COULD FOREIGN TRADE EXIST IN RED CHINA?
UN And New
· China Regime ·
Lake Buccess, January 20
The United Nations dan not recognise a new Govern. ment in China unless is con. forms to the preliminaries given in the Charter. Mr
He
can
the PALS
of
Warren Austin, chief United States delegats to the United Nations, sald here today."
doubts whether United Nations
the statue judgment on China following any posible Government changes. Nothing in the Charter πίνες the United Nations
power
to
limit- the use of the veto by any of the Bve big powera,
Reutor.
Lawyer Permitted To Cry
New York, January 20. The Federal Judge. Mr. Harold Medina, today suggested to defence counsel at the trial of the American Communist leaders that if he must weep in the courtroom he do so in moderation.
Nanking, January 20,
Diplomatic missions of countries that have big, in-
vestments in China are still in search of an answer to one question.
This is can business be done with the Chinese Reds if they gain control of all China or retain rule over areas now in their hands?
Nobody has come up yet with might emerge answers particularly the Com-peace efforts. nsunists,
from the present
.it: peace does not come
19
and
Ox-
Representatives of those couns, war continues, Nanking
,whose nationals have pected to fall.
tric's
| capital tied up in China ns well us those most anxious not to lose their Chinese markets are report- cil to be most reluctant to follow- ing the Chinese Government to Canton or any other place.
Diplomatic circles Aro not only prepared but In Tany cases actually prefer to tay here in strength.
Opinioo Divided.
be
Wins Mute is expected to le reflected when ofefni replies, are- A poll reveals the unomictal forwarded to the Chinese Gov- sentiment that more will ernment to the request that all leaned and more ĝuined by re- diplomatic missions evacuate taining strong foreign representa. along with the Government. tion inside the Red Hes.
Foraigners had hopes when
Some suspect the Reds will at Mukden fall that some indica.he beginning confine open trade tlon would be forthcoming of to relations with Russin--but the Chinese Rod attitude to they do not know for certain. ward foreign trade. There is nu They want to And out at the avidence yet from Manchuria Arst opportunity. In that direction.
Still No Answer
Others are of the opinion that it will not be until fighting enda and the question of the future government of China Is decided were again mildly raised that tarily cliner under a coalition or
Then Tientsin fell and hopes and the country AS
whole stabilised politically and mili- Red
Beatment ol foreign nationals 1 their business single party rule that answers to enterprises there would
give that particular question will be clues. As far as the Commercial forthcoming.-United Press.
Mr. Justice Medina made the Altaches of Embassies here ad- remark to George Crockett, Jr, į mit, it is still n big quesilon negro lawyer who broke intonurk,
tears yesterday while protesting Nanking is the next possibility
that there is discrimination
Pom the list.
against his race in packing Faderal juries in New York.
It is not an industrial or manu-
Sucturing city like Tientsin which has textiles, chemicals, silks, suit and coal resources now under
IS
Far East Broadcasts Approved
London, January 21.
fence council is the ile
sought
to prevent selection of a jury for the trial on the grounds that it will be Hect control, but Nanking packed with the well-to-do, No
much cluser tex the economic Jury was selected today.
beart of the nation, Shunghal,
The House of Commons yes- diplomatic und the his ents
themselves have better terday approved plans for the bigger organisations for British Broadcasting Corpora- mantulning contacts with the tion to construct # powerful Communists and observing how broadcasting station in Johore. they operate.
Malaya.
Mr. Crackett rose during the argument to apologise for "emotional outburst" of yester- day, and when Mr. Medina ngreed that It is better if counsel does not weep in the courtroom, Mr. Crockett said: "I trust Your Honour does not forbid me tu weep in future."
Mr. Medina replied: "Oh no... but in moderation, of course," United Press.
establish-
It is further believed in most foreign circles here that the Communists have their eyes on Nanking-not Peiping-as capitat city of whatever government
Negro To Be Sent Home?
