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Nationalists bomb S'hai; 400 casualties

San Francisco,

January 27,

said to-

Peking Radio

night that nearly 400 peo ple were killed or injured when 14 Nationalist bom- hers ralded Shanghul on Wednesday.

the

The radio listed number of dend 9 70. More 135 400 houses were demolished.-Reu-

ter.

Portuguese ship held in Hainan

News reached Hong Kong

Jast evening that the Portu-

Cloverlock, Wingsang fired on by shore batteries ATTACKED NEAR AMOY

Two British ships were reported yesterday to have been shelled by Communist shore batteries stationed on the China coast near Amoy.

The ss. Cloverlock was attacked late on Thursday afternoon about 17 miles

from Amoy and sustained several hits. There were no casualties. Jordinos' ss. Wingsong was fired on at a point 16 miles North East of

Amoy on Wednesday afternoon but the ship was not hit.

Prof. Robertson chosen as Dairy Farm arbitrator

guese freighter San Manuel in | Agrooment was reached between the workers and

being detand by ano -

thursties

The shap

Foute from Haiphong

detry Just week

WITN IN

to the

MT Curl Miguel, master of

management of the Dairy Farm Company yesterday on the choice of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate on their dispute.

the 300-tur vessel, was reported in a letter addressed to the management by the

to have cabled he has family in Macon for Tooney lie is believed

for be it onls foreign personnel

The we aband

20 Chinese

Jobs Manners, neat agents af far toan Manuel. deelneed that them ship ti Rong Kong on JA 12

French

Indo- {"Tasin and fouled cement for the Culons She deuced port at 101- plong on January 18.

12 was emiortal further that the San Manuel called at fothow en route, where she was held by the mathurities there

Though there is talk of neget- Ations being conducted between the Marr authorities and the Nationalt officials at Batman, no? confirmatio was available ast evening of the

thorities participating in them

Another report stated that the San Manuel was within 12 miles <f the

coast when she

was "seized" by the Nationalists

BANK OF CHINA DEPOSIT IN U.S.

San Francisco January 27. The Chinese Conentnista have asked an American Federal Court La forbid the Wells Fargo Bank to pay a $626,800 deposit of the Bank of Chunn the Chinese

worke

representatives late yesterday after- noon, he workers accepted Professor R. Robertson, Professor of Economics and Poli- tical Science, Hong Kong University, as or- bitrator.

Professor Robertson was one

The other two nuntigens wore

of three nominees put forward Colonel I.. 2 Radu, Vier-Chan- by the management on Wed.rellee of the Hong Kong Univer- nesday, when they rejectedly and Commandant of the Hong Kong Defence Force, and Mr. W.

the workers nominee, Mr. Ken J. Carrie, Special Advisor attach- Baker, the Labo Adviser.

Attack on Jakarta frustrated

The

army

ed to the Colonial Secretariat,

The s Cloverlock left Hong Kong on Wednesday for in- rbon, Korea.

Owned by Wheelock, Mardan and Company Limited and chartered by the Holly team. thip Company, the Cloverlook has had allar experiences ATT the South Ching cond in the past. She was subjected to a DEN by Nali mialist planes in November last after Penchirig Swatow fra Hong Kong, and Master! mune darnage to her hell At the time, she was re- ported to have been carrying about 100 tons of dangerous corpo that port, which woN Als- charged outside Swalow harbour on the matructions of the Com-

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munist authorities.

Emperor Halle Belanie of Ethiopia shate to two of his young subjects during a Christmas- tide berly at the imperial palace, Addie Ababa. Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in

Ethiopia. (A. P. Photo).

Reds massing

of

for invasion KMT charges

neighbours, KMT

Taipeh, January 27.

Yesterday's report stated that Goneroj Tong Won-yi, Nationalist military spokos-

Was it above

the Cloverlook the waterline, and that there were no casualties.

Attack on s5.

Wingsang

Officers of the British freighter Ju their letter to the manage-Wingsang reported that Commun- 1st share batteries fred on the mant the workers' representatives jolo Boinnted three assessors. vessel from the mainland on Wed- They were Messrs. Lau fu-kwan, Inesday afternoon. reporta Ánso-

clated Press from Taipeh. Arthur Tong and Chan Man-hon.

The ship was They left it to the management to arrange for the bolding of the arbitration at as warly a date as possible.

Before the

man, charged today that the Chinese Com- munists wore concentrating in South West China for the invasion of their neighbours in Asia and building a machine to fight bo- side Russia in the next world war. Speaking at a reception for the foreign and Chin- ese press at which spokesmen for all branches of China's military services were present, Gen- eral Teng said the Chinese Reds were daily coming under more rigid control of the Rus- sians. He said:

The

attacked at a point about 18 miles North East under

Chinese Communists, 7 continuous instigation

for invo

of Red-held Amoy as it was head-of the Russians, are at present ing from Hong Kong to Kedung, concentrating their strength In workers reached the port of Chinese Nationalist South West China their decision, their represente-Talpeh, lives called On Mr. Q. A. A. MacFadyen, the Commissioner of

Jakarta, January 27.

