was adopted by the meeting the Communists.

here:

the has been received by

North

after it was reconded by Mr. It was believed here the two of the pro-Communist elements However, an official spokesman, Murens da Silva.

of CNAC

yesterday insisted on Speaking in support of the American generals were here as

result of the recent visit to saying that the non-ware vary amendments proposed or second General Douglas. MacArthur by much alivo na numerous telegrams. ed by him Mr. Kennedy-Skipton

旦

Macdonald-United Press.

and CATC since Northward trip.

The New, 1950

New

their

"If things get worse for the

In Vietnam Kuomintang forces The newspapers added that

they are to leave Vietnam vi two tram cars travelling toward Fald they served to make items the British Commissioner General have been received by the focal General Pal, In an attempt

for instance in tho The group of six were believed Haiphong for Hainan Island, Shaukiwan collided hear Tin Lois in the platform more specific, as for South East Asia, Mr, Malcolm CNAC save his troops trapped by the

Lane at 9 o'clock last night, --

proposal of Yesterday saw two blackade Communima near the Indo- to be in another lifeboat, being according to the plan.

.."Pai Chung-hel's order saya The injured, all passengers more hospital accommodation and Funners returning without In China border, has suggested to tossed about by rough seas 300 that in order to preserve, the aboard the trams, were rushed medical treatment, where it was aldent from Swatow and Amoy. the Franch that they allow nilles East of here where the 000-Kuomintang forces, we have to to Queen Mary Hospital by two necessary to specify the numb

instead of just saying more! The British cuaster Cloverlock

the troops to oroes into Indo-ton Doros exploded at 10.45 a.m. organise ourselves into a volun- ambulances from the Central called at Amoy for less than 15 China an Volunteer Army to Tho

On the question of menopolies eight saved men, including teer army for Vietnam." The Fire Brigade Department. hours, arriving

and at night

fight the Communists,

the Chief Engineer of the Dutch order continues: Politically, wo

accident thought a restriction of their cause of the leaving by daylight.

Vernacular Press reports from vessel and one man suffering from are to support Bao Dni, and could not be ascertained. lost pronte was only fair. The Yaumati brought fresh fruits and veget- Chengtu said the city is still in second degree burns, were picked militarily we are to co-operate night, but it was believed that Ferry Company, for instance had Nationalist hands. The city is up by the tanker Sparrows Point. with the French army. The aim among the Injured were the con- to pay a royalty for their mono- calm and quiet and shops have The Chief Engineer of the is to find the main forces of Ho ductor and the gate-man,poly, and he thought the same should apply to other operators begun to reopen for business.

The seriously injured Doros told the Coast Guard hero Chi-minh and crush them. The situation outside the city by radio from the Sparrow's Point

17 the enemy. (Chinese given as Chan Mo-ching, 20-of monopollos, like the Star Ferry,

Company, is not clear.

six men in the other that the

army) fol year-old woman, residing at Mr. Leseby, opposing the mo people's liberation lifeboat were headed in the direc- lows us into Vietnam, then it '341 Hennessy Road, second floor,

the platform is tion of the small island of San will be a complex international, suffering from head injuries; and tion, criticised Salvador.

question. It will be favourable Lau Ting, gate-man No. 880, of being unrealistic, impracticable, to us, because the United States 312 Wanchal Road, second floor to the pledge he gave when he lacking in backbone, and conterry will not imply sit back and look on."

ablos.

The Panamanian freighter Barafon arrived from Swatow with the first batch of foreigners permitted to leave the city by the Communist Guvernment:

Communist troops have by passed. Chengtu in an efforts to Encircle and eliminate Nationalist There were about a dozen' Chi- forces on a large scale, accord- nase, passengers.

ing to a United Press report from Hofhow.

The Weather

A telephone call from Cheng- tu revealed that many Nation- alist Government personnel are still in the beleagueredelty, General Hitch Yuch. Cormor Governor of Hwangtung, has not www.yot accepted. his appointment” as "As ́edog omr ́ (8) p.m. - HKRT) the | defonce commander. In Hainan,

| Byplomu "waa ferming as extra tropical depresstart moving rapidly North East- wards to the HC comat of Japan.. Tresmire [is relatively high over China, · The 'anti joyntona: ja' covering the N Paèlfloss pr

„Today's, Forecast:-Moderate or freela NE or Ewinds. Clously with patches, of [drieste (or, light rain, mainly at night.

