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MANCHURIA CHANGES THE WORLD PICTURE

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Communist Victory Alters Whole Balance Of Power

ALL FAR EAST AFFECTED

London, November 1.

The loss of Manchuria to the Chinese Communists is considered by diplomatic observers to represent a major shift in the world balance of power.

The success of the Chinese Reds, it is thought, may have for-reaching results throughout the Far East. Without Manchuria's natural resources, it is felt in London, no Chinese government can be a great power,

Wetter"

confronts two immovable facts

he has used so many times. It

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1948.

Lancs Lass To Attend Elizabeth

London, November 2. Princess Elizabeth chose a Lancashire lass yesterday to he one of the nurses attend- Ing her at the birth of her baby this month.

The nurse, Miss Mabal An-N derson, 22, whose policeman father was killed in the Blitz In 1941, la пош living in Elgin, Dcotland,

Sho will auslist Nurse Holan Maud Rows of London, who wa chaton because she at- tended the Duchess of Kant at the birth of Prince Michael.

-Associated Press.

WHALES' VISIT TO GLASGOW

Black-Out On News From Manchuria

Peiping, November 2.

A nows black-out fell over Mukdon yesterday after-

noon when the Communists walked in,

A

trickle of official information still seeped through from the American Consulate-General there which has its own radio receiving and sending station.

A message sent at 7.30 a.m.pany, and HF. Phillips, manager yesterday warned against any of the Hong Kong and Shanghai American aircraft flying to Bank branch and his wife. Mukden. There was no imme- This left no British business- dinte exolamation.

men in Mukden where the only Meanwhile, the French au-Britons now are the Consul- thorities followed the lead of the General and two assistants and British and American consulates some 14 missionaries.-Associated and warned their nationals in Press. North Ching of possible travel ilflculties if they delay any in- tesidect departures too long.

at

"We have not advised any one to leave," the French Consul Pelping, M. Michael Breal, toki the Associated Press. "We have merely fold,

tok then what the travel position is.

Consular representatives Tof most other countries took

Glasgow, November 2.

their Two whales worked way up more than 20 miles of most the River Clyde yesterday to within a few hundred yards of the centre of the city.

They dived and rolled and blew.

same line with their nationals, no prospects are that the majority of the foreigners will stay for any ultimate Red occupation,

Soviet Blamod "That American power and resources are not unlimited.

-2-That even if these resources were ten times what they are, they [Run could not save China unless

Chinn eruk somehow develop the Moey Glasgow folk gathered fo see the show, for which the 20- internal strength to save herself.'

York Timer The New

saldout wholes charged not #farth-omelat familles, that the Communist conquesting. of Manchuria

boats and

think the

other

There are roughly 675 Amerl- cans In the Peiping Consular area, most of them in Pelping.

About 150 of this total

Heavy Booking

are

250

CURRENCY

IS CHINA'S

NO. 1 NEED

Los Angeles, November 1.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek considers currency stabilisation: China's number one neerl, the Mirror said today in a copy) righted story.

It was because it revgmarij The New York Herald Tribune the

uoted Burday an interview by its supreme importance Manchuria that the Government Peiping correspondent with Pri

Some ferry is the result of

There are about 200 to of President Chiang Kai-shek isterent, Chiang Kai-shek, who said

"the same Soviet policy or little vessels moved up the river continued the struggle to the that China must have further help

aggression and bad faith which way from the whales to keep Americans in the Tlental Con-

sulur aren, most of thêm in Tien teem being damaged. end, even though a withdrew it a third World War, is to be

Imperiis Europe." Sone months ago might

The Scots have

In return for vital concessions

whales sin.

Present indications pro loss saved mah valuable Wa

isa The newspaper eurenterl

Manchuria, Russia laid itself wil live only a little while be

dirty and oily than 50 per cent of the Americans fun extitorid;

cause the Clyde This me*%22% material and many lives.

fis under an obligation to support the nut clear like the sea where will avail themselves of us ad-Ching stabilise China, for more leton tinkas reser}<

pay Chinese National Opinion, heer about prateddy

develops feularly, the treue of Chiang Kai-moially and militarily. Instead, the whites lived before they got

Cilasgow. Associated draw, in seu Cha Reports reaching shek, and at in the United States it has supported only the Chinese London suggest that the which must do the resetung.

Communists morally and misi- Government believes it er will 11 ud argoment vehtel facily, "--Reuter. check the Southward advaneg af

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the Canoasts and prevent the spread of the fighting Chma.

to North

Ulher repurts goes a deter - mined effort all be mute by

both sales an the navi 20 Ju secure a segotiated pars II such a negotiated settlement expable

reundlig Shma

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established. the boss of Manchuria to the Chinese Government must leave f power CHOGRA In the

Far Ewit.

be

Effect On Asia

Government

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Press.

America To Speed Up Arms

Deliveries

To Chinese

Washington, November 1.

The United States gave approval to US$5,000,000 of arms purchase by Ching over the week-end as the Communists won control of Man- churía.

