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DEMOCRATS' DISSOLUTION

BRITISH WOMEN IN

Chairman Announces Closing Down YINGKOW

New Exchange Move?

"

Shangha. Nor The Central Daily News, official Kuopelning Q reported that with a to checking

HVITSASƏN rr mitianers Train wing Inte hinseke market acada. The Goverænent is considering quoting "special evelinge rates" to overset Chiurse destring to remit money to' China,

The paber diled that these special rates will be the same it. The bluel, mer ket rates and would result in the Government trea•nry benefitting to the extent of

bitt USS150,000 $170) noally.Reater-AAP.

Grandiose Plans For Whampoa

11.

Shanchal, Nay 3. The little town of Whamos,

Nanking's Round-Up Of "Red Spies"

Shanghai, Nov. 5.

Democratie League leaders, after a meeting today, issued a statement announcing the dissolution of the League's "Central Office" and resigna- tion of its personnel.

in a statement in the name of the League, Chair- man Chang Lon said; "I hereby notify all menders to ceass political activities and Ian- nounce the resignation en bloc of the Central Q.fcepersonnel and thereby dissolution of- this office."

Idamed for the Communists' denision of intuenco,

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117 refits: to 12 but. when puth nei

duten et Die Central €14i* estates diesrubin of the bagne which was prrently muflaskord by

i w travelling

Pact With

Soviet Probable

London, Nov: 5. Prospects appeared "fairly good" for early

Shanghai, Nov. 5. The United States Navy is planning to send a den- troyer to the Mancharlan port of Yingkow to rescue alx British women employed by the British-American Tobacco Company.

Vingkow is isolated from Mukden by the Communists and it is believed that un- less the women are brought out by destroyer before the Ics begins to form. It will be Impossible to release them This winter-United Press.

Results Were A Surprise

London, Nov. 5. A well-informed 'Gov- He confirmed that Mr. Harold)ernment source said to-

The nanifesta declared that all members of the Dentouratie conclusion of an Anglo- Lingue, charged with participat. Soviet trade pact, a high ing in the revolt against the Government, should be given a Government source said! in a Tarkemmat Ear vete, elance eltar themselves, and

today. tha Demetalar Sociales! Fartyrkter that in contrast to the

Wilson. President of the Board day that the extent of of Trade, probably will leave Conservative for Moscow late this month to

gains in resume the trade talks broken Britain's municipal elec- off in July.

Prime tions surprised

se at the thy e parti's forging few laws in the League, many "Canbition Governmatat in of its members loved democracy antiered 3 Govya and freedom and whould be men's netin in utlawing the treated with consideration, Denperatic League

a tour

11 WHEN dging the "high

1 of demameraty.

The tat me t lowong pointy

T

inade the 1.

Arrest: members

of the Larue font he handed ver

pandie troi.

10 miles south of Canbon ou The Pearl River, at present fiving an Es past glory as the cradle the Justdat authorities to stand China's modern army, to be built up into a rival in the Bel- tish Colony of Hour Hong as the greatest part in southern; Chinese waters.

Some to this month, recond ing to the Chinese Cover went's Informali

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Bare 49, 1 tan ye

krometred programat to h transform the glorified Village into a zerong Shangla sex vpeal ner part capable of nezom Boating large sccon voda and pussessing all modern fioulit! for

of 000 000. a population

Preliminary sty ready here ndorte te both th Central Gaverament nent eial authorities, and a ki

-tatet that American neer who ate now en puute to China, wat je dal in the technini pt and of th project.

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It looked us If a compromise Minister Attlec and his would remove the last obstacle

to resumption of negotiations

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BIG BATTLE STARTS NEAR CHANGCHUN

Changchun, Nov. 5.

Both the Government and Communists threw more troops into the battle be- ing fought at Shlaoholung, 18 miles north of Changchun, and fighting continued unabated.

The Government claimed that the three-day pitch- cd battle for Yissien, railway hub 35 miles north of Chinchow in'south Manchuria, unded in a major Government victory with 15,000 Communist casualties.

Communist

The

major Communust Feiping Mukden

Anshan Crisis

Comununists

reportedly

U.S. May

Ship Gold To Europe

Washington, Nov. 5.

A proposal to ship

the 60.00 truups into the bat. Some American gold to tle but reports suid after three Europe in connection days. and nights fighting the Reds with the Marshall aid were rented.

