Portraits of Distinction
FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO
Gloucester Arenda
For THE CHIN
LTD
CHINA
No. 34225.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1949.
RED TROOPS ON THE MOVE
Nationalists Continue Retreat Along Yangtse
CABINET CRISIS REMAINS
Nanking, March 10. Communist forces were exerting increasing pressure
on the Yangtse Line" and continuing to advance Southward. in Shensi Province, a Nationalist military spokesman announc- ed here today.
Nationalist forces had voluntarily evacuated to the South bank of the Wei River in Shensi and were continuing to give concessions on the Yang- rse Line in an endeavour to secure peace, the spokesmon asserted. But, he added, the Government will not yield to any Communist attempt to cross the Yangtso River. The line will be steadfastly guarded until national peace on the basis of equality is achieved, the spokesman said.
Monthan 10 Communist Foccupied Tali after the Nation- columns, commanded by Gen-allats evacuated the town. eral Chen Yi, had begun a March 8
the Nationalists re-
Isu-chao, who recently returned On tu Pelping on a peace mission.
Both were reported as having; Kradual movement southward captured Fuping, the spokesman received invitations to join the from February 26, be reported.
claimed.
new Cabinet. From Each column comprised about
Chinklang today I was Associated Press reports that} repurted that 25,000 men
Nationalist troops Sun Fo has resigned but remains and vanguards had evacuated. Lawel bridgehead as Premier until the appointment' were now not far from the
and had cross
The river and crosseri
to of his successor. north bank of Yangise, he told
guard the South bank.
The Legislative Yuan lomorrow correspondents. Seven columns Meanwhile, General Ho Ying-will consider Q resolution were in North Anhwél, five in chin, leader of the influential abolish conscription. neighbouring North Kiangsu,
Whampoa Military Academy und an additional four were on the border between the twu provinces.
New Moves
elique In
In the
Kuomintang, hav promised President L Tsung-
China's new
jen, is a telephone conversa.
tion, to
peace
form
Cabinet.
Shipping Stopped
10
Teng Wel-yl confirmed reports the Klangnan that shipping has been suspend- Evening Post reported today. Reliable sources told
ed on the Yangtse in the vicinity Reuter. of Chink long, however,
about 40 miles that whether or not Simultaneously with the South-General Ho will form China's action was taken because of in- East of Nanking. He said the ward movement of Communist new Cabinet now depends on regular troops, local Communist retired Generalissimo Chiang Kaitensified Communlat troop move- bands hadi Yangchow, which is East of Nanking.
New Communist concentra Lions in North Ahwel, were requisitioning river craft and conscripted coalies had collect.
....
moved
East 40
General
from shek's approval. iniles
Significantly
Chang Chih-chung, close
supporter of the President's peace policy, re- turned by air today to Nanking after spending several days in Chikow with the Generalissimo,
bank
iments towards the North
of the Yangises in that area,
claimed Teng
that over quarter million Communist troops under General Chen Yi have al- North bank of the Yingtse. ready. pushed South close to the
ed more than 1,000 pontoons in General Chang went immediate- mustered over 1,000 rubber boats!
Tionger
harbour, neur Nanly to interview President Li tung, 50 miles North West of Local press reports
said that Shanghal en the North bank General Ho will return tomorrow of the Yangtae.
10 Nanking
from Hangehow, From Murch 7 Communist Cheklung provincial capital, forces had been incessantly at- close to the Generalissimo's home tacking Shibchlachino, Yishikau, town. Yicheng and Kowan, the spokes- man said.
All stucks on these Nationalist bridgeheads on the North bunk
of the Yangtse had been repulsed. En Central Shenal, General Teh-hust's forces
Penn
had
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London, March 10. Voling is taking 'place today in North St. Pancras by-elec tion. The candidates are Mr. N. Shields, Conservative, Mr. G. K. Robinson, Labour, and J. Mahon, Communist.
The election was caused by the death of the Labour member. Mr. G. House.
The Labour majority at the general election was 7,530 In total poll of 26,254.
