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VOL. III NO. 286
Marshall To Stay As SoS
NO U.S. CABINET CHANGES
Washington, Dec. 2.-Presi dent Truman said today in his first press conference since re- election as President that Mr George Marshall' had agreed to stay on as Secretary of State.
President Truman said he has naked Mr Marshall to stay on inj the Administration and Mr Mar- shall had agreed. The Presl- dent anid there would be no changes in his Cabinet at pre- gent. All the other members of the Cabinet had also agreed to remain.
Mr Truman declared that he was In a forgiving mood when cor. respondents asked if he might be Inclined to take revengo against leaders who bad many national
Prest- predicted his defeat in the dential election,
MR GEORGE MARSHALL
Truman Will Listen
To Madame
Washington, Dec. 2.-Pres1- dent Truman told a jam-packed press conference today that he would give Madame Chiang Kai. shek a personal hearing on her He added he WIS not angry appeal for more American aid to China, with anyone and did not know Communist-threatened whether he had anything to for-
but ruled give,
REBEL DIXIECRATS
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out the suggestion that he send General MacArthur to réorganise the Nationalist
previous
The President was particularly armies.
tho Mr Truman ako refused to discussi asked about his altitude Dixiecrats, a section of the Demo- Madame Chiang's chances of getting cratic Party
which opposed his all-out aid and made no now China legislative programme for guaran-policy statement. Instead, he re- teeing the elvic rights of negroesferred newsmen to three
declarations on China, in the Southern States.
He declined to say whether the He replied that was for the House of Representatives itself to United States might alter long-runko decide
what role would be played defence plans in the Philippines ur these rebel members of the Japan as a result of the Chinesd
by
Democratic Party In the new Con- 5 NOT, MENTIONED
Answering other questions,
gress.
sident
Truman
Pre-
Mr Truman did not say when his solema gave a promise it as long as he is Promoting with Madame Chiang would be held, but it was presumed it.
aldent, German cartels, such
na
existed before and during the war would not come back to life.
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MINERS SEEKING NEW CONTRACT Washington, Dec. 2-A repre- sentative of Mr John Lewis, United today sald Mineworkers leader, that 400,000 soft coal miners will stick a six-hour day and 30-hour .week when their contract
on June 30, 1949,
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948.
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REDS WIN HSUCHOW BUT ARE
LOSING FIGHT AT PENGPU
Suhsien Is The Crucial Area
NANKING TROOPS NEARING CITY
Nanking, Dec. 2.-The Chinese Communist forces stormed into Hsuchow, 200 miles northwest of Nanking, after three weeks of bitter fighting, the Communist radio claimed today. But the Reds were losing the crucial two-day battle near Pengpu, about midway between Hsuchow and Nanking, and pres- sure on Nanking itself was relieved for the time being.
The Communist broadcast said the Reds had occupied Hsuchow and termed it the "most important Kuomintang military base north of the Yangtze River." It claimed that an entire division of Presi- dent Chiang Kai-shek's personal troops surrendered to the Communists southwest of Hsuchow.
Lt-Gen. Teng Wen-yi, Chiang's Defence Ministry spokesman, said that Hsuchow has "lost its strategic im- portance," a statement which is usually the prelude to an announcement that a city has fallen. He claimed that a small government garrison was fighting "dolaying' action” in Heuchow..............-','
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Palestine Conciliation Commission Set Up
REJECTION OF TWO KEY PROPOSALS CREATES CONFUSION
i
Paris, Dec. 2.The United Nations Political
* Committee voted by a substantial majority today to set up a three-member conciliation commission to attempt a final settlement of the Palestine problem. The Political Committee was thrown into con- fusion by the rejection of two key points in the British proposals. These were:
1.
2.
That the projected conciliation commission should scek a settlement on the basis of the Assembly's original purtition play as well as on the Bernadotto i proposals.
