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Chilly Reception ForMadame Chiang
Washington, Doc. 1.-A frosty morning, a chilly pross and a cool officialdom greeted Madama : Chiang Kai-shek when she arrived in Washing- ton today to sock American ald for her husband's retreat- ing armies in China.
No 'appointments were fixed for her President: Truman's calling list for the day omitted State Department her name. officials Buld they know of no immediate plans for her to ment either the Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, who is in 'hospital, or the Under-Secretary of State, Mr Robert Lovelt,
Madame Chiang maintained aflence that she imposed on herself Francisco on her arrival at San yesterday.
the
meant to
Her answer to all re porters' queries was "No comment."
It appeared that sho make no public pronouncements until she had talked with American oficials,
high
The reception she is due to get from those officials, however, la universally expected to be unresponsive-Reuter.
DR KOO'S APPEAL Now York, Dec. 1-China's Ambassador to the United States, Dr Wellington Koo, appealing today for swift American ald, said the Chinese Government was ready to accept "corruption proof" American control of expenditure.
Iren
In a speech Dr. Koo declared that
behind the *If China Talla Curtain Asla will lose her freedom".
"As
situation standa the grave today, time is of the esscrice".
"It may be a little late but it is
not too late yet”.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1948,
Billions In Aid BRITONS THREATENED BY TIENTSIN TROOPS: UGLY DEMONSTRATION
Washington, Doo, 1. The United Blates has suppiled at
· Jenst '83,500,000,000 in aid to China aines the start of World War I, according to an esti- mate in an arilelo on American- Chinese relations, in the 'gur- rent issue of the Ameriena Foreign Service Journal, the houso organ of American diplomats.
Some of the help has been in carb, same in merchandise.
The amount includes 3400.- 000,000 provided. by Congress last April. or that amount $100,041,334 was for milltary - KESİKİENDO.
The assistance provided prior to the end of the war with Japan
calculated
· WILE
nt $1,460,400,000,
The post-war ald was exil- mated at $2,028,800,000.
The post-war figure included $400,000,000 Congressional ap- propriation Last April, sarplus milltary supplies estimated at 8181,000,000 and the 72 per cent share that the United States paid on goods supplied by the United Nations' Relief and Re- habilitation Administration..
The magazine's estimate did not include the gift of`08 naval": vessels and other morain. tangible items."—Reuter.
Night Of Tension Marks
Eve Of Evacuation
Tientsin, Doc. 2.——Excitement and tension gripped Tientsin last night as evacuees prepared to board the Jardino stoamer, Wingsang, sailing for Hongkong this morning, Unruly Nationalist soldiers.pro- voked fear and dismay on the eve of the first major British evacuation by adopting aggressive blackmail tactics against British enterprises.
They threatened to impose physical violence upon the managers and other responsible persons in several British and other foreign con- cerns. As trouble spread in the heart of the city, the bankruptcy of control over these elements was apparent,
Soldiers made demands for sums of money leaving little room for bar- gaining, They advanced on foreign-owned concerns in sizable mobs, of uniformed, men. Police constables did not intervene. All yesterday, foreign concerns were systematically invaded by these mobs and by nightfall, with excitement at its highest, the demands for money had not relaxed.
Nationalists March To
Meet Communist Army
The Envoy made his speech after REDS
in Washington
with
conferring Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of China's President; who arrived there today to appeal for new American backing for the Nanking Govern; ment,
Dr Koo declared that the Com- munist forces advancing on Nanking ure alded and abetted, by a mighty external power.--Reuter.
ANOTHER FATAL
AIR CRASH
40 MILES FROM NANKING Shanghai, Dec. 2.----The Nationalist forces today are moving northward from the north bank of the Yangtze to micet the newest Red 'thrust southward represented by strong Communist units, which were reported to be somewhere near Changpaling, only 40 miles north of Nanking.
