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MORE OUTCRY ON K'LOON ISSUE Marshall Planned... Street Battles

Canton Threatens To Sever Communications Dvina Now Dr. Chu Appeals

A Lethal Mystery

Tokyo, Jan. 15. Unconfirmed Japanese reperis say that two Rus- Blan CORST patrol vessels used poluted deck-guns to preveni rescue craft from maxisting the Jenking Soviet ship. Dvina, off Southern Hokkaido.

Japanese press reports from Kushiro (19:kkaido), where the Dvinn i now berthed. quoted the first mate of a Japanese vessel, the Choun Mazu, s authority . their story.

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They said the unidentified mate reported that, on the morning of Jan. 10, quos of the patrol craft placid each side of the Dving Rept ult his ship and the Auteri- can-controlled, but Jupimtiese- manned, Hugh M. Smith.

Amrican mary naval authorities they had no information en the reports.

und

For Calmness

Severance of communications between Can- ton and Hong Kong is threatened by the "Kowloon City Diplomatic Aid Com- mittoo" in Canton, according to Chinese press dispatches.

Meanwhile, a demonstration is scheduled to take

place in Canton at noon today outside the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall to protest against the eviction of the Kowloon City squatters.

Chang Chun and Foreign Minis ter Wang Shih-chleh yesterday and was received by President Chiang Kai-shek,

United

Alter the meeting, a delcge Uto, will present the British Cin- sad with a "warning" (to be for rwarded to the Hong Kong Goy Finment) that uniceS the "inci-Press, don

Suys

I settled satisfact, rily, A Foreign Office source said "appropriate steps will be that though Lord Killer has taken.

not come on a diplomatic mis The Journalists' Asociation Insion and did not discuss the Canton decided not to accept the Kowloon dispute with the Pre- spatality the Hong Kong mler, Foreign Minister or the Airways for

courtesy trip to Generalissimo, his visit at this the British colony Jan. 17, tune is regarded as "most for- prior to a satisfactory settlement tunate. of the Kowloon Wulled City

stressed,

issut, odds Central News, here and

This decision of the Canton Journaliste Association meas that pressmen would

Dispatches and the Dvina was being guarded by armed Antries in Kushiro,

The

mate of the Choun was quoted as saying a total ⚫f eight Kussinn ships reach- ed the Dvina before its past. Bengers were transferred and the water-logged vessel was placed under tow-Associat- ed Press.

Pathans Ambush Refugees

New Delhi, Jan. 15. The Indian Government an nounced in a communique late last night that 1.650 Hindd and Sikh refugees are missing, fol- Jowing a murderous six-hour

- attack by 2,000 to 3,000 Pathans ou a refugee train at Gufurat.

The statement issued by the Pakistan Government, however, claimed that only 174 of the 2.-1 400 refugees fran Pakistan's northwest frontier aboard the train were killed. According to

the Indinn ver-

sion, Pathan bands attacked the train when it hulled of Gujurat, alleged base for tribesmen bound for embattled Kashmir.

would

However, the source

it does not mean the Chinese Government is more hopeful of an early satisfactory settlement, the eight invited He said the Government still have to turn considers the dispute "most seri- down the invitation of the Hongous and difficult. Kong Airways for the prefreund visit,

No reply hus yet been receiv ed from the British Government to the Chinese protests. 1*

Lord Killearn will leave for Petping tomorrow where he will stay two or three days and then proceed to Japan.

Meanwhile, In Nanking, carry ing banners und shouting slogana; "Down with British Im perialism. Kowloon is ours" 200 University students paraded out side the Chinese Ministry of Meanwhile, Mr. Shih Fu-lin, Foreign Affairs, the Executive leader of the Democratic Social- Yuan and the British Embassy ist Party, today commented on In Nauking yesterday afternoon, the Hong Kong demanding the return, of Hong action in evicting Chinese real- Kong to China, says Reuter. dents from Kowloon City as a

Representatives were received "ahome on Britain, by the Vice-Minister, Dr. Liu He proposed that the Gavern- Shih-shin, who presented a shortment sever all communications

Government's

| suammery of the Kowloon dis with Hong Kong to three months I

pute.

as a protext,

fleuter's correspondent was the The

Young 'China . Party

unly foreign correspondent asked spokesman, branding Hong Kong to the meeting.

as a "vleiods · rolig of imperial- keeping ism," asked the Chinese Govern

This action was in

with the Foreign Office procement to infilate neg:tiations for dure in dealing with foreign und the return of the Island to Chi- Chhese 9.rrespondents during nese sovereignty. the past few weeks.

