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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1948.

URGENT APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE TO USA

Government Position At Hsuchow Again Critical TENSION IN

NORTH CHINA

Nanking, November 23.

With the vital battle of Hsuchow now in the third confused week, the Government's appeals, arguments and demands for further immediate American aid are becoming more and more urgent, and are the dominating feature of Nanking's political scene.

These cries for help follow blunt statements of

China's dangerous plight published abroad, including remarks by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, quoted in Washington, that China will fall to the Communists unless direct and liberal military aid, plus a loan, are forth. coming.

Now Madame Chiang has made an appeal to the

United States, in which she argued that America will ultimately be the loser if China becomes Communist.

Official Government bulletins are reflecting Chinese

news-

** editorials and special articles critical of American policy towards China and ae- cusing Washington of indiffer-

ence.

signblcantly

British Plan For Shanghai

Shanghai, November 23.

The British Consulate has completed u scheme for the concentration of women, chili- passes, in the Great Wall. When dren, seriously sick and non- sernbled. they are expected to essential men in the event of launch a concerted effort to wipe serious disorders breaking out

in the city.

is In accord- The pinn, which ance with the announced British polley of being prepared for any- thing, was drawn up by a special- y organised British emergency committer and communicated to

all British residents.

out the Nationalist armles of General Fit Tsa-y1.

In its fitud to the ominous military situation on all fronts Perhaps

there is still no indication of the the Government in Nanking changing bales statements are appearing during the presence here of Mrs defunt nilitude. There is still William Bullitt, former United no omeni hint of removal to a

safer place States Ambassador to Russia and

માત renewed up-

There will be three ninin con- proaches France, who is en is fact-finding mediation with the

on the Question if

Communists centration centres, one each in the anission for the

The Congressional ins

Central and Northern vestigation Committee.

are reported to have been again Western

the ol Batly rejected by the Generalis districts

Everything possible for safety in. These tents of foreign ob servers

under emergency are not shared

by the and confort

conditions is promised the inmates Government, which officially re- malna confident.

at these centres but they are ask-

aid to

But most observers are agreed that time is too sheet for further assist the course of the batile of Hsuchow, The fate of that city, and of Nanking and Shanghai, they say, dependa at this lase

hour solely upon the Hsuchow Drive Government and the resources It

HOW POSSESSON,

The latest reports indicate that the baffle, particularly East of Hsuehow. has becomes grave, I tu eritien for the Nationalists. The earller food of aflcini claims has been followed by "victories," which in some cases set the No- Homalist lines back Instead of fword.

Red Strategy

18-

Chen Yl's Red columns newed their drive against Hau- chow today, with forces striking along the

the highway from South East toward the defend- ors' only airfield, under cover of low clouds which hampered alr operations.

Communists, to the strength of nearly

columns, holding seven high ground South East of Rsu- chow, are steadily incronsing their

They are attacking

defence

along the

Military observers believe that; the Cominunist strategy is to cut lines held by the Government's across the rear of the Government Second Army Group furees with a line East and West, South, South East, and East flanks about the level of Subsien, 40 of Hsuchow,

miles South of Hsuehow.

Sitting astride

communications,

city.

COMMUNIST CONSOLIDATION

COMMUNIST STRONG GUERILLAS

MONGOLIA

Escape corridor being kept open

THE GREAT WALL

RUSSIA

TAIYUAN

Lungkiang

MANCHURIA.

Price: 20 Conts.

Communists advancing

LADIVOSTOK

MUKDEN

INANTSINGTAO

KOREA

“Yellow Sea.

LANCHOW

Chengchow

Sian

SUCHOW

•PENGPU"-

Nationalists

HANGHAI

CHINA Communists

Changto

CHUNGKING

Yangtse

XWEIYANG

advancing

CHANGSHA

NANKING

HANKOW

East

China

Sea

Nanchang

FOOCHOW

Miles

300

Royal Tour Of Dominions

"Indefinitely

Postponed"

London, November 23.

King George VI today postponed indefinitely, because of ailing health, the Royal tour of Australia and New Zealand which had been fixed for next year.

Shanghai Bans his right leg.

A HK Paper

Shanghal, November 23.

Garrison

the the

The Shanghai Command hat banned Hong Kong edition of well-known Chinese Indepen. dent daily newspaper, T& Kung Pao, on the "charge of carrying Inaccurate news re- ports which could undermine public confidence in the Gov- ernment, according to the Army

Daily Penca organ quoting the Garrison Com. mander, Hauan Ti-wu.

