1948-10-16 — Page 9

Nationalists Must Hold Chinhsien And Taiyuan

Paiping, October 15.

***** |The fate of North China and, in a sanse, of the whole country is hinged largely this work on the Na- tionalists' ability to hold two Communist threatened cities.

Inventor Cries With Joy

Naples, October 14. Inventor G. Vausona's 12- Foot "pocket submarine”

which sank leven days ago In the Tyrrhenian Sex a few hundred yards off Capri fa- Innid. was

nosled

today by two Italian Navy tugs after several trick.

Varsena who tried to com- mit suicide when his gadget submarine disappeared under a heavy ads, witnessed the clifficult rescue work from one of the tugs and

cried with joy.

The submarine WIR

olightly damaged,

only

"I will be ready for an. other Inmersion text within

"Varsena announc

15 days,"

ed.

United Press.

Seven Years For London Grocer With Explosives

One of them is Chinhsjen, Red encircled Nationalist base 105 miles inside Monchuria. The other is Taiyuan, capital of Shansi, 250 miles south- west of Peiping.

blows, notably the dieruption of him

communicallona be. tween Pelping and Kalgan.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1848.

Small Coins

To Be Minted

Shangha), October 16. Shortage of small change in the witke of the Introdua- tion of China's now. currency is expected to be And thin month. Tha Central mint. after a long shutdown, has, been ropotivated to start turn- Ing out now small coins.

About 200 workers have доле

10-hour shift

dally and are expected to turn but about 500,000 coins day. Coins are in one-cent, five- cent, ten-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent denominations—As sociated Press.

Latest reports suggest Chin- hsten Chinchow) has a better chance of holding nut than

Of all the Nationalist rall not¬| #006644 Taiyuan

work in Hopci, the only sections. The Natioulists still ab able

with running

any degree of To taul

al Port lements *Tuf. 30 aesthe routh security are those between Pel- there that city might ping-Tientain and Tientsin-Tang shan, 00 miles northeast of Tien- pressibly

bposten. Taiyuan,

Itsin. hawi vêr, iP a different pol

Retein cements can only be sent by ai not then only to une Laco Bell, wharh wilight at aby mo- meat! Le rendge 1 unserviceable,

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General, Fu. as his supporters and admirers adimit, can now at best fight A defensive Wi ngainst the Reds.

The fall of Talyuan would be a greater blow than the toss of Tainan, Shantung Capital which shook and dismayed a trarlo Nationalist Colna.

Wang Says 1949 Decisive Year

Frankfurt, October 14. The world can count on an-

Chang Chun To Launch Good Neighbour Policy On Forthcoming Tour

Shanghai, October 14. China's “good neighbour policy,” aimed at bringing about closer co-operation among nation in the Eastórn Hemisphere, is expected to get under ' way when former Promior Chang Chun sets out on his forthcoming visit of Southeast Asia countries.

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The long overdue move, coming at a time when re- lations between China and her southern neigh. bours have become increasingly strained, is understood to be an attempt to:

be-consisting of about 50 per cent Chinese and the rest Malays, In- dians and Europeans,"

(1) Improve relations tween China and her cousins across the sea;

(2) Win the support-both moral and economie-of Over-

They are wag other year before war becomes seas Chinese for the country's ing a war not only on the battle-

an immediate threat, the Chi- | anti-Communist campaign. field, but is just ns vital a spot-

nese Foreign Minister, Dr Observers here believe that All ac- the cennomic sphere,

clandestine Wang Shih-chich, said here to China now would like to lend counts agree that

between the Nationalist day.

Anin-not as a result of military conquest-but by virtue of her and Reds areas grently Tayour

Dr. Wang who is here to ex-¦®lze maid potential possibilities as observations, predicted the greatest nation in the Far But, they point out, she recent that 1949 would be a year of do- East. Ihle reports

con must first get her own house in Inner Mongailan ciston as far as war was drive in the aris

order and in actuality become the province of Sulyuan was mo.

tending power of Asia. tivated mera by economic than military reasons.

