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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1947.

Signs Of Mountbatten Tipped As India's

Tottering Future Gov-Gen.

Into Chaos

CHINA SITUATION

New York, May 27, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's dramatic appeal for negotiations to hall the Chinese civil war was believed to be indicating a growing realina. tion that the nation is fotter- ing on the brink of chaos.

There are strong, grounds for the belief that the Chinese Communists would ignore the government's op- peal in the belief that the Kuomi- rule is already tottering. The position of the Central Gay- ernment politically.

economically

Reported Returning

With 9-Point Plan

London, May 27.

Reliable sources said today that the Viceroy of India, Viscount Mountbatten, upon his return to India would present a "three-tier constitution" under which India would become a Dominion with Lord Mountbatten as Governor General. These sources said Lord Mountbatten would proceed with the plan drawn up by the British Cabinet, despite continued boycott by the Moslem League.

and militarily is steadily sinking.

The Cubinet proposals reportedly was believed to have the "general Added to the Communist success in

the Congress North China was the fact that the consist of three sections: firstly, the approval" of both

Hindu Party embracing the

and the Moslem store of United States weapons and section

Lengue- nmmunition supplies with which majority provinces;

the United· Press. grcondly, the Nationalists fought against the section embracing

Punjab, the

NEW MANDATÉ Communist is rapidly dwindling Northwest Frontier, Sind and Batu-

and thirdly, Prospects of replenishment are not

the section embracing Bengal and Assain certain.

These three sections would deal separately with all matters exclud- Ing defence, foreign affairs and com- munications, which would be port- central authority. follos handled by the top tier of the

and the

combination

INTENSIVE AGITATION Inflation is making great strides And economic setbacks is setting off of milliary Intensive political agitation. The action ot the People's Political Couneli to ask the Communists for

the

On his return to India with full backing of the British Cabinet, suid, Lord Mountbatten

sources

negotiations was believed tore would seek to apply these same pra-

flect the mounting concern Kuomintang.

The Conimunists-who

the posal af

with 11 revised plan ur operation. This, they said, would

predicted entail:

ut the time the negotiations broke

(1) Dissolution of the existing in- its Ilmited under Dominion

off that events would take exactly terini government and the course which has developed-are reinstatement expected to robuft the request for status. participation in new discussions,

situation in

which

(2) Formation of three ministries

The Communists are expected to in this government for foreign af- take such a position for a few more fairs, defence und communications, Neliru the months to see if civil war, inflation to be held by Pandit and agitation will bring the down-Stith member Bildev Singh and the fall of the Nationalists, creating a Mortem member Liaquat Ali Khan,

would be respectively, able to extend Communist control aver large new areas in China.

Independent observers here pre- dicted that in this event Chilna pro- bably would be separated into frog- mentory sections with some ruled by

(3) Lord Mountbatten would serve na Governor General, as in ulher Dominions.

London, May 27. Armed with a mandale giving him wider powers than ever accorded to Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten will re- turn to New Tell this week in time to meet the Indian political leadera at the power transfer procedure con- ference opening on June 2.

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Political quarters interpret as evi- dence of the Cabinet's approval of (Continued on Page 4)

Same Spirit

Still Alive

Philadelphia, May 27.

Andrews, Harry T. Minister of the Union of South Africa to the United States, fold the British officers club in Philadelphia today that those who are preparing to count the British Empire out of the international picture was reckoning without the British spirit thật survived

the Dunkirk and

war's darkest days.

He said he could not share the view that the future peace of the world depended solely on Russia, with its vast manpower re- serves, and the United States with its great in- dustrial resources.

The British character and "know how" in world affairs will make a "vital contribution to the cause of international stability," ho declared.-Associated Press.

ČÍNARKJURTIMENTMENAARÁTAI ATTENDORSED:37

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH TO CONSIDER JAP PEACE TERMS

London, May 27.- Consultations to decide the time and place of the British Commonwealth conference to consider peace terms for Japan are under way in London, an “official British source said today.

were meting BOY ADMITS

The source said British Govern- ment representatives CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLIES the High Commissioners of the Dominions to iron ເut the pre- (4) The present Constituent As-

function for the Aliminary problems facing such a the Communists, some by local mili-sembly would tary chieftains and some possibly by section and a separate Constituent conference. the weakened Kuomintang-United Assembly would be formed for the

Press

MISSIONARY'S WARNING

Glasgow, May 27.