In the Shlauholung arca thela a second Communists were believed tornid on The have withdrawn most of their | rattway. They were intercepted forces from Kirin for the big by, new Goverment reinterco- battle while

units nients brought up from Chin. which recently raided Chang. chow. chun in the hope of pinning down the Nationalist garrlan were spurring with the Govern ment forces moving

up from Szcpingkal.

Government reports claimed fighting, had intensified at Shlao. holung with the Communists' Dispatches admitted the Com, proposals is receiving

WO trapped divialons

misis agalu cut off Mukden's serious consideration severely mauled by Government) rall come unications with the

tillery and repeated air at steel-producing centre of Ankhan, from leading Govern- 60 nits to the south. The Giov.ment officials and may Fighting started at Vibien ernment was rushing reinforce. whom the Communists pulled nents to the Anshan area froin be.submitted to the furers out of eastern Jehol into two directions. (Peiping dis United States Senate.as Liaoning Province to participate | palenta aniq lighting was con. part of the plan to aid

teka.

being

H.K. Canton Phone Argument

thing at Ythalen and the sllut. tion

¡ORYCI

Officials familiar with the

was client though the Europe. Government claimed among the 70,000 Ommunists proposal say that Congress will

be asked to authorise a- European-

throws the the aren).

Peiping reports sald airborn,

It was

int the

Communist

Yulin Quiet

In

reinforceineni hnd reached stabilisation fund of about Kirin wills the Communists, were $3,000,000,000 dollars to be ad- Round-Up

building deteners cast of the ministered by the Treasury 'sily for heŝiling neilen.

addition to the previously Bug- leprated canwhile gested six to Meonwhile, Dr. H. Hington

seven thousand Feasiquaiters of the million dollars as gifts and loans. of the Govern. Touk. Director

Column l' Eighth Russia's refusal met information Ofee, admit

He said Labour Party leader-

The stabilisation fund work! to pay more

moved from Haicheng. 30 mties' od to fortien reporters today than half of the 42,450,000 in chip anticipated Labour would

worth cost of

not be used until the Marshall Yinktw pori, to that Government authorities hack

stalment que on

on lose only a minimum of 500) Aug. 1

Tomurhen, 22 miles to the south, programme was well under way arrested mure thon Afty Com-

and Disagreement

east, ng Baticumlist forces arriv. whep, was" - suggested, the Minor Opposition munist agents in Mukden, Pel. Britain's 1941 and 1944 credits "canell seats in England

between the Walca. The actual nat loss was tong

ed at Newchwung, 10 miles west Treasury might dip into the fund Kong and Canion au Th

shouting and Stan, capital of Sheast to Russin, he said. Cocemment

Province, since

to finance shipments of, gold and the middle of

No details are avaiable but 652) Hé sald the Ministers were thorities on the division of in- Detober, mcluding Major-General It is

come has resulted in an inde- understood Russia has not perturbed by the loga.

dollar» to the various Marshall and democratice Shin, publle relations paid Britalo nome but not all

The spokesman attributed the finite delay in the opening of

Around Pelping 500 Reds were Pian countries for ure og reserves The Kuomintang was not fler attached to the Garrison of the remaining half of the decline to irritation over Gov- the radio-telephone service be reported to be a few miles to back up their own legal cur

Headquarters in Malden,

tween the two olties. intlawed although certain of its

south of Mentoukoù coulmines rencies. ernment restrictions In. the Instaiment,

All facilities and equipment about 20 miles outside members rullaborated

Most of the arrested with the

peophy

Mr. Wilson will return to economic erisin and to the suc for the service have been in- The Red units which last week that it had nothing to do with Offenin backing the plan said de a nese during the war,

were officers and government

Tong Aloscow in a stronger bargain- en of the Conservative Party's stalled and tests carried out burned a village 30 miles south the recent suggestion by Mfr. 4. The G.vernment should (mployees, arid Dr.

court. ing position than he was last first real attempt

to organise satisfactorily. they are now owaiting

cast of Peiping were driven northat an charges of espionage July. A. Gaveranout source, said fer laesi elections

20 Ernest Begin that the United The Canton authorities are from the presence and freason.

Britain's increased export pro-] He said Labour actually re- insisting on a percentage baned

