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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1949.

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RED'S CLAIM 300,000 ACROSS G.B.S. Going On To 93

Nationalist Naval Base At Kiangyin Occupied

LI MEETING CHIANG

Nanking, April 22.

The Communist radio today claimed 300,000 Red troops had swarm-

ed across the Yangtse River at a dozen or more points. The big Notionalist naval base at Kiongyin was reported to have been overwhelmed and Government officials were fleeing Nanking.

The Red radio said the big break-through, which likely has been oxag- gerated, was made South-West of Nanking between Wuhu and An- king, 60 to 150 milos from here. Government defences in the area had been ineffectual, the radio said.

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traaps were pouring across the broad Yangtse River onto established bridgeheads HR f881 as their crude

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provised boats will permit them. Wherever they hit, Nationalist resistance Collaps ed like punctured balloons,

Foreign military quarters satel Inck of effective Government re-

either Indicated that sistance large-scale detections are taking place among the Nationalist troops. High or that the Government Command has ordered general withdrawal.

Three Miles From

Nanking

For the moment, the immediate Nanking Brea is not seriously threatened. Communist forvez miles captured Finggi. neven

Taiyuan Penetrated

Shanghai, April 22. After eight-months' siege the

Jaut Communist forces night succeeded in penetrat ing into the walled city of Bhanel, Talyuan. capital of where street fighting to rag.

Ing. according to Nationallst

Bources here today.

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The Communiste, It ported, used more than 1,000 heavy artillery pieces to blast several

city's дара In the walls.

Ал unhamed Nationalist army commander was among the Nationallata killed.--Reu-

ter.

the

stages of the Yangtse River bal-

Foreign observers have

long frit that the Communists would by-pass Shanghai until at least they have organised a supply line for the 0,600,000 Inhabitants of The metropolis down the Yangtse River to replace E,C.A. aid which is sald to be keeping it from chaos al present,

Oficial itispatches confirmed that Red troops have established thel mest important bridgehead at Kiangyin, about 85 miles Ens! of Nanking, midway between this capital city and Shanghai. Klang- yin Js

river port and "key dominates two highway arterles that will enable the Reds to move epsily south and cut the munications corridor between Nanking and Shanghai,

Diplomatic

com-

West of Nanking, yesterday. The to remain or whether the Gener- Missions Informed

Government militars spokesman that contact has been admitted Ink!

about three with Puchen. miles Morth of Pukow, North bank railhead opposite Nanking Although the Yangtse has not yet been treached in this vicini- ly by the Red Tops, the flight of Government amelals from the

already under way. Al capital the evacuations pince by air, since

forces have

of points

Shanghai.

roadt,

cially

are now

funded between

alissimo will return to the Pre- sidency and take over the per-

Two reliable sources here to- sanal command of the Nationalist forces resisting the Communists. day confirmed that the Chinese It is reliably learned in Nan-Foreign Office have advised for- king that the Generalissimo has sign diplomas to evacuate Non-

elther favoured the defence of king immediately South Chine from the South bank Shanghm er Canton.

Foreign Office officials, it is re-

never

the Yongtec.

remain,

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Emergency Declared In Kwangtung

News Blackout On Gold Dealings

Both local and foreign gold bullion transactions

are prohibited from publication in the Colony, according to Mr. K. M. A. Barnett, Deputy Financial Secretary.

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Shelling Toll 42 Killed 60 Wounded

Shanghai, April 22, Forty-two Royal Navy personnel dead and 60 wounded-this was the toll of the two-day Communist artillery attacks on British war- ships on the Yangtse,

The 10,000-ton cruiser London steamed into port last night with 15 dead and 20 wounded. The destroyer Black Swan arrived together with London. She suffered no fatal casual- ties but five sailors were seriously wounded. A tabulation of the casualtios showed the follow- ing: Amethyst, 17 dead, 20 wounded; London, 15 dead and 20 wounded; Black Swan, none dead and five wounded; Consort, 10 dead and 15 wounded.

A British naval statement said that a mass funeral of the fatal casualties will take place tomorrow morning.

With about 12 inrge boles in her hull the cruiser London was loday berthed at Holl's Whart across the Whangpeo at Pootung. The holes in the huti were stufted with hammocks.

Meanwhile Amethyst was still trapped on the

Upper Yangise River Inte on April 22, but all her wounded and more than half of her crew are in Shanghai.

