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VOL III NO. 297
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1948.
REDS IN PEIPING'S SUBURBS
Take Summer Palace & Two Universities
ONE REPORT CLAIMS GEN
FU TSO-YI CAPTURED
Peiping, Dec. 16.-Fighting swirled towards the ancient walls of Peiping today. Several points in the Northwestern suburbs fell to the Communists. Those included the Summer Palace and Yenching and Tsinghua Universities.
From there, the Reds closed in on Haitien village, three and a half miles from the Northwestern corner of the city. Haitien probably will be taken by nightfall.
Red soldiers were reported within several thousand yards of Peiping's Northwestern gate. Explosions of mortar and artillery shells could be clearly heard in Peiping.
Meanwhile, the Nationalists abandoned Feingtai on the Peiping-Tientsin ́ rail- road three and a half miles from the Southwestern corner of the city where big freight yards are situated. Government forces also quit Mentoukou, coal mining town about 20 miles West of Poiping. It was the only remaining source for fuel for Peiping.
Officials and senior employees of the city's power plant at Shihching shan, six miles West of Peiping. Werd evacuated Into
the city. Workmen remained.
Pelping gates to be closed and no one is allowed to leave or enter the city in order to prevent the infiltra- on of Communist plainclothesmen. The source said that business in- side the city has come to a stand- still and prices of commodities, ex-
The Comitate (are) nacted to be aproaching the famous old walls aroumt Peiping. Having alrendy captured the historic Sum- mer Palace, is This picture gives a view of part of the old Peiping wall which may shortly be the scene of Berce lighting,
operating and his plane took off from;} there.
The
encircled elty is being de- fended by about 20,000 Nationalist troops under General Fu. Tso:yl. Although they were within The Communist forces around the gunfire range, the Reds so far had city were esilmated at least 80,000 not dischargod a single 'shell of Dr. Hollington, K. Tong, Govern cept vegetables are dropping: He CHRISTMAS Peiping itself-rich treasure trovement Director of Information denied said that government armoured cars of Chinese culture and of the days reports that Generalissimo
Chlang tanks are guarding the
and
the wear of the Emperor --Associated Press. Kal-shek has been advised by his gate, which appeared to be the ob ---FU. REPORT DENIED leutenants to withdraw the Jective of the main Communist af Nanking Dec. 15.—A
Government, thus paving way for tack.'-
possible coofition Government, iri
message to
MAILS FOR
the Commercial Bank here reported which the Communists night-join, North China provinces and Delping HONGKONG
that the Communist forces entered
at 6.30 min today. *The Fenstag message also said that the Communists captured General Nationalist Commander
In North China.
A Government spokesman, Teng Weng-yi denied that the Communist -troopa entered Peiping. He also denied General Fu Tso-y! ́was captured.
The Nanking Telegraph Office is still maintaining radio contact with Its branch in Peiping.
Dr Hu Shih. President of
"National University
the
at Paiping,
He said that the reports wereen tirely baseless
SMARTNES SAIL-
United States Marines sailed for Shanghal today and the Americans were again advised to leave China as the Communists stepped up their offensives on the Pelping, Hauchow and Nanking fronts.
John M. Cabot, United States
The popular assemblies of seven
and Tantsin wird, Pre
President Chiang Kai-shok, asking the punishment of the Air Force Second Area com- innder. General Hu Tien, for without orders evacuating planes from Peiping They urged that the planes return to support the Pelping defenders.-United Press.
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PRINCE CHARLES CHRISTENED
London, Dec 16-Surrounded by members of the Royal Family, Prince Charles of Edinburgh, the month-old son of Princess Elizabeth and second in line to the Throne, was christened by the Arch- bishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace today.
The baby behaved" beautifully throughout the ser vice. Sister Ellen Rowe, who nursed Princess Eliza. beth in her confinement, hold the infant Prince during the service but handed him to Princess Margaret, one of-kis sponsors, just before the Archbishop performed the christening ceremony.
The
Archbishop,
l'announcement that: 605 Marines' of different to the pledge of the Na-Hongkong・ are delivered in lace, Dr Geofreying on the white and gold celling.” arrived in Nanking aboñrd a specinthe-Ninth--Regiment malled.rom Uonalist High Command to defend i time. · BOAC: are offloading Fisher in thorthmadbroms,-stressed: Chinese Air Force plane and report-avfeld on the Navy transport the ancient capital, Mr William
Telnglao,
Tho Marines
ed that the Communist forces had scheduled to entered the suburbs. Ko sald, how-
to arrive ever, that they were not yet in ! p.m. tomorrow.
