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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1950.
POLICEMEN SHOT BY ARMED ROBBERS
U.S. NAVY IN SAIGON
A French naval sentry stands guard on Balgon waterfront with the U.S. destroyar Stickell in the background. The US8. Stickell arrived with the destroyer Anderson, recently paid a five-day volt designed to show American Interest in South East Asia, and as a gesture of support for Bao Dal's Vietnam. ess Government. (AP Photo),
KMT guerillas active on Indo-China border
From a `French outpost, on the North `Indo-Chino, Border, March 26.
A well organised force of Nationalist Chinese guerillas today effectively harrassed the Chin- ese Communist troops holding the frontier along this Eastern sector of the Indo-China border.
A well-organised force of 3,000 guerillas attacked an estimated 5,000 Communists in the vicin- ity of this post.
The area is just East of the point where the provincial borders_of_Kwangsland Kwangtung intersect on mountainous Indio-China fron-
tier,
the
The guerilla. force is led by General ZI On-way, who com- manded the Nationalist regulars in the same zone now occupied by the Chinese Communista "be- fore last December's Cominunist takeover.
fle is said to be in radio con- tact with Nationalist headquarters on Taiwan and aeroplanes from Haina it is reported, have drop- petit supplies to
him. The situation In his area 14 similar in most respects to that in many other parts of Red China where the Communists are plagu- ed by guerllins.
_DF_workers-
to call on Arbitrator
**
At a general meeting of the Dairy Farm Workers held at Pokfulam and in the Workers' Unlon, it was decided that the $30 a month award by the Arbitration Tribunal was und satisfactory. A delegation of the workers will present their views to Professor R. Robert. at 10 today, it was
R.M. learned last night.
The Arbitration Telbunal affixed the $30 rate on Friday following prolonged sassiona brought about by the Dairy Farm workore demand for a $90 a month allowance,
Heliable information reaching this French outpost, which is only 400 yards from the Com- munist garrisoned town of Ayl] Diem, furnished a graphic pla- Other Nationalist guerillas aro ture of guerilla warfare.
opposing the Communists on Gen-Į Determined to rosist eral Zi's Eastern flank. They are Generul Z1 told French officer: based in the "Hundred Thousand last November of his determina- Mountakis.”
Zone,
Bands of bandits
Gunmen make escape after Central District hold-up
RUNNING GUN BATTLE
Three armed robbers blazed their way to freedom shooting down three police constables after a successful lightning raid on a Chinese transportation firm in 306 Des Voeux Road Con- tral, shortly after 3.30 p.m. yesterday.
The robbers bagged a loot of not more than $3,000 but the robbery is marked as the most sensa- tional since the Chase Bank hold-up by five men on January 9,
Two Chinese hawkers-one a woman-were injur od in the polico-robbers gun duel which on sued along Poel Street and Gage Street whon the robbers opened fire after sighting a con- stable on duty. The alarm meanwhile had been raised.
kept. Taking the $3,000 to rob- kitchen door before doing so, bers made off but secured the
I could not be ascertained, the other two herded the firm from whose fire the hawkera fokis into the kitchen. The in- fell as they were caught in the truders forced one of the people. middle of the
fight.
to reveal Kun
where the cash, was Police sources contacted, stated that the engagement between the police and the robbers last- The alarm was soon ralsed, cd "but a matter of minutes."
however, and the robbers had The police injured were not reached Peel Street when the serious, the source added. One constable appeared and the Bring was discharged from hospital after began. A police radio car ar- receiving medical attention. The rived on the scene followed soon other two-one of them with three by a passe of police of the Emer-
Two Shantung con-1 bullet wounds--were detained in gency Unit. hospital.
stables were injured from this The police said that they did possc. know anything of the robbers and
not
had no clue to work on. They de Gun batile' clined to connect yesterday's rob- bery with previous cases. The
sther known during daylight arm clears streets
ed robbery in the Central district recrativ was on January 6,
6, when two men robbed the Luen Fong Impart and Export Company of 131 Des Voeux Road. The rob- here then also made
their get-
away.
Raid carried
out efficiently
The short but furlour gun battle cleared the streets of pedestrians. The busy area on Bunday afternoon had ham- pered the police in their dealing with the robbers, one informant stated."
Malayan Reds kill 21 Gov't troops, police
Bingaporn, March 20:
The Malayan Government today announced that Com. mianist guerillas had killed 21 Government troope ard police in an ambush.
The communique sald that 11 other members of the Government security
forces
were mixing and four werd wounded.
Five bandits ware known to have been killed into A four-hour battle in North Malaya, the announcement aald.
to the com. # band of 250 querillas attacked the Gov- Brnment forces--troops from the Regiment of Malaya and police Jungle squade--as they ware returning from a patrol. -Associated Press.
ss. Empire Orwell arrives
A Japanese war criminal, Lleutenant-General Nishimura Takuma, arrived in Hong Kong on board the ss. Empire Orwell yesterday afternoon.
