1949-06-03 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

130,000 Nationalists

Taken At Shanghai

CHEN YI'S CLAIM

Shanghai, June 3-General Chen Yi, Commander of the Communists' Third Field Army which captured Shanghai, and now Mayor of the city, has claimed that only 20,000 | Nationalists escaped during the recent fighting.

He told Shanghai industrial, commercial and financial leaders at a meeting sponsored by the city government that of the National- ists' 150,000 troops in the city, 130,000 sur- rendered or were captured.

Missing Uranium Found

:

Washington, June 2.—It was

disclosed today that a bottle which contained the uranium exide mysteriously missing from the Argonne atomie laboratory, near Chioare, bað been found.

chairman of The

the Joint Congressional Atomic Commit fee. Senator Brien McMotion. fold reporters. after a closed meeting with the Atomic Energy Commission, that the bottle was found in the bo tom of a burled waste container near the inbora- tory,

HK-Japan Smuggling Ring Broken Up

Tokyo, Jang 2.—The Japanese police have broken the biggest smuggling ring over discovered In Japan, according to the Customs division of the Finance Ministry.

The ring successfully smuggled seven consignments of medicine, valued at over £130,000 from Hongkorg to Japan aboarel versels plying between Aus- tralia and Japan.

The police have, since May 8 arrested two Chinese and 20 Japanese alleged to be members of the ring, while a search Reagoing on throughout Japan for the ring-leader, belloved to be a Chinese.

Gen. Chen Yi said the Third Field Army had captured 200,000 Nationalist troops in other areas since the crossing of the Yan~IRA The grand tolal to date was 330.000.

He zald the Reds were un- uble to repatriate these troops to their homes and they were being absorbed into the Red Army after training. Represen- tatives of

various units had

According to the police, mem- bers of the crews of two ships had special signal codes with Japanese Nghing boats outside Nagoya harbour

At a designated point, the ships dumped the contraband packed in water-tight cases into the tea to be picked up by the Cua- Japanese fishing boats. toms officials have seized five of expressed disgust with the Nai the boats said to have been em- tionalist government and ex-

to march ployed. Pressed willingness on Canton.

Five

consignments of medl- eine from Hongkong were suc- One report here sald the

cessfully smuggled into Japan troops which escaped went first before oftelats Intercepted 200 including to Chusan archipelago, near the cases of contraband, Yangtse's mouth to reorganise, penicillin, aboard the Ashing and will gu from there to Can-vessels. A seventh consignment of 100 cases was also discovered tun.

after one foreign Vessel 1941 hai to normal business and coin-

The work of restoring Shang-Japanese waters.—Reuter, mereal

activity continues. The

Dutch ship Tilbadak. due to from Hongkong, He added that he was hopefut arrive today that reclaiming work under ways delevert one day and is now

nt Oak Ridge, Tennessee, wou'd turn in the one-eighth of ounce of atomic explosive will

missing.

an

Senator McMahon ank the bollie's contents were apparent- ly dumped out by mistake." Inying at rest fears that the precious

1ind been stoken.

utantum

due tomorrow, but she will still be the first in since the libera- tion. She will bring no cargo, hut will take outbound carga for several destinations.

4-POWER

·

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1949.

Prince Aly Khan and his new Brooklyn-born Princess, film atar Rita Hayworth, smile happily ne they leave the city hall at Vallauris, France, follow- ing their wedding. Seated in a grey convertible

• coupe, the couple drove off to Aly's nearby Chateau de L'Horizon and their wedding reception, as 500 Vallauris villagers cheered, —– AP Picture.

God Using Reds As Challenge To Hongkong?

MISS BEATRICE POPE'S SPEECH IN LONDON

to us to think about the way CONTROL

PLAN

(Continued from Page 1)

London, June 2.—“I sometimes wonder if God is not using the Communists as a challenge we are living in Hongkong," said Miss Beatrice Pope, vice-Prin. cipal of the Taipo School' at the crnual general meeting and centenary reunion of the Victoria Diocese Association at the Churchi Missionary House this evening..

She said the first thing that struck her on returning to Hongkong from southern China was the comparative luxury in which aome people were living.

International airlines report "favourable reception" of their Inquiries about resuming ser- vice, but no final answer.

