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No. 34584.

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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950.,

Romulo named PI ATTACK ON CHUSAN Foreign Secretary

Manila, May 10.

The Philippines diplomat, Brigadier-General Carlos

P. Romulo, was appointed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs today in a move which strengthened this country's position as host in the forthcoming Bagulo conference of Asian and Pacific statos.

The fiary little president of the, fourth General Assembly of the United Nations will retain for the time being at least his post of Chief Philippine UN delegate. President Elpidio Quirino, the only previous For- cign Secretary of this young republic; announced Gen. eral Romulo's appointment, saying he wanted to giro "full recognition to his outstanding achievements on behalf of our country in the field of international relations."

Two days ago Me. Quirino onnounced that General Romulo would head the "hilippines delegation at the Bagulo meeting beginning on May 26.

General Romulo's ability as a peace-maker in world affairs is expocted to enhance the chances for constructivo talks on Asian affairs. ·

President Quirino conceived the idea of a political, cultural and economic union of nations in this half of the globe, and nine months ago put General Romulo to work on making it possible. "One of General Romulo's major achievements was to got India to agree to send a delegation despite that country's fear of embarrassing alliances.—United Press.

Russians boycott Allied Council for Japan meet

Tokyo, May 10.

SAID TO BE IMMINENT

Red artillery shells island group heavily

SHORT CAMPAIGN SEEN

Taipeh, May 10.

Chinese Communist artillery at Kingtan and other islands fronting Tinghai this morning increased their intensity of fire, leading to the belief the attack on Chusan island was imminent.

It was learned from official sources the shelling, which had been going on intermittently for days, suddenly took the aspect of a barrage. However, reports up to 10 a.m. local time said the attack had not yet started.

Gene Shih Hsu-such, commander of the Chusan garrison who came to Taipeh yesterday to confer with Gonoratissimo Chiang Kai-shek and other military leadors, is still here today.

Churchill

attacks LabourGovt

London, May 10. Mr. Winston.. Churchill charged yesterday that the Labour Government has shed more blood than was shed by the whole British armies even In the Great War. 1.

His remark. came during n

General Shih was known t have reported the Communists have enough men in position to attack but that it might not come until the jet plane base at Ningpo, work on which is being rushed by the Commun ists, is completed.

Associated Press adds that the 1siand, which les 100 miles South East of Shanghai, is the must important defence outpost the Nationallets hold outside of Tai- wan.

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is launched

An estimated 50,000 saw Queen Elizabeth launch the 36,800-ton Ark Royal, Britain's newest and biggest aircraft carrier, at Birkenhead. The new ship, fourth to bear the rame, replaces the famed namesako sunk by a U-Boat in World War Two, The 803-foot long vestel, will carry the latest jet It is ext fighters and be able to launch long range bombers.

Photo shows pected she will be ready for service by 1962. the giant craft sliding down the slipway in the Cammell Laird Yard after the lurching by the Quéin. (AP Photo).

Little

hope

seen

may leave China soon

An American merchant ship. the 88. Flying Arrow, might evacuate iwo American navy fillers from China on May 25. The fliers have spent more than 10 months Imprisoned in

China.

Local agents for the Isbrandtsen lip yesterday would not corn- ment on the Flylag Airow. How ever, the ship is the only Amor!- can ship due in Tsingtao towards the end of May.

The two fiers, Chief Electri elan's Mate William C. Smith and

Master Sergeant Elmer C. Rare 'dus 45 leave China After having allegedly confessed to planned military reconnaissance and to assisting the Nationalists in the Civil War.

Their plane landed in Com- munist territory.

According to highly informed ources yesterday, the release of the two Amerléans was· asulated and facilitated by the "good <fflecss"

British Foreign the Omec.

„Acecrifjag to this source, the British Consul General in Taing- ino, R., Eckford, had been nego. tiating for the release of the two ever since their imprisonment,

If the Flying Arrow in selected as the Bier's evacuating ship, the two men will travel from Tsing- tao to, Japan.

From Japan, they are expected

to be flown to the United States immediately.

The Flying Arrów is due In Hong Kong on about May 15, and will direct to Japan from the Colony,

כיתן

From Japan, it is due to visit Taku Bar, entry port for Tien- tain, before calling at Tsingtao."

