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LAST-MINUTE BID TO SECURE PEACE Duke Sees A "Shot"
To March Into Peiping
Shanghal, January 31.
The Communist Radio announced today that the „ Chinese Communist army is to march into Felping throughout the day today to replace the Nationalist forces who are to move to designated rendezvous points where they will be re-organised or disbanded.
For the first time today the Red radio voice refer- red to the Nationalist commander in Pelping nå General Fu Tso-yi instead of "war criminal Fu Tso- yi." This is believed to reflect the air of amity which marked the panco, · ful conquest of Chinn's ancient capital.
The broadcaster from the official North Shensi station did not mention the formation of a Com- munist-led City Govern- ment which was expected to be announced simul- taneously with the mil- tary changeover.—United Press.
Hong Kong Shrouded In Fog
Li Tries To Contact Reds In Shanghai
WAR OF NERVES DEVELOPS
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Shanghai, January 31.
President Li Tsung-jen arrived here secretly and unexpectedly”
around noon today by plane from Nanking to contact third party representatives in a last-minute bid to secure' negotiated peace with the Chinese. Communist Party.
It was thought possible that President Li would confer with the Commun- ist representative in Shanghai before returning to the capital in a few days.
Meanwhile, this morning, high-ranking officials remaining in Nanking
formed a Joint Administrative Office to continuo the work of the Cen- tral Government.
Mr.
Dr. Shao Li-tse, leading The American dollar fluctunted member of the Nationalist wildly. Early quotationa were
delegation, and peate
said to have ranged around 700 Hwang Hauch-sung
Gold Yuan, compared with only accom-
400 24 hours earlier, but later de- here, the President panied
clined to 000. They are hla closest advisera.
President Li's arrival follows Commodities Up
that of his personal peace envoy, Mr. Hwan Chi-ban, who came here from Nanking yesterday afler reporting to his chief the result of us mission to Pelving where he had contacted the Com-
Quotations for geld bars were between 40,000 and 43,000 Gold Yuan an ounce.
Prices of all commodities. in- munist Gmeral Yeh Chien-ying, cluding rice, rose to new high Chief 'Administrator of the an-marks during the day. cient enpifol.
Ten artillery-equipped Com- Shortly after landing in Shang-munist, columns are now massed hal President 1 met Dr. Sun Falong the Yangtse River East and and other Cabinet Ministers, who West of Nanking roady to cross are at present in Shanghal en list capital, according to usually the river, to envelop the Nation- The first fog of the year fellment at Canton, where a Cabinet highly reliable sources today." on Hong Kong shortly before meeting is planned for February
o'clock last night and, with-
in half an hour, had complete-
ly disrupted harbour (traffic.
By 10 p.m. conditions were, ko very bad that all inunches, with the exception of the terzics,
route to the now seat of Govern-
2.
Flying North
The sources sald six columns are now, concentrated in Yicheng and another four columns have taken up positions opposite Wuhu.
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It is not possible to ascertain at present whether the Commun- ists would force the Nationalist river defences now or wall for the outcome of the forthcoming peace negotiations.
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observers Competent military belleved the Communists would make only a diversionary thrust against the Pukow-Pucheng area opposite Nanking, but there were no incleations they would make sarlous threat directly on Nan king
A reliable source said only Communists columns are now stationed North of Puchong, three miles North of Nanking. It is possible, however, that the Com- munisis In Yicheng may launch | an out-Banking drive on the river benk if their Pukow-Puchong area along the anticipated efforts to cross the river there. are frustrated.
Local Communist units are said. to be scattered along the river bank from Pukow to Yicheng who are expected to facilitate the
Wuhu and Yichen are
ate 60 and outflanking movement if mado,..
26 miles South West and East of
2.
The Nunking people's peace de- Nanking where the Communists Govt To Fight?
stopped running. Even Police legation, which has been com are expected, according to Na- Inunches were given instructions municating with the Communists tionalist military quarters, to to heave to; or tie up if they hap-at Felping with a view to meet make their initial attempts to ing the Communist leader. Mr cross the vital waterway-the pier or buoy. pened to be near
So thick was the fog that not a Mao Tse-tung, took off from the last natural barrier. defending
glimpse of the myriads or capital in another plane for the Kuomintang-held South China. single Hong Kong lights could be sean North as the President and his
party flew to Shanghai. from Kowloon.
European inspectors on duty at the Star Ferry wharves beat on the goings in order to quide Incoming ferries. The Hong Kong -Yaumati Ferry Co.'s inspectors hard to da kewise.