G.I. Babies
London, January 21.
The Derbyshire Children's Committee has approved proposals to send children of British girls and nagro American soldiers to the United States for adoption.
The suggestion was first mude The League has numerous by the Somerset County Coun- letters from Americans offering cil, which is advocating amend to adopt them,
ment of British laws to enable American
negro families To adopt children not related In them.
of
"There is no general
to
Bond
scheme
Office
these children to the United States and there cannot be under the present British adoption Most of the children are about spokesman said.
a Home laws, five years old and, as they start Statutes provide that only going to schools, they create so- relatives of the children con- cial problemas in a number cerned may adopt them if they British communities In which
are to be sent out of the Bri American soldiers, were stationed. tish Commonwealth.
About 45 children of American "Fathers of these children," if some tops are known to be in they recognise paternity, could Somerset. There has been no take them to. America, But in general survey of the general most cases they are apparently situation, but officials of the Lea-
unwilling to do so. In other cases, gue for Coloured Peoples in Lon-paternity hus not been establish don estimates that there about 700 such children in the
are ef United Kingdom.
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Bullion Shipped By Bank Of China
Shanghai, January 21.
Dehind an airtight military and, police cordon thrown' around the entire downtown Bund area during the night, numerous truckloads of heavy boxes, bollowed to contain but- lion, were taken from the Bank of China and loaded on board an LST (landing ship tank) tied up opposite.
All Recess to the area was prohibited and even those wearing armbands issued by Garrison Headquarters were not allowed through the blockade, which also served to cut Shang. hai off from the outalde world as the Cable Offico"was in the forbidden district
For several hours foots of trucks were seen shuttling be. tween the Bank of China and the Jetty and an
Army of coolles was engaged in loading the boxes into the ship."
A number of military and naval guarda patrotted' the Bund while several plain-clothes officiali wearing armbanda were on, the scene to supervise the
Operation-Reuter.
Resignation Of Burmese Cabinet
Rangoon, January 20.
Burma's Prime Minister, Thokin Nu, has tendered his Cabinet's rosignation to the President, if was officially announced today.
The announcement said the Cabinet has decided to resign in view of the worsening situation brought about by the present countrywide in- surrection.
Thakin Nu will form a new Cabinet with the smallest pos- sible number of Ministers. He has been Premier for pver year.
1
The resignations came after an emergency session called by the Premier to discuss the serious situation arising from 10 months of civil war and unrest.
Nobody Will Have Him
Ottawa, January 20.- A Government source today sald Otto Strasser, former Nazi Party member and 0 "Black Front" German Nationalist lea-
COUR-
The growing menace to Burma's der, has asked the Canadian security stems from Red and Government for permission to White Flag Communists, mutiny-travel to a number of ing members of the Burmese tries. Army and other anti-Government groups. Communists spilling into the country from China are be lieved to be among the original leaders of the long disturbance.
A fucior In the Government's fall is the deteriorating Bnancial situation resulting from fighting the Communist insurgents.
Widening Break
the
The countries have all refused lo accept him Strasser announc- ed recently that he is awaiting vredentials from the Government to return to Germany.
the occupying powers in Germany The sotico- said: "Certainly won't have him back."
The Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
He added, however: "He is erai told the House that the new It is authoritatively stated that tree to go to any country willing station will eventually replace' a Burma, preparing to hold
to accept him." lower powered station in Sin- Arst general elections since inde-Bridgetown, Nova Scotia.
Strasser is at present living in gapore. The BBC has been sending:pendence, faces these four issues: present landlady, Mrs Oito Saun- His out programmes on the Singapore station which
ders, said today that she has given provisionally han
him notice to leave by spring. been operated by the Foreign Office.
Strasser and he will move to 1-A widening break in rela-friend. United Press.
Annapolis Valley to live with a tions between the Burmese and Karen tribesmen which has set off wholesale slaughter among both communities in the Irra- waddy...River · delta-and - the South East coastal area.
