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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1949.
PEACE TALK PROGRESS A Smiling Bride
Communists Agree
Agree To Halt
Offensive On North Bank
Eight Miles From Nanking
Nanking, April 11.
A responsible official source said today the Kuomintang and Communists "are moving closer to agreement” in the Pei- ping peace talks.
Many difficult points, he said, have been straightened out but declined to
give any further details on the negotiations.
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Another high official source close to Acting President Li Tsung-jon con- firmed that the Communists have agreed to halt the general drive against the North bank of the Yangtse River. The agreement was verbal and would not be announced formally. He does not know whether the Communists already have issued actual orders to their field forces to cease attacks against government-held bridgeheads on the North bank but said "it is expected any moment.” Frontline despatches 'this morn- ing reported soins slackening in the Communst onslaught, The repels said the Reds attacking the bridgeheads posite Chin-
king have withdrawal mala and only skirmishes occurred at other points,
the
The favou at 10 truco negotiations, readleked Inst week out seyptal
wweeping demands raised by the Commite- ists outside the scope of thes original eight teens was said to have taken place efter General Chang Chih-ehung and Me. Shine Li-tse, two of the governmunl dietezales.
appealed directly Communist Choleman Man Tse- Lung over the heads of the Cong- munist oficial delegation.
An official source said Gemenil Chang called on Mr. Mars aluno on April 8. He and Mr. Shun mit the Communist lender again on April 0 for a long talk, appeal- ing to him for moderation to save) the peace negotiations from cel- lapse.
The direct aptent to Mr. Mao was suid to have resulted in considerable
softening
the Communist altitude anri the inks since then have been proceeding smoothly.
The delegations of both sales are stil i intermal discussions and there has as yet been no date sel
for the opening of the format conference.
Present plans,
was understood, would be to delay
formal conference until after the informal discus- alons have threshed out a rudi- mentary agreement on the eight Communist terms,
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Demand
Withdrawn
An omeld source ennfirmed the
demands which were outside the scope of the original eight terms and have consented to leave other
dment is signed to supervise the
reorganisation.
NEUTRALITY WANTED
The
Nanking. April 11.
Legulative Yuan's Foreign Affaira Committee meeting this morning went on record to support strict neu- trality
In China's foreign policy.
to
The meeting WAR called review China's fordign policy which is an Important in the Kuomintang. Communit
negotia.
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Most of the members criticised the Governmant's policy of stringing along with the United States. They urged that Chine,should In clrcumatanoda ather her policy in a way as to get in. volved in any futurs world conflicts-United Press.
no
points to be discussed later after prace has been established and à coalition government organised. The April 12 deadline was also rescinded.
Chiang
Non-acceptance of this by the Nationalists up to date is believed to have held up the opening of formal talks. It has also delayed
of Implementation
cense-fre along the Yangtse line, sald to have
both been agreed to by sides al Peiping on April 3.
Within Eight
Miles
Chinese Communist troops struck within eight miles of Nan- king during the night but werr tarted back by the Nationalist defenders, I was reported today.
The rumble of artillery could be clearly heard in Nanking for the first time since the beginning of the civil war as government defenders fought off the Red troops attacking the bridgehends i on the North bank of the Yangtse.
Last night's action might have!
been carried out to probe the strength of the Nationalist de-i fences guarding the capital city. About 1,000 Red troops, It was estimated, participated in the at- tacks.
Admiral Kwei Yung-chin, Na- One of the Communist demands tionalist Navy Commander, said cutside the scope of the original today that the naval forces have terms was for immediate crossing, completed of the Yangtse River to fight the defend the Yangtze River
their preparations to and forees opposing peace and identi- were powerful enough to ensure Best with Generalissimo
security of the vital waterway. Kol-shek.
"If we should fail to safeguard One of the Important problems this defence line there will be still confronting the delegates on little hope of reaching a political buth sides in the preliminary dis-settlement," he said. cussions at Peiping is reorganika- tion of the Kuomintang armies.
Communist interpretation of
Nanking,
And Her Veil
Today's smiling bride, Miss Vivienne Mignon, of Sydney, Australia, did not think it was going to be a happy day. She even doubted if she would be married at all to Mr. Turner D. Oridge. For when she arrived at the St. Stephan's, Rosslyn Hill, no clergyman was there to marry them. The 82-year-
All old retiring vicar had forgotten
about the ceremony. Fortunately the new vicar arrived, though it was already half
hour late. (AP Photo).
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Yunnan's Ex-Governor
Says He Won't Go Back
General Lung Yun, former Governor of Yunnan,
This
the
said yesterday that as long as the National-: ist Government, doas not accept, Communist Chairman Foo Tso-tung's eight-paint proposal he would not go back to China to head the Yunnan Province again.
