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PEIPING FURTHER REPELLED AWAIT THE

Nationalists Storm Into Hsiangho And Chukouchen

Tientsin, November 28.

The Communist arc threatening Peiping from the East was pushed further back today as General Fu Tso-yi's forces, in continuation of what was officially described as "mopping-up operations”, stormed into Hsiangho and Chukauchen, respectively 36 and 45 milos South East of the an- cient capital, according to pro-Government reports.

This is the first time that any particular place has been definitely named in a reported clearing action though Chinese despatches said the No- tionalists encountered virtually no resistance from General Lin Pioo's Communist vanguard.

Observers here declared that further progress of

this Government column would soon enable them to offact a junction with Nationalist units pushing Northward from Tientsin.

In East Hopei, the Garrison Commander, General Chow Yu-chen, of the important coolmining centre of Tongshan has warned the population of the city to be prepared for all eventualities.

In an emergency proclama- have made further advances to- tion, he advised all non-essen-wards the important, Communist.

to evacuate and tial persona

held railway city. those remaining to stock up at least half month's supply of food and to erect shelters. for protection against stray bullets.

Latest pro-Government dea. patches wald grim fighting wat In progress along the Kuo River bank 10 miles Bouth of Buḥalen, where the

cing being a sirens-

He announced that the authorl- ties were instituting system to when of a Communist allack threatening or under way.:

Cross By Junks

Southward advan Communlet forces were

subjected to powerful. pincer attacks. Nationalist Air Force planes, based on suchow, were clauert- to be inflicting crippling losses

the Communists црог

the in Suhsten are in dawn-to-duck operations with yesterday's toll alone estimated at over 7,000.

Chinese naval patrolling of the Hope Gulf was reported to have

Goveniment air units were alro born intousifed following reports reported active over the South that some of General Lin Pa's Shantung area blasting the sup- Communist forces were attempt-siv lines behind General Chen Ing to press by funks across the Gulf to Shanghai or other East

China coustul points.

Bombed While

At Prayer

Hauchaw, Novembar 28, How they wore miraculour- ly saved from death and in. jury when Communist shells fell on either alde as they knelt in prayer in told by two fathers of the Canadian

Chenolic Mission at Tahsushia. who have escaped to refuge in inshow.

Tahaushia in venal centre on the Langhal Ralway, about 25 miles East of Hauchow. When the Communista attack- ad the town, five shelle land- ed in the mission compound.

The two fathers and five Chinese students were at prayer when à bomb landed on either side about 20 yards away. Two of the students were killed but all the others escaped unscathed.

Another. bomb partially destroyed the church but the structure te afli: "standing ali though it had bean bodily maved to one side.

T's advancing Communists.

schoot In widespread ruids yesterday. more than 300 Communist supply

said to have

Mr. W. 1 Chilton, the British earts were Agent of the Kalau Mining Ad- destroyed. Reuter.

ministration nt Chinwangtao, wirelessed this morning firm sewa. that a convey of KMA vesšelo, which were evacuated from Chin- wangtau, wert being delayed by “rough seas, poor steam and sicke personnel,"

.....

The vessels, on board which are selor British staff ineenbera and mine intermediary staff with dependents.

morning but

suited

Tangky 24 hours

loombay nomzaaliy hours.

yesterday

on

A

Inter. oncupying 14

Other bomba destroyed the fathers' house and the mission

while

Chinese the nurs' realdenen was partially destroyad.-Reuter. been

MACARTHUR MAINTAINS STRICTEST SECRECY

Tokyo, November 28.

had not reached General Douglas MacArthur's public information office told the press by implication this morn- ing that the super-secret executions of Hideki Tojo and his six partners in aggression have not yot taken place,

Pengpu Battle

Develops

-

A brief official communique said: "No news has been reported by the Eighth Army concerning the condemned wor criminals in Sugamo Prison."

At the same time,

Colonel

The fighting below Suhrien in Northern Anhwel is developing inio a battle for Pengpu with the opposing armies reported to be M. P. Echols, General Mac- throwing in an estimated 300,000 Arthur's officiat spokesman an- men lo combat

nounced that his office would

Arrivals here for Pongpu to-80 on alert at one minute past day said the growing thunder midnight on Monday morning of artillery fire was already to provide faster coverage of clearly audible within the city. the executions.

Colmel Echols insisted that wald the Nationalist forces un-oven he had not been told of the der Generals Huang Wel and time of the hangings.

