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RED ARMIES CONTINUE SOUTHWARD ADVANCE Cross Into Hunan In Drive From Nanchang MAY BYPASS CHANGSHA
Canton, July 19.
Chinese Communist armies, striking South Westward from Nan- chang, crossed into Hunan Province at two points and were continuing their advance, according to usually reliable reports reaching Canton tonight from Changsha, the pro- vincial capital of Hunan.
Hengyang ond Leiyang, two towns on the Can- ton-Hankow railway, are likely objectives. Hengyang is 90 miles South of Changsha, while Leiyong is 35 miles South of Hengyang. All available indications here indicate that the
Communists intend to bypass Changsha.
Is tary
situation The military believed to have delayed the ale service between Changsha and Hengyang. A military plan is shuttling between these two cities, and it is like ly that Changsha airfield will be closed to civil uir trans- port.
A report rereivad confirmed that Plangkiang,
by
hendquarters headed General Chen Cheng,
Now Governor of Formsa, Gen. Chen is a former Chief of Staff and former Commander in Man- time he churta, where for a
stemmed the Red tide.
General Chan Chang will inicially Inaugurate ble
Gouth here today Eastern Military and Political
Administration in only
month, sc. cording, to usualty wall-Inform ad sources in Taiwan. adda Reuter.
50 miles Nova East of Changcha.
was in Communist hands,
General Pai Chung-hsl,
the
Nationalist Commander-in-Chief
of the Central China front, was
General Chen will concurrent»
seen m Changsha only yesterly be Governor of Taiwan.
were
to
day. All Government offices in Changsha
ordered evacuate by July 25.
added that The reports
the Communists who entered Ichang midway had also taken Shashi, on the Yangise, between Hankow and Tchang. These reports added that six Communist divisions be-
crossing Ran
the Yangtse of points between
Ichang Shashi.
Kian Recaptured
and
Chinese Nationalists today re- ported the recapture of Kian, 390 inilus North of Canton. in re newed Caitral Chin fighting. reports Associated Press,
However, they admitted loss
Calahul. a1
10 miles
North Last of Klan, to Communist
former
General Tate En-po, Commander-in-Chief of the Nanking - Shanghai - Hangchow area, or Generai Lin Wel, former National Defence Vice-Minister. are possible candidates as De. puty to General Chen,
General
who is, Tung
now of the Commander-in-Chief South Eastera Bandit Suppres- sion Headquarters at Amoy, has General Chen Ta-chin, Didered former Shanghai Carrison Con- Ander, to preceed to Amoy to- day in prder to make the neces sary preparations for the setting up of General Tang's Headquar- ters.
Red Claims
mintang armies
Chinese Reds' Dependence On Russia
Shanghai, July 19. General Chu Teh,
Chief of mander
the
Com. the
Chinese Communist Army, wald in Pelping that without existance of the Soviet Union the Communist victory in China would not have beon Chinese possible, the local press reported.
Speaking at the inaugurat of the Sino-Joylet meeting Friendship Association, Gen. eral Chu called the establish. ment of the organisation an event full of Important mean- Ing.
*The Soviet Union jo
and intimate China's most most dependable friend," he wald, "The victory of the Chinese
people's democratic revolution cannot be separat- ed from the friendship of the Boviet Union."-United Press.
It was learned
on Monday
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Vikings Prepare To BRITAIN SAID ABLE TO
"Invade" England
A Danish reconstruction' of an ̈ old-time Viking alip is to sail shortly for England to re-enact the first Viking Invasion of that country 1,500 years ago. The ship has been built in Frederikssund, North of 'Copenhagen, and will be manned by 32 stalwart oarsmen in completo. Viking attire. Photo shows: After the launching core- civilian clothes, mony, Mr. Mogens Lichtenberg (in right), president of the Danish Tourist Association, hands over the pagan banner of the Raven to the Viking chlef. -AP Photo.
REVOLUTION IN GUATEMALA
Guatemala City, July 19.
-
Armoured troops were reported battling for con- trol of the National Palace today as con- fusion and violence gripped Guatemala after the slaying of the nation's Army Chief of Staff.
that the Commanists in Can An trat Ghing are undertaking a|M general offensive on a 600 mitg Tront againat Canton, The New China News Agency sald to cities have been captured in the preliminary phase of the drives.
General
Lin
.
PRODUCE ATOMIC BOMB
Landon, July 19.
Britain has reached a point in atomic research where she could produce the atom bomb if _she_decided_to concentrate on the problem, informed, sources said today.
As far as is known, however, Britain has not yet Almost made such a momentous decision. certainly she will not do so until no hope remains of getting the know-how from the United States.
