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LU HAN AS ACTING YUNNAN GOVERNOR Liu Po-Cheng's Troops To Enter Province

NEW REVOLTS REPORTED

Kunming Radio, monitored in Hong Kong yesterday announced that General Lu Han has been appointed acting Military Governor of Yunnan, which has defected to the Communists.

At the same time the "China Mail" learned that General Lung Yun, a Deputy in the Communist People's Central Government, has receiv- ed fresh instructions to proceed to Peking for consultations. The Communist authorities at Poking have apparently made last-minute changes in their plans to deal with the doubtful loyalty of General Lu Han despite his turning over to them from the Nationalist fold.

HK Police

Raids On

Auditors

The Anti Corruption Branch of the Hong Kong Police car- Fled out A series

caide

of

yesterday on a number of auditor firms.

was officially atatod that the rain were carrted out in

connection with Investigatione

Into tertain aspects aj the collection of taxes.

with the

The raide were made in conjunction and

And arrangement Commissioner of Inland Revenue, II was added.

Account books and docu. ments seized

auditor at the firme were impounded by the police. Relevant documents at the inland

Revenus Depart. ment were also taken away. From Windsor House along, the police carted away four truck Ic ada

of books And

documents.

CAT Planes Leave HK

For Taipeh

Eight

General Lung Yun had been

first ordered to Kunming 10 deal with

emergencies any that might arise there.

Kunming Radio added that General Lu Han has invite Com. munist General Is Po-cheng to) kend his men into the province, and that he has rounded up a number af Nationalist agenta in Kuning.

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949

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Princess Visits U.S. Warship

Princess Elizabeth is seen osatting with, Vios-Admiral J. J. Ballentine, UBN, Commander of the oth task force abroad when she Inapected the company of the U. 6. Warship USD "Da Moines" at Grand Harbour, Malta. The Duke of Edinburgh le soon at extreme right. Photo).

Earthquake LABOUR

Phenomenon

In Japan

Tokyo, December 15. The Communist appointinent of General Lu Han as neting Gov. A five-hour earthquake ac- ernor was interpreted by indepen-companied by landslides pro- dent Nationalist sources here na moted widespread terror, caus- meaning that later ho will be ed the ground to sink nine deprived of all authority when the feet and creates a new lake in Communist arinies occupy the

Prefecture North Nilgata province,

Two revolts against the Nation-Tokyo, Press reports said to- alists by army units in Szechuen day. and Sikang provinces were report-

Belated despatches from Little

DEMAND HK To Get TURNED DOWN

Workers of the Hong Kong Telephone Company and Hong Kong Tramways wore told by their managements yesterday that their demand for an extra or additional cost of living al- lowance could not be granted.

In their letters to the workers, which were couch- ed in identical terms, the managements said they had found it was not justifiable to de- part from the Rehabilitation Allowance figures fixed by Government.

ed to the local vernacular Pross known Izawa in, Niigata Profoc-

The uprisings yesterday.

were ture of Western Honshu told of Inter confirmed offctally at Taipah.] the unusual phenomenon. The The first revolt occurred South dispatches said, the earth trømtra,

Chengtu ou Wednesday when differing from the ordinary quakes suid, the 25th Army group refused to contmon in

00

move to new position to meet) ***** in Japark started yester-costs of commodities; and re-

Communist attacks.

Revolt Fails

afternoon.

The

hours

kh

persistent rocking con- tinued for five

and strange- of prea ly was confined to About 18 acres. A gravel road ran through the middle of the area at which contained farmland flank- Sikang, ed by a cluf. The shaking down movement persisted and

The scoond

capitai Sichang.

occurred

of

where

the mutineere ware

These figures the letters evening. The other two unidas were based actual had not up to late last night de-

cided when to incet.

had Tho telephone workera asked for an extra allowance of HK975 to $115 a month according tramway grade: while the

vised from time to time at cording to the market fluctua- tlons of such costs.

to

A second demand of the work-workers wanted an overall pay-

er that they should be given anment of HK$90 a month irrespec- extra month's pay plus the re-tive of grade. habilitation allowance at the end

The Hong Kong Electric Com-

driven into the hills after at- began to sink and the earth of the year, was, however, ac-pany workers, who delayed for-

under the feet of

at cepted by both managements, mally presenting their demand

tempting to disarm *st foras flown Chengty.

there

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Tokyo, December 15, General MacArthur's Head- quartors today ordered the restitution of 24.80 milligrams of radium to the Hong Kong Government.

The announcement sald that the cadium was looted from Matilda Hospital In Hong Kong during the Pacific WAT.

of

it Wes contained. In 16 needles taken into custody by SCAP with other radium

In the possession found Yoshidio Kodama, former. Clan Aw" ir oriminal, bu pect who was retented, with.... out trial lest United Press

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BRITAIN HAS ATOM WEAPON

London, December 15..

