1948-12-29 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1948...

TROOPS DESECRATE England Goes COMMUNISM IN CHINA

BRITISH CEMETERY

Americans Still In Shanghai

Shanghai, December 27.

Polping,..December 28,

General Fu Tio-yi's North China headquarters has not yet replied to a British protast of December 24 against the desecration of-a British ceme- tory by Nationalist troops.

The troops occupied the cemetery, situated outside the Western walls of Peiping, mounted artillery there, and tore down part of the walls to give a ' clear line of fire.'

The United States consulur They used the mortuary chapel as a billet after

authorities announced tonight that in mumber of Americans

smashing the altar, pews and other fixtures for firewood.

intact in withdrawing from day great coat centre 5 miles North point occurred at Tangshuo, East of Tientsin.

in Shanghun, exclusive of per- sonnel at the armed services, registered with the American The British protest was mader The Rest big example of the

lis Consulate-General,

everything bren by the Consul, Martin Buxton, Nationnists leaving reduced from 2,110 on Novem- who said he replised the ceme- ber 26 to 1,000 on December 21. | tery is situated near the front are but could not condone the des- of use resnaining, there 1040 miles, 650 females and 300 truction of the altar, pews and children, In addition, there Benther, Axtures in the chapel. 746 Americans in the Shanghai The protest reserved the right consutar district (provinces af Kungs, Anhwel, Cheklang and Pukien, and exclusive of Nan- king), as ouraginred with 544 November 23.

01

The Consular authorities expeel about 200 Americans and close

to claim eninperisation,

llen dependents to leave here on the US, transport Breckinrkige one December 31

Re-

re-

Meanwhile, International fugao Organisation officia's Valed that the first group of 50

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Russian emigrants, due to yon a Trans-Ocean Company pert this morning to a temporary asylum in Tokyo Баг eventual resettlement is being held up here) by bad weather,

The plane we take off tomor TOW if conditions improve. A tal of 150 White Russians are l be evueusled to this tenperary asylum near Tokyo, pending fur- ther arrangements for their final resettlement in o friendly country.

-Iteuter,

and

other

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On Freezing

London, December 27.

Temperatures below freex· ing point in many parte of England on Christmas Day and Bunday continued today.....

The lowest temperature, in the country WAD reported (rom Mildenhall, Suffolk. where it was 18 degrees.

Because of frost there was no racing today at Kempton Park-Reuter.

Vatican To Protest To Hungary

ON TITO PATTERN?

Now York, December 27. Political exparts who prophesy that evon should

Communism gain control of China it might- -develop along lines similar. to. Marshal Tito's "nationalism,” which cut him adrift from the Cominform, today pointed to now evidenco.in support of their case,

Informed sources in Wash- Comrade Bursliniov was quick reason for this ington, according to the Scripps-to explain the Howard newspapers, aru at-compromise with the Marxist tempting to assay

Moscow principle is that the "backward- Radio report of a speech made necessary to allow

Chinese economy makes it a capitalist by u Communist identified as

system of economy to continue Comrade Burshalov.

to exist for a long period yet."

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Anich Comrade

ness

The broadcast

The nowapapers suld the im- Burshnlov gave a talk before the plicatton is that after the Chinese All-Union Society for the Por- pagation of Political and Scient-Communists develop the country's

sufficiently, even fie Knowledge. He took occasion small middle bourgeoises will get to attribute recent victories of the the axe.-United Press. Chinese Communists to invir

Budapest, December 27. The Vatican is expected Lo Issue a formal protest against correct" polley which he des the arrest on high treasoneribed with a word which is charges oficially announced usually left only to the Western today of Cardinal Mindszenty, powers-"opportunism."

56-year-old Roman Catholic "China," Comade Burshalov

Primate of Hungary.

It is not clear what form such a protest will take since Hungary and the Holy See have no dip- lomatie relations,

told his audience, "is undergoing a national democratic revolution and there is now growing up a people's 'democracy.

"It is not, however, Identical with the people's demoaracias in Eastern and South Eastern

European countries."

