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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 125

REVOLUTION IN ABYSSINIA

Addis Ababa Blood Bath

Rome, May 29.-A revolt in Abyssinia with large-scale battles

near the capital, Addis Ababa, in one of which 300 dead were left on the ground, was reported tonight in Italian newspapers.

According to these reports an attempt was made to ambush the Crown Prince of Abyssinia, Asfaou Ougssan (son of the Emperor Haile Selassi).

N.E. England Railways Strike-Bound

London, May 29.-Railway communications be- tween London and the North-East of England were slowed to a near-halt today by a strike of locomo- tive crews against schedules which would them to sleep away from home..

cause

Earlier indications that there, drivers and firemen on the would be a complete paralysis Edinburgh-London route, were were not conflemed, however. affected, having to stay away A few trains were operated from home about one night from King's Cross, London

week. Reuter. terminal, but passengers, fore- warned of the railwaymen's week-end "token strike, were few.

A British Railways' spokes- man raid at noon today that of '090 drivers and firemen on the North-Eastern and Enstern re- gion due to come to work to- day, 263 actually reported for duty.

I

30 Children

Drowned

The despatches, published under the date-line Djibout! (French Somaliland) reported that the rebellion broke out in fow days ago and that after one baille near the capital, Govern ment forces withdrew to avoid causing a spreading of the revolt."

On May 18, according to the reports, the rebels ambushed a milltary column which was to have Included the Crown Prince.

But the Prince was not in the car, which bore. the Royal insignia, and escaped the hail of machine-gun bullets which ripped into the back seats,

The Prince's Secretary, who was in the column, sea! an Immediate call for old and

MONDAY, MAY 30, 1949.

Berlin Rly Stalemate

Berlin. May 20-The ninn-day old fait strike in Berlin was still stalemated with no signs of an early settlement. Major General Geoffrey Bourne, Belilshi commandant, called ori The Russian zone rallway management to end tha sirike by meeting the de- manda of 10,000 strikers wlio want their pay in the Western currency.

Ile fold the railway director, Will Krelkeme- yer, that the strike break- ers could not operate rail- roads. "nul only because of technicalfiles Involved but also because of soll- darity of all workers where Justice is involved.”

United Fress.

Shanghai Has New

Mayor

Victorious General Appointed

the

of

Wyshinsky And

Three

Power

Plan

REACTIONS

TODAY

29.---Tho

Paris, May Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, was hard at work today study. ing the three Western Powers' plan for German economic. and political unity.

He is believed to have telephoned Moscow to con sult the Soviet Government on the Western plan which, observers here declare, calls for stops amounting

to, a

complete revolution in the Present structure of or ganisation in the Soviot zone.

Shanghai, May 30. General Chen Yi, whosO troops rushed to the scene, armies conquered this city, between the copitał and has assumed the post of Deasie, and bent off the rebels,

Three hundred dead, many of Mayor of Shanghai and Manila, May

20-Thirty them horribly mutilated, were the head of the People's

Mr Ernest Bevin, the Brilish elght passengers, including 30 said to have been left lying on City Government following

Minister, Mr Dean children,

the ground. were reported today

completion

the Foreign There was no official indien from the southern port city of

tho Acheson,

Únited States The reports said that Italians take-over of Municipal ad- Secretary of State, and M. tion of the total number of rull-Cebu to have perished between still living in Abyssinia helped ministration.

Robert Schuman, the French waymen affected by the stop- Wednesday night and Thursday to convey the Emperor's troops page. Newspaper estimates had

when the thotor-pro-

The appointment was made by Foreign Minister, hope to hear "the "conference put the figure as high as 10,000 morning

pelled banca (sail-boat) Pro- The reports were carried in the Communist Central authori- his opinion Today's strike was the second videnco zank while he was most of Rome's newspapers in. lies who also appointed three | table In the Palais Rosa tomor→] of a series of 24-hour Sunday en route from Leyte Island to

Deputy Mayors. Me Tseng Shanjw stoppages staged by the foot-

Kue. platemen in debancs of union the Cebu coastal town of Bogo. informed Messaggero-Reuter, Mr Pan. Han-alen and Mr Wel orders to leave the dispute to .settlement by negotiation.

According to the chief of the police of Cebu city there are so

added.

