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TO SEEK REASONABLE PEACE The Pope Greeted U.S. Army Pacific

China's New Premier Outlines His Policy

BUSY FORMING CABINET

Nanking, March 15.

Peace negotiations with the Communists would begin soon, the new premier, General Ho Ying-chin, told Chinese reporters here today, a few hours after his arrival in Nanking. `But he emphasised that China must have a reasonable peace, acceptable by both sides.

Kwei Confirms

Only then, he said, could it be permanent, and

the reconstruction of the nation begun, im- proving the people's living standard and the country's international status.

Cruiser Near Ching's foreign policy under his Cabinet will bo

Port Of Dairen

Nanking, March 15.

Admiral Kwel Yung-ching today confirmed to Reuter that the Chinees

cruiser Chungking (formerly

HMS

Aurors), which, deserted to the Chinese Communiata, ix. now in the vicinity af the Russian-controlled

Dairen.

port of

Admiral Kwel daniel re- ports that the Chungking had been bombed by Nationalist planes, saying Chinego naval Authorities had no intention

taking such

action. Admiral

Kwei, who

01

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, sald he had

Chinese

received no reply from the warship to messages he had wirelessed appealing to the draw to return to their sta tion in the tower Yangtse River-Reuter.

Sino-Soviet Talks Deadlocked

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one of friendship with all nations. If tho purpose of United States aid is justified, he `said, further aid should be accepted. Any friendly foreign aid should be accepted.

The Premier said that he freiterated the Government's de- has not yet considered finally tire for an honourable and per- the selection of ministers be- manent peace." cause he is awaiting the Legis- Intive Yuan recommendations and because many important people pre absent, some in Canton.

He revealed, however, that the Young China Party has promised to accept a portfolio and the De- mocratic-Socialist Porly meets

But to the Coroniunlate eight peace conditione, the Govern. ment will make counter-pro. posals, he said. He pointed out. however, it is too early to talk of peace terms, since actual negotiations have not yet be.

gun.

shortly in Shanghai to consider Red Broadcast

Its participation in the Cabinet.

Asked whether his peace policy

differed from ex-Premier Sun Communist broadcasts have Fo's "honourable peace," Premier continued to attack Nanking off- Ho declined to comment

but clads as being insincere in their elaborated that permanent peaco

peace efforts. Communist pre- on the basis of the dielates of

parations for crossing of the reason and conscience is the only Yongtse were reported progress-

a united and de- way to ensure mocratic China:

The Premier said some changes In the government's peace delega- tion will be made because some of the appointed delegates have Krigned

Well-Wishers

His Holiness Pope Plus XII chats with a group of Minor Fraire from the International Franciscan Congress in Rome. who were among a crowd of 20,000 people gathered in the Clementine Hall of the Vati- can to greet the Pope and re- poive. his blessing +1 the occasion of his 73rd birthday. There was no special cero. mony to mark the occasion. AP Photo.

Slaughter Of Koreans On Cheju I. Told

Seoul, March 15.

On 73rd Birthday Coast Pier Goes

Britain To Welcome Suggestions On Safety Of Empire In Pacific

Canberra, March 15.

Up In Flames

Oakland, March 15.

The U.S. Army's largest Pacific coast pier, overseas, bulging with supplies for burned early today in a general alarm fire punctuated by exploding oil drums, Two ships, scorched by the flames, were towed Into Son Francisco Bay away from the flames as fireboats, the Oakland Fire Department, Army and Navy fire-fighting details battled the billowing flames.

Absence of wind, plus precautions by hundreds of

firomon,

foot confined the flames to the 2,000-

pier.

Flames shot '500 feet in the

nir.

Diesel oil and petrol

drums or the pier exploded Strike Cuts

regularly,

The Bre broke out at midnight' along the 2,000-feet long ware house on the base plor and with- in a short while flames engulfed the whole warehouse

U.S. Coal Mine Output

The exploding Arians generated

Pittsburgh, March 15. tremendous heat and dremen had

The U.S., coal Industry's 20th to spray water on the fire trucks to keep them from blistering. major work stoppage since 1919, Flames endangered two Army on Monday cut production to a transports, "Young America" and mere trickle. "Sgt. George D. Keathley" but

Other Industries dependent on tugboats, pulled them from the coal began living off their “fal", pler before mujor damage result-dash the big stockplies of coal gathered during the current mid With the fire still raging two Eastern, winter. More than -62.000 hours after it started the Oakland railroad men were forced into Burke, sald idleness on Fire Chief, Jaines

lines normally, tena. damage would amount to at least sporting the nations coal. US$1,000,000..

