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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1948.

CHINA COMMUNISTS NAME SOUTH WEST CHINA AS LIST OF "WAR CRIMINALS" NEW CHIANG BASE?

Pontiff Has Quiet Christmas

15

Rome, December 26.

quiel The Pope spent

dedicating it Christmas,

10 prayer and meditation, which #hort was interrupted for n

period in the afternoon when he received his relatives.

Ainong

or vent 1 th short audience, hell in the pre- vate library of the PonUIT, were

Garlo, his nephews

Marina- Gullo Purelia, All Lojz sil them were arrampanted his thes wives and the last two by then children.

The Pupe spoke a few words. alut Christinus and the Chonse -

Child to s

MOPT then handed Christmas gifts fo the chillten.

TRA

The presents were artotic Ivory and silver rosarics and books bound in mother

Drayer of pearl.

On Cherlinas Eve, Due Pop female 10 Laarlafentral Fino and- saght Max The first two were Weld in the Mathiele Clupei r the apostube padare, to the pre- space of The Dalalse Corps wee, calated to the Holy St. United Press.

Christian Goodwill

Seattle, December 27 Thirty-nine ea loads

799

"JUST PENALTY'

FOR LEADERS

San Francisco, Decombor 27.

The Chinese Communists today named a list of “war.

criminals" among the leaders of· Nationalist China,

In a broadcast, the Red radio described them as "men well known for their heinous crimes and whom all Chinese agree should receive the just penalty."

Hooding the list is Gonoralissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Madomo Chiang also is listed under her maiden name, Soong Mei-ling.

"The "just penalty" was not Admiral Kwel Yung-ching, described in the broadenst, heard Navy Commander; here by the Associated Press.

Minority Leaders

The Modern Woman

Chicago, December 27. Modern women are bigger and better looking than ever, according to a dorset manu. facturer's report.

The company found in a survey that women had be- come heavier in the should. era, hips and bust and an inch taller, Loulee Douglas, veteran designer for the firm, said that, In addition. Wo- ment are lot better to look

at.

of

Miss Douglas sald women began to expand when they the freed themselves from rib-crushing restriction old-fashioned foundation ger- ments. The evolution has become

Wo. complete and men nowadays are inclined to bay shoes that it rather than

added. pipchod, she United Press,

Shanghai, Docomber 27. The Nationalist Government is reported to be plan- ning the appointment of a Governor General for China's South Western provinces.

Object is to unify the direction of military and 'ad. ministrative affairs in this important part of the country, famous for its wealth of natural re- sources.

The name of General Ho Once the Communist armies set Ying-chin, former Minister of foot an the South bank of the National Defence, is being Yangtze, these authorities belleve prominently mentioned for the they would experience very little lifeulty In pushing, rapidly new post, which is expected to

Southward to Kwangtung along have overall jurisdiction over the rollways and

highways. the provinces of Szechuen which will only be wenitly de- China's "rice bowl"---Yunnan, Kwangsi, Kwelchow and Sikang --an area larger than India, with a total population of over 90 million.

Reports sal the hendquarters of the new. Governor General ta likely to be established in the wartime capital of Chungking.

Informed political observers here expressed the bellef that puppet regime during the Japan the real objectives of the Gov- ernment's contemplated action nre:

ese war;

Rost of the notes are not sure prising but the list includes the Vice-President, LA Trang-jen. Generad Tang Eu-po, Com-

has been mentioned ! whe

inmander of Nanking Defences; fhma speculation as a possible

ગામમા

General Sun Li-Jen, head of potice negotiatur,

and a Farmer the Government Army School on Premier, Chang Chun, also men- Formosa, tioned s poner advocate

Ma 10-kwal independient Tsenx Chu, leader Governor of Ningsi province; minority Young China Party, ond

T P'u-fang Governor IXX Carson Chang. lender of the Firstly, to nip in the bad a re- Tinghal province;

minority Democratic Socialist ported Dulʊnomous movement Generals Pai Chung-hist sind The Hai-streng. former Kuo Party, both of which participate among the warlord rulera Ho Ving-chin, former Defence mintang offrial who

of akied but in the Chinug Governmest.-As- some of these South-West pro Minister,

Και Chu-tung then brake withs the Japanese Roctated Press.

vinres. and

Others on the list!

