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THE LAST HOURS OF NANKING: LOOTERS IN FULL CONTROL
BRITISH CONTACTS WITH REDS
London, April 23. Bly. Richard Crossan - hour Member of
Parliament
(By Chang Kuo-sin)
Nanking, April 23. Rioters and looters had a field day today as this city of 2,000,000 was without water and clectricity. Most of the looters stormed food warehouses, but shops, offices and homes of the rich were stripped..
Among the first places to be looted were the Pre-
and a commentator on foreign Many aflairs, saud 10day that the Foreton Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, has unofficially sept in elemtact with the Clanese
Com ausis,
î
Benny And pro
sidential offices and the residence of the Act- ing President, Li Tsung-jen, where the house- keeper helped the looters to carry off their spoils
"she could have some peace."
SO
looters and rioters were shot later today by emergency police guards, and rioting slowed down. However, further outbreaks were pected during the night.
to nation the party headqu-national- fees on Hong Kong, Mr. Cross-safe.
usseted 713-201
is the "Sunday Pictorial
TE
lis-
hand for
king
Ox-
The city's American popula, last night they thought that Nan-
foreign
would stand for some time. tion of 259 and othe
The only shen of organised re- in be are believed
was the aistonee
eity in the Peare Preservation Corps-un Nanking The people of
trained
koen militia who waited They politically apathelle.
the Youth Ministry compound มิล เกตุ "That is why I Could whether play no mue enthusiasm for the
for orders. the Yates incidents will make Communists than they
#l. Eu Thị
louring grow im (Mr. Beyin) after his deer- hira
the Governżneni,
inore widespread. The city's West stori to arcept the Communist Here 158
hordes of a chronological account
# wens opened and vistory in Chipa e a fait arcom- | of developments today!
refurces from acrosa the river 4 am, on pl, and to try to reach a work-
to From midnight
kato the city and streamed ing agreement with the Commun-
th rearguard Saturday - Police
smashed shops, stores und homes 1st lenders.
unts of the 45th Army covering of senior ofetals, the Nationalist retreat began a 14
few Nationalist geneval withdrawal. The soldierstreups who escapert across The were tired mad haggard from de-Yangise river from Pukow were were maintaining is acting as rearguards. fea! but epline Loes of trucks, packed with luggage and soldiers, sheed
eity. The souLIST beat of the American
"Mr. Bevin
JEM
has been very careful to avold taking aldea In the
between General Chiang Kai-shek and the Chi Ani Communists,” Mr. man added.
**Unlike
the
Crom-
1k
rightly saw that General Chiane Bring across the river dful down
would pro
a nost
worthy ally.
We gave
US
untrust except fur
and that any 215- sistance
Izn would! merely discredi!
China when his regime collapsect."-- Reuter
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NAZI MEDALS FOR SALE
Berlin, April 23. A Berlin boy, arrested for the passession of a sackful of anedals and over $1 in American money, has been best
for six months by a United States military court here,
over
No further action will be taken if he finds a more respectable way of enruing a living than peddling Nazi medals to American soldiers, the judge told the boy. Reuter.
the occasional chat- ter of a bone manchane-gun,
Looting Starts
5 a.m-President LI Trung. Jen and Premier He Ying-chin let the airport at dawn on the
plane from Inst Government Nanking.
6 ... Mubs began looting the President offices and the Garrison Headquarters and
Com- munists began crossing the river, No police were on duty. All poller stations were
were abandoned.
4.- A
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1049.
Conference Celebrates Nanking Fall
Prague, April, 23.
The "ttle pesce congress" being held here broke into a wild 15-minute demonstra - tion when the chairman an- nounced that Chinese under- had taken leaders ground over Nanking. The report led the 44-man Chinese dole- feet gation to jump to ta shouting and singing,
Other delegates, including the Ruslans, tossed one Chi- nese delogate to their should. or and began parading. The congress brake Into a chant: "Long live free China."... United Press.
Objection
To Presence Of Japanese
DUTCH TAKE OVER SLICE OF LAND FROM GERMANY
The Hague, April 23. Holland's special Commissionar, Mr. A. Blauwboer, motored into the town of Eltan, just east of Nijmegen, at noon today to "occupy" 75 square kilometros of former German territory. Mr. Blauwboer who was escorted by customs men on bicycles, had been preceded an hour earlier by 50 armed Dutchmen, who moved into billets in the town of 3,600 people.
From the German Burgo- master. Baron von Lochner, he the terri- officially took over
10,000 seemingly tory, with unwilling Germans, under a recent re-adjustment of the West German frontier by the Allies.