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Price: 20 Cents.
London Dock Workers Strike
London, April 11. About 6,200 Leridon dook workers, members of
the
7,000-strong National Amal." gamated Stevedores and Dockers Union. went strike today against the dis- misski ་མ་ 13 man on
the grounde of redundancy,
Some dockers belonging to the Transport and General Workers Unioh have jelnad the strikers and the stoppage has affected the 'unloading of * some 30 ships, many edhjain- ing meal and other foodstuffs.
The doclalats
ich to stop work was taken at a mass meeting of
the Stevedores Union members yesterday.
Mr. Arthur Bird, National Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union,, has appealed to members of his unton, whose, number in London's dockland is estimat- ed at 20,000, to remila work-Reuter.
(EARLIER STORY ON PAGE 6)İ
CHILD DIES IN WELL-PIPE
San Marino, California,
April 11. Three-year-old Kathy Fisctis was brought up dead from her well tomb today.
A doctor's announcement that she died by drowning ended 52 hours of rescue efforts.
Since the little girl, running at the weed- play. stumbled lato covered well opening on Friday, accounts of the attempt to reuch
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INDIA MAY NOT
PARTICIPATE
NEXT WAR
IN
London, April 10,
The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, interviewed by Ward Price of the "Daily Mail" in New Delhi, said today that if war should break out, India would not necessarily parti cipata.
Mr. Nehru admitted: "If war breaks out anywhere;
it is likely to become universal. It might be that India's interests would require her participation, but that would depend on the circumstances.
"A friendly India, on good terms with the other Commonwealth mombers, would be of mord value to them than the limited military aid she could furnish. It is open to her now, at to every Commonwealth member state, to abstain from taking part in any war in which the United Kingdom might bocomo engaged. He said Europe had been the other, discontent bred by the centre and Asia only the poverty." fringe of world gravity, but hots the foruer of little centin
of
Air, Ward sold Premier Nghri
government."-United
"Asia has now become the
in India. He said in the genera scene of major agrarian eletion the Communista would movenicht whose manifesta- not have my success. Mr. Ward tions are reflected in the dis-del "But governing that breed turbed conditions prevailing in of agrarian Communist was on so many Asiatic countries,"
the many tasks facing hi (Nehru's) He said it ought not to dimcult to it Republican Inclin into the Commonwealth frame- work are the changes required are matters of form only.
that 11 was
rellably learned
monwealth Prime
be Press.
BABY
Mr. Nehru, would go to the Com- COMPETITION
ference in London on April 1 PRIZEWINNERS
Minister's con- her had stirred the United States armed with two main proposals relo- and the rest of the world as few concerning Intia's future
with the British Com- tionship stories have in recent years.
Fifteen thousand people watch-monwealth.
Reliable Fourees said the two ed the final rescue attempt.
Volunteer workers reached her proposals were cullined by Mr. by boring
a shaft almost parallel Nehru during a three-houses. the
Congress with en Indian old well, then ston
to the point Party Working Committee. They, tunnelling across
she had wedged, almost are: where 100 feet down.
1. Granting of dual citizenshin to all Indians as cltzens of both
or Indle and the Republic:
and the
to
NATIOW
They found her bady in water
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docwr said she had drowned a short time after she plunged down the abandoned casing. V
When the announcement was made there was no sound from the thousands of spectators for several reconds.
A black hearse carried Kathy's body to a mortuary,
A plant bulldozer dug in a mediately and bent the top of the old well casing kiver double and sealed it tight.—Associated Press.
Holy Week Ushered In
the
British Commonwealth.
lan whereby India would 2. A continue her old essoriation with the Commonwealth after she be- comes an independent repubtle. The Indians are understood t be ready for some bird of formula under which
High Com- missioner would
remain art citizen or the Commonwealth but in all ciher matters would have to be on an equal footing with the President of the Indian The Indian President Repuulle. Instead of the King would ap- point India's diplomats under thi formula.
the
British citizens In Ipain would allegiance to the Indian owo. President ag
the representint Indian subjects In King and Britain would owe allegiance to
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"China tomorrow's Mail" for prizewinners of the Baby Competition.
A total of $1,100 wit be divided among parents of the babies chosen by the judges. and readers who accurately - guessed the judges' declelana.;
Pakistan Won't Let Jammu Go
A
Kashmir, Rawalpindi
April 11.
