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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950.

LABOUR PARTY ISSUES Ambassador-at-large

ELECTION MANIFESTO Destiny pinned on second five-year plan

FULL EMPLOYMENT

London, January 18.

Britain's Labour Party today pinned its destiny in February 23's general election on a second five-year plan with full employ- ment as its supreme aim.

Beating the Conservatives to the drow with their election manifesto, the party issued its detailed proposals today for the second term of power. The Conservative election blue-print is expected within a week.

Japanese Exchange plans

Tokyo, January

8

The election policy statement said that Labour would introduce the following now Socialistic projects: nationalisation of the beetroot sugar manufacturing and refining industry, of the coment industry, of water supply and if neces- sary of parts of the chemical industry.

The Japanese Foreign Ex

The party also proposes pub- Sterest, The Rovermbnt will be Board today change Control

he ownership of must whole jeupowergol Mart new dispatched telegrams to moven

salting and chistributing, de

petitive enterprises " British Commonwealth banks,

Comments in the Beatish press requesting the

veloping public opening of

ownership of

This mon ging しょ correspondence

Labour trobil storage and contact with

af necessaTS

Party's mannfæste "Let k Win some state control to stimulate through together" falls the amul exchange

agricultural production on god party hes the Conservative pres fool-prouducing land.

it for L

100 ats omis-

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banks.

The

foreign

government yesterday got Occupation Headquarters approval for opening of cor. respondence relations with British banka.

They

art Darclays of Canada, Midland. Weatminis ter. Lloyds, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, and the Mercantile Bank of India United Press.

Fire breaks out aboard Leong Bee

Fire broke out in the block- ade-running slup. 98. Leong Bee, yesterday afternoon while the ship was moored in a dus- gerous goods anchorage.

Ten members of the crew in- mediately jumped overboard when

Laten wilf "muturise"

Instrutsiorts ard!

ilar

Hural"

at press conference

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Dr. Philip Jessup, U.8. Am Bassador.at-largo (an right), photographed at his Press conferenos yesterday. With Dr. Jon- sup is Mr. T. L. Rankin, United States Consul-General In Hong Kong China Mall" photo.

Defected troops capture airfield near Indo-China

Nationalist troops in Yunnan who defected to the Communist People's Central Government have occupied Mengtse, about 140 miles South of Kunming and less than 30 miles from the Indo- China border.

und the The troops are part of the Eighth and Twenty-Sixth Armies under the command of General Li Mi and General Yu Cheng-won. two Generals were previously reported to have joined General Lu Han, Governor of the pro- vince, in the defection to the Communists.

of nationfise A foly pro-ationar ponere giniling it as a

Industrial Insurance com- poltey for the people poned panies, making porley holders the

"The Loung "Dally mwaters and profit stiareys. stressed that Britain has travelled The

on somene disturce since Labour came to power. "A peaceful re- volution has taken place in eventry

The nation is now in control of its own fortunes. Before

For ad siles will be continued } to keep putees down and excessler

prices will be fought

Foreign policy

The manifesto, commenting on the foreign polley, declared that in Ave years under labour leader-

world nod won the confidence of

said

our

Commending the manifesto, the

Generalis-

The spokesman did not dates of the attacks

give

and failed to give detalls of the clashes bo- tween Kanyon (Kattem) and Ngalchiu (Ngalhalen).

AL the beginning of the reports of Communist armai ac- the war, sectional Interests pre-month the two Generala flew tivity on Hainan wore officially vailed over the interests of the from Mengtst to Taipeh

denied. und people. We must never return to returned to Mengtse following Those prewar days", the paper consultations with

simo Chiang Kai-shek. Nts Britain has regained her

The consultations were said to moral position In the Western paper said that It in a policy which

have concerned C'eneral Lu Han's will give greater economic secu-conditions for handing back the my flims in Africa and Asia,y at freedom the house.

holds of our land.

| province to Nationalist control. "The government Das pul

Some of the suheidinate officers particular energy into streng.

