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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1945.

FRUITS OF CHINA'S VICTORY Internal Strife To Swallow Them Up Now?

Nation Facing

Major Test

Lo

han dropped China's post-war dangers of famine, flood, disease and economic depression into the background.

WASHINGTON, OCT. 30. AMERICAN OFFICIALS, BOTH DIPLOMATIC AND MILJ- TARY, TO-DAY VIEWED CHINA'S INTERNAL STRIFE AS THREATENING TO ROB THE NATION OF THE FRUITS OF ITS VICTORY. MEN WELL-INFORMED ON FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS SAID THE CLASH BETWEEN COMMUNIST AND CEN- CONFRONTED TRAL GOVERNMENT TROOPS CHINA WITH HER FIRST MAJOR POST-WAR TEST, WHICH WILL GO FAR IN DETERMINING THE NA- TION'S CAPACITY TO REMAIN IN THE FRONT RANK OF THE WORLD'S RULING POWERS. Chinese diplomatic and mili- The threat Lary officials here declined discuss the situation other than to restate that the "Red ques- tion" will be solved without re- course to civil war.

Other

of complexities the issue Include the Russian, Bri- tish and American stands in the event of widespread fighting and major Powers, whether the

have accepted Chiang which Kai-shek's Chungking regime aa the government of China, will further to give it undertake support or stand aside and let the Chinese strife work itself out and then necept the victor established mat- ns the legally

Chiu-Ansociated thority in Presk

GROWING PERIL Political quarters in Chungking are gravely pre-occupied with the growing peril that the present localized clashes might burst into

all-out civil uncontrollable

Soccer

Rebellion

war.

the

Whether Ruesiu would keep stoof or support the Communists in the event of such a war devo- the a riddle, topment remained answer to which government quar- ters would pay much to know.

There

whispered allega. tiens, nil unconfirmed, of Russian

materials to delivery of war Commanist fores.

SINKIANG CHACTIC A reporter newly returned from the situation Slakiang described

He said Gen. there as chaozie

is Sub- Chang Chih Chung, now

representative of klang na Generalinsim Chiang Kai-shek. kernel

the

In

hoped a compune tar situation by agreeing to the establishment o four "autonomena regions parts of Sinktank, one of which would be in territory held by the dianident pro-Ruakinti Калийн.

of mixed Mungo nomadic tribe

The Turki and

Kusuks origin. activities have been Causing th

here mue. government central concern.

The reporter alleged that some time ago

element and city of important siege to the Hami, on the all silk route to Russia, once traversed by Marco Palo. He said he did not know the outcome of the siege, but wa

number of former

Dow are among Russians

in Soviet groups

disident

Regular sailings from Hongkong Fay, stated after a meeting of Darticipated in it.

to Macao every Tueday, Thursday and Natur, ay.

Excullunt acoominodation.

Moderate Fares

For Freight and Passage, Please apply to HING CHEONGS' IPPING Co.Ỉ 159, Des Voeux Road C., Pongkong. Telephone No. 8444.

FAR EASTERN SHIPPING

AGENCIES

I. C. S. N. Co., Ltd.

S. S. "ESANG"

.Sails for Bangkok on Saturday, 3rd November, 1915.

FE.S.A.

Union Building, Pedder Street, Telephone 24049.

Manchester, Oct. 30. The Secretary of the Foot- ball Players' Union. Mr. James the Union Committee to-night that replies so far received to the "yes" or "no" strike cireu. lar sent to players reveal an emphatle "yes" in favour of a strike.

נלך

Stakiang ana

R

regarded Other

reports credible in Chungking alleged tha early in September

CIVVIES ALLOWED

London, Oct. 30.

The War Office has pivon authority for the wearing of civilian clothes by Servicemen of duty in the British Isles.

ta

The right to wear "civvies" not granted in occupied enemy countrica, but glacwhere the Commanders-in-Chief may ne their discretion and au thorise the wearing of mufti. --Router.

America And Palestine

Washington, Oct. 30.

The Chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, Mr. Rober Taft, urged to-day that the United States should join with Britain In Burvey to determine how many Jows

ws can and ahould be sent to l'alestine:

&

furnish

COMMUNISTS CUT PEI-HAN RAILWAY

CHUNGKING, OCT. 30. COMMUNIST TROOPS HAVE CUT ONE HUNDRED MILES IN THE PEIFING-HANKOW RAILWAY LIFE-LINE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO RCES PRESSING NORTH- WARD TOWARD THE UNDECLARED CIVIL WAR

, ZONE, OFFICIAL DISPATCHES SAID HERE, THE COMMUNISTS HAVE STRUCK SOUTH OF PEIPING CUTTING RAILS, BLASTING BRIDGES, DESTROYING STATIONS AND BURNING RAILWAY STOCK. Government quarters have ad- mitted that the movement of troops have been seriously ham- pered. Other dispatches sald that fighting is rising in fury in Shantung, Shanel and Suiyuan provinces with the communista falling back before superlor Rovernment forces.

