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FLYING ARROW SHELLED BY Victim of attack

CHIANG'S GUNBOATS Freighter disabled by

30 to 40 shell hits

NAVY GIVES ASSISTANCE

By Wayne Richardson

Aboard The Flying Arrow off Shanghai, January 9.

Chinese Nationalist gunboats shelled this American freighter mer- cilessly today rendering her unseaworthy with between 30 and 40 shells hits.

There were no casualties among the crew of 43

and the 12 passengers.

Chinese Nationalist gunboats, blockading Red-held Shanghai, stood guard over the Flying Arrow after the shelling. Numerous file.

alert-

"Shortly thereafter they were started abord Sailors from pumping shelle into unit over

the ship the British strap Black Swan

We NiM sheils going over the boarded to Peng Arrow [bridge and

cabins, and helped the crews put out plopping into the water on the the fires.

Pard the scapes My 10 0904) (590 cargo, lounded in Hong Kong was dumped oveclinaret shorts & rought 1FC

*go.

1101

Captain David Jones, of Chie

17 shop Tenger season thay Ten itanpert ing the

shell holen Some large units were just above the waterline

the

queste The Isbrandtarm

Luptasis fones ship's Owens. Line of New York, to ask the US State Departnerit star inter- code tor aufe passage 141

Shang-

nearest port tot

1

hat is the nearest part,

J

18-

(In New York. Mr. II. brandtsen, president of the line.

was

PARSONKIN

other shule avanes very close.

"Even three alvi! isaate or the steam whistle, signifying my were going full sterni, engines. jaht not stop them from Aring

Two Chiario Nationalist dea troyer encorta tailed the vessel from the

passed timo through Formena Strait an her Northward

from tp

Hong Kong. They fired at least 38 shells at the vaasai betore they

Gored

hit. But

their gunners got the range, they poured the shots Into her. Cap thie Jones said the ship's steer. Ing room wan hit by 14 abella. After deck hounds and the

riddled water tank wero

by othar aholla.

л

once

The ship dropped anchor two

the

Mr. David Jones, Master of Flylan Arrow. photo-

week fast graphed

while leaving the offices of A. P. Pattison

agents

for

Company. local

The lebrandtsen ship Flying Arrow photographed in Hong Kong last leaving on her abortive attempt to run the Shanghal blockade.

week just before

She is soon taking on some of

petroleum, valued

her cargo of 8,000 trns of industrial chomtoats, cotton and low-grade

than

US$10,000,000.. ("Chlum Mall" photo).

more

at

C'wealth conference Swatow, Amoy

opens at Colombo

Colombo, January 9.

The first communique issued by the Common- wealth Foreign Ministers conference stated that the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest prosent state of inter- Bovin, reviewed the national relations" at this afternoon's meet- ing.

A general exchange of views between the Com-

monwealth representatives followed.

The communique

#lated

"After a preilnunary gathering

in Gordan Gardens. the Com

mut at monwealth ministers 10.45 in the Cabinet room in The Senate building."

Their first action was to ap-

RL. the

Hon. D. 5. point Senanayako, Prime Minister of us their Chairman for Ceylon, the conference.

that there always had been a a change of "crying need" for

He said government In China. the "cold war tactics" In Europ ITIM

affective might not prove grappling with the problem of the Far East and that it would be unwise to take a completely negative approach toward Gom. munist China.

Mr. Noel-Baker said the con Mr. Senanayake ón taking theference could not have been more fortunately timed because as I result of events in China the re lations between East and Wes were in the forefront

of world affairs. He said the conference was confronted with two great ques- tions: "How are we to

30 Abou stopping a third world war, and how are we going to create bette living conditions and raise th

lebrandtson's.

immediately. Previously, the State Department had repeùtedly warn- ed American ship captains to stay out of Chinese territorial waters).chair, extended a warm welcome called for protection of the Fly-miles off the mouth of the Yang- The United States and Britain to the representatives of other ing Arrow by US nuval units, se River, tri Dist entrance to d to recognise the Nationalist Commonwealth countries. Ho saki niebilag of that abip