A decisive battle is looming along Klängsu province at 150,100 killed, would be as soon as she had rested the Hsuchow-Nanking railway at wounded and captured. The Na from her three-day plane trip. She Subsien, 42 miles south of Hsuchow tonalist losses were placed at those missing, is expected to remain in the United and it appeared possible that the 98,000, including referred correspondents to the States for only about 10 days or Communists might be driven into a The overall Communist strength In cords of the Senate, War Investiga-
two weeks. Velik tion Committee, of which be
placed at 360,000 men. No figures While the President refused to be trap between Pengpu and Saksien, the entire theatre is at present
The fight for Subsien, on which may chairman during the war years, for
drawn out on China, his
state-depend the fate of the entire Yangtze were released on the government of the defence. further detalls--Reuter
and Shanghal, Nanking ment to which he referred was con- valley to
Nankly, tained in his budget -message to shaped up this way: Subsien is in
when Congress lost February
110 Communist hands. A few miles to continued manoeuvering
Reports from Peiping told only of nid for Ching the southeast a asked for economic
by both Nationalist Army Congress gave him US$400,000,000,
Group
19 being trapped. Three the Nationalists and the Communists with USS125,000,000 earmarked for government armies led by Lt-Gen. with still no major battle, shaping millitary old to China.
Tu-Ling-long-who-withdrew from Up "It is and has been clear." he told nuchow three
agu, have Nationalist General Fu Tso-yi then, "that only the driven to the outskirts Congress
of Suhsien, continued the shifung and redeploy- un-Teng sald-United Press.
ing of men north, northeast and east Chinese government itself can dertake the vital measures neces-
-of Peiping. COVT KEEPS QUIET to provide the framewrok in
REDS DRIVEN BACK- Shanghai, Dec. 3.-The govern-
In Chahar province ich efforts toward peace and true! economic recovery may be effected." ment denial or confirmation of the
substantial majorilen the Faris Bey El Khourly (Syria) said The Administration is said to feol Red radio claim that Hsuchow fell Peiping, the Reds were driven back yesterday was from Kalgan in an attack described now that Chiang has not carried out to the Communists those reforms and that any large not avaliable in the first few hours as probing the garrision strength. Committee had adopted len para-that he was amazed that the United but there la Semi-official reports said the Com-graphs of the British resolution, as States, which was known as a sup- proposals porter of justice and liberty, should might after the broadcast, now
in that sector. have now well as two Australian senle aid programme
assented. These come before the Council with such more than amplo evidence to support munists prove useless,United Press.
for the admission of the Communist victory claim. withdrawn 10 miles south of Kalgan to which Britain
in an effort to cut the Kaigan-were rendered practically meaning-a request One fact was the refusal of com-
turn in voting. Israel.. mercial airlines which have been Pelping railroad. The reports did not less by the sudden airdropping supplies to Hsuchow to say if the Reds succeeded in sindhing which caused the rejection of the two crucial directives of the Com- answer questions if they are con- the line. tinuing operations, All queries met;
mission. with the reply, "That's a military secret."
Another Indication
the complete lack of any mention about Hauchow in any reports printed in
expires
The miners have at present an eight-hour day and this includes half an hour for underground travel and half an hour for meals. Reuter.
EDITORIAL
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General Fu Teo-yl's headquarters reports made no mention of Kweisul, which was earlier reported to have cleared the Reds in the immediate
kren.
STOP PRESS
Fire On City
Rooftop
Huge crowds gathered and traffic
That in de-limiting. frontiers in Palestine the Commission should consider modifying the ori ginal partition plan in the light of the Bernadotte proposals,
plater
Canton Ban On
HK Newspapers
An order was issued last night by the Canton authori- ties banning all Hongkong newspapers.
However, during the moming a further official order was issued stating that the Colony's English newspapers would be per- mitted into Canton, but that the ban against Hong- kong Chinese publications remained.
In consequence the South China Morning Post was able to be despatched. though a little later than' usual.
MORE RIOTS
IN DAMASCUS
Damascus, Dec. Z-One per- son was killed and 11 wounded The Security Council referred here today on the fourth day nationwide Israel's application to its Member of the riotous ship Committes and adjourned-general strike. Reuter.