A statement from the Rail for 55 survivors, the report

Executive, which runs. *ways*

nationalised rallway sys-

One of the survivors. Mrs tem, sald that the lodging of Francisco Saneco de Sapind, 35, 'rollwaymen away from home told the authorities that the boat

the

EDITORIAL

sink immediately. struck something and began to

to the battle,

cluding the wually

well-

TERRORIST GANGS ROUTED

The establishment of the new People's City Government of ton of the Millary Shanghal followed the inaugura

Central Commission of which General Chen Yi is also Chairman ex- officio.

scr-

Mr-Vyshinsky heard details of the Western plan. at yesterday's session of the Council of Foreign Ministers who have now com- pleted a week's work in Paris.

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Their Daddies Are On The Way To H.K,

Infuriated Strikers Slay U.S. Engineer

UGLY SCENES IN BOLIVIAN TOWN-

La Paz, May 29-One United States min- ing engineer, Floyd Erickson, was shot through the head and killed by infuriated strikers at the Patino tin mines, it was learned today.

An unconfirmed report from the mining region said five other U.S. engineers, one Argentine nd sevevn Bolovian Patino executives had "apparent- ly" been killed also. One American escaped.

--All-15-men-were seized-as-hostages when 2,000 tin miners struck yesterday.

These youngsters at Glen Parva Barracks, near Leicester, Eng- land, are fascinated by the clicking bolt of a rifle. They come by it naturally for their fathers are all members of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, which has sailed to reinforce Bri- tish troops ja Hong- kong.

130 Holiday Deaths

Chicago, May 29,-Holi day accident deaths-soared to 130, but the nation ap. peared to be observing a

by Wilbur Cook, who managed the miners' building, but their Day holiday.

Erickson's death was reported They reportedly tried to take comparatively safe Memorial

workers

wore

Singapore. May 29.-Security

The Western plan, calling for General Chen Yi has had was a long established prac

forces flushed out three terrorist brillant career in public ad-with the accession of the Soviet a federal German government flee, recognised and confirmed

gangs in Selangor and Johore ministration and military This was corroborated by an- by national agreement between

yesterday, keliling five

zone to the West German Eonn bandis, vice since his return from France Constitulion, runs directly coun- olher

Mr Miguel according to reports survivor, the former railway companies Arcubat, 23, who said

received following the that he here today.

end of the arst ter to Mr Vyshinsky's proposal and the trade unions, and was was talking to the captain of

world war. The 20 bandits engaged in the

for a return to tour-Power con- essential to the emetent and the vessel when the boat illattack

KEY FICURE

trol. economical working

in Selangor all were of long some object and sank.

uniform.

One of the Their leader, who

key men in the distance trame.

Allhough the first week's The mishap is considered to escaped, had a Binck shirt with Chinese Communist Government, The Executive added that be one of the worst sea disasters three gold-stars-on-the-collar General Chen led Communist work has been dismissed by only a small proportion of the in Cebu city's marlue history in

most commentators as one of A Briush sergeant was guerilla warfare against tho -staff, DG

no progress, men out of 5,430 years.-Reuter.

wounded in the fight.-Reuter.

both sides have. Invading Japanese during the

and 1945 In the now stated clearly what they years 1937

border regions of see as the future development mountainous

of Germany. Kiangsu, Cheklung and Ankwel

to escape from the labour union first sortie was repelled. provinces. He also played an It now remains open to the headquarters where the embat- The

A United Press government important part in the defeat of four Ministers

Burvey ordered to pass to the 'tled Nationalist

showed that holding General the three remaining Items on their their hostages. armles In

Quiroga of

130. persons had Oruho battles of Hsuchow and Fengpu agenda-the Berlin problem in beaten and collapsed after he take command,

Cook was badly garrison to march his men and lost their lives since Friday last winter

night. Including 71 on high which led to the cluding currency, a German reached safety. crossing last month of the peace treaty, and an Austrlan

The miners are recruited front ways, 17 by drowning and 42 Mr James Espy, US. Charge the unlettered masses that form Yangtso River and the caplure peace treaty-or to see whether

in miscellaneous mishaps. of Nanking and Shanghai,

d'Affaires in La Paz, was common ground short of formed of Erickson's

about 3,000,000

with two-thirds of the tong the nation's The take-over

Inte by 3,500,000 of 'niae full German unity. can bo

population. The holiday nearly gone, the death municipal bureaus

Alberto Mariaca Pando, execu- trouble, which has been brewing toll is running behind the $33 com-¡schloved--Reuter.

tivo vice-president of pleted yesterday afternoon-

Palino

recorded aver Mines апа

Mr at the Patino properties for a deaths It is learned. that the

Enterprises.

long Ume, was precipitated by Memorial Day hoilday last regime's Klangsu ·High Court

Espy is urgently trying to con- Thursday night's Cabinet meet-year and 492 In 1947. and the Shanghai District Court

Ing. at which Mamerto Urriola The traffic toll, despite ap will soon be transformed into

while estimated 30,000,000 cars on People's Tribunals. For

one of the hostages.

