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Longkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 101

MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949.

WILD FLIGHT FROM

Returning From Exile

Southampton, May 1.- Ex-Queen Rhambai Barni, of Sin, left here today for home in the 21,000-ton liner Willem Ruys after 14 years' exile in Britain.

She took with her the ashes of her husband, Prajadhipok Prince of Sukhodaya. King of Siam from 1930 until he ab- diented in 1935.

He died in England in 1941. The ex-King's standard was yard- the liner's Blown from arm.

Princess Rhambal Barni is 43. She was received by, the Queen at Buckingham Palice early In April.

The bronze casket containing! the ex-King's ashes was car ried on board by Colonel Svasti, The Queen's brother, who was preceded by a Royal Household official carrying the late King's Buddha which he took him when he and the left Stom In 1934 for European tour.

with

Queen a grand

Stameso Army, Navy and Air Force officers accompanied the party, and the Siamese National Anthem was played by a British military band.

Before

boarding the

Princess Rhambal

guard of honour.

liner Inspected a

The casket and Buddha were

placed on a pedestal in an ante- room to the Queen's cabin where

will remain during they voyage.

VILLAGES

tho

HANGCHOW

15,000 Evacuees Jam Railway Station

REDS VICTORY CLAIM

Shanghai, May 2.-The wild exodus from threatened Hang- chow, key point in the Nationalist defence line running from Ningpo on the coast to Nanchang in Kiangsi Province, is in full swing follow- ing the evacuation of the scenic Chekiang capital by the Provincial Government, military and police, according to semi-official reports here this morning.

Refugees, with little bundles of possessions, are said to be pouring out of the abandoned city to the south and south-west as Red units continued approaching the strategic centre from the north.

Hangchow Railway Station is reported to be packed tight with a mass of struggling humanity numbering over 15,000 impatiently awaiting trains to speed them to safety along the only communication artery to the south-the Hangchow-Nanchang Railway.

train

1.8

But according to the official Central News Agency they will prob

the ably have to wait a long time before they see another Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway Administration has temporarily suspended its exhausting its service between the Kiangsi and Chekiang capitals after coal supply. The Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, however, is reported to bo still operating normally although there is no longer any fixed schedulo for trains.

Dino

At the

For

8.9

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

London Demonstrators Padlock

Themselves To Railings

London, May 1.-Nine young demonstrators, belleved to be Communists, chained and padlocked themselves to the railings of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, tonight, and shouted anti-American slogans and distributed leaflots.

After earlier clashes in Trafalgar Square, a strong force of mounted and foot police moved tonight into the East End of London, where Sir Oswald Mosley, the former British Union of Fascists leader, arrived in Ridley Road, the East End storm contro, for a May Day "social evening" with his supporters. The Union Movement chief was greeted by a storm of cheers mingled with boos and hisses as he arrived, standing erect in a big American touring car.

Ridley Road, situated in a largely Jewish-populated area, has, since the end of the war, been the scene of repeated violent clashes between Mosley sup- porters, who staged meetings there, and anti-Fascists.

Mosley's "social evening" was held in a public house, while a crowd of several thousand surged outside, held in check by the police. When Sir Oswald Boos and left the public house, the crowd, had dwindled to a few dozen. shouts of "Down with Fascism" competed with cheering by Mosley supporters as he drove off.-Reuter,

May Day In London Marked By Fights With Police

COMMUNISTS ATTEMPT TO DEFY BAN

London, May 1.-Police and May Day demonstrators clashed in the British capital today in a swaying battle lasting over two hours as Communists and their supporters tried to form processions in de- flance of the official ban on political marches.

I

At one stage anti-Communists, including Mosley supporters, entered the fray, attacking marchers who attempted to reach Tra falgar Square, traditional centre for public meetings, close to White- hall, the Government quarter.

The police

Peiping Also

Celebrates

The

.were

that in

Arst was

the Russian Revolution of 1017, and the

They will ultimately be placed in the Royal Palace at Bangkok.

Towards the end of a series

counter-attacked, double-decker buses Before the liner salled mem-

The latest Garrison Head: hub of Wuklang about 15 miles tionalist troops from the city,

to break up the procession as stalled amid the milling, fighting bers of the Siamese household

of Soochow which the the communique added-Reu- of violent incidents, police on war. communique south

on foot con-hundreds of cars and scores of crowd. and Embassy offeluls

horse-back and paid quarters

mention по

the Nationtist forces abandoned on ter. of

Me Pollittat his meeting, centrated on seizing the ban. “GREAT. VICTORY”, homage to the ex-Queen in the makes

told a crowd around Saturday night, after, engaging,

of 2,000 military situation. ship's library-Router.

in a pitched Shanghai, May 2. The ers carried by the demonstra

China "the second greatest event Hangchow but hints again of athe Communiste

them to chreds new threat to Shanghai from battle.

