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Thongkong Telegraph.

VOL. III NO. 289

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1948.

TIENTSIN EVACUEES ARRIVE

Pacific Air Crash

No Trace Of Survivors

Honolulu, Doc. 6.-Bescua ships were unable to find sur- vivors of the crash-landing United States Air Force trans- port plane in the Pacific today. and the Navy said there was "nothing to indicate" that any of the 37 persons aboard lived through the ditching.

Reversing official Navy reports that a Privateer patrol bomber was "circling survivors" adrift in a life raft. Reor-Admiral C Morris sald search planes and ships could find no trace of a raft, or of plane wreckage. Admiral. Morris, com- 'mandant of the

Hawallan Sea

Frohiler, and the report that a life raft had been sighted

WAS now

"officially discounted.". He said that the flares spotted by pilots during the night might have been from other planes.

FLARES SIGHTED.

Ten plance are covering an area 420 miles Southwest of Jahriston Island, where a four-engined C-54 transport was dltebed yesterday. Three more Navy Catalina patrol bombers took off before dawn from Kancohe. alt base on Oahu to join the search and several ships were diverted from their courses toward the area.

D-17 and

A

Navy Catalina sighted flares 20 miles apart Jost night and the B-17 dropped a life- boat 100 yards away from where the first flare was seen.

and

Say Chinese

Troops Badly Neglected

GOOD TRIP TO HK

British and other European evacuces from Tientsin, who arrived in Hongkong on the Wing Sang this morning, said that when they left the city on December 2 it was full of disorganised bands of Nationalist troops who had found their own way- down from Manchuria after the fall of Mukden,

Starving and homeless, many of them were dying in the streets and others were begging for food. Some were going round looting shops and business premises, unhindered by the Chinese Police.

Cars carrying foreigners, including Consular staffs, were frequently held up until the occupants had given money to the hungry soldiers..

Nevertheless, a Telegraph reporter was told, the city was fairly calm, and fow foreigners were being molested. Most of the evacuees,"" ; in fact, praised \ the general behaviour of the troops in the face of what they called "disgraceful neglect" by the Nationalist authorities.

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An Army pilot, Captain Allen Tots of Chicago, reported that ho could see one life raft clearly despite the darkness. Later, A Navy

The Wing Sang, which fled up; rangements for accommodation Privateer reached the scene, shortly after midnight,

the at West Point Wharf at about 8.30 the Colony. The rest were taken to sent

of the Seamen's Mission in Wanchpl message: "Circling survivors. Can this morning, brought a total

All the passengers were full of 250 approximately.

praise for the way in which

the embarkation handled by the Mathe- Tientsin agents of Jardine son's, the owners of the ship, and sald that they had been extremely. well treated on the voyage."

DESTROYER ESCORT

Chinese and European remain on station three and one-half hours Forced evacuees, most of them on their way by its depleted, gasoline, supply to to the United Kingdom, Canada, Toturn to Johnston Island, the Australia, India and Manila. Privateer left "before" dawn-United Many of the 120 Europeans Press.

board had made their Own Br

EDITORIAL

Reconstruction In Asia

delerates

Tending

who

are

the conference

-of-the-Unlied Nations Economía Commission for Asia and the Far East, meeting in Australis, Bre settling down to the diMeult and Involved task of planning practical reconstruction. The report submitted to the conference by the special Work- ing Committee

nearly

ex-

mys one bill of the

Commliico penditure which the

·regards as essential for recovery will be required for Improving

'rond," rall and

water transport.

Throughout Asia and the

the East

Aggravated

JUAL

yours

of

On

mostly from outside the ECAFE rezion.A large proportion of _all_those_escențials must come from the countries Western Europe; therefore, true to say that every step forward made by Britain and other countries concerned

in ERP is

at the internal

Far

come. Both

have

of

it will

Ing

standards

of

the shortage transport and until that handi- ear

living

can be overcome

as essential. The emphasis lald

in the report on the needs of transport is an Illustration

at the same time a symbol of hope for Asta. In some respects the flow of Bnance Into ECAFE over countries takes precedence that

all other considerations. It has that the Inter- been suggested national Bank

private and Investors

the are

most likely sources from which finance may

Hank tho

and Investors

look will

con- of the countries apply. fands. Neither will be for be difficult for nations to advance disposed to advance the Intre towards higher

sums necessary for an effectivo development which are acknowledged

'If the programme situation in the country making. the

application is untiable, It would be a of

a "bad risk"

to pour money into a territory where the government cannot ensure administration and the Bound

of day-to-day conduct orderly affairs. The ECAFE conference has before it

It suggestions which easily

be converted and concrete ayerali plan aimed at ruining the standards of human welfare throughout the region. But however sound the overall and however much

plail

can be reached. projects which ought to be put in hand, the proposals

cannot schieve frullion unless individual organiso the will investment and credits.

the

benefits

bo

mutual obtained by the integration of recovery programmes in the Far East and recovery plans in Europe.

