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VOL. IV NO. 54
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.
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Today's 'Weather: Moderate East to Northeast winds; fair, Noon Observations: Barome'rio pressure, 1019.5 mbi., 30.11 In. Temperature, 05.9 deg. F. Dew boint, 57 deg. F. Relative humidity, (72,, Wind direction, East, Wind foren, 14 knola.
Low wafer 2 ft. 7 in, at 7.38 p.m. High water: 3 (t..... 3 in. ai 2.44 a.m. › (Tuesday).
hongkong Telegraph
SUSPECTED
Ship's Crew
Rescued
Tokyo, Mar. 7. - A rescue altip today
moved the 34-man crew
from the Јаранене Elko Maru.
freighter
witch ran
night in a
aground last narrow stralt
In the Japanese Inland *Bea
American naval sources Identified the ship as a 900-ton coaler operated by the Sanko Steamship Company. The Navy wald the small ship sent out a dist
call after running
between
the and
Islands of Honshu and Kyushu. A message re- crived
at, 1.30 am. today said about half the crew had been
remeveil and
the rest of the personnel WETE In 110 immediate dunger.United Press,
Britain's Snowfall
Melts Away
London, Mar. 8.-After a diny
of snow and fog, most parts of Britain today had a general thew, Fog and further thaw is expected tomorrow.
In contrast to the rest of Britain, Scotland and Western England and sunshine, Sopie swimming enthusiasts in Pen- zance, Cornwall, had their first swim of the year.
Snow lay thick on mountain slopes in the Lake District, and skiers and tobogganers enjoyed good sport. A iveal
skls sheep farmer used
burled
Search for sheep
snow-drifls.
The
snow wa
to in
not heavy
with the Airways' services, but
out-goingt planes, bound for the Middle East, the Far East and Africa, were held up by bad weather over the Mediterranean It was reported in London.
enough to interfere
·British Overseas
nine
Two Incoming planes delayed
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1949.
RED SPIES
TO BE INDICTED Appearing Before New York Grand Jury Today
Washington, Mar 6-The Justice De- partment unnounced today that it would pre- sent to the New York Grand Jury at 11 a.m. Monday (tomorrow) the Government's case against Judith Coplon and Valentine Gubitchey,
It was disclosed that sultry-eyed Judith Coplon, 27-year-old Justice Department em- ployee held in a New York gaol on national security charges, had refused to talk.
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who seized the comely linguist, and Russian ex- pert in New York on Friday night, together
with Valentine Gubitchev, 32, Soviet employce in the United Nations. tried without success to get her to reveal details surrounding her in- volvement in espionage charges.
to
nt
de-
uses
Anna Louise Strong, expelled from Russia as an alleged American The girl, who worked in the, 000 bail, and Gubiteley
spy,
newsreel Department's foreign agents $100,000 on the grounds that he microphones
she registration section, was caught was the "more serious offender." makes a statement to | according
FBI opera- The Russian Ambassador, Mr
newsmen on her arrival tives with "planted" secret Alexander Ponyushkin, documents which she had in-manded Gubltchev's release, but
in New York aboard a tended delivering to Cublichev.
Trans-World no answer is expected from the
Airlines The two arrests touched of State Department until the FBI virorous new demands in Con- has completed its investigation. gress for a crackdown on U.S Reds
entering and on aliens
In any event, Gubitchev
claim immunity the country through the United Sxpected to Nations.
because he is on the UN pay- roll.
SPY RINGS
Sentor Karl Mundt suld they showed that "unquestionably the House Un-American Activities Committee was right last year In charging that spy rings still exist inside the Government."
He added that it was "unques- were tionably true Miss Coplon was at Castel Benito, part of the fuller organisation." Tripoli, for the mine reason. "It is inconceivable that this
In-Germany, skiers-who-had-young
lady-on-her- own dificulty in
Icaving
Berlin this established contact wilk winter for the
in New York," of the mountains be-Russian
Mundt.
is
The Justice Department kept the silent on the case while State Department dug Into the law to see whether "diploma tie immunity" covered
as spying activities such conspiring to steal.
illicit
or
TOP DEVELOPMENTS
Many Congressmen were alarmed and aroused. Here are the top developinents; this
1. Tho sakd
Un-American House Activities Committee may meet
take advantage of the first that the Justice Department Isclf Committee sources heavy mowfall of the winter.
