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U.S. Draft Of
IN CHUNGKING "Lest We Forget" Japanese Treaty
Fall Of Refugee Capital Only Question Of Time
REDS CONTINUE ADVANCE
Chungking, November 6.
Grave forebodings over the future course of the civil war hung over
Chungking today.
Nationalists Claim Victory At Chusan
Taipeh, Movember 5.
More than 7,000 cf General Chen Yi's Communist troops who landed on Puteng Island. in the Chusan group, Ixst Fri- day morning have been killed. wounded and taken prisoner. according to the Nationalist South East China Command
Headquarters here.
The Nationalists claim Berts fighting had been going on for 54 hours before General Chen Yi's forces were "an nihilated."—Reuter.
New Storm Heading For Pl
Manila, November 5. The full force of a new storm ¦ roaring down on the Philip- pines was expected-to-hit-the islands next Tuesday, the Pre- sidential election day.
The weather bureau today said winds of the storm heading for the Philippines from Palau are now blowing at
55 miles per
hour and are expected to increase. The advisory notice said the storm was expected at 130 miles East of Surigao at 6 Monday.
G.M.
The announcement aided "Un- less the storm: changes from its
present course it will be danger-
cus to North Mindanao, the Vi- sayas and East and South Luzon.j
i
Although Premier Yen Hsi-shan and other Na- tionalist leaders officially expressed con- fidence in the outcome, this was obviously not shared by their sympathisers.
The feeling in most circles was that the fall of Chungking was only a question of time. Some people, more pessimistic than others, doubted whether this refugee capital - would still exist as such at the turn of the year.
It is generally believed that 1950 will be the year of deci- sion in China, with the probe ability of the Reds achieving complete conquest of the coun- welf before it runs its
try course.
It is everywhere conceded that the unity so desperately needed to protect the struggle has not been achieved.
There is also a feeling that
The only other country likely to send a diplomatic mission here is now believed to be the Re- public of Korea,
Preparations are underway for the meeting of the Legislative Yuan-the Nationalist Parliament --which the Red advance en Canton cut short.
! Present plans call for resump- tion of the session on November 11,
Legislators said the necessary quorum-156 members has al- even if it is attained, it will be ready been obtained with fresh too late to
course of arrivals from Hong Kong and cvents.
Taiwan Associated Press. the only silver lining in the Fathering clouds is that things in Chungking always follow a logi- cal sequence.
alter the
At the moment, Szechuan Chungking's home province, is threatened, and Kweichow has
been invaded.
The war news was bad today. The Defence Ministry had nó- thing to add to its admission! -en-Saturday-that-the-Reds-from Hunan has penetrated into the Tienchu" "Cistrict of Kweichow from
their base at Chikiang. 230 miles South Eact of Chung- king.
Chihkiang, a once obscure town, Kained prominence as the site of Japan's formal surender in China, It was, at the close of the war
against Japan, the unattained ob jective of Japan's last drive on the Asiatic mainland.
Reds Trying To
Meanwhile, the Red Cross, issed Reach Enshin
a new estimate of 585 dead or
missing from
struck
the storm which
early the islancis
Wednesday-United Press.
Hungary Denounces Yugo Pact
last
Belgrade, November 5. Hungary has denounced her: frontier treaty of August 3 with Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav
Party Communist "Barba" reported today.
organ
The newspaper said that the agreement-providing for a joint cornmission to investigate frontier incidents--was an obstacle to the Hungarian Government in realis- ing its dark and non-peace-loving plans against Yugoslavia.
the
Official reports claimed Reds are trying to advance on Enshin, the provisional capital of Hupeh, from the Yangtse town of
had- suffered Patung
heavy
i
Petition By Czech Bishops
Prague, November 5. Czechoslovakia's Roman Catholic Bishops today issued the text of a petition they have addressed to the Government calling" for a revision of the new church laws.
The Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Alexander Grantham, is shown laying a wreath at the Cenotaph yesterday during the solemn ceremony in remembrance of the dead of two world wark (See report on page 2). ("China Mail" Photo).
Peking Follows Soviet Lead Because Of Ideological Faith
Fort Worth, Texas, November 5.
All dependable evidence indicates Moscow does not have direct control over the Chinese Communists, an Associated Press foreign cor- respondent said today.