The Rev. Dr Arthur Taylor of the China, Inland Mission told the Bri-

tain

The

by

It was believed highly possible

KILLING 4

PLAYMATES

Lapeer, Michigan, May 27. Young Oliver Terpenning ad-

GUNMEN BLOW UP STATION

Jerusalem; May 27.

Four unknown gunmen to- day blew up and demolished the Ramilch railway station, 25 miles from Jerusalem,

The four men got off a train which pulled into the station at 10.45 local time. They were carrying baskets and wearing police uniforms.

behind the After disappearing station building, they returned and climbed back into the train before It moved off.

A few minutes later, an explosion

shattered the station.

The only casualty reported up to this afternoon was the wife of the lation-master who Was alightly Injured.

A second explosion occurred on on the goods train

Benyaminu Zichron railway line in north Pales- tine today. No detalls were avail- nble until Juter this afternoon Router.

"OUR SOLDIERS"

Jerusalem, May 27. A person claiming to be a spokes- man for the Stern Gang telephoned all Hebrew newspapers in Tel-Aviv that "our tonight and

announced soldiers" had blown up Rammich rail- way station in retaliation for the Bri- tish deportation of legal refugees Mordey Getooth ship

aboard the (Ghetto's

The explosion

today was the Arst act of terrorian since the under- a truce with the ground declared British pending United Nations' seitlement of their dispute.

One of the conditions of the truce

cessation was

of departitions.-- United Press.

Lily Marlene Crash

TEN CHARRED

BODIES FOUND

Manila, May 27.

Ten charred and unidentified.

For

Reservations

Tel: 27880.

Price 20 Cents

LEAVING TODAY Professor Who Built A Hongkong Force To Fight The Japanese

Leaving today by the Shansi for Australia in a man who has served Hongkong unstintingly and well for nearly 20 years—first, as a professor in the Hongkong University; then, during hostilities, as the head of the military field ambulance service which took care of defence wounded; and, later, after escaping from capti- vity, as the leader of a force, composed in the main of escapees, which carried on the war against the Japanese in Hongkong from areas surrounding in Free China. He is Colonel L. T. Ride, by stages, into the big organisation CBE, Professor of Physiology, it was towards the latter part of the war-it was essentially a Hongkong Dean of the Faculty of Medicine unit; its personnel, with few excep of Hongkong University and. lions, were Hongkong men and until the de-activisation of the women who had escaped or volun- torily stayed in occupied territory unit, Commandant of the to carry on underground work. British Army Aid Group, better

As soon as Col Rido established known as the BAAG. It is un-a, organisation, he realised the im

mense possibilities of a British mili- certain whether he will return tary force operating in South China, to the Colony,

*

and he therefore sent into Hongkong for all Volunteers and members of His other

пово achievements

the Forces not interned to join him. withstanding. it is

the ora

Parties were organised, In ganiser, commander

and

brains enses Including whole families, and

trip Into Free China.

REFUGEE RELIEF

many

of the BAAG that Col Ride is best they willingly made the hazardous known to the public at large today. It is now possible to reveal how the organisation came into being, and some detalls of the work which it did during the wor years,

When Hongkong was attacked December 1041, Col Ride wDS

Within a few months thousands of .

pouring out refugees were

from in Hongkong and

Free arriving in China, many of them homeless and

in

command of the Hongkong Field most of them penniless and without

work. They naturally looked to the BAAG for help.

In the midst of a growing mill- undertook tary dutics, the BAAG this additional heavy humanitarian work until the British Embassy sent

special department down to Ku-- kong under Mr P. C. M. Sedgwick to take it

over

**

In the meantime, members of the BAAG, both milltary and civil, Chinese and British, were sent into Hongkong and the New. Territories to set up contacts with the camps, and this was the beginning of the big intelligence system which was destined to operate throughout the

wor

with such advantage to the Allied cause, Through this. in- formation Was

constantly made avail- the able to families abroad as to safely and whereabouts of their friends and relatives In enemy hands.