Pro-Government reports admitted having taken up positions along 10 of Communists miles at the northbank of the Hwel that smali bands were active in that area but e'aimed Fiver that strong government forces were
STRONG AIR BLOWS. Parls, Dec. 1.Two people were strildng northward from the Yang- killed and six-injured-when-ue to contact the Red at Kohsien Halifax transport plane belonging to and Changpaling,
French company crashed after. Semi-offlelal reports sald that the
critical position for taking off in thick fog from Brou most
still Nationalists appeared to be Aerodrome, near Lyons, today.
A woman from Casablanca and cast and north of Pengpit, where one of her children were killed. The the Communists under one-eyed Liu pilot, the radio operator and theo-cheng had maunted a new at- River front. mechanle were taken to hospital tark jong the Hewi Reuter.
F Nationalists were desur'bed as
EDITORIAL
Actions Speak Loudest
How
Ow much is to be hoped from the "back door"
Paris
the Certainly the Dr Bramuglia
merollations In Berlin dispute? plan upon which
on
1 working fas the merli of
common
the
sence.
out
oiler that the situation In Berila on December 20 ls such that a currency control schemo devised by the Security Counell will in practice be workable. Unhapplly news from Berlin Itself arouse grave mugivings on boll points. main
For the Sevict anthorities, presumably with the approval of the Soviet Govern ment, lave during these past weeks been devoting their energies to the task of attempt- ing to destroy the democratic municipal system set up by Four-l'ower arreement
The obstacle to
settlement of ncrotiations Moscow
WAS, AL any rato on the surface. the inability of the four Millitary Governors to Артро practical measures for the "realive"
August And in Parlo the main obstacle bas seemed to be flint fite Western Powers refuso 14 Chart
In now currency negotiations while the blockade continues,
while the Soviets
io
refused
on
30,
have
to Airt the blockade until the new currency talks live ended In agreement. Now, Dr Bramuglis nuggests, tho Security Council fișell, with the ald of information supplied ...by the experia of the four Powers, will produce a plan for a Currency change kale
It.. will shall ́ask that the
whito
currency be lifted rangements are being put into The target date for mpleting the whole operation is December 20. The plan le ingeniously devised to break two deadlocks at onso.
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What the four: Milltary¦ ¦ Governors falled to do the Council iwelt will do. And In 50 doing it zela rid of all need for further negolia
tion absui, currency, and, there-
·Tóro, ali⋅ dispute whether shaft
vern-
the
whlie,
re-
At the same time;"General Fu TRO-yi's conscription programme spread confusion in the city 05 clerks hundreds of
In reputable
British and other concerns vanished overnight to avoid being inducted into the army. Scores of families of many "untraceable" potential cons scripts have been detained in an effort to compel the return of the unwilling soldiers."
Only a fow enterprising young men succeeded in remaining out of uniform by
At Theeting' 50 newspapermen last night, Garrison Commaid representative, Chi Chuang-buan, outlined four cen- sorship principles for them to oh Bervo:
Buying replacements.
by about the
A SLIP
OF THE
TONGUE
Paris, Dec. 1Mr Peter Fraser, New Zealand's Prime Minister, tonight amazed, the United Nations Minor Political Committee by demanding that 1The Political Section of the Japan be admitted to mem. Garrison Headquarters will continucbership of the UN, 10 supply news for publication, 'If
*ny.
He urged the
suppression of
rumours and unqualified stoties until
officially confirmed.
or the
arcas
Ho built up a strong case for her admission until delegates realised that it was a slip of the
tongue...
He meant Ceylon.
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Communists Start A Fist Fight In Berlin
Berlin, Dec. 1.---Communist hecklers precipitated a violent
fist fight in, Western Berlin on Wednesday night when they tried to break up a political rally.
It was the first outbreaks alrico a Communist-called, meeting in the Soviet sector on Tuesday: declared 'the-regular city government out of office and elected a new. Red régime
by a show of bandaverat hundred
An audience of
inNeukolln was being urged on. Wednesday by Social Democrat speakers to turn but a big vole against Communism in next Sun- day's elections when the Communist hecklers Interrupted. DEATHROWN OUT --
A dozen men, began, throwing Ve punches: German police, with the enthusiastic aid of the Social De- mocrats threw the rowdies out of the hall.. Outside the hecklers sang the "Internationale", Thero were no arrests.