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Up to a late hour last night, harbour casunities have been reported to the Water Police.
The Hoyn! Observatory said late last night it expected the fog to fit this afternoon. It could
say whether not
the Colony would be fog-bound again to night.
THE WEATHER
At 6866 GHT (2 '15m. HKST) trough extends from Indo-China Cross central Chi to the of Japan. On it, East- `ward moving doperelona are centred over
the Eastern send E of Hokkalde. Frora
persistent the atseteken W to Helnan.
tar fair.
With prospects of an early nation-wide peace romote, ‘a number of prominent local Chinese political and business leaders, including some-asso- clated with the Democratia League, were reported today actively working behind scenes for
* exparate peace wattlement for Bhanghal,
The sponsora of the movement, who hope to contact the Chinese Communials at the appropriate moment to save China's commer cial caplict from serious damage or destruction, are said to have already received President Li Tsung-Jen's approval to their plan.
They are reported to be con #ident of achieving their goal and
anti-cyclone ridge Intend to make a public
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Today's Forecast:--light variable winda.. 40
nouncement of their project BE predominating. Pog at first, becom shortly. Before then, they hope to have won General Chen,To- ching, Shanghal Garrison Com- mender, who has repeatedly voiced his determination to de- fend the city to the last man, to their sido.
Yesterday's Weather Maximum: 78,2 deg, Fah.
Minimum 62.6 deg. Fah.
Bunahina: 4.6 Bourne
Rainfall: Nit. Total since Jan,
5,0 mm. 0.08 Inch a guinst average of 31.8 mm. 1,25 inche
Readings at
Barn at m.i. 1010.0 1010.9 m.b. Equals 89.02
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Rel. Humidity
Wind Direcion..
Dew Point
Wind Faroe
Tides
Firh
Low
ID.05 inches. 10.%
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Review Christ's Convle ..tion.
Main Obstacle
General Chen is at present considered the mala, obstacle to the, plan, but his attitude. is ux- pected to undergo a change after completion of the withdrawal of the forces of General Tang En- po, his immediata, superior, from the Nanking-Shanghai aren Southward. _to_ Cheklang and. Fuklen provinces
Meanwhile, uiter confusion | reigned on the Anancial market here today us moet business re-
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Stalin Proposes.
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Miles Vaughn Drowns In Tokyo Bay
In The Export Battle
Portuguese Freighter, Chinese Steamer
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Collide Near Swatow
Radio messages reaching Hong Kong at down
yesterda⚫ reported that the Portuguese, freighto. Masbate and the Chinese steamer Hsiang Hsing collided 10 miles off Tung Yung Island, between Amoy and Swatow. The messages come from the Chinese ship, which requested, old-In a later report the Hsiang Hsing, said that she was picking up segmen 'from the Portuguese ship,
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Tel. 21433
To Study Stalin's Proposals
London, January 31.
The Foreign Affairs. Committee of the Cabinet is expected to study at once Generalissimo Stalin's declaration in favour of a peace pact, in a statement to an American nows agency in Moscow.
The full Cabinet is not likely to discuss it until it has been assessed in exchanges between London, Washington and Paris.
The reaction of many political observers was that the statement, if implemented by practical So- viet moves, reflected' modifica- tion of polley, otecinlly dignif- cant in connection with the recent Western power decisions.
Political interest, though noting Stalin's expressed willingness for peace talks with President Tru- man, is focussed mainly on his reference to conditions on which the Berlin blockada might "be lifted.
Most servers preferred net to predlet the United States' reac tion to the idea of mutual, non- aggression, déclarations and peaco pnet. discussions between that country and the Soviet.
It was felt that at presont; any new chapter in the relations of the great power of the East and Wost must; hinge on Germany.
A
Russian View
Many Russians, today regarded Generällssimo Stalin's, pence, part offer to ineet President Trumar As one of the most important de- claration ever made by the So vist leader. It offered a ray of
hope on th
they believed they believed.ESCO
horizon,
The Immediate reaction of die Russian 'man' In the street "was;
Tokyo, January 31. Mr. Miles W. Vaughn, Unit- ed Press Vice-President, and four others died by drowning
The owners of the Masbate, flag and now the Portuguese "President Truman obviously The 28th,
59th and 98th in Tokyo Bay yesterday after Jebshun Shipping Company, th
cannot reject such a peace ¦ gos- armiles were still left in Pukow the Japanese boat, in which said they had not received any siderable length of time in the
She was engaged. for a con- ture." and Puchong today while the they were aut duck shooling communication 64th and 45th armies are now capsized in a squall.
intra-island trade in the Philip tureign diplomata were not pre- vessel, but were informed by pincs, before she was Fold to garrison to support the The bodies of Mr. Vaughn and the Marine Department of the wallem the
indicatione speculation that the Govern. Major T.R. Haddock, dental om, ́accident. ment plans to abandon Nanking cer of the 301st Station Hospital, and
without a fight.
