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AMERICANS TOLD TO Safety Footprints US TO STAY STRONG,

LEAVE S'HAI, NANKING Spreading Civil War May Engulf Yangtse River

HARDSHIPS FORESEEN

Nanking, November 5.

The American Embassy today advised all United States nationals in Nanking, Shanghai and their environs and in Kiangsu and Anhwei Provinces without compelling reasons for staying to get out now while the going is good.

The Embassy here and the Consulate-General in Shanghai notified Ameri- can citizens to this effect, admitting that the spreading civil war may shortly engulf the tower Yangtse River area and cut off Nanking from the seo.

The circular warned that those staying may encounter undue hardships duo

to increasingly acute food and fuel shortages.

US Marines

For S'hai? personnel.

Shanghai, November 6. The

that the possibility United State, Navy may send Marines into Shanghai purely

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protective

measure

dinorders should breakout war

expressed by Vice Admiral Oscar Badger, Commander. in-Chief of the United States Naval Forces in the Western Pacific, Ala press conference here today.

out

He said: "The Navy here to

to support the State De- partment and not to particl pate In 1 civil war. Our purpose In to protect Ameri can nationals and on human: Starlan grounds, also foreigners in time af дексу.

other

smer.

In the past months, he said, the United States Navy have acainted in the evacuation of more than 40 individuals. Americans and other foreig nere Including Italians And British-from Tientsin to Tringto

Admiral

cally

out of

Badger categori denied the persistent Cumalirs cumon

that the Navy is preparing to pull Tsingtao and stated that--11-- would remain in the Shantung port so long as it benefits United Stolen Interest...was Reuter.

There are 3,008 Americans registered with the Consulate In Shanghai. Including Army and Navy dependents, but not In the remainder of Kiangsu, excluding Nan- king, there are 230 Americans, mainly - missionarieg.

In Anhwel there 110 100 Americans, must missionaries.

En Nanking 008 are registeret with the Embassy, but it is be- leved there are Dearly BD there,

The British Embassy tpokno. man, meanwhile, toirt the Unit ed Press that the British au thorities in Shanghal, Nanking and Central China were no! considering a similar advice st. though their consulates in Pal ping and Tientsin sued such notices before the Americans did.

Dependents To Go

The US Embassy spokesman in- including Army and Nuvy dedicated that all the 900 dependent. Lentents.

of American armed forces per- A spokesman said 00 or 70 Em- bassy dependents will make their set in Nanking and Shangha

will return to the United States own derisions about leaving but shortly, but the spokesman for the Embassy personnel are stayin Joint United States military ad- indefinitely and presumably will visory group could not immediate- mily leave If

Nationally the

confirm or deny this. Government shifts its seat else where.

Rumours Denied

In this connection, the Govern- Information Director. Dr. niral Hallington K. Tong.

dented Tumours that the Government UoW preparing for a Dossibi intve. He sold 'present' plans call fc, the Government to continut slaying in Nanking.

The Embassy spokesman sait the United States government putting the West Coast shippin. trike into account this has re-

duced passenger Einstect States to a trickle-and wl probably arrange for ship- ping arcommodation for Ameri cans destring to repatriate.

Híc sold earlier the situation all stands undér, which önly de- pendents asking to be evacuated will be returned to the United States,

However, for the time being, members of the advisory actual

staying in Nanking and group Shanghai have not yet made plans to evacuate.

ships.

that

People walking along Kensington High Street in London, pass footprints leading from both directions to a pedestrian road crossing-part of the Council's road safety measure pro- The Idea was adopted from Luzarne, in Switzerland. its planned to extend the system all along Kensington

High Street.—(AP Photo).

gramme.

Nanking Threatened As Red Armies Start Big Offensive

Nanking, November 5.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's capital today was threatened by the Communists from the North and South who would likely drag the city soon, for the first timo, directly info China's civil war theatre.

In

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TIGER HUNTER RESIGNS

Shanghal, November 5.. Major-General Chiang Ching--

DULLES WARNS RUSSIA

Paris, November 5.

