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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1949.

REDS APPOINT PEACE DELEGATION

Lull On All Fronts As Reds Reach Yangtse

PEACE MEET AT PEIPING?

Nanking, January 24.

The Chinese Communists have appointed a peace delegation to meet the Nationalists, according to a report in Peiping today, obtained by Router by radio-telephone.

The report said that the Communists were ready to begin peace negotio- tions at Peiping and that a coalition Government would eventually be established there.

President. Li Teung-jon sent two representatives to Peiping with letters ad- drossed to several political parties and organisations expressing an- xicty for peaco.

Communist troops surrounding Pelping were reported today to have withdrawn 10 kilo-

metres from their original positions. Some forces, however, are remaining in the ' city.

The evacuation of General Fu Tsa-yi's Nationalist armies to the South and South West

suburbs was expected to be completed today.

Order is being maintained in the city by the police.

The final showdown on the Cabinet's peace polley is expected at Wednesday's meeting. Shanghai vied for the political limelight with Pelping and Nanking in storm-stressed China today, following the arrival of Mr. Shao Li-tze and General Chang Chih- chung, principal members of, the Government's five-man peace delegation to con tact leaders of liberal political elements in the city, whose activities, hitherto, have been illegal.

It was learned that the two delegates hope to contact Mr. Lo Lung-chi, Mir. Chang Lan and Mr. Huang Yen-pel, Democratie League leaders, who are. believed to have the confidence of the Communist Jenders in Yeman, although they have no authority

to conclude any definte arrange»

the ments in behalf of munista,

Com-

President Li Tsung-jen, through his personal envoy, Mr. Kan Cilno-hao, was reported - hero this morning to have already in vitąd Modume Sun Yat-sen in proceed to Nanking to ndvise on peace developments.

Significant

KMT Restores Marshal Li

Nanking, January 24. The Kuomintang Execu- tive Committed today re- stored Marshal Li Chai- sum's membership in the

• Kuomintang. Party,-.-.

Marshal Li

dis- charged from the party Inst year as a result of his anti-Government activities in Hong Kong-United Press.

WAS

This visit and the activities of by the delay in Communist de-

peace programme may be first

and

Shanghal continue their of the withdrawal to South

reply. river without offering tance to the advancing Com.

of

munists. Yangchow, Grand Canal: town, which

major the last was Nationalist base North of the river, was evacuated today after the Communist occupation

North Shaopo and Shennimao, and North East, of Yangchow, Yangchow. Yanchow is 50 miles North East of Nanking and only five miles from the river bank

Leave Positions

North of Nanking along the railway zone, Tientsin-Pukow the Nationalists are abandoning their positions, maintaining a defence system only around

the two peace envoys are believed signation of the place and time Pukow to keep the capital out signifcant, In view of the fact

for peace talks, is incrensing its

of range of Communist artillery. that_the_shape of the Nationalist efforts at regaining popular-sup-Pukow is the Southernt terminal

through mlarule to port--lost hammered out during the current onck up its peace appeal to the opposite Nanking.

In North China the Communists Shanghai conferences.

Communists who, viewing from Meanwhile, China's civil war

their radio broadcasts, still ap- and Nationalists are co-operating communications.

anday settled down to a virtual peared to be in a reluctant mood,

state of armed truce 48 the

Nationalists and Communists pre In Shanghai

pare to iron out their 21-year-old quanel at the conference table.

of

For the first time since the and

ing in to fill the vacuum created by the Nationalists' retreat.

Government planes were air- dropping thousandis

of pruce appeal Jeaficis

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Mr. Shae Li-tze and General

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Governors' Meet Ends

Singapore, January 24.

Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner for the Fedora- tion of Malaya, and the Governors of Singapore, Hong North Barawak and Kong, Borneo today discussed the defence of their ferritories t meating of the Defenca Co-ordinating Committee. Di

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serice of talking.

Malcolm

present

official

communique

MacDonald, Mr.

General Commissioner South East Asia conferred from Friday to Sunday, with the High Commissioner and the four Governors on ques elone of 'common concern to the various territories with. special reference to ways-and meant for closer co-operation between them wherever this ** is practicable,

Grantham Bir Alexander represented Hong Kong. Router.

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Atlantic Weather-Eye

Two Important links in the chain of weather fore- caiting exchange greetings at a point 060. miles out in the Atlantic from Greenock, Scotland. Rding the heavy Atlantic scan is a former Navy corvette, now the meté erological ship "Weather Observer." Above her. oro scen the airscrews of Demand-Sugar, a Royal Air Force Hall- fax employed on the same task-weather oliservance. Each day at noon, ship and arcraft meet to exchange Information by radio-AP Photo.

