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Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 108

Defence Plan Okayed By Colony's Businessmen

Hongkong, May 10- Leading Hongkong bankers | and commercial interests

said today that they wero quite satisfied with the British Government's plans for safeguarding Hongkong,

The confidence essential to the maintenance of the Colony's position as an Empire revenuo with earner had been assured

the British Government's in- nouncement that it intended to reinforce and defend Hongkong as a trading post.

"Oul here we are doing our tutinost to keep things going and it has been father

blow to

rend com circles In London

which to expressing views

great extent are not justified," tome of thin one group of Colony's most influential busi- nessmen told Tuter in a special

who

interview,

The group,

represent substantial British Far Eastern

did not wish interests,

quoted by name.

to be

LONDON "UNHAPPY"

were re-

H.K. Stand The Best

to

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

London, May D-NO decision has yet come out of today's talks between tho Hongkong delegates the BIF and The Ministry of Food, but I underland that Mr Tat-chen has asked to be allowed to ship n further 1,000 tons of ginger to the United Kingdom nexi ведкой.

nd

very optimistic about the Minia try's reply.

Mr Grimwood, Hong- koug Government repre- rentalve in London, told me a buyer from Mexico Hongkong said that the stand was the most worth- while in the whole of the the BIF." This pralas in especially welcome from a buyer from a hard cur. rency Rica. He Altowed erent interest in most of the exhibits.

600 Rebels Launch An

Attack

The businermen ferring to. the. London report

Rangoon, May 9.-Govern- carried by Reuter quoting bank- ing circles there as being "not ment reinforcements have been to Zathabyin,- South- too happy" about the British, rushed

safe East Burman, where 000 rebels Government's plans for guarding the Colony in case of are attacking an outpost "from foll nides," and heavy fighting is an attack.

progress, a Government The businessmon sald that in they were realistic enough to communique cald tonight.

cmphusis that greater might now have to be given to defence problems instead of a

In Central Burma, Govern- previously when emphasis in the Colony's policy was Inid

¡ment troops are "preparing to keeping trade moving.

They said they had no illu-enter" the important railway town of Yomethin, which is stons about the dangers

controlled by White Band (anti- Government) Volunteer forces.

South of Mandalay, fleeing insurgents have been "trapped"

know

upon

that

Aircraft are bombing the rebels, it added. Zathabyin is 20 miles northeast of Moulmein.

might confront Hongkong and aware of the were certainly difficulties connected with trad- const

Buddhist monastery, the mg now on the China consi

Min no nicans but they had by

The communique said. This followed sponge. thrown up the raaintenance of large staffs illa Government success in repul- British Arms throughout Chine sing a combined White Band and

at

normal levels

despite civil- war dangers was surely proof that they did not intend give up hope.

attack on Sagaing. Communist

near Mandalay, la river town

nded. conmarique the 10

Reuter.

100

NEGLIGIBLE TRADE Actually, it was much early to say what prospects of trading with Communist China might be.The dust of the civil war hind to settie first and that might take one or two years. (Continued on Pate 5)

EDITORIAL

TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1949.

Dine

At the

P.G.

For

Réservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

Reds Attempting Reinforcements For H.K. Albanian

To Cut Off 300,000 Troops

DRIVE FOR

NANCHANG

S'hai Residents Urged To

Store Up Foodstuffs

Shanghai, May 9.-Chinese Communists today drove west along the Chikiang-Kiangsi railway in what appeared to be a major attempt to cut off General Pai Chung-hsi's 300,000 Central China troops.

The Communist broadcast reported the capture of the rail town of Tunghsiang, less than 50 miles from Nanchang, key rail centre and the capital of Kiangsi Province. The capture of Nanchang by the Reds would imperil General Pai's escape route along the Hankow- Canton railway.

