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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO. 244

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1949.

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Communist Flags At Shataukok

Morrison

Warning Reported Talks

Of Five

Million With Communists

Jobless

Washington, Oct. 16.-

Tho Secretary

of Com-

merce, Mr Charles Sawyer, today warned that 5,000,000 men would be thrown out of jobs and thousands of small businessmen forced to the

wall if the steel strike con- tinued until December 1.

In a statement today, running up the possible economic impact!

of the two-week-old shutdown. Mr Sawyer assected zombrely that the stoppago and reversed the upward business and employ - Incat trend, tntion's welfare was at 5

fic forecast 2,000,000 un employed in steel and industries dependent on steel if the walk-

and 311 W the

bake.

out were not ended by Novem- ber 1. and after that shutdowns cich an autor, machinery electric

In mata production

Industries

appliances, construction metal containers,

And

By December 1. he Con tinued, if the strike continued, unchployment directly attel-

butable to the strike would be approximately 3,000,000, Fur- ther mort, it whe Catimaleri that by January 1 there would in effert be a complete shut- metal-consuming in-

down in

dustries.

Concurrent with Mr

yer's

statement,

Truman's council

At Peiping

PRACTICAL WORKING BASIS

SOUGHT BY BRITAIN

Washington, Oct. 16.—Britain has been making carnest efforts to reach a practical working basis with the Chinese Com- munists in current nogotiations at Peiping, diplomatic authoritics said today. What the Communists want is formal diplomatic recognition of their new government by the United States and Britain, along with resumption of full trade relations.

FLYING

TRADER

RELEASED Saw-

Washington, Oct. 16.- Dr Edwin Nourse, chairman of President The Chinese Nationalists to

of economic advisers, told the United Press strikes would "become crucini for the national economy If no progress toward settlements

made

that both the steel and coat

waa

Prest.

this week.-United

10.-Lost- Atmed at

ANOTHER STRIKE Pittsburgh, Oct. difch negotiations averting the threatened strike at

plants of thre

Mine

Aluth.num

Company of Anterica entrajezer here late today, and Ctu Steel- wurkers ordered their ma to quit work turlight United Press.

SWAM HARBOUR

FOR

ᏴᎬᎢ .

A Commando NCO diver into the harbour from the Star Ferry wharf at long- kong early this morning and

Awam to Kowloon for a bet.

The him that he could not make the crossing, and others on the wharf warned him of currents.

Despite this, the Commando stripped to underpantu and plunged

in about 1.30 a.in. with some launches followingt in Irua Channel style,

Cominando's inates bet

Some time later he emergent dripping at the Public Pler

In Kowloon and collected his bat.

EDITORIAL

day apparently released the American freighter, Flying Tinder, which a Nationalist warship halted with gunfire off Shanghai on Saturday.

H. J. Isbrandtsen, President of the Istranutsen Seamanip Com. pany in New York, owners uf the vessel, telephoned the United Press from New York

way*

that he had received a message that the ship is "inder again.

He had no other details and could not say defiutely that the vessel was free of her cap-

Lora.

Just what effect such re-| cognition would have on re- lations between Britain and the United States is not clear.

"

He was expected to leavo by air this week-end along with the Second

Robert Secretary, Mr Rondon, and Iwo Embasty clerks.-Associated Press,

ROSCHIN SEES MAQ

Picture shows a street in the buraer village of Santaunos, with Communist American consular officials in Soviet Ambassador

London, Oct, 10. The new five-star tings flying in anticipation of the arrival of the regular.Communist troops.

to Chinu, Peiping have been carrying on Mr N. V. Roschin, today pre

The invisible border runs down the middle of the road, with the British side on xome discussions, aimed at clari-sented

the left. In foreground approaching camera la Sub-Inspector Robert Oliver, in his credentials to Mr fying their status co that they Mao Tse-tung, the leader

charge of the Police station at Shataukok. of can conduct consular functions, the

New Chinese Communit at least to come extent.

Government, according to 打 Now China News Agency T recognition port received here."

of the Communist regime, the Secretary of Stale, Mr Dean Acheson, made it very clear this weck that the United States favours an indeliaite postpone ment of its decision on whether to recognise the Pelping govern-

ent

As for American

Even if Britain should decide to grant recognition, the U.S. would follow its own course, My Acheson indicated.

