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Tientsin Communists Are On Best Conduct
Strictly Business
Los Angeles, January 15,
Ninety-year ot d Mrs. Adriana Nicholson, a/widow, and her 28-year-old Negro. chauffeur. Allen Woods, Mero married here by
Minister after three
Negro Court judges refue-
ed to perform the ceremony. mony,
told
"
በዛ
When the couple applied for marriage cance last
Mrs. Nicholson week. reporters: "This πότ
This--la mora "THE" NALUTO""of", contraptykkim
Woods
worked had
for seven years an her cook and chauffeur.
romance.
"He
a very kind man and want him to have my property whon 1 dle." sho sald.
Woods, who has been mer. riod and divorced, said: "This 1■ not a lova match; it in strictly business."-Reuter.
Truce For Peiping?
Washington, January 16.
officials reported from Tientsin Saturday that all Americans appeared,safe there as Chinese Communists occupied the city.
The State Department re- leased the two latest reports from Consul General Robert L. several in- Smyth, who and
action of Communist stances
him that had indicated to "conduct of occupying troops is exemplary."
him
Foreign Exchange
For Germans
He also advibed, the depart.
Frankfurt, January 14, ment that a Communist Publis
German exporters will hence- Rotations officers had talked to forth be allowed foreign exchange James T. ivy, an Economie Co- for contracting for foreign trans- operation Administration of port and insurance services under fiola), and
"Export-Import that
i new Joint Americans and American pro: Agency instruction.
full "would be given perty protection.* Smyth and his staff apparently were destined to became the second consular
to be eaught in the Chinese Communist advance. Two months BRO the State Department fost direct contact with Consul General when Angus Ward at X ikden the Communists, having overrun the city, silenced his radio
is in
The new procedure, anncuneca here today, enables German - perters for the first time to quote cast, Insurance and freight prices for their goods.
The Instruction is effective from. January 10.
companies I prises and Insurance
through licenced will be made foreign trade banka, exporter paying one D Mark for each 30 cents charged.—Router.
Sophoulis Resigns
1-
4
-Athens," January 18.
M. Themistosios Sophoulia, the Greek Prime Minister,
resigned tonight,
The 18-year-old Premier handed his resignation to the King aftor so hour's talk at the Paleoo.
Well Informed spurces re- ported that the King had no- serpted ble regnation.
The King, acting suggestion_by_M. Gophoulle,.. decided to summon tenders of #1
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the Parliamentary parties to meet him at noon tomorrow.
After leaving
the Palace,
the outgoing Promlor confor. red with the Liberal Minia- tors of h's Coalition Govern- ment-Reuter.
U.S. AND BRITAIN
TO MEDIATE IN CHINA?
1
London, January 15.
4
China has asked the United States and Britain to try
to find a way of ending the Chinoro civil war, : and Anglo-American officials have rejected the request, diplomatic sourcqs said tonight.
They said that China' wanted more than just media-
tion.
This indicated that the United Extensive Anglo-American ex- States and
followed. Britain are being changes
diplomatic asked to help negotiate a peace sources said, and the result was that the Chinese proposal was settlement.
rojected. The Chinese request was re- ported to be submitted
There were indications that t'me ago. .but only after this decision' was taken within Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's the last 24 hours. The Anglo- armies began to crumble before American reply was presumably
the Communist attacks.
SHANGHAI RELAXES TIENTSIN FALLS
AS
Shanghai, January 16.
some
Payntent to transport ente:- Shanghai breathed casier today on learning that Tientsin had changed hands without disordors. Nevertheless, the heavy shell- force in their subjection of the ing of the Northern port 24 towns they had taken. hours before its fall has cause)
"What I would like to know is why the Nationallets picked on renewed general anxiety over)
Tientsin where there are so many the fate, of Shanghai If ani
foreign Interests to make when the civil war reaches the stand," he added. This question gates of the city.
wen echoed by others.
Pl Luxury Imports
control
became
Serious conalderation is being given now in many influential cir- cier to the question of what place Shanghai occuples in the Nation- alist plans.
So far as is known here, how ever, Ward and the people with him have suffered no harm.
