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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1948.

CONFIDENCE RETURNS They Want To DECISIVE BATTLE FOR

TO CITY OF HSUCHOW

CHINESE COMMUNIST CLAIMS

San Francisco, November 29.

(By William Parrott)

Hsuchow, November 29. Spirits have rison and torsoness has relaxed in this Northern Kiangsu city in the past 10 days sinco the Nationalists withstood and turned back the immediate. Communist threat of occupation. Now the city's life is proceeding quietly if not normally, although in every mind there is the question whether and when another Communist assault will come.

The Chinese Communists re-Sioga is not now to Hsuchow for through the con- turies of Chinose history it haş boen a military key-point.

ported today that they had des- troyed the Government's entire 78th Army near Chengcheng in the North Western provincé of f Siun.

T Rave

Be Alone

Vienna, November 28.

An

to

appeal for

Austria

ba

loft alone WAS made by the Austrian Karl Foreign Minister, Dr. Gruber, when he addressed People's Party (Catholics) -rally here today.

He said: "We do not in- terfere to any whether a de. mocracy or a dictatorship le better for the Russian people. Let them teave us alone also to decide for ourselves what #ystem

We Want"

Dr. Gruber also attacked warmongers' who used rum. ours of war to sabotage to- construction.

What invisible ingredient

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CENTRAL CHINA AREA makes thèse biscuits so tempting?

-(By Roy Essayan)

Hsuchow, November 29.

General Tu Li-ming, acting Government commander in the Hauchow area, said today that a decisivo battle for Contral China is about to begin.

It appeared to me that a good sized battle already was in progress as I circled in a commercial plane over 100 miles of the ragged battle front.

This plane and others like it I counted 18 villages in flames between Hsuchow and are making rapid shuttle fights Pengpu, 100 miles South-East. over the 200 miles to Nanking,

out Governmen wounded.

than More

2,700 wounded were flown out on Sun-

ous to count.

Those in ashes were too numer-taking He said the only people who benefit from, much war

Puffs of smoke from sporħdie das erul Tu, in a hasty Inter- rumburs are the? Communista and

suggested that Cominform agents pur- posely spread such rumours

the resulting BOORURO been

hystoria leads to deadlocks in Western Industry-Router.

Its strategle Importance in

has the modern sense

A broadcas! (on the North added to in this century by its Shonsi radio sold 10,000 National- ist troops, including Army Composition as the junction of two

trunk

railway mander Li Jin-ch, were captured, important

other North and South from Tientsin The broadcast detulia.

to Pukow (Nanking) and East A full army would total about and West along the Lunghal 60,000 men if at normal strength. Tine from the coast to the in-

beanterior. The Stan front bus long relatively quiet, with no reports from either side.

aru

were

despatch The broadcast, in 42

the 10,000 syn from Harbin, Kuomintang troops captured when five Nutionalizi krinies knocked out Wat of Mukden, beginning tr volunteer for the People's Liberation Army.

included These five annies four American-equipped armies, 134 and among which the New 6th Armies were also Anerican- trained and took part ja during campaign Westr war.Associated

Burma

secondl

Press

SWEDE KILLED IN INDIA

the Els

A town of handicrafts rather than industrial production, Isu- how Its a normal population of What has now, abul 230,000), with De momos illux of re- fugers from Shantung and Honan Province,

but IN uncertain, Europan residents estimate the total armrel 80N,ODO.

Adder to this is the vast num- ber of Nationalist troops, which may bring the figure to the re- gton of 1,909,100, Because it was only recently that the Commun- ists out the railway to the South, supplies of commodities stili ap- par plentiful,

Foul, clothing and other gookis street 1517 shop windows antel stalis mei prices after the revent Communist seare are now falling. still hither although

than 921 Karachi, November 21.

SwedishNanking and Singhai, of the The name passenger killed when a PAK Airways Dakoln rrashed on a Right from Karachi to Laluru last Friday was given today as Sigurd Skald, of Stockholm,

M. Skold, who was travelling to Lahore on bustness, was

of the Kuruchi representative branch of the Swedish-Western India Match Company.

