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VOL. IV NO. 197.
Lanchow Airfield Besieged By Reds
VICTORIES CLAIMED BY NATIONALISTS IN HUNAN
Canton, Aug, 21. capital of strategic Kansu fire today, reports stated. from the city wall.
FAR EAST
The airfield at Lanchow, besieged Province, was under Communist Gun- The airfield fies three and half miles
Civil aireraft, operated by denied private reports that the the American General Claire Reds had captured Sinfeng. The town is 55 miles east of Com- Chaonaut, of Flying Tiger munist-held Tayu, which is 170 fame, made their last flights miles from Canton and the from anchow airfield on nearest approach yet made,
to this con
COLD WAR Augst Associated the Red regulars
19.
Hongkong Safety
Is Vital
Preas.
TWO VICTORIES Conton, Aug. 21-Two victories over the Communists north of Canton were reported officially today by the Chinese Nationalists.
outskirts
Lelyong is
WAN
Cu the far northwestern front, in Kansu Province, news less favourable to the National- lats. Foreign travellers said the Reds were firing into the airfield. three miles outside the walls of Lanchow, provincint capital.
They said General Ma Pu-
the Commander" fane, whole northwest region, has ordered abandonment of Lars- chow. He had to take a truck of a plane to get to Tsining, capital of Tsinghai Province, 110 miles west
New York, Aug. 21.—“We
One official account said the must see to it that a friend-
kad been thrown back ly Chincae Government ven miles from the eastern one of of Lelyang, holla Formosa and Hainan, the keys to the defence of this off South China, and the provisional Nationalist capital. British keep their century.
on the railway old territory at Hongkong." 230 miles north of Canton. Its Lanchow. Associated Press. declared William R. Mat. thews, editor and publisher of the Arizona Star, in a letter to the New York 'Times today.
fall would have cut off from the capital the large forces based on Hengyang, 35 miles farther north.
The Reds were nsserted to have suffered 1,000 casualties and lost 200 machine-guns and 400 rifler.
Matthews made the statenient in calling for a "firm" United States polley in the Far "because what we have beezi Fifty miles. northwent ot
fighting is a cold war."
Enst
He recently returned from a to the Far East, and Just visit misscri taking the Il-fated Dutch airliner which crushed near Bombay with heavy loss of 31fc.
Ke said such a
"will programmo paratively
the
Southeast
TOTAL DESTRUCTION
In-
Hengyang, the Nationalists laid claim to another viclery valving much larger but tactical
had
route
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FOREST FIRES FRANCE KILL 63
~Bördeaux, Aug. 21—Southwestern France was covered with acrid smoke from flaming forests, brush and farmlands tonight as 20,000 troops and volunteeer workers fought to halt fires, allegedly set by arsonists, that already had killed at least 63 persons.
An announcement from night in a radio brondenst that the ravaged prefecture of tentative estimates showed that nbout 126,000 acres had been Gironde, of which Bordeaux ravaged by flames and dozens is the provincial capital, of small establishments burned. Jarm burned to death de-acimals were believed to have phyxiated since Saturday. jed.-United Press.
OF CANTON said 63 persons had been He added that many
DISCUSSED
contrary.
of
or
The police said they had charged two Jumberjacks with
were investigating INDIA AND
palls
LO
"It
OF KMT MEMBER
The Police Depart- ment this morning re- fused to comment on the detention of Wu Yau chun, prominent official of the Hongkong and Macao Branch of the Kuomintang Parly, which closed its office here recently follow- ing enactment of the Societies' Ordinance.
Wu was detained at the end of last week. The reason for his de- tention is not known. Official quarters declin. ed to give any informa- tion when approached.
The camera gets a close-up of the new-style chicken introduced into Britain recently from the United States. The chicks in the picture will never know the experience of flying, as they have no wings. "You get more meat where the wings would have been; the birds can't jump into neighbours' gardens; and they are easier to pluck," Bays a research expert.
Picturesque Note At Edinburgh Festival Opening
Edinburgh, Aug. 21-Mayors and other civic digni- taries from a dozen. European and overseas cities walked. in procession down. Edinburgh's historic "Royal Milo". today at the opening of the third Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama.
