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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1949,

S'HAI BRITONS PREPARE FOR CRISIS Palestine Godowns To Be Used As

Issue To

Be Raised

London, January 18.

Mr. Winston Churchill, end- er of the Coriservative Oppost- tion in the House of Commnubs, today détuunded that the Gov- ernment explain immediately its handling of the Palestine crisis.

Mr. Churchill informed Com- mors officials of his desires and twirl the request will be subinitted formally as som as Parliament

this icconvenes

afternoon. fter the Christmas holidays,

The Opposition leader arranged to raise the Palestine issue in a private notice questiun that ap- parenly would require the Gov- ernment to make some kind of statement today.

The Liberal Party lender, Mr. Clement Davies, vied with Mr. Churchill's Conservatives in the attack on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, on the Pulex- tine issue.

Mr. Davies asked Mr. Beyin to give" on assurance that more British Jary units will be sent to Akab in Transjordan, and that those already there will not be orderest to engage in mili- iary operations,

Brilish relatureements were

Concentration Centres

GOVT WITHDRAWALS

Shanghai, January 18.

With the civil war rapidly approaching the Shanghai - Nanking area, British emergency planners today offered the 4,000- strong British Community hare facilities for protection should the local situation deteriorate.

The circular to Britons offered means to effect a smooth and rapid con- centration of British nationals and to provide for better protection of a limited quantity of personal effects, should, the situation develop in such a way as to justify His Majesty's Consul-General advising Bri- tish residents to concentrate. -

Russia Not To Mediate

In China War

Declaring that those facilitios wore mainly aimed

1.

at ensuring better comfort, the committoo announced its readiness to accept in advance (on dates to be made public later) from each British resident for his or her own possible use in the concentration centre-which the. circular roveals is in godowns with concrete floors.

Nanking! January 18. Russia today

to refused mediate in the Chinese civil

Camp bed with a maxi- war, blasting the Nationalist mum of two blankets and u Government hope that foreign | pillow..

the ease intervention might terms of peace with the Com- munists.

The Bussian reply was handed

2. Food parcel not exceeding 10 pourds in weight to supplement the plain fare which will be pro- vided in the concentration centre.

hurried to Akutu, Red Sea port to the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Personal Effects

Transjordan, as tension in Foo Ping-sheung, in Moscow Yes- Holy Land mounted steadily dur-terday by the Soviet Assistant

Foreign Minister. according to. Hritish aircraft were shot down foreign despatches.

ing the Inst month. After five

over the Israeli-Egyptian battle- front on January 7, the trop

movement was disclosed,

Requires Answer

positiua,

Parliamentary circles also felt that Mr. Bevin might try to avoid general debate on grounds that i woplet endanger the delicate 1st bell-Egyptian armistice nego- tiations that "hove" begun in

Rhodes.

3. A suitcase, which would be available to owners after the first 24 hours (this is aside from the The despatches

Russia sald baxed her refusal on the grounds.

baggage which residents were al- ready advised to carry when pru- that the Soviet Union adheres -reeding to the concentration cen- variably to the principle of non-ASSE

Ire). Interference in the internal affairs In addition, of other nations.

The

between

munist on January 8..

the

Although Communist pullence was said to be reaching exhaus- tion point and the Kuomintang peace-makers now had majority in very important political organ of the Nationallet Government, ob-

rvers were sceptical today about the possibility of Dr. Sun Fo's Cabinet shortly. being galvanised Into taking some direct action.

A pence mission to Yenan has been suggested. Kuomintang scaler tipped definitely in favour of peace yesterday during the Central Political Council debate, according to reliable informants,

As the supreme policy-making body in the land, the Counci could order the Prime Minister, the circular said, Dr. Sun Fo, Into action, but few arrangements have been made for observers thought it likely to bu British nations to store a limited obeyed, even if such urastle.deci quantity of personal effects during sion as made when the Courel the present uncertain conditions, meet again on Tursday. stat made it, clear that no respon

sibility for safety of such articles Lines Severed would be accepted by the con- mitter.

Under this scheme, which was

AN

Two horses, used by Nationalist troops, are aboard A being. lifted transport at the BOSEY (Board of Supplies of the Executive Yuan). Dock officials said the troops are en route to Canton.-AP Photo,

Red Strategy In Japan Suffers Setback

Tokyo, January 18. The Japanesa

Price: 20 Cents.

All Kinds of

Portable TYPEWRITERS

AT REASONABLE PRICE.

HONG KONG TYPEWRITER: EXCHANGE.

•, D'Aguilar Bt.

