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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.
Pai
Chung-hsi Regarded AS LULL DEVELOPS IN
The Mystery Man Of
Canadian Seaman's Feat
Hankow, January. 10. Speculation as to the role that General Pai Chun-hsi will play in the future stages of China's civil conflict has been aroused by Nanking reports of a meeting at Hankow with General Chang Chun and other Government leaders to discuss now peace proposals... Liberal-minded General Pai is commander of the
· Central China Bandit Suppression Headquar- ters and has under him between 200,000 and 300,000 men.
Belfast, January f the When
storm-batteredi Canulian freighter, Cumberland County, renched harbour Belfast Tonight the crew told how an able-seaman saved five! of his companions by letting May, them cling to his body in the wash of giant waves across the deck.
Π
The talp's hold was full of waler and mane of her plateni were spring.
At the height of n Atorm bit Narvik, Norway, a hage wave swept Bill Brace, of Toronto, al
11 others to the rails. gripped an iron red with one hand and hung on while the five clung this lendy, "If his strength bad faded, all of us would have been lost, one of the men sald, --
The 7,176 tons freighter was bound from Narvik to Baltimore with 5,000 tons of iron. She mur- vived merciless battering for four days In the worst storm in the erew's memory.
Members of the crow said that at tres they thought the ship could not possibly krep afloat. Reuter,
Red Propaganda On Korea
Just t
in
Since his appointment
this Kwangi military tender has been embroiled only minor skirmishes with the Communists.
China,
down the
at points further Yangise. General Put also concurred In the transfer of the Central China
China
Rita And Prince Won't Talk
Air
from Forve Headquarters Hankow to Hongyang, about 408
Hankow
miles to the South-Reuter-APP and Central
and parts of embracing flupe-h
Honnn, in genera! Anhwel and
sermely almuf from remained the civil whe and comparatively conflict fur. maffected by the
ther
Fast.
with
This inactivity, coupled General Pat's reputed coal rela- LINS with The dating back to the early days of regime, have Kuomintang the
ted observers to suggest the pos- sibility of peare negotiations be- twern General Pai and the Coin-
ists
Berne. January 9. The millionaire Endian, Prince Aly Khan, and the film alar. Miss Rita Hay- worth, Bow on holiday in Switzerland, declined tonight, through the Frince's vafot. to comment an the hostiko critlatem of thair friendship by two London Bunday
newspapera.
The valet also declined to give any information about the travel plans of the Prince and Miss Hayworth.-Reuter.
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REFUGEE FLIGHT FROM DANGER AREAS
This view has been streng thened by a Communist broad. Im- cast promising Hankow munity From military opera tions while, at the same time cannat that Nanking
stating
escapo.
that Bach
recent
ones
Hankow, January 10.
TIENTSIN SIEGE
Tientsin, January 10. Tho Nationalists and Communists around Tientsin rested yesterday afternoon when no exploding shells were heard and street traffic resumed after a stoppage of 36 hours.
But the regrouping, reinforcing and replenishing of forces continued at an accelerated speed and residents busily dug protection shelters while those living close to the perimeter sought re- fuge in the heart of the city.
Lo sce
The Takungpao estimated wireless, was thus maintained.
In the mennüme, üttention is that at least 600 families are homeless following the hostili centred on the perire mission of the four City Councillors who tick al Wangchuangchang. in
who went on. Saturday the Eastern district, where their General Lin Pto the Communist houses were completely dies-ene
The commander,
crifice
clty troyed.
limits to effect a trave and settle- More than 20 shella fall in ment of hostilities.
University Pelyang
■ide the
It is understood the delegnies compound shattering glass and stayed overnight at Yishinghi, n causing considerable damage to Northem suburb town, and pro- the bulidings, it was revested.ceeded in the inerning en route While Tientsin weathered to Yangluching, 26 kilometres wars, the condi-South West of Tientsin, where the
previous civil
tions are now drastically changed! interview is scheduled to takte with the Communists almost pince-Reuter. flushed against the dyke skirting) the city, LES against previous never succeeded! lighting which
in getting close to the city.
