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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1948.

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Nationalists Meat Battle Last Outpost

Against U.S. Army

Oakland, California

January 15.

Ment packers of the Western United States charged on Fri- day that the American Army is feeding Argentine ment to ita troops in the For East and other oversens areas,

Argentine meat is prohibited by law in the United States.

In Washington, the Army said Įt bought 5,000,000 pounds of meat from Argentina for over seas troop because the price war 50 per cent under the cost in this country.

еге in dire need of Army busi- Kegy,

Nanking, January 16.

Hwaiyuan, 120 miles North West of Nanking, foll into Communist hands yesterday, according to reliable but as yet unconfirmed reports. The town was the last outpost of the Nationalist forces on the North bank of the Hwai river, the outer defence screen for the capital.

on

It had earlier been evacuated | Generalissimo was reported to be by the Nationalists.

holding vital conferences with Other messages last night said Kuomintang leaders

The the Nationalists were ovacuating Com

Communist broadcast eight- skoleton force from Pengpu, point peace terms. few miles further to the North East, on the South bank of the Hwal river,

The long awaited decision on the Generalissimo's regsignation and the opening of peace nego- with the Communists

Hwalyuan's capture appeared tiations

Pulling Back

of

Vital Conferenco

Consulate Undamaged

London, January 16.

A Foreign Offon spoken- men wald on Saturday the Dritlah Consulate in

Tion- islu was undamaged in the Communist capture of the alty.

None of several cables r« colved from the Chinese olty reported any casualties among Britons who remained in the efty, he said.

he

The spokesman 'sald had no comment on a Nan- king

report saying Britain refused its goed offices for poelbie arrangemank of peace talka between the Chi- sea Government and the con quering Communists-Also- elated Press.

New Govt For Turkey

Ankara, January 16, President Ineuni of Turkey tonight asked M. Shemsettin Gunaltay, Vice-President of the National Assembly, to form a new Government to succeed that of Husan Sakn, which re- signed yesterday.

Scene Of China War Shifts To Peiping

Paiping, January 16: The Chinese Reds took over the administration of conquered Tientsin, and the North Chjna war scene today shifted to Paiping, spurring mors feverish efforts in the ancient capital to con- 'clude a separato peace with the Communists.

Civic leaders, retired war- lords and Kuomintang-cdited newspapers in Peiping have taken up the clamour for a negotiated settlement before Peiping's treasures fall under the same sort of attack which left much of Tientsin smouldering scene of destruc- tion.

Fear End

Of Trade With China

that

The vise Chairman of the Belc ning Municipal Council Working washington Chanury with local intellectuals on the Chinese sources here point to text of a message to all world Mao Tze-tung's peace counter. leaders advocating that Peiping, proposals London, Rome, New York and Moscow be declared "non-war zones" as typical of oriental and occidental civilisation.

Loaders of seven North China gima." provinces

and municipalities, who have been meeting almost continually for the past past two days, addressed, another radiogram to President Chiang Kai-shek calling on the President to work urgently for, peace

to confirm the report that the could be expected within the Reds have now begun their ad- new few days, reliably, The Army sold is authorievance

outh towards Nanking, | sources close to the F CHES

-peace advoentes - cixinmeye lo-do so under the 1949 Appro... | military ofservera silu,"

It is not known here whether priations Act, in commenting on

public complaint by Floyd there had been any fighting Forbes, President and General yesterday.. Manager of Westem States Meat A report, that the personnel of The first of the vital confer- Packers Association.

the Chinese

Government's Ra÷ | encés was said to have taken } Forben sald here the Army dio

Administration・・ had left place with the Vice-President, should be prohibited from buy- Pengpu under Instructions at 6 General Tsung-jen, the pre- ing Argentine meat for overseas p.m. last night was confirmed in vlous night. Yesterday the Western Nanking. There is now po ra- Geralissimo met several Inner troop feeding because cattle raisers and meat packers dlo contact with the town.

Cabinet Ministers,

Including Generals Chang Chun and Chang Chih-chuan. What they dist15-

M. Shemsettin Gumaltay, like Hasan Saka, is a member of the sed was not divulged.

Professor Liu Tu-tung, one ationalistic Republican People's

China's

of which General Ineunt is most Influential legislators,

Reuters that | President.

The President's request of M. the road to peace has bright-

alnce Mr. Mao Tse-tung's ahemsettin Gunaltay came after day of political consultations at broadcast terms. Nationalist

terms were not the Presidential residence on the considered severe except for the now covered. outskirts of the

the firet polni toplucal quarters in Ankara to-unt though Tientsin's truce team threat in punish the so-called war ninals.

night regarded his nomination as had gone twice to the Reds The other seven points

something of a setback for web!!

the only resit had been the fierce negotiable, he believed.

young progressive group of the stepping up of the Red attack.. Professor Liu said the Con-party. But the possibility of pro- stitution could be amended Eressive elements entering his

Cabinet was not ruled out President Chiang stepped down, While the Communist demonids M. Gunaltay has already begun for land reform and the confisca his consulations.-Reuter. tion of bureaucratic capital, he thought, had long been an urgent task which the Kuomintang

American meat packers plan ai pressure campaign against Army Another message said General purchases of Argentine meat, Li Yen-nten's 6th Army Group Forbes said. As an example, he Headquarters had left the out- sold, packers have prolested the post and were pulling back to- sailing of the Army refrigerator wards the Yangtse river in se- ship, Golden Engle."

cordance with the strategy.

