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WALK INTO SHANGHAI Sir Robert's Funeral COMMON POLICY

Take Over Area South

Of Soochow Creek DEFENDERS ON THE RUN

Shanghai, May 25.

Shanghai fell to the Chinose Communists today (Wednesday). The Reds were clearing out tiny Nationalist resistance pockets in expanding their unopposed occupation of the great city's heart.

Green clad Communist Army veterans entered the Asion metropolis of some 6,000,000 persons just after dawn. They came from the South West. To the pealing of church bells, they marched to the centre of the city without a fight.

The Reds roached the famous Bund, facing on the Whongpoo River, by

8 a.m.

Their fine of march was right through the old French Con- cossion and International Settlement.

Canton To Close

As

Ranks

Canton, May 25, the Nationalist forces were being taken out of Shang- hai government officials In Canton were today making last minute

Until afternoon, the Com- munists made no move against the only two parts of the city that had not already becn handed them-the North East- ern district and the Bund It- self.

When they got to City Hall, Nationalists at an emplacement

there already had erected a big alen. it read:

"Welcome People's I theration Army."

While some Chinese were sur- prised at the speed of the Cum-,

munist entry, the faces of most

Sir Robert Hormus Kote- Kotie Woo, Major S. N. Churn, wall, CMG, LLD, former mem-Mr. F. J. Grose, Mr. D. O, Silva ber of the Legislative and Mr. R. Pestonji, Mr. F., da Executive Councils, who died Silva, Mrs. J. B. Mackle, Mrs. J. Eger, Mr. N. N. Shroft, Mr. Ro- of heart ailment on Monday bert Chon, Mr. W. A. Zimmern, night, was buried at the Mount Mr. A. Zimmern, Mr. D. Hung Dovla Cemetery yesterday. Mr. A. G. Sund, Mr. Kwok Chan, Li Koon-chun, Mr. B. Wens BIT.L Tape, Dr. Li Shu-fan. Dr. F. Tseung, Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Lo Yuk-long, Mr. Ng Wah, Mr. Kong

"China Mall" photo.

Admiral 8lr

TOWARD CHINA

Paris, May 25.

A responsible American diplomatic informant said today the United States has asked more than a dozen leading nations to meet on shaping unified policy toward the Chinese Com- munist.

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The informant said the State Department had sent notes to these nations, both in the Atlantic and Pacific regions,, proposing talks to weld t common diplomatic front toward the emerging Red Chinese regime,

The

move, the informant

said, was touched off in part

by recent reports that India

was planning to recognise the E. River Towns

Chinese Reds as soon as they formed a government for all China.

One of the most important sug- gestions made in the note, the informant sald, was that none of the countries concerned. should recognise a new regime In Chinn without consulting the other na- tions.

were those from the Governor,

He said another suggestion was Sir Alexander Grantham, Mr. and

bind China to maintain an Open Mrs, B. C. K. Hawkins, Mr. and that the Powers should seek to Andrew Door policy for the West, Many Mrs. Leo d'Almuda, Mr. T. W Kwok, Chan Chak, Marahat Li Chal-sum, of the big Western Powers, not- the U.S., Britain and General Tsal Ting-kal, General ably

France, have big commercial and Yu Hon-mow, and others, Watch Force, and pupils tron St.

A detachment of the District economie interests in China. Paul's College, took part in the funeral procession to the ceme-

At 1.30 p.m., Red troops moved out into the Bund and against the were utterly impasolve. They be- Nationalist-held bridges

across trayed neither approval nor dis- Soochow

cuts approval. The Chinese are long through Shanghai from East to accustomed to hiding their att- 11.15 p.m. Rose, that Reverend E-suen, Mr. Kong Stu-Jul, Mr. Lery.

tude on matters pollitcal.

Creek

which

west, and Bows under the Gar- den Bridge at the North end of the famed thoroughfare.

efforts to compose Across Soochow their differences and arrange some pattern for China holdout.

tho

A South

clamour-

Creek

to be calm.

