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US TO RUSH CHINA

Dewey Victory To Change US Policy Toward China

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, '1948.

SUPPLIES

MUKDEN LOSS ADMITTED

Washington, November 1.

American military supplies for President Chiang Kai-shek's faltor- ing forces will be rushed to China within the next two weeks, according to reliable informants today.

US Advisory Group For Nanking

Nanking. November 1.

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The American Secretary Defence today announced the establishment of a joint Unit- ed States military advisory group to the Republic of China to become effective from November 1, according to an AAG release today.

ese sources said the cargo is being handled by the Army Ordnance Department, presumably indicating guns, ammunition and military vehicles are involved. The shipment was ori- ginally intended for dispatch to the Orient next month but is being speeded up because of the recent Communist military successes in Manchuria,

President Chiang Kai-shek is said to have told his worried leaders that the fate of the entire civil war will be decided in the next three months.

The United States military tion will bring swift changes in supplies will be carried by this country's policy toward Army and Navy vessels and China,

This replaces the existing Army will thus not be delayed by

Advisory Group and the Naval the West Coast shipping strike. Loss Admitted board for co-ordination of mill the informants said.

Advisory Group with a survey

tary and naval advisory assistance

A State Department spokesmunti

to the Nanking Government underreported

one-command.

meanwhile that the

Meanwhile. President

Chiang

United States has now trans Kai-shek announced to the Cen forred U8$105,000,000 of military trai Political Council-the Kuo Major-General David G. Bart. aid

to the Nationalist mintang's highest policy making That is about 85 organ-today that Manchuria la now chief of the Army Advisory Gove Group, has been appointed direc- per cent of the amount voted by now lost to international Com- tor of the new organ. The mission the 80th Congress. to help Presi-muntam according he reports

new organ will be un- ¡dent Chional Department ati-

of the

changed from that of the previous The organisations.

The release added that the joint military advisory group will consist of an army advisory divi-

Inouncement on Chinese aid was

made

October 11. Then US300,375,000 · hind· been turned ever to China.

sion, wir force advisory divi Present Plan

sion, naval advisory division and combined service forces udvisory.] - divistonaria enpuremat

In

from Nanking.

Reviewing the Government's Manchurian campaign, the Gen. eralissimo ascribed its collapse mainly to outside backing given the Chinese Communista. He admitted that the Government also made mistakes. esprotally ***In`the frequent" rashuffling" of "

the Manchurian command. Despite a series of reverses; President Chiang avowed, how! ever, that the situation still not hopeless.

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Under the present plan China Major-General Bair will serve must buy military supplies with concurrently as chief of the ariny i the- ald funds assigned by the advisory division.

State Department The Depart ment cannot participate in pure chases. However, the armed ser- He said the Communist strength vice can handle such purchason I still was not strong enough to Chinese officials request them and threaten seriously the Govern It is understood, the Arny ac mont's North China corridor. Hu quired the Impending ship

shipment, said he had full confidence In The Joint Congressional watch- General Fu Tso-yi, North China

ald is commander whose dog committee on foreign

fighting spirit keeping an eye on Chinese de- and sense of strategy commands velopments. Next week Mr. Wil the highest Hum C. Bullitt former American Arnbassador to China, will

Brigadier-General Charles Thomas, Rear-Admiral Francis Old and Colonel John C. Daly will be the chiefs of the air force. naval and combled service forces advisory divisions, respectively.- United Presa.

Gold Yuan Devaluated In Taiwan

Nanking. November 1. The Government today in drustic devaluation of the new gold yuan currency ordered the exchange rate between the gold yuan, and the Talwan cur- rency to be lowered from one to 1,835 to one to 1,000.

This followed the unfreezing Di August 10 prices and wages yes terday, which depreciated the gold yuan's

purchasing value by 60 to

75

per cent:

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MIXED REACTION TO

CARRY ON GOVT REQUISITIONING

LONDON

Sometimes a photograph, 11 Ke à sonnet, catches a moment In time. This was such an incident, as the Household Cavalry, against the green and gold background of the autumn trees, nloved past Buckingham Palaoj. "Although the London confer ence of African inativa ruters has ended, all the delegatan have not yet gone home, and here two can be seen watching the Cavalry boldes a 'man who stoga on his way to the office.

---AP: Photo.

Britons In Tientsin, Peiping Told To

Leave For Safe Areas

Tientsin, November 1.