NO DIRECT NEWS The vessel was en route to Tientsin when hafted. The i

President Harry Truman was Flying Trader carries a crew represented by informed ofllclats as belleving that United States

The report enld that the Soviet Ambassador was ht compondled by 11 members of the Soviet Embassy, and addteri that calor Chinese officials, s well as the Minister of Foreig Affairs, Mr. Chou En-lal, and the acting Chief of Staff, Gen- eral Nich Jung-chen, were also present-Reuter,

MONCOL DECISION San Francisco, Oct. 16.The Mongolian People's Republic has decided to establish diplomalle relations with Communist China, the Peking Radio reported to- night.

The decision was conveyed to: vers, Her first stop was to be relations with the Chinese Com-the Communist Foreign Minister,

(Continued on Pare. 5) Tientsin after which she was munists can be conducted in- due to dock at Japan with steel, definitely on the same basis ns tallow and general cargo loaded with Soviet Russia

the United States for General

of 43 and probably some passen.

MacArthur-United Press.

Anhui Wounded Doing Well

15 years prior to 1033.

during the

Indonesian

Independence On Dec. 15

It is impossible to get direct news reports from Peiping, duci

the Communist move In all communications cutting of

Soviet bloc COTES- creept to puntients. Thirteen of the 25 persons

Communist Meanwhile, the wounded when Communiot guns shelled the B. and S. steamer capture of Canton is beginning a Antul at Amoy

of American dispersal on Saturday cial representatives in China. afternoon finve been

admitted

new

Weeping Czechs Hunt

Missing

Relatives

Prague, Oct. 16.-Hundreds of weeping Czechs poured into Prague's prisons and police stations today in anguished search for friends and rela- lives snatched up in big-scale arrests in the past two weeks.

ILSE KOCHI

ing. Some Prague people re-

HAND-OVER Saturday night disgorging 405

Forecasts Further Austerity

Doncaster, Oct. 16.—The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morricon, warned Britons today that Govern- ment is about to make some decisions which "ure bound fo be unpleasant to us all."

The stern mcusures 0911- emplated, Mr Morrison told

$t

Labour Party meeting - In Pontusler, ire necessary? prevent a drift Into "economic Tehnoa and unemployment,"

The Labour

Governiŋent's programme to overcome some of the difficulties brought about he the acute thorium Collate was expected to be ennsiderert by the Cabinet's Bronomie- Polley Committee iv. Maruday.

It wil mio tu the first con- cer of Parliament, which will restima ression on Tuesday after its summer recisa. A policy statement by the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, Is expected soon.

BELT-TIGHTENING

Mr Morrison did not say today what the unpleasant" measures contemplated by the government may be But there was a general relief that more belt-tightening is in store for Dritons.

A cut in administrative ox- penses, on which the Prime Molster is working, is expected to eliminato some Government Joba. A reduction in food and tobacco importa is generally ex- pected, and it may be necessary to defer some contemplated expansions of social service

whose

"We in Britain are producing more and more wealth, but our Reliable Informants said to one of the labour camps- trouble is that we keep on be- having as though we have more camps" by these arrests were continu-called "educational

the Czech Government.

wealth to distribute than In Thua cump--near Kladus, actually the case," Mr Morrison ported that they had reen mining; and industrial city about † raid.

vans. 15 miles west several large police

of Prague--has

"We are to-a-man inmates. including

income raises a little each year kurnerous women. people seized in night raids

but who is always spending this The wants visitor reported that in addition to their work

year at a rate which he will not ut prisons.

be earning until next year or The funnies Bust undergo

the year Authorities Foar

Many relatives of auested nightly stuck of Marx

afler. It wo, could only brace ourselves to hold off Outbursts

people inquired today at polic: Lenin-Associated Press.

for a little, we would soon and Lät tiens, but were turned awią |

that production had gone up Munich, Oct. 16.-Ameri, without information.

stufficiently to honour all, cur commitments. Army authorities to-I

la sad queues, they began to dny tightened precautions semble early in the morning!

can

15 against a possible outburst with leod purcels, rum: Greased

worn clothes. "Many

women

by Landsberg's 4,000 dis-in their Sunday best, others in The Hague, Oct. 16.-The placed Jews when Ilse Koch carried trifting in anticipation

"Mistress Netherlands Government is infamous

of of long waits. to Queen Mary Hospital, crat | Mr Robert Strong, ranking U.S. this morning all were reported envoy with the National, is expected to grant sovereign- Buchenwald," is tranferred

They had been told previously "doing fairly well." The other under orders to transfer its ty to Indonesia on December to German custody on Montrat If the food pare: was injured were allowed to leave headquarters from Hongkong 16 of this year.

