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BITTER CLASH AT KIRIN Man In The Middle UNO AID ASKED IN

50 Thousand Digging Trenches

U.S. Naval Commander To Pay Visit

Shanghai, Nov. 3.

Admirni Cifarles M. Cooke, Commander of the United Mates naval forces In the western Pacifle, will iħake

龋门

Visit

informat

g

Kong from November 12 ta 17, and

Shugapure from

November 21-25 is the flag- ship "Estes," it was.official- ly' anncunzed L-night.

The heavy cruker "Estes” sull he neemmpanied by the light crubser "Atlanta" onct destroyers "Hupertus" ***]kAz14'',

The

aubungenient safet the Visit Was purely routine one and will afford Thre

both opportunity for naval and marine personnel of Admiral Conke's command to vhalf two of the most im. portant cities of the western Pacific.--Reuler.

Typhoon Hits Hard At Yap

Guam, Nov. 3.

"Last Stand" Call Sent By Chiang

Shanghai, Nov. 3.

More than 50,000 citizens have been mobilized to build additional trenches and strengthen ex- isting fortifications on the outskirts, as the battle for Kirin approached a climax today, according to semi-official and independent Chinese reports reaching here in the past few hours.

The Communist attacks under the cover of in- creasingly heavy artillery bombardment have increased considerably in intensity, and the atmosphere within Kirin is said to be tense in anticipation of the coming decisive battle. This battle will decide the way and from which a short fate not only ef Kirin, the mainline un to Routhern Shansi coal supply centre for Chang-vla Talyuan, the Shans! pro-l hun, but also one of the vincial expital-reported "posi-" biggest hydroelectric dama in tion netcriorating rapidly" and the world, the Hainofengmen urgently appealed personally to plant, on which a large area in | President Chiang Kai-shek for Manchutin depends for power reinforcements. and electricity.

Several Communist columns Eladiante preparations are are wald to be converging on the Leing made for street fighting city. wul tends to show that the be

In North Shenal, Red pressure lengured garrison although against Yulin, described as "the with little rest in the past ten gateway to Inner Mongolia", Is days. v respond whole- claimed to have considerably re- heartedly to President Chiang laxed with the arrival of further hel-aheles enll for the fight to Government reinforcements ard the lust.

the recapture of the suburb of

The Geatralisaimo's dramatie | Pelhsiaoling. message "Defend the city to

the inst," was flashed last night

Yulin Threat

to the outnumbered and hard One report, hitherto lacking pressed garrison shortly he re-official confirmation, said the

7

Here is the man who stands and watches De Gaulle and the over the Communists.

at the helm of France Centre sweep to

1

Victory

He is French Premier Pal Ramadler. Surrounded by newspaper correspondents

when fals photograph was taken, he was criticising Extremist partica of both sides and emphasising the financial, economic and social difficulties which face Prance.-APhoto.

Labour In Britain Will Not Call General Elections

London, Nov. 3.

A typhoon, with 100-turned to Nanking from the Communist ring around the city mile winds, struck the mer capital of Kuling and was broken and Yulin was new

with a surfes was confronted tiny island of Yap, in the of despatches from Manchuria out of danger. In spite of bad western Carolines. today. telling of the growingly serious carried out several sorties today The Labour Government will carry out its full wenther Government warplanes causing severe damage situation in the Kirin sector.

concentrating on Bed artillery to United States naval

poslifans around Yuln. housing warehouses, dis- pensaries and other buildings.

were

Te.

Strafing

Socialist programme and will refuse to call a special general election despite Britain's sweeping swing to the Right in Saturday's municipal election, a high Goyernment source said today.

He sait Parliament automati, suld he doubted the Conserva ently expires in 1950 and only lives would make then will Government seek a new mution in the Commons for dis- formal mandate from the people. Holation of the Houge and

KASHMIR TURMOIL Molsems Said To Gain

Entry Into Srinagar Tripped And

New Delhi, Nov. 3.

The United Nations was officially informed of the situation in strife-torn Kashmir today when an Indian Government leader suggested that it supervise a plebiscite to determine the status of the state,

The

pri.

Hammer Slayer

Was Caught

Tokyo, Nov. 3. Pvt. Soutman Armistead, accused of the hammer staying of four Japanese in the ́diny village of Ebina- machi near the Fourth Ite- placement Depot, was cap- he..he tripped aut foll while fleeing from a posse of CID agents In the vlclsity din, Takats.

suggestion come

turo. from Ministry announced that Indian Pandil Jawaharlalt. Nehru, trope and Royal Indian Air Prime Ministér" of the new Ferce planes defending Kash- Tominion of India, to which mir State "have inflicted Kashmir's Hindu Maharajah casualties....and taken decided to join his presoners" among the Monlem Aminantly Moslem state a raiders from Pakistan. week ago to obtain help against The Defence Ministry com- Pathan railers coming from mudique said adtindal troops Pakistane North-west Frontier were being moved into Brini. Province.

gar, valley to protect the capi- tal of Kashmir.