King Leads Remembrance In Britain
Near Completion
Washington, November 5.
The U.S. State Department today neared comple- tion of the first full American draft of the proposed Allied peace treaty with "Japan,
It would provide for ending the military occupa- tion. Separately, the United States intends to make a military treaty which would retain U.S. bases in Japan after the occupation ends. The U.S. version of the ⠀ #* peace, treaty may be ready for opening consultation with Britain and other Pacific wor Allies around December 1 as a preliminary to a peace con- ference next year.
Under the proposed treaty, the Japanese government would take ful control over the nation's in- ternal and foreign affairs, subject
to provisions designed to make it a peaceful member of
world society.
One or more separate American economic agreements corering sid
·Japan's deficit economy are ex- pected
to
The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson will thus be able to report notable progress toward restoring formal paste in the Pacifc and also providing security for an abarted Japan, when he sees the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Bebert
Scheman, is Paris next Wednes day.
While the three-cornered talks will be primarily on Germany and European unity, the foreign policy chiefs are expected to take quick look at the Far Eastern
M. Schuman, specifically, has au interest in Indo-China.
Excursion Boat Disaster In Japan
Tokyo, November Twenty-two primary school pupils and two teachers were drowned yesterday in Yat- sushire Bay, off the coase of. Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyu- shu, after an excursion. best hired for a party. of school children from a local primary school everturned
The *ccident
occurred.
around 10.30 am. It was 'ba- lieved.
Aa immediate call was sent. to the police and fire.ßghting squads, who esanned boats and pulled out 39 survivors of the party from the water and. recovered the bodies of the dead.
Feur survivors were all -in-a-serious “condition=Reu» «
ter.
London, November 6. His Majesty The King stood in silence before the War Memorial in Whitehall at 11 a.m. today, leading the Briation tish nation in remembrance of their dead in two World Wars All over: Britain, in small churches and great cathedrals, at
however, have sweeping con-way memorials ar village simple greenk and in the squares of town and
people attended Services
hem with the by... the!
great service. Royal Family
When trumpeters-
In Washington -in
<
American-oficials say they
sssssssesUSTUSLAITOSIDDI While there is no rigid timetable Washington agreed to between and London; it now. Eppears that consultation with the British and Sweeping Concerns
probably
-other countries, on Mr. Bevin and Mr. "Acheson, treaty provisions may get under Con- before Christmas, cerns which make them, in eeivably, invitations to a "peace effect, the leaders of Western conference could go but some time- power policy is the cold war in the spring and the conference in that part of the world. They actually be held in the simmer Mr. Seymour T. Topping told the closing session
took the major decision when Hope For Understanding sounded
they met of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Associat-
the Last Post to end a two-
September That was to go ed Press Managing Editors Association that
minute silance, The King, in
ghaad urgently with work en a the uniform of an Admiral ori Japanese peace treaty and to try Peking obediently follows Moscow's lead but
the Fleet, placed a wreath of
to get Russia' to participate on almost certainly not on direct orders but
Flanders poppies at the foot of a more reasonable baEİS' IN rother because of ideological faith.
the War Memorial.
Japanese, peace..conference. The State Princess Elizabeth, in the Khaki i
Department there- "There are strong. tendencies "How important this distinc-
of the Women's Royal Army upon abandoned all its old res- tion is has been amply demon- within Communist China toward Corps and the Duke of Glouces-traints and, under Mr. Acheson's strated by
Tito's a form of Titoisin. For the pre-
op bold new to have been ter, the King's brother, also laid orders, set out Yugoslavia," said Mr. Topping, effectively blocked. The basis for Wreaths,
sent they seem
in dealing with this pro- COLLFRE former Associated Press cor- Chinese Titoism comes
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle-blem.. It
will consult respondent at Nanking...
other
"out change. smaller nations on b
on pro realisation that Ching needs the ment Attlee, and the leader of and "Like the situation in Yugos-close friendship of the United
Opposition, Mr.