At its day.

accepted, it meant the arrested There are two blg Jewish Dr person was being held at that session tomorrow, the Dutch

camps at Strawel, not far from prison. Cabinet will decide on that.

the

military grim American date, an informed source prison." said today.

Many of the Inmates may November has been set ng n

have had relatives in Buchen- target date for ending

the wald while the 42-year-old Ilse round-table conference, and was there. within six weeks after that data! Authorities were uneasy about

after treatment.

to chuagicing.

Canton And Hongkong

Ihasten

n

Communisi phraseology, Canton And so Chinese Communism returns, after twenty-two years, to the city where it organised ita first-armed revolt. This time, however, the change la not the result of a mere local disturbance but, being the extension of a country-wide movement, likely to persist as long as the newly-created "Chinese People's Re- public" can maintain lis grip on the vast territories that have fallen into its hands. Canton thus forms part of wider picture, and its future is bound up with the success or failure of the new regime as a whole. Canton and the Cantonese, however, can be na much a liability as an asset to the Communists. The Con- ioness people are ultra independent in their thought and ways; economically, they are traditionally upholders of the principle of free enterprise. Their reac tlon to the political philosophy and the economic programme of the new govern- ment will exert a strong influence on future developmenis. To us in Wongkong, the taking over of Canton by the new government is an event of great moment. Hongkong's relations with Canton have always been friendly, based Interference in the internal affairs of our neighbour and on lung commercial In- tercourse. There has been some uncer. tainly whether the polley of the new Communist regime will permli continuance of relations on the same basis. The time.

on hon.

has arrived when an answer may be expected before very

many days have passed. While we are waiting to learnt the attitude of the Chinese Communist government, they are, as likely as not, also interested to know the attitude of the British Government on the matter of re. cognition. A declaration from Lendon is therefore keenly awaited in Hongkong, and will not come too soon. On the matter of trade and foreign relations generally, a cleavage of opinion among top Communist leaders in China has been reported. The so-called radicals among them are said to favour a strict pro-Soviet orientation of policy and, while not ilmiting but controlling trade with other countries, would reduce contacts, of all kinds to the minimum to operate within terns of uncompromising opposition to the capitalistic powers. On the other hand, the moderates among them, while supporting friendship and

rusti

LAST GERMAN

GOVERNMENT

Formal Relations With Russia

ASKING FOR IT

"But as long as we continu- lly presa for more

personal incomes and more state services than our current production will cover, we are asking for Double and getting it.

"You will soon be hearing of Berlin. Oct. 16.-Russia the Government's decisions on measures to bring British today established diplomatic economy into balance. Some of SOME FORTUNATE Trelations with the new pup- these decisions are bound to be

pet government which it net unpleasant to us all, but they Many of the small business up in Eastern Germany, are fare less unpleasant than men and others arrested 'os

the alternative of drifting Into "po'tical unreliables"

have Seriet satellites in Eastern economic chaos and unemploy- been sent to Pankrac, Prague's Europe are expected to fol- ment."-Associated Press. biggest pricon, which stands on low suit at once. the agreements reached must the reaction of these Jows and a hill on the outskirts of the

Than Rusrin be ratified, according to a decl- alerted U. S. military units al city, before being shipped off sion taken some months ago Landsberg and prison guards...to forced. camps or the coul Associated Press.

They will form a protective, mines. cordon about the prison when the woman is handed over Batavia, Oct. 16.-Streams of the Germans, refugees from Central Java Early

REFUGEES

re-established with at least part of Germany di, lomatic relations, which were broken automatically whón of relatives Adult Hitler attacked ibe Soviet A long queue to

formed there' carly this mor- Union without warning on Jan

avens, where Dutch troops have complete a four years Allied loved ones.

on Monday, she willing, hoping for news of their 22, 1941.