Military sources said Government le moving the ar Billary unite out of Nanking West and East to Wuhu
the river bænk arsa apposite Yichang contring at Chenklang,
STOP PRESS
were identified at the 40th General Hospital. They were brought to Tokyo.. together with the bodies! of two of three Japanese.
WAS
from their
The United States and other
wes
and Company In 1940, pured for the Stalin statement. when she underwent a complete A United States Embassy spoken-: rent Measuring 180. feet by 28 man suld that he would need to study the exact text No damage or loss of life was feet, she is a 742-ton freighter
before commenting. mentioned in the radio reports and can do nine knots. An unknown number of Pre-
This is the first trip North of In anticipation of Communistsident Li Tsung-jen's
During the war, while sho-was-The first reaction, he added, personal crossing operations.
the newly overhauled Portuguese at Mação, the Masbata was the thint the statement did, not Kwangsi troops arrived in Nan-
freighter, which
WOS rerently target of an American air attack. change the piature much or offer king today to bolster the defence One of Vaughn's companions on Lought from the South Chinn, when she was believed
to be any
concreto suggestions for the Ill-fated expedition of the capital. These troops were
Athwel Sekizo Uyeda, aged 64, former Shipping Company of Hong Kong carrying gasoline. The ship was solving the basic differences be- formerly stationed in
by Jebshun.
damage but not seriously enough | tween the two countries, includ- under the command of General President of the Nippon Dempo,
to sink her. Isla Wel.
The other two members of the Formerly Competent military observers party were. the boutman, Kenji | Hong Kong run, the Malate loft re-sold to some Chinese
on the Haiphong. After the war she was sold and ng those on Germany.
Arms. It was assumed here that if in Wanking believe the civil war Horiuch!, and his 11-year-old son, the Colony on January 28 for Jebshun: bought her over recent-Premier Stalin met Mr. Truman, developing into à "war of Mr. Vaughn is survived by his Shing I Chow, Kores, with 300 ly and sent her for refitting. a basis for discussion would be nerves" ns no serious large-scale wife, Inez, a son, Miles Sharman tons of general cargo for Pao
The 'Halang Hsing was also found on the Sovlet alde in the fighting has been reported any-Vaughn, aged 16, and a daughter, Shan Hong. She carried no pas-built at Dundee, in 1030. Former proposals made by Mr. · Henry. where in China.
Sharman Vaughn, aged 15, all re-sengers, besides her 'all-Chinesa ly the, as. Iris, then as. Charon, Wallace, United States Progres- They said that possible peace siding in Tokyo.
crew of 47; hended by the Portu- She was on this occasion en route sive Party leader and former -negotiationa coming soon has had
guese master, Mr. 1. de Lemos.
Secretary lo Swatow,
of. Comnierce, in a. an important psychological effect
The islang Hsing is a 2,825-letter to Mr. Stalin last May. The crew, and the master were ton steamer, measuring 300 feet Reuter. recently engaged from Hong with a beam of 45 feet. She has a (For Stalin'à Proposala-800 Kong and Macao,
two-deck construction, Alter undergoing reßßing at Shamshuipe Kor nearly 1wo months, the Masbate. went to Haiphong for a trial'irip,'
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Nanking, January 31: The Nationalist Govern- ment decided today that it would not execute any
of the proposed Commun-
ist peace terms until after.
it had begun peace nego- tiations with the Com- munist Party.
A
Government... stafe-' ment to this effect was ex- pected to be issued here; later tonight. Observers 'said it meant that the Na- tionalist Government had rejected the Red broad- cast which demanded the Imprisonment -- of Gon- eralissimo Chiang - Kal- shek and other prominent right, wing-Nationalists on the Red war criminals list.
President Li Tsung-jon returned to Nanking from Shanghai fonight.-euter, AAT
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Major Haddock leaves a wife on both Communist and Nation- and a five-year-old daughter liv- alists troops.
