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LI MAKES APPEAL TO Representative Of SURPRISE HITCH IN

COMMUNISTS' LEADER Asks For Moderation In Demands To Nationalists EFFORT TO SAVE TALKS

Nanking, April 8.

The Acting President, General Li Tsung-jen, last night sent a tele- gram to the Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung, appealing for co-operation between the Communists and Nationalists in view of the present difficult international situation.

In a personal appeal to Mao for moderation of the Red "unconditional surrender" demands, President Li stressed the urgency for co-opera- tion between the two parties "especially in view of the darkening in- ternational situation."

Trying to avoid collapse of the peace talks, President Li offered to take responsibility and punishment for any "historical mistakes” made by the Nationalist Government likely to affect the negotiations. He told the Heds he is will• } "I will accept without evasion | ing to be burned in mid- or dis. The reverest punishment," Acting mrbered as a so-called war i trendient bi telegraphed Mau celminal of it will 314sten the "even being burned in oil or dis- end of the civi

-enllest war robert exional for past mistakes which are sull hindering the peace."

President Li said that if they

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COMMUNIST TROOPS ON THE MOVE

taire

costali

President Li has cabled the local commanders of North West, Central and South Chine, including the Moslem Governor of Ninghala, Ma Hung-kwei, ta come to Nanking for consulta- tions on the tenso situation.

uld co-operate ait other ques- Talks Doomed? tions could be easily seller.

Fle thought that the future ponicy of China should follow

WRS

In

Latest information reveals no

"enmmanding" softening of the

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Mr. Attlee Arrives

Britain's Sir Alvary Gascoigne, special representative of Prime Minister to General Mac Arthur, arrived here yesterday Sir Alvary was by Hong Kong Airways plane from Tokyo.

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Tak by

iha

Governor, Sir Alexander Bir Alvary Grantham, Originally

had planned

proceed

met

tu

After a

on his way to the United Kingdom by BOAC plane few minutes betwoon planes. However, unfavourable weather conditions altered his plane and Sir Alvary decided to

over.

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He is expected to continue his journey home today. ("Ching Mall" Photo).

Ottawa Call For

A Pacific Pact

Ottawa, April 8.

Canadian

A call for the formation of a Pacific defence pact

sounded yesterday in the Was

·House of Commons.

Captain Howard Green; Opposition member, urged the Government to initiate talks with other countries leading to such a pact.

cern

that

CHIANG TO COME. SOUTH?

Sun Yat-sen's principles and This was done it would be sible for the Nationalists to Communist altitude for Nation- operate with the Communists tionalist surrender. At present the and ather democratic parties

Government's efforts are under-

It is a matter of great con- | *** slood to be devoted to directing constructing a new China.

of the to residents The Chiese text of the tele-Its pente delegation in Peiping to

Dominion's West coast, he said. Krim, which

delivered persuade the Communists to re-

Green declared Captain through General

Chi-tract their conditions. described Chang chung, rader of the Nationalist by a high omteial source yester- the threat to freedom not con- delegation in Peiping. was re- day as "otally unacceptable and ned to the area covered by the teased today by the information shockingly sweeping and drastic Atlantic Treaty in Asia, Russia

and Leyond the

the s scope ot origmal eight Communist terms."

- Meanwaite. reading between the lines of the President's per- Isonal appeal to the Communist

Inst night,

it appears that the Reds are

insisting on the

fice.

Step Further"

President Li said that since

President, he has been anxious

Nanking, April 8. More than 30,000 troops of General Chen Yi's Communist forces, following up their cap- night. of Yicheng last swung East along the North bank of the Yangise today and were late this afternoon res ported to be attacking Kwa- chow bridgetwadi, opposite Chinking. Nationalist strong- hold 40 miles East of Nanking. Heavy Rghting is reported trou.

He thought that his sincerity Chink look

to be going on at

inili be recognised by all De Sicherwe, on the Western pert-metalar party leaders, including

neter of Kwaelnow.

