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Situation Unfavourable Record Crops
To Government Admits President Chiang
Nanking, October 10.
President Chiang Kai-shek, in a most frankly word- od impromptu speech today,'admitted that the prosent military situation was unfavourable to the Government.
He underscored his admission with a stern warning that the situation was likely to deteriorate fur- ther but reiterated his firm belief that the Com- munists will never succeed in China,
on a
In Britain
London, October 11, Record crops. In Britains are indicated by a report fuaued by the Ministry Di Agriculture.
The wheat crop is estimat. ed 2,260,000 tons, about a ton to the acre.
The "barley crop la better than average for the past ten years and larger quantities will be available for browing of beer and the distling of whisky' for export.
A récord potato crop is also expreted Router.
MORE FLIGHTS TO TOKYO FROM US
The President sprang
his nationalism to ensure Chinese
San Francisco, October 10, |surprise admission and warning independence.
As Président Chinng spoke in Beginning Sunday Pan Ameri- gathering of over 400]
Government House big enn Airways will operafe thre high officials in a Double Tenth the
between Su celebration meeting after a 10-crowds turned out in the streets fights-weekly
to celebrate the 37th anniversary | Francisco and Tokyo. The al day trip to the
North China of the establishment of the Cl- line had been flying two clippers and Manchurian fronts,
nese Republic.
weekly-leaving San Francisc Two hundred and forty-nine Tuesdays and Fridays."
MUKDEN MAY BECOME ANOTHER CHANGCHUN
· Mukden, October 10.
If nothing is done to relieve the economic plight of this city, informed observers' hore believo Muk- den will fast become anothór Chongchun, Food is regarded as the decisive key to Mukden's future. At the beginning of this year people here were mostly concerned with the possibility of an all-out Communist attack. Today the scorcity of food and skyrocketing prices are foremost in their minds,
All Mukden's heavy Indus tries coxl minos, electric "power worke, arsenal, rallway, machine shopa and rubber plants--are barely limping along. The main
renzon for poor production is widespread malnutrition among workers. -Mukden's industry employs about 100,000 workers but thou- zonds have not the strength to show up for work,
The Fushun minca should sup- ply Mukden between 50,000 and 70,000 tons of copi, monthly but because of absenteeism the Agur
In strict military terms, it crop. The koolling harvest this can be argued that Mukden is year is exported to necount to n besieged city under potential 60 per cent of the total yield of
around 20,000 tons monthly, attack. As long as this threatail of 1948's farm produce,
As a government offcial shrug Henvy purchases by the mill- ging his shoulders said:
The remain the population will
tary on the local market helped | situation in Mukden hus not have to suffer.
the foodstuffs Rear-changed in the past six months to aggravate It is estimated the Nationalists city. The military and municip-but has become have 250,000 troops in and around al authorities send purchasing times worse."-United Press. Mukden. The nucleus of these commissions info Rovernment- troops is the American-trained held countryside but the military and equipped New First and New pay higher prices. Therefor, Sixth Armies. Military observers farmers in the area "allotted" to here rate these troops high in civilian purchases and ship thei inornle and ability which, they food to the military instead.
He ascribed the main cause of couples were married today in a The third fight will leave Sa tlie unfavourable turn in the mass wedding sponsored by Francisen an Sundays, arriving milltary xijuntien to "unay- the New Life Movement.-United in Shanghai and Tokyo on Tues-ray, can be kept up only if the chological unhealthiness" on the Press. purt of Government workers and prople.
Originally, he said, it was plan- ned to wipe out the Communists south of the Yellow River within this year. However, he pointed out, not only that had not been accomplished but on the contrary "we Jost Tainan. Personally I feel ashamed of this."
May Get Worse
jho sakt That though the Guy- prnment suffered reverses the in- portant thing was "we must not Lan afraid of reverses." Efforts should be redoubted or else the situation is likely to get worse!
and worse.
The Presklent said that despite)
day.Associated Press.
Fighters Harass Airlift Planes
Red Chinese
Shanghai, October 10.
For the third time in four days Soviet fighter planes tried unsuccessfully to force down an American- piloted Chinoso civilian transport an airlift shuttle to isolated Mukden, airline sourcos re- ported today.
The American
troops are fed..