This "rudeness" reacted on the However, one airline spokes-other Commanders and the So- man paid the reinstallation of Viet Commandant so that he communications equipment at could not take part in such a Lunghwa ntracld has started nummandatura. and there may be something journment for translation of the rule of Communism

Mr Bevin proposed

an ad-

She had heard that the rst of the Bishop of Hongkong, also stirring in a week."

was "To addressed the meeting. Acheson proposals and then each according to his neede secret session to consider both from mis-

cach according to his Mr Acheson's and Mr

ability." Vyshinsky's proposals paragraph by paragraph.

Ho made the stalement after the second day of Commitica hearings into charges by Sena

Hickenlooper that for Bourke the chairman of the Atomic Commision, AZ Davių Lähemal

· Fulity. of grosa inanagement in handling the atomic

programme.—United ProEx

was

Bustamante's Warning To Govt.

The Incal ECA ofce has so r reenived na attention from the new regime, ECA has "con- serable cotton and cll stocks" here, but no rice or other sup; plies, Asociated Press.

MR PHILLIPS SCENTS RISK

Fir Bevin mid that in closed session they might be able to understand each other.

The resignation of Miss M. C. Knight, who has bon secretary. of the Victoria Diocese Assecla- tion for 27 years, was reported. But it seemed to her that and a unanimous vote of thanks there were many people Hongkong who had much less was carried.-Our Own Corres-

pondent. than they needed, while there were others who had far more than they needed.

it

Unemployment and desperate Jim Crow In

The artice 30 referred to in paragraph two of Mir Acheson's plan provides Chat every mesure adopted by the Berlin | municipality and the appoint-poverty lived side by side with ments of all important officiais a great deal of luxury and an sl. ll be approved by the Kom- easy flow of money. mandaturu.

Conference officials said to night that Mr. Acheson's pro- posal was specifically a 1

United Stutes plan.

It was shown

(Continued from Page 4) I do not rate my own personal or polliical life at an exorbitant nure, and so, personally, I have 4.c. Insurance. But I may say that the only part of my padley which I want the State, to and guarante is that clause which he chumann just before The meeting opened, and ob- In Jamales If the sugar in-rovides that I may take its sui-servers believed that it was the

Frender value at any time. And, | eine

cil.come of consultation

Landen, June 2.-17. Bud'amante. – Jamaican Mluister. of Communications and Labour loader, has warned that he will organise a general strike

dustry is nationalised.

A falament Essued on his be half in London today, said that. Me Bustamante waa "alarmed to learn that the Britian Labuur

to Mr Bevin.

RS

banquets where as many

She had heard of wedding 1,000 Ruests were fed at a cost ot from $10 to $20 a head,

But there was also construc-

Great Loss

&

To Marine QUEENS ALHAMBRA

Department

Death Of

Mr W. G. R. Coatos

"A great loss to the Marine Department in particular, and to the engineering and ship- building fraternity of the Colony in general, has been suffered by the death of Mr William George Russell Coates, Neling Senior Surveyor of Ships (Engineer and Ship Sur- ovor), which occurred at the Quoca Mary, Hospital last evening

Ho 18 urvived by his wire, who is at present in Hongkong. The late Mr Contes, who was, sora in Gateshead-on-Tyne on December 24.1904, attended Rutherford Technical Collegu and did his training at Clarke, Chapman and Co. Lid. in Gates- acad-on-Tyne.

He went to sea CH ON CINN ginger" In April, 1928, ultimate- ly became chief engineer and passed the Board of Trade examination for extra first class engineer with a Diesel endorses ment on his certificato:

On

jcayla's

the sea ho

worked in England; at Vickers of Bar- row, as a draughtsman, then as on engineer surveyor with Insurança "

Limited in London.

and

Engineerr

On January 5, 1938, the late Mr Coates was selected for the Hongkong Government, and

after a period of training with the mercantile marine depart- ment of the BOT He arrived in The Cotony on April 13, 1939.

POW IN JAPAN

He joined the Second Bot-i tery of the old HKVDC and became a Bombardier. On the surrender of Hongkong he was;

Camo Interned at Shamehuiss where ho did a remarkable job

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Louis HAYWARD: Dennis O'KEEFE

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in fixing up kitchens and otherKEN MURRAYS

essential plants for the well- being of his fellow-prisoners.