The

Flying Arrow was seriously damaged by Nationalist destroyers On January 10 while attempting to run the Shanghai-blockade.

An Associated Press report from Long Beach, California, adds

here will be

De some surprises walt- Jay-for: 6.8 indian Smith when

China & The gets home C

First

for HK merchants —————————————

Www Chicago, May 10. Locomotive firemen went on One hundred and seventy-five ratlroad systems, crippling the strike today against four major square miles in extent. it is on

network transport naval and air base. Its inss nation's army would remove the main thorn m from coast to coast. Commualst plans to invade Tai- The strike by the Brotherhood wan and cripple the Nationalist of Railroad Firemen and Engine

men begun at Cap in each. blockade at Shanghai,

Medytandard time zone, the heated exchange in the Cammons

suc

Mainbers of the National Rail- Whether the wat, until at] with the Labour, inamber, Mr. cred in holding the forgaly do way Mediation Board ware at- Woodrow Wyatt, former member least next spiders of Chusati fure us the deadline passed. But

settic the disputeThe Aempting of the parliamentary delegation the

how the defenders India.

became evident their Mr. Wyatt claimed if Mr. Chur-against the expected assault.

If the attack is repulsed, it will

fruitless

before shortly Japanese, war prisoners have chill had been premier since the doubtless make the Reds hesitate dawn when it was alrendy 100 died, are serving war crimes wor "there would not be any before tackling the for more late to send telegrams to call of

If, and an in-British Empire at all-he would dimcult job of invading Taiwan. the strike. ukala by a UN have Icst. It all. The greatest

Although General Shih Chuch The strike did not stop any on "ilfe and achievement of this government has, repeatedly, expressed sy on the

en trains immediately because the

in his ability to hold firemen had agreed to man loco- Chusan, independent quarters motives to the end of their runs It "In here do not share his optimism.

The Russians today boycotted another meeting of the Allied Council for Japan at which they were accused of breaking some of the inter- national laws they have helped to create. At a meeting devoted to the issue of Russian re- patriation of Japanese war prisoners, the Council's: American chairman, Mr. William Sebald, charged the Soviet with violating the Potsdam Declaration and international law on handling war prisoners. The British Commonwealth Council member, Mr. W. R. Hodgson of Australia, suggest- ed the repatriation issue migh be brought before the UN Gen- cral Assembly witich the Rus- sians at present are boycoti. Ing.

The Russians

an

sentences or

vestigation

er neutral

р

death of our interned nationala

to

Mr. Sebald salt there were still has changed:

Mr. Churchill rejoined: dealing with this situation the

a great new Commone deace

estimated 3:0.000 Japanese war prisoners unaccounted for in for in Russian territory, his Honourable Member may per- blistering attack to date on the ups sence that his government Pessimism Bursions handling of the problem. shed more blood than was shed Sebald-said--he were-to the whole British armies -in

by-th a partial bill of the Great War." draw up even particulars against the Soviet Union, he would include the fol- lowing as a minimum:"

Mr.

"Failure to provide an

Mr. Wyatt countered: "If we had not done what we have done In India far more blood would- have been shed."

simply ignored today's Council ses 13.1 at which repatriation was the sole sau They did not appear and walk out of the Council as they have dent on three previous occasion. nes did they notify the Council's Secretary General they would not attend. They have followed the latter course three times.

"As

Japanese

photographers count bustled around the ornate Coun- cil chamber taking pictures of the empty chair at the Rustion cor- "Failure to report the death

"If we tried to keep the lid on American chairman, Mr. Wilitam of any Japanese subject while in in India," Mr. Wyait replied "there would have been so vast a 4,000-word indict-Soviet custody.