Government officials said to- tion baw China, one of the five per- manent member of the Security day that disbursements from ( Governmen Council and a member of the the US$135,000,000 which the substantial

calibre ribund Council

of

being shipped in US military stores on a "replacement

vessels

included bna." This speeded up procure- quantities oľ .30 ment, oficials said, and last and machine-gun month the largest arins order to

date was placed.

Foreign US Congress voted for military cartridges designed to fit wen- Ministers. is for the present aid to the hard-pressed Nation- gravely weakened,

alist Government have mountedpons of types lost to the Com-

munists in Munchuria. Thi

North' China

Defence

At the same Ume, the progress to atmatt US$110,000,000. of the Chinese Commmunist, most total last Friday was US$105,-

expected to give aut a000,000. couragement tot

Cum-I to the active Kit inovenient throughout

sald

to

Pre-

had

sident Chiang Kai-shek

Shipment nf American made President Chinngåt troops also ammunition for small arms and use a "Generalissimo“ rifle of 7.97

vice and

with-rency,"

to opportunity

Normal shipping out of Pei- ping is booked solid months shead and It is possible that L5T will be used to evacuate those wishing to leave.

There is

question of Ameri-

can Consulates withdrawing. The policy is to remaly where they rema polley already applied in Mukden

Britons' Safe

The newspaper sakt it reached the Generalissimo's wift by tele- phone in the Nanking Palace and "What ean the United States do right now to help China?" was the first question asked.

"The United States can help our new cuir- er" Madame Chiang replied.;

continued: The newspaper

Mer

preoccupation with eco- nomic questions Buch Ag the tottering Chinese currency can be taken as an indication that sarlova economic disruption threatens that, part of Chine not overrun already by the Communist armies.

"A second collapse of the Chi- nese currency, coming on top of the military reverses in

Man-

The American Consul-General churia, possibly could result in

in Pelping la Edmund Clubb, who the fall of Chining's Government." formerly served In the same - Asspelated Press. capacity in Mukden. In Tientsin

It is Robert Smyth, who was with

China.

CLARE LUCE VICTIMISED

New York. November 1.

the U.S. Embassy In Chungking Both had long experience in ring part of the war.

Mrs. Clare Dloothe Luce, play- Information received, maan-wright and ex-Congresswoman while, said thrae Britone' pre from Connecticut, reported today viously listed among those re.

that thieves stole US$35,000 in

Meanwhile there

maining in Mukden wore flown jewellery from her Waldorf-As- have been

out on October 29.

toria suite curly on. Sunday as shipments of radio and algnat

They were Snyde Winton of the she and her husband slept.- equipment from ́ Hawaii, under a surplus

contract British-American Tobacco Com- United PreHR property with the Chinose;

Small arms ammunition has

South East Asia, with which it is Fury equipment of many millimetre calibre for which they been the most pressing need of known to be directly linked,

kinds has been speeded up by curnal obtain ammunition from the Nationalist armies all along Washington quarters

the the collapse of Chlùng Kal-shek's | Americum Army stores,

because of the nature of the recent drastic Ret-bricks

[foavs In Manchupio, But the A left over World War II lodghting in Chinu, jeffort to bolster President Chiang of 130,000

cartridged of these

American equipment reported was turned over to the Chinese lost by the Nationalist forces in last year.

Manchuria was supplied under a While

Manchuria

loat wartime agreement.

The US some officials beileve that the undertook to direct the training aid which the US is Able to

equip them Nationalists will be in part with American weapons. Important in the

sident

a complete review of the is reported to have been com- specs United States policy 011 ald to heated by loss of large quanti

a decisives of American munitions in the

Oghting around Mukden.

China, which Blays role in the conflict.

Ways

of

immediate giving effective assistance to the Chinese

Gore under study in

it is uncertain

whether such-methods an be found, these sources added. Any reorganisation or

or extension of al would take many weeks.

Authoritative sources in Na-

the Chinese

Nationalist king. capitol, sak! the Government had

Cimese sources said ammuni-

SHOULD CALL

BULLY'S BLUFF

New York, November 2

give the

North China.

of 39 divisions

and

defence of Several of these divisions аге

reported in press despatches to

Offcials said the Chinese-archive-been--in-Manchurine-Asso- uring their US$125,000,000 for eisted Press. US$87,500,000 worth of army

equipiment, US$28,500,000 for Air Force supplies and US$9,000,000 for Navy needs.

be Russian ships should

the Suez,

Pressing Nood

that all future military barred from using

The White House has disclosed ald would be sent direct in United Panama and Kiel Canals and no that President Harry Truman last States Navy ships to North China, more crude rubber should be July directed Defence Secretary .where General Fu Tso-yi, the sent by America and Britain to James Forrestal to help the Chi- most successful of the anti-Co- the Soviet Union, according to nes meet their military needs munist leaders, is in command.

Major General William J. and, inuke available arms from Donovan.

Only Hope

of Strategle

General Donovan, former headt This was agreed with Admiral of the U.S. Office Oscar Badger, the Commander of the United States Western Pacifle those measures to "call the bully's

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