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Soviet troops reported in Kweilin

An unconfirmed vernacular report yesterday mid

thai

some 1,000 Soviet troops had arrived at Kwellin in Kwang-

The

"New Life Evening Post", publishing the report, aid that the troops Are to ar fat the Chinese Communials In the invasion of Hainan

Island.

This la the first time that the presence of Russian troops' In Kwangsi hoa been reported.

Malayan 'war cabinet' formed

Kuala Lumpur, April 17. Britain's new Director of Operations against the guerilias in Malaya, Lieutenant General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs, today announced the formation of a Malayan "War Cabinet," which he claimed would strike at the roots of Communlam in Malaya.

General Briggs, who arrived in the Federation capital on April 6 denied widespread criticisin that had insufficient power over the police, Army, Air Force and Navy 13 meel the emergency terrorist situation,

he

He said: "I am at complete liberty to order anything I re- quire, subject to the Federation

High

Commissioner, Sir Henry

Gurney.**

BE

HELD IN PEKING

Representatives of foreign organisations invited

REPLY TO HK APPROACH

The Shanghai branch of the National Christian Council informed Hong Kong Church and international welfare organisations that representatives of foreign Christian organisations have been invited by Peking to attend famine relief talks in Peking on April 20.

The message, which was in reply to previous telegraphic inquiries to Pe- king and Shanghai, did not indicate whether European representa: tives of foreign organisations were invited.

However, a high church official in Hong Kong said yesterday that he was certain that the invitations would include some European roprosenta- tives already in Shanghai and Peking.

Tanker

loaded

with

aviation petrol burns in Singapore harbour

Singaporo, April 17.

lie said that there was no im-Fire killed two Indonesians when an explosion last

mediate plan to call in more troops for order martini, law,

General Briggs was address. ing foreign orrespondente and editors from ali parts of Malaya

He said his "War Cabinet" was fully agread on

polloy against an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 tar- rorists now active throughout

the Federation,

The "War Cabinet"

Was now

working out detailed plans, I hoped to clear areas of terrorists,

night sot the British tankar,, Lingula, loaded. neonwith a million gallons of aviation petrol;

ablaze at Pulau Samboe Island.

Ten

men were seriously hurt and 10 sailors from the 6,445-ton ship were missing this morn- ing, but some of these, it was thought, might be on shore leave.

Five non-swimmers

in the

move in administration to stabilise | Lingula månaged to lower a boat and picked up a number those areas, then move troops on to other areas.

of their fellows from the sea General Briggs said he would! The two-dead-were-indone-- hat commit himself to how long man wharf workers. Their it would take to end the semer hodies were found, tarcibly gency.

burned, in the tanker. Australian ald

The oil tanks on Pulau Seinboe Meanwhile, in Sydney, the are rated as the world's second Australian Prime Ministër, Mei; largest oll installation. Hobert G. Menzies said today: Australia would give

Two Europeans' were "serious consideration" to any request the seriously injured. Four others from Britain for ald In the were Indonealan employees of the anti-bandit fighting in Malays, Anglo-Saxon Oll Company, adde United Press.

antong

Mr. Menzies told a Press cop- The tanker, newly arrived from ference, however, that his Gov- the Persian Gulf, was discharging ernment would not mutke any 5,000 tons of aviation petrol lust commitments at this time because night when, according to eye wit- no formal request has been made. nesses, an explosion occurred on

le parried แ question about Pulau Bamboe Island. the use of the Royal Australiart

Fire darted both ways to the Air Force in Malaya, saying: ship and to a hillside tank. The was soon alight and the Ushment of stable governments order to "abandon ship" had to

"Our job is in asalet in the estab-

tanker

land. Then the Griper pumped water on to the ship's blazing superstructure and decks and brought the flames under con-

trol

This is the first time that foreign representatives hava been invited by Peking to par- ticipate in famine relief dis- cussions.