The Central News sald Com States should redistribute its Lole October, the Centralne and Government's con- tzine its 1946 strength in the on the pre-war Hong Kongines north of Yenan, had been dollars could be spent in trade munist attacks on- Yulin. 100 gold because none of the gold or Cie vernment gave the Cominunkts rol of raw material allocations clzetions but the Conservatives Canton trunk line agreement blunted United Press, and those having relations with

transactions--Reuter. thy Communist Party for days

will enable him to meet the increased theirs immeasurably;

whereby Canton got two-thirds and Hong Kong one-third of register with the Garrison . Fovirt denind for guaranteed Nanking, Nov. 5. Horities throughout the country.

| koterade minge opposition launch

el by dress) in bovine mole in the country.

dave a Chinese

Y

Gets O.B.E.

In Manchester, he said, La

The insignia of the Order of Si we its expiration of the end of delivery, de-United Press. bour's popular vote jumpai 27

the British Empire was presentedrtuber, the Govertymens, hus

Captain Kaj Ju-fong. uf The new wel, kar boring dong Chinese Naval Headquarters waters along a bed on shine, la Sanking, by Sir Ralph Stevening, not intended to replace Canton, British Ambasador, on behalf of the Chinese Gemma's In the King Loday. "Formation "nfler reveal, the H The briei bad soleinn cerraDAY contrary, it case, nel gi pesent{1 ok place at the official residence plans the two gute Wall annanle at the Ambassador. The citation ment each other.

accompanying the reward was real by Captain Smith, Naval Attache of the British Embassy. Captain Kas served during the war as Chinese Llakson Officer in Southeast Asia Cmmand under Vienunt Mountbatten. -- Centra

Canton thus far wald 1 have been handicapped in congetition with Hong Kong for com cele supremacy being Pertot in'nvel at the tip fan estimury which too shallow to aeromilate set- going vessel — Reut

News.

Leader

Hungarian

Disappears

Budapest, Nov. 5.

M. Zoltan Pfeiffer, leader of the Hungarian, Inde- pendent (Opposition) Party, disappeared from the Parliament building here today shortly before he had been expected to address the House in connection with the Public Prosecu- tor's demands for his arrest.

for alleged election frande

ly arrested persons in enses where evidence of illegal activi. ties existed, said Dr. Tob

Mc denied

Gavern'. that the ment had mad; mas, arrests. -- United Press. &. Reuter,

Chinese

Election

Rosters

NANKING, NOV, 5. INTERIOR MINISTER CHANG LL SHENG TOLD REPORTERS TODAY THAT: MORE THAN 1.500 HSIEN THROUGHOUT CHINA WERE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE COMPILING VOT. ING ROSTERS IN TIME TO HOLD ELECTIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON N V. 21-29 AS SCHEDULED.

Il rett ruted that the cles.

emphasising, there is no reason for pastponement."

R.A.F. Release Groups

per cent but the Conservativen' voting strength went up 77 per

cent.

the takings on bath thr

Since the new method of com- munications will be by radio- telephone, not land lines, the He reiterated that the muntung Kong authorities have cinul elections would have no proposed that each side take 50 effect on the Government pro- per cent of the Income. THE AIR MINISTRY AN- Gum: tv socialise Britain, it was pointed out that

LONDON, NOV. 5.

·NOUNCES THAT "THE GEN: ERAL LEVEL FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY RELEASES R GROUND AIRMEN WILL BE GROUP 07 WITH THREE TRADES REACHING GROUP 70.

In some trades, releases will

not have reached the generat

United Press.

DANISH CABINET RESIGNS

Copenhagen, Nov. 5. King Frederick today received

level and the lowest release Pin Minister Knud Kristensen

group will be 89.

The general level

und secupted the resignation of

of releases his Liberni (Agrarian). Cabinet.

fer Royal Air Force officers and The King asked Kristensen and

air-crew is 'group 01

and WAAF officers

un 70.-Reuter.

and for his Mulstars ta eontinue in office airwomen until the new Cabinet is formed.

United-Prons.

Dawn Session Ends.

In A Row

London, Nov. 5.

wherens before the war. the Canton authorities had the greater portion of the land lines to maintain, their burden In the new system will noi excted Hong Kong's,.

