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PREMIER GOING TO NANKING Vice-President At
Sun Fo's Decision Follows Li's Appeal
DELEGATES
FAIL TO SHOW UP
The unofficial Chinese Con
tral Government peace group
"Peace And Unity" Speech
By Vice-President
Canton, February 21.
in South China headed by The Premier, Dr. Sun, Fo, will return to Nanking, at least tem-
Professor Wu Yu-hao was Inst night stil in Canton. The group failed to arrive at Kai Tak yesterday.
Unconßrmed reports from Con- ton yesterday afternoon said the pence delegates had left for Hong Kong. Newspaper representatives however waited in vain at Kal Ink.
The last two planes from Can- ton yesterday were a CNAC and | * Hong Kong Airways plane. No planes arrived after 5.15 p.m.
According to sources close to j Communist quarters in Hong! Kong, the pence group may not vlalt Hong Kong as it must now be aware of the fact that there. are no Communist Party repre- sentatives in the Colony who
porarily, in a few days' time, according to reliable sources here These sources confirmed earlier statements predict- tonight. ing this trip and attributed to a spokesman for Acting Prosi- dont Li Tsung-jen.
Tientsin Banks Do Business
Shanghai, February 21. All Tientsin branches of
have Authority to receive and foreign banks were allowed to negotiate with them.
reopen on February 14. hut Communist Party only Rex.onsible
for domestic business,
representatives, the sources told according to information the "China Mail", Kwangtung.
are all inceived by Shanghai business
APL Ship Unloading At Taku Bar
houses today.
had been
They said that even if the Premier does not re-
main in Nanking, he will certainly make a short trip to the capital to return the courtesy shown by the Acting President in visiting Can-
ton.
The Acting President will leave for Nanking to- morrow via Kweilin, Chongsho and Honkow so it is not likely that the Premier will pro- ceed North before President Li Tsung-jen reaches the capital.
These sources said he will probably be preceded by the Deputy Premier, General Wu
The
Acting President met
Lunch With Sun Fo
General LI Teung-jen, Vice President of Chine, made, an
Canton an
discussions unexpected vialt to
Bunday for with Dr. Bun Fo, President of the Executive Yuan. Dr. Bun (on right of General. LI) was among many high officials who met General Li at the airfield and later lunch. ed with him-Rainbow Photo.
Bandits Fire On A Customs Launch
about 60 members of the The lative Yuan in the afternoon but
The
former outpost of the Chinese Maritime. Cus- toms at Shayuchung, Mirs Bay, was the sceno of another encounter between bandits and Customs patrols on Sunday.
CMC. launch, Kuan Yuan, was fired on from the shore by unidentified persons, believed to be bandits, when she was on a routine patrol in the area.
This was the second incident
Techen. Dr. Sun Fo has been made no direct appeal to them to return to Nanking and attend Yuan This action was taken by the in Canton since February 4. the forthcoming mesting. Communist authorities mainly to The Canton group of the Legis-members conferred later behind ense the difficult situation experi- lative Yuan members, in a state-locked doors. presumably dia-
said they believe cussing that question. enced by all foreign firms, which ment tonight,
to operate their the convening unable to
of the proposed President
next Li
received their accounts as a result of con-Yuan meeting in Nanking should members of the diplomatic mis- tinued closure of foreign banks. be postponed in order to give the sions in Canton and tonight dined Earlier reports reaching Shang- Government a free hand in seek with representatives of the Cen- hm had described the financial
ing peace.
tral Executive Committee of the Shanghai, February 21.
The statement added that if the Political Council of the Kuomin predicament facing many people The local offices of
is the immediately following the change meeting absoluately necessary touz.
to leave for since the signing of the Sino American President Lines re-
He is expected over. Salaries could not be paid the
The meeting Kwellin tomorrow morning and Hong Kong Anti-Smuggling decided by ballot. vealed today that their vessel out and large business firms had the question of peace should be
which permita Vice-Presi- later to visit Changsha and Han- Pact President Fullmore,
to tide over their staffa by means the first
considered that the
to returning to Nan-launches.
patrol dent of the Legislative Yuan, Mr. kow before American ship to arrive
of small token payments and ad- In
and the Assio-king.
Waters in Mira Bay. Communist occupied
North Vancea in kind from stocks previ-Liu Chien-chun,
Radio messages received by the busly accumulated for such purtant Secretary-General, Mr. Yan China, is busily unloading
Kuo-fu, should remain in Can-
local office of the Chinese Mari- general cargo at Taku, anchor-
ton. Meanwhile,
time Customs reported no age for the port of Tientsin.