in th Iwo armies

were allowed thening the asenciations of the

for Hainan before Meng- Commonwealth. Atlantic com

ise was taken over by the troopa munity and Western Europe,"

who have defected, according to the manifesto said, adding that

Chinese reports yesterday. these clations were not only compatible but necessary to each other 43 bastions of aacurity,

world

fo Europe, great strides have [been taken toward the creation

new ecununk and political |

country has given

the fire started in the engine room unity, and no and began spreading to the Diesel more

Jeurlership to this great

sanks. The cargo a bar turlamovement than Labour Brilain"

ed diesel, kermene and potas the policy statement continued. sium chloride

It asserted. "We shall continue support and leadership

A member of the eyes sand that

In

Inst that

Jar

we are the heart of a

the damgreal Commonwealth extending

ment

"Its policy for full employ- For more effetent produir- tion, for curbing monopolies, fur bringing down the cost of living. polley for a happier and fuller

Bandits take $1,500,000 in U.S. holdup

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JESSUP DENIES RIFT OVER RECOGNITION

A denial of a rift between the United States and Great Britain on the question of recognising Communist China was made yesterday at a press confor- onco at the Hong Kong Hotel by Dr. Philip Jessup, Ú,S. Ambassador-at- largo, who arrived hore by air from Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Jessup said he had seen various press comments suggesting such a rift in the firmly established co-operation of the Governments of the United States, and Britain, and of other Government's in the free world because of Britain's recogni- tion of the Red regime.

"Any such conclusion is wholly unwarranted," ho

said.

thot

"After all, I have been out only 12 days, and there's a lot I haven't seen yet," added Dr. Jessup,

He said there would be a gene- rat meeting of all United States missions from the Asian area, to be held at Bangkok on February 10, when all aspects of the area would be discussed, and their views and conclusions would be sent home to Washington.

He could not say what would

"It is true that in the politi- ; to overthrow governments by cal system of the Soviet Unionviolence or subversive action, and be on the agenda of that conter- exact identity of policy is re-he said his country would con-

Taxe lo oppose

ence, as so far there has been no quired from every Government

vicious theory anti

official statement- closely associated with the

practice--by peace-

Jessup A Pressman asked Dr. ful means-throughout Asia and USSR. The polley is of course throughout the world.

whom he would see during his determined in Moscow and dictated from Moscow. Any In-States polley Dr. Jessup said:

Continuing to speak on United stay in Hong Kong, and whether Among them there wore any ask Communists, "You'll have to "The United States belleves Mr. Rankin (Mr. Kori L. Rankin, the people any country have the American Consul-General In fundamental right to determine Hong Kong, who was sitting next their own forms of government to Dr. Jessup) this. He's arrang- "The basis of co-operation be- without foreign dictation. Tiks tween

the free Governinenlo

Thing all the interviews," ropiled Dr. of people do have the right

10 Jessup. the world is entirely different. change their form of government, The basin in mutual Interest and but we believe that change must Communists generally don't show Mr. Rankin, smiling, replied af looking at be brought about by the freely their cards, but as far as he knew. fundamentai problema. It does expressed will of the people there were no Communists among not necessitate or require Identity then

themselves not

by force. We the intending callers.

dependence of thought in any other country is denounced and punished.

#common

wiy

that

the

of views or action on every quen- know of no way in which 赌

Dr. Jessup added tion which arises in International | people can determine atxi ent- American ometal representatives relations.

Pub. We consult freely and ablish their own governmenta ex- on the spot arrange all the calls make our own decisions. if we cept by free and recurring olka- and Interviews for him, so he rench different conclusions this lions, in which the people vote by could not say what particular in- stues not impale our basle friend- secret ballot for their own choices dividund he would or would not ship and co-operation.'

among several candidates. A gov-seo. Dr. Jessup also stated that no ernment elected by such a pro- He made this remark after he letter was sent by President Tru-cess in responalhte to the people.

was asked whether he would nee man 10 Generalissimo Chiang because the authorty of govern- Emperor Bap Dai when he goes Ki-shek pro

promising further 12t ment has been transferred to the to Indo-China. Another questioner provided Chiang would

carry out people

asked whether he would see the certain specified reforms.

