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Hongkong Telegraph

VOL. IV NO. 242

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949.

Attlee To COMMUNIST TROOPS

Appeal To NOT YET IN CANTON

Workers

London,

Oct. 13.-The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, is expected to follow up today's announcement -that there will be no autumn election by an appeal to the British public to get on with the job of economic reTM covery.

Red Underground Workers

Promise Orderly Take-Over

CANTON CITY WAS QUIET THIS MORNING. NO COMMUNIST TROOPS Authoritative quarters tonight WERE SEEN, BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER THE CITY SOMETIME TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMMUNIST UNDERGROUND HAS VIRTUALLY TAKEN OVER CONTROL, AND HAS ADVISED THE“ POPULATION ⠀⠀ THROUGH POSTERS TO KEEP CALM AND TO CARRY ON THEIR NORMAL ROUTINES, AS- suring them THAT THE TAKE-OVER WILL BE ORDERLY.

ald the the Government op- po no nutumn eletten be- cate it constuered il wrung in the public interest in dikajiv, Parlament at this particular point in the economic situation.

The Cabluet believes thal

job in to carry out 1.5 drelare d

palley, with whatever modißen-

A British Consular official in Canton told the Hongkong Telegraph over the Unn: thy he called for by th: long-distance telephone this morning that there was nothing unusual either in the city or on Shameon Island, where the Consulato-General and other foreign properties are situated. The Assistant Military Attachọ, Lt-Col. J. Cooper, was out in his jeep touring the Canton urban and suburban ar03.

luat on end at one certain effect of an election now would be to retard the recovery programme by a mon 33.

The impresion is gained! that the. Cubbiet is now extremely Anxious to see a lure to th speculation while the country grapples with economic renlitics.

NINE MONTHS

The Government has a maxi- mum of nine months in which to ensure that the benefits of the sterling devaluation are not lost.

Parliament's five year lease

of life must end by the begin-

ring

DISPUTE

The official said that there. Air services were suspended. proper and confirmed that top Transport plane officials left Canton at 7 p.. on. were still some Nationalist Civil Air

look off from Kai Tak for Can-Thursday. Lroups in Canton, The re-ton on a reconnaissance light gular police were function- at 9.53 a.m., and has not

turned. It is not known If it has landed in Canton.

OVER BABY ing as usual,

MIX-UP

Melbourne, Oct.

13. --

there was

Chinese report eald that some looting In the eastern suburb of Tungshan, but details could not be obtained.

зде

of

Thio

The eyewitness and he talked re-to come Chinese on board stlp and they said that Reds had decupled the airfield.

The While Cloud airfield in Canton was decerted early to- day. Personnel had all left, and During the night, the remain-there were no airfield guards to

oo peen. Ing Nationalist cficials fled the

TRAINS LEAVE General of next August. The Australia's "Whose Baby" ty. These included

Yuch, Hough

Governor

8.10 a.m. express for Government's aim in the inter-ense, in which two sets of Kwanglung Province, General Canton Jeft the Kowloon val is to secure a measure of

South China ermitus this Incrning 10 economic improvement the will parents have been arguing Yu Han-mow, vindica e devaluation when the about an alleged mix-up of overall commander, General L1 minutes late, but the 9.20 ex- garrison com- ress was cancelled because th: time comes for the electora to children in a maternity has-Chi-lan, Canton

station nuthorities at Canton pital, came before the Full mander, and the Mayor, Gen-

were unable to say whether t would be possible to run the

judge

Trime Minister's decl-High Court of Australin to-

The sion to stick to his plan for a Spring election is stated authori- tatively to have received over- whelming Cabinet support at today's meeting.

tho

who

inv.

This is the story to far:

On June 22, 1945, two women rave birth to girls within a few in o minutes of each other maternity hospital near Kyne

Mrs ton, Victoria. They were Albert Alorrison and Mrs Noel the Jenkins,

The part played by the Health Minister, Mr Aneurin Bevan, Cabinet left wing leader. in believed to lead Government "early election" champions, is not known. A subject carament tonight was a

But

Inter Mrs Morricon declared that she was Elven Mrs. Jen- of political king baby by mistake, but Mra further Jenkins did not want to make article in the left wing Labourer exchange, weekly, The Tribune, which has The Victoria Supreme Courl frequently been regarded as re-ruled on November 29 last that flecting Mr Bevan's views.