He said the ship is scheduled to leave for Argentina today to lond meal for Troops in Orient.-Associated Press.

The news of the withdrawal the of the sireleton 11wbi river de

i tuchment reached Nanking is the

NAVY HEAD PREDICTS UNDERWATER BATTLES

Washington, January 15,`

Mr. John L. Sullivan, the American, Navy Secretary, prophesied today that underwater naval battles between super submarinos may be as common as surface engagements in another wor, -...

aned

He said the

tald

should have undertaken.

The Communist demand for the reorganisation of military forces in accordance with demo- eratie principles was believed

He said: "Developments in, "killer ship" and "a small sub-to be acceptable.

aspects of

Separate Peace

n

The big question in one's mind now is whether the Chinese lads will consider any offer other than a straightout surrender.

One local professor

remarked

Sharp but small skirmisties continted around Pelping. Re- ports Baid that Red forces were increasing on all sides.-United Press.

Truman Warns Palestine Against Aggression?

The

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| submarines - have indicated that marine for, special purposes:" "The u true submersible (a vessel latter is believed to be an under- than can operate indefinitely water 'craft specially designed sub- while completely submerged) to operate against other

It the Central Government did marines. is not beyond the realms of

On other

navaleret accept the Red terms as practicablilty.

banis of

negotiations, obviously Mr. search, "With 70 per cent of the earth alllough it should be reiterated ately with each Nationalist pro-

Sullivan said thật

the Reds would negotiate separ covered by water and with the that guided misalles advantages of concealment and appurtenances

and other

vincial area, he said. dificult detection

push-button afforded by warfare

· Marshal Li Chat-sum, he are still far from the water. It is possible that a future operational, stage.

recent... de- thought, would be the lender in conflict might involve as many velopments have exceeded ex-ernment. The Marshal, he be

suggested new Coalition Gov- battles under the sea as on the surface."

pectations."*

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The strength of the Navy's two Mr. Sullivan, who Was de main fleets, he disclosed, were livering his annual report to the

The Secretary of Defence, Mr. James light Atlantic: ex carriers, two Forrestal, said that many of riers, one battleship, 18 cruisers, curriers, four escort car America's wartime submarines 71 destroyers, eight destroyer are being modernised by stream-escorts and 41 submarines. Enig their exteriors, equipping The Pacific:-Ove them

with more powerful three escort carriers, one battle- Lotterics,

and Introducing Sch-ship, 15 cruisers, 64 destroyers, norkels" enabling them to use tive destroyer escorts and 35 sub- their Diesel motors underwater. maries.

carriers,

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Washington, January 15. White House refused to comment today on re- ports that President Truman has personally contacted the Israeli Government to express his concorn at "the grave consequences of allow ing its defence to become

an aggressivo quest' for more territory." The chief Washington cor- leved, was still in Long Kong, respondent of the Christian A special meeting of Dr. Sun Science Monitor, Roscoe Drum- Sundaeiner has been called for mond, had claimed that: Mr. terms, it was learned last night. Minister, Sunday morning to discuss the Truman had sent a personal Communist broadcast peace message to the Israel Prime

Reuter-AAP.

David Ben Gurion.

Frankfurt, January 16. The Presidential Press Secre-General Lucius D. Clay, the tary, Mr. Charles Ross, comment American Military Governor in ed. Any private messago... is for Germany, said tonight that ho

Seamen Appeal

He said the United States Navy The total United States nave Prison Sentence

HONGKONG

30

-(from battleships to submarines}

on active service, 607 in reserve 316 miscellaneous units (mine-

confirmation.

Mr.

More Money For Coal

as evidence American businessmen in China. will not be able to carry on their business as usual "under the Chinese Communist re

Mao's No. proposal stipulated the abrogation of "treaties of na- tional Betrayal."

of past utterances of the Chinese Sources say that on the basis

Communist Party. ta well as some feftist organisations in the posal will be against the Sino- United States, Mao's seventh pre- American treaty of Friendship. Commerce and Navigation signed on November 4th, 1946. The Chi- Party bitterly' nese Communist the day of its signature as "Na- attacked the treaty and termed tonal Humiliation Day."