OTHER ROUTES Distances in China are vast and means of communication primitivo, and it soon became impossible direct all this work from Kukong, and hence an Advanced Headquar ters was set up in Walchow

(then Lleut) 3:

3. D. Clague, RA, who had

had escaped from Shamshuipo Camp in April 1942. showed that

Experience then there were ether routes ot

the history of the which do not join either Constituent that the conference-might-beheld Children · during a wild-flower border-of-Colabalo-and-Lanao.in 1.kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Field Col

repent the mistake that formerly hadle to both Constituent schedule and the September United feel like to kill somebody."

under.

каспре

and making contact. Forward 'head-

in other

The initiative for the conference, combined B and C sections.

of olher it was learned, was supplied (5) Repre communities

be allotted cer- |Australia, which wanted the Com-

minis- departments of the main

monwealth. delegates to gather in tries

with ministerial rank.

Now Zealand

DR L. T. RIDE (6) A suggestion would be offer- Canberra. tish Christian Endeavour Conventioned that an additional, ministry be Government seconded the idea of mitted to the police that he had bodies were found in the vicinity in Glasgow today that, although attached to a centre headed by a Commonwealth conference.

shot and killed four neighbour of the Lily Marlene wreckage on Ambulance, which consisted of three Japan had been defeated, she was nominee of the native Princes, to

the Regular companies and the Hong- the slope of Mount Regan on recovering with cyclonic speed un-watch-the-interests of those states paralleled in

this summer, sandwiched between picking excursion because he Mindanao, General Rafari Jalendon, Ambulance unit. world.

Assembly.

the crowded spring diplomatic "always wondered what it would who is in charge of rescue

opera- Taken prisoner when Hongkong Those who would develop China's (7) All Central Ministers would

tiens, reported

reported to President Manuel fell, he went into Shamshulpo Camp, resources should not be great natural

Nations conference.

Roxas tonight.

where he tried to set up a medical The young killer brushed away an There is no trace of the seven administration to take care of the been made with Japan.

(8) Impartial commissions, in

Canada and South Africh WOTE DECOяional tear and told the police other people In the plane and the prisoners, but was handicapped by quarters were thereupon established Russia would yie with one another cluding United States representa expected to announce soon whether the story of the killing.

search for them is being continued. | lack of facilities and the complete in helping to develop the illimitable lives, would examine the demands Canberra was suitable to them as The youth's victims were

The Lily Marlene was a Phillp-refusal of the Japanese to provide resources which mude for partition of Bengal and Punjau gathering place. It was reported called Stanley Smith, 14, and Stan pine Government plane and had supplies,

that the British Government favourley's three sisters, Barbara,

16, been

missing for ten days. High In the world.

(0) Plebiscites would be held in jed the Australian capital.

Gladys, 12, and Jane, two. The Government officials were on board, Secularised Ching could become a the Northwest Frontier and Assam,

youth sald the four were in the Including a former Cabinet minis- horrible menace. Inspired by the If demanded, to decide their

woods near Imlay City. The Christian ideal, it could be a wonder-adherence to any section.

boys

were sitting talking.

Force. The plane was found wreck- ful power for good.

Oliver said, always wondered ed last Thursday, The answer lay with the Christian

how it would feel, to kill somebody, The discovery of the ten charred got up and walked around behind bodies was made by a rescue party Stanley and shot him. Stanley's whose leader transmitted the End- sisters were plaking flowers some ing through "walkie talkie" (tele- distance away. I got afraid then

phonte device) to a plane which few began running toward them. Gladys

overhead. was walking away with her

inexhatially the richest country provinces.

China

Church-Reuter.

EDITORIAL

Rellable sources said an outline of this plan of procedure had been sub- mitted to the Indian leaders and it

Scheme For Safer Soccer

TOP secrets have a way of be-

coming common knowledge, so that by now certain sections of the public are aware that it is football bulld proposed stadium in Hongkong capable of accommodating between thirty and forty thousand people. The

pro- position in itself, is acceptable be assumed enough, and it

anxious by mado that Government, y the many incidents of uncontroll- able football crowds during iho season just ended. will give any a sympathetle practical schemo hearing.