Re Communists. ntso Chinking

"Peace talks have already been that three regiments of the No-d we have agreed to

quined and tionalist bridgehend are preparing

hugotiate ou the basis of your to window South of the river.

right Jerins. In addition, we have Telephone lines are being dis-

#knowledged all our historical CA connected and equipment packed mistakes ud i have

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The

reports

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to difficulties.

certain

."

going ahead by leaps and bounds and it

it looks as though the USSR is winning there by de- fault,

he added. "It might be that, while we are the front done by the holding Atlantic Pact, the back door has he assumed the post of Actino unişliment of war criminals de been feft open," the Progressive Chimp Bevlet advances to secure peace without regard spile earlier rellable reports that Conservative member said.

they had

to consented

*Meat West Canada, because, if modifications

Since

The Communists formally aggression comes, it may well develop in the Pacific and bring revealed that their real desire is

Canadian Ball, he fighting on for a Kuomintang sender and

"Canada is so vitally affected 10 peace with the Kuomintang, «bservers

generally qualified

by what is going on in Asia that talks are Agree that the Pelping

as virtually doomed unless one she should be taking the lead in

Facile Pact." Chinese source said, there is a the matter of a Inst minute miracular change of Com- heart in the part of the

units.

even ex

my willingness to accept

war criminai. President Li pointed out in his cable that the Government has

feris service between Chinkang and Kwachow, which | General Lá said. only restimet yesterday. was stopped again this morning.

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One ufticini source, declining usual to reveal the nature of

So far, the Nanking-Shanghat ready accepted the original 5 they were such that places

Eatd.

Talks Possible

Nanking, Apr}! 9. Unconfirmed Chinese prose despatches report that a Chin- se naval ship has been or- dered to prepare to proceed to the Eastern Chekiang port of Ningpo to take Genaralla. simo

Kal-shok Chlang South China.

Chlang Kal.thek 12 to a Kuomintang aver preside Party mooting in Canton next month, the reports sald.—ö- #oclated Press.

BURMA SURRENDER

Rangoon, April 8.

The surrender of robel Karan tribesman did not take place today. Saw Ba U Gyi, President of the Karan National Union which has been fighting for an independent Karen state, did not show up to fulfil an agreement to sur- ronder his forces.

Official Burma Government sources fear that dis- sidents.omong his followers may have made the Karen chief a prisoner, to avert the sur- render.

There is no explanation reprisal because the Karens sup from the rebel camp at Inseln, ported British rule before the a Northern suburb of Rangoon. country left the British Com- There has been bloody fight-monwealth of Nations in January. ing with the Karens at Insela 1048. since early February.

A three-day cease-fire agreo- ment, negotiated as a preliminary to the surrender, expired at 10 a.m. The Burmese Army's high commond withheld the signal for a renewal of the fighting.

There was sporucite shooting at Inseln yesterday. but the town was quiet this moming.

Seout pinnes of the Burma Alt Force circled above lusein after the 8.30 am, hour of surrender harl passed without worrl from the Karens.

Battle Resumos

Government sources said tho Army had extended the censo. fre until 6 p.m. (1130 GMT),

word There still was no

from the Karens at 1 pan. but Army

by authorities stood

Meanwhile, rebola tod

robola today no- oupled the towns of Tharawad- dy

on Nattalin Rangoon Prome railway. Burmese

troops Government opened up air and land attacks on the Karen rebels in the Insek

and

the

Saw Ba U Gyi announced yea- prea, 19 miles North of Rangoon, Lerday that he bad agreed

fad failed to to today after they surrender his forces at Inaain and surrender as planned. Burmo on all other fighting fronts.

He Army Headquarters, after waiting broadcast surrender orders to his until 2

local time, began p.m. followers by radio, and said they

to prepare for a renewed on- bad agreed to comply,

slaught against the Karens,

Split Feared

A formal surrender ceremony was fixed for this morning, to be followed by the removal of

Karen Aghters from Insein to a

„*| Rangoon gaol, which was clear- ed of other prisoners."