As soon as they were in the elty, the Rede began putting uo posters instructing the populace They assured the people they had nothing to fear. Evidently printed same time ago, the posters Nationalist replaced

Rloguns urging resistance to the Reds,

Other Red troops began string. Some of the bridge-holding ing telephone wires. Some took

over at street intersections.

occupation force was peilte, and orderly.

Nationalists fought back.

The

spans lead to the North East, along the Whangpoo to Woo- sung, 10 miles away too thaị... mouth of the Vangies. This was

Tia

•

the route the Nationalists used Streets Cleared

for evacuation last night.

The fighting

ceased.

ofter

and the Reverend

hend

The United States, Britain] and France were "understood to have soneludad Inform

agreement late last year not to

Chincio recognize the

Had without consulting one another

first

Recaptured

Canton, May. 26.

A military report said 'pro- vinclat forceE recaptured Wuhun, Chlasting and Haing. ning, East River towns, from Querrillas and

mutinous troops.

-

It sald Tapu, another East. River town, may be retakéṇ, soon and Li Chlebchih, za

district mutinous

commi aloner, has fled to Melhalun near the Fukien frontier Associated Press.

00000000TI

The Western Powers expect the Chinese Communists to proclaim their new regime at the latest after the fall at Canton

"Height Of Folly

The informont said the Ameri- Associated Press reported, from

ahout two San Francisco today that a high.

United

•Depart work:Teadmi

The Chinese people are

The funeral cortege started from No. 51D, Condult Road, the residence of Sir Robert, at about prayers were said by Dean

Leung Kwai-tin, Mr Ngun Shing- it was perhaps the most repre- George (She

kwan. Mr, K. L.. Hsu, Mrs, Arthur eutative funeral procession ever Lee Kau-yan.

The procession made a stop in Woo, Mr. Lau Tak-po, Mr. Wong Been with members from almost front of the Hong Kong Univer-Tong, Mr. Tom Woon-tong, Mr. very organisation and institution sity, where friends and relatives Ft Ping-fan, Dr. Ma Luk, Mr. in the Colony and individuals can cater were id paid their last respect to the de-eeuschung, Dr. Liu Yan-tak, from every walk of life participa-weeks ago. The recipients includ-State Lepartment omeini' said yes

Mr. O, W. Luke, Mr. G. Van Ber- ting.

ed Britain, France, Belgium, Holterday it would have been "te gen, Mr. Shum Choy-wah, Mr.

Procession

land, India, Pakistan, Australia height of folly for the Those Presant

Chow Chami-wong, Mr. Là Ph

It was perhaps also a fitting New Zealand, Ceylon and Union States to attempt to bolster the Kuomintang leaders

Chinese Nationalist Government Among those present were Cop-kwei, Mr. Li Yik-mi, Mr. Ma finale to the life and career of of South Afric ing for Generalissimo Chiang

He hinted at dealings with the tain A. P. F. Wilson, ADC, Txul-chiu, · Mr. Mok Kon-sang, one of the most outstanding pub- Two Decisions Käl-shek's return to power re.

presenting the Governor, Mr. and Mr. Leung Ki-ho, Mr. Wet Man- le men in the Colony, who fund Mrs. B. C. K. Hawkins, Mr. Leo wel, molestor in Klam, working. life to the public, arst fenders have made several ic Alfairs, aid Wor

U.S. Secretary of State Dean Communist regime... King-pul, Mr. devoted almost the whole of his Acheson and other top American

Francis Russell Director of the ported they had collected enough

State

otice, of pubes signatures for a petition are

d'Almada e Castro, Mr. J. C. Mc-Li Man-kl. Douall, Bishop Valtorta, Father Mr. Wei Tat. Mr. Wong Cul-po, us a member of the Civil Service,portant policy decisions in rela week lunchera: ports continued to circulate that

R. W. Gallagher, Father Sheridan, Mr. Chung-po, Mr. Hon Man- and arterwards us the nominated ion to Chinn and the Far East Acting President Li Ting-jen