Houan also was reported to have stated that other Hong Kong, publications containing similar "misleading" Įtamp would ilkewise be banned.— Reuter.

It was generally conceded here Government that General Hunog Po-lao's bat- the Comtered Seventh Army Corps, which munist

plan would then he to received the full force of the overpower piecemeal the laulat. Communists original drive, was ed and surrounded Nationallat almost blasted into extinction. troop

In the Hauchow Area Meanwhile tension is mounting before turning Bouth towards in North Chins where, according to bring enough food to keep Nanking and Shanghai.

lo pro-Government reports, six going for 24 hours. After this On the North Ching front min-columns of General. Lin Piao's period, food will be provided.

· sources -suggest that the Manchurian Communists are now It is stated that the

British Communists are making good use converging, along a 50-mile line

Consul-General, Mr. R. W. of the present lull by assembling on Government positions between

Drqulært himself, will make the decision when such concentra- tion is necessary.

tars

a huge force of Manchurian troops Pelping and Tientsin.

in Northern Hope and Southern

Chahar. These troops are believed, On Grand Canal

at present, to be pouring through.

Tsingtao Arms Dump Explosion

Tsingtao, November 23...

Meanwhile, two more groups of Americans were transported here today from up-river by special Unlied States army planes-20 women and children from Hon- tow, and a kow,

parly of school chil- dren from Kuling, well-known mountain resort just behind the Yangise port of Kiuklang.-Beu- any|ter,

A major battle between the forces led by General Fu Teo- yl and General Lin Plan, con sidered the most able Nationalist and Communist generals, is ex

out at pected to break

moment

General Lin's men have now reached the East bank of the historic Grand Canal along a line roughly 45 miles South East of Pelping...

General Fu is nald to have de- ployed a large force in the Matao- chen and Hossuwu arca

West

An unidentified American of the Grand Canal to check the sailor is missing and three advancing Communists, others slightly injured, while

The names and home towns of the missing and injured sailors were not revealed.

The cause of the explosion Is still under invoŝitigation, by tho.

The Reds' primary objective ap-

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Free Market Developing In Shanghai

Shanghai, November 23.

Painee sources, sald neither the Royal doctors nor members of the Royal Family are worried about the Sovereign's health generally, the Palace announce- although ment said that a defective blood supply to the right foot causes anxiety.

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SEVEN HUNDRED APPLY FOR SEIZED HOUSES

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Noorly 700 applications have been received for ac- commodation in the 35 vacant private roši- dential premisos solzed by the Government on the Island and Mainland. · They are now being studied by the Requisitioned Properties and Allocation Committee which hopes to have decided on allocations by the end of this week.

The chairman of the com- mittee, Mr. D. Benson, and the Becretary, Mr. T. S. Whitley, have alrendy checked about 80

cases and will continue until they find which of the letters are genuine.

Mr.

Water Supply To Be

Whiteley said a few writers Restricted

had over-stated facts but mdht

were

desperately in need of ac-

commodation.

In Kowloon they had inspected one Chinese tenement and found a married couple with two daugh- ters, one aged two und the other 20 and two boys, one aged 18 and the other 14, all sleeping in two bunks under an unlighted stair- ense. The bunks were each 4 feet by feet.

In a cubicle in another room was a double bed in which slept a husband and wife, a son aged 2 and two daughters aged' 18 and 15. All had to sleep crosswise. In the bed. bed,

One. spected in the Eastern District of Hong Kong was that of a family, flying in a room a1⁄2 by 8 feet with no frame in the only window and a hole in the roof. The family comprised a man. his wife with was pregnant, four girls and three boys.

of the worst cases In-

Another case was that of a man, This wite and 10 children aged from one month to 23 years, [sleeping and eating.In, a cubicle

10 by 10 feet.

Many of the tenements Had no sanitation and most were poorly lighted..

Could Pay Moro

In some cases, the husband was on reasonable salary and 'could

•

The attention of the public Is invited to a notice by the Water Authority Imposing certain restrictions in the water supply as from Decem- ber 1, 1948:

Although at the end

or October 1949 there was some 300 million gallons more wator in storage due to the late rains xa compared with a Similar period in the previous yea", dally consumption dur ing October 1948 has been 1.9 million gallone more than In October 1947.

