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'Today's Weather: Moderata. Easterly winds. „Fair.”.

Noon Observations: Barometria pressure, 1006.9 mbm; 29.78 In. Temperaturs, 20,6 deg. F. Dew solut, 38 der. F.; Holativn humidity, 78 %. Wind direction, Eaut by North Wind force, 13 koota

ttigh waterift, in at 0.25 pm.

Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 144

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1949.

Typhoon British Ship Nationalists Warn

Toll In Japan

FIVE DEAD, FOUR INJURED

Tokyo June 20. The Air Force weatheri Squadron reported that a 116-mile per hour typhoon was heading for Okinawa today as a torrential 72. hour rain left five dead, one missing and four in jured in Japan.

The rains flooded 1,000 homes In Tokyo alono and inundated somo 6,000 farma. Bridges, roads and railroad tracks were washed out. More than 20 land- olides were reported elsewhere. --United Prens.

THREAT TO LUZON

Manila, June 20. The Balanes group and the northernmost part of Luzon will be greatly affected by typhoon weather with winds of 45 mlics per hour lashing these areas, the Weather Burgau reported today:

The storm, skirting Northern Luzon, is said to be moving slowly through the Balintang Channel on its way

from the Paelle to China.

Meanwhile, all day yesterday and today, squally weather pre- valled in Mantle and surround- 'ing areas.-Reuter.

'NINE DROWNED

Chicago, June 20.-The floo<~ ed Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers receded today and re- vealed the bodies of nine people drowned in the rain- swept area during the weekend. Damage from the food may run into millions of dollars, one

Attacked In Whangpoo

Bombed And Machine-Gunned

The 9,000-ton Blue Funnel motor ship Anchises is reported to have been bombed and machine-gunned outside Woosung early this morning, according to a message received by Butterfield and Swire.

Tho.message contain

ed no details beyond the fact that the liner had been attacked, but from an independent source it was learned that the vessel was beached.

There was no men- tion of any casualties or any indication of the type of aircraft,

It is not known yet whether she is carrying any passengers.

The Anchises was on her way to Hongkong from Kobe, travelling via Shanghai. She ar- rived from the United Kingdom on June 2 and left on Juno 5 for Japan.

in

1946 at Built

Shipbuilding Caledon and Engineering Co., ~Ltd., yards, Dundee, the Anchises is commanded by Capt Watson.

official sold. The health - NO NEWS OF

thorities have begun

A proTM

gramme of inoculations against

The threat of infection from the STRICKEN SHIP

flood-poluited water.-Reuter.

ANATOLIA FLOODS

ascertained-Router.

Foreign Shipping

BE INTERCEPTED

WILL BE

AFTER SATURDAY

Blockade From Fukien To

Manchuria Announced

Canton, June 2k-The Chinese Government spokesman announced officially today that the China coast north of the Min River (Foochow) to the Liaoling River in Manchuria will be closed to all foreign shipping.

He said. "The Chinese Covernment has notified that as from zero hour on June 26 all foreign shipping found acting against the aforementioned decision would be intercepted and those found disregarding the order after such time will be acting at their own risk and the responsibility will be borne by the ships involved.

"Open ports which are not under actual Government control will be declared closed during the present emergency period."

Ports closed to foreign shipping will include Wenchow, Ningpo, Shanghai, Tientsin and Chingwang tao.

The spokesman said that aviation corporations of all national- ities which maintain services in such localities should hereafter, dis- continue them. Any damage, including that caused by Government, military action, as a result of their disregard of the Government order would be the responsibility of the corporations concerned, he said.

He added that all Governments concerned have been notified. -Reuter-AAP.

Foreign Ships Due S'hai

Shanghai, June 21.-Two foreign ships were expected to arrive in port this morning and another three to wait off Woosung today for a favourable tide to come in tomorrow.

Shipping firms here exhibit no visible reaction to the reported Nationalist threat to blockade, Shanghai and other ports in the liberated aren.

