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Low water, & fl. 3 in. at 0.40 a.m. High water: 0 ft 8in. ai 1.44 p.m. (Saturday).

Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 105

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949.

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MORE TROOPS AND FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR HONGKONG Leicestershire Inspectors Olivier,

MR A. V. ALEXANDER

Housewives

Put On A

Show

London, May 5----House- wives counter-demonstrated for "decent living conditions and no more war for our children" during a Victory- in-Europe parade of the Regular Army through

Central London today.

The women hid placards un- der their coats and unbuttoned them as the parade passed to reveal such

slogans as

More, War,"

Bombs," and "Peace for Kida,"

"Hontes

"No Not

our

The police shepherded

the

small group

away, bystanders.

shouted: "Lock them up"

and

"Shoot the Lot."

The mile-long parade stages by the Wor Office to stimulate

recruiting,

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Tanks, Anti-Aircraft.

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Guns,

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armoured cars and lank veyors as it threaded its through the City and the West Eud, accompanied by three bands and Highland drummers and plpers-Router.

RACKETEERS

Anti-Tank And Field Guns

GOVT'S PREPARATIONS FOR HK'S DEFENCE

London, May 5.-Britain is sending “substantial rein- forcements" to the garrison in the Crown Colony of Hong- kong, the Defence Minister, Mr A. V. Alexander, told Par- liament today.

They will include elements of all arms-land, sea and air, he said. Mr Alexander was addressing a House of Commons debate on the situation in China. The reinforcements would bring the British Land Forces in Hongkong to the strength of two brigade groups, each of three battalions, he said.

There would be ancillary troops, including tanks, field guns, Air Force reinforcements would anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns. consist of fighter aircraft.

The naval squadron in Hongkong would be strengthened by any additional cruiser and, if need arose, an aircraft carrier.

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"While we have scrupulously endeavoured to avoid being in- volved in the war on the Chinese mainland, we are no less resolute in our attitude as regards territory for which we hold a direct responsibility," Mr Alexander said.

Hongkong had langt had a tradition of neutrality and non- interference in China's politics. he added.

of the

Regt. Coming Haynes Murdered

To H.K.

London, May 5.- The Leicestershire Re- giment, now at Lolces- ter.. will be the first reinforcement

On Police Launch

Britain for Hongkong.EARLY MORNING DRAMA

it was learned at the

War Office tonight. They are due to sail on May 11.

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A field regiment of the Royal Artillery and field squadron of Royal Engineers and two infantry battalions will follow-Reuter.

West Powers Price For Agreement With Soviet

AT PORT SHELTER

Inspector Ralph Fairburn Craik Olivier and Sub- Inspector Leonard Haynes, both well-known and experienced officers of the Hongkong Police Force, and a Chinese detective, Wong Kam, were shot dead while asleep in their bunks on board No. 1 Police launch in Port Shelter in the Saikung area in the early hours of this morning.

Details of the crime are lacking but from an official statement released by the Police authorities this morning it appears that the officers were murdered by three Chinese, two of whom were témporary seamen on board the cruising launch.

inchor

About one o'clock this morn- wound the coxswain of the ing the launch was secured at launch and compelled him to for the night at Portateam to a polat în Chinese ter- Sheller. About an hour later ritory, about one mile from

was taken over by | Shautaukok.. the guard two temporary scamen. Insp Here the launch was ground- Olivier was in charge of the ed and 15 men boarded the launch with Sub-Insp laynes craft. Together with the mut Berlin,

and both derers they ransacked the ves 6. The second-in-command, May

bel of its arms and ammunition, Western powers served no- were at this time sleeping.

About 2.30 am. the two lem- and then escaped. tice on Thursday that the Ab

scamen

admitted on porary creation of a democratie Board a third man and with him Germany will be their price entered the cabins for, agreement with Russia dered the European Police off- at the coming Big Four cers and Detective Corporal 707

Wong Karh, Foreign Ministers' confer

Having killed the officers the morauders then proceeded to

enco.

and mur-

The British Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin and Gen. Sir from endangering the welfare kong Volunteer Defence Force Brian Robertson, British Com China War Front

set the people In

was being "urgently proceeded mander. In Germany, and safety

with but not hampering the

yet with such keynote. Nongkong or peaceful pursuit of legitimate good results as I should desire."