During the first nine days In November 1848" apllection from streama was still con- ziderable, but it was less than alf the average daily con- sumption of 83 million gallons over the same

period.

the

The authorities therefore conelder In view of gradual decrease now to be expected from stream sourcol that it may be possible to avert any vera restriction .st. lator dets by the early imposition of the restrictions how Imposed. |

The Weather

Strong

Partiy

An announcement from Buckingham Palace shortly after midnight said com- plete rest had been advised for the 52-year-old British ruler and there- fore all his public engagements have been cancelled for some months. The announcement sold the After the Sovereign's physiclans,ecuntry as planned that was a pay more for accommodation bul when could not afford the high key King is suffering from an ob- had made a thorough examination secundary consideration struction to the circulation in of the King's ailment, they ad- compared with the King's well-money demonded, which was said.

vised that the tour be cancelled. (being."

sometimes to reach $6,000. The Prime Ministers of Bri-

Devotion

Duty Many wore now paying $30, $40

From an intensifying anti-cyclone een. tain, Australia and New Zealand

Australiin offection and esteem or $50 for a cubicle and one was

Ired near Jake Balka), ridges extend 8 to concurred in the doctors' decision. for the King would be heightenedl paying $80 for one room.

official statement A Groat Shock

by the Indo-China and BE,to N Japan. Detren by the

His Ал knowledge that Mutesty's state of hemith had been Competent Authority; Mr. K.M.A. there rides diepening depresion is Australians

hoard abandonment of the Royal visit brought about by devotion to his Barnett, which was issued recent-masing E ever BE Manchuria,

duly as Sovereign and the deeply, said the premises would be al- the

Today's Foricuti-Prech, or: when Mr. Joseph Chifley,

my ENE winds; aloudy or Premier, road the Buckingham personal Contern we had shown located at the equivalent of fair

¡rentals. It was learned that the King

his people.

clouds. Palace announcement

The chairman of the com- first complained about a loss of

The seting New Zealand Pre- - broadcast-and-do nationwide feeling in his right foot about

commenting miltec. Mr. Benson, said today Yesterday's Weathers-- mler. Walter Nash, clared "This news comce as doctors two weeks ago. Five

on the resolution, said the unique that division of the seized pro-Maximum: 14.8 deg. Fab grapt shook to all of us." have been attending him for the

The Australian House of Replace of the monarchy added to mises Into fate and cubleles would airimum: 58.0 deg. Figh. past week.

The doctors said: "The King's sentatives and both Houses of the their affection for the King and follow the suggestions of a Chin- Sunshines 5.8 hours.

their ese member of the committee, Mr. Rainfall NI greater urgency to

who was vice- general health, including the con- unanimous rescations of regret at prayers for his complete recovery, ma

"There is not one," Mr. Nash chairman of the Chinese Chamber dition of his heart, gives nor the King's ill health and the post-

It was not yet sald in a broadcast, "who will of Commerce. son for concern, but no doubt the penement of the Royal tour. strain of 12 years has appreciably

not be filled with regret, at the known how many requests for ac- "I know Australia will endorse affected his resistance to physical

nows of His Majesty's health."commodation could be the have asked

De met message

ZDA. All premises inspected so far Rel. Humidity ... falgue.

The news shocked Now Governor-General to send to

Allocation London expressing deep regret at louders, Including the Maoris who had been extremely overcrowded Dew Point His Majesty'n state of health and had been preparing to give the and practically airless,

of the new ones might solve part Tembark upon long journey urging His Majesty to adopt in its Royal Party a great welcome.

felt

throughout of the problem.temporarily but it Anxiety was which might delay recovery and entirety the advice of his doctors,"

was re- would again be aggravated by the Canada when the news Involve serious risk to a Umb." Mr. Chirley said,

of refugees from the Law "I said that although

we are ceiver of the King's Bilness. Most arrival The King, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were to have bitterly disappointed that we Canadians recalled that during the Mainland.

1939 the King, sailed in January in the battle should not have the privilege of Royal tour in

very tired towards the end though ship HMS Vanguard travelling having Their Majesties and Prin.

in this of that tour, insisted on carrying vla the Panama Canal.

cess Margaret with us

"Serious Risk” ·

"It would be hazardous to

New Zealand Parliament

the

passed gove

Yuan's Censure Of

Mr T.V. Soong

Nanking, November 23,

The Control Yuan today consured Mr. T. V. Soong, Kwangtung Governor, for his large-scale pur- chaso of Hong Kong dollars a fow days before promulgation of the now gold yuan currency on August 19,

Mr. Tu Mel-ho, manager of the Mr. Soong previously admitted Kwangtung Provincial Bank, also he ordered the purchase of about was censured for a similar charge. HK$500,000 three days before the The Control Yuan's censtre re- currency reform but explained

Yuan

yesterday.