Yesterday's Weather - Maximum & dest, Fat Miitenum: 01.8 deg, Fal.' Banáhľady MIL

[Elainfulis) 0.7 mm.=0,8 in. Total alnom 1-0 Jan. 1–2004.3 mm.87,48, ina, ca@ jogainat "ani, averagé 'of 2185,001.

Baros, al mal Tel, Xuntaity

Wind Dirvellan' wi "Wind/Prive Tides and "Ellah......

1.

Ton Believed. Killed

Soong's Trip

suffering, from face injuries.

were

The live others, were: Miss Fung Foon, aged 20. D Morrison Hill Road, first floor, Chang Kwok, aged 49, 115 Spring Gar-

The Chlof Engliser reported that he was almost certain that ́eight, members of the prew, in- eluding the Captain, and posel. "That is part of a plan cooked den Lane, ground floor; Mis bly two others were killed up for some time to preserve the Lam Lai, aged 28, residing at an aboard the Duich

Kuomintang remnant armies," the unnumbered hut in Tal Ha Chu vomet.

"As carly as last Wing-ming, aged 27, Kowloon The Coast Guard has despatch-radio said. ed the cutter Mocoma from Miami May, T. V. Soong went to City and Chang Siu-tong, aged Page 2

France, ostensibly to recuperato. 26, believed to be the conductor.

to

Defence Of Taiwan and planen, from Miami and But in reality, he was buying

owners

On Other Pages.

Correspondence.

THE KING'S 54th BIRTHDAY

Pago+3+

Europeans Lerve Swatow. Page 4

'Barolky's Bridge.

Page &

Sofia Treasón. Tělal, Page 0 London: Desember 14,~ London Power Strike 1 Greetings from Princess Eliza | Page=7)

Japanose. Parceria beth and the Duke of Edinburgh

Treaty

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VELOX & WYVERN IN 6 DASHING COLOURS

· 1. Black-with bronze loathor standard Vetox &

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the Macdlul air force buse..

arms and negotiating with; Wes- Tampo, Florida, to the area to search for let the Kuomintang army · Bes tern European governments to Diplomatic sources. In Talpel

the disclosed yesterday that the Mr. L.R. Deutekom, general tries in case the people's army

remaining survivors

into Vietnam--and other, ||coun=" United

· Staton approached. Qen-.......

manager of the Royal Netherlands drove into South China. They eratissimo Chiang Kai-shok-on Steamship Company

of pinnad to, transform the China- the defence of Talwan before the

the China-Burma Doros, sald the vessel was Vietnam and to Chungking fast Chlang went to

enrrying general cargo from New borders into a so-called antl month. A

Ascoisted Press report York to Part Au Princo, Halti, All Communist base on the main in Malta were among the mesan- Page 3

Kes from all parts of the Brillsh ·Chinese “Reda". Infiltration, Intò Chiang is understood to have of the crew members, he reported land of Asia.

have were natives of the Netherlands "After the liberation -

a of Can Empire which ranchod King Burma. - Blendingu 6a

fullest, co-operation for the Dutch island of Curacao. top the Kuomintang Kwangtung George on his 54th promised 10. m. 4. p.m.

outstanding Americans were rent The Coast Guard announced and Kwanga warlords sont a dayNA

195, 2) Engineering: Pape 1910.1, 1015.7 mm here from the States to help them later, that one of its search planes secret emissary to B: Vietnam

King-waa, keeping 5-án="] Page 12 999 99 20.09 25.90 inches. plan, the defenes Oficial sources sighted the Dutch motor ship where he made sin agreement nivarea according to custom na Monty Proposes Army For CHINA INTERNATIONAL

contacted today, however, would Dorca "anost and burning with, the French, authorities to a family occation sk

Mao Germany,! (36, 27 de 2 not confirm this

The Count Guard sald the hulk move the defeated: Kuomintang The only official recording of Page 14 S ENDEN 1 There are growing Indications was soon about 90 miles from forces into Vietnam na volun the event was the flying er fags & RF Ban On Guid) Dealing

-Ja knotm"

that both Nationallet leaders and the spot where the first survivors teers for Vietnamese over public, bifidings and in the Panel DAGGER PAYS Taiwan provincial authorities are were picked up roughly 300 to Immediately afterwards the firing of a 41 gun salute at Hyde Air, Chipping) Movemente, making sweepligi reformia, to lay 350 miles east of Miami. Kwangsley cliquoq; i despatched Park, London. The King's, oficial Rage 10: to earn United States aid United Pre

| Cheng Szu-yuan to Macao, where birthday is In June.Iteuter. Bports.

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