Australian Businessman

To Study Market Conditions In Colony

In the Colony today is Mr. W. Hope Gibson, pro- minent Australian business magnate who is touring the world, to explore trade possibilities. “Gibson, the director of several firms is study- ing local. market conditions with a view to introducing a number of high-class Austro- lian products "which ore cheaper than, and of the some quality as their American coun terparts, flooding Hong Kong market today." Hong Kong has a good mar ket for Australian 'goods, but' Australian businessmen here "seem rather asleep in explor-

clared yesterday at an informal press conference...

Tugmen's Strike ing-the- possibilities," he de-

May Affect Thames Traffic

London,, January-24.

A strike of 300 Thames tug- men today may seriously affect if it shipping in the river

The availability of shipping increasing at space is steadily Australian poris, and Mr. Gibson said that when he was at Sydney he heard of Diane being drawn by some Clunese, firma to buy up several ships for the Australia China run.'

The China National Aviation continues, as big vessels can-intensive expansion of its internal

announced their

home

. restoring in Telegraphic communications be

Tientsin and tween

Peiping, Nanking have been resumed and rail contact between Peiping... Tientsin and Kalgan is now being: repaired. Arrangements also are the Japanese wor no clashes were reported

the on the widely Chung Chth-chun, two members being made to extend the Com- scattered fronts running North- of the peace delegation appoint- munications system. wards from the Yangtse River. General Li Tsung-jen, to contact Corporallon

President Acting The only military activities are

in planes will shortly resume flights not dock in Thames ports troop movements North of Nan- the Communists, king and along the Grand Canal Shanghai to

personally into Peiping from Shanghai and without the help of tugs. General Li's where the Communists ure mov-

third Nanking. appeal

The tugmon staged a one-day General Li today halted the party co-operation.

The peace manoeuvres echoed Kuomintang's anti-Communist unofficial strike yesterday after a dispute with the owners about widely along the scattered civil propaganda offensive and imple-hour of work. When they wont war fronts where fighting com. mented a series of drastic pollileal back today they were told they the deck for could begin work only if they pletely died down today. The reforms to clear Nationalsta North of the peace talks with the Communists.accepted the conditions of em- proved considerably, he said. After Mr. H.H. Runkia, Australian

before they Yangtes River about Nanking-Reuter and United Press.

ployment in force walked out.

The men want a minimum work ing week of 48 hours and a maxi- muni of 72 hours, including over- ifty-five tugs are idle. TA meeting of tagmen is to be held at Gravesend, a port on the South bank, tonight. Several large ves aels were waiting to come up the

·river today,

Outward bound ships from Til- bury and London docks were also affected. Reuter.

territory today.

of

With Generolissimo

Chlang

Kai-shek-regarded as the symbol armed resistance to Communiat expansion

stepping down 10 retirement temporary

his in native place, Fenghun, the de- structive fighting appeared to have switched to constructive

T.V. Soong Arrives

efforts of restoring communica- Dr. T. V. Soong, who relinquished the governor-

tions and public order in war- devastated and now Communiat-

dominated North China,

S. China Action

In Kuomintang-ruled Bouth China war preparations were pushed to the background-by busy manobuvrings for peace and for Iberalisation., of the administration under the now

At

He

ship of Kwangtung province on Sunday, ar- rived in Hong Kong by air yesterday. was accompanied by a personal entourage of six persons.

Kai Tak airfield, Dr. Soong conferred with police officials, from whom he obtained an assurance that his residence at Repulse Bay. will be given police protection.

Five Arrested After Attempt To Kill Man

Since the end of the war, Aus- tralla has been concentrating on economy and neglected the out-

The hungry elde world.

MR. W. HOPE GIBBON markets consumed practically all. the supply.

that Accompanied by his wife, Mr -it Was only a year ago

the first time-and-the couple tour Australian businessmen began to Gibson is seeing Hong Kong for has im-ed the island last week-end with The labour situation realise the foreign demand.

in Hong Trade Commissioner the war, workmen were more ac- cupled in rehabilitating their re- Kond.

of the potentiality An indication Con-of the local products attracting spective positions and did not pay

took Australia was given by Mr. Gib much attention to politics." sequently, the Communists advantage and began to control son when he said that the pic- rattan wide-brimmed the major part of the country's furesque

topcon worn by sampan girls at labour.

Striker occured without the Aberdeen would be selling in strikers, knowing fully why they Australia "like hot cakes." Ho has were walking out, Since 1948, the bought 10 to sample the "novelty" unions have been gradually back home. eliminating the Communists in influential positions.

CATCHY BUSINESS, THIS INFLUENZA

Fertile Paarl Bods The pearl-shell industry at

Geladd, Switzerland, Broome is recovering, although it

January 24. is now supplying only five per

Prince Aly Khan advised the cent of the pre-war production, Formerly Japanese divers virtu- nanagement of the Palace Hotel ally-monopolised the industry tere today that boin he and Miss but for the past eight years the Rita Hayworth are sullering. shell beds have been untouched, from influenze and are compelled to Gatedd making them fertile at preto delay their return

Irvin Cannes for a few days.

