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WOOSUNG, LUNGHUA HOLD OUT Princess At Rome
Naval Units Help Check Red Advance In Pootung YANGTSEPOO CLOSED
Shanghai, May 19.
The Communist encirclement of Shanghai moved relentlessly to- day in the face of stubborn. Nationalist resistance as the Com- munist besieging armies struck in new multi-pronged attacks against key points on the perimeter here.
Late this afternoon it was officially indicated that Nationalist troops de- fending Woosung had successfully weathered another all-out Com- munist attack from the West.
Admiral Kwoi Yung-ching, the Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Navy, personally took over the command of the naval units in the lower reaches of the Yangtse River to help check further advances by the Communists in Pootung.
The
тел. who
defences
μ
other
steadly
Communist effort to the routing of the Communist
Armies and crash through the Nationalists 28th and 29th Western
mauling of four covering severe Burged forward Communist columns.
As the Communists Woosung was made by 10,000 closed their steel ring around the
of artillery city. under the cover
the Internal situation has fire, according to official re-
deteriorated with fuel supplies poris, but were repulsed after
for power
ver generators rapidly run- a three-hour bloody battle.
ning out, threatening the city with a "black-out."
The
United States
Economic
Fresh Communist nemies, how- ever, were this afternoon said to
Co-operation Administration's be closing in from the West and China Mission said today that South West for another major none of Its vessels
which were attempt to smash
through and carrying vital fuel for the power apring the trap on Shanghai's
companies had been diverted and 300,000-strong Garrison
which,
like every means was being exploited milltary observers agree, were to solve the problem.
Com- probably confronting the munists
with the greatest ep-
position that they had encounter In Yangtsepoo Area
cd since the battle of Hsuchov,
At Lunghua
Airport
The curfew was advanced one hour tonight, to begin from 9.01
At the BATTE p.m. loent time. time, the district of Yangisepoo where the Shanghal Power Com pany is located, was barred
Other important military de- civilans following a further Red velopments today included Com-advance towards the waterfron muniat drives against Lunghua directly opposite on the Pootung Arper In the Southern suburbs side. and the Chinese Air Force bases at Tazing and Klangwan, in the Northern suburbs,
A
Garrison communiquera vealed that a strong Communist column was at present pushing
the Pooting towniet of towards a point only
three miles from Lunghua.
ment planes wrogie boats loaded with Com- ministr on the East bank of the Whangpoo River near Lunghua.
three
Arrests
In Canton
Canton, May 19. A spokesman for the Canton Garrison Headquarters con-
that firmed today
several Communist underground wor- were Arrested in two
kers
ralds staged yesterday.
The spokesman said the arrests of the local rabals plan for they had
YEYCaled revea #coup d'etat and that guns and sm
were also ammunitions
the raid. captured in
At the same time, a three- day tightened curfew restric tlans were declared, beginning today. The curfew will be. at midnight in the city gin and in some outlying districts it will begin at 10 p.m.- United Press,
Horse Show
Princess Margaret, dressed in a red, white and blue silk frock,
with white veiled halo hat, sits beside President Luigi Einaudi International of italy, In a red draped fodge at the 18th Horae Show In Roma. (AP Photo.)
Shanghai Quiet, Arrivals Report
Passengers on 。 CNAC Skymaster plane from Shanghai which landed at Kai Tak at 5.30 p.m. yesterday, told the "China Mail" that all was quict around the Red-threatened metropolis.
Gun fire, which has rumbled funderground activities. As a res further with increasing intensity up to suit, there had been no Wednesday, had died down executions or arrests.
He said that..the people In considerably, they sold. One
belleved that the Gen-. of them said they find hearderatissime was still in the city no shelling while waiting at directing operations from aboard
as late as
a warship. His two sons were said when their to be with him. noon yesterday plane took off.
MOHAMMEDAN Lunghwa Airfield GENERAL GETS A NEW POST
China's
us an
It was the general opinion of in the metropolis. the populace one arrival sald, that the Rails would be able to enter the city within a week after a renewed' city's inner thrust against the defences,
Pact Violations Charged
Canton, May 19. The Foreign Relations Committoo of the Legisla- tivo Yuan today approved a resolution calling upon the Government to present to the United Nations what it tormed alleged Soviet violations of the Chinese- Soviet treaty of friendship and alliance of 1945.
The resolution, sponsor- ed by 57 members, sold the main violations were Soviet ald to Chinese Reds; refusal
back to hand Dairon and Port Arthur in Maneluuria to China As soclated Press) a
Interim Accord Hoped For
Meanwhile in the city, the same Informant continued, business was
Thei practically at a standstill. peopla were not making tuny particular effort to store up fourt
they believed that the change seck over would be quick.