Vihuri,

Alt

Citizens Confident

Reatdents here

сал

believe the several city

hold out months especially if the rim of the Communist encirclement in

the neighbouring farmlands can be widened,

Even so, these areas cannot The plane crashed at

16 relied upon to provide much for South West of Lahore,

the concentrate-i passengers and crew of five were reserves after

were buried occupation of hundreds of thou- isille, The victims

in 12 sands of ten of the warring arm nt the scene of the crash Kraves. The crash is believed totes. have been caused by engine trouble.

the plane Eye witnesses Brid burst into flumes after cireling in an apparent attempt to land --Reuter.

urgent reds on the airledi. to Communists recently which the

miles with three prelented and actually landed shells with in is perimeter.

"SCORCHED EARTH”

AT CHINWANGTAO

Tientsin, November 29.

Chinwangtao's elaborate breakwater and harbour port installations have been demolished by shalling from Nationalist warships.

The Nationalist victory at the village of Erchengehl, when the the towards Communist thrust

held and hurled notable 21 wis hailed as

rodrome was

back, vietary.

City Fools Safe Under martial law, Hsuchow is n dead elly at night. Throughout starting at the 12-hour curfew,

of

4 p.m., the only persons about the wintry windly streets are shiver- ing sentries crouched in dark al- with Axed doorways leys and bayonets at their skies.

The military

Occupation Hsuchow has for the most part been uneventful for the sol. diera have shown an excellent discipline. This lin shard

to the contrast

behaviour in countryside, Burrounding where widespread looting and destruction have been reported. guarded Elsuchow, bebind its

the Com- aprouches and with munist thrusts repelled; Icel safer now.

the

But Hauchow may mean Inte in the general scheine of things

the Communists leave it for |attention later and concentrate on pressing Southward to the line of the Yangtse.-Reuter.

Japan Ship Walk-Out

Tokyo. November 29.

brief own Japun had her

when today maritime strike

the powerful all-Japan Sea- men's Union began a 18-hour walk-out which is expected to hold up 400 ships.

The strike begon at midnight.

Union's of the

sald they arv Representatives 40,000 members awaiting a Government move to me their demands for a 30 per cent wage increase.

Although the ships directly serving occupation needs are not is limited to two days to prevent affected, the walk-out apparently, direct SCAP intervention on the

that the grounds

country's strike economy is alfected. The will affect most of the country's coastal shipping which is vital for the movement. of food and raw

to materials

supplement the

creaky railroad system.-Asso-

ciated Press.

KOREAN ENVOY TO CHINA

Seoul, November 20. The Foreign Ofce announced today that Dr. Chung When, the Republic's first Ambassador

Fusan for Shanghul.

to

This was revealed today on time ago by the Communists in China, would sail tomorrow from the arrival of evacuating Sino-sabotage operations. British ministration staff members.

Kailan

Mining Ad-

The action Wis considereri necessary with the Government's decision to abandon the port.

The Communists were reported

re*

They will probably be placed to facilitate an eventual drive to the Lan River across which tha Nationallst main forces have assembled Luashion.

Ford

today to be preparing to repair. "llowing the binodless aband-

the Peiping-Mukden railway West Manchuria,

outside

in Chinwanglao,

and

now

of Shanhaikuan

the Nationalists' the Ensternmost defence point Great Wall, following the Na-hinges on Luanhsien which has tionalist withdrawal from the been turned Great Wall pass of Shanhaikuan strongpoint. and Chinwangtae.

into a military

General Song Ho-song, former commander of the Korean Army. who has been named military at- tache in China, will leave next week for China-Associated Pross.

FIGHTING IN JERUSALEM

Amman, November 28. The Jews kept up their al- tacks in all sectors of Jerusalem Observers here art of thu over the last 24 hours, it was of- today.

• opinion that the Communista will ficially stated in Amman Betwech Shanhaikuan and not unleash full-fledged opera-They were said to have been re-

the restoration of be- tions before Chlawangiao, the railway

pulsed with severe casualties.