He only
д
sufficient strength to attempt completo capture of the city. said that General Fu was still in Peiping
Tel: 27880
Hiss Indicted For Perjury
New York, Dec. 18.--Alger His was indicted for perjury today by a Federal grand Jury which charged that he delivered secret State Depart- ment papers to Whittaker Chambers for transmission to Russia.
Just six hours before its 18- month probe of pre-war Com- munist espionage was ended by law, the Grand Jury said Hiss, former policy-making offiefal of the State Department, had com- mitted perjury on two counts. The Grand Jury could not indict Hies for espionage because of three-year statuto limitations.
The indictment said Hlas Hed when he testifled, that he did not deliver Government documents to Chambers and when he said he had. not seen Chambers after January 1, 1937.
Mr John McGoheya atinouncing the indictment, said: “We can prove that be (Hiss) "lted; when he said · ho did not givo the papers to Chambers. What we have to prove is that he was lying, not that he turned over the secret documanita.”
The maximum penalty for each of the two counts of perjury Is' five years in gaol and US$3,000 dne. In Washington, the House Com mittee on UN-American Activities old the Indictment "closes that phase of our investiration" into Communist espionages United Press,
Reds Will Try To Take Over
All
Berlin
making
** Before handing the Prince to the Archbishop, Princesas Margaret stood by the golden silver-gilt font on its plinth of crimson velvet, adorned with white Towers, to speak. the names Charles Philip Arthur George. «ur Salo
(Our Own Correspondent)
Children of the Royal Chapel Alexander Ramsey and Lady Patri Berlin, Dec. 15-The Berlin London, Dec. 15-Ensuring choir sang two hymns, "Holy, Holy, ela Ramsey,
Communist leader, today issued Holy," and "Oh Worship the Lord.": Rich-red ¿darhanic, durtains" : were Consul General in Shanghai, and Piping were absolutely stunned by that Christmas letters and The baby wars the historic Royal drawn is the main of red rally call for the Party to take Rear Admiral G. C. Crawford in the rapid advances. of the Com-
In-parcels from Britain for christening robes of silk and Honlion room and the lights sickered from over all. Berlin in the coming charge of evacuations, sald in a joint munists and were apparently
two magnificent chandeliers, rtlect- year as the British commandant warned that a'switch in Soviet White flowers filled the fall tactics might be in the making. commercial : cargoes where the religious Importance of the stands.Around the font ·wera were Lindgren, a United States business-
man who arrived here tonight from necessary and providing more service and spoke of the
duties narciss, Christmas roses, freesia, The Communist city leader, Hans undertaken by the eight sponsors. In Shanghai at
Yendretzky, in a New Year resolu white heather Pelping, said.
carnations,
and tention to the Parly, said: "The Now MOTHER LOOKS WELL Mr Lindgren left Felping on the Paco for air mails, Mr Cabot emphasised that their World Lutheran aircraft, St Paul,
BQAC are expecting a record. Led by King G
christening robe
robes made of the Year will bring victory of the des
· George in morning duties would be to protect which was the last plane leaving Christmas rush and this week clothes and the Queen in a drear by her to Queen Mary who lent them ronctionary strongholds,
of Queen Victoria were given mocratic order in all-Berlin,
Ho called for the breaking American lives and property in case Pelping's south held.
up of emergency.
said the Communists threw alone the amount of air mails and hat of flame “red, members, of for today's christening. The Government, meanwhile, In-horse-shoe cordon around
the Royal Family had entered the for Hongkong has gone up by Music Rooms immediately, before the Charles had his first official press
After luis christening, Prince clear that he included in that the dicated that the counter-offensive
t of Western Borlin. capital but the route to the 150 percent from the normal service began.
government cient on the Hsuchow front some 150
The British commandant; Major- photograph, taken, and made his miles north of Nanicing has bogged south field was open this morning. average of 600 kilos to 1,500
Princess Elizabeth looked
ferbert, said: "Any- down. Fierce fighting was reported! He declared that it was beyond ck-
tremely well She worn a coat of
first appearance before newsreel General Edwin Herbert,
cold along the Grand Canal within 100 planation why, this escape roule was
almost the same shade of red as
cameras. His name was the 402nd one who thinks this
birth pushover should think again. There miles northeast of Nanking-United left open when the Reds could have
The question of air mail deliveries the Queen with an off the face hat entered in the Westminster Press.
