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VOL. IV NO. 114

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, KELL

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Today's Weather: Light or moderata. ESE "winda veering` southerly later; fair, brooming cloudy tonight with patches of drixxle.

Noon Observations: Barometric pressure, 10136 'mbs, 29.83 I. Temperature, 78.6 deg. F. Dew point, 74 dør. F. Relative humidity, 89. Wind direction, East, Wind force, 13 knols

Low walor. 9 la. at 8.45.

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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1949.

S'hai Scene Changes

S'HAI ALMOST ISOLATED

Hongkong- Formosa Exchange

Bevin Turns Down

Suggestion

Londen. May. 10-The Britt Ferrign Secretary, Mir Ernest Bevin. today de- elined a succession by Mr William Tellur. Opposition Conservative, that he should reconsider the position of Formusa under the Calro Agreement so that the sur- plus population and Indus- irles of Hongkong might he transferred there.

Mr Teeling asked if 3r Bovin

reallard

that Farmora

"actually offered" to Great Britain before it was taken over by the Japanese. Did lio further realise that Hong- kong could not go on ab- Borbing Chinese and others? If they wanted the protection of Britain why should they not be allowed to have I In Formona?

чудя

Mr Bevin replied, "I my predecessor in think 1895 was A very wise statesman in not taking il on. I hope I am keeping up that tradition by 101 taking on now. I can. not agree to the proposal." Mr Teeling thought that Mr Bevin was not taking the question seriously. It had not yet been handed back to China and very great trouble-about It was likely in the near future, he said.

Mr Bevin replied. "I

con-i given serious NEVO sideration to it but I think the surgestion is rather startling."--Reuter.

CLAY PROMOTED

Only One Narrow Corridor Left

REDS PROMISE

CITY

EARLY "LIBERATION"

Shanghai, May 16.—The Chinese Communists threw

a ring of men and guns around Shanghai on all sides today. The greatest city in China was isolated by Communist forces driving into the outlying suburbs save for a narrow corridor in the Whangpoo River.

To

The Communist vanguard pressed close to the Woosung forts They at the mouth of the Whangpoo a few miles from Shanghai. were also near Hungjao airfield just southwest of Shanghai. the southeast across the Whangpoo river from the billion-dollar Bund the Communist guerillas reached Nanhwei district, about 17 miles distant.

All foreign ships were diverted from the port of Shanghai, An Ameri- can LCI has been plying up and down the Whangpoo between Shanghai and American ships off the mouth of the Yangtse, ferrying out the last of 1,500 Americans who wanted to leave. All passenger train service on Shanghai's two. All lines to Hangchow and Nanking have been halted "until further notice." trains on both lines were reported to have been commandecred for troop movements.

Shanghal become an armed camp. Armoured cars patrolled the main streets. Resldonis re- mained at home unless their

business was compelling. The

sound of explosions, were heard. Intermittently, from north and west

all day. Pillboxes and Landbag ⚫emplacements were being thrown up in various downtown streets. Stone and sandbag barricades for minchine gunners sprang up around the municipal

government buildings in the city.

and

miles west of Woosung although bitter fighting was going on United Press.

HAMMER BLOWS

line of shell bursts was plainly visible,

At the airport, I received

telephone call from the United

ichting 'was

Press Bureal in Shanghal.,, It reported that BY FRANK H.

underway In Pootung distrikt BARTHOLOMEW

the Whangpoo directly across Manila, May 10.-1 flow out

that smoke from of Shanghai on the last inter- River and

burning buildings was visible. The Com national aeroplane.

seemed likely that Lunghwa It munists were hitting Shanghal airport would be cut off from Shanghal soon by the Nation- with hammer blows from two por

Columns of alists themselves. directions, Froth our Northeast Airlines plane 1,000 feet in the Nationalist troops followed by alr we could see part of the the commissary soldiers with Washington, May 10-Fres

the dent Truman today nominated

baskets of food, choked General Lucius D, Clay, former Whether the Nationalists in-struggle for the city.

We were directly over the roatis between the airport and to fight in the streets American Commander in Ger- tended

as full was a matter of conjecture. An heads of two Communist armies the city. retirement many for

from the that were encircling the city. slatement

Military Clay general.

will return to official

could see fres from

trucks this country tomorrow-and-will. Shanghai Garrison_Headquar-We be given a big official welcomoters said the Nationalists still village burned by the advan

held positions seven to 10elog--Communists. A dotted.

here.United Press.

