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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949.
INSIDE
STORY OF
SOUTH CHINA WAR
Canton was given up as lost to the advancing ||
Communists after a series of conferences Shengking between General Chiang Kai-shek and heads of the Army, Air Force and Navy at the Generalissimo's Whampoa villa late in Sep-
tember.
This was revealed by sources close to Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, "Premier of Nationalist Chino, before they left the Colony for Tientsin by the British steamer Shansi yesterday.
co-
More than 50 former legisla- their own
ideas of defending ters, Executive Yuan personnel their respective territories, and other Yuan officials em-
"Marshal Yen failed miserably barked on the Butterfield and South China but not because defending Swire vessel together withe is not capable of
the province, Reasons for this some 100 other Chinese pas failure include the lack of sengers. There were nine-for operation from the Kwangtung eigners including Dr. and commanders, who seemed to have Mrs. K.
Graham at the their own ideas, the Premier's Mackenzie Hospital, London ignotante of the dialect and ter- Mission, Dr. and Mrs. Wrain of the area he was to defend Cochran and daughter, W. G. and the unsuitable climate," he Webber. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. declared. Gran and Miss C. A. Clayton
1
aften till late at night, had also
affected his health considerably.
Loss Of Face i East
Marshal Yen had been down Although some of the foreign with sickness occasionally since passengers admitted that they he came South early this year, were bound for the Communist |
before he was even
appointed city, the passenger list of Butter-2 fein and Swire declared the Premier. Working for long hours, destination as Inchon, Korea.
A source
who declined identi- Leation and who declared that he the Premier's closest that aides disclosed yesterday Canton we cheially given up by! the leaders at meetings late in September gring the visit al Generalissimo Chiang.
i was one
When the Generalissimo left Canton. En unofficial hint B:35: circulated ascund the
Leaves For Shanghai
The . Shengking left fer Shanghai at 5 p.m. yesterday to evacuate British nationals from the Chinese port.
is understood that Sir Ralph Stevenson, British Am
bassador to
to China, will board the Shengking for Hong Kong.
The Shengking, according to the ship's agents, did not carry any passengers for Shanghai. No data-has yet been fixed for the second British vosači, the Wingsang, to leave for Shanghai for the same pu pose.
The Nationalist Government and the Shanghal authorities have assured safe conduct for -the two vessels in and out of
Shanghai.
Personalia
Messrs. M. Mehling, S. E. Van Nostrand and Quach Phieu left Saigon yesterday by Air
The Premier's ignorance of for the Southern mentality had) France.
· created great difficulty in main-} taining harmony among
the! heads at the various depart
ments.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gabrielson are due to return here by the ss, Generally, the source asserted, President Cleveland on Saturday. the population regarded administered by Northerners as President of the American Pre- being. Gabrielsen is Assistant Vice-
higher something akin to losing face insident Lines in the Far East He not being able to defend their went to the United States to con- fer with the company's executives This feeling was prevalent at San Francisco. ment same time early in October," among the rank and file of the
Kwangtung militia The former
Senior high-ranking: Mr. T. D. Adams, Cabinet official declared that he Dyestuf's Assistant with the Im-
personnel that there would be a mas evacuation of the Governor city
the tormant statevi.
men:
Kong
result, numerous GoverT-
"medical Look ecials
Yen To Resign?
"
leave" and come down to Hons. would resume work as an educa-perial Chemical Industries tor and would avoid politics for (China) Limited, is also on board the ss. President Cleveland. He Zood.
returning "Many of the former legislators and Mrs. Adams are
from a visit to America. Thave openly recounced the Cabinet and declared their in- tention of co-operating with_theị People's Government," he said.
"Personally, I will accept a post in the Education Ministry," he
The "nical leave" was CN- tended occasionally to enable the "desetting" oficials to procure passare for North China.
Many tormer Yuca executes keve been abir 10 retur to Tinta Shens, Shanghai and: "Tinel provinces by sen.
Marshal Yen himself had suggested that he would resign not long after the decision was made, the informant stated. He has confided to his aides; that he would like to retire to normal life in his native town. "Eut to save face and maintain the morale of the other officials The
persuaded wes
the by Generalissimo to carry on," he declared.
remarked.