Government sources earlier had reported a Nationalist victory in the area and said that a Nationalist column had "dented" the Red advance and was driving northward toward Poyang Lake. Nanchang is about 400 miles southwest of Shanghai and about 100 miles below the Yangtse River. From Nanchang the Communists would be in a posi tion to sweep west toward Shangsha, where General Pai is expected to make a stand.

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reports

Embark Tomorrow

London, May 9-British reinforcementa for Hongkong, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Leicester- shire Regiment, and Headquarters 27th Infantry Brigade, are embarking in the troopship Empire Dalladale at Liverpool on Wednesday, the British War Office announced tonight.

In the ship will be advance parties of the First Battalion Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, the 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment and the 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery and elements of the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, 50th Field Squadron Royal Engineers, 17th Field Ambulance, and the 27th Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Shipment of these reinforcements was nounced in the House of Commons on May 5- Reuter.

At-

No More Blockade One Minute After Midnight On Wed.

Berlin, May 9.-Soviet Russia and the Western powers will lift the blockade and the counter-blockade of Berlin at one minute past, midnight local time on Thursday morning, it was learned tonight.

An official order, signed by the Soviet Military Governor, Marshal Vassily Chikov, confirmed that the blockade would be ended at one minute past midnight on Thursday morning, fitting in with the Western Allied preparations.

Border Shooting

YUGOSLAV TROOPS, ATTACKED

Belgrade, May 9-Al- banlan sub-machine gunners were stated by the Yugoslav news agency tonight to have fired for two and a half hours at. A motor-bost Lake Scutari, shooting at Yugoslav soldiers who were starting a ceremonial relay run to Belgrade for Premier Josip Tito's birthday.

on

One soldler awam ashore un- der "a hall of bullets."

The agency, Tanjug'sald that arly on Friday a small motor- beat was carrying a non-com- missioned officer and three men taking part in a relay from all parts of the country to the capital. It was travelling along the frontier line, being unable to follow another route "because of the reeds in this part of the leks."

|---Albanion--- frontier-guards, using sub-machine-guns fired on the boat, damaging and Jm- mobilising it, the agency said.

They seriously injured one of the soldiers while another had slight injuries. They continued firing at the stationary boat for two and a half hours.

: HAIL OF BULLETS

About 10.30 a.m. one of the soldlers jumped into the water and swam to the Yugoslav shore under a hail of bullets. About half an hour later the Albanians took the Yugoslav motor-boot in tow and brought it to the Albanian shore.

The

Yugoslav

The first train into Berlin will be a. British military one, due to cross the zonal frontier at Fighting in the immediate Shanghai area was reported. to have

Helmstedt at four minutes past one local time on said. spokesman lessened today. Persistent reports said that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is

Thursday morning, a British personally directing the defence of Shanghai-United Press.

Three more

trains will follow within six hours. HANKOW ABANDONEDfidence in, their ability to sate

making ure that Guard Shinghot and its 6,000,- The first British passenger bridges and making

rond is sate,

a British Canton May 10.-Uncon- [000 people." Residents should. train to the city for 13 months. the

authorities up will sicam into Charlottenburg military spokesman stated. firmed milltary

in therefore, he declared, lay Canton on Monday said the suficient foodstuffs and neces station about 6 am., carrying

It is no! ¡offelals,

intended to stop were unable to establish contact Commission

authorities with the Albanian have abansaries to tide over the trans-Control

Journalists in private cars from until & p.m. when it was agreed Nationalist forces

Anal Journalists and a small quan using the highway London, May DA

tional period small doned Hankow and launched a

prior to

once the

Commission. lity of freight. petrol allowance for visitors counter-offensive on the rail-victory!"

gald Marshal Chikov's order said blockade is lifted, but they will to form a mixed

The Albanians, however, from overseas who borrow a way cost of Nanchang.

General Mao Sen, Police Com- the

regulations permitting do so at their own risk.

