Portraits of Distinction
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CHINA MAIL
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1949.
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REDS CAPTURE GENERAL TU Four Brigands Die
Fate Of Trapped Hsuchow Garrison Still Unknown
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CALLED WAR CRIMINAL
Nanking, January 12. General Tu Yu-ming, one of China's great military heroes and leader of the trapped government forces below Hsuchow, has been captured by the Communists, military sources reported today.
The Communist radio said that General Tu was captured while in disguise as a private and that the lost of his 25 surrounded divisions hos been annihilated.
.............................................******** Military sources here said that two of General Tu's
Tientsin Tragedy
who
Shanghai, January 13. Eugene Grossman, Ayed 10, noled Tientsin leader, repudiated Soviet citizenship In an effort to reach Argen. tina, commited suicide from his sixth floor apartment win- dow on January 12.
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Friends old Grossman paid someone, who claimed to be agent of the Argentine Consulate, US$1.500
for permit to enter Argentina. The man disappeared and the Permit
never came. He then tried to regain Soviet citizen. ship. He WAD refused And
committed, suleide.--Associat. ed Press.
Another Try For Peace Planned
Nanking. January 13.
of
loading generals, Chiu Ching-chuan and Li Mi, were missing. These sources said that only 6,000 of his 180,000 starving troops had survived the five weeks of encirclement and that they have been marching South to join other Government forces.
In making the minINCE- [fences in the summeritate outskirts ment, the Communists referred for the city, according to private j
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a war reports. Allering hith strlet' criminal. He was so listed by North China censorship.
to
is the
The Reds on December 25. if
This is said to be the first time | actually captured
that the Reds are using big koms first on the Red war criminal | against the ancient capital since list to be taken,
they threw a steel ring round the eity, exactly a month ago. The
There is still some uncertainty | damage hitherto caused is not yet about the fate of his forces, which | known. orignally numbered 250,000, but
were beflieved cut to about 100 Losing Control
Ly a month of entrapment,
A Government
spokesman St
Nanking Insists General Tu'y trumps are still fighting.
Meanwhile, informed pbservṛta
General Tu's defeat on the tsu-In Shanghai said that with the chow. front was the second major military disaster for him in less than three months
rapid deterioration of the military and politicdi situations, the Na- tionalist Covernment may lose whatever little control they still
over the field
com-
Last October us was handed the eration in Minneburin, but was possessed forceo to get out when the Redsmander's and provincial governors. overran the territory.
They are of the opinion that
He then was sent to the Hsi- | every day which passes without:
As Hold-Up Fails
Four of 17 pirates, disguised as steerage passengers, were killed outright when was 50 minutes out from tliey attempted to seize the mv. Kwel Shan when she Canton on Tuesday night. Seven were arrested, two seriously wounded and four escaped by jumping into the sen Inset is Mr. Lai Ju-mel, moster of the vessel, who was shot at twice hy a pirate before the latter jumped into the sen.-("China Mail" Photo),
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Four Pirates Killed Aboard
HONG PIRACY IN
Raiders Seize HK$10,000 From Ferry Passengers
chow front, where he was made the Nationalists being able to Seven pirates seized control of a Hong Kong ferry
orting Government Commander,
Nationalist Red Thrust
Members China's Control Yutan, the highest supervisory organ of the Kuomintung Government, were making another attempt to reach peace with the ad- vaneing Communists, accord- ing to reports here today.
of
bring about negotiati peare,
diminishes their chance of getting more favourable terms.
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Among the latest spate of peatr formulbs arriving in government offees in Nanking, according to Chinese reports, was one from a Legislative Yuan member, Mr. One Chang Chich-Ilan, who asked for a people's conference on peat 2,
Mr. Chung together with
Communist fefces meanwhite. have thrust nguín into the Hun' River area to the North West of Pengpu on Nanking's outer de- fence serven, about 100 miles North of the capital, the Nation- group of legislators, is said to be
list milltary spokesman nounced here today.
an-preparing a peace plank which
He claimed that the Com magists had been repulsed with 400 cnsunities,
Following up the Control "Yuan's reme-lice appeal to both sides Jast
Tuesday, a commillee members met tarlay and decided to confer with three of China's most prominent peace advocates
Olher unconfirmed reports said and to interview the ambassadors that General Chen Yi was now of the Big Four powers.
