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NATIONALISTS FACED

BY NEW RED THREAT Southward Thrust Only 40 Miles From

Nanking

ARMY GROUP

GROUP ENCIRCLED

Shanghai, December 2.

Nationalist forces are moving Northward from the North bank of the Yangtse to meet the newest Red thrust Southward re- presented by strong Communist units somewhere near Changpaling, only 40 miles North of Nanking.

Pro-Government reports admitted that small bands of Communists were ac- tive in that area but claimed that strông Government forces were strik- ing Northward from the Yangtse to contact the Reds at Kahsien and Changpaling.

************* į Semi-official reports said that the most critical posi-

Anglo-Siamese Defensive

Alliance ?

Bangkok, December 2.

defen

An Anglo-Siamese alve aillance was forecast by blames political observers today as the outcome of the arks between Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, British Commia Kinder-General in South Env

Asto.

дмет Field Marshal Pibul Sonpuram. Blamesa Prime Minister, this week.

The

observers considered

A

laikn Indicated a sten sowards making Slam stronghold Againet further Cominunist moves in South East Asia.

that

it was stressed

the real trouble spot was not the Blam-Malay frontler. but Acros Binm's North and North Eastern horders. the strengthening of which de panded not only on military sid but also on speedy re- construction of road and call transport.Reuter.

Tentative Agreement On Coast

tion for the Nationalists appeared to be still East and North of Pongpu, where the Com- munists under one-eyed Liu - Po-cheng_had mounted a new attack along the Hwei River front..

The Nationalists were described

as having taken ap positions along

|

The firs official indication that this is the case come this after-

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1948.

The savan European Foamen from the Panamanian freighter Mando, who are demanding more food and better pay and working conditions aboard the vessel. Becond from right lo Capriell Gastone, veteran cook, who is being repatriated to Venice after being discharged by the mastor at Salgon. ("China" Mali" Photo).

Labour Troubles Delay Sailing Of Panamanian Ship

Labour troubles delayed the departure of the Panamanian freighter Mando for Port Compha yesterday whon six European mom- bors of the crow demandad more food and botter pay and working conditions..

7 miles of the North bank of the neon by the statement of the ill-Several meetings between the master, Mr. Eulalio

Hwel River.

Chinese Air Force bombers and Nghters were sald in pro-Govern- inent exports to be getting in shong blows against Liu Po chen's

tory spokesman that as the

of Hsuchow has drawn to an end the city has lost its strategic im- portance. espectully when All

units in that are Government have been concentrated Contrary to his ordinary battle (Southward advance. Inetics, Liu is keeping his unils together in compact array,

mca.

ME!

urint tactics call for widely scal- Kupeikow Goes

fueties nod

for i

L. Carrera (Panamanian Consul General), Colonel J. E. Briceno (Panamanian Minister to China) and the seamen during the past three days failed to settle the matter.

The ss. Mando is being held up by the Panamanian Consut General, pending settlement of the trouble.

The six men--two Irish seamen,

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NORTH CHINA EVACUEES

SAIL FOR

HONG KONG

Tientsin, December 2.

A total of 141 foreign residents in North China were evacuated here today amid a rousing send-off from relatives and friends who had decided to stick. it out.

Ranging from babes in arms to septuagenarians,

they sailed in a special launch for Toku Bar, where the Jardine steamer Wing Song will take them to Hong Kong.

The sun smiled and the wintry winds abated sym- pathetically as Tientsin residents gathered from early morning for Wing Song Evacuation Day at Jardine's premises.

Hore

right one was found and passed

ashora.

U.S. Freighter Reported Sunk Off Taiwan

Shanghai, December 2. The Chiness press reported this morning that one mam. ber of the crew was drowned and two others are missing when the American freighter, Ruby Queen, grounded off the coast of Takao, Southern Taiwan, and sank.

Customs, gendarmarle, city police, river police, quaran-

Then the Indian disappeared in tlne. crnkus and representatives

f other Chinese Organizations. search of his belongings but when the launch had leex enlly identiäable, took part he found them,

other details wore. n the processing of passengers, cast off to three cheers from the

This contrasted

sharply with crowd ashore and a hearty, res-

The ship was said to be on he recent evacuations effected ponse from these aboard.

the route from Manila to Although uncomfortably crowd- American naval craft iboard an

were high at

Japanese Ryukyu pirits vhen auch extensive formalities.

Reuter. vere waived;

thought of leaving the confused

were

(Bra Pago 8)

.

th

The Princess

No given.

Islands.