A British naval spokesman here! said the damaged ship moved 10 miles lust night to a point out of gun range, but still was unable In procced downriver to Shang- hal.

Amethyst moved under her own power but was heavily damaged from Communist shore fire on April-20.

Mr. Barnett said yesterday that the regulations said her reported 17 dead would

against gold transactions in any form and against publication of gold dealings are pri- marily aimed at "big speculators".

Mere quotations of the open market prices of gold are also banned, he added,

Publico Shanghai's

Questioned by a foreign news agency representative, Mr. Barnett said that publication of a report on official gold exports from one would be to another, country sufficiently indirect avold in- fringing the law.

to

Hon.. of exchange, rates, how- ever, are not affected, he said. Asked whether correspondence

relating to gold | und telegrams dealings from one individual in A state of emergency has Hong Kong to another abroad are of

Should he again become the ported, told the foreign diploma been declared throughout the also included in the ban, Mr. taking aetive President of Nationalist ile missions of Communist cross province of Kwangtung by the Barnett replied that in his opinion Communist China, observers belleve Nation-ings both East and West of Nan-Canton Pacification Headquar-it also contrary to the reguld- at a number, alist forces will be withdrawn king.

Except for those who have al-ters, according to vernacular tions. here and from the Yangtse River to a line

running between Nanchang in ready evacuated to Canton, all reports from the provinciai threatening the rail-

missions Kiangsi Province and Ningpo in foreign

.at Nanking capital yesterday.

learned It is

An official spokesman of the The Chinese Government off-an endeavour to hold the Com- will

that include Headquarters said

"to They authoritatively. nounced that the Legis-munists,

Govern-

ok Britain leaders are representatives letive Yum and other

Top Government

and preserve the existence of the Dominions,

United the

people the war of self-defence moving to expected to pull out of Nanking her men branches wore Canton, Kwedin and the island of very shortly, perhaps within the States and Western Union coun-

has started."

He appealed to the people to whale the Ministry of next 48 hours. It is belleved here tries. Each of these missions last Formosa, Defence

the Presidential that they will initially set up January sent representatives to co-operate with the Government Ofire were going Shanghai.

headquarters temporary

In Canton when the Nationalist 1's President

Crisis. He also appealed to the three-month Shanghai while the situation there Government evacuated its For to ide over the present national

and asked foreign Press

in general for full co- effort to negotiate peaceful is still stable and then follow the cign Office

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missions to acce

pany them. settlement of China's long elvi Government offices to Canton."

operation to achieve final victory. war was at

Hts ofleinl

The Acting

Minister, The Garrison Commander of the Com-

Dr. George Yeh, was reported to- Canton announced yesterday that Intended a

day to have flown specially from on instructions from the Defence Canton to interview senior Ministry, martial law has been diplomats in Nanking and to in- enforced in the capital. form them of the threat to

the their end to facilitate

gathering Shanghai, had, however, decided last Janu- Nationalist officials. apary to remain in Nanking until Dowenlly are convinced that the the fluid state of the civil war

Press Intend by-passing) was clarified.-Associated Communists the city, at least in the early and Reuter.

Jerse

to

end.

spokesman charged

munists had never

real peace. He said the Commun- ists insisted on unconditional sur- render and aimed at clamping a reign of terror on all China.

To See

Generalissimo

Accumpainted by Premier Ho Ying-chin, South West China Pacification Commander Generat Chang Chun and Central China Commander General Poi Chung- hal President Li flew to Hang- chow this morning to confer with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Presumably they will attempt to map out some kind of co-or-

dinate plan for final Government

resistance.

that Acting

It is understood President Li is prepared to tender his resignation, making way for the return of the retired Gener- alissimo as tender of the Nation- ails Government;

THE WEATHER

May By-Pass

Shanghai

Ry sempr

In

1. Most of the Embassies

Foreigners Worried About Shanghai

Shanghai, April 22.

British and foreign sources believe that the posi- tion of foreignors in Shanghai will become jeopardised as a result of the incidents in- volving British warships on the Yangtze in the past two days.

The vital conference this after- They say that ugly situations noon at linngehow will determine night arise if the Communists whether Acting President L frenter the city and find 1oreign warships still in the stream or alongside the city wharves.

Communiata now proved that they can knock forelan warships about and sources say they may not be disposed to Dertilt the pressure of foreign warships In Shanghal.