No further news has been re- colved concerning the American. ship Lightning which sent out a Ankara, June 20. Forty distress signal when she was in

Commenting on the threatened people are reported to have been Buckner's Bay west of Okina-

Nationalist blockade the British- drowned and 60 Injured during wa. She was reported to be

owned North China Daily News 16 hours of torrential rains drifting_out of control and

said, "The mere proclamation of which flooded the North Anatolia dragging her anchor apparent

an ineffective blockade does not. town of Tokat..

ly due to strong winds,

Flying the British flag the make it legal. Any attempt to The flooding has rendered The Lightning, of the Pacific Blue Funnel Line's motor vessel carry out an Ineffective blockade 5,000 people

homeless and Far East Lines, is of 8,501 tons. Anchises and the American in such circumstances -as exist- submerged thousands of acres and was built in 1042. She is President Lines' steamshly in China is but a

of the a measure of cultivated land, but the carrying wild animals, captured General Gordon are scheduled desperation to which the Na- exact losses have not yet been in Slam, en route to zoos in to enter port in the forenoon to- tionalists have been reduced.

Americo.

day.

Such

a form

of siege and pos- sible attacks by

on ports not possibly lead to the sur

of the Uberationist movement. It may have a nui- sance value but that it can in any way restore the fortunes of the Nationalists is not even open to question. It is to be hoped hat this announcement is n sure than a gesture."-Reuter. LONDON INFORMED Canton, June 21.-The repre- sentative. In Canton of the Bri- tish Embassy today received the Chinese Government's official

EDITORIAL

Mao Tse-Tung's Declaration

Mao Tse-tung's statement on Sun-

Mday to the newly-formed multi-party.

Political Consultation Conference - makes ́a happy contrast to some of the Chinese Communist propaganda which has been coming from Polping Hadio 'during the past month. It is realistic (vio red as coming from the leader of a political and milliary party that has virtually gained control of China), and amenable (from the viewpoint of third power nationals whose fivelihood is in China.); For Britons the speech holds especial interest, because Britain has been one of the first great foreign Powers to indicate.n line of polley, regarding the Chinese Com munists This policy was enunciated firstly by Mr Beyin in the House of Commons, and reiterated by Mr Alexander while he was in Hongkong. In brief it is that Britain' desires, friendly relations with whatever recognised Government. of Chinn la In power and that Britain will do all she can to promote that friendship, at the same time requiring respect for the Integrity of British intereste In the Far East. Nothing that Mao Tse-tung ald on Sunday conficie with this attitude. On the contrary, though using different words, the Chinese Communist Tender expressed similar sentiments. “Wo.... 'are willing," he said, "to establish diplomatic relations, with any foreign country, on a basis of equality and mutual benefit and mutual respect of govereignly and territorial integrity, provided that country is willing to sover its relations with the Chinese reactionaries, would not give further assistance to Chinceo reactionaries, and would adopt a true and not falas attitude towards the people of Chinn." There is no lack of common ground) between this declaration and "the tatement of polley. Britain has

Indicated that she is prepared to recog nis) the established Government of Chinn,. no matter what its political complexion, and this assurance guarantees that it will have no truck with anything less than that recognised Government, whether composed of "reactionärles," or any other type of minority, party. The fact that Mao Tse-tung has frankly expressed a general line of diplomatic policy so akin to that previously announced by Britain should make contact between the British Government and the Chinese People's Democratic Republic, when it officially comes into existence, easy and mutually beneficial. In the meantime, there are purely local problems which call for help- ful action. In Shanghai, Labour appears to have taken the bit between the teeth and is becoming a threat to the big Chinese and foreign business houses upon which the city's economy is founded. The British Consul-General touched on the subject in an exemplary speech to the Shanghal General Chamber of Commerce on Sunday when he said, "We are willing to com form cheerfully with plans to satisfy all natural aspirations for better and fuller. conditions of living, but there are limita- tions imposed by economic laws. We feel ours that the Chinese Communist -administratora of Shanghal, who up to the present have shown Elfay have both, feet well on the ground, will agree with the commonsense of this sentiment...For not only are foreign firms 'affoċted: excessive Labour demands are also being made on Chinees concerns, and there must be, if the Communist administration is to succeed in Shanghai, recognition of basic. economic laws which, was the Brilish Consul General, indicated, cannot permit the killing of the loose that lays the golden egg.