Lifting Horses Aboard Ship

Chinese Students

In UK In Bad Financial Plight

Chinese students sont to the United Kingdom for

(By Our Harbour Reporter)

Communist The campaign strategy suffered a setback today when the Gov- ernment ruled that Japanese newspapers could criticise can- didates standing for next Sun- day's general clections.

vance.

further studies by their government are in a pitiable plight today, Professor Li Ru-moin, a leading-Chinese scholar returning from 'an educational visit in Britain, said in an exclu- sive interview yesterday.

{would be permitted to turn in tor ❘ their preparations to fight a rear-bers #interprctation of the upholding their academic pres at which 40 delegates were pre-

stone

city's and or Palestine areas into which might help soften the harsh pence evacuated since that time. under the decision of the Security

conditions laid down by Council of May 29, 1948, no arm-Chinese Communist leader, Mao ed forces were to be sent; whether Tze-tung.

of the Security prior content

There was no immediata com- Council had been obtained; whe-nent in Washington on the Rus- ther Mr. Bevin will give an 8-

alan announcement she had de- surance that British armed forces

clined to mediato China's civil will not be ordered to engage in war. military operations in thils ares

Demand Drops

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British Aircraft Missing

London, January 18.

•Rescue ships and air- craft were setting out at dawn today from Ameri- ca's East coast to scour 250,000 square miles of the island-dotted Carib- boan for a British air liner, missing with 19 people on board.

The plane, a British South American Airways, liner. Star Ariel, left London on Saturday for Santiago, Chile. She took off from Bermuda soon after midday yesterday and was due at Kings- ton, Jamaica, some five and a half hours later.

The last message received from her was sent about half an hour after leaving. Bermuda,

After on all-night search by plance and ships, more, planes were setting out today from far- away New York and North Caro- Ina for Bennuda to hunt for the plane.

The planes will concentrate on an area of Puerto Rico following reporis early today that the stea mer Santa Inez had picked up the three distress · signals hours after the pleno was report- ed overdue.

for

"

Tug Joins Search

The Admiralty tug. Foundation Tilian, has heen "ordered to the foot off. Puerto Rica where a mes- sage from the missing airliner was HSAA officials sald signals from the airliner had been pleked up at Kingley airfled, Bermuda, hut refused to divulge them pending an official Inquiry.

The plane was commanded by Captain John McPhee, New Zealander. The hostess, Miss Jent Maxon, was believed to be mak- ing her last trip.

The Star Ariel vanished almost A year after her sister plane, the Star Tiger, disappeared myster

ugly tha kame area with

Sir Arthur Coning- Azɔter. Bermuda run and at the inquiry

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At 0800 GMT (9 p.m. HKBT) - the large

erratic fluctuation of the Chinese currency Mr. Davies question. He that of Mr. Churchill, was submitted

The Russian reply said It was,

and the surmounting difficulties in remitting less of 23 perdengers, including in such a form is to require al considered inexpedient to under- most an immediate answer. Mr.take the mediation, and suggested

Air Mar was on the the necessary funds from China have made Bevin, however, is expected to the civil war bo settled by direct

· their existence a precarious one." negotiations

tho two try to dodge the issue today & eatreus of his party is planned for parties without foreign interven-

Heightening their dilemmá jother nations. He was invited by it was stated that the cause of her. tomorrow and he wanted to talk tion.

is the rapidly changing poli- the then director of UNESCO, Mr. disappearance would never Nationalist Government things over with his Labourite::

The Communists, however, re- et.mmunications between |

After this disaster, Tudor planes before he tangled with the Op-asked the United States. Britain, designed only to give a greater Nanking and points more than 60 tallated by calling a gigantic pre- tical situation in the face of Julian Huxley and Professor Li known.

ese classies at the conference. were grounded for reliability trials France and Russia to help mediate degree of security to valuable pruumiles North were meanwhile, re-election rally of intellectuals here the Chinese Communist ad-commended a long list of Chin-

The distinguished scholar later but resumed duty last August, peace settlement with the Com-perty than, might otherwise be ported today to have been severed next Friday and Saturday in an

avaliable, each British resident

as Nationalist forces continued effort to whip up the support of

"Despite these Odris, the Chines

at the Reuter, travellers and Leftwing scholars are still maintaining their Twelfth International Conterence

represented his country

First To Answer

storage one large trunk, properly guard action against the expected

in other porties.

high degree of efficiency and are on Public Education in Geneva locked and labelled.