This morning's meeting, it was Shanghai's harbour The Nation-bekade,

intended to be "entirely unlawful according toalists say they have mined the

In London, the Admiralty said learned, though international Jav

It any he possible today that Black Swan was be purdy procedural, developed al- [river & mali

most into n n full working session. ("According to strodding Naval the Communists Ira Shanghai heved "standing by the Flying Pandit Nehru, the Indian Prime regulations, Mr. Ishuudlara naid, I have swept away

Arrow *I the mouth of

Minister, who seconded Mr. Bovin Yangtse River, adds an Associated who had proposed Mr. Senanayake Press report from London.

ax Chairman was the first to standard of life in Southern Asia?" An Admiralty spokesman suloreply to the Ceylon Prime Minis- Canada's Mr. Lester Pearson Black Swan went to the old of

ter's speech of welcome. the Freighter "on bumanilacion Kround"

Hoval Navy men the re, he said.

the mines,

The frigate HMB Black Swan, which WAS оп normat patrol duty outside the Yengtee Estuary when she went to the ssistance of the Flying Arrow yesterday by helping to extin guish the fire on the American freighter started by Nationalist shells. ("China Mall" photo).

the U.S. Navy should 310- Three hours after the bombard- test American vessels in the high ment ended, Chinese gunboat

I

The agenda was officially des- cribed as provisional, as delegates could propose additional iterns and wore expected to do so.

13.

(bombed by Nationalists

Talpah, January 9. The Chinese Nationalist Alr Foros announged today that Bwatow and Amny, seaports on tha mainland opposite Talwan were bombed,

Four ships word reported

Bomb damaged at Bwatow. and leaflets were dropped at Amoy.

Other Nationalist bombers altacked

Communist oraft Along the coast of Cheklang, two bombed Narth of the ports.

Nationalet B-25 glao bomb- ed the Celestial River airfield At Shanghal. It was formerly

A Nationalist air ba80, -ASS- ciated Press.

Chou's warning

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DARING ROBBERY OF CHASE BANK

Armed robbors escaped with more than_HK$200,- 000 from the Chase Bank yostorday in the most daring daylight robbery in the history of Hong Kong. By last night the men wore

still at largo,

The loot included HK$195,000 and U.S.$3,000 which was taken from the cashiers desks and the tellers' coge. It was the first foreign bank ever to be robbed in Hong Kong. Palico throw dragnets throughout the Colony and put up road blocks at a number of points in attempts to arrest the robbers.

Search parties were

sta-

ttoned at the Ferry plers to

search suspects and suspici-Pirates raid

ous looking baggage.

hire cars and taxis were stopped at different points on the Island and on the Mainland, passengers order- ed

out and the vehicles Buses thoroughly searched. were also stopped and pas.

searched for sengers and loot.

arms

junk fleet near Taipo

Six pirates armed with rifles and pistols raided five Chinese junks near Talpo on January 5 at about 7.45 p.m. and took away with them cargo valued at more than Late $1,000, according to a verna-

Indicating clever text-work and pinnning, the robbers de- scended on the bank in o gang at about 3.30 p.m., when the banking

hall

was fairly full with afternoon customers. Within 10 minutes the robbery was effected, cular press report yesterday. even before many of the bank':

Two crew members of the junks staff realised what had happened. ware reported to have been kili- The whole incident was stageded when the pirates who covered with

that no such smoothness

thotr faces with handkerchiefs, were fired, nor anyone in- opened are on them as they nt- shots Jured

tempted to resist the pirates. ኢ. Mr. Frank

Howard, the

The Junke were moored at bank's general manager, described clever a "very the robbery as

when the Feng Wong Keu pirates travelling on a sampan piece of work."

the boarded them and tooted cargo. which mostly consisted Watchman disarmed

of rice.