These observers | ing in Tokyo, ́· suld the soldiers on both sides probably agree that "why take a chance of getting kiled when we may have peace very soon?”!
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Red Morale Higher
Before bodies were recovered, General MacArthur cabled Mr. Hugh Ballie.. Fresident of United Press, that "overy available agency here ls being employed under my personal supervision to facilitato the search" for Mr. Vaughn and his party.
But all observers agree that if the
"Everyone is greatly distressed," It would peace talks "fall, come az a much harder blow te and you may be completely ns- General MacArthur's cable said, the Government forces than toured that no stone will be left the Communist troops whose morala is very much higher.
unturned by us." Observers believe the
Sharig Intensive Search
hai-Nanking railway to Chenking
jo
and Ninking, which skirts the An Intensive search by Ameri
Built At Dundee
Bullt at Dundee In 1895 and dying the Red Ensign originally, Juno. She changed hands several the Mashate was then called the
times, and subsequently. Dew the Pasámanian flag at one time, the Stars and Stripes, the Chinese
coasts across the Fiver&rom the can planes, crashboats and Japa- US Possesses Conimunist artillery positions
yichop, could easily aches nese sampana 'began at 10 ̊p.m. on i the Reds also, probably Sunday night shortly after Mr.
out by Red gunners
Vaughn's party was reported
afternoon.
up local Red troops operating in missing, and ended early this the Takhu Lake region between Shanghai and Nanking to com- plete the job of knocking out the railway and road movements Reuler and United Press,"
Oil, Minerals For Russia?
Tuihkent
· Ar-air-sen emérgency reque helicopter spotted the bodies. Boating off Osu, Chiba Prefecture. A crashboat recovered the four bodies and brought them ashore.
Japanese police and fishermen said they could not recall a simi far mishap on Tokyo Bay within thielt, memory...
Super
Atom Bombs
Washington, Jantiary 31. America ∙now...' has super atom bombs greater in explo- sive power than those drop- ped on Hiroshima and Naga- saki.
** This was disclosed today by the United States Atomie Energy Commission, which reported Im- portant advances in atomie wet- pon developments.
An extensive analysis for the All over the world Coca-Cola
› Nanking, January-al... |" General Chang is: Governor= | resources of Sinklang have beenELE
Mearnges of condolence poured Important oil and mineral General of the four North West one of the Government's boat into the United Press offices in resources in Sinklang province or provoices. He was a leading bargaining points with the Chin New York and Tokyo soon after in North West China, are ex-figure in the Government's ateso. Communists. A
Mr Vaughn's death was confirm pected here to be secured by CommunistsN
tempts 10% secure peace with, the | Hinkiang" borders Rilasia fod. They were from occupation:
Central Asia and is close to the personnel and Japanese alike. Soviet Russia following the He is believed to be returning Rusalan Novralbiral
new types of bombs tested re- General MacArthur, sent's mos- contly at Eniwetok proving Nationalist Government's eva- to Binklang dilappointed with railway linking Up with the sage to Me, Hugh Baille in New grounds. In the Facile proved that cuation of Nanking,
the Cabinet's decision 101 DIVOT
move Trans-Siberian 'Unan
York, sayings cannot tell you a. substantion increase in energy The minerais -, may Include South to Cantone Nu the rullway in recent years of the distress I feel at the tragic release had been obtained, the urunuum and some metals in steel 1-3330 was thought likely that hoi delivered Into Itiussian chandale death of Mr Miles Vaught. To Commission announced in its
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wiltemakichi own arrange-, valuable export trade from me he represented the beat in mo- fifth semi-annual report to Con- revealed" 'harm, today mance for plastprovingeyuth Sinklang, which, hitherto, want degi American journalism, wear areas, s Circulatian: By the Ca
Communleta and to India
El Trise lesa in his reporting, objective in · At: Los Alamos (New Mexico): WIVŠA PRACYTEK Ereport - Bavier Finis anqu/o the final part ik, thought posable here that hirk vision and brilliant bt his laboratory where: 2,700 people kow that, the Inner Nationalist peaosaltdimpla stall. Russia may soun: Butld (reder Theoric, ho was unfaling in his were working on the military gas * General Cháng. Sinklang tyand Filipssources rallway to Chupushak, is on the support of American principles portal of atomiersparty baw: de- “chung was flying home to would thus fall completely into Sinklang bertar,3d develop fur- und American"ispala sledenjaka bigma of weapons have bood tested
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