Briefly it would be an essential | them.

stone towards the con- Independent and quite ered. change Steppong 4212

est of Tientsin and Peiping. whree fall would mean the Bos of North Choon and Manchuria.

Tuyuan toʻlay is the most jen- Nationalist held inches- trial seal vily in Chunn north of the Yangtze

Coveted Corridor

Bay their

cerned.

Aa

The Chinese official hud just China's relations with other from Western Pacifle powers will play The Reds, these reports stute, arrived from a quick trip

Paris and met the press in the a decisive role in her bid to take invaded the Nationalist ACCAR with a plentiful supply of govornale Victory guest house where over the position in Asia which

the Lovidon, October 14,

silver dollars and bought every-

American Army boards 11s the Japanese so recently tried to attain by force of nemas, It was the most distinguished visitors. from could Monte

they Harris, 23-year-old

If the Iteris eet they have thing

He told newsmen: "I do not bo-believed. before withdrawing. London grover, was sentenvert gone for toward establishrarm of farmers

lieve there

will

be immediate between They have also done and still are *rrkgཔཏྟཾ, r』u| udiare In seven years uprisonment } the

Central China. doing everything possible to un-war. The year 1949 will probably today for possessing explosives) Manchuria

des mine the new currency and be declsive year for pruce ur with intent to use

for They then wouki have rad corn-

We have still one or WAT.

two! Stufichachung the people's confidence in Nan- illegal purposes in the United muration

years' work for the salvation of Janetion on the Peiping-Hankow king. Kingdom.

peace." rafrond in Southern Hopei

Some quarters in Petping go o to Paoting, far as to say the loss of Chinhsien explot Hope and yo males or Taiyuan or both would not be southwest of Priping, and key to limited in its importance to Na- tionalist China alone, but would Tenison, and Perping.

represent victory to the cause of world Communism as a whose Asociated Press.

theme

The potter identileri Harris em th a member of a Hebrew legina which openly declared support for Ingun Zvat Leumi.

Harris WIEN

alleged to have helped in collecting a large quum- ily of explosives which were stored in a London wat else. The cache was discovered by the Police lust August

The defence rougel said that "There was no danger of death ta individuals in this country even contemplated by Harris or any one else." These explosives, he

sald, were being used to dumngers vehicles which were being ship...: ped to traq.

Harris felt that such as gelion, would "save the

and

in the past week the North China forces under General Fu)

have suffered fresh

Information Demanded On

Colonial Developments

Paris, October 14.

lives of his Mr. Shiva Raio, of India, today put before the Unit-

fellow men in the state of Isract" Counsel suti,-United Press,

RAILWAYS WANT FREIGHT RATES UP

He

ed Nations Committee on non-self-governing territorios a demand that colonial powers should provide information on constitutional changes in their territorios.

formally demanded that colonial powers should explain developments which they consider will make any of their colonies independent.

Washington, October 14. United States ruihways will aski

Mr. Run criticised the powers | the Interstate Commerce Com-) mission for an additional five per which failed to report to the cent increase.b...freight rates. U.N, this year and last on so- This will bring the total amount cial, economile and educational

Commission

riye

United Nations be informed of the detalls of any change in the constitutional position and of any such territory, status

tha rapult of which the government con- responsible

it unnecessary cerned thinks to transit Information out

as

-,"

territories."

Alrienn

The te

was

Soo Airlift

gray-hatred Foreign Minister suld one purpose of his visit

inspection of the American airlift to Berlin. After surveying facilities of the Rhine- Main airfield, he sald

he was surprised by its size.

a.

In Indonesia

The Review goes on to say that a similar situation had de- veloped in Indonesia, "the most recent results of which have been wholesale massacres of Chinese by Indonesian troops during the postwar Aghting with the Dutch."