The near riots which occurred at Causeway Bay over the past cle months made trans- parently clear (a) that football among the Chinese

hese is more popular. than ever; (b) Hongkong possesses accommodation capable of holding

crowds who la uat upon Walching, key matches. (e) the compelltive spirit has been developed in such

point that it is likely to express fiself. In mob (d) the danger of slow

crowds match;

of

after

Fell these factors, Dom

Krave ricks disorderly demonstrations,

are,

Ella attendant threat to life

property) and the prospect of football degenerating into mob- dominated spectacle. These aro some of the contingencies which have persuaded the Hongkong Football Association, not only to Sponsor a sladium scheme. but "Miso to appolát a special pommittee

to find new methods of controlling soccer in Hongkong. So far as the Football Association is con- cerned the stadium and the activi ties of the special committee are Indivisible, and both prepositions can confidently expect publlo sp- proval, The erection of a huge concrete stadium, however, raises of controversial points variety of such as site, owners,

users, cost, who is to pay, and whether means alienation. of

privileges hitherto enjoyed by other types Ble of the ́of sports' players. stadium is certain to create the most serious cleavage of eplaten. Tentatively, part of the Happy sports гепа pre-war

Vallar shared by the Hongkong Football Club, Civil Service Cricket Club, Police Recreation Glub and Cral- gengower Cricket Club, has been suggested as the Ideal spot for the -stadium. It is not difficult to the objections, more

•

wwwcate by Hongkong crio-

column. IL

must

EXPERTS TO ATTEND

Each delegation, it was under- stood, would be accompanied by teams of military and cconcinie ex- perts to work out detailed suggest fans on the demilitarization level of Japanese Industry and reparo- tions.

boy

close to Macao. The principal head- ther areas, including Samfou, on Quarters was at the same time re- the moved to Kweilin, which had advantage of easy communication for the work which with all areas"

doing.

was

two ter and chief of the Philippine Air Japanese had no intention at all of the Grou out these forward

back

FAMINE RELIEF

preas

DECIDES TO ESCAPE When it became apparent that the

available making medical supplies to meet the urgent needs, Cof Ride medical posts were set up to give aid discussed with the G.O.C., Major- and relief to the refugees who were in increasing General Maltby, his intention to at- leaving Hongkong tempt an escape and organise ald numbers and whose piight, on ar- from free territory.

rival in Free China, was in many He escaped from camp with a cases piteous in the extreme. small party in mid-January 1942 and, after three daya of difficult pro- But this medical aldˇ was

not gress and narrow escapes from de- restricted to refugees. The BAAG› lection, succeeded in making con-

was operating in an area completely in the tact with Chinese guerillas

devoid of medical services; it there- Salkung area. With their help, the fore set up, equipped and staffed, party managed a few days later to with the help of local missionary cross Mirs Bay into the occupied bodies and Dr Wong Ma

Man's Canton belt adjacent to Hongkong. Hero Red Cross, large hospitals

where for some days and nights they ran free medical attention was given to

and the gauntlet of the Japanese,

Chinese officials, members of the it was during this time that Col Chinese

ese military forces and Ride's pack, containing documents and reports, was capture guerillas. In these hospitals, thou

of major operations were pèr- ed en

by an enemy column..

formed, and these facilities were un- However, the party succeeded in grudgingly extended to all divillary reaching

Chinese territory, air raid casualties as well.. where the local authorities Rave

Generat Jalandon sald that to- The source believed the conference toward me and I that her and then would be on the basis of a Com Barbara screamed and I shot her and Danstian will contact the search morrow all planes based in Cebu monwealth peace treaty draft, to be too. I killed Jane last. submitted to the general peace con- ference on Japan.

The Coroner said 22 calibre shells parties in a bid to get more informa- were found at the murder scene. tion about the seven other missing He said all the four bodies were passengers of the ill-fated Philippine Australian quarters felt that the bruised, indicating the children had aircraft. Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin,

beaten. been

Borbara's clothes

Contact between the ground search probably would not be able to at were disarrayed and the Coroner parties and planes will be bywalkie tend should the conference be held said "It looks like she was attacked." falkie". It is now olleially con- in Canberra. They want Britain, in

The Sherriff said the Terpenning | Armed here that there were seven- that event, to be represented by an family automobile was found aban- teen aboard the plane when it left important senior Cabinet member.doned in a town 40 miles away. Buyan airficid in Cotabato

United Preta.

United Press,

route for Dansalan.-Reuler.

