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NANKING'S RESTRAINED HOPES
Govt Peace Envoys Flying To Peiping On March 30
PUBLIC IS JUBILANT
Nanking, March 27.
The 'Nationalist peace delegation will fly to Communist - held Pai- ping on March 30, ready to begin on April 1 the negotiations with the Chinese Communists to end the civil war, according to unofficial reports here today.
********r. This decision was said to have been made by four
More Noughts
For Shanghai
Bhanghai, March 27.
The Finance Minister, Mr. 8. Y. Liu, was reported today to be seriously considering the issuance of money orders 5,000, 10,000, 80,000 and 100.000 Gold Yuan denomina. tions by the Central Bank to tide over the grcsont Acuto shortage of cash.
The scheme is said to have been suggested by igcal bank- ers to case the cash famine, which has caused serious em. barrassment
to many ployers through ποι
being able to pay their labour,
The Finance Minister was
also
unconfirmably reported today to be putting the final touches to new financial re- form mesures almed at stabling the gold yuan note and commodity prices. national balancing the
aaur
and
budget. Reuter.
T.V. Dr. Sun Fo
Soong,
Confer
Canton, March 27.
of the five Nationalist peace delegates who met this morning, following the Communist broadcast last night fixing the time and place for the peace talks and naming the Commun- ist delegation.
Nationalist leaders continued today to maintain official silence about their reaction to the long-awaited Communist reply to the Kuo- mintang peace toolers.
Their acceptance of the ar- rangements announced by the Communists, however, is being taken for granted here.
Augees from the Communists who, North of the bridgehead, are re- havo been reinforced ported to with North China troops.
China rushed As Nationalist Reliable sources say there is
nal preparations for the opening of restrained of formal an atmosphere
peace talks with the hopefulness in official circles, Chinese Communists on April 1. in contrast with the jubilation the Shanghal police received a expressed by the general directive from the Premier, Gen- public.
eral Ho, forbidding illegal arrests.
One enterprising Nanking
newspaper, that last night pro Postal Service dueve a special edition, sold out
its issue to home-going theatre crowds like bot cakes."
The Chinese
Post
Office an.
Acting President Li Tsung-jen told Control Yuan members at a nounced an extension of the posta! service between the Communist
dinner party today: "I hope the and the Nationalist areas to in pence talks can succeed."
newspapera
ard printed But the generat feeling is that cludo
matter. there will be a lot of difficulties
The Premier's order, emphasis. and perhaps Important military operations along the Yangtse lineng the protection of physical free- before the war-weary nation getnom of the people, said arresti the peace it desires, whatever the should only be made by the judi
cial and police authorities in ac- consequences.
Observers any the arbitrary cordance with legal procedure.
Communist tone of last night's broadcast has put a damper o
that Acting the obvious success
President Li's peace policy has obtained by at last getting on
Dr. T. V. Soong, one-time official amrmative premier of China and brother-the Communists.
Chiang Kai-shek,
of
in-law conferred with Dr. Sun Fo, re-
answer from
cently resigned premier. in Anking Battle
Canton today. He was ex- pected to return to his resi- dener in Hong Kong aboard the steamer Fat Shan late in The day.
Dr. Huang Shao-hsiung, a Na- tionalist pence delegate and one
the other
leaders are
Li and General President
Fal
The Frender deplored that the had not constitutional provision been strictly followed in the past, resulting in illegal arrests, and warned that no repetition of such "undesirable" practices would be
came after month's
Adibasis Claim
Price: 20 Carts.
Separate Government
The Adibasis, en aboriginal tribes in North Central India, are agitating for a separato Governmental administrative unit for their territory. In Bihar province, which they call Jharkhand. They claim to be the original anttiers of the country, and the most democratis alement in the territory. They demand that' a new province be carved out of Bibar and West not loss than 30 million. Adibasis In Bengal. Their louder,' Jalpal Blagh, says there are fridle, Photo shows Adibaef teldespeople' performing the. "Kokurachi", danco, almliar to,
anake dance-(AP Photo)
ss.Kwok Peng Aground
In Hainan Straits
Mission To
Moscow Proposed
New York, March 27. Professor Harold J. Laski that proposed on Saturday General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other Western leaders bo sent to Moscow to pave the way for an East-West peace meeting in Stockholm..
The 2,100-ton steamer, Kwok Peng, went aground on Mofu Point at the North Entrance to Hainan Straits and has sent a rádio message saying she' is in dangerous condition, ac- cording 10 the Associated Press.