** are always new methods, now wca- so easily closed it.
to Hongkong was recently raised in of brown, trimmed with flame
register.
About 500 people-from American pons being brought into play by CLOSE GATES.ORDER
The general impression among the the House of Commons when Alt
coloured - slik.
soldiers conscripted
The". "Soviet tactics, to Chinese both sides... Nanking, December 15A rolla-populace of Peiping, said Mr Lind-Commodore Harvey asked the Post-
The organist played Handel's alplomats-walled outside Bucking which were based partly on a long ble source said today that General Eren, was that the war was not master General If he was aware that Water Musle at the piano, as the ham Palace to watch
hard, unflyable winter, may have 10. the guests it was under Communist gunfire, Fu Tso-yi, North China Nation-unning along a normal course, air mails for Hongkong took any choir boys in their red and goki arrive. The first was the Arch-be considerably revised."
thing from 10 to 14 days to be de- Tudor uniforms fled in followed bishop of Canterbury,
German workers, meanwhile, ará livered.
by the Archbishop of Canterbury
deserting the Russian sector of Ber- In his gold cope and mitre and the
in by the hundreds and gome navlsicc A few minutes later came, on agencies of the Communist, rump Roverend M. Foxell, who at the service,
omnibus packed with choir boys regime have been nearly 'paralysed Sister Elben Rowe, in her blue already, clad in their brilliant red as a result, a Western sector report and white nurse's uniform, then tunics trimmed with gold brocade, said today. In the Soviet telegraph The Duchess of Gloucester arrived offices alone, 700 men have left brought in the baby.
younger with her
son. Prince their jobs to go to Western Berlini, (Continued on Page 5)
It was asserted,--United Press..
He added that the situation was "Forious" but somewhat less serious than reports here indicated.
ANTHOLDING AIRFIELDS
Dr Ra Shil reported that the Nationalist troops, at the time he Jeft today, still held two sirfields at Peiping," one Bouth and one West of the city," He said that the Wes- tern airfield was evacuated because
but the field to the South was stalist commander, has
EDITORIAL
ordered' all
Hongkong Can Make It
HONGKONG Can Make It" is
Wax
In catchphrase which manu- facturers in this Colony could confidently adopt without fear of challenge, for the varicly of arifcirs tarned' out' by local factories, both for everydaý цве ‚and (for specialised purposes, is
indeed wide. This
fuck credliably 'demonstrated ́at"--the British Industries · Fair held in London this summer, and rather took British, and Commonwealth - visitors to the Fair by surprise. Hongkong produkte made such a good showing there that more elaborate arrangements aro planned
for next year,' Mean- while, .onr manufacturers' are going ahead with promotion plana In different territories: locally, they are today holding their most ambitious exhibition to date, and It should `prove an eye-opener. posibly even to many Hongkong folk, who may not have reallied the rapid striden that local Industries have taken since the end of the war. Hongkong had many thriving small, Industries 'before the war, and 1 products. found a good markot in many countries. Many plants, however, were 'destroyed or looledTM during the Japanese regime, while, pro=⠀⠀ ducing skill also fell victim to tùn- "Loll of war and enemy ovcupation. When liberation came, there was hardly a factory/:: wideh jeomlá resumo' whöre It Jeft off ·In 1941; In addition, there wore difficulties. fa” obtaining plant and Taw
materiais as well as uncertainty as to markets, Great credit, is due to the manufacturers, no less thari to Government officials charged with the task of assisting this phate of rehabilitation, that Ilongkong Industry has recovered to its present extent. In wishing the Chinese products exhibition the success it deserves, we would also add that the enterprise should be given the widest possible pubilelty outside of the Colony. It is possible that there are, In Hongkong at the moment, some visiting; traders from over- 'seas, and· · the · Kowloon display 'should be of exceptional · interest to them. The principal object of the exhibition: would
appear
to be to bring to the attention of the overseas markets how worth- while it is these days to deal with Hongkong products:
wherefore the organisers should make every effort to attract the practical Interest of the various overwe trade commissioners resident - In the Colony. Our manufacturing Industries might also be usefully
· promoted "autaldo the Far Exst by the Chambers of Commerce en-operating in producing s attractive, well illustrated, and thoroughly catalogued brochure which could be widely distributed. The exhibition will undoubledly serve a useful local purpose, but for is to enjoy any sustained benefits its features must be -brought to the attention of 'tradors
In other parts of the world. :)
the an
ONLY FEIGNED BATTLE He quoted Colonel Williams, the American Naval Attache at Peiping, as saying: "something is not on the up and up."
