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Shanghai, May 15.

The Communist armies advanced today to within sight of many of Shanghai's famous landmarks in the wake of what appeared to be a general Nationalist withdrawal from the outer perimeter to the last defancë line before the limits of the city proper.

-Red-Forces.

San Francisco, May 15. The Communists have over

• 100,000 guerilias and 48,000 regulars in South China, the Communist Pelping

Radlo

wald last night.

- It Bald that these forces stood ready to take co-ordin ated action with Red spear- heads

now pushing South. wards.

The Radio #100 claimed that South China Communists controlled strategie territory along the borders of Kwang-

Kwangai,

Hunan, tung, Kiangal, Fukien and in Cen. tral Kwangtung and Hainan Jsland.

Territory controlled cover- ed 100 counties, the Radfo edded. Reutor.

RAF Planes To Aid In Evacuation

women,

Shanghai, May 15.

would

Government troops, however, were late today still.

firmly-holding_the_vitol Woosung area-North.. Cat Shanghai with naval and air support thus keeping open the last route of escape- through the Whangpoo River and out to sea. With the abandonment of the strategic Nanking- Shanghai railway cîtios of Hwangtu and Non- xiang, the Nationalist forces were reported today to be digging in along a new line, avor: oging no more than five or six milos, from the Western and Southern borders of the. throotoned motropolis and passing through

Chenju, where a large wireless station used to be located, and Hungjao Airfield, which was formerly the base of General Claire Chen- nault's airline, the Civil Air Transport.

In announcing the Nationalist withdrawal from Hwangtu and Nanziong, the Garrison com-

HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1949.

BACK

Princess Margaret (left), accompanied by Lady Mary Harvey, wife of Major T. C. Harvey, the Queen's private ecretary, la scen driving———— AP Photo.

munique said: "As the defensive battle for Sunday Times"

Shanghai entered its third day, our forces have voluntarily abandoned Hwangtu and Nanziang according to plan,

"These forces are being in Food Supply

corporated into the bulk of the

Nationalist forces defending

the main line before Shanghai

..

Police Commissioner Mao Sen and are preparing to wipe out. inst night urged Shanghai's 0,000.- in a concerted effort, the ad-000 residents to carry on their vancing, Communists."

normal activities with usuni calm, declaring that the authorlifes ha

over-all safety plan for the defence of the municipality and were confident of final victory.

He warned, however, that there must be inevitable periods of suffering and hardship especially during the transitional period.

With the food supply source still open, Commissioner Mas asked people to store up as much food and daily use items possible in order to cope with an emergency.

Reds Held At Bay worked out an

Nationalist naval units. some fighters, and 300 bombers and

On Defences Of Singapore

London, May 15. An article in today's "Sun- day Times" claimed that the strengthening of the defencer of Singapore should have t highest priority.

The article, written by a "Sun- day Times" correspondent, J. Horrocks, who has just returned from Singapore, said:

"There

evidence that gangs

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CANTON IS IN STATE OF WAR MANY LEAVING

Canton, May 15,

General Yoh Shao, Canton Garrison Commander in a proclamation declared 'Canton in a state of war beginning today and advised all, citi: xons who could do so to leave the city "and return to their native viltogos.

Many Cantonese, for the. first time affected by the restrictions of war, began preparations to evacuate the city. While no immediate threat from Communist armies was known to exist, many monifestations of uneasiness could be seen in government and civil popula tion alike.

Meanwhile the Legislative | It is also learned that the Minis In/day Ferided to end the pre-try of National Defence in to re Yuan, in a closed meeting yes in this cha Will he 30 per cen sent session on Wednesday Acuter. almost two weeks before the date set for its original clos- ing date. Up for a vote on Tuesday, will be A measure conferring full law-making powers on the Executive Yuan, the National government's highest-and non-clective-de- liberative body.

General Liu Chien-chun, Vice President of the Legislative, who will preside at the meeting ad- vised all members to return to their homes as soon as possible. He said money and facilities would be made available.

Universities and middle schools,

too

are making plans to close their salons early and some have already

closed for the summer vacations without knowing when they can reopen.