Ду
Another passenger told the
ters
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Three HK Ships Carrying Rice To Shanghai
Three steamers left the Colony last ovaning for Shanghai with about 20,000 tons of "omer. goncy_rico," shipped by the Economic Co operation Administration.
Flying the Chinese flag, the vessels will attempt 'to sail up the Whangpoo River and deliver the much-needed grain at Shanghai.
Should that prove danger- At present, the Canton GHQ I ous, they will anchor off Woo- inaintaining communication with sung and every possible means the Shanghal Regional Ofice. will be utilised to discharge the rice.
י;
"We receive instructions tro Canton and are not, linked up with Shanghai,” Mr. Kasocbam
Bosed on the normal consump-declared
Approached by telephone, int tion of the 5,000,000 population. this hipment will last a fort-Manager of the CMSN cald their night.
steamerz are only freighters, and However, It will augment the cannot accommodate passengers.
He disclined to say whether fast-dwindling stocks in the be-
special arrangements will be made leacursed.netropolis.
to take refugooh, "It is up to the Shanghai authorities," he re marked.
Every endeavour is being made to deliver ECA relief supplies to Nationalist China, and altogether about 31,000 tons of rien are on route to Shanghal. Mr. John C. Kassekam, Hong Kong ECA ro- presentative, said.
by
The ECA was notified on Wed- "foreign shipping firms nesday
they are not accepting shilp- that ther ments to Shanghai.
"At present, only Chinese ships are available and ECA supplier' will be delivered, where possible, by these vessels," he declared.
the Arrangements to upload rice will be made by the Regions" Mr. North
where Office up George St. Louis is carrying on with four assistants.
USSR To Arm North Korea,
New Charge
Scool, May 1973 Korean Republican officials said today Russia has agreed to BYG Most probably, lighters and tugs nine divisions in North Korea n will be commandeered to send the supply the Red-controlled reglini the there with 220 aircraft and 20 up the river should rice steamers Le compelled to anchor patrol boats.
GII Wogsung.
The assertion was mado: The three ships, owned by joint statement prepared by For the China Merchant Steamship eign Minister Ben C. Lanty an Kavigation Company, are the Defence Minister Siha Bung Mo
Lish (8,889 tons from It also said: Hai Rangoon), Hal Tien (8,896 tona] The United Stalos shodid
and Вепанок)
Hung least provide the correspondim
Reppu Chang (2,178 tons from. Can-for ton).
distributed b steloment, distribut They enved here on May 10 Thin for bunker route to Shanghal amb at a news conference.....kaid
from
from their respective ports,
the
"According to dependable : f
Lighters Needed formation, the U.S.S.It has mrd
the
puppe
It was learned reliably that the an agreement with *s, Wyoming, another ECA ship government in North Korea carrying about 4.000 tons of rice, arm alx divisions of infantry ai attempted to discharge her cargo three divisions of motorised troope but failed because of lack of to provide 20 patrol boats, 10 ilghters.
fighter planes, 20 bombers and 10 Only four craft handled the un-
the ship re-
Present forces"
The ECA is in the process of ern republic. Mr. Limb today put
thousand fully-equipped Na- tionalist troops have been rushed
Life in the heart of Shanghai ip truck convoys from the West-
continued to be orderly, said ine towards the North crn suburbs
American pilot ci the Skynissier and Eastern districts.
when asked if there had been any
police Heavy fighting was also said to
loading and delivered a few hun- the males de plation; and to ar changes in the situation up North. Canton, May 10.
dred tons before
armed strength of th Sanlintang be ruging at
Chinese merchant told the Cabinet appointed
Instructions to sail North Korean reglino has bec ceived miles from Lunghua Airfield.
Hong Kong, where the remaining estimated as high as 200.000 met Several small ocean-going ves-General Ma Pu-fang today as "China Mall that the Nationalists and had successfully suppressed Red sels risked Red guns to go down supreme administrator
to 50,000 In the South will be transhipped to Paris, May 19.
amrunt
compared. of the The Whange river at noon. military commander
will Conton. The Nationalist Air Forte hend-
North West provinces in what
The Western Powers claimed that Govern-There were no reports the vesseis
the Yangise and the Cabinet described Quartres
transitional step-by-
1lcy
upon the United N last night sank 33 failed to reach
Fist Fight
step understanding with the liquidation in the face of the Red the oven sea
Reds apparently had seize effort to strengthen the defence
Soviet Union on Germany in milliary advance," Mr. Kassebam tions Commission on Korea to atst Its position on persistent repert "Chinn, Mail" that the streets of
Meanwhile. the organisation that the Commission is plannin several smail creek bridges only of the South West and North
West. He replaces General] In Diet six miles from downtown Shang-
Shanghal were a beehive of Nn the four-Power Foreign Minis declared.