Smyth's report of good conduct of the Communist troops line with reports which the Shanghai, January 10,
State Department has received With Tientsin gone, Influential on Communist activity in other public organisations In Felping cities previously over-run. It have strengthened their efforts for suggests a deliberate policy of a peaceful changeover of China's
trying
to win over the conquered ancient capital, according to pri- population with good treatment.
Manila, January 10. vale reports received here today.
Smyth said that all members of Shipments of luxury goods In Chinese press despatches suid the Consulate staff were safe and transit to the Philippines before
office had not import
rules that the Consular General Fu Tso-y), with his one- time huge Ave-provinces domain been badly damaged, only win-effective January 1, 1949 will be
but
charged toward whittled down to the encircled dow and door glass having been admitted
importers. the explosions.--Asso- quolas assigned city of Pelping, gave silent ap-smashed by
government announced.
The Government's Import Con- proval to the growing clamour clated Press. among the populace for the des
trof Board made this concession patch of a representative delega-
in response to appeals by foreign traders and Chambers of Com- of San Francisco and Now Washington, January 15,
York.
The board also amended re-
that they do not allow outside The Department of Commerce reported experts of refined gold gulations to allow entry of ship-consideration to stand in the way bullion for the week ended De- ments covered by payments' of of their fighting the war," said cember 28 totalled 25,311
irrevocable letters of credit is- troy Urey ounces, of which Uruguay took sued prior to January 1. How- to bo charged 6.550, Syrla 1,623, French Indo-over, these are China 4,639, the Philippines 30 against present or future quotas
also.
· Asia 12,459. Silver and Portuguese exports totalled 4,000 ounces, all
Brazil Gold
tion to the Communists outside the city to seek an immediate cease fire.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai, Mr. Pan Kung-chan, the Chairman of the Shanghal City Council, urged an immediate nationwide cease fire both by the Nationalists and the Communists, who were asked to send delegates to Shanghai for pençe talles. Reuter.
New York, January 14, Bankers acceptances outstand ing on Deecember 31, as reported by the Bonkers' Association, amounted to $258,770,000, as com- pared with $230,478,000 in Novem- ber--Reuter.
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Should the total quota of im- porters be insufficient to cover 222,741 these shipments, oxcess would be ounces, all from South Africa and referred to the control board for valued at $7,700,000. Silver ex-decision.-Associated Press. ports were 520,440 ounces, all to | Mexico. Gold held on foreign oc- count decreased by $7,000,000 to $3,778,000.-Reuter.
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Washington, January 15.
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"If they could afford to let everything, from Murden down to Huchow, go without effective resistance, why had come, under the hammer," they usked.
Tientsin to
Len route 12. Nanking.
One British official fold that events have been developing for some weeks, but declined to dis- cuss detalls.
"Yesterday, I was prepared to say 'no comment' to reports that China has asked for negotiations, and today I pay 'no comment to reports that the request has been rejected," the official United Press.
Truman Warned
said.----
New York, January 14. Commerce warned that Fresident The United States Chamber of
Truman's $4,000,000,000 tax mes- sage is
doubtfut an extremely
to sense proposition, due substantial under-estimates of receipts and overstated spending all along the line, plus the possibility of ad-
repercussions.
verse economic
One military observer said the President Chiang Kai-shek has
defence of Tientsin made will defend the Shanghai-only if the Nationalists had utter armed again and again that he Nanking area to the last, and al-
ly denied it to the Reds by de though Shanghai's perimeter demolishing the port facilities and fences do not reveal any advane- communications once that defence state of readiness, some people cracked. "That was the only feel that Tientsin
logical conclusion to its defence. example of what will happen here If there were any intentions of carrying the detence of Tientsin to its logical conclusion, there was no point in defending the United States." place at all.
soon,
might be an
"The Communists have shown
businessman.
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Mr. Henry J. Kaiser haz ap- pealed to President Truman to stop the "Federal Reserve Board from forcing a depression on the
"It is to be hoped that they He said that "some members. will not undertake a similar de- of the Board want to plunge the fence of Shanghat They cannot United States into a depression. hope to defend it without iron- One governor of the Board open- clad fortifications an many more ly stated that the nation must thousands of troops than the city have a depression at once."-Reu- could support in food."-Reuter. ter.
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