Declaring that India has no intention of mainaming troops Kashmir ence the "danger of invasion in Enseed, Nehru said: "We have declared that the fate of Kashmir is ultimate- ly to be decided by the people. That pledge we have given, and the Maharajah has supported it. We will not and cannot back .ut of it."

Nehru termed the invasion of Kashmir by the Pathan raidera aviolation of International law and an unfriendly act to a neighbour country:"

Situation

Meanwhile,

reports of the military altuation in Kashmir, where Indian troops are fight ing beside Kashmir forces, re- mained conflicting.

The Pakistan radie aald on Sunday that Moslem

patrols

had penetrated the streets of

Indian Government, the, provincial capital of Srini-I zar but this was denied by the

The latter acknowledged. however, that the Invaders had

Tung Oil Shipments

Shanghal, Nov. 3. The total export of tung olt from Shanghai and Hong "Kong" this yearTM f ́ ́50.000

tons.

Of this amount, the Unit- ed States absorbed about 60 percent, and Great Britain 15 percent. The remaining 25 percent was distributed among Soviet Russia, Japan and countries in Europe. - Central News.

Government warplanes from In northenstern Shantung, Red) nearby Changchun, were today columns staged another heavy said to be alternating between attack on Government outponts bombing and strafing Red nt-at Weihalwai but were repulsed Seawalls were badly damaged tuckers and drapping supplies "with severe losses", by high tides. No casualties to the defenders.

The biggest Government sie. reported in messager

Had news also reached the ceas of the day was scored on ceived here by the Navy.

Ministry of National Defence the border of Antwet and Hunch Yap sent a request for tents, in Nanking today from West-province, where pre-Government tarpaulin and other supplies to ern Hopci province, where the despatches claimed that Nationa provide housing for naval per strategie railway hub of Shik 1st troops routed a large force Government would proceed with Mr. Churchill and other metr In The meantime he said pecini general election although Hannel-and-their dependants.- chinchwangis said to be in of Communist one-eyed General the nationalisation of gas, iron bera undoubtedly would demand

Two planes will leave Guam grave danger.

Liu Po-cheng's guerilias after and steel and possibly other such netfon in Parliamentary on Tuesday with 8,000 pounda The commander at Shth a bitter struggle in which no leas Industries and with imitation of debates and speeches. of supplies. The U.S.S. Grain chinchwang-which is situated than, 4.008 Communists ger will depart on Thursday with on the Peiping-llaskow Rail-killed--Reuter-AAP.

were the veto power of the House of Results from 886 boroughs in additional supplies.

Lords to one year,

|England and Wales had been Prime Minister Atlee and his tabulated by mid-morning. Cabinet met this morning and four others there were no con. reviewed briefly Labour's net testants and two boroughs have luss of 644 connell seats in the yet to count their ballots. elections but devoted most of The 386 boroughs elected their me 10 more pressing 1.208 Conservatives, 1,059 Inde approached to within eight business,

pendents (most of whom were miles of the Srialzar airport, Although the Conservative anti-Socialiste), 824 Labourites chief base of the Indian Army's Party has made no formal de ond 140 Liberals,

defence operationa mand on the Government for as The Conservatives reported a Semi-cficial intelligence re- special general election Lord] net gain of 618, the Independents ports at Peshawar varlously Woolton, its national chairman, a gain of 35, the Laboutito a estimate the strength of the salt in a post-election statement net loss of 644, the Liberals all Kashmir reboi força as between that he believed the Government even and Communista a net lous 2.000 and 8,000, consisting part- should recognise that the House of nine.

ly' of tribal raiders from the tribal belt and the rest. Iccal Moslems.

the

In Tokyo, the Bird Weather Wing said the typhoon was moving west, northwest at teu miles an hour hended for Philippines. A typhoon which lashed the Central Philippines last week was reported moving over the South China Sea toward Kalnan Istund, off South China)-Associated Press.

Manila. Nov. 3.

S. Kendrick Guernsey, Presi dent of Rotary International, i left for the United States yester- day afternoon via Pan American Clipper. A group of Manila Rotarians saw him off. Mr. Guernsey, accompanied by Mrs. Guernsey, is touring Rotary crganizations throughout the world-United Press.

Protest At Ban On

Chinese Democrats

Hong Kong Ship Held At Canton

Peiping, Nov. 3.