Peiping Communist radio in a tors, tearing

in modern world history" was 011 Sunday night and breaking the slaves, west of Kunshan, voicecast

being bro ght to 'Its "fremen- FLOODS DESTROY the north-west.

To the

dous conclusion," The demonstrators, including It said that the Communist about 35 miles west of Shanghai claimed a "great victory" over

und women, en- force in Changshu, 50 miles on the Nanking-Shanghal full-the Nationalists in the Nanking- many girls

communique claimed Shanghai-Hangchow area.

Caged the constables in hand- "con-way, the Casablanca, May. 1.-Flood- north-west of Shanghal.

The Reds said eight Chinese to-hand scuffles. waters swept down the eastern tinued to be strengthened" and that the Communist 29th Army slopes of the Atlas Mountains identified the Red force in ec- were forced to withdraw to the government armies were "wiped

of Welting when out and portions of four other Policemen lost their helmets In the melec, and their horses armles werc "routed." counter attacked by, Nailonalist today, destroying Arab villages, cupation of that city as General vicinity

were hit. cattle herds

Tha Chen Yi's 31st Army. and crops.

River carried wollen Moulay bridges.

At the same time the com- forces.

The Red force was said to munique-mentioned that the

Taicheung, about have suffered heavy casualties away Reveral of

In Klangsi Province Com- At Missour, a town between situation in the Middle

and Upper Allas 30 miles north-west of Shang-

was calm and that the munist General Llu Po-cheng's ranges, six Arobs were drowned.hui,

troops troops entered Fengtse, a few morate

of Nationalist

miles north of the Yangise River Damage in the Dester region of Marrakesh

Klukiang, after estimated at there was very high.

of statement ad port The Garrison about 100 malllon francs...

withdrawal of Na- of the highway voluntary mitted the lous Reutor

was

EDITORIAL

Russia Changing Her Policy

FIRST rumours that Russia was willing to modify her policy in Germany to the extent of lifting the Berlin blacknde have given place to more tangible signs, notably Soviet-sought talkin between Mr Malik, the Russian delegate to the United the United Nations, and Dr Jessup of

as obvious preparations States, as well

the Soviets for the оп the part of

between Eastern resumption of traille and Western Germany. The significant aspect of the current moves, to end the Berlin blockade is that the initiative has there is frum Russia; moreover come attached a condition noi unacceptable to the Western Powers-u meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers. Hitherto they the Russians have insisted that would lift the blockade only on condition that Erstly the currency question was satisfactorily (to them) settled and that agreed to remove the Western Powers

But

the 'their counter-blockade.

HOW Russians are taking a much more reason- able line. They do not demand that the currency problem be solved prior to the this question lifting of the blockade: they are now prepared to have discussed by the Council of Foreign Ministers, But there is still a point remaining to be elucidated beyond all possibly doubt: that is, whether the Soviet Government has in mind to set any unacceptable prior conditions to the proposed timetable of fixing a date for the Council of Foreign Ministers followed by the simultaneous blockade and litting of the Berlin counter-blockade. It would be quite an unacceptable precondition, for example, if the Russion Government were to demand of a delay. In the establishment any Government in Western Germany, now. expected to take place towards the middlo

of of July. For the course events which have led to the setting up of a German administration in the Went

Powera

is well known. The Western have consistently taken the view that the achievement of a genuinely indepen- dent, democratic government for Germany as a whole must be the ultimate goal of Allled policy, and despite the severe set- back

International to

co-operation resulting from Soviet obstructionism as carly

of 1945, these as the Autumn Powers attempted throughout the period up to the breakdown of the Council of Foreign Ministers in December, 1917, to Soviet reach an agreement with the Government on a single Allied policy for Germany. But the London meeting of the Council late in 1917 made it plain that the Russian Government was more concerned

delivery of

pro- with the paganda speeches directed at the German public than with reaching an agreement, and the Western Powers had alternative but to pursue an independent for the establishment of a course

for Eastern Ger- German Government A point has many.

now been reached where the setting up of this government insight, and, quito naturally the Western Powers are resolved that in no circumstances will the holding of any meeting of the Council of Foreign Minis

to Interfere with or be allowed deflect them from their plans to establish П German Government for Western Germany. This can be regarded as an essential precondition on the part of the Western Powers for any high lovet talks Berlin concerning the lifting of the blockade, and any attempt by the Soviets to strike a bargain that involved surren- der of this position will be flatly rejected. Lifting of the Berlin blockade is highly desirable, but not at the of the Western Expense

T'owers democratic policy, so carefully developed and so clearly beneficial to the German people.