Burmese Government officlala gathered

at their army head- quarters at Gyogon, a Rangoon suburb, and waited two hours! and a half

past the surrender haur before announcing

Karon

Chief's

that they feared a split among the followers had blocked the surrender. The Kareni

demontling

wern

Shortly before 5.30 p.m. (local ilme) Burma Air Force aircraft were airborne and exactly t 5.30 p.m. they dropped the first bombs, which were followed by trench mortar and Automatic gunfire-Associated Press and

Reuter.

Yuan Takes Spectacular Nose-Dive

Shanghai, April 8. Although lacking official confirmation, persistent reports

Unrest Among Students In Shanghai

Bhanghal. April 8. The local student world showed Increasing unrest 10- day as students of the NA- tlonal Tungehl University ob. werved a one-day atrike to attend a memorint service for the Nanking students Injured and killed in the clash with soldiers in Nanking on April.

1.

Only one student so far is reported to have died DE result of injuries received in fracas, which followed pro Communist demonstra-

the

tlona.

Following the service, the students gathered for a dis- cussion of the Incident, Mass memorial services ware alan hald in other universities while students of one institu- 1lon observed a short fast. However, there were untoward Incidents-Router.

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TORIES' ELECTION SUCCESSES

area on

London, April 8. The Conservatives have wrested control from Labour of the Middlesex County Coun- cil, which governs a densely. populated

London's Northern and Western out. skirte.

election-one In this County Council elections in pro- gress this week all over Enginad and Wales the Conservalaves, who lost thefir' imajority on the “Council_thive years ago, won. 63

of the D0 seats.

of the

Labour won 23 sents und the remaining four went to Indepen- dents.

in have been armed rebellion since January 31, that the Governmen! give them the richest agricultural and mineral production areas of

Labour previously had 42 seals Burma. Including the port city of of a near collapse of the Pei- nf 50, but the divisions have) tangoon, as their own indepen ping peace

sent be increased. conference Karens state. The dent

Nationalist China's inflated Final results were expected to- because the Chins, angered

of gold yuan currency Into the ray in the London County Coun- Kachis

And Shons--others

which voting| cil elections, for spectacular nose-divo Burma's numerous races had most

The Conservatives, who held been granted autonomous states today since it was introduced took place yesterday. eight months ago, under the new constitution.

only 37 seats in the old councft, In terms of the US, dollar and had won 48 by early afternoon to They accused the Burmese of

Nanking's printing draw oven with Karen state in gold bars,

Labour Party denying them

Drees yuan tumbled 30 per cont candidates at that point in the In two hours this morning | Unliol counting." all markets reacted sharply to

Washington Reply To Arms Requests

Washington, April 8.

Such a pact could include the Atlantic Treaty nations as well the Communist surrender terms as Australia, New Zealand, South Cevlos Africa, India, Pakistan Culride them.

the authority o and the Philippines, he suggested, Railway.

which runs for 45 miles peace terms as a basis for nego.

both President Land Premier

He wanted to know the Cove The United States reply to the Wastern nations' along the South bank of the tations. "As one step further I

ernment's attitude toward such Yangise, has not been interrupted, laily and willingly Recept res-Ho to nerept. He said their ac

plea for arms said that Congross will be re- although it is within Communist

Lonsibility and punishment for ceptance and enforcement would puct. He also asked if it is true

quested to provide military funds for common urtillery range.

historical mistakes likely to affect require the unanimous consent of us a recent press report suggest- all authorities, central and local, cd-that talks of this nature

might

develop from the forth-

defence. coming

visit to Canada

Nanking railway officials today the peace negotiations such 4: said that possengers arriving from the war criminal issue," said the Shanghai along

line could varle.

the

in the country.

distinctly hear gunfire from the Included in the Communists War To Resume? Frederick

radto

North bank.