Winston visions for the treaty and at some Churchill, wearing a lengthy row point will make a serious effort base arrangement, American The petition was signed by the lavia before the split with Rus- States more than she needs the Archbishop of Olomouc, Dr. Poser sia came, China has no gif friendship of any other country followed by members of the Gov- without a veto.
of medials, then laid their wreaths, to get Russia to participate, but troops, planes and ships would remain at concentration points in Matocha, and other members of, rant Russian forces within her Only from the
the United States-
the strategic a and
thelemmert and the representatives
Per if the Russianna won't | the strategic in the next years can come the of the Dominions and colonies.
Japanese islands. A the hierarchy, but not by the boundaries
five or ten or if any or all other period of possibly Archbishop of Prague, Dr. Josef agencies of internal control are large
aid that scale economic
Ex-servicemen and women, the not, as far as we know, in the China needs desperately for re-blind Member of Parliament, Sirations decline to join'in' whit years would be specified; renew- Beran, nor his auxiliaries.
able if necessary. the American officials consider The Bishops said that the old hands of Russian agents.
construction and industrial re Lan Fraser at their head, joined reasonable treaty, the present habilitation.
the members of the three Ser-thinking is that the United States ners, their continudki presence in System of church government in- cluded feudal practices which
"Politically, the United States vices in an impressive parade.should should have been abolished. They
with the islands, would; serve, one pri- make the treaty Japan anyway in the next year mary and one secondary purpose. claimed that the new laws re-
¿Contlaurd On Page 2) introduced “Yeudal
The petition condemned the laws for unconstitutionally taking away the churches freedom to
satge church affairs.
form of State patronages."
casualties.
From Patung, which is 250 co miles East of Chungking, the Reds thrust a column South East, and this is admitted to have reached the suburbs of Wuteng, 60 miles
away.
13
13
in the
The new laws, in the Bishops' view. failed to respect the churches autonomy in the con- duct and direction of religious State matters, while the new
the publication
Oath Of Loyalty
Marshal
British Stand On Blockade Criticised
Taipeh, November 6. The British Government's
last and
1
is the natural · ally to balance against Russlar Imperialistic de- signs on the Chinese border Te- gions, particularly Manchuria and Sinkiang”
Liu Shao-chi: *Mr: Topping said the name Liu Shao-chi is one to remember.
Today, Russian educated Liu
the
the
Reuter.
or 10.
Control Of Disease In
North China
Lake Success: November 5. Contagious disease atid infant
The apparent purpose of this Office for Church Affairs stand regarding Nationalist Shao-chi is emerging from be- drive is two-fold: firstly to given the right to unlimited in China's intention of enforcing hind the scenes into the interna- protect the tank of the column terference." driving on Enshin, which The release of the text through her port closure by bombing tional star role of number two
Communist and the mortality in China should be 185 miles East North East of the Churches Information Service is at least legally disputable Chinese Chung King
to followed
under control in two or three and
morally unjustifiable," party's leading policy maker. secondly
according to Dr. Leo effect a junction between Com Thursday of Government decrees several high-ranking National-He is the most influential years,
Imember of the Radically munist forces in Western Hupeh empowering the State to declare ist officials told the Associat- Russian clique of the Politburo of United
pro- Eldesser, medical head pöt - the Nations International and North Western Hunan, vacant my church appointmented Press here today. Meanwhile, the province of not approved under the terms of These officials pointed out that The Poless Commist Party. Children's Fund in North Chint.
The Politburo, the small exeru- He asked the funds executive Sikang, according to unofficial the new church laws.
Nationalist China certainly would Live body that runs Red China, board to hold up further appro reports, was under threat of
try her best to maintain cordial is clearly and unmistakably under priations for China until the attack from Chingshai.-
friendship with Britain and would the control of this radically pro Chinese Communists disciose de- not like
to see any
serious inci- Russian clique. There were signs, the reports One decree required. senior dent arise between the two na-i "Borba" Elleged that Hungarian said, of the Reds. thrusting into
"Lau Stacchi and his followers talls of their medical and social benefits which will be drawn up to take an oath of tions.
accept the Stalinist line. They in two or three months. A frontier roads were firing almost Sikiang from the newly won town churchmen
However, they added, the Na- hold that the Soviet Union is the The Funds held commission daily on Yugoslav border patrols of Yushu, North West of Chung- loyalty, as prescribed for civilj
servants: personally before the tienalist government is engaged indispensable shield to protect king and provoking other lacidents.