Diplomatic Corps To Stay On

The majority of the passengers and obscure North China situa- were Britons, with: about 30 per ion behind.-Reuter. cent other nationalities, including American, French, Belgian, Chin- esc, Indian, Danish and Polish.

Prams And Baths Although the evaguess

London, December 2. warned that only hand luggsar Princess Elizabeth has made WIS permitted 'aboard the continuous and satisfactory pro- launch crated belongings had press since the birth of her son, been sent ahead-there were on November 14, an official bulle- trunka

and orates, and

ruti. Un guld" today, sixed beds brought in a last "She is now getting up for minute rush.

everal hours each day," it add- The result was that passengerd. "The font Prince is doing

Nanking, December 2. nad luggage were packed tight in well and has made a steady gam the tiny launch amidst prams and 11 weight. No further bulletin

Chinese Government will be issued." baby bath-tubs.

today expressed its readiness The Princess has not heen out to provide facilities to mem- Consular officials were amon of the Palace building because of the tremendous crowd' of friend-

But

On"

The

This was announced in a stole. ment issued by Dr. Shik Chao ying, a spokesman of the Foreisi. Omce, at a press conference this afternoon.

and relatives who carrie to the the weather, a Court correspon-bers of the foreign diplomatie quayside to wave the evacuees dent reported. No arrangements missions in Nanking and their twice a week, he alleged,

[have as yet been announced for dependents wishing to evacuate the farewell

Infant to other places in face of the Avc As the casting off time neared, the clarisoning of the (whole crew had to share

present military situation: chickens. Sometimes, he claim- half a dozen Indians came rush-Prince-Reuter. ed, they were given stale mutton. ing la with bulky luggage. claimed that the great Hsuehov. The Government spokesman

when

MADAME SUN FO the gangplank was re- Each man was given Ave or i**

RUMOUR an Italian sloker, a Dutch stoker, potato chips and a small piece of moved and farewells, vald, campalen has come to a favour-

They did Indtag discovered that his posses- meat, Gastone' stated. able conclusion for the Govern Spanish. carpenter ment, with over 200.000 Sasualties Spanish walter-wilL ·800 Mr.

Mr. not get any vegetables for a lonrions were not aboard.

Shanghai, Dezernher. 2. - Perspiring :-) and, frantice, he... sustained by the Communists and Cherera nt 10a.m. today when during the trip.

"We could not get a second crambled ashore, dressed in a spokesman for the Premier, about 70,000 casualties. Litt Po-chena's rich in the assault by the Government for suffered they will suggest.new conditions | helping at mealtimes," the cher Chinese", padded Jacket. He dash. Dr, Sun Fo. today denied "Hong French

of work. Caprioli Gastone, chic claimed, "Most of us had to leave.ind away but promptly retracted Kong report that Malam Sun of the diplomate corps, has in- crok. who was discharged, making arrangements for his re- patelation to Venice by plane,

Mr. Carrera told the "China

'ered positions. Liu's successes troak the start of the civil war have been due to his hit-and-run

high mobility. Further North, at a point about 10 miles South of Subsien, other Kommunists under Chen Yi wore said, to have missed and to be on the move Southward to join with

forces.

This latter figure compares with on Pengpu,

North of Suhsten, the Nation-the disclosure of 92.000 Govern- alists under General Chiu Ching- ment casualties for the some cam- paign made to correspondents last cliten were sold in semi-oficial reports to be fighting Southward week in Hsuchow by an official toward the Red-held city, but it spokesman of the supreme fold is aumitted that no great progress headquarters for that region. Is, being made.

Desperate Batile.

The

Wel

encircled 12th Army Huang under General

up

and

15

the table hungry."

"The 34-mon crew of the verant are mostly refugees who were willing to take a chance to leav Europe," he declared. "They Just signed on without studying the details of the contract, which they now regard as not valid."

Found Legal

Mastor's Statement Malters

came to a head at Mail" yesterday that the men ap-

him on their arrival Saigon, when the chef, told the proached here recently rewarding food, pay steward that the rations for the Meanwhile,

hi and working conditions aboard the crew were not sufficient. continuing

Faced planned

with the alternative of choosing withdrawals to build Mando. a well knit and easily de-

between the steward and the chef. tendable area, General Fu Tuo

the master discharged the Italian, yl has abandoned the Great

who travelled to the Colony as a wall

50 milles

passenger, pending repatriation.. pats of Kupeikaw, North East of Pelping.