Pro Government

despatches

Liu Yen-nton, which advanced

sourcna

Iron Curtain

to the Kuo River East of Ku. chon, about 20 miles above A light shroud of secrecy con- Pengpu, wara engaged IH antinued to cloak the names of the representativen" who intense artillery duel with the "Tallitary Communists across the river. who will witness the executions, Army radio atalions and the Competent military

Stars and Stripes carefully screen- said the current battin for Peng-ed out references to the "Iron curtan" General MacArthur has pu is being fought in the area around Jeaching (Jenklas), just thrown around the execution of above the railway town of Ku- the Allied Military Tribunal death chen, where some 150,000 Com-niences. munist troops are opposed by an equal number Government forces.

of

It is thought possible that the Communists, if they failed to break through towards Pengpu. might swing around Eastwards to attack Hwulying, in North Klang- au, and from there threaten the Nanking-Shanghai area,

Rail Traffic

Restored

the

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Not evpounds, but relatives awaiting Impatiently outside

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"CHRISTOPHERS" BEGIN CAMPAIGN FOR CHINA

Washington, November 28.

The American public is being asked to take a hand in procuring aid for China. Madame Chiang Kai-shok's impending visit to the United States is the most spectacular of efforts to appeal directly to the people. However, other, campaigns are afoot which may prove more potent even

than Madame Chiang at her charming and most convincing best. Two campaigns-one by an organization of Chris- tian laymon and women and another by a radio station—are dozigned to rosult in arous- ing the American public to make its voice and pon heard by Prasident Truman and mombors of Congress. Those appeals are in sharp con- trast to the State Department attitude which appears to be distinctly.cool to any allout aid- to-China programmo,

Thousands of pieces of litera- ture were mailed this week to members of "The Christoph- ers," un organisation with headquarters in New York, Lasking them to write or tele- graph Mr. Truman and urge him to help China.

Express Opinions

The radio station, WFMV, Allentown," Pennsylavnis, Bent 2,500 letters to radio stations asking them to ask their listeners to "express their opinions to the President or members of Con- gress on the question of Im- mediate allout aid to China."

The letter unid: "We believe that the American radio could be largely responsible for turn- Ing the tide against Communlat domination of China and thus Asia as a whole."

The Christophers launched B nationwide "pray for Russia on

May Day" May

movement in 1947 which resulted in several million Americans gathering in crowds of thousands in cities throughout the United States and Canada on May 1, 1947 and 1948 to pray for the conversion of Russia to Christianity.

For

20,000 jammed Bowl, 10,000

the

Disabled Men

Stop Traffic

Tientsin, November 28, Heated saldie of lost campaigns stopped traffic in the main streets heró today in demonstration of their plight.

cars,

Veterans of the Harbin, Mukden and Changchun campaigns stopped pedicabs and pedestrians complaining that nothing is being done to return thom to their Southern homes.

Or

Some were begging but many declared "we don't want money". They did not

foreigners stop Chinese military cars.

Several said they had refused to stay in com- munist areas despite pro- mises of food and shelter.

"We are willing to fight anytime wo have Icadora who will take care of us,' one shouted.Associated Pross.

gathered in and around St. The enormous resources in men and material -pos-0,000 stood in the rain in Detroit Therefore, he said, it is too early Patrick's Cathedral, New Yorkday before they would-be sorted. and another thousand collected

to tell the percentage of letters around Washington.

for and against the United States extending allout aid to China,

Aid Programme Meanwhile the Chinese Embassy

sessed by the Nationalist forces on the South- ern and South Eastern sectors of the Hsuchow battlefield are the most impressive features of my tour of this region.

While the appraisal was made with some caution in view of the recent heavy Nationalist defects in Manchuria and North China, it can be said that these men at least seem to have excellent morale.

This fighting spirit stems not only from the present winning vein plus the adequacy of food and fighting equipment

but

Storm Contro The

literature Christopher issued this week sald two-thirds of the earth's population will be under Communist domination if

made

arrangements to

receive

U.S. SUPPLIES PLANE FOR MADAME CHIANG

Washington, November 28: The State Department an- nounced on Saturday night that the American Government would furnish offletal trans- portation 10 Madame Chiung Kai-shek, when sho visits the U.S. beginning next week.

She is to leave Shanghai on Sturday und arrive here next Wednesday.

Sho is expected whi e here to make an appeal for greatly increased American aid to the Nationalist government of China in its light with the Com- munists,

The Etate Department issued the following statement which of- Acials said was being simultane- ously relentet by the Amor.cart Embassy at Nanking:

"A U.S. Navy transport plans has been mado available to Madame Chiang Kai-shek at her request for transportation for her and a small party to Washington in connection with the critical situation in China. Madame Chlang will depart from Shanghai on November 28 and is dua to arrive

in Washington, on December 1. Madame Chiang visited the US, early in the war and proved extremely popular in Washington, where, at that time, she was no- cepted as a symbol of China's determined resistance against the Jupanese.

