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No. 34447.
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HONG KONG,: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1949.
CHINESE REDS ARREST Princess Hears
ANOTHER U.S. CONSUL
Ward's Aide Held On Spying Charges"
STRONG U.S. PROTEST
Washington, November 26.
Chinese Communists arrested the U.S. Vice Consul, Mr. William N. Stokes, in Mukdon on "spying charges,” the U.S. State De- partment reported today,
Knowland
Mr
Visiting Nanning
Willlare F. Knowland, U.S. Senator, remained
Mr. Stokes is chief aide to the Consul General, Mr. Angus Ward, recently released by the Communists after being convicted of beating a Chinese worker in the Consulate. The State Department immediately ordered "the strongest protest” be made to Chinese Com- munist looders.
The arrest of Mr. Stokes-bolli members of the Rouse came without warning and at Foreign Affairs Cununiitee-for a time when American officials fresh action against the Chinese felt the worst was over in the Communists. Ward case. in
They had assum- Nanning yesterday while othered the Consul General and his members of his party includ-staff would receive Commun- ing Mrs. Knowland returned here from Chungking vla Nan- ning ja Civil Air Transport aircraft.
Welcomed in Nanning by Gen- eral Pai Chung-hal, Mr. Know- land was invited to stay overnight at the Kwangst elly.
Mr. Knowlorid is expected to re- turn to the Colony to join his party this morning.
Arriving here yesterday in the Mra, Know- CAT aircraft were
land, Major-General Claire L.
Chenanult,
Chea
Mr.
Bead of CAT,
former Nationalist K.C. Wu. Muyor of Shanghai now Minister without Portfolio, Major-Genero Wong Jen-ling,
Director of the Omcers Morale Endeavour Assa- ciation and Generalissimo.
According to Generat nault, Generalissimo
Chand Kal-ahck who was in perfect
close associate of the
Chon
health when the party met him
ist permission in a few days to leave the Manchurian city. The new arrest brought prompt
Representative Walter Judd. Republican, suggested a blockade, Mansfield, Representative Mike Democrat, proposed that the case be luld immediately before the United Nations with a request for
demands from two Congressmen Prompt action to get Mr. Stokes
Socialists
Mr. Judd said:
"We should have begun a nnval blockade a year ago when they first started this line of action. Falling this we should haru mobilised
of world the forces
Demonstrate opinion--something we did not try
In India.
New Delhi, November 27, The first organised maso de- monstrations of disapproval of Congress Party rule in India were staged this weak in the provincial capitals of Lucknow and Patna The Spolalist Party organised the demon- strations.
In Chungking. felt bad about Prime Minister Jawaharlal
the recent situation in China,
Morale High
until
11
ago,
"There are types of action that -be taken short er wär und War had better take those steps if wo want to keep the respect of the Asiatic people.
Mr. Judd sold on a telecast that the United States should go into China as it went into Gretce. The would propose sending to China a Minnesota Representative" said be
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COMMUNISTS AT THE GATEWAY TO CHUNGKING
Chungking, November 27,
The threat to Chungking today took a grave 'turn
for the worse.
1
Red troops from the East infiltrated to the outskirts of the Chichiang highway junction, less than 40 miles to the South of Chungking. chiang is the gateway to Chungking.
Chi-
It lies at a point where the highways from Kwai-
chow and Hupah mest.
The srgail diplomatic corps [
A Presidential decree placed the war footing
in Chungking-three men re- entire nation on a presenting three countries with the exception of Sinklang,
Sikang und Tibet,
left the city for Hong Kong.
They had been pressing the
Sinco the retirement of Acting. government for, more than President LI Trung-jen the Pre- week for transport facilities outsidential duties have been handled
Today the Foreign Office man aged to arrange passage,
The three were escorted to the nirport in the outskirts of the city this evening by the Protocol Chier of the Foreign. Office.
At the thne of their departure,
|
by Premier Yen Hsi-shan.
Foreign correspondents have
been advised to cave the capital.
The bulk of Nationalist General Pal Chung-hsi's forces in Central Provinca are being Kwangsi
it was uncertain whether their transferred Westward to protect plaus would leave tonight or to Yunnan and Kwelchew Provinces, morrow morning,
-Associated Press and United
In their eagernes to leave,Press.
the trioAmbassador Shin Buk Woo of the Republic of Korea, First Secretary: Hanet. Brionval of France and First Secretary
Herbert Ros of Italy--wers quite prepared to spend the night in a bamboo shack at tɛo aleport if necossary.