"casualtter" or damageBut we won to leave for Nanking to m
the detalled The goods, ordered by Chinese
are still awaiting and foreign business firms, in
CMC Commissioner, the Tientsin before the Communist
stated last Ashdowne," take-over in January, include
DOSCs
Some time after the ohange- over was complated, however,
Mr Lul, who Peace Talks In
Chiness banks, and later for morrow, has postponed his trip Peiping?
and
eign banks, were permitted to receive and pay out
cash. There does not seem to be any steel plates and asphalt roofing foreign exchange procedure in ex materials.
yet in Tientsin, istence The President Fillmore docked | Shanghai bunkers
are of the at Taku after receiving prior per- opinion that North Chinn trade mission from the Communist au- will be on a barter basis for some thorities. The first foreign vessel | time to come. They also do not to reach North China waters since expect any private foreign trade the Communist occupation of in the near future by means of Tientsin was the British D. & S. credit instalment.-Reuter. -steamer Hunan, which early this month escorted certain Tientsin river craft to Toku from the Shantung const.
KING BETTER
as a result of this decisión..
Another appeal for peace and unity was made by President Li when he addressed 2,500 legisla tors,
and Government officials military personnel at the Sun Yat-sen memorial hall this morn- ing.
His 25-minute speech was lis- tened to in dead silence and there was little applause at the end. Observers. believe that this poor reception was not due to lack of sympathy with President Li's appeal but to the fact that pro- bably only one in ten understood word of the speech,' which was in the Kwangsi dialect.
KMT Criticised
CMC British
officials were rowing in a sam-
Irunch.
Faunch, Chi Keong, also turned back when she wa Brad on from the shore.
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CHINESE HOTEL OWNERS PROTEST
At a Press conferenca yesterday afternoon Mr. Hui Young-shing, chairman of the Chinese Hotel Owners Association, re-affirmed the Ascocia-
·tion's · datormination to fight for withdrawal. -- of the Hotel Ratas Bill,
Representations have been made to the Secretory
of State on the matter, he said.
Mr. Hui attacked the whole, *****
-prináḥle of crserving-hotel
accommodation for permanent - Forged HK.
guests, and said the salting
aside of from 70 to 100 per cent
for this class of guests is absurd.
Government's action la design od to benefit a small minority of residents who want to live per- at hotels,' at..._rates manently at which the hotels can not main- tain economically, he said. ","The rates fixed are in- most
below
pre-war, while cthers are just about on the same level. You all know present food and commodity prices are several fold higher, and yet we are ax- period to maintain pre-war ser- vice charges," said Mr. Hui.
со
"Hotel accommodation is pri marily for people passing through the Colony-tourists and business representatives.
"Just because certain
Euro-
peans, unable to get accommoda ton elsewhere owing to the gen
eral housing shortage, want the
Notes Seized
Police in Canton broke up counterfeit geng yesterday, and seized quantity of forged Hong Kong-Govern mant the dollar notas.
The cald was carried out nour the outskirts of tho slty. Two' 'men and, two woman have boon detained for questioning by the police;
HUNDREDS. KILLED IN COLLAPSE
Lisbon, February 21 The fall of a huge wall was
injured several hundred
hotels to put up with them reported today to have killed indefinitely, Government turn to or us and order us to p vide the persons lined up for food dis- tribution in Praia, capital of solution for their problem
Mr. Y KMek, representing the Capo Verde Islands.
the Chinese Chamber of Com-
Portuguesa colonial officials said merce and Mr. Robert Der they have been informed of the Chairmen of the, Kawloon Chamber of Commerce were also present.
disaster by the Governor of the islands, a Portuguese colony off the North West African coast.
There is no official count of the dead. Despatches from Praia Bald
315 persons,
of them
"Principle Wrong”
sympathy for dead, have the Hotel Owners Association in ruins.
Both expressed
tha
Been
from the
Eye-witness despatches said:" All church
bells in the city.
Many scenes of panic
their plight, and promised their support. to their representations.
That the principle of the thing pealed "the alarm signal after the is wrong if control and inter-crash, ference with free trade can be occurred when the city heard the imposed, on one trade, the same arbitrary Governmental action can be applied to other trades, was the opinion expressed by the Chamber representatives.
roar of falling masonry
A long file of boggare formed outside the poorhouse shortly.
receive. ber before noon
"Refræsentatives from styveral eintalw zum Pentole the Govers.
other oriantentions, including the Federation of: · General · Labour Unious, were also, présent..
