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ULTIMATUM TO NANKING

Reds Demand Virtual

Surrender

By Govt

WILL CROSS RIVER

Nanking, April 6.

The Chinese Communist radio today demanded immediate surren-

der of the Nanking Government.

The broadcast, heard in Shanghai, come a shortly after authoritative sources said the Communists had handed the Government an ultima- tum demanding virtual surrender,

The ultimatum, those sources said, was handed to Acting President Li Tsung-jen by two Communist representatives- The Communists wère believed to be among four men flown hare from Peiping yesterday.

The

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reportedly i brought a specifle proposal to Nanking for the composition of a joint committee which must be formed by Saturday. or Red troops will fight thes way across The Yangtse,

Informed sources Sauk Chalt - mun of the comunittee would be China's number se Communist. Mao Tse-tung, with President Li

Vice-Chairman.

The chief

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function of the committee would be delivery of Nationalist prinies to the Reds within a few days. possibly by Tuesday,

Four members of the Govern- ment peare delegation in Priping: returned unexpectedly to

Num-

king late yesterday and shortly afterwards Premier Ho Ying-chin paid a hurried calf at the rem dience of Acting President I.) Tsung-jen.

One source, however, revented that one of the four returned was Liu Chung-hun Government delegation.

ndviser to the

The other three members were not identifled, bul were at Best believed to be secretaries of the Government delegation.

Red Radio Attack

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REPORTS ON SUBMARINES

the marching toward Presidentiul Offlee encountered a A group of deactivated soldiers. fight broke out when the soldiers students' were angered by the ehanting of Cominunist songs and

DISCOUNTED slogans and dancing in the streets.

Manila, April 6. A Department of Na- tional Defence spokesman discounted

that reports unidentified submarines had been unloading arms for Communist guerillas in East Lazon.

He told the press the Philippine Army has been unable to confirm the 10- ports or gain any evidence that Huk supplies have in- creased.-Associated Press.

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Secondly, the take-over Nanking and Shanghal by the Communists, who are reported to have made this one of the condl- thens to be conceded by the Nu tionalists before the discussion of other pence terms.

Thirdly, the demand at the Nationalists make an immediate and clear-cut declaration against

One student was fatally Injured and more than 80 others suffered various degrees of injury.

Premier Ho In

Canton

Meanwhile Premier Ho Ying- chio arrived in Canton today. He is expected to remain here for several days.

A

of Afteen lending group

ometals and Legis- government

have ar Intivo Yuan members rived in Canton separately

from | Shaughn) and Talwan by plane

this afternoon, among

Lhose leader cluding Chen- Li-fu,

of the C.C. Clique. Ku Cheng-kang. Sir Tao Hist-sheng, Vice-Minister of Publicity of the Kuomintang, ond Pan Kung-chan, President of the People's Assembly in Shanghai.

Heavy Fighting

the North Atlantic Pact. Thus At Yicheng

diplomatically from

breaking America and the rest of the Western bloc.

in Nanking before

other "vacillating at the cross- would be resumed. you te hal clear direction.

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was

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Waving

On Proposed Good-Bye Constitutional

Princess Margaret, wearing a stone-caloured, beaver - trimmad coat and matching hat, waves good-bye to child. ren at the end of her visit to the Downend Children's Homes at Bristol.Associated Press photo.

SIR STAFFORD BEGINS HIS BUDGET SPEECH

The

London, April 6. Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, began his Budget speech to a packed House of Commons today with a review of . Britain's-economic situation.

strangest feature of the opening scene was the almost empty Diplomatic Gallery. The envoys of the Marshall-Plan countries, whose economic recovery is so closely linked with that of Britain, had still to make their ap- pearance when Sir Stafford, dapper and smil- ing, took his seat. But all the other accom- modation was packed with distinguished visitors and members of the public.

Changes In HK

A summary of the despat. chos between Bir Mark Young, former Governor of Hong Kong, and Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, Bocretary of State for the Colonies, on the proposed Constitutional

changes in Hong Kong and the setting up of a Municipal Council, will be found on pagen 3 and 11.

deals with des- The procle

BIT patches between

Mark and Mr. Creach Jonda In 1940

which out- and 1947, lined the composition of the proposed Municipal Counali of Hong Kong, its singibility. and procedure of elections implementation.

