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CHINA FAMINE

PACT BETWEEN VIETMINN, Opera Ball MAIN THREAT

CHINA REPORTED Ho Chi-minh, others said to be in Peking TAIPEH WAR MEETING

Leaders of the Communist Vietminh Government are carrying on treaty negotiations with Chinese Communist leaders in Peking, a foreign intelligence source told the "China Mail” yosterday. The three main Vietminh rebel leaders now in Peking, the source said, are the President of the Communist Vietminh government, Ho Chi- minh; his Minister of Education, Nguyan Khanh Toan, and former French Consular employee, Lam Duc Thu.

Question on Hong Kong in Commons

London, March 31.

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The Vietminh delegation arrived in Peking early Ist month, and are negotiating an offensive- ive alliance and an economic union 16ément, and arranging, for the importa. son of Russion technicians and advisers to assist the French Indo-China guerillas, the source added.

He said that the real power of taly making was not held A Labour member, Emrys br he obstensible leader of Hughes, told Parliament today the Vietminh guerillas, Ho that he thought Hong Kong Chinh, but was entirely the contlled by Nguyan Khanh Was indefensible from military point of view and Tear asked when the government Headded: "Toan, who was was going to give up the bird in Huskin from 1920 to Colony in favour of a trade H0 In the appointed represen

Inda

Union In

next

secre

month. However, arms and troop agreements be- tween the twe governments are to be kept secret," he said.

Communists are supplying arms, and will shortly begin to infitrate troops across the Kwangtung- Kwongat berders into Vietnam has already been established.

But the fact that the Chinese

agreement with Communist of the Soviet Opportunity now

Chino

when

Chi-ininh, who is old and

ghes naked his question durini, whock in favour

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Harewoods attend London

The Countess of Harewood costumed as Lady Flordilig from Mozart's “Coel.“Fan Tutte," adjust the mask of her husband, the Earl of Harewood, dressed as one of the Albanian' brothers from the same opera, before they danced at a costume ball in Stanhope Gate. Every dancer was garbed as a character from an opera. The ball was held to ald' the funds of the English Opera Group Amoolation. The Harewoods are noted for their patronage of musta Lady Harewood, Vienna-born, la a former concert planlet, and the Earl Edits an opera magazine. (AP Photo).

Modernisation

A

at" Hong Kong..

Commodore Harvey said it was extraordfriary that while Britain was accepting aid from the United States they should be handing over equipment to the Communist government in Pek-cret clauses ing. He said "I would not mind If the People's Government had responded to the recognition which the British government gave them but instead we are being insulted every

day

ing a ' molton', for adjournment Moscow, is nothing but a The guerillas realise that their a Conservative member, the head. Be is. In foot, more best opportunity to launch an Air Commodore A. V. Harvey,uppet ruler than the French utoctive offensive against the raised the matter of disposal of ap inted. Bao Date French Colonial troops is before Chinese National-alfüred aircraft nce the last war, French Indo American arms shipments, begin, in his beer torn in a civil to arrive in force, and they are

gle between the French planning immediate action, he In

urce, who has been per- vemment and the Communist-sald.

The sourcè, aired Vietminh,

Bolly

both acquainted with French and Communist, Indo- China leaders for years, refused allow his name to be used.

Hongar

Kong.

The Informant, said that the ormer employee of the French onsulate in Shanghal and fong Kong, Lam Duo Thu, wat Comptunist agent, and recent rovertly joined forces with

and

to

plan

of HK Tramways

five-year modemisation programme which will embrace the complete rebuilding of the Rus- sell Street premises for housing a big central: depot, workshops and office premises, was announced at the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Tramways Limited yesterday.'. addition, living quarters will be built for the Chinese supervisory and clerical staff, and, if a sife is obtained from Government, a Wel- fare Centre providing improved medical, educational and general welfare facilities, will be erected.

The programme

made - near,

1

as a result.