The United States It clear that delegate has

mado America cannot provide funds. for reconstruction and ment in Asia. It is also

list American industry cannot, In the light of the heavy world wide, demands for equipment and capital goods, supply what Far

East countries urrently need

So if progress to to be made

· the countries covered by the ECAFE discussions must on the Through

may

ધાર

drave countries can industries of Europe,

Internal security which European Ho

the

BOTORY Programme Organimiion ... Kennomic

· to*

and tho European

and

Co-operation Britain In contributing largely

the campaign...... to Testore

store production and prosperity The trend of the Australia show In the imust aasist in Asian

European economie Indireally

wills

and vigorous Europe can the exporis of the Far Ea and so provide Fr. Eastern

ter ritories

funds they the 'hood, to buy capital goods, ort of the Special The report Working Commlileo. nov consideration declares that

Now

under

the development to be shed will depend on ser/capital geoan," bizle and technical personnel

into

ол

enco her countries. Thero cau

from be no-question of the value of neighbouring countries working a programme to be forether

out in close association of with the specialised bodies the United Nations sini, in 20- cordance with the proclaimed purposes of the United Nations Charter. That value has already been established by what has so far been achie

schloved in Europe co-operation there even though

Unlied Infancy. Kingdom- plans for relating and Integrating

'in' production the British Xulics and overseas ter ritorios have given ́s further Nlustration of the Interdepen- dence of widely separated lands. The two together" démonstrate the importance of co-ordinating ERP and whatever plans - may,. emorga from the present · can- ¿ference of- ECAFE.

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were

The Wing Sang did not go along- side at Tientsin, and the passengers

embarked

a Jardine from Matheson launch after all the lug- gago had been loaded and the hatches had been closed.

(Continued on Page 5).

Supreme Court

To Hear Jap Appeals

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Dine

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For

P.G.

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

SAFE AND SOUND

A group of foreign evacuees who arrived in Hongkong, this morning from Tientsin

on the Wing Sang-Picture by Staff Photographer,

Tel: 27880

Stanley Gets Angry In The Witness Box

London, Dec. 6-Sidney Stanley, the key witness in the inquiry into allegations of cor- ruption in Government circles, told the Tribunal today that Dr Hugh Dalton, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, had asked for a company directorship at £10,000 a year—but had been turned down."

When the Attorney General, Bir Hartley Showgross, naked; "You aro not really saying that Mr Dalion. sought a directorship of £10,000 or of any figures?" Stanley answered: "You don't want to pursue it, do you?"

Sir Harley then sold frigidly: "Answer the question, Yes or No. Stanley, interrupied as ho WAL going to say something else,. snapped: "You want to bury these namen," and said the answer

YCB

Dalton

Stanley said he took Mr

AFOS

ton to

see Mr Isaac Wolfson, Chairman, and Managing Director, of the Great Universal Stores, one of Britain's biggest retail traders

OFFER TO BELCHER

There was a question of Mr Dai- ton taking a directorship but, Me Wolfson said: "I don't want My Dalton on my Board."..

Mr Dalton became a Minister... Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- caster at £5,000 yent a few days later.

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Stanley Bald Mr. Wolfson offered Mr John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, n directorship at £10,000 a year, but Mr Belcher "If you offered

North China Situation King's Health me 20040 I would not be

Admitted Serious, But Not Hopeless

Tientsin, Dec. 7-Admitting the present situa- tion in North China to be serious, but not hopeless, General Chen Chang-chieh, the Tientsin Garrison Commander, predicted large-scale operations in East Hopei to be unlikely before late January or February.