In Indochina, the situation was not-so serious, it states, "mainly is because the Chinese minority still relatively small, while In the Philippines tension after ten-

Blon

between the Flipinos and the Overseas Chinese are report- cd in the press."

The Review points out that aw in all problems there are two, alder, but the "Important

fact la that this antagonism

oxista and that because of 15 the natives

various of the countries of Southeast Asia aro coun

the American-owned "China Weekly Review" says, the "It is only natural that

Former pretty anti-Chinesa.” | loading power of Asia should stand forth as the champion of mission to South East Asia the rest of the Far East, cape viewed by the Review, with con-

siderable

Premier Chong Chun's

dominalagonism between, since "an-

clally when so much of it in

under

tion.

foreign

Overseas Chi- nese and natives will continue as

long U economic competition

CAUSE OF FIRE

xists, and so long as this is the "The Japanese felt that they

ense the native biales of Asla will were destined to lead Asin and undertook to do so. However, View with extreme suspicion any- Japan's programme fell through attempt on the part of China to when the natives of the

other Reuter.

speak to the world for Asin.”— countries, including China, realised that the Japa talk of "The eir supply service to Asia for the Asiatics

the and Berlin is more adequate than "Greater East Asin Co-Prosperity WIRING THOUGHT anticipated," he said. "I had Sphere were merely propaganda some anxiety to its ade-logans mouthed by a bunch of query."

narrow-minded tile militarists whose real ambition

was the Comparing it to the India- China

creation of a gigantic slave om- wartime "Hump". Dr. piro," Wang said, "The difficulties over the Himalayas probably were greater than those you are meet- ing today. But the service at the] Himalayas could not compare with the planes at the disposal of the American Command here. United Press,

Missionaries Safe In Tsinan

Chinese In Siam

Manila, October 14. Faulty wiring Was believed responsible for the destruction öf the Philippine Education Com- pany plant yesterday in Manila's costliest fire stace the war. Damage estimates were rovised upward to $3,000,000, including Tuming to the deteriorating $500,000 to the Singer Sewing relations between China and Blam the Review says. "In Slam, Machine Company and US$2,560,- 000 to the Phlippine Education the Chinese have been pouring in Company and US$250,000 to Mc- for years In increasing numbers

Cullough Frinting Company. until now nearly one-third of the More than 400 employees were population of Siam is Chinese thrown out of work by the blaze. and no one knows the extent of ofices of the Lawyers' Coopera- Chinese Influence through inter-uve Publishing Company, Asso- marriage.

cinted Publishers Inc., and Per- also sonal Bervice Advertising were destroyed The companies were fully covered by insurance. -Associated Press.

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"Because

of their superiority In many fields, the Chinese have of freight rate rellel sought to conditions in certain of their}

Tsingtao, October 15. gradually assumed direction of 12% since the

har colonies.

Eight American missionaries Slam's commerce and what in- pending before it an application

Although he mentionezi A5

were reported safe and well industry that exists, This, plus the _for_freight rate, boosts which are

fact that the Overseas Chi

Chhiese Communist held-Teinan-- % more than the present level towers specifically, it was under-

retain close connections w int his criticism Wus This is understood to be

Presenting his resolution, Mr.

The eight were caught in the China to the extent of attempt- France's Kao said: "The General Assembly Shantung province capital when ing companied by certain qualities prinelpally directed at

to tion: A mare factor in the feiluen to report on French posis bound to take note of the fact the Reds recently, attacked and and of

bring in wives from China remitting prots back quested rate adjustment the sessions in India. on Indo-Chinn that some of the metropolitan captured it.

home and also of frequently re- $55,000,000

and on Gunsteloupe and Martin-powers are no longer transmitting | anual

'American wage

The

Presbyterian turning to China at the close of and on which railroads last week ugreed que,

Britain's failure to Information in respect of certa Mission said a message reporting successful and profitable lives in on Multa.

the safety of the missionaries Sam has led to considerable Ill He submitted a formal re.

Mr.

