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STATE DEPARTMENT'S BLAST AGAINST REDS
ANOTHER ILLUSION GONE
New York, July 10. "The Times," in an editorial
today, said the Chinese Com- munists are beginning to put on the pressure in Shanghai and foreigner Irel the need to get
1.
Washington, July 18.
The State, Department today charged the Chin- ese Communists with ordering the closure of the United States Information Service in Shanghai and Hankow because the Reds their realise that public enlightenment is greatest enemy.
The State Department announced that it will pro-
and
our
test against the suspension order to the Com- munists in the cities involved and also in Pelping, and Nanking.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1040.
Abortive
Landing Near · Shanghai
100
Shanghai, July 18. Chiness Nationailst Turces which landed on three points along Hangahow Bay, miles South of Communist- held Shanghal on July 9, were driven off with heavy Houses, the Chinese language paper Wen Wat Pao! report- ed today.
It said that all the landings werd Iaunched from the Chusan Islands, off the Che-
and, were sup klang coast, ported by
warships.
At each point the National- lata were driven back into could before they the o secure a foothold, the news- —poper-added,-Reuter.
George Allen, assistant Secre-formation on this report and we It added "That is another lusion is being shattered. Ob-tary of State for Public Affairs, take it this is purely a local
statement: "The Com-affair." vinusty there will be no bust-said in
It was reported in Shanglini in munist suspension order in a new usual. 'Business'
thol the that dramatic proof
Dr. Leighton Stuart has been Chow he always been on
From now em we will Communist dictatorship, like all given permission to leave Nan- holdiged to comply with Com-other TRUCK
terms. of her.
saschevel that can be
dealing with Chinu Remerons but dr overal relation hip with the Chinese has always been frirudly bod fruitful.
dietatorships, will black king tomorrow for Washington ATOM DEFENCE
were mud always
OUT
W stool for certain concepts of government and behaviour i the Far East. We tried honestly to ab ourselves with progress fow tigel
frentams larger higher pehlevements,
"Dielatorship
IS POSSIBLE
COMMUNISTS SEE AMERICAN PLOT
IN CHIANG PLAN
Shanghai, July 18.
| Sizzling attacks against the proposed Pacific poet. were made today by the official Communist New China News Agency and the leading vernacular, "Ta Kung Pao.“
They charged that it is another plot inspired by the United States which will be speedily smashed by the people of China and other Far Eastern countries.
The Agency condemned the suggested alliance as a new plot insilgated single-handedlyv American Imperialism.
It said the United States pers clearly that tite Rudmatan t remnants are going to be roulet in Ching and billions of dollars out the free flow of information) on board the Embussy plane.
it gamblet are going to be lost.” I s immediately upon seizing power.
understood that he will
In desperation.
the agency said, the United Sistes mirectly spon- be accompanied by Mr. Cabot and censorship the Vice-Consul, Mr. Williain M.
New York July 18. sored the Proposed Pacific ath- yo hand in hand. Totalitarian re- Olive, who was recently detained
Admiral Willians Blandy, chief ance through Chiang Kai-shek gimes can exist only, by bolding by the Communist authorities for
Tusk | and Elpidio Quirino, of the joint United States their subjects in ignorance and three days after "violating trafflespite the Elkie! atomie - It does not only oppose the by warping their minds with a regulations"-United Press, As- arielly controlled and one-sided sociatest Press and Reuter. picture."
und
Mr. Allen
thr asserted that Communist action was taken bik eause the Chinese Reds fear that China would learn "We tried from time to time he people
sincerely In the hut the United States really to help' China
keeks peace.
of
best sense of the word.
"At the moment we are stand-
seeing some
Jeg de and
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Jant remplishment lost,
ther "What
Communists In Shangha have taken away from
mural mitiative
LES IN GUE
we Juve a smarte it plain how we porque la regain it."-Unit- ed Pres
REDS ADMIT
HUGE LOSSES
Shanghai, July 18..
MISS CHURCHILL IN U.S. Newport, Rhode Island,
July 18, Miss Sarah Churchill, tittari haired daughter of Britain's ware
perinients, said today
that de-
ience against the atom bomb is possible.
The atom bomn mensely potent weapon
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truetion, but it is solule wenton decinred.
