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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1950.

ANOTHER SHIP LEAVES

HK

WITH AEROPLANE ENGINES

NEW ROUTE FOR CHINA REFUGEES

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Oakland,-March-19,- Transocean Airlines sending a four-erugined plan.c to Hong Kong to chart a new route for refuger Nationalist Chinese to havens in countri contiguous 10 The United States..

The Sales Vice-President, Dou glas Jahnson, sald the move is necessary beenuse United States immigration officials at Honolulu, Arst port of entry to the United States, had refused to honour further transit visos aerosa ,the United States in such refugees.

British vessel sails

for North Korea NATIONALISTS' VAIN HUNT FOR SS. EMPIRE DIRK

With the Chinese Nationalists still hunting vainly for the British ship

Empire Dirk, which left Hong Kong three days ago with more than U.S.$3,000,000 worth of spare plane parts and engines in an attempt to run the blockade, another British ship left the Colony yesterday on

an identical mission.

She is the Tsinon, of Butterfield and Swire, which left Hong Kong with more than U.S.$1,000,000 worth of CATC and CNAC spare parts and engines for Inchon, in Korea.

ite added that the refusal came According to Associated Press from Taipeh, Nationalist warships and

after more things in 1,000 Chinese

bearing Nationalist vises, British travel nidavits and transit visas bad been carried by this route to Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Bananas.

The

the

Retion reported

cause about a week after the inmigra- tion service In Miami, Florida, hod announced the arrest of pri- vate airmen and charged that a new conspirney and been un- covered to smuggle Chinese from Cuba toto the United States.

In Washington, however, the Immigration and State Depart

not know about any such ruling as reported by Mr Johnson or the past issuance of transit visas nerous the. United States for Chinese refugees.

iments

Mr. Johnson said the new route pilot plane wil nick Up 53

Nationalist Chinese in Hong Kong

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which

planes, despite intensified efforts, have still failed to find any trace of the Empire Dirk. Meanwhile a British-regis- tered ship-the Tai Chung shan-arrived in Hong Kong yesterday after Bix-week blockade-running rip took in Tientsin, Tsingtao and The Indo-Chino S. N Company Swatow.

has on schedule the following: Nationalist planes roided Tsings. Chunsang leaving for Tien- tao twice while the Tal Chung tsin tomorrow: S. Choygang due Shan was in port, but the ship here on March 25 from North leaving on March was not hit. complained that the Communist The my. Lisholt of the Ivaran Lines left last evening for Taka Bar und Tsingtao. The mv. Igadi

Pactic Tramport and Philippino, miniato see it that way is an- Transport on this run. The Chinaj other question," he added.

The passengers on board the Transport is clearing port, for Tentsin and Tsingtao today The Gordon are not a festive group- others are due to sail for Red wives with children are joining Chua next month,

their husbands; businessmen are joining their firma in Shanghal to relieve colleagues who have been there since the occupation: come diplomats are taking up posts in preparation for active diplomatic relations with the Peking Gov- ernment-but there Art no tourists, no joyriders.

British businessmen, with huge Investments

China and Officers of the ship yesterday 20.

occupation, troops disappear dur- air raids, offering the ships in harbour little protection.

The Captain said that the Com- pected to call at both ports na munist harbour pilots will not April 8. guide the blockade runners into

visus from their KÖVETK The harbour nearly twilight,

in Shanghai, are of the same organisation is ex-holding on because of necessity, but. American businessmen, with relatively small Investments, are clearing out--flatly leaving Shanghai.

meul. British travel ambes its ant for fear of Nationalist air attacks: Gordon delayed

cava

transit visus necoss affected, roun- Another Isbrantsen ship, the tries and dy them to Centrals. Flying Cloud, is due to America via Europe and the Hong Kong tomorrow for Tsing- South Atlantic. The route will tan with a reported 8,000-tons of be 4,000 mke further than that cargo.

ReTo the United States-Assn. elated Press.

DEVALUATION IN INDONESIA

Jakaria, March 19. The Indonesian Government announced tonight-that-the-lu- donesian currency in interna! circulation has been devalued by 50 per cent us from noon GMT today.

A sister ship of the Flying Cloud was damaged in Tsingtao; three weeks ago, However, the

Officials

the of

poned the st. General Gordon's mercy mission to Shanghal until noon today.