The cold battle for Berlin has Referring to Hongkong's The British Government had trade through Hongkong with

neutrality,

agreement. Mbeen ended by an traditional consistently maintained a polley China." TO DIE

Alexander said that the sup-Now the East and West face # of strength-a of non-interference in the civil

porters of the Kuomintang and greater test. Shanghul, May 6.-More than war and "a very vigilant watch

Mr Alexander sald the police the Communists alike had en- struggle for all of Germany,

A four-power communique 20-racketeers-who-victimised is bring kept in Hongkong."

thus pro- joyed-tho-beacde

thul' further force-in-Hongkong-had been

the Russia On deciding residents in various localities of

thel confirmed strengthened, Ivided, subject Hongkong, considerably the city and were recently measures to protect

How numbered much more tho obeying the law

dcing blockade on Western Berlin and had Government thur

been the police

In 1941, nothing caught by

Western Allies' counter- its strength

damago relations the scheduled to face a firing squad moved solely by the desire and double

1,200. Recruit between Britain and China. blockade of the Soviet zone at today, Recording to Chinese determination to prevent the when it was

unsettled conditions in Chingment for the reorganised Hong- press reports.--Reuter.

EDITORIAL

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In

POLICE FORCE

Is The Cold War" To End?

EVENTS in China have tended

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obscure recent International develop. ments in Europe, but they cannot rob the announcement of the voluntary lifting of the Berlin blockade by the Russians of its historical importance, or

The shifting of Soviet significance. policy in Ita relations with the Western Powers which has been discernible for up many little time past opens

end of the Berlin possibilities. The blockade may mean the beginning of the end of the "cold war;" also it may only be a manoeuvre on the part of the Kremlia to extricate itself from a difficult position and to gain time for yet another political nasuult against the soild concord of the Western nations. It is much too carly to attempt any dogmatic forecast of the

week's eventual outcome of this

into acting independently in parleys among the Soviet, American,

bringing about the economie recovery of British und

representatives. French

Western Germany. Considerable progress But this much is chrystal clear: The Russians made the first moves to end the has been made in the task of framing o constitution for Western Germany based .existing Berlin impasse, which they,

on democratic principles, while vital incidentally, created; that the tentative

now reached has been

agreements have been reached between agreement conditions lald down by the Western the United States, Britain and France on German question of reviving flo Powers, and as such is a political

economic industries essential to the achievement of some magnitude; and in

future of the people, and sense, these developments a narrower

delicate subject of reparations. decisive victory for the represent

cannot achievements progressive success of which, Berlin airlift, the

Ignored or jeopardised by any future probably as much as anything.cluc, has

deliberations between the Western persuaded the Russians into a new frame

Powers and Itussia whigh deal with Ger- of mind. The phenomenal achievements

the airlift not only

many as a whole. Because the Western of

nullified the

Germany recovery programme la baged effects of the blockade on Western Berlin,

on solid principles it must be dovetailed upon which the Soviets had placed o

Into

wider

which the any

plans much trust, but also acted as a boomerang.

occupying Powers, acting in concert, for it is well known now that it has been

conceive: but it cannot be jettisoned. It Russian-controlled Eastern Berlin that

can be expected that this will be ande has most grievously suffered from the

perfectly clear to the Soviets it and blockade. The blockade is to be lifted on

when the time arrives for tackling the May 12, and about a fortnight later it.

problem of a unifled Germany. meeting of the fa proposed to hold a

the

to

only to

and

which

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Contact Lost With 3. Towns

VON RUNDSTEDT

Von Rundstedt To Be Released

London,

May 5.-Pro- ceedings, against two of Hit- ler's commanders, Field- Marshal Von Rundstedt and Colonel General Strauss, are to be dropped and they will be released, Lord Henderson, MARINE POLICE DOYEN Parliamentary Under-Secre

Insp Olivier was the doyen of tary for Foreign · Affairs, the Marine Police and had been announced in the House of connected with the Hongkon Lords today. Police Force since August, 1023.

debate on During a was well-known to the He Chinese villagers in the districts crimes trials in Germany, Lord patrolled by his Inunch end Henderson said that the Go respected by them. He was 51 vernment had decided in the years of age and is survived by light of medical evidence that his wife, Mrs Ada Mary Olivier, Von Rundstedt and Strauss are daughter of the late Mr W. Gunt to stand trial.