He told pressmen that the military situation in North China can only be resolved by a decisive battle which will involve positional fighting with Peiping and Tientsin serving as bases of operations. Preparatory to this great trial of, may be superior to what the Com- strength, withdrawals will be munists, might expect from the effected from Chengich, Paoting and Soviets, Chinwangtao, thereby eliminating According to his information, tho the former handicaps, involving the Soviets were already. participating defence of Isolated places and in the Railway Administration in shortening defence and supply lines Manchuria and have assigned less instructors for me Chinese Com- which consequently become vulnerable.

munist Army-Reuter. The Communists were unable to C. CHINA BATTLE resort to their favourite hit-and-run absorb any taciles nor can they

pre-

Nanking, Dec. 7, Nationalist city were reported last night by the forces from abandoned Hsuchow-

milltary news agency to be engaged

Is Good

Landon, Dre, 6-The health of King George "continues to * bere good** midler de yetene

considerable proportion of his time to the conduct of affairs of State." an official bulletin `nald ́~ tonight.

Tho

The bulletin-slated: process of restoration of the arterial circulation to the feet is proceeding slowly, and 'since the bulletin of November 29, a further small but encouraging. Improvement has occurred. ¿

"In order to secure the rest _and____the_warm_environment. which are indispensable for the re-establishment of the circula-

Non, His Majesty is remaining. In his apartments and spends most of the time in bed.”·

The balletin was signed by Ilie five doctors who 'lasted the first аплоипостель of the King's illness. They examined the King earlier today.-—Reuler..

:

interested while this country is th need of me."

Stanley appearing for the third day

in the witness stand, several times became wh heated during his "duci" with the Attorney General, to whom he retorted at one point: "Don't try and bully me.”

Earlier he had exclaimed: Now ilsten, Mr Attorney, don't try to twist me. There was a rumerk abla scene when Stanley burst into loud laughter as the Attorney. Gen- eral mentioned various risines he suggested Stanley had used.

DENIES FRAUD Turning to the Chairman, he pro- tested: "My Lord, the Attorney General gives me 100 names which he says are my names."

Sir Hartley banged his fist an the table as Stanley insisted that he knew nothing about a deporta- tion order for fraud made against him in 1033.

Stanley, the Attorney General and alleged, had gone to Ireland then returned in a different name, thus evading deportation.

Uproar At Trial fraud, he shouted: "That is untrue."

Rome,

ם"י

the

In

When Sir Hartley put it to him. Washington, Dec.

that he had engaged in a long-term 6. The Supreme Court, by a five to four isolated defence garrisons by cor

Stanley also denied that in vote, today granted a hearing to centrating Dumerically · superlor

past year ho had been engaged two Japanese wartime officials forces around them.

Dec. -Fublic uproar a whole system of fraud" by Admitting the Reds hold an ad- in battle with the Communists be caused a suspension today of the sentenced to be hanged by the vantage in the fighting in the moun- tween the towns of Yungcheng and Rome trial of Prince Valerio gesting to ellents that he could, ob

Shiashlen, in the International War Crimes Tri-tainous regions, General Chen

tain licences from Government dó- Honan-Anhwel-Borghese, former commander of the partments, that he bad evaded in bunal.

dicted that this willi be nullified Klongsu border region.

anti-partisan brigades during Mus-come tax, that he had ever pald This was the first official reference solini's Fascist Republic Governor lent money eltlier to Mr Belcher The appeals were filed on behalf since the forthcoming warfare will of General Kenji Dolhara and Koki be unfolded along the Hopel plain to renewed operations in this region ment.

or to Mrs Belcher. cast, south and central, where the although reliable unofficial sources "Borghese_told-the-court that the Hirota, former Premier of Japan.

The Attorney General, sat down The

"'assassins the flat terrain yields no advantages to had earlier reported that elements partisans were appeals challenged

of in after questioning Stanley for nearly persons." of three Nationalist Army Groups nocent of the trials conducted

anld the He by the Reds. legolity

10 hours-Reuter. NO IMMEDIATE THREAT the International Military Tribunal

from the Hsuchow region had been partisans "shot others in the After the appeals In Tokyo.

General Chen: observed that in surrounded by Red General Chen Members of the public

Borghese. filed here last Monday,

You General South and Central Hopel the Com-Y's nien northeast of Yungcheng.

High Prosecution lawyers Jumped The military news agen the Supreme munists have played to great ne- Douglas MacArthur,

sold their feet shouting that the de- of forces Allied Commander

abandonment of

under General Chiu Ching-to In the Pacific, tivity since the

stormed southwest from monstration, had been

De planned. announced that the execution of the Proting by Nationalist forces under chuan

fence counsel began vehemently to Hirota General Fu Teo-yl's strategy, while Hsuchow and since Saturday. had sentences of Dolhara and five other condemned Japanese in East Hopel, the present strength made steady progress against 11 deny this and the court president

Communist columns drawn from rang his ball to restore order, leaders would be deterred pending of General Lin Pino's Communist

When able to make himself heard, forces did not constitute any `im- the forces under General. Chen Yi, Supreme Court action.

mediato threat.