moving 15 columns South towards Representatives of commit- the river for the expected battle tee later met General Chang Chih- for the capital before the end of erung and General Chang Chun. | January.
cow.
sent
both ministers En Dr. Sun Fo's Two of General Liu Po-cheng's inner Cabinet, and Mr. Shuo Lit- Communist columns massing near ze. former Ambassador to 32os- the Hunt river had yesterday bren
West to intercept fleeing Government troops, They are understood to be en-
Another unconfirmed report said that General Chiu Ching- deavouring To find ways and mcons of overcoming the obstacles Chuan, one of the garrison's Vice-
Ways And Means
said to be preventing the Nation-ommander, had escaped West ails: Government and the Com-organise another sland against the tunist leaders from fullting the Control Yuan's appeat to get to- gether to
to reach an
couse-fire.
On
Communists.
Immediate Band Driven Off
Later, they are expected to call
the four ambassadors of the A Communist force of about major powers and emphasise the 100 attempted. last night to cut
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would be discussed at a forum te which the Soviet and Americat. ambassadors would be invited to attend.-United Press, Associated Press and Router,
boot yesterday and escaped into the Now Territories after robbing the passengers of more than HK$10,000 in money and jowol- lery.
my. Kwei Shan
(By Our Harbour Reporter)
Seventeen pirates, disguised as steerage passengers, mude a futile attempt to seize the my. Kwel Shan on Tuesday night shortly after the river the vessel left Canton for
where she arrived Colony, yesterday, three and a half hours late.
dead,
Four pirates were shot two seriously wounded and seven arrested. The others escaped by Jumping overboard.
of the passengers, 46-year-old Man Kong-to, was shot in the left thigh when he refused to hand over a diamond ring. The ferry boat, Man Tat. Chinese territory, left the operated by the Hong Kong Colony at 7 a.m. yesterday. and Yaumati Ferry Company It reached Nam Tau. without between theklent and len the Chinese town on the 25-mile run Hong Kong and Nam Tau inat 11.30 on her return trip with
104 passengers and 16 crew.
About 10 minutes later, pirates,
Information of mich an attempt disruised
blew Do passengers, whistles to attract the attention was received by the master, Mir
Lal Ju-met, before he cast away. of the passengers.
Problems Of The S'hai "Refugee"
To go or hot to go, that is the question confronting many Shanghailanders living in Hong Kong today.
Thousands of Shanghai residents, who sought re- fuge in Hong Kong from the civil war, now wonder whether they should return or not. The high cost of living, hous- He came here with his family ing shortage and other prob- during the exodus from Stanghai lems fucing the, Shanghai three months ago, afler liquida-
people's desire for pence. In ad- Use Pukow-Fengpu Railway, but. evacuee, plus the persistent ting his long-standing business. dition they are expected to urge were driven off by the railway peace rumours, have combined ie bought land for
soon after he wrived here, but
elvil war,
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Only
two
revolvers pirates
Eye-witnesses, were recovered. however, reported seeing some armed pirates jumping Into
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STRIKERS TO
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The toxicab companies and their striking drivers reached a settlement of their nearly fourth-month-old dispute. yostor- day when the companies agreed to reinstate 322 of the strikers. The companies had agreed earlier to increase wages from $6.50 to $6.75 a day and to make some concessions in working conditions, but they refused to discharge their new drivers. Re-employment of the 322 old drivers will be do
cided by ballot. This will bring the total number of drivers on the companios' payrolls to 558, the same as before the strike. The 236 new drivers were hired by the companies in on effort to break the deadlock.
The old drivers made their re- turn-to-work deelston at a closed
celing yesterday noon, at
Later in the day Confucian Hall, their representatives called on the Commissioner of Labour. Deputy Mr. Q.A.A. MacFadyen, who com- their decision is the
taxicab companies.
the
The dispute started last Sep- tember when the companies re. jected the drivers demand for an Increase in wages and new work.
conditions. The drivers des manded at Incrense from $6 to $ a day, which they later reduced La $8. The comples agreed to pay $8.50 a day.
After two months of fruitless negotiailums, the drivers served a 24-hour ultimatum on the com- ponies, which wos rejected,
Jet Vampire Returns
The RAF Vampire Jot- propelied fighter plane from Binganore wan brought to Hong Kong on board HMB Reifast from Talpung beach yesterday.