Christiforidis, Me. Demetrios group

The Communist General Mich

Greek master of the Mondo, told Bouth East of Buhalon Yung-cheng has thrown three

the "Ching Mail" that the men which is ancirated by other armies, totalling 60,000 men, into

were given sumcient food. "The CoIDE under Llu Po-cheng's the attack on Kalgari, which is

other members of the crew are San Francisco, December 2.

command, was said to be bat-shaking to the thunder of heavy

satisfied, he anid. ting desperately Members of the unaliated

in an effort gunfire

as the Communists at to break out of the trap. Marine Firemen's Union will

tempt to batter down the Gov- Reports admitted, vole today on the terms of o

However, ernment defences about ten miles that General Huang has not made from the caravan hub. wage agreement which would much progress either. Iluang's A Communist frontal assault end their 91-day-old strike. men were encirclect when they on Tangshan, coal mining centre Vincent J. Malone, Union Pra-struck out from Hankow far to East of Peiping and North East of sident, announced that a tentative the South West in an attempt to Tientsin, was said to have been agreement had been peached with | remtorer the Nationalists at Hsu-

repulsed. the Pacifle American shipmenerschow, Suhsien and Pengpu.

The sole question remaining la whether the firemen will wecept $21 month wage increase or will hold out for their original demands of $21.5.

In the aren belween Pelping The situation South of Hauchow, and Tangshno, General Fu or where elements of the three Na- dered the Nationalists to move tionalist Army groups holding out from the North East Hepei,

snehaw have been held up in

province towns of Lunnghsien und their advance down the Tientsin-Yution: With the firemen coming to Puikow raitrend at a point 25 termi, only the C10 'marine miles South of the elly, un. cooks and endio onerators re-

malo on strike in the thres

changed.

Southern advance from Hsu month-old West coast port the chow by units of the 18th, 15th

up.

30 Miles From

and Second Army groups in the Peiping

The cooks and shipowners are face of delaying action by three reported to be new to a settle Red columns, has been Inter- ment but the radio operators and preted. despite official denials, shipowners are stil far apart en les preliminary lo Government wage, demands.-Associated Press, evacuation of Hsuchow.

Tojo Gives World:

Last

1

Message

Tokyo, December 2.

The contract,

however, was found to be legal in law, Mr.

· Carrora said, after a brief meat- Ing with the master und Mr. D. L. Strollatt yesterday after- noon at the Consulate.

"The men were foolish to sign on without knowing the condi- tions," he stated,

The men complained that they were not given sufficient food en route and that their boy was very low.

Mr. Currera said that three of the men had not signed and they could leave the ship if they want- ed to. The Italian chief cook was discharged nt Salgon by the mus ter: he would be repatriated. The remaining men would have to abide by the contract.

to

of

Consul hore, ha

Dr. Shih revealed however, that Mr. Jacques Meyrler, the Ambassador and doyen

formed the Foreign Office that his steps, remembering that a Fo had gone to Hong Rang.

The spokesman sold Madame the heads of foreign missions comrade aboard had his passport Sun Fo la staying in the hraptial have decided to stay in Nanking

Spirits High

where her husband is receiving to be near the President of the There was excited routing treatment for a foot ailment and Republic as accredited represen- and-Bourching anjldėt some hait has no Intention at leaving.tatives of their respective coun-

phasports untit the Reuter.

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Fighting Raging

In South Korea

Seoul, December 2.

At the suggestion the Fierce battles again havo broken out between South Pananganlon

Korean forces and Communist raiders from North Korea around the vita! Yungwol power plant.

has spread to provide his men with "English ratione."

"If the men are not obliged

continue the telp."

trip, Mr. Christiforials declared, they will be repatriated. But if they are willing to go on I will glady have them back. As for the chief cook I will repatriate him to Venice by plane, if the Immigration permits him to land here.

No Pay Increase

The Yungwol plant was unsuc- cessfully attacked by, an asti- mated 1,000 raiders last week. The plant supplies nearly half th electrielty used in South Korea. It is 140 miles South East of Seou and 30 miles South of the North ern border.

an.

The master stuted that he may

The North Korea People's Army agree to suggestions of better and South Ko ean police working conditions, but he will oldiers are engaged in battle at not reconsider an increase in pay, Tengyang, Koeran and Yungu. Messegarlos Maritimes, char-lying in an. are about 20 miles terer of the freighter which ar-South of the power plant.

"I would like to take this op-rived here last week-end with Trafic to and from the town These forces were reported to portunity to advise sedmen work- 1,880 tons of iron bars and 800 of Yungwol had been completely have withdrawn closer to Peipinging aboard Panamanian vessels tons of rice from Salgon, reported cut and telephone communications to meet the reported Communist to approach the Consulate when that the vessel will leave in suspended for the past two days threat in the area 30 to 50 miles they are in trouble and not to ballitat, for Port-Campha as soon The insurgents have cut the East of Peiping.