Among the Government group there were several families.
Many families left for the North carlier.
Nationalists Begin
A General Retreat
(Continued from Page 1)
The two Chinese, kneeling on
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Arrivals from Shanghai by the French liner Marechat Jofre disembarking and being wel- comed by friends" and relatives at Kowloon Wharf. Of the 541 passengers' evacuated by the liner, 322 landed here. ("China Mail” Photo).
SHANGHAI EVACUEES ARRIVE IN
MM SHIP
The French liner Marechal Joffre arrived here yes- terday from Shanghai to mark another suc-
cessful evacuation of foreigners from the Correspondence
Communist metropolis with the joint permis sion of both the Chinese authorities there and the Nationalists.
Three hundred and thirty-two passengers of more than 25 nationalities disembarked yesterday at Kowloon Wharf. The remaining 219 left last evening by the liner for Saigon and Mor seilles.
Heading the arrivals
were! "We were told
The Editor takes no respan=" ribility for cleici erpressed in etters by correspondents, and by no' means necessarily agrees with them
Stamps Wanted
small children, and as I am
Sir,I am a young woman with
mostly confined to the haro, I have become very uterested in we would be stamp collecting
I wondered if you would pub- the French Ambassador, Jac- contacted by wireless by the war- ques Meyrier: the Dutch Am- ship at about 9 p.m. on October 6 lish a request to your readers for who would be interested to any who bassador, Baron Francois C. or 7." he said.
The French liner did not meet exchange Hong Kong stamps for van Aerssen: the Swedish Am- bassador. Mr. T. L. Hammary warship when she reached Australian ones.
MES. V. GLAVERT, the rendezvous. After waiting for strom: the Portuguese Minis three hours. She sailed direct into
29 McNeil Street, ter. Dr. J. de Barros Ferreira Shanghai Mrs Al Richardson is expect-
Peppermint Grove, ed here on Saturday to join her da Fonseca: the British Vice-
At the mouth of the Yangtse
Western Australia. husband. Manager of the Hercules Consul at Hankow. Mr. C. M. River, however, she met HMS St. Expert Corporation. Mr. Richard MacLehose; and the Director Bride's Bay and a Chinese war. son also has a lg interest in the
of the United States Informa-ship, which signalled to her. Lunar Park to be opened here in ion Service (Hankow). Mr. The master was told to
contact November.
the Chinese Nationalist Navy be- H. Hudson.
Besides diplomats and consular fore leaving Chinese waters be- personnel, there were executives cause Admira! Y. C. Kwei would formerly like to meet Ambassador Meyrier of all the airlines operating in Shanghai; officials of aboard the liner to pay his re- Texaco, Shell and Socoy: mis-spects sionaries, businessmen who have.
Crew Feted closed shop and are leaving for;
and
Persons. Displaced most of whom are bound for AuS- tralia for resettlement.
Mrs. Andrew Lowe, wife of the Vice-President of the National Dollar Store, Hong Kong. will arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday by the ss. President Cleveland.
Other passengers disembark good,
here by ing
the ss. President Cleveland on Saturday will' ina cluded Mr. and Mrs. Robert Linn and their two children, Mr. and
At the September conferences, the Generalissimo met Lieutenant the side of the road, had their Mrs. N. E. Allaye, Mr. and Mrs. General Chow Chih-yu, head of hands tied behind them and were U. S. Harkson, and Mr. Jack M.
Vice-Admiral hot in the back of the Air Force,
head. Eng. Kuzi Wing-ching, of the Navy, After, witnessing is General Pai Chung-hsi, com sight the foreigner was permitted mander in Hunan Province, and to proceed. the Premier.
General Pai was specially, sent! down to meet the heads at Canton? by Acting President Li
gruesome
i
•
The arrivals included French nationals, 42 stateless, one
States
and
Mr.adians.
met the liner.
YWCA ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
give out. flags to the captains of the various teams.