Blonde, blue-eyed, shape- ly Patricia "Legs" Hall (above), who recently won a "most beautiful legs in "the world" quntost, has been, /|
signed by Universal-Inter- national studio. in Holly wood,
it's which says looking for "new faces." Appropriately enough, she'll play the role of a bathing beauty in her first
picture.—AP Picture.
ROVER · SCOUT'S
GALLANTRY
Kelley
Scores of similar rallies aru scheduled. for the remainder of this week in all parts of Western Berlin, "and the West German police inve
been alerted to keep order.
Palice said there was no way of telling whether the. hecklers came from the Soviet sector of Berlin since none was arrested. Berliners are still free to cirefilate from one sector to another.
The Western Military Govern ments announced on Wednesday night that no members of the polico can-engage in any political activity. beyond mero party membership.
MAYOR LOCKED OUT : Meanwhile, the Communists: began entrenching themselves in the elty hall in Eastern Berlin. They locked the regular mayor cut of his office. in the Soviet sector, plied his forot- ture
the corridor, tore his name in off the door, and prepared to install the Communist regime chosen by a show of hands at their Tuesday mass mectingly
council elected city
countered by declaring guilty of treason any of its executive officers who participated in naming the rival Communist government; Meet- ing in the British sector, the Council demanded the resignation of such officials who are members the Sociol Unity Communist dominated party, known
as the SED. The resolution, which was
2.--The Central Nows. Ágency's Chinese Air Force.bombers and.
developments in versions of
-It--would-be--a disgraceful- fighters, wero sald in pro-Govern- outside North China will be released”
Grimsby, Doc.1.-Rover Scout understood to be nimed at deputy ment reports to be getting in strong by Headquarters and they must not prostitution of the power of the
Security Council if Japan were made Leader Lawrence Kelley, aged 31, of mayor and a leading assemblyman, blows against Liu Po-cheng's men. be contradicted. Contrary to his ordinary battlo
the plaything in the dissension and the 6th Grimsby Group, Humber- also took away most of the party keeping bis
3-No military withdrawals or strife unita
within thal body." Mr stone, has been awarded the Sliver rights of Social Unity-members of
the city, council. tactics, Liu is
Cross for gallantry and
The are publishable Fraser declared.
presence of
division together in
His strategic retreats compact array.
of Berlin along He reached the end of his speech child trapped in a perambulator in following the action of the Com- mind in rescuing from drowning a East-West lines was thus solidified usual tactics call for widely scattered until released by the Central News positions. Liu's successes from the Agency
Garrison Head-before he corrected himself.
the River Head last August, start of the civil war have been due quarters
munists in setting up a new city Looking round
loughing *
Although a non swimmer, added ruefully: "I
under to his hit and run tactics and high
administration
Friedrich 4-Newspaper editorials must not Assembly, he mobility,
mention defeats or anything contrary hope it will be many years before jumped into the river and righted Ebert. The United the perambulator which was floating
Military Western Allied Farther north a point about 10 te the volley of the Government. Inpan comes
upside down.
Governors continued to label" the Nations." miles south of Suhsten, other Com-Reuter.
When the perambulator sunk "election" an illegal putsch and a munisla under Chen Yi were said
All the 58 members of the United Kelley dived down and unstrapped mockery of Democratic processes. to have mussed and to be on the
NOT EVACUATING
Nations Minor Political Committee the child and brought it to the sur-Associated Press. move southward to join with Liu
Nanking, Dec. 1-The Chinese
completely in favour
The child recovered, Reuter, Po-cheng's men in the assault on Government tonight officially denied Ceylon's admission, but there were
contemplating the Pengou.
removal of the still two camps adamant in their
on the phraseology of North of Suhalen, the Nationalists capital from Nanking but at the differences
Gosport, Dec. 1-The Royal Navy under General Chiu Ching-chlen same time it declared that it was
the required; resolution. were sald in semi-official reports considering assistance to those civil
Tonight, the Commilice appointed
1.-Raymond handed over the submarine Spur to three
at Gosport members to be fighting southward the fed servants who wish to send their de
to frame the McCarey, 44, film director and the Portuguese Navy
Two other submarines of resolution-Colonel WR. Hodgson, brother of the noted
director-pro-today. held city but admitted that no great pendants to rural homes. progress is being made.