Adiniral
on Im of des- but the ab- he ut decision,"
Blandy, now
COITI-
Mr. Allen said: "Thus it is that time Price Minister, and fodityander of the United States Al- the Uniteri States Information that she would like to net on the lantic Freet, was speaking ab an and Han-American stage but thus far has international convention in New Service in Shanghal
You. Ife declared that the atorn Kow.
bumb will not destroy civillisa- tiun, ons stressed the need for to combat the civil defchee
fear paychological
of war
dedicated to telling the bud only the or two tentative Chinese people frets about the offers. United States, our aims and
Miss Churchill is playing the pirations for world peace, is lead in the summer circuit ver being suspended by the Com-ion of "The Philadelphia Story munist captors who realise that|
public enlightenment ia their greatest enemy."
Matter Of Tactics
The State
Department Press Omeer, Michael McDermott, an- that the Department informed of
The Chinese Commisis, who nounced rarely duss their war Josser, said today that the teel Arny lost has been officially 1,432,000 men during the post the previously reported three years of nighting.
The Cesaunist "New China News Agency put the losses at 243,000 Eilled, sie0,700 wounded, 10,400 captured mid 188,000 miss- ing. The Agetwy, quoting $1 official annotinerment, put the Inses thuring the third year of the "War of Liberation" at 0,240 |
orders,
Red
He said: "The servicen being suspended under protest There will be proteste, made to
and local authorities
also to Communist officials in Pelping and Nanking,"
killed, 397,180 wounded, 2,000 denit softly with the victorious captured and 120,400 missing.
Communists pending a decision The nouncement followed by on such issues as diplomatic re- new national a few days the Communist claims; that the Nationalist
forces lost cognition for any
Wie Anme regime which may be set up and 5,891,000 soldiers in
further aid to the Nationalists.. period.--United Press,
The sudden shift
RUHR AUTHORITY
MEETING
Duesseldorf, July The new Budo tertional authority for the Babe med tocity for the first time in its Duesseldorf head
quarters and considered the nn- mal budget.
- United Pros,
Hitler Amused By Spicy Magazines
Paris, July 18.
Otto Abetx, wartime Nazi Ambassador to France, collected spicy Paris magazines to au. Hitler, the Military Court trying him for wor crimes was told today.
Eugene Felgl, former Legation Abetz said that his enemies in Until now, the Department has Counsellor in the German Diplo- the Embassy had accused him of
matic Service in Paris, sald that prudery, which was why he him Abelz look eoples of "La Vie self took charge of the maller. Parisienne" and "Rire" when he went to see Hitler at General
Another witness said tha' arth Abstz, appearing for the Headquarters.
day on charges of complicity In deportations the torture and looting, was main organiser of the 'Naz' fifth column in 1938.
AA
"When he come back * frum
murder, Is described seeing the Fuehrer, he would say as a that he had got on well because by diplomatic authorities matter of tactics without direct Hitler had been amused by the Learing on policy issues.
magaziney."
Abetz, The offices of the two United
48-year-old former that Stutes Information Services were art teacher, said in reply ordered closed down complètely Hitler frequently decorated young last Friday. This brought to un naval officers, some of whom abrup: end their activity in din-complained that they had no Iributing American news bul-"pin-up girls" to decorate their letins, photographs and other cabins and no reading matter to
The authority, with Louis materials, Davis as Secretary, was set up by The Western powers to direct the U.S. Ambassador's Return Kuhr's peacetime production, Re- preventatives of America, Britain, France,
the State Belgium,
necting-Associated Press.
Mr. McDermott said Luxembourg and the Netherlands attended the Department at this time has no comment to make on reports that the trip to the United States by the Ambassador, Leighton Stuart, and the Shanghind Consul- General, John
Cabot, being held up by the Communist insis- tence that American offlelois get Chinese merchants to guarantee obligations they any financial might leave behind in China,
Mr. McDermott Buicl: "The official In- Department has no
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people of China but also the pen. ples of the Philippines. Korra. Japan aart other Far Eastern countries, the Communist agency added,
the
The "Ta Kung Pro," in any vetorial, also accused Anterleans of having Imperialistic ambitions to Talwan.
"Two Puppets"
it balittled
Chiang Kai-shek and Quiring as two small pup pets having no real political or economic resources.
The paper suici the United¦ States does not dure to come ato the open to sponsor the allianc because the Allantie phet and its Arms for Europe programme have not been approved in the Con- press so it tries to work through. Batellites of the United Nations for the formation of a Parile af
llance.
The "To Kung Pao" stressed the contention that the Unifer Stato is hoping to return Taiwan Japan-United Press.
EX-KING PETER IN VENICE
Venice, July 18. Former King Peter of Yugo- slavia arrived here on Sunday with his wife.
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