THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,.
POCKET CARTOON
TIENTSIN RAPIDLY
RAPIDLY GETTING
BACK TO NORMAL
Barricades Removed But City Still Lacks Communications
(The following is a first eyewitness report on the capture of Tientain by the The report, sent via Peiping, Communists and the conditions prevailing there now. took two and a half days to reach Shanghai.).
(BY LEON GERSTENZANG, REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT)
Tientsin, Jan. 30-Although little more than a fortnight has passed since the fall of Tientsin, the city is quickly returning to normal, street barricades have been removed and the town would probably witness an economic boom if telecom- munications were restored.
Hitherto the city has been isolated telegraphically while the railways were not available for the use of foreigners, who must obtain travel permits which nobody was authorised to issue yet.
While the protection of foreign lives, and respect of properties was rigidly which Were enforced, nothing was otherwise ascertainable by foreign enterprises, completely disregarded and unable to resume their normal functioning.
Foreign banks are remaining closed despite their desire to resume, and canse. Many are facing financial difficulties since quently foreign traders are paralysed. the newly-created People's Bank is exchanging Gold Yuan and foreign currencies into people's money. A blackmarket is already in full swing.
Aly Khan's Wife Feels Insulted
STATED GROUNDS
FOR DIVORCE
$7.577
Prison For German Communist
1949.
How The Reds Took Over Peiping
BANNERS, POSTERS, PAMPHLETS AND PLAYING BANDS
By MICHAEL KEON-
Peiping, Feb. 1.-The Communists took over Peiping, China's ancient capital and second largest- city, triumphantly, joyfully and peacefully today. The Communists moved in. The Nationalists moved out. It was as simple as that.
Along one side of the street moved a long column of Red trucks with the snouts of American 40 mm The trucks and guns protruding from the rear. guns had been captured from the Nationalists,
under the new
Along the other side passed a leation tomorrow
Daily. All heavily armed column of Nationallat name of the People's troops on the way out of the city other newspapers will continue nor- be "reorganised" Each column mal publication although their news ignored the other but a few short will slanted toward Communism. weeks ago they had been locked in
to
Fu prob- tal head-
The Communist Military Affairs a desperate battle. Sequel To Public ·
There was a holiday atmosphere Control Commission moved into the in this ancient walled elty as the former offices of the Hope! Provin- Speech
Communist take-over began. Swathed elal Government after a slight delay Duesseldorf, Feb. 1.-Max in red cloth, bearing banners and to permit Nationalist officinis to col- belongings. While they Red waited. the Reds squatted on the Reimann, West German Composters, big trucks of the Communist feet their
propaganda section led the munist leader, was sentenced parade into the city and slowly drove sidewalk. Others threw away their umuni-
General Yeh Chien-ying, head of Nobody seems authorised to
tion and the roads were littered with to three months' imprisonment through the main streets. Behind them came banda playing music and Aume decisions regarding foreigners'
grenades. rifles, ammunition, in-hero today on charges which propaganda workers throwing thou- the Control Commission, had been the trailing expected to make his triumphal en- Cuterprises or their problems.
arose out of a speech he mado minds of leaflets to
try into the city this afternoon but Reuter surrendered its comirual-signias, armbands and other military possessions which were still being and con- ention wireless receivers
in Duesseldorf on January 2. crowds.
he did nol. His opposite, the Na- FOLK DANCES gathered.
General disband its staff.
tionalist commander, sequently had to
Peiping but The future of Renters is linked with
Reimann will appeal against the
One pamphlet struck a dignified Tso-yi, is still in
move his personal the overall arrangements and future
He snatched ably will sentence, it was understood here.
old man in the face. elations of foreign states.
He had been charged with having it away and shook his fist angrily quarters to the western suburb to- at the matchers. The grinning Commorrow. General Fu was reported
to be ready to use his personal in said that German politicians would one day have to bear responsibility munists shouted, "Please excuse us."
fluence to end the hostilities before the
At main Intersections, the trucks Ruhr statute for the
stopped. Boys and girls dressed in Talyuan. capital of Shansi province, German people.
Marshal Yen Shih-shan la white and blue alighted and enter where This charge had been modified lained the crowds for a quarter of still holding out. Marshal Yen was
original nn hour with vigorous folk dances, understood to be willing to surren from the prosecution's
to reach described One Communist soldier tried lu
der but had been unable allegations that he had
halt "Quislings"
this correspondent
an agreement with the Reds about German politicians as
his personal and that the time would come when climbing to the top of a strongpoint the disposal of they
with for a better view of the entertain- to count
tune,United Press. would have
Others intervened, however, "reprisals" from the German people.ment.
they and became friendly, when
I was 8 learned
newspaperman. DISCRIMINATION CHARCE
Asked They
what newspaper represented. When I told them that worked for the United Press they grinned and said they knew of the
Tlenia's Truman, Roosevelt and Chung Cheng named after Chiang Kai-shek) Rands have been renamed Bernstruction, New Leration Sirvels.
Chino
ana
Nobody seemed in command or In control. It was every patrol, section or man for himself. Some tried to take refuge in private residences. Ai
k
such group, comprising 30 Nationalists, did not show their faces in the streets at all but played mahjong until the shooting hurd subsided and then quietly sur rendered.
least one
over
city
FORTY SLOGANS
use, for current Forty stogons
Tientsin Executive
By 11 am. on January 15, Tientsin issued by the
wak theoretically completely OC of the Chinese Com- Paris, Feb. 1-Prince Aly Committee
include: "Oppose cupled. Some sectors of the
but others Aggression came in for heavy fre Khan's wife will allege in her munist Party.
