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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1949.

SHANGHAI DEFENCE MEASURES

Explosive Situation As Troops

Serious Charge By American Journal

Shanghai, February 14.

The Combat Command of the Nanking-Shanghai- Hangchow,Headquarters, established kero re- contly, began functioning yesterday, according to Chinese reports.

General Tang En-po, Garrison Commander in Chief of the entire area, will work in this headquar- ters when in Shanghai and part of his personnel "have already moved in there from Nanking. Nationalist military circles jalleged to have quartered them- claim that the Government have selves in private buildings during mobilised 700.000 troops for the the past two weeks and to in- defence of the triangular area crease the pay and improve the

living conditions bounded by Nanking, Shanghal

bere. and Hangchow.

belleve (Neutral observeri there is no more than 300,000 secondline troops massed on the Southern bank of the lower Yangtsc),

of his troops

soldiers Incidents involving have diminished in the past few days but the situation remains) explosive" because of the hund- reds of troops roaming around,

loaded rifles. carrying

In an article in. In addition, they said armoured

the intest issue cars and tank units have been of the American-owned "Chin rustied

declares

arcu,

the

Shanghai from Canton Weekly Bong, adequate)

and other Southern Nationalist problem of basis. Defence construction work discipline among disorganised in Shanghai has been under way

ut

Nationalist troops the ranks General Tong's ever since

asis rapidly becoming critical. command of this Rumption of

During the past few days General Tang has issued several directives to his subordinates to speed up this work. He is of the opinion that only when the Nn- the strength to tionalists have defend their territory will they have the right to negotiate with Bir Communists.

fant

worse.

Arrive In Area

Mosley Group Andre Marie Resigns

Stages March

London, February 13. Supporters of Bir. Oswald Mosley, the leader of the anti-Semitic Union Move- the

ment, marched through Jewish quarters of East London tonight for the first time since 1935.

to

of

Strong reinforcements potice rade in lorries befors and behind the column of At 200 chanting marchers. one point, they sang ‘a song the tune <1 the Nasi Moret Wassel Lind.

_It_was_the_ first political march in London since the Home Becretary, Mr. James Chuter. Ede, lifted the ban on auch proccezioni Jart week..' Bir Oswald Mosley Was not with biu men Reuter.

ER. ASANTEN

WEAKENING OF THE FRENCH CABINET

Paris, February 13.

M. Andre Mario, Fronch Minister of Justico, hos ra-

signed, it was officially announced here to night.

M. Marie, a Radical, is succeeded by a Popular Re- publican, M Robert Lecourt. M. Marie re-

Troops Pour Into Kukong

Canton, February 14. Kukong, a Northern Kwang- tung stronghold, is today a hive of military activity, according to arrivals in Canton from that city.

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The place in seething with soldiers, most of whom have come from the North, the now- comers any. All schools and unoccupied houses have, it said, been occupied by the mili tary and the conversion school campusos. and private dwellings into temporary or per- manent military comps is cons- ing a good deal of intonvenience and annoyance

educa- to the tional authorities and to the

signed for health reasons, the CHAOUPEDIN

said. III from renewed lung trouble, a legacy from two years in Nazi Buchenwald concentra- tion camp, he was to enter a special clinic to- night.

M. Marie's resignation was

LAWYERS' regarded in Paris political cir-

TRICKS ALLEGED

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cles as weakening the Premier. M., Henri Queuille's, Cabinet and as a success for the cam- General paign conducted by Charles de Gaulle.

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Is said to be strate- xically valuable and is apparent- ly now being utilised both for the tro.sing of new troops und for the regrouping of Nationalist armies which have retreated or have been transferred South from North of the Vangisa.

Military observers rocail that Kukong was one of the main autleta for the faross pushing Northwards during the Northern Expedition of 1023-28 which' resulted in the establishment on, à firm basis of the Nationalist Govern- mant.

achieved

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No immediate Cabinet crisis was expected but it was thought Moscow, February 13.

the resignation would help

Pearl Harbour, February 14.. Pravda, the Soviet Commu-Gaullists to score a notable Bue-

Kukong is also synonymous It says that as the Kuomintangnist newspaper, today

accused cess in next month's elections for Admiral B. C. Ramsey and with General Yu Hon-mou, the power has declined the discrpline

General Douglas MacArthur present, Director of the Canton 4 SHOWS TODAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.15'&.9.20 P.M. of the Nationalist troops has be-Britain and America of adopt the departmental assemblies.

At Lille on Saturday, General discussed mutual responsibili- Pacification Headquarters, for come progressively

"Alling "lawyers' tricks" in the the common Security Council to thwart the de Gaulle said that if the Gov-tics for the defence of Japan in while he was there is 1035 he too often it seems

to hold now

military recent ders and lesser officers of these adoption of the Russian resolu-ernment refused

clections in the near remnant of the defeated armies tion calling for arms' reduction general

future, the Gaullists would are themselves not Interested in and the prohibition of

The Pacific Fleet Commander "throw out the usurpers." controlling their men.

sald so yesterday on his return weapons.

Resistanco Loader

from an inspection visit. "We now hear rumours to the ¡ effect

commandera The

resolution hind Soviet SORC

He said he did not talk with M. Marie, a 51-year old bar- embarrassed" the rister from Honfleur, won the General MacArthur about payment "greatly It was further learned that the jare

even desmaneling

civic general is making all efforts to from

lenders in lowns

British American. and

repre-Croix de Guerre in both wors American military withdrawals

but and was taken prisoner 1940. from Japan. was stated. accommodation Lolo fo be evacuated in the face sentatives, it provid

Atimiral Ramsey, at a press. newly-arrives soldiers who were of Communist attacks.

whether they wanted to, or not, Released, he worked in the Re

would have to

from sald reports "Unless such payments, usually they

give sistance Movement and was nr conference, forward called bonuses for the trueps "straight

trested and taken to Buchenwald, China of a Nationalist decision to withdraw from Tsingtao were for nearly to 'protecting the town from ban-straight forward questions."

where he remained dits, are quickly handed over, the

20 months before being liberated "news to me." He said he did The Soviet Army newspaper by the Americans' in 1045,

not believe there was any foc- commander threatens to turn his

Red Star, declared today that troops loose to pillage the place.

Between the wars he had been tual basis for such speculation. States "ruling

In his visit to Tsingtao. Ad-! "It has even

circles Under-Secretary for Alance-Lor- red United been rumoured

convert Persia

Foreign miral Ramsey said, he talked to fe Science raine in 1933 und ford to both the Mayor and with the Nation examining the first lava flow in that preliminary bargaining for were to

against the Sovjet this type of payment has started bridgehead

Affairs in 1934. Elected to Union.

Military Commander for New Zealand for at least 40 in the Shanghai

area." the

postwar Constituent Assemblies allet

National

volcano He got no impression years from the chupting vol Assembly, he journal adds.-Router.

The fed Stor added that and to the Nati

Ngauruhoe, in North Island. leader

Radical that they planned to get out. of the

The Pacife priority is being given to rail- became

The told Fleet chief

Java, which is 16 feet way lines la Northern Persia, Parlamentary group and in 1946) which is of strategic importance, entered the Ramadier Cabinet as reporters he could not say whe-thick and covers a large a

ther American naval, forces has ceased to move us a and attention is being paid to Minister of Justice, He had held would leave Tsingtao if Chinese mans but large pièces are being military projects in the areas

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