Mr. J. Father Cronin,

Barrow, wai. and and

Generallisimo would

many others.

of the Chinese Community

resentful, of outsiders. mourners chiết meet soon, probably at Penghu

Mr. N. V. A. Croucher, Mr. R. A.

were the of Hong Kong, in whose interests generally within the past month, tensely

the Wickerson, Mr, D, H. Bluke, Mr. son, Cyril, and eight daughters, he had fought, without fear

vast need for They will have (Pescadores) a key island base

and Mrs. F. L Marduyn, the Mars, Lan, or decisions included and the West of Taiwan, where reliable

1-The US should end its food and industrial equipment at the Garden At other points, Shanghai res-Reverend G, A. Goodban, the Re- Mrs. Fred Zimmern, Mrs. Francis was under the from heels of the information says Chiang is now

emain friendly, We may have: staying.

Bridge was sharp. The Nation-{ dents were told to stay out of the verend P. Smith, Mr. T, W. Kwok, Zimmern, Mrs, G. Choa and the Japanese conquerors during the "wait and see" policy toward no matter what happens,. 11. wei

events in China. Some reports salda delegaalists had only about 10 men on streets for their own safety. The Major J. S. Pugh, Mr. P. H. Sin, Misses Bobby, Patsy and Cecilin war years.

the opportunity to BRVS Ilke- and alt To him the community of Hon minded nations should begin rèrom being the causo; the Red commander of a group that Sir Shouson Chow, Mr. Edward Kotowall.

pawna tion of nine men, headed by cuch end of bridge

Communists began moving in. come down Avenue Edward VII Họ tung. Lady Lê, Mr. T. N. More than 2,000 persons attend- Kong, both Chinesu and non- former Shanal Governor Mar-

were There

approximately the ordered the entrance blocked for Chau, Dr. S. N. Chau, Mr. Ho ed the funeral and among the Chincee, paid their last respects solving their differences and start of Communism." Yen Hal-shan, is being

some number of defendera on a-time to the building housing the Kom-long, Dr. Irene H. Tung, Dr. several lorry loads of wreaths' yesterday. formed to arrange mesting some

Associated Press bureau. between the Acting and retired each of the other spans.

1. The Reds took over abandoned

go into the streets. There wAS It will be remembered Marshal Nationalist emplacements where

some firing there at the time. Yen was successful where others Nanking Road meets the Bund in Garden Bridge. their move ont

The Communist advance along Jailed in

to bring mission a

the Soochow General Li Tsung-jen

the Bund toward back to four blocks to the North.

farther Creek bridges precipitater! heavy Canton two weeks ago after the Already there was firing f

had spent a North. This suggested Communists small arms fire and skirmishing. Acting President

which fortnight in seclusion when he had crossed the Soochow Creek The Glen Line building, disagreed with Kuomintang right-upstream and were encircling the houses the U.S. Consulate-Gen- wingers on the extent of his pre- Hongkow section, still farther eral, was in the line of fire.

North. Nationalists were pulling Bullets spattered off the build- sidential powers.

out toward Woosung. There ing. Consular employees ducked Meanwhile Chiang Kai-shekovacuation

were waiting, and stayed ships

taved away from windows. expected before the end of the

The American Ang new at helf month to submit to the Kuomins The only way out was North.

Long since, the Reds had forged mast atop the six-story structure. steel ring almost around the Consut-General John Cabot sald cerning the existing disunity in city. Their drive from the South it was for the late James Forres- the parly

on matters of high West had swept over big Lung-tal, former Secretary of Defence-

hwa International airport and the not the Nationalists. polley.

He is not expected to come to smaller Hungino airfield

Presidents.

tang here n statement in which

he will disclose his views con=

Canton to deliver the statement

in person.