Thousands of Britons and "But though the Vikings' tourists stood along the sun-spirit may have been hard and remember that lit route from St. Giles's cruel we must
It WAS Arst And foremost Cathedral, where an in-characterised by manliness and
PAKISTAN | STRIKES IN augural service was held, to a keen sense of honour.
House.
RELATIONS
FINLAND BREAKING UP
worn
DETERIORATION FEARED
Delhi,
"Reports that more men aro going back to work are reaching the Cabinet hourly," he added.
The Communist Strike Com-
A picturesque note was pro- vided by the national dress
by the doughter
of
his
specch
the Palace of Holyrood "May this Festival further such a spirit of manliness, friendship and honour.”
In
welcoming Demetri Skouzes, President of Edinburgh's Lord Provost, Sir *This the Athens Municipal Council, Andrew Murray, sald
Never and Mrs H. E. Stokke, wife of is an historie occasion. Ever the Mayor of Osin,
has such a gathering been held Members of the munist Party catised a momen-
Edinburgh before. It is a symbol of bur Area Committee of the Con-unity of purpose that through an appreciation of the arts wo flurry by demonstrating may extend our fellowship and
the presence of Mr. spread peace on earth gainst Skouzes, who brought some goodwill towards Athenian earth to the Festival Reuter, In a Greelan ura.
SHOWERED LEAFLETS
and all men."--
Canton, Aug. 22. — A arson and numbers week-end meeting of the two others on the same count. of less immediate Cabinet hero. discussed the Hundreds of weeping portance.
tives of victims passed through General Pai Chung-hat's Na-question of evacuating the the
dend trying rows of Government, but no deci-identity
which SHATTERING EFFECT
credited with total destruction sion of any importance us were that almo beyond re-
Omeinls cognition.
of the He said: "Only the future of the led 51st Army of Red reached.
Gen. Lin Plno. Tegeneration
The subject was brought up Gironde Department said: of the Chinese people" can restore to China Que division of this Red array by Dr George Yeh, the Acting may be days before all vielims
been reported wiped out government friendly to United States, but asserted that three days earlier, and this was relt Minister, in view of the are taken from the forests,"
evacuation of certain Embassies LUMBERJACKS CHARGED and Consulates.. America-might-help-in-the-ze-confirmed by rellable
The polico -charged two generation by helping the Na-sources. Today, the Nationalisla
It now seems to be certain lumberjacks. Louis and Andro tionalists retain bases such as said the remaining two divi-
with setting Gix
Helsinki, Aug. 21.The Halman and Formosa and main-sluns have been smashed. This has in the event of the Com- Garrigou
munists occupying Canton the major blazes in the Castelden tain, Hongkong as a "symbol of would represent a total loss 10 seat of the National Government Medoc area a week ago. These tions between India and strikes which has swept
Aug. 21.-Rel wave
Communist-ledi of Anglo-American interest
the Redis of possibly 30,000
will move to Chungking, in fires raced through the under- Matthews declared: "Hong-mch if the divisions were at spite of recent reports
lary to the dry pine forests of the Bordeaux Pakistan, which had been Finland is breaking up, a kong is vital.
full strength. Evacuation or
with loss of it by the
Such a victory should relleve, British will
Certain members
the speed of a improving since Gandhi's Government spokesman suid the region prairie
fire. Huge
of assassination, have been here today. reverberato
shaltering at least temporarily, the pres-Cabinet may go to Taiwan. with
hung Gmake effects
Bordeaux, over throughout
Pal's western Largo numbers of ometals which faced sure on Gen. flank and leave open his poss- from various
a new threat of deteriorating rapidly in re- Asia."
Government defire. The blaze was checked on cent weeks. China aid ible retreat
southwestpartments have already left the suburbs of the city, but ex-
Impartial tom into his native Kwangs! Pro- for Chungking and Taiwan,
observers express cost
vince. a few millions. It
perts said it might spread if a concern that, if unchecked, this Although it Is understood southwest
wind sprang up|might result in a recrudescence would have the enthusiastic FIERCE FIGHTING that the Prime Minister, Mar- during the night. support of men who have been
of the fighting in Kashmir mitice announced that the stop-windows of a derelict hours
route, demonstrators rushed engines
over even communal riots, on the spot, such
The pages were being maintained, as Admiral
France's main highways at full Kashmir issile has been prac- adding that "the fight for bread
showered down leaflets pro- Badger
and General
dalming his presence **the Arthur."—United Press.