American Imperialistic
"Oppose the Revival escaped unscathed. divorce action that he "seriously in Chint
Potential Aggressive insulted" her by announcing his of
Imperialistic American
"Down with desire to marry Rita Hayworth, through
Chiang the Princess's lawyer announced Fostering."
Kai-shek; Running Dog of American Imperialism," on Tuesday.
The lawyer, Jean Rapoport, zaid that the papers in the case will bo filed on Wednesday,
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When the Communist orinies entered, they poured along all roads without gelling Into each other's way.
To Reimann, the magistrate said:- "You committed a grave offence in using words calculated to inflame the
people
wirom you wer
from
in
for-
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the British Military Government. agency. Slogans also suggest the building
As the day wore on Communists Glving judgment, the magistrate, up of a democratic and prosperous
on the They rested
pavements,
that the offence replaced Nalonnlist guards on Tientsin, to improve production,
Iferr teach, sald to civilians one of the
to private and paying little attention
would
have been serious if pernutted "Serious Insults" is
constantly divorce in Pay equal attention standard grounds for
through the city although the actual France. M. Rapoport added that the publle interests, guarantee workers who commenced venturing outside
will tell how education.
a reasonable living level, protect their homes. Soon pedicabs appear by anyone, but when committed by man street intersections. Communist cultural and religious ed and more civilians, gind to have the leader of a political party and bicycle patrols. moved
the
disclosed the direction of traffic and maintenance circumstances divorce application
In the of general order remained Prince Aly and the American screen
previous several
started offence became considerably aggra- days,
hands of the civil police. their vated. star have often been seen topather establishments. benevolence to sur-survived the historie ordeal of the in
moving about, inspecting is not damaged houses and watching the since just summer. It will also men-rendering officers and men.
Communist Army
TAKE OVER NEWSPAPER The
new army marching in. tion that she went with him to 05- tadd, Switzerland at Christmas time humiliating surrendering personnel and, is, behaving in an exemplary
Communist political cadres 573- Without arrogance and with full to see his two sons.
manner. children,
respect for motor trattle, the Com-addressing and to make them regard tematically took over the Nationalist Because
the
occupied The Communist armies
munists Immediately found a warm
German politicans as traitors. The newspaper, North China Daily News, station and Rapoport sairt, the application will
welcome. At night I drove through words went Tientsin with systematic calm and
far beyond legitimate the Nationalist radio be phrased in "moderate terms."
exemplary displaying
the streets, Sentries were on guard criticism.
other propaganda organs. The North precision, ARRANGED VISIT
which was admired by duty and mare troops, cavalry and
Mr Dudley Collard, defence coun- China Daily News will resume pub- behaviour
poured into the city.
Meach sald FIRM DETERMINATION
mitigation, and Herr ters that the visit had been arrangect
units fought their
The Nationalists abandoned motor lat, having regard to Reimann's by agreement with his wife, the
Advance Red former Joan Yarde Butler. He said
thrown into that he ari Miss Ilayworth would way into China's second major port vehicles in mid-street while drums thoracter. he would sentence him to the three months' imprisonment as from throughout the morning of January of petrol were
and streets by worried warehousemen. m determination be married as soon as he was free.
15 with
Collard applied for leave tu was recently Hayworth
out The Communists Miss
went about their ferrelled fearlessness. They divorced from Actor Orson Welles.
released on bail, They have a daughter, Rebecca aped adherents of General Chiang Kai-duties in a businesslike manner but appeal and asked that telmann ba
spared policy and
wore hunane in their treatment of four, who was also at the Ostaad shek's suicidal
the Nationalists. their lives by Bring into the air. Chrisimas gathering.
Without mechmised units, modern with French law, In accordance
claim The Communists air force, Com- the Prince and his wife are to ap- transport and an
swiftly des-
captured alive the Garrison pear before Judge Marcel Rousse-munist infantrymen
from all sides in-organised ander, General Chen Chich-cheng, will vended let, about February
to reconcile formations, each nin-tired and and Mayor Tu Chich-shih
Despite the heavy make a last attempt
weary after four days of waiting
At a press conference last month
In Cannes, Prince Aly lok! repor both foreigners and Chinese alike. carts, drawn by four horses cach,sel, hnd pleaded circumstances in
thein.
15. Be
a failure and the divorce would f follow in about two months' thine- Associated Press.
to have
con-
shelling, relatively
fire con-
today.
Mr
The magistrate said that he would have no objection to that course, but the question should be considered by another magistrate-Reuter.
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The experiences of many civilians town today when about 400 walio play windows
were historic and memorable. extensive
But pupils walked out of classes when blasted, thus preventing looting which riffraff had attempted. Individuals and their experiences they learned negro children were in
troops count for little in the oversil picture the building attempting to enrol. Surrendering Nationalist
Ten negru children, accompanied in which a new China is being born were repeatedly told that they had
where, despite the ont- by adults, walked into Hock School after going through the "hand-up American slogans, Hollywood films bctore classes began and were sented nothing to fear ami, indeed, many and formality and being disarmed were left unattended in groups pending alrently being screened-Reuter. in a vacant classroom. White pupils,
Agree
At Last!
controversial points in the German Bonn, Feb. 1-Agreement on all draft constitution was reached here today by an all-party committee of the Constituent Assembly, exclud-arrangements being made for them. ing only the Communists,
The agreement was submitted for up su easily. rafikalion to party groups, but the extreme Federalist Bavarian Chris tian Social Union reserved its final decision.
But not all Nationalist troops gave Bloodshed ensued.
on trucks, hand- mounted involving the use of mortars, which were
NO grenades and rifles.
ORGANISATION The Nationalist retreat and de- Announcement of the compromise
withheld pending fence along the streets of Tientsin was, therefore, further efforts by the Christian was without system or organisation. Democrats to persuade their Bavari-Some defenders in uniform and
-Reuter.
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