The "Daily Mirror" said today that. Britain has an "atomic weapon” which may be tested at the Australian sacrot rocket ranga.

The "Mirror" indirectly indicated that Britain has

had the weapon for two years.

It sold that by agrooment with the United States and Canada the weapon will not be tested at the forthcoming atom bomb tests to bacon-- ducted by the United States at Eniwotok in the Pacific.

The "Mirror" said: "Apart | He recalled the recent statement from the American proving by his Ministry that plutonilum, ground for atomic weapons the the uranium extract used in the only other likely place where latest type atomic bombs, is being It could be tried out

manufactured at Harwell-United is the

Press secret Australian rocket range.” The "Mirror" gave no source for the statement that Britain has an atomic weapon but quoted from a number of rocent Govern ment statements, supporting such a supposition.

The paper mid: "Britain's atomic wespoh, which our acion- tists have been developing for more than two years, Avil] not be tried out in the forthcoming testa of American atom bombs. This decision was taken at trim power talks on atomic co-opera- flon between Britain. Canada and the United States. The talks have Just ended in Washington.

Britain Wins Corfu

Mine Case

The Hague, December 16. The International Court of Justice at the Hague today "As far back May 12, 1948 awarded Britain £843,947 the Defence Minister, Mr. A. V damages against Albania for Alexander, said all types of modern the mining of two British des- weapons were being developed in

Britain. And the Ministry of Sup-troyers in the Corfu Channel ply of the Government, which is in October, 1948. responsible for all atomic develop- Britain had originally claimed ment, announced nine months ago £875,000, but last month reduced that plutonium, the super-explo- the claim by 281,053 to 2043,047. sive used in the latest type of

The amended claim provided for atom bomba, was being made at £50,048 as compensation for the the Harwell resoach establish

ment."

Officia! Proof No information is available in London about a likely date when

officers and men killed, and 22 injured, £700,087 as replacement cost of the destroyer Saumarez, which

was a total loss, and 203,812 for repairs to the badly

this British mado atomic weapon damared destroy-00

will be tested. Apart from the American proving ground for claim. stormie weapons, the "Mirtor said," A

the

Volage.

wa destroyers, tho

The court salā.

for the iwa

ernment may

"bo

held to be an

the only other likely pince, where Agures given by the British dove it would be tried is the secret exact and reasonable estimate of Australian rocket range.

the damage, sustained.

The paper eald the extent of British development of atomo weapons and their construction. had been indicated in offilat

statements,

On the compensation for the loss of life and injury, the Court considered that the documents produced by the British Govern-

not represented at

"The first fuct was outlined in ment une quicient proof. the British White Paper on the atomic bomb that it was British the hearing, having wirendy sub- scientists who calculated the ert-mitted that it felt the Court had tical amount of energy needed to no jurisdiction to assess compen Nation the terrorised Inhabitants.

The workers of the Hong Kong until yesterday morning, were of the joint decision

explode. the bomb, the amount of eation.

On this point, the Court said from tion was accompanied by a senes Electric Cummpany, who sent re- unaware

energy released and who studied presentatives to see the manage taken by the utility companies, of landslides from higher ground. pres

the conditions for increasing that that as the Albanian Government at 10 am

yesterday to tatil they met with an immediate

has failed to defend its

Case, The falling soil filled in the farins ment

from the management,

amount. More than 1,000 passengers and entirely changed the terrain." formally present their demand for refusal

"Secondly, testimony at the re-procedure in default of appear- It was raining heavily at the An

an additional cont of living allow-after their demand was presented of the pilgrim ship Rizwant, in cent United States congressional once le brought into operation.

Their demand was overall ance of HK$80 a month for each time and this led to the appear-

from small-pox and other dis by leading American scientists ance of a new lake. No casualties Person, had their demand imme-payment of HK$00 a month, frwich 11 people have died inquiry into atomle energy made

dlately turned down: but a second respective of grade.

huddled in horror-revealed that Britain had all the cases,

to necessary At Skhang, the mutinoors' com-ware reported-United Press.

demand for an extra month's 'pay

stricken groups as their ship know-how

The reports said that the Nation alinta subdued the revolting group outsido Chengtu and dissolved the unit. Heavy cosulaties were suffer od on both sides,

mander, General Wu Fel-ying, Ded with his men Into the hillk

Air Transport to the North. Civil planes left Kal Tak for Talpen yesterday.