Wingsang's Sailing

Is Delayed

Pending clarification of the position, the sailing of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's s Wingsang, originally due to this afternoon for Leave Stanghal, la being post- poned for 24 hours,

The Royal Interocean Lincs said this morning they did not know whether their ship, the Tilsadane, would leave Shanghai to- day as advertised.

The Hobaverett," belong- ing to the Everett Slean- ahip Line, has not altered her plan to leave 10. MOTOW.

Floods Cause

Unemployment

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close coastal

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foreign shipping.

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Expelled Labour MPs Form New Party

London, June 20.-Four former leftwing. Labour. Members of Parliament, who have been expelled from the party. announced today, the formation of a new group in the House of Commans.

Mr D. N. Priit ts chairman of the new "Labour. Inde- pendent Group." Its other members are Mr John Platts- Mills, Mr Konal. Zililacos and Mr. J. Bolloy,

Mr Priit was expelled from the Labour Party In March, 1940, Mr Platts-Mills in April last year and Mir Ziscus and Air Solley last month.

The new group announced that it would pursue Soolalist polley, supporting the Labour Government in general, but opposing it in those fields in which it re- garda li as abandoning a Socialist policy and collabora- ing with the Conservatives.

The past activities of the four members suggest that the major attack on the Government will be in the field of foreign policy.Rouler

Austrian Peace Treaty Agreement

Draft To Be Completed By September This Year

Paris, June 20.—The "Big Four" Foreign Ministers tonight announced that they had reached agreement on the conclusion of an Austrian peace treaty and a "live and let live". arrangement between the Occupying Powers in Germany.

On the Austrian treaty the Ministers in- structed their deputies to resume work immediately to reach agreement on completing a draft peace treaty by September, 1949.

They announced that Austria's frontiers would be the same as those on January 1, 1938, that Austria would pay no reparations and that` the Soviet Union would receive $180,000,000 in convertible currency to be paid in six years.

Tel: 27880

Planned Parenthood Proposed

In Britain

London, June 20 Planned parenthood and expert advice on contra- ception, as Britain's official Rolicy, are recommended in a revolutionary report by a Government Com mission published here to day.

The report by the Royal Commission on Population, set up Ave years ngo-ls likely to face stormy criticism from the Catholic Church and some medi- cal circles.

One of the main recommen- dations. In that the giving of advice on contraception to mar- ried people who want it should be a duly of the National Health Service, and that the restrictions on the supplying of such advico should be removed.

GRAVE SOCIAL EVIL

Urging that the local authori- ties should be allowed to ex- tablish birth control clinics as such, the Commission says that,, though contraception is wide- spread at present, .a. “formid- able amount of harm" is caused through faulty knowledge.

This is reflected in the pro- valcifce of criminal abortion, which is so widespread as to constitute a grave soolal evil,

for

Among tho

many proposala made by the Commission initiating a new family welfare programme are:

Family allowances should' be increased immediately from five to seven shillings, n' week, and to 10 shillings for children aged 11

or over

2-The cash allowance under the Family Allowance 'Act') A four-Power communique exportation of profits made by should be exempt from income said that although the four Soviet companies in Austria tax. Foreign Ministers at this meet-should be free. He added that 3Anaesthetics' or unalijesin ing had been unable to reach the preparation of such an during childbirth should be agreement on the restoration of article was not agreed upon by available to all mothers who economic

and political unity the Ministers tonight and that desire them, unless there are Germany, éfforts will be discussion would continue medicat reasons against them. made to mitigate the effects of through diplomalle channels. the present administrativo divi- Mr Acheson suld after the sion" in the country.

meeting that the conference was over.

In

BOOM MAY END

Expansion of trade between the zones and between the see- "I am catching my plane for tors of Berlin would be sought; the United States the movement of people and said.

tonight," ho goods between East and West Germany would be facilitated that the Russlang wanted the

An American spokesman said and consideration be given to point of view on a special as the achievement of a normal life "as far possible"

45 Berlin

The present boom In Immigra→ tion from Britain may end soon. the Commission stated. This fact presents a problem of vital wealth-and-we urge-that-it concern to the whole Common-

the British and Commonwealth should

be studied jointly" by mar pect of the Austrian treaty Governments," the Commission

written in the communique.