Commission the mixed that meanwhile an- members of the American. Bri- Central China forces under missioner, has motorcar in Britain or buy one

of British would meet the next day. second-hand is to be made from

Special squads of wartime re- tigh and French occupation. Wet were re-nounced a set

made their "The Albanians and Service

and June 1. the Fuel Minister, Mr General Shino

from Kulutions to tighten up discipline forces and their civilian officials Army engineers

Berlin appearance only at noon

that on High Galtskell announced today.ported moving castward

Hankow to support the push the police force. Among 10 to cross the zonal frontiers at Corps men arrived in

offences listed in the regulations Marienhorn

Nowawes plane during the weekend told the Yugoslava and

they could Nanchang 250 cast of I will be sufficient for

without special

handling the con-orders from Tirana Western sector of the rail line seven are punishable by death. (near Berlin) miles motoring In addition to

to Hungchow.

be re-estab-voys of trucks which will rush not proceed to a joint enquiry Allegiance to the Communists pussports would the standing ration for 90 miles

supplies Into the city as soon with the Yugoslavs. and

to the treachery

policelished.

as the barriers go up. U month.

Their personal belonging and force is punishable by the ex

BUS-SERVICE- ecution-of-all-family members military freight would also of the culprit. the rules modo pass without control. clear.

NO POLICE CONTROLS

•

London, May -Britain's cheese ration will go up from a week arting 11 nunces May 22, the Food Ministry anOnly one-special-allowance nounced on Monday-Associat-will be made for each car every

six months.-Ruter ed Press.

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Hongkong And The Reds

THE seemingly growing tendency to regard the military strangulation of as a direct China by the Communists menace to the sovereign Independence sign of hysterical of Hongkong is n

emotion, unsupported by any thoughtful impll- move by the

appraisal of

the International

cntions of any such

Chinese. Reds. Nor does the foregoing

Indicate a mood of complacency.

The

Communists, wherever they be, favour

the technique of indirect

embarrassment, and

assault and for this

n

reason

Government and the public are exhorted

the internal

to exercise all means at their disposal to guarantee protect and safety of the Colony. Anything short of these defensive

would measures

criminal: in fact, safeguards

assassination, sabotage

be

but

450

along the

.

POLICE PURGE

Cu-

rall miles, northwest ΟΙ

that two

10

Mao Sen in B

to help in

The first "B-Day" interzonal slon bus run by the Western City

for Administration

Hano-

THIRD INCIDENT

The Albanians accompanied Military advices here said the

this declaration with insults and Communists were moving into the battle tren from Kwangsing

pointed their guns at the Yugo- slay members of the Commis- than 100 miles east of more Nanchang.

The

Legation Yugoslav Hankow was reported Aban- doned to

escape the Red

German lodged an energelle protest and It directed that the existing passengers will start from the motor-boat and of its inmates," the return of the demanded circling push toward Nosichang

the import cri tho

A special supervisory group, regulations for government's escape

British sector nt 7.00 a.m. headed by the route. There was no confirma-

Deputy. Police Western marks and foreign cur-

linking the report added. has been tion of the reported withdrawal, Commissioner,

or-reney into the Soviet Zone will Four interzone buses, wartime nemain in force "until the Ber-Berlin with Hamburg, enforce military unised a government

lin currency question has been ver, Frankurt and Munich are

and spokesman stressed that Hankow regulations.

scheduled by the Western City

A Yugoslav patrol shot was a river port with little Chinese press. reports said solved,

frontier n Hungarian Marshal Chikov ordered. that authorities. Before the blockade killed strategic value.

sub-station police (Hankow is a Yangtse In-chiefs and a patrol officer have "inter-sectional police controls" they rau only to Hanover and guard-the third within a fort-

Munich.

night-when he illegally cross- dustrial centre 100 air inlles, or been placed in

detention by within Berlin were to be dis-

continued. This point

It Whe of Commissioner

is hoped

that evening cd the Yugusluv frontier, it was generally Interpreted as mean.

tramway services will boomcially announced here today. of purge

corrupt suspected

anci sector policy restored

electricity

claimed The announcemeat ing that Soviet

named just personnel.