The government is striving to prevent an all-out civil war.

Three hundred delegates to the projected National Assembly has urged the Assembly to convene immediately to har China back of civil strife.-- from the brink Associated Press.

Free Hand

For President

Washington, Oct. 30.

The State Department to-day. laid before the Senate draft legislation to give the President a free hand to order the use of a limited number of American troope Security

to that

armed

He said he was satinflod the British were not seriously suggesting that the United States should help to forces for Palestine.

He understood that Britain had naked for the establishment of Joint commission to determine how many Jews could be sent to Palestine without disturbing con dinure. "If the British formally propose that

think we should agree to . Mr. Taft added.

Senator Taft made this state- ment after rulin a letter from

Mr. Senator Jorinh Bailey James Byrnes, Secretory of State suggesting that the United States has no business to undertake to establish

Any Kort of stato in Palestine. Reuter.

U.S. Labour Restive

Washington. Oct. 30. The C.LO United

Steel-

репсе.

help the World Council maintain

Persons familiar with tho measure said it would:

15,000 CASUALTIES The Government troops have

1 Designate an American do. incurred ever already

15,000 qualties in battles east of Su-legate with the rank of Amban chow to the Taiyuan railway in andor at the President's agent the "civil

raging in on the Security Counchi;

war" HOW

North Chino.

This is according to General Yon Hai-shan, Governor of Shansh province, in which the Communists claim to have 100,000 men.

2 Permit the delegate to vote at the president's direction and without further check by Con- gress on the use of American roops which have been allocat

Obvious failure of the talke between Chungking and the Comed to the Council; muniata to achieve settlement of any major issue has provoked a flood of reports indicating the growing tension.-Reuter.

Monty's Beret In Dorset

London. Oct. 30. The most famous beret in workers union to-day asked the history is to-day in the Officers' National Labour Relations Beard to take a strike vote

Nov. 28 among 600,000 metal werkers in 766 plants.

Require the president to re- port to Congress on actions his delegate

haa un the Council taken on any vote;

4 Provide Congress must ap-. prove either by julut resolution or treaty any agreement on the size and make-up of United states fees to be assigned to the Count-Associated Press,

AUSTRALIAN

Meas at headquarters of the Royal Tanic, Regiment. Field Marshal Mont- it from Alamein gomery wore to Tunia.

Bovington, Dorset, SPEAKS UP

Canberra, Oct. 80. Senator George McLay, Op- position leader in the Australian Mrs. Hubert Barett, u Dor-Senate, speaking here to-day, chester art dealer, has prepared urged the abolition of all im

The union demands $2 dally wage increase from steel, iron and aluminium companies.

Similar strike votes are ex- pected to be requested by 170, a parchment which "Monty" has allow

000 General Electric workers nd 30,000 General Motors e- ployes.

and on pre

barin vious

planes foreign markings

sumported the Knauka in clashes with provincia pro-Chungking troops.

SITUATION NEBULOUS Earlier this evening, a Lon- The whole situation in Sinkiang

however. remaina

fo nebu'ona đơn Club official suggested that

firstly, the obviou servicemen, who are the majori- two reasons:

on the part of th ty of The playing personnel, reluctance

10 Fovernment by the central would be forbidden King's Regulations from tak. foreign correspondents to visit th ing part in a strike.

othel rette. net inspired b spokesman told fear of offending Savity suscepti A military Reuter: "The Regulations pro- bilities. hibit soldiers from taking par in y political agitation

a Soccer atrikes but whether strike would come under this heading, i would not be prepar-

Reuler. ed to say."

WANT TO SEE THE COUNTY

Y amt, sveordly. the tight

A 12

The Kroup of 200 d legaten 1

national assembly of the projected

who mentioned the critical interna situation

121C part of the yesterday are

efer.ed an Who Were selected in 1936 to the ass mbl. which so far never has me.

London, Oct. 30. Derby coal-miners have renuest

ed and discussions are proceeding

on

tieregves

The statement urged melint convocation of the as embly t

193104 confronting China and contended: "ny us this assembly can the will of Lie made known. the people, b nation's problems be so ved, cun stitutional government be estab

democracy Hahed and

be Im

on the demand. to be allowed to knock off two hours earlier Saturdaya to enable them to "o to the races or watch Association, plemented football

They argue that coal production will not suffer as they will come back to work fresher from the longer week-end lay-off.-Reuter.

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Prico 60 cpuls por 8 oz bottle. Intonding purchssors must being their own, cóntalnors otherwise bottles will be charged at the rate of 80 cents excl.

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CRUCIAL POINT It said everyone would conced· the necessity for a representative people's body to meet expecially as a crucial point in the nation's affairs has been reached.

The spokesman of the group told correspondents that reorgani; Chineze army and zation of the administration of the liberated arens two of the blegeat pro blens facin China to day-should be decided by the assembly, between government and Com-

mpista.

not

He said the group wanted the delevates elected in 1936 to have their seats in the Assembly but would have no oblection, to m presentation being Increased. The group. however, is Bally rainst an entirely new election an demanded by the Communista and the Democratic league.--As- sociated Press.

