Tientsin Presenting A Melancholy Appearance
Tiontsin, November 26.
Tientsin this morning prosents a dosultory and melancholy appearance with the streets virtual- ly deserted except for Chinoso soldiers wander- ing about aimlessly or perhaps aiming to find warm shelter.
This depressing picture followed a day-long move: ment yesterday extending deep into the night of baggage being packed into crates-cases and trunks belonging to over 400 foreigners who are evacuating North China before the Haiho River freezes and the gathering war clouds break.
this
Accommodation for 350 per- sons was available aboard an American LST sailing
and morning for Shanghai caparity passenger list went on board last might.
a
Over 100 Britons and Allied nationals will sell on bone the Jardine's vessel, Wingsong. In a few days for Hong Kong, and many yesterday event their crat ed possessions preparatory to cus toms clearance later today,
Many others who are remain- ing through obligations in by con- viction are ahe sending; purtzed possessions lo Hong Kong for storage as a precautionary meas Aure pending acarifleation of the obscure situation.
These and developments fights wway from the dress of the civil War ape occurrit as the city's Antler defences,
whose local Militia Corps num- bers 3,000 strong. Their loyalty doubtful particularly ns became their superior originally was Communist but had later switch- ed to the Nationalist camp.
Red Withdrawal Changbad is 33 miles from Tien- isin and represents the Southern terminus of the Tientsin-Pukow railway
Meanwhile, following a cross- ing by the Nationalists to the bank of the Grand Canal, the Communista under General Li Plan
are reported to have with. denwa Eastwards
acros
Bevin Speech In Commons
•
London, November 25, The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, now taking three weeks' holiday at South Coast resort, Ik not likely to resume his duties at the Farsign Office until .De- cember 0.
Mr. Bevin is expected back In London within a few days but he will then take a fur.“ ther week's rest before ro turning to work.
On December he is ex peated to make an important statement in foreign affairs debate in the House of Com. mon-Reuter.
RAF Man Dies In Soviet Hospital
Hamburg, November 25. Flight Lieutenant E. Wilkins, the sole survivor of the British rodrift Dakota aircraft which
life.
On
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1040.
NORTH CHINA'S FUTURE DEPENDS ON HSUCHOW
Poiping, November 26.
The future of North China hinges largely on the out- .come of the battle now being waged for Hsu-
chow.
If the Nationalists lose Hsuchow, the Reds will be in a position to start a drive from North to South against Fu Tso-yi's armles in Hopei pro- vince.
If the Nationalists hold on to Hsuchaw and Fu wing any big engagement with the Reris, then Pelping and Tientsin could remain secure in his hands till next Spring:
the
With Tangku ⚫ supply port and a good grip on the railway branching from thanq pointe ta Peiping and Tong- shan, he should be in a good position to safeguard this zone. Taiyuan, beleaguered capital of Shanal, remains one of the brightest spots in the whole Na- tonalist situation in North China.
The Reds have been attacking Taiyuan for seven weeka but the
Governor of Shansi, Yen Shi- shan, held on defiantly ready- no he says-to poison himself rather than fall captive.
A major action in Ifopel still is in the process of development It is generally believed that the Redia will strike within the next 10 days. If they don't. Fu might take the initiative.
The best available explanation for Red withdrawal from
the Kwelsul, capital of area around Sulyuan. is their original move against the city. It was a feint designed to force Fa to divert troops from Hopei. If Fu had
Bland has been an Jin- fallen for it, the Reds would portant contribution to Fu Tso- doubtless have
to tried
take yi's task. town Tongshan, the great coal 60 miles North East of Tientsin, cut the Pelping-Tientsin rall-line and generally made Fu's position In this key area untenoble.
Reducing Area Of Defence
several more points.
His
Important To Fu
For if the Radi took Tal- yuan they would be in a post tion to apply a great dest of pressure against Pelping and Tientsin from the South, Pro-Government
En Hope plain with the rrashed in the Soviet Zone sultant presence of Increased;
November 17, died to Schoenberg numbers of Lin Plao's man
Hospital today after doctors had along the fringe of the
ccat tought
desperately to save his
Yen has received several thou- reports suid nining arta, Thus for no serious contart bee
His wife, whose home is
Fu apparently in prepared to sand airborne reinforcements in MOORETHITANTS and the
sacrificn
im. including pilen the
the past few weeks. Air drops to Naturnalist
Shropshire. was at his side when hard licet reported he died.
portent The Soviel authorities
did his
cltadel boxes and other Strong pourate,
arc his lonely
being best that G artment forces gut-
Pacting to are being manned with decensend | DI
bad waived all formalties to en-
maintained and if accounts from strengths and vigilance while Greening the Peng-Tientsin ser-
able her to enter the Soviet Zone ernment troops continge pouring of the polway are on the alert after flying from Britain to be into the Tierfidn-Tanjisu-ang-2 urt: tuve been sent from with her husband.