The American Embassy repre-
Li Tsung-jen Going To U.S.
Chungking, November 21. The official Central Daily Now sentative here it sweek ago today published a local despatch Bad news from the front caus-saying Acting President Li Tsung- ed the fight plong the to Chengt to be speeded up. Jen ir going to the United States
highway
Nationalist Gov't Leaving Chungking
The Nationalist. Gov- oxnment; spurred by, the rapid advance of the Communists towards Chungking, will begin evacuating Chungiằng for Chongtu tomorrow, the "China Mall” learned last night..
The evacuation will be carried out by alr.
HK Airways Bought By Jardines
Starting from December 1, the Hong Kong Airways will be entirely owned by Hong Kong interests, according to a statement issued by Jardine, Matheson & Company yeater- day.e
ger, came after thair force had function during the absence of Li: their "Tae!" of "U[Peraft: in the
firstly, the
The highway was clogged with for recuperation soon.
The statement said that Mesirs. traffic in two directions, mostly The despatch, which cited Jordine, Matheson & Company
and opinions of military coming this way,
top level Kuomintan have reached an agreement with officials, mostly rightwing progress was slow,
ele- the British Overseas Airways Cor- in Chungking. The Red break through to the ments
said there paration to purchase the Hong outskirts of Chichiang, which were only two alternatives to the Kong Airways from them includ- places Chungking in serious" dan" question: sarica
of the
government'e
-Colony. captured Nanchuan,
Executive Yunn be re-
It also said that Mostra. Jardine, Nanchuan, on the highway to quested to confer full military and Matheson will continue to act as Chungking from Hupeh, is 60 political power upon a "respon- agents for the BOAC, and Hong miles South East of Chungking: alble cabinet and, secondly, Gen-Rong Airways regional services
It was the Southern anchor
Chiang of tralissimo
will Kai-shek to re
bo blosely, the defences on the Eastern front turn as president.
trunk routes which the Nationalists had hoped
The newspaper
said although These оттаплетены to hold against the Reds Wide constitutionally the president of Inid when the Hong FATF ther the Communists have also the Yuan is empowered to act for
for ways takén
Recruiting Of Japanese Confirmed
Tokyo, November 27. The Japanese Attorney General, Mr. Shunkichi Ueda, yesterday made a detailed report to the Parliamentary Committee on Japanese volun- toers in foreign armies.
Mr. Uedo said that investigations by his office had confirmed that there had been small recruit- ing of Japanese for the Chinese Nationalist Army.
Nehru rogarded them coolly.
About 150,000 paastinis paraded General Chennault who had for six hours on Friday along one left here for Chungking with Mr. of the busiest thoroughfares of
News of the intest İncÏdent coine 1 Knowland's party Friday, fur- Lucknow, the capital of Mr. from Mr. Word himself. Less than ther said that although Chungking] Netiru's own United Provinces, a week ago he and four of his is at present threatened
aldes were in prison,, cut off from by the Chinese Communists, the morale They pastod a copy of thair all contact with the outside world.
demands on the door of the absent Then the Reds 2 of the Nationalist soldiers is high.
they hud announced When asked about the reported provincial Prime Minister, Mr. been convicted of beating a Chin- International Brigade, the General Q. B. Pant, and dispersed after ese and released with orders to high-ranking Japanese Army saki that at present
as far as an hearing Socialist leadors argue leave the country! While they officers, who had recently been International
con- overthrow of Congress Party Fule, were held, efforts to break the in Talwan, might be prosecut- Squndran lo
Red barriers and reports on what ed by the Japanese Govern- cerned there is all no plan.
Mr. K.C. Wu, former Mayor of
was happening camo from. Mr ment
for a violation of the Stokes.
purge directives.
Shanghai, told local Pressmen but the Nationalists expect fur- that the ther set backs in the Civil War. He said this in reply to a question whether Chungking will fall to the Reds or not.
When asked when he is expect- ed to return to Peining, his native elty, Mr. Wu replied "after two years."
Arriving at Kal Tak airport at about 4.15 p.m., the party was met by Mr. Karl Rankin, U.S. Consul General, other members of the U.S.. Consuinte, and Mr. Chen- nault.