Many people are already lev

cugee capital either for telugee

ing the

the

Kong.

unive places or for Hone When passengers on the river versel Faishan, which piler between Canton and long org embarked today, military trucks currying

the effects of service families could be seen unloading at the wharf.

at

**

This was disclosed yesterday own orderlies to run errands and the Coininunists in their drive by the man who had lived and to clean-up the rooms. worked with top Chinese Red officers at the Grande Hotel de

of Chinese and Mainys are tranr. Pekin in China's ancient

mainland to Singapore Island.

scores of tanks are helping several thousands of the Government's

ferring their hideouts from the capital. Air hest fighting forces-trained and equipped in Taiwan-to hold the furiously attacking Communists at buy in the Woosung area at the mouth of Shanghai harbour according to Chinese reperis.

non-

It was authoritatively learn- ed today that land planes of Hong Kong Airways, flying- boats of the British Overseas Airways Corporation and Dakotas of the Royal Force at Hong Kong begin the airlifting of regis tered British evacuces-mostly

children

and essential males-to Hong Kong tomorrow.

Thirty-six hours after the Brl- Mr. R.W. Consul-General, Urquhart, had offered a last op- pertunity to leave the threatened only some five per metropolls cent of the 3,000 Britons here had signed up for evacuation.

All foreign consulates, including the British one, remained open today, Sunday, to deal with the registration of evacuees but there was no rush.

sh

thut from

While openly showing their to

clamour Communists

for with nothing. drawal of American troops from

The

...

Govt Troops Quit Hankow

Canton, May '15," A telephone report from Hankow

Governmant Bald troops evacuated the olty. Jatu this afternoon and are falling back on new defences n: Yochow, in North Hunan,,

Telephone communications between Hankow and Canton, were cut at 8 p.m. today, Associated Press.

TWO AIRLINES

·SUSPEND S'HAI SERVICE

Two

Airways, aj aubounci

Shanghal, May 15 American airlines her The government as np. announced today suspension parently casting around for a service a Shanghat because, th defence plan which would atop autmarker of the homing beact

seven miles South of Lungh South. The Governor's and s- airport had ceased functionin vice chiefs of the Southern pro thereby reducing the safety feet Paid In Millet

vinces have received an urgent below the minimum requirement During his employment by the summons from Acling President

Pari-American

Airlines Reds, Mr. Zno said that his salary i «ung-len, to meet this week Northwest was 300 catties of millet a month.

1 thrash out problems of joint they would dispatch their. On Compared with what he used defence.

aircraft from Shanghal tomorro get before liberation, this

ofleials summoned are (Monday) overnight develd "It is believed that they plea love for things American," the war any little

better than from Hunan, Szechuan, Kwangsi ments permit. Each airline hus to ge 'underground' for a 1ew

(lig`its-Pa asons.

and Kwanglung. The Kwang schedule of two One French chief accountant, "The Governor of Singapore.

already arrivedì.

Tokyo and Northwest to Tol Sir Franklin Gimson, told me re- China, said. Mr. William Zao, who had been working with the Governor, Huang Hsu-chu Hat American to Hong Kong a

Meanwhile, the former billeting manager of the hotel for over 30 years, was paid

Kwangtung and Manila.-United Press. The metal communique claim- Police Commissioner Mao also cently that, apart from a very largest and most up-to-date hotci 250 cattles of millet a month but

Government has now on strong police force, comprising in China.

the chief cook got 370 eattles.

decided to evacuate ed that 5,000 Communists belong-announced

anitary vehicles in Shanghal almost entirely of young Malays

What was formerly the meeting Southwards Ing to five divisions were killed

to Hoppo which in the first phase of the battle for streets will have right of way the Colony was not fully alive to Communist leaders Including place of all tourists visiting Pel-

Aituated in the Gulf over all other vehicles. All pass the seriousness of the situation. Gen. Lin Fino, Gen. Nieh Jung-ping, the Grade Hotel de Pekin Tongking opposite Hainan Island. Woosung yesterday Reds employed "human sea" the-

when the senger cars, buses and other types) and was far from prepared for an cheng. Gen. Chou En-ini, Marshal was in a pitiful state. All twee today. Hoppo is ties in a desperate

I Chai-sum and Mayor Yichurio and jewelry stalls in the to military trucks which, in turn, **There overwhelm the Nationalist de-

It is considered to be a good fenders ant sent the last escupetary jeeps.

