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CAPTUTORY M606, THE QURA-SOLA HONDENY

VOL. IV NO. 296

For the Precrtačór af

HONGKONG THÄNGRAPE, For and on behalf of the

SOUTH CHINA KORNING POST, LEDE

The

Today's weather: Light or moderate neritiðast winds, Fair. 'Koon" Observations: @ Barometrie proosaro, 1018.4 mbe, 30.07 in. Temperature, 63.1 deg, P.- Dew polui, Bi der. F. Relative humidity, 74 %. Wind direction, N by W. Wind fores, 1 knot.

· High waler: 6 ft. 8 in. at 6.30 p.m. Low water; 2 ft. 2 in.: at 1.30 am." (Saturday).

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1949.

But Christmas

H.K. Big Hitch In Power Strike Lies Ahead

Factor In Recognition Issue

ú

London, Dec. 15.--The Secretary, Mr Foreign Ernest Bevin, attended enbinet meeting at 10, Downing Street on Thurn- day, when the ministers re portedly considered his re- commendation that recogni- tion should be given to the Chinese Communist govern- ment before the end of the успгт.

Gources naid

an

Informed

that the factors connected with re- cognition, which is stil In "Imponderable stage," included: firstly, the question of Hong-

konn.

The Foreign Office has noted that the Chinese Communis made no mention of the Crown Colony in their declared inten- lons of "herating" all Chine поня leritory under foreign rule, ni- though

mentioned they have Tibet. It remains to bo

Bent whether the formal terms of re- cognition "mutual respect for sovereignty and territory"-will be applied to Hongkong by the Comment regime. Secondly, the

garding

situation

re-

Formosa. Mr Βενια

has made clear the

British

government's contention that

Low To Join Daily Herald

London, Dec. 15-Davi4 Low, one of the World's greatest polisical cartoonista, resigned from Lord 12:0 Beaverbrook's Evening Stan- dart after 23 years.

ITC spring to the Dally Herald, the official newspaper

next

Parleys

SOME

OF THE MEN

will transfer REFUSE UNCONDITIONAL

of

te Libour Party, the announced 10- Standard

night For years Low has bern Elven complete free- leftist to alc dem

views withough political

clashed hvariably they

the with

policy Thr Evening Stand rd,

The

Time and time again be Lord fun at han poked

and Beaverbrook himself ridiculed the Canadian newspaper prer's most

campslent. carnent Standard, mentioning the latitude giren him. mented: "That freedom he will retain until he teavrs.” -Reuter,

COM-

RIOT IN

GAOL

Formosa is technically Japanese Calcutta, Dec. 15-Fifty

two persons were reported!

territory until the peace treaty

wih

Japan

Is signed. I

1h

RETURN TO WORK

Strikers To

Meet

Floating

Arsenal

Lifted At

Yaumati

Following dredging opern-] tions in the. Yaurati Typhoon Shelter throughout the night of December 2-3, the Police recovered what was described as "a floating London, Dec. 15.--Hopes of a full restoration arsenal," The Retzure com- five Chinese-type rifles, two 30/30 carbines,

gun, one

one Bren gun barrel, Mauser pistol, two Smith and Wesson revolvers,

of electric current tonight faded as Cabinet Minis.Prired ters, chiefs of Britain's nationalised electricity one Bren light machine industry, trade union leaders and unofficial strikers were this evening caught up in a wrangle over the terms on which the strike should end.

The 2,600 men who stopped work at the begin-one Colt revolver, a hand ning of the week, bringing widespread blackouts grenade, 2.445 rounds of to parts of Southern England voted today to resume rounds of revolver ammuni work pending further negotiations on their claim tion. for a special "heat and dirt" bonus.

At Barking-biggest power station in Europe the strikers went back. but at the three other stations they refused to sign a declaration that they were re turning to work "unconditionally."

The

Home

MK Secretary,

London, Dec. 18. - London

Chinese Communists should at- | injured today when 250 chutor Ede, told Parliament that and Southern England

wield

pate that it would be necessary secutive night by the in Introduce emergency powers electrical

question

of

a belligerent government

Thirdly the

with Britain's treaty relations

As la the ease of Turin.. Tibel,

Britain is under no obligation, but if asked by Bur- ma for military aid for defence Anglo-Burmese purposes, the treaty would make it hard for Britain to refuse if Burma were invaded from the north. --United Fress.

in

deal with

the situation.

by the British Government, the bechuicality arises whether Bring broken furniture, fought tain could continue recognising police, firemen and wardens for four hours in Calcutta's

One of the union leaders, Mr biggest gaol.