G. M. Pushkin, former Am- been withdrawn, arrived today war crime sentence and will be

bassador to Hungary, was named Some were fortunate and had chief of the Soviet diplomatie

TOP PRESS

at Sourabaya and other centres jurned over for trial on similar their food parcels taken in by mission to the new regime, whic| COMMUNISTS where the Dutch Army is in charges by German zuthorities. police guards with registers of in turn noted Rudolf Appell

sources said het

hero

force, usually reliable

Dutch

tonight.

FIVE CHARGES

•

ד'

.

names. To parcels were all | 48-year-old Communist, cluel apened and thoroughly search of the Eastern German mission ed. Any wriften messages were to Mosców.

The refugees were sald to. consist mainly of Indonesian The Germans fave charged destroyed. policemen, civil servants and her on five major counts, one of their families, and Chinese "who which involveil the wanton A Prague woman fracting a feared to remain in towns oc- shooting of 24 Jewish prisoners friend yesterday obtained entry cupied

by Republican, troops."

War no ometal con- Major-General Clayton Pisrce,

Thera

In 1941.

PEACE TREATY Rellable German sources re

-pence ported that format tienty

between Nussia Eastern Germany already being drafted and Rusla

firmation tonight of reports that U, S. Commander in Augsburg Churchill Is promised it would be put

guerillas had looted and fired where the Germang will try the houses in the areas evacuated widow of the former Buch:n by the Dutch.

Ho

Favourite

and

was harl into

effect

The

within three Satellites would do

months,

like-

wise.

An

uppstל

and

wold Commander, said that SULTAN BLAMED

striet measures would be taken.

rom roon, as the treaty is A Dulch official spokesman ither by Jews or Germans.

to prevent any demonstration

Igned, Russia and the satellites tonight described as general

London, Oct. 10.-The Sunday are "A grave

expected to set up full breach of the tease-fir" state-defin'e possibility of trouble Winston Churchill led He pollions accredited to the Eastern

conceded that there was Pistorial reported today that Mramb7ssadorial diplomatic mis mont by the Sultan of Juhi Ilan Koch walks outside af favourites for Prime Minister regime. Russia was believed to. Jakarta, the Indonesian Repub

the protective walls of Lands-

won the be If the Conservatives lican Defence Minister, blansing

prepared to grant its news next election. Fulch "unreastrableness" for a

He disclosed that earller army

Mr Churchill received 7,049

int riebis ment full

at least on paper, | "rapidly deteriorating situation" resʻris

refrictions which would have votes aenirst 4.510 for Mr An with in East Java,

other countries banned Allied reporters from thony Eden, deputy leader of Eastern blot, anid tinteeing the transfer had been the Conservative Pariy. Mr B. A Henco was forecast that Under the

raised.

Oliver Stanley ho Eastern German govern Butler and Mr parties agreed to refrain from He said, however, that no wore alco-raut

mant, menti be admitted to pubić speeches and etion which German reporters or photo-

Last week, the Pictorial ro-membership in the Cominform might prejudics a peaceful graphers would be permit'ed to ported that Mr Ancurin Bevan and would be included in the acilement of the Indoneclan dis witness the action. Allied ro- with 3,306 votes, won Its roll as { series friendship treaties. pute, now the subject of round-porters and photographers only favourite for Prime Miniater if which now link the countries table negotiations at The Hague will be permitted in the court the Socialists were returned to of the Eastern bloc-Unites —Router,

yard.--Associated Press.

| power,-United; Press,⠀

collaboration with Soviet Russla, want to pursue, it is reported, a more independent ling and believe that Communist Chlon should reek a working relationship with Belial and the United States in the Interest of trade and other dealings of advantage to China. If the utterances of Caruntunist lenders concerning develop- ment of the Internal economy Bro any criterion, hopes for à continuation of foreign trade aro. promising. Reallylle diplomatic netion will help the altuation.

The spokesman

enyemast

Less.

of

AT SHUMCHUN

• border.

·Shunichun, on the mil way Immediately across the from the New Territarice, WDS ocoupled this morning by about 300 regular Communkt troops of the "People's Liberation sirmy."

'There were about the samo number of Nationalist troops in the town, and they surrendered,

Communist regular troops are expected to take over tho Chinese pection of. Bholankok this afternoon.

Nationalist troops byacu fed from the aren north of the

New, Tori. Lories · have crotsed The movili of the Pearl River

to the Chunrahan District, north of Macno.