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Columbus Last North China Trade Due To
Descendant Weds Resume As Ship | Armed Robbery Sailings Planned
The last living descondant of Christopher Columbus, Cristobal Colon de Carvayal Y. Manoto, Duke of Veraqua, was tharried to Senorina Annuelada Gorosabel V. Ramirez de Haro, Spanish society girl, in the San Francisco El Grande Church, In Madrid.-AP Photo,
Atlantic Alliance
+
Binds Nations To Collective Action
Washington, March 10,
(By Our Harbour Reporter)
Three Hong Kong steamors are due to leave for Chinese Communist ports to bartor with the
They are the British steamers Esang (Jardine, Matheson) and Lady Wolmer (Wheelock, Marden) and the Panamanian freighter Grand (Wallem):
This will mark the first official resumption of trade with the Chinesa Communists by local traders.
The parts at which these ships will call include Tientsin and Weihalwai, near Chetoo, on the Shantung Peninsula.
Local Cargo
It was reported that the ships have more than 5,000 tons of loral cargo,
including gasoline, funny sacks and industrial equip
"With Tentsin and other Red ports open to foreign shipping now, locul traders will inevitably disregard the North Koreans,” he declared,
ment representative of curs at the deck,
in
Hong
from
Report
No report, has baen måde. to the police' by the man who was hold up by four armed' robbers outside the Hong Hond and Shanghai Bank or Tugen
did not occur on their pro- mises, that they had по knowledge of it, and that no complaint was made to them.
Chinese Woman
Awarded
in a
Shanghai, March 10.
Mr. Fan, mother of two chil-
The Falling schedules are Esang on March 13. Lady Walmer
The Butterfield and Swiro steamer and Grand on March 12.
Hanyank cleored for The three steamers have been Inchon, South Korea, recently. chartered by local Chinese mer- Local reports that she would chants who have recently renew-attempt to communicate with the
A pretty 28-year-old widow ed their former connections with Tientsin authorities en route to and authoress, Mrs. Fan Hsiang ked areas.
enter Taku Bar could not be con- Mei-lin, was the central figure Armed here,
Two steamers are due to leave
ceremony at the British this for North Korea today and to- Consulate-General here morrow. They are the Russian morning whom the Consul- freighter Azov and the Portu- General, Mr. R.W. Urquhart, guese steamer San Rafael, which presented certificates awarded has among her cargo a truck and by the King to three Chinese Jeep, standing prominently on in recognition of services to the Allied cause during the war Welhalwol arrived
The Jardine, Matheson steamer
the years. Kong last weak, and brought Esang arrived here down with him & special per- North last evening. mit from the Chinese authoritlés Meanwhile United Press report-dren, who recently gained pro- there for barter trade with the ed from Tientsin that arrange-min
minence for an article "Girls who are Toys of Men," in a Chinese Colony," one of the charterersenta are progressing dally to re-
Colvo
Hong Kong and South China behalf of her husband, Fan Chan-
received. declared yesterday in an inter- shipping.
magazine,
award
Although the Chinese Com-shan, executed by Japanese Gen- "The representative went by munist agreement to permit the darmes for alding in the escape.of truck to Shi Tau on the top of reopening of sen trade specified a group of Ailled nationals from the Shantung
from Peninsula,
Chinese ships Tlentsin agunt of the Shanghai area, to Free China where he took a
(its Jardine Mathieson Company, were shortly after the outbreak of the Identity withheld) to Hong Kong, advised that it is permissible for Pacific War.
"The Communist permit, the their ships to come to Taku Bar The other two Chinese receiving first to make its appearance here, from Hong Kong with the steamer similar certificates were P. C. San contains particulars regarding the Esang salling from Hong Kong whom collaborated with Mr. Fan. On and Kiong Cho-ching, both of exchange, including the types of March 12. Another British firm,
those. cargo required and
Butterfield and Swire, was per-
Allied also to get
party safely 10 to leave Red areas. sald to be arranging shipments Into Chungking.
