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REGIONAL DEFENSIVE TREATY FOR PACIFIC Discussions Now Going On In Commonwealth Nations

LIKE ATLANTIC PACT

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Canberra, March 14. Discussions are now going on for the conclusion of a Pacific regional defence pact, embracing non-British as well as British countrios, the Australian Defence Minister, Mr. John Dedman, stated here

today.

RANGOON'S OFFER TO KARENS

Rangoon, March 14. Burma offered rebelling Karvis an autonomous state of their

today as reports reached Rangoon that the Karens have captured all of Mandalay.

own

A Rangoon newspaper anld

• few hours

Mr. Dedman added that Britain has taken on ac- live part in the talks. The pact, he said, will be similar to the Atlantic defence pact. Mr. Dedmon's announcement came

after Lord Listowel, British Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, had arrived at Darwin on his way for talks with the Australian and New Zealand Governments. An authoritative source told Reuter in Melbourne on Satur- day that the main purpose of the tulks will be to establish

Empire defence zones and that altogether S༥༔ཀ,་། Dominion countries are taking part in similar talks with British ex- peris during the next week.

After these discussions, a ron- ference of Prime Ministers will

Can I said,

the Karen tribesmen had taken be held in London, the sources alt of Burma's second largest city

in a three-day battle with Gov- ernment forces. The Burmese Government admitted yesterday

that part of Mandalay had been CHINA URGED

taken by the rebels, Mundalay, with a population of 200,000, İR 500 miles North of Rangoon on the Irrawaddy River.

The newspaper which reported the city in Karen hands is "Voice of the Peacock." I added that fighting is still going on outside The city, mainly along the banks of the Irrawaddy River.

It also reported that the Karens are attacking the city of Sagaing, ncross the river from Mandalay.

The Government, meanwhile,; announced its acceptance of re- commendations for creation of a separate Karen state within

union. the Burma

on-

said that The Government boundaries of the new stale will be determined by a plebiscite.

also The Government nounced an amnesty for Karens suburb of Rangoon, in Insein,

they lay down their provided Arms by Thursday.

Rebels in other parts of Burma ure called

on to surrender by March 31 on similar terms.

Government The

statement said that a 14-mon protection commitee headed by the Chief Justice, Sir Ba U, will supervise the collection of arms and pro- vide protection for the aurren- dering rebels-Associated Press.

TO REMAIN

· NEUTRAL ·

Shanghai, March 14. D# Gun Fo. Nationalist China's out-going Premier. urged China to take a neutral stand in the event of a third world war in a week-end statement quoted by Chinent newspapers this morning.

He was reported to have

from wald that,

the stand- point of the Chinese people, China at present should neither be anti-United States nor-anti-Boviet.

He attributed the lack of satisfactory

resulta from China

past

foreign policy

to the deterioration of rela tions between the wartime Aller. which affected the China situation.

Dr. Sun Fo added that Ching

was not responsible for this state of world affairs,

Asked what would emerge of the Chinesa Coalition Gov- ernment, he said: "I am not

prophet-Reuter.

Communist Trade Bureau In HK?

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Two Chinese Communist administrations in North China aro planning to establish trade bureau in Hong Kong to facilitate business with foreign countries, the vernacular "Now Life Evening Post" reported yesterday. Quoting a recent arrival from North China, the newspaper said that the Communist adminis- trations of North East China and North China had reached a mutual agreement on foreign trade:

THE WEATHER

AU 0600 GMT 12 num. Ixà†), a ritus, of high pressure from the Siberian anti- Cyclone cavern N and Central China. Fam' shallow depresalon oeie Toraking a trough of low pressure axlendi ENE along the B, China roans to a depression over the Pacific BBW of Tokyo“: This depression is moving falete papidly Slack pressure gradients prevail over the

A China Bes

Today's Forecast-Moderate or, fresh NNE winds, cloudy with intermittent rain Muring night and morning. Cooter,

Yoloniny's Weather

Maximum: 17.1 deg, Fah,

Malmum: 68.4 deg. Fah. Hunshine: 7,8 hours,

The agreement includes pro- vision for the purchase of a shipping tonnage of 30,000— ocean-going vessels from 6,000 tons upwards, and coastal and inland river ships of less than

| 5,000 tons,

.

The informant, according to thei "New Life Evening Post," said that representatives of the two administrations have sheady, ar- rived in Hong Kong to purchase the required shipping tonnage.

Mr. Dedinan, who was giving a press Interview, added that the proposal that India should become #Republie will not interfere with the defence poet plans,

Pacife have been invited to join, he suid;

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1949.

