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The china mail, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1948.

KALGAN ABANDONED Cell Concert

BY NATIONALISTS

Chiang Sees New Cabinet

on

Nanking, December 26. What is believed to be the most important conference Nationalist policy since the Dr. Sun Fo's formation Cabinet was held here today.

President Chlang Kai-shek met the Premier and three members

of in tuner

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Cabinet-the

4X-

and

Tientsin, December 27.

General Fu Tso-yi's headquarters today announced

• the abandonment of Kalgan, capital of Chakar Province and a well-known caravan hub, leav- ing intact all its many factories and equipment. "In order to avoid loss of life and property." the Nationalists began a systematic withdrawal from Kalgan on December 23, the announce- ment said, adding that perfect order was main- tained along the evacuation route.

the

the

All factories, which had been national wealth and the lives bird operated at full blast during property of the peopie.

Meanwhile, Mr. I. Tau-chen, the past two years, as well as

director of manuging

salt industries material supplies, manufactured

extensive Chutn equipment. were goods and

and the Yung Li chenceal indus- inventoried before trien, telegraphed to General Fu properly Prointer, General Chang Chun withdrawal and specially de-To-și requesting him to issue General Chang Chi-chung the Vice-Premler, General Wusignated agents will hand the orders to the Nationalist troops Isis to the "bandits" because at Tangkn not in use the fac- Ten-chen.

There was no official Informa- the installations "form part of tion about what they discussed. the national wealth and public property," the statement de. Sone quarters sald however that they fiscussed the economic crisis cinred. created by the steep Inflationary trend of the Gold Yuan since the banks Lust order given to week to lemporarily suspend the conversion of currency to gold.

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"It is everyone's duty to pro- fort th without the slightest

desta action."

General Fu's headquarters also Iwo Nationalist announced that

Di

order to shve tories there as a base in the eur rent fighting in these installations from destruc

they played on im- thin ince portant part

Tangku's IST prosperity

the

30 past

yes.

R

rallwny, 45 Kalgan, have

A full Cabinet meeting is ex-divisions at Hsiapaoan, along the pected to be held next Wednesday | Peiping-Sulyuan to decide on the flunt measures|| mies South atsout the resumption of the free withdrawn after half a month's conversion on a atruped plating age

have

Joined the that might bolster públle zon-

Garrison on evr eunting Kalgan dence in the currenty of Nation-,

Jarw designation. tester to a alist China.-Heuter-AAP,

CAF CRASH IN SOUTH CHINA

Shanghai, December 24, The crew of five WELC kitust when a Chinese Air Force (-16 crashed on Friday night into a mountain neur Chẳnglo, Pulten Province, South East of Fooclam while en route from Bankow to Fuochow, according to Chinese reports this morning.

The accident verurred in dense tug, which considerably hampered nir services in the past few days. --Reuter,

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The amazing officiat an- nouncement regarding Kaigan has added to the ПАПУ plexities in connection with the conduct of China's war in North China especially in view of the fact that

Tientsin villagow are Around being demolished without gard for the populace. The latest example of such wanton destruction was reported today by the

Catholic Yi Shih Pao, which

revealed Bat #12 Yinsingfu, Hn important town about six miles North of Tien- tain, 2,800 farallies' homes were set on fire yesterday on the or ders of the Nationalist wuthorl- ties.

The population had no time to reinove their belongings and had

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Barlin, December 20. The savon top-ranking Berlin's Spandau Prison werd back at their Christmas colle today after Day gramophone concert in the common room.

The French chaplain pro vided classical records and the concert was attended also by members of the British, French, American and Rua. sian prison staff.

The prisoners, who includ

ed Нем and Doenit. sal. quietly all through the con- art and hardly spoke a ben. tence to one another-Rou- ter.

MARSHALL AID AUTHORISATION

WHITE CHRISTMAS FOR BESIEGED PEIPING

Poiping, December 27. Peiping awoke aftar a quiet Christmas night to find the city quilted with snow which made every scono a living picture post-card.

On the warfront around the city not a shot disturbed the silence. There were further reports of Com- munist troop movements from Hopei to the Central China front.

All-Out Support For North

A spokesman for Fu Teo-yl's North China headquarters com- mented it was quite possible that this was so.

Hau I'rofessor

Ying-chao, director of Athletics at the No.. tional Normal University here, was arrested on December 24 bul no reason was given.

The arrest, however, followed reports that Authoritica were planning to round up all persons co-operation with suspected of Reds.

Nanking. December 27. The Nationalist High Com mand was reported today to Washington, December 27. The Economie Co-operation have decided to give all out sup- 10- part to General Fu Tso-yl's Administration announced day that the total authorisations hard-pressed forces del ading fan Marshall Plan funds dur- the Pelping and Tientsin areas C-48 from Tientsin alighted safe-

8g the week for 15 countries by increasing air and navely

reinforcements to North China. amounted to $132,784,000.