Communist drive to the Yangise The new Despite the rapidly deteriorating

Valley

new electlon laws was handed tige," declared the distinguished sent. Russia-was the-first-to-answer

milliary situation. there were nu Trains moving North on the down by the National Election author, who arrived here by the The author of numerous “Chine-" The French answer is expected

of renewal of the

2017 |esc soon. The United States and Bri-which seized

novels and manuals, ProfessOT Shanghat during Pukow-Pengpu line todas ter- Management Commission, iifting RMS Canton offer in 18-month Mr. Davies sent a copy of his tuin also are expected to decline, the battle

minated at Kwantion, about 54 carker restrictions which had tour of historic educational or Li has been invited by the Pen- of Hauchow fost miles North West of Nanking. played into the hands of the Com-genie in the UK

guin Books publishers to write a ganisations The Russian answer question to Mr. Bevin before

appeared November.

adhd intense anti-cyclone centred over NW Observars attributeThey could not reach Mingkwang,munists by preventing newspapers Parilament recovered. He asked: to dispel any last lingering hope this to the fact that the majority about nine miles further North from throwing the white spotlight UK, many of whom are operating however,

The Chinese population in the book on China. Some of his works: China continues to dominate the stes. "Why had British armed forces which Nanking officials might of the panicks elements

are appearing in this

Today's Forecast:-Moderate E o NE Issue umong West, where railway workers had of publlelty on candidates running restaurants, are optimistic on the month's

of "Life and winds. Fine, harr. been sent to Thanajordania, Egypt have that foreign intervention

the

population

Yesterday's Weather. have been evacunted.

In the crucial election.

outcome of the present struggle.

Letters."

The publication of his latest Maximum: 84,0 dog, Pah. - and "gave me the impression that Earli

reports said that bridges | were being demolished and trucks

Vital Issue

they can carry on as usual, if not novel, under the title "Represen Minimum: 63.1 dex: Fah up to deny the railway to

even better, after a settlement of tative Selection of Chinese Short Bunskiner 9.8 honra, Communists columns.

Sunday's voting will deter the civil strife," Professor Li said. Stories," is in the making in Bri-Rainfall Nil Total since Telephone contact with Fengpu

mine whether the Јардиово The British are of the opiniontain at present.

During the last war, the scholar A canvas of local transportation has been lost for more than 24

maries want to follow demo. that trade will revive successfully

the British Ministry of companies today showed that the hours,

Gracy or Join the swing to Com even though China be under Red edited demand far passages to South

muniem in Asia. The muzzle on away, The Chinese Reds, they be Information publication "Informa- Dars, at me.l. But it was reported the United Chinn by ship and air has drop-

newsprpers has been blamed leve, will realise the importance tion, Plenso" at Chungking, which and that no further armed forces States and Britain.

He also at Humidity... had a large circulation, and perhaps past by some 50 per cent as com-

for the lack of interest in oleo.of promoting foreign trade. will be sent to this area."

tions and the Communists have The Chinese students, however edited several Chinese publica Dew Poins Many other matters of far- France, already had rejected the pared with last mont

In Nanking, the surrender of reaching importance have been Chinese Government suggestion

teen counting on tile apathy to are apprehensive of their im- tions issued by the BMI at the wind Forec

war capital, over-medlate future.

Tides: Four in China's fleet 10 Nationalista on the

pormit them to push tabled or discussion today in for help from the Big

Professor Li has been lecturing | High Communist

On the whole, those abroad are 118: war criminals' Warning To

whelming number of thair can- cluding the steel bill, the futurerminating the civil war.

The U.S. and Britain informed was reliably reported today to be

didates into office.

deeply disappointed with the pre- at the Wuhan University since Low of Elre and Northern Ireland now

Chiang Kai-shek's Government the price being demanded by the that Elre is a Republic as well as

The clarification statement was sent administration and belleve in 1929. Striking last Friday thore was nothing Communists from the Nanking

Issued by the National Election Its inevitable collapse," which is many new legislative measures.

for 1 negotiated The debate in Ireland will of-they could do in the way of advice Government

Management Commission after the matter of time now," he declared, or counsel at the present stage. peace.

