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CHINA MAIL
No. 33833.
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1947.
CAUTIOUS HOPES FOR BIG 4 Council Ready To Get Down To Brass Tacks
Molotov Proposal Big Step Forward
London, Nov. 27.
Soviet Russia's long-delayed agreement with the West to speed up negotiations on the peace treaty with Germany created a wave of cau- tious optimism today in the Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers.
Those most sceptical of Russia's motive had to ad- mit that Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov's public commitment to consider the negotia- tions of the German treaty "urgent" was a long step forward.
a
But even those most luclined to The Council, after two days give Rusia the benefit of any of procedural wrangling which doubts realise there is a long ended quickly in agreement on hard rond between agreement compromise- agenda, really to mark German treaty nego will get down to brass
tacks tiations urgent and settlement of today. There will be no formal details. Argument on the latter recognition of the American Marts today,
Thanksgiving Day.
M. Mulutov's statement yes. terdiny
constitutest, however,
a Found new policy for Russia toward Germany.
The Counell itself will meet as usual in the afternoon and begin discussion of the first German agenda item-"prepara- tion of the German peace treaty including frontiers and
pro-
The last change of policy came in July 1946 when M. Molatov stunned the Counell at cedure." Paris by abandoning the "keep The four powers are far apar: Germany weak" policy and on both Germany's future fron threly all his support behind antlers and procedure for the peace economically revived Germany.conference.
with
ernment.
a strong central
Gov-
S'HAI REDS ATTACK UNRRA
Shanghai, Nov, 27.
the closure
of
before
Was
the
No Mud-Slinging The Harry created by sharp exchanges of the meeting yesterday
in general for gotten today.
The Wealern Ministers indi. cuted by yesterday's example that they do not intend this time to stoop to a mud-slinging contest.
Her Two Husbands Were Too Jealous
Shanghai, Nov. 27.
A 28-year-old woman appealed to the District Court to- day, complaining that both her husbands are insanely jeal- ous of each other and beat her up.
She requested legal action for the rellef of her suffer- ings.
Miss Chen Halang-feng in her petition claimed she married Chang Bul-ying, a peasant, in 1943 but at the same time was forced to marry Chang's brother,
Tung when the Intter's wife died.
Ying,
She said each of her husbands mistreated her whenever she stayed with the other..
Bigamy is illegal in China-United Press.
Labour Wins
At Gravesend
London, Nov. 27.
The Labour Government increased its unbroken string of victories in by-elections for Labour seats in Parliament to 21 in little more than two years today with the election of Sir Richard Acland in the crucial Gravesend con- test.
Si, Richard's 1,675 vote vic, He is opposed by Duncan M. tory over Frank Taylor (Cons.) Matthewa (Unionist, which is et earlier political forecasts the Scottish tag for Conserva- ment new hope. and gave the Labour Gavern- tive, John Junor (Liberal), and
Cheers
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Soong
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REDS OPEN
PUSH ON PAOTING
Chiang Holds
Talks At
Peiping
Shanghai, Nov. 27.
Three thousand Communists, including cavalry, launched an attack against the southwest suburb of Paoting early this morning, as Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek began a conference in Pelping with Nationalist com- manders on the military situation in North China.
A burst of cheering from Chinese members! of the public assembled opposite the entrance to Queen's Pier at lunch-It time yesterday, was part of the greeting accorded to Dr. T. V. Soong, Gov- ernor of Kwangtung, when he arrived on
an official two-day visit to the Colony.
Dr. Soong was inet at Kai Tak airport by Mfr. and Mrs. T.W, Kwok, Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Todd, the on. Mr. S.N. and Mrs. Chau, the Hon. Mr. T.W, and Mrs. Chau, Mr. and Mr. K.M.A. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. AJ, Moss and Mr. K.Y. Leung.
is not clear yet whether this is a prelude to the expected major onslaught against the Hope provincial capital, but the fighting is reported to be growing in intensity.