Five Reasons
Even in former good harvest sexson food was brought from distant areas to supply Mukden and its environs which cannot food itself.
the Chinchow airstrip. which served as the nirilft cen-
one thousand
More Food For Changchun
Nanking, October 10.
The Prime Minister, Wong, the Wen-hao,, today ordered Manchurian commander, Gen-
Can-
The defence of Mukden by the government is said to be import- ant for the following reasons:
(1) As long as the National Ints have a foothold in Man-tre for supplies flown to Mukden cral Wei Li-huang, to increase churin they block any plans the troops, cannot be retaken by the the supply of airborne food to Chang- Communists might have for con Nationalists, it is expected that Communist-encircled solidation of this tremendous the military purchases on the chun where the starvation,toll land mass.
ineal market will become still was reported to be climbing (2) The Mukden arsenal, heavier.
alarmingly. by the late Manchurian bulle
It is ngreed
here that the
Reports reaching Nanking said warlord, Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Chinchow operation did not pro- the food situation in Changchun. is one of the biggest in China. vide the army with enough food which has been blockaded by the (3) Thu Fushun coal mines, and any airlift centre more dis- Communists since January, is be- which have the biggest opencu
tno! than Chinchow must greatly coming more intolerable. minet in the world, are under the increase the number of supply nibalisin and bark eating is said protection of the Mukden troops, dights.
to be prevalent among the popu- (4) Mukden is China's great-
No Attack
laze which 1. now thinned by est Industrial centre and rank-
Military observers believe that starvation and evacuation to halt us one of the largest in the
Mukden will not likely be rt- its original size of 750,000. world.
The Prime Minister's order wis Although much equip tacked this winter the same way ment of icey Industries was strip-
They point bat, issued at the request of Manchu- Last Tuesday and Wednes ped by the Russians and Chines however, that the Chinehow bat- rian members of the Control day. two plants of General Communists during their occupa-1 c
tle was an indirect attack on Yuan, Premier Wong aked Gen- Chennault's Claire
Givil Alr tion, there still is a great amount Mukden in what apparently was erol Wel to divert immediately Transport encoutered Soviet left that would be invaluable to
a prelude of tightening of the esential military rations stored "dry" Ritacks near Port Arthur the Chinese Reds.
noose of starvation around Mux-in Mukden to starving Changchun. while flying from Mukden.
(5) The Nationalists in Muk-
Meanwhile, in Mukden Itself. They said the Reda prob- Several months ago
A CAT den pln down a certain number ably will conduct an intensif the Government has decided to pione was chased by Avasion of Red troops
issue, special "military ration cer- which otherwis hit and run campaign through fighters.
ould be used in other parts, of winter to keep the Nationalists
and balance
alsturb The CATC plane was bringing
Aphid Plague
populace. cargo from Mukden to Tienin under
The new economic reform hit- One of the hardest blows to 15 Chinese Government charter. The co-pilot and radlo the food situation here was an herto has been dificult to im- operator were both Chinesel aphid plugue late last July and plement in besieged Mukrien us There were no other persons early August which destroyed G2 the only communications is
per cent of Mukden's kaolian vir.
pilot, Gene | they gave up their attempt to
Central force it down.
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This, freight plane from Mukden on he said, was why the Commun-October 8 when a "dry" attack ists never sheered in Chine, by Soviet fighters took place 53417
the President warned, the 20 miles West of Port Arthur war against Communismi is going which the Soviets are reported to be a long muc.
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According to word renching by the Communists" whom he Shanghai, Porter described the made clear were fighting for attack as "yfolent," with the Sat foreign power.
viet planes diving and buzzing Concluding, the President urged the craft for nearly 15 minutes. rednubled efforts in seeking pro- | Parter pulled up into the clouds.
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Rome Rally Broken Up
Rome, October 10. More than 20 persons were in- jured when the police broke up a neo-Fuscist rally of 3,000 youth- ful members of the Italian social movement at the tomb of Em- peror Augustus in downtown Rome.
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The rally was called on eve of the trial of ex-Marshal Rodolfo Grazioni for war crimes. The neo-Fascists, including n number of war veterans, gather- ed at the tomb to hear their Teuler, Giogio. Almirante.
At the height of the rally. Jeep-rliling police swinging truncheons charged into the
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