The British and American consular authorities here today circulated notices, advising their respec- tive non-essential, nationals to evacuate to safor, areas while transport facilities aro `stil! available but discouraged any panic or ox- treme alarm,

A similar notice was issued asked all Government leaders to learn from to Americans in Peiping, while

for the Far East to investigate the past mistakes and strengthen the the French Consul-General in Fog Delays

altuation for the committee. Mr. Bullitt and Republican Senator Style Bridges, chairman of the committeo, have been staunch ad- vocates of Überal millitary aid to China

need for streamlining the Nation- better allst⚫ command work for

Government position with de-Tientsin, M. Sigurot, declared termination to continue the fight that French non-essentials will against the Communists.

be ndvised to fallow the He pointed out specially the American and British example. There are about 180 Américans There has been wide specula-direction of military operations.at present resident in Tientsin tion that n switch 'in ddministra- United Press.

and about 200 French natiqnals in Tientsin and 100, including mis- slonaries, in Peiping, while the British community here number nearly 560.

Russian Objective Early Japan Peace?

Washington, October 31,

appeared to Diplomatic circles in the United States capital are looking for the reason behind an apparent in- crease in Russian interest in Japan."

have substantiated the observa-

tion that the Government's

August

. 10 aconomia raformą |

were beginning to fall and that The most popular explanation is that Russia intends

the gold yuan may go down the

me way as the discarded

Chinese national currency.

Premier Wong Wen-hao. and Finance Minister Wang Yun-wil,

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The British Consul-Ġeneral, Mr, A. C. Franklin, told Router that

bo non-essentials would

, en- couraged to avail themselves of transportation facilities, which night also includo Jardine and Butterfeld ships. but essentials will continue to remain pending developments.

F

BOAC Planes

London, October 31.

A great bank of fog over London and Bouthern Eng. land today caused the can. collation of the departure of six British' Overeens 'Airways Corporation airliners' and de- layad road and rall traffic,

The airliners were due to leave for the Near and Far East, Africa and Australia. are now due to leave They are

Planca dus: to tomorrow. land here today, wêre (being diverted to Hurn Airport,

Bournemouth, on Bouth coast-Rautor.

noar

the

The text of Mr. Franklin's to leave while transport facilities netice said: "In view of the der aro still available.

"A meeting of the British com- soon to press for an early Japanese peace con-

terioration in the general situa tion in north China, non-essential munity is being called tomorrow. ference with the hopes of strengthening her British subjects, resident in Tien to discuss general questions aris Chand in For Eastern affairs.

isin," she now advised to giving out of this notice. If you can, consideraflon of the please attend. There is no ques- The attitude of the United serious

tion of any immediate emergency Stater, shared it is understood desirability in their own interests, and I think we can all take this

There is pino ob

of the a

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The Weather

who put through the August 19 The latest example of Soviet economic reforms, today again,nterest in Japanese came at the

by Britain, is that the "peace wore reported by the Nanking For Eastern Commission meet- Evening News to haver submitted ing on Thursday."

treaty should not be left to any their resignation to President The Boylet "Ambassador, “Alex”.

groups dominated by the Vats Chiang Kai-shek.

ruis. Experience in Europe has jander -Panyushkin, naked, for in- This report, however, was formation on as reported." Blah

taught the futility of this denied by Dr. Hollington K. Tong, level, military conference, held Russian contention that none bus objection to the director of the government in earlier this month in Tokyo, formation office.

He asked for an explanation of

major powers should wrlie Their resignations were report-

the treaty, meaning that

Anit-reline ed twice previously but later were a press report of that meeting tralla, New Zealand, India hud China and the neighbooring and

which asserted that the Com- other nations which contributed bat de weakentos elcraty. found to be untrue-Valled Press mander-in-Chief, General Douglas far more to the defent of Japan

MacArthur, discussed "prae- than Russia would be excluded. MA wosk tropical depression; ceriting Meal precautions against the

Am about 140 miles B.E. of Salzon is marthe The United States has procted- N.W, at in kunta, and Yrom. Ita iroogs ibility of another surprise atú tack The United States denied virtually alone in trying to extends to the Marianas, that the meeting was anything put Japanese economy, backs on its

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in our stride."--Reuter.

Public reaction to Government's requisitioning of more than 30 vacant promises in the. Colony on Sunday morning is mixed—some condamn-. ing the move, others praising it,"

The white collar class is sceptical whether the object of the move-the solving of the acute housing problem and key money -rackets- will be attained:

Owners of the buildings seized by Government an Sunday were reluctant to comment. By yos terday afternoon none of them had lodged any profast or made any representations to Government.

move.