Yongtson station for guerilla war-
The Royal Air Force black area.
tore in Panty and Wuching, Norths ferushed near Luebeck and three and North West of Tientsin.- [of four people aboard were kill-
eJ.-Router. femm
To Be Defended This concentration of North China's military strength, which will be further boosted by the Current withdrawal from Chin wangtao and Shanhaikuan coupled with the arrival numerouA Dependents, seems to confirm the Nationalist do termination to hold this region along the lines of Taiyuan't gallant stand.
Unusually heavy inilitary ac- tivity along the Peping-Tientsin cadway continand again today subjecting passenger traing considerable delays.
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1
This extraordinary state of at att's for the second day running! is connected with the declared in- tention of the Government mili- fury
authoritus to conduct 0 purge among the Nationalist or- Kas in the rear.
It is understunel that the mill-
nry welon is directed primarily against the regional adiniustr. tor and magistrate of Chinghai,
Recruiting
For RAF O¬|
Increase
London, November 23.
Dakota
Berlin Mediation Doomed To Fail
Paris, November 25.
Wol-informed sources today said that the United States, Britain and France in effect told Dr. Juan Bramuglia, chairman of the United Na tion Security Council, that his attempt to solvo the Berlin currency dispute was doomed to failure.
This means there is almost no chance of early solution of the Berlin crisis by mediation
reney questionnaire. The United States, Brilain and France already have asked Dr. Bramuglia to puti-
in the Security Council on the shed their repiles, but he wants present
basis--making
ostabilah
en
affective defence for Polping. Tientsin, Tangku and Tong-
shan.
sary.
of
Σ
Indications are that he might even ive up Kalgan if neces-
Kalgan is the capital Chahar, gateway to Inner Mon- golia. Many factories there have been moved to Tientsin and de- pendents of numerous nationalist
there. impression is that
army
The
anel shite
Fu intends to concentrate hla forces in a relatively smell area where he has a chance of re- taining the upper band rather than garrison distant points and let the Reds reduce them one by
one.
This does not inean that Fu
both foreign and Chinese sources are correct, the Nationalist Ah Force recently has been giving him Increased support.
This support, while negligible from world war two standards, is doing Its share in holding the Reds at bay.-Associated Press.
Death Was
Suicide, Reds Say
is going to abandon wholesale San Francisco, November 26. allarens outside his main de- The Chinese Communist fence zone. Most probably ho
that Chen will group part of his troops into Radio said today
General of Pu-lei, Secretary n strong task force ready both the Kuomintang Central Poll. for offensive and defensive
tical Committee, killed himself. action.
It termed his act another sign of the Kuomintang reactionurles' impending collapse.
Chen died 151 Nanking on November 13, and press reperis from Nanking said he died of t heart attack.
Bright Spot
Thus, for example, instead of the to put them all out at once, in-heavily garrisoning the railroad! cluding Russla's answer. The between Peiping and Katgan, he Russian-issued German-mark Western Allies want their replies could use his task force to meet the sole currency for the city published so they can show they any big threat to it. This force and Russia in turn lifting her are still pursuing a united policy could also be used to crush Red blockade.
on the Berlin situation-United attempts to get a solid foothold
inside his main defence zone, In their replies to a question-Press. naire by Dr. Brummuglia on Berlin currency problems, the Western Ailles advised him in effect that he was attempting an impossible job. Dr. Bramugila is still keep❤ ng secret the replies he received from the Western Allies and Rus-
sia, but it was understood the
Russian
as
Appeal For
Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secre sense of the replies station tary of Air, announced at il Western powers:--The situation London press conference today deteriorated so rapidly in Beritn a result of 45 per cent increase in Royal in recentes ending to divide The Air Force regular recruits dur- ing October-the first math of the city that it is extremely dim- the intensified drive for regu
cult to work out a currency plan now. Such a plan would Involve lors and reserves.
four-power control and supervi- sion over the Russian-issued cur- rency,
More than 3,000 offvers, airmen and airwomen joined up, 1,000 more than the previous month.
