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TODAY'S WEATHER: Fresh winds, strong at times: cloudy or overgast, with occasional drizzle.

Noon Observations: Barometris pressure, 1017,4 mb., 30.04 in Temperature, 62 deg. F. Pew point, G1 deg. F. Relative hum!- dity, 90. Wind direction, East. Wird force, 18 knots.

High water: 0 ft. 4 in. at 0.55 p.m. Low water: 1 ft. 3 in, at 2.04. a.m. (Saturday).

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1949.

SHIP WRECKED IN

Typist Becomes

The Boss

Salford, Lancashire,

Mar.

24.-Atl 190

em.

ployees at an engineering works here staged lichining strike Loday

the

after a 10-year-old former thin ipiat at

works are Lake zived to

over governing directorship. to which she was appointed

the will under

firm's head.

The new

of

the

director, MUKS Mary Dugdale, Was also left the bulk of the £133.- 000 fortune amassed by John Anderson, head

д

of

the St George's Engineer- Ink Company.

Within a few mluntes of her arrival, half dozen heads of departments call- ed at her office and sug Rented

stayed flint ahe away until the legal post- tion had been clarified.

Soon afterwards, all the employees stopped work, and Misa Durdate WAN told alie was to blame for the strike. She Inter left the works, Arid the evi- ployees threatened to take similar action she reappeared-Reuter.

again 17

Burmese Retake

Another

Important City

Rangoon, March 24.-The North Burma Army has re- its headquarters captured city of Meiktila from Karen rebels, the government said on Thursday.

CANTON RIVER

Miss Orient Believed

To

Have Hit Mine

ON WAY TO HONGKONG

Although the owners declared that the ship and her pas- sengers were safe, radio reports received in Hongkong this morning say that the Hongkong-Canton steamer, Miss Orient, is a complete wreck in the river channel north of Elliot Reach.

At a late hour last night, the Miss Orient, a 1,200-ton British steamer, owned by the Woo Cheung Fat Shipping Company, of Wing. Lok Street, either hit a mine or rammed the rocks on her way from Canton to Hongkong.

Following the Miss Orient was the sa Sing Hing, whose master has reported to the Colony on the fate of the river steamer.

His radio message read, "Miss Orient complete wreck on side. Blocking channel. Requires immediate assistance."

her

Later the captain of the Sing Hing radleed his owners, the Ta Hing Compony: "Miss Orient wrecked at the mouth of Elflol Reach, blocking pas- sage. Am returning to quarun- tine,

It

The owners of the Miss Orient had first intimation of accident from Canton, the mes- thut the ship soge indicating and passengers wore safe.

is estimated about 300 people were aboard.

hud said they The owners been unable to ascertain whe ther the Miss Orient struck a mine or was aground.

the

to

They added that only slight Karens occupied Meiktila on damage had been caused

A government the vessel. February 20.

sold the

The owners have despatched Karens spokesman there have moved into new two investigators to the scene positions between Meiktila and of the wreck, and it is under

Customs cruiser is miles Thazi, 13

to the cast. slood

standing by. The government holds Thnzi.

Miss The

of Master Simultaneously the govern Orient is Captain W. Anderson; ment announced a new offen- the Chief Officer, Mr S. È. M. Chief En- alve, 75 miles farther north. It Hastett: and the Is aimed at retaking Mandalaygineer, Mr S. 0. Bux. from the Karens and Commui- Before the war the ship was known as the Lee Hong, and when hos- she was scuttled tilities broke out in 1941.

nists.

The government said its first big blow in that drive was the recapture of Amarapura, a silk weaving town. Burinese troops were reported laing up around nearby Mylinge. Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

Tientsin Business At Standstill

Shanghai, Mar. 25.-Business remains at a standstill in Tientsin, according to a telephone" message last night from a former Shanghai busi- the hundreds of nessman, who was among forcigners swept behind the "bamboo curtain" through the Chinese Communist capture of Tientsin last January,

The businessman

was faint

The action of the Communist

It

MARSHAL BULGANIN

Senators Suspicious

Of Britain

Dine

At the

For

P.G.