Discussion of British atomie Garangfestarth is not encouraged
here at any time. That is particularly true at a moment when everyone wants to avoid anything that might be con- strued as involvement in the situation created by President secrat conference
HAIGH'S MENTAL CONDITION Truman's
last Thursday night..
Bomb At Airport
As Nehru Arrives
~~~Lucknow, “July 19,
A live bomb was dis- covered *** Lucknow Airport runway shortly after the arrival of the Indian Primo Minister, Pandit Nehru, yesterday. the police authorities an- nounced today..
Police 'experts who examined the bomb sald that it was a "highly dan- gerous type."--Reuter,
Q
Ships Flying British, U.S. Flags In S'hai
Canton, July 19.
ed the attention of the United
Lewes, Sussex, July 19.
Thus, there IN considerable Dapper John George Haigh, soft-pedalling of such items as 30-year-old-company director the fact that the Belgian Congo said to have confessed to murines, which produce the best dering nine people and drink-urnalum for alon bombs, ar? ing their blood, heard a psy-British ow.d und American chiatrist analyse his extra contracts for the supply of this Nationalist China today call- ordinary mental condition in uranium expres this year. the closing stages of his trial here today.
Tolling back comfortably In the dock, and occasionally mil- Ing. he latened as Dr. Henry Yellowlees Kaid that the accused hart "gone beyond the point of a paranolac constitution into a form of insanity."
The mind specialist sald that Halgh had no special Internet the. In rights, or wronga-or-in
.In. country or laws of
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I am awaiting trial wliness:
with complete equanimity. Al
am In the position of Jesus Christ before, Pontius Pilata”. Haigh is charged with the "ncid 69-year-old bath" murder of a widow..
Sir Hartley Shawcross, British Attorney General, leading for the Prosecution, declined to obh evid-' ence to rebut the paychiatrist's vlows. He declared that there was nothing to rebut-Beyter.
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Israel-Syria Armistice
Tarnell
Halfa, July 19.
Pey has the been any enm-States and Britain to alleged ment on despatches to British abuse of their national flags novapapers, noinbry than by vessels in the harbour of chosier Guardian” Buggy Communist-held Shanghal that Britain may have to present The Foreign Office did not the United States with a delicate exactly say so but it implied the urbon of vleiting son of their fags were being used by other atomic secrets o face possiblo
U. S. or British ships for lors of this mast precious source protection against Nationalist air of menium ores,
attacks...........
Guardian":
than
After the notice went to embassy The "Manchester
representatives, Dr. Shih Chao- sfd editoria ly today that Url: ying, Foreign Office - spokesman,
atom told
tain le trying to make
reporter that reports from bambs and that the decision to Air Force observers indicate, do so was taken a year or two large number of small vessel at
1
would Shanghai were flying British or
American anaigns,
Foreign Office
ago because it was, hot certain that the United Statem promptly enter"a posible war between Russia and Britally.
Only Salvation
The paper sald atom Bombs would, in, such a case, probably have represented Britain's only salvation while the United Stater Rivered on the brink on two previous occasionis: When Europe was in flames. Borrow
- nori-beülgerint ing arms from America has not always been u speedy business in the past, even cld, destroyers
But the. "Guardian" believed Pact and the
and Syrian repre- that the Atlantic
Western Union hava alterad the sentatives, who are meeting insinuation that existed when Bil-
u tent in "No Man's Land," over which their armies fought last year, will sign an: armis- tice at an official ceremony on Wednesday.
in decided to make
tain borabs.
its own
It pointed out that every atom bomb factory will be the primary objective for enemy land The agreement, which was girborna attacks, and asked whe
Unilor could initialled after a seven-hour meet her the Western ing on the border yesterday, is ifford to tis down the necessary the outcome of three months of protecting troops in the event et difficult negotiations.
It provides for a de-milliarised
zone
has,
DI · Yoznala
which
protect hy the dags of thèse
countries, called their attention to abuse
of their flags." he said... Asked if, vessels hiding behind the foreign flage had been attack. ed, Dr. Shih rapiled," "Not yet."-- Autoelated Prem.
Australian Miners Back On The Job
Bydney: July 19, All miners in. Western Austro- Ha and many in Queensland hav now gone back to work after u strike lasting three weeks.
strike."
attack on the palace began last night after
At several coal fields in Nev South Wales, meetings the Army leader, Colonel. Francisco Javier
held tomorrow and on Thursday, but the President of the Northern Arana, was assassinated. War planes zoom-
New South Wales branch of the Armed civilians roamed
Mr. Crook, ed over the city.
Miners Federation, declared that thats meelings "will the streets despite police curfew orders.
