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REDS ADVANCE ON SHANGHAI

Russia Aiding The

Chinese Communists

Lake Success. April 24.

The British Intelligence Service was yesterday reliably ra. ported to have received copies of captured orders and papers showing that fusela is alding the Chinese Communists.

The papers show clear co-operation between Moscow the Chinese Communiste,

and

documents I thopa Some United Nations sources said that ner backed with sufficient evidence, they can be a base for a complaint by the Chinese Nationalist Government against Rus ala in the Security Council,

The Chinore delegation held an extraordinary CAUCUS yester- day

at which the reports were discussed, but there is no sign of any change in the "walt and see" policy adopted by the delegation.

United Nations observers explain that there is nothing that can be done in the United Nations about the war in China on the basis of present information,

Western delegates wald privately that while nothing can be done, incidents involving the British war vergels on the Yangtss River will undoubtedly cause Britain and the United States to re-examine their whole polley towards China, Associated Press.

Amazing

Of River

Version Attack

Shanghai, April 24,

The Communist radio today said: "The British imperialist Navy joined hands with the Kuo- mintang reactionaries to challenge the People's Liberation Army, and directly parti- cipated in China's civil war by firing at nine Chinese Red positions.

"The British should be fully responsible for the The Chinese Communists losses suffered. defeated the joint Naval attack of the Kuo- mintang and British imperialist Navy during a river-crossing battle around Chinkiang and Kiangyin."

tse.

Of Communist

Surprising Speed Of

Drive After Fall Of Nanking

DEFENCE OF CITY DOUBTFUL

SHANGHAI, APRIL 24. SHANGHAI TODAY LIES IN NO MAN'S LAND AS THE COMMUNIST LIGHTNING THRUST ACROSS THE YANGTSE RIVER AT THE HEART OF CHINA IN THE WHILE THE SHANGHAI - NANKING AREA ENTERED ITS THIRD DAY, AND, COMMUNIST GARRISON FORCES ARE MARCHING INTO NANKING, COMMUN- IST SPEARHEADS MORE THAN 100 MILES EAST ARE STRIKING IN THREE DIREC- TIONS TO ISOLATE SHANGHAI..

STRATEGIC ROAD AND RAILWAY JUNCTIONS AT CHANGSHU, 60 MILES NORTH WEST OF SHANGHAI, AND SOOCHOW, 60 MILES WEST, FELL IN THE LAST 12 HOURS TO GENERAL CHEN YI'S COMMUNIST FORCES WHICH STRUCK ACROSS THE YANGTSE 60 HOURS EARLIER AT TWO VIRTUALLY UNDEFENDED POINTS.

From Changshu one column is believed to be heading South East on the vital road and railway junction at Nanxiang, 20 miles East of this metropolis of 6,000,000 inhabitants-Nationalist China's financial capital and the fourth largest city in the world.

No

One unconfirmed report says that the Reds are at Kiating, within four miles of Nanziang,

important Nationalist resistance is expected at Nanziang, the fall of which is expected within 24 hours.

1

Communist moves after the occupation of Nanxiang will indicate whether they intend to continue to race South to smash the withdrawing Nationalist formations, or will advance on and sur- round Shanghai and engage the small garrison here. Another force, which en- and endeavour to penetrate 4400 tered Soochow this morning,

through the marshy bank of Tat-

is said to be striking East Lake below Soochow towards

Kashing. towards Kunshan. 25 miles away and which is being hurriedly evacuated.

ir

of

Naws from Kashing, that the Nationalists Have out road wild rall communications to boy the Trains are not running fur-

Communists down In the ther West than Kunshan, on

marsh-lands and force the main The Peiping radio said the | The Communist broadcast sald

arm of the Red pincer "move. battle started on Wednesday that on April 21 the Chinese Reds the road and railway junction

to the major: from Soochow

mant to swing round

past morning during na, attack on "still took these vessels to be part

Shanghai la expected almost Kuomintang bridgehend on of the Kuomintang Navy but the strategie junction 50 miles due

hourly. the North bank of the Yang-next day learned that they were South at Kashing,

Military observers say that really four British ships."" After

falls.

the Nationalist Kashing

Thousands

Communist Thursday's battle, "three of the "Just

that nt

moment

two British Warships fed

Enstword evacuation by all available and guerillas are said, however, to be

will be

be cut off.

netive at Lake Talhu to protect 'enemy warships from the East

past Kingyin, probably to Shang- available reports, however, the flanks of

this Communist All openteil fire to halt the crossing of

hai. while the fourth was ground- It sald the Chinese Communists.