ed

Twenty-nins fire engines and

About $71,000 hard and soft

Lord Listowel, special emissary of Mr. Clementnine firefloats, fought the holo coal miners stayed home to ob Attloo, told the Australian Cabinet that Bri-caust, pumping streams of water serve a two wock-shutdown call the warehouse and into the John L. Lewis, Lewis ordered t

ed by Mine Workers' red che bay to keep the oll-slicked water stoppage as a protest against the tain would welcome Australian suggestions

from igniting. for improving the Empire's safety in the Paci- fic in view of the growing influence of Com- munism in China and regions North of Aus- tralia.

A delegation told today of the slaughter of 15,000 persons An. he Red- Radio has repeatedly reiterated Communist insistence in a year's guerilla warfare ou that any peace would be based Chefu Island. on Communist leader Mao Tse- turg's eight pants which, for the incumbent Nanking, menas platn surrender

Communist forces last night at lacked Nationalist positions three miles East of Vicheng, 30 miles The Premier's train rolled into Cast of Nanking, on the perimeter Nanking at 2.50 p.m., more than of one of the Nationalist bridge- one hour late due to numerous Feeds on the Narth benk of the Shanghai, March 15, sions on the way to receive well-Yangtse, according to reports to Sino-Soviet negotiations for wishing delegations.

day from Chinklang. u local comunercial agreement

An unusually large gathering Fighting was said to be con- giving Russia economic and turned un to meet the new Pre-tinuing this

rning. The Com- mining privileges in China's mier including practically all munists recently withdrew from North Western

after fighting there. provinco of

sident i down. The moment the

The delegation estimates 08,000 island's 400 were homeless and 205 of the

villages had been destroyed.

The delegation said a third of

The building was loaded, with appointment of Dr James, Boya US Buceau army supplies, destined for Oklaus Director of the news and Yokohama. The origin of Mines A US Senate (Com of the fire. Is' a mystery.

mittee nevertheldes approved, 18: Huge barrels of oil shot, 000 to 1, Boyd's nomination to the fest over the hands of-thousands

add hard

Dost

of spectators · attracted" to "··{Fe} ~* About 437,000.

guthoritative source said that Lord Listowel,scere and then exploded to the coal minas tayed away from warned the Cabinet in a two-hour talk today that the British Government believed that Pacific defences must be strengthened be- couse of this changed position North of Aus- tralia.

The Weather

MAN'S "princípat 15

using

air like rockets with a dull roar work here any and a vivid flash of fame. Asso- The stoppage. Halted -all coal- clated Press and United Press, N

East of the Mississippi, production area. It forced Industry to begin stocks of stored coal which had been accumulating, owing to the recent mild weather and the reduction in exports

The miners started a two weeks voluntary layout from work in answer to Union leader John L Lowis" call for i omorial to dead and injured miners.-Associated Press.

Lord Listowel, it was sald, the spread of Communism tà the British South East Asia," he said. "Wa told the Cabinet craggy Government desired the clos can see the results in Malaya. A: 0800 (p. HERT) modern

est co-operation with Austra-The situation in Malaya is serious.neori a stationary over Coins and lia and would welcome

We and

do not underestimate its to the 'of Japan, and from it a trough gravity though there is a distinct extends through Luton Biral to an area Improvement which can be seen of low pressure over, Indo-China and

the island's 300,000 repulation had gathered in Cheju City under the protection of an Army regiment Most of the soldiers, however, were reported in the mentalna seeking 500 armed Bgitators and 15,000 additional ne tive sympathisers, Police guard- the romaining coastal towns Conditions on the Communist ridden island were described as primitive by Auolini Sweeney,

| high-ranking offelals from Pro-Chinking report to-Catholic missionary, in a letter to

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co-operate in any Australian suggestions aimed at improv ing Empire safety.---

Manchuria. A-áballow depression ressalta,

in the smaller number of bandit Glam. attacks,

·Yeklerday's Wertherm

*! Today's Forecast-Moderala "NE" "windi, "There is reason to believe that freshening from K. Mainly overcast, Cool, the Malayan qutbreak was helped astm 19.4 des. Tah. Calcutta minust meeting

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On the economic side, the au- Sinklang have reached a dead- Premier alighted from his special day said the sound of gunfire a friend in Seoul, he said some Listowel pointed to the necessity thoritative sources added, Lord lock as the result of Soviet conch he was robbed by a large could be heard in the city, which slanders were living like animals, of Britain and the rest of the Em

by insistence on complete suspen- group of reporters and had to is a key point on the Nanking- getting culy one sweet potato cach pira integrating as much as possis of Communism in South East Asia Asked if in view of the growth sion of Chinese Customs re-ellow his way through the dense Shanghai Hallway about 40 miles day to eat. gulations in Sinkiong on crowd.