LEBURKAN N..... QUROL FL

Carrying blunt bamboo speara, symbolla of révolution, students march in a demonstration in Outch. Macassar, East Indonesia. The demonstrators demandad dissolution of the formerly sponsored state of East Indonesia and affillation with the infant Republic of the United States Eest in. of Indonesia. The banner reads: "Dissolve East Indonesia—make it republican." The denesian Government recently Landed a counter demonstration when violence threat:nad. (A. P. Photo).

Cabinet gets budget preview.

Big

The invitations, which

were

London, April 17. . apparently issued late last week, came shortly before a 4,000 word Sir Stafford Cripps was this analysis by the Vice-Premier, afternoon giving the Cabinet a Chen Yun on the tamine situa-preview of tomorrow's budget tion, which he said affected 40,-which may decide how lon 000,000 Chinese.

the Labour Government ca cling to office with its pre carious four-man majority in ed Parliament.

Chen's statement contradicted sami-official Communist denials that the faming was seriously -affecting China, though Chen maintained that the Peoples'

had

·Government grala surplus of more than 4,000,000 tona.

Whether the participation of foreign representatives in the con- ference means that the. Peking Government would favourably consider the possibility of accept- ing old from Western Nations, or not, is not known here,

Famine said

intensifying

Hainan fleet repulsed

invasion

Haihow, April 17, ·

An invasion float numbering 260 junks was re-

Tel. 21443

Date set for SE Asia conference

Manila, April 17: President Elpidio Quirino has set May 28 as the date for opening a. three-day "or- ganisational conference" o: South East Asia and Western Pacifle nations at Baguio.

that ap The President sald proximately 150 delegates and other personnel are expected for conference which will be the the first international meeting ever held under the auspices of the Republic of the Philippines.

No further

ther detalis of the scope of. the conference were made public. The United Nations General Assembly President, Mr. Carlos P. Romulo, is flying back to Lake Success tomorrow with instructions to make further cou- tacts with interested nations on the general scope of the problems to be considered.

Omejally-proposed a year agɔ

by President Quirino as a "Bouth East Asla Union", to resist Com- munist aggression, the aims of the proposed conference have bean undergoing Varl changes

and

Nationalist China's President Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. Syagman Rbec, President of the Repub;ic. of South Korea, Arst answered President Quirino's enll with posi- tive proposals for a military al- itunee.

After Chiang fed to Tai- wan

the United

States pulsed near Linkao last night, it was learned published its White Paper

China, President Quirino later pe here today.

gan talking of a "cultural, econo- Thousands of the invaders were killed and hun-mis and political union of non- Communist nations." At one point, dreds captured. Fifty of the junks were sunk.he said the Philippines was not in- anti-Communist Similar preparations were said to be in progress. along the Later, after the Australian Ex- Cheklang evast for an assault on lernal Affairs Minister, Mr. Percy Chusul Island, Nationalist Spender, sald that a Pacific coun-

100 miles South bluckade base East of Shanghai.

terpart of the Alliance Pacts needed to halt "Imperialist Com- Press reports from. Kwangtung munism," President Quirino, lext sold Nationalist guerline had the door open for such matters tra

Bagulo. Ass established strong bages, la dif- be discussed lerent localities and were trying ciated Press. to co-ordinate their activities.

The invaders were estimat- to number 15,000 men. Mopping up is continuing.

More Nationallat warships nr- The Chancellor of the Ex-rived at Holhow from Talwan chequer has been working for 10 yesterday. days on the greatest problem of

his career-how to present a According to a recent letter to budget that will stem the host-Governor Chen Chiting from Uty of over **3,000,000 trade Depply devorner Yee Han-mau, unionists to the omcial wage-who is now in Taipeh, the Central trecze,: koystone of British government has promised to rush covery' plans.

all necessary means and efforts to

re-

Six huridred"Communist, troops OLA were

to have suffered stated severe losses in a recent 24-hour

South West engagement

of To maintain the economie pro-reinforce the defence of Hainan,

Conton. the past year, he had gress of

As the heavy fogs gradually

In another, clash in the same shun spectacular budget conces disappear, Nationalist warplanes slons and at

the same time and gunboats have begun offen general nres, the guerillas claim- avold a fresh austerity blizzard sive actions against Communists ed they killed 72 Reds and 'cap- machine-guns and 27 that would produce a revulsion

the Lulehow tured ax of feeling against Labour If peninsula. They sank three Com-rises.