The

Communist

tonight that

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Shedden, Australian Mr. Dean Acheson, Secretary In conclusion, the United Sates Defence Department Secretary. of State, in a statement with asked for detailed statements of of the Tokyo

yesterday

the exchange of notes between the specific ans needs

as possible... powers One foreign observer comment-

Japanese Prime Minister, Mr.

United Press. nounced

the of the Government, was a demand ed that the Communist demands

Bhigeru Yoshida, told the House the eight nations and the Unit-

(908 Page 7) Pecpie's Liberation Army, for the punishment of so-called are un-Chinese and show the

of Councillors that permanent ed States, said the European criminals. moving towards Hankow, in wor

Among

mare those Communists

Commun-

neutrality for Japan is doubt. requests for military assistance North bank Vangtsu named as war criminals werests than Chinese.

are predicated upon the urgent pertant part in Hupeh province, had Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Some legislators here are in-

Mr. Yoshida said that If a need for improvement in the taken Kwayuan, 50 miles Acting President Li and virtually clined to the view that the Com Pacific pnet is drawn up in rome defensive capabilities of the all the other senior Kuomintang munists, anticipating Government form such as the Atlantic Pact, countries requiring such assist-

are bargaining.

deliberately It was earlier reported that Party leaders.

discouraging I will be impossible for Japan to }

thereby ance, naming their price sky high so that in the event of concessions join sluce she is unarmed.

If the aim of such a pact is aggression against them. being made it would still be i

to establish a basis for peace in

Mr. Acheson stressed that the good price.

assistance the Far East, then Japan may be military able to join under certain con- ditions, he said.Associated Press

North West of Hankow.

five divisions of Communists un- der Generai Lin Pian were moving

rapidly down the Feiping- Only Desire

railway.

Nationalist reports in Shanghai sidngitted two days ago that Hwa- yuan was one of the many points

President Li pledged to Mao, Government · co-operation

with

the Communists and other "de-

handoned by General Pal Chung- mocratic" elements In, the' recon- hai's troops as they fell back onstruction of a new China in a Hankow to avoid « clagh with the cordance with the "Immortal advancing Red nemies-Router,

teachings" of Dr. Sun Yat-sen,

THE WEATHER

The President Enid peace In

ported

anti-egclone exatrvel, uver the Eastern Sex water." Is moving slowly; Kartanah, The deep depreenipis 4 - moving slowly fate the

General An' 3rd

Fuelfe, to the F of Hokkaido, and a shal Ho Ying-chin, returned to Nan- reorganised along Jove depression peralate over NWV-OMne. king today

Today's Forecast-Modersle and 8

fat'd Reuter.

LANDSLIDE IN KOWLOON

elve in its scope.

Drama In Atlantic

New York, April 8. programme A derellet schooner is drift- (Continued on Page 11)

like the Atlantic pact la part of

policy which is entirely defen- ing in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina with two chil- GENERAL KILLS

dren imprisoned in a cabin. Mr. Acheson Fald it is clear An intensive aerial search be HIMSELF

that the United States can no Nanking, April 8,

longer rely on

Its geographic gan at dawn for the vessel. quoting The "Ching Times,

of tho Donald Farrott, owner Father of the Chinese Republic. fravellers from Pelping, today re- One man was killed and two position to preserve security, and

wife ware swept'

schooner that one of the former Injured in a landslide at No. 7 added: "Our security and peace vessel, and his

rest necessarily

In

from the combined overboard

weather, leaving China: his only desire and his North China communder, General Cemetery, Kowloon City, st 2 p.m. security and peace of the de- during rough

Fu Tro-yl's, best army comman yesterday.

mocratic world. Thus, the angle their two sons, aged three years AL 3600. (NT (3 p.m. HKBT), a weak | sincerity is "as cloar at white dors, General An Chun-shan, com- Immediately after the landslide,urpose of our foreign polley Has and six months, imprisoned in a

tho

Fire Brigade was summoned teen to make a free world posal-cabin. The Prime Minister, General milled suicide.