Enst
British Express
Trains Crash
ONE DEAD, TWENTY
Among the Nationalist leaders The real situation In closetted with the Generallasimo, fupch is still obscure with semi- in the long discussions in Pelafflelal optimistic reports contra- ring were General Fu Tso-yi, dieted by independent Chinese) whose Suiyuanese troops are in- press despatches. cluded in the reinforcements be. In Northeast Shantung. the ting: General Sun Ing rushed to the relief of Pao-Melai Central News, after a the Hopel Commander-in-Chief: mitted today that the Communist Lien chung, series of "All's well" reports, ad- and General Td Taung-jen, Com- attackers had mander-in-Chief of all Nationalist Tsingtao.Tsinan railway city of broken into the forees in Nerth China.
Koomi, 35 miles northwest of the Also taking part in the talks scoperi of Tsingtao and fierce were the Generalissimo's eldest street fighting is at present rug- son Major General Chiang Ching-Ing. Dr. Soong and a sinal party eros, General Hui Hsung shih, ed the Harbour in the Governor's former director of Generalissime cant development in the past 24 In Manchuris, the only signif. barge and the remainder followed in Chiang's Headquarters
Farnborough, Hants, Nov. 27,, In Man-hours is the massing of Commun- the A.0.C. launch,
Hundreds of soldiers rushed churla, and General Yu Shih- ist troops at Chinhsien on the to the reseve when two trains— At the Pier, Sir Alexander
chib, the President's military Pelping-Mukden rallway,
Bournemouth about the
West
to Lady Grantham met their guests with President Chiang's entourage on-Reuter and United Press.
aaide all of whom form part of 130 miles southwest of Mukden. Waterloo and the Infracombe to the chiefs of Naval and Arty staffs,his present visit to North China.!
Waterloo Express - orashed alongside the Southwood Army and a large number
training camp near here last night.
.
at prominent
Government servatua and their wives. Chiang's Appeal
Together with Sir Alexander, Dr.
President Chiang told bigh Soong inspected a Goard of Honour Government officials in Pelping provided by men of the Buffs, before to exert their utmost efforts to driving off to Government Hous curb the presently spiralling
strengthen. tho In the aftermann, Dr. Sanng het prices and
do. Chinese leaders in the office of Mfences of the Pelping-Tientsin.. T.W. Kwpk, Special Commissioner Paoling triangle, according to for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
dispatches reaching Nanking to. night.
Armed Bandits
Mrs. Mary C. Dott Shut Victims
(Scottish
Contesting the traditionally! In Cockloft
Though
Coal Short
On Canton-
the Generalisha Hankow Rly
movements are being kept serrct,
a reliable sturce told Reuter that
Hankow, Nov, 27. Almost every station along Canton-Ilankow Railway
the President will make an in-theo spection tour of Manchuria and has no more than one day's coal
and
were
HURT
Troops tore away barbed wire to get on the embankment while a transport officer at the camp ordered all lorries to be parked besides the line so that the headlamps could light up the scene.
The soldiers pulled the In- jured from the mass splintered woodwork, using carriage doors and other debris as stretchers. They carried the injured to an
will confer with General Chen In stock owing to an acute fuel emergency first-nid post in the Cheng, the Commander-in-Chief | shortage in the area,
camp, where ATS girls In tho It will probably force the Nationalist).
in Manchuria, and other high Express train services between cookhouse made cocon for the Mr. Marshall. Mr. Bevin and
Conservatives to overhaul their
officials before returning to Nan Wuchang-Changsha king.
Wu-injured and the rescuers. cumpaign tactles.
chang-Canton M. Bidault deplored M. Molo..
of late toy's charges against the West. to retain its a cedar byshire today are George Edey Four armed robbers gained closer, tiek between the Governonsuelo leave withins for Twenty people are reported to A sailor, John S. Jackson, of Labour also appeared certain Conservative meat of Howden-
Chiang also said that Gevern. often delayed as many as 30 ment propaganda must promote
hours.