Mr. John Foster Dulles told the United Nations today that the United States has stopped disarming because of world foars of --Russia.

Mr. Dulles, who might have been Secretary of State

if the Republicans had won the election, as- serted that the United States intends to re- main strong as long as Soviet Communism threatens the integrity of nations.

"Our strongth is not for us alone," he said.

Speaking in the Political nesses. We have records of more Committee near the close of than 10 reports, We can of vel, tr the debate over Greece, Mr.net 70 per cent of them anide' il Dulles accused Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky (Russia) of mouth Ing a vicious falsehood about the motives behind the Ameri- can foreign policy.

there is any doubt about their validity. Still there are substantial charges proved by direct observa- tion," he said.--United Press.

Mr. Vyahisky, he said, has tried 10 Artillery

to divert the United Nations from the real issue in Greece by charg ing the United States with de- veloping Greece as a base for ag- gression for pursuance of what Mr. Vyshinsky calls the United States goal of mastery by ng- gres-lon.

Men Hurt

In Collision

Ten men of the Royal Ar-

We deny that Ra a vicioustillery Fifth Field Regiment

falsehood," he asserted.

110

were seriously injured yester-

BOAC To Train 5 HK Girls

London, November 5. Miza Ann Winthrope, +

· stewardess - in the British Overicas Airways Corporation, loft Britain today by ale for. Hong Kong, to frain five Hong Kong girl's stewardesses for the BOACT

Far

Eastern routee.

Mies Winthrope has crossed, the Atlantie en Boad flying-

bote 75 times.

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During the war; sho made. several flights in a twin en- gined Mosquito reconnaleance plane, high above enemy-held territory between Britain and Sweden.

She is an accomplished In- gulst.—Reuter.

The Weather

The United States, he said has day in a traffic accident in the

apologies to make for her New Territories. foreign policy.

After colliding with a private "Our dreds are not deeds of near near the 13-mile post, on nation bent on world mastery," Castic Peak Road, the truck in he sald.

which they were travelling left the road and tumbled down some "It is quite true the United 20 feet to the beach, States today has chocked it

The 10

werw Limitenant reached typhoon intensity Was Center.) programme of disarmament, Whitney and Gunners

Lee, to miles E. of N. Lyson nud was more But the defeat of Germany and Parker, Woodhouse, Deersley, W. at 10 to 20 knots. The stormt Japan has not killed fear in Allanson, Cockeral, Latimer-Jonca, which was centred swer Hemar has filled. the people. It la a. fear which Allan and Gunner George. which

cannot be allayed by

At 9800 hours G.M.T. £2'v.m. H.K.8.7.) srupten depression which probably

International organisation alone. Two of the injured were de-cific from

rapidly

Up. The anti-cyclone is moving Into the

Kokkaldu deepealika depression muving ZNE It is partly because the Securi-tained at the Kowloon Hospital, N. Manchuria, An intense Alberiss rest were transferred' to the anti-exclonesia anzending middly 87. and It i ty Counell is crippled.

Bowen Road Military Hospital. Extremely affecting the tigif of Talai partly because of a threat de. viously contrived.

"Some nations," he said, "oven fear to express their fear.

"So long as the threat rebia," Mr. Dulles said, "the Unitel

| Stafes Intends to rem in strong.**

The

in

The truck was pulled up later

the day by the (nuthorities.

and N. China

military

None of the occupants private car were injured.

In

OPTIMISM ON

Toder's Forecasts--Light NE, or varju able winds. Yair.

Yesterday's Weatheri-

tie Maximum 89,3 deg. Fah.

Minimum 67. dr. Feb. Bunshine: '5.2 hours..

Rainfall Nil. Tuint alter Jars,

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To Remain Strong END OF STRIKE

San Francisco, November 5.

Optimism for an, early, end to the lengthy. Pacific Coast | Rel-Humidity Maritime strike-was expressed Wind Direction. by both sides last night.

Mr. Dulles attack" on Comi munism was less dtrict than his varlier charge that Russian Com- munism was aiming for world domination.

The American delegate made it plain, however; that he Was speaking

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