3-Failure to comply with the handling of

an explosion that 4,000,000 lives urovision of the lotsdam declara- | would been lost.”—United Press. he blasted away ut

ner of

the Council table,

Sebald, read a 4.0

ment of Russion.

the

of any kind with respect to prisoners of war and civilians in arcerated by the Soviet author!-

inutesPrisoners of war. FX tion which reads, "The Japanese

or

Der

their refusal to discuss the mutter military forces, after belg com- to advise thousands of anxious pletely disarmed, shall be Japanese what has happened to titled to return to their homes to lead with the opportunity of Nipponese

peaceful and

lives productive fell into Russian hands at the

end

"4-Failure to comply with the of the Paclic wor

Mr. Sebald told the Council hepirit and letter of the repatria- with tion agreement

the thousands of

It could find

whi

to the problem until the Russians the Supreme Commander on we

"One hundred thousand lives in Indie alone," Mr. Churshlil etied red-faced. "You have to bear the burden for that."

The Reds, they think, throw an overwhelming

10

were

efforts

1

the

before beginning the work stop- poze.

the The Brotherhood' called strike to enforce a demand for one additional fireman on mul- tiple-unit-diesel engines and to.

.

request from Chinese piecegoods: merchants and dealers in sundry foreign goods for the cancellation of existing contracts which are `not yet on the water has caused no surprise in commercial circles, the "Chino Mail" learned yesterday.

is expected that the request for cancellation will not be granted, but longer storage accom- modation and extended time for payment will be considered in individual cases.

J

Patrick 18-mphth-old,

rick Smith Itnpw he has one on, Mlohnel, two years old. But," ays his wife Ruby, "I don't think The ever got' my, löfter telling him [about, Pat."

Mrs. Smith sold she never

doubted her husband was still alive, because "Smitty told me If I die, I'll come back to you you'll see me."

"Well," Mr. Smith. told a re porter yesterday," "Smitty' never Jerme back to me!

SOUTH EAST ASIA "The request, which was for... | cases, - no-deposit is held. It will.

TO BE DISCUSSED Will place at least one Braman on the force twitch and on electrically power-warded to the Hong Kong be entirely question of whether Ageint Chusan and take ed engines, The dispute hos gone General Chamber of Com-these customers will live up to

| their obligations.

Paris, May 10. cogardians of the cost. Bome through 11 years of negotiatiour, merce, will be considered by

Importers contacted by the

Problems in South East Asia, foreign quarters, more peal conferences and mediation. All the Committee of the Chamber China Mall" expressed sympathy particularly Indo-China, will un- mistla then others, predlot Chu- provisions of the National Rall-at an early date.

with their customers in the pre-doubtedly be discussed in London can will not hold out more than Way Mediation Act for avering The steadily deteriorating trade rent situation, but being commit- tomarrow, by the British, United

• work once the Rede attack a strike had been exhausted.

situation in the Colony, brought led they said they could, not see States and French foreign 'minis-r it with all they have got.

The strike, Involves abous about by the continued China what they could de beyond giving ters, a spokesman of the French 18,000 gramen directly, and blockade, le making fis effect felt customers a longer time within Foreign Office sold today.” A question arousing much

Commenting on a 'London' re- more than 30,000 other railroad more and more, and many mor which to take delivery. workers are expected ta chants have found it impossibið, speculation is whether the Reds

Dealers on the other hand said port that Britain would be ask thrown out of work. Hailroads to off-load their stocks at even either they get a helping handed to help the French in their will use their now air force against Chusan. Headquarters hit by the strike run through heavy cut in

prices.

from the importers or else, it they war in Indo-China, the spokes- the Nationalist Joint General Stall

27 States stratoning from New

However, the request for can- cannot pull through, they will man said the three foreign minis In Talpeh says the Russians gava York to Los Angeles.

cellation of contracts will pose a have to close down. There i tera "will alscuss the situation in the Chinese Reds 277

Japanese

The walkout in expected to serious problem for importing nothing rise they could do they general: but one cannot be more planes in

after Japan't deal the national transport sys- Manchuria

preciso."-Reuter, ta collapse, but claims nearly all of tem a zavele blow because many arms who in almost all cases aro

committed with their shippers ether railroads and trucking lines them are now inoperable.

s nat It alleges, however, that Hustla, fely on struck roads for transfer suppliers abroad, and unless an order has yet been put into has supplied the Chinese Reds incllities to remote parts of the

cancellation would even impossible with the pay- The worst rabiex opidemic in the Shanghai area 250 planes "out country United Press,

promised of a

nent of compensation

Trade with Hong Kong since the war has almost invariably been on an irrevocable letter of credit basis; on which the bank holds a ensh margin ranging any- where from 25 to 40 per cent.