Britons in the oxenped group in- were not cluded Major Hunt and Captain
af the British Con
view.
steamer
I have permission here to Tientsin but details
for Welhafwel and pre-learned, parations have been going on smoothly. so far."-by- "Baid. ---His with about 2,000 tons of local ship has already been loaded merchandise, including gasoline
y *acks and Industrial
sien The present draft of the North Atlantic Pact pro vides for collective action by its members in case of attack on any of their ships, planes or territorial possessions in the security zone, This was disclosed by authoritative sources today as the eight treaty planning powers awaited moves from Italy, Denmark, Portugal and ice-ship back from land to join the pact.
have also permission to the Red ports vegetable olls, vermicilli and Shantung silk. The Welhaiwel official will probably leave with be the the ship," he concluded.
The spokesman said that the
Klangsu Reds in North
have and over 500 junks for an oven- tual
crossing of the Yangtse. Neutral military
Quartora sald that the movement D? about 50,000 Communist troops in the Grand Canal had been noted last week. But they.
The Danish Foreign Minis-tugal and Iceland will expressed doubt that any fargester, Dr. Gustur Ramussen, was same as that followed in the case scale push toward Yangtse bridgeheads was already under-due here today for talks with of Norway-as soon as the nations Il decision to come to Nan
denied reports that the the Secretary of State, Mr. formally ask to join-Invitations- Teng king, if confirmed, would mean
will be granted. Dean Acheson way.
The decision to welcome Italy that the
Generalissimo had ap- Ministry of National Defence was The treaty is expected to be
as one of the original' signatories proved Elving him the mandule attempting to organise any new signed here during the first week to form Calna's
come on surprise. While the Cabinet, armies. new
He said the 14,000 In, ¡Apell,
United States and France-favour- observers here believed,
troops evacuated from the North The provisions covering attacks
Italy's participation, the The
being called of the Yangtse were only troops on ships, planes and territories because it ex being added to the
of are In addition to measures to other powers were lukewarm to
the Idea.-United Press, pected to be reduced from 15 Tanx En-po, the Shanghai cope with bloodless coups and portfolios and three Commissions Nanking-Hangchow Orca garri- with attacks on each nation and
Its occupation the outgoing Su Cabinet
troops. The security region outlined in the pact in the Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer, The zone extends from North America Eastward to Include Earlier this week it
was Algeria and Northward. through learned from-authoritative Minis-Western Europe to Norway. try of National Defense sources
"streamline
in
in
to eight portfolios and two Com.
(son commander.,
missions in the projected Cabines. New Armies
Но
forces
Chinese sources in Shanghal today wald that General Ying-chin kau already given conditional assent, to the "Pre- sident's request to form a new Cabinet.
They added this "conditional assent" was given that the Government, with little Collective Action
the basis that General Ho success, It' attempting to organise would be granted carte blanche at least 30 new armies. A singio
in Chinese
run the Government
the
to
accordance with decorban Baitutional provision of a ponalble Cabinet.
con. roughly res-roops,
of his conditions of acceptance
Army
approximates
new
be
ed
Karens Take Airfield
2
No Escort
The Weather
the
Se, and Mr. Erik
At 0:00 GMT (2 p.m. IKSTall marked trough of low pressure extensi from SW China ENE-wards across 1 Eastern Bea and Japan to a fairly dean depression centred over Hokkaido N of this though ridge of high pressure from the Allerlan anti-cyclone covers N Chins and to the Bridge from the Paciffo anti-cyclone extends Westward to the Philippine.
Asked whether their shipa"
Today's Forecast:-Light 2 nd vařisbie would need any special escort Țmainly BB winds, overcast with occulant
up. North, many drixie and extensive patches of sen for. tradera dismissed the Ides with
Yesterday's Weather-
route
maximum: 20. des. Fah,
on
4
confident shrug. "I think we can trust them,"
Mulmum: 3.8 deg. Fah
la the oon.
Con
Bunahiner Nil,
Census among them. Some recalled the
Rainfall: 0,9 mm,=0,04 inch. Total aince
warm
re-
Jan. 198.9 mm.5.08 inches an
ception received by the Americon freighter
nien
President Filmore.
4,00. inches.
on
of the Kallan Mining Administration, now of Jardine, Matheson, Hong Kong.