Australia, Dr J. K. Suchy, Poland, ducer, Leo McCarey, has been found the "S" Class (715 to -1.000 tons),
Generul
Police tho Saga and the Spearhead, Carlos dend
apartment. Brigadier
transferred to Portugal a few
Stating that rumours had been The encircled Army group under
current that the Government may General Huang Wel southeast
of remove
the crpital from Nanking, by Suhslen, which is encircled
Dr Hellington Tong the Government other corps under
Liu Po-cheg's Information Minister, said: "I wish command, was said to be battling to declare most emphatically that
break these rumours
are entirely without desperately in an effort
to out of the trap. Reports numiilted, foundation and the Government has
has however, that General Huan
not riven any canalderations to the not made much progress elther. Huauig's men were encircled witer, question of removal," they struck out from Hankow for to the southwest in an attempt to
reinforce the Nationalists at Hou- chow, Suhsien and Pengpu,
MORE STABLE
APPEAL TO EMPLOYEES
were
and-
of
face.
For Portuguese Navy
Suicide Suspected
Hollywood, Dec.
in hlo
Romulo, of the Philippines.-Reuter, suspect suicide.-United Press.
Bribery Probe: Stanley Gives Evidence
were
Its circulation, sald 'Stanley, went Stanley sald he came to Britain London, Dec. 1. -Sidney
at the same time, they challenge
Dr Tong stated, however, "With Stanley, the key figure in the from Poland with his parents when up to 100,000. Most of the copies World War broko out, he went to Stanley agreed that he had given the existence of any Four-Power
a view to conserving food and other Government enquiry into allegato was about 14. When the second went to Europe,
and had given contri in the olfy. Latest move
essential supplies in the capital and tions of corruption in public life, ses Lord Woolton, then Minister of Mr Gibson cigars
a gold cigarcito case supplying clothing Mr. Belcher also removing a possible source at claimed today that he had Supply, about by the Soviet-inspired German
He was told the worth 260, or £70, "after knowing Communists 'In Berlin is the
worry ament is personnel, the
great-him for almost two years and against establishment, through so-called
Government is considering assis-offered Members of Parliament for the Army. tanco to those. who wish to send all the money they wanted" Government needed Army cleotion, of a rump administra-
for an organisation to fight Com conts, so he started negotiating with his wishes."
Crras whom he knew could supply. He said he paid the Belcher their dependants to rural homes," lou which in effect ectablishes мод
7 munism.
them. two municipalities.
This morning's reports did not Any such
family's hotel bill at Margate during around alivation
give details on the action makes practically im.
Stanley, giving evidence for the
All through the war, he acted as the Labour Party Conference there However, Hsuchow itself.
it was
agent assisting 1 because he had originally asked pogalbile eneration of a
commission a currency
Dr Tong continued: "At this first time, declared his offer was control system, Control
for any
known that the deputy commander such
of East China, General Tu Yu-ming, Juncture I wish to stress not only made at a dinner party. Mr Morgan emmpleting contracts between bus them to stay at his house, but found
of the Labour
ho had not enough accommodation. system requires co-operation
sanss firms and the Government.
if he had ever given money Stanley said he had gone to boxing. Asked Is still in Hsuchow with the garrison. has the Government not considered Phillips, secretary between a Four-Power currency
called to Later, an
organisation
Mr John Belcher, Parliamentary matches and greyhound races with. authority
iho
The situation Inside Hruchow was the question of removal, but no Party, was there. and
German
belleved to be more stable than on Central Government organs
are "Freedom and Democracy" came Secretary to the Board of Trade, or Bir Belcher but had never clooned Municipal authority. 3. there
Monday or Tuesday, during which
making preparations to move, German authority
time eyewitness reports by COM-
"The Government needs now, as into being, he said.
