THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1948.
CONTINUED LULL AROUND TIENTSIN AN OMINOUS SIGN
By LEON GERSTENZANC
Tientsin, Dec. 27.-The continued lull around Tientsin has increased rather than minimised the worries of the man in the street in this city.
The prevailing quiet is taken by some as an ominous sign indicating a Communist consolidation prior to a general attack and by others as the be- ginning of a long siege.
LI CHAI-SUM SAYS NO TO SUN FO
If the latter prediction proves correct, Tientsin might suffer the same fute an Mukden and Changchun.
A few weeks ago, officiul North China military quarters sald the war for the possession of North China would be fought along the Hope! plains, which re-more favourable to the walling defenders-waiting for the Communist attackers who, it was
their long marchi Marshal Li Chai-sum today hoped, would be weary following down from and whose immense dashed cold water upon peace Manchuria
new Chinesa upply lines would be vulnerable. feclers by the
The area then designated for the Premier, Dr Sun Fo, and at the
that Dr contemplated battlefield covered Ant time disclosed
country about 100 kilometres east of
·same
plan went Sun had sent an emissary to Peiping. However, this
longkong to sound him out on wry when the evacuation of Tong- peace talks with the Commu-shan sent the Nationalists heller nists, reports United Press.
"There is no basis for any pence fall between the Nationalists and. the Communists as equal parties Marshal Li snld in an interview with the United Press.
skeller into Tangku, Pelping and Tientsin.
The North China authorities ex- plained recently that their with- drawals from the outlying districts was strategy designed to shorten the defence. line stretching from Peiping the sea outlet through Tientsin to
NO DETERMINED STAND lle said he had advised Dr Sun's at Tangku
Chinese
all to see, But emissary that the prevent
It is plain fur show its must first Government
observera nald, that the Nationalists sincerity by concrete actions, such
releasing are now settling in a point outside as halting the civil war,
of the defence line. which political prisoners, abolishing pressive laws and regulations, pro- erased without anything resembling serving industrial and commerclala determined stand.
Clearly, one abserver told Reuters, to facilitate. in order enterprises;
the Nationalist explanatory stute- Communists, akingt-over by the
incuts have not been borne out by and. In general, "working for the
recent actions. downfall of Chiang Kai-shek."
re-
WBS
It is now open to doubt whether Generel Fu Tro-yi intends to repeat his siege toetics of 1820, when he held Tsochow, on, the Peiping- Hankow line, against old Marshal
Marshal Li. who is considered the nobal leader of anti-Chiang dis- sidents in Hongkong, said if Dr Sun, Is unable to do this he should leave Nonking and declare his opposition | Chang Teo-lin.
"This might to the Generalissimo. help him to escape classification as a war criminal," he declared.
POLITICAL CONFERENCE Chinese democratic groups would consider such actions .contribution
The smoke coming from the barrel of this 16-inch coastal defence rifle at Fort Funston, in San Francisco, is not from gun powder, but an acetylene torch. The gun is one of several declared obsolete by the U.S. Army and is being junked. The Army said
.it takes two days to cut one of the guna to pleces. -AP Picturę.
Letters To The Editor
Unhappy Christmas
П
Just keeps his head above the murky water that swirls around him.
We are going to spend a lot of
of which "har not exnetly been Joyously welcomed by the money on a Defence Force, the iden idents here. 1 don't know whether the government is surprised or not. They shouldn't be.
How can you
expect a flood of recruits when the ever comes ngala, are, waging the men who will do the fighting if war battle of their lives to keep body and soul together in a place where the heroes" of the past are the Papers of the present?
Sir-It was, not a happy Christ-
it be How could mas-for many of us, at least in Hongkong. hoppy festival in a British colony where only filthy lucre-and plenty of it!-mennt the kind of happiness which one usually associates with the anniversary of the birth of Him, whose teachings we are supposed to Hongkong was bright enough, All follow-but rarely do!
the eye-but not the heart! Behind the trappings were there to deceive
This is Hongkong the "Heartless those coruscades of glittering lights, back of the laughter of the crowds, not far from the surface of holiday-longkong" of the present. Gagged by non-representative ruling body like veneer, there was enough stark in which publle servants assume the
what selfish
roles of dictators, the average re- misery to illustrate
sident is, to say the least, fed u If this Is
a sample of colonial rule, Socialist then it's time that our Government in Britain stepped in and did a little investigating.
carnestly belleve that the writing is out the wall and that, unless this Hongkong Government gets down to some action which will | alleviate the present chaos in 60 many spheres, the rising tide of ready that resentment is finding its
plenty way to Britain. And the interest that should have been displayed long ago by our rulers at bone.
hypocriles we are.