wili carry on where possible. The detained
conference opening Chih chung Chang communique
tionalist activities. "It looks like
Peoples. Gor ered North Monday, well-informed French Headquarters, recently established to negotiate with the Soviet-back in Peiping by the Communists.
there is going to be Tokyo, May 10..
some fighting,
et Canton after most of the per- were evacuated Governor Lu Han of Yunan
Angry Communist and Democra soon," he added. Jessfield Park, sources said yesterday,
A "provisional accord," rather scnnel Province was appointed director
the Liberal Members of the Diet reported to be in the fighting
'As we hay Mr. Limb said Pacification' Head.
yesterday and than a complete settlement, ap- Shanghai, will not be set up in tion of Korea,
Canton be of Yunnan
said before, it is not the Korean quarters and Governor Ku Cheng- scuffled and exchanged blows for news, was quiet lun was nainer director of the 15 minutes this afternoon on the still unharmed "except for a few parently was the plan projected Hong Kong should
by the by the chief sides of the Western occupied by the Reds,
Asked whether the ECA GHQ in the North who are preventio Kwelchow Pacification Headquar-floor of the Lower House'a A-broken window caused
follow the Nationalist Gov-,the rounion of Nerthorn would hero. posts were sembly Hall, in what the Kyodo roar of gunfire during the pie ministers, in preliminary talks ters. The last two
these enment and carry on, the official Southern Korea but their Sovts newly created.
news agency describes as one ofvious few days," he stated.
The plan, according to
overlords whom they must obe General Chand Chih-chung the biggest brawis in the history
sources, would include a German replied: "I don't know,"
"There are no relief supplies They are the test authorities wit went to Peiping in mid-April as of the Diet,
whom you must dealsteuter, committee to act na liaison between
in the Colony," he said.. peace Government. one of the
Judo-trained Members rolled on
the Western German state and a delciales, all of whom have not the floor in the melee while the
proplo's congress government being with one exception. returned
set up in the Soviet zone), That was Huang Shao-halung gallery went into an uproar. The Speaker of the House, Mr. Kijuro by Shidehara, with the help of cooler Other decisions made Premier Ho Ying-chin's Cabinet heads, finally restored order after
called a recess-Reuter. were not made public.-Associat-u quarter of an hour and hurriedly.
In a statement from his fog-hat. The Garrison ship somewhere on the Whang-sak Nationalists attacked the
Admiral pon,
Kwel today bridges. Their location was given reiterated his Arm dotermination as Chienlangchung and Clinchla, tiefend Shanghai in conjunc-near the Standard Oil Company tion with the Army and the Air decks Force.
fle said that during
the last Fighting In`
unable to demonstrate its combai
three years the Navy had been
power to the full because of la- Pootung
suficient "elbow room"
in the
norrow Yangtse. However, as the
datendeen
had
Navy can manoeuvre freely In The communique said a fierce Woesung waters, "It will certain-battle against 10.000 Reds ly fulfil its missioh to
raging for 10 hours for Liuchinhang. Heavy Red lower were claimed. Luchiahang is nid shown on maps but is somewhat North of Tunkow.
Shanghai," he said,
To Protect
Factories
At Tungkow, 708 Reds wore reportedly wiped out last right The hamlet is almost on the river bank.
the
General Tong En-po, the Com- Communist pressure on mander-in-Chief of the Nation- Poolung industrial and dock grea alist forces in the Shanghal area. across from Shanghai's Bund had assured the populace
that he not lessened.
would de his utmost to safe- |
guard
Nationalist planet
now in Hong Kong.
ed Press
Pirates Loot Pigs
In Latest Haul ·
!
the city's factories and kept up a steady bombardment of Pearl Rivor Delta piratos struck again last Tues-
their equipment,
pockets in the marshy aren
and maintain funboats added their fire to that
•
Some observers see the Cor-
Fucial ordor and public security. of river guas.
Ho claimed that the Nationalisin had won the first round in the defensive battle of Shanghal with
day and looted all livestock, cash, licences and personal belongings from the motor junk - Lee Tat, amounting to HK$5,000.