to call used the girl as a decoy to irop desire
Coplon anti FBI Snow was already lying 10 Gubitchev. The.
would Cubitchev Washington
to inches deep and still falling neither confirm nor deny that testify, fast.-Reuter,
Miss Copton was held in US$20,- (Continued on Page 5)
cause
Berlin dispute, Sere was some speculation today to consider investigation, |
were up early this morning to
EDITORIAL
Indicaled a
Something For Whitehall To Note
THE tone of Mir Morse's speech at
THE
L
the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
strictly VGA
in keeping with the political and economic events of the past twelve months and their present-day trend in the Far East, with a
very natural hesitancy to make nny dogmalic forecast about the future. But the speech represented a construe tive assessment and held just the right de- gree of optimism, For Hongkong, 1948 was a good year in trade, commerce and indus. try, desplie, not because of the political upheavals in Southeast Asia. For this, Mr Morse credited level-headedness on the part of olçial administration and sound business technique by the Colony's commercial lenders.
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being) But the Hongkong
and Shanghai Bank also played a notable role, and, as Mr Johannessen emphasis- ed in his speech, the policy followed by the Bank brought immense benefit to the countries in the Far East and as such represented intangible but tremendously Mr Important dividends to Hongkang. Morse
mado, no attempt to minimise the increasing difficulties confronting foreign traders in China, but with his torien precedence to justify his op. timism, he expressed the conviction that future problems could and would bo successfully met. It stands to the credit of the shrewdness and sound business. like methods of both native and foreign merchants in the Far East that they have, for the most part,
succeeded in overcoming a variety of economic and financial obstacles in past decades, and there is, therefore, good reason to believe that they will be capable in the future of facing entirely new situations and adapting their idens and actions with-
on
out any guiding precedent. This ability has already been demonstrated by Hang- kong businessmen and by Government departments associated with the Colony's trade. In his brief reference to purely local subjects of public importance, Me Morse made
about some observations constitutional reform which, it is to be hoped, will be transmitted with all the emphasis possible to the correct quarters In Whitehall. The bank chairman, in fact, reflected growing public opinion when he suggested that the Imperial Government should reconsider the cren- tion of a municipal council (which, it is obvious, will be of the milk and water variety it and when it comes Into and instead ponder the question of a more representative Legis- lative Council. Reform in this direction is ensier to accomplish than the establish- ment of a big and inexperienced muni- cipal council, and, so far as the public in concerned, would be much more satis- fying. The taxpayers desire a much more direct volce in the affairs of the Colony and this could be afforded them more effectively through a re- modelled Legislative assembly than by any insipid and partly functional municipal
· administration. The fact that this sub- ject was included in such an important review of Far Eastern affairs gives It added significance which the Colonial Office should be made to appreciate. And If, through his allusions to constitutionn reform Mr Morse should persunde official And advisers to reconsider the matter recommend a new type of Legislative Council he will have performed an out- standing service for the people of Hong- kong.
to
plane. On leaving the plane Miss Strong was served with a federal subpoena to appear be fore a New York federal grand jury. In the statement to the press Miss Strong said she did not consciously do any thing against the the Soviet security of State or any other state.-AP Picture.
Ceasefire Today
Anna Strong Back In U.S.
Dine
At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
Tel: 27880
Nationalists & Reds
THE PWD LARCENY TRIAL
Judge Rules Correspondence Is Irrelevant
In the absence of the Jury at the Criminal Sessions this morning in the PWD Larceny trial. Mr Justice Williams ruled that the pro- duction of correspondence which passed be- tween the Director of Public Works and the Commissioner of Police after August 11 last year was irrelevant.
Facing three charges of theft by public servant and three of falsification of accounts with intent to defraud the Government are Kwok Kwong, 47, fore- man, and Arthur Frederick May. 41, electrical in- spector, grade I, of the Public Works Department.
Instructed by Mr J. C. Stewart, 'Mr A. J. Clifford who is defending May, told his Lord- ship that the Director of Public Works had no objection to the production of the denco.
Forming
New Armies
Ready To Fight If Peace Talks Fail
Nanking, March 7.--The Communist and Nationalist armies are being reinforced and reorganised today for possible resumption of large scale fighting should the forthcoming "peace negotiations fail.
Former Government divisions in North China now are slowly being absorbed into the Communist military machine. General Fu Tso-yi's Peiping garrison is undergoing screening with the bulk of officers and men entering General Lin Piao's command.