Field-Marshal Von Manstein Pepperell, who was formerly with the Police for many years. is it to stand trial, according and u- A son and a daughter are into medical evidence, England.

cordingly he will be tried.

The Indictment against

on three occasions received com- as possible.

wor

Manston

on

IN WORLD WAR I Field-Marshal Von

be served The late, Insp Olivier saw ac- was expected to tve service in the first World him within the next 10 days. War with the Royal Engineers. He would be given such rea He held the Colonial Police Long sonable time as ho wanted, but Service Medal and First Bar and the trial would he held as soon Lord Henderson said that the and on six occasions from the Government did not intend to Commissioner of Police. In ad- bring to trial in the British zone accused of crimes against the Shanghai, May 6.-The dillon he had several creditable of Germany any further people the law and usages of war, except for those whose trials had al- Eastern younger brother of Sub-Inspirendy begun. and Yingtan In

The steps now being taken Germany will be lifted on May Reds Infiltrate Into would deal with any breach of

under conditions

said the Eastern Kiangsi The bulletin also Chinese nationals, whether Foreign Ministers of the United Communists, States, the Soviet. Unton, Britain

or

mendations from the Governor

reside there and with distur- and France will meet in Paris eitles of Hengfeng, Yiyang entries in his record of service.

Sub-Insp. Haynes

retired

The de

NO INTERFERENCE

So far as Germans, accused of

or stateless persons were con incerned, the question

Kuphintang bances of the peace, however on May 23 to consider ques caused.

tions relating to Germany, and It would not be in the pub-problema arising out of the situa Kiangst Province, along the A. E. Haynes who

to give details at lic interest

tion in Berlin, including also vital Chekiang-Kiangsi Rail- from the Police last year and

is now in Australia. this stage, he added.

the question of currency in Ber- The Food situation in Hang-in." It will be the seventh such way, lost contact with the ceased is survived by his wife offences against other Germans

son who

of, trials kong was at present generally session since the war.--Associat-outside world since Wednes- and a one-year-old

day, according to last night's are living in Police flats catisfactory, he said. Supplies ed Press.

• 30 was entirely one for the Ger- war communique of the Prince Edward Rond. He is

man authoritice, Lord Hender- Woosung Shanghai Garrison years of age and joined the

Police Force in February 1034. son said. After serving In several Sta-

It was no part of the Govern Headquarters.

Yiyang is about 90 miles cast tions he was posied to the ment's policy to incrfere with which had the responsibility Marine Police in 1935. He was of Nanchang,

Over 2,000 Communist troops also well-known, respected and been handed over to the Ger-

these here inaltrated into

castern popular among all the floating mans.

(Continued on Page 5) Klangs districte en Wednesday population.

to the may from Leping, slightly pro-north, and have cut telegraph wires between these places, the Allied communique stated.

of rice, the staple diet of the Chinese, were fully adequate.

Stops were ulready being taken to stockpile supplies tood which might run short.

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CHINA SITUATION

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POSSIBLE PROGRAMME Moscow, May 5-Hussia may seek to re-examine the whole German problem when the Bic Four Foreign Ministers meet in Paris, Western observera belleved.

It was believed Russia

following

Diplomatic circles

from

Get

con- are

These

Rescue Drama In Fire-Swept Anthracite Mine

for the of Foreign Ministers to

purpose of trying to straighten out other to the occupation difficulties common Powers in Germany. Currency will be if the Russians one subject, and here, have already proven their good intentions hy honouring to the full their agreement to lift the Berlin barriers, there is good belleve that the Western reason to Powers will be ready to make concessions

of establishment

#1 single Mr Alexander sald that it was for the

tot yet clear whether the Com- currency. Only the plg-headedness of

munists intended to take Shang- the Russians, and their unwillingness to

hai or by-pass it. He hoped the propose the to anything approaching a com- agree

opposing armies would recog-gramme:

of 1. Withdrawal nise the "undesirability on this

for prevented agreement promise

occupation forces

A small number of indigenous humanitarian rea

reasons of creating And looming up in the

many. issue last year.

Red guerillas were reported to densely- a battleground of this

2. Organisation of a central be active near Shlaoshan, june- background is the all-important question

pepulated area."

lure of the Shanghal-Hangchow of a unified Germany. The Iron Curtain.