Nationalist troops, supplies and artillery were pouring into the city through the south gate. The main street of Peiping was one long line of cars.
The Communists had already captured Tho Summer Palace, making a feeble attempt to felen battle.
kilos.
The Postmaster General replied that he was in constant touch with the Minister of Civil Aviation of the possibilities of improving and accelerating
mall nervices renerally.
Dir
ex-
When the half-hour service ended, Nurso Rows carried the baby auf and the Royal Family and their took ten and ate slices of christening cake in nearby
THE SPONSORS
LAND PLANES IN 1949?
announced, is that in the New Year the
One such possibility, not officially friends land planes will bo used to serve Slate rooms. Hongkong direct from Britain. Cer- loinly the Colonial: Office "ir con-
The Prince'a cight sponsors were sidering proposals for improving King George (his grandfather),
·Hongkong's acrodrome,
Queen Mary (his maternal great grandmother) Princess Margaret (his British Hine aunt), King Huakon of Norway (his the directly serving Hongkong, told me great-great uncle by marriage
and greatly they could not consider expanding in his arst cousin iwico removed
the present services until delivery King Haakon of more modorn.planes.
The unanimous bellef was that something was "cooking" behind the scenes and not war will decide the fate of China's famed ancient capital.
Telephone lines with the outside world had been, cut. Shops were still open nevertheless and populace was calm though excited.
Two hundred Americans were re- maining in the city together with
BOAC, the only
Thoy are, however, expecting
Maud, sister of married
Prince
Klag George of Greece (zrent father's side), the great grandmother), Lady
a few hundred other foreigners delivery early In the New Year of Doger L
Router.
TIENTSIN PREPARES
Ex Boeing Stratocruisers which will Lady Milford Haven (bla
be used on the trans-Atlantic route, Tientsin, Dec. 18.-Military trains and 22 Canadates and 25 Handley Brabourne (his first cousin once re- could only proceed up to Pellang; Page Hermes which will he put into moved the is the older daughter of Just before Tengku Harbour, today service on Empire routes.
-whlie "Chinese reports claimed that
every effort was being mada to hold the Tientsin-Tangku line, and
Lord and Lady Mountbatten), and
Me David Bowes-Lyon thamma-. ferni groat uncle)
that Tientsin's outer defences were ANOTHER PLANE Duke of Edinburgh; his fathers stood
being strengthened by the Nationalist, troops evacuated from: adjacent ppints.
TRAGEDY
The Earl of Attilons stood proxy for the King of Norway and the
proxy for
George of Greece. King George, allowed by his doctors to attend the ceremony, showed no obviously noticeable signs.
Reports were also current bui im-
Bogota, Dec. 15. Thirty persons, possible to confirm, that the Tientsin- including two Americans, were
of ill-henith... About 80 guests - at- Tangku highway had been out, in killed in the crant of an Ainsa Ale tended the brief private ceremony.
JA the vicinity of the harbour area off for Barranquilla today.
lincs, plaño five minutes after it took
Apart from the Royal Family and The
Tangku situation was
The wreckage was described as tensa following the from the airs on the slopes of Princess Ellambeth and the Duke Arst sighted personal friends, members of the Court and of the household of extensive military activity with info dications that the Nationalists were Sahniota Hill 12 miles from the were present with the doctors who concentrating at Hsinho-immediately starting one shortly batore Contests included Princess Royal,
point Land resous parties attended the birth, wage before Tangku, while fighting of reached unspecified proportions was proceed- nightall and reported that all 26 dhe Duchem of Gloucester, the Ing around Pellan Poe Kadare paslangers and four crewmen had Duchess of Kent, Prliceur Alice and AA Continued on Fire-8) 396 bion killed-United Press.
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