WUCHOW IN RED HANDS San Francisco, November 27, Peking Radlo confirmed tonight the Communist capture of the East Kwangsi river port of¿Wu- 'chow, Situated at the conflitenco of the Kwal and Shun flyers, Wu- cities
Domanda Listed
·
He said that several purged
His report follows:
CAF Plane In Forced Landing
with BOAC
s Blan
mys was forinet S
Mr. D.F.Latidale will
the highwaypoints bo-three months while the Acting tween Nanchang and Chichlang President "unable to attend to be the Chairman of the local" is not clear:
offee," the Yuan president, Mar, aviation company and the present One report
report suggests they might shal Yen Hal-shan was reluctant Acting-Manager Mr. M.J.C. have bypassed thein
Job United Auster will become the company's
Mariager:
Press.
At the same time, the right to accept such a wing of the Communist armies, advancing on Chungking trojn the East, smashed into, the out skirts of Fouling) (a) “Yangie town 55 miles East North East of this refugee capital/**) Meanwhile, the Reda striking Northward along the highway from Kivelchow. registered still further advances. RES
Reliable reports said they had reached the Szechuan border 45 miles South of Chungking.
They had only 25 miles to to effect a Junction with Red troops attacking the qutskirts bf Chichinng.
Aurry
Mao, Stalin Share MALAYAN REDS'
Honours At
Liverpool
Liverpool, November 27,
MANIFESTO
Singapore: November 21. The Malayan Communist Party, illegal since July, 1948, has call- ed for the annihilation of the A huge portrait of Chinone, Com British imperialists and their munist leader Mao Tse-tung shared feudal underlings, and the set- honours Saturday, with gas of ting up of a "Maleyan People'a Joseph Stalin at the 21st Congress Democratic Republle, according of the British Communist Party: to the Asian-owned newspaper,
Mr. Arthur Horner. Communist the Malay Tribune today, Socratury of the British Coal The paper quoted a 12-page War Committee miners Union, told the 600 dele- document, said to have been -
[*]|[ined by 'the Communist Party, as ́ gatea: In the faco of the Intest, deve- "We are not conscious of bowing declaring that the anti-British lopments, which caused a big to any single political force in national war has begun and con-
in Chungking Premier the world.
demning the, stooges of the Bri | Yun Hal-phan; formed a total Our comrades lead huge armies tisli imperialists who strengthen Today the State Department
war committee; and i presided at merching for the liberation of their Fascist, domination... announced that the Communist
Its first meeting ARE N their peoples, We fight in countriese document i described the The Central Executive Com-like the United States where our Soviet Unionos: a proletarian police had acized the 28-year-old Stokes, removed him without a
In January 1 this year a Chili-
While en route to a Chinese mittee of the Kuqmilatang held comrades pay the price for doing dictatorship, and, said "the new est called Li Sheng-yuan came to Air Force base in Taiwan, à warrant to a "coprt" for hour-
an emergency/mesting to. con- so,”
Deniocratic Republic,; of: Malaya ing on "opying charges. .Moro Tokyo and urged former Ljeb-
situation created by The British Communist Party will be based on the dictatorship than
a forced landing at the Kai Acting. President LA: Tsung-fen's has about 40,000 members-Asso-{ of the revolutionary, classes of six hours after he was tenant Colonci Genzo Yoshikawa, Chinese Air Force C-46 made rider the taken away he had not returned a former Staff Officer in the Tak airport yesterday at about refusal to return to Chungking.
plated Press, 2
pll raced-Reuter, A Japanese to the Consulate.
Army, to visit; China.
Senator William F. Kapwland, 1.40 p.m. Later Yoshikawa introduced L to
was evacuating Republican There was no indication whe former General Hiroshi Nemoto, The altcraft Jured whan the peasants sucess-ther Mr. Stokes was hauled off us former commander of the Japan-onnel and their families to fal- Kong and Hainan after long dis- more than 40 CAF ground per- Chungking, this morning for Hong fully resisted efforts by Com a witness, defendant or for some se Army in China.
way when its port engine develop-Chiang Kai-shek and other Na
cussions: munist-organised parties to join other reason. But the Department
with Gendralissimo while passing ovot the procession...