Price: 20 Conta.

Lying about 200 yards off the Taikoo Dockyard and listing at an acute angle, the se. Haven ls being surveyed by divers after being towed Into port with a spilt forepsak and water. logged hold. The Chinese stranier, specially chartered by the IRO to evacuate. DPs to the Philippines, struck a rock off Namkan Island, 10 miles South, East of Wagian, last Sunday

evening. No one was injured-("China Mail" Photo).

(STORY ON PAGE 2)

Yuan Body's Decision

To Impeach

Sun Fo

Nanking, March 14.

A photostat copy of a letter, alleged to have been written by ex- Premier Sun Fo" for his beloved concubine, asking high-ranking officials to get back dyestuffs", said to belong to Miss Lan Li, was produced in the Control Yuan Committee by Mr. Chin Yeh- kwang, when the Committee decided to impeach Dr. Sun and his friend, Miss Lan Li,

Countries on both sides of the Almost simultaneously with the decision to im- peach Dr. Sun, the Control Yuan today de- cided not to proceed with 48 other cases in which it had decided to impeach Government officials.

Mr. Dedman Baid: "The formation of regional defence groups in the Pacific has always been in Une with the Australian

Government's views, This would Mr. Chin, who led the investigation into the al-

mean

a regional pacl допр Inne comparable with the Atlantic Pact, now nearing Boality.

Wide Field

"There are many problems to be froned out before the matter has renched the stage where anything useful can be said publicly about

14.

"We would like to see the mem- bership of the pact spread over as wide u field as possible, including countries on the other side of the Pacific, as well

legations that Dr. Sun had attempted to get Japanese dyestuffs confiscated by the Con- troller of Enomy Property after the Pacific War, returned to Miss Lan Li, also produc- ed a letter from an unnamed Minister in the Sun Fo Cabinet.

Both letters were sald to TV Soong, General Chang Chun have been addressed to Mr. and Mr. Wong Wen-hao, when the Llu Kung-ying, former Gov-three were Premiers, requesting ernor of the Central Bank of them to return the dyes to Miss

China, who was dismissed Lan L. Alt hls requests were from office by the Sun Fo rejected. Cabinet in January,

came

When Dr, Sun himself be- Premier, he ordered the property to be returned ns countries on

and since It already had been. auctioned, he ordered the Con- tra! Trust of China to

Pay U.S. dollars to the then prevalling price-of-dyes.

this side. It is a most desirable goal and one which we hope to see achieved,"

Mr. Chin read to the Yuan the alleged letter from Dr. Sun, in which the described the dyestuffs as belonging to his family, and asked that confiscation be inves- Lord Listowel, who arrived in tigated and the goods quickly re- Sydney today on his way to Can turned. berra, will-deal-with-intimate-The-letter-was-gold-to-have- details in connection with defence been signed:

The report was also said to plans, according to authoritative you."

contain photostatic copies of Dr. Mr. Chin was reported to have Sun Fo's letters to the former

sources.

"I am grateful to

compensation In according

He will confer informally with trid the Yusn that the ex-Pre-Premiers, Dr. Soong, Chang Chun the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, mier had today. Further talks, ut which illegally." Mr. Deckman will be present, will te held tomorrow. The 'Canberra

correspondent

of the Sydney "Daily Tele- graph" reports that the forthcom- Ing Canberra defence talks, en- visage a strong defence system from Western Europe, across the Atlantic, through the Pacific, to the Indian Ocean.

Secret Talks

and and Dr. Wong Wen-hao, and Mr. Liu Kung-ying Governor of the severely Central Bank of China.-Reuter, shall him, how

we United Press and Associated resentment} Press. public

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acted "foolishly

not we did

and enhance the morals of our: fighting forces?" he added.

Close Vote

The Control Yuan Commlitee decided on the impeachment by

an 8-7 vote.

The five Control Yuan members who investigated the case have now submitted their report to the

Yuan, which is expected to hold

He added that it will mean a meeting shortly to approve the that Australia and New Zea-committee's Impeachment resolu- land will have a more impor- tion. tant and more onerous job in

Estimate

1949-50

Reds Set Up Provisional Government

San Francisco, March 14,

The Chinese Communist radio announced today that a "provisionat People's Gov- ernment” has been organised In the area dirsstly North of the Yangtao...This, in the last area captured, by the Com- muniata.

A North ·Ghansi radio broadcast,

announcing the new Government, was heard in Ban Franciso by the Amo clated Press.