The Chinese crew, according to

the report, feared that they would Taiwan Governor

be unable to return to the Co-

iony,

It was also reported that an-

other eight CAT plans at Kai Tak

DIPLOMATS IN TOKYO MELEE

at the end of the year to include also the rehabilitation allowance, was granted,

the

QUIRINO ASKS FOR UNITY

Colombo, December 15,

onc.

Ministry's Silence

make

Reuter.

The Moment You've Installed Your

But even In default np. pearance, the judgment added, the Court has been bound to satisfy bolf that the claim is will founded in fact, and Jaw- lies in strict quarantine under atomle weapons,

The Court's judgment, which ing President, a blazing sun in harbour here Other reports said that the main

today.

A Ministry of Supply spokes-was read by the acting The atmultaneous decision of

admitted that Britain is Mr. J.C. Guerrero, was given by Communist force investing Cheng-,

Two doctors and a nurse who man three utility

in concerns According to a Chinese Press tu has by-passed the Szochuon

the Mosiem accompanied

pll-developing" atomic weapons as 12 voles to 2. Judge Krylov of turning down the demand of their

"said he was unable to report the plunes left in order to capital in pursuit of the Nation-

workers for a pay increase in the

Manila, December 15. grims on their return from Mecca part of her arms programme but Russia avoid complications with Hongalist troops which have fled into

Tokyo, December 15. result of joint deliberations over Delivering his 14th month- are working all out to cope with refused to say whether scientists agres either with the operative have completed clause or with the reasons for tho Kong authorities in the event of Sikang.

A razor-wielding GI and a the week, it was rellably learned.ly radio chat ever a nationwide 86 cases of small-pox, chicken- here, actually

Judgment. British recognition of the Peking The city remains in the hands

a party of: Workers of the three companies hook-up by remote

control pox, dysentery and diarrhoen,

Asked about the article in the regine.

Judge Ecer, Judge ad hoc, re- The Rizwant, with 1,058 pas- of a small garrison and the police, friend broke up by Communist underground political diplomats in a Tokyo hotel be- helil serurate meetings at their from Malacanan Palace this Rengers, all Moslems, arrived yes- "Mirror," the spokesman declared presenting Albania, also disprend The planes were manned

the women refused to union hondquarters last night, evening, President Quirino ap-terday on her way to Chittagong "We cannot comment. We are for- with the majority judgment and American crews as the Chinese workers have emerged to prepare cause

and strong indignation, was ex- personnel were reluctant to go to for the formal entry of the Com-dance with them. Talwan.

munist forCES.

Mr. Gerald Warner, first secret-pressed over the attitude adopted pealed for creative co-opera- in Eastern Bengal. First algus of bidden to do so for security rea-appended, a dissenting opinion.

tion and unity among the the scourges · were noted ROOTEDTIS" ary of the SCAP diplomatic sec-by their employers. tion, sald that protest letters by Meetings Called. people, so that they may de-after the ship left Jedda a fort

dicate their energies to the night ago, the Swiss and Swedish Missions

Union oficials Fast .night

diseases spread rapidly have been forwarded to the Pro- were busy

Arranging to common task of nation build-through the vessel, bringing fer- vost Marshal for appropriate ac- general moatings of their mening.

its passengers. A Colombo on.

"We have too much work wait-ror to decues what action should A malve occurred in the ball-

be taken, following the refusal ing to be done to allow for the health officer said today that, the According to an official of American-educated former Mayor

nominated which a

room of the Gajoen Hotel during

virulent type and the deaths were from their employers to accept costly luxury of endless idle small-pox cases were not the Swiss diplomat ΤΣ CAT, the planes left to take of

the Chief Executive, said. tale part in airlifting Chinese Gov. Governor of Taiwan yesterday by slashed, a Swedish businessmen hit

Workers of the Hong Kong "It is time that we observed probably due to the undernouri ernment personnel between the Standing Con

Committee of the and two American soldiers who Telephone--Company, who were der not merely in our communished state of the passengers.

All the dead, were buried at Kuomintang Talwan and Haluan Jalande..

the first to send in their demand ties but in our minds and in our

our sea. The ship is calling this The ofhelal denied any connec-sided over by Generallesimo According to an eye-witncst,in August fast, will meet, this hearts."

evening for Chittagong, 1lon between the flight and pos- Chiang Kai-shek.