This unblaspd summary is being published as a guida in the present discusstora

among the altlane of Hang Kong on the proposed Con. atitutional changes.

Opposition Claim Gains In Election

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KAREN KAREN CHIER ENDS REVOL

Rangoon, April 6. Saw. Ba U Gyi, President of the Kare National Union, said today that the Kare revolt had ended and that he would sup port the Burmese government.

In an interview, he said he and Premier Thakir Nu had reached an agreement on "oll points, indicating that Thakin Nu might continue running the country with the Independents in his cabinet rather than turn to the Commun ists for support.

Saw Ba U Gyl said he called for a cease fire of

all fronts "and all commandors are comply ing." He added the Karen rovolt, which be gan in January, ended because the "Karen are getting what they want without fighting, The Karen leader negotiat-

ed with Thakin Nu for peace after six Socialists resigned from the government. The Premier had been reforming hls cabinet with independents. Government sources said the agreement called for:

1. Immediate cause fire.

2. Creation of a commision

to inquire into Karen demands

for an autonomous stato.

3. Disbanding of Saw Da U Gyl's plu

private army.

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Informants said Saw Ba U Gyl vas not seeking a portfolio in the cabinet but promised to support Thakin Nu. They

said he also promised that the London, April 5.

the Karens woult Conservative Party Head-help maintain law and order in quarters today claimed sweep- the country, presumably against ing victories in the first round Communist insurgents, of the County Council elec- tluns.

for new

U.S. MUST BE STRONG WALKER

Tokyo, April 6 Lieutenant-General Walt H. Walker, commander of y American Eighth Army way ed in an Army Day addre today that the United Stat must reverse tradition and t First reports from the Insein

militarily main

atrong because front 10 miles North of Rangoon peacetime

pag sold that Karen and government through diplomatic negotiati

shaking will never were joyously hands and exchanging souvenirs. tyranny ceases to exist in t

(Early Cables on Page 10)

Seven counties In England and troops Wales voted yesterday county governments, 14 were vot--Unlled Press. ing today and 4 other countles will ballot through the remainder of this week.

A Tory spokesman sald Con- servative galns yesterday pointed to # triumph for Mr. Winston Churchill's Party in the general Parliamentary electioan next year.

"It is impossible to separate the county elections from the general elections because the same voting register is used," he said.

Latest returns showed the Con- servatives had increased their control in five counties which they held before the elections) but had not dislodged the La- bourites from control of two other counties both located in Welsh Industrial districia.

P.I. Body

Set To Hear

Charges

Manila, April 6. The House of Representa- tives today created a special seven-man committee to hear the impeachment charges against President brought Quirino.

world.

in

Tyranny

be certain

un

still exists millions of people still are livi

human slavery. The pl truth is that the war we fouİN to liberate the human

race t fallen far short of achieving

he said.

The veteran, army commaa) warned that the great three American securify ut present"), In the potential

enemy's' 1power.

"The destruction of Americ factories without a land invasi is now possible," he said. " can no longer look upon ocea as barriers of defence. Once

lose our industrial resources lose a war."

General Walker told his Japá wide radio audience that t United States would not ha Une to prepare for any futu war after aggression had start against the weaker nations.

This development occurred al- most an hour after the Chinese Communist radt let loose an-

Except for "heavy fighting" other blast at the Nunking gov-

There WDN 110 officia! con-reported from Yicheng. 30 miler The broadenst ernment, "The Nanking Li Tsung-Jen-Hofamation of any of the Shanghai East of Nanking, the 1,000 miles

river front reports on the peace talk bitches, long Yangise Including Ying-chin government, its Chang Chih-rhung delegation. ¡ Farlier, it was reported that the quiet today. is essentially a mixed Compost peace negotiations walch started

Reports from Chinking, the Thor" following two

in Peiping yesterday, were dead- policies-

Nationallst stronghold 40 miles A grаvо faced messenger this sum, £758,000,000 is account- Finut results in six out of seven "Standing

ung closer to the Chiang

locked today after the Reds de-

said that the followed Sir Stafford, carryinged for by defence.

countles showed that the Con Kasack way erotial blog and manied a satisfactory solution of East of Nanking.