The Government had been in government for the entire coun

try.

and Cheklang-Klongsi Railway, the closest consultation with the Commencement of negotia- on the south bank of the Chien- has so far effectively split the country

Girardville, Pennsylvania, May 5. Crack General British Western

Consul -

tions for the German peace forcing the

tang River in Cheilong. into iwo areas,

Shanghal about the measures to

rescue squads, wearing gas masks against deadly treaty,

guerilins were, however, sald to Powers

to be adopted in an emergency. 4. Four-power control over have been hunted and wiped out carbon monoxide, waged a grim battle today These were designed to offer all Germany pending signing of by Government troops.

reach four comrades believed to be fighting to stay such protection to British na- the treaty.

REDS ROUTED, CLAIM

alive in the depths of a fire-swept anthracite mine. tionals as might be possible in

thel In the area of Kashing, im the circumstances and to enabile vinced Andrei Vyshinsky,

The men worked two hours at Clinging to the hope that the | will portant road and rail junction them to be evacuated should Soviet Foreign Minister,

time, the, limit of their circumstances render it desir-emphasise that Germany should 00 miles south-west of Shanghal, four men, trapped since late a

and abandon over 1,000 Communists belong Tuesday night, were still living. endurance. A second big fan able and they wishod to go. be one country

to the Communist 23rd rescuers settied down to Д was brought to the scene to try From the milltary situation. opposition to a federalised Gering

down the smaller Army were routed on Wednes- the financial and economic post-many.

opening when it was completed Agreement ralced the hope of day at Wangchlangyen, a small long-drawnout" struggle to get to force que tion in Shanghal gave cause

north of Kashing,

Rescue work posed terrifle and push an air lifeline through for serious concern, he added. possible eventual understanding town to the

the smoke. the communique claimed.

drove back German problems The final remedy lay in Chinese on broader

Until the smoke has cleared, Garrison Headquarters have, obstacles. Smoke the situation was and of.

Increased possibly hands, but

meanwhile, ordered the removal rescuers who had tried to gel being studied by British interests chances for a firm peace.

mine shaft. Curbon recuera cannot enter, the two

withi

lower levels where the trapped tho in Shanghai in consultation with Also, Western observers have of all military and daily neces- down the

men were believed to be. In the Consul-General.

felt almost unqualified optl-sary commodities out of Kash-monoxide mingled

of hazards of smoke, car- face What the rescuers fuced was "We shall pursue the polley of mism ever since it first became it. The measure is believed choking smoke.

the nigh ban monoxide and intense heat,, peace and alt to our own known that the American and to be almed at preventing these

rescue workers' swore

they nationals on the very best flussian delegates in New York commodities from falling Into Indicated through

the hands of the Communists. when carbon monoxide from the

shaft was drawn to the surface would not give up "until the Mr Alexander had started informal talks. possible basis,"

United Press.

Violators of the raling will be

air-pumping operations.men are out", sald.

dealt in accordance with ar- by

The fire itself, raging some- tial law and their goods con- Tests at the surface showed the

colliery of the gas "would knock out a mule." where in the ****་ཛྙཱ་ Mr Harold MacMillian, for tho

Rebufted In attempts to ret Clibertoh Coal Company, was Manila May 5-The cont-

down the wide mine chatt, res-recondary with the are. Let's necessary commodities Opposition, thought Hongkong

flour,

this best ba defended if it stabulary and Quezon city police include rice, could

morning cuc workers havo adopted ediblo oll and vegetable was made clear that on attack authorities upon it would be regarded "as security measures following the while milliary commodities in blocked off all but a 20 feet by get the men out," one of the 20 feet opening at the top, faconic rescuers replied when would continue an act of aggression with the receiat of reports that the mar- clude steel, cement, wood, com- necessary consequences," he v'ving members of the Quezon munications equipment, gasoline, Working there, they started the neor if they

timber and, underground blazo. United aald. "Hongkong is the Gibraltar family are being threatened by motorcar parts, strings and raw, slow process of lining the nar-efforts to douse the stubborn

rower space with

Press, burlap. of the East and must be held." "unknown clements" it was re- materials for making explosives

--Teuter. (Continued on Page B) llably reported today.-Reuter,

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