stands during will go on". speed, all the way from Paristically at a
disgrace of Edinburgh” and and Lyons, to join in the night. the past eight months since the In Paris, the Minister of the UN Commission
Most docktes were sill out "an insult to the thousands of of this city today and only three of Fin-men and women Interior said about 40 civilians effecting
cease-fire on land's 23 ports were working. who fought to free Greece and and 20 soldiers had died at the January 1, firefront.
in Hangoe, which the Europe from Nazi-Fascist This week the Commission Ships
cupation." has declared an failed to make both Dominions Government
A crowd of several thousand Christian Democrats, largest the two agree even on the mere agenda open port, were being handled
of volun- gathered in the forecourt of the political party in Western the joint cor- reduced squids
Palace tave Mr
Skouzes Germany, tonight decided arrested proposed for
ference due to be held in Newteers.
special ovation when his tura Delhi on Monday. Observers ARREST OF REDS
to came
clly's against admitting the rival bring his fect that the Commission has Bayonne highway were under perhaps no alternative but
In Kemi, the West Coast reellisgn to Scotland's ancient Socialist Party into tho
capital.
coalition government of the control, but it was feared refer the matter back to pulp-manufacturing centre, brisk wind from the Atlantic Security Council and ask for where the strikes started, 500
At Holyrood House, the Duke new West German Republic, might fan smouldering embers fresh directives.
soldiers are protecting workers of Hamilton, hereditary keeper blazes. Other Ares
the Palace, welcomed into.
against pickets. southeast of
visitors. raged unabated Bordeaux.
Pierre Combes, prefect of the Gironde Department, cald to
EDITORIAL
M
Muc-
On the eastern flank, the Na-to be the
main policy-making
linnalists reported fierce fight-shal Yen Hel-shan, will go to ing around Sinteng, 100 miles |Chungking. Taiwan is likely northwest of Canion. They centre.-Reuter.
Mr. Lie's Optimism
At Trygve Lie's slatement last week that the cold war is over," was perhaps too optimistic. It comes at a time when President Truman and Mr Acheson are trying hard to 'Impress
the upon America
urgent need for unstinted arms aid for Europe, when the European Union-a direct result of Soviet policy in Europe is meeting at Strasbourg, nad when the American Chiefs of Stuff Arc examining the problem of Atlantic defence. Mr Lie sald that the world is now in a state of "cold pence." It is An uneasy peace Indeed, and Mr Lio's optimism seems to suggest that he is allowing his position &回 Secretary-General of the United Nations, and his undoubled bellef in. that body, to fufluence his ylow of the, world situation. It is true, as Mr Lic painted out earlier this month in his annual report, that several not unworthy achievements stand to the credit of the United Nations. The establishment of the State of Israel in Palestine without a major war is one; the cense-fire in the India-Pakistan' dispute over Kashmir is another, and ono which spared 400 million people one of the worst of all dlansters-religious and communal war- fare of untold savagery. The United Nations has also played an effective part in the Indonesian dispute, which, with the nearing of the round-table conferènce at The Hague, seems to be well on the way to settlement. These successes, Mr
wark
Lio claims, prevented or ended involving 500 million people. Whether or not that claim is justified, the United Nations has been powerless to end the East-West conflict, and the war in China has gone on unhindered. Mr Lie seems. to overlook the importance of these failures. He admits that the conflict between the great Powers has prevented the United Nations from achieving full success, but argues that "the rise of dependent peoples" and the "human rights movement" have more significance. This will seem academic to most obser-
but nevertheless, very,
the United Nations remains the world's best hope for insting peace. Unfortunately, this is an ideal which still seems many years away, and in the meantime the Western powers are preparing collective security measures on a regional basis. 'Mr Lio cannot, in the face of world events, and Soviet intransigence in the United Nations, have any valid objection to these
measures, which aggressive. They do not in any way prejudice the work of the United Nations, not the lenst of which has so far been the international co-operation achieved in such folds as labour, health, food and refugees. The United Nations is still unable to give security to all its miembers, but it remains a useful meeting-ground for the great Powers when other methods of diplomacy fall.
are Hon-
Fire
OTHER FIRES The polico sald lumberjacks
wire
several days ago.