Fast of Nanking on the South

he was satisfied with Australia's He said comparative safety wakible their various economies so as Soviet trade and freedom to

bank-Reuter, United Press and enjoyed by these folks but there to relieve the dollar strain.

defence preparedness, ko replied: export any commodity from

Associated Press.

was no travel between vilinges

10 .. Lord Listowel was expected to "cat say I have not been Sara, at malis 1017.4 2018..... the province, reliable Chinese

and towns,

here long enough."Reuter bogin detained · defence discus- Communists found the island iona tonight with the Australian sources here revealed today..

The talks were initiated by

fertile ground because of the na-Defence Minister, Mr. John Ded- General Chang-chung, Governor

tiye's distrust of mainlanders. for North West Ching, at Tihun,)

Home Minister Slan Seung Mo capital of Slakiang, some weeks ндо.

to mediately after his arrival the Premier plunged into die. Captions with Acting President LI Thung-Jen

on the selection Cabinet of Ministers ·for the which

faced with the m'oimentare problem of salvag. Ing the tottering Nationalista from complete collapsa.

Taxpayer

5.

And Cost Ofis Inspecting the cheju situation. Royal Palaces

man.

Lord Listowel told reporters His report probably will deter that his visit to Australia, and mine future action by the fled-visits to the dominions of other gting Korean Republic Govern government representatives were inent-Associated Press. London, March 14.

part of an Empire pattern.

to renew Originally intended the old local agreement signed by General Sheng Shih-tsui, doposed ruler of Sinklang, the new agree ment, If signed, would give the Soviet Union special trade, min Ing and aviation privileges not the Communists and carry out £110,000 in 1949-50, an increase enjoyed by any ather forelun power on Chinese soll.

The Sovint demands, on which disagreement arose and led to the present impasse, were said to in clude:

:

General Ho's main tasks, £8 outlined by President Ll, ure to unity within the

Britain's Royal Palaces are ex- re-establish

with pected to peace

cost the taxpayer government, make drastic reforms.

of 232,926 over the current year. Tonight the Fresident is giving This was revealed today in the a special dinner to the Premier Civil Estimates for Common Ser- Among those invited are coverai vides, which total £82,308,202, a candidates for portfolios in the net decrease of £7,417,123 com- new Cabinet.

pared to 1948-49.

GUERILLAS ASK FOR SURRENDER

Parries Questioners

U.K.'s Economic Position Still Dangerous

London, March 15. Britain's economic position

Ho parried his questioners ad-] is still dangerous and her re- roitly by refusing to disclose by covery will slow down rather the process of elimination, the than speed up äuring the next Singapore, March 16: reason for his mission, but the year, according to the Gov Exhausted North Malayan reporters attached significance.tcrnment's annual economic re- guerillas, harried by Malayan the fact that when questioned

(1) Total suspension of Chi- They are General Chang Chih- Alterations and modernisation security forces, have contactell about Malnya, he produced a port today.

The 10,000-werd White Paper! nese Customs regulations in Sin- chung, Mr. Shao Li-tse, Mr. Kan of Clarence House, the future the police in Southern Siam in an document thought to give the Issued by Sir. Stafford. Cripps, kiang's Soviet trade-which Chi-Chia-hou and General Ku Chu-London residence of Princess endeavour to negotiate a surren British viewpoint on the Berlous. Chancellor of the Exechequer, nese quarteru feel would permit tung.

Elizabeth and the Duke of Edidor and receive sanctuary, in Slam,ness of the situation there.

*, | reviewed. Britain's prescal, econ- the Russians to bring anything Legislators sent the Premier a burgh, will require £5,000 over sources Here today.

Lord Listowel, it was presumed,.omic situation and outlined plana into Sinklang,

including auch joint letter this afternoon urging the £45,000, which will pro- according usually reliable had this document with him for the fiscal year starting April articles as are specifically banned

By Customs regulations.