Giving detalls of the Incident he said the robbers entered the banking ball in a body, and im

The report further said that the lead crew members were taken way by the pirates and later

to Nationalists mediately disarmed the bank's Buried at the loop of Feng Wens

in Hong Kong

San Francisco, January P.

Chou Enlai of the Promier Central People's Government issued an order of the day today instructing all personnel of the Nationalist Government in Hong Kong to safeguard state property and wait the taking-over, ac- cording to a Peking broadcast,

Mr. Chou's order read:

watchman, who was carrying H shotgun.

As one member of the

gang guarded the entrance to the

The pirates also detained the bank two others sealed the grJunks for about six hours before work separating the hall from the Cash Department

One of them brandlabed a re- volver, which effectively crush ed opposition.

The hall was fairly full at the time, with some customers paying in deposits.

they made their escape.

At present the Marino · Polica are combing the area for the es- caped pirales,

MME, CHIANG MAY VISIT MANILA

· Manila; January 9. Madame Chiang Kai-shak may

In the contusion the robbere they saw grabbed what money Sources near the delegations sald that although people though with her said he departed from the purely Canada too occupied

own affairs to be interested ir helped out formal and it once touched on the

and "To the responsible personnel lying around in the Cash Depart- he could assure th

re-scaled the grill, in world events, he cou

and staff of political, diplomatic. made a clean getaway.

ment substance of thu conference,

economic, cultural, conference of the futility of sola-nancial, problems and tion. He said "Canada naturally i cluding economic The apokesman said the in

China. cident

outside

in close occurred

the

association with The ministers approved the three mil

United States but that does no Hent of Chinese territoria) wators and

Blaskagenda for their "ministerial" as

mean that Canada must follow Swan wes not taking sides in opposed to economic) talks. the skirmish.

United States policy completely."

Mr. A.J. Spender, Australia's new Minister for External Affairs stressed that geographically Aus Mr. Senanayake opened the con- tralid was part of Far East

but historic

tie, ference with a speech in which he emphasised the shift of Common-linked her with the West. wealth interests to Asia and its When this moming's session.

Spoke Cantoneso fundamental economie problems ended the first delegate to leave

word The robbera Communist the the arining from

government building monaco, adds United Press.

Now Zealand's Foreign Minister, safeguarding state property will clothing and spoke in the local noction with the question of

dialect. Only one of them was Philippine

· Nehru's spooch

He said "It was a be rewarded. Those who engage dressed in foreign clothes. F.W. Dodge. Mr. Nehru followed with an very pleasant mission and a very in stealing, destroying, removing Impassioned speech, Inslating auspicious beginning." Router and concealing of state property

(Continued on Page 14)

Hainan defence

exercises

Extensive combined lund, sea and air exercises have been

Beas, and hope it will be done still turked in the background. planned to take place this week in this case.")

Attacked on the

high seas

Talpeh, Formosa, Nationa- by the Nationalist authorities

ist capital, a spokesman said he on Hainan Island, according to ship was shelled

after ignoring vernacular Press reports, last

night.

repented warnings to halt).

Cargo catches fire

General

Hauch Yuch, Com- Inander-In-Chief of Hainan IB- Jand, wiii direct the exercises

and

Truman's "human

freedom” budget

Washington, January 9.

which are primarily intended to President Truman today submitted to Congress a

Fires broke out first on the test the Island's defence against Most of the shalling took ship's after deck. Then cargo in a Communist Invasion. pince on the high seas outside the Number Five hold blazed-up, At the same time, the air force Chinese territorial waters.

The Chinese attack started will seek out real targets, boat:

One member of the Bank staff stop over in Menllà on Her Journey educational and

overseas Chin- ese affairs organs of the former got to the door leading to the from the United States to Tal- Kuomintang

Central and local street and tried to raise an alarm wan, according to unconfirmed re- quarters hera by yelling, but heavy afternoon porta in Chinese

today. Government in Hong Kong.