It was composed of five majority servatives won 35 additional seats Their master. American imperial-fast Friday's student-soldier clash Chinese warship Yingkow is be-a large white jug containing

Ing

In addition, it had been esti-while Labour lost six seals and and two minority Congressmen sent up the Yangtse from lemonade to sustain the Chan- talks

and headed by Harvard-educated im" ne hand and on the

Shanghal to assist in the defence

cellor in his 14,000-word mated that by the end of March, other Parties lost 20 seals. of Yicheng

150, the national finances should Labour Party Headquarters ro- Representative Lorenzo Sumulong The Communist attack was speech.

show a surplus of £415,600,000 ported earlier today that it had of Rizal. sald to have been launched last

During the financial year just suffered a net loes of 13 seals. The move come shortly after was surrounded aight with 5.000 fresh troops sup-

The Conservatives claimed La- the House received a letter from ported by artillery. They were by the sense of drama that tradi-ended, the revenue showed a sur-

OVLT CX- bour nad a net loss of 18 seuta President Quirino asking imme-

"But anul treaties becom so as not to allow to be holding tlonally accompanies the Govern-Plus of £831,000,000

penditure result deliberately compared with the Conservatives diate action "

more than scraps cats-United the people a moment of suspense something ment's proposals to raise the sum Chinese third party mediation of nearly £4,000,000,000 by taxa-designed with the object of com- net gain of 28

as to my personel and official in- paper for tyrants to foul," 1 bating Inflation.-Reuter.

Prest.

tegrity."

United States must not Daily today was sald to have enteret tion. News," reporting on the negotins | the

The President blamed the im- experiment with military wea bilateral Kuomintang-Com- outlines of expenditure side

peachment move on ius political ness. Our fallure to establ The American-owned "Short one of the four members of the settlement China's civil war.

tions, said that Liu Chung-hun, munist peace talks to help in a of the Budget have already been reviewed in the form of Estimates

enemies who were attempting to peaceful relations with all to haj Evening Past," quoting "ou-government delegation who sud-

disrupt relations between the ox- cign nations has been due to t ecutive and the legislative force of anarchy and dictatorsh branches of the Government which still persist in the worl Associated Press.

-United Press.

They want to have dealings with Soldier-Student

both sides and get along

both me."

with

The broadcast alɛn warned that whether a settlement la rauch - ¦

ed or not, the Communist troops will cross the Yangtuo.

Clash

"Central The official

caid today Northern area of this city.

A

the

The

occasion

the

As a customary, the moin

thoritative Chinese sources," said denly returned to Nanking lute si 50urce close to Acting Pre- by the various civilian and mill. Li Tsung-Jen said thattary services. These have shown tonight that the peace negotin-yesterday, reported to Premier Ho three of the four mysterious per an outlay during the next finan tions were on the verge of a Ying-chin that the Communists sons who sneaked secretly by cial year of £3,000,000,000. Ot "complete breakdown" un a result broke off the talks and refused to plane into Nanking yesterday of a series of new conditions meet the government peace dele- evening wore the representatives brought forth by the Red leaders. gater ogain until the Nanking of third parties. He said those re-

govemment could

presentatives brought | memoran- settlement, in which lenders of dum to President Li containing the soldiers responsible for the detalled proposal for the en- clash are properly punished. This forcement of Communist leader however, was denied by a gov- Mao Tse-tung's eight terms for crminent spokesman.

10 overall peace settlement- The clash occurred on the day | Associatect Press, United Prest that the peace talks opened when and Reuter.

Likely Causes Of Breakdown

The most likely causes which probably prompted the new de- mands were said to lnclude:

Firut, the Nanking student- soldiers clash, for whleh the Communists nre now demanding that General Tang En-po,

the- Shanghal-Nanking Garrison Com- mander. General Chang Yno- ming. Nanking Garrison

Com-

Announce

No Welcome Mat For Minority Party Men

mander, as well as Chiang Kai- Unlike Chinese Communist Party leaders in Poi- shek, be arrested immediately and hanind over to the Reds punishment.

On Other Pages

for

ping who live in the best residential houses and hotels, China Democratic League and KMT Revolutionary Committee leaders are housed in 'second-rate hotels

Owners Of

A

RARE LIVE CARGO FROM HK TO U.S.

rare live cargo, estimated to be worth HK$250,000, loft the Colony last night by the as. President Tyler for America, where it will be distributed to zoos and film studios.

