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REDS NEAR VITAL RAILWAY Two Armies Advance On Chekiang - Kiangsi Line.

DISORDER IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, May 3.

The latest Garrison Headquarters communique issued early this afternoon said that all contact has been lost with Shunon, which is located about 75 miles West of Hong- chow, following the launching of a Communist attack in the vicinity of the city.

HK-PEIPING DRAFT,QUOTA

Exchange Regulations, pro mulgated by the Chinese Communist authorities

at

Peiping, authorise the Central Bank to handle Hong Kong drafts up to

monthly,

HK$10,000

it was stated by a Hong Kong Government spokesman yesterday.

The poksama wald that official information of the re- gulations has been received

by the Hong Kong Govern. ment.

British Diplomat's Death

Militory observers said that General Liu Po-cheng's

move is evidently aimed at hastening the dis- integration of the main Nationalist defence system South of the Yangtse as other Red forces prepared to top off one of its main pillars, Hangchow.

With Shunan in their hands, General Liu's army is expected to use it as o springboard for a sweep on either Kinhwa, famous ham pro- ducing contre 55 miles South East, or Chu- hsion, 55 milos South to cut the Chekiang- Kiangsi railway and block the best escape route of the Hangchow garrison which is at present taking up now defence positions South of the Chicntang river.

Sci & pers

families,

Another new Red move fur- jaunt machine-guns at #trategh ther. West was also indicated pants In many of the city's aky

would not relieve the In reports reaching here which said that a large force of Com-situation. muniat troops were operating mount this week because it was The tension was expected in in the vicinity of Poyang Loke, dubted whether the low cost- South of the well-known ef-living index 3gure, which was Yangtse part of Kluklang, in anncunced for the forinisht ende an attempt to push South into April 30, would enable the work- Klangal province towards Non-ing population to chang.

for their famille enough food These reports seemed to indicate Several commercini houses that the main Communist forces computed that the index would skirting Shanghai and were put four and a half-Chinese silver .were Police tonight blamed the beading South by other routes, A dollars in the fortnightly pay en death leap of British diplomatgacr.ade communique revealed velopes of the coolic wage earners John Herbert Dickinson, 37.1 that there has been no major at instead of the p

average 11 dollars. from a bank building on historky from the Communists in and a coolle family needs seven mental condition,

Kunshan, Hangchow and Tai-dollars for rice alone. He plunged to his death earlier

(North West of Shanghai) chong

including addition. firms, today from a fifth floor windowtrons in the past 24 hours

world organisations whose capital of the Hong Kong and Shanghai The bulletin also reported that runs into milllons of sterling, were at their wit's end, this week to

Manila, May 3.

able to think straight,

One note

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ECA Rice For Shanghai

Bhanghai, May 3. ་ ། Mr. George St. Louis Replonal

of Director

th Shanghai office of the ECA the announced today, that Chinese Government and the ECA would continue to pro. with vide the metropolis

ufficient food suppilot song

the city Nationalist control.

The same policy is appll- cable to shipments of ECA fuel and petroleum supplies for public utilities, essential transports and Industries. Reuter.

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Running Gun Battle With Burma Rebels

Rangoon, May 3.

Two hundred rebels attack-

train in North Burma were given a running

train. said yesterday's ofcial Burmese communique.

Bark bullilag in which the British the Communist army coding a find suficient of the Pated golding a troop Logation in located. Polica said Kunshan arca were three notes disclosed the Charge military conference In Writing, yuan currere to dil pay d'Affaires was depressed and un- West of Kunshan "after the re-velopes. The Garrison Headquar- battle by troops on board the

pented reverses they have suffer- tus

the sliver WI addressed to ed at the hand of the National- dollar at GY4,000,000 would do police, another 10 น

nothing to relieve the situation widow,ists during the the few days. It Gwendolyn, formerly of Toronto,

unless it also pegged the price of A contingent of Red troops, Canada, and the third to Ronald added, were building a pontoon rice, these reports suit. Finlay. British Vice-Consal in briciga etween Chengchih and Many