They were to rejoin Miss Hoy the Strainworth's daughter: here, today

Associated Press,

THE WEATHER

Five men, three of whom sent.

AL CODO) GMT (Etpen; NKET) ·the weak

Dr. Soong, brother-in-law for his villa at Repulse Bay, he leadership of General 1 Taung of President Chiang Kai-shek, and his party boarded a police Jen, usually regarded China's most popular elder

now, in temporary retirement. launch which took them across statesman.

the harbour.

·Official

Earlier in the morning at Can were armed, were arrested by Dr”, today: elreles here from assumed the governorship of General Li downwards have given Kwangtung about 18 months police six this trade are indications that they have men- ago. Previously, he was Pre-last time at a meeting of the hours after they had fired six trained by experienced "kopangs," tally accepted the position of a sident of the Executive Yuan, Kwangtung provincial govern- shots at Yau Chol at Pak Kung who were assisting the Japanese defeater party and, would necept

Auga before the war. ept and Ambassador for China to ment penennt any price except un- the United States duriny the Arrivals bere yesterday from According to You's report, lio Hong Kong businessmen pro benthycious persiets over Ohlia and conditional Burrender.

Canton, the Associated Press re.. was at Pak Kung Au about 030 glaning to become more, Interest-Japan, & mail droregion appears to be Their maximum hope is to war.

ports said that certain Chinese m. yesterday. When five inen ed in the Broome pearl-shell in Today's Forecart-1ight E winde. Fine Questioned by Press represent lenders at Canton had suggested ared six shots at him. One of the dustry, which provides pure white and Hasy squeeze an equal partnership out

the victory flushed Communists tallves at the airalald, Do that Dr. Boong should make bullets struck han in the leg mother. pearl Imported hore on In a confition Government, but it said he is definitely not Rolna to Targe contribution to the military While he was on the ground, one a

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If the Government. peace-makers consent to

to the a not elaborate good spirits, and referred ques crawled back to Shataukok where divers, ils ver unlikely that position of suld it very bright." He did said that Dr.-Soons appeared la pression that he was doad, Yau been made to respi Japancic

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Reds Strong In Jap Elections, Roning Third

Tokyo, January 24..

The Communists displayed· unexpected strength in the Japanese elections today, winning 21 seats. They are now. Kunning third in Party strength on the basis of in- complete returns.

camps as lote returns appeared to give Premier Shigeru Yoshida's ultra-conservative, Liberals their first post-war majority. In the House of Re- presentatives.

Japon split into extreme right and left

The middle of the road parties were virtually wip- ed out in the largest electoral- tum aut in Japanese history, which confounded experta who had predicted a light vote.

Among those elected was the first Communist. woman delegate in Japan's history- Hide Tajima from Alchi Pre-

fecture..

Defeated for re-election wis Haruo Yamashita, Democrat wo Iman candidate from Fukushima who cause the Dlity, choicest scandal when she accused the former Finance Minister of mak Ing improper advances.

Yoshida's party was rapidly approaching the 293 needed for ar absoluto, majority in the 460 member Diet which would give him the first clear one-party con- trol since the surrender.

Echo From China, The Communist victory in China wao, thought to contributed to the Communist strength, attracting a

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Revolt -In N. Korea Spreading

Tokyo, January 24. Anti-Communist rebels have seized and occupied the head-

quarters of the North Korean People's Army at Haoju, elada to the 88th Farallel in North Koren,

The South Korean Prime Minis ter and Defence Minister, Mr.Loo Bum Suk, told Reuter that fights About 5,000 ing is spreading.

men are involved on both sides.

Communists sources say that 80 largs per cent are North Korea Army

Wagon headed...

of the South Korean Government,

number of Istiour voters anxious, rebels and, therefore, supporters. to jump on the Red

Some observers also thought

General

t

MacArthur's edict against var

have ·"been Being strikes and collective barge burned ang all I reported that

Government, workers-about

for

one-third of Japan's organised shooting can be board on the South thrown the Korean aide of the 88th Parallel. labour-might have!

The Prime Ministar said that do vote to the Reda,

Communist Party Headquarters ne official communications had declined to comment on the elec. been established with the anti- tion showing, which so far has Commanist rebels, but added: "I of informa than quadruplod their have my own source maro strength in the last, Diet (when tion."

He continued: "I hav

have been ex they held four seats), but sald they would hold a press conference (pecting this. This revolt is the at 10 a.m. on Tuesday-United nimination of blackguard tactics

Press,"

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of the puppet regime in the North. It will be followed by other re volte

Observers sald the expected

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