Mrs Morrison was richt. This

perlodical stimulated

It awarded speculation a fortaight ago by the child

dlain election.

LEFT WING SHOCK

This week's Tribune, which went to press before Mr Attlee's decision was announced, stated: -We profound'y hope that all -doubts have now been removed (Continued on Page 5)

eral Li Yong-ching.

POLICE CHIEF COES

that elty

It was also reported among those who left the enrly this morning Chief of the Canton Police, Gen. Chieh Ching-po,

But a Chinese newspaper ti Hongkong denied this, quoting a phone call from a staff worker

Canton at 9 a.m. today. Unlied Press,

MOCH WANTS

PEACE IN

afternoon tmins from the city INDO-CHINA

The

to Kowloon. Interding, passen- wers

on the coneriled train had

Paris, Oct. 13. the their fares r:funded. WAR

The general manager of the Premier-designate, M. Jules | British portion of the railway. Moch, seeking approval These officials were All

Te Mr 1. B. Trevor, said fint the from the French Assembly norted to have left by thin for afternoon

expresses from Tsam conf. formerly

Kwang Kowloon would teave if

for his programme for a new and chowwan, on

Lluchow when the ection

received de Cabinet, said tonight that Peninsula.

Antte Information that the two the Government must bring Gen. Yu Han-mow was em-

afternoon traing from Conton into force, before the dend powered only two days ago by would be running. the Nationalist Governmen to

line, agreements of last the defence of take charge of Canton.

Another Chinese

report sald

the

COMMUNICATIONS Telephone and telegraph ser- vices between Hongkong find

functioned Canton

normally this morning.

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At Lord Mayor's Dinner ACHESON,

Sir Stanford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, attended the annual Lord Mayor's dinner for bankers and merchants of the City of London, and gave an important address on the budgetary position and pro- spects for trade and Industry, Photo shows the Lord at the Guildhall,

Mayor greeting. Sir Stafford (right)

No

No Possibility Of Averting Another War

Melbourne, Oct. 13.-The Australian Chief of! This information was expect-March guaranteeing the in- Staff, Lieut-General V. Sturdee, said today that, The two morning extresses dependence. of Vietnam there was no possibility of averting a third world

ed at noon.

Indo-China, where the French

Aghters of Vietnam", required

were

war.

General Sturdee, who has just returned from in conflict with "mislea visit to Britain, said: "I see no possibility of a "particular attention," he said. third world war being averted. It may not be

The next Government had the for years, but it will come."

mission

of re-

ˇ

NEHRU EXCHANGE VIEWS

Washington, Oct. 1.-The State Department announced

•hat the Indian Primo Minister, Pandit Nehru, and he Secretary of State, Me Dean Acheson, had a wide, reneril exchange of views fering their 60-minute con- 'eronce here today."

No joint communique wok Issued, but a State Department pokesman cald after the meat- ng: "There was a general ex- hange of views on questions of ommon interest ranging over a brand field of topics.

"It was not the purpose of the meeting to reach decisions on any of these questions and aono was resched"

The spokesman refused to Elvo, any spielfie details of the opics discussed and added: "I think you could characterise the “ meeting by saying that they merely explored each other's mind"

He added that the best indica- tion of the subjects discussed was the members of the Slate Department who were present during the folks.

THOSE PRESENT These were: Mr Roy Hender- son, United States Ambassador to India: Mr Willard Thorp, Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs; Mr George McGhee, Assistant Secretary. for Near Eastern and African Affairs; Dr Philip, Jessup, Ambassador-At- Larga and Director of Chinese Mr George Kenann, policy! Counsellor and Director of the Polley Planning Staff; and Mr Albert Matthews, Director of the Office of Southern Aslan Affairs.

Indian!

Mr Nehru were the Peso-Ambassador, Mrs Vijayalakshmi Pandit, and Str Jirja Shankar Dajpal, Secretarys Genernt of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

The Prime Minister and his party and Mr Acheson left the State Department immediately after the meeting and went to the White House for a con ference with President Truman. Mr Nehru's meeting with Mr Acheson lasted just under un hour-Reuter,

NEW U.S. AIR COMMAND

Manila. Oct. 14-The United

ates Army's Philippine Com-

mad will give

way to new hilippine Air Command at a remony at Clark Field, alr north of Molla, tomorrow morning American and Philip- inc military and civilian off- ials will at end; |

•ials.