It is reliably learned that the Ministry of National Defence is now attempting to raiso 30 new Nationalist armies in various provinces. Average troop strength of ✡ Chinese army varies widely and is roughly 15,000 men.
.more
Most of the proposed nemles, are said to involve no are now and will probably re-than 12 few hundred troops Dudin paper
organisations. drawn from local units. Serious shortages of weapons The Communist offensive and resistance to recruiting in- striking power is contained in dicates there is little chance of four principal troep
the
programme being success-mands. fully carried out.
hal
com-
General Chen Yi is believed General Tan Gen-po, Shang- to have established his head-
- Hanchew
Nanking area quarters in the vicinity
of
of
garrison commander, has Hualyin, 105 miles North
his forces sugmented
to Nanking. The bulk of about strength of about 225,000 troops. 250,000 men under
his 'com They
oregrouped along the mand are concentrated in the
from Yangtse
Shanghai to area bounded on the West by Kiuklang
the Tientsin-Pukow ralirond General Pal Chung-hsl, Cen- and on the East by the Grand tral China
commander, has Canal. They confront Ton
come 150,000 troops stationed Gun-po's armies.
west
from Kiuklang through Hankow to Ichang.
SHENSI WITHDRAWAL Some
OTHER DISPOSITIONS Some
180,000 Red troops under General Cheng Yeng are
of the Government's grouped North of the Taplen poorest regular soldiers, about Shan mountains and East of the 180,000 men who arc under Pelping-Hankow railroad. These Ceneral Hu Tsung-nan, are were formerly Liu Po-cheng's slowly withdrawing in South troops. Nationalist officers who Shensi and may soon give up said two months ago that Liu their main base at Slan.
was dead now claim ho is the Other Government forces new Communist Chief of Staff. elsewhere are of questionoble Another 120,000 Communist loyally to Nanking and largely troops under Peng Teh-hual are of very low calibre. The Air holding positions In South Con- Force, which hitherto has been trai Shensi and are fouling Hu generally ineffective, is now Teung-man's troops even now. even more so because of lack The Communists have thele of replacements and mainten-knockout punch locked in Lin unce facilities.
Piao's Manchurian forces. With Israel-Transjordan
Well informed military obser- at least six columns in Man- Negotiations After the jury had been die Crown would not have objected vers, in examining the Cavern- churla to polles the North. Lin missed, Crown Counsel sant to an adjournment for further and them not good. Inferiority troops in North China for action prospects, still Plao has avaliable over 200,000 Rhodes, Mar. 6.-Au-hat the Crown had been served study. The production of the
with two letters by the defence correspondence between
materials thoritative sources said to-for
strength, the production of certalu Commissioner of Police and the ten Red such is undertaken into Already two of his columns.
morale make Red victory certain day that Transjordan and documents. One of these was Director of Public Works the Yangtse tiver valley, Israel would sign a ceasefire correspondence between the submitted, would serve no usa- agreement tomorrow in the Commissioner of Police and the ful purpose.
DFW with reference to docu
first step toward an armis- tice.
Brd lew sult
were
to expected
return here to- morrow to resume' negotiations.
In
CADO the
of
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10
ret out
correspon
in
tho
military
and in the South.
Several hundred thousand
missions 48
with artillery support, are be- lieved to have descended down' Two broad defence strategies the Peiping-Hankow railroad as jare reported under study by for as Yengcheng, about 200 Mr Clifford contended ments seized by the Police on
that Nationalist commanders. One miles North of Hankow. (or after Agust 11. A list was, the reason
why he wanted (faction, under the leadership of The chiefs of the Transjordan termination
fact forwarded after the the list of documents seized was Acting President La Tsung-jen, other Red troops are occupying
no! the previous that it was Israel delegations, who eas
by accident favours holding the Yangtse areas or on such purporting
that certain items 10 their capitals to ech-
bad been River line. The other, under those 100,000 besieging General in documents still
the left out. At an early stage the Chiang Kai-shek, believes de- Yen Hsi-shon's Taiyuan.-Asso- their governments,
of
Crown defence tho
asked to sce the fence should be made south of clated Press. had not been exhibited or documents but at that time re- the Yangtse Valley. which on
LI'S CONFERENCE There returned.
nothing ceived no answer by letter from Was
Nanking, Mari 7-Acting Teansjordan reportedly has that he (Me Hooton) or anyone the Police..