Dublin, May 15, must give right of way to mili-carrier in Singapore waters. Nor sumptuous banquets regularly nt. The only shop that remained

bastion in the fight against the

Following Friday night's pari route of the city's Garrison. "The order further notified all did I see any ships in battle order the hotel, revealed the 24-year- open inside the premises, after Communists and local observers ton protest mealing in Dublin, naval base, the reason old Cantonese who arrived here considerable amount of negotia are of the opinion that should small party of mon today burn The fighting was unofficially police personnel that during the at the

tions with the Communists, was prove impossible to hold Hoppo. the French Book Store. Its solo then the Provincial Government Trinity College.

a Union Jack outside the gates ¿ described as the flercest and curfew period no military vehicles given to me being that the naval by the ss. Hupeh recently. Official word was received this bloodiest witnessed

are subject to police inspection, strength of Singapore is now only since the These vehicles may also travel

administrative.

customers were Communist intel- can easily be moved to Kwangsl 10 per cent of the 300 Austrians Communists stormed across the

lectuals.

Province. who are being granted temporary Yangtse River 25 sinys ago and without any curfew pass, it was

will be refuge in Canada

of the operations of the Chinese Ais Christian faith, the remainder be- Force were believed to be mainly shunghat only

Three hundred miles West of Ing Jews.

sporadie fighting Nationalist responsible for the Earlier it was stated, that only success.

reported around the was today outer perimeter of Hankow, Cen- Austrian Jows were to bencilt

trul China's most important city Now, the from the movement,

on which Communist General Lin is that 30 provision

Piao's Manchurian legions are Austrians and approximately 270

advancing. Austrian Jews will comprise the group. Of this number 50 of the refugees are craftsmen.

will

attempt to of vehicles must give right of way emerges not a single aircraft- | Chien-ying, "held conferences and hotel were ordered to be closed, also close to the Kwangs border.

Christian Planes In Action

learned.

The Nationalist Air Force head- Preperations for street fighting)] quarters announced that more ale snid to be going on at full The whole movement to Canada than 200 planes were thrown into speed, with sunrtbag barricades in the and pillboxes springing up rapid- be by plane. It is understood the battle for Shanghai

that on the at all strategic road intersec- be peci 24 hours and that the first take-off will

the aircraft departing | Talchang. Kinting and Wookuns 'week.

of Shanghai from Langhua Airport in the front, North West Southern suburb of Shanghai.

than 10.000 Communists bombing and

this

more

The 300 refugees will be given were killed in residence in Canada until suchstraßng Polds, time as they procure, Immigration.

Vi

tions.

Along Kan River

To strengthen the defences of this strategically vital area should have the highest priority in our security plans."Reuter.

PLANNING FOR PACIFIC DEFENCE

Armed Guards.

reported here

DUBLINERS BURN BRITISH FLAG A

They then marchod to the offi About 309 officers are bulleted) Apart from the Grande Hotel It is

that the of the British representative, S in the hotel. Armed Guards are de Pekin, fourteen other Pelping Kwangtung Provincial Govern- Gibert Laithwaite, with n wer posted all over the premises day hotels were requisitioned by the meat has decided to reduce a demanding his withdrawal fro

fteds to house their comrades, in-tal by 80 per cent. and night.

the country.Associated Press. cluding the Hotel du Nord, for- Every now and then some Rusterly owned by art Austrian.

and Koreans, siaus, Joponese

Since the liberation, Polping his dressed in Chinese Communist been undergone radical changes.

shoe-makers umitorms, would be registered in Tallors and

hive the hotel for brief stays,

boarded up their doors tand the These foreigners were said to restaurants had lost much of thele be gunners and technicians in the patronage by, banquet-giverò, Communist held forces.

Red Soldiers

To feed the Communist guests,

kitchens

prepared

tour

I

Canberra, May 15. The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Chifley, stated in a

The streets were Alled with broadcast today that planning for Cour defence of the Pacific was progrades of meals. High level Reds armed Reds soldiers and labourers cerding parallel with the plan cold enjoy banquet-like meals who due to thoir ignorance, have ning for the North Kilonile arch.

prepared by a special kitchen used frequent embarrassment Mr. Chiney, speaking in his whereas staff and field officers the police." weekly Report To. The Nation," ate four dishes and one suup“ gach Although Pelping had no rightly The incal authorities, accordin added, "The approach fo.a com- meal prepared by a small kitchen. curfews, the city's strects the Indition, it "dded-00-Com-to a Press report, have ordered on schume for dutence of the Lower grade political elements were deserted at hightfoil. Food refugees munist lorries, eight gun

em the lemolition of a huge railway between Britain, Austraito

should be by agreement and common soldiers had to de- Venders and Hawkers who used placements and 100 wooden

repair shop which used to em-New Zealand; thereafter with the meals, consisting usually of only hugs

and pent on a public kitchen for their to cry out their trade in muddy have ceased their play several thousand workers, barges were destroyed.