Howard

Turner. ommanding general of the 13th

from Canton left according to within the French Union. of that conditions in the elly wife rebedule, and should arrive here her custody whom the Jenkins confuzed. Only two regimenta j

at 1 bar. troops

p.m. and 1.43 p.m. re on article proposing an immehnd brought up 410 Noella of provincial

to mained behind Jonkins.

preserve Spectively.

STEAMERS HERE The Victoria State Full Court ford r, and they will liana over to the incoming Communist

The river steamers Wusuch set ualde this decision,

Now Mra Morrison and her troops.

and Wing Hing arrived in Hong- kong his morning from Canton "Imperious are asking the Full husband

Inmmed to capacity with last- | establishing peace or at least

He said that Russia's pos- been developed to a point where High Court of Australia to re- store the original court decision

|minute cvatures and their bag- truce which would spare nre- session of the atomic bomb most of the human race would giving her custody of Noella.

one.

clous blood, unspeakable auffer probably makes very little not survive another war.

No nation knows what any ings and heavy outlays," M Passengers on Wusuch said on Router.

difference

other notion has it the way o Moch added. the way down river shots were

He said: "Like the gas bomb. bacteriological weapons, he told fred at the ship passing Nan

Police reinforcements were it might never be used But a news conference. Shel Tow, but they did not

on duty outsido the Natloual the world now must prepare Dr Chisholm, a Canadian, sale Air Force, will take over the think Communists were respon- Assembly as M. Moch sought for atomic warfare the sume that the bacteriological weapon: Philippine Air Command. Thu Command were made developed by some nations are Anny's. Philippine. Wusuen dert Canton at 9:30 Proval for his proposed pro-way preparations

for gas warfare in the recent so powerful that they make the has been in a gradual process of Jast night, and Wing Hing

atomic bomb wer."

obsolete Assn l'quidation for several months. shortly afler. Shing officers Of the wages-prices problem

General Sturdeo said: "There- ciated Press. ald embarkation

scenes were and its relations to currency fore the armles, navics and atr normal, although there | M. Moch sald fairly

that merely to forces will continue to play u as some panic among Chinese raise wages would lend the leading part in any future war. lostling to get aboard,

to annihilation, France The atom bomb would wipe oul Oflects on the Wusuth said to ruin and the Republic into elties and war factories, but a

adventures."

EDITORIAL

Independence For Libya

THE -sub-committee of the

United

Nations Political Committee set up to consider the future of Italy's former colonies in Afrika has agreed that Libya should be granted independence, but has not yet been able to agree on when that independence shall take effect. The state- mate was not unexpected, and the sub. commitice has so far failed to add anything to the chances of n solation of the problem. All the big Powers have been resigned for some time to the Inevitability of some kind of Libyan Independence, and this matter of the date at which it should be granted has been the only real difference of onlnion. Russia is pressing for Immediate indepen- dence, though the argument put forword by the. Soylet. delegatoTM In the sub- committee that on interim peṛlod before- Independence might result in the matter -again' being raised in the United Nations and the decision being reversed-can hardly he taken as the real reason for Russia's stand. The interim period sug- gented by America, and endorsed by Pakistan. is thrée years, Britain originally favoured Bve years, but now seems willing to agree to three. The trus reason for the Russian desire for haste--- not only in the granting of Independence to Libyn, but to all the other colonice is probably to secure the removal of British troops and the consequent creation of a new' vacuum in North Africa. Italy apparently belleyes that Immediate fa- dependence, and the administrative.

·difficulties with which her former colonies. won'd thus be faced, would provide her · with her biggest opportunity of retaining.