"You must stand at your res traffic stifled his cries Mr. Howard

The Foreign Ofes said it could said. pective posts to safeguard state

At the time of the Incident he not confirm the report

The Chinese: Ambassador, Mr. property and archives, await the taking-over, and must not allow was sitting in his office, but was Chen Chih-plas, called on the elements to stral, swiftly informed of what was go- Acting. Secretary for Forwar reactionary

and concealing on and immediately got in Affairs, Mr. Felino Neri today destroy, them.

touch with the polled.

|but the subject of their conversa« "All former personnel will be

tion was not divulged asigned work according to their capabilities Those who have Was rendered meritorious service in

"human freedom" budget, proposing to spend $42,439,000,000 in the next fiscal year, and involve the United States $5,133,000,000 fur- ther in dobt.

Captain Jones said afterwards shortly after the 6,214-ton vessel concentrations, wharves, store "We were 10 miles from the arrived in International waters houses und troop_concentrations nearest land and were anchoring off the mouth of the Yangtau. on the Luichow Peninsula, op The President proposed new taxes to raise more in International waters when we The Flying Arrow is the Fourth posite Hainan.

unexpectedly by Isbrandtsen ship shelled by the Nationalists as they tried to run "They blinkered that mines the blockade. The Flying Trader

·* were attacked

Chinese gunboats.

my anchoring, they signaled; 'You must not enter."

- were being laid. At the time of was fred on October 15, but es- caped unharmed, The Flying Cloud was shelled on November is, and the Sir John Franklin on November 28. Both were hit.

When today's

The Weather

TRAS OBDG GMT (2 pm. HEST) from the 'mall-cyclone centred #19 of Japan'a ridg

extendi. W to "Central China...... A despros. Eng depression le maving across the

·Yellow BonANG AK

Today's Forecasti-Light varieblo wlada. Pho and braTY AND

arca:

HMS Black Swan, which was #holled by the Chinese Com munista on the Yangtse last spring, camé to the Flying Arrow's aid. She pulled to with. In 80 yards, and her captain "yelled through a megaphone:

Other reports from Hojhow old that the Communists, have fost some 3,000 guerillas on, Hainan jaland as a result of the Nationalist anti-guerilla · cam-) `patga started about two weeks

ago.

from Yunnan

defection to the Communists.

money eventually. He said the budget is an "expression in financial terms of the actions this Government can and should take at this time to build toward economic growth and the expansion of human freedom in our own country and in the world."

remove

will be punished."United Press. RECOGNITION OF PEKING BY ISRAEL

1-

Tel Aviv, January 9. Tho Israel! Government nounced today that it would re- cognise the Chinesa Communist Government..

Recognition also would be ac- corded the now United States of Indonesia, the announcement said.

Associated Press.

TROOPS FOR HK.

Singapore, January 0. The troopship Orbita arrived today with here. from England reinforcements for British bat- talions in Malaya and at Hong Kong-Router.

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Pago 2

Pago-8

Correspondance.

Donovan's summonses dismissed.

Barclay's Bridgs. Discontent in Communist China.

Colombo aonference.

Anti-air raid measures are bo- attack began, ing adopted on the Island. Gen- Captain Jones radioed all Ameri-eral flauch Yuch expects Com-

The figures are for the still exists, requiring, continue can and British womhips In the munist air raids

"Fire on after deck by bases abandoned In Kwangtung fiscal period, which begins efforts to bolster the defences of

free nations." Chinese warship."

and the few which were caught July 1 and runs to the middle at Kunming by General Lu Han's

He estimated the cost of the of 1051. Therefore it is

at $42,438,000,000 cam- called the 1951 budget, sared with $43,297,000.000 in the SYDNEY DOCKERS Mr. Truman asked for $4,711,- present year. Government recolote Page 4

at $37,300,000,00 000,000 to help other countring were estimated at END STRIKE directly in such forms as the dgainst $97,703,000,000 in Page

Melbourne, January 0.

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It was presumed that Ambas- Chinese sador Chen saw Mr. Neri in con-

(Continued On Page 21

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