Meantime, Acting President Li

this afternoon informed a dete-

A

Northword

gallon of local officials he would Corridor

not give up South China And

that the capital would remain in

when

Canton. He revealed that orders All that remained open to the was the Northward have been sent to General Pai Nationalists Chung-hai, Central China com- corridor along the Whangpoo and

He said it was dangerous ti

Parts of the British Consulate- General also were in the line of fire.

Inex-

KOWLOON ASSOCIATION

BACKS REFORM PLAN

In the absence of the President, Mr. F. C. Clemo and the Vice-President, Mr. J. Moodie, who are on leave, Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, KC, took the chair.

MANILA NERVOUS

Manila, May 25.

Black headlines topped the

today. Their effect

was

ex-

2-The, U.S.

working out a positive pro- gramme for proventing the rush of Communism through the For East

Britain

Boon.

like

... new

thua

Support of the crumbling Nationallets, - he gold, would have meant the ure of Amari»; *can troops, and, ale power and "much prokter", copnamle" and financial” ald than we did glvà

· them...

to" the

Don't worry!.

It is impossible at present to Bay whether non-Communist countries will lay down any con-

"And then we only would have ditions for recognising

wound up with the resentment. Chinese regime,

But, according to Information of the Chinese people because of from sources in touch with high an effort to impose upon them A proposal that the Kowloon Residents' Associa-story of Shanghai's fall here British and French officials, Lon-a government in which they had

are thinking of lost all confidence." to don and Paris

specific guarantees He asserted the U.S, had given tion support the alternative schomo for increase Philippine, nervous- asking for

Nationalist Government ness for its future on the flank from the Chinese Reds before they military equipment and other sid Legislative Council Reform as tabled by the

establish

relations with them. France may ask for a prior de- since 1948

which

equalled "ap Unofficial members was carried at the As of Communist Asla.

thie Chitesn Under-Secretary Foreign finition of the border between proximately half

Neri limited his China and, Indo-Chi sociation's Annual General Meeting held at Affairs Felino

Nationallat budget." Indo-China. comment to: "Loss of Shanghai,

would St. Andrew's Church ́yesterday.

"There was no major engaken, pledge

which the Chinese of course, is important to us."

that the Chiness will respect ment The Philippine Consul-General;

their

did atariano Espeleta, in Shanghel

not have sovereignty in Hong Kong Nationalists and will renew their issues on superiority of fire power informed the Foreign Affairs

sevarat settlements en thel went on. "The Nationalists also

force, Department here at 3.30 o'clock

which the Chinese maintand fading Hong, had an alr GMT that Nationalist troops up-ended

the foreign consular

Kong. These teases wifi sxpire Communists lacked."-- Associatoci perk benches in Garden Bridge

corps in Shanghal was forming o

Preas.. Park alongside the Whangpoo

committee. Its purpose is to across the Bund from the British

Addressing the meeting, Mr., 12 months the advent of a novel-plore Bossibility of continuing Consulate and across Soochow D'Almada said that he did not ty in the two-decker buses, and business on a provisional

basis Creek from the Soviet Consulate propose to go into the subjects was pleasing to note that there with the Red newcomers.

Later the Nationaliste

was no drastic pruning of trees The Philippine Government mentioned in the Annual re- pileably slashed limbs from Shang-

trees and piled them, part except one. Reading of along Nathan Road. On the whole as taken the position up to now the report, he said, shows that drivers of buses have been raril- that it was prematurs" to con- cularly consideratë, but this can- sider business relations with the defend Central China probable field, also North of the city.

steady progress has been made not be said of

Reds so long as the Nationalist of taxi-drivers."

ert alle of the next major battle,

The Whangpoo itself was block-manoeuvre buffed observers.

exists. Associated The Nationalists set up guns in by the Association. The Com-

The speaker said that in the Government Both commercial and private ed along the Shanghai waterfront. radio contact with Shanghai was The Nationalists scuttled at least the Soviet Consulate grounds. mittee have done useful work course of the Association's deal-Press.