Her mission this time, insofar than her visit any prove much more d'cult as its purpose... may, be sugmised.

on that seaflon five years ago. Top administra- tion ometals apprar extremely re- luctant to let the U.S. become

Involved in more deeply

tha struggle Between Chiang and the Communists.

the Reds occupy China and South Mudame Chiang Kai-shek, who is not only wants a quick Increase

"The storm

also from the quality of the bring in the uning forward to polities for the next 500 years."

field leadership.

casuaÏUes.

better to fight one candie than to curse the darkness," the

to

come directly

China's natiorulat government tuin Arrerlean military supplies but

Hulan To Bet Up Berlin City

Assembly.

East Asia.

expected The letter said: "Do not for- Washington after landing on the also has requested that American

West Coast.

officers be authorised to play a United States get what the Secretary of State,

Representative Sol Bloom, who direct part in the strategy and Mr. John will again be

Chairman of the ineties of the wor against the Hay, said in 1901, centre of the world has gradually House Foreign Affairs Committee communists-Associated Press, Only five minutes after the bat-shifted to China. Whoever un-January-sald she "could give. us the necessary information for derstands that mighty empire the for Samoushan, in the South-

formulation of an adequate ern sector, concluded in fav ur socially, politiently, economically and foolproof Bid programme for ON OTHER PAGES of the Nationalista, stretcher and religiously has the key to

China Po bearers were

Secretary of State George Mar-

Page: 2 It added: "It is late but not too shall's words at a press confer-

Football Pools Enrich State. the quailty of late to do something about it i Errespective of

ence this week were the chip Page 3 In two days, I travelled about

leadership at other levels and the public makes its voice heard omcial clue on the Department: St. Andrew's Bunday At Union 100 miles over, these sectors by

in operations staewhore, the by writting or wiring President thiniting. Mr. Marshall said the

Church. Jeep, pony and on foot.. The

commanders In those sectors, Truman." bewildering size

United States was well aware of 1 Page & of the Govém-

from Army Group down to the Quoting a Chinsto prover China's critical situation. ment freop concentrations was a

the most .for regiment, wero tre-

"However, shocking evidence of how

It is necessary tr part Impressive men, Intelli. mendous is this war upon which

gent. determined and confident. Christophers urge that latters keep carefully in mind the terms, Page &

Crusade In Europe. the ideological fate of China and

Thelr bearing Buggested that

and telegrama be positive and under which the United States con perhaps a continent depends.

constructive, not negative and operate with relation to congres- Page 7 Modern Armour

in spite of the long string of Na-

sional action, availability of Galung's Appeal To Truman. tionalist reversen and however

critical,

material and possible results to Pape s Along harrow

dusly

White House sources said the roads the battle may go elsewhere, they

the United States which might The Fighting In China. moved mile-long columns of men, and their men would put every-letters on China began arriving in result from further involvements Pars 12 Japanese point out that I forward to the fighting front thing they had into the fighting, volume on Friday. However, due in China.- United Press.

Soccer, Softbait, Orloket, only military witnesses are pre-back for rest and re-equipping. Reuter. sent, tirare лго aura to beIn many a deserted village of and the thatched mud huts, in rocky.de- others were nover executed Alles between rounded hills and in This happened in the case of snug capses of yellowing willows Japanese war criminals execut- tcns of thousands more slept and ed in ceret in the Philippine waited for their next battle order. at MacArthur's order. They also point out that the American army itself has re- pealedly teld the Japanese masses thu the Japanese army lled over and over to them, and Japanese sny this propagando, together with the realisation that the Japanese army actually fold many false stories, has destroyed the Japan- ese people's faith in any even the American-military organisation.

rumours that Tojo

Thess men word ilterally armed to the tooth. And it was new modern armour, well

kept and shiny and clean,

bearing the stamp of American manufacturará.

to the weekend it is will be Mon-

Refugee Ships To

Go To

China

Genova, November 28,

They had howitzers and more The International Refugeo Organisation today or tars, light and heavy machine guns, carbines, grenades and a great amount of subsidiary equip- ment. They also had an astonish. Ing quantity of light and heavv. motor transport

Super-mposed upon this were

⚫dored two ships from Melbourne to. China to begin evacuating on estimated 13,000 re- fugoos under IRO caro there.