Frank Foulkes, President of the The warden sald rioters were Electrical Trades Union, told a

by pistol shots and KHAN subdued

reporter that the only conditions tear gas,

imposed when the unions met Unofficial reports sald 17 Are-

the Electricity Authority yester- men and policemen and 35 pri-

unton soners were infered, is serimis-day were on the trade

offiefals, who nerred in conduel ty.

The ghung broke out when Begollations in accordance with prisoners-men and women whoreements, "to sutisfy the men's had been held for works with- Just demand." out trial-staged a protest de- the bi- against monstration weekly search of their cells by wardens.

to

according

that

He added, "I agree with the workers

cir under no cumpkinces could they take up

B.E.A the employment with

They can only unconditionally. take up employment on the con ditions Inid down in the national agreement

agree

Thailand Air Force

Woinen prisonera overpower- Chief Ousted

ed wornan wardens, bound their Bangkok, Dec.

13-Vice hands and feet and locked them Marshal Luang Dhevarit

Win a cell before joining the men. removed last night as Comman-

Later The prisoners broku fullure der of the Thailand Air Force. and crockery and seized pieces His deputy was appointed to fight the wardens, succeed him. The ouster cois-

to the prison announcement. cided

with reports that the

Firemen and police wern called. Field The Arclighters played hoses A of Premier

Phibun Songgram bas on the demonstrators, but fell nipped a plot to overthrow back after a furious charge in by force. Sections of the armed whic "several" firemen were at Barking have called a mas

carly tomorrow to forces were rumoured to have injured. The police then opened meeting for been involved in the plot. Bre, breaking up the demonstra-decide their future actione

Bon.-United Press. United Pres

EDITORIAL

THE

it

statement by the B.E.A. said that it fully intended to observe the existing ment settled in accordance with the constitutional machinery,

Masy meetings of some of the strikers were called for tonight

rifle ammunition and

90

On the application of In- spector Summers, at Kowloon this morning, Mr d'Almada granted a confiscation order. Ho

Was

iso imposed a fine of $10,000 br one year on Ng Ying-chun, master of junk 723731, who were pleaded guilty to possession con- without a Reence, Ng was wildcat represented by Mr J. M. workers' strike. d'Almada Remedios.

Police had received Informa There appeared to be a chance,

Bloating arsenal of a complete blackout before uon that this

to the Colony. coming dawn tomorrow.

When Police -boarded the junk Dinster was absent but Kis wife surrendered rifles and 200 rounds of um- munition.

succeeded In finding Police the master at a bearding house and he offered to thow tho Police where the

arms ammunition were.

the

A complete blackout

*WIN threatened After

labour+ A management dispute over con- ditions that were to have end- ed the wildcat strike 2.000 mur employees in foner electricity generating plants.

The

Labour

Minister,

Mr

George Isnaes, told Parliament the situation was like "dynamite lying about", but the Home Secretary, Mr Chuter Ede, mulet'

few minutes later that the government did not believe it would be necessary to declare a

state of emergency.

WIFE'S ACTION

Dina

At the

For

P.G.

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

JESSUP TO VISIT H.K.

Fact-Finding

Turkeys in a Middle Wallop, Hants, farm are for the time being-safe in the arms of WRAC officers Christine Chandler and Joan Rogers. The girls are on an Army agricultural course.

Mission

Washington, Dec. 15. — Ambassador at Large, Dr Philip Jessup, leaves Wash- ington on Thursday night en route to the Far East for a two-month survey during which he will attempt to find out what the United States can do to block fur- ther spread of Communism. in Asia.

Mr Jessup will sail for Japan from San Francisco on Decem- ber 20 aboard the so President Cleveland, Before leaving Washington, Dr Jessup informed Congressional foreign affairs

ong

the (London Express Servica)

Consul-General Ward

Was Threatened With Firearms

Washington, Dec. 15. The U.S. Consul thre General, Mr Angus Ward, reported today that he and his staff at Mukden were threatened with fire- arms and denied medical services by the Chinese Communists for months before they were. freed. Mr Ward now is en route to Japan aboard American merchant ship, after being ordered out of China by the Communista. He radioed to 1500 word re- the State Department a detailed port on his treatment.