The annual finance campaign for the YWCA will be open- ed at a meeting tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Association's centre, 11, Duddell Street. The French ship was escorted; Mrs. Tan Ken-hoon, campaign for about 30 minutes to the chairman, will preside at the Whangpo to a point where a
meeting. Dr. S.C. Leung, Execu- Eastern pilot from the Communist side Live Secretary for the 150
Asia Christian Conference, will On her arrival at Shanghai, a address the group. and Lady Turk, two New Zealanders, one Siamese, four Australians, one delegation from the Chinese Sea Grantham, Honorary President of
Portuguese,
Com- the YWCA in Hong Kong will four men's Union invited the Iraquian 62 Palestinians, 10 Germane,
two munist personnel of the liner to a Irish, 17 Austrians. one Indias, special party.. This was later ex- Mr. Linn is a United
This year there are 500 cam- 12
tended to other members of the 102 Briv
Britons, one
threa! crew.
paige workers divided into three The Assistant British Military; Government employee
15 Americans,
The personnel were permitted divisions of 10 teams each Rally- Attache. Lieutenant-Colonel Allaye is the Manager of the Danes, 10 Italians, nine Swiss, 22
ing to the theme "I am pressing John Cooper, made
Spaniards, four Belgians, three shore leave. Company: Greeks, Trading second Friesland
one Swede, 34 Soviet Tve hours before the Marechal towards the goal they are set- excursion into the countryside Limited. Mr. Eng is partner and
Bussians, six Dutch, 20 miles outside Canton,
Island
one Nor- Joffre left the city, the Commun- ting set to raise $165,000 between He general manager of the could find signs of Nation. Paint Company
wegian, two Iranians, two Hun-ists entertained the personnel and October 14 and November 15. alist defences or other fortifi- }
arians, three Syrians and one passengers along the waterfront The YWCA has just completed with displays of folk dancing, a very active year and has an Finn. During that period, Generalis- cations. Nor could he find any simo Chiang was flying to various! signs of guerillas.
Departures from the Peninsula
The Marechal Joffre brought 76 fireworks and the Dragon Dance. even busier one ahead,
the ship's help the show,
Money to carry on its activities points in China
Hotel on Tuesday included Mr. mail bags and two cars besides To to iron
He passed the airfield out
which
must be acquired through direct differences between West China was packed with aircraft continu- and Mrs. H. Leh, Mr. and Mrs.
some 600 ions. of personal bag-searchlights were used. leaders.
The ship left at 10 p.m. on donations by the public-spirited H. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. evacuating Chinese officials Chiang, Messrs. J. A F. Whit- ously
and socially-minded people of Mr. M. R. E. Jobez, Hong Kong October 10. taker, HF. Vincent, H. McDonald, French Consul General, boarded At about 3.J when they Hong Kong
There are no outside endow alongside Kowloon a representative of Admiral Kwel ments or funds available to the What! to welcome Ambassador hoarded the ship to pay respects YWCA. It is in an effort to raise on behalf of the Nationalist Ad- this money, ca estimated $165,000 Meyrics.
miral to the Ambassadors.
for the coming year,
that the Life In Shanghai Finance Campaign is being con- Shanghai wives and life in queted
Gloomy Outlook
ported as being need to map out the defence of Kwanglung.
A high
2
The conferences were then re- and civiluomintang official tow. 5. Reeve. R. P. Brown. N. J the liner immediately after her reached the mouth of the river.
day deniali
depied Chinese press report Mehra, W. Fielder and B. Dweck. berthing
that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek arrived in Canton on board
the
•
•
The office maintained by BOAC were Masers. G. Hob, I..)
The only alternative now is to hold South West China with Szechuan Province as the main a warship yesterday.
New arrivals at the Peninsula say," the source asserted.
He said that the Generalissimo Hotel on Tuesday included Mr. He added that the future
Leaving For France is held a conference with Marshal and Mrs. G. Lister, Messrs. G. E. gloomy as the heads of the pro- Yen Hsi-shan, the Nationalist Knowlson, L. Gf I. Sim, T. Mal-
"I am returning to report to my Shanghai, bad.". That was Five hundred authorised cam- vinces in South West China have Premier, in Talwan yesterday. colm R. F. Murry, C.-R. Leaber, Lovernment. That's all I can say," the general impression calmed paign workers will begin "press
and B. E. Tingle,
the diplomat, whe was formerly after several interviews with the ing towards the goal" Help them British Embassy To Close
doyen of the Diplomatic corps in ladies who arrived here yester to help serve the women and girls
of Hong Kong. Among those who left Hong China, told the Press aboard the day by the French liner. British Embassy in Canton
Russian designers and fashion Kong for Singapore-restor day by ship.