a dominating influence, especially as she already has considerable minorities in each of the countries. It is not unlikely, also, that Italy is afraid that continuation of the British Military Administration will In some way strengthen Britain's hold over the arçss. Britain, France and the United States, however, are bound to be more cautious. None of these colonies can really be said to be ready for Independence, although the interest in their future taken by the United Nations recently has-led to a good deal of vociferous nationalism within thoir borders. Britain and France cannot ufford suddenly to withdraw all their forces and hand over power to the native populations, without risking the undoing of all that has been achieved in these countries since the war. France, in. particular, is known to have little con fidence In the Arabs" ability to handle their own naire in Libyn. In Eritren, the position is potentially" explosive. The withdrawal of British troops might well lead to civil war between. Christians and Muslims-and even to invasion by Abyssinia or the massacre of the Italian minority, The best solution would probably be to divide Eritren between Abyssinia and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.; The decisions made at Lake Success for the future of these countries will have far-reaching effects. It seems that they are all destined to receive Independence soon; but great care must be talien In deciding how soon. The allernative is a weakening of “tho Western Powern" position. In the fiediterranean, and chaos and disruption, throughout North Afrien.

sibla

they arrived in Canton at 8 am yesterday morning. and 42- though they did not go ashore the waterfront scenes were mur TEL.

JOURNALISTS ABJARD Amung passengers on Wusuen were British Journalists Michart

pranime.

franc

not

in

· He added: "But there is one

Economies States. Therefore,

HARSH SLASHES

Americu

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24

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Tinited Press.

discriminating

Gin

... end to be cure of Boord's look for the Cot and Barrel an the label the. Gin that hos bean popular in Hongkong for generations.

would be of little use against The beat way to defend the Russia's hordes of manpower,' interests of the least fortunate He said life is considered an labouring masses consiste

commodity In rairing their

Ruesin's ním of world dominu- theoretical expendable

always choose Boord's salaries but In maintaining tion. and improving their purchasing power," M. Moch continued.

Ho promised that there

power which the Soviet Union do ndon Davidson and Frank F. Robert would be "harsh sinshes" tears and that is the Unlied

Journalist Till-State expenditure. Kon, American man Durdin, French journalist would be achieved, he said, by must lead the Western World P. Briard, Dr G. A. Mihe, and structural reforms, especially in and England and the Empire

be prepared foreign merchanta in rovincial administration,

10 play and must several cluding a turk, Mr Said Kilkle. decentralisation. Civil servants second fiddle."United Press.

Others were alrling

pilot would have to work harder, he

U.S. AIM Bruce E. Tingle, Mr Harry W. warned.

Washington, Oct 13-Ad- Arnott, and Miss, H. Sawyer, a

niral R. A. Spruance, retired cretary

tead of the United States Naval Wharves after tha ships herthed.

morning WOTA

Yar College, said today that 10

with Russia future war fammed with passengers' be

ould be won auickly or by the longings and police controlled

tom bomb alone. crowds outside waiting to great

He told the House of Repre- Flande

sentatives Armed Services Commitice that he principai of the United States in a var with Rugain would be the werthrow of the dictatorship

uling the Communist sphere,

FIC wald, thuri would be ssential to establish our front ine on the enemy's continent."

His statement was made The Navy was winding us ita Belgrade Oct. 18-Marshalse against the United States Josip Tito's Government today inphards on the Air Force's necured: Bulgarian: lenders ́nt. 10 inter-continental bomber, tempting to detach Yugoslav's which is designed to deliver Macedonian province.

this

conflicting REPORTS Hongkong, Oct. 14.-Canton

to

In the course of his reference International matters, M. Moch said that France, would help to build Europe "not as a bulwark against another group of Powers but as the departure

point of a peaceful and a greater

BULGARIANS

ACCUSED

is quiet for the most part with confederation.Reuter, the exception of looting: In the exclusive residential district of Tungshon near the airport, but there is consleting information: at the White Cloud field itself.

One evewitness-who was The alrfeld as late as

6 pm, on Thursday and who managed to et passage on the night boat, Wuruch, said in on Interview with the United Press, after describing events while he was there for more than an hour:

The charge was contained in

Yo, you can say the Combeta Yaroslav rente handed to the

atom bomh-Reuter,

GERM WARFARE

were around the airport at Burarian Lestation here today. Lake Success. Oct. 18-D!

10 p.m." But at 10 am today to Bulgari petion in denouns Brods Chitholm....... Director-

CORDIAL OLD TOM

FINEST DRY-GIN

BOORD'S

FINEST LONDON

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a phone report from a United cing the treaty of mutual, nfd General of the World Heath CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO, LTD., SOLE AGENTH Press soures sald the Commune and friendshin, hetween the two. Organisation, midi taday... that Ista were not yet inside the city countries-Router,

bacteriological weapons have