Also honoured today was Fong Shu-chen, Chlaf Chinese Adminis- trator of British Troops in China. Headquarters during the war.
He was awarded Insignia of Honorary Member of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire in rocognition of his devotion to duty and meritor- ious service to the British war effort in China, -
He in at present employed by the BOAC here.-Routar,
Air Crash
Sydney, March 10. All 21 occupants
kiled
wero
spinal an average of 101.6 mm. when a Lockheed Lodestar trans- port aircraft crashed and burned out while taking off near Coolan- catta, 45 miles South of Brisbane, today.
which
was the Arat foreign steamer to call at Taku Bar after Barn at mad....10144 1910.4 m.
the Communist.
the Red
High
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4 p.m.
19 der. F.
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+
$ knota.
Time
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The 18 passengers included man, his wife and their two in- fant sons.
The aircraft crashed into a swamp and burst into flames pa it was leaving Bilanga airport. Reuter,
Ask for WATSON'S
SUPER COLA
代臣慈
Occupation. Now that' Tlonisin is being Rel. Humidity. BANDW
opened to forellen shipping again, Dew Point the North Korean trade, which Wind Direction. has been very remunerative dur-Wind Forte Rangoon, March 10. Karen Nationalist rebels have in the past few months after de taken Anisakan airfield seven North capture of several major Low
will In the event of an attack In-miles South of Maymyo.
Ching ports, seriously
a newly re- affected, strength very side this area, collective action A spokesman said the reverse turned trader from North Korea
15,000 would
started immediately is only temporary and not too im said yesterday. through consultations of the per-portant.
We lost heavily on our last The Special Presidential Com-manent North Atlantic High Com-
Anisakan airstrip had trip to Shinglshit. It was very _The . Furthermore, these sources sald mittee today completed its first mand composed of
treaty been the
used In an airlift locumcult to procure the necessary that General Ho also made it one draft of peace proposals but powers. Each nation would de-
further Government preparation terming for itself, however, whiering Britous from the Maymyo cargo there. We spent about to Rangoon, Government three months before. we even- Both Labour and Conservative that he would be authorise, dto for negotiations with the Comther it would use force to repel an troops, have been attempting to tually quarters here expect the Govern drastic reduction of the present munists was still stalled pending witheit.
returned here with drive the Karens from Maymyo, less than 500 tons of soyabeans ment to hold the London consti
Furthermore,
the sources the appointment of these
a Government and ginseng, which are now not tuency of North St. Pancras in naid that General Ho also made
Cabinet
More detalls of the pact seeped which had been tomorrow's Parliamentary by it one of his conditions of ac-
so much in demand,” the com- The
out (after Mr. Acheson stated, in army post drafting committee headed
Fress reports sald Communists pradore stated. election.
general terms that member na- ceptance
that he would be by Sun Fo decided late last tions were determined to defend from the Irrawaddy delta are The vacancy was caused by the authorised to make a drastic re night to submit its initial
Korean. Trade death of the Labour Member.
rethemselves against attack from heading toward Insein, a rail town. commendations to Acting Presi- any quarter. He told duction of the present strengident Li Tsung-Jen in the next { conference that the part would be where the Korens
miles North of Rangoon,
WAISUN'S "The North Koreans obtain The Government has already of the Nationalist troops.
A new 10
· are batiling their products mainly from the
SUPFA COLA retained two constituencies-Bal- These two conditions, it Was
{few days.meinl version of the Western nations wishing to cast ley, Yorkshire, and South Ham-
broadened soon to include other Burma Government forces.
fortile Manchurian areas. Since were advanced by An
foreign meremih, Londonin
Burma's fighting uprisings Tientsin was closed to serica
Ho some three months committee's recommendations said their lot with the defence ar-
both from, the Karens, who seek shipping, much of these valuable four by-elections now proceeding. ago when he was asked by they were couched in only the rangment, -
an autonomous state, and from goods have been Altering Labour won North St, Pancras
Pancras Chiang Kai-shek to form most general terms.-Heuter and ·Officials. said the procedure for the' Communists. Associated North Korean poris, where they working class district with a Cabinet pilte to the final
selec-
bringing, in Italy,, Denmiri Por Press.
are accessible to us.. considerable proportion of railway tion of Dr. Sun Fo as Premier. employees--from the Conserva- tives in the 1945 general election. specially by
Two representatives sent here the President 10 The Labour majority 'WWAN 1,630 contact local leaders today called ver the Conservative and Inde on Dr. W. W, Yen and Mr. Chang pendent opponents.
