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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. V NO. 235

Typhoon

Intensive Keeps H.K. On Tenterhooks

A slow moving but large and intensive typhoon kept Hongkong on tenterhooks this morning, largely as a result of scanty information and lack of direct clue as to when the winds are likely to reach gale force and possibly stop the ferry services.

At seven o'clock a.m., curiously enough, the force of the wind gusts was reduced by comparison with the period between 3 a.m. and 5 am, but that was probably due to freak activity.

Al 7.45 a.m. the Royal Ob- selvatory, issued the following statement:

Falkenhausen Says

Soldier Would Understand

in

"At 3 a.m. this morning the | typhoon was centred about 240 miles south-east of Hongkong, moving W.N.W. or N.W, five to seven knots,

at

Winda in Hongkong are ex- pected zoon to reach gale forco from the north and will con- tinue to increase all day.

Weather will be

overcast,

with rain.

"All precautions should taken."

be

The approximate position of] the centre at 3 am, was with-

271

CO miles of Lat. 10.1 N, Long, 116.5,

Indications around 10.30 am. were that the typhoon was in- creasing

Intensity in

and warning was given that tha No. 9 sigual may go up at any moment.

RADIO REPORTS

Bruzels, Oct. 3. White-lipped and trembling, General Ernst Von Falken hausen, wartime German mil. tary governor of Belglum and Northern France, refused court here today to reveal the names of Belgians wh

pro- tested to him against the exe- cution of civilian hostages.

Ho is charged with the execution of more than 240 The majority civilian hostages, of deporting closed today, Jewn to Nazi concentration in the precincts camps. and of deporting hour, but with weather civilion to forced labour in ditions certain to gel Germany.

revere all were rent horne,

Radio Hongkong has since early this morning being broad- casting official reports to the public and to shipping every hour, and will continue through- out the day.

schools of Pupila gathered

at the

stal

con-

more

Asked by the Courte Pre- Ferry services were reduced. zident give in his own In-the Star Ferry, for instance, tered the names of the Belgians adopting the system of using a who went to see him, Falken-single berth ellher side,

and hausen replied, **I refuse to the pressure sharply increased give their names, They will the time taken between trips. remember what I told them sides of the harbour and waits Very large queues formed both

of half an hour or more were Fot uncommon during normal rush period.

If they want to they can come here and festifs of their own free will."

President

The

commented, "What must your judges think? Either your delicacy is extra-,

ordinary or you want to throw tlust in their eyes".

the

The meeting of the Legisla- day has been postponed for Live Council arranged for to-

werk.

Although the airport at Kai answered Tak has not yet been closed all with 7 shrug, "A soldier commercial airlines have ean

celled 'their schedules.

Dr Falkenhausen

would understand"-Reuler.

EDITORIAL

Tokyo

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1950.

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IN FAR NORTH KOREA

Mr Winston Churchill, with whom General Smuts worked so closely during the war, leaving Westminster Abbey with Mrs Churchill after the Memorial' Servico for the South African statesman last Wednesday. (London Express Service).

Spate Of Rumours About Sterling Re-Valuation

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Oct. 3.

Peace Negotiations

THE disclosure that negotiations are

proceeding in Tokyo, seeking an agree ment between members of the Far Eastern Commission on the terms of an early peace treaty with Japan, running simultaneousty with informal

between discussions interested Powers at Lake Success, gives promise of good results reasonably soon. It is true that Russla has ignored the Truman Invitation, but since the Kremlin has cynically prevented a settlement with Austria-on grotesque pretexts—and her Activities in Germany are similarly designed. It is too much to hope that her disposition has undergone a change in respect to Japan. If ground is to be gained, it cannot rely upon Moscow's approval and consent. Solution can be found only by ignoring the obstructionist and. if necessary, by the conclusion of separate treaties with Japan. For these reasons, the opening of further talles between the Pacifle countries for the pur. pose of ending tho technical state of war with Japan is in line with sound policy and. commonsense. It is sound policy for all the countries affected to explore the ground, discover where they see eye to eye and where differences require to be froned out. In the world of today, it is cómmonscase to push for an early end to an occupation that has very largely carried out its primary functions. Not that it will bo an easy malter, even with- out the manoeuvrings of the Russians to add complications. No surprise will be occasioned by indientions that the United States is encountering' difficultles in Lake Success in winning the uncritical support of Australia, the Philippines and others for the State Department's pence term proposals. Principally, they are concerned about what is held to be a tog liberal attitude. In urging that tho`peace treaty should contain no prohibition against the

£92,600 At Cost Bombed And Strafed Yesterday

Of Sixpence

Manchester, Oct. 3. Mry L., Pike, the 71- year-old wife of a plum- ber, and two of his five daughters today shared Britain's bireest aver football Dool's prize

£92,664 for six pence.