South Africans Win Comfortably: All

The County Cricket Results

free

valuables

During epidemics of smallpox and them every help and escorted them cholera vaccines were flown in from to Kukong, the wartime provincial India and whole populations capital in North Kwangtung. Hore treated;, and as if this were

the

wero

not

porty met Lieut-Col H. Owen- enough, famine on three occasions Hughes, who had been flown out of presented an urgent problem in both Hongkong in the early days of the East and South Kwangtung. Famine hostilities to undertake liaison work was not only a humanitarian with

the Chinese forces in the problem but also a military, one ba

cause its results were aggravated by enemy's rear.

constant enemy food raids. Tho famine had to be relieved in order to save the people," to "maintain their morale and to prevent them from being won over to the enemy by conditions,

FORMATION OF BAAG The Idea of the BAAD was born during Col Ride's long trip to Chungking to report to the British nel and facilities, It was found

county batsmen showed stubtotal, which had, been compiled for shiro by nine wickets. Hampshire Embassy. Owing to lack of person promises of food and bolter Hving.

born resistance.

307

in

wero

London, May 27. ten of which were maldens, and ho (Keeton 64, Hardstaff 85). Surrey The South Africans won their took tour of the five wickets which 700 for four declared (Fletcher 104, fell today, his final figures reading Squires 154, Parker 100, Holmes not match against Glamorganshire four for 69.

out 122). by an.innings and 181 runs at The county's Inst Give wickets Cardiff today, but

had the latter

nearly trobled the overnight At Southampton: Kent beat Hamp-

the loss of half the wickets.

and 144 (Martin six for 47). Kent 444 and 69 for one. Final day's close of play scores

At Louton: Gloucestershire bent possible to put his full scheme into was irst-class matches were:

BRITISH FUNDS HELP · Somerset by 78 ruha, Gloucester 231 operation at the time, but he Cardiff: South Africans beat and 334 for nine declared. Somerset China area to organise, with what purchased from Hunan and ordered to return to the South Rico and other necessities Glamorganshire by an innings and 208 and 201 (Cooper 58, Gimlett not facilities that were available 131. South Africans 470 for eight out 85).

then ported over vast distances by tho declared, Glamorgan fnaisied,

120 and 220

rollof for our prisoners of war. The BAAG to famino-stricken areas, At Worcester; Essex beat Wor- scheme had the (Robinson 83, Watkins 37, Wooliercestershire by

full

of where BAAG personnel organised Approval wicket. Wor-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.--- ono able 54.

Tuckett 37.

for 20, Mann three cester 371 and 172 (Ray Smith six

"food kitchens, supervised, distribu→ Col This was much brighter cricket for 50, Rowan four for 59).

Ride returned immediately to

To tion and educated: for-24). Essex 260 and 200 for nine

In Kukong and the crowd applauded every run At Manchester Lancashire drew (Pearce 00, Ray Smith 57).

to set up a headquarters and growing winter crops. In carrying as Glamorganshire fought their up with Yorkshire. Lancs 327 and 170

to map out activities. early out this relief, Col Ride's previous At Oxford: Oxford University staff was small, and was composed experience of nutritional problems hill battle. But the task was too for seven declared (Ikin hot out drew with Free Forenters. Oxford entirely of military personnel and in Hongkong proved Invaluable. sovero and the spin bowling of 60). Yorks 200 and 251 for Ave 320 (Donnelly 114) and 121 for 7 civilians who Rowan and Manni reaped the reward .(Hulton 85, Watson 67); £70.

had escaped from declared. Free Forsters 237 (Sale B5, Hongkong. This, in fact, was

A large part of this medical -and of accuracy. Rowan, especially, At Nottingham: Notts draw with Mallett Ave for 29)

the relief work was paid for by dona- and 140 for unique feature of the BAAG, from tions. | bowled well throughout his 20 overs. Surrey, Notts 401, and 201 for. 4 eight--Rouler.

from the British • people Its modest beginnings until it grow,

(Continued on Page 4),

keters who will thus be robbed of three grounds for their matches. The issue will be joined course, and we have no intention of "beating the run" In this however, that no irrevocable de cision be made by any authority, or scoopied By Governmenį. until the whole question has beed thrashed, out and all the alter- natives considered, Anything remotely suggesting A fait nc- compil will be treated with the utmost hostility.

The overnight pair, Robinson and Watkins, carried their partnership to 150, having put on 77 runs and then, the eighth wicket stand between Wooller and Tampila added a valu

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