Andrews, the South was brought here by a Chinese feeling upon the port o MADE IN BRITAIN... H.T. solution stating that "the Gen-

delegate, declared that friend. eral Assembly considera that the responsibility for the ROV- They are Dr. and Mrs. H. P.nese-Blamese as temporary pro-

ernment of these areus must in-

Lair, Dr. Llewellyn Davies, Misses evitably remain with those nuth Helen McClain

Florence oritles intimately and

contin- Evans, Mr. and Mrs. John Ham- unusly associated with local con- lin and Richard Bryant. All aru ditions.

Presbyterian missionaries, ex- He abled: "The danger is that cepting Miss. Evans, who is a others who Jack the essential Methodist. All of them experience and detailed know with Cheloo University. ledge are seeking to Intervene in The message said the Rails are a' manner which can only be not interfering with the school | harmful to- the progress of the and that the autumn term In both very people whom they profess the University and Middle (High) to be wanting to assist and help." school has re-opened.-Associated -Reuter.

Press.

to pay their 176,000 operating repari workers. If the entire 1,100,000) ruil workers accept il similiar hcrease the full wage settlement quil amount to approximately Ave per cent miere if the ICC permits the amount to be reflect-l ed in freight rates.-Router.

for the proper discharge `of its functions and obligations (to warda non-self-governing ter- ritories) it is essential that the

Liberals To

Fight

Next UK Election

London, October 14.

Britain's once-powerful Liberal Party, which now

has only 12 Members of Parliament out of the` total of 640, today announced spirited plans for: fighting the 1950 general election.

Blackmarket Suspects Taken

ad-

At its Conference here, The The party's programme party, whose decline since the vocales an ultimate world govern. great days of the Premiershipsment, free trade, co-ownership of of Lloyd George and Asquith, Industry, ald to agriculture, better has 'saddened even some of Its housing and proportional repre-1

sentation In Parliament.--Reuter. political opponents, launched an appeal for £100,000 to finance an attempted core-buck.

The party announced that it will put 300 candidates Into the -field for the next general election. Mr. Clement Davies, the party's leader In the House of Commons, guld today that the party refuses to lie down and die. He spoke at a press conference when it was announced that the party WDS Immediately launching its upon

Viscount Samusi, the leader in the House of Lords, said: "Wo..do not regard our in

Shanghai, October 15. arrested

The Economic Police yesterday Austrian refugees and five Chin- Light Buspects-thrac campaign

thete fresh

against foreign currency and gold blackmarket dealings.

All the eight were 'rounded up a popular downtown cafe

anivas.as an old party striving after United States notes were.

to recapture past glorias of the found on their person

olatio age of Liborallem but

"search"

dela, ŋjów party dominated by

in

D

- gaghting 'ko" establish. Itsolf.

In other raids during the day.

men and women, which the police arrested and detained

falen persons for carrying

out

an agent of progressive politics blackmarket transtellons in shares

in the future, not only for the and cigarettes..

a lead to

“of this country but to help The North Chin' Dolly - Nowr

demand

The world tad to Europe and this morning said that a new sel

The Liberal

д

31-puge. "p for Bri

#of=drastic-regulations: aimed at today inued stamping out blackmarket netivi of the Shanghal, once link for all

said to be awaiting the up adopted at its annual Congress proval of the Prime Minister, this year, The pamphlet said that They are belloved to provide both the Conservative and the bevare penalties for blackmarket Labour, parties represent privilege dealern who continub activities. In Land, clars. Interest / while the defanon, of economie-rulingana

Liburni. Farty squilly, fights both. Reuters

and

wore

Siamese who view these 'Chi-

Ateers who exploit Siam and the Siamese people and drain off the proft to

"Retain the form of discriminatory acts or legluta tion frequently occurs," the Re view states, adding that "the het result is a constant state of blekering, which occasionally flares up into violence."

In Malaya, the situation was much the same, except that the Chinese minority was now " majority, with the population

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