And

Subsequent enquiries revealed

told the

дл

that Ng's wife had

In it he again denied that he Police that she had slid the arms overboard after dark when or his oldes

Not until June 6 was he per-

experts that his main purpose was to sco how the American government can help to prevent Sound of Communism into Alla and eastward in.o the Paciüce rather than RE-

could certain what

be done about reclaiming China

Dr Jessup expects to spend about one week in Japan, then continue to Bouthern Korea, Formosa-if it is still in Na- tionalist hands-the Philippines, Hongkong, Singapore, Indo- Chin and Slam Ho has no intention of visiting Communist China unless an unexpected opportunity develops. In Blam, Dr Jessup will meet American diplomatic represen

re

with

who

tatives in the For East

Eathering at Bangkoks on February 13 for discussions of

he Aslan situation. the

Bangkok Following meeting, Dr Jessup intends to Pakistan, visit Burma, India, and Ceylon to dig out pertinent facts for Mr Acheson.

Dr

met Zato Jessup Wednesday with Chairman John Kee of the House Foreign Affairs and Republican

its ranking minorsty to give them informa- Land

on

had assaulted amitted immunication. of

any Charles Eaton of

the Police guards on duty were former Chinese employee at the type with the outside world.

to

Consulate. The charges were

used by the Communists members for a month.

After

they were first put tion concerning his linerary

November Gaol Mr Ward and four star under guard, it was two weeks objectives. Dr Jessup's inco

Workers at three government-

on the other side of the ernfl. owned generating plants started Mr Remedios sald the junk to return to work this afternoon, was in Tolshan on but walked out when

the 3 when the magistrate of Yan- Fung management insisted that their ping. Chinese territory.

re be

"entirely

uncon- Ngok, and some soldiers, return ditional". The strikers then quisitioned the junk and

Cheung to and the men who resumed work inimel they had been "locked/ dered Ng to sail

Chau. a meeting for The

ter.

A Question Of "Face'

HE safety of United States Govern- ment oficials and other American citizens in China has been much fathe news lately. Mr Angus Ward and his Consuler party are now safety In inter- national waters, having been deported from Manchuria, but direct news is still awaited about the two American officers who have been held incommunicado by the Com- manist for a year. It was this back- ground which caused a journalist to ask of Mr Dean Acheson, the American Secretary of State, whether the United States had not "lost face" in consequence of recent events. Mr. Achesori expressed himself as being unconcerned with the foolish Oriental concept of "losing face," and that it was one characteristic of orien- talism of which he was not guilty. Many will feel that the impatience and filppancy of the State Secretary's reply does not do Justice to the situation. While Mr AchesoN may regard the concept of "osing face" na "foolish" it is very real to several hundred million persons whose attitude 'towards America and other Western nations is of the utmost importance, Moreover, it is well to recognise that some changes in the meaning of "face" have taken place during the last generation. Individual and national "face" in East Asia' is no longer à negative question of not doing the thing that "Isn't done." It has become a positive question of demonstrating essential personal and group Integrity: With the rise of social and national self-convelousness in the Far East there has been a noticeable modification of some of the ideas of good behaviour. To have and to keep "face" i nowadays the individual must demonstrate

in his conduct that he maintains his legitimate self-respect and is entitled to demand the legitimate respect of others. "Face" is gained by being honourable and

upright, fair-minded,

generous and tolerant. "Face" can be lost by being petty and stingy, cowardly or ungracious. The question, therefore, whether any actions or words on the part of a foreign nation are likely to Involve the loss of "face" is profoundly important. It seems to be less a question whether any country should be over-nice or over-sensitive, and more whether behaviour as individuals or

a nation reflects uprightness and honour in the best sense. On these lines it could well be suggested that it is the Chinese

Communists who, In the, cases of Mr Angus Ward and the two American naval ollicers, have "lost face." There has been nothing upright, honourable, fair-minded, generous or tolerant about the manner in which these Americans have been treated. They have been denied the ordinary decencles to which any person, even if suspected of an offence, is entitled, and because of this the Occidental con embrace the concept of “face” and remain convinced · that the Chinese Communists have suffered its loss in no small measure.. This becomes more emphaalsed when it is clear that the abuse heaped on

the American nationals forma obviously a part ak an" organilsed · campaign to bring **Americn-and Americans, Into the greatest possible disrepute. It is designed to cause them to “lose face," but in effect

· It is`a boomerang, and is something which., can only encourage the West to acknow. ledge with contempt.

oui" and called tonleht of delegates representing 10,000 electricity workers in the London orca.

The meeting was scheduled to take place at 8 p.m., GMT out- ide the London Hippodrome, in he centre of the city's theatre

area.

to

before

the Americans were with the exception of allowed to move between their fellows the US military plan- homes and the office. It was ners' concept of a strategie five weeks before the office had defence ring which must be held running water or electric lights, against the Communists. In the

Far East.