40
HK-Tientsin Telegraphic
Lines Reopen
accounts
ON OTHER PAGES
The comraltte would be a symbol of stop-gap unity, since nellhor East nor West may, agree on an Immediate plan for co-ordination, It would be a temporary unifying forco until real co-operation could. Direct telegraphic communi-be achieved, the sources said.
The provisional arrangement also cation has been established between, Hong Kong and Com-would include an accord on cur munist-occupied Tientsin, the rency rates for settling
China Mail" learned officially in East and West marks and a yesterday.
system of licensing to permit inter- Cable and Wireless, Limited, zonal East-West trade, the sourres accepted telegrams for the North said.
completed plan is expected China city since 1 p.m. yesterday.
tho Establishment of
wireless to be submittal to the three West- Mervice with Tientsin resulted orn Foreign Ministern when they from recent negotiations with the meet here on Saturday for brief munist Pooling side of the river
Communist autheclics in North talks before sitting down with the
Rumian-Associated Press. attack as an indication the can-
Forty armed men hold up and blocked her passage. Several China.
It la indarefood that negotia- paign here is not going on well for the Communists. This is the 40-ton craft near Sha Kok shots forced the coxswain to stop
mentions are continuing for similar junk. whereupon. long movement with an awitward at 5 p.in. as she was proceed-the fun in black, boarded her and telegraphis services to other cities supply problem. The Whangpodising from Tung Koon to Hong drean between the attackers and their Kona, boarding her from two forced the 18-man crow to sell to now in the hands of the Chinese objective..
where they began, stripping the are, however, accepting telegrams Page 2
[at senders' Tišk, To the West, North and Sth barges, with which they block-Lan Shan, Chung Shan District. Communists. Cable and Wireless be in plain Except for 'light' bruisan qusunk of her earko, sinal pus: Telegrama muist
steel chains, petty cash and por-
English language' or, the common. At 8510 GMT (2. HET the where the first Red attacks started the junk.
tained by the coxswain when he sonal effects of the craw
After the pirates left, the Loa Chiness code. The rates are 40 rente a word (plain English) and was hit by a pirate with the butt of a pistol, no one was wounded Tat called at Taishan and ob
20 cents a word (Chinean crida). tained another clearance to re- during the brief hire.
Press messager fare also beingPage 7 her trip to Hong Kong. Bum
The owners reported that the accepted at 10 cents a word (platn English), and five cants a word a commission Chinese carlo). The Communists claim that Wednesday night after procuring grow worked on
are accepted And basis
· received, 'no' wakes,
Urgent meKKĄKPA they have inflicted heavy losses on another clearance permit from the
company har
at the usual rates.” the Nationalists in the Shanghai Taishan Customs authorities, and During 1948, the
Caffect messages will not be reported to the local Water Police lost about HK$100,000 due to poor Dattle..
business. Bainfalli - Nile · Total "slage · Zus,* *£=' According to the Pelping Radio and Marina Department:
Ilcence
A day befors the Lee Tut held 1141 mmilikim xasinsk an broadcast 10,000 Nationalist troops now Junk ......RTUMES,OË, £19,8,meq.mx 18.00, (ud, · ·
Readings at:
were wiped out in the Pootung piled for by the Loo Tat Nay-up, another river Junk which
shanghai, in two days deliting, craft.
along the Eastern boundary tlon Company owners of the they identified as the Cheung Tat. She left last night y was pirated and looted of every of
**** The junk, which has been ply article aboard, and three than Cadio
cfalded that alas 4000- Yoush Army troops: warning on this route for the last four were wounded by gwire, killed and another 6,000 mirren- | years without any incident, left local confirmation was: avaliable
· regarding dered after they had been trapped in Koon with 18 plís and yesterday ru * Chowpuchen, South Damskor crests yogetables,
The Weather
andfogelove E of Japan s'ridge persiatr acous the Lunod traite and the Chin B. The Yangtze depression now 'NE at Bhanghai le moving to trough extende EBE to the B of Kỳuhú
Today's Forecast:-Light windą tekan u „Bonibetly quarter. Tule und warisan
Yesterday's Weather
Haximum 7.0 deg. Fab,
Minimuma 16.3 deg. Fah.
Bunalost 11.9 hours,
Equ
21.49,23,74 Lachus.
Rel. Humidity
Der Polak... Wind Dirvation.
Wind Forse
Jusk
Low
nd, there are many avenues to Shanghul
Claims
muro easy
Leo Tat was not arowed.
The Lee Tat arrived here on
-WAS
| Shanghai-Reuter and Associated
Two barges motored towards The Le Tat is a wooden Junk," hard when he wached Bha bullt doring the Liberation, i
Recepted.
*Correspondenče,