Merchants selling to their cus

RABIES EPIDEMIC

IN JAPAN

▸

Tokyo, May 10.

30 years, which caused alreadyed them to the death of 16 dog-bite victims, is spreading terror over

Kanto of the prefectures

doubled. It

show international gaxd faith.

to the next UN General Assem-human life by its fallure to pro

vide even the minimum facilities 10 Fusulain human beings.

pravide Australia's Mr. W.R. Hodgson

of information Commonwealth momber of means of exchange Bluish the Counell, repiled that the re-with respect to prisoners of war including Tokyo.

"O-A callous disregard for patriation leste, might be referred!

cember 10, 1040.

Fallure

for

bly.

seven

be

For

600" and has help- taln 2,400 pilota, PRINCESS BACK The headquarters also asserts that many air bases on the misin IN LONDON area, land ranging from coastal clifer

London, May 10. to as far in as Sinklang Have

Princess Elizabeth - arrived in reported been rebuilt with Soviet aid and London by air today from her a total of 805 persons have been supervision. bitten by 281 dogs which after- Meanwhile. n. report from Can.holiday In Malta. She was met wards were ascertained to have ton said today that Chinese Cam-at the airport by her younger toniers also hold a cash deposit Disregard and violation 0% Irables. Sixteen died Rubsequently. | munist forces in Southern China sister, Princess Margarol, and from them, but innot

The Welfare Ministry-r

SCAP. takes steps Mr. Bebald said carilor Gen- fundamental International law as

A temporary headquarters to were being releployed and that drove to her home, ot: Clarence her 18 eral Douglas MacArthur had set forth in the international con-

son, Prince Charles. taken steps to forward to the ventions of 1809, 1977, 1970, 1949, the epidemic was set up on the bulk of General Lin Piso's House, London, to see

May 3

3 in the Welfare Ministry... Fourth Field... Army is presently months

months old son, bust UN two repatriation resolutions "The use of prisoners of war

Though Tokyo leads all pre- stationed in Southern, Kwang-Prin adopted by the Japanese Diet for political purpose through the fectures with 65 known cases in tung and Kwaigsi provinces-night in Nice after her plane, a Those resolutions asked quick acess of pollical indoctrinathet few weeks it has, but adjacent to the Indo-China border. Viking of the King's Flight, wa return of all remaining-Japánton, Associated Press:

only one fatality, so ter United United Press and Associated, forced to reʼut here thron cos held by the Rusalane, notlar

Press

bad weather-Reuter. Press

from the USSR of which FRENCH OFFER OF

The Weather:

CO-OPERATION:

Desperate attempt to free digger from caved-in well

a few

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•Threat!

Com

London, May. 10. France's offer to pool her coal and steel industries with. Ger- A0000 GMT (# Dm, HKST) the many under a common "high au typhoon fairentred shout 310 miles WNWthority set the stage today for -of Guamend le moving NW at 10 knots. ending the generations of Franco-

New York, May 10 abandoned digging inside the har had, been fed down (the shaft to

Page: 5: The police shovelled and rowspace around the trapped freshen the dir was Ignited by Butween, the Pacife, anti-crsions to the German enmity which caused E of Japan and the anti-cyclone over; the three major wars in fo years.

clawed patiently today, to re man because the cramped quar the cigarette. A flash fire, bursy „Ensiera Ben, --«-Ermagh, extends „B'warin Whether this spectacular.» Un- dapan to the opera Centra precedented and grandiose plan lease digger pinned at the tore made it impossible for them out and set the Trapped man's water pumped left leg

instead they punched a critical b "Hapan-to'stbe"-Láson, Birait, TAD

Shif Today's Forecast Moderate Lasterly will get underway or die on the bottom of an 18-1opt shaft and remove a boulder pinning his clothing &ames he was burned

government of Bonn and by his son's attempt to make the Brooklin garage in which clothes from plaxing

Finto the pit man the two, occupation.

Alted Ead poen digging his well. Dr. Bergson we him comfortable.

Tram #point 25; feet) away they to Lives"the", aurturin Ja, United States and Bril fox as 23.

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