This brought the cumulative all Lata of Marshall Aid for countries to $4,190,200,000.

The

Successful test landings on the new Temple of Heaven airfield when n were made on Friday

It was the firel plane ever to land on the Temple grounds, one of China's greatest nation. at shrines.

Siege Marriage

Authorities hope the field may be used for resumption of re- air serviccn Com-gular commercial

with Peiping. was taken at a

Naval Action

today that was reported extensive military operations

on continued

Christmas Day

At the same time, to cope with with naval units at Taku Bar

the Communist threat In Central China North of Pengpu, It was participating in the hostilities.

sald to have The

agreed on mobile Tientsin Garrison Head-

continue in drop quarters announced that the 25th

The cumulative totals for coun- tactics and to Oth Division of the Communist

large quantities of supplies by air to the besleged Nationalist column attacked lungo, South Iries are now; West of

with Taku, yesterday

Austria-$200,763,000, Belgiun-Army Groups in Northern Anh- the aid of artillery but was re-Luxembourg $138,514,000; Den-wel

Nationalist High pulsed.

mark $80,958,000; France $964,- The Communists are claimed 150,000; French Zone of Germany mand decision to have suffered 2,600 casualties, $62.328,000; Germun Bizone conference yesterday at President Already more than 5,000 have mcluding 700 bontes left behind, $330,832,000 Greece $145,107.0gn: Chiang Kai-shek's official reald-appiled for passage und

per- a lost 300 ridles, 10 inschine Iceland $4,548,000; Ireland $&ience, where General Histi Yung mission to leave the city if trans- guns and tommy-gions and seven | 132,000; Italy $487,767,000; chang, the new Minister of Na- portation become available. pistols.

Indonesio $61,701,000; The Nather- tional Defence, met for the first The distinction of being the Th Tienist Municipal Gov-tands $307,320,000; Norway time with the Commanders-In-

first American to Ret marrlen erriment today advised residents $68,946,000; Sweden $10,000,000; Chief of the Air, Navy and ground during the current Red slege fell to drif wells to issure a

Wiler Trieste $0,295,000; Turkey 5042,- forces and of the combined serio a corporal on the staff of the supply and to stock up kevesene 000; United Kingdom $1,095,994,-vices of supply.

000; China $170,003,000.-Reuter. At the conference, tire and endes,---Reuter,

first since General Isit assamer offre, It was also decided to order the Government troops

China Facing

New Crisis

Shanghai, December 27,

empty-handed. Earlier, about While peace talks obbod and flowed and while the

half

dozen Hlages re The

suburbs of Tientsin were similar-

ly razed.

A mosuve was among The structures burnt down in the North Western suburb of Mu-

the Reds claimed new military succossos, Nationalists in China seemed confronted with

a new economic crisis. · Commodity COSES,

which, worth of food and then discover- changtse, where the population is jumped violently on Decembering that food has jumped to $100 predominantly Moslem. All the 25 after the Government before you can get to the grocery destroyed sections are well with-

in the firing range at the Na-stopped selling gold, silver and store, tionalist guns mounted along the bullion at controlled prices, protection dam.

Tragic Scenes

continued to soar.

Fice reached 600 gold yuan This Nationalist polley is dl-per 163 pound bag on December rectly responsible for tragic 26 in an increuse of 120 yuan In scenes witnessed niong Tlentsin's 24 hours.

Presses Busy

Also imagine your grocar looking hlu door in your face because he cannot afford. to Bell food for your skrinking manay and has to suspend business until the rate of fall slows down.

Nanking reports Buy that the

snow-covered streets, where Since wage indices seldom keep scantily

clad refugees wander pace

with the black market, ; nimlessly in search of food and tond prices at this rate will soon Premier, Sun Fo, is discussing shelter from the biting cold. The beyond the meone of the price controls with the Finance

No announcement has hit average wage earner.

Ministry but it is hard to see herto been -made-by---Chinese

There seems- no doubt-eny where any effective--- mensures official quarters regarding AC more that Nationalist China Is In can be taken. commodation for the increas. Ing number of villagers ran dered homeless by this

for another winter of high speed Already large denomination money infallon. To understand bills are appearing, which means dew what this incans, imagine draw that the printing presses ure

truction by the defenders, at ajing $50 in wages to buy $50 running again.-Associated Press. time when it is officially ad mitted that the Communiste are moving elsewhere... The independent Ta Kung Pao today editorially hailed General Fu Tso-yi's mensures in Kaigan. The paper declared that the or- derly handing over of inventaried and intact plants and equipment compares favourably with the preservation of the industrial and mining Installations in Tong- shan giving proof of the sincerity of official quarters to protect the

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