Americen President Linse yesterday post-

The

postponement was made Isbrandtsen Line intends to con- necessary because the LST craft.

the North which will take

nue trading with China port

South China run

compare

with

evacuees down

the Whangpao, and which are en route from Japun, will not reach their rendezvous point off the Yangtse river until early an March 23,

Most of the 103

passengers

They

The APL office report that they have not had one applica tion from an American to ent the city-more than 400. are leaving. -

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Pictured In the Royal Box at London's Covent Garden Opera House before a palm perform. ance in honour of viciting French President Vinsent Auriol by the Badiors Wells Ballet are (loft to right) President Aurlol, the Duke of Gloucester, Queen Elizabeth, King Georga and Madame' Auriol (AP Photo).

NATIONALIST LANDING ON NAMOA

REPULSED

A Nationalist force assigned to retake Namoa Island, less than 10 milos East of Swatow, was badly beaten on March 13, according to the Swatow correspondent of the Indopendont vornacular "Wah Kiu Yat Po" yesterday.

The

force, coming from Tungshan Island, about 20 miles North East of Namoo Island, landed on Namoa about 10 a.m. on March 13 with the aid of two warships and two bombers escorted by four fighter planes.

he Communists

were chûght; by surprise. As a result the force landed without incident. However, it failed to make progress from the beach-heads as a result of intense counter- fire from the Communist forces. Despite cover from the warship and aircraft, the Nationalist land- ing force, was forced to withdraw in disorder. A number of their craft-motor. Junks and landing

Nationalist guerillas in Kwangtung

A force of more than 200 Nationellet querillas attempt. ed to solza a big market towns about 15 miles East of Ku- kong (8hlukwan) in North. ern Kwangtung.

Tel. 21438

CALL FOR ANGLO-U.S. AID PLAN

London, March '10. The Independent London Sunday newspaper, the "Ob- server", today called for joint United States

and British Commonwealth economic aid to Asia to combat Commun- isin.

Applauding the recent statement on American Far Eastern policy by the US Secretary of State, Mr Deen

wrote:

their

the "Observer" peoples of Asia, must bo helped also to raise standards of living, and in the struggle against poverty and mal- nutrition and endemic discard they must feel that the Western powers are ready to give them all Avali- abig support.

to

Asta

"So far, the chlef economic ald. has come through Britain's release of sterling balancea to In din and Pakistan. These funre- quited exports have been A sericus drain on Britain's re

sources.

"The only way to give · Asia"- effective economic ald. in fat America to join the British Com

monwealth in long-term plan, with assurances on which Mr. Acheson rightly insists-that the ald will be wisely spent by the n

cipient countries, and with onl portunities for Britain and Wer ATD Europe to earn food and dal lars by sending Industrial goods to these needy areas."

It continued: "Hitherto, one mrave obstacle to any such plan has been. the bitter comflict be tween India and Pakistan nyer. Kashmir.

week

the two

Countries agreed, in printo

the United

nopoly,

Nation

a Mediator.

small

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to agreed

proposal They

and their 28 Lowes W.

step

settlement, but it should be wale comed as a step in the right dire

tron, and America and Britsio should give this United Nations

move their full public backing

Reuter..

STUDENTS RIOT

IN SAIGON

Paris, March 19% About 4,000 Vietnamese students supporting the Vietminh (Com munist-led insurgents) today sot fire to street stalls and motor. cars in the Central market place in Saigon in protest against American aid for French-support- ed Vietnam, the French news using agency reported.

Confusion over the date of the landing was explained us a resalt of the similiarity of the Chines numeral five and Arable, aight which resulted in the publication of the erroneous March 18 date

Some 10,000 Communist gueril las are trapped in the forests in Hainan's Five Finger range of

according to vernacu mountains, lar Preis reports from Heihow.

The reports added that the Nationalists flamethrowers and incendiary bombs to extermiante the gueril

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yesterday

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KING INDISPOSED.

This was announced yes. terday by the Communist authorities in Canton, accord- ing to the "Bing Tao Man Po".

"It was added-that--the- guerillas were 'beaten back casuastles, Including ', with

The force was four killed,

* оло under the command Meanwhile, Associated Press re

Au Chi-kaung. the ports from Talpeh it has now be

The attempt, sald the off-Palace, was visited again today come clear that the Nationalis

by his doctor, Sir John Welt. cial armouncement, took place of the mainland town et seizure

on March 11, 200

London, March 10. King Georgo. VI, surfering from a slight cold. und confined to his 100m. at Buckingham

The students Brat tried to march to the quayalde, where American destroyers are moored. Finding the dock entrances and surgound- ing roads blocked by police, they returned to demonstrate in the

market place.