Indicate that Communists spearhead.

the en near Chinklang" the Communists returned the fire,

The Communists admitted swift and extensive trap to bottle

Shanghai Itself is superficially on vessel which sub-that they suffered 252 casualties up the Nationalist forces retreat-calm but its heart beats tensely quently

the other sack with

as the Communist armies rapidly steaming Westwards. It said the and some of their weapons were ing from the Yangtse South bank

bear down upon it, latter was "half sunk" near Chin-destroyed. They said that details will snap close ton late.

Reports from Hangchow any

alike Chinese of the meldent "can only be as-

and foreigners klang.

from the capture of that the Nationalist commander have not recovered offer the certained

the Nanking-Shanghal area, initial surprise over the speed of The Chinese Commurust radio General Tang En-po, has estab- the Communist advance and in concluded: The Kuomintang shel his new headquarters at many cases it is leading to panie

of Che- with the provincial capital

the realisation that the with klang. 100 miles South West of means of escape are diminishing-

hittiny"

The Chinese radio account of Chinklang." the battle continued: "Then an- other enemy war vessel, steaming Edward frons Chinking, reach- ed the spot at opened fire." (The half-stink" vessel was presun ably HMS Amethyst, Another steaming Eastward was presum-

ably Consort f.

The Communist version said: "In the forenoon of April 21 (Thursday) two

more enemy vessels

East." came from the These were most probably the cruiser, London, and the destroy- er. Black Swan,

coming to the

assistance uf the xtrickon

the People's

Amethyst.

time

"This Liberation Army fired on them first In order to keep them off. Beth were hit and "alled to-1

ward Klangyin. It was

the

of

reactionaries who slartex civil war in collaboration American imperialism have now Shanghal.

u committed another traitorous net

by working in collusion with the New Lines

Brilish imperialist - Naval vessels which sailed far up the Yangtse

hinder the

the crossing of Liberation troops."--United Press.

to

APPEALS TO CHIANG AND LI

this here

other nearby vessels took part.

Reports from Hangchow fur- Nationallat the ther say that

have Fourth and 51st armian

by retreated successfully from the

to lower Yangtse Hangchaw,

Many foreigners feel trapped and afrold because they believe | that the presence of foreign 'war- slips is no longer зупопутноц with the protection they afforded before the attack on the British ships in the Yangtse last week.

No Defence?

The Premier. Ho Ying-chan Certain elements of those mill-told civic leaders at his home to- tary formations are being sent day of his determination to de- further South to Canlon for re-tend Shanghal.

forcen arc

He appealed to the people t organisation. Other

line

measures

might involve.

CONSTANCE ON WAY TO SHANGHAI:

London, April 23. The British destroyer Con- her way 1 new on

stance

from Hong Kong to Shanghai. She is presumably to replace the destroyer Consort, now on her way from Shanghai to Kong. Lieutenant. Hong Commander Bernard @kin- ner, Commanding Officer of died of who Amethyst,

burled wan

at sta Wounds, yesterday from Consort. Burlat at sea was at the co- quest of his widow, now living in Hong Kong.

No resistance was offered them. Early morning risers among the civilians were on the streets and looked curiously Communist troops.

at

the

As the Communists spread over the city; the soldiers ant in small units of neat rows, singing songs and listening to talks by their

officers.

Civilians crowded close to hear what was being gold and sung. There is no disorder in the eity.

Foreign Godowns

Looted

U.S. Moves Cruisers

To The Far

East

Pearl Harbour, April 24.

The U. 9. heavy orulzer 8t Paul and light orulser Manches- ter will sail from Paarl Harbour for Chine on April 30 Paol No Flest Headquarters report.

The rulers will carry 700 U.8. Marines. They are mem. bere of the Seventh Battalion. They will rolleve the Third Marines, based afloat in the Whangpoo River at Shanghai.

The cruisers will refleva the light cruisars Prendena and Springfield, now at Western Pacific statione.

The relief, at the came the Chinese civil war, will place two additional large warships at the disposal of the U. D. Western Pacific Commander in case of emergency.

The Manchester and St. Paul are due to reach Pearl Har. bour on April 28 and sall for China two days later.

Four destroyers will accompany the oruisers.

The Pacific Fleet Command rave that under State Depart- ment instructions, it can not disclose the deployment of war - ships already in the Far East.--Assoblated Press.

Britons To Stay Put In Shanghai

London, April 24.

The British authorities have arranged to evacuate about 4,000 Britons from Shanghai but there has been no decision to carry out the plan, a Foreign Office spokesman said today. No suggestions to leave have been made to British subjects, he added.

"Our policy has been to leave such decisions to the authoritie on the spat," the spokesman said.