Speaking on other countries in representative of Ho Chin-minh The Roving Ambasador FO" Asia, Dr. Jessup and the interest in Bangicok. fused to cominent on what was

of the United States in the Inde- discussed between him and the

pendence of the countries of Ania Generalissimo in Taiwan on Mon-

is genuine and abiding, as may be j day. He said no comment Wan

proved by the history of the past made at the time, and ho felt it

150 years. "Within our economic was not appropriate that anything capacity, a major factor in deter- should be said about it now.

mining the assistance we can ran Regarding United Staton policy der the people of Asia, is the de- In China, Dr. Jessup, In a pro- gree with which these, people are pared statement, sold his country prepared to support governmenta continues to affirin and support of their own choosing in opposi- its traditional policy of equality {tion to Communist Lyranny," said and of defence of China's indupon- Dr. Jessup. dence and integrity,

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U.S. policy

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Dr. Jessup world make comment when he was naked li Na had anything to say on the Communlat seizure of the American consulate in Peking. Ho said the Blate Department had already made an official statement on the subject, which pubilahad, "had already been and he had nothing, further to add to it.

Anti-imperialistic

United

In his reiteration of Asked what was the United States polley Dr. Jessup said his

Blatos' programme of action for South Eart nald this was under considera-

country was also opposed to Im- Asia, Dr. Josupperialism in any form.

"We

31

It

"We were the originator of that policy, and we will continue to advocate it, for we believe that tree relations between all nations 10

Important contributing a better understanding factor to u between nations,” said Dr. Jessup,

tion of Congress, and he could have always rejected it in our Continuing, Dr. Jessup said no

own polley, and wo not say what plans. If any, have

and we opposo single outside nation can supply been dealded upon.

wherever practised."

Asked to define imperialism, all the requirements, or make all the contributions that a

country

Regarding the amount available Dr. Jessup said that briefly needs for its fullest development for this aid programme for Asia, meant expanding a nation's con- in the family of nations, and he originally stated to be US$175,- trol

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other people for the expressed the hope that China 000,000, Dr. Jessup said the latest benefit of the expanding country.

to continuo

require the statement gave the amount as They said that the orange and black masks broke technological and cultural aid of US$75,000,000 only. Final deter- largely outmoded except in So- "As a pulley. I think it is now

The "Timos" complained that

possess the into the main vault of Brinks many countries not merely one mination of how this money is viet Russia," said. Dr. Jessup. there was

| transport planes to airlift 40,000 Armoured reference to the

Car Service last dollar crisis. Marshali

troops. ald or

night and escaped with at least the United States. "There can

$1,500,000 in cash. be no excuse, even in an alec-

life".

Observers in Hong Kong yes- Lerday discounted the report that

['Times' complaint 40.000 troops of the two armles

no

tion manifesto, for complete ellence about the financial policy in the next and most critical stage of the country's recovary," the "Times" declared.

The Liberal "Manchester Guar-

of beyond the boundaries dian" called the manifesto a re-

had evacuated Mengtse for Hai- nan island, Nationalists do not

Issue not clear

The altuation in Yunnan la not clear. Gentral Lu Han on.

comber

whan

roached the Yunnan-Kwolchow. Szachoon borders. Communist regulars hava not yet crossed Into Yunnan.

Seven

Boston, January 18.

bandits

wearing

will

or two-if her development is going to be spent has hot yet boen Another Pressman asked what not to be retarred, and if her decided by the President.

would be Anterican policy to- people are to enjoy the advant- Asked if there is likelihood of wards, say, British colonialism if ages and improvements that are any change in Unlied States there was pressure from certain polley to Asia os a result of his

due to them.

A

change of the

ho

it was one of the largest hold- ups In United States history.

The Superintendent of police.

Pressman asked whether trip and the recommendations he groups urging

status of Hong Kong. nounced the defcction on Da Edward Fallon

"I1 JP sald the men Jumped overboard bears to come, always remember-

n there were other measures, short may send homa, Dr. Jessup said

Dr.

would Jesup sald cause they fearest an explosion if

Communist $1.500.000 holdup. It might pos- of recognition, which the United he would not comment, and in

rather not comment on that. case it would be presump- the fire had reached

General Llu Po-chang's troops sibly be more but I don't know States could adopt to combat the any

Dr. Jessup's foot-Anding mls~ anti-American propaganda that tuous of him to say that his re- able

Die cargo.

port alone would Influence U. &on will host take him to the Within 10 minutes, two fire Europc."