On November 27, 1940, the Chinese Communist Party salds

"Under the assault of Affierican goods, the Chinese industry t commerce has suffered much. Now we have a new Sino-Ameri can commerce treaty which will

extinguish national industries and commerce. American currencies сад circulate in the Chinese mar ket with the result that the whole Chinese financial system will bos

a satellite

come

of America. Within throe to five years Chinese people

will bec

of

American

Chinese sources Bay

claven

seventh point,puts an þmcial seal on past Communist. déclarations that any government in which thes Communists will participate will not honour the treaty which gives official

protection to

to American

businessmen in China,

These sources interpret, Mao's

A policy declara-*** seventh point

tion. "that should dispel any day dreams which

China have

businessmen In

that they may be

able to do business

#U

should the Communists come into

power."--United Press.

"ADULTS DAY"

layers, amphibious craft, flouting} today against a sentence of four formante - flatly asserted that the responding qualities of other citizens in the recons

Japan.

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out

tp

of

Tokyo, January 15.; Japanese today, celebrated their first. "Adults Day,!. one. the recipient, not the sender, to a proposing to the Wenter of the nine new national holl- make public." He refused to export palces of Gorman coal, now The object of the holiday was

Allied Governments that the ex- days. pand this remark, but it was taken as giving at least partial averaging US$14 a ton, should be to awaken youth to the respon-

raised by between US$3 and US sibility of worthy, Brown London, January 15.

Authoritative diplomatic

a ton to bring it to the level of Forty Indian seamen appealed docks

and the like) on active walks imprisonment passed on

United States Government had European coal. service, 1,283 in reserve.

The

fleet

has a total of 2,150 them in a London court on Tues-in friendly but firm language

Ho said Gorman deept expressed

exports dissatisfaction are at the rate of 15 to 16 million combat planes, eight airships and day for being jointly concerned

of the Israeli tons. &, year. 1,250

In disobeying the lawful orders over the action

the Egyptian Altogether, including those in of the Chief Omcer of the ship. Army in crossing

border.

He added: "Unices European storage and in use for training the City of Exeter, now lying in

the London docks..

They claimed that, whether prices are brought down to the purposes, the Navy and Marine

or not Mr. Truman had himself German level, we cannot justify

In the days of old, Japanese Corps have 14,500 aircraft and 85 airships.

Thirty-nine of the men pleaded token any initiative, he had per the present prico, at which are

warriors went about armed with acting All sonally ordered the

broadsword and The main

lines of research guilty and, one not guilty.

dagger, and many loses some US$40 to 1945 boya, after undergoing "Gem- which the Navy is following in-

rch were sentenced,

cretary of State, Mr. Robert million a year in export revenus, Lovett, to draw up this note and especially as this loss has to be train in

puku" rites, started earnestly to clude:

swordsmanship and -Heuter.

TOKYO

- C. N. A, C,s Hongkong-Tokyo service by DC4.

is completed in one day. Hotel accommodation

at Tokyo will be reserved upon request..

Leaving Hongkong: 8 a.m. Every Friday. Arriving Tokyo: 6.30 p.m. same day.

CNAC

support aircraft.

foner polated Kyodo News Agency

that in ancient times Japan rites about the middle of Janu- ese youth observed: "Gempuku

ary because the early season was believed to symbolise purity and growth.

Offensively improved sub-jthey be released on ball pendington Pproved its contents and borne by the American taxpayer."; other martial arts-United Press.

RISE IN JAP. POPULATION

Tokyo, January 15. The Japanese government today

Their counsel asked today that

marines, particularly

vessels of the hearing of the appeal. The They added that this fact alone greatly improved speed and fire magistrate granted each man ballerove

proved, that, in private if not in power, and the minimum of Bur- of £5. face exposure to reduce detection,

The prosecuting officer told the Bublic, Britain and the United States are far from being in 2.-Improved

Frankfurt,: January 15. anti-submarino court. last Tuesday that the men condlet over vossels to

their attitude to · General " Lucius D. Clay, the combat such sub walked off the ship with their wards the recent Israeli

-United States Military Governor actions, marines

Bir baggage, and refused to return and that this knowledge was in In Germany, announced tonight 3. Improved detection and Some of them complained that the Mr. Truman's mind when he that an ocial statement would be estimated the Japanese population counter measures against faster crew was short and others that denied firmly last Thursday that issued on Monday on the setting will rise to 20,188,000 by October, aircraft and gulded missiles.-- the work was hard and they were there was any streia in Anglo- up of a military security office for compared to the present

American relations-Router. Western Germany ---Router.

82.338,000.

The estimate was based on the Dssumption that the

birih rata will drop at one-half the Isles recorded in Britain and, Germigny after World War I,while the „Japanese death rate will decline to 13 per cent in 1965, compared to 14.7 per cent during 1948.*** United Press.

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not well treated.--Reuter.

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VACATION FOR THE MARSHALLS

Jinehurst, January 15, Mr. George Marshall' and Mrs. Marshall left Pinehurst by sir to- day for a holiday of several wooks at San Juns, Puerto Rico.

Mr, Marshall, whose resignu- tion as Secretary of State. effective on January 20,'Is recover- Ing from a recent kidney operas Lon-Reuter.

GILMANS

MOTOR SHOW

commences 21st JANUARY.

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