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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1047, 4
WAR IN MANCHURIA
ING
IN INTENSITY
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Shanghai, June 15. While the Chinese press and official circles are]
niuch exercised over the border incidents in far-off Turkestan, the civil war in Manchuria and North Chinâ is growing in intensity, and Government forces are hard-pressed every- where.
The Chinese Communists, apparently coordinat- ing operations with the Manchurian offensive, North have been extending the offensive to China. Strong and continual attacks, bridges destroyed only 20 miles made niminst the south of Pelping, and gunfire e being sree main railways, destroying in repentedly heard in the city.
the line and ridges, mining urning stations.
Red Gains
The Peiping-Sulyuan line is the only line still running up disturbed from Pelping.
Clue In
Tokyo Murder
SCAP'
Tokyo, June 15. Public Relations Office today saki Criminal In- agents in: vertigation Division
the vestigating the slaying of United States War Department employee, 33-year-oldi Minn Brocha Lvova, in Tokyo on Sunday night, Indicated they had uncovered 'considerable in- formation" involving two, and possibly three, men in the case.
THE "MIKADO" Enormous Burden'
FOR TOKYO
Tokyo, June 16, The United Kingdom Liaison Mission to Japan" reports, that it has received a request from the Civil Education Section of Hend- General MacArthur's quarters
to forwurd to the Copyright owners of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "Mikado" g request for permission for a Japanese compansi ip
ffroduce the show in' Tokyo,
Officials of the company. who have put 1.000.000 pra into the production, deriure that if permission is received, it will profiably be some time in September before the Eng- lish comle opera can be pre- sented-Reuter.
What The
Conference
.
On U.S.A.
Washington, June 14. Ex-President Herbert Hoover, in a letter to Sena- tor Styles Bridges, chairman of the Senate Ap- propriations Committee, on the "limits of American aid to foreign countries," advocated a series of measures to prevent starvation abroad.
At the same time he Adve- have been made for the expan- ented preserving United States sion of our loans by 50 or more cconomic potential Including in miliarda dollars. The impract creasing expori volumes by cability of these ideas with our voluntary consumer reductions, present rate of prinction.must coordination of the activities of be obvious.”
all agencies Dow participating
reaptrees
Stockpiling
measure to In- and
in United States foreign econz- He said one míc relations, limitation of creuse American Imports United States
the interna- to thus "strengtheu "areas where western civilisational financial structure”, was tion Trains Stop
can be preserved" And the stockpiling of materials of stockpiling certaih materials which
States the United
IN Retween Priping and Tientsin
available for export abroad to short which may be availnike in our railway belges have been In Manchuria, heavy fighting
strengthen these countries' dal surplus abroad. He said these blown up and no trains have is proceeding for Saupingkal,
They said two and Dossibly
Jar reserves.
include tin, manganese, fron been running for the last three | atil held by Government forces, three men were known by CIDI
while the Fushun coal mines, 30 officials to have been in the im
The letter warned "there is pre, mercury, copper, lend, zinc, aya.
chromite nickel and. greater danger of political and tungsten. miles from Mukden, are remediate vicinity of the crime
cconomic chaos in the world to- rubber. Although there is no ported threatened.
day than at any time since the substantial surplus of these In areas further south, round while the victim's sercams were heard, The office said these a reported 30,000 troops. Antung and alén on the former persons were observed hastily
war. There is mure hunger and materials abroad now "they will Shanghai, June 15. afrÄinst
want than during the war. We be available within a reasonable Three
towns leaned territory border, the leaving the area by other wit-; railway
Discussion of restora- must continue to do our utmost time....and we would be re- within 50 miles south of Tien- | Communists 'are staging strong nesses.
starvation. celving commodities instead of tain,
offensives and are reported to Tire marks and blood stains tion of trade between to prevent world On the Peiping-Hankow line have made considerable gulns.ut the scene
of the crimea Japan and other nations But the greatest danger to all obligations."
civilisation is for us to impair attacks have been made and —Our Own Correspondent, lonely street on Tokyo's north is sure to come up before our economy by drains
Hoover strongly rejected any erip restoration of wartime controla side-coupled with information the United Nations Eco-pilag our own productivity. Un in the United States nu a "form
At the northern end of the ientsin-Pukow line the, Com- unists are staging an attack
Night Swoop Near Peiping Beaten Off
Pelping, June 14.