Agents for the ship, John Mon- ners and Company, said the ship was to pick up cargo of lime- stone at Port Farcival Indo-China, and had only officers and crew on board.
(In Tokyo, the Naval Forces for Die For East received a message
from the Naval radio at Guam that the following 5.0.5. heard:
was
Australia Adamant In
Gamboa Case
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Gigantic Arms Programme For Western Europe
Washington, March 26. The State and Defence Departments have prepared a $1,800,000,000 arms pro- gramme for Western Europe and other free nations as down payment on a long range military programme to resist Com- munist aggression.
Administration officials revealed that the arms pro- gramme drafted for Congressional action in the middle of April contains approximately US$1,200,000,000 for the Western European nations signing the North Atlantic treaty, The remainder of the funds would be garmarked for use in Greece, Turkey, Iran, Latin-America, the Philippines and possibly other non-Communist
arcas.
The global arms project was already under consideration by the Budget Bureau.
Administration officials expect it to go to President Truman with- In a week or 10 days. The pro- gramme was developed by a committee headed by the Assir- fant Secretary of State. Ernest
and Gross
Major General Lyman Lemnitzer, deputy Com- mandant of the National College Programme.
Legislation
Wor
On Raft For 113. Days
D
* Washington, March 26,
Banator Warren Magnuson (Democrat, Washington) ways the United States Navy learn. ed much from a Chinese" seaman, who spent 113 days on # raft
wat during the
bb man should granted permanent Ameri- can realdance.
the
would cover arms ald for friendly nations betwegu next July nort
that June 20, 1960. Present planx are to ask Co gress later for larger a.nounts for at least another three years if the East-West tension con- tinues,
In the proposed legislation. President Truman would sook wide authority to allocate funds between
Atlantic the North country members and other nations, whose security is vital to the United States Interests. This would allow a swift move- ment of military supplies, In the
Benator Magnuson offered
• a bill yesterday to give that privilege to Poon Lim, who wrote new page in the taxi- book of survival technique after, a British merchant ship was torpedoed under him,
The allor secured a ratt provisioned, for only 60 days and, eating birds, caught. by hand and fish snared with a
avent-Russix stepped up pre-watch-spring hook, ast. It out until he was picked up, off sure on ady'courtry schetluted.
to receive armis or on any other the coast of Brazil.—Reyter,
non-Communist nation.'
Congress has served
battle.
WARNING ON: JAPANESE REDS
Legislativa Battle Ahead would bo
carefully selected"
to Insure that no military Burrets Tokyo, March 27.
notice eculd be picked up by the Com- The Australian Government on the administration that the munista for transmission la Rus- has refused irrequest from arts programmo faces a tough sla. The first shipment would General Douglas MacArthur, legislative
Same Con- be drawn chiefly from surplus have expressed out-stocks and existing supplies. The the Supreme Allied Comman- gresaren tolerated in future.
der in Japan, to permit Ser-right opposition to the plan on production of new equipment world
the grounds that equipment and be expected on a large scale, be Gamboa The new postal announcement
geant Lorenzo
milltary secrets might fall into ginning in 1950-United Press. visit his wife and children in the Communist hands. approximately
One
"The ship. Kwok Feng is Australia, It was learned reï experimental resumption
One top official
the said of a limited postal service between
Laski, British economist and aground at the North entrance to liably today.
security aspects of the arms pro- Communist and Nationalist China.
former Labour party chairman, Hainan Strait, Immediate assist-
gramme may make it mandatory Whereas previously only or said that with Eleenhower he once required. Condition danger- The Australian Mission in that Congressional hearings be (Naval Operations said Tokyo received the Australian held in secret. This official said diary letters were accepted for would send Lord Louis Mount-ous." the Communist areas, the Post batten of England. Halvard M. Naval Forces in the Philippines Government's reply to the urgent that foreign intelligence
agenin of the lattens of the van Office said today that henceforth Latige. Foreign Minister of Nor- were notified and any action would message containing General Mac- could pleco together vital infor
Tokyo, March, 28. clique within the Kuomintang- the service would include parcelu,way, and Leon Blum, French So-be taken from there. The signal | Arthur's pleas and passed it ormation on the barls of the cur Dr. Son Fo who resigned under
The newspaper "Labour" warn- Acting
leiters cialist and
strength Europe registered, and express
of was not heard in Japan.) former
Immediately to Mr. A. Carpenter, rent arms premier fire in Nanking recently and was
ed today that Japan's Commun- The "China Mail" learned that head of SCAP's Legal Division. and data on the details of the Ching addressed to recipients as far as France.
isi Party would order its mem- replaced by to Ying-chin, ur- Chung-hsi. the Central
Mukden.
