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HOFFMAN STATEMENT

AMERICA PREPARED FOR A COALITION

Volunteer Corps For Shanghai?

Shanghai, December 14. Mr. Pan Kong-chan, Chair- 7121173 of the Shangha City Council, arged the absolute swed for organking an inter-

national Volunteer

mais! police work.

Corps

London, December 13.

The statement of Mr. Paul Hoffman, Marshall Plan Administrator, in Shanghai today is seen here as the most significant public statement, of United States policy since the beginning of major Red gains in China.

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..Mr. Hoffman had stated that China would still get American aid if the country come under o Com- Coalition, presumably including the

munists.

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British and American obser- | ministration' made a major el- invers agres that Mr. Hoffman fort to help itself, are seen here'

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1948. |

Dim View Of Meat Outlook

London, December 13.

Britain's most situation is very gloomy, Dr. Edith Summerskill, Parliamen- Inry Secretary to the Board of Trade, told Parliament today.

"The situation in 1940 is uncertain because of the position with the Argentine and I am afraid I cannet bold out much hope that it will be much better than In 1947." she added,

The

of amount

meat available for 1948 had been considerably less than for 1947. Moreover, substan- tia inroads Itave had to be mate into stocks of canned corned beef this year, she said. Reuter.

Events Move Fast In North China

Peiping, December 14.

Events are moving fast in North China.

Unlase all

the signs are falso, Poiping is approaching its last days under the Nationalist regime. During its more than 3,000 years of history it has

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changed hands many times: And the shadow |HONGKONG HOTEL

of the new conqueror is now ominously close.

seven to 15 miles.

Here briefly is Peiping;'s!

the Meanwhile, though,

Na- position:

lionalists in Pelping are golog The Reds form of semi-circle through all the motions of readi- 10 fight. Machine-guns around it from the South West ess

have been mounted on and out- to the Eust at distances from side the city walls, conscripts are being drilled with every sem- General Fu Tro-yi's escape biance of fervour and at all the route the Peiping-Kalgan rail-elty gutes hundreds of civilians rond--is completely sealed with have been mobilised to fill sund- the Reds in possession of most bags. of the line.

Peiping's two #relda, the Many Rumours

West aurl South Belds, both are in danger of beling overrun by fite Communist ground forces.

Vast Difference Observera admit that there to press home their military m is a vast difference between a untess

vantage into territories in which decision in principle to diacuto The would ut once have to se a Coalition and a final agres-eest undivided responsibility for ment on terme upon which ceramic rach administrative | pletely isolate Pelping by land. Communicto And nop.com. munists would be prepared to work together.

It may remsequently be elegira That both Nanking and

Marinin where

is now un Chiang Kai-shk speed mission for the Chinese Government, sepsentatives Dt

problems which they would bi-

erit. Reuter.

Washington View

The feeunt military suPOPASEN

Washington, December. V. of the Communists have placed them

tis strong lion

Some diplomatie officials bes Mielite tarins for wy Cadition here that certain stipulations in af 1988 may the Amerton Slate Department which would prepare the ground; the China Aut Art He mpied Bot

American to protect have advised China to admit the four suberquen whileut away of compet cutting off all

WILL - Shanghai t

inter nalaman]

on if the Communists pelneiple of a new Administru-

elenet with-munist imesedy

achly devolvinut) top by onaning

1 terest

Ines which have become Intro of China

Some officials noted that the upon the site supletess of the Chu- the Communists while there is live in Europe since the war.

DA Congress made a formal heux time.

statement of intent in the p am- ble to the 1948 China Aid Ael. This provides $275,008, Геоде Prononile Dssistance and $125,- rangkit før milltary aid.

rese art on

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in organise these les aut take? Heports front Wiebunglen that

up is commady od spul attems! By America would not be prepared 10. to increases Use Jenie of her ail

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to China unless the Chinese Ad- ||

Nanking Mixture Of Contrasts

Nanking, December 14.

Nanking is a mixture of strange contrasts as its million people wait with a mixture of anxiety and indifference the expected arrival of invad---- ing Red ormies from the North.

Many sections at thofficial. Nonking is without electricity Be are drad - killed Lav the during the daylight hours

At the same tore The C- ununists have two pricetieni The terests for concluding uch 4000 into ceperat.

1.

The sich was voted for the "Br

The preamble pobile at China”. decinres it to be the policy of the people of the United States ani Congress to encouraga the Res pule of China to maintain its Ad-dependence and administrative

The Reds could at almost any moment' now eul the Peiping- Tientsin railroad and thu

thus comm-

General Fu's military strategy hus been so puzzling that The popuhree is a whole, not to men- tum, those who claim to kuow Wurt is going 31 behind thre scenes, have only one explant- bon- political inalises underbe

OCCR

Gunfire Heard This would account for the general calm of the populace, although the sound of slonaj gunfire can now be heard throughout Pelping. And if neemmits ton, for MADVO predictions thank Priping

Intents change

without bloodsheel.