Meyrier had been in China LOT establishments Lave mushroomed be closed with the withdrawal G. T. Sim, H. J. Ludvigsen, Yu 15 years.
after the closure of their Contin- sive for patrons, most of whom from the .city of the Chinese Chun-te, Lee Cheng-le, A
There are
"American counter-are Government oacials of the many French ental and
new administration. " Nationalist Government, the For-Campbell, M. Gay, A. Lister, G. nationals still remaining behind parts
On the issue of foreign women eign Office in London said today. Lister and A. Logan.
He could not specifically say how
of the existing - con- The British representation
and being subjected to public em transportation His Second Counsellor ditions Canton will be maintained by the
taking over at Shanghai The social life. there is a tendency to barrassment on the streets, the British Minister, Mr. P. Coghill,
First Counsellor, Jacques Roun, stress utility rather than stream-majority asserted that the lower ciats people, especially, the pedi- who will be acting
who left the Embassy earlier for lined elegance
coolles. were inclined to-be Canton, arrived yesterday by the
Chinese are "The better class
the same polite and friendly," said another French Jady who had been in China
about
20 years." for
uses think And what do the spouses
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Among the passengers who ar- Consul-rived here by CPA from Bangkok
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паду.
Because
Other consular, officials remain. İvan, R. F.' Abalos, Mrs. Ovsianni- British river steamer Falchan the talk of the town. Very few Irde: But they were not hostile.
consuls
month.
General
about: It all?
stilt cab "New "look" fashions are
ing in China include M.-R. Lkoff, G. M. Villaseran, Leo Ting-
have adopted his latest "craze
still as. I 'could, see, they As far Currie and Mr. E.-T. Biggs stuns, J. J. Todd, Comdr. B. J. B.rom the Kwangtung capital.
The Ambassador will leave for Marohen.." ~ at Chungking and Taipeh, *in Taiwan.
France by the Champollion next were in the spring, 1949,
period," said one. He is accompanied by
Hair-dressing has also stressed The Foreign Office said that; the British Ambassador to China, yesterday for Bangkok and Singa-
Passengers who left by CPA Mrs. Meyrier.
appar ently because of the heat Sir Ralph Stevenson, is due to pore included. F. K. Pattison, Jose ed by Mr. E. Pascalie
The mercy mission was describ. utility. They cut shorter.
Night Life
To quote one who had been leave shortly for consultations in Valmonte, Ngo Chew-kang. Han Manager for the Far East, M London but details of his journey Lee-yuen, Mrs. L. Bistroff, Ogi sageries Maritimes, owners of the
"Accessories are not short trading in Shanghai for decades. wimmers of Shanghai I mean have not yet been decided Tiong Hong, Chu Har-kong and lines,
but they are expensive. This the foreign community have ស United Press and Reuter."
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Briton, who had been in Shang- by the practical manner in which operative The Bangbalti
hal for more than a decade.. they have accepted the many dif thorities did all they possibly Night life is restricted to pri- ficulties which have beset - for- could to facilitate the embarka vate informal parties.
eigners in the past six months tion of the exacUEER” Mr. Pas "Friends met in one another's It is their cheerful outlook calis said. The "M" executive, residence for social evenings, and their make the best for it who has his Far East head-There wasn't any necessity to attitude that has maintained har- quarters at Baigon, left Indo-dress up or worry over fashion, mony and peace of mind to a China with the Marechal Joffre said a French lady, whose hus considerable extent despite the Ter Shanghai to see that every-hand was formerly in the diplo-hardship," the Briton business- thing was in order."
matic service, and who is now nman declared. Mr. Pascalis revealed
that route to Marselles, em
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The only irritation in bouse-far away places, it is now tirse keeping was the servants, what to send YULETIDE GREETINGS.
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The master was to call at Pu often went Turiand where he would-be met abuse their status under the new, Christmas. Cords and Seals now by a Chinese Nationalist Navy regime.
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The liner could not carry any
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