Stanley sold that Mr Tom O'Brien, any other of these friends, he money to him for betting. Stanley cognised by all the four powers
Government novor before, every mercial airline pilots said that the
of Farliament, had been shouted dramatically: "My God, how dented lending money to Mr. Gibson
· (and. Russia has already been
suggest southeast airfield was the stone of employee to remain at his post of Member
Works or any otherGovernment notified that its Berlin Junts is
Landing opera-duty and work, .with much confusion..
increased put forward as its organiser by the
He had sometimes pald considered by
Western
not want to appear in the picture, party given by Mr George Gibson, official, tions of airlines bringing supplies efficiency as a contribution to the Trades Union Congress, which did were halted but airdropping, began
There was a stir in court, today A director of the Bank of England, Belcher 15 shillings admissions to national effort late yesterday after daylonghe Government is not contem
Mr. Morgan Philipe, and him meals. auspension,
plating any large-scale reduction of when Stanicy small and chubby that the talk of Communism had the greyhound racing and lind lyen
Stanley declared emph
emphatically that. On the North China front where its personnel. At present, Gavern with heavily,ildded eyeswalked arison.
Blowly to the witness stand and members of Parliament had been General Fu Tso-y! is shortening his ment troops at the front have placed a white handkerchief on his talking about how they could go to Mr Bolcher had never done any
thing for anybody" in his official arca Into ah advantageous lines and redeploying his Pelping-choschi
In Jewish work to combat the Communists. head to take the Oath
said to them: "Your talk capacity. He had always referred Stanley Tientsin area forces, a Communist, which they have enticed the rebel fashion.
proper channels frontal Assaul on Tengshan, forces
The man said to have used five is very cheap. Why do you not do the matter to the Zalion
they need
about business... matters to see. Mr page of glory in China's history boon Koschyysky, auch he then replied: * can get you Belcher and was a frequent vistor He told the court he had been all the money you want to fight the himself at the Board of Trade. It Tangshan, General Fu ordered the Both Chinese and foreign correspon- Nationalists to move out from the dents who have visited the front known as "Sidney Stanley for over Communists. Money was eventually was an advantage to have easy. Horthenit Hopel, province town of recently were all impressed by their 25 years. He denied he had had any obtained, an organisation set up, necess to Mr Bolcher and expedite Luanghrian and Yutione,
exceedingly high moralaiteuter other names during that period ex and a magazine called Freedom matters that might otherwise be form
First printed. (Continued on Pages 5) AAP
gotten In the fles Realar. dept: "Rechtand.TV
abile
Towers to be illegal) it is hard, to see how any scheme, however Ingenious, and however accept- оп paper in London, Moscow, Faris and Washington, will, in fact, be able to operate. In Berlin. Once, sizin
Boviet louder
Grouse doubts of Moscow's desire for s settlement. At the sama lime (they “arun chastening warning pesinol overdue) optimism about The results of Dr Bramuilia's mediation endeavours,
actions in Berlin. speak
come before or after the then Mr Vrahinaky's. words In
10
lifting of tho blockade. Brambella's efforts should, on
a
The face of things, have "good" elianen” ot;, suveéns | given
um two conditions. One is that the Bövlet Giverument genuine- 17 | destresa. Estilement; -- this"
Paris and those setions
dare you
Stanley said, it was at a dionor to Mr. Charles Kay; - Minister" of ́
[coolmining *centro east of Felning it or a major battle of anerent names confessed he did something, about 327",de
and northeast of Tientsin, was maid to have been repulsed
In
the moment, our
the prea' botwood- Pelpine fomcers and men are writing a now been born. His father's name had ed-money and, according to Stanleyho had taken people wanting 'ádeln
and