Vietnamese police, armed only with rubber truncheons, asked French troops to stand by but

not: military Intervention was needed, the report sald-Reuter. TAIPEH DENIAL

Manila, March 20. Greek

steamship. Kehres, which ran aground on salling junks-were destroyed.

Communist shells tore two toles a reef in the Gulf of Leyte in one of the warships and one this morning, will be lifted off hole in the other. Ten civilians of Trade with South China porta ho are leaving Hong Kong for the reef tonight if the high Namoa Island were killed wher "Is becoming "kafer"and" mor Shanghai are living on the ship.

tides come in as expected. Nationalist shells hit their houses popular, a British officer sald

The agents, are leaving for Shanghai

American the

Casualties suffered by the Cam- yesterday. He pointed out that with no illusions. The business- Steamship Agencies Incorporated, munists and the Nationallats wer the Communists are now pay;

master of the not

meationed. Communist- said that the know the Ing only HK$80

ten for carga men

ship reported dominated city has offered little American-bullt to Hong Kong, HK$140 a ton

to foreigners since its occupation that her keel is lying on ton, which they were

rocky bottom. The reef was iden- paying three weeks ago.

though

an Marigultdaquit Light- little has tifled The officer explained that the been promised, some are hoping house Island, about 30

miles increased number of ships arriv-been promised, an end to the South of Tacloban, ing and departing from Swatewor

The owners said that to 7,000-too ship was en route with Communist attitude At present three types of cur- in safety was the main reason for Nationalist blockade, for a more

the reduction. rency are circulating in Indonesi

business profits--but they will empty holds from Cebu to Taclo Since the

ban, where it is to pick up Island the beginning of thir -the

and post-war pre-war Netherlands East Indies guilders year, blockade running of Chinese not be surprised at anything.

One British businessman said produce. The Kehren, now own parts seems to have Communist

More ships on board ship yesterday that Ited by Greek interests, entered gained momentum.

from the the Philippines' area are also Including North China a cost his company hundreds

of thousands of dollars to main- United States' Pacific Coast, She Bungmen might be abandoned at one thing-large-scale active 60- In cold when he alteryfed the St.I said, no such licences ever were

their office in Shanghai since the occupation.

The announcement said that all money in circulation as well as In banks throughout the country willi Jose its nominal value as from

per cent.

noon, decreasing in value by 50

last spring, However,

Jenient

and Republican rupiads.

Reports yesterday predicting the devaluation

Is intended to ports in their itinerary: said it defent money black marketeers.

Local shipping organisations taln Last week the Government in-

now engaged in this activity

stituted a now foreign exchange clude the China Navigation Com-

system, with changed import one pany, the Ivaran Lines, the Pack Main hope

export regulations, to stimulate Re Transport' Lines, the

over

Indo-

the

Д

Gungmen, just Ittle less tha miles South of Shanghai, wa

Com- local operation of the mando-type.

Its capture did not represent the establishment of un lavasion beach head.

In fact, the chances are that any time the Reds are able to am- beril the safe withdrawal of forces Awhich took the town.

is due to leave for South America after leaving the Archipelago. There are no passengers. surveyor will be down to Mari- multdaquit, if the Kehren falls to float tonight-Associated Press.

FIRE IN SHIP ·

Major affects Nevertheless, foreign and Chin-1 ese quarters in Taipeh are con- vinced that the operation w have far-reaching effects,

xports and combat smuggling. China S. N Company, and the

Only currency notes of twr Tabrandtsen Jne.

But he added: "Given ah end guliders 50 cents

and less and The China Navigation Company to the Nationalist blockade, there coins of 2-1/2 and one cent re- has the as. Poyang leaving port is absolutely no reason why

A small fire broke out in a coa' It has, for example, demonstrat- tair their full face value under teday for Tientsin and Tsingtao; Shanghat cannot be a mutually

bunker of the Blue Funneed the vulnerability of the main- the tew Ordinance,

which was the ss. Hupeh for Tientsin on beneficial trading city for both steamer Mochaon, lying alongside land.coast to a landing broadcast

all Indonesian March 23 and the 9. Hunan ar- governmenta,”

It has shown the Nationalist wavelengths,

riving from the North on March He described Shanghol as the Holl's Wharf, at about 10 pm..

flag to the mainland. It ha The left-hand half of each note, 23.

mouth of n famished Chinn, and yesterday.

ralead the hopes that, Chlang becomes legal tender up to 50 per

Kal-shek's prominen of it. cent of 18 value while the right-operate

eventual recovery might not b Haud half will serve as an op-

Just a fanciful dream. plication voucher for obtaining bonds in a three per cent Govern- ment loon,

The right-hand portion aler loses half its face value-Reuter.