check-points

the Soviel cancelled, but a spokesman sait that the dead guard,

and another to be arm planning is impossible un-Paul Horvath, sector boundary Communis: withdrawn.

detailed Russian arrange- guard were escorting six Hun

and Allied garian civilians of Yugoslay instructions received.

origin who were being "indi- Herr Hans Jendretzky, Chair-rated" Into Yugoslavia on or- man cf the

Communist-ledders from Budapest,

Two of the civilians were Socialist Unity Party of Berlin,

captured, the Announcement today suggested that represen-

added. tutives of the

Berlin "two

The Hungarian Party administrations** should meet penetrated 60 yards into Yugo-

a few for preliminary talks, according lavia.

miles cast of news agency. Subotic, when they were chal- 10 the German

lenged by the Yugoslav patrol.. -Reuter

bo

to

were

DENA.

Conilnued on Page 5)

cula

had

Stanley Says He Could Make Bevin Resign

is doubtful in the extreme whether the less Chinese Communists desire, still intend, to become responsible for any such catastrophe. And we express this

the attack Nonchang. Strong Communist notwithstanding opinion,

forces havo been idling against

ships in the our Royal Navy

north of Hankow for weeks. Il Commissioner Mao Sen Yangtse. Britons remain mortified and

had been previously

any reportedlnounced that that General saddened by those incidents; they cannot

Pal Chung 11sr's attempt to entice any police He Instructed the head of the ments are knowIT But level-headed. be easily forgotten.

300,000 man Hankow defence man to change allegiance must Transport Division of the Soviet force planned to retreat South be reported to the Police Military Administration to in- пенн has told the British Government

Shine Wef is one of Gen. Pal's Bureau. that it can achieve nothing but precipitate

On the other hand, police crease the number of filling sta- tions and technical aid posts an commander.) should seek If it

Meanwhile, Acting President onnel who world holocaust

Call to report the Berlin-Helmstedt Autobahn. Govern- LI and by the

his first such attempts will be punishable A British Military Tsung-jen gave redress by force of nɛine,

indication on Chinese Com-

Monday that he by death and liable to have all ment traffic official said that token, should the same

to hold Intends

right wing their property confiscated.

they were planning to send a Nationalists to promised aid

The Britten Consul-General, daily maximum of six passenger munists, if and when they reach the southern borders of Kwangtung, seek to from resources on Taiwan. Gen. R. W. Urquhart, said lasi trains and 10 freight trains into match

Li their military strength against

was reliably

reported to night that the Woosung Shonghu Berlin. have discussed with Finance Garrison Commander had been similar

One of the passenger trains Hongkong, it can have but

Minister 8, Y. Liu the question approached on the subject of re- will be a British military one. against result. The future Government of Chinn,

of bringing gold currency requisitioning of foreign motor There will also be two American serves from the island strong-vehicles and that the Garrison military trains, a third American and dislocating whatever be its composition, has to face

hold. Otherwise, General Li's Commander had been found military train running twice strikes are

the same renilties as the Authorities of Importance. of paramount

first day back in the presiden- most helpful, according to the weekly, a French train operating Hongkong and the Imperial Government.

of British-owned North For it matters not who may choose to

tial chair after the full

Ching twice weekly, and a daily Ger- Daily News. This Colony and China. are neighbours become the enemy of Hongkong, they

Nanking was quiet.

train. man civilian As a result of the consulin- and

TABLES ΤΙΜΕ with immediately be dealt

and must remain so. They have much to

Premier Ho Ying-chin, will

OLD must

which

had taken place, offer each other. beneficial and in

The official sald that he report on May 10 to the Legis Lions But when it comes to a expeditiously,

lative Yunn on peace negolia Mr Urquhart raid, it was un- hoped 12,000 tons of freight furtherance of mutual interests. Hong

that British-owned frontal attack against the Colony by

tions which ended with Com-derstood

would be brought in each day, the armies

mmunist crossing, of the Yangtse motor vehicles would not now but owing to ignorance of the appreciation of

kong has no hastility toward the Chinese new

be requisitioned. f8 and

state of the track, it was not possibilities

Coramunists, except that which the Reds probabilities

The American ·Consul- Rumours were current that

whether this could vet certain demanded.