EDITORIAL

Qualifications For The Vote

NOTHING could be

ΠΟΙΟ welcome than the endeavours now being mode, principally through the agency of the Chinese Reform Club, to, stimulate the interest of the Colony's Chinese popula tion in the subject of constitutional reform. It is from the Chinese Intelli- gentsia in Hongkong that the lead must and through them must be come, explained to the less educated thousands the complexities of the subject. For these two reasons alone it is essential through that those who speak for and the Chinese population should recognise fundamental requirements and work as far as possible to a common platform. The Chinese Reform Club has given voice to a number of objectives: for example, it supports the Landale proposal

revise the to

Legislative Council bringing the Unofficial member- ship to 11. and Carrying with it Unofficial majorliy, Mr Ma Man-faf, one of the Club's leading spokesmen has gone so far as to suggest that these 11 members, should be divided five British, five Chinese and one Portuguese. But on two issues the Club Isnt varlance with the Landale, mation: firstly it belleves that ali Unofficials should be popularly elected; secondly,

British that nationality should not be an essential qualification for the franchise. It is conceivable that Mr Landale is willing, to agree to the proposition that under a new.constitution all Unofficials should.

be elected. His original suggestion that: some should be elected and some nominated wań expressed in such general terms us to be leave the impression that he would prepared to bow to majority opinion on this particular point, Generally speaking It can be expected that the abolition of nominated Councillors would be. welcomed by the community, the most articulate section of which has long felt that this method of choosing no-called popular representatives is' anachronistie' and certainly not particularly demo- craticMoreover li can be argued with reasonable, Jogle that if an electorate Is

or

Chinese Chinese

thought fit to vote for, say, six Unofficial members of Legislative Council, it is equally well suited to return all the Unofficials. It is the responsibility of the electors to see that the best repre sentatives ure returned, and if they fail to do this, they rightly qualify for the barb that the "people get the Government they deserve." More provocative, and much less logical, is the proposition, first advanced by the Chinese Reform, Club and subsequently supported by Mr Percy

the Chen in an address to YMCA, that anybody (but especially) Irrespective of British nationality, should be entitled to a vote. The suggestion is without precedence, historical or legal, and it is untenable. No Briton would be permitted to vote in

local Chinese national, provincial efections, no matter how long his residence in China or what he pald In taxatious nor would a British subject be In other foreign permitted to vole countries, or an alien be enfranchised in It must be remembered that, Britain. no matter, the preponderance of Chinese within Hongkong's frontlers, this is British colony. subject to British laws and owing allegiance to the Crown in which is Invested those laws, traditlong and precedents. We cannot, even if we would, usurp them. The British nationality qualification must, assuredly, disfranchise a large proportion of the community, and because of this, it behoves the champions of the Chinese votern" · "cause to

seek an alternativo which

Is

legally and historically acceptable. One such course is a form of naturalisation, L., Hongkong citizen.. ship, whereunder a person would swear first loyalties to the Colony, and would: gala, as. one privilege, the yote. Hino" of procedure might profitably bo explored by the various spokesmen for the Chinese community who wish to become enfranchised, for they cannot hope to have their present wishes met their on the lines suggested by reformists.

This

Soochow Creek, Shanghai, normally crowded with sampans and various small craft, is shown at left with the Broadway Mansions in the background, At right is the same scene today after the au- thorities ordered the river to be cleared as a pre- caution against sabotage. - AP Picture.

The First

Civilian

Who Boy Can't Stop Sneezing

Casualties e

Bhanchal, May 17-The Arst civilian casualties in the Battle of Shanghai oo- curred yesterday when a number of passers-by in. thecalern district of "Shanghal, not far.from Broadway 'Mansions,' were killed and wounded by a bomb from a Nationalist plane returning from bombing mission.

of

Garrison Headquarters said that the bomb, which exploded in the street, fell through the carelessness

the crew of the plane. General Тапк En-po, Commander of the Nan- king-Shanghai Garrison Headquarters, Expressed recret last night over the Police in jeeps and

In- tragio incident and at halted all traffic

structed the police to make gunpoint and demanded-the

an Investigation into the of all closest Identification of

matter. civilians. Tra le police stood in the middle of intersections which overnight have been con- verted into sand-bugged machinegun nests thronged with armed soldiers,

Tension everywhere mounted- momentarily as the low rumble of artillery came closer. Reports Indicated intense fighting at the Woosung forts.

Many window panes of the United Nations' office building were broken by the force of the explosion. -Reuter.

Foreign Air

TREMENDOUS RESERVES Pilots Being

The

Communists, after al- templing to soften up the forts with artillery, threw wave after wave of infantry ngainst the embattled Nation- ulists.

waves."

