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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1947..

COLLAPSE OF Princess In Trouble GENERAL SUN

CHINA

IS IMMINENT

Say H.K. Businessmen

(By Margaret R. Bowes)

China's collapse, due to Inter-related économic and military troubles, is Imminent and a substan- tial American loan is her only hope, declare several of Hong Kong's most prominent bust- ness and financial authorities. A well-known and reliable ob server,, who requented that his name be withheld, and that if Bio Nationalist Government shoubi collapse, It will be he cause of the civil war and its fspring, inflation and paraly- sis of trede.

Whether or no! American aid would prevent Buch n break down, he had. "depends on the amount of aid proferred and on how it is given."

virtually an international battle- ground. he could not see.

However, he did think that American aid to China on the might stimulate grand scale greater. Russian interest in the Communists to the Chinese point where they would openly receive "arms and moral sup- part from the Soviet."

Chinese View

A promivent Chinese finar- eier, who nha requested that his

fle remarked that US$500-name be withheld, said: 400,000 was "a lot of money," "Naturally we shou'd like to Im that anything as small as sce peuce. China has been fight- US$60,000,000 would be "merelying for 20 years, She is like n a drop in the ocean."

plant in a drought-parched-- for money."

As to supervision of the ex- “le penditure of such a loan, who pays the piper should eni the tune." he declared.

"Today the whole world de- pends on the United States." he declaved. "It is the same as lu both World Wars."

loan of

Vicious Circle Another informed

A source,

US$60,000.000 who also asked to remain an would be "entirely too small." nonymous, zahl: "Collapse of he commented. the Chinese Government, if it came, would be the result of the military-economic chaos in China.

"These two factors can not be divorced." he said, adding: "It is a vicious circle."

aid! he

"Of course. American would be of assistance?"

leglared, but he dismissed suggested US$60,006,000 nu "nothing."

Ner would supplies alone do the trick, he added.

What with distribution pro- blems, government controls and squeeze. US$500,000,000 would be more like it." he said.

But close supervision of the ayout of such a sum would be accessary."

He added that "when helping people, one does not count the dollars."

"Besides," he continued, "the States should be more broad- minded about this, for it is a world affair."

The question of supervision he relegated to the diplomatic a department with the remark

that "those things are states

men's concerns."

A Princess who was refused diplomatic privileges.

Perain. Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, sister of the Shah of

refused had been lecturing in U.S. on sociology and was diplomatic privileges when she arrived at London airport.

She had to pay over £300 duty on other goods sho had purchased in America.--APhoto.

Readers' Letters

H.K. MINING

Sir-About five months ago, at a lecture given by Dr. S.G. Davis of the Education Department to the Sing-Driush Club on the Mineral Wealth of Hong Kong.

mentioned in reply to a ques

in that the Hong Kong Govern

ment was tackling the problem of dew laws and regulations in con-

nection with local nining. Several months before this I had already approached Government

ĮSOCCER TRANSFERS

Sir, I helleva that one of the greatest scandals in the history of local soccer was causod Inst

Week when the Hong Kong feat. ball Association permitted the wholesale transfer of several Kit, Chee players to Sing Too.

Undoubtedly, the players con- cerned had previously donned colours for Sing Tao, but having

Come what -may-war or peace-in China or the world an {a whole, this man believes in the

future of his country.

for permission to prospect a sec "Whatever happens," he de- tion of the Colony in urder to signed up for Kit Chee and clared feelingly. "China

the minerals having inade the position of that will setrinin whether

therein were of sufficient valu: tennt in the League, almost in emerge us a nation."

for economic devel-pment. The asallable, one cannot see any answer to my request was that reason for the transfer, except the matter of a general mining that Sing Tay would like to have the aid of these players to help policy for the Colony was under

the cal ex consideration by

General Agreement An extensive survey by other Associated Press correspondents

"It the United States dnes not come through, it continued confusion and fur-terviewed in Shanghai, Nanking

her deterforation of the situa and tion and eventually, a crash." Such a crash, he stated, might be followed by a partition of China,

means in China shows that people in-perts. Almost a year has elapsed them win the Shield.

The possibility that such a divizień night make China

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ATTACKS CARSON CHANG

Mr. Garson Chang, leader of China's Democra{[c Socialist Party, one of the minority political groups which have joined the Central Govern- ment, was attacked In a statement yesterday by General Sun Pao-kung, Information Officer of the Reformers Group of the same Party. Mr. Wu Ting-tse, Leader of | Carson Chang.it will mean more the Roformers' Orcup, and Gob. } maga alaughtering of Innocent oral Sun described Mr. Carson Chinese and, continued pornecu- Chaby's trip to the. United ion of Chini's liberals and. do- States na "collaborating with | macrata.”

the Kuomintang butchora of the democrutle movement, in China," The statement, which clotron that two-thirds of the Democra- tie Sociplist, Party membership were opposed to Carson Chang's "sale" of the Party, said:

Personalia

The showing of the two-haur "Carson Chang betrayed the colour film "In Occupied Japan democratic movement in China RGB., which was to take place by Mr. William Courtenay, M.M., when he participated in the in the hall of Queen's College on Kuomintang

he regime for the Monday, Dec. 22, has bnd maintenance and development cancelled as Mr. Courionny is of hla clan and family interests. by returning from Japan direct His joining the despotte govern. to UK. and not calling at Hong

Kong. ment will capne the 400,000.000 Chinese to auffer and. be ter.. tured by the Kuomintang Gua- tupo for a long time to come,

Technique

At its next meeting, on Tues- day, the Rotary Club of Hung Kong will hear Rotarian C.F. "Carson Chang hàs learnt Miles apeak on Random Christ- the Kuomintang technique of mas Recollections. The meeting using refined language

while will take place in the Roof performing a dirty jok

Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel "The Kuomintang's terroria- 12:30, p.m. the activities agalast the Chia- car massos have been intensified

aince Carson Chang double-

crossed China's liberais in gen, cral and China's Democratle Socialiste In particular.