In December 1913 he went with a draft of prisoners of war to Japah and was in Nolrumi Comp un!'! his releans in 1945, when he returned to the Colony and went on recuperation leave. coming back again In January, 1040. He went on Home loave In February, 1948, when he car- led out a radar course with the Royal Navy and retumed to Hongkong in March, this year. It was only on May 17 this year that he was appointed to his pre- sent acting post.

The late Mr Coates, it is learned, suffered from heart at- tocks during internment int Shamshulpo and when in Japan. He was a member of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

Washington OUTWARD MAILS

2.---Dr

State

Buncho's Refusal Of Govt. Post tive work going on in Hong- kong, said Miss Pope. She re- Now York, June ferred especially to a school for Ralph J. Bunche Lald today "I to be quite safe, that clause 1tween the three Western dele-been opened.

be the deaf which had recently am a Negro," when asked, to shall exercise

comment on published reports on the day be- gations. lore the State takes over.

that racial segregation -In Delegation officials have been Earlier sho had out-Washington was an important I suspect that Mr. Morgan Council's

working on each polat of the Bined the work of the Tal-factor in his refusing a

agenda, Party apparently intends to go Phillips would like to drop the working papers covering each. although most of the Christian

producing po school, and Bald that Department post last week. ahoad with

plans

luca, with the standard apology nationalise the sugar industry." to agents and policy-ho.d.r.proposal as a procedural docu-

Mr Acheson described his organisations of this nature were Dr Dunche, now senior Diree- He said that if he called a which we get iron ander meat designed to open the way need for foreign missionaries teeship Counell, caid, "It is wall run by Chinese, there was still a tor of the United Nations Trus- general alrike he would nationalized

service "Wrons a practical discussion.

because theso Institutions were known that there is Jim Crow number? Sorry guarantee peace and order" but,

you've been The proposal did not speci-desperaaly understaffed. -a-r-roubled." But that there would be no sugar,

may only mention either access to

(segregation) in Washington. anraly be practical politics. Celin or the currency question. "Those people who are ob- viously hell-bent on nation- So all I can do is to sym- Conference oficials, considered alisation In England had better pathise with Mr Phillips,

flexible, giving wide Mor agreement should a genuine keep it there. We do not want I and. We shall not have it ati

wish to agree exist.--Reuter

any price," the statement said.

Mr Bustamante said he feared

-(London Express Service)

nationalisation would put an SIDE GLANCES

end to the prosperity of

the

staple sugar Industry ---Asco-

ciated Press.

Chinese

Win Case

Melbourne, ·· Jana' 2—Justler Bir George Bleh in the High Court has issued orders.. re- "straining the Immirration Minister. Mr ¦ A. A. Calvell from deporilar three Chinese.

The Court

hold that three Chinese were not prohi- bited immigrants within the of the Immigration

ភាពទឹកក្ត

the

and the order of the Minis

ter to denart them was beyond his power, and was, therefore, illegal and vold.

The three Chinesa nii raised

to that whe a rojst

High Court:

put fo that they were not deportable because they were not given r dietation test within three years of (belrir" brought" to "Auzirnila during the war.

Two of the Chinese ·wore. evacuated to Australla from Nauru in 1942 when the Japangre neared the island.

Because of flaws in the Im migration Act, discloped in the Judgment on the O'Keefe, caso," ibe, Tetéfal Parliament Jachow echaiderläk | amending: Tegisini tion lo permit aptrospective aci

that!

be ma

scope

By Galdraith

in history and I've přes

In the course all semester!!"

Miss Cecilia Cheng, who is studying church musle at Can- terbury under the sponsorship

Cut Prices,

TUC Chiefs

Tell Cripps

It is usually well known that no Negro Ands Jim Crow congenial. I am a Negro."

He declined to amplify the re- | mark.

Dr Bunche sold last week when he declined the post that the controlling factors were his conviction that his United Na- tions work was too Important to leave and the fact that he could not afford the cut In salary which he would have to take.