"(Earlier News-Ser Page:3)

In

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It added that Royal Indian: Air Force, planes "made offen- sive reconnaissances Patten aron."

Other

aoureca

in the

said many raiders were killed in heavy fighting today. They reported that priseners taken by Indian forces Included men wearing the uniform of the Pakistan army.

One estimate mentions the raidera' casualties as more than 1,000 against a few Indian troops.

Among the Pathan raiders taken prisoners, some were re- Army uniforms. Official quar ported to be wearing Fakistan ters, however, were reticient.

Associated Press Staff photo-

An interise search for the negro soldier had been un- derway sinço October 20 when he was said to have

1 run amuck, slaying the mem- bers of a Japanese family In an unwarranted explicable frenzy.

Armistead

and tri-

AWOL

from the replacement depot of the time of the killings.

The search by squads of military

p:lice

agents centered

and

in

$

CID

17.

River.---

mile hilly wooded area neir the TainErawa United Press.

Questions On Colony's

Finances

Questions on the Col- grapher Max Desfor said he ony's wartime finances, saw more than 20 villages in supplementary of those flames while flying over-n sec tion of the Kashmir valley, ex- put in Legislative Coun- tending to within abrut 20 cil a fortnight ago are to miles of Srinigar.

be asked by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo at Thursdty's The villages, scattered in an area about 20 miles long and meeting. nearly 10 miles wide, apparent-

ly hart been act afire by Moslem' Mr. Lo will nak: Invaders who were acouring the able Acting Secretary's

With reference to the Honour- replies valley and moving in the directo my questions in this Counel! tien of Srinigar, he said.

An

sulle rity It

was spent? (2) Under what

The totals of each category was so spent? of expenditure mentioned in answer (3) Indicating~~ (a) the amounts In each category which have bren charged to Hong Kong Ex- penditure, and

on Oct. 16 will Governm int table In Karachi an order for the statement showing formation of a Pakistan Na-(1) How the £3,250,000.00 Jean tional Guard on a voluntary basis was promulgated..

The Pakistan-Gazette Ex (3) traordinary states that emergency has arison, making necessary the formation of a voluntary organization to sup- plement the armed forces of Pakietan and the Governor- General has promulgated the Pakistan National Guard or-

linance extending to all Pakis-(4) Lan territories. Associated Press and United Press.

(b) which. have bron charged to suspekie count, and ⠀

cc-

by what authority the cx- *penditure in (8) übeve was

incurred.

Silver To Aid China's Finance?

New York, Nov. 3. Financial circles today suggested that the injec- tion of silver into China's monetary syntem might be the answer to the many problems plaguing China.

The Independent "Ta Kung Pao" "today made public a letter which Carson Chang, leader of the Democratic Socialists, and Li Huang, of the Young China Party (minor groups now sharing "coalition" with the Kuomintang) of Commons was no longer re-i Labour lost contról of 23 coun: addressed to Premier Chang Chun, express- presentative of the country and cils to the Congervatives and its ing the "hope" that the Government should seek "another mandate." majorities in eight others. In The same reports sald Indtar would not take too severe measures to deal

Mr. Winston Churchill, Parlia- only one borough, Llanelly, in Afr Force platon yesterday with the outlawed Democratic League,

mentary leader of the Party, Wales, did Labour-win control} carried out a thres-hour straf- Chang wan a former League "At the present

also contended the elections had from anti-Socialists. At Bootle, ing operation against rebel momont leader.

when the Constitution is about deprived the Government of any a Liverpool dock area, one pealtions, in an effort to cut Informed circios sald the ro- the United States, in dollars out

mandato K to be enforced. the Government

received in the Lubbur gain from the Conger their lines of communications. establishment. of A ́atable of proceeds of China's export to should do its best to safeguard

general elections.

Pakistan officials at Rawal-monetary system, which would the United States, Repayment vatives put them on equal tennindi todný chargod, that an menn the revival of production would 'nct begin until fivo years the freedom of the people so as servalive Party's central office

The spokesman for the, Con- United Press. tu win their support," the

Indian plane dropped a bomb and commerce, might alan re- after the purchase of the silver, letter said.

cn Pakistan territory,

sult in the end of the civil war They also sold the United The Pakistan Commissioner or at least make the Govern States was partly responsible

·guld· Indian Air Force planes ment fight against the Com-for China's currency prolilejna. from Kashmir dropped three munists with more certainty of through the Silver Purchase Act bombs, apparently, aimed at success,

of 1934, when the United States Kohala bridge on the main land Theae quartirs saftl that became a large buyer of Chin route from Pakistan to Kash- without outside ald, the curse silver and donutied China of mir.

rency, could be put on a sound no much that Chiba was forced One of the bombs landed in basis, and suggested that the to abandon the silver sturidard. Kohala village Inside Pakis- injection cf 400,000,000 ounces-United Press. tun, 60 miles northeast of of silver, plus, the matal China Rawalpindi, while the other already has, might do the trick. two fell into the river.