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Rotarians attend District Conference
Rotarians attending the District Conference of District 67 Notary international posed for this group plcture, outalde the Peninsula Hotel at the close of their two-day conference yes. terday. ("China Mall" photo).
Rotary Clubs in Red China
still functioning
normally
Rotary Clubs in the large cities of China are still functioning normally,
although in the small cities most of them have been closed.
This was the report made by out-going District
İ
Governor Rotarian G. E. Marden at the clos-
ing session of the two-day District Conference of District 57 Rotary International held at the Peninsula Hotel yesterday,
In no case, reported Mr. Marden, has a Rotary Club been banned by the Communist author- itics in China. Da
The closure of some clubs in make his community a better the smail cities were mostly place in which to live-Mr. Mc due firstly to the failing off of Douall said: "To some people that members who have left for dis-obligation might sound trits, and perhaps rather like the title of Sant parts, and secondly due this talk in seeming at frat sight to the Communist regulations to be a little smug. This is very for the registration of clubs and associations.
Mr. Marden said that some clubs temporarily erased function- ing pending registration, while others closed because they inter- oreted the word “activity" in the including meetings. regulations as He added that there was no actual of. Rotary meetings, or prohibition
action there disciplinary against them.
WAS taken
Dr. Pedro Lobato, Presidi ent of the Rotary Club of Macro, who was nominated District Governor of District 67 Rotary International........ at. the closing session of the District Conference yester day. ("China Mail" photo).
would agree that any Rotarians who descended to that would at bost be of little credit to bis club, would run the risk of inylting the biting criticism that he had sim- pley joined Rotory for what he can get out of it, and would cer tainly brand himself before his follow.
as a barefaced members hypocrite.
"The alternative is of course to set chout carrying out our third obligation properly. Tant nieans not only a great deal of hard work, but a thinking first, and I can assure agrant deal of hard.
you that none of you can be mees. than Am at my im- In agreeing to give this as there are so
talk
-many:
their third obligation
Starionswbs,parry out
O much better than I can ever hope to??
KM, Merouall went on to define in detail, the meanings in the key -words of the
the third ebligation. He summarised; N
A better place in which to live, means in which to live and not merely to exist; means a place in which every member of the community can enjoy so full afo as may be possible from youth, to old ago. Now material -comforts, physical
well-being. proper education, and adquate re- creational and cultural facilities cannot and will not by themselves *-—-—-—-—-—- ensure ---- 4 --full life for anyone:-
nevertheless their absence most certainly makes it far harder for us or our neighbours to win oz maintain
far from the truth: Rotarians by.
have subscribed to a
Rotary Clubs in Shanghai, Tiantain, Nanking and Poking. Swatow are still meeting, he An eye witness described the
wald; adding that in many cHE59, Communist authorities know a robbers shooting as "deadly ac- curate** to which the thrice
British military police Im- great deal about Rotary and ha hoped that in the future they wounded constable in the short mediately, boarded the troopship |
will show sympathetic
under- gun fight bears testimony. The which has more than 1,000 re-
standing toward them. It was reported that the rob- police confirmed that the robbers placements for the Hong Kong
garrison, and took the General off, Dr. Pedro Lobato, President of "bers at 300 Des Voeux Roadsultered no casually,
Takuma was the first passen animously nominated
the Macno Rotary Club, was un Following up the robbery, the Kwok Leng Transportation
police set going a large scale
off the ship; he was hancuffed on
the new Company-yesterday had ex-dragnet all around the Island each wrist to a British pected a more substantial lost.
District Governor, His election to MP. The rald was
yesterday. Kowloon WDS also The crowd of more than 300 the post is expected to be con- described as a ulerted. Police searching parties British officers, men and Chinese firmed by the Detroit Rotary In- quick one and carried out with were stationed along the water-workmen on the wharf watched ternational Conference in July.
"One of full life.
of the Rotarian's clearest were sind other positions giving the former General, come down. In a message. Ferey Hodgson, worthy sentiment; I venture top, nelabour as possible his offiolency.
responsibilities to his community In a message of Areetings to the having taken that third obligation) is therefore, to do his share The armed men entered the access to the sea. But up to the gangplank, and walk over to Arm together, one of them re- late last night, no
citizen by arrest had a police launch.
President, Rotary International, maining at the entrance while been made,
One English-speaking Chinese called the Rotarians attention to suggest that whether we like it or neighbours for Dorable his not we have to put ourselves into bour's health, his neighbour's said: "He doesn't look so big now, the need for a betterment of
an extremely serious position. does he?"
human relations. húman
"On the one hand
chances of éducation, and his. we could neighbour's opportunities for ¡re- He will be in a
"Only us Wo Improve our jall while
transport to Rotary knowledge can we be fully just pay lip service to that obliga- creation and wider cultural to waiting
tion and on the whole take little forests. Japan.
sffective in our service to Rotary and our fellowmen," said the men- trouble to do much about it in But I think that you age, "If the human race is to surpractice. all over evil, and Rotary can do vive, good must ultimately ts part in making the world not only a place in which to live but rather a place in which to live and help others to live." "
Sealing of Eng Aun Tong by Canton Reds
tion had
British emcers refused to allow Press reporters on the Empire Orwell, claiming that press passes were not sufficient.