12 KILLED IN BOMBAY STORM

hle

out all s

The announcement of the King's Illness was front-page news in the New York morning papers,- and radio stations from coast to const broadcast the news immediately it was received.

Not Going Out.

The King attended normal Teutine. business at Buckingham Palace today after a visit from his physlelan, Sir John Woir, one of the five doctors who last night annoinced that the British sover elgn was suffering from an, ub- struction to his circulation through the a

arteries of the legs. No bullatin an "the King!= health was expected from the Patate today. The King saw his secretaries and attended to cor- respondence.

Though no defnito plans had

his vrual Christmas Day broad- ens from there.

What may develop into aschion was delivered to the the money was meant for Im-been made, it was expected that two American seaplanes were peared to be disruption of Pel-free foreign exchange market Executive

Ac- {porting Bice from Slam to meet he would spend · Christmas at damaged, when a Chinese ping's rail communications with on the import-export link sys-cording to law the Executive the acute food shortage in Kwong-Sandringham, Norfolk, and make Army ammunition dump xTientsin and the const and, totem, was the start of trading

Yuan would have to dismiss Mr.tung. United Pross

Mr. Soong, and

Tu within 30 ploded on Sunday night, isolate, the old, Chinese capital--today, in · United States ex-

days or give situated The dump wDS

"Court circles today stated that Associated Press, and change certificates, for which near 1 Reuter,

an explanation för the censured actions.

the King was continuing to lend the United States seadronio where United Press.

sellers demanded_GY23 per

The censure rezolution charged dollar.

his everyday life in almost every seaplanes are based,

way, except that he did not so The elty's 28 appointed banks ad the bank law and foreign ex- that Mr. Soong and Mr. The violet-

Bombay, November 23. those authorised to doul in change control regulations.

Twelve werd killed and 20, out because of the need to rest his right leg.. which was affected by fóraign exchange-reported.. an

including

anjured woman, It said that Mr. Soong did not

the blood clot-Associated PresSS mile an hour easy market tone with exporters obtain permission from the Execu- during the 100

the cyclone which battered Bombay, and Router.

and eager to sell their foreign ex-Live Yuan before he made

centre of India's Industrial. |gurchinsa.

commercial life, for 20 hours; on He had been upheld by the Monday, it was officially an In the meanime, spurred by

Executive Yuan but, still was nounced today.. * This was the second munitioge Murderous Attack Sentence, the reported economia police

explosion within ten months!" Amy Education.

announcement of the suspension able to punishment under law A communique from the Pro- The entlier and more. serious Page 6

the Executive Yuan's vincial Government of Bombay of their; anil-black market drive, because explosion in a Chinese, DITUNAUTIS tion warehouse took a toll of 200 Pake 8

The China Crisis: Editorial. pending further orders, rates for decree cannot change the effect stated that the resumption of elec

U.S. dollar notes were openly of Inw. NATA tric and other public services was Point, were completely destroyed dead.

by fire shortly after. à. p.m. Fes- it roepehmendad that regard- expected by tomorrow. and fire Woman Today.

tess whether the purchase Wan Bombay, India's second largest terday night units responded to the Paxo: 10:

✅made for púbilo purpose or not, city, was slowly recovering from call and minimised the extent of Teen Age Topics damage and loss of life and pro- Page 14

“Associated - Press; -- (2)- Local qnd-Fome

military Chinese casualties were reported to be five seriously ins Jurod.

change holdings, but importers reluctant to buy.

quated.... at GY31 buyers""and- GY34 sellers..

Brokers reported": "that" their deals were dafried out in a quiet fashion and did not "experience Jany. Interterance

SQUATTER HUTS

~| BURNED DOWN :

. Over sixty, 'huts ~ occupied by

squatters at South Lane, West

The Equatiors lost most

of

Mr. Boong and Mr. Tu should be the shattering" effects of the their belongings, but "there Worn "death" with "Recording to law an fiercesticyclone in its recorded no casualties, The blazo was an.example,

history.Hesíler"

| extinguished in under 20 minutes.

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Total, ainos Jan, 1442.0 mm.94.95 Inn, an apeinst an average of 2108.0 82.81 Ins..

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20.36 Inches.

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Time Ft

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