The announcement added that it was also known that two or three men were at the scene of
de-United Press.
As distant gunfire died away early in the after-te crime in an American vent
noon, the Nationalist news office reported that between 2,000 and 4,000 Communists were
Will Discuss
→
Coopern- EB-
given by American and Japan- ese witnesses who saw the per-nomic Council for Asia less this one remaining Cibral of totalitarian economy which of economic strength is the American prople are not sons leave the scene have given and the Far East which ar
maintained. chaos will be in-kely to accept." offers a lead, the Office said. opens in Shanghai to evitable throughout the world."{
nd- Among other proposals The letter detalled the "cuor-vanced by Hoover are periodi- morrow, A.D.K. Owen,
burden on the Unitedcal appraisal of United States assistant secretary of the mos
States through grants, gifta capacity for exports, United Nations economic and loans abroad totalling some tion by other nations in affairs department, said $13,000,000,000,000 in the past tablishing a system of inspection today.
two yeura and about $6,000,000,- }
to increase productivity 000,000 for the next 12 months and application to the best une plus "further liability of the United States gifts and lonus United States in the shape of and consolidation of all foreign foreign deposits including gold economic agencies in one over- and foreign ownership of all group,-United Press, American Recurities aggrega- ting at least $14,000,000,000,- 000,"
beaten off after a night swoop near Pelping, Gunboat
during which they destroyed a section of the
railway to the provincial capital of Paoting. Sinks In
headquarters of the Hopei war zone. Newspapers reported that the, guerillas but by regular' troops. Kong, which is moribund artisti- L'ommunists destroyed a rall- He said. "It looks like a real
humaho offensive." propleway bridge over station River.
eally and mislealty. the
have a far better radio
ANOTHER GRUMBLE
fensive, that these sortion. T Typhoon
iban Shanghial evet hal and At the sinne time, the Na-timed with local attacks, were that includes wint used to be tionalists announced their with bubbling up through Hopel favourite gintion, XMIŁA, tno.
the eventual ním of and my old Telend Carroll Aleatt drawal from the stronghold of with
Tanghsien, which is 100 kilo-smoothing the ground for Com- EX-SHANGHAI,
mes south of Tientsin. In munist movement north
from face of what they called a "Com- Shuntung.
Dist offensive", aimed· at He said the Nationalists are: jaining bands with the main confined to defensive action tu Red forces in Shangtung pro- keep open North China's rail- vince,
ways which, he admitted, may] be disrupted intermittently but "will be repaired quickly each) time." At present, he said, three bridges were destroyed between Pelping and Tientsin.
Shanghai, June. 15. The Chinese Navy yesterday confirmed the sinking of the 70- ton river gunboat, Kiangaul, which was taken over from the Japanese Navy, but eald there were no casualties,
The ship sank to the Yang Ize River during a typhoon Iast Saturday.
Meanwhile, 19 corpses of the passengers of the sunken yeasel, Tah Fong, were brought here from Woosung at the month of the Whanpoo River for identi
by their cur-fication
relatives. Thirty are still missing.
Misrow, June 14. The Soviet newspaper Izves. The Rotury Club of Hong tin today accused American cir-
General Liang Shu-tsai, chief Kong will meet tomorrow at 12:30
Military Affairs De p.m. at the tilemester Betel, Mcles of trying to "exploit the of the
Wapartment of the Generalissimo's W. J. Liddle wift sprak Tokyo trial of Japanese "Nepal,
the Land of the Criminals for purposes of their Peiping Headquarters, told a
press conference that two Com-) Ghurkas,
Viktor munist brigades struck at the Meanwhile, in Tientsin articl by Kydryavthey, the paper said Nationalist garrison at Nan few was declared from 10 p.m. the defence nt the Frials kanwan wear Chunghsintien, 20 to 5 a.m. Food prices have opened by defending Japan- kilometers southwest of Pel-mounted at least 30 or 40 per-
was cent.-United Press. Imperialism, and alleg plg. He said the attack
Engaged
The engagement of Miss Mu garet Nary Row to Mr. Eduned, Huge Cruz of the Harbour Offee was announced on Saturday.