The strength of, Nationalist! there were an early election.

motor Junks Last nigh: guerilla forces in Hunan Province along the Lutchow coastline. More Bir Stafford Cripps hat ito

was also reported to be growing,. decide-also-how-far-the-Gov-than 1,000 local guerillas were one despatch placing their tolal

ported to have

been captured by number at 100,000 men,Asso- ernment la

to riak Pr prepared

Wangtsou. ciated Press. the Nationalists at dawn being brought

on the the

concentrated munist

in

koine

However, Chinese reports in The bluze at the hillside tank dicate that in the North Central, was brought well under control North East and Yangise River

budget by the almost evenly. Among them there were by daylight. If the lanker in cl- area the famine is intensifying. lowed to burn itself out, there

Unconfirmed reports state. that will be a column of black smoke several milling Chinese in the against the Singapore skyline for ing on the traditional famine diet North Central provinces are exist- tive or six days,

of mud mixed with tree bark and roots. There

and

were two 12,000-ton sister ships, the Donacita Dolabella berthed near the Lin- guls when the fire broke out. Both ships pulled away from the wharf immediately.

to

Other reports state that famish animals for food, and are ex- ed peasants are killing work hausting reserven of seed rice needed for the spring planting.

There have been unconfirmad When

the

order

came

reports of peasant banda in abandon ship, the tanker's crew

Anwhet

province resorting to cannibalism. had to jump into the sea. One Scottish seaman said: "It was The Vice-Premier's analysts

Jump on

to that leaves it clear that the famine impossible to

hurt us, the flames barred our is very serious-comparable to path-our only escape was on that the 1878 and 1031 famines which | seawurd side."

were the most severe in China's history. Brats and launches from shore Estimates of the number of and ships went looking for sur people likely to die within the When a Singapore Harbourvivors and found most of them by next three months if no immediate fire-fighting ship. the Griper, chouting, Fourtean, however, nid is given, vary from 8,000,000 arrived off the leland it found swum out lo Balakang Padang to 15,000, representative said the tanker burning furiously Teland, half a mile away, where One welfare smidships. The tanker was they were provided with, tea, towed away from the wharf to clother and cigarettes at the po the Straita, a safe distance from lice post-Reuter.

fil Indonesia. Malaya and Burma," be given.

He said: "Putting it bluntly we are interested in resistance to Communism."-Reuter ́ and Unit-

ed Press..

SHOOTING IN MACASSAR

Towed from wharf

Jakarta, April 17. Sporndre shooting broke the Walchful silence in Macassar Jasi night as the populace waited for the promise offensive by USI 11 Tederal troops to oust East In- donesiad rebels.

No casualties were reported. The outlaw forces of Captain And Abdul Aziz, who have held this port city in the Celebes for nearly two weeks, have restricted thole ermed patrols, State 'police' bre standing guard over Government halldings and other key points Associated Pross.

HK women civil

servants

appeal for equal pay is

rejected by Colonial office

tween the women, civil: Bor

matched Conservative opposi. tion in the stalemate Parlla- } Wo ment

Tory challonge

Mr. Winston Churchill and his followers have made no secret of

sary challenge the budget stago. the fact that they will if neces- by stage,

A defeat on the budget would mean the Government's resigna- tion and a fresh election.

landing forces from Luicho', Wangtrou la mountain district between Tingan and Kingsban, previously used by the Incal guerillas as one of their strong- holds on Hainan.

Tanks for Ho Chiminh

U.S. VOLUNTEERS FOR TAIWAN

Washington, April 16. Mr. Joseph Ku First Secretary

in the terestad movement.

Allen not contacting KMT officials

Talpeh, April 17.