Mr. Henderson sau the Nation- al Service entry w * go a lung the R.A.F., way towards gr
lanced basis,
on a sound or
und once
the organisation go!
into its stride no nationalservice-
man would be able to complain
wasting tinic.
ol
He said the Royal Air Force
introducing
was
special two
Noutral Pessimism
For Peace In Kashmir
The North Shensi Radlo attri- buted its version of Chen's death to a Red correspondent. The radio sald Chen took overdose of sleeping tables and referred to him as оле of
faithful Chiang's most
men.
hench-
It commented: "Chiang Kai- ahek cannot even keap such a lackey as this by his side or inspire him with confidence in the future.
"It is reported that Chen was extremely pessimistic about future prospects for the Kuo- mintang and killed himself after Chiang Kai-shek cursed him. In his will, Chen wrote. The light has falled and the ol has dried and up'. This is a good description of the disintegrating Kuomintang reactionary
rule."-Associated
Paris, Novembor 25. Security Council today appealed to India and Pakistan to coase, fighting in Kashmir oftor Pakistan warned that the battles there could flare into full-scale conflict. The Council appeal was made to help the United Nations which Kashmir 'Commission,
has tried to make both sides
Russla: The Soviet merely agree on how to carry out a repeated in general outline the, plebiscite to determine which agreement reached in Moscow State should get Kashmir. with Marshal Stalin on August
thargaa taken up with counter-chargon, made by
and Pakistani
the
rapro.
indian tentatives. The Pakistani Foreign Minister, Sir Zafrullah Khan, charged that Indian forces had advanced more than 50 milles in both the Ladakh and Punch areas and had cut off 30, which was to direct the Alfredo Lozano of Colombia, the escape of 50,000 Mostem re-
the Cimmission's current chair- man, told the Security Council fugees into Pakistan.
commanders-in-chief to reach
An agreement on a detalled cur. rency plan.
Press,
DEADLINE FOR
G. I. BRIDES
Londoh, November 25.
India's Sir Girja Bajpai claim- that the Commission last weeked that all Indian military opera All G. I. brides and children schemes whereby pilot training Though "neutral" members of end made a new approach to would be offered to 3,000 select-the Security Council plan to con- both India and Pakistan in de-
tions in Kashmir had been defen- who wish to enter the United ed national service entrants each tinue mediation, even
sive.
States without being subject to they are tails of the future plebiscite on year and no less than 500 com- becoming pessimistle,
quota restrictions He said, "Since May, Pakistani
must missions would be even to
arrive there by midnight forces have been and still are on tional service entrants in ground!
on December 27, it was stated at Kashmir territory, which we re- branches equipment, secretarial.
gard as Indian territory. If you the American Embassy in Lon- education and the R.A.F. Regi-
fight someone en bis territory don today. ment.-Reuter-
The Council directed him to that
action. Our
After that date G.I. dependents. under the normal report on the latest mediation at-manoeuvres at Ladakh and Punch will come tempts next week,
were attempts to protect our quote system as immigrants and The major part of the Coun. forces there from attack."-Unit- will require passports, visas and
three-hour session
immigration Kashmir. He said the Cominis- It was reported that Mr. Andrei sion's advances received, cordial Vyshinsky, the chic! Russian and friendly attention from both delegate, asked Moscow for per-parties. mission to let Dr. Bramugila pub- lish the Russian reply to the cur-
HAGUE DENIAL OF JAVA CHARGES
The Hague, November 25. Circles of 10 to the Netherlands Government today dan...d Indonesian Republican allegations in Paris yesterday that Holland was violating tho truce in Indonesia.
11
the circular referred, these
clrcles sald, not
The charges were contained The terrorist incidents in in a statement by the Repub- | Dutch-controlled territory, to lean representation with the which Security Council which was were, circulated among United Na popular demonstrations of dissa- tions delegations.
tisfaction with the Dutch, an-the Republicans alleged, but chiefly Was claimed here that acts of terorism
the ngninst there was no question of any Indonesian population itself. Dutch blockade in Indonesia, but
The battle is not for the freo- measures had been taken against dorn and sovereignty of the Re- #llcit trade.
public of Indonesia alone but for the freedom of the whole of In- The charge in the Indonesian donesia, the Indonesian circular that the establishment publican Miniator of Informa of the autonomous Stole of Baat tion, Mr. Mohammed Natsir, des Java was also a violation of theclared today in an interview truce Was described. hare as with the Republican newspaper completely without foundation. Mes-Doku In Batavia.
The
па
LinggadJatk Agreement He said: "The position of none
- between - the "Dutch and the Re- of the participating Slates would pubile, it was stated, provided be higher than that of the other, for the free expression of the but the Republic refuses to desires of the population regard lower its own position so that of ing the political status of their the Federal States will have to territory.
bė raised."-Reuter,
cil'e
was cd Press.
offensive
THE
medical examination.—Reuter.
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