Communist in a life-and-death struggle, and Communist countries
spent $750,000 in from an "Obediently,
fulfilling orders Officials here refused to com- Prime Minister
"we don't see how it can risk inevitable attack that will be led
Ted China and DT. Eiessor praised from abroad," it said, the Hun- ment en reports that the Reds
authorities for co- the Communist The Blahops. In their petition yielding. In any case, the Briti
United States. The Com British by garians were trying in that way took Yushu as a result of defec- 10 put pressure on Yugoslavia in tion by Nationalist troops in the said that "the new laws intergovernment cannot properly re-munist politburo under the lea-operating, with the commission.
The Fund had provided skilled reprisal dership of Mao Tse-tung and the GL "conformity with the Cominform | area,
•fere in a disturbing way with sort to measures the
against any actions the Chinese intellectual guidance of Llu technicians and medicines and compaign,--Reuter.j
constitutional religious military authorities might take in Shan-chi, has adopted policies trained 100 boys and girls under rights, and with the liberty of their own territorial waters with directed at solidi welding China 18, who had gone in teams to give
for they are to serve se a general diplomatic
first gotiations or obtain-fthe Soviet bloc.
through normal and her 470 million people into inoculations and lecture at schools
and villages on hygiene and sazi baels for strengthening present -measures
limiting the freedom inge Judgement from an in-Within the next nine months, tation-Beuter
ternational arbitration court." we shall probably see the elimin and rights of the Church.
Associated Press
ation from the mainland of the
THE WEATHER
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*We state that the Roman Catholic Church in this country. has de facto been placed outside eny legal standing."
She petition continued: "In future the State claims the right
out
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ast major Nationalist centres, of ON OTHER PAGES
"So we must be prepared to Page 2
resistance.
Ceremonies
All missionaries" in Northern and to refuse consent to nomina- when ambushers killed three and China, certainly for the present Barclay's Bridge
South Africa Opposes
Council
accept, as an accomplished fact, War Dead..Hendured in Solemn Communist de facto.
-control Manila, November 6,
Page 2 Fre-election violence flared in China.
"While
ile there is a good chance Reminders to fill vacancies in spiritual offices Cavite Province, South of Man that Titoism will develop in Page
reasons of wounded four supporters of Peking is securely tucked away clergymen for
Pre- Szechuan intend to remain if the ions
political ideology,
sident Elpidio Quirino,
into Moscow's told The Chinese Rylafall: Trace Ental form: Jan. 1-Reds come.
"This conflicts with the basie Unidentified assailants machine- ZOŠLA MAZU7.23 ini, an ngalast en Of the handful of foreign off-
ward in foreign policy before -average of 2686.1, mm=43.89 ims. cials here, all will leave except clause of the constitution on the gunned... a jeep carrying cam- Comunists may hot move West-page-
Three To Meet On Wednes freedom of worship. The law does paigners returning from a house they are kicked in the fate sever- Big the British and French Consule
day. Those killed were
Pego Reynaldo in Chungking for a Church in the direction and con-
"In any case, it le Improbable
Stamp Nows weeks, the only countrol of matters of belief, morals, illo. 13, Lino Castor, 37-year-old that stick a spit
rmer policeman, and
and Ignacio tries which
the next few years. It would Page S diplomatic divine service, Church discipline, former sent
Finance And Commerce representatives here remain the religious instruction, and member Gulua, 27.
ship in the Church that free! Units of the Philippine Con seem to me that American policy
towards United States and France
caine should walk the Page 100
Hong Kong Waterfront The British
Consul-General dom of warship is not guaranteed, stabulary converged on the town middle path of attempting to en- Mr. Michael Gillett, maintains The performance of religion is of Maragondon to prevent possi- courage Frouan but should not Page 11 besla contact with the National Gov-exposed to the danger of being hie peprisals from friends of the be based on the assumption that Air Shipping Movements ernment, but without diplomatic frustrated by political factors."-- ambush, victims Associated it is certain to develop Aspo Page 12.
Beyler
Press
ciated Press.
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hope by then to have a cigar understanding on the points of agreement and disagreement at least with Britain and the Bri. tish, Commonwealth countries. They declare that they have no intention of working out * hard and fast text with the British to be presented to other coun trice as something they would
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