PROSPECTS NIL syresd
President Li Tsung-Jen con- that any agreements else on behalf of the Crown had Mr Icolon: Mr Johnston
Possibilities that the Govern-ferred last night with the United reached here would be ninding to conceal, but he had two ob- telephoned
that the ment can develop a strong re- Slates say
Ambassador, Dr J. C. on a third party. This wound fections to being called upon to documents could be seen,
nce in this
sistance movement in South Leighton Stuart, Admiral Oscar Transjordan
Mr Clifford suld that it was | China are regarded as to the
ni Badger and Admiral Pawnoll, armistice that might be was between two heads of de-country that if the Police did cies, provincial hostilities and and General Pal Chung-hst the signed,
partments in the Government
of President's closest supporter. not want any specific document growingly acute shortage could not be said that it they returned it. Brig-General William Riley, (and
The Police material are almost insurmoun-
High-ranking United States chief United Nations observer, was against public interest to should have returned the docu- table problems,
naval officers flew to Nanking meanwhile flew to Tel-Aviv to produce it. But, he said, thements as he understood that Nationalist forces
The day in connection
now yesterday from Tsingtao, where the Commissioner of Police felt that with
they were needed for the ave rellably reported not in a United States detachment was armistice talks which are going the conduct of public affairs, mining of the department and contact with the main Com- reported to be leaving the North on between Israel and the which in this case was not being there was pressure brought for munist forces at any point China port and later to be stay-
conducted under
confidential the return of the documents. along the Yangtze River front. ing. cover, could not be carried out such correspondence were to be produced in Court.
restrict British troops based in produce corresponrespondence the practlee in every elvilised Problems of economic deßelen- from the United States Navy,
any
The terms of manner.
Lebanon.
General Riley reportedly will request Israel to withdraw its demand that the Lebanese fron- tier be revised in its favour.---- United Press.
End Of Clothes
Rationing
London, Mar. Authoritative f quarters Brid, today that all
and it
SECOND OBJECTION
Mr Hooton's second objection was that the lists made by the Police of documents In
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Actions reported in the prdas
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Britain Now Producing Plutonium
possession was quite irrelevant, has produced her first sup in quantity in an atomle pile,
The plutoniumi produced at some time, to ensure that the
were
When the slug was unloaded London, Mar. 6.-Britain | the earth and can only be made
from Gleep, it had to be stored
Before the cose ntaricd
ply of the "atomic energy" the
Harwell was extracted from a intense radioactivity decoyed Crown had given the defence | element
the pultonium-but uranium "slug" which had been sufficiently for
experi- full access to all documents only enough so far to in-irradiated for several months in mental work safely to begin. The defence did not say then vestigate problems
which "GLEEP, Britain's low-power The separation of plutonium what documents they were look
atomic pile. Becauso of
Assion
is'. a diMcult clothing would be taken off the ing for and by an error there will be met in handling large low power at which the the ad unused uranium from the
producta not quantities, it was officially operates, the Ministry of Bup-and documents certain ration list in Britain within two į Were
complicated operation, shown because they had been announced today.
ply announcement anid, the months. Woollen clothes were w
owing to the presence of many Inst overlooked, The moment the removed from rationing
amount of plutonium is small, different radioncive elements. A Ministry of Supply state- Crown were told about this they month.
ment said the production of but it is sufficient for investiga- The final product is in thờ Sales, however, are for below produced the documents
at gere plutonium--at its ntemle re-ting the chemical and engineer- form expectations and economic ex- certain of these documents were search establishment at Haring problems which will be met plutonium
not on the list. As for Berts said, "People Jual do not love the money."
Crown Counsel, knew all docu. Sunday newspapers In Lon-ments relevant to the Issue had saft the end of clothing been produced. Had there beca to the defence rationing would free 1,200 Gov. any injustice crnment employees for other when they asked for the doct jobs.-United Press.
ments at a very late stage the
don
anit.
colution of During this extraction, the Ministry well, Berkshire-was "one of with in the large-scale haudding Brst the most important steps for- of the element."
wald the processes Involved ward In this country's atomic When a uranium "slug" Is were studied by scientists to energy programme,”·
taken out of a plic, it contains, determine tho best methods Plutpalum, first produced in In addition to plutonium, Roma
separating the plutonium quantity in the United States in unused uranium and some high-from the other 1942, does not exist naturally only rautoactive fission products.
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