LABOUR MP DIES
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London, Dec. 2-The death today
Today's casualties occurred during the joint funeral of three persons days of killed in the first three
total of 40 A street. skirmishing. **** persons has been injured.
Syria still lacked a government tonight. The former President,
Atassi
60,
reportedly of the Labour Member of Parlla- Hasham el
coalition ment, Mr. Hubert Beaumont, will cause the 47th bye-election since the refused to form a new general election in 1945, in 1945, Cabinet to replace that of the fallen Mr Beaumont, won the industrial premier, Jamal Mardam Bey.
President
Quirwall Shukrial constituency of Batley, and Morley
Ofreceived the head of Parliamentary in Yorkshire, with a majority Dr Philip Jessup (United States) today told the Security Council that .11,592, more than twice the voter do!egations in a fruitless effort to
can find a candidate for Premier Conservativa this Government hopes Israel will cast
United Press, be admitted Into the United Nations didate Reuter.
of the present before, the obd
session of the General Assembly.
Dr Jessup sald: "No one questions that the Slate of Israel has a people full of loyalty. No one doubts that it responsible has a competent and government.
The Commitice also rejected the Australian, Guatemalan and Polish proposals, which would have shifted THE efficial statement on the Leighton III fats given in
At Nanking, the military spokes the emphasis to the original
The Committee adjourned Legislative Counell on
not in the number of Wednes-
Mr this morning's vernaculars, which man, Teng Wen-yi, officially denied
United States delegate, day was a thoughtful explana- but in their size. The cuble feet
held close to the government policy the reports that the Reds of Man- the defended on tion .of how tho net
calculation, which
that It is the
not to
carry reports of Nationalist churlan General Lin Plao's com-Dean Rusk, said that the debate had assumes the figure of $3,572.013.
untli losses
they are officially mand are being ferried across the got completely out of hand, and among
it was useless to continue since they yardstick to rather that
endeavour
(Continued on Pago 5) three
its On
announced. Justify the amount,
ASSUIRES
real
had nothing sold to work on." amount significance when the
The Red radio claimed additionally the
of Public
under a Nationalist division
UN MEMBERSHIP pointe
to
of wasted cubla прасе. Works attempted
considered.
servanto
General Liao Yung-chu was defeated popular criticism thickness
and went over to the Reds south- of
largely
west of Hsuchow, Liao's division was described as part of thu was calculation
Army
under Group of accommodation," but answer to
encircled (more
Nationalist General Huang Wel. in these days) not 172.5 reasonable
especially
this morning, Reports available an excess. By private building the explanation being
devoted to the bl
Pengpu enough.
claim ures, tandards of tho that the walls of the flats are
present day
namics that two, government In Hongkong or else- (whether they are uhutually, thick
where)
threw the Reds back northward the the occupants of designed as load bearing
across the Fel river north thereby economise in the
Leighton Hil fints are living in
Other Na- northwest of Pengpu. residences, baranial-Uke
where stoel. But less
tlonalists advanced northward is as much space wasted there
#tliced.
The there is да Leighton Hill Bata are definitely extravagant in design cost, and no reassurance has been offered that other Government residences ΠΟΤ being bullt at Queen's Gardens, or those projected for King's Park will be any less wasteful. It Government cannot ret B reasonably decent flat built for $80,000 (excluding land value) it is perralling Itself elther to be overcharged by or dazzled by ma.
designo. To. necessarily
ornate de present civil servants
with flats costing $137,000 each Recins LO be carrying nontractual oblian- tions beyond an acceptable limit, more expecially as it means that repayment of the capital cost alone through rents paid by the tenanis would take a,1
‚mfnimumm of 38 years. A drastic modifica- tion of Government's Ideas sa to what type of quarters it should supply its servants is neccmary,
the
to
in felt About the the relating
to argument. exclusion of land valuca,
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not have
·Crown.