General Chen Cheng, Tertnica Chief of Staff:

Army Commander-in-Chief;

Chen 13-fu and Chen Kars-fu, fenders of the extreme rightist clique By the Government;

ba

of

wheat for the hungry of Asia

Kung And Soong

H. H. Kung and T. V. Soong. former Premiers and brothers.

In jaw of the Generalissimo;

A former Premier, Wong Wen-

The present Premier, Sun Fo; Wo Tex-chen, new Vice-Pro- mier: Foreign Minister and long- Secretary-General of the

Kuomintang: and Europe were dedicated at

Wang Yin-wu, former Depiny aistrasite here today as a demons | Premter und former Finance stration of

Teality uf | Mister; Christian goodwill and brother- "Tas Chuan-hsien,

hondi,

ther

Central

nata;

various

of

the

Reds Introduce A

The

New

Currency

Shanghai, December 27. leftist Far Eastern Bullotin reports that the Chinese Communists have issued a now Chinose. currency with one dollar equivalent to about 2/3 of an American cont.

i

Secondly, to make the neces sary preparations for the ult! of the Govern

fended-Reuter.

Arab Air Raids In Palestine

Tel Aviv, December 20. Blocked out Tel Aviv had an

air-rald warning tonight for the

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second night in succession. The LUXURIOUS" SKYMASTER" POUR ENGINED PLANES NORWAY-EUROPE HONG KONG. alert lasted three-quarters

an hour but no bombs heard.

of

were

United Nations observers in the Negev region today counted 90 bombs dropped in the Kahn Egyptian Younes-Rafol arch nicor the border, 21 United Nations spokesman in Halľa fold

Reuter.

An Israeli milltary spokesman

mate romeval ment to one of these remote contres for a night to the bitter: and if Nationalist peace over- tures to the Communists should reported today some fighting in prove fruitlena.

the Negev, which was confined to the area Rear Nirim, about seven miles South Enst of Rafah. but also further South. This second aren would mean along the Egyptian frontier which runs nearly due South at this point.

Canton Vulnerable

The appointment of a Governor General for South-West China these observers belleve, would he The first step in establishing

new anti-Communist bastion and winning the goodwill of a people who although against Commun- Ism have not been too friendly in their attitude towards, the Central Government in recent years.

an

The Fatuja area, where Egyptian brigade to trapped, was quiet. There was a cer. tain amount of anelal activity by both sides last night and to. day, the spokesman wald.

The magazine printed oul batt on private holdings of gold Kuomintang that the currency is backed by and sliver. Executive

Committee- neither precious

It attrits the existence of in- melal Dor foreign currencies but by essen-lation but claims it is nothing

The present fighting would ap The words were those til thi

Ting-chang. long time tial commodities

ilke the mal spiral of Govern- Although the immediate inten-pear to be South of Gaza, which Governor«cket, Athur B. Langlie. | meinten

Cabinets

ment-controlled arens.

tion of the Government is to military observers here consider- why participated in the ceremontes ļauj anti-Corimosist “paritention "People In liberated areas pre- Red currency inflated 66 per move to Canton should Nanking ed might be cut off if the Israeli marking the donation of the whent commissioner" in Yunnan and ter foodstuffs, cloth and other cent during the first six months fall, high military authorities are

forces should be successful in by farmers <if Washington. Kehow provinces:

materials to gold or silver," the of 1940, the paper said, while sold to consider the Southern Northern Idaho and Montana,

magazine explained.

Nusking's currency depreciated metropolis 100 vulnerable 3,000 per cent during the same prefer some more inaccessible period.--Associated Pres.

site in South Western China.

The thirty-nine eats are part of more than 1,900 carlonds of goods

of overseas rehef which were to

Envoy To U.S.

General

Hishing Shin-hun have reached sexports on Christ-Chang's personal representative

nas day.

jut Peiping Headqumters;

The new currency is being is sued by the newly established Communist Peoples' Bank of North China ond is intended as legal tender for more than 100,- the, people living South of the Great Wall and North of the Yellow River,

The collections were inde in Chunut Lífshenit, former Vice- the CROP campaign sponsored by Premier and Director <[ thr the

ngainst Christlon Kural Overseas economic blockade programme. Backing CROP are Communists. Protestant and Catholle Church Chu Chin-Hus, former Eduen- groups.