Killearn Arrives.

Lord Kilkar, South-east Aula Commissioner culled on Premier

Jap Romance

Takes Double Twist

In Shanghai

In Shanghai, local college and middle school students will stage n pritest demonstration thi week-end over the Kowloon evle- tion caso if

their

request for

permission to do so, is approved

by the City authorities, according

to Chinese reports.

Slogans, pasted

on the walls cf local school

premises stated that students in the Shanghai- Nanking area

will support the Tokyo, Jan. 15.

Government in the handling of Romantic Japanese

couples the affair.

Chiaotung University students demon-

democratic love does not always

The Paihians were said to havelare linding thai the course of called a two-day strike fired on the refugees until their run smoothly and are turning strate against the Kowlcon evic-

was exhausted and to the traditional "double sui- Ammunition

tions and urged students throug- then swarmed over the train with rifles, knives and hatchets. to their troubles,

cide" as the only sure solution out China to follow suit, The communique sald that 75 survivors, including 150 badly mangled persons, havo brought to Lahore,

been

The Tokyo police estimated that nearly 10 per cent of the 103 suicides here in the past 30)

were "love suicides."

It is believed the others escap- days

ed to nearby wheat elds during! United Press.

the fighting-United Press,

GANDHI'S FAST BRINGS TURMOIL, NOT PEACE

Delhi's

Appeal

CHIANG'S NEPHEW DIES IN CRASH

Nanking Jan. 15. Captain Che Pel-feng. Generalissimo nephew of Chiang Kai-shek died in a crash of a Chinesh Air Force transport near Kaí-

Early.

reporis of the crack-up failed to give the name of the plot..

They also did not men- tion whether other crew members were killed,

Cho was the son-in-law of General Yang Sun, Gov- ernor of Kwelchow Pro- vince. The body was sent to Bhanghai for burial. → Associated Press,

Chinese

Reds At

Are Unable To Agree

But 16 Nations Still

Here is the man who had a plan, but..

Whhehall Roces cantioned yesterday that an early meeting of the 16 European Antioc qualifying for aid under the Marshall Plan now appeared sm likely,

The warning came after all- day talks on Wednesday at the Foreign Office betwen M. Herve Alphand, Director of Economic Afairs in the French Foreign Office,

anil Sir Edmond Hall.

*

Patch, economic adviser to For- eign Secretary Ernest Bevin, and members of the British Inter- Department Commitez on the Marshall Plan.

shall

is

Above is shown General Mar

happier mouent, He chatting with the wife of General Walter Bedell Smith, 0.5. Ambassador in Russia. In centre is Mrs. John Faster Dulles, wife of Marshall's top Republican advisor AP Photo

Red-Tape Shelves Attempt To

Save Missionaries

Flare Up In Haifa Port

Jerusalem, Jan. 15. Street fighting broke out in down-town Haifa, the No. 1 port of the Holy Land, today after a night and morning of communal fury which forced both Arabs and Jews Into their homes and compelled the authoritles to close the port gates.

Most of the city's population -72,000 Jews and 40,000 Araba

remained indoors,

did not

Both Arab and Jewish shop- keepers bolted their door and the city's law courts open for business today.

Sporadic Aring TYDS heard throughout the night, terroris- Ing the populace. halting bus transport and reriously delay- ing all trains.

Ships Wait

As the port gates were shut, 26 ships walted in the harbour to be loaded or unloaded.

Foreseeing trouble in Halfa. the Palestine Government yea terday decreed that port mana ger could direct any ship to load

in at any "other port" Palestine,

An armoured cars, manned by blue-uniformed police, rushed

nut

to reinforce the routine patrolà, no trouble had been reported from any of the Ameri- can ang British sil Instillations which dot the Haifa district and 'frequently have been the target of extremist attacks.

night!