Paklatan Governmen
today denled spokesman Washington report that Pakis tan would accept a partition of the Jammu and Kashmi state, with Jammu going t India and Kashmir to Pakis tan
statement which came in the wake of speculo- tion as to whether the General would soon return to the Chinese political stage was made at a press conference he gave to represento- tives of a specific group of local newspapers. General Lung confirmed history as a peace-maker. How- press reports that both Acting ever, General Lung warned Pro- President Li Tsung-jen and sent Li that his efforis in Premier Ho
Ying-chin hud Necking peace should not be asked him several times to restricted by "the man behind help the Government to settle the scene", apparently referring the present unrest in Yunnan. to President Chiang Kai-shen
The former warlord, excitedly In the teller General Lung went as far as to say, "Should old the
Vatican City, April 11. Acting President that
Sixty-one per cent of Jamumų More than 40,000 faithful
the King as the Indian President's population is Moslem, he said. the Kuomintang reactionuries use the present unrest in Yunnan is
thronged the. Basilica of St
no clrcumstances, would th Yunnan as a final base to con- political in nature, and He said the recent success of due their fight against the Com-Yond any single man's power, to Peters yesterday to usher in representative.
Mr. Nehru was quoted as say-Pakistan Government agree naval support in the defence of **
settle. He Assured the Acting Holy Week with the rites of
ing "We hope strongly that the the whole or any part of Jamm days of coinnial domination in going to India except as the re Communists have withdrawn the † reorganisation was curlier report. Anking, 145 miles South West of munists I would definitely jou President that there can never be Palm Sunday.
must have given the
people
of Yunnan in
in revolt-
Thousands of pilgrims for Asiance coming a speedy end. suit of a free and impartial ply ed to include permission to bring Communists a lesson.
#solution for Yunnan so long Ing nguinst the Government. I
по peace for the many foreign lands were in the The French in Indo-China and the bloeite. Communist forces South of the
not want the people of Yun- there is
vast throng. Palm Sunday com- Dutch in Indoesin would do well The United Nallons Secur); Yangise after the peace agree-
Meanwhile reports from Wuhunun to suffer again after eight rest of the nation.
memorates the solche entry of to taco this fact and cut their Council had promised a ploblaci said today that about 3,000 civil-years of war against aggression Chiang May Come Out
Jesus Christ into Järtistiem, when lorses."
to decide whether Jocitu un ians have so far been killed by and three years of civil war,
The former warlord also in- he was greeted with hosannas, Asked whether Cononunion was Kashmir should join India d Communist artillery Arc.
Lung Blames Chiang dicated that there was a likeh.
and palms and flowers were strong in India, Mr. Nehru said Pakistan, so that the question
"Communism. might mean two partillon did not arise, he adde At Yubelkow,
The U1-year-old General blam-hood that President Chiang Kai-strewn before him:
shek would come out again, Mass was celebratad,
things one, the Communist Party, Router bridgehead, the Communists lasted President Chiang Kai-shek
inudding that right now he, mean- In the name of the Administra- night were reported to have used for the present upheaval
tion of the State of Vatican City. Ing Chinng having no courage to shells, causing exten-Yunnan. It was President Chiang face the situation, has chosen incendiary
Monsignor Camilo de Ramianis, Five fires. Fighting flared up
with he
who had completely to direct things from behind the Vicar of the Apostolic Palaces, fresh intensity this morning at subotaged his
sal
for plans
presented Pope Pius XII with an It all bagan when pretty little Miss Chan haard Erpha and Chunglu. Less than 200
Yunnan. people of
During the press conference, elaborate palm prepared by the yards separate the front-line
Instead of building up the General Lung recalled on a splash as RMS Canton was making her way
monks of Santa Priken Convent positions of the opposing armies. province, he added. Ching had eldent, which, he zold, Causeri in Rome. into port in fog yostorday on her arrival from
During Mass, many thousands Another report said that the turned Yunnan, which playel an him to become Chiang's No. 1 Southampton with 350 passengers.
Communists had penetrated into important
he left
when he was These later were distributed to an elderly Chinese
Nanking According to hor guardian, the Silingshan, a township about 25 against the Japanese, into it placency. He said that just before nt palm leaves were blessed.
stili Chairman of the Defence the faithful in attendance. Jady was found to be missing. young girl went to the upper deck miles South of Wuhu, on April where nobody likes to live.
Soon the news spread through after finishing her breakfast yes- 10 but were subsequently beaten
mel Easter communion to! his lay out the ship and by the time she terday and
was peering back by the Nationalist.
Treskicht sent one of his
on Thursday to his alongside Kowloon through the fog enveloping the had berthed
to see him asking for his advice, aldes, and Wharf it was rumoured that a
on how to fight the Communists. ccclesiastie aides, at fivate cere- passenger had jumped overboard
no montes. Associated splash, "But
In reply, General Lung; syld no in local waters.
she is not cerlain what it was,”
told Chiang's representative that he remarked.