Labour. Mr. J. D. Thomson, Indonesian Republican

Manager of the Duicy frustrated

a projected General

Farm Company, was also present full-scule attack on Jakarta by

and together they <tiscussed Lurncoal Captain Paul Wester

aspects of the proposed various ling's private army, the mili-

arbitration. tary spokesman said today.

planned

The spokesinan suid Republiem offelais learned of the attack on the capital of the United States of Indonesia from eight of Westerling's men caught during Thursday's gun battle between the rebels and Republican troops Lawyers said this was the first such action by the Communist in the heart of Jakarta.

Nutionalrt Government.

regling in an American euurt. 1. H. Kunk. Last month, Mr. former end of the Bank of China and brother-in-law of Generalie- simo Calung Kai-shek, filed a the Ault to force

Wells Fargu Bank to surrender the deposit.

Wells Fargo Bank offefnin said. the deposit would be kept until a court decided who should have it.— Reuter,

FINNISH SHIP SINKS IN BALTIC

Kiel, British Zone, January 27.

2,790-ton Finnish ship

In

KMB agreement

Elsewhere on the labour front it was a day of all quiet.

Workers and management of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company signed an agreement yesterday

the morning Incorporating

de-

He said all Indonesian troops elstons reached at their meetings

immediately Were

alerted during the week. By mutual con- of the 2,000 and part

strong sent the question of the special rabal Force

toward allowance moving

of $3-a-day is to be Jakarta was Intercepted. The left fur lutor discussion.

took Interception

place

Workers of the three commor- Tjlandjud, West of Bandoerg. efal docks, up to yesterday, had The spokesman said that a "few

Hot presented their demands which were captured. it was hundred" rebels

understood were already and added that this interception prepared. It is believed that pre- prevented Jakarta from becoming sentation is being hold over pend- A "Recon Bandoeng."

ing reaction from the Royal Naval Westerling's Kurilion seized Duckyard management. control of Bandoeng. 80 miles South East of · Jakarta in West Java, for several hours on Mon- dav

after routing Indonesian troops

Dutch disavowal The Dutch army, headquarters communique today in

i declared. that since

The Marurreta sank early today off issued a Sassnitz in the Baltic Sea, the, which West German News Agency, DPA, Westerling is n civilian the Dutcli reported.

army with him and has nothing to do

The agency said that the crew

was taken aboard the Polish tug

Westerling was demobilised in

No development was reported from the tramway front.

Malayans urged to support drive against "bandits"

Singapore, January 27. General Sir John Harding,

The ship's officers said about son of Tibet, India, Burma and 12 big shelle splashed engom- Indo-China. In order to fight fortably close to the Wingsang side by side with the Soviets but caused no damage or casual-in world war III the Chinese tica.

Reds have imposed strict mar- The Wingsang plles regularly tint rule on the mainland. All have been between Hong Kong and Talwan.able bodied men

The attack was the first incident conscripted and military stores of his kind since British recognised of food are being stockpiled."

the Communist China.

Government of

A strong British protest is ex- pected to be fled in Peking.

The Wingsang left Taipeh today for Hong Kong adds Router.

U.S. threat to fire on Korean Navý

General Teng said preparations to invade Hainan and Taiwan are part of the general Chinese Com- munist military plans but predict- ed the Nationalists can defend both islanda, He then revlewel Government's the Nationalist efforts to built up the island de- fences.

Ha said the government was Instituting reforms in the military. political and social phases for a combined. defence which woul lead to a return to the mainland Ho sold Nationalist troops were better treated in the

and getting more pay and that the Three services

closely co- ordinated,

were

field

Portuguese boy survives fall from 4th storey

A oight-year-old Portuguese bay, T. Larging. fall off the root of a four-storey house at 1 Tin Hau Temple Road last night,

Mo was rushed to the Queen Mary Hospital in an uncon- acious state. On arrival, how- ever, he regained conscious. ness and on being examined, was found to have no injuries and was none the worse for the 60-foot drop.

to invasion of that sparsoly set-

led mountain land.

illegal sale of aircraft engines to Red nations

Cabinet announced

Rome, January 27.

Signor Alcide de Gasperi, Christian Democrat leader, today announced his new three-party government—his sixth since the war.

President Luigi Elnnudi signed the decrees appointing the minla tera to office. They manber 13 Christian Democrats, the So- elaliste and two Republicana.

Signor De Gasperi announced that a third Republican will be appointed shorty. The Liberul Party, which formed part of the coalition which resigned recently, refused to join the new govern- ment.

It was understood that the Lett wing of the Christian Democrats, linked to some extent with the powerful Catholic Action Move- ment sponsored by the Vatican, also refused a portfolio.

The Foreign Minister, 77 year old Count Curio Bforza, who has held the post for throo years, remains in offos, Mario Scolda, 40 year old Sici- Ilan, remained at the Interior Ministry, regarded as the key bulwark against militant Commu- nism. Scalda is a Christian De- mocrat.

The Defence Ministry, render- éd increasingly important by the Atlantic Pact, was again given to 50 year old Randolfo Pasciandi of the Republican Party.