land Day Government properly, but because of this the taxpayer feels that the Lelation mill building costs are hizb
The contention all along has been that had private enter- similar undertaken
It would have had to hase the land; eliher through Auction
or by privalo treaty would also have to be as part of the capital
Qualar cost involved in. building flats. And private enterprisp fist that. It can already shown purchase
the
land and bulla desent residential, property costing third less than the Leighton AlĮ Bala The DPW pleads issi pro- vision of three bedrooms, dining room, sittingroom, kitchen and servants", "quarters la rutex- Iravagant for family there
Dr Jessup, reviewing the qualifica- the Huei River, where six Commu-
was held up in the centre of the tions for membership laid down in nist columns of one-eyed Llu Po-city at lunchtime today when a fire the Charter, sald
that Israel hos cheng's command are cornered. broke out on the roof of Exchange shown itself fully capable of carrying Building, in a carpenter's shed be out its own independent foreign COMMUNISTS REACT
that to the Hongkong Telephone
convinced longing
is a functioning political entity,
to
"we are.
its
International
for the
Stanley Declares He Gave
Cigars To Mr Bevin
London, Dec. 2.-Sidney Stanley, the allen of several names, and the central figure in the inquiry into alleged corruption in Government circles, declared at today's alt. ting of the Tribunal that he once gave 20 cigars to the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bovin, at a dinner.
were
Stanley answered questions about three suits ho. In alleged to have had made for Mr Belchior, Mr Gibson and Mr. Charles Key, Minister of Works. Stanley declared that he had taken Mr. John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board. of Trades to a tailor and paid the sult for him. Mr Belcher, he said, had come to saying: "There you are a Minis- his flat and pointed to his clothes. ter of the, Crown with patches on hnd no suit good enough to meet Bir Belcher ultimately repaid him people in for the sufta gente de A
The Communists, who a few days | Company", the scene when this blaze Fable to administer its affairs in ago occupied Kuchen, were showing First on
"I did not ask him to declare war Bigns of reacting along with other was discovered at 6 past one was teranally and
on anybody," Stanley added. Red units north of Pengpu which Mr A. J. Wood, en employee of the relations."..
When the Attorney General, Sir the government officially announcer Telephone company, who organised He recalled that other "political were backing up to the north. The staff parties to Dgal the flames with entitles, and been admitted to the Hartley Shawcross, suggested that the story of cigars to Mr Bevin wis table
not although, government troops were zecking
and contact nisher until the. Fire Brigade ¡Council's
by members of the untrue. Stanley said he could bring. recognised up the gap Reds before they can reach Suhalen,
Yeever n÷hose, was played 'on thei
were sent to the United Natioris. Indonesia was an people to prove it engines were
Gifts, he said,
n normal which is south of Hruchow,
business method. He saw nothing ........ | scene, and
One example. The official Central News from blaze from a turntable ladder in Des
wrong in them. PREMATURE APPLICATION Pangpu said the overall situation Voeux Rond: Central.
Stanley agreed he had been in The British delegato, Sir Alexan- Is that the immediate sector nove
Nationalists. It said standpipe
The firemen connected pipes to s favours, the
on the seventh floor of der Cadogan, sald should be volved in a transaction for the for
big that
department store... one factor was the Increasing the Gloucester Hotel but there was lacking in frankness if i did not say mailon of a public company involving strength of the Chinese Air Force broak and water went into the that my delegation considers Israel's
of the hith, application both premature and asked Mr George Gibson, a director in providing aerial cover for the
the ullimate shape of the Blate of directorship in the ground forces, The same dispatch sixth and seventh floors of Glouces rather doubtful" He added that of the Bank of England, to accept anid the Nationalists reoccupied
ter Building causing damage to rugs rack; ls, not yet known. It is still The sulary would have been high Chaolotchi 15 miles north
When the Tribunal adjourned of and house furnishings. Pengu..
The fire was brought under con engaged in hostilities, and it still perhaps £10,000 a year,
has to prove its compliance with the Mr Gibson had turned down the this evening until Monday, Stanley: antonical government release trol within 15 minutes.
Council's recent resolution on the idea, saying he had takon a Govern had been in the witness box for six. placed the Communist casualties. So
ment Job at $1,000, a year, hours and 40milReuter Mineo the fighting brifan la North) inschmutziges
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He had
new.company.
my trousers." He added that he