The pool, whleb the

Pike

won, known as the treble chance, in the most difficult of all. It means forecasting eight Cumes which are likely to end in a draw.

From matches to be played last Saturday, they selected eight which all. ended with the

Boores even---Berter.

SELL OUT

OF TAIPEH

| ASSERTION

DENIED

Washington; Oct. 3.

66 Miles From

Manchuria

HQ ARE NON-COMMITTAL

Tokyo, Oct. 3. American warplanes tonight bombed and strafed an un- identified convoy moving south at Sinanju, 66 miles from the Manchurian border, according to a usually reliable source `at General MacArthur's headquarters.

The same source confirmed the existence of one of the biggest Communist convoys seen for some time, but said that there was no information about a report that a long cavalcade of guins, tanks! and trucks had been spotted moving towards North Korea from the Chinese side of the Yalu River. border.

Since American planes keep about 24 miles. south of the Yalu River it would apparently be impossible for an American pilot to report seeing any movement inside Manchuria unless he had dis- | obeyed orders to stay well clear.

A State Department; If pilots sighted tho con-|: spokesman today categori-voy it would be reported to cally denied charges that the Tokyo headquarters with United States was planning the highest priority, but to "sell out" Nationalist Air Force sources here said

that they had no knowledge. China as a preparatory move | before recognising the Chin-of such a message-Reuter. ese Communist regime.

The charges were made by Mir Styles Bridges

New York, Oci 3. United Nations aircrafi in (Re-Korca have attacked big

Navy Ready To Take Over Gasworks

London, Oct. 3.

Jump From Eiffel

Tower

At 15

Paris, Oct. 3 Hent Hubler, aged 15. Icaped to his death from the 10-foot first platform of

the Eiffel Tower last night because he had re- ceived bad school reparte, the French police con.. eluded here today.

of

the youngest per- commit suicide Eiffel Tower.

Ho

ROM

from

the

Reuter,

STOP PRESS

informed of an understanding Manchurian border to the Com-maintenance Workers utian Typhoon Latest

York radio

to work.

publican Senator, New Hamp-columns moving southwards on Men of the Royal Navy stood shire) who said that he had been the road lending from the by to take over North London

between the

State Department munist capital of Pyongyang, mously, decided against a return and the British Foreign Omee for the

entry of Communist nccording to New

At 10.45 a.m. the Royal Ob China into the United Nations,

At a mass meeting in Central | servatory reported that at Mr Erluges added that he had These reports quoted a London this afternoon untona.m. the lypboon's centre was

about "at the proper spokesman of the American Faremetals, who oppose the stop-almost stationary moment the Chinese Communist East Air Force in Tokyo who page, failed to get the men to miles south-cast of Hongkong. delegates, with the tacit ap-gave no further detalls of the call off their strike for an in-

The typhoon has intensified proval of Mr Dean Acheron"

to bring origin or type of trafe.-Reu-crease in pay of three-pence un since it crossed. Luzon and now

been told that

allowed would be charges before the Security Council,

The Senator said that he had

mado every effort to check the

reports today.

ler.

LONG CONVOY

Tokyo, Oct. 4. Heavy reinforcements for the

the north today

wore TC-

240

covers a very large area, Instead, the men decided to Strong northerly winds reach- stay out at least until Thursday ing gale force at times are ex- when summonses issued againstpected in the afternoon but any 10 strike leaders on Government increase in wind speed will be orders are to be heard,

very gradual. were at the meeting today. the sumnions

The 10 men

report.

The State Department officlsi North Korean Anny rait tint Mr Bridges Informa-ported to be rollinux United notices in their poils Tiny KOSONG FALLS

They will be charged under on Act of 1875 which states that anyone employed by a gas, The North Korean Com-water or electricity authority munists apparently were deter-commits a criminal office if he

'The announcement that Mr Hugh Gaitskell, Minister of Economic Affairs, will leave shortly for America has led to a new spate of rumours that the sterling will soon be revalued.

tion was untrue. These

There Was no question of Nations divisions.. with the had received them this morning rumours are strengthen- jogreeing to Russia's offer to strongest air support any army telling them to appear in court ed by the freeing of the Eettle the Korean itsue by the of that size has ever had, pre-on Thursday.

admission of Communist, China pared to carry the war to the Canadian dollar an to the United Nations, he said-enemy. experiment which Can-euter. berra as well as London is watching with the of Japan. The Australian Foreign Minister, Mr Perey Spender, has closest interest. made it crystal clear that Canberra views

The case for revaluation 13 with marked apprehension the possible

based on the recovery of the pound. Our gold and dollar resurgence of a militarised Japart. That apprehension

shared Indonesia, the Philippines, and by all who experienced the horrors of Japanese eccupation. Aggression of any kind

tearmament

must

be

huge

French Attitude mined to continue the battle wilfully breaks his contract on their home grounds. Aerial "knowing that it will deprive To Peking

reconnaissance reported that inhabitants wholly or to a great convey carrying troops, extent of their supply of gas or Paris, Oct. 3. artillery and equipment moving water-Reuter. Denying reports

from the Manchurian from Sai-down

of the border area toward Pyongyang. D spokesman reserves are mounting dally on,

French Foreign

Omee today stretched more than a 100-mile and figures for the last three by

months which Mr Gaitskeli is said that the French Govern-section of the highway.