Archery Grove, Woolston. especially the United States, election in East Edinburgh, Conservative), Thomas Neville entrance into 286, Des Voeux nun and the people."
On number of occasions. Southampton, WAR killed. The Communist "China ber-tent with merely stating that and
but Mr. Marshall rented con- traditional Labour stronghold, Labour)" and "J.E. Wilson Road West, ground ated Areas Relief Association, such allegations were of course straight,
floor, at
In a message to the 10.day Canton had to be postponed have been injured: run Its victories to 22 (Liberal)
session of the National Military from Hunan province.--Central Bournemouth West to Waterloo
until the arrival of coal supply The announcing
4.45 a.m. yesterday morning.
rear conches of the the general "gments of propaganda
election their Shanghat
Prepaganda Conference, After herding the inmates in- opened in Nanking office
which Nows. The Conservatives aimilarly Clifford Glossop polled 21,348, to the cockloft, they ransacked Generalissimo stressed the need December 10, today accused not of the mind" which he was were
today, tho
train, halted at the signal, had UNRILA of "degenerating Into positive M. Molotov himself did their seat in traditionally Con- 5.669. Glossop's resignation left $1,000 in cash and a quantity of with his public admission recent
confident of retaining Neville 11,161 and Wilson the place and took away about for improved propaganda in inol
been run into by the Infracam- an instrument of the American not believe-United Press,
be-Waterloo express. State Department."
The two servative Howdenshire (York- the seat vacant.-United Press. clothing.
Jy that the Communist propa. The
rear coaches were paper
a mass of added
(For earlier Messages that
-See shire) in today's other by- UNRRA's Chinta office was Page 4)
ganda was much superior to the election.
splintered wreckage. Government's, "war supply agent
The engine of the for the
fald
National Government,"
The
moval of the Inst
closure marks the re- authorised
Communist agency in Shanghal.
The exodus of UNRRA per-
FRESH RIOTING
and
IN ITALY
Rome, Nov.-27. - Several score of workers to
Bonnel from China continged day seized and burned copica
December 31.
of
Was
Record Ballot Sir Richard's election announced by the town clerk. from the fondlit balcony-of-the Town Hall at 4.49 a.m. GMT to 200 persons, including the can-
In
NEW H.K. TO S'HAI AIR' SERVICE TO OPEN
At Hankow
Meanwhile, indirect confirma- tion of the equally grave situa.
Buddha Diamond Is Missing
A
Bangkok, Nov. 27.
express
on its side, completely blocking four sets of lines to
three-carat diamond is the West of England. The tion in the Hankow area, 600 missing from the forehead of driver and fireman were both miles up the Yangtze from Siam's ancient "Emerald Budd-slightly injured. Shanghai, come today in the form ha."
Last night's crash made 1947, noted on with 83 deaths, the worst year Police are holding for rall accidents since 1915. In that year, 227 people wore Jowelled garments valued at killed in one disaster alone. The In Hankow, "accompanied by US$100,000 were untouched.- total for 1915 was 269 killed.→→→ stoff officers" for a conference. Associated Presa.
Reuter.
of an official announcement that Its abaence туди General Pai Chung-hai, Minister Monday.
fer National Defence, and con- three temple guards. * currently
Commander-in-Chief
for Central China, had arrived
today with the departure of a of all except extreme Leftist didates, who had waited in With its Chief Pilot, Captain R. G. Ballantine, group of 30 for the United nowspapers in the southern freezing temperatures for near-
at the controls, States, reducing to 479, from n❘ “Red slum" Roman suburbs ofly five hours in the streets be-
one of the Douglas DC-3. aircraft of the HK$1,200,000-capitalised peak of 1,383, the number of Prenestine, San Giocanni and low. overseas UNRRA personnel a Pigneto.
The Labour candidates poll-
Hong Kong Airways, Limited, will take off in China.
The marauders attacked ed 24,602 votes and Taylor for Shanghai on Tuesday on an Inaugural
It is believed by observers Some 300 of these are dozens of newsstanda simul- 23,017 in the heaviest balloting
here that flight.
after mapping out scheduled to leave the country taneously at dawn without in the history of Gravesend.
plans for the defence of Hanktw, The sound-proof and before the closing
com- tend to date of police interference.