Soviet crews

in China sea patrol planes planes

Sea patrol, planes; flying over the North China merchant sca routes are being flown by Soviet crews, radion reports from two · blockade-running

TO AID ISSUE

Washington, March 31. American economists trying to Inject econo

mic lifeblood into the Far East, consider the China famine one of the principal threats to their afförts.

Will starvation among an estimated 50,000,000 Chinese in the Yangtse valley cause the China Reds to invade Indo-China, Burma and Thailand looking, for food? This is one ques- ⚫tion worrying US, food and trade experts who

have just returned from a survey of nations' from Japan to India and Pakistan. Indo-China, Thailand and Burma are viewed by

these experts as the “breadbasket", and "aur plus" nations of the. For East. It is to them that the planners for a self-supporting Orient look for the rice they feel must be forthcom-. ing if other Asiatic countries are to be put on the road to recovery. Stanley Andrews, one of the U.S. experts who have just completed a Far East survey for the Army with Robert West, high' official of the Army planners for Japan and the Orlent, put it this way:

"If the China famine becomes worse, may force the Reds to invade Indo-China, Thailand and Burma to

rice available ther

It they do, it will wrecke plans we are making to help Aalan countries to build up a

arm among themselves: Trice In thinge surplus areas hungry "nations of the Orient, if they are to participate

and help build the trade wr

believe possible...

Summer time tomorrow

tomorrow

Hong Kong goes on local. summer

Ume: "beginning

„morning, ':' and '' residenta zra reminded, to put their clocksytt and i watches one hour forward tonight.

Based on stability "All countries in the plan must

A be dealt with and assisted as unita 'Ahdraws' ideas" "sem" to <br in the coneral picture," he said. based upon a fairly, stable, Far | "No."one"-nation should be.ɛax- Last and revolving trade Roano. Laisted Independently of and Ing fand that the U. B. would nbly at {latríments of other

DOB

the biblik

are Yotals tol of Japan to get large numbers of The two ships, which left

be determined...

Kružle representatives abroad "to" Tsingtoo and Tientsia "yesterday

Although faced with great pro promote business for Japanese in- sent the messages to their Hong blems, Andrews viewed Japan industries is one of the prime rea- Kong

agents reporting no trouble a happy position regarding the sons why Japanese trade abroad whatsoever

from Nationall

avy trade network being envisaged for has not made, the progress, desired In addition to the Russian-

ships planes.

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manned planes,; Russian troops, they look large, and amall, I

the producą, à 'wide range of}

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and

the

where Philipplaes

and

else

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the

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mprove its service to He added: "No/ent starih k

~~Möve retarded.

He indicated halfests - RK- trame cautton":"being" taken by the müthorities in japán to prav Vank; anyone klima, Japanese- “warmongers” (from being went

that anti-aircraft crews neid tach=|| Kother

countries want He added, however, that ha knew Toan, in Paris before Toan

nicians have moved into most to Buy, from them,” he said. et a North China nesport towns as left for Moscow in 1929 and, that

That will mean food for Japar also pro-the assistance of the Hong Kong tar South an Shanghai by

from there was no room for doubting

"Asiatic surplus "bations, hundreds that he was the real leader in vides for bringing the car fleet Government, supplies of rall be-

raw materials from Indonesio, He said he thought the various

and the replace- came available and, up to 150, Vietminh.

The shipping official said yester

MERIAND the

in retarding the departments in Hong Kong had

day that the Talpeb, meanwhile, decisive ment of all old car bodies by the Company has been able to

movement

extimatoday, the number of carried out their duties in a nega». tiv way and asked for assuranen he controlling schelen in. Viet- has floor of Houaise maison Alveart to Aldre could be a net te treding such commane al men fich hosed was.cliscussed at a full-dress con- controlled....air-operated doors Programmes Shaukiwan--ter- tiad begun during the past weaË--- A tions Russian-manned aircraft

at only hundred, but that something would be done to

ference of Nationalist China's within the next five years.minus

the vital sparka-

the wumber would provent the aircraft and equip-

where we have fe added that the other two Bghting services today. Prosi- The fleet at present is 120.