Mr Ward said in his report they were kept under "atracious or-conditions" and were subjected

perversions of justice." His recital of more than a

The Communists took up the Dr Jessup's role on this tour Junk proceeded to year's

studied mis-Americans indentity passes. All is principally that of a fact- apparently and on arrival treatment began with the to packages carried by Americans Ander for Mr Acheson. He is Cheung Chau

Consulate offices of left, taking the

make The gaolers not expected to the soldiers

any were examined. Communist Boldlers on with by and ammunition

on refused even armas

to permit "the broad and over-all recommenda- 20 last year. This emptying of overflowing cess-tion but to provide advice and them. The junk then sailed to November

right after tho Com-pools in American residences." Information on specide situa- Hongkong. The Junk returned

cd was

seized the Manchurian "I and every American mem- tions, which can be pieced 10- to Cheung Chau on November munists

here by persons with 30, when the soldiers returned city. Telephones and electric ber of my staff were threatened gether with Ove sacks

of knowledge

For of arms and Unes were cut, disrupting water at least once with firearms," Mr broader

cre lighting, thorities

Ward said.--Associated Press. ammunition and gave orders supply and all

Eastern affairs-United Press, The The strikers have decided to for the junk to sail for Hong-

Communist aut for

all the Ameri- a kong.

that submit their demands

served notice seven and a halt percent bonus.

On arrival, the junk-master cans would be confined Incom- retroactive to July, to negotia- went to the Water Police municade in their residences un- tion-United Press.

Station, but could find no-one

further notice, When Mr Ward insisted on

on staying

In his there, caid Mr Remedios.

In pleading for leniency, Mr office, he said 22 persons wer

30 hours, during Remedios said that the defen-kept there for

which

"were permitted n they dant had allowed fear to over-

of reporting to single

bucket of water and denied even kerosene lights.

The 10 Americans and their aller

assistants were under

STOP PRESS

Attempt To Sabotage Planes

ride his duty

the Police.

Taxation

At Kai-Fak Documents

Chinese flying and groundli staff of Civil Air Transport who were dismissed yesterday tried to mabotage

Seizure and prevent

guard continually thereafter

until they were permitted to leave only last week.

Other instances the. Consul cited included:

Sicilian Bandits Attack Bus

Enna,

Sially, December. 15.-

four of the company's planes from taking off for Taiwan this Investigation into alleged irre-

fire on a morning.

gularit'es in taxation documents, Five bandils opened

bus near Enna today, slightly About 200 employees of CAT which led to a series of lighting wounding the driver on the nose Furrounded the planes at Kalralds by the Police on the Inland and a passenger in the hand. Tak about 9 a.m., and demand-Revenue Department and a num The bandlts Uned up

.the 24

ed six months' pay from Genber of private businesses, is con- passengers and robbed them of Claire L. Chennault, CAT pre-tinuing, an official of the Police 800,000 Lire (about £350) and sident, who was on one of the Department revealed this morn- then escaped

Ling.

machines.

While discussions were going Inspection of documents seized on, a.CAT pliot discovered that would take a considerable length some of the men had deflated of time, he added, as they

would some of the planes' wheels and have to be examined by Govern- others were engaged in, eulling ment exports. the wiring, connections and oil

emphasised supply.

amont

that

it nobody the large called to *** An attempt by CAT pilots 10

Police Headquarters questioning way provent further damage resulted yesterday for

in

robbery of a bus in Sicily in 24 This was the second highway

hours Associated Press,

All __Is_Excitement

At

Lausanne

Lausanne, Dec. 15.—The birth

minent, it was learned reliably here today

free for all. The Police under arrest, and sald reports of the film star, Rita Hayworth's, were sunrmones, and

to that effect in certain news second child is considered im- Jarge EU force turned up at the airfield.papers were absolutely false."

Up to mid-morning, no fur- Two CAT employees were de

The hotel where Rita is tained, while, the others were ther raids had been carried out

by the Follce is in conjunction staying is rapidly filling up with ushered out of the field and told win the Inland Revenue De American news agency corTES“ One agency already.

they could not re-enter: 10 partment. One Police van still pondents.

The four planes left for

remained in the lane, between has five correspondents is the wan at 0.40 am. Five orer Windsor House and Lano, Craw- hotel and has leased an (part- CAT planes remaining at Kal ford. Lid, with furniture from ment opposite the clinic.- Tak are being guarded by police. (Continned on Pare. 5) Houter.

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