General Fu

repeatedly warned his commanders ngainst applying "searched arch" and threatened stern punishment to the Nationalists vacate the site,

It didn't however, suggest that anyone ignoring the order. This has put the civil war in North General Fu yesterday gave the China on, a new plane. British, American

Meanwhile, the authorities in Consulates notices

Tientsin bearing his TO

inhabit- advised the their nationals. setti to place on

on the property ofants to dig wells

pre- caution against a possible water The notices expintned the pro-shortage.

In Peiping. perty was foreign and that the

numerous decrees Troops must on no account enter. aiming at preserving

peace and A check of property showed order include one authorising the According to unconfirmed re- stances blithely the notices were in many in- police to shoot hit and run ports, Cardinal Mindszenty was Ignored by the drivers. The oriler followell arrested at 8.00 p.m. yesterday troops.

many acclients caused by dare-a; his residence in Eszterdom on devil Army drivers with danger the Danube close to the Czecho- Cously scant respect for pedestrians slovak border.

Then the speaker quoted the and other trafile.

Some informants slate that the Chinese Communist leader, Moo Sad Sight

nctual arrust did not take place Tze-tung, as saying: "The goal of Recent Communet broadcasts un this morning. It is believed the new democratic China is the have consistently reiterated that that the Archbishop of Eger, M. extermination

monopolist capitalism and extermination of foreign life and property would Gyoen Szaple, who recently re- thebe respected when Peping muurned to Budapest from a visit the landowner bourgeois classes,

other edles in Nationalist hands to the Vatican, will temporarily but not extermiuntion of capital

administer Church affairs.—Reu- | ism In general or extermination me "liberatel,"

of small midle bourgeoises."

Mission Property Premiose to which they gavo no immunity Included hospitals and other property owned by American miniona.

The next step hy with Consulates to report the viola- tions to General Fu's Headquor- ters and await action.

Monty's HQ Comes Under Fire

Paris, December 27.

Field Marshal Montgomery's headquarters were the subject of a heated debate in the French National Assembly today.

of Na

"Monty" is Commander-la-1 Members of the Government Chief of the Western Union land includigt the Minister forces and his headquarters | tional Defence

vill be at Poulainebleni.

M. Paul Ramader, whiked erit of the Assembly earlier when a Com- Today-the-Ansembly-actoptved--munist--Deputy--spoke of "the all authorising # credit of installation of a new Komanda

40,070,000 Franes for the fustal-turn in the Chateau of Fontaine- ution of HQ.

bleau."

for it.

The main concern of Foreign. сто here is the possibility of Tooting and other lawless acts when the change-over occurs. Among shoppera" et Peiping's famed open air market are many soldiers who, significantly, playing civilian clothes.

Are

One of the saddest sights for

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Priping residents today is culling down of cypress trees,

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Backward Economy

PI "BLACK LIST"

OF SUSPECTS

Manila, December 28.

sume nearly 1,080 years old, in Philippine immigration officials have a "black list"

the grounds of the temple and Pelping's South

part of The

Wall which is airfield being

built to give isolated Peiping af Įregular book will the outsid

world,

of persons suspected of being Chinese Com- munists. It contains some 150 names.

economy

RAPE MURDER UNSOLVED

Oakland, December 28.

the

A foremost le detector ex- pert left last night for Guam to interview suspects in the un- solved rape murder of Ruth Farnsworth.

He is a Berkeley Police In- spector. Al Riddel. The Navy is flying him out in tho scaplane Mars in an effort to crack one of its most bafiling cases.

Mian Farnsworth, pretty 27- year-old civil service employee from San Francisco, was found on December 13 the victim of victous sex murderer #11 the jungle. She died without regain- Ing consciousness, Associated Press,

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Shanghai, December 28, Two scumen from the Swedish steamer Benares, a Pole and Swette, lost their lives yesterday morning when a lowered gangway which they were repairing broke Under the country's inmi- "We have been catching them in two and the men fell into the

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naval patrol. "There is no way were given as Kazimiers Glovaki must cases is difficult for bumi-

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have and Arthur, Harry Marlinshon.- how many ration officials.

suceeded in getting in."United Reuter, Presse

Forced Labour Forced lab is being used mil, from all-uppenrances,-is-none- 100 enthusiastic about the job.