The statement added that 82 lieved to be intact, but below the railway's full length from

the Changli, 40 miles South West of Mukden South Westward through rockets had been red at Shanhaikuan, to the Lan River, Shanhaikuan to the Lan River. New Gate. No casualties

reported.-Router. the tracks were removed some Reuter,

Latest

were

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War

Nationalist from gunăre

and B-24's dotted the countryside.

view as he www boarding Captain Gordon Smith, Ameri-plane for a quick conference in

Na- the Chinese

Nanking, said the Rvd threat to can pilot of

IlЯuchow itacli

definitely tional Aviation Corporation alr liner, said "The Nationalists are I have Aghting as them fight before."

never scen

Author's Quarrel With Producer

Paris, November 29.

Jean Paul Sartre, founder of "existentialism,” threatened today to take stops through the French Embassy unless he gets a look at the American toxt of his play "Red Glovas."

Sartre complains that the American producers, Jed Jarris and Jean Dalrymple, will not show him the script. He spid friends have his American writkin him that a happy end- ing has been added to what he wrote as a tragedy.

Arancini

changes

been shown at New already Haven and Baltimore al is due to open in New York this week. "When I send a cable asking for a script", the playwright sald; "Ali 1 дег reply success asured","

"I cable bach what have you made?. and they say We have sold $100,000 worth of tickets. I do not care about the money. If they are not going 'ta my there were to be no changes, produce the play I wrote

the least they make any now,

share can go to the Red Cross r they can do is to send me

any other charity they want to copy".

"The contract," Sartre said in

that interview, "speckled

Sartre said that he does not to try to halt the now intend productio

of

the play. It has

Admiral

name."

Sartre's play success in the name "Les

able

had consider- France under Mains Sales"

(ver.

WGS

Constant Raids From the artillery are I saw in five minutes fight, the view seemed optimistic.

bombers

and

American Canadian fighters roared and out of the airfield all day long Their prime target was Buholen, Communist-held rail- 46 miles to the way

abnormally

South.

Suhsien

town

looked

quiet, Surrounding villages were

un fire..

to the The railway leading

be intact. appeard to Yongtse General Tu said it had been out In several placed but the rails and ties had not been destroyed, so repairs should be easy.

It appeared that the Reds had not damaged the line too badly bernuse they hoped to use it themselves some time in the future.-Associated Press.

Sentences Were

Too Light

'London, November 28. The Russian press praised the results of the Tokyo war

crimes trial but said some of the sentences were too light.

Moscow Radio, quoting the Soviet Government newspaper Izvestia, said the two and a half It tells the story of a struggle, year trial had dragged too long, within the Communist Party, of but ended in a verdict which will an unnamed Nazi-occupied Euro- Le met with satisfaction,

Izvestia described some sen- pean country. An idealistic young to li-

tences unjustifiably lenient Communist was ordered

(Dirty Hands).

as

Refuses To quidate an older part leuder and warned that the Tokyo trial"

Say Anything

San Francisco, November 29.

Admiral William H. Standley arrived by plane from China yesterday, and declined to talk about the situation there.

He said only that he might talk over the situation informally with Government officials here.

for

merely

the first step in who has deviatert from the party was line. After serving a term in jail punishing Japanese 'war criminals. and learning that Moscow has-United Press. approved the deviation, he seeks death at the hands of the party.

mat "If that young

lives," Sartre said, "the play makes no sense at all"--Associated Press,

SOCIAL BOYCOTT BY GERMANS

Kiel, November 20. Trude unionists and Socialists

ujof the

Admiral Standley said he found very little excitement in Shanghai and Nanking and did not hear any are protesting against yesterday's decision by the British Military guns going off.

destroy a largo "There are too many people Government

former torpedo experi who go to visit China

Eckernfoerde, couple of days and then come mental station at back and try to tell us what is near Kiel.

The Kiel Trades Council and wrong over there" he said.

The Admiral and his wife have the Social Democrat Party have been in the Orient on a six-week decided to limit social relations vacation. He lunched with Gen- with members of the occupation eral MacArthur in Japan and con-power to that ferred with many American off-necessary and clals in China, he said.-Asso- co-operation with ciated Press.

English Club.-Router.

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