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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948.
COMMUNIST PLAN REVEALED
Chinese Reds To Cross Yangtze Early In Lathay Pacific
May And Head South
TRADE TO BE
DISRUPTED
Nanking, Jan. 27.
|Semi-official reports said today that captured Com- munist prisoners disclosed a plan by the Chinese Red High Command to cross the Yangtze into South China beginning in May this year.
The reports said the Chinese Red High Command headed by Gen. Chu Teh had ordered all pre- parations to be completed prior to the May operations:
The prisoners disclosed
the stepped
up
following Communist programine general
Ban On Winkle Club
Petrol
Exports?
Washington, Jan, 26,
An Immediate han on all exports of
petroleum pro- ducts ная recommended here today by the House of Representatives Inter-Blato Commeres Committee.
The Committeo report said action was neceSAATF because of too optimistic estimates of supplies, the weather and "the gravity of the outlook in oli sup- plles in the event of a war emergency." Reater.
in line with the Communist plley of 10000000
for the domination of the Yangtze weakening the Nationalists Valley and the eventual disrup-through the disruption of trans- tion of partially restored tradeportation. and commerce in South China:
New Command Firstly, Communist regular
Other authoritative sources forces north of the Yellow River said the Government is planning will be sent southward to rein-
nnother Chinese Red suppression force the armies of Generala Liu command at suchow to direct P chen, Chen Yi and Chen Keng. operations against the Communisty ieving local militia to garrison Ashwel, Honan, Klangsu and the vacated areas:
Shantung border regions. The Secondly,
recruited decision to set up a new command newly forces in North China will be
was made at conferences now ent southward to strengthen the under way in Hsuchow attended Chinese Red hold of Tapleshan, by the governors of the four pro-
Tungposhan
vinces and all the field comman ders in the area. The new cm-
and would be headed by Gen Chu Ching-chuang.
Despatches frum Manchuria
that bloudy said
hand-to-hand without fighting raged
ict-up around Hainittun railway station with the Reds attacking under heavy continuous artillery fire.
Funjushan
and
maintain ranges.
Thirdly. destruction of the Langhal-Peiping-Hankow and the Tienisin-Pukow railways will be
British Legion Conference
London, Jan. 26.
Near Peiping
Pocket Radios
By 1973
New York, Jan. 27. Mr. Frank Stanton, President of Columbla Broadcasting Sys- tem, predicted today that pec- ket radio nets powered by the sun and, small enough to fit in a pocket would be in use within 25 years.
מנ
radios "no
Question In Commons
NIR.
LONDON, JAN. 27. THE FOOD MINISTER JOHN STRACHEY, WAS ASKED A QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TODAY ABOUT. THE WINKLE CLUB.
the ht
Why was a The question was:
for licence recently granted annun) Winkle Club dinner Hastings and what was the dis- unction for the purpose for such that dinner n tfernce between and the dinacre of business or- Kankations and associatina, regi mental and other service gather- ings and functions promoted by the British Legion and Old Cum- rades Ass cations?
Mr. Strachey replied that he regretted that owing to a misun-“ derstanding n licence was wrong- ly issued to the Winkle Club,
NOTE: The fishermen's Win- kle Club dinner which has been held for nearly 50 years wus originally banned fast December because of an order restricting banqueta tc 100 people.
Mr. Strachey later reversed the decision.
The Duke of Windsor and Field. Marshal Montgomery are members
POLISH MOBILISATION
of the club which raised funds He said
inrger for charity by fines on members than a pocket watch and power who failed to "winkle up" when challenged by another member to ed simply by exposure to sun produce the winkle shell badge of light alone" would bring the membership.-Reuter. radio programmes of tomorrow, "I think you can also count having personal sending It was believed that the Go- nets lo
carry around In your The Queen will attend the verrument position was untenable pocket, too." Mr. Stanton said.
of annual conference the wo. but the caplure of the city by the you will be able to make your men's seellen
British Reds has not yet been reported. of the
own broadcasts--to tell the Mukden reports said the Na- Legion at Albert Hall on Tues- tionalists recaptured
Tungteng family you will be late for din- day, May 4.
and Hstfing, 70 and 30 miles cost ner, for example." -United Princess Elizabeth' and the ct Szepingkal A
new Com-Press. Duke of Edinburgh will be pre-munist attack was reported to be sent with Their Majestics, the imminent 60 miles south of Pel- King and Queen, at the unveil- ping with large Red forets cross- ing of the memorial to Preying the Tatsing River northward dent Rosarvelt in Grosvenor Other Red regiments were returned today from Cairo where he Square on Monday, April 12.- prted along the Peiping-Pooting attended the funeral of his father,
Ex-King Victor Emmanuel-Reu ter,
Reuter.
toward Pelping.
line-United Press.
Lisbon, Jan. 26 Ex-King Umberto, of Italy, re-
Portugal's War Memorial
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Press.
DEATH OF TURKISH PRESIDENT
Ankara, Jan. 26 General Kazim Karaberkla, Pre- sident of the Turkish National Assembly, died suddenly today of of heart failure.
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