Fires along the
new
Bordeaux-
DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS
succeeded in
EVACUEES' PROPERTY
on the question
to
the
of
at the Appearing suddenly
+50
the
No West German Coalition
Bonn, Aug. 21. Tho
Twenty top Christian Demo- crat 'executives, during a con- A Communist delegation to- The Lord Provost of Edin-ference presided over by the Next to Kashmir the greatest day discursed with the chief burgh, Sir Andrew Murray, re-Party lender, Konrad Adenauer, India-Pakistan dispute centres of the Kemi police the arrest plied,
agreed form an exclusively. of evacuees' of three more
Then each visitor spoke his right wing Cabinet for Germany Communists,
to 22 who speech. This was property. This altuation is fast bringing the total
followed by West of the Iron Curtain. The
decision Worse despite
was explained in a of his country's | de two are accused of starting a gun the playing rowing years' negotiations. At present fight between polico and National Anthem by the band brief communique slating that both
Governinents are racing strikers last week.
of the Highland Light Infantry the CDU could not give up His against each other in devising
In full dress uniform. ·
economic policy of free entèr- |counter-measures. India wunts
priso to permit Sociailst ex- perimento, OLD ALLIANCE
delegation
Mr Marlo Madeira, Governor
"We do not want a govèrn-
The Paris, Aug. 21.-The police
protested drew batons tonight when the huge question
police seizure of of evacuee against the crowds broke a cordon and properly compensation to be Communist records. teled, to march through
Paris settled at governmental lovel, In most towns bakers, have of Lisbon, said: "One of thement working on Socialist lines streets after a ceremony at the saying properties left behind by resumed work and bread has oldest alliances . unites this Montparnasso railway--- tion more than 10,000,000 refugees come back into the shops. icland to mark the fifth anniversary in both of the capital's liberation.
clation
dominions are im-Reuter. possible to suitio at privalo
The crowds forced their way: loveli about a kilometro down the A Government spokesman sald Rue de Rentics before police Pakistan "is purposely avoiding reinforcements formed a solid the issue, side-tracking it with barrier across the street-Rou- trivialttles. ter..
BOY QUINTUPLETS
BHAKRA DAM
P.I. Consul In Canton Leaving
and Portugal. Where expense of our economje nations are united in one be-policy, which was supported by millions of voters last Sunday," lef and one tent, based rather said the statement. than the on the spiritual material values of life, we shall
It had been expected the CDU
ve u greater chance of main-would make
taining pence,
understanding nad
co-opera-Democrald,
at least a face.
international saving attempt to 'got the Social becond strongest perty in Trixonis, into the Mr Guillor Thoroddsen, A third bone of contention is Canton, Aug. 21-Mr Delfin
government. The decision 'of Reykjavik, leave the Socialists out was the question of sharing the Garela, second steretary to the Burgomaster.
China cald: "There are not many ac-Interpreted as a clear cut victory Das Es Salaam: Aug. 21-An waters of three tributaries of the Philippins Legation
concurrently
at counts of the early relations of for the Party loader, Adenauer, Consul at African woman Eving in an Indus River flowing through and
It is chiefly who has Canton will leave Cabton for jour, two peopics. both countries. Isolated villago
always wanted the southern"
Pakistan, objects to India's Manlia on Monday morning on remembered from the times of exclusive right wing govern province of Tanganyika, hửa
construction of the Bhakra dam urgent summons from his home the warlike Vikings that Scots- given birth to quintuplets-ell to divers the waters of these governnient. He is expected men and Icelanders waged war boya - modical headquarters tributarios in some areas to to be back within a few days and killed each other.
The declilon was expected to " Пого confirmed today. They irrigate the fanda
of the East
"However, in more contem-drive the powerful Social Do- were born on August 6. The Punjab, where it is proposed to
The P.I. Consulate here hasporary times our peoples have mocratie: Party and ils vitriollo mother and babies were, today rehabilitate 5,000,000 agricul4 received no Instructions to be got. closer together "through | Party- chief, "one-armed, ono- reported; all, doing well-Reu- furat refugees, to Associated closed yet, it is also announced. growing amliy
mutual legged Kurt Schumacher, into United Press.
understanding,
arul
ment.
the opposition.-United Press,