He added that it will bo the practice to keep British consular officials at their posts in China even in Communist-overrun re- glons in which they are stationed. Several such conmilar “officials

behind the lines are in conmuntention:

with London through Peiping. They have been instructed, to get in touch with competent Communist authorities. and try to arrange for Brilish wae vessels on the Yangtze river to carry out their missions, but all consular officials inya re- ported that up to now they have been unable to establish contact with Communist leaders

There is still hope that Edward Houde,

“The Commies, Are Coming"

San Francisco, Apr$1 24. The Shanghal prow wire- less, operator Informed the San Francisco office, 'of^ the company at 230 am.. today! "Have; much copy on, hand But no operatore to send it.. The Commies are coming."

The last wordt from the Associated Press bureau in Shangha! sald that defences of the city are being put in readiness but no Communist troops had been sighted. That was at 12.15.m.Assoolated Pract.

MACARTHUR ON U.S. EVACUATION

secretary of the British who has Embassy at Nanking, gone out in search of responsible Imminediately Red troops fell to Communist leaders, will be able putting out the fire consuming the to arrange a safe passage down Judicial Yuan building. Ap- the river for the vessel.

set by In some Government quarters parently it had been vandals. The fre was quickly it balleved that the chances of the arranging a safe passage would but brought under control

be improved if the Communista, has pledged building is a total loss.

The Nationalist soldiers, evi- gain firm control of both banks evacuation

the river. There would be notionals from China if neces». dently stragglers without armas, walked

the pest Communist The troops on Changshan Road. un.

Reds did not molest them.

The Admiralty announced tonight that Amethyst is now at anchor close to the Bouth bank of the river at Tan Tu. This village is loss than from Amethyst's last reportad position. She passed an aventful night-Reuter.

mite

withdraw.

and police military

the haye begun strengthening doors and windows of their pre- mises. No one knows when the Communists will enter Shanghai but citizens in shocked surprisc feel it might be much earlier than they imagined only a few days

ago.

The fact that the Executive Yuan has ordered all leading officials of the Yuan in Bhang- hal to complete the evacuation to Canton within the next two days to interpreted as reflecting official postimium chances

about

of long holding

the

the

Canton, April 24. Senior Kuomintang officials

Inst night requested deploying in Chekiang und Klang-co-operate closely with the au- si Provinces along a new Na-thorities who, he said, have taker. victory over the enemy VEL Chiang Kai-shek, whose pre- tionalist defence kels that enabled the

running Chinees sent whereabouts is still un-

to strengthen the from Ningpo through Hangchow city's defences. cross the river on a known, and the Acting Presi- Reda to

On the other hand some load- tq Nanchang. large scale on Thursday after-dent, Là Tsung-jen, now "rest-

ing residents are reported to he noon," the radio claimed.

ing" in Kwellin, to come to On the Western extremity of "Traitorous Act"

attempting to dissuade the Gar

city, Canton and lead the party and this line at Nanchang, unconfirm-rison Commander, General Chen The Communist version con- the Government in the war ed reports say that the forces that Ta-ching, from his intention of Newspapers doubled and trebled tinued: "When the Liberation against the Communists.

had evacuated Nationalist defendefending the elty to the last man their circulations as people rushed Army soldiers exchanged Are with

sive positions on the Yongtse The request was made in tele- alv five enemy war vessels, Overa grams the officials sent to the two South West of Nunking with use of the loss of life and to buy the latest editions for news Kuomintang leaders following a headquarters at Wuhu are head-destruction a determined defence of further Communist advances. though their part was less owing prolonged conference, in the ing in the direction of Klangsi, course of which plans for con- the provincial capital, for deploy- tinued war against tho Reds werd ment along the new line, discussed.

There are no reports about th Informed Kuomintang sources progress of Communist General said that Chiang Kai-shek, who Chen Keng's forces which last has Just returned to Chikow from night were said to have made an- a secret meeting with Kuomintang other crossing of the Yangtse at

Thousands of people are at. generals, possibly in Shanghal, is Kluklang and which wore report-

tempting to heran.ble out of the Reports still persist that cer. expected I Canton shartly. while

elty by bont, air er rail, while tain influential businessmen, we

the Communist 100-mile stretch of the L1 Taung-ion is due to come to to be beading South along the

villagers aarpss railway planning to negotiate a local pence path are in turn seeking a haven the Southom capital tomorrow.

settlement for Shanghal at the in the city.. War preparations were rushed toward Nanchang.

Forward field headquarters of appropriate moment. lower Yaugine to a stationary-depresion to completion today with the enthe Nationalists in the Eastern Most Chinese are trying to buj Lover 8W China, Pressure is relatively forcement of the 10 p.m. to 0

Curfew had been sector of the Shanghai-Nanking sitter dollars as the safest form ratedding from # of Luzon, to the Chins proclaimed for a long time, but Hangehow area carly today sus of holding, cash.

to the powerful fire of the Libera- tion Army."

The Weather

pressure

ATTE

A1 9600 GMT (3 p.m. I(KET) a complex tow

covering Japan and the Bea of Japan la moving WML" The maselated trough extends AW series the

high orst NW China and in a video, am, turfew,

Ben.