It was not all joy in this colony this year-not by a long chal!!! know of one unhappy man, who had A heavy heart hehind the smiles he three ware for the benefit of his children.
For one thing, he is considered sufcient nat to have stocked up
This man-- Briten-fought for coal and foodstuffs. The Tientsin
On Administration failed la complete the Colony during the war.
Christmas Eve he was trudging from ble friend to friend to borrow money-
the
to a coalition government, Marsbal intentention of Mr Roger Lapham, the enckles of the heurt, but to pay shouting will, at long last,
Li continued, and some figures from Government the present Chinese might even be invited to attend the Political Consultative Conference tu be held in the spring.
Skaft
Chiang's former Chief of said the preliminary stages of the conference have already been con- dress con- cluded, and the full ference will be held somewhere in Communist-occupied China, "prob- ably Peiping." All shades of politi- cal opinion would be represented. including the Communists. Marshal Li said he is planning to attend.
In the meantime, he declared, Communist armies would conflue
southward to drive
across the Yangise, as far as Kwantung and Kwaned
· SOONG'S SCHEME
and his procurement of ECA dour.
ald
For December, the people of Tientsin received one-third of their Sour' ration.
A vessel carrying ECA whent was 10 Tsingtao owing to diverted chaotic harbour conditions, which not the military authorities have seen fit to improve,
of
war
Al-
of
arouso
RALPH SHAW.
the October wheat and flour ration. 11 made no four railon available for November, and the populace not to spend on presents for the kids resentment will engulf them.
or come Christmas cheer to warm would have had none bul for
a Inndlord a sum of over $1,800 for n month's stay in one of our loca hotels. That was his Christmas. But, with true fortitude (the kind that he had displayed in a Japanese prisoner camp) he kept the news his wife and family. away from Their Christmas was not spot. And that was only one case.
Another Briton, also known to me,
of the day on December spent inost 23 looking for an apartment for his family and himself. Hotel charges were eating his salary away. had to find accommodation. But he he was asker place anc $50,000 "tea" money. For another $14,000. And, for a basement novel
from Central far (not Station) $5,000. This is Hungkongl While there may have been inerry sounds in the Leighton Hill-prea
wheat
the
be
didn't!
For
DISMAL PICTURE Despite the urgency of the ECA
shipment,
milltary authorities did not commander and lighters but treated the whole question in a much simpler manner by declaring all navigation closed on the Haiho river, which
means thet future shipments of vital foot ter Pelping and Tientsin will unloaded Lin Shanghal, completing a dirmal picture which means that no food for Tlentsin in the of a long siege.
everything in To the
meantime,
hal city is being requisitioned... lumber yards, gunny- bags from shops and wire from hardware stores, all of which have ean-been cleaned out for street barriers Yun, and sandbag emplacements.
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Radio
02
Congratulations Sir,--Congratulations to
n really first-class Hongkong for
of broadcasting work 1 plece
Christmas Day.
The
well were programme chosen and presented in a manner that made listening a pleasure.
This only goes to show what the station can do it given the opportunity, and I am one listener who is hoping that the Christmas Day schedule will in due course become the regular transmission hours for Radio Hong- Police kong.
Marshal Li belittled the formation all will be marle for Christmas Eve, there was little i
of a South Chinn
anti-Communist
This, he said, has little timber from
two
whe
Dar nowv
even
aughter in this man's hotel room that evening.
Another friend of mine-a Shang-
Chinese-spent quite a mer Christmas, Five days ago he arriver in the Colony. He was not short of cash-mill-owners rarely He bought a house for his large family and himself-and hts te
Shanghal
are.
LISTENER.