In Hebron Jewish sentries kept vigil in the perimeter of four) Kettlements below the Hebron Hill, south of Jerusalem, watz- ing for dawn and the expected resumption of the biggest Arab attack yet mounted

Hospital Moves

South

Shanghai, Jan. 15. The

Southern Bantist Mission told United Press

today that it was ating B from

CVRCU-

100-bed hospital Chengohow with the approach of the Commun- ists.

Four members of the staff were expected to arrive late today on the Lutheran plane St. Pau

The Baptists said they would be imoving the most expensive equipment to Hankow first since they afraid a dozen flights would be necessary to move all.

They were afrald the Communist might close in on Chengefow, on the in- tar-section of the Lunghai and

Peiping-Hankow rall-

WAYS.

This is the second hospi- al to be evacuated.

The fire wauthe Luther- jana", at^. Kloshan, midway between- Hankow and Chengchow.—United Press.

in Pales-tacks on the Jerusalom Sheikh tine.

Jarrah quarter. Nearby, British troops, rush- Arab sources said the Stern ed to the battle area in lorries Gang men, attacking the pre- and armoured cars last night, dominantly Arab district with stood by ready to go into nc-mince under the cover of a tion if the fighting began again. mortar barrage, were surprised When darkness fell last night, by a cruising British armoured the uniformed Arab attackers, car which engaged them in q estimated to number well over runing battle, 1,000, withdrew to the bills, while both sides coliccted their deád

and wounded-

from No Man's Land.

At Lake Success At Lake Sucress, Britain reaffirmed today plans to give. up control of Palestine by May 15, withdraw all troops by August 1 and perhaps permit Jewish immigration after East chain February 11.

Sir

Briton Murdered Mr. Martin Boniwal, a British elvilian employed by Spinneys,

British Middle store, was officially reported

The British delegate, Alexander Cadogan, gave the and aix Beitlah plans to a secret session

two villages. to the south are a series of adventures which among the dead." The Wall

A British constable

Hankow, Jan. 15, Plans to rescue at least 10 Americans, including two infants and a group of Norwegian mis- sionaries, stranded in Laohokow in an increas- ingly dangerous position have been shelved temporarily because permission from the Chinese air force to land on the Laohokow has been tied up by red tape. Fighting is taking place 40; Herbert Loddiga and his 34- miles north of Laohokow andyear-old wife, Edna, described

ablaze, says United Press. began late in the afternoon on

A request for permission for Christmas Eve when the Reds Jews had been reported killed of the United Nations Palestins the Lutheran mission' plane to pcured, Into the town Pelping, Jan. 18.`.

on the earlier. Twenty people were in Commission which Is charged Powerful mechanised forces and at the former U.S. baac Pelping-Hunkow railway after jured by the blast

with splitting the Holy Land ander General Pan

was channeled through the pitched battle of 24 hours.

The Stern Gang, the Jewish into two independent Arab and chich. Deputy Commander af American Embassy, but the Asked about the town's name While the Chinese student

in ferment Dr. the Chinese Army, today were plane "St. Paul" belongs to the they refused to disclosed it for terrorist organisation, tonight Jewish states by October 11 world remained

reported to be steaming up CATC, which must

claimed to have blown up of this year. Chu Chila-hua, the

ilaclf re- fear of reprisals against the house belonging to the Mufti of Minister of from Tsingtao to fence off quest for a permit.

Sir Alexander, addressed the Education, how appealed for

Chinese who helped them to Jerusalena, the Palestine Arab Commission for 25 minutes.-- calm.

The Embassy is making every escape. Speaking at Taippl, the For-

to straighten out the Loddiga said they fled through nationaliet leader, during at United Frees, and Router. masan capital, where he arrived

trouble.

the streets from the area whore to preside over the Formosan

The last contact with the the Communists entered provincial educational conference, Dr. Chu, asked to comment on all Chinese papers here.