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The plane, which made forced landing on Tuesday on
the beach, some 25 miles North East of Kel Tak, wan transferred to a landing craft on arrival hore of the Belfast and wan towed across the narbour to Kni Tak.
It will undergo a thorough examination before it takes
off on a local flight. walked
On September 20, 70 drivers of the Star Taxt Company vut, immobilising 49 cars of the company.
Two days later, the remaining
seven inxtent companies Look
their cars off the rond. They ex- plained the action by saying thal their drivers had been holding af Eo-slow strike which reduced the daily income by hair. No Move For Settlement
For the next seven weeks, nei-i ther side made any move toy, a?" Lettlement. On November 12, th owners made the Arst move to 32 break the deadlock by putting cars on the road with new drivers. Pickets persuaded the new mei to leave their jobs. At first their persuasion partially succeeded. but gendually more and taxis took the slurid with drivers.
more now
The taxicab companies refused! to re-open negotiations with their old drivers but, following Melal pressure, they met their men at week.
As a result of talks sponsored by the Commissioner of Labour, a settlement was reached yester- day.
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The first public demonstra- tion will be given ovar Hong Kong at 12 noon tomorrow. The official demonstration will take place on Monday at 3.15 p.m. at Kal Tak.
Invitations to the official demonstration iscued pre. viously are valid for Monday.
The Vampire, piloted by Fight-Lieutenant G. Francli.
Manila will leave for Wednesday,
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Two armed men forced the The Canton Police detalled 22 Page 7 roxswain of the ferry boat to detectives, disguised as passen- Only slow down the engines while othe: gers, le guard the ship.
one of them was injured when pirates herded the passengers tr.
clubbed him with a gun. pirates one part of the vessel.
the Threatened with revolvers, the
As a precaution, firing pins passengers were forced to stirren- of the guns of the alp' regular der their money and jewellery guards were removed should the One présenger refused to take off pirates use the weapons them- A diamond ring. He was shot in selves. This saved the lives of Page 11 the thigh and the ring was taken two guards, Yang Yee-men and off his finger,
Chol Chung-min, both of whom Fallowing the directions of the were shot at with their own guns nirates, the coxswain arrived off after the pirates had seized them. Nim Wan, on the North side of This was the first incident of Castle Peak in the New Terri, its kind aboard the Chinese ves- tories, at 12.20 p.m.
sel, which has been plying bes tween Canton and Hong Kong for nearly two years,
Escaped By Sampan
There they commandeered a sampan and escaped ashore. Twa Nam Tau vessels on their way passou by at the time but falled notice the plight of the ferry
bout.
No threatening letters had been received, the Kwangsi Nuvigation Company sald.
Warned Beforehand
a factory the diplomats to luform their police.
to make him dissatisfied here. governments of the necessity of
until now he has not bought n The Communist assault against Mourly all the evacuees from single brick 431 tile. the
In foreign good offices to end China's Tientsin continued yesterday
Shanghat came here with Members of the Kuomintang tire agreements, pro-Government saiety only for a few short weeks heavily in housetiold expenses.
without having reached an armis intention of staying in a place of mear.time, he is paying big rent or smaalt flat, and spending
Alter resuming her voyage, the Standing Committee simultaneous-press reports said today.
while
the warring factions fought
pirated ferry boat inet a Water
A few minutes before the Kwel) ly met here today to discuss the
Police launchy and reported the Shan was due to leave the Chenk Rndio-telephone coninet bc- out to the bitter end. They defertorating
May Move Back wur situation and tween Shanghai and Tientsin fail-believed that
matter to the officer in charge. Yuen Wharf, Canton, the master the Communlats plan the evacuation of The inst night, blocking
have just returned from a Radio messaged were sent to said he was would soon sweep into Nanking flying visit to Shanghal," he said, Hong Kong direct con- staff of the Kuomintang head-tact with the beleaguered city.
informed by the as a result of which US nud then Stranghai,
very *tan- quarters.Reuter-AAP.