There

An adverse effect on construe tion in the Colony.

"It's a good should be no vacant houses/in

A real estate owner, not affected Kowloon and on the Island,"

by Sunday'a requisitioning and commented Mr. F. C. Clemo, aiming to have no vacant buid

Reshuffle In Cabinet Imminent

Nanking. November 1.

A Cabinet reshuffle appeara imminent tonight with Premier Wong Wen-hto, head of the Executive Yuen in China's first constitutional Government hav- ing tendered his rosignation to President Chlang Kai-shek.

Mr. Wong, whoso offer of re- signation was confirmed in official

of the Kowloon Residents Asings, and yesterday that the move quarters, was reported to be la sociation.

by Government. It really made insistent upon resigning despite

·

Sir Robert Ho Tung, one of the the interests of the public, was a President Chiang's efforts to per- biggest real estate owners in the tood one.

Whethersuade him to remulp. Colony remarked: "I'm surprised He however, doubled whether At the same time, the Finance that there should be vacant pre- the man in the street, who lost its Minister, Mr. Wang Yun-wu. mises at a time when so many home as a result of the war and whose first offer of resignation han people are looking for houses.". who is now doubling up with re- been turned down by Premier

"Government," he added, "hasiatives in an already crowded at,

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acted wisely by giving the owners would be able to have premics Wong tonight renewed his re- quest to be relieved of the Gnance a chance to make representations allocated to him and his family.portfolio, omphasising his decision

Sir M.K. Lo said it was He added that the houses, re-

· | by icfraining from official

duties. "very good step."

quisitioned by Government can The resignations of bolis offeini: accommodate only about 100 peo-are believed to be prompted by ple. He referred to many other the unexpected failure of the vacant houses in the Colony which comic and currency reform. Government has not attempted to which were promulgated by the touch.

**It is a good move. The sooner vacant houses are occupied by bona fide tenants the better, commented

ted Mr. D.F. Landale.

Heald Government's move Government two months ago and whose bankruptcy appeared "was unfair in seizing a few old evident last night with the rever- fashioned fata and leaving hun sai of basic controls to avert fur- Urede of newly-built apart ther detrioration. ments, still-vacant,` ælono.'

Fooble Attempt

it the resignation of

Premier

A representative of Humphreys Estates whose property are not in- volved said that Government ac tion was a good thing for the Colony in view of the fact that so many people are without houses

Reluctant To Comment. Mr. W.K. Lee, of Lee lysan Estates, Limited, was reluctant to comment on Sunday's action. He said that he had no time to road the popers and therefore was in no posion to comment, n He, however, denied WAS the owner of No. 273, The following statement was Prince Edward! Ajad, two fiate, ishled" "yesterday by the Fubile been subjected to sporadic attacks which were almost squisitioned Relations Oficer in connection by Government on Bunday, with, the procedure in applying Yuan-Router. Credit Foncier owners of No. for requisitioned prem

premises: pray that Carolino

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Wang is accepted, it is believed that President Ching it face a General comment from white, dificult task of pickin this suc- a post krible as a collar, job holders was that Sun-cessor to day's requisitioning was a force thankless job, observers, hore said and a feeble attempt by Govern- tonight.

loveler ment to gain public confidence in that he the matter of housing,

among-Sunday TAGARWAZIMA Vibeir-ralease. Af October 31-10%

the requisition of certuli

Since he assumed the, ship in June with known rolüc- iance, Mr. Wong Wet-hap has

both in and out of the Legislative

DR. SUN MOOTED

AS NEXT PREMIER

Shanghal, November

premises, said that they had write

arting and the subsequent ten to the authorities about the properties premises. They sald that the pre-allocation by a Commitice, under it is reported, though uncon- mists were hired out to the China the chairmanship of Mr. D. Ben Armed, here that Dr. Sun Fo. Motor Bus Company Limited, on son, applications from the public President of the Legislative Yuun, a monthly tenancy basi

should be made as

follow

will replace Dr. Wong Wen-hao Arepresentative told the "Separate applications are as the new Chinese premier.

as

reporta aid old that the

China Mall" yesterday that the quired for each property. Tho.op-it Vice-Minister" of Finance.

letter to the

It is found that there had been, type and includo Name of ap- Mr. Hau Po-yuan, will

replace Mr. any irregularities, the company|plication and nationality; employ-Wang Yun-wu ag Finance Minis- would be only too glad to havement; present business address; fer.