Fifth Air Force sources re-i ment had at prestat no inten- expected to reveal Vonight tion of recognising the should show that this

Com-ferred to it only as "more than inove- munist Government of China the usual" number of vehicles. ment has been gaining momener of changing that attitude and tam.

reported successful.air 1:as

hitherto adopted in this strikes against them on Tues- (Continued on Page & Col, 5),

needs to be condemned, but the memories of the sufferings that accompanied it are less easy to erase, Nor is it possible to necept readily the argument that Japan bra

But although there has been respect. Reuter. an influx of foreign funds and Cold shares were Kenerulty

cora learned her lesson, that she has Kettled down to model democratic principles, and that the bad days are over. Observers of Japanese psychology, and her history over the years, her way of life, admit Japanese capacity to turn 'a leaf without a blush and in a fraction--

and

to reverse the process completely when she judges the opportunity to be tipe. Russin's insistence that the drafting of a draft treaty should be a Four-Power operation, involving the Kremlin, the Peking regime, Britain and the United States can be dismissed as absurd. But the concern of otners vllally interested in peace in the Pacific to stay a possible error or judgment must not be so lightly disregarded. Presumably, that has been the task of the State Depariment over the last few daya, an nitempt to work out such details as would help to allay justiti. able fears. Undoubtedly, there must be ways in which Japan itself can be safe- guarded-the United Nations step in Korea offers one clue and at the same time, in which Japan can be kept from being a menace to her neighbours. There is little reason to expect the Kremlin to be sympathetic towards any such solution, and therefore, an excelleat one to seek It without her.

wenker yesterday there is no hard of fact to substantiate These rumours. In considering the appreciation of the sterling the Authorities

ities are not acting under compulsion of forces Putside

their control to the same extent that they were a ydar ago when the decision to devalue was reluctantly taken.

In fact the position of the sterling was then so bad that Sir Stafford Cripps, political effects of

Indonesia Opens War On Ambon Island.

Djakarta, Oct. 3.

Indonesia has launched an all-out offensive fearing against Ambon Island, the centre of the rebel devaluation, cut the value of South Moluccas Republic, according to military

the sterling more

a double

drastically sources here tonight.

than was really necessary.

Better, he said, to devalue 100 Indonesian Army, Air Force and Navy units

much than too little.

AIM NOT ACHIEVED

have surrounded the island, these sources said, adding that troops had invaded the island at some

The devaluation, drastle as it points.

wag

in the event, ~has not achieved its real aim which is

The Republic of the South Indonesian Air Force, convertibility. If this aim must Moluccas, which was proclaimed admitted

tonight that Indencolan Air

be achieved before the sterling last April, is the only area Force planes had been in action

a long still reelsting incorporation into against Ambon----Reuter. another the central Indonesian State,

DUTCH DISAPPROVAL

in revalued it will be time before there is change.

Moreover, premature revalus-bon, Buru, Cerom, Haruku and It covers the islands of Ám-

The Hogue, Oct. 3. tion would undo much of the and Saprun in the Banda Sea,

The Dutch Prime Minister, good work done by devaluation, about 200 miles south

Willem Drees, 'tonight Uritish goods would cost more Equator...

of the Dr

cabled the Indonesian Premier, in America and this, in con-

Natsir,

expressing Colonel Kawiserang, the Com-Dr

the junction with the Increased mander of the. Fast Indo-Dutch Government's.. #great taxation to mort the cost of the nosian

forces, lu

about the military personally anxiety American Defence Programme, directing the operation, which action lakon_ by Indonesia would undoubtedly, affect the began on September 20, these gainet, the island of Ambon. dollar carning, capacity of Brié sources added.

He appealed to Andoniesla to tish exports,: The loss sustained Ale Vice Commodore Burya- end, the fighting and And a

(Could. on Pare 5 Getumm: 1.) darma, Chief of Bian of the parentul upplatiocy

Kangsung, Korea, Oct. 4. The rocketing ROK Third Division captured Kosong, 65 milles insido . North Korea, Fortly after dawn today (Wednesday).--United Press.

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