Engrique Hertzog is on sick the road, alis appeared to be BATTLE IN PROGRESS leave, presided. The arrest of logging behind "the National Dispatches indicated troops (05 political and union leaders Safety Council's ¦ cstimato and miners were battling, and Army officers was ordered. 215 - deaths, for the "weekend.-- Troops garrisoned in the region (Continued on Page 5) United Presaid Ad moved. against the miners'

Well Meant, But Unnecessary

the suggestion of the the

W "Economist" that future affairs

between Hongkong and China should be supervised by Mr Malcolm Macdonald, the Southeast Asin Commissioner-General,

to

has the merit of being novel, this is not likely to make it any more endearing to the Colony. Frankly, it is dificult follow the line of argument put forward by this London Journal, Hongkong, it is suggested, is likely to be made a test ense for the British Government, and while this may turn out to be correct, we stili cannot appreciate the necessity for in- vesting Mr Malcolm Macdonald with special powers to deal with any situation that may eventually arise between Hong- kong and Communist China. The "Economist" anticipates a "cold war" in the Far East, by which, presumably it means an economic blockade of Hongkong by a new Chinese Government. Assuming Buch be the intention of the Communists, It remains pertinent to' point out that a similar experiment by the Russians in Germany bos not only failed to achieve its original purpose, but has seriously boomeranged to the detriment of living conditions in Eastern Germany, which le controlled by the Soviets. The economy of China, admittedly, is not wholly dependent upon Hongkong, but it is essential: for the normal flow of trade to and from the south and southwestern provinces, and the Communists, by Imposing an economic blockado, of the Colony, might easily cut off their nose In order to splio their face. Any initiative for a "cold war" in this part of the world must come from the Chinese Communista, for we have already stated our Intentions with a degree of clarity: they are main tenance of the status quo and as much. freedom of trade between Hongkong and the chinterlands na can be carried out to mutual advanings. The Communists“

till: to show their hand. In, bà bstruction and yelled hostility,

test cuso prophesied by the "Economist” will become a reality, but whether the handling of it will call for any. higher level than the British Embassy is

Д

debatable point; it is certainly not clear just why, at this stage, the British Government should regard it necessary to take the step of handing over to Mr Macdonald dutics which normally are `fulfilled by the British Ambassador to China, In collaboration with the Governor of Hongkong. The very act

may well make the Communists suspicious of our motives and Intentions. Nor can we acknowledge, with any sense of satis faction, the Economist's" implied suggestion that only a person such as the Commissioner-General can be trusted to understand the mind of the British Cabinet and be able to interpret it when it comes to action. In its other point- that the defence of Hongkong cannot be conducted by the Governor and his Military Cominander sitting at the end of a cable line-the journal appears to be assuming that 'a military attack against. Hongkong can be kept within the limits. of a local incident. It is impossible to share the point of view, and 'clearly the Imperial Government does not think along auch Hines, inasmuch that Co ordinated Defence Committee for South- cust Asia, which includes Hongkong, la not only in existence, but frequently conducts conferences. In this respect, Mr Malcolm Macdonald; as Commissioner General, and his milliary advisers in Southeast Asin, are already empowered to deal with Hongkong in the event of any

Wis

old

Some

| days, staff members of the two. Courts have been making pre- parations for handing over the tribunals to the Security. Main- tenance Commission. Those |Judges, secretaries and clerks re- |maining in tribunal offices have all documents, records and Oles held in readiness for handing

over.

LABOUR SUPPORT Support to the People's Liberation Army was pledged by members of 360 local labour or ganisations and members of the People's Federation in a mani-

afternoon.

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Chiang Kai-Shek Directed

Defence Of Shanghai

Shanghai, May 29-Reliable Chinose sources today disclosed that during the slege of Shanghai, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek spent three weeks in the city directing its defence. His whereabouts were 80 secret that only a few top officials saw him. The Generatissimo, who jelly. During this period, how- Canton

from.