TREATY SIGNED
IN RHODES
.:
Haifa, February, 21. United Nations officials ar-
ment since the area was hit by
* Kamina, sank Soup was distributed to
beggora
of roof.
the
sitting under a tiled strip Hundreds were buried
beneath the 25-foot wall when it crumbled along, a
distance of- about 89 yards.
The screams of the Injured brought
hundreds to the rsecu
as panic-stricken crowds rushed through the city.
A thick cloud of dust hung 'over the scene.--Associated Press,
NAVY ESTIMATES
Rangoon, February 21:** Burmese Government troops Fnapped. . pincers trap yester day on the main stronghold of Meanwhile the opening or night. negotiationa between the Na-
ing to local reports the the Karen rebels in the battle According tionalists and Communists to Kuan Yuan was sent to investi- of suburban Insein. bring peace is expected to be gate zuri organised smugglers' Two Government columns tried the, probable Caravan at Shayuchung. Customs to pinch off a fortifled brick and gin shortly with alta being Pelping," according to unconfirmed Chinese prase par toward shore when they concrete building, once the pro
Baptift reports quoted by United Preis. were fired on. The Customs men petty of the American Both the "China Times" and were forced to return to the Mission, which the Karen tribes-
have the "China Daily News" in Nan-launch-Talpe-Shayushung ferry heavily armed for curled back riving here from Rhodes today king reported
ed a five-manTM round table conference will soon mest. presumably to iron out fast minute kinks before the actual opening of negotiations,
Area Infested The reports named the follow The aren ·murrounding the ing as participants in the pre- former outpost is infested" with liminary discussions: Pelping's
bandits, and dntil they are clear- reached a decisive stage. The General Willam Riley, of the year Naval Estimates issued Communist Mayor, Yeh Chien-| ecl we do not intend to
Truco Com- The Karens, fighting to establish United Nations ying. the Deputy Communiat
establish it," Mr. K. Ashdowne their lender,
the. De- Chou En-lal,
own said yesterday.. mocraile
estimate for the current year has Central Committed
way into the town United Nations, they anid, 31. and have fought following the return
The
WIR agreement on Jartuary 31.
signed been increased by a supplement- member, Shen Chun-ju, and Mar-
Headquarters to do there out there since. cation
to Rhodes ary estimate of £15,000,000.- Job," he added.
to from Cairo today of Naval units, thrown
-Colonel
Router. Kuomintang Revolutionary Com- mittee whose headquarters is in
back the army, carried "heavy| Mohammed Riad with the
Egyptian Government's endorse luna Kong
machine guns to step up the fire power against the rebels ment of the armistice draft They landed under cover of United Press. barrage from their ships-stand- ing out in the Rangoon river. The sailors fanned out along the wa
water
and began a foot
The Karens slowly Unde
of heavy said they understand that the blows by the Government troops. Israeli - Egyptian representa-
London, February 21, reinforced by armed sailors tives have signed the armistice
Britain's navy will cost £189,- 250,000 in the 1949-50, financial whose ships had bombarded In- agreement. Bein with light artillery
The acting Palestine mediator, year beginning April-£30 mil- The battle appears to have Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Major lion more than in the current
Meanwhile the Chinese steamer
London, February 21. Greater Shanghul is expected to
King George will return to return here tomorrow night with London on Thursday after a six a full lond
of coal from Com-
weeks* holiday in the country. munist-held Chinwanglan niter
Buckingham Palace sources said empleting the Arst barter trans-
Coininunist and the King is feeling much better nction between
Sandringham, atter his rest at Nationalist China,
The Greater Shanghal took to He is reported to be considerably the circulatory North China some 30,000 buds of improved from flour, which were exchanged for ailment of his leg.-Associated defects, He said that they should shn! Li Chal-sum, leader of the
conf.--Reuter.
Press.
Zulu Attacks On Durban Indians
Durban, February 21.
More than 1,000 Zulus swopt across Queon's Bridgo hore early last night and attacked every Indian in sight.
The attack, which took place Scores were slain in clashes at in the Umgent area of the city, that time. Police with rides still started after a Zulu had been patrol districts in the city, shot in the leg from an Indian automobile.
were
ago.
the
Presltient LI crilicked Kuomintang and said that mem- bers should awaken to their past learn the lessons of their failure
"It is up to, the Canton Pacif. /.battled the pendent state, mission, signed on behalf of the today also reveal that the original
"So far as I know, there was and benelt from them in order
no attempt by our men to land," that they might unile and save The fifth member, Dr. Skino he said. their country from Ils present Listse, who is often referred to precarious position.