Y.M.C.A. CHIEF RESIGNING.
Frankfurt, June 14.
foreign policy.
Tr
An
ing the existence of a threat to repelles after twb hours of Japan by three five-year plans, fighting. Papers, however, said Japanese circles are quite that fighting, continued through- willing to revive "aggressive out this morning, Gunfire-was militarism even if it means thedible in Peiping till past conversion of Japan into 100. Kendurme. for another power
in the Far East." the paper concluded.--Reuter.
·Real Offensive Long isolated from the douth Mr. John R. Moit, 82-year-old
and now cut off from Peiping Presklent of the Young Men's Found sing in Yenchow as well, Puoting is the seat of Christian Association World Or. Street near Cheung Sha Wan at General Sun den-chung's 11th ganisation, toket a meeting in 12.05 am. yesterday suffering War Zone which covers Hope, Nuremberg today that he would from the effects of lysol poison- part of Northern Shantung and resign from his post at the Workling, Tong Yuk-mui, 23, was re- western dehol,
of the YMCA. in moved to the Kowloon Hospital,
Liang Shu-tsai said the at- Scotland next month. Mr. Moll) Her condition last night was tacks south of Tientsin were is a native of New York-Reuter, still serious,
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Manila, June 16.
Ten nations of the Far East or with territorial connections in the Far East will be repre- sented,
Owen Raid that although Japan's economic conditions are outside the scope of the Econo- mic Council for Asia and the
Hoover's letter said study of Far East; the prospective return of her economy to a peacetime these commitments shows the basis makes future trade rela- "United States today is a debtor tions of concern to all, nations.
rather than a creditor nation i Owen said Shanghai will be the conclusion seems to me provisional headquarters of the irrefutable that as a result of Over 100,000 inhabitants of ECAFE at least until the end our giving and lending we are of the present yenr.
Bad over-exporting goods and cur- war-battered Batan Peninsula weather delayed the arrival on not continue at such a rate with have volunteered to be guinea June 14 of the 11-man
and pike in a test which may have Soviet our present production delegation which is due late to consumption without further far-reaching effects on hundreds day.-Associated Press.
evil consequences to our stability of millions of Asiatics for whom rice is the staple diet Obstruction By
item. Soviet
Dr. Juan Salcedo, Jr., Fielt "Unless we can increase out] Operations Director of the US productivity or decrense, our Public Health Service in the consumption of goods we must Philippines, will attempt to de- seriously reduce the volume of termine if the method he de- exports to below the rate of the veloped for fortifying polished last two years with a corros- rice with
bo Vitamin B can
Bandits
At the same time dependants Take Over
of officers and ratings of the unhout, Fu Po, which was
Canton, June 15,
sunk of Fukien recently after Banditry in the arca just ponding reduction in gifts and used practically on a mass sčalo
has loans for which we Bupply to prevent beri-beri. a collision with a China Mer-north of Kwangchouwan
He said most Orientals want demanded become so menacing that a cur- goods... the obstruction of the chants sleamship,
Government to few and alert have been in Soviet
peace their rice polished white until indemnity-from-the-company after receiving compensation force in that former French during the past two years has it virtually becomes without vita from the Navy-United Press. leased territory since the night imposed milliards in expendi- mins. He believes at the cost of of June 12, according to Chin- tures upon us through support 25 cents annually per capita it Shanghai, June 15,
of the occupation armies and can be possible to supply more Mayor K. C. Wu will enter
SEQUEL TO SINKING CHE Press reports.
Activities of the bandits have rellef to starvation which would than. enough, berl-berl-prevent OF "FU PO" spread to Fangcheng in the not otherwise have been re-ing elements to the entire popu- tain 10 Allied delegations
Southwest, the home.of Gen. quired.
lation. the first session of the United
Shanghal, June 15.
"However, we can apparently! The method does not change Claims growing out of the sink-Chen Chi-tang, one time mili- Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East to log of the Chinese Navy gunboat tary leader of the Southwest expect little cooperation from the appearance of the taste of morrow evening, following the Fu Po off the Amoy coast last and now local industrial mag that quarter. But if there is full rice.
cooperation from the other na- Dr. Salcedo, Jr., is the holder opening of the conference here March when in collision with a nate.