Mir. D. F. Allen, the Far Eastern representative-of-the- British Ministry of Transport told Reuter he had not contacted Chinese Nationalist officiald any in Taiwan.

ivili not

Regarding the question of Bri- tish ships being held by the Na- tionalists Caduccus and the

-the Ethel Moller Mr. Allen said: " only

discus shipping matters with the tisulato" and therefore of the Chinese Embassy, today

bring up the matter with the Nationalist authorities." described the report from Talwan

Mr. Allen said: his visit to that 4,000 Americans have volun- teered for military service with Talpeb was of a routine nature. the Chinese Nationalists asub It is understood that the British Consulate is the official channel dealing with the Taiwan Pro- vincial Government on British shipping interests-Reuter.

Nationallet Press reports al leged today that a large num bor of Soviet-bullt tanks were being transported by the Chin- ese Communists to the border of stantially correct. He said most Indo-Ching for transfer to Hej of the applicants were veterans Chi Minh's forces, adda Amanor "people who just want to night alated Press in a despatch from Communism."United Fress Taipeh.

"

If Sir Stafford's proposals_con-} tal no casing of the cost of liv- on the ing and fresh assaults

The tanks, the reports said, pockets of big business-they will draw the full fire of the oppost-¡ were being shipped through Chins tion.

by rail, a big consignment already having passed Shanghai in tran- But what is more important, a sit. refusal to make cost of living Reports from different sources, ally impossible for Labour to of Intensive Communist prepara- concessions wil mako. It practic- meanwhile, continued to speak yesterday: "All we can do now contain any longer the wide tons for invasion of Hainan.*** accepts foreign aid, if it is neces-wage-increases-Reuter. Is to hope and pray that Peking sprend industrial demands, tor

The Reds were stated to he commandeering all kinds of craft. sary, and listens to the voices of

from wooden Junks to

ocean- millions of starving people.

song ships, for the coming at- tack.

No political

questions

helping hand,"

Secret report on Baltic incident

Lulchow Peninsula, opposite Hainan Island,' was portrayed as a hive of military activity, I with Russian udvisers "Us" a apronilnent role.

On Other Pages

Pajo (2)

Correspon

Washington, April 16. § "They will find that our

Louls. Defence Secretary organisations will not ask poll Johnson will receive a "high- The Colonial Office in Lon- don has rejected an appeal

sical questions before givingly secret report, tomorrow

· vents, and · Government here!

from United States oficiale-in submitted by the women civil and In. London, which hau‚nh- In the United States many servants in Hong Kong for sorbed the attention of women public and private figures have Germany on the unarmed" THE WEATHER

equal pay with the men, it was alvil servants in Hong Kong for come out for sending aid to China. Navy plane that vanished over Even Senator William. Know the Baltic Sea after being fired learned last night nearly a year.

land of California, a fervent anti-

MAN APL itner, may call at anti-cretens corim the Pacific East of Chinese Civil Servants Association stance to The Colonial Secretary China & Paul H. Griffiths arrived here Barclay's Bridgò.

ÅL:0800 GMT 1 19. HKBT), WHAM 1.8.3 Wan, chairman of the they appealed in the first in Communist, has advocated that on by Russian, fighters Pape (3)

the United States sind ald to Assistant Defence Secretary Page (4 rae morta the Loochoor, and a shallow depresión le moving botwanie surowe Koree Pressors sald that the Colonial office has and requested him la convey their The Secretary of State, Mr. from Frankfurt where he confer- Page 150cccfa Jai Jaw Cowar „Nerthern Indodhina. 1 definitely refused to consider the case to the Governor who would Dean Acheson, said that aid would red with Lieutenant General John

Today's Formusiikileht“, variable petition.

in fum-inform the Secretary, af State for Colonies be considered under certain con- K. Cannon, Commanding General Personal', dispute,

Menzies The election reached Hong Juditions, including the condition of the United States Air Forces itong à faw: days ago,land nows The Colonial Secretary replied that the famine victims are told in Europe General Cannon gave the source of thef alderen Mr. Grimthe "complete all-in'! of it was framediately conveyed to that he did not share their coldtoff | vi Chiang, Kal-knek, announced: # on the flow abandoned search, for

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