Superintendent Fallon made the is going on in China.

:Salmon. Batavia, fighting feats

"We do not feel that recogof-polley, which is generally not-so Philippines, At two Marine The inanifesto claimed that the said that "the programme every

eatinate after questioning the vic-

tion of the Communist regime is easily framed or revised except Singapore, Rangoon, Eangkok, In- Department launches were spray-Labour Government had inmen-contrives to say nothing what- Nationalist Generals Chang tims of the robbery. Within a few the only procedure which can be after careful examination of re-dia, Ceylon and Pakistan, and he .ing water ul chemicals on the sely helped to strengthen essen-ever of American ald, past, pre-Chun, Li Mi and Yu Cheng-wan nicised up and questioned 14 mon, followed," replied Dr. Jessup.

hours of the holdup the police

porta from all sources and all hopes to be back in the United ahip, and brought the names af Commonwealth unity by re-sent or future".

were in Kunming al the time.

angles.

States by the Beginning of March. under control in balf an hour.

desiro rognising the

of Com- Lord Beaverbrook's imperialist Chang Chun was later released including two former employees, for com- "Daily Express", after sharply and low to Taipeh via Hon Stanley Kodak and Edwin Brad-

criticising the document said that Kong. Li Mi and Yu Cheng-wan show.

The fire was confined to the monwealth countries engine-room and bridge.

plete self-determination.

markably evasive document and

Chief officer of the live bigade. The free choice of India, Pakis-it opened the door for a realistic were reported then to have thrown No charges were placed against

other

has lately been

breaking the Nationalist blockade

at Swatow.

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"There are many other al- ternatives in foreign policy. clearly not taken the position and tho United States НАБ that recognition must be follow. ed at this time,"

Vicious theory

On Other Pages

Mr. W J. Gormon, said last night tan and Ceylon to join the Com- and imaginative programme from in their lot with General Lu Han. any of the men and the police that the Leong Bee's engine-roommonwealth as full and equal the opposition.

Later, the Nationalist Govern-were under orders to bring in any machinery. master's cabin and members, and India's decision to The "Daily Graphic" denied ment dismissed General Lu Han person who looked or sounded

her parts

of the superstructure be a republle within it, were de- that full employment was the re- from all his official posts and an-sightly suspicious. Patrolmen also vere damaged.

scribed as "marking the event of ault of "Socialist planning" or that nounced that General Li Mi had were searching every parking lot Firemen promptly boarded the epoch-making importance, and a that the Conservatives would becn appointed Governor of and alleyway in the city for somTIP

Dr. Jossup would not elaborate flaming ship from the noats-theke decision which would never have create unemployment if returned Yunnan.

sign of the abandoned .gotawuy

on what these alternatives word. quick action avorting a probable been taken under a Tory Gavern- to power,

Following this announcement, car,

It was a matter of detail of policy explosion.

ment in Britain."

The Communist "Daily Worker" the Nationalist Prosis reported The money had been collectot Mr. Gorman personally directed

sald that on the question of thpt the troops of Generais Li Mi from various business establish.. and planning, on which he was}

not at liberty to cornment. the fire-fighting operations.

wages, housing and peace, the and Yu Cheng-wan had launched men's throughout the city and He reiterated the United States' The Leong Boe, which has made

manifesto was a masterpiece of an attack on Kunming to die was being sorted for banking opposition to tha Communist | evasion.—Reuter, many trips to Communist Gov-

place the defected authorities tomorrow. when the seven.bandits theory and practice of attempting ernment ports,

King George VI will summon headed by General Lu Han, staged thoir daring raid. In the The colonial empire policy was his Privy Council-body of ad- A certain defined as aimed to help the crea-visers on high issues of state outside Kunming was confirmed Armoured Trucking Service. The amount of fighting garage of the Brinks Incorporated tion of an economic and social to the Royal residence at Sand-by todependent sources but Kun-bandits picked up all the money She is a British ship owned by basis for democratic self-governringham (Norfolk), this week forming remained in the hands of they could carry but despite their Blogapore shipping company. ment. To hundreds of millions the signing of the general elec General Lu Han and his followers huge loot they left behind more

In all parts of the world, Labour tion proclamations,

Following a short lull, Generals than $1,000,000 when they fled. Britain in a

of inspiration," The proclamation

dissolving Lt Mi and Yu Cheng-wan. turned manifesto said.