Today's Forecast-Elght De moderate BW winds, Continuing fine and warth,

Both werly morning mit..

Yesterday's Weather:-

Maximum) 13,4 deg. Ph.

Minimum 13,1 d. Ph

Bunshinet 11.8 hours. Rainfal

NH. T=1 alace

Zan,

„224.2, ma=0.32 'dia, se against an

aversée of 16A4 mm,midis, Ina,

Bendings si

10 Ap

Bary, at mad. .......... 105,0

101.8 mb.

25.9)

Tel. Numidity

Dew Puint

A

Wind Direction,

71. des. 2% WHW/BW.

T

World Force

creded in evacuating Boochow

Observers, however, are no disposed to take promises of defence very seriously following

Occupation Of

the example of many other Na Nanking

tionallet leaders who falled to fuifi similar promises in North- ern cities.

this is the first time it has heen and have established new post Little Disorder

enforced. Associated tions at Sungklang, about 35 miles South West of Shanghal. They are sald to be

strictly

Press.

HK BROADCASTS

BEING JAMMED

•

Canton, Aprit. 24.

Radio Ilsteners' said they found!

organising

о

Housewives rushed to food shope to buy lined supplies and salted foods to get food for no emergency. Prices began to soar. The American doller dropped hoavily in valuo in forma Chinese currency probably na,thei tocul Nationalist militia” forcon. Chinese banks are calling in all result of the Communist an- for the next stand against the leans and many firms are paying nouncement forbidding, the el~-

culation of foreign monies, off their staff. Communists South of Shanghai.

Meanwhile. Communist troops Police and military still main- talk a firm grip on, the city and took over Nanking at 3.41 am.

today. there is little disorder.

The garrison ordered a fur-"

moved, into the

Shanghai Tense

city the unguarded North ther extension of the curfew West gate led by officers in a terrible jamming of long wave Bouth of Sungklang, Commun-making it apply from 10 p.m. to deep. The soldiers marched in broadensta from Hong Kong to- ist guerfilas are reported to be 8.30 a.m. day. The intereference comes active in the conatal district of Extra armed guards have been stood ortlet down,

Judicial from station not far from the North shore of Hangchow placed at vital pointer Govern- Hoad toward the burning

Bay. In their expected attack on ment offices, banks and bustnew Yun building. The soldiers Few llatiners obuld monitor new Nationalist defensive post-house are busy moving archives quickly occupied all key points. Chirless Comiquelest brossicana si fons. Ri Communista, kije kapeći, i to pillow of la

Units went immediately in all result of lyhence parts shaithapuram some dam varing the out-Government buildings, harika and

| štetka - Bouth -Kant: KU--Ringkiang) break" og/discedes should the Į tililties.

Canton.

(Continued on. Page 3)

STOP PRESS

Nanking, April 24.

B.25 Three Nationalist

Nanking bombers flew over "this afternoon but no bombs

were droppad.

The Communists fired anti- aircraft and machine-guns United Prosa.

Canton, April 24.

The Premier, Ho Ying-chin declared on arrival hors this afternoon that the seat of in Government will remain Shanghal for the time being. but he left open the question of possible Government re- fuge If Shanghai falls to the Communista.

General Ho stated do. finitely that Generalissimo not Chiang Kai-shek will give up his job (he is still head of the KMT Party), but at the same time asid the Generalissimo will not sume control of powers buž will remain in retirement,

to

refused The Premier revent the present; where. abouts of Generallapime Chiang. He said: "When I loit the Generalissimo. this afternoon he was in Chikow," -General "Ho' darjed a plan by the Government to remova General. PAI Chung-hel'a troops South for the defence of CantonUnited Press.

·San Francisco, (Apt), 24. The Chinese Communist Radio' announosif tonight that Tatyúan', capital""" of: Shabal Province; was deplured today

· after af Reuter.

TROOPS DIGGING IN AT CANTON

Tokyo, April 24. General Douglas MacArthur:

to assist in the of American

basis then for suspicions that the sary. purpose of the British vessels is

Associated In response to un to take part in the military opera- Press query. General MacArthur'a tions on the Nationalist side. headquarters sald. In a statement: Associated Press.

"The evacuation of American da...- tlonals from China, In à respon- [sibility of the Commander of:

Naval Forces, Western Pacific,

"He has been effecting

this evacuation during the recent months as the situation require

"The Commander in Chief, Far digging in East, has assisted him on cali anu as the Govern- is prepared to continue this a1- thesistance as necessary upon re-

quest."—Associated Press.

New York, April 24. An American Trans-Itadio re- port sald today that Chinese Na- ilonalist troops are around Canton

ment prepares to defend Southern provinces-Reuter,

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