made this assertions
Following on
an arrangement with ed trouble
tionalist leaders. FileSta at on altitude of 8.000]
One report said Senator Know A Biliar demonstration was "Any allegations that members L. General Nemoto, accompanied Centon, at a held almost simultaneously at of the Consulate General staff in by Yoshikawa and group of
First sign of engine trouble was land, on his way to Lainon, In Patna, 3,600 milles-to the East Mukden engaged in espionage are soven Japanese, went to Taiwan
absolutely false. Patna is the capital of Bihar Pro-ridleulous and abs
at the end of June. They left from noticed by the pilot of the aircraft tended to stop oyer Jou an hour Mr. Stokes in veteran of the court of Myczki Prefecture, who immediately turned of the Nanning the provisional. cap. vince.Associated Press.
flooded three
years Army service during Kyushu, on board a vessel of Tal-gine which was thon
with motor ofl. World War Two, Mukden is his wan registry...
The aircraft flow into Kal Tak first foreign service post, ple
with only one engine running. H modo a perfect landing.
The demands included the Im- mediate, abolition of landlord- ism, a statutory limitation of in- dividual. land holdings. to 3D acres, distribution of land to the actual thilers of the soil, railing of a land army to boost Food production, and liquidation of rural indebtedness.
Twenty-three persons were in-
NEIL D. BROWN,
GLOBE WIRELESS pho of Kwangol four big
chow is pho
through which flow much export goods from Yunnan and Kwalchow to Canton and Hong Kong-Router.
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The Weather
Honshu and a stationary
Yaktordalen Westher
EXECUTIVE, DIES:
Protest Ordered
Arrived In Taiwan
The group arrived at Keelung. Taiwan, on July 10 and stayed at The United States ordered the Peltu Hotsprings, on the outskirts Consul General, Me, O.mund of Tolpen, unit the middle of Cluth, at Paking, to file the August, pr «strongest, possible, prelest, with China'national Centmuniặt
Washington, November 27: Dr. Neil D. Brown, 43, opera tions view president of Globe. Wireless, Ltd., and former unofl cial adviser to the Chinese Minis-
of Communicatione, died. here Wednesday of heart alle Protests had done no apparent
try
I ment
شنوده
to Mr. Stokes
No Roording, to the pliat of the
aircraft, attempts were: made to contact the Kal Tak airport control tower but dus to a different frequency, the plant failed to make any radio con- tant. It later had to land on .07 runway-without the "control tower's knowledge,
Acting on the Instruction of "General" Tang· En-pa, Generell
Nemoto went to: Fukien Pro
At RAF Base vince," whiTÓ Voonikawaahd others went to Foodhow, All of After it bad landed, the aircraft thom were attached to the taxled to the Royal Air Force side Chiness Nationalist Army and of the airport and remained there In operations unt immigration polico arrived
Vriding pri motor-cycle..
at
of California, left
General Pai Chung-hal, Nationa fist commander in Central China. Martial Law
The Nationalist government today plesadratli: China, under
• markia), faves hadithje Military situation grew, stośdily; worku,
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good. In the case. of" Mr. Ward. There was no sense of confidence AL-5530 GMT (3, P., STEIT) the white by Side ALON polecontinetadonihai China, Mr. Brown went to Shanghal arbóng officials Nerd that the lack Japan, and the adjacent smiliin 1934 to manage a radio station would be of any more Heip zimpresion hai, developed: 300 miles of ion for the Robert Dollar Com The possibility wag
was open. Mr. Following the unfavourable war Piloted-by-two- Chinese Air pany. When the Japanese oc Today's Forecastian Hinds cupied Shanghai in 1937, Mr. Ward made clear, that Mr. Stokes situation to the Chinese Nation Forco Captains the aircraft, had Page 4
Brown worked outdrringemanis might be briefly questioned and allat Army in those districts, the ons Lieutenant Radio Operator, continue a censor-free communt with the National government to then released. But cincials here group returned to Talwan and two Bergeant, Mechanica, 15 alt Page 67
Were Tearful it might ot work Yoshikawa and two others came force ground personnel 18 children cations service out that way, back to Japan at the end of Beband woman.***
Mr. Ward phoned his report to tamber in a Chineeship official of Mr. T-W
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TW. Kwake's offico; asion, an Ching of Globe Wireless in 1939 Mr Clubb who relayed it to the TRENDER myndge of 2101.4 may way and in that year was awarded State Department. Mr. Ward The Attorney General stated (Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Candy Readinudu, kaya the first of several recognitions but it dir. Stokes was taken to that his office questioned: Yoshi Affairs, Kwangtung and Kwangu!
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