He sold this party would serve the vessel's agents have received General MacArthur said he had over-all strategic plan to do-
|bers to take up arms against their rived in Canton from Shanghai commander-is expected to reach last Thursday.
In the event of u Nanking
Hong tomorrow from
Newspapers may alan be posted as an advance emission from the a message from the Frosty Moller, no comment to make on the Aus-fend the North Atlantic oren.
publishers. countries signing the North Atlana, local salvage ship, yesterday tralian Government's decision at He said that ultra precaution Rovernment
Suviet Invasion of Japan. The reason for the confurence Kong to join the other four de- but only by the
resumption of tic pact. They would be given the afternoon, reporting heavy seas the present time. Omcers close ary measures would have to be
Answering a rocont statement was not clear,' 11 was antiounced the Government before Aying to normal postal services throughout tusk of laying the basis
legales In Anal discussions with added. With the
for and strong North Easterly winds, to the general would not indicate adopted to prevent any milltary
Kyülch! Tokyda that. falling, into Com lender Chinese informed meeting in Stockholm of Presl- country,
The message adds that rough what action, if any, General Mac-secrets from
Japanese Communists would re- munist hands. Security measures quarters here and efforts would dent Truman, Joseph Stalin, seas have made it viritually Ime, Arthur new contemplated to as-
will be patterned on those al-ist any Meanwhile, Nationalist troops next be concentrated between Na- Prime Minister Allee and Premier possible to board the distressed sist Gamboa,
Balda R:ssion tionalist and Communist China for Henri Queuille of France. Anking'r counter-attacking in
Mr. Patrick Shaw, head of the ready in force by the five Brus- the plicting foreign country. landing in the Ya,arese lalands sds puct powers. The Frosty Molter reports that Austrollan Mission in Tokyo, re- outer
both passengers and merchandise. suburbs this morning.
He said he has not discussert his
United States military equip would not be interpreted as "in- This question, they added, would Idea with any Communist have driven
of the men he the Kwok Peng's crew has ap- tused to discuss the. Gamboa case
to Europe vasion-United Press. parently managed to get ashore. forces at least 10 miles out, so probably be raised at the forth-nosed.
or reveal the nature of the cablement to be shipped Laski, profesor in the school of Heavy seas are driving the ship he received yesterday from the latest raporte coming peace talks in Peiping. cording to the
economics of London University, still further on to the rock.
Attstration Government, from the threatened strategic elty on the North bank of the
ald he noted that the North At Yangtse river, 200 miles South
lantic pact stresses it is a defen- West of the capital.
sive pact He said the mission which he nominated should make tit clear to Russia,
they discussed acts while they
administrative were premiers and other Important muiters.
Dr, Soong also visited General Hauch Yuch, governor of Kwang- tung province, another job Soong used to hold.
There was plenty of specula- tion here that the conference of the two former
premiers with
may
have
fraction of
denst
the
the government stlit remaining, at Canton and
Peiping
the
the
■
the possibility of a lest ditch The Nationalists dire reported to resistance
government being have recaptured Chibblenkwan,
act up If Nanking concedes ton North of Anking, which was lost much to the Communists in the to the Communists last Thursday peace negotiations.
as they thrust South towards the from Central Anhwei
It wo
was also pointed out that Yangtse
Dr. Sun Fo is under fire by the Province. Control Yuan on charges of using In their counter-attack,
Reuter.
Three British Films Banned
By Communists
Eisen- He said he had suggested, hower as the best man from the United States because Elsenhower Evmbolises what the Russians re spect, power, and, what the Rus- want, peace.Associated
Shanghal, March 27. the Three British films have! Press.
by the Communist authorities Peiping. Those arc "Theirs is "Burma Victory,"
his officini position to misoppro- | Nationalists aro reported to be been banned from exhibition priate government property, and still pursuing the retreating Com- there have been recent demands munists. Telephone communica- in Nanking that The Control
ntrol ton with Anking was restored Yuan-also-investigato-Dr. Song.
Soma "said the former Kwang The city was reported to ba the Glory" and a news reel
fung governor merely came
today. here auleter and the situation
Canton politicians and offer them
to cultivate botter relations with stable.
economic advice. One report Guerilla Attacks
Bald-Dr. Soong might remain to
meet the Premier General Ho Ying-chin who is expected
in
Canton Boon-Associated Press..
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