Choa-Kotewall
Wedding
U.S. ARMY'S MISTAKE
Washington, Dec. 28. - A Senate Investigation Committee today accused American Army. authorities Is Germany of making "a serious mistake" in reducing the fe sentence of Franse Koch, widow of a commander of the Buchenwald Citation camp, to one of years* Imprisonment. At Frau Koch's trial, it was
she that
had act allcced
out of the lamphides
Concentration camy victims. The commillee de- cided that General Lucius -D. Clay, the United States Com- mander-in-Chief In Germany,
skin of
should
not have reduced the sentence, and urged that Frau Koch be tried agiln on another charzt.
arre could charge
If no suitable be found on which Frau Koch could be fried before an American military court, she sliould be Leted Ju German courts for crimes. committed against Germa natiousis, tho commillee recommended. Reuter.
Exodus Of Shanghai Russians
Shanghai, Dec. 27-A mass. exodus of White Russians from Shanghai is expected to get under way some time today with the departure of 50 emigres by air for Japan, it was reported here this morning.
The first of three 'DC-4 aircraft, transporting 150-White-Russians who have been given permission to enter Japan, is expected to arrive at Lunghua Aerodrome, on tho southern outskirts of Shanghai, early this morning and leave a few hours later.
Meanwhile, a steamer which will evacuate 000 other White Russians 's expected to arrive here
bout December 29.
Dr Dr
A source close to the Shanghai
federation under the leadership of
the Dr T. V. Soong, Governor of Kwang: - tung.
St Joseph's Church was the scene prospect of kurcers,
of a lovely wedding this morning when Miss Maisie Nora. Kotewall. He said he had had
daughter of Sir Robert Kolewall Lances with General Lung
from Schools and buildings are being the deposed Yunnan warlord
True and the late Lady Kotewall, became servants private and commercial
enough, 1 cust him $500,000, but at the bride of Dr George Choa Wing- arrived here a fortnight go after occupied.
in Nanku offers are being obliged to house feast he's got a home here to stay rien. of the Queen Mary Hospital, Wille Russian community said that escaping house arrest
private until the situation in Chian, war-gon of the late Mr Chon Po-sien and Irrea, disappointment was felt when General Lang told Dr Soong last troops.
houses and fats are being requisl-rants his returning to the palatial Mrs Chen. Monsignor Vallort SCAP permitted the entry, of only werk-end that he (Lung) was "not
Bishop of Hongkong 50 persons Into Japan. Interested" in the South Chinn bloc, toned for sheltering soldiers.
officiated, according to Marshal Li.
All this is in addition to the old mansion he's left in the hands of a Catholic
The bride, who was given away habit of imposing the dependants few more servants there.
It appeared to be quite a merry of the military upon the resources Christmas, too, for the thousands by her father, looked radiant in a speaking gown of chiffon velvet cut on Em- of private homes.-Reuter."
Shanghai dialect
Eve vice lines, with long train und half Chinese
Christmas I saw on
.n bouquet of loaded with parcels that would veil. She carried have cost many a man a month's white gladiol.
Miss Patzy Kotewall attended her suppose It's all good salury. But for trade--even if it doesn't helpsler as bridesmaid. She wore the British resident, the Chinese flock of pale blue tafeta and carried Little resident, the Portuguese resident, bouquet of pink gladioll.
icht, Elizabeth Zimmern, the bride's
Li termed the bloc, the "last struggle for existence by the re actionaries."--United Press.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
Galline th
COPIL 1948 ET MŁA SERVICE, 19G, T. M. BEO, IL, # PAT. OFF,
11-10
The boss must be getting along much better with his wife this is only the second attack of Indigestion he has had this month!"
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The North China Daily News salti local Argentine representatives have been las ructed; not to issue about 400 entry permits which had alrendy" been recived for White Russians Shanghal.
with The cable
these instructions, without any indication whether they were temporary
permanent,
HO
and many others who have spent niece, was the flower girl. most of their lives here, to make wore a dainty frock, of pinte taffeta are permanent. both ends meet
and carried a Victorian posy. Master mostRonald Zimmern was the page boy.
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was received a week
It is assumed however that they
alee Christmas box to
According to the paper, reports hotel residents would have been an Mr Leo Choa attended his brother received in Shanghal from Buenos Aires suld there had been friction announcement of a drop in hotel a best man.
The reception charges for those of us who me
was held at the between different White Russian forced (we certainly don't want to) Hongkong Hotel and was attended groups in the Argentine.
too mucli
each out pay much
by 1 large and representative month--for exactly nothing! But fathering.
na! Five months after a committee For her going away dress, Mrs was appointed to investigate hotel Choa wore smart ensemble of alt rates, we are still waiting patiently
for some announcement. And the
"Sunday Express".
