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THE CHINA MAIG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948.¶
IN PEIPING
Teeth Stopped
Hastings, Decembar 22.
BRITISH AUTHORITIES
AUTHORITIES The Machinery PROTECT EUROPEANS
Peiping, December 23,
The British Consul here is laying plans for the pro- tection of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in- terests in this arca.
The British Consul, Martin Buxton, in a public notice has invited all nationals of the three countries to register their names and addresses with him.
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The American Consulate, meanwhile, announced that 44 Americans have been stranded
the Communist-controlled surrounding Peiping They are atranded of their own choire. All had the chance of coming into Peiping when the Reds were approaching the city but choose to stay where they were.
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Forty-two of them are la the Tsinghnu
Youching and iversities in the North Western outskirts of the elty
The remaining two are at Tunghsien, little walled Town 12 miles East of Pelping. Both belong to the Americag Mision Board.
Innlated Peiping today ended 1 work without electrip lights.
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Water Shortage
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Within the past 24 hours run- uing water has been shut off, the Redin having captured the water- works in the North Eastern suo- urbs of the city, Luckily there
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The authorities have ordered every house to display a lighted lamp at the front door during hours of darkness because the Nee from Tiental,
power
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which kept the street lights going, has been cut. Apart from light" sklemishing at one or two points along the Peiping from alt has been quiet in the past 24 hours. The night passed without the boom of a single gun
being heard in the city.
Prices Jump
A set of falso teath, passing through the Hastings Post Offer In an envelope, caused the high speed cancelling ma- chine to stop today.
An omelat sold; "Now somebody is going to have trouble in trying to eat their Christmas dianar without teath."-Router,
Mme. Chiang's Plans Vague
TIENTSIN FIGHTING
BIG FIRES RAGING IN ARSENAL AREA
Tientsin, December 23.
From Tientsin's taller buildings last night tromon-
dous fires were visible to the North about four miles from the centre of the city.
This was the first indication that the destruction of the civil war had entered the wall-less gates of Tientsin, for the flames were consuming Tien- tsin's East Arsenal village,
Routor's correspondent dashed towards the con- Washington, December 22. The Acting Secretary of State,
flagration but en route mot retreating Chinoso' rofugaos and among them one foreigner, a Robert Lovett, told a news con- ference today that he has no In- formation regarding Madame
Soviet citizen, the owner of a dairy farm. Jacob Prejensky, aged 65, from rifles and automalle wea- Chiang Kai-shek's plans.
Chinese sources said Madame said that for three days he had pons was audible slightly South- Chiang
is still at
at the Leesburg been trying to proceed to his
ward. of the Secretory of State farin located home
alongside the and Mrs. Marshall. In answer to
to other questions,
arsenal village, where he the situation in possessed about 30 milch cows Mr.
said Lovett China is still confused.
He said
besides calves and poultry. the State Department has very
Permission and the necessary little information DRE
China's documents were only made avail- "able on Wednesday and he drove wint is milliary developments beyond
press out along the asphalt road lead- reported in the He described the United States 10 the Arsenal.
He found the farm of the policy toward China as unchang-
ed since his Insta news confer-village, covering an area of two thereafter the Nationalists were
and looted, while the
In Peiping the price of fond continue to soar as most form lands which normalty supply the elly, are now bounding on Red held territory.
taxi drivers are Enterprising substituting for tram service in rome lucalilles
because power cutwo!].
In some localities the price of kerosene Jumped to an unpre- cedented high of 650 yuan Cabout US$10) gallon, much too expensive to allow the poorer classes anything except limiterl
uge of this fuel for their tamps. --Assolated Press.
SWISS ENVOY AT
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Londini, December 22. The Swiss Minister in London, M. Henri de Torrente,
palda routine call on Mr.- Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretury, today. -
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London, December 22. Two hundred British aviation technicians will go to Pakistan under a three-year contract sign- ed by Airwork Limited of Lon-
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wrecked adjacent
It was reported that the Com~ munists have restored the rail- way from Tongshan to Janku, Just North of Tangku.
Although no evidence of actual Oghting is yet visible Inkte Tien- tsin, Chinese that in the Eastern suburbs the reports declared Communists in the Thanchuong region attacked Nationalst posi- tions along the Haiho River.
repulsed but
have withdrawn within the protection dam. Red
The attack
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miles, appeared to have been reported similarly treated.
Fires were starting in the vil- Inge, and he went into the fields searching for hls eattle. He found 18 head, but time was run- ning short owing to the curfew, and he decided to resume bla search on Thursday.
No Man's Land
Returning, he discovered hie farm on fire and the village completely enveloped
by the conflagration. The East Arsenal Itaolf,
where French troops were billetted during pre-war extraterritoriality days, resom - bled No Man's Land,
The entire area was mined ond confusion reigned amidst the few remaining villagers, while firing
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Chen Chih Ping, said
Manila, December 23.
The Chinese Minister, Mr. today
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Tho Communist concentra tions. according to Chinese sources, Include 30,000 in the vicinity of Yangtaun, about 20 kilometres from Tientsin, and five regiments in some villages along the Eastern suburb,
from Tangku confirmed thai Chi- A traveller arriving on foot
nese warships have arrived there but denied that Chinese Marines have landed.
American military plane landed Developing engine trouble, an
at Tientsin's emergency Raco Course airport yesterday after- noon. The plane came from Peiping, where it picked up the United States Military Attache. General Soule, the Naval Attache, Captain Frankel, from Nanking,
and four American correspon-
cents.
This group had a narrrow es- cape a few days ago when they Janded at Peiping's South field, which came under artillery Are. They left Pelping from tho Glacis Airport with one engine faulty, landed here and took the opportunity to tour the elfy with The
Americun Consul-General, Mr. Robert L. Smyth.
The party expects to leave Tientsin today after repairs to the plane.-Reuter.
SCHUMAN VISIT
TO LONDON
London. December 22, The French Foreign Minister, M. Robert Schuman, has accept- ed an invitation from Mr. Ernošt Bevin to visit Britain early next* year.
-The dates of the proposed visit- are not yet known. M. Schu-
The Minister sold there will be no change in China's foreign
Cabinet policy 'under the new
Asked hended by Dr. Sun Fo. whether the Government was planning to move out of Nanking, he said he knows of no such plan.
Mr. Chen anid he made a ro- port in Nanking on matters per- taining to the Chirlese com- in the Philippines.- my United Press.
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