1

stated

This

study should bring

The four Powers said that the New York agreement on the lifting of the Berlin blockude Earlier, the Soviet-controlled prospects and the political and shall be maintained, and that Radio Berlin Interrupted Its strategic implications of the use the Occupation authorities in the news bulletin to announce that of atomie energy and other de- four sectors will be obliged to the Foreign Ministers were velopments that offeel national put the agreement into full meeting again. effect, opening transport and communications for people and goods.

RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT Britain's economic.

CLOSER TIES Leading German economic bodies of Both

East and West will be charged to establish closer ties between the zones.

Fifteen minutes before the agreed time for releasing details

Sydney, June 20The total of the four-Power agreement on

Soviet

The Embassy's representative anemployed in New South Wales Germany and Austria was to referred this matter immediately rose to 100.000 today as a Go-expire tonight, the

London. Until a reply is ri-vernment ban restricted the use Foreign

Andrel Minister, Mr ceived official comment is being followed the disruption of coal that publication of the com- power in Industry. This Vyshinsky, suddenly requested withheld, but it is likely that they

will do what they can to supplies by floods in New South munique should be held up. settle the issue by negotiations.

Wales, which coincided with the It was understood that Mr The Embassy's

representative miners' threat of a nationwide Vyshinsky had received last has also

strike next Monday for higher minute Instructions from Mos- contacted shipping|IKO companies: The only British wares, bu, m

cow to this effect shipping company in Canton Ist The number unemployed is Bullerfeld & Swire-the owns the end of the Week In New exception to translations in tho

wners expected to rise

to 250,000 by

to eight

According to an authoritative Soviet source, the Russians took

of the Canton river steamer Fatshan

BS. repre- South Wales and 75,000 are excommunique relating to Aus- sentativo here contacted his pected to be thrown out of work, trin, ula

The communique-dgreed up Hongkong office this morning. in Victoria. Other States will He la awalling instructions. be similarly affected

on. by the Big Four at their two-and-a-half" hour The flood waters on the on-

"final" Foreign circles in Canton betral coast of New South Wales session earlier in the evening Alkely from Hove that a strong protest is were tonight reported to be re had been-finshed all over the

the British and other interested Governments.

coding and evacuees in some dis world for publication. They question, the legality of iets had begun to return to All three Western delegations had been preparing to leave the Nationalist action in the case their damaged homes. of an undeclared wax.,

Flood deaths TOND

Parla, believing that they, had Other foreigners question to when a 16-year old boy was at last finished their month old What • extent" the Nationalist drowned tonight..

conference. But Inter- they all met at the French Foreign forces can implement this order

Royal Australian Air Force which, in any case, will have a planes will parachute food and office to hear. Mr Vyshinaky's

objection. big nuisance value and nothing blankets to food-bound victimis else--Reuters Sa

tomorrow ·morning... ** whild MR BEVIN LEAVES soldiers will rush food and. The British Foreign Secre- medical supplies to the stricken tary, Mr Ernest Bevin, later left the meeting to catch his The health authorities in the Channel ferry train Live Maitland district, near New minutes before it was due to castic-one of the worst hit leave Paris. areas have luod a warning of About 400. troops, including a possible outbreak of typhold the stairs from the Foreign As Mr. Vyshinsky came down, detachment of Gurkhas, took and diphtheria teuler. part in exercises near Lowu, In

Office conference Muruom, bis the New Territories, yesterday,

Interprater shouted in. English Rome, June 20 The Italian to reportare, -"MVyahinaky Artillery and tanks also par- Prime Minister, Bignor Alcide has no statement to raske be delpaled, and opportunity was de Casperi, was re-elected yond what has already been taken to test

EXERCISES NEAR. LOWU

communication President of the Christian Da-pabikhed..

The axercise, which

unita

mocratic Party by the Party's A French-spokesman kald that sup- National Council bare today, Mic, wiinamed by the GOG. The volk was by neclamation struc

blosky bad:/received;In

telde Jala i article to (bigua specifying thata

defence,

The announcer said that, the full

by either greatly in- would not be given until the creasing the dealre to emigrato "authentic text" was available. or dictating a deliberate policy, Earlier in its bulletin a sum- however dimcult it might be in mary of the communique had execution, been read.

of distributing the manpower of the Common- wealth," Reuter,

of the communique picture ght alter the whole

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