Nearly 88 per cent of the fortably fitted out 17-passenger times daily service between al law and curfew as a result Inaugurate a three- which is at present under mar. UNRRA's China operations an New sporadic violence ele-1,700 registered voters cast plane will leave Kai Tak Air Hong Kong and Canton in the threat from the east, General Pai of the three-pronged Communist where in Italy was dominated theirgbplots.
port at 10 a.m. and It is expected that this rear by two hand grenade explosions
The winner hailed the results Shanghai's Lunghwa Airfield using Douglas DC-3
Jand at latter part of December alan will proceed to Kluklang, the guard staff will be able to con- during demonstration
A
as a vote of confidence in the five and a half hours later. It and maintaining the same.
aircraft Yangize port some 120 miles cludo their world in March next 2,000 workers at Agrigento in Labour Government.
air scuthwest of Hankow, to estab. will return the following day hostess service. year.-United Press and Reuter, Sicily-United Press.
"I won." Sir Richard said, and arrive at Kal Tak at 330
Ush his Central China headquar "because Mr. and Mrs. Average p.m.
At present, the Company's ters and prepare for the general | Voter have realised that, al-
fleet consist of two aircraft. A offensive. In addition to the Captain, third is on the way from, the though facing tough times, First Officer and Radio Officer, United Kingdom having already! things would have been very and Air Hostess (three are em-left Poole. much worse under a Tory Goy-ployed by the Company), re Negotiations are now in pro-|
presentatives of the local Eng xress for permission to carry "In the past two weeks the tish and Chinese Press electors have seen that things travel on the plane.
will mail to Shanghai and Canton. are showing a definito turn, fot
Mr. A. W. Suramers, Mana- the better,
ger of the Company, returned The new service, which im- from Nanking, via Shanghat, "This is emphasised by the plements the Sino-British Alr yesterday after finalising tho recent figures of coal produe Transport Agreement tion and shows that, with faith in Nanking on July 23, 1947) authorities.
(signed arrangements with the Chineso patience and perseverance the will operate to Shanghai thrice
The Sino-British Air Trans Labour Government will put the weekly Tuesdays, Thursdays port Agreement accorded Bri country on its feel"
Saturdays-leaving Kai tish airlines the right of traffic] Taylor told nowamen "The electors have not realised the Tak at 10 am, and Lunghwa in passengers and mail at four Airfield at the same time on Chinese cities-Canton, Kun- great issues at stake. They are the return flights on Wednes-ming, Shanghai and Tientaln The Government spokesman still maled by the claims of the days, Fridays and Sundays. ecnfirmed that Kuomintang Min other side that the Connorva All the casualties occurred in ister of Organisation Chen Li-futives do not stand for a fair
and non-traffic stops at other The Hong Kong Airways In- points, fighting at polling booths. had ordered an investigation into
share for all."
Death Toll At Chinese Elections Is Rising
Shanghai, Nov. 27. About 20 people were killed and injured in last weekend's polling for the National Assembly throughout China, according to Chinese press reports received here. This includes two in Pootung, such disorders occurred but peninsula across the blamed it on individual disputes Whangpoo River from Shanghai rather than conflict between the
and 10 at Kuhalang, small two parties. district near the Hunan capital
-the
of Changsha,'
In Nanking both Young China the clashes.
ernment,
and
and
Thrice Weekly
SHANGHAI PILOTS GO ON STRIKE
Shanghai. Nov. 27. Movement of ocean ship- ping was greatly, hampered today sa a result of the sud- den strike called by the Shanghai Plots Association.
The reason for the strike is not yet known! ANA
Membership of the Asso- clation includes many for
eigners-Reuter.