Plagwant thout 18 miles North Food For Three Dickinson came here last of

of Kashing on the Shanghai- wenber after an assignment in Hangchow railway. These fores, Warsaw,

the communique eserted, were Months

to planning

Friends of Dickinson said he apparently had never fully recovered from Eastward serious injuries, including a crack-

ed skull, received while he

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serving, with the British Embassy Air Force In

in Poland,

Shanghai

According to these ябитеся, Dickinson was waylaid and beaton by Russian uniformed soldiers in 1947. A formal British protest was lodged with the Communist The

oficial

Central

revealed today Agency

Government of Polond but the cul- large

drive

The train was en route to the road and ruil Junction town of Kinu from the headquarters town of Shawbo, near Mandalay

This is the area in which the combined White Band People's | Volunteer

teer Organisation, the PVO, and Communist forces are known to be carrying on anti-Govern-

The director of the city's Emer-ment activity. gercy Food Procurement Ofce The'r teritory exten⚫is from sold! Shanghal has sufficient food the Chindwin River town of for three months. He added, how-Monywa to Katha deep amidst fever, that a food sherlige would the rocky deflles of the Irrawaddy

develop if rice and flour now on River, order failed to arrive He did not nake

three- clear whether i month

was in stock her

News that a

or was

Sitially in stock

number of fighters and

prits were never brought to ju bombers of the Chinese Air Force | Partially en route.

tive.

in feront months he grew des pendent.-Associated Prean.

artcl

the issuance of

swung

in

It was

Price: 20 Cents.

British Evacuees Accommodated

Dormitory at the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute, Bet aside for British evacuees from Shanghal.

Bolow—A two-year-old avajuce playing in the corridor of

Institute. ("China the Sailors' Homs and Seamen's

Mail" Photos).

Evacuees Not Satisfied Here

Fifty-five evacuees who arrived hard from Shang- hai by the mv. Boissevain on Monday, are being quartered at the Sailors' Home and Seamen's Institute, Gloucester Road. They occupy 36 smalt rooms and two large dormi- tories of 20 double-decker beds each.

The

communique detailing the battle said that Ave rebels were killed with no loss to the Govern- ment side.

Burinese planca The Garrison Headquarters late low to attack and naval gun- Dickinson left shortly after the was now stationed in Shanghai as today ordered commercial banks boats opened fire on Karens who incident and returned to the protective force against Com

of were ambushing river craft on British Foreign Office in Landan munist attacks and claimed that to discontinue before his assignment here last during the past ten days the Air cashier's orders. The action was their way to Rangoon with 2,-

taken in an effort to

to remedy the November,, 1948.

Force has accomplished a number

Goy the O00 refugees on board,

Except for a few lucky hus- accommodated in the dormi- of combat mimions in the Shaning yesterday's order prohibiting Press.

ng-chaotic financial situation follow-officially reported. Associated bands who share rooms with tories while the cubicles are

their families, hai-Hangchow area to block the

the men are packed with women and chil- advance of the Rod columns along silver dollar trading by sidewalk

Ench on dealers. Only the Central Bank

two is given Shanghal-Nanking railway, | (15)

blankets, a pillow, mattress, bed sheet and other eartial articles. They all expressed satisfaction with what the Colony has pro

audible The onl;' view them complaint was from mothers who laundry have to do the fairly themselves and the facilities for This

in- and highly purpose adequate.

ROYAL VISITORS AT BIF

the

way.

Communists in 10

The Garrison

the Manking-Hangehow highway in the futur

in the future will be permilled to and the Ashwel Cheking high-issue cashier's orders which have teen used in lieu of cash during London, May 3,

the prevalling currency shortage. Government planes sank slx Sales to businessmon in orders warships captured at Nanking by banks have been issuing cashier's asserted smaller at the London section the tho Ch❘nesc

of British Industries Fair have al days of bembing and strafing al-were to be redeemed at face value orders indiscriminately. All orders ready passed the £6,000,000. tacks.

within three days. Discounts up The first Olympian order: wa

addition, the for radio active isotopes from the planes hard destroyed. 10,000 Red

Government to 50 per cent had been made on The 500 wooden some cashier's orders. beat and 300 horse-drawn

Burwell atomic remarch station troops, 000 trucks,

One $1

for dispatch to Sweden, Earl's Court wan for £25,000

worth of raincoats for Finland,'",

More than 200 street hawkers. of silver dollars were arrested as a result of the ban on free trading in the

the pre-war coins.

ano economic Ista

collapse in

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Yangtse Blockade Plot Reported

dren.

evacuee

are

Shanghai, May 3. American-owned "Shanghai Evening Post"

Most of the newcomers obtained from a “reliable" source today the

planning 10 stay here for a short Lime. They are waiting for pas carte.

explanation of the United States Navy's rapid

United Kingdom Lage to the Queen Biary, Princess Elizabeth, heard in Shanghal before dawn. The sound of artillery fire was

Australia. departure from the Whangpoo last Tuesday.