At 0400 GMT ( p.m. H187) pressure foderately high awer NW China and ever the Bea' në Japan, a trough of law Darma to the pressure' erlenda from

A complex depression Eastern Bei the Euf Japeu continues to mare ENE

China Sex gradients are slight.

casualties as a result of tho Bri- of fire may harden Ush return attitude towards foreigners if and when they reach Shanghai,

Foreign lives may be endanger- ed it the warships remained' ‚and are in process of evacuating their nationals as the Communists take over the city.

and Filipinos The Americans have evacuated most of their do- pendents and unessential person- Most observers, however, thenol in December but similar ac- Koday a Forrenski-Moderate BB "winds, Levo that attack on the British tion was not taken by the Bri- ships wide inspired by military th and other foreign muthbri- motives rather than political. It lies.

talk with posening misk.

Maximum 79.1 den. Fah

Testerday's Weather-

Mindenum 21.0 deg. Fah,

Humaline 1.-10.0 hours,

£36.m.178.82 Ing, ka

average of 240,1 mms9,01 Jul,

is considered that the Communists may have attacked them for any

Plans for the evacuation have

Rainfall Nil Total ainor Jan, of a number of military reasons, been drawn up by the principat fan including the desire to prevent foreign groups here. The total

knowledge

of their position, number of Britons in Bhanghel is strength and movements reaching about 10,000, their Nationalist enełny.

Rendhags at 10.m.

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Rel. Humidity, no

Dew Point

Windfeetion.

Wiha Forss

The British naval, representa-

10.3% 21.02.1ack – The “zame poterces” also "susgest-tinn,-including Landon Consort that all Wationaliste d Com- and Black Swan is the largest of munista hate the presence of for any foreign nation. There is Alpa Navy alan skips in China waters and the Royal this resson may have added zest frigate Shoalhaven to the attack,

Australian

American ships triclude the communications vessel Eldorado and several small vessels. There the Communists-2nd- sudared in alsoja: French aloopy-Router.

the sources say that the fact

Mr. Barnett declined to com ment on a statement by one Press representative that the regula dealings is an infringment of the tions banning publication gold freedom of the Press.

He compared any publication of gold dealings to the publien- tion of reports giving the locations where stolen goods are on gale,

State Of War

Shanghai, April 22.

Chen General

Ta-ching. Shanghal's Garrison Com. mander, this afternoon ctured Bhanghai to be in state of war.

du-

*

He ordered the rigorous re-l position of all regula- tions of martial law recently relaxed when earlier tonalon anged.

He said that all rumour- mengers would be summarily shot on the spot if detected. curfew in Shanghai The from tonight has been moved forward from midnight to 11 p.m. Router.

PRINCESS TO

VISIT NAPLES

London, April 21,

A British naval source here

be buried at sea.

rescue

The four-man

party which made contact with Amethyst late yesterday will en- rienvour to evacuate the sloop's casualties to Chinking today, where a reception has been ar- ranged for them by the Chinese Navy,

Chinklang reports from... stated this morning.

States United

Lieutenant-Commander

Packard, the

surgeon,)

J. W.

Sunderland Fired On

In Yangtse

Singapore, April 22. The Royal Navy announced today A Sunderland flying boat was fired on by Com munist shore batteries as it mado vain effort to land to on the

Yangtwo River transfor

afer supplies and a chap- lain to the grounded sloop Amethyst,

(This presumably was the ̈ Sunderland's

second говсие mission. Shanghal reported

Sunderland -bad landed near Amethyst yesterday, and put a doctor aboard.)-Aso- clated Press.

ss. Tungnan In Distress

Manil, April 22.~*

RCA intercepted a distress. call from Singapore Radlo saying that

the British Military At- the $5. Tungman sulling from fache anda

Chinese doctor re- Wenchow to Foochow, hit a rock last during fog and was in a “very mained aboard the sloop

night

to arsist the wounded, who dangerous situation. been without morphia sup- plies until their arrival.

had

The message said, "Want to save passengers from danger."

It added that the ship's original The latest reports said Amethyst SOS was sent at 0.40 p.m. Thurs and been under fire again from day. The position was given no the North bank of the Yangise.

27.04 N. and 120,56 E. United

At Shanghal, where

Swan, Consort

tied

up

pairs, no

Black

and, London Bre

temporary re-

beene

Plans have

for another effort to reach Amethyst from down river but there was some Indica- tion Amethyst might try to pro- ceed upriver to Nanking. She still 50 members of her has about crew aboart!,

Flying Boat's Visit

Tho

RAF Sunderland

Fress.