Taxi Drivers ford the Opposition occasion for

situation was discussed at a full For the students, who are Gov- Secret contacts were said to

cabinet ression headed by Pre-ernment-sponsored, arrangements a further onslaught on the Labour The Anglo-Amerkan notes were government already embarrassed! understood to have emphasised have produced this prerequisite The Labour Commissioner mier Shigeru Yoshida, and after have been made to distribute

the altlude that the fate of China to negotiations based on the Com-

Many will have com Led by Mr. Churchill the Conser is in the hands of Chinese and munist leader, Mr. Mao Tse-tung's yesterday warned the Motor- there was considerable criticism among them necessary funds to

cor Drivers' Union that unless of the restrictions from high return. vatives will pitch into the Prime action from the outside might broadcast penco torms.

pleted their studies by the middle agreement American officials here. Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, for cause resentment-United

The report was not officially they reached

The statement said it is our of this year. Their future nasign- confirmed.

with the taxi companies by desire that the press at the time ments, however, have, not been his lundling of the whole Irish and Associated Press. problem and Commonwealth of-

10 am today, further nego of an election especially domon determined yet. tiations would be broken off, strate its true function and and the companies would have speedily an actively supply to right to employ new drivers, the voting public fair and just Mr. Q.A.A. MacFoyden sounded criticism on polliica! partier and the warning at a meeting in the air candidates."-United Press. Labour Office yesterday morning between representatives of Union and the taxi operators.

The Union had insisted un bow. Ing pald a month's bonus and having the right to sign the rein- statement contracts on behalf of the new drivers as well as of the old members.

over the Palestine offatr.

fairs in general.

Trada Pact Queries

The recent trade, poets that

Britam had already concluded or

is negotiating behind

the Iron

Curtain will also come under fire.

Questions are also down (för

answering today on the breake

Press

Chiang Kai-shek "Will Survive"

Boston, January 18.

down in the negotiations with the The Harvard Law School Dean omaritus, Roscoe

Soviets and on the amount of steel

rails, nuts and bolts and rubber

Britain had already delivered to

Pound, predicts that the Chiang Kai-shek Government will survivo,

BOW

According to reports reaching Nanking soine residents of Pengpu and Hwaiyuan were welcoming the Communist forces-Reuter-AAP.

an

These conditions were

code.

the

In

These studenla have kept, the high academic prestige of Chinese scholars abroad. But some of the self-supporting visitors have not kept up to that standard.

Small Demand

Chinese Books written by scholers today are not so much demand in the UK as they were before und during the war, Professor L stated. Ho mentioned two factors affecting the situation. "The British public are very good readers and ùn old lady will Cate-read as many as three or four books a week. With the austerity rationing nowadays and the pre-. valent blackmarket, less money is

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Report of N.T. Curfew

gorically Donled.

TANGKU TAKEN

Shanghai, January 18, Communist troops were march-

Russia under the previous puct. ¿-

MPs will also demand more de Mr. Pound, who recently The hierarchy and the rank,

by the owner who stated that tails from the President of the returned after two years in and file in the Kuomintang are their acceptance of the Union's

oply Board of Trade. Mr. Harold, Wil-China, said: "I do not think Internally sound and the

former demands, including the son, on the accord just concluded that the present situation in breakdown of morale, he said Increase of mon to be reinstated with Poland.

I student strikes. China is any more serious than These peels are of

They were not what you were the utmost they could de interest to Canada and Argentinin during the Japanese war, and could honestly call serious hee as the United Kingdom has now the Government survived then.“

of children cause hundreds turned to nott currency countries "The Chinese capital may need would follow the demonstrating in Europe to buy food which she to withdraw to Shanghal or Can- students. Later, when I previously took from food-pro- ton and even Kunming but after accounts of these student strikes

all, how can a president of they were exaggerated." ducing areas in North and South constitutional government abro- Mr. Found is using the Haring into Tangku, the sea outlet of Another question awalling *La « gate the constitution? Chiang yard low-brary while he writes Tientsin last night following the bour clucidation today is the excertainly could not constitution an exposition on a united interea evacuation of the Nationalist according to act amount of machinery Britain ally surrender, tho whole. Gov pretive application of the Chi-xarchon carlier, sent to Poland, claiming auch ma ernment to, anybody!",

nese legal code. 16 has finish Chinese reports received her... chinery should dave been up-II Chinng accepts the Comed three chapters and has no fleet of small bouts, took part piled to British colonies which muniris cigit conditions, it will doubts that the Nationalist Gdy in the withdrawal of the Nation badky need equipment to vist mean that every important pub ornment will be inexistence to linte, who totalled in all about the colonial development schemes: ile han in China will be killed accept, bit Onished work-Unit 20,000 men, the reports added.-

United Press,

or Imprisoned, he said.

j.Ttenster.

ed Pross

Pago 3

First Assizes of the Year avaliable for reading material.

Opened by Chief Justice

"China's Internal strife has les- Koned in some way the appetite for books on Chinn.

Pago B

World Trade Union Split

Professor Li left: China by the Knovitable-

Empress of Scotland in 1947 oz. z Pogo 7

British Counch travelling fellow- Inquiry on S. African Racial ship, together with the lost batch

of lots

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Republic to Propose Econo

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