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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.

Pai

Chung-hsi Regarded AS LULL DEVELOPS IN

The Mystery Man Of

Canadian Seaman's Feat

Hankow, January. 10. Speculation as to the role that General Pai Chun-hsi will play in the future stages of China's civil conflict has been aroused by Nanking reports of a meeting at Hankow with General Chang Chun and other Government leaders to discuss now peace proposals... Liberal-minded General Pai is commander of the

· Central China Bandit Suppression Headquar- ters and has under him between 200,000 and 300,000 men.

Belfast, January f the When

storm-batteredi Canulian freighter, Cumberland County, renched harbour Belfast Tonight the crew told how an able-seaman saved five! of his companions by letting May, them cling to his body in the wash of giant waves across the deck.

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The talp's hold was full of waler and mane of her plateni were spring.

At the height of n Atorm bit Narvik, Norway, a hage wave swept Bill Brace, of Toronto, al

11 others to the rails. gripped an iron red with one hand and hung on while the five clung this lendy, "If his strength bad faded, all of us would have been lost, one of the men sald, --

The 7,176 tons freighter was bound from Narvik to Baltimore with 5,000 tons of iron. She mur- vived merciless battering for four days In the worst storm in the erew's memory.

Members of the crow said that at tres they thought the ship could not possibly krep afloat. Reuter,

Red Propaganda On Korea

Just t

in

Since his appointment

this Kwangi military tender has been embroiled only minor skirmishes with the Communists.

China,

down the

at points further Yangise. General Put also concurred In the transfer of the Central China

China

Rita And Prince Won't Talk

Air

from Forve Headquarters Hankow to Hongyang, about 408

Hankow

miles to the South-Reuter-APP and Central

and parts of embracing flupe-h

Honnn, in genera! Anhwel and

sermely almuf from remained the civil whe and comparatively conflict fur. maffected by the

ther

Fast.

with

This inactivity, coupled General Pat's reputed coal rela- LINS with The dating back to the early days of regime, have Kuomintang the

ted observers to suggest the pos- sibility of peare negotiations be- twern General Pai and the Coin-

ists

Berne. January 9. The millionaire Endian, Prince Aly Khan, and the film alar. Miss Rita Hay- worth, Bow on holiday in Switzerland, declined tonight, through the Frince's vafot. to comment an the hostiko critlatem of thair friendship by two London Bunday

newspapera.

The valet also declined to give any information about the travel plans of the Prince and Miss Hayworth.-Reuter.

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REFUGEE FLIGHT FROM DANGER AREAS

This view has been streng thened by a Communist broad. Im- cast promising Hankow munity From military opera tions while, at the same time cannat that Nanking

stating

escapo.

that Bach

recent

ones

Hankow, January 10.

TIENTSIN SIEGE

Tientsin, January 10. Tho Nationalists and Communists around Tientsin rested yesterday afternoon when no exploding shells were heard and street traffic resumed after a stoppage of 36 hours.

But the regrouping, reinforcing and replenishing of forces continued at an accelerated speed and residents busily dug protection shelters while those living close to the perimeter sought re- fuge in the heart of the city.

Lo sce

The Takungpao estimated wireless, was thus maintained.

In the mennüme, üttention is that at least 600 families are homeless following the hostili centred on the perire mission of the four City Councillors who tick al Wangchuangchang. in

who went on. Saturday the Eastern district, where their General Lin Pto the Communist houses were completely dies-ene

The commander,

crifice

clty troyed.

limits to effect a trave and settle- More than 20 shella fall in ment of hostilities.

University Pelyang

■ide the

It is understood the delegnies compound shattering glass and stayed overnight at Yishinghi, n causing considerable damage to Northem suburb town, and pro- the bulidings, it was revested.ceeded in the inerning en route While Tientsin weathered to Yangluching, 26 kilometres wars, the condi-South West of Tientsin, where the

previous civil

tions are now drastically changed! interview is scheduled to takte with the Communists almost pince-Reuter. flushed against the dyke skirting) the city, LES against previous never succeeded! lighting which

in getting close to the city.