When this change will neeur ka mystery.

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Rumours fly thick and fast. The latest is that Tunghaien, 12 miles to the East, has been abandoned, but there la no evidence to substantiate this. Another is that there is Night- Ing near the Summer Palace on the Western nutskirts of Peiping. famed for the marble bout which the Dowager Empress built with funds for the creation of a Chinese Navy,

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Hut this too, cannot be HI- firmed.

Meanwhile. Peiping wouts and wonders, nut with dismay or panic, but

waiting ravishinghi.---Asmcint- ed Press.

more

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ATTEMPTS ON

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RED LEADER Foreign Trade

Manila, December 14. China's tirpendenes

Guillermo Capadoria,

Vice. existing chamels of tende, which

President of the Communist Party are largely foreign, and the non-

of the Philippines, reported to the Cotomunist demand fur the

Under-Secretory of Labour, Jose bunintenance, of a working link

If only military factors are in- Figueras, that unknown persons hotween any Commcn ist

volved. It could be a matter of made two attempts on his life. toinistration 41210 The outside integrity and also to sustalu and† days. But if political factors Mr. Capadorin sale! he wIES strengthen principles of individuare involved, The change-uver | fired upon when he was about to

herty and free instlinks." couk well

delayed until jestler åt his boue on Sunday Apsoriated Press.

January or February.

Right-Asorlated Press

world

2.--Politically speaking, the Communists may 10 bar

SKIRMISH BEFORE

NEW WORLD WAR?

New York, December 14.

flight of personnel to places of couse of a dwindling sinckpite of The Very Reverend Gabriel Gorman, Provincial of

greater safety, or their transfer Yet with nightfall, electric

resumer with

Kulprit

Three Classes

to raoke Largent assignments.sealed is But other parts of the national and municipal governinen fonetion as steadily, a nor. maily, as though the civil war was a 1.800 miles away.

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the Passionist Fathers, said today that the Chinese civil war con well be the preliminary skirmish of the third world wor.

He made this stalemen on Wider arrvice, naver gont in returning from a three month

tour of China. Banking, continues namai.

"Communist is a worn enemy Foreign residents of Man of Christianity" Father Gorman king have attempted to lock said. "I e Ris take over pile foodstuffe and fuel in China, Christianity will be forcest anticipation

of serious short-inderspiel areux

a is now the case of Mon-

first

courageert met support to the Chinese people in the life and death sisiggle against the armed Communist invaders, as the US. did ugalnst the Japanese tuvaders

He said he felt that he Am- bud Consuls In China bussator look too hasty netinu in ordering and recommending the complet evacuation of Americans from

China,

Frorful C'huwse, rich and poor alke, 118 the broad street lead- ing railroast and river dock from bening until mid- night, all hurrying away from ages.

during poslate in Red-o

and Manchurin, The Red treat to pliers of what

fighting for Nanking, second polia and they hope will be greater safe- during the early stages of "It Communism wins in China, ly, But Husbands 123421-76

Communist occupation. Such bringing one Afth of the human tin then

staples daily task. without

as flour, sugar, coffee, } family under its domination, in fright

either canned milk, have all excitement, <>>

been believe our ignoring the possibility that Non- bought up in quantities. king will become a fattleground.

Chinese in Nanking are, élvid- or hiding the le emotions behind

ed into three classes-those who musk of Tiriental fatalism.

will run in fear of the

Com

American security will be in jeopardy, aml, by the same token, world prace."

Father Gornum saki the Ameri-

"Persecution against the church China rages in Redi-occupied Father Gorman added. "Thirty-thre Trappist monk: were killed by the Reds in South Chahar on August 20, 1847, and Jenol province seven priests in

can people should urge President were put in death most brutally

---With tre the- Wachinepa-munisis, those who will remalu | Trumman to live Immaediate: en- last, year- Associated Press.

China's Fortun Office-plaff behind and hope

busily pucking their normal

members archives and records for trans- fer Southward. But at the street

intersection itsite. Slectricians are installing new gleetri trattic signals to replace a policeman's signul bos dine Bished

six months earlier by a

track. speeding

Foreign officials complain that they flad many government silto Nunking.

cen closed or most deserted.

to continue under

activities

Red rule, and those to whom neither Government nor politic have special significance so long as their rice bowls are full,

One minor Government' officia' leclvicau said: J skilled as followed the Government from

to

to Hankow, then gking. Then I came back This time I'm The Communists. if

staying.

Yet traff policemen are at they seize the Government, will their usual places, varoad trains need men like me and I am opera regularly and a pune-tired of running away."! tually as overflow crowds TLE His sentiments appear similar every station will permit. Mail to those of thousands of others olivered twice dully without who will wait in Nanking and delays, felejtrans muy he sent i sen what happens--Assoclated and received without trouble. Press.

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