--

Mr. MacDonald Due Here Today

Singapore, April 22. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Commissioner General of South Hone East Asie, will be going to Kong tomorrow on an informal flying visit and returning to Singapore One correspondent stated that

The King's youngest daughter, boat from Hong Kong which flow on April 29, it was learned here Government in closing its eyes

Mr MacDonald will take He warned that rumour-mon- |

to realities because the gold Princess Margaret, who in to visit one doctor and medical supplies today.

next to Amethyst, making a perilous the opportunity of discussing cur gers, striicers, saboteurs and any

dealers operate their own radio Italy, will leave London

plane of the landing on a small tributary creek rent affairs with Sir Alexander gne found infringing the security

communications system to send Wednesday in u

Governor Jof Hong and disrupting peace measures

and receive information on gold King's Flight for Naples, where on April 21, made another flight Grantham,

she will spend the night.-Reuter. to the same place at midday on Kong. peace and order will be dealt

transactions.

April 22 with further supplies Mr. MacDonald will be accom- with according to military law.

Mra MacDonald panied by Mr. Barnett replied that the

for the damaged stup. added that authorities Vernacular reports

Art inking action

itcuter. the mayor of Canton has ordered against such operators, the city's defences to be streng-

The Deputy Financial Secretary thened, civilians to undergo some added that Government is having military training, and the forma- discussions to clarity certain regulations.

Lion of district self-defence units; within the city limits. The city point in the new

tricts.

is to be divided into eight dis- These include the amount of gold

person {

will be allowed! to possess and the amount of gold stocks a goldsmith will be her- mitted to have.

STOP PRESS

The

Mr.

London, April 22. Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, or the For

Mr. Ernert eign 'Secretary, Devin, will make ■ state.

In тель on the incidents volving British naval vessois in China when the. House of Common meets on Tuesday after the Exsler recast.

The Cabinet will discus the matter on Monday.

At Cardiff today, Lord Hall, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty, described the firing upon the sloop Amethyst as "an attack on a ship following

peaceful occupation, de liberatoly

Darried out for what purpose we have you to learn."

its

Lord Hall, who was taunch. ing a Royal Naval Volunteer Reservs recruiting campaign, aald the brow displayed " magnificent gallantry,

was an incident which should never have taken place, but It does Indlonia the inhuman fealings of those responsible

for uch a catastrophe,”

"I cannot say any more until we have, the results of j the Inquiries which aro, tak...! ing plade, with, the Amtinosa. / dar and the Commander-in- Chief in the Pacifió" at the *present time.-Router.

43 CHINESE ARRESTED

Singapore, April 21. The Perak police have arrested 43 Chinese, including nine mine- owners and the owner of a rub- ber extate, all accused of giving mancy lo bandit gangs, a com- munique anld today.-Reuter.

MacArthur Watches China Situation

Tokyo, April 22,

General Douglas MacArthur is watching develop- ments in China vory closely and feels that the ultimate outcome of renewed fighting there will be of great importance to the Unit- ed States, it was learned today:

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It was also learned that Gon-part of the world. It was sald eral MacArthur feels the China that General MacArthur has come problem is one of such magnitude to bellove that the international that It merits consideration by aspects of the Chineso problem American officials in the formula-have been clouded by other issues an the dermatids · in `many tion of the basic American global such polley. He also feels, a cliable quarters for internal reforms, Kource said, that some American quarters have tended to under- Tale China's neods and her im- portance.

dominate the

The Supreme Commander has decided, it was paid, that while reforms in China.might be neces“ sory, the most pressing farto in Out here in Japan wo close to that of maintaining China's in; the turmoil on the mainland of tegrity against the forces which Asia, Onneral MacArthur has today threaten to come to balleve that a break in whole nation.

It was earned that General the frontier of freedom here could result in a nood that might MacArthur hal long considered it engulfmother areas ~ before: it-Es important to bend, military up- plies to China and han ibout finally halteda till

that aid to Chips should be in General MacArthur, fools, it equitable relation to that given to was learnedre that many Amerl-other sections of the globe where cans Haver Contentrated, too much the United States have cochmitted on Europe Mid/bave neglected an herself to stop Communion"

qually explosive situation in this mUnited Press, /.

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