Liu Po-cheng and Chi Kan-Reuter- the president: suspended the session He eximated General Lin Plao's AAP,

unill tomorrow,Reuter. Communist alrength at between

and

An

Total

None of the other Ave filed appeal. Among them is the wartime Japanese Premier, Hideki Tojo.

The Supreme Court's, action was 400,000 and 600,000 men, including made known in an "opinion" by perhaps some Nationalist prisoners Justico Jackson, who said he had taken after the fall of Manchuria.

Plao Of these Lan agreed with Justices Black, Douglas, only 300,000 men for operations in Murphy and Rutledge that the two

the Japanese should have a High Courtside the Great Wall, leaving

balance for the garrisoning of Man- hearing.

churia.

may spare

די

are

Inventor's Fortune

London, Sidney George. Brown, the the gyroscopis man who invented compass and designed the first practical loudspeaker, left £180,701

Brown died at his home at Bld- mouth, Devon In August at the ago of 75-Reuter.

Red Underground Workers In Shanghai

Prepare For The Great Hour

the Rode allowed

including

7. - Red | ventory included even such items but other businesses, aemonths

Shanghai, Dec. DECIDING VOTE. Justice Jackson said he had ro-Ordinarily, remonttising least underground workers in Shang- as the number of cans of eva- newspapers that they had better

for replenishing re- frained from participating in earlier were

children's clinic

Owners have been told that any similar appeals filed by Germans grouping, and re-equipping, there hal have issued Instructions, porated milk in stock at the not try to move out to a safe place.

fore, should the initiative really "When the Groat Hour Comes,"

Instructions sent in factories • en-

en-attempt to set up shop elsewhere convicted in the war trials to avoid embarrassment for the United States, come from General Lin Pise in East the United Press learned today closed coples of orders issued by the or even to close down in face of

-beloro

Rod authorities following

the cap operating losses will result in the since he had served as Chief United Hopel, fighting is unlikely States prosecutor st tho

icials of the the second half of January or Delivered through the regular ture of Tainan. They tended to workers taking over by force if

return

ad-show that maila with. Retitious

necessary. A EN early February,

factories top Nazis.

dresses, the instructions told the there to operate under the original

One newspaper told the United In the case of the two Japanese, WEATHER HELPS

executives of factories and others management and prevented looting Fress that while it began planning the Court split four-four and he had

This

space of about three months

to "stay pul" in their respective by Red troops and local Reda to move southward, I was warned provides the deciding vole...-

positions to see that bothing is General. Fu Tso-y1 ample time for moved from your establishments." The Supreme Court set December following Manchuria

One source interviewed by the by the employees not to make any 16 for the hearing. It also granted making his own preparations, de The Instructions added, "We have United Press, said that the orders attempt to move typesetting ma

hearing on 1*appeals fled by Ave

clared. Genorat Chen,

over and will carefully check your Red occupation of Tilman, but more the inventory The newspaper was other Japanese convicted of crimes comera: Tu plans a "generaz already assigned oficials to take were dated immediately after the chines, presses, furniture or any of against

and given prison squaring up of accounts with the inventories Any attempts to stringent controls were applied afler forced to abandon its plan to move

Many Factories : lodged }· arpools, sentences

the adminis All the Japanese disputed the Reds; namely, one or two decisivo

the Municipal Covernment for El current battles In Hopel. The legality of their trials, and contended weather enables General Futo Ins As proof that undercover mem tration penal querergovis, perralssion to shutdown but that the International Military crease his military might and bers are preparing to take over the The letters received from the Reds pressure from labour groups, Beelding

pravant makelayotte Tribshal was illegally established by American direct aid to North China Reds, in a letter to one social conleo, tied in with the agitation of labour is

groups General Doliglas MacArthury as the expected to arrive in good time. cicload a nearly correct Inventory American occupation

ation commander The Garrison Commander expected of feller supplies now in the postos denying any Communist Induence, Reuter

American aid for General Eu Tao-yi, aion of the constituilon, The in-i have been warning not only factories Press

sabotage will be punisifed the Red Army pollutal sections

Tags arrived and took over

which at the gametit »