Land In UK Collected from Siam's plentiful fauna, the "float-

on

Take Note

Local residents who owned

bata.

The Weather

of

ing menagerie" consists of five elephants, valued at about HK$20,000 each, 19 pythons and 10 cobras measuring between 14 and 20 feet long, and 45 crates of monkeys, gibbons, or leased property in England, tiger cubs, bears and tropical birds. Wales or Scotland on July 1,

Travelling with the animals "So far this consignment has 1948, should consider claiming is Mr. George Emerson, noted been very lucky, Casunities have fund of £300,000,000 Hollywood animal trainer who been slight. During the week's lived in which the United Kingdom brought them from Bangkokiny here the animals

bocauige comfort apparently Government has

aside by the a Produce on behalf the cool weather," Bct

Mr. Rosefelt under, the Town and Country of Mr. Noel Rosefelt, Far East Planning Act of 1947.

representative of the Catalina Wild Life Expeditions, Calu- An official announcement issued | linn Island, in Hong Kong yesterday said that Several tons of food chouch to it any person has land which

last a 30-day Journey were load- This information was dis. General Tsal Ting-kel, one of could be made more valuable bed, including 80,000 ive worms. closed in letters from demo- the liberal party leaders who left being built on (for example in 3,000 crasshoppers, five tons of cratic and liberal porty lead-for Comminist-held territory be- unbuilt-on housing plot) or hay 100 lb of frarh shrimps, 100 ers in Pelping to their relatives fore Marshal Li Chal-sum has building which could be made in Hong Kong, the "China requested his family to sell their more valuable by being extended bs. of fresh beet, numerous sacks relone continue to mere slowly.EXE

potatoes, rice, puddy Mall" was told yesterday.

and or put to some different use, he bundles of sugar cane. property In Hong Kong

ought to consider claiming on the

The APL troighler is expected Summary o Despatches on Marshal L Chal-sum, leader | It was learned yesterday that fund. •*

to make the trip to San Francisco, uf the Municipal Council.

Kuomintang Revolutionary

hla wife has already left Hang

The fund has been set aside in 17 days. Page, 6

Committee

one of the

Kong for Pelping,

We had a licking on our lust Anglo-U. 8. Meetings on Weal strongest opponents, outside the Other reports from Felplog to to compensale owners for loss of

Germany.

Communist Party, of the brusent members of liberal partles the development value of their trip, when we lost 50 per cent of Maximum: 480 der. Fat

Burahine: NA Page 7

Nanking regime. is said to have Hong Kong said that the China thath

Land. The value now belongs to our shipment because of sudden Minimum: 191 deg, Fah.

temperature changes and lack of Fairalls B...18 in. Total afnee Reaction To Atlantis Pact. been given one room in the Democratic League, thà 'Kuomin=

tood," Mr. Rosefelt, who is leav- Jan. 117.6 Chinese Infernational Hotel in tang Revolutionary Committed Page 9

against an 'avernas ut, 172.3 mm. » shoulding for another, safari this week- Any person, affected, His room number is and other third

have been "Russia · Proonring; For Was | Palping.

Partios

inform his representative in Great end in the jungles of Blam and This Year."

refured Bald to be No. 108.

permission by

the Britain, immediately to consider the East Indies, said yesterday. munat Party Paba 101.

Chinese Communlat

Thore was no foud left when to putting in claim at the local The letters from Peiping were participate in the peace carefully worded, according to ference with the Nanking regime office or the Central Land Board. the ship was about 1.60 miles Bero, at ...100.101.4 m.6.

regime. No claims will be accepted after from San Francisco and as a re- Bel. Hushidiy tho "China, Mall"=" informant. This action on the part of the Juge: 30, 1949.

rult a special USN flying boat

*** | Dew Polas There was no mention of the Chinese

had to be chartered to drop Wind Direction Communiatas Party, fit peace conference or of the con- was added, has caused dissensión It was officially stated that it of hay and worms on to the ship wind Talwan ditions under Communtat ad-between the Communist Party is advisable to secure professional to relieve the famine. That fight! and

ministration,

and the other liberal groupe.”

cost about US$20,000, he added. advice.

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