HONG KONG: Mao Tse-Tung, leader of China’s Communist Party, was today [Sept 30] unanimously elected Chairman of the “Central Peoples’ Government of the Republic of China”, Peiping Communist Radio announced. Madame Sun Yat-Sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese Republic and General Chu Teh, Commander-in-Chief of the Communist Army were two of the six Vice-Chairmen elected.

Mao Tse-Tung and the Vice-Chairman and members of the Government Council were elected by secret ballot ... at the last session of the Peoples’ Consultative Conference, held in Peiping [Beijing]. All the 576 delegates at the session rose to their feet, applauded and shouted: “Long live Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and the Chinese Peoples’ Republic”, when the election results were announced, the Radio said. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, according to news agencies from Portsmouth,] The 1,540-ton British destroyer HMS Onslow was renamed HMPS Tipu Sultan and handed over to the Royal Pakistan Navy here today [Sept 30]. HMS Tipu Sultan, the first warship to be acquired by Pakistan from Britain, was handed over by Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty... .

Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2024