Woman Passenger Reported Missing
Then
(By Our Harbour Reporter)
us she
Nationalist
ship for a glimpse of Hong Kong Two Legislators
she heard a loud
The local police is meanwhite condueling an investigation, with The Canton brought 1,432 tony
Arrested
the
rolc In the war
scene.
In-
1 sneaked out from Nanking" strategy commission the retired Tho pontif. today will impart
there
hc continued, "because were too many of Chiang's secret around ine. Now servicemen
go back to they want me to Yurman where the retired Pre
ident has just as many secret he bod strategie plans for“ agents,"
national defence but not for civil In a sarcastic tone, he said war. Besides, 650 bogs
he 14-year-old Miss Chun ny a "ink," of general cargo and
asked whal "Naw they want me to patch up had the American Military Ad hi what was
reported thaki till a mystery late of mall. It was
Premier Ho Ying-chin, was to what Chiong har allrred up." last night.
there was Пsuspected case of
visory Group' been 'doing? day asked to appear before The "It is presumed that the missing chickenpox on board.
Striking an optimistic note.on passenger had jumped overboard Amung the 152 foreign pussen-Legislative Yuan tomorrow morn-
talks between the present pence and she is "believed, to
the Coin- be .2019
gera who disembarked here 'yes-ing to account for the arrest of ulrierly Chinese
Chin Shao-hsh the Government and Woinen," an terday were Bombay American two legislators.
Duplats the former, warlord uld officer of the P. and O. passenger ese Air Force officers. Royal
and Hau Wen-tion, yesterday. Consulate General perto
personnel. Chil
that be belleved that both Acting The legislators were sold to be President Li and Promier Ho liner said..
Navy officers, enissionaries, Inter-angered at violation of their con- would try their utmost to seek
A grup of chants, students and local Govern-stitutional rights.
with the a peaceful settlement ment servants.
legislators crowded Into Yuan
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Chinese Film Producer President Tung Kwin-hsien's Communists. "I have not given
Canton, April 11. Japanaso Warned To Think
Urgos Li To Yield Returning after a three-month office this morning demanding up hope yet," he added. Twice.
Eleven persons were injuraximam: 13.8 dee. Fab, action. visil to im studios in England,' Page 7
In a letter to Vice President ed in two explosions at the Minimum: SLE dạy, Yah. Displaced Persons Demonstrate Tain-yu..
France and Belgium is Mr. Lo Istor Chin Shao-hain was released Li made public yesterday, he Grand Theatre last night dur- Sunshinet: 1,4 beunk 201
well-known Chinese
lutter to ing Anglost Russia.
invited last night but Heu Wen-tien was and Lung urged the
the picture "Adven- | Ralifall; 0.1 mum.9,00€ ́in. Total dnev Alm producer, who was
the
Communist peace ture" taken to Shanghai under custody, accept
Ind. Jan. Page 9
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meninas, men enrage of 2008, mib, i "Chinese educational and cul-
unconditionally, The secretary general of the proposal
Gable and Greer Garson.
7.01 In.. the Chinese Communisi9 tural film.productions are receiv Legislative Yuan, Chen Ko-wen,
Three persons were badly
Handtrum int and clemocractic elements
of wounded. Bix the Labour | Ing good box office in the United sald the arrests were "most preghting to overthrow the present are women. The audience was damn, at mad....1011.0, 1007. m.b
the injured Movement,
He said the arrests Kingdom and on the Continent," postoreus." Page 10.
the producer said. The Fur were mudo under orders from the feudalistic system and to rolleve composent largely of female fans America To Retain Troops 3r peans are very
Rel. Hums interested in garrison authorities in Shanghai | the Germany.
He said he believed .- All the 11, were hurt about their Dew: Pla No reason has yet been "things Chinese" and such fea-
siven suffering. Pros: 15
the Communists. want 11 real legs. The explosion occurred on wind Fores bures usually get a warm recep- officially for the arrest, or Amarloan Arma Europe Hon.
A Legislative Yuan source said and Jasting peace“,
the main, door. Programme.
"Hong Kong is good for film if He is not set free the Lopis- In signing such an agreement
The cause of the explosion was ligh Page 12
studios, but lacks the appropriate Iailve Yuan will go or a "oo with the Communists, the letter not ascertained. It was the third Armiation Talke in The location for authentle Chinese meeting") strike.--- United Press] continued, the name Li Tsung-blast in four years.—Associadeel | Low
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