Last summer, the Shayuchung
force of bandits. About 30 Cu-
NT KIDNAPPING
#s the "Grand Old Man of post was wiped out by an armed Peuce, ncompanied Dr. W.W.toms men were killed. In urging support for peace, Yen's unofficial, peace mission President Li reminded la lis-which recently flew to Pelping fenera: "Those who live by the to persuade the Communists, al sword shall perish by the sword." rendy flown to Shihchinchu to President Ll called on them to confer with Mac Tse-tung unite behind him in the drive for Reuter and United Press. pence, and warned that those who works against this goal will counter the hostility of the people.
After tight years of war and three of internal strife, the coun- try now demands peace, he da
and demanded a revival clared
of the Kuomintang revolutionary spirit which overthrew the Man- thechu dynasty.
Fakir On War Trail
Karachi, February 21, An Indian bus was stored and
The fabulous Fakir of Ipi has set on fire last night for
renewed hostile activities second night in succession, after Ll reminded his listeners that against Pakistan,
the along been quiet alice the driver had been removed and Canton was the birthplace of the Afghanistan frontier. Durban had riots between Indians and Zulus, attacked with knives.
Republie and the shrine of the quelled
Eight hundred armed tribes. A month
Two Indians suffering from heroes who died for the revolumen, followers of the wily Moslem hood wounds were taken to ption. He said the principles of hospital where their condition 14 the lato Dr. Sun Yat-sen ve chieftain who fought the British reported to be critical
Several not yet been realised, and that last Thursday. They were res for years, attacked a fort at Thal the nation must work together polled after a siege of several Every motorcar driven by In- until these ideals are attained. - hours. Their positions. Later wore dians that approached the rlos
bombed by Pakistan planes.
Official circles in Karachi attri- buto the renewal of the Fakir'i activities in the hills to the recent
The Weather
HAL 9000 GUT (1 p.m. HKST) = 'moder
Anticrolens over NW Manchuria la moving ESE and fairly strong Easterly
others were injured.
arch was pelted with stones and Plea For Unity
bricks. Scores of helmoted, po-
lice, several of them still hale
by foot fetas advance in the
face of gunfire from Karens bar- ricaded behind sacks of rice
Observers, feel the battle has
A police report late last night sald that at about 9 p.m. two armed men kidnapped a man at Castio Peak Road near Tal Lam reached a turning point but that Chung Village, New Territories,
The men took their victim Into bably the hills..
several days of fighting are pro- tin ahead-Associated
Press
(Bes. Page 5)
The Royal Air Force Jet-pro pelled Vampire plane was in the air again yesterday afternoon for another public demonstration.
Anywhere, Anytime
Communist Menace mes
In Southern Asia
Chicago, February 21. Mothodist Bishop visiting the Orient says that
Communist offensivo is moving across South Eashora Asia with the rest of the Continent.
are returning to The report was, made by prisoners who are Bishop Ralph S. Cushman of their homeland to become cells dressed, arrived at the trouble "We must stabilise society so cease are in Kashmir where St. Paul, in a letter from Manila of Communist propaganda
"Indeed, the Church, in « all that the people may have in warring tribesmen suddenly found to Church officials here:
branches, must face the present The Zulve, many inflamed, by peaceful life, declared, themselves out of work Associa
Bishop: Cushman wrote that call for missionary reinforce the Communist drive is causing ments or miss the opportunity of drink, managed to escape by speaking slowly and carefully, ted Press slipping through the bush and He skirted any mention of the
considerable alarm everywhere, a century."---Associated Press, a shrubs on the outskirts of the progress of his negotiations with
and that the great need now is city, Pelloe made soven ar-the Canton dissidents,
for an Interpretation of Chris- rests and dispersed the remain-reiterated his plea for unity,' in
tianity which is suficient to stand ing riotera
the Government med tape
up: against Communism. LI. made only one mention of
gradients have developed over BW Japan scene.
and · North China. Over the remaindor
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Asian sub-continent. They have and the Premier visited Yellow long constituted a minority, pro- Flower Hill and paid personal Page 7
which has been brought respects to the early revolution, Crops Dendr A1086.3 before the United Nations by Inarios, at the Tomb of the 73 Fage 12
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Martyres
Communism, he said, is taking advantage of the restlessness and
POKFULAM CRASH
Alorry on the way from Abordem: to Hong Kong ran over
| resentment : of. South East Asla- the side wall and fell 10 foet, into
|tics against" Imperialism.
about 8.30
a ravine at Poldulum Road" nbar But Western Democratie the Dally Farm Cra forens, Including;
sterday, tha Christian| p.m. ohurch, hayo, the same: oppor" | 52%
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that
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