There was no public ceremony, no excllement, no welcome from
MAY DAY "PEACE" SLOGANS
London, April 23.
the Germans. The only reported Among the May Day slogans "demonstration“ war by a halt broadcast by Moscow Radło to- drunken young man, who was night was one colling for quickly pushed into a shop by friendship between the peoples Geneva. April 23.
some women.
of the East and the West. for the The way
Decupation
the It said: "The friendship of China has protested against}
had
been cleared early morning the presence of two Japanese]
United States and Britain is a abservers at the 58-nation Red when, as most of the population people of the Soviet Union, the involved still slept, Dutch and
token of lasting peace. Long Ilve {Cross Conference here.
British officials planted boundary the brotherly union of the peoples
new frontier in considering flags along the
of Britain, the United States and The delegates are
the Savict
ict Union in their struggle three revised conventions on the bright Spring sunshine.
prisoners and Colonel J.S. Collings and other e for treatment of war
Brush Control a new convention
protect officials of the to
xlogans said: "Workers of civilians In war areas.
Commission in Germany were nt
all countries! Joining in the de- ង. Japan is represented
the Elten solely to introduce
fence of
of peace is the business of abserver by two members of the Dutch and German authorities to all the peoples of the world. Ex- Americare military government
plore the aggressive plans of the and by two Japanese experts.
warmongers!
gerst Unite all your forces The Chinese delegate, Dr. Wu Nan-ju asked conference to have the two Japanese
credentials and the
да
withdrawn, committee
Red Underground is considering the request.
officials Swiss Government Communist 11 4.m.-The
because while came into the open and bogan said Japan was invited
Small she has a Government, trying to gain control.
workers Germany has not.-United Press.
groups
of
harangued
the
political
mobi home 0 to
the that
uver
Was cul.
The Inst
pro
Ship's Crew Charged
each other.
Some Sabotage
After Me Blauwboer taken over, Colonel Collings
had
in the, struggle for world penes!" In Prague. the Communist Party said it will see to it that everybody takes part in n mam- commented: "This
Is the moth parade to be held on May occupation 1 have seen, and I
Day. have seen many."
Party members began ringing doorbsite to Invite residants in an attempt to correct the "luke- warm atlitude in our wakan- od country," according to Party pamphlai
one
The Dutch found a few isolat- ed cases of sabotage-damage to trees cut houses,
a few fruit down, some electric fittings re- moved, and minor cases, Other- wise, all
was peaceful, though
It said many people stayed home appeared sullen last year "just" Germans
because no one many
Communists Booed In
urging naranu
and them neming
Communists would restore order peacefully. 12 noon--The Communists sent the river that they word neross woukt cross at 7 a.m. on Sunday.
and condemned the change-over, invited them and told them to Wellington, April 23. A committee for the
Temorrow morning, the Dutch go."-Reuter and United Press. Three more members of the will get down to serious ad- preservation of penee" took over
Canadian ship ministrative of the
work currency city. It
It rew the administration of the
today charged changing. food supplies, com~ posted notices that it was taking Tridale were
(It was pending peaceful taking over with combining to disobey the munications, and so on.
announced here that the Comunista. -I saw men and warnen, of the city sy
lawful command of the ship's ofleinlly girls and boys carrying their Telephone service to Shanghal captain by refusing to take the the rate of exchange in the fron-
civil planes streel-tur- boot through the ture, shoes, rice and four--with
which had been operating all day ship from her berth. broad smiles on their faces. left for Shanghai,
Like 23 other crew members Ku-kwang, similarly charged yesterday, the I watched the footing 9.213.
Cieneral Pulice th
Nanking Omer
City three
men were remanded on Muny people on the streets were Counell and President of the Un-ball until Wednesday,
crossed the All striking seamen from the stunned When they went to bed versity of Nanking,
required to report river lo extend a welcome to the Tridale are
to
A crow the pollee poli- daily Communista. Communist tical workers took over the "Cen-spokesman said that this "after- that the electricty and trol Daily News", omelal
news-noon
water systems had been cut off paper of the Kuomintang.
from the crew's quarters of Tridale. but the crew had been businessmen assured by several
of
Off
Czechs Call
Planned Revolt
Washington, April 23. Anti-Communist underground leaders hero dis- closed today that they have called off a desper- ate attempt by underground forces to overthrow the Communist Government of Czechoslovakia,
A spokesman declined to say
when the uprising was fixed but said it developed very re- cently, and details were sent to the Council of Free Czech- oslovakia in Washington,
The
the
RADIO
P.tn.-Chen
chairman of the
Shoot To Kill
3 p.m.-"Shoot to kill" notices were posted throughout the city and most of the rioting subsided. All shops were closed and tightly chair- shuttered. Ma Ching-wang.
of the Order Restoration Committee. said the Garrison
Commander asked a battalion of regulars to come to Nanking anch help maintain order. The soldiers refused.
man
the
of assistance for the period of the strike-Reuter.