Following the Nationalist with- drawal from the former French East arsenal, the Communist or tillery has moved in much closer to Die city and yesterday murn- ing poured shells Inside the be- lenguered eity,
Peace Mission
Casualty Claim
Peiping. January 10, General Fu Tso-yl's North-
headquarters
claimed Chinn that the Nationalists on Satur- day inflicted 0,000 casualties in fighting in the Tientsin area.
Skirmishes
Generalissimo. Thousands of refugees from the war threatened Nanking-Shanghai area are sceking safety in flight down the Hankow-Canton railway, the only Contral China escape route to the South.
With the number of casualties The flood of evacuees is not so great as six weeks
assessed against the foe the day before, that would make a theore- Once ago during the corlier scare in the capital, but it
fleat 20,000 in two days.
re- 'is expected to increase again with a reported
again, however, reworship gulations forbarle Hisparagement new Communist advanec on the Yangtse.
The Communists also fred because the claim is uffelal and about 20 mortar shells at the] therefore so the argument runs Most of the refugees belong | riages and open trucks. It
considered Indisput-- [emergency airport in the Race must be the comers piled on cowcatchers and Course, when a small Nationalist able. to the poorer classes as
have already glung precariously on the plates Air Force plane
occurred in attempted toj
the wealthy
Western The plane promptly Northern,
and South beaten a hasty retreat by more between the trucks and huddled takes off
stopped on the runway ind Western suburbs of Peiping yes- comfortable methods of travel, swaying carriage roofs.
With them were their meagre Thenislu's isolation, Some of the present refugees household
except by terday, General Fu's headquarters goods. Soine · Over
assessed Bet vasunities during are evacuating up the Yangts" brought their poultry and their
clashes through Saturday night of cakes, nearly 1,000. roots, of pork, erBilte
The Rets
hov. apparently peanuts and
mandarin tightened their new around Pel- ranges,
Þing, which has been under alege They are able to carry on be strice December 14. cause they belleve they are ca- Unexpected developments pre- war which few vented an eneller tase of a pro- They are buying a ɖoubtfu'
caping from a understand and all hate, Some clamation by General Fu, but un- In security at A heavy cost personal discomfort as well an
are returning to villages from less all painters are wrong, this personal risk. In a two-day These people un carriage tops which they originally migrated, may be expertext before nex1
cowentchers are travelling others undoubtedly will find new Sunday. journey up the railway from hti
# ran through Canion
Continental Hankowy 1
In winter employment nod a new fe
The proclamation would change often through snowstorms, bent- Southern centres, but, inany wit the whole picture in this part of egainst this tide in ita frighten same time, observers
ed Southward fight.
ing rain and icy winds,
probably join the growing hordes the world, most notably by paint- withdrawn of certain
With a fost depreciating Gold of beggars leading a subsistencing Pelping and other Nationalist Men, women and children | Yuan, they equipment
are buying frugalf on the streets of such cities as islands a different colour on the of the Yangise al crowded every inch of the ear-| meals from grimy food stalls all Conten-Reuter-AAP,
inup.-- Associated Press, These removals, they indicate n withdrawal
Agutest this, however, has been
Reneral's Kwangsi
After aruvities. earrenl Moscow, January 10. providing fur limited support on The official Communist nows-The Bsuchow front, he has re-
bla wenkened
military paper Pravila asserted yester-ently
Uosition by sending large rein- day that grain deliveries Is non- Communist South Koren hav forretnents to the Nunking front. broken down,
Defence Measures
The TARA JEJA published
th A military spokesman at Korean despatch from the Saved?
heartquarters claim- news agency Tass reporting per- Nadionalist
that 120,000 RTS (2) sants are withholding grain as aed yesterday
transferred, mack of resistance to the South had been
of though | Korena puppet Rovernment
Lee Sm Mari," Only about place the gore nearer 60,000, tons, or half such as needed, have been collected, the message batch.
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Independent
At the report a inst
stallation South bank Hankow, suggest
observers
tor the
Pravila and other Russian news- papers in another article asserteri "the Traitor, Lee Sin Man" has turned over to Americans import- of the base establishments which
that General
Pal unt sections of South Korean in- might mean
not ciklent of
astries. The
arucle asserbeil Chung-hs is Americans now control 30 per holding the Northy bank against cent of the 860 industrial enter-attacks. prises it estimated exist in South Koren-Associated Press.
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