Is

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The broadcast listed the 4th. 20th, 20th. 4181. Sist. 06th 88th, and with armies as "wiped out

It said the bulk of the 21st army and parts of the 40th, 54th and puth armies were "routed." There was no Nationalist con- Ormation of this Red claim.

In a letter delivered late Sun- day afternoon, the Shanghai Garrison informed the Press:

form

Acting upon what appeared. to be a signal a large body of Communists managed to

a procession themselves into

the with banners holsted but police quickly dispersed them. CROWDS BOO

Other Communists

In the and

"All news reports to be sup-Square waved their flags piled lo local or other cities banners and cheered this new tsaltempt but their cheers were abroad are to be submitted censorship."

drowned by crowds who booed in chorus.

Some

The letter sald censorship be- come effective on April 30. It listed five clauses of "prohibited" police reports and said, "offenders are banners. liable to be punished according to martial law."

The following were listed as prohibited::

prople helped tear down Communist

San Francisco, May 1- May Day parade scenes In China's Red capital, Pei- ping, Included a proccision made up as “enemies of the people-Uncle Sams linked arms with Japanese Bulls generals and John

on strings dragging

of battleships called Amo- thyst"

This was reported today by the Communist Pelping Radio which БАУБ that millions of, people particl- pated in the celebrations in hundredo of towns and cities.

the rates Above Pelping's old Forbidden

the

City two

of

The Trafalgar Square meet- ing was organised by the Lon- don Trades Council in place of Its customary procession from "All editorials detrimental to the banks of the

Thames in All Hyde Park, which came under the anti-Communist war. editorials and reports detrimental the temporary ban on political All processions in London recently to public safety or order. rumours to disturb the people's inposed by the Home. Secre- confidence. All propaganda fortary, Mr Chuter Ede. Communists. All editorials or reports detrimental to co-opera-

of

second,

shortly to be witnessed. was the culminating event of "the entire Chinese continent coming under the, Red flag of Socialism."

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of

The British Communist leaders called

for

the immediate recognition the Chinese Democratie Government," the withdrawal of all: British war- ships from Chinese waters. ond the sending of special ambas- sadors to Nanking to open trade the new negotiations with China-Reuter.

PELTED WITH EGCS

•

Tel: 27880

4 DIE IN AIR CRASH

Berlin Airlift

Disaster

Berlin, May 1—A British airlift plane missing since Saturday was found today crashed in the Soviet zant with all four members of the crew dead,

The plane, a four engined Halton returning from Ber- lin to Western bases through the liamburg 'corri- dor, was found near Nauen about 20 miles Northwest of Berlin. The police notified the Allied Air Safety Centra here and two Royal Air Force officers confirmed tho information...

An RAF mission was dis- patched to get Soviet ap- proval to remove the bodies,

The mission will also try to find out from examination of the wreckage what caused the

crash.

The plane was operated by World Air Freight, a civil ‘line. The crash lifted the airlift death toll to 51, Incliding, 23 British and 28 Americans.

The British side of the airlift སྐབ་

inspected in

Geoffrey .do Secretary of State

by Mr

Under tate for Air. He told correspondents that the British

plan to bring in more and more four engined planes to replace twin engine Dakotas and thereby treble the tonnage brought to Berlin.

The Americans shifted to all Inst engined four

planes Autumn.

Mr de Frellus left Gato alrport for Luebeck and a quick tour of the British Associated Press.

--'0002

TORNADOES

CAUSE

10 DEATHS

Oklahoma City, May.1.—— At least ten persons were counted dead today and

OX-

Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, more than 70 injured in a

quilt pattern kundred miners crazy

of May 1-Two bombarded with bad eggs a tornadoes that roared across small Communist group holding Oklahoma and a section of an open air May Day meeting Texas. Da mages in

eggs, struck here today. The

apeakers, Oklahoma alone were three glant portraits

of the chlaf Tse-tung and

on the meeting pected to exceed $1,000,000. who carried

There was Chu despite the miners' hostile at-

a possibility of titude, and heckling.

more deaths as unconfirmed followed The demonstrations

in Oklahoma said a reports questions from spectators about national guardsmen, was killed the action of the Chinese Com.

and another missing.” on British munists in Bring warships in the Yangtse River recently-Reuter.

Mao Commander-in-Chief Teh were set up.

for in- Banners called creased production and the of China transformation Into an industrial country. -Reater.