Reservatious

Price 20 Cents

Tel: 27880

Soviet Army Minister Relieved Of Duties Marshal Bulganin Replaced By Vassilevsky

London, Mar. 24.-Radio Moscow said today that Marshal Nikolai Bulganin had been relieved of his duties as Minister for the Armed Forces...

.

The radio said Marshal Alexander Mikhailovitch Vassilevsky, Vice-Minister for the Armed Forces, had been promoted to take Bulganin's place. It said also that the action was taken by the Presi- dium of the Supreme Soviet, which had approved previous changes incident to the current big Russian Cabinet shake-up.

"The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR relieved Marshal N.A. Bulganin, vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, of

Alexander duties of Minister of Ground Forces and appointed Marshal Vassilevsky as Minister of the Armed Forces," said the announcement.

It was noted Bulganin was' mentioned as silt being Vice- Chairman

of of the Council Ministers or Vice-Premier. That was the situation when Vyaches- lav Molotov and A. T. Mikoyan Want Assurances On were relleved of their duties as Foreign Minister and Foreign

Minister Use Of Aid Materials Trade

respectively. Hence presumably, all three been relieved of routine Washington, Mar. 24. administrative duties to con United States Senators, centrate on higher political

to-strategy. debating Marshall aid night, vigorously demanded assurances that Britain was not sending “war potentials" | to the Soviet Union or East European countries.

have

Mob Riots: 8 Killed

officially reported

Bumbas Mar. 24. -- Eight persons were killed when and 25 wounded police fired on an unruly peasant mob in Emangaan villare near Ehmednagar, #was Likewise, Bulganin evidently remained a member of the Poll-

tonight. ical. Bureau of the Communist The peasants were re- Party,, the supreme authority in sisting the removal of Russi5, did Molotov

food, grains purchased by Mikoyan,

Government for ra tioning. They stoned the police.

08

and

KOMSOMOL CONGRESS

12

the

move

An order to disperse was ignored by the pea- sants who did not even after a baton charre by Dollec. It was 471- nounced. -Associated

Iress.

STOP PRESS

River Disaster:

Many Lives Lost

The Canton correspondent of the Associated Press re- ported at noon today that the Miss Orient was struck by a mine, Inid by bandits, six miles from Canton.

He said that more than 100 passengers had been killed, or badly wounded and that the wounded were now being taken back to Canton.

FORTY KILLED

The outburst came when). they heard reports of a

Only a short time before the statement by Mr Harold

Moscow broadcast regarding Wilson, President of the Dulganian, a United Press dis- Board of Trade, that Britain patch from Moscow reported that would not, in future, allow the national congress of the young

Communist League,

the Kom- her trade agreements with somoi, would be held soon. The Russia and Eastern Europe dispatch said members of the

Later reports received in to be "subject to the settle-"Politburo" headed the list of ment of political questions." delegates, The dispatch then

Hongkong say that 40 pas- nomed

the One Senator

members of suggested that

sengers were killed as a re- Stalin, the Economic Co-operation Ad- PORTO

including

sult of the explosion which · Mikoyan and Bulganin,

wrecked the Miss Orient. ministration should investigate Molotos Britain's trade agreements with as being delegates, but the name

of N. A. Voznesensky was

not

London, Mar. 24.Seven the Soviet Union and Poland.

The Sing Hing is expeeled included though he has been on men and an 18-year-old girl Senator Tom Connally, Chair- the list of Politburo members.

of the Senate Foreign Ke-

were fined sums ranging from to arrive in Hongkong early with 22 London this evening It was announced in Moscow £5 to £25 at, North mum of the

who had

on- March-14 that Voznesensky today-on darges arising out survivors from the___Miss by declaring was relieved of both his govern- of fast Sunday's march by fol a "tragic mistake it would be a

mental posts of Vice-Premier lowers, of Sir Oswald Mosley, Orient aboard. to cut eid to Britain, replied to and chairman of the the Senators demands by in-portant State

shortly be ex-latlon-the

GIRL KICKS A POLICEMAN

made

im-former British Fascist leader. Planning Com-

Isle

said they were without news of the out-outherilles in registering foreign seen and Chinese firms had raised side world, not having newspapers "for ages."