Įtion Minister:

Twenty-live of the cars dedicat- Woonst Shih-chich,

er here were from Washington Foreign Minister: and Northern Idaho and 14 were | Wellington Koo, from Montana.-Associated Press.

MR. DUGGAN CLEARED

to Washington:

It theses not extend so far to recently Communist-controlled Manchuria,

or Red areas of Central China, Ambassador

The new currency

is intended

banks now

amul- General Llu Tze, Com-gamated: the North China Bank, mander on the front North of the North

Sca Bank and thei North Westert Farmers' Bank.

K. C. Wu, Mayor of Shang hal

Nanking:

Chen

Chien, long time Gay- mament afetal and unsuccess. ful candidate for Vice-President fast spring:

Getting In A

to replace notes issued by three Mr.

Communist

Nowhere Hurry

and

Knutsford, December 26. Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of New Zealand, likened the United Nations to a squirrel in a cage, going round and round, but not getting anywhere in the way of settling their problems. Some Inflation

Mr. Fraser, who is staying anywhere in the way of settling

told the major problems. Apparently there is a wide with friends in Britain, discrepancy in

"I hope the imminent 'begin- the value of reporter: "Today, with mil- notes issued by these three linns everywhore celebrating the ning of the New Year will In- banks because of conversion birth of the Prince of Peace, we spire the people and the Govern- ratce,

ments of the world to deter- are still far from peace,

mination that the machinery of The Far East Bulletin claims "The desolation caused by war the United Nations can be adr- The Lost Warlord there has been no demand on the is widespread and even the most quately improved so that settle- General Yu Han-mou, head of control to convert paper raoney

part of the people under ted optimistic cannot call it peace, ments of disputes between na- Chiang's land forces;

tions by peaceful methods and Into metal colns and there is no

China, the rule of law will be not only "In Berlin, Indonesia, Costa Rica, there is either war the proper, but the inevitable or an uneasy, hostile, cold peace. course for all nations.

General Hauch Yuet, former Director of Military Affairs;

General Wel Li-huang, who lost Manchuria to the

Washington, December 27. The Attorney General, Tom C. Clark, said yesterday no connection had been found be- tween the late Laurence Dug- gun, former State Department | finally official, and any espionage or Reds last month: giving of documents from the Department.

The Attorney General said that) Duggne, who fell to his death last

week from

Manhattan ollies

building, had been interrogated by

who

General Hu Tsung-nan, captured and then lost the Com- The Federal Bureau of Investiga-munist capital of Yenan; tion about 10 days before.

General Fu Tso-yl North Chinn Commander:

General Yen Hsi-shan, "last of

But Mr. Clark empluisised that such on interview did not imply

• wrongdoing.

"He gave us some lears,” Mr. Clark sald, "but we have found

the warlords and Governor of

province;

Shangl

Briton's Successful Appeal

no connection between him and Chaw Chi-Jou, Air Force Con any espionage or the giving of mander;

Jubbulpere, December 27. documents from the State Depart- Wang Isu-ming, not identified Major Franels Samuel Powell, Department."

in any available Chinese direc- 52 year okt Briton sentenced to Latintorien or Un

recent despatches; six months' imprisonment at Jub- General Tu Li-ming, Cam-bulpore last August on a charge mander of the Government of possessing arms without Army Groups now surrounded Heence, today successfully up- by Communists near Hsuchow; } pented against his conviction.

Duggan, an expert American affairs, was a top advi ser to Secretary of State Cordell Hull when he held office. Assu- ciated PresS,

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The Appeal Court judge sald the prosecution was the outcome of wrong entries made by the Quartermaster of the Constabul- ury. He ordered that Powell's licence and licensed arms be re- stored to him.-Reuter,

"The United Nations is full of "I earnestly hope that the enn- goodwill and the best of inten-selence of the world will be tions, but it is circumscribed in aroused on this Christmas Day Its influence. It works hard, bua¡that the message of Christ, peace its whole routine is very like on earth and goodwill towardn that of a squirrel in a cage, going men, will be realised in word round and round, but not getting and deed."—Reuter.

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