A
Hongkong
calls "bastion of security." I suppose !!
If you have money!
I wish some of us could
have
blus and silver satin.
Short Circuit
Causes Fire
changed places with some of our A short cireult caused by faulty
caused wiring
It le presumed that these troubles,
as well as the fact that a number
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NEXT CHANGE: Many Christmas
Accidents.
(Continued from Pare 1)
Bit Piney
the While Russlans already The temperature at alled in the country, had, applied Wyoming,. fell to 31 degrees below for visas to the Soviet Union, were zero (Fahrenhell).
chind the suspension. Reuter,
ADVISORY POST FOR DR ISU
New York Itself was relieved to hear that the heavy snowfall which the Weather Bureau had expected # hit the city nd veered out in sea..-
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Sydney,
BATHERS DROWNED government officials on Christmas
11 emull. fire
Dee, 24-Nine bathers Eve and Christmas Day. Celebra- 'n furniture shop at 306 Hennessy
were drowned and a shark Kiled tions in a hotel room, with a couple Road on Christmas night. The wir of beds on which to sent your questing along the external wall of the
Nanking, Dec. 20-Dr Hsu Sluh, life guard in one of the blackest records of Christmas accidents for are not conducive to merry-meking house was completely destroyed. The Chancellor at the National Nor is sharing a bathroom with thu
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out by thu | Peking
ond former many years.
The shark attacked the life guard rest of the floor likely to Increase people on the premises and neigh-Ambassador to Washington, who has Your pleastire. Or hoid food, for
adfastly refused to join Dr Sun while shepherding swimmers from that matter! And you can't cook -
The houses in the district
Ps hew Cabinct, lins been op- the water. much of a Christmas dinner on a blacked out for some time,
sinted counsellor on national poll-
stove, which you are
all electrić stove,
surreptitiously, can you?
Maybe the coming year will bring
bours.
weit
FATAL AIR CRASH
The hot sunny weather gave Aus ela, an announcement from the tralians an open air Christmas but broke the drought In heavy rain President's Office cold today.
of Brens the country. many Also to serve in the same advisory neuter. some overdue Christmas boxes in the Shanghal. Dec 27-The crew, of
SANTA CLAUS ON FIRE a Chinese nelly is Mr Hsueh Tu-pl, former chape of more houses and maybe five were killed when
-Twelve Amsterdam, Dec.. 20.9 noit Or perhaps our powers that bo Air Force C-46 crashed on Friday Minister of Water Conservancy, the
adults and children, trying to ex- will take the bull (yellow oxon in night into a mountain near Changlo anouncement added,
beard of southeast of
the faming Shanha!!
do Fukjen Frovince, by the horns and
Mentwhite. President Chiang tinguish
children's enroute nefarious Foochow whllo something to erase this "ten money" racket from our midst. 1'ankow to Foochów, according to Kai-shek has announced the re- Father Christmas at a
appointment of Mr Tso Sung-sheng, homo here had to be treated in While bloated collaborafors we Chinese reports this morning..
The accident decurred in dense a Young Party member, represented hospital for burns.
Father Christmas had Jeaned too know most of them prafty well-tile
hamperedo. the Government, to his original averago fog, which considerably around in their cars, the
bedside.Fleulor, salaried man here usually one who ervices in the past few days-portfolio as Minis'er of Agriculture, far over a candle
and Forestry.Reuter-APP. hus fought to save Democrney Reuter.
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“SONG OF LOVE" DIMITROV WANTS “CRITICISM”
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Sofia, Dec. 26.-Premier Georgi Dimitrov, newly-elected member of of the Committee Central Bulgarian Communist Party, today said the Party would bring to a victorious end the great cause of building up n Socialist society".
Speaking at the closing session at the Party Congress, Mr Dimitrov said there was "complete unanimity on the basic questions of Farty policy".
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He also assessed the importance *self criticism" within the Party-Unito. Press. :
Printing
Strike
London, Dec. 26--Britain has hád to rely on the radio for news dur- ing the three-day Christmas holiday which began last Friday evening
No Sunitay papers appeared today because of a dispute between pro- prietors and printers 'in London and Manchester. No papers are published on Chrisimas -Day."
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at a sick boy's
Tomorrow. Monday, will observed DS "Boxing Day"--tho traditional post-Christmas holiday and newspapers will not appear un- til Tuesday morning-Reuter:
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