JEWS FLEE
tler areas will be 80 guilder cents will to one mark. The Germans have to hand in all their Ger- The Nether- man currency to lands Bank.)---Reuter.
SPAAK ARRIVES
IN BERNE
2
Lancashire
Warrington, April 23, Women shoppers today booed Communist parade which marched through the centre of this industrial town, near
Air Force United States
base.
slogans
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Berne April 23. Usunily well-informed circles in Berne reported today that M. Paul Henri Spaak, the Belgian chanting "Get Prime Minister, has arrived in of Lancs."
erles There were
from the the Swiss capital,
of "What about No officint confirmation can be crowd
sloop obtalace here of reports
that Amethyst?"-the British King Leopold
Nanking FROM HUNGARY estan Legation
pan--Small fires were
of the Belgions shelled by the Communists in
the Yongise River. will meet the Regent, Prince
The main United States Air Charles, M. Spunk and the Bel-Forces air bake in Britain is al glan Minister of Justice, at the Burtonwood, near Warrington
For most of the Americans Monday. Professor Jacques there, today was a normal work- scere-ing day, but the others were Twelve hundred Jewish re- Pirenne, King Leopold's scen fugees from Hungary have ar-tary, rived in Geneva yester-restricted to the camp until the
dny-Reuter.
Vienna, April 23.
In Pukow across the river. Ouerived in Vienna after escaping Are was reported to have started via
Czechoslovakia.
Most of
in the railway station. The rail them are middle-class business- read has ang operated since last pight, 5
af down.
on
p.m.- 10.000
persons
men,
were
| still looting a' large warehouse council countermantled
This
Hong Kong but most of the rioting had died is Itadio The revolt, declaring time is not ready and the situa- broadcasting on a frequency- 1-845 kilocycles per second and ilon is not such that their tempt could have
any positive .52 megacycles per second in the
3 metre band. result. Sacrifice of thuse men would have been useless."
H.K.T. He explained that the Counci been established to form the
had
brave
15.30 p.m.-[hily Prexramme Summary.
nucleus of a Free Czech Govern- 122 pm-Mantovani ed His Orchesten
Com- munist hold on Pragte could be broken.
ment in exile until the
is now
The spokesinun said the Czech Communist Government threatened by two elements- the democralle underground and the Titoists," or nationalistic segments within the Communit Party itself.
The discontent of this latter
Increased group has been
by orders from Moscow that Czechoslovakia must now Con centrate on becoming a contro of heavy Industry for Eastern Europe. the *pokesman
tinuad.
ton.
He said the Deputy Soviet For- eign Minister, Andrel Vyshinsky, recently made a special trip to
Czechoslovakia to override objections of many Czech offl elals and to order a trial pro- gramme into effect.
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the
Tie purpose of the programme
to
furce Czech industry
and satellite supply the Soviet
armies equipment.
arms
to
and
said
and Anne Bhekton. (Vorn1)
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wih heavy The council spokesman these plans аго wrecking the light industries which have long
backbone of been the peace time economy. Press.
PREPARING FOR
NEXT WAR
Melbourne, April 24.
Mr. Arthur Calwell, Australian
immigration Minister, said here
today that Australia has a max
SUMMER TIME
IN AMERICA
New York, April 23.
Imum of 25 years and minimum New York, Washington, and
of 10 years in which to prepare most towns in the United States for another war.
will advance their clocks
from Eastern
one
Standard
"We need 20 million people to hour develop, and hold Australla, and Time at 7.00 a.m. GMT tomorrow we must get 'thom in a maximum ; for five months of daylight sav»] period of 20 years," his salding, ending on September 26.- Beuter..
Reuter.
They said that their fight was organised by the Jewish Agency. The Kungarion-Czech officials closed their eyes to the exodus, the refugees stated.
frontier
their
0 p.m.-Small groups of volun- The group, who hope to leave teers were patrolling the streets for Israci soon, said that with orders to shoot the rioters reason for leaving Hungary was and looters on sight, Many rioters that business men have no place were killedt-United Press,
there now.-Reuter.
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