The key pancial and economie posts were distributed Among three Christian Democrats and ong Rightwing Socialist, They were Treorury-Signor Giuseppe. Fello (Christian Democrat), Foreign Trado-Rightwing Socialist Ivan

Matteo

Lombardo, Finance ming Christian Democrat Mezio Fanoni, Six posts are changed as com- pared with the previous Cabinet. The new ministers are: Pietro Capilli (Christian Democrat) as Minister of Coordinating Produc- tion and Employment, Lodovico Daragoni. (Socialist, Workers) an Minister of Transport, Salvatore Aldisio (Christian Democrat) as Minister of Public Works....... Al-

Marine. Liuseppe Spataro (Chris- kécs), as (Minister of Merchant tian Democrat) as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, and Achille Marazzo (Christian Democrat) as Minister of Labour-Reuter-

New York, January 27. Government officials are In vestigating several "ny-by- night" American companies for alleged legal shipments, orberto Simonini (Socialist Wor United States aircraft engines and spare parts to Soviet antol-

lites,

Oficials said that at the request of the State Department the Swiss Govertiment recently stopped 13 bound American Dakota engles for Communist Czechoslovakia.

Half of Begum's jewels recovered

They also reported that Polish agencies for American engines and parts had been closed down in France and Belgium with the help of those Governments. Despite rigid controls, Government or

in Poland lines

and Czeck slovakia

were reported to have obtained several thousand dollars worth of aircraft parts."

The Czech airline was reported phoned police; to be so desperately equipment Dakotus arc

Paris, Jamary 27. A mystery man dumped $350,- 000 worth of jewels on the paye- ment outside the Marseilles polico station during the night, and Sureta Nationale said today the parcel contained about half the gema stolen last August from the wife of the Aga Khan.

An unidentified callor tele- "You will find in need of jewels outside the station house." that some

Two inspectors went out and Those found the parcel. The police said planes were bought from the there was no doubl" it was part United States whei relations be of the loot taken from the Be- tween the two countries were gum. triendly.

Arounded.

of its

Braceleta, necklaces and clipe were found intact in the parcel but some of the stones had been taken from their settings.

Omcials added that the 13 en- gines halted at the Swiss border were "diverted" through Belgian

The Sureta spokesman said they and Switzerland by "dummy com- would, intensify the search for

were They panics."

sold by the gang's ringleaders on a basis

The official Communist Now China Nows agency, in a broad- vast monitored in London, quoted General, Chu Tah, Commander of tho Chinese Communist Army, American concerns who had stated of possible new evidence afforded as saying that units of the Army that they would go to Western by the discovery of the missing "would do their utmost for the European users-Reuter,

liberation of Tibet without delay."

of

Seoul, January 27, President Syngman -hed of the South Korean Republic said to day that his Ambassador in Tokyo excitedly telephoned him that American authorities there were

Chen Jetten, a Party leader, threatening to use US. warships

Chiang's plodgo

sold: "Nothing can stand in the to fire on Korean Navy vessels

way of that determination and the completa victory

the patrolling Korea's fishing waters,

Meanwolle, Generallesime Dr. Rhoe told news conference

Chinese Chiang Kai-shek

people." once ngain that Ambassador Hughị Cynn-

The agency reported a group pledged himself to fight to the of so-called "Tibetan Democrats, evidently throught his source was

finish against the Chinese Com-meeting in Chungking, had askest But Rhoo omprasnod ☐ good one.

muniste and vowed not to leave General MacArthur

the confidence.

Chinese Communist Army Nationaliste Talwan until the would not permit such action.

move into Tibet. The Tibetans Occupation authorities in Tokyb "march back to the mainland," wore quoted as saying,

It was reported today. have protested the recent seizure of Ave Japanese fahing vessels

"The Tibetan peoplo sincerely Generalissimo Chiang was also Liberation Army to liberate them want the troops of the people's

Poseidon and a Polish pilot ves the second half of 1948, said the Commander-in-chief of Bri-¡which the Korean Navy contandeeported to have told Kuomin-from slavery'us' soon as possible."

Dr. Rhoo said that through

sel. The two Pollah vezaels went { communique, and holds a reserve tain's Far East Land Forces. I were in Korean waters or tang leaders at a Standing Com- United Press and. Associated to assist the Finnish ship which coptaincy. After demobilisation ho said today the end of the sent out distress signals yester- opened a restaurant in West Java emergency in Malaya is not the protests had failed, to reach mittee meeting yesterday that Press, fr

him. He instructed Mr. Cynh th unity, must be achieved and all day.-Reuter.

and ran a trucking business.

"Mystic tales give him great yet in sight nor can it be un-make an official apology for fall inter-party squabbles and con

immediately. The Influence among the popula-til the "bandits" have been ing to take immediate steps to dicta ended tlon, anid the communique, completely isolated from all prevent further misunderstanding. Generalfasimo, made clear his The President declared, however, dissatisfaction with the continued of the public.

that the Korean Navy will cons inter-factional party sniping and

The Weather

· deepening depression about 100 miles

which added that there existed no sup my opinion the decisivoltinue to detain fishing boats podch= | whe understood to have given

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The newspaper "Sao. Tang Pao."

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