The Weather

A000 GMT (I p.m. UKBT) from

E of Tokyo à cold front exténda BWward across N Pemben and thence fata China. From "ná déprésalon pver the ser

Tuf- Japan - a dohl frunt extends BWpružil

to the Yangise. Both these fronts are

moving Bouthward, Premiune le high

aver the continent... REALLY

The fro was ex-.

The Pacific Transport Lines foreign business as its main hope tinguished in a few minutes by]

China Transport for revival. "Whether the Com- the crow,

the

Increasing unrest reported

in Russian North Korea

The report said that seven will be

It has given encouragement to Nationalist troops In Talwan most of whom year to be back!

mainland. on the

Nationalt authorities doubt

have enough

The King's indisposition is not believed to be serious. No bul letins on his condition are being

Issued.

Talpah,. March 19, The authorities today branded mainland, if they

He was not able to accompany as completely false a Hong Kong material.

also It has served to fortify Queen Elizabeth and Princes report that they had auspended

1lcence: Margaret for the week-end

on Imports from the confidence in the Nationalists

Colory. It is believed the King caugh! First of all, the authorities ablity to hold Taiwan barring Royal Lodge, Windsor.

Patrick's Day parade of the Irish required, and no change in this For some weeks now,posters Guards at Chelsea Barracks. policy is contemplated--Asso- viet ald for the Chinese Reds. have appeared in Taiwan depict. ing a Nationalist soldiers. stepping on the nwinland from this Island.

United Pross says that Satur day's announcement set the time of the landing as "dawn, March 18.4

Official quarters in Taipeh yesterday corrected the 'date of the landing to last Wednesday but virtually no further. Information can be obtained.

Only a raid.

* The naval statement, described the attack as a "rald and there is no Indication that the troopa * are attempting to est

ts ́estäblish

beach head for an all-out in vasion of Red-held territory.. Army Navy Army,

headquarters

further

leas had these things in mind Sungmen

Air Force

no about the The dava

when they plurined the operation, headquarters at Kaosiung, reached

into the been

youths were afreșted. Such row Rusula, my shipped.The landing forec: £t 'sald; ben

***Help for guerillas

received front the attackers

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Tokyo, March 19.

I from an undisclosed soured fertiliser are to be distributed to which among other things, is ex-by telephone, sald: no word had quoled of unrest in reports saying" that youths over forins this year, at Government/ Pected to put fresh on the since the landing, but, that so far

entire guerilla forces Seoul reports

as was known the landing force Communist-controlled North turned freight cars loaded with expense, in an attempt to raise maand.

the agri- Naval headquarters at Kuch- units are kill at Sungmen. Korea are increasing in num-grain bound for Russia. The in- the food production of small depression situated about 150 miles ber, and are expected to be eldent occurred at Kilchu, in the cultural area. However, if there slung, in South Western Tolwan,

for North East

Is a surplus, it is likely that said that the city's capture was

to old frequent until the grain hat-

preceded by severe fighting, vest next summer.

Best Informed circles here be- ports, rare last year, are now. The prafucts of North Korean longed to the First Training love that the Northern regime current, and believed to be the forests and mires are being ship Corps of the Cheklang Provincial is capable of putting down any; by-product of admittedly poor ped to Russia, and more than 70 Government, which has received

the tighter per cent of the large power pro- training on the Chusan Islands. af test and the popular move against the Gov-harvests last year,

duction of the Yalu River Valley la going to Manchusia and :Com- becoming moderate. BE by the afternoon, fugees and other sources picture! Preferential rationing “systems. Hany wish den for in the approach North Koron as an emelently

said to provide plenty of food munist controlled Dalcon, luwly clearing. Cloud, and ' Ught · reta

organised police State, able to for the most useful and most co-The consus of information spreading: Crom the later in the day?:

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