Efforts of reporters to contact roper officers to get permission to sourd the ship failed.
It is beloved that families of everal hundred servicemen were * the ship.
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry Band and Bugles played marches at the dock, while the
U.S. air crash
In a statement to the Press yesterday, Mr. Aw Hoe, General Manager of the Eng Aun Tong confirmed the scaling of the firm's building in Canton and the arrest of three employees by the Communist authorities there. tion to resist the Communists. To the West, unconfirmed The branch was established, Aun Tong was required to pay ship was mooring.
re- should they take the frontier ports say, several thousand re-in Canton after the war, Mr. as its pront tax for the second
gular Nationalist troops are sul Aw stated, to manufacture the half of 1843 All tax oblitions Seven killed in He had made early preparations hulding out. Another 35,000 Na- brands of medicine to supply under the Nationalist administra- for guerlila warfare, and the tac- tionalist regulars are now intern- the five branches maintained ties he is employing today are ed by the French, mostly at in various cities in. China
profit taxable paid up. Whatever for the second half of 1949 under the Communist those which the Red guerillas Tienven, 00 miles South of Hanol
The stalement went on: When
could only cover that used against his own troops.
the Canton Municipal Govern derived in business transactions
Mesa, Arizona, March 25. The General is no longer ne- Bands of Chinees bandite ment ordered the Canton branch dating after October-or three Soven North American Avia- cepting recruits for his striking
of Eng Aun Tong to pay $1,000,- months. All the books and docu roam the border region or a 000,000, (Jch Min Pico) of profit ments for these three months are vere killed today when a con- force. Weapons Including some
lon Company' representatives themaclvos Communists or Na- taken from the Reds, are goin tionalists as circumstances make tax, $200,000,000 (then worth available for auditing and check-verted B-25 bomber exploded to self-defence units in villages passing under his control.
convenient. The Communist-fed HK$30,000) derived from
the ing, and I am sure the profit de- and "scattered in a shower of Vietminh troops freely cross the sales was immediately paid. riyed
"It was proposed.. that
during the period could no metal" while attempting an pro balance amount of $800,000,000 possibly warrant such a huge levy omergency landing in a drive 1,000,000,000. of $1,000 Izit-Ay! Dlem, opposite pr paid in instalments with Regarding the
purchase of ing rainstorm; procecis
of sales of the rest bonds, I have already stated that The civillan-operated plane on of the medicines, Dlem Is
ia market town. The
the my father had written to Mr. Yeh route from El Paso, Texas, to Loe Indo-China plastre is the favourite ordered the building sealed.". THE WEATHER urrency, and the peasants accept
Cantón Municipal government
Angeles exploded in. low hanging no reply. Early this clouds as the pilot apparently at received At 0500 GMT (2. Ker the Communist money only under Mr. Aw stated that his father, Loo 1Xth-chung came to Hong travelled highway six miles
With regard the Victory Bonds, month, Messrs Li fan-ching and tampled to bet down on a heavily protest.
The Comundnist Jen Men Plac
Mr Aw Boon Haw, had anti-Kong and called on, my father, of-Mess. cipated the theastern Ben. Blight 'premura pro la exchanged ' ́at, about 25,000 to short of funds to mest, any Kavad
Canton branch to be The bond problem was mention
bodlos were recovered
In 0.6
U.S.
ed during the conversation and the al
shattered" fuseings. Throe Local Chinese are allowed in ten several months ago, to Mayor one-alded correspondence. This fred yards away. A briefcand car
mands and had, therefore write my father informed them of the sthers were found several hun- cross the border and leave y Yeh Chien-ying to discuss the shows that Eng Gun Tong has noted by one of the mon was fourt Dlem through a white archway subject. There was no reply Absolutely refused to subscribe to mile and a half from the main decorated with a red Soviet Star fram, the
and "glass and we again anyone. My father wroto: the börids but, the fact that the wreckage.United Press,
up, to now Chord is Canton Muncipal Government hind stili: no response, * Men Aw stated, fallon, to reply to the letters in
and the Canton, Municipal Gov MrsAm continued to that RAF SUNDERLAND ornment charge that Aun since October
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General Zi has been alded by widespread peasant: dissatisfaction with Communist rule. In ons: case #inred briefly into open revolt nuninst requisitioning.
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Service and responsibilities: Service to and responsibilitles toward one's fellowmen were the keynotes of yesterday speeches. !
Rotarian, JO.. McDowall. speaking
on the subject *A
Responsibilition
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"Communuyosaid that the
Olub
of Rotary acceptance membership" Indiestas, the ceptance of the Idents of Rotary, the general obligation to priv mote those, ideala? (mais bust- muss, social and alto contacte addition four special and In obligations. Dealing with the third of these obligations--that every Rotarian has undertaken to do his share, as
á neighbour and as a citizen, tr
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