Construction of the new station
provided in an agreement be tween the BBC and the
Pont. master-General dated last Decem- ber 7. The Commons approved the agreement.
It
Mr. Christopher Mayhow, Fore igi Under-Secretary, said: will be one of the tasks of the station, to combat the misropre- sentation and distortion of Com. munlat propaganda against Bri- tain, the British Commonwealth and Britisk Democracy in the Far Enst."Associated Press,
Briton On Trial In Dutch Court
Singapore, January 20. Carleton Hire, 39-year-old British, former naval officer pleaded not guilty to charges of smuggling arms to Indonesia at the Dutch court at Tanjong Pinang, Rhio Archipelago.
Hire also pleaded not guilty. to
charges of enticing three Ameri con flyers, already sentenced to The children are British sub-prison terms for gun-running focis, Various plans to care for into Indonesia, to make legal them and rear them have been importations of arms. debated by social workers.
He named a There has been some support alleged to
a Singapore lawyer
01 suggestions to concentrato 1000
unnamed principals for them in port cities where most the purchase of arms or goods. of Britain's negroes live. A pro- The prosecution alleges that
s from have received ST$850,-
posal to send them to the U.S. Hire was a passenger on a tug for adoption has usually been which kept a rendezvous with a qualified by Insistence that they Catalina alrerat said to have be kept out of American cam been carrying arins from the munities. where negroes are Philippines to the Dutch Island segregated.-Associated Press. of Alrabu-Reuter.
Pamphlets Attack Bao Dai, General
Saigon, January 20.
[Pamphlets denouncing ex-Emparos Bao Dai of Annam and General Nguyen van "Xuan, now' in Paris, were found scattered at dawn today.. The two leaders are denounc- į to reflect colonialist opinion
ed in the pamphlota as guilty of wrote today in an editorial that selling Vietnam to French unreal agrponents; will colonialism.
nothing in the situation in Vlot-
The pamphlets were found in
change
The paper does not believe the
the streets of the more popul- return to Annam of Bao Dal ous quarters on the outskirts of will really give such a "psycho Saigon.
logical, ahock" as to, fores anyı Vietminh. (Antonomy considerable, section bf the Lievement) radio, of Thapmud, nutonomy movement, from the Plains des Jones has for a week
ranka o trì Hạ chí minh
now been conducting particularly Autonomy, loader).
violent attacks on General Xuan
and the
340 Dalperu.
The experience of the last
- tore inonths seems to show thas
return to Victnom the robal organisation has grown
will hat mean the end of the stronger. Tol, 59814. resistance movement the radio The Franco-Vietna
declared.
PARIS (much further The Saison Dail Union than it PYRNULLES","generally “considered "constu
the
stabilise the country's finances.
2An economy drive to
3-A possible nationwide strike by civil servants resentful of re duced incomes through cuts in
cost of living "allowances.
4-Possible reconelllation with one rebel group, the White Flag PVQ led by the former Education Minister, Bo Po Kun.
of
TIMES' WARNING ON CHINA
the
London, January 20, China war today
Editorial comment on Western nations that a Commu- Warns the
hist China will be a possible Soviet ally-in-the event of the third world war.
The Times editorial says: "The Western nations must 'uksess The resigning Cabinet was what the shift in power entails. formed by Thalein Nu last Sep- They have to recognise that in tember following the resignation | 2,1
A time of world crisis China will certainly, lean heavily on the Russian side, Furthermore, Communist gains in China Wili Sao Shwe Thaik has been Pre- encourage the Communist forces sident of Burma since it became in South East Asia und clso- an Independent nation a year ago where," after more than a century of Bri-
The
Daily Mall says Cliina will Nu aldo headed the original Cab- and emphasises the strategic as- tish rule. The 41-year-old Thakin be submerged by the Communists
inet-Asociated Press.
pects.-United 'Press.
the predominantly Socialist almost "caretaker government."
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