Siamese Envoy In China Won't Be Dismissed
Nanking, Nov. 27. The Siamese Ambassador to China, Mr. S. Tularak, sald today he refuses to recognise the order Issued by the Siamese Government dismissing him from the post of Ambassador to China. Mr. Tularak said he is the Meanwhile, in Manila, emissary of the legitimate member of Slam'a unseated government of Stam and only delegation. to the United Nations that government can issue orders ECAFE conference disclosed to him.
that a Russian diplomatic staff, "Since I do not recognise the headed by Ministar, authority of the military elique route to Bangkok to in Bangkok who are issuing the Soviet Legation in. Siam/ orders, therefore I do not con-
..
rking, ⠀⠀ Denlal-
TPA
China To Claim Land On Border ender of the Free Thalahti-
Shangha, Nov. 2TA
China Intends to lay formal Of Yunnan
And Burma
Wos cr
open a
The Weather
sider myself as having been dis Boonma Wongswan, member missed," he said.
Tof Slam's Department of Mr. Tularak sald the Chiness Finance Ministry and alternoto Government still, recognises him delegate to the "Bagulo con- as the legitimate ambassador to ference of ECAFE, anid: tho Russian. Minister whom he dut not identify by name, was now and Government Lokesmen said It la semi-officially claimed The crowd broke up, sing,
Fridl Panomyong the former in Shanghal Unlied Press, they had no confirmation of a re-that approximately one half of ing "Happy Birthday"
Slamess Premier and wartime Associated Press and Reuter, port published. la the Young the estimated 200,000,000 quall "Open the door Richard" for China newspaper "Chung Hwa fod voters went to the polls. Sir Richard. He was 41 on Shih Pao" that Ave Young China First definite results, came from election day yesterday.
Japanese resistance movement, of the area as part of China has sent a letter to Lord Party members were killed and Tientsin, where Reuter reports hundreds arrested in Szechwan that all three Kuomintang can Wheatley, Lord Advocate for kliomatoes of "undemarcated"
Labour has put up John claim to
as early as 1,000 years ago. 200,000 .square
Killeam, the Special Com The part of the border-bo- misalaner for South-East Asia, Prevince, election clashes,
didates, were elected, The spokesman of the minority Meanwhile, it la, learned that Scotland, for the usually "safe" territory lying between Yunnan
tween China and Burma was emphatically denying that he interally to moving alowly merosa The Siberian anticyclone: weakening fa party sold It was possible that the deadlock over the nominatiun Labour meat of East Edinburgh province and Burma, an official
not settled when Burma has any connection with the Kanchuria and pressure predients" are for the Legislative Yuan elections in today's by-election.
achieved Independence. [next intrth has been broken and
spokesman announced today...
fessor Fu suggested that when assassination of young King Today's FORECHALion Moderate, El winds, ab Prodeath now claimed to be an shallow over China. The de fepremion
"Zaf“ iber" Kurline tempering, ENKVIS Professor Fu: Cho-chip, of isolationist and Independent of official cartographers the Ministry of the Interior, the Nanking Government au- the final line they include found, shot in his palace last and warmer... Awegu
draw Ananda of Slam. who was net wering to light southeasterly i slady told the semi-official Nanking thority.
the triangle in question within June, newspaper, Central Daily News, Yunnan mse, to strategic Im-China's territory. He added that to the best of Maximum 18. des. Paha that the entire triangle bound portance in the Pacifle war, as The region is not considered his knowledge,na member of Busshines 1.8 hour, 2 d
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fang, the Young China Party and FIRST SNOW FALI the Democratic Socialists-will}} announce their lists of candidates
at the end of the month.
Nanking press reports said that the Government will declare a general amnesty, next January
In token celebration of the crea tion of the first constitutiona} Government of Chinma
The amperty order, will «affèci criminals convicted of charges of treason, Reuter, and -- Associated ¿Preszt
IN LONDON
London, Nov. 27.
Snow fell in London today.
for the first time this wits- ter. The fall was light,
The official weather fore cast at noon i promised.
wintry weather and Tam perature, dropping" below:40)
"Yonçerday's. Wastherine
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