Parliament will be

ent will be the zoro hour up at Mongtse, and flew thenco to

Meoting called The statement promised the de- for "all out" party campaigning. Taipeh. Their mission was then Superintendent Fallon catted Page 2

Shipping figuraa ainco start of ment of educational facilities The King will sign the proclama-reported to have been on behalf unprecedented meeting of blockade

and of national health tions 1. Cancelling the reassem- of General Lu Hon who wanted pelica captains and ordered:

Poradnalia.. and other soclat services and says bly of Parliament on January: 24 to get back into the Nationalist thom to put all detectives to that food subsidies, rationing. and another dissolving Parliament camp on certain conditions,

work on the case withou price and rent controls and rent on February 3, for the election on Tiesa, conditions were sald to gard to time, at k tribunals will be maintained to February 23-Reuter.

include facilities for a trip abroad

Opening of Auslos Every available detective in the keep down living costs.

for himself, his family and some elty already was working on Pago 4 of his followers, and a consider $47127 holdup at the Hotel Statler Barolay On Bridge. uble ráürement fund. +

United Press adds the Chinese off to work on the swift, wat yesterday when they were called

Woll- Page Nationalist Defence Ministry ad planned reld on the main vault mitted for the first time yesterday of Brinks. the While playing on the veranda of that local Communists attacked need for more exports particular- his home at 182, Prince Edward Paklat, middle Halhan on the Every FBI office in the nation Page 7 °

West coast, and struck at areas holdup when it was learned that Was alerted immediately after the

It claimed state

of last night, three-year-old

old Wong on the West coast, and Ngaichiu, was revealed after an Investiga coal had saved British Industry Ah-ng nocidentally opened on the South

const.

tion by Mr. Eills Hult, Vice Pre- Halbfallt 21.7 mm0 16:19. Total since from collapse and declared that window and foll to the pavement. The Red units were under the

Jan. 1--61.0 mm.r41. ins as sint private enterprise must be sot He was taken to the Kowloon command of Foar Pal-clut dent of the Federal Rese

Reserve Pags, 10 COTTA MI (Average of 18.8) finim=0.72. [51, 21 free from the "strangle-hold offospital suffering from concurrion The Ministry spokesman claim Bank of Boston.

22). Churchill approvas ssection wang pada ALDIANA. Readings at 223) restrictive monopolies,

of the brain. He remained un-ed the attacks were benten off All airports bus terminals and

platform Labour would set up if need conscious up to a late hour lost and that the Rode withdrew to railroad stations were being Dero, at -28,7, 22. „1012.1--1008.0: mo,h« ? |

Equals **21.39% 30.17 chose, compulsorily development night and his condition is

courells in Industry representing ed to be serious

post Five Fingers Mountains Inland watched even before Superinten- Page 12:

from the coast which the dent Tallon called his unpre- Finance & Commerce the management," "workers and The boy is; the coon or the guerilla hindquarters besede, cedented meeting if captains at public. But whoen privato enter manager of the Sun Bong Dispen- Siminicance was attached to pollen hondquarters - United Page 16- prises "fails to most public; In- sary in Nathan Rosa,

the admissión - ar previously: ali Prume ALUAZAR... Air, Shipping movemente,

At 9000 GMT (KST) ihres

depressions, one to the N of Honshu, ade of the mouth of the Yanatse and a thifil aver By Using form complex low premure system which is novinar: slowly. NE and a feeling mit SE Chlon god tho

adjacent, pena.

of Japan.sure high to the

Today Forecast:--Light' winds, ward-

Labour polley In Banos would be to tako

whatever measure may be required to control financial forces, so an to

he policy also

- abja - between B1 and BW, cogital fore maintain full

· otherwise, partly eluudy with a formermont- The

BluxUmums 26,5 dwg; Ful

tered, ilahtyshowers. My

Yesfonday's Weathers

ilmum.4 deg

Bunshine.4.0 Hours

Hal., Humidity 3D/

Wind Direcilo Find Worce

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