If possible.be in authorities said that plications should, Il

the premises, back as they nobded present residential address, mari General Pal Chung-hal, at pre- the building for their own jusd. - tal status (Whether husband/wife sent Commander-in-Chief in Cen- The China Motor Bus Company alive and In Colony); number of tral China, is seon ha replacing admitted that they hold the children with age and sex: num General Ho Ying-chip ́as Minister, tenancy of the building. They said ber of years residence In Colony of Defence.-Router.

of their employees were number of years residento at pro- making use of it for sleeping sent address; particulars of war

Féervices 'it any quarters,

The attorney of the owners of the applications are required"

in Pratas to be

be addressed the 18-apartment block f

the Secretary Street, Shainshulpo, roquisitioned the

Properties and Committet, ut the

somo

Sunday, told the

chum' Mail"! 2

on that the premises had never begri Colonial offered for hire because the

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ber of Commerco

apd

INSPECTION CONFERENCE

on

Lake Success, November 1. The International Labour Office submitted announced on Sunday that repro- owners intended to sell the block through either the Central Cham-sentatives of 10 nations will co Kowloon at Kandy, Caylon, on November One of the two faini Residents Association, the Com-35 to 20. for a con

conference owner

The United

Officer

Labour nited States, hindi

Hong Kong inspection services. Bald..

Navig

„Volunteer Force, the Com- Invited are Burma, Ceslori, The building was bright by mandant, Hong Kong Volunteer China, Hong Kong, India, Federa the present ownerer 145941. and Defence Corps, or antoficial tion of Malaya, Pakkalan, Philip- placs, Siam, Singapore, Afghanis- was occupied by the Wing Pada Justice of the Prace. Weaving Factory,, making towels,

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It was looted during the war fund uséd'ús slæbles by the Japan-

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It was habiliated after bein

tion. The attorney said that the premises had never been intend ed for residential pirposes:

Adveme Effect

"

Mr., Robert Dari Chairman of the Kowloon Chinese, Chámbol of Commerce, math, Link Whitt -dealing a sovora, biaw: ta kay monay Packeteers, Government's action will diecotirage, bona fide "Investmedle in real estate, ¿ Hi added thit the move will; bjave

Russian Ship

Collides

With Blue Funnel Liner

The

Russian ship Poltava is now lying in shallow water at Kowloon Bay 7'as the result of a col- fision with the Blue Funnel 7,308-tön liner, is. Eumasus. at the entrance of Lyamun Poss about 5 p.m. yosterday.

Actraling to reports, the Pul-news, Mr. R. F. V. Turner (Divi tave was entering harbour will stopal Superintendent, ke? Water|| carro "f-soyabong from Kores Policey went to the acerie on when the Master, Mr. Bola. Fallee Jamich and stood by the jnighted, tha we; Eumaeus approach-crippled Poltava until the was

safely towed to Kowloon Bay,

The Egmaeus, which sustained Two hubs were" sounded, from no damage other than apginging' the Polar indicating that the few rivets, was able to proceed to Rusalan ship was going to paní Kowloon Bay andere har:/ owT on the sight of the Blue Funnel steam,

In Washington the implication it does in formulatings Interest, tinh, the fact that the In

Washington Ambassador has been making re-are believed to be considerably Minimum 15.8 den Fah peated complaints against Ameri- irked at the sight of Japan: being Rainfall That Jani can occupation policies.

revived, under almost 100 per

ing., centus. 30.20 Ina na kaminas, American auspices, *-quite**** apart Air Bale

from the posibilliy of scunomle policies, being,, developed, which, lainty, it is learned, may be dlaadvantageous-10. Rus-

alleging Fla'a Siberian provincos Reuter,

Those

GRANTHAM

Warplane LEAVE FOR JABAN

of a lack

"The Goversion.

Bandings at''

102).

On arrival at Kowloos When the two, ships were near the Poltava settled dow edch / other! the Russiari master stern, ca diver will)

Vehuly,changed his mind, and, today to: /mscorleifs

his course. Mr. L., F. tant of the demire. Kvain, bansker (67 the se. Eumseus, infüred in the go tried: to change course, bufi duo 2011 In Undergo

dulrýTMwill be

the

was

No telephonic or verbal optan, Australia, Nepal üha New plications will be considered." Zenland Associated Press.

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