The broadcast said that the "Central Plaine Provisional People's Government" Was March created on

7. Fifty million people are in area lying between the Yangtes

and the Lunghal rallway.

the are

General Liu Po-cheng, who played an important rola in driving the

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REDS SET FOR YANGTSE DRIVE

Shanghai, March 14, After two months' intensivo preparations, the Communist Commander, General Chen Yi, is all set for a major offensive to eliminate the remaining Nationalist bridgeheads on the North bank of the Yangisa Rivor and bogin a crossing attempt:

He is said to have completed the deployment of 300,000 troops grouped into 19 columns along the stretch of the river between An- king, 140 miles South West of Nanking, and Luwei, opposite the Nationalist fortress of Kiangyin, 85 miles North West of Shanghai.:

The reports claim that ate least four of these columns aru "green," compared almost en- tirely of recruits without com- bat experience.

Government Waiting For

In addition to his own troops Nod From Reds

General available columns cheng's

Chen Yi will have

ps relaforcements

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of General Liu Po.. armies, which are

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present operating in South Honan and East Hupeh, and five columns of General Lin Piao's Manchurian troops.

The latter force was rumoured today to have already arrived st Hsuchow, in North Kiangsu, by rail from the Peiping area.

The major Communkt concen- tration points are given in these unconfirmed despatches as Wuwel and Hohsien in Anhwel province, to the North West of Nanking, and around Talagklong, Talchow, Tothing and Yangthow in tral Kiangsu,

Question Mark Opposing the,

Cen-

Communist armies will be a maximum of 400,000 Nationallat troops guarding the defence line on the South bank of the Yangtse running from Shanghal Ichang In West Hupsh,

to

Of this total about half are believed to be concentrated in the important Nanking-Shanghal under the command of Gen- area, crol

Tang

On the whole, ER-DO. the Nationalist defenders are well equipped, but the strength of their, determination to resist remains a question mark to both their commanders and people.

The Chinese magazine "Lao 'Pal Hsing" thinks the Yang

tre will not offer a serious_ob- stacle If the Communists make a surious attempt to crose.

"The theory that the Yangtse

Nanking, March 14. Mr. Shee Li-tas today denied press reports that the Government peace delegation Is to proceed to Pelping with - in a week to begin talka with the Communists there. i Other oMelal Mources -id the reports were merely speculation since the depar ture of the Government dels- gation would wait until the Communists announce their delegates and the time and place for the talke

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These sources said that up today the Communiste have not yet done so.—United Press,

PREMIER'S TALKS IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, March 14. China's new premier Gen- eral Ho Ying-chin, spent al- most the entire day in confer- ence with political and civic leaders at his private home here, 8 he continued his

is an insurpassable natural bar-efforts to form a peace Cabinet rler should not be taken to bring the civil war to a

definite end. seriously," the journal sald.

Opinion Divided

too

When-the-Communist-army

callers Among his numerous Wero Dr. W. 'Yen and Mr.

W. T50 Shun-sheng of the Young China Party, troops evacuated Klangsi, and set

General Ho told pressmen that out on their historic long march he thinks the Communists

are

"Every one

Westward Nationalists out

some 15 years ago, the region, was listed as one they encountered difficulties many sincere in urging a cessation of

hostilities, adding: of 21

times greater than any Councilmen --Asso-

they

wants_peace." elated Press.

might meet when they attempt to

He believes that next to schle- cross the Yangise, it ́added.

The magazine

concluded that ving peace for the nation, the most difficult hurdle confronting In the last analysis, it is the man standing behind gun, and not his Cabinet is the solution of the

economic crisis... the gun itself that counts.

While some think the Com→

Premier expressed the The munist leaders, misplclous of hope that American aid will Nationalist motives in appealing continue for the benefit of the

Of HK's Budget

Hong Kong Government's expenditure for the 1949-50 financial year is officially estimated of HK$179,586,970—an increase of HK$29,- 302,865 over the approved estimate for 1948-49.

The five members are Mr. the Pacific. Australia with Helung Task-wel, Br, Chin Yeh❤ play a bigger part in the indian kwang, Mr. Ni Pi, Mr. Ho Chi Оселя дела.

chma and Mr. Yu Pel-hub. An

The report is now still kept

reliable secret. but a

zono.