Other expect oth the Duke of Edinburgh and

The ruproach of the Commun the Apparently Government gunners

members of their families to come Princes Royal visited the Fair at were fring at river craft spotted

Vice-Admiral Oscar C. Bad- ↑ Two destroyers and two other down from Shanghai before mak- Earl's Court today.-Reuter.

in the darkness. The guns wound-hanghai caused several Chinese ger, commander of the United shallow draft vessels could take ing further plans.

Among the evacuees, quartered ed as if they were 20 miles awaytion. Nn foreign owned or lan-been advised on what he deem.

newspapers to suspend publica States West Pacific Fleet, had about 800 to 1,000 persons.

Admiral Badger, it was sold. felt that it would be a mofer at the Institute is a 96-year-old

and a zunge newspaper bas shut down. ed "good authority" that plans manoeuvre to send the ships in baby

four-month-old Civil Disorder But the British owned" "North

China Daily News" has reduced had been made by unfriendly if there were an emergency, with forces to blockade the mouth the full knowledge of the situa-

Accommodated at the Ma Tou AL 0830 GMT:(3 pm. HEAT) a vides

the size of its publication from. 17 of high pressure extends from NW China Serious civil disorder is mount- | to right.

of the Whangpoo where it tion than in tle in the Whangpot Chun Relief Comp are 13 more pago. mcross the Eastern Sen to Bonias. Aing in Shanghal as an economic

to take civilians aboard and per- evacuees, including two children The Chinese Communist radio enters the Yangtse. trough has developed from the Bay of paralysis settles on China's finan-1 Teping broadcast today that

This same source had warned haps be brought under fire with and eight women.

Most of them are with

their preson' cial capital,

Red troops had captured Kwang- of the Imminent closing of the loss of civilian life.Reuter. Today's Forecka! 1—Madernte winde tropi Most of Shanghai's foreign teh, rbout midway between Wuhu Halno river, leading to Tientsin, population was hoping for the and Hangchow.Router and A-enabling the United States, Navy Communist occupations before the Rociated Press.

THE WEATHER

Benexi to Central China, fellin E of Mindanao.

an E quarter. Pair.

Yesterday's Weather

Maximum: 78.1 sex. Pah,

Minimum: 71,6 deg. Fals.

Hunshine: 10.8 hours.

Rainfall N. Total

Fredore

182.6 mm.11.18 195; sa stalnet shi Average of $18.1 MMAIRES ins.

angry tension among the popula tion bursts in rioting and blood- shed.

Below-subsidence-level pay

7

and

a money shortage caused by in- flation had already resulted in a Humber of foreign business execu» lives-being-threatened-with-yjów Eguna BA.CA - 28.54, Jochen, | Unico. by their employees.

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Tel. Humidity Dew Point Wind. Direction/ATBARKAN Wind Foros 2017 as kireta,

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$1,60

In sorae cases, those who threatening robbery and murder included workers who have been wiới thann feia for many years..

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BERLIN AIRLIFT · TOTAL

Berlin, May 2. Airiin offolate reported the 1,750 tone of suppiles carried by, 161 American and: Beltiah. "flights yesterday, brought' the

·katঠ̈ flown to Merlin. In · 101 mantha', to... 1,540,949⋅ təngəm Ameolated "Prose,\"s

to make its final Tientalu evacua- tion with a margin of only 12 hours.