Such an amount would be al At New Delhi, the Defence most double the purchasing power of the total curráncy now in circulation and would

At 9000 hrs OMT (Jahr Kang Bomové, cost about US$300,000,000,

i: Hot goterday, the. Ophoon neon Two Ways

about 50; mufles BV "of Hons": Kone mov. The sources said the silver tred about 550 miles W of Geam is Ing-slowly War WWW;;. Abother typhoon

It asked him to -telegraph Chiang Kai-shek in. Kuling to "bandle this matter with dis-) cretion so that, while purging] reactionary elements, we may not force people to join tho body of reactionaries."

Party leaders did not pro- |

jik

ARMED JEWISH YOUTHS RAID POLICE STATION

Eight Lads

The Weather

Butterfleld and Swire's m.v. "Wu Sieh" (Captain Jullan Green). has been detained by the Chin- ese Maritime Customs in Canton following the discovery of a considerable amount of contra-

́ ́Jerusalem. Nov; 3. ⚫ band goods on the vessel on Saturday morning.

Police afinounced today that 15 or 20 armed “Jewish Messages received by the, Canton said the goods wore League.

test against the banning of the youths had stormed a police station in Tel Aviv this morning local agents confirming the de- valued at more than HK$100)-

and released two alleged members of Irgun Zvai· Leuml, who Meanwhile, tention of the ship sald that 000. The local agenta said the threa

Shanghai, had been arrested during the week-end for removing and de- the

alleged Communist facing street. signs. goods, including anilino estimate was HK$25,000. ngenta, believed to be the ring- dyes, plecegoods and foun-

The raid coincided with tho The masked youths cordoned off Canton messages sald tuln

the leaders of a Communist supply xplosk:n of a noise bomb in front the house and several others en1 were found inj pana,

centraband various parts of the ship and large quantity of photographie smuggling out gasoline and styled Jewish

cargo included organisation which has been at the offices of Haganah, self-tered and phed Gurezitz's wife defence army, away and fired three shots Into that some stewards are miss material, a radio set, scores of other supplies to Red areas whose intervention ing,

was respon his chest. One suspect, wai ar- ant word package of dyes. The agents added that

bbits of piecegoodanud 00 from Shanghal, were arrested sible for the arrest of the two rested;

by officers of the Shanghat Gar- Ergunists.

It is believoj Gurovitz had re-. sivas awaited on the amount to

The captain's cabin, it was titor Command in Taingiao-end a 24-hour true between the warning him to quit his polic

The raid brought lo bo put up as a bond with the alleges, was used by the Chin- the nor hastern Shantung extremist Irgun group and the work.

un abrupt colved several threatening Jettors

An explosion, brought about by Chinese Customs,

hammering a round, cbject which caso, smugglers to t Chinese press reporta from the gonda.

(conceal some of port, in the past 24 hourn, it morn for wo hours In Le, lightched.security precaution, } Mount Davis, ranulied in eight Treasury, with China agreeing Mihimama 7010 deg. Fal

Haganahan Meanwhile Palestine author had been found in the vicinity of Araba The "Wa Bich" arrived in This brings to.28 the lumber the Holy Land on Sunday, coalus 15% protect the Consulates. whose Inds being, Infured at about 3 cm. to make repayment in kind CF ON OTHER PAGES Canton from Hong Kong, on of suspected Communlab aments their shops, and adoring their Gavrinumenta, adopted: pro vesterdays in front b. 97. Belchers to make deferred payment.

||Friday night. The goods were] arrested by local authöritics|[newspapers with black borders on Palásting stand at the UN General N1200220 umb10°444 DE IMA The Treasury at present has discovered after · ag-five-hour} #inco the unearthing 01" an or- 'the' goth anniversary or the Bal Assembly ached wire fence was who found the young Indl 190,000,000% of non-monetized)

Poge. Tibs

Lady Chan Chak in Court. Page Four

Arab, Armies Maxiing.

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Licensing Court.

Export Controls:

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Yerberday's Wrathurise"?

1. In the open market but watrods from N Chink lu Japan. this would take a long time Today's ForecastModerate to NE and, fores prices up sharply. winds, cloudy with sessional light rala,,

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four Declaration promising the A, how. oficere accompanied by gender apckesman this morula alden, bellaved to be Jewish Mulate whose premises are now others looked ct received the

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