The

Castel ships are the

The Weather

A1 0400. AMT, (2 - Päť XEST). The Intewaa Biberian antleyelone still domāts+ stos China, Japan and the- goighbouring of onshu Sa

Japanese Styla

the age-old fighting appurtenances Blanca and the Wooster Victory. Japanese point out that Mac of China's martial past-tireless They can carry 1,700 persone. Arthur's secret handling of the park ponies and mules, handcarts |

Only those with immigration It was understood that after situation is an exact duplication and bearer coolles shuffling along visas to countries of resettlement midnight. General

loads MacArthur of the old Japanese army and under heavy

slung fan will be moved from China. Most press office would be ready to Imperialistic government hand! bamboo poles across their shoul-of the refugees under TRO care issus a bulletin on the excouing. They pointed out that the ders. They were still vastly use there are Europeans.

is notified American army spokesman yes- hul for they could move for ho William Hallam Tuck, direc by the augamo Prison auth-terday issued a statement and ro-yond the limit of the winding tor-general of IRO, sald further mind and res

moving: NE and deepenline. From it orities. Thereafter an offlala! fused to answer questions from bumpy tracks and past obstacles orders would be issued to the trough extende BW to the East of account of the hangings will be reporter exactly in the same which not even the ubiquitous

ships concerning their ports uf Hindano where tropical depression prepared and distributed by fashion as the old prewar Japan-jeep could overcome.

call once

ce they are under way,

Hussant to be forming. Gifts For Soldiers ese army spokesman did.

Today's Vorecast:-Moderntä or Motherly winds, strong Lize fa esposed pixon Fair.

tion au soon, as it

here,

eral MacArthur, SCAP has mot orly failed to give an explanation of the nood for secrecy but has refused to moot with Japanese bureau chiefs .of sovan news agencies to discuss the matter

preadni

Men in their mustard coloured, "Their destinations, when they

and

fresh

1-

the army hero Foreign correspondents have re- Japanace newspaper mon peated

tho protesta against

vlow

MacArthur's

China with refugees, are

consideration Eccrecy measures ordered by Gen- secrecy in this matter to be in cotton padded winter uniforms still under

seemed it and generally in good have not.

Yesterday's Weather yet been direct opposition to all.

definitely the spirits, ready to laugh and crack

been

Maximum: 67,5 đér. Fah.. ho determined,"

Minimum: $5.9. der, Fah, about freedom of propaganda

Western soldler, AIRO announcement sald Busines 1.9 hours. the press and obligations of joke as any

DThey were well fed. I shared

the newspapers that has been put several meala of boiled rica mix-

refugees were regarded as Rainfaite N. Total ninos Jan. bomg, menaced by the present 2432.6 mm.96.85 Ins, mus sguirat an out dally by MadArthur's head-ed with vegetables, and meat.

averkge of 109.5′′dim.m83,07 'Ins, quarters section charged with which were both good, nourishiniz

unstable conditions In China,

Landings a Tuck sald, is doing The O, Tu the reindoctrination of the and filling:

10 .. '4 p.m." Japanese people.

Boms of the men were in everything possible to procure Japanese reporters

Equale 40,41, 10.30 fsabén 35 miles to the north of Nanking, po nod out how

apsolally good humour after additional ships for the evacua-m......1089.9 1016. ub

Tet, Humidity” sharing gifts and pocketing tion of the refugees.

Tho were claimed to have been sent foi about the secrecy, and, have press is to cover all events of kilvor: dolinen braught by com-

Blanca, and the | Daw;, Point fleeing Northward with rall tried to explain, without sidess public Interest They feel the

Wodster

have fort milons from Shanghai,

been Wind Direction, traffle restored between Nanking haw Aven democratic Japaness hanging of Tolo is one such event. and Nanking. :)

**carrying refugees from Germany Wind Veros and Pengpu.A

feel General MacArthur: Is mak-They say they have been told to The wounded weaned to receive to Australia A North of Suhsler, Government Ing a mistake so for, as proper publicise the fact that war the best attention, which, “, the Tuck said he hoped to able troops, pushing, down from the handling of the situation to get criminals must pay for their Umited medical, personnel, and to replace the two ships on this tow Hauchow area, were reported to maximize effect in Japan. (a) crimes.—United Press,

Jeupplies could givan

rua-Asssociated Press

South of Pengpu, an estimated with them. 10,000 Communists' who yèster- Making Mistake

day invaded Changpaling area;

Correspondents have repeatedly

tha Japanese have been

they

told the duty of the

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