Anally

Blockade ships leaving Hongquired to

moving. to get things

increased the near leaving

eliminated the last two remolning Kong for Northy Chine parts are ment

mt powerful officials of the

They must have either loans Andrews who went into India Conservative

Tufton Viminh. were Pham van Dong, dent Chiang Kai-shek presided.

Carrying out of the programme lengths of single track on the now reparted to be avoiding the or grants to make their initial and Pakistan on the survey just Beamish then asked for a debate Vice-Presidenti

will be effected in stages, and the Company's system. The elimina theccording to Associated Press.

The niseting discussed plans |

Taiwan straits In

their blockade purchases,

Androwe maintains made, views those areas as vitally on the Far East situation in or

Vic for strengthening the defences of Arst stage, involving an expendition of these will enable the Com or Yam-trained Communist,

Once you running voyage to North.

chain .move Important to the proposed trading commence der to get a real statement of

pany to

maintain Alf; / network. Also, we handviews - the government polley. He said "In Glap (Duon Hoai Nam) Talwar, Bainan and other Nature of $1,400,000, will

**Minister, and foster-tonalist island territories and immediately. "Fence

| Shaukiwan,

trouble, Between-India and Baklasy ning ships have been the Far East the war is by no rid of the former French Indo-

for counter-attacking Yesterday's meeting, held in the "During the year a now, type of“] measures

the Nationalists by,

tan over Rashinir as shother stave means cold and it is not general-

board room of Jardine Matheson tramcar bly was brought inte M. the mainland.

ave taken

List of be

be assured a continued supply of threat to the ly recognised what an active part

The nature Eastern

of the decisions and Company Limited; was pre-service which experiericé has since Taiwan.” MANDATANG IRW: cotton for textlies and other area, AARONA posed, trading, Cominform y

over by Mr. R. Gordon shown to be an Iraprovement on "Since two Ame the Far

India and Pakistan can

help merchantmanu selures and also will have The Vietminh-Chinese treaty reached was kept a closely guard sided suld be announced within the ed secret.

Chairmans of the Board of Direc- the earlier typen.

men were attacked in Tainate to extend credits to would-be drews old when his return here, Intra-Orient trade, greatly!" An-

Tho Chairman toldahoro

several weeks ago, by Nationalist purchasers If the latter cannos Modernisation · scheme

but if they are It to probable, however, that

going to come planes, no further blockade in obtain: saincing elsewhere. first concrete resulta will be holders that last year the trams

"It is considered desirable to cidents have boon reported that fund to finance, trade more serieur grisly between thens, Andrews believes that the re, tinua in or become involved in a commando "ralde on the main corried 21,000,000 passengers, and rebuild the whole of the Com-

I know of." lehd on a bigger scale than the the Company made a net profit of pany's promises at Russell Street, safe passages to Noeth China fenerally in the Orlent is the than their wartalnest fine pro- recent com ́against Bungmen

Trame $4,071,534.

receipts in-

making, provisión for housing Continue hull

answer to get the Far Eat back posed plan will be creally re-f and cargo hurur, and Klentiao

duced, Asociated Press, on the Chekiang | creased 22 per cent. From an

fleet of 150 tramers, there in ad coast Bouth of

ance rates on blockade runners on its feel; economically: operational stand-point, the year dition to the necessary offices and will certainly corne down keyin Bhanghai,

was extremely satisfactory,

workshops. This, work must be Continuing Mr. Gordon sald

playing in the whole situation.

John Dugdale, Minister of State Colonial Affairs, said in ans- tant the whole matter of the wer Chinese aircraft was befors-the courts. He added "For that rea- son: the British government can take no action on it. There is no power by which the aircraft and spares could be prevented from leaving Hong Kong"- United Presz.