Army was and extricated the three men. One hie and more secured." with

This advice was received from other of the men died on the way to

He said the military ald pro

sald the to face the critien! | Government forces in Peiping by

gramme has been under study Parrott's brother who situation created by the commun- the Communists by units of the Kowloon Hospital.

Tovorn) months on a basis of in couple made it a practice to put ist demand for unconditional "People's Liberation Forces." The

formation, and that the formal the children in cabin In rough surrender for which the deadline molive bf the suicido is not

not create a new weather, requests do

The schooner, Keewatin, need but confirm a situation of which the US. has been swore. Arat reported drifting simionaly The United States note in reply and apparently Abandoned in the Je loft and the Government is prepared Atlantie three days ago. Page 2

to make recommendations to Con-Nassau, Bahamas, on March 20 King George V Bahaci

Prix gress. Congress will be asked to for a voyage to North Carolina.

The Coast Guard received, * Giving.

provide military equipment from New Defence Force Regulations, the United States and some anan- report on Wednesday morning clal amistance for increased mili-from the tanker Richard J. Clevo- Page 3

Institute - „Tenancy |tary, efforts

the land that she sighted, the Keewa required by Cancelan

tin In very rough seas about TD, | defenes, programme.

Exat of Charleston. A The note specified that it will miles be underlood that the allocation search by cutter and planes was of: arms and money would be launched immediately and con

but with {eflected by common agreement tinued through PerUnited

winds, Cloudy, becoming gradually milder.

Yesterday's Weather

Maalum 62.0 dew. Fah.

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Minimum 60.2 deg. Yah. Sunshinet NIS.

Ralssfuli: 0,8 mm.=0,01) In: Total since

1-13.A Jan

mm,3.46 ina. analnej an average of 17,4 mm, *** 7,500 Jus

Readings t 10a.m. 4 p.m.

80,01 80.03 inches

« Baro, al math. .,1D18.6 10189 in.b.

3141. Humidity

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Wind Direction,

Wind

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.KING'S DOCTOR

IN ACCIDENT

.

The Premier, who spent two days in Canton in an effort to rally the South China group be

plunged hind the Government,

London, April 5. immediately into discussions with

Sir Maurice Cassidy, the King's Acting President Li on the Com- tounikt surrender

now heart specialist, and Lady Cas threatening

Peiping peace sidy were injured seriousy last Inight when their car and a bus talks with collapse.

collided near Camberley.

the

terms

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¿ full dress moeting including Bir Maurice and his wife were Page

man

all Nanking members of the 11 on the way to spend the week Engineering "Pentura,

negotiation end in the country. Their car, Pape Buper-PERze steering committee is to be held with Sir Maurice at the wheel, tonight at the Presidential re- was virtually cut fa two-United] Page' 14 sidence..

Press-

Sokoal-Scandal,

Sporta.

between the Brussels Powers:and] no trace of the

the United States,

Press,

was

the nows of the deteriorating

situation around the peaca con- ference lable.

The US dollar, which opened: at 41,000, closed at 63100, while gold bara soared from 1,950,000 per ounce to 2,550,000. Big

The Council voting is viewed generally as a test for the general. elections next

year. The Conservation Party to day claimed to have captured 78 seats from the other parti or independents, in this week's County

elections Counell throughout the country. Labour gains were 42, the Con- servatives sall. The Conservative.

| operators refused to quoto rates In the afternoon but curb dealers sold greenbacka at 57,000 and gold bars at 2,600,000 to 2,700,000 losses totalled 12: the Labour. per ounce.

losses Rs. Of the 75 Conservative. With today's stoop rise, the gains, 40 wese from Labour and American dollar spurted over 100 of the 12 Conservative losses, eight per cent in a little more than two went to Labour. days against the gold yuan. Rcutor.

The elections end on Saturday, --Reuter and United Press.

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