On Other Pages

Therefore, Admiral Badger felt it necessary to lose no me In leaving with his flagship Eldorado, Page 2-

together with the troop-ship]

Chilters the flealing bass of somaj

000 United States Marines, zi

Nawaman's Remarks

Hang Kong -Explained, It was stated today that thero PARA SA

Countryside. Around were enough warships off Woo- qulat sung to conduct a considerable emergency evacuation in case of Pada 6 need as might arise to civil com motion, mob rioting and looting

Gloss Boon. UN General zz. Assembly

or subjection of Shanghai tol Page 743

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"I have two children and now 1 live to leave thein in the came while I go to towin is arrange paredge for England." She con- tinted.

are we were quartored, at the Seamen's Institute, I do not have leave my chúdrón, for.... any hal Vehrth period of time wherever I

have to go out on business.":

We are thankful for the shelter

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Canton, May 3. The British and American ovacuation warning issued yesterday reflect widespread lack of confidence among foreigners and Chinese in the Nationalists' ability to hold South China. A marked change of feeling has followed the Com- munist crossing of the Yangtse, and interest in the Northern military operations has now changed into alarm as Communist armies push further South.

Foreign diplomats said today

the important question in Can- APL's Gordon

In Shanghai

ton was no longer if the Com- munists will come South, but when.

Shanghal, May 3.

Before the Yangtze crossing most Chinese and foreign obser

Tho American Prezident vers did not believe the Commun- ista could reach Cunton in under

liner Gordon arrived today to take some 1,100 avacuées In year, if they ever got here.

Some estimated it might

out of this oltys Lake

years. Now estimates are as low as six weeks and two months. The more cautious sources, however, do not think the Communists wil reach

the South for about months, at they will need to digest their present Kains and reorganise their forces.

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Few observers bolleve Kwang- tung at heart will offer effective military pposition. Local forces, .10111

Peace regular army and Preservation Corps, number about 100,000 men.

They are based at: widely separated points and are only moderately

and

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The Gordon la scheduled to sall tomorrow for Hong Kong, Manila, and Japan with about. 1,150 Chineze and foreigners -including some 60

Americans.

mare

The President Lines' officials. wald the Gordan WAS their

last evaduation Vossa! due here untli the President Cleveland arrived on May 24 en route to Japan-Astodia-,

tod Press.

equipped trained. Communist

Irregulars wan within the province of Kwangtung

(Escurces

China mainland.

to battle on the

Lis arrival in Canton would also lend credence to earlier r ports that are help has been

tofal at least 40,000 and are be coming increasingly active.

Observers do not think the promised General Pal Chung-hai Nationaliste will be ble

wi

Eure from

ithatand the Communist prea. without and within should it be fully exerted, Despite

the vigorous

to which they expose

certain Cantonese are

them

by the tight-wingers, la confer ences here last week..

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At that

| time, Breinigi Ho Ying-

jpg concurrently Minister, said to have pled reported money and troops in support

Fai's defence in Central China willing

illing to attempt to make a local General Pai'r staff officers have peace settlement with the Com- complained of peles kept in dort munkite, Comparatively few. Can-supply by the Detrists Ministry tonese, are likely to take refuge at the behest of paralimo elsewhere if and when the Com-Chiang munists approach.

This

Is carecially short of heavy artil also applies to many lery, heavy munitions and trans

Chinese, and Central

port equipment. have already made one or

Northern who hav

Gight again. Should the Com-

DIRAL

Besides military, ald, Acting fous President Li was believed to be more evacuations, but for various TERSET14 are unwilling to take demanding access to financial re- Com-serve, which have been flowing to munists enter Canton, leading Na-Taiwan from the mainland sinso tionallat political figures will pro- before the penco talks began bably go to Taiwan, or to the Reuter and Associated Press.

South-Western provinces,

while

will seek come rich merchants haven in Hong Kong. Most busi- nessinen, however, will remain in Canton.

Li Expected

Acting President Li Tsung-jeni is expected to arrive in Canton within the next few days to re- sume leadership of the Nationalist Government.

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BRITAIN NOT

CONSIDERING RECOGNITION

at

London, May 3. The British Foreign Office spokesman said today Britain was not even considering the question of recognising & Com- munist China regime... The spokesman, asked A high official here said the]

Come political situation had brightened press conference about. considerably. If true, it confirmed munist brondeast suggesting the reports

that L Tsung-fen had stablishment of diplomatic fals been promised greater milltary tons, said the Foreign Office had and financial aid for the defense "noted the Communist statement of, the

mainland by and also Communist actions."

Such He added: "The queation of ré- Right-wingers in Taiwan, old would be a major concession cognition has not arisen, nor is it

consideration.". on the part of the Talyan group, under who do act wish to commit Tai- Press.

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