Mr. P. A. Erikshon, a Stockholm) ——

The President, added that those Most of the Rizwani's passen- aible British recognition of Pe- The nomination was ad obvious businessman, who was a member

who constantly talk of their love gers are olderly pligrims who king.

move to woo United States aid of the Swiss, Swedish, Danish and

of democracy should stop talking have been making what they He Bald that many of

and practice it. If they thing they believe will be their last pilgrim- the for Nationalist China. It will go Belgian diplomatic party of 18 and womon, on Attertear. Chinese personnel do not have to the Cabinet today for confirma- men

have legitimate grievances they passports, which

should gu would causation.

saldiers one of three who had Umetalties on their return to the

Mr. Wa

Wu would succeed General been drinking heavily at a nearby Colony

Cheng, who also is military table-persisted in asking the commander of the South Eastern women at the party to dance,

When another guest, Mr. Ktoll Heyes Japan will soon be granted moral ambush of the innocontago. Fortunately, the vessel is Nationalist as

a peace treaty. ol Stockholm, The Nationalists have been re- Roenstrom, also designing their political structure tried to remonstrate with him, the in a bid for U, S. aid. Nomination GI hit him and a general male of Mr. Wu would indicate that ensued: during which the soldier civilian leaders are replacing mill-drow, a razor-United Prass, tary men wherever possible.

Wa.

Associated Press reports from

that Mr. K.C.

Shanghai, WRI

are preparing to leave for Talpei, Taipeh

The Weather

A0000 GMT Rp.m. HKS His of bleh prasure from China le spreading slowly 'E anrosa Japan as the deep depress sion over the Pacific to the E of Hokkaido andres away ENE The pressure "gradient over the South China Beu 'and 'Philippine8° Is "weskenina, Za

Today's Forocast Light or moderate

ERE wind. Overdunt, ocessional driusių),

Yesterday's Weather

Muuintam 101% deg. Fah,

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at a^ mooting pre- tried to intervene injured.

Me. Wu, (well-known to for-j 'Blonore In Shanghal long hu

CABINET MEETS

bach closely associated with ON RECOGNITION

Chiang Kai-shete

London December 16, On the mainland the sagging The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Nationalist hopes ward buoyed by Ernest Buvin is this morning at

peat that Nationalist General tending & Cabinet meeting, which Hu Teung-nan had been able to will decide the date of the Bri-

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their demand.

HIROHITO ON PEACE TREATY

Tokyo, December 15, Emperor Hirobito, opening the Japanese Diot today, sald he be

Marking the formal opening of the seventh session of the Dict Emperor Hirohito said: "We can now hope to return to fatorna- tional society.".

Japan, assisted by the Allies, had madon. remarkable recovery, Jio i said, and ha exhorted the Diet to increase. Its efforta, "to,

soconstruct our fatherland".

to the courts: they age to Mecca before they die.

According to herscanty Infor- should come out and not sulk in

50 years of the dark, to plot revolutions that mation: available most of the degenerate into a physical and victims were over

carrying a plentiful supply of Houter.

medicines and local assistance has not been sought, ga

Special arrangements have boon requested for the passengers when they arrive at Chittagong. -Reuter.

HITCH APPEARS AT BRIMSDOWN

London, December 15.

read

An unexpected hitch in the ON OTHER PAGES Japan's now constitution is nim settlement of the London power page 2- ed at "eternal peace" and the strike: developed, today. when

Chinese, Praduste Exhibition Japanese had tried hard to as-workers at Brimsdown power Gold In The NT); tabish a democratic cultural state, station where the stoppage

Correspondence Emperor Hirohito added Router began refused to go back to Page 3

WIN VRAPROpalito. Save. Waldr regroup (00,000; of his troops in a recognition of the Chinese PLANT EXPLOSION When, 400, men send a notice Pat Bouth West zuen have been But the fact that, a decision. At least 18 were killed and 100 tricity Autheustry, saying Page B

Province. Communist Government. A Sioux City, Iowa, December 15:" posted up by the British Elec Quarry Bay, Schoof

which controlsolving Galeral Hu's troops due today does not mean that rotreating along a 700-mile front either recognition of an announce Injured in an explosion at the this nationalised

North

must. to Barclay on Bridg China, With his reain to Centrament will be immediate. The re- Swift meat-packing plant here to that the

uncondereturn to work.

they f passed Page 6

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the situation Pape 930 holding Chongtu for the Nation-monwealth Government Estimates of the

Duster to the Communious This was Mr. Boying first, day ranged for high as 30 and some had developed into block-out: US 6. and Taiwan

divina

the number of the fatured At the Dartford power station, Page 12 Southward on Yunnan Proving back at the Foreign Omes for

men reporting for work refused Finance"and"CommerVA: advice and can province, pearly three weeks After a fort- at 200, en pas

night's hoilday at Eastbourne, on Mr. Water Kerbe, a spokesman to alim Book the gaten They Page "The Reds" nearest aproach to the South Coast,? ha apani the of the firm, said:" "There is no said that they are returning to Air, and Shipping Movementà Chengulls said to be no talles to carly part of this week at home telling how many may be dead or work unconditionally Reuter

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