Freedom To Export (2) Freedom to export any

commodity from Ginklang, irres- pective whether or not these are banned by Customs rules

carefully and to ensure they in-building by

continue the war."

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It made twa big points: Britain

him to select his Cabinet Ministers bably voy arch 31, the end thorities were understood to be Cabinet.

been spent on tho The British and Siamese..au- while talking with the Federal cluded no dichards who want to of the current financial year. considering the situation-Router. Everyone is concerned about is not yet paying her way and

The original estimate for the whole project was £80,000.

Royal parks and pleasure gar- dens, which are mostly, open to the public, are expected to cost 2002,000-an

Estimates for the

Wu In Canton

Meanwhile Wu Tv-chen.deputy

(3) Establishment, af: a joint, Premier la. Dr. Sun 'Fo's Cahina 20HIDE GREO of: £130,- |

for the Houses of

Sino-Soviet corporation for the flew to Canton from Nanking-to- development of mineral resources, day in what is believed will be Parliament total 1,085,000, an

Southern

reduced, to five or ten years,

Jen's peaco government.

Increase of £374,900. The chief item in these is £700,000 for the

Setting the duration of the an attempt to align int trešky at...) 50 years Chi

nesofffect: the period, ahmild leaders with Fresident . Tsun rebuilding of the war-damaged·|

In regard to the third, Soviet Wu was accompanied by Gen-House of Commons-Heuter. derhand. Chinese. delegates are eral Chang Chun. Chang a former known to hold no objection to Chungking Pacification Head- Premier is currently head of the Joint development of mineral re

quarters. Bources, but they want, the metals

"It is bolloved, Wu will try to

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Pago: 2

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Today.

To F HK To Partialpst In Indo

Pacific Fisheries Council

to be explored specifically muli- bring into the peace fold such Lloned in the agreem Ruslans outstanding loaders as General On the other hand, the Russians Firuch Yuch, Governor of feel thero should be no spooliean

Kwanglung, and General Xu Canton Pacification who have refused to Marshall Plan, Extension Ap- earlier Invitations to go to Nan-

decltration in the treaty of the smetals to be mined by the

company

Chinese are also said to noiset king for conferences with

With Presi- Page 6 The provision In the Soviet dent. Il Trung-lenath Gambling draft pgreement that mineral ro modrostwhich cannot be let in Wu, in reply to question and

Finklang are to he exported to current peres negotiations do not Western Union Par RUNAN BOSKAP The would mean preclude & Red croulby, of the Page 0172

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Deaf-Mute Talked

Too Much, Faces Suit

Atlanta, March 16,

A deaf-muta" today faced a 18$50,000 damage" vult hora boonuso he “talked", too much,

Mas Lollo Campos, who described herself as a virtuous, 'unmarried· deaf-mute, fifad suit in the Fulton Superior Court She charged against Galehaan Grizzard, albo a deaf-muto, Grizzard at frat; "talked too much to her and then too. mugh" "mbour: hercail in the sign fairguingo,

According to her petition, Grizzard geld her every s tention and courtesy dual's member of the famale" "socisty Eventually,, she said, by fevered premises and proposale of Me marriage and by avowals that unless he could have her, hia

wouldy be one unending plain, barten and - berart of: every and any

he persuaded

bhai, Thin, ahë

an, she charged, the tone af Grizzard's sign language: changed. "And he laughed at her, withdrew his promise of marriage and teanted her on the streets: {&Negusid whinines

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her to

her recovery progress will be slower from hero out-

The report said: "It is impossi- ble to expect 1940 will improve an 1048 as

as did 1948 on

The survey

listed four objec- tives for 1949:

In

1. Major, effort to expand sales Caneda and the United. Sintes. 2. To expand production still more, especially in key industries Bischus coal, steel, textlica and agriculture costs.

2.:: To bring

particularly bering down and, maintain · und |

quality of products. Improve the 14. To confimies: the battle ́against: {nfation and threatened cost of living increase with. Ule weapons used successfully in 1947 and 1940.-

Sir Stafford said the whole pro- gramme depended on whether the *United - Bläter". Congress, approved "Britain' request for US. 1940– |000,000 in Marshäll/Plon;ald and on continuance of present defence policies

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Canton, March 15. Chinese customs officials today began collecting duties in the new "customs, ; yuan", a fixed-valuo currency provided, for in the res cent financial reform measures,

The new notes, usable only for duties payments are valued at US$0.40.

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