Shortly before 3 p.m. several LIFTING BERLIN BLOCkade TalkS tion between the army and the hundred people had gathered

In the Square. people."

The letter said two copies of news reports must be submitted daily to the censors office, established in the Central Daliy

Nelson

In the

Young people threaded their way among the crowds selling Left-wing publications, Banners against the plinth of the famous News office.

Column shone (Before Its imposition, the bright, Spring sunshine.

wore Issued following reports

Dozens of extra pollee were from Shanghai:)

stationed around the Square.

the meeting Shortly before GARRISON COMMUNIQUE

dozen young began, about Further evidence that Com

are towards men and women carried small munist exertions

Red flags around the crowd. A not Shanghai ilangchow and

Communists formed was contained in the Garrison group of

Sun- up in a nearby slftat, unfurled their banners and prepared to communique issued uny.

march into the Square,

not

оп

BANNERS TORN DOWN

is

Telephone Call May Do The Trick

the

Washington, May 1.-The only thing needed to fix another American-Soviet meeting on Berlin blockade problem is a telephone call, a State Department spokesman sald tonight. The next meet- ing between, Dr Philip Jessup, the United States Ambassador-at-large, and M. Jacob Malik, the Soviet delegate to the United Nations, will be called when one or the other party picks up the telephone and requests a further talk, the spokes- man ridded.

The twisters struck Northeast Texas and: Central Oklahoma Inte yesterday and lasted on through the night. The gales struck moilly at sparsely- settled asualties.

minimizing the

extent of Farm

houses

and

other buildings were damaged, cars smashed, trees uprooted and electric lines were torn down by the winds-United Press.

Mystery Illness Kills 8 People

Nicosia, Cyprus, May 1-A mystery Hiness in the village of Aska in the Nicosia district of Cyprus hari today taken the lives of elght villagers while 18 are seriously. ..

Doctors, found the

who. have not yet the out- cause of More than 3,000 Reds at tacked Wukiang, a tmail rall

So far, there has been no break, describe the symptonis Nobody knows which party is

whether or of the influenza type follow- town about 10 miles South of! Soochow on the old Soochow-

Police raced to Intercept them, go'ng to do that or when it will amcial Indication Kashing railway, which has but a hostile section of the crowd be done, he said. What is known not an understanding in prin- ed by pneumonin, Men, women bociple on the lifting of the 10 and children alike are affected. that morU talks will

The -doctors are confident been in operation forgot there first and banners were

time month old Berlin blockade and several years,

torn down and blows exchanged held, presumably some

a Council of Foreign Ministers' that the disease is localised and this week,

been before order was restored. The communique said “atter a

reached, unlikely to spread to adjoining Another question of the mom-meating has violent battle, the defending

Mounted pollee were brought

In whether Britain and leaving only the details for ad-villages-Associated Press. army retreated towards a second into position to provent any fur-ent

next justment, or whether substan- defence line near Pingwang.

ther attempts to march into the France will join in the

Jesup has beential dimculties yet remain Pingwang is another rail. stop square, and the meeting pro-meeting. Dr

SHOOTING SPREE Bouth ceeded.

keep'ng the British and French about 13 milos farther

Dr Jessup, who remained t At the same time hundreds of representatives, Sir Alexander

Frankfurt, May The communique indiented the

1.- An tu

policerhan fighting occurred on the Western people were walising towards the Cadogan and M. Jean Chauvel Washington today, has report-

Mr. American military aldo of the old rail line and centre of the city from the respectively, informed of the no-led on the telephone

spree In Stutt- would

the Reds Eastern districts, many of them ture of his informal exploratory Acheson, who was spending the who was off duly went on a seem to put

talks regarding a possible lift-weekend at his Maryland farm. wild abooting carrying furled banners, within 15 miles of Kashing.

Anrt today and killed He has also had detailed dis- Large groups of demonstrators tnr of the blockade. Kashing is the function of the

road to The American spokesman is cussions with Mir Charles Boh- Germans before he was cap

State tured. Soochow Hangchow and Shang-then rushed into the

of the Its march hai-Hanchow milroads,

authori Cranbourne Street expected to discuss the Intext len, Counsellor'

Dean Department, An with Mr

export, on The U.S. military capture, would cut the Shanghai where the Communist Secretary, developments Hangehow line, which was still Mr Harry Pollitt, was due to ad-Acheson, the US. Secretary of Russian polley, and..with Mrties sald the soldier was under...

Influenca Dean Rusk, the Assistant Se-the dress a Communist-organised | Stale, when

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open on Sunday morning.

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Mr

Acheron

turne here tomorrow.

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