The same reports were carried in missionaries was a telegram on town and found themselves cut the attitude taken by student

Tuesday. Pro-Government quarters predicted

off by a second Communist circles on the Kowloon affair,

column. suld:

"It is my sincere desire rapid improvement in the North

new today failed and it is not known China alvation, following

Trapped In great danger that students should be patriotic

house-to-house fighting but I also hope they will calmly move believed to have been decided whether the Hsiangyang mis- from

they ducked into a peasant'a settle down to study and research upon at the Mukden conference pre- slonaries have arrived. rather

The plot is not willing to hut. by rumour:””

land without radio contact for The

knowing The Resident Commitise. of: the

Hans-

North China from 400,000 Red troops threatening to pour

cuth of the Great Wall from effort Manchuria.

be aroused. let their sentiments sided over by Generalissimo. Chiang |

a

Kal-shek.

group.

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Efforts to contact Laohokow

Life Story

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peasant, not

the

fear of a Communist trap. them, was frightened and sus- "St. Paul," meanwhile, evacu-picious at first, but when he was told that they were Amori- can missionaries bo hid them in the night, earner of the hut and covered Ho pushed the couplo into a them with a blanket

New Delhi, Jan. 15. Gandhi's fast "unto death" to bring peace among India's millions brought turmolí Instead today when processions wound through the streets of Delhi and bigger police patrols were

Peoples Political Council in Nan- These quarters predicted the re king is reported to have urged opening and maintenance of the imed women to Shanghal. brought out to guaril against bloody outbreak. The Chinese Government toportant Peiping-Mukden railway, the Down Queen's Way, ↑ New, Ramilla ground, midway be adept a firm stand on the issue formation of strong coidan from

mah thoroughfare woon the New and the

Old after hearing lengthy Mukden ihrough Jehol and Chabar A young American missionary marched 220 ragged telegraph cities, to hear speeches of Pre Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs,

Dr. George Yeh, Provinces under a new headquarters and his wife today told how report front workers led by Communist mier Jawaharlal Nehru and who recently

General Fan, whose troops partid they hid in a peasant's hut for organisers and bearing ed Moslem leaders.

passed through Rags

Hong Kong en route hack from pated in the capture of Cheefoo, main days when the Chinese Com

munists captured the town in "The Iron Man" tangoon independence cele. Red supply port in Shantung, was which they were stationed and They cried:.. "Long live

For the first time since India | brations, Mahatma Gandhi", as bitter became a Dominion Gandhi is the American-owned Shanghai quarter-Unlied Press. --

Commenting on. the incident, here Liaoning-febol-Chalar head- how they finally escaped dressed Hindu and Sikh refugees taunt being opposed in the capital by Evening Post" said todays 3.ed them from sidewalks, 120 the power

group led by out- "Although some 'effort is being Elsewhere, In New and Old epokon Vallabhai Patel, Home made by the vernacular press to Delhi, other peace processions Miniator and Deputy Prime sensationalise the fecent, Kaw formed under the banners of the Ministor, who is challenging reason to expect, this will prove Congress Party, Socialists, trade the skinny, bronzed Gandhi who more than -dant squib, unions and Communiate and is alipost a saint to millions "The facts are hardly of the thousands poured toward A medical, bulletin and today sort which, under the present that Gandhi's „woaktizas - has, amicable conditions, pravallag

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THREAT OF GENERAL STRIKE IN RUHR

Berlin, Jan. 15.

A general strike threat in the Ruhr, on the heels

of disclosure of a protocol "M," a secret Com munist plan to wreck the economy of Western Germany, extended the struggle for Germany oyer a wide front today.

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veloped to this patterns

The time-rable of the struggle-de- It could not be mytablished whether the strike threat, was made becausé (1) The Taegliche Rundschau's of the rivelation of the protocol or oplied threat on Sunday “that the whether the move in part and parrel Com-Americana and British would be out of a time-table United Press.

ed from Beelin:

When dawn came the peasant was frightened that the muniats would find them and

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kill him.

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Américan Milliary hut of a peasant, family who would not even discuss a change of Government knew. them well, its

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