The New York Haselt saj. bane wrote today that racial segregation in Washington was

London, June 2-Lenders of an important Inc.or In Dr Britain's Trade Union Congress | Dunche's refusal of the Washing- today met Bir Stafford Cripps, ton position.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr Bunche, it said, discussed to tell him that the cast of living the "Jim Crow" problem with must come down if workers are Bol to receive wage... Incre 36-4, No statement-was lasted after the meeting."

both the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheron, and the Under- Secretary, Mr James

Heuter.

Webb-

Radio Hongkong

The Trades Union Congress is pletized to support the Govern ments "freeze wages, prices and. profita" policy for economie re- covery, but a great many ment- bers feel that living prices are hythm Henderveus (Studio): 6.00, Programme-Summary: 0.01, not belig kept quiciently low.

On Monday, June #, 194, the General Post Office and. Korisan Central Post Office will open from E. to Noon. The other Branch Post' Omega"will"open from 3. &.m. to 10 am. There will be one delivery of registered and ordinary.correspondencs-and one collection only from illor Boxes at 10. The Money Order Omes - will be entirely closed,

It is hereby notified that comt. mencing from Monday, Jula 4, and until further. notice, the out- ward ale mali to United Kingdom wilt he closed on Mondays and Thursdays; C.P.O. Kowloon': 4.30 P.M., and G,P.0, Hongkong § p.n. (Registered mall hair an hour earlier). (Holidays excepled),

Monday.

Commencing. *fram June 8. and ni further notice, the outward air mailto Slagai porn will be closed as follan

Mondays Thursdays—OTO, Tiongkong (Reg) 4,30 p.m.; (Dr&) "C.P.O" Kowloon? (leg)

4 p.m.; (Ord) 430 p.m.

Bundays, — G.P.0.' tiongkong: (Neg) 3° pan. (Saturday);, (Ord), i am. (bunday). C,P.0. Kow- loon (R) 4.30 p.m. (Saturday); (Ord) 10 a.m. (Sunday), ~ (N511-

· days excepted),

it is hereby notifed-that matt to Shanghaland North, China.

· cannot be accepted until further

Units otherwise; stated, · 09 gistered -articles...and..........parcel

ports flow 30 minutes "sárlier than the ordinary, mall, i 21 maliņu, clord before 230 marmi, registered and parce), posts, viose at 8. p.m.. on the previons day. Malik are closed-st Kowloon Central Part. Office half an hour warlier, shan :: the GPD closing times, ..........

FRIDAY, JUNE 1 Closing Times By Air

Hallow Poochow Chungking. Swatow, Arnoy and Talpeh, 3.30 p.m. Manila, Honolulu,, USA & Canada, š.p.in.

Air Parcel Poets for Manita, Hond Zulu and USA, -(CPO) 4,30p.m.;

(GPO) B. pan.

Samples And Small Packet Posisi bor. Ordinary Airmail Printed Matters,

020, "Phil the "Flufer" The songs|| Masila, Quam, Honolulu and USA Several unions, have said, inof Percy French sung by George (CPO) 420 p.m.; 'TOPO) §. p.m., effect, that they can continue to Berg, with the Irish Rhythm Orch.

Halphong and Hanoi, 6. pm. back the TUC's support of the ACTS: 850, The Eight Plann Ensemblej 7.00, - "Linio · --- Levars

--Closing Times By Foa Government's polley only if the iteur: Classical Request Programme

by Yvonne cost of living is reduced, prosented

Cherier,

Swalow. 1 p.m. |(audio); 8,00, World News and

Marsellies, á. p.m. Trade union feeling on this | wawe Analysis fLondon Relay); #15. subject will bo- ventliofed at Looking at. Britsin”* *"The firenle next week's Annual Conference persi: 8:10, Vocal Recils by Merry written. by Winifred. Haward, of Labour Party at Black pool

"SATURDAY, JUNE 4. Closing Times By Air

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Japan, &UBA, Canada: Central and quer has to convince trade show must - an out*A A Music^l- South America (visusan, Francisco unloniats, and many of the polls, riller by Gerald Vamt Eplaide No: Parcels for Canada), p.m. DAN from 15 undèri,the door", ical_side of labour as well that thermal: 10.16 A Chor, Programma Manila Rabeul, Australia and New the Government is doing every of the Shink of Torshoven (type Zanlakebyla trdner, fum. (partres thing posable to balance prices Variety Orchestral and prents with frozen wage wow. Tege lovis Reuter use

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