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STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN BURMA

Rangoon, September 18.

President,

G

The Burmese

Shao Shwe Thaiko, -today announced state of emergency throughout the Union of Burma in view of the disturbed conditions prevailing in the country. Troops had been rushed to the defence of the small town of Bogole, in the Delta area, which was surrounded by insurgents, tonight's Govern- ment communique said.

in

arch.

Truman's

Appeal

Dexter, Iowa, September 18,

President Truman today op- pealed to the American people to "keep your temper and stand firm" in the disturblog inter- national situation.

on

of

Addressing

nudlence farmers in the course of his Pro- sidential election campaign, Mr.

a

or talk which is too prevalent today is causing all of you deep

The communique reported at her father's bedside throughout ninor engagement: between the day,

Too Pro-British Government forces and insur- gents the Shwebo

Observers here considered the was probably political, northwest at Mandalay in the motive Tu delict four of tampoon balioze the atmet vermous and also in the Insein district.by an agent of the forces now in

anrebellion in Burma. A hand grenade flung by

Demands for i Th Tut's resencern. severely unknown aanikat

moval fram the Cabinet. on Tin Tut, the Wounded U

pro-

trx grounds that he was ut General British Inspector

British were persistently made by Auxiliary Burma's new Union Force, in die of Rangoon's main Burma Communists before they

today, The assailontent "underground.” streets escape‹l,

"Very Grave"

pro "It is plain enough that we are facing a very disturbing Inter- national situation, should like every American to realise that He hud eschperl assassination | the country is making every pon- Įtwice before in the pust Iewbie effort to preserve the peace.

years, once

In the nutumn of 1947 "It is the policy of this Gov- U Tin Tut was reported to be when guards outside his house erament to continue working for lying unconscious in a Bangoon held, off gunmen until poller help peace with every Instrument nt hospital tonight after the attempt areived, and Inter during the mass est assassination. The attempt murder of U Aung San, the Pre- was made as the former Minister, and his Cabinet-Reuter. ter's car was passing duwn one of

Rangoon's main streets.

Mr. Reginald Bowker, the Bri- tish Ambassador, cuties at 10: hospital to ask after U fin Thi's condition. The Burmese Premier, Thakin o, al other Ministers visited the hospital shortly after wards.

Tio Tut's condition was re- portert to be "very grave" and it may be necessary to amputato une leg. His jaw bone was also badly injured,

Un docter: sald Hnt, despite the Feriousness of his condition,

he is expected to live. His daugh ter, Khin Hyunt Yin, was sitting

Plane's Dramatic Escape

"

Shanghai, September 19,

A Civil Air Transport plane dramatically escaped capture 2

THE CHINA. MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1948,

Jap Cotton Goods Barred

Canberra, Gaptember 10.

Australia has suspended temporarily at licences for Import of cotton piece goods. from Japan.

Benator B. Courtice, Min- ister for Trade and Custome sald the action had bean taken because payment had been saked in convertible starling,

more

be

A plan has been submitted, however, to allow payment In blocked sterling. But until this in approved, no

plece goods whil bought in Japan.

The Minister, said licences would ba Issued only for types and qualities of cotton ploce goods catontial to Aus- tralia's needs. -- Associated Prest.

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The press in China lost its voice when President restrictions Chiang Kai-shok decreed now against business a month ago. Since Major-General Chiang Ching-kuo started -swinging the big stick his father gave him, the Chinese press has been heaping praise and adulation on his every step. He has been built. up as a hero, modest, unassuming, and straightforward:

Once

in In rare while, in a turbing factor among Shanghai's "spirit of wholehearted support." 5,000,000. Chinese. the Chinese press has a mild sug- Two of the papers are Chinese- Restion to offer. It bends over owned, one it British-owned and backwards to prove that the sug- the fourth to American-owned. 100 gestion is in no way critical. It The Chinese-owned papers inya it meekly and then hurried the line but do carry some criti- ly covers it up with more praise. cal reports.

General's Call

A few days ago), the Kummin- tang-supervised Shun· Pao, un organ of the CC clique, ran on editorial praising the new econo mic restrictions, young Chiong's efforts to

to implement them, ani the general confidence of the people in him and them,

Follow an on-the-whole unree- tricted, independent attitude, with the American-owned Even- Ing Post and Mercury constantly kicking at the pricks and the British-owned North China Daily News shooting occasional sharp and telling--but diplo matically put shafts of griti. cism at the authorities.

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a recent change has come Athens, September 18.

editorial, the paper said mildly in the foreign-owned press, Im-AN,ENTERPRISE STUDIO Production Released By METRO-GOLDWYN MAYERİ Greek forces have stormed tho that "rule by law" WER a good position, of police low a month our command. At the same time.main guerilla stronghold in the thing, even in periods of emergo has dulled the shaft and we have been rapidly building great Mourgann Ridge in Epirus,gency like the present.

blunted the bools of what han up our strength."-Reutor.