Children Believed Safe

Peipina

Wedding Gown A Lovely Display

(By Robert Musel)

London, Nov. 5. Princess Elizabeth, still fearful someone might

copy her wedding gown, has vetoed her de signer's suggestion that replicas he exhibited in big department stores in the United States.

heiress to an Empire, gown would be lavishly em who has almost everything in broidered. I also guessed itz the world exccpt privacy, price nt U.S.$5,000, which wants to keep the top secret. Buckingham Palace told mu her wedding gown, until she was far too high: An official stopa aut of her coach at West source

The

Huggested U.S.$500 minster Abbey on the morning would be closer to the real of Nov. 20.

price.

The crowds will gasp at the If Hartnell is selling loveli. lovely display-you can bet on ness like that for five hundred, NEW DELHI, NOV. 5. it. Several hardened nowe will take half a dozen and THE THREE · CHILDREN, paper folk, invited to 1 pre-make myself a fortune in the ON LT. COL. AND MRS. view of sketches and n sretion United States.

DYKES, WHOSE PARENTS of the gown, uttered profca- Hartsell, red carnation in his WERE KILLED IN AN AT-alonal oohs and ahs today, do tapel, said he was inspired by. TACK ON A CONVENT lighting harassed designer Botticelli's famous painting. WHEN TRIBESMEN CAP Norman Hartnell, who has "Primavera."-United Fress. TURED AND BURNED THE been living in a Hollywood-like TOWN OF BARAMULA IN atmosphere of expionage shace KASHMIR, ARE NOW BE he submitted the winning de Freighter In LIEVED TO BE SAFE IN sign. RAWALPINDI, WEST PUN- Chose who got through the Danger JAB (PAKISTAN).

tions would not be postponed, A 14-hour sitting of the House of Commons broke up in a row just before dawn today when the Mr. Chang said these 1,500 Labour member, Konni Zilliacus, charged the halens and municipalities, would

Government with joining an Anglo-American be able to elect two-thirds of The total membership

bloc to threaten Russia with war,. required for a quorum of the National .Zilliacus's charge WAH 'uns- All but une Conservative had Several days ago M. Pfeiffer, Ministry of the Interior announc- Assembly (there is a total of 2 were by hin, fellow Labourite. I pointedly walked out when

decurity precautions to the

New York, Nav, S.. whose party has been under tire fed the arrest of M. Joseph 125 hsiens and municipalities in Captain Raymond Blackburn, Zilliacus commerccd and Cap

The children who were", at ornate salon-gtanned." by The Coast Guard cater Dexter Varga, the party leader's per-China). the August national elections, sonid pecretary, and of M. All the parties, the candidates who charged Zilliacus with tath Blackbura rose to answer, school at the convent, ware re policeman and a doorman, who radioed today that she isis.anding was charged with having cnuced George Stirling, described as n

asked for dames and addresses, by the heavily-laden rou re car- and their names, including inde presenting a "bogus crypto. Captain Blackburn charged ported missing.

Lieutenant-Colonel Dykes up which were checked against a rier Louirburainking in, heavy the release of an arrested mem- nembor of

Zlacus. with; trying to or locally. by Communism" case. the Pfeiffer party pendents. nominated

parently Est his life while try list were sworn to secrecy on seas and gals winds 486 miles east Zilliacus referred Li Mr.giniso: a "socinform" as *ing to save his wife, according ber of the Hungarian SS brigade ant a former Press official of 500 or mere voters will be off-

Now round lamt. . Churchill's

of ve foot wavex elally announced tomorrow, the | Winston

famous counterpart of the "cominform" information available here today. What they saw. last year when he was Minister the Ministry of Education General Elections

Well, some ume ago, I wrote winds to 40 miles an hour would Omee Reuter.

her Fulton, Missouri, speech and Favid rectised him of failing to Mrs. Dykea' body was recovered. sold today.United Press,,'

story predicting that the make rescue of the Louisburg'a later statements by Mr. Chur- protest when Russian leaders from a well-Reuter chill that British foreign policy designated our Prime Minister'

40 mon crew extremely hazardous, under the Labourites has boon and Foreign Secretary as

the cutter reported. to join the United States in traltora." opposing Russia.

of Justice.

The Public Prosecutor do. manded that the Opposition party- leader's Parliamentary immunity be lifted so that, he might be in- dicted and arrested.