Retrenched

Hundreds Of Cures Suggested

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Tel:: 27880

Magistrate Refuses Bail For Eisler

US Communist Wanted On Perjury Charges

London, May 16.-Gerhard, Eisler, German-born American Communist, was to- -day remanded by London's Bow Street Court, hearing extradition proceedings, until May

24.

When the proceedings opened, Eisler sat in the dock cleaning his horn-rimmed glasses as Detective-Inspector William Bray, of Scot- land Yard, gave evidence of his arrest from the Polish liner Batory off Southampton on Saturday.

Eisler, who carried a book and some news- papers, was again represented by Mr Dudley Collard, London barrister. pikema part dis

After Inspector Bray had repeated the details of the arrest in the same terms as the evidence he had given earlier in Southampton, .he asked for Eisler to be remanded in custody

for eight days.

Mr Collard: Will you

be evidence that the charge was a ready to proceed with the case political one and apart In eight days' time.

sir.

from that, they aro anxious to got Inspecor Bray: I cannot say, him back to try him on another charge of contempt of Con- Applying for ball, Mr Collard gress", Mr Collard added.

that a good He also said that Elsier had been in and

slated out of detention for the past deal of evidence would bo might four rear:3

necessary and witseses.

to as America's have His description

come over from". No. 1 Communist had "not an America

month to of truth". Eisler had It might take a

London, May 16-More atom

Боер

German a

and prepare the defence's case,, always; than a hundred telegramá

bed from

"The police may say this man Germany where: escaped

is af no axed abode: an observa-. and phone calls suggesting he had worked underground.

cures poured in today on Mr Cellard referred to Eis- tion which would come ill-from Michael Hippisley, 14-year- ler's

being detained

at Elits them, as the only place of aboda old school boy who cannot Island and being questioned on he had was aboard the Pollsh stop sneezing from hay FORTY QUESTIONS

fever.

a.form for exit

ship.

After Mr Collard bad sald "It WILS in filling

up the that "substantial suretice", would be offered and that Eisler would form for the exit permit that For nine days he has sneezed

comply with any reasonable con- was alleged lie

to have com~ every few seconds. Tonight hemitted

f the

offence that the clitions of ball, the Magistrate, was still at it, and thought he Americans say amounted to Mr J. F. Eastwood, said, had neezed more than 130,000 perjury", Mr Collard-sald-

cannot possibly grant ball today times. A hypnotist put the boy There were 40 or so ques- fibm what you have-told-me into-a-trance-for-30-minutes Thotions on the form

He has been convicted of." a The alleged sneezing stopped. But when he perjury related to the name crime, that is perjury, by a pro

of the was awakened it started again. given by Elster to the organiza

country

Party.

perly

appointed court and USA and his appeal against Doctors tonight planned tlone to which he had belonged

and his that has been dismissed." course of manipulative surgery. In the past 10 years

OBJECTION OVERRULED - If that failed they would cen-membership of the Communist sider putting him in an oxygen:

In an earlier exchange with He was alleged to have said Inspector Bray, the police wit- ient.

ness agreed that Elsler had been that his name was Gerhard, by FAITH HEALER

which he had been known in brought ashore despite objec Meanwhile, from all over the Germany. He assumed that the tons of the Polish authorities.

about organisations Mr Collard; Is it a fact that

organi- camo advice. Cures question

American

he was in possession of a first ranged from drinking cham-related to

class ticket to Poland?

saw the castor oil sations and he wrote, "None". pagne in.

The third allegation of perjury.

Inspector Bray:

for and sucking

was that Eisler did not mention counterfoil of the receipt the United States

among the

50 far as this country is he has д clean countries in which he had lived, payment in the ship's papers. Mr Collord sold,

concerned Tried for perjury and cons record?-1 know nothing to his victed he was released on bail detriment in this country, Sir.

Mr

confident Collard was pending an appeal, which dismissed by a majority of two that he would be able to show

an

Hour

was

ancezed.

Was

Another

Inter- Michael today viewed by a falth healer who cycled four miles and told the The Telegraph learns from boy's mother: "I have been sent A commander of Nationalist

of faith treatment, troops told the United Press, reliable sources that the by God to heal your son." After

Chineso principal

The Michael "They are throwing tremendous three

still reserves at us in continuous aviation concerns operating healer departed on his cycle. to one.

The cause of the sneezing Is "One of the judges indicated in due course that when Eisler was charged, the offence was of The Woosung forts control planes between Hongkong

and China are in the pro-hay fever, about which medical that a fair trial could not be wa

possible detorice was that of the sea exits from Shanghai.