Reminders

Today

Shanghai Loan & Investment,

"Even many of the pro-

Americans, Pro-, Caldbeck, MacGregor & Ca, meeting of shareholders, 2, Chater Rd., Kuomintang fessor Peffer for instance, have

14 ́ ́a.m, 10, 12 nooni va

Co. become aware and disillusioned. Such awakening on the part of United States' pro-Kuomin- tong leaders holda hope that China's masses may not become the cannon fodder of American guns.".

"Carson Chang new goog to America as a propaganda agent of the Kuomintang which rulos China by terrorism and opprei- slon.

Ltd., annual meeting, BCM Post Board Room, 14.15 am. Ayn

Shanghal Exploration & Development

Co., Ltd., manual meeting SCM Past Board Room, 11.30 pm.

Rubber Sumatra Shanghai

Extaton Ltd, annual meeting. SCM Post Board Roum, 11.45 .. reseptation of Ambulance, by Lady Granibam on behalf of Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Puller Headquarters Cround, Kowloon, p.in.

"The Americans should know what Carson Chang now repre-II.K. nents is repugnant to Ameri canism and liberalism..

"Chlung"

and still there is no word from Pelping are in general Government ap to their findings.

As true lovers of soccer in the agreement with the views of the Are we to infer from this silenc: Colony ve fed 4D with

that another Department of G-v- manner in which football is Hong Kong man-in-the-street.

There was general agreement vernment has gone into a Rip being conducted here at present

Van Winkle step. Those

"The more money and arms of us it is felt that an explanation

fine from the Association as given to Carien Chang's big more to why I permitted the transfer. 'rea in Nanking mean

and torture of the It is hoped that the Proeldont suffering Ansociation, the Hon. A. Morse.

the Hong Kong Football Chinese people. will couso an enquiry to be held into this ph many other vital questions which affect football

(1) The Chinese Government is in danger of collapse in the very near future.

war, as Dr.

cal people who are keen on de veloping the natural inining re surces of the Colony teel that it Is high time

Government took (2) The collapse will be some interest in mineral develop

Initia- partially due to military set- ment and provide some backs, but equally to economictive and rad.

Before the Inst upheaval,

Davis poleted out, there were (B) American-nia could save many companies who were min- 'China. But a mere US$60,000.- ny for wolfram, iron, lead and 000 would do little, if any, good. clays-presumably with leas

like US$500,000,000 aver 4

long period of the. would go quite

some distance Even these companics are being toward patting Chinn un her discouraged by Govt.'s complete Inertia. Much money is being Iost to the Colony, in the form (4) Supervision seems ad- of revenue, which could be had visable to some degree from a mining was allowed to begin. practical viewpoint, but poses a Can one rently blame the local

Chinese miners who were engag delicate diplomatic problem.

both before the

A

suni

feet again.

and during the Japanese

(5) Russia might swing in ar

ed in mining openly behind the Chinese Com-occupation through shoer munists in the event of sub- neccssity and exasperation they stantial American support of are illegally trying to make a the Nationalista. Associated living by werking the hillsides Preas.

for minerain and selling on the local Black Market?

WEDDING GIFTS

FOR CHARITY

In

I suggest Mr. Editor, that the local taxpayer is entitled to hear what Government is doing this matter. There is for lon much delay and tutocratic, shilly London, Dec. 21. shullying on the part of our Gov-

departmenta, ernment

What Princess Elizabeth and Prince business firm would be allowed Philip Have given to charity all by its shareholders to lose money! the cash that was sent them as and delay malters so long, in the wedding presents. The sum/ex-way that Government dons?

TAXPAYER. coeds £13,000.-Associated Press. I

Crack Troops Rush To Relief Of Mukden

Shanghai, Dec. 21,

Thipsands of crack Süfyuanèse troops of General Fa Tsa- yt, recently appointed. North China, commander-in-chief, were today burtying--by plane, tall, track and forced marches-ta Manchuria from the neighbouring province of Jeliol as the Communist threat to Mukden increased.

the

These troops, who have yet ta probably begin within 48 hours lose a battle against the Com-f the. powerful Communist munists in. tivo years of fighting columns. closing in from in various parts of the country, cast, west and south, are not are expected to be moved im-checked soon in their advance. mediately on arrival to the outer These columns are unofficially perimetre of Mukden, which is estimated to total some 300,000 at uterent hold a thin line of men, including a considerable American equipped and trained number of Mongolian Com

munist troopa

forces.**

According to the intest inde- The Reene of the forcest fight pendent Chinese reports, the ing in Münchuria in the past 24 scluni battle for Mukden will hours, however, was in the

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Stalium apelor on the border of Jehet and Liaoning Province. about 80 miles west of Mukden, where Inrge Nationalist and Red forces are battling for control of the vital causeway between, North China and Matchuria.

At the anme time, n violent 17 struggle is also reported to be ding on south of Mukden, at the way Junction of Thinkishchião, beut. 16 miles from the seaport

This city in aald to have ohanged hands three times.... the past 48 hours Router,

uf

SOCCER FAN,

"Carson Chang wants to fool the people by mispresenting to the United States public that all is well with the Kuomintang riders.

"If the Americans listen to

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