create for themselves. Nor For the Communists to try

as General could not be contactedNCI ho would

resign soon

be achieved, and disrupt by stealth and subterfuge the

Premior to devote all his time as to the position with regard

All American military possen- administrative machinery which keeps

to his duties as Minister of to American-owned vehicles.

ledger trains which operated on Among several At present National Defence.

Berlin run the Colony ticking over is one thing: for

The holds them to attempt to overrun Hongkong by

both posts. However, trucks and iceps requisitioned the

old time-tables from a minute military power is another. The first

denied these reports. taries were many belonging to past midnight (local ume) on

British, American alternative calla

consideration, for

Associated Press.

May 12, the United States Army foreign firms-Router.

Headquartern in because it is feasible, and, nt the same

Heidelberg announced today. time, true to form: the second alternative.

It added that there would be which the Involves repercussions for

five dally trains, including two Chinese Reda probably have as lively an

from Frankfurt and to Berlin appreciation as anyone else. An outright

Bremerhaven and three from Inat from six months

Berlin for Frankfurt, Bremer- During the recent Lynskey war against Hongkong could not be kept

years in preparation for as a localised Incident. So far as England

Dosalble emergency

The Peak, Tram service haven and Munich. No Army bribe inquiry in London, Stanley the dope" on Ernest: Bovin at a "Pearl is concerned. It would be a

reiterated yesterday Mr was anepented at 7.20 a.m. trucks or nutomobiles will be was described as "contact night.

allowed along the Autobahn to man" between high Government Stanley was a bit irritated at Xing Chih-chen. Chief Secre- today owing to a break- Harbour," and must, of necessity, become

Berlin until military police and offelals and restriction-harassed the reception he got at Haifa. tary of the Police Bureau. the signal for World War 111/

of Someone stole his three trunks. Mr Ying said that the mill-down. It is hoped to re- Royal Engineers have patrolled businessmen. A Governor

England length, inspecting the Bank of

and United Press. tary authorities had full con- Jauma the service tomorrow. its whole

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preparations to counter subversive and inimical acts within the boundaries of this Colony aggressive in design or meaning. This was heavily underscored by the Governor in his recent speech to the Engineering Society of Hongkong, and there could be no more authoritative pronouncement on the subject. There is no tangible reason why China, governed by her own Communists, should not remain peaceful and friendly neighbours with Hongkong. But we are on our guard, and whether intimidation comes from within our without, those who would violate our Integrity can expect swift

reprisals. And it

river.

the before

Tel-Aviv, May 9-Sidney Stanley, fugitive central figure in the British Government's recent bribery investigation, said today that when he told what he knew about the British Foreign Secretary, Mr Bevin would resign.

an- oMelal government spokes- yesterday by the Chinese milf-blockado will resumo on their after arriving hare from France. was placed

man

STORE FOOD, APPEAL

D. -Tho

and other

Shanghai, May necessity for local residents to PEAK TRAM slore up enough foodstuffe

to two SERVICES STOP

by

10

any was

However, "Ernio" might even Labour Member of Parliament resign before thon, Stanley told resigned following the inquiry. the United Press by telephone Stanley was not charged, but He continued:

on parole pending action on an alleged violation of the bankruptcy net. Ho dis- "Ernest will tell the world appeared two days before the that it is his health, but I will hearing and showed up in Halla. shortly give the people the story early today aboard the Jewish behind this resignation. It is no refuges ship Azmaut out of Mer coincidence that Ernest wants a seille, France, He slipped quiet- rest,"

ly into Tel-Aviv,

Stanley said he would "spill

press conference tomorrow

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