The hopes in the Northern port city call was limited to six minutes of some business being possible und the reception

soon, and trading circles thera no subject to constant fading. believed the present barter trade

system would People were allowed to hold tended to embrace private com- United States dollars, gold bars mercial concerns, though under and sliver dollars, but forbid-

a measure of Slate control, den to trade in them. Law and

was revealed here today order was well maintained.

ence that Britain had committed like that The impression the

grams of mall are at present or

was contemplating mant guve was that,

Communist clties breach of faith," send to key

the official presidium of the multing a policeman. at Salvaged after the Libera- trade was at a standstill

from Shanghai. every month

This body Supreme Soviet. Four parter ships, exchang- INVESTIGATION DEMAND naturally would, not make any tion, the vessel was refitted and present in Tientsin, the generat

She told the court that she renamed the Miss Orient, and feeling was it would pick up in flour for coal, transport the

concerning Knowland announcoment

a kicked a police officer because the Canten as soon as some kind of Civil North China-bound mails from

the she was put

(Republican, Califomia), read possible change in the status of "I was in a fury to see river service last October,

Government was established.

Shanghai cach wcel. Inquiries

a report of Mr Wilson's state- * Communist Party official English law protecting people have elicited the information that the Communists are not the debate

ment in the opening stages of United Press, Imposing any restrictions DI

extension of the European Shanghai postal

and Recovery Programme in 1949- there is no

infor-

although

Are China's Reds Really Strong?

CONF

ONFUSION continues to characterise Chino situation. The Com- munista embroider their announcements of preparedness to discuss pence terms with uncomplimentary remarks about the Nanking lenders with whom eventual- ly they will have to sit at the conference table if that stage is ever reached. The Nationalists, on their part, still give few signs of having reached any coherent policy and while one ambassador halls the Atlantic Pact as a means to pre- serving peace, a Chinese envoy-designate describes it a lot of rubbish." Premier Ho Ying-chin's Cabinet In reported to be In the process of formulating a peace policy, which pre- aumably means that It is preparing a set of counter-terms upon which it is willing to meet the Communists for future negotiation. Depending whether they offer a reasonable com- promise basis. for discussion, these con- .ditions could have a far-reaching effect

on

AH

on

Inter developments. The Nanking Government proclaims that it seeks peace because this is the will of the people. It has not, however, yet indicated whether it interprets this popular man- date as the right to achieve peace at any price, or on terms which permit some semblance of compromise. If the polley statement which is expected in about n' week's time clears up this point, it wil go some way toward dispersing the fog of uncertainty which for so long has

intentions. shrouded Nanking's

The Communists, too, are being enigmatic to a point of indecisiveness. They are satisßed to maintain contact with the world outside their own domain through a propaganda radio station which broad

cnutu o

nssunic

mass of contradictions. This may be their method of conducting a war of nerves; or it may mean that the Reds are not quite sure how they should pro- ceed from this point to achieve their objective. On the face of it, it is strange that the Communists have not been able to consolidate their impressive military successes with equivalent political achievements, and the thought arlacs whether they are really in a position to the major responsibility of governing the country. The big unknown factor. in nny coalition government equation is the "availability of trained Communista to take over key posts offices through which not only are domes- tle and foreign policies shaped, but which are also responsible for seeing those policies put into effect. The Com- munists may possess the necessary pèr- sonnel, but if they do not, their political position is immediately weakened, and their demand for administrative control that much less acceptable. The popular hope today is that the apparent shilly- shallying that is going on is but a tra- ditional Chinese method of reaching a happy and satisfactory settlement, and that, in due course, everything will be nicely smoothed out with no less of "face." But there is also a sneaking suspicion that, politically, the Reds are not so strong as they would have, tho world believe, and that to them area- sonablo compromise formulaTM for penco from Nanking would be welcome. "That is why we repeat that a well defined peace policy from Premier lo might hasten the termination of the present impasse.

that an average of 12,000 kissing that there was no evid- { 'mission. This

cene matter

50.