noviurnal rounds. with one dish. Statze, and later United From the Kianga front the

All Red officers quartered in (Continued Op Page 2) ofetal Central News Agency said of stall in with passions In

the hotel brought willi them their | that Nationalist forces were dig the Pacific area-Router ging in art both banks of the Kan

to the United States. The 400 Portuguese expected to travel South by # Dutch hip some time this week but in view of the rapid develop- ments it is touch and go whether the vessel will be able to enter the

harbour-Reuter.

The Weather

A 2800, MT 13 p.m. NIKST) the said Cyclone centred over the Eastern Ben la moving slowly E. The truth extends from depremlen uyer Hokkalda 8-and W through the Lason Biralt'to‹ FF-216\nan..

Today's Forecast Fresh rusty i winds, modernity. Wasther doll and cool with periods of FRİN.

Yesterday's Weatheri- |

Theo: Tên thử, hnh

Runshine NIL

Mustang fighter plories simul- aneously staged long distance raids over a wide area in the outer perimeter of Shanghal, the announcement said.

Sitens here today added to the din of the approaching war. These sirens caused doors and windows

ver-which virtually divides Klangai into two equal parts East and West-in an endeavour to check the Communist drive to

Canton-Hankow'

to rattle when the nuthorities warda neighbouring unan Pro- tested the air raid alarm system vince and the installed by the Japanese during tallway, their occupation of the city.

toction

Military observers belleve that Whangpoo River normally | if the arenies of Communist Gen- crowded with slipping-presentedral Chen Kang fail to crack this a deserted appearance with only new Nationalist defence line they handful of Chinese vessels will probably push Southward busily leading here and there and threaten "Kwangtube. Even the usual huge moler, col Meanwhile, the whole of North of Junks and sampans Fukien Province was in a state was conspicuous by its absence, of confusion following the wide-

Refugees

from all points of the "pread efteruption of telephone compass streamed into the heart and telegraph services, accordin

·Babfalli Trace, Total sinse Jan, 1 of the city today in flight from to a Central News Agency report:

#v5.1.mm.m11.14 im, as graines in the advancing Red ́armies,

Foochow -AYOZEIN of 422.7 mm.m118.46 108.

majorly came from unens The telegraph office in Foochaw, the city limits, travelling the provincial capital was only (30 mm. Sibli

mostly in rickshas arid pedicabs accepting manager for Kuliet. („Dara, at ̄mm), .......1018.0 10193 m.b.

19.99-31.39 inches, with their beddings and other 30 miles North West

belongings.

Tension was reported to be ria- Somo

their suburban wild rumours which caused the homes in trucks but many huns blackmarket rate of the silver dreds of the poor had to walk in dollar to skyrocket to "GY$22,- many esses with babies in their. 000,000 each (compared to only art, and a few belongings strap>| GY$5,000,000 in Shanghai) j

Equals

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Rel. Humidity (NE

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Wind:-Dirvation

Wind: Varon,

AN

The

+

frum

and villes pooled rprources | Ing. in". Foochow tupid flood of

Britain Ready To Deal With Reds

London, May 14,

The British Government preparing for de facto recogni.. tion of the Chinose Communist regime: If and when it is pro.. cialmed as the Government of all "Chins; responsible sources, report.

The Informante inld the 'Government expects the new copims to be proclaimed within the next three months. Com. munist forces are expected to complete occupation, of Bouth. China within that ilms.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shake, and his Kuomintang Yol- lowers are expected to return to Taiwan, which would permit the Communists to proclaim their Government of China, the Informants said.

Many of them said that, although Taiwan was handed back .10 to Chine by an agreement at the Cateo conference in 1945. ;)

*** Chinese territory the island, dan not be recognised-fagaity” -until the Japansas pande treaty fa completed adding

British Government; attitude is afto" bald to be in- fluenced by Chinees reports that Mao Tse-tung: Intende to halt his'drive at the Chiness borders and does p), Intandite under" těka theliberation", "et. Indo-China;s mirka"Eana Mataya. United Pr

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