Following the Nationalist with- drawal from the former French East arsenal, the Communist or tillery has moved in much closer to Die city and yesterday murn- ing poured shells Inside the be- lenguered eity,

Peace Mission

Casualty Claim

Peiping. January 10, General Fu Tso-yl's North-

headquarters

claimed Chinn that the Nationalists on Satur- day inflicted 0,000 casualties in fighting in the Tientsin area.

Skirmishes

Generalissimo. Thousands of refugees from the war threatened Nanking-Shanghai area are sceking safety in flight down the Hankow-Canton railway, the only Contral China escape route to the South.

With the number of casualties The flood of evacuees is not so great as six weeks

assessed against the foe the day before, that would make a theore- Once ago during the corlier scare in the capital, but it

fleat 20,000 in two days.

re- 'is expected to increase again with a reported

again, however, reworship gulations forbarle Hisparagement new Communist advanec on the Yangtse.

The Communists also fred because the claim is uffelal and about 20 mortar shells at the] therefore so the argument runs Most of the refugees belong | riages and open trucks. It

considered Indisput-- [emergency airport in the Race must be the comers piled on cowcatchers and Course, when a small Nationalist able. to the poorer classes as

have already glung precariously on the plates Air Force plane

occurred in attempted toj

the wealthy

Western The plane promptly Northern,

and South beaten a hasty retreat by more between the trucks and huddled takes off

stopped on the runway ind Western suburbs of Peiping yes- comfortable methods of travel, swaying carriage roofs.

With them were their meagre Thenislu's isolation, Some of the present refugees household

except by terday, General Fu's headquarters goods. Soine · Over

assessed Bet vasunities during are evacuating up the Yangts" brought their poultry and their

clashes through Saturday night of cakes, nearly 1,000. roots, of pork, erBilte

The Rets

hov. apparently peanuts and

mandarin tightened their new around Pel- ranges,

Þing, which has been under alege They are able to carry on be strice December 14. cause they belleve they are ca- Unexpected developments pre- war which few vented an eneller tase of a pro- They are buying a ɖoubtfu'

caping from a understand and all hate, Some clamation by General Fu, but un- In security at A heavy cost personal discomfort as well an

are returning to villages from less all painters are wrong, this personal risk. In a two-day These people un carriage tops which they originally migrated, may be expertext before nex1

cowentchers are travelling others undoubtedly will find new Sunday. journey up the railway from hti

# ran through Canion

Continental Hankowy 1

In winter employment nod a new fe

The proclamation would change often through snowstorms, bent- Southern centres, but, inany wit the whole picture in this part of egainst this tide in ita frighten same time, observers

ed Southward fight.

ing rain and icy winds,

probably join the growing hordes the world, most notably by paint- withdrawn of certain

With a fost depreciating Gold of beggars leading a subsistencing Pelping and other Nationalist Men, women and children | Yuan, they equipment

are buying frugalf on the streets of such cities as islands a different colour on the of the Yangise al crowded every inch of the ear-| meals from grimy food stalls all Conten-Reuter-AAP,

inup.-- Associated Press, These removals, they indicate n withdrawal

Agutest this, however, has been

Reneral's Kwangsi

After aruvities. earrenl Moscow, January 10. providing fur limited support on The official Communist nows-The Bsuchow front, he has re-

bla wenkened

military paper Pravila asserted yester-ently

Uosition by sending large rein- day that grain deliveries Is non- Communist South Koren hav forretnents to the Nunking front. broken down,

Defence Measures

The TARA JEJA published

th A military spokesman at Korean despatch from the Saved?

heartquarters claim- news agency Tass reporting per- Nadionalist

that 120,000 RTS (2) sants are withholding grain as aed yesterday

transferred, mack of resistance to the South had been

of though | Korena puppet Rovernment

Lee Sm Mari," Only about place the gore nearer 60,000, tons, or half such as needed, have been collected, the message batch.

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Independent

At the report a inst

stallation South bank Hankow, suggest

observers

tor the

Pravila and other Russian news- papers in another article asserteri "the Traitor, Lee Sin Man" has turned over to Americans import- of the base establishments which

that General

Pal unt sections of South Korean in- might mean

not ciklent of

astries. The

arucle asserbeil Chung-hs is Americans now control 30 per holding the Northy bank against cent of the 860 industrial enter-attacks. prises it estimated exist in South Koren-Associated Press.

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