The domestic and underses cable lines other local au- the matter is, settled. Semi-officini despatches déserthorities unnecessarily," the Con- Mando Is expected to pick up at four widely separated points

|9,000 tons of cos) at the port In South Korea. ed the Reds attacking Tongshan sul told the "China Mail"

which is near Halphong, for Japan:

DX

inconvenience

ansistanco being composed of several

possible will So added. columns of veteran Manchurian be campaigners under Genern! Lin The seven men,

including the Pluo who landed on the East coast Italian chief cook, Gatone, who said, he had been at seu for about across the Bay of Chiki.

There was no confirmation of 18 years, told the "China Mail" rumours that Lin Mes' mov-thaf they were given a very bad Ing the Rods into North East diet en route from Antwerp to and Eastern Shantung by sen Port Said thence to Hong Kong..

routes.

Petition To Master

The Weather

Seoul police detectives ralded the headquarter of the lofilet labour union today; but made no arrests.

Two Seoul nowanaporn werd suspended by the Government under the newspaper law adopted during the Japanese regime. The Democratie Daily

WEB

AL. 0400 GMT (1 pm. UK Standard formerly recognised as a-leftist

Clouds with

Behind locked doors in Sugamo prison cell, Tojo in

Tipe tropical depraelon, was centrad General Fu's Pelping headquar- the presence of two Amorican Army afficors,

abent 200 miles N of Bairon alther ters confirmed that the Nation-

stationary or moving slowly N or NW, gavo his last mossage to the world to his Budd- alists are again in possession of

"At Port Said 19 of us petition- The anti-eyelone over Chis continue to Paotow in Sulyuan province.

erl the master for more food,jone Intenalty. A trough, has developed hist priest, Nobukatsu Hanayama.

Central News claimed a Na.helter pay and decent working from the Bes of Okhotaks to a deepentig Tojo pleaded the cause

Honalist success in Kalgan, where conditions," young, Mike Howlin, depression of Guam. of gother with knowledge of the 5,000 Red ensualties were report toned the vessel at Liverpool Inst|NE, winde "predominating.

halling from Ireland, and who Today's Forecast:-Light or 'moderate pence and. emphaslaed theBufferings the war caused the

ed, Three columns of Communists futility of war to the priest, peoples of the world, has con- who took down Tojo's message and better

were sald by Central Nows to be year, sald. There the Panamanian ocasional rain or ditula vinced him that there are other

the ship and Maximum 66.7 deg. Fah in rotreat with the Government Consul Inspected means during a one-hour interview.

of solving troops in pursuit.-United Press, after a conference with the mus infmamı 10,3 des. Fah. world problems."

ter, the chief cook was given au Bunshine: NB. Tojo said that he was anxious Associated Press and Reuter.

thority to supervise the rations Rainfall: 11,0 mm.=0.48 in. Total since real reason for his sulolde at Hanayama tall the world the

for the crew. Howlin declared.' Jan. 12475.2 mm.297,44 fon

azairat na average of 2114.8 mm The master, he stated, agreed in

88,23 in. tempt Immediately after

the presence of the Consul and aurronder.

crow that he would

them give what they wanted.

Hanayama, who gave, only a vory brief outline of Tojo's mes Bage, sald that be would relanso Immediately aftor the exocu-

tion,

this

I have promised. Tojo to keep "Tojo is now 點 completely this secrat unts he is dood. It changed man," the dender bex- | wlif explain inany, things?”||| pectacled priest said webon inlor- The priest, who formerly visit- vlowed in his small farm-house-ed Sugamo,prison twice wookly, like home on the outskirts of la now going dally, somalimes Tokyo.

staying overnight... Sinco

Tojo embraced the "I want to make sure that Taja Buddhist faith six months ago, arid the other condemned he has lost his belief in war. Adle with a firm belief in Budd-

doyour belief in Buddhisin, to""} hlam,” he said.-iteater,

...

men

STOP_PRESS

San Francisco, December 2.

Chinoie The

Commuŋtas Radio today. aistmed,.

the capture of Hauchow, big Nationallet base 200 miles North West of Nankingoms" Associated Press.

Yesterday's Wear

•

For ons week after they fefta, at me.

Fegal Port Bald, Hawiin said, they Rel. Humialis -Were-decently fed, and every Dew Point

| Wind › Dirwellon, thing went on smoothly. “ The rot started again when Wind Foros. they were at sea for about: 10 days. The cook was divested, of his power. Food got less dad tew lices. When they got chicken, |...

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ergan. The Korean Dail criticised National Assemblymen for have ing possed the law calling for

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