Rource

The correspondent, whose mess- age is given prominence, stated that the proposed Pacine defence leaked out the. following details pact will probably include Canada, of the esse New Zealand, probably Mexico Alleged Letters

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Ordinance to authorise application of the es- timate to the Public Service of the financial year ending March 31, 1950, will be present- ed to the Legislative Council tomorrow. Biggest items in the 1949- Inland Revenue Department 50 Budget is HK$37,832,100 $815,205; Kowloon Canton Railway under the heading of Miscel- $5,443,695; Labour, Department laneous Services, followed by $288,335:

gal

Department

$130,009, B

MagisMagistracy

Department 2.18

and some of the Central and

Eighty-four drums of dyes be- Southern American nations.

"Unity among Britain, Amerlea longing to Miss Lan Li, descibed as Dr. Sun Fo's friend, were auc- and Australis on defence matters, tioned by Government as puppet is growing. These three countries property. Miss Lan Li was con- HK$19,618,000 (Public Works $370,874; Magistracies: A-Hong already have reached Important sldered a puppet because of her Extraordinary), HK$13,250,877

Kong decisions on defence.

"British Commonwealth leaders puppet, Chen Kung-po

connections with China's top (Subventions), HK$12,633,72. Kowloon

Marine (Police Force), HK$12,032,000 The former Prime Minister was

Medical Department $12,001,038; alleged to have written to Dr. Public Works Recurrent), and Miscellaneous Services $37,833,- HK$12,001,935 (Medical De-

Police 100; Pensions $6.720,000; partment).

Force $12,033,722; Post Office

and and Tele-com- Government intends to provide Broadcasting

A--Post Office munications: only HK$5,085,335 for the Educa

The approved $3,084,050; B-Broadcasting $359,- tion Department,

C-Telecommunications estimate for, the current "Anan- 3979,314:

Prisons Department $3,934,817; Publie Debt $5,480,814: Detalls

of the proposed ex- Public Relations Office $160,988; penditure follow:

Public Works Department

will discuss these decisions at their conference in London Ollawn next month.”

Sir Frederick Shedden, Becre. Australian Defence tary of the

will shortly leave Department, (or London

v secret talks with British om- by air for high-

einls, the correspondent odded.

Authoritative sources in London today said the reports of Pacific Paet were premature..

They sold the main objecilve of the consultations of the four Bri- tish envoys. In the Commonwealth

The King Makes Good

Recovery

cial year was HK$12,124,138.

509,

com

$19,618,000:

Rating

Valuation Department, and

Department

London, March 14:. The Governor, HK$231,200; $4,349,180; Public Works Recur King George VI's general Agriculture Department, HK$780, rent 812,032,000; Public Works The agreement between the capitals was to convene a meeting condition remains catisfactory 2209 Audit Department, $243.807; Extraordinary

Aviation also provides of Commonwealth Prime Minis- after his operation on Satur- Civil two govemments for the establishment in the Briters before India's now consiituday, an official bulletin from $834,430;, Colonial Secretariat and $100,001; Registrar General's De- tish Colony of a joint irnde ilon as an independent Republic Buckingham Palace said today. Legislature, $1,084,028; Depart-partment $105,750; Royal Obser bureau, presumably to make effi- comes into effect.

The King slept for the greater ment of Commerce and Industry vatory $404,688; Sanitary Depart- cial purchases

and As far as official information" da

Co-operatives and ment and Urban Comell $5,724,- Rainfulis Trace, Total since Jan. 1- generally, to facilitate trade be available in London 31 concerned, part of the night! His post-opera-1,270,070:

Marketing, $73,027 tivo discomfort is lessening," the

for Fish 100: Secretariat for Chinese tween the "Liberated areas in India, Pakistan and Ceylon have bulletin, signed by the King's six Marketing Organization, and Affairs: A Secretariat for Chin- North China and foreign coun- not been consulted on a Facile doctors, added.

$76,052 for Vegetable Marketing ese affaire +$1

$177,111, B-Social Pact-Reuter, and United Press.

The King had an operation of Organisation; District Office Now Welfare Office:$209,583, C-D Tions for such an organisation

lumbar sympathectomy to Im-Territories $336,790; Education triet Watch Force $108.009; prove the blood circulation in his Department $5,085,335; Fire Statistical Department $128,418 Brigade $1,104,104: Fisheries De Stores Department 80,591,432; Today's bulletin, the fourth partment $121,303; Foresty De- Subventions $18,250,877; ince Saturday was issued after partment 20,000; Gardens De- ment of Supplies and Distribution

shorter examination of the partment 10,301 Hong Kong 1702,488; Supreme Court: $414,701 King than that made on Sunday. Defansdo Force: A-Hong Kong

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military conquest of Nationalist China, others are of the opinion that the main aim of the present show of force 15 further 10 strengthen their bargaining posl tion for the forthcoming peace i negotiations.—Neuter.

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