COMPANY TO FIGHT FOR SHIP: Taipeh, March 31. Wallem and Company, of Hong Kong, owners of the 4,445-torr „British_freighter Caducents, hava engaged a lawyer to fight is case

Chief, Cria Intelligence

Red comics seized

·Singapore," March 31,

tors.

•

ON AGAIN

2

they

pecial branch officers of the It is also believed that plans

done in stages to avoid interfer-LITTLE BLOCKADE The greater number of passering with the maintenance of our Szapore police forces have were discussed to co-ordinate ac- ited seizing Chinese Communist tivities of Nationalist guerillas in

carried has increased the normal services and the Board Pics now is being sold in diferent parts of the mainland overall traffle revenue by 22 per has authorised work to start on Szapore in large numbers. The and, where feasible, to send them cent. Operating costs have risen the first nure was ordered by the Com-supplies.

Among those who took part in by 25 per cent. However, operating theloner of Police, Mr. the conferencs were the Premier, costs expressed as a percenta

E using

the powers bedieneral Chen Cheng: the Chief of receipts is 53 per cent which is

emergency. the Joint General Staff, General nous year.

one

more than in the previous Chou Chi-Jou, who also commande | 295

popularity arid Communist propaganda in the Air Force. Admiral KwelThe growth in the "for possession of the ship whic" faded the colony bin ... the past Nationalist Navy, and General and: dütring 1949 we sold 104,863|| "Rebuliding noroximately · five | 120 trucks wed

gulse of comic stripe has Yung-ching, commander of. the of our monthly ticket continues hand been tinder, detention Jan 5th They are designed - to w* } Hun, Li-jen, overall commander XHET 78,425 for the year be ** Kapitalung (Takao) since February hili,

The lawyer will inner beton are: young..., minds towards of the Nationalist ground forces, fore. On August 11 reduced frescort Home of the cost will be waiting for "clearan

10

the military court being formed

tions.

munist ideologien.

year.

Borlijf March': U been made for The Russian checkpointa dat Provia bullding of about 76 fats for Helmstedt on the rved to Berlin was clogged with more a thin Chinese mambers of our super- visory and clerical start. First 200 German trucks today or Kiba Soviet guards enforced their which stage on

We are about tr

"slowdown:blockada: of the Gëzu be engaged will these fists include

The German Aurself Street at 0830 GMT that 405 elta will take

30 of

of man metropola police reported

The tightening of the Natiolis for scholars were introduced and offset by treeing of the valuable while another 150 The police have collected. 150 list blockade of Red China was to probe, charges that the Cadu-durent types of these comic probably one of the topics dls cœur, had passed, or was about to bes and have up to ons montă | cussed. poss, to Commulet ownership.--- tecide which publicationa" ara VAssociated Frem."

The Weather:

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black-lated quiter.

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Five die in Malay

jungle ambush

Singapore,, March 31, 20 Fiva tankara: or, ife-secířitý Torum ware killed today"Jo...! Ambush in the Banau area di Nagri Gemblian, Slate, when ically: deteňatád voadalda bombarde

it and roókat.rald on March

and

rudents, benefited to the extent of 600,000 Journeys made at hall fare in the remaining four months of last year

Rehabilitation⠀⠀

almost complete

first stage

The

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King's Road site which could then the Eastern: side:"niki be either gold or put to some other awalling clearance more multable use. The preliminary Germany rough estimate of the

of the cost of the The police

development werd, clearing · rate of six to The Company's expenditure United Press “The period of rehabilitation of during the next five years will be the Tramway system since the greatly increased not only be

body Japanese occupation is now vire cause of the tramcas Sually complete and, the Companyplacement programme ls now, in a more advantageous rebuilding of the Ru position than it was before the Depot but also because mari

vende plentiful supplies of rail" "new- OPEN TO SEEt make possible the carrying out of The most serious difficulty en track maintenance work which countered during 1942 was the shortage of marce to mautala tho has had to be deterred during

and since the War Ungh much "improved swervice, "but the spurte heavy adillicos

expendie greaty Im-wire.contemplated orového

aldered Erought Into servii

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