The Great Light Evening tions it would lessen our bur- of the US$25,000 Williams- shin belonging to the China Mor in the morning.
The Foreign Minister, Wangchants Steam Navigation Com-News said that the bandits dens and divert mach of our Waterman Fund Grant for nu- Shil-chich, will make the open-pany soon will go before the Na- planned a province-wide upris- dead loss expenditures to more tritional research, Bataan wad ing address and Mayor Wo win clonal Minister of Defence and ing on June 6 but their con- constructive channels abroad. chosen because its people parti-
have been also deliver a speech of wel
poorly The unboat sank with 127 spiracy was frustrated.-Asso- For instance, cooperation in the cularly come. A.D.K. Owen, nssist officers. and wen Families of ciated Press.
three western zones of Germany nourished since the war owing ant Secretary-General, will three of them already have been
-and-Japan-to-abolish-inhibi- to the destruction caused dur speak on behalf of the United paid sums totalling" CNC$10,000.-
tions on their productivity, due ing the battle for the penin- to wrong concepts of repara- sula.-Associated Presa. tions levels of industry, would
Athens, June 14. incrouse their productivity and exports and this would greatly Greek Government sources reduce the drain on us,”i here today. rejceled Yugoslav Obviously referring to earlier clnims that Greek planes flew proposals by Henry Wallace, over Yugoslav territory yester Hoover said "Various proposals) day-Reuter.
the Chief of Staff.
Nations Secretary General, 000. Thirty-six other dependants Floods
Trygve Lic.
חנן
besieged the company offices
cal- Restoration of trade relations June 14 demanding claims. between Japan and other na living index which the
culated on the Shanghai cost of tions in the Far East is one of
company Адук Aro too high. Associated the main questions to be dla Press. cussed, Owen said to the press. The opening meet will also de- efde on the procedure for the 10-day session.-United Press.
STUDENTS ON
TRIAL
DR. EVATT TO VISIT JAPAN
In Waichow
Cantón, June 13. The Ma On (Saddle) Dam is almost entirely flooded by the rapidly rising torrent In the Walchow area, according to the lastest official report received by the Kwangtung Provincial Tokyo, Juna 15. Mr. Evatt, the Australian Min- Commission, of Reconstruction. ister for External Affairs, will The highest portion of the arrive in Japan about July 10 Dam 'is, only, two or three In- and will remain for about ore||ches, above the water, while the lower parts were flooded two or three days ago..
Shanghai, June 15. Four hundred university stu-week, it was officially learned to dents crowded the Shanghat day. District Court yesterday for Japan as a result of
Dr. Evatt, who is coming to Avery
The Dam was completed only a month ago. It was the
the opening of the trial of 11 warmest invitation from General undergraduates' charged by anti- of the Army Douglas MacArthur" greatest engineering work etrike students with assaulting is expected to live with General since the close of the war- them during a campus argu- MacArthur at the American Em- | KPN!*--- ment on whether to call 'atrike.
Д bassyRouter.
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Shanghai, Juno 16. Court officials, declaring that
Nanking. June 15. CNRRA Air Transport au- that plaintiffs are willing
The Soviet embassy said todaynounced today conclusion of the to
that the Soviet Ambassador negotiate with the defendants, China, A. Petrov, who
to plant shipment of 400 blooded recently Now Zenfand, sheep to Lanchow posted a notice immediately was reported about to leave for in Kansy Province a part of the calling off the trial session Moscow to report on the Mon- UNRRA rehabilitation plan. amid loud shouts of disappra golian situation, really is going Pilot Robert Rousselot sald not a val by, throng of spectators home for medical attention.As- single sheep got airsick. Asso- who demanded the accused be sociated Press.
ciated Press. released on ball.—United Press.
SOCIALISTS
IN CANTON
Canton, Juna- 15. The National. Socialist Party of China has established a."Canto", chapter with Hsu Fu-lin, atm councillor a direct committee member,
It was announced that the
Youth Party will do Hkewing Inter. The 'Kuomintang / Hondquarters warned members agálnat "folding other political partjes unless-thoy Trp secure zelense from the Koo mintang. Otherwise they are 'ilable to punishment.––Associated
Presa.
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