The present contest. is a three- cornered one, with
Labour
› ON OTHER PAGES opposed by: Conservative and Com- munist nominees. It is one of the Page 2 few by elections which the Com- munists have contested since 1945. Page 3
The North St. Pancras contest "St. John's Cathedral. Meeting. has aroused little of the public in- Page 6 torest displayed in the South
Cinema World, Hammersmith contest.
In Ham- Page 7 th, the Conservativos, were
Russian Propaganda In U. K. disappointed by their Page a
A
of General
PWO Tra!.
Fallero, after a spectacular cam- Fighting in South Palestine, pain, to recapture the nest, won Page
Bevin Bigns Pact for Britain, Page 10
Deterioration in Orient Bitus
from them by a narrow majority in 1945.
tion. MacArthur Denies Civillan
Control of Japan.
Labour way: embarrassed at Hammersmith by the Commomist "upport for their candidato. Page 11 The party professes to be much happier in facing stywed Com munlat apposition In the North' St. | Paga, 12: Pancras by-election.Itelier
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Storting: Aren Trade, Talke
Associated Press.
ROBBERS HOLD UP EXPRESS TRAIN
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gers and crew members in
K
مة
to
the emergency
back the train tole
Martinsburg, West Virginia, od and soverál püssengers sligged jcrowmen and "passungora -- were floor while the robbers, wont
March 10. by the bandits, who walked through slugged. A woman was slapped in thrbugh their pocketa, Two of the daring gunmen the cars systematically robbing the face when she became hysteriThe bandits, riding as passen who held up the Baltimore and passengers of their cost. The loot ent
дета, stopped the Baltimore to Do- Ohio streamliner and then; rob was estimated at US$1,494.
The men dropped off the train troll expres two miles west of The gunmen, who hoarded the 45 minutes after they halted it. Bed and terrorised the 'passen-Detroit-bound train at Washington; | Pamongers said they were about member, by forcing a crap i Jesse James style were bellaved for the conductor, Robert Hou- yoars old, and spine said they card. Engineer C. C. Moore war
ordered to aer, to pull the emergency cord appeared to be dúped. to be fleeing, afoot today, and and hall the train two miles out or The robbors got at least $1,484 grade crossing between Martins. the police set out after them fartinsburg, When the engiacor, in cash, according to B.J. Morri bung and Berkeley Springs. with bloodhounds...
[Roy O. Perdew, came back to eco 0 Buperintentions of the Oum After looting the train, the gun- what was the matter they aged berland division of the Baltimore While two robbers worked their through the coaches, the other men fled to a nearby night club him unmorelfully and hold him at Ohio Railroad. He said $707 two held the locomoting crew and robbed it before making their the gumeint while the looting was taken from couch passen gunpoint and relieved them of gers, $200 from Pullman passen- their money and watches. They getaway, Broadblocks were set up continued,
gers, $107 from the train crew then dropped off the train at the | and: $300- from the ""Wild West" Holdup steward.
room grade grossing, and escaped in an automobile; which they apparentis Four bold bandits halted a trays
Dr. Mark
a. passenger, had standing by,
Mon
on all highways in the area in the belief, that the guntmen may have commandered another car.
YAY
Two geleway car and by the and robbed the passengers today said the whole thing was Mantas Later they held up a nightcinh bandia were found abandoned near in a daring "Wild West" holdup. tielle sal twu an armed with near 1hb scene of the train robbery. the scene of the robbery,
One dining car employee was shot big .45 revolver forced the paaa gaye 7 mind me anompiad, with a $200)--United. One frwin crewman was wound- but not seriously, and poveral gere in his coach to kneel, on the? PressMACED
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PER BOTTLE.