On the other hand the United Certainly not mean the end-of-the The official Communist organ
A Government employer said
Moderate candidates have wor Pizo's eficien! Early today Manuel Gallich,
the Syrian and States has the Atlantic Ocean as between ic Shanghai "Emancipation
of the Communist-dd- troape under one-eyed General Daily," said today that four Kuo- Manchurian forces
driving a leader of the Revolutionary National Defence Minister Jach
Australian Wateralds Llu Po.cheng.
were completely against troops guarding Szechuan Action Party which supports Arhenz and his supporters were Israeli armies and for the Syrian bustion, the "Guardian said, conte
Palestine -
international can be made in comparative workers Federation in the elec- - Syrian seat on the Hupel horder West o President Juan Jose Arevalo's jolding the palace against troops troops to fall back to the former and the plants in which Lomba minated pro- Government wiped out and six county Meanwhile,
Lions for a Federal Council, AUE- broadcast that the loyal to President Arevalo.
boundary running along the Jor- safely.
erough ralian Labour Party members despatches sald Nationalist troops towns capitred on the Best day Iienkow, biggest Yangtze, inland regime,
It asked: "Have we Arevalo was 'reported barri- dan River, it was learned here. blow up bridges on the Canton-f the big offensive launched by river port, were already said to Government had the situation
This will free tia laraeli settle confidence in our American allies claimed today. First Field Army of the have taken five towns. In an-in control."
residence caded in his own
ment .Hankow rallway North of the
of Mishmar
They said that 11 Moderater Hayarden, to say to them, Ours is a small iri command the other sector two Nationalist divi- Milo Hiver
while the battle that' may de which guards
West, reports United slons were decimated,
There were no casualty re- proaches to Changstun.
cido his political future raged when was captured by the Syrians and vulnerable island which in had been returned against 10 Preliminary reports showed ports, but ambulances clanged
In the early stages of the Palos vites early invasion. To you we Communists and Communist sup- outside the palaen.. Nationalists
alists said they sad hait-Press.
ntrust at great national sacrifice porters, reversing last year's posi conflict added The paper
that the the Communist forces thus far through the streets all night, in- ed a Westwarci thrust by the
he production and warlike use don, The Moderates would be (A Router message from Lake illeating some persons were killed Recs toward the cool mining sweeping victories at the outset have captured more than 30,00
nien, alifoneers, and
killed and or wounded.
Success said the Red Cross re- of the weapon upon which Euro- able to elect their own President, of the
campaign smashed enances the Kuomintang
ean freedom may one day de- who would have a casting, vote, wounded more than 10,000 whil might
and the presentatives from bath sides were. the President Both
they atided-Reuter, yend?'"United Press. opening preliminary Reports conflated, but it ao- hove of trying to make a como- 7,000 other Kuomintang troppr
decreed n state of Mishmar Dayarden today on an of were drowned in the Wei River
peared that a coup was undes- congresa
Ruspending all co-exchange of war prisoners, which Ma the paper said.--Reuter, Asso-way inside the barred doors of emergency
stitutional guarantees rinted rai United Pos
the palace itself
is due to take place on Thurs
the
Communist
ap- North
town of Pingklung, in the-sane orca as Kian.
No troup strengths or other back under the leadership particulars were given in either General Hu Teun-ngan or
This was, however, the
case.
first assertion of serious resist tung-kwel
ance to the Reds Southern- drive
since Shanghai fell at the end of May.
S.E. Headquarters
Meanwhile the Nationalist Ex- ecutive Yuan met to create a South Eastern political and mill-
The Weather
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MORE DOCKERS JOIN STRIKE:
One rumour sweeping the city day).-Reuter. said the assassination of Arana was brought on by a split in thei armed forces over the week-end. it said the split was caused when Arana supporters won the elec tions for members of the defence council late last week.
at
London, July 19. Another 100 men joined the three weeks old London disprote today raising the number of idle. dockers to over 18,500 mer
Colonel Arana was the strong man of a revolutionary Junta
Nearly seven thousand troops which ran the country after the resignation of dictator Jorge continue work on 67 ships out 147 Ubico. in July, 1944, and the vessels now affected, and another
2,000 troops are overthrow of Ubico's General Federico Pones.
(la. Panama, well
successor. The unofficial total.
informed
been expected to run for
of the mon today challenged all concerned, Labour, had including the Minister sources, sald COL Arana the Mr. Isaac, and trade union Presidency next year and that a officials, who oppose the strike, to split in the Army had developed put their views to's meas meet. over the rivalry of Col. Arana ing on Friday. Reuter, ond Lieutenant Colonel Jacob
Arves over the candidacy.)— Associated Press.
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