According to tonight's Greek

The following morning, the been regarded as the only two General Staff communique quot-

paper had a call from the major independent dallies in Shanghai, ed by the Atheis news agency,

genoral "requesting" batter co- operation. Greek troops, armed unly with rifies, climbed up the precipitous

The North China Dally News goot pinha ftcos the East to the state emergency due to civil strife crest of the ridge-rising to 5,500-has not been noted for its spirit still permits itself an occasional of boisterous criticism since the barb, like a recent comment on end of the war.

the government's umpteenth ban

NATIONALIST CLAIMS

IN SOUTH MANCHURIA

Peiping, September 19.

feel which the defenders be- lieved to be kupregnable.

on-

was

Continuad air and ground operations were

nounced by Fu Tso-yi's Nationalist North China Command today.

At the

were

The Chinese-under continuing

Occasional Barb

There is

13 no government cenon luxuries--"It invours some. Access to the Mourgana Ridge sorship as such. That is, newa-what of early Bolshevik deerees from the south only and papers do not have to submit which had the intention of ro- there the guerilles massed their their copy to any authority prior ducing everyone

lowest to the defenders. The guerillas, inken to publication, But, in effect, free- common denominator."

The Evening Post anys it is Warplanes, headquarters sin special municipalities Completely by surprise, fledt hur-dom of expression anong news-

berledly down the Western slopes, papers in

reforme China is completely hopeful that the

will said,

Communist under the Executive Yunis altacked

leaving behind great quantities controlled.

work out all right. positions along the Peiping- fore).

The government holds a whip The sword has been drawn in Jchol railway.

Premier Wont Wen-hao ordered of material. the Ministries concerned to study

in that it can close down news-China. The pen,

at least tenz- According to the communique, papers-and on several occasions norarily is same time ground 29 denanda made by

the

sheathedAssociated the most of them entered Albanian has--os "a forces killed 400 Communists North China delegation in Nan- territory. Ons section of the de-security in time of emergency."

menace 10 public Press, land look 100 prisoners in 1 king, Finance Ministers sludled fenders which retreated towards clash North East of Miyun on plans to check North East remit- Granitsopoula, was encircled, and

North tances, curb price increases and was being cut up.

Calcutta, September 18. the railway 40 miles

Nepal, the independent king- subsidise more than 500,000 re- Eust of Peiping.

The large quantity of material Less controlled

in the the four dom are

Himalayas, will nl The Nationalists claithed tofugees and students Peiping captured includes four 81-mm

and Tientsin.

Innguage dailles In formally apply to the United have cleared the Communists from and "Tientsin.

mortars and 30,000 shells found English Observers in Nanking sec in a cave.

Shanghai. Their combined circula- Notions for membership early in North East Changli on the Pei.i

the Nepalese tion barely tops 22,000. Presum- 1949, officials of jurisdiction in the nation's miles (split ing-Mukden Railway 40

General Yadris, Chief of the

authorities do

General hero toldi not Consulate sent ably, the persisted in Greek General Staff, has of the Great Wall. The since Nanking has side Nationalists also claimed recovery Shanghai first and the northern Corps and the Eighth Division on

applying economic reforms to congratulations to the First Army consider them a sufficiently dis-Reuters today--Reuter. of Changli on Thursday after a taro-day Communist occupation of General Fu Tso-yi insisted on ab the occasion of "this important the town.

solute power over Pelping andi victory," the Athens news agency Tientsin-Associated Press.

anid-Reuter

this

few minutes after the Chinese Jurisdiction Change Ieds captured the north airfeld

of Tsinon yesterday.

Meanwhile i was announced in

The plane og off with a Chi- Nanking that Chiang Kai-shek nese Air Forc‣ efflcer hanging to fhad approved Fu Tso-yi's request the fuselage deorsill with his to bring Peiping nad Tientsin heels dangling a space.

under North China headquarters* jurisdiction.. (Felping and Tient-

The plane, one of the fleet of Gen. Claire Chennault's the fly. ing in supplies to the beslegei capital of Shantung Province, was caught as the Reds In a surprise raid captured Tsinan's north air-

Beld.

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for

HEAVY DEFEAT FOR VIET MINH

The plane was loading CAT

Paris, September 18. personnel wh cashed through Combines Frauco Vicinain Red gunfire lo clamber into the forces inflicted a heavy defeat on. plane.

Viet Minh troops in the Sonata- Just as the ship-began moving | trach Valley. -south-of- - Hur, }

se reported lake-off. Chinese 1

Air Agener Fennen Presse Force officer leared and get a from Salgon today, quoting 2111 handhold on the still-open door, official French military source, The ofleer hung en as the ship In the heavy fighting, which got airborne before being pulled lasted several days, the aboard.

Minia forces suffered several

Viel

The officer immediately went hundred casualties and evacuated to the place's pilot and asked several supply depots, the agency could he buy a ticket to wherever atided.-Rruler.

the plane was pelog.

The plane and all aboard land-

t

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