The crenellated city wall par alleling the runway is manned by

The Deputy, M. Andrei Gau-troops. Only the Communists voted tier, who sits for the Seine-et- Part of the wall has been torn against the bill. All other group. Ma

Marne Department in which own to build steps for them to meluding the de Gaulliste, voted Fontainebleau is situated, was gain quick access to the top.

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Hal mechanised labour installation of the Western is being used to level the Beld. Union defence headquarters.

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M. Gautier described the Western Union defence plan as "a stage. In the preparation, of war against the USSR." ·

His reference to "a new Kom- mandatura” was greeted with lively protesis from the Govern- }ment benches,

The Immigration Commission= er, Engracio Fabre, told the United Press that four Chinese have been deported recently us The cases of Ave Communists, others are pending before the [supreme court and they will be deported if the court's ruling is favourable to the state,

Air Lift's Second Best

Wiesbaden, December 27. American and British planes

The black listers" are under on the Berlin airlift carried constant watch.

their second largest tonnage- 6,430.4 tons of food. fuel and supplies-in the 24-hour period ended at noon today.

Workmen hack down ancient Philippice Government officials cypress trees and load them on fear that a Communist victory in trucks which haul them away China might accelerate the leg- for use a firewood or to be cut al infiltration of Reds into this Into pointed staves for defence country of 19,000,000 population Day,

which has never had a major Communist threat although it has few loud-voiced Communists. The House Speaker, Eugenio

works.

The Reds are within artillery

range of the Beld, but have not The cost of installing the Wes-yet shelter 1

tween the Western Union Reuter,

The record tonnage of 0,987 tons was carried on Air Force With the September 18.

yesterday of six completion months of sirlift, the combined British and American air forces

and seven British airmen

tern Union hendquarters is to If the shells over-reach the Perez, said that a Chinese is be- had carried 700,172 tons of sup- be advanced by the French Gov- target, they could easily land on leved to be the Philippines' No, plies to Berlin in 90,840 Mights. ernment and later shared be the Aitar of Heaven, where the 1 Communist. His name and During the period, 17 Ameri-

signatories of the Emperors of China bowert 1o the whereabouts are not known to can

defence pactnty superior they ever acknow- he authorities but they get word have been killed in crashes. Euch

|ledged-Beuven,

of his activities now and then, of the 2,500,000 people in Western

Before the war, many Chinese Berlin artered the Philippines illegally weight in food, fuel and other via the Sulu Archipelago, be- supplies.

and Borneo.

fghters Soviet Yuk

did air ween Mindaano Since

the war, allens have been Aring practice at Ave places in muggled in through that chain the Berlin air corridor today. of Islands and also across the An official Anglo-American re-

LATVIAN REDS' CONGRESS

that

Moscow, December 28, The Communist Party of Lat- via has decided to hold its first post-war Congress in February,

"Red Fleet" announced this was determined at a meet ing of the central committee of the party. Latvia is not the only Republle in which Communist Party Congresses are being held One has already been held in Armenia and another Js to be

The Chinese consider the een- tre of the alter the centre of the universe itself.-Associated Press,

POLISH EXPRESS DERAILED

Warsaw, December 27. The Polish railway authorities today denied' reports of a high deathroll among Russian troops when an express from Brest- Litovsk to Berlin was derailed on Christmas Eve about 100 kilo- metres South West of Warsaw.

It was officially stated that held in Georgia In January. there were no

casualties.- Associated Press.

Keuter.

Shutters Go Up In Prague

Praguo, December 27.

The movement of all goods, except absolute osson. tials, stopped throughout Czechoslovakia today when shops shut down on Government order for the rest of the year.

Exempted from the closure fiscating food and clothes judged lecree, made to enable stock to be in quantities above normal taking to be carried out, are needs, or giving rise to suspicion

tind hewspaper banks.

chemists, food, tobacco, fuel of black markteering.

shops and Accompanied by militiaman the committees also began eat!- Ing at Prague, shops to chook inventories being made la ros- ponze

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Shutters went up on all other shops in Prague and most them bore notices saying that they are expected to reopen on January. 5.

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