KOBAYASHI'S POST

Tokyo, Out: 30. The establishment of n new Board of reconstruction in expected

at to-day's meeting of the Japan

Cau Cabinet,

The President of the Board, who will become a member of the Cabinet with the rank of Minister without nortfolio, is expected to be Ichizo Kobayashi, former Minister. of Commerce and Industry.- Itouter.

·NATION ALISING BANK

machinists struck

signed.

It reads:

"This beret was given me by

a seageant in the Royal Tank

1#1 San Franelsco 13,000 Regiment, the non-commissioned yesterday, officer in command of my tank United during the Battle of Alamein in

to October, 1942, 111 strike

"It was

bringing the t.tal of

States workers 235.000.

worn by mo

from

One strike affecting about Alamein to Tunis, when it was ,000 ended. Bethlehem Steel so dirty that I got a new one. has rejected the $2 daily wage added my general's badge to nereasa demand-Associated it and have worn the black beret

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U.S. EXPORTS

'

F FOOD

Washington, Oct. 30. Deliveries of food for export in Aurust dropped to the lowest level since the carly days of Lend- Leane dropping to $3 million pounds or roughly half of the July total. It was the last month

for Lend-Lease which accounted the

for over fifty deliveries.

per-cent of

with two badges ever since."

The sergeant Was James (Jock) Freser, the 6th Royal Tank Regiment.--Reuter.

Points Of Friction

Saigon, Oct. 80. Friction has developed between the Chinese and the Anglo-French allies in Indo-Chino,

Chinese residons in a protest

alleged cases of rape and looting by Indian troops in the Chinese section

The French have alleged failure on the part of Chinese troops to control Annamite banda in Nor thern Indo-Chine.

which The countrics

received deliveries for the Land-Lease month

million of 180

pounds were: United Kingdom and Bri- tish services overscas 59 per cent

Chincal residenta prepared to -Russia 19 per-cent with the

ange, send a delegation to Maj-tien. D. remainder divided between France.

13. Gracey, allied ground comman- French West and North Africa, der. British officials said they British Dominions and Colonies, were investigating the disturbance Greece, Netherlands and Belgium. In Cholon, the Chinese section The U.N.R.R.A. received nearly which comprists half of Saigon. $1 million pounds for Czechosło The trouble was increased over the vakia, Italy, Poland, Yugoslavia,

work-end by B-mysterious fro Greece, Albania and Egypt which destroyed many Chinese

despite the homes

efforts Indian troops to control it.

BULLETIN ISSUED The Alled commission in Saigon Issued a bulletin Monday report Tokyo, Oct. 30.

ing sharp encounters between An The Domel News Agency has

namites and Anglo-French forces reported that the social party or in the Gocdng region, while ganisation committee's omplov, ment programme urges a thirty-

Associated Press.

JAPS WANT 35-HOUR WEEK

of

mopping up and repair of roads

the area

Bouth of six hour work per week, govern continued in ment responsibility for relief of

announcement said Gocong the jobless and a speedy start in was defended by a large number the rehabilitation projects to pro- of "rebela" but was "brilliantly vide work-Associated Preas..

JAPAN'S NAVY

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occupied in the early afternoon by sailors from the battleship Richeliou, supported by guns the corvette Gazelle."

A new case of grenade throw- ing was reported by the commis slon, in Chalon. It said the night was quiet in all sectors-Associat

Kure, Oct. 30. Sixth Army Headquarters here said that 140 Japaness warships London, Oct. 30. of all types, including 108 service- The Houner of Commons, by 948-able wore found at Rure, Japan's cd-Press.--- votes to 153 passed the second chief Naval base.

reading of the Bill to nationa1ise The serviceable ahipa Included

the Bank of England, which marks two nirerats carriers, the cruisers,JAP. DEMOCRACY

the first step in the Labour Gov- | nineteen destroyers, twenty-nine ernment's fiva year economic plan. | submarinos and eightoon sub-

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marino chasers.-Associated Press.

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Now York, Oct, 30. The cotton futures market dis- played a heavy tone on light but

Halifax, Nova Scolin, Oct.30. The port manager, commenting on London reports that bread may

poralatent-hodge-selling Monday, bo rationed in stated that

Tokyo, Oct. 30. Baron Keldo Hiranuma, Proslų, ont of the Privy Council,, declared to-day that Jananosa democracy means the retention of the Em peror in his present role under 'a.

Javaness,

constitutions asid

which met only scalo-down sun Halifax. grain elevators, are, Alled. port. The activity was retarded, to capacity of two milion bushels political oreanization lo bahod on reflecting confusion over the and are ready to begin Idading historie facts, and the Emperor parity prica altuation/-Associated as soon se ships are available-- ARA never been considered Pross

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despot."Assoglated Press.