This morning M, Peiffer, enter- ed Parliament arul had talks. with the Premier, M.Lajos Din nyes, hut when, the Speaker of the House later called on him to speak, he could not be found.. The immunity commission Parliament 'will meet tomorrow morning to discuss the lanus,

of

B. Efeiffer's name was link

ed last night to an alleged ea- plonago organisation when

Lord Ammon's Radio

Broadcast

Canton, Nov. 5.

:

When members pointed out

Another Jolt For Labour Party

London, Nov. 5. jolting setback in the municipal clections.

and

The Canadianship is being ahnken badly by the pounding 1928 and the No. 8 halg had been cracked and foodoit-lo sen lovel...-- United ProsN?”,

The Weather

"A"Chini_Bek_typhoon, tha bulit un ovir N. Aroom, 2. The Faeldo, typhoon" sppearA

Ho described it as a "policy that Captain Blackburn's speech of an Anglo-United States bloc was blocking a formal Govern prepared to use the threat of ment answer, by using the rest war as an instrument of polley of the House time before ad- In its relations with the Soviet Journment. Captain Blackburn | a final broadcast to the Chinese nation here last Union shouted tim glad I am pre Scottish voters handed the Labour Party another

evening, Lord Ammon, leader of the British An offort at that point by vouling an answer being given Parliamentary Mission, again voleed the hope another member to adjourn the to anybody who puts up such With resultať nearly. com south of the border, reaching toe altunted aborts 450 miles of Manil "that peace would soon return to China. 599 Hinuse for lack of a quorumla bogus crypto-Communist case plete, the Labourites had drop; its peak in Glasgow, where the moving swly, NW. The antleyclone is about 40 ns has been put up tonight."--ped a net of 65 seats, losing 37 Labourites lost three neats but moving eastward and weakening:: fi now "The prospect of returning to rehabiliation and reconstruction failed. There were normal conditions is held back work In Varkus parts of the per cent, just enough to do United Prean,

and winning 12 riot seats. clung to a two voto majority tends from NE Ching to the Senat and rendered. almost impossibln country,

business including only one

They lost control of Ave umong the 114 vlected council. Today's Forecasty Moderate. H. winds, the so long u. 30 per cent of the nu He and that British national member of the Conservative

counells to thoir opponents, men.

cloudy with paritalolentance "daring," the tlon's revenuo te expended on the in China had shown' in the. MI. Opposition;

harely clung to industrial

daytrailer warm, 2008 prosecut!: of war ho bald,

Glasgow and won the upper As in the Engllah and Welsh | Yesterday's, Wantiske komm hand in two smail cities, Muscl- local elections, only one third of Maximum 0.0 deg. Fah (69.9"die: 7th

In Dundee, the - Rainfall NIL - Total since Jan. 1. fseed courageously. We and all ditions and expressed willingness their ability to reach basic Mission to China, led by Lord The results continued, in a other well-wishers, conunt, but to cooperate to the best of their agreements with Ruselas Ammon, Is expected to arrive at less drastic war, the frond last nix of the 12, souts being 2100ma.101.10 Ins, as Desinst an

Cavernie· of ZOTIA, mm2=81.81 Ina. hape that some other way, than ability to Wa are falling into a state Kal Tak at 11:16 am today from away from Socialism markedly voted on the 30-member council force of arms, may bring the uri. They will hot tall China” he of vassalto and dependance Canton. We demonstrated by the Conserva- which was evenly; divided *be, *«* happy struggle to a conclusion.” concluded, and addedjale shall

Lord Amman pall a warm tri reture to our homes. With cound the United States of Fehr members of the Mission Live landslide in last week-end's tween the Bocialists, and their laro, a mai 1913, 3016 m.

$10.00 - $29,43 Inchéi bute to the courageous night put tain knowledge that, between our America, where they believe in are scheduled to leave on Satur- English) and Welsh ballotting opponents, estate p up by China's universities and two countries the benda by friends

aban najcument day for Bhgapore, The others for borough counelimens

Labour also lost control in el tumidis Palaley Johnstone, and Bathgate Wind Bize BoEKELERE „other-institutions--against-mosis ship are more clesity: Unkadan gin/disling:

Als date forection 'adversa gonditions and Inuuded the Heuter) TREAT

slontheir ready acceptance of lacus blamed the Imbour the new political act-up and have Governfrent's failure to usg a

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