While they were still in Na-cess of laying-off a sub-men confess, they know little. held, where a Communist was a political character.

fugitive agistrato

criminal. basla for his

remanded... STOWED AWAY psychological tionalist possession the actual restantial proportion of their Some doctors consider there is a involved," Mr Collard added. sult of the battle raging there is European pilots.

Elster Collard sild that sneezing, which stops only when Mr

that he would Eisler a fow minutes after the to bottle up the seaport because

the boy is in a drugged sleep. finally decided

Michael said at his home at never get out of America "un-proceedings had opened,

After ball had been refused, Highgate, London, Lonight: "It less he slowed away-which he

Elsler was taken by, a warder cannot go on for ever, I think did".

from the Court where he had. sat less than 30 minutos.

Outside the Court building Communists paraded with anti- American placards.

no shipping, including United The three lines are CNAC, States and British flest units, CATC and General Chennault's are willing to risk coming with CAT. In range of the Communist shore batteries.

GOOD." Then he "In my submission it is quite clear when you have heard the

It is believed that at least 5o it will end There is no United States percent of CAT's foreign pliots sneezed.--Reuter, commercial shipping now in are being retrenched, starling Shanghai harbour which is prac- this week. This will involve a tically emptied of everything minimum of 25 pilots my except forries. The Royal Air

Force vacated 180 Britons from It is also understood that the a seaplane buse adjoining Lung-other two Chiness, airlines are hwa airport. The sound of gun-disposing of the services of the boarded majority of their foreign Bying fire was in my cars as

officers. the plane-United Press.

Principal reason for the move ON THE OUTSKIRTS is the gradual elimination of New York, May 10-Com- operational nights into China munist amabit troops closed. It duo to the advance of the Com- on Shanghal's great international imunists. airport on Monday and concer÷ trated artillery are on targsta at

the besieged city's outskirts,

י.'

A Communist broadcast from PLANE FOUND Pelping

declared that Shanghai "will be liberated in the not elstant

at gave

Red future. miles from The

në

the Santiago De Chile, May 10:

Italian light

Contact Made With Italian

Bandit Chieftain

Palermo, May 16-A force of about 5,000, police, troops and Carbinieri made contact today in the cave-riddled mountain fastnesses of Sicily's Motelpre area with the forces of the bandit chief-.. tain, Salvatore Giuliano. Patrols of the anti-bandit army, which is supported by donkey-borne moun- tain mortars, suffered the first casualties in these ambushes. At least three police were seriously wounded.

Tho....

The placards said, No US. Methods Here." "Set Elslor Free" and. "Release Eisler Tho Anti-Fascist."

Several hundred

and 40 Journalists were waiting outside the Court when a police- car with Eisler drew up.

One bystander shouted,, "Good luck, comrade"-Reuter.

REPRIEVE FOR * MURDERER

Leeds England, May 18-The Ad Mr James

The anti-bandit forces' casual-bolfoved "that Gluliano would planeties sinco, 1015 now number welcome an open battle and tha fiome the city no to west and south- "Children's Angel", missing on 70 dead, and about twice that opportunity if might give him Chuter Ede; hes recommended a west. Dispatches from. Shang

10 aight from Chile, to Bolivia, number in wounded. tions was found

undamaged by

to

elty within

hol hava:admitted" penetratin Chiloan"-"guards today in the police chief, Generati Giovanni |

to escape the encircling' troops reprieve for 20-year Old Ernest Hockley, who was pentenced to". Government forces under the and leave the faland. .

death at Leeds Assizes on April of a 20-year for the murder Diantori

undecided late They may to starve the Reds besleging Chill district near the Dont whether to do an open bondis out, but this has to dissold girl, May Cooper.

Hockley pleaded guilty

to stab Shanghal, residents of the Brent officially announced here..iveraft and then decided that of the hills, partly in fear, partly bing the girl, who worked at the

battle. They considered using advantages, because the pooble city walled with little outward pankad show of concern. Most foreign The plane which had been the mountain caves provide too in genuine sympathy, assist and same factory as he. It was

feed the bond.

stated at the trial that Hockley airlines, including Pan American forced to land through lack of many natural shelters.

The total strength of 28-year resented other young men asko and Northwest, have down all fubl, left Iquique Chile, yestar The police said the outcome their planes out of the Shang-day during a South American was sure to be the capture of old Giuliano's forces was elating with the girl. His exequi- hat atomendávala tour to collect finds for Italian Giullano and his outlaws, but variously estimated at from 10 ton had been fixed for Thurs-

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