Ticntain's four City Councillors It is now
more than three "and I am thinking of moving the Water Police launch No. 2 compradore: "It is
converted air rescue eraft Wus Kerous tonight. I have received are reported to have declared on months since the Reds started back there, soon."
former sent out. It, however, found no aboard among the passengers." Information that some pirates are Another evacueė, their return from the Red lines rolling the front of the three-
was trace of the pirates in the arca Folice ald was enlisted as a pre-
where they went ashere.
to
TRUMAN CALLS ON MARSHALL
Washington, January 12. President Truman flew'unex- pectedly this afternoon to Pine- hurst, North Carolina, for
stood
of Government troops and safety for the residents.
It
he
area.
that the Communist demands year-old civil war toward the bank clerk, also sald could not be met. It was under- (Yongise River. Today, Nanking having difficulty rehabilitating
The ferry boat was ordered to caution, and the necessary mea- it the negotiators hoped (and Shanghai
himself here. He came with his pro #till in to pre le unhindered evacuation Nationalist hands.
wife Inst October and, they stay-Castle Peak Bay where the palico sures were taken before the ship He had not took statements from the passen-left the Macao Fort quarantino ed with friends., Communist Promises.
been able lo And a job since. gera and crew.
The wounded passenger Was Just before the vessel reached In the meantime, the Nation "And I have stopped trying to rent in hospital by ambulances Parker Point on Barrow Island, alists started talking about a because my Shanghal job is open frein Castle. Peak, nchetlated,
honourable peace, to me any time I want it back, The ferry bout reached Hong while the Communists, flushest he said. with
Kong at 6.35 -four hours be- successes,
About the only evacuees from hind schedule, promised that peacu they
in their new, place of abodes are j
Peace Rumours
Peiping buzzed a
with
talk with the Secretary' of | rumours as a result of the arrival pertical respect private "pro- shanghai who seem to be happy
State, Mi. George Marshall.
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10 minutes out of Canton, some passengers quarrelled over bed Lapaco. Almost immediately after they were pacified, two pirates held up Yung Yee-men, who was standing on guard at the en- RAPE CHARGE of former Mayor Ho Sze-yuan, Since his arrival here, the re- the taxi-deniers. Coincident with
trance to the No. 1 hold on the Mr. Marshall, who is recovering General Li Yu-ching, former high funce from Shanghai has been the Southward fight of capital |
Cuam, January 13. upper deck. One of them, Inter fruan & kidney operatiot, leaves officer of the Generalissima's Stoff, having difficulty trying to make and
capitalisie
hundreds
The Governor of Guam sald identified as Kwok Wo, drew his post as Secretary of State on and the National Assemblyman, the necessary financial, social Shanghai's most popular dance today that three U.S. Service cut Yung's treated" revolver. January 20.
Ho, who 1s widely know
known for and mental adjustments.
como to Hong men, oll negroen,
being aro
and Mr. Eben Ayers, assistant in his outspoken pence views. He complained that living in Kong, lured by the batter work ha dedder of Ruth Farnsworth. Both then rushed to the com- I fired twice point blank at his the office of the Press Secretary All three talked with the North Hong Kong was too expensive ing conditions and more lucrativo and murder of Ruth (Charles Ross), sald: "The Pro-China commander, General Fu and too dull, and protested that returns, including accommodation
27 year old San Fran sident wanted to sco
pradore's office, where the purser, him once T80-71, yesterday and He talked Shanghal, oven in war, was a provided by their employers. eisco wornan was seized on the the compradore and "the ship's more while he is still Secretary with the American Consul Gen- cheaper, gayer and more exciting
Tired and retired Chinese night of December 11 in a jade nurse were counting the passen of State
eral, but none of them revealed place to live in.
businessmen from Shanghal, it shop where Mr. Ayars said the President his mission.
she worked part gera fares. Chol, on guard at ́A' business, man avacuse tuid seems, prefer to relax in the time. She was found the next the door of the cabin, was held A.S. WATSON & CO. LTD. spent an hour with Mr.' Marshall Breaking the long-lull, the the "China Mail" that uncertainty company of dance hostesses whom day in the Junglo,. before flying back to Washington Communist armies besleging Fe- what to do in the present cir- they knew back in Shanghal or and her clothing torn. She died twice by Kwok Wo with. Chol's Chater Hond
unconscious jup by Chan Sing and fired at in time for dinner tonight-Unit-ping today opened up with artlcumstances was coating him a who speak the same dialect. oh Dedelmber 18-Associated own weapon,
lery against the Nationalist do- great deal.
Ask any loent taxi-dancer.
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