Senator William

announcement, The 18-year-old girl,

described tonight re-Stlossny,

U 40

One report circulating laz according to United Canton, Press says the mine was planted

"any garding Bulganin, was made by student, was fined £20 for as- by exterilon gangsters for the

un the 15-months'

WASHINGTON PUZZLED

Washington, Mar, 24. The shift in leadership in the Soviet Telegraphie money remil-

Senator Knowland, quoting ground forces added to the fances between Shanghai

and Mr Wilson,

bald that before mystery in offcial quarters over Communist-held Peiping

further Marshall Plan the recent shifts in the Soviet Tientsin were partially sumed yesterday, when

arc still city received the first sum of

of Britain was not going to change puzzling and wondering whether 3.000 dollars in Communist her trade policy. and ship the shake-ups mean promotions People's notes and remilted

"war-making

to for the leaders or involve some potentials" Russia.

clements of a "purge"

of

northward a total 000, according to press

and voting

the the entitled to an

refunds for Britain, Congress was hierarchy haritles

assurance that

The

devote Soviet

who had killed my parents and ruined my life."

The girl's lawyer said her parents had been in an intern- and the assumed ment camp they had been murdered by the Nazis,-Router.

THE NEW

my Fatahon, aboard which was former Premier T.V. Soone and Mrs Soong on their way to Can-.. Lon. However, the Fatshan the ' passagu passed ahead of schedule.

The Miss Orlent sank at 11 D.m. last night after sending distress signals to which there was to response. If the Bing Iing had not happened along. the loss of life probably would have been much greater,

Carrier

A call for an Investigation of The major sentiment here is Only two commercial banks Britain's trade agreements with that the Russians are freeing top out of eight are permitted by the Russia and Poland came from Politburo members to Communists and the

Gover

to internal Senator Arthur Watkins (Re- more time ment handled yesterday's republican, Utah).

problems, with a corresponding ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS ARE HERE mlitances. The exchange rate Senator James P. Kem (Re-emphasis on foreign affairs.

Here are 6 important functions between the Gold Yuan and the publican, Missouri) questioned United Press.

that contribute to greater Communist People's note has whether Britain could conform

health been set at GX20 to one Com- to the conditions of member-

and greater, comfort. munist dollar,

›

slip in the Atlantle Fact if she

The resumption of telegraphic shipped war material or poten-K’loon City Robbery

remittance service in chiefly for tial war materials to Eastern thiebenent of civil servants, Europe. students, and traders who, have set up offices both in North China and Shanghai-Reuter.

14 KILLED IN

· COLLISION

The Republican sponsor of the original Marshall ald pro-

SIX MEN

gramme, Senator Arthur Van- ARRESTED

deberg, said the Marshall Plan

forming to inany policies, of

the

countries of Europe ware con- A gang of six men were United States in trading with rounded up carly this morn

ing suspected of being con-

Eastern Europe.

A good faith is being made by cerned in the robbery of a Britain to conform to a com- grocery store at Diamond mon standard In this matter, Hill, Kowloon City, last

Cairo, Mar. 24-Fourteen "which reflects our own stan- workers were killed and 40 In- | davis," he said.—Reuter. jured when a truck, taking them to work, crashed into a train at a crossing 30 miles south of Alexandria,

Both the truck and the en-

Manslaughter

gine were hurled into a nearby Charge Dismissed

canal by the violence of the collision-Reuter.

night.

The owner of the shop, Sin Kong, attempted to resist the robbers and was shot in the left hand, while his wife was wounded in the arm.

The robbers

with escaped money and tins of elgarettes, Hull, Mar. 24-The Hull and detectives who immediate- ranglstrate yesterday dismissedly started a search of the Kow- charge of manslaughter loon City area accosted two against Hubert Ivor Lewis, azed men who waro in possession of 24, of Cardiff, Chief Steward of Uns of cigarettes. tho 7,000-ton ship-Demerterton Suspected of being members 24-Princess In respect of the death of the of the gang which had robbed London, Mar.

Mr the grocery store, they were in- Elizabeth sald at a meeting of 39-year-old Third Officer, the Women's Voluntary Ser Arthur Meek, of Penarth, in a terrogated and later led the

Polica to four other men, vices in London today that she Cuban port on February 3, was tankful to dynt her

The post mortem examination were captured an found father',

King George VI, was In Cuba disclosed that Meek possess two guns "gotung on very well"-Neu- died from. heart failure, it was

statedRouter,

tor

King Doing Well

who to

The six men will be charged fri due course.

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