· building and the government Washington, May 29.- William Alexander Jullan, shooting was going

An official Treasurer of the United Paz evacuated about 20 Ameri- Army plano rushed from. La States and former power in can engineers and their wives Chic Democratic politics, and

Thirty-three was killed today in a head-American women and children on automobile collision at also werd Down out of nearby

Aramayo. festo distributed here yesterday nearby Bethesda, Maryland.

The miners, few of whom can The other car was driven by

read or Representing the collective Willlam- Ellis,

write, stopped work to 37-year-old protest against the arrest and sentiment of about 1,000,000 | negro, who suffered

sevore deportation of Juan Lechin, members, the manifesto en- lacerations. :.

applauded thus'astically

Mr Julian's car was so badly Bolivia's most powerful labour retired In January as President ever, reports

and head of the Tin of China, spent most of his time stated flatly that, Chiang was in achievements of the People's smashed a rescue squad had to Miners Union: They also were aboard the cruiser Talkang. Shanghai Liberation Army. In swiftly oc- remove him from the wreckage: aroused at the arrest of four of but lived for five days in the and

I defences directing cupying Shanghat and other

Shanghai censors allowed While seldom in the publie their leaders, largo ciules and said that the eye, Mr Julian had the highly

former French Concession in an this report to slip through, Shanghai Industrial population important job of taking in and Lechin was connected with fol- it was necessary

The government charged that Army officer's quarters. When Reliable Chinese sources re- will back up: the

for him to lated Chiang's movement as proscopes for the communiot paying out all Federal money lowers of the late Ligut-Colonel travel on the straits, the routes, follows: He arrived from Ning-

was appointed Treasurer by Gualberto Villaroel Greater Shanghai and assist in President Roosevelt in June subversive elements, including pubile knew that an important cruiser, Talkong Ningpo has and other were closed to the public. The po... on April - 12 aboard the ruunding up

subversive ele-1833, partly in or saboteurs of the na-

and was the personago was in the city and been captured by the Com or people's material re-work in the 1932 Presidential the Communists,

bo Chiang: munists and Chiang's "ancestral' campaign which went Mr master, mind of a vast plot to suspected him to

But aines, none was able to home is presumably overrun by The document appeals

t appeals for the Roosevelt into the White House. embroil Ballvis in civil war.

Reporters who covered the 2044

The Villaroel regime was catch a glimpse of him, it was Red trooper

**He lived aboard the cruiser. carly resumption of Industrial

Treasury

sald Bir. Jullen, was so overthrown in 1946 in a populta difficult to believe anchored at Point Island in the production and the re-opening adverse to publicity he some revolution in which the colone!

At the same time, rumours Whangpoo : seven miles from of business enterprises and imas refused even to speak to was alein, der ganda

placed Chiang inf several places 28 when he moved to the downtown Shanghal until April; them. He was a member of the SORTIE REPULSED

of the cost of China on plodged Full

Shouting "Long live the re- Formosa and."in

Omcers Southeast operation with the Military Me Julian had been en route volution" and "Glory to China-but when these reports town. On May 4.

Association's hotel 'in' Contral Commission in attaining to the golf club his Villaroel the miners broke in proved to be false inany accept-

he moved Sunday morning to the homes of the Americaned as false the report he was He left for Kulungsu, ~Federation is stomary... Sunday

back to the

cruiser. ta game

collision, composed of 21 member a

occurred.

to headquarters, to hold - them

internailonal sellement j Newsmen sociations including the Students

name appears on all captive unill Lechin and other information on Chiang's pro- eighth day of the battle for

deaking tarigibly

Amoy, on May 19 during the Union, the Women's Feredation, United States bills inued since leaders had returned h the Educationgi ¦ and Cultural ho took office and //Treasury

sence ran into all sorts of Shanghai when Troops commanded by Colonel obstacles Clovernihent, amelals Workers Union, the Chinese official estimated he had Randallo were stationed in the were afraid to talk and consors toward the Whangpoo Hiver. were pushing across Poofutie Technical Association/ and

about US$39,000,000, restan to protect the most and removed references to the days later Blan 000 United Press

especially t the dynamite depots. Generalissimo's presence in the occupied Unlièd/Press.

sources.

recognition of his

-military," assault, against the Colony es von 48 KAKAGE co- Democratic National Committee.

-Such an attack would become a test case,,, not only for the future of Hongkong, but the rest of the world, for it would be the signal, of another International conflict, The suggestion, made by the "Economist”. In recognised as being well meánt, but its usefulness is not, so apparent.

Tho

dthars....Kauteries

for

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