Lan- They also set un a machine-gun not only to the benefit of thelrings with Public Utility

ComTMTM broken off this morning,'

hine ships there. The

MURDER BEFORE was menaced all along the the fird four of Broadway radio

admihin.nel

on the members but also to all resi-panies and the Government they a skyscraper Poo- Mansions, a

have been shown the Hreatest tration

SUICIDE Here the

courtesy and he should like to ex- cloned to Shanghal and no mas tung area.

press the Association's thanks for Cosenza, Southern Italy, sages would be accepted. United driven to the bank in their "back With this run they fired on Com-

A special feature in the past door' drive from the East after nunists who took over sand-bag

May 24. Press,

flanking thrust from the South emplacements built by the Na- few months, he continued, was there,

Referring to the Association's) Gennaro Esposito, Italian la- that new blocks of buildings have West, Sporadie Bring from. Poo- tionalists.

he stated that a bourer aged 25, shot dénd: his son tung today sounded, as though the Yesterday the Government hela sprung up on the Peninsula, hut membership,

this was not what they had honed pleasing feature was that it has aged two at the foot of his mo Reds were rounding up last-ditch a

per cent, butther's grave and then committed that they suleide, Talling across his son's Nationalist holdouls there,

Only 24 hours ngo, the Nation-for. Key-money was still a pro- increased by 80 The Nationalist chance for it seere Follee lender, Fang blein, nnd as long as there were when they consider

.told correspondenta thepacious key-money racketeers, number only 514, is a great body-Reuter, Escape was to

to make the 10 miles Chith

plly that people, in, Kowloon de to WODsung.

Government Would hold inde- this would still continue,

not show sufficient interest In joining the Association. There Ai 0850 GMT (*·v.m, WKAT), črona, u Voleran troops of Red General Anitely. It was learned today that speaking

no reasons he end, and un why they shallow depression wear the Panik, Chen Yi came in through the old at the time he was Honshu trough stretches were French Concession after a night Mayor Chen, Liang had quietly

should not number Mr. D'Almada also took up the rss; their membership is greater, 8. Ching to another shallow depresiona night of heavy cannonading un decamped to the South Fang was brat Indo-Chlox, & of the truth are the North and pitched battles on not in sight.

rubject of the sudden decision m tirily wean, ridge of high premure, extende

Even triny, Nationalist pioner tavernment to requisition houses they will not be able to present

views the West.

He said that they wern came over the city and dropped an Kowloon.

uni- sheaf

mander, and General Hala Wel to perhaps Kiangwan military air-ba's few

'ep the overteenen bencher. This

Themed cables

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ed1 from China. '

*Today's Forecasts-Light

winda. Pair,

20 Yeuterday's Weatheri-

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Minimumi 100 deg. Fabe Bunshiner 13 - hours. J-Rainfall, Ni Total.alneo Jan,

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Bendingu kåtka 67% 10 M. Daro at mal ....1010.0 -1008.A 15.

Equato 20.04 EITB inches. 1-Hat: Buenidity a77 DA SE

Wind Diration, A BEEWWAON

East side in the Reds had North bank, or Soochow Creek. dente in Kowloon.

The advance elements plainly tired. Their green

The avenues to the Bund on the double-quick. They carried light arms and machine-guni.

In High Spirit

parade.

KOREA'S FEAR

Requisition

(

Th

Election

with much foce Saying

that the subject of af handbills urging the could not bui regret the lateress Council Reform would be dit- Eforma showed the strain and wear public, to carry onAuclated of the step and the fact that recussed later, he proposed that the quisition is not in a general way. Report and statements of accounts of battle. But they moved down Press.

"We have seen in Kowloon," be adopted. This was unanimous-

t carried. he continued "ha growin of squatter's hula and reprosanin-} { Booul, May 28 The Korean people fear the tions have been made to Gov. United States will sell out the benment with rafarenne to their Orient to the Russians, at the danger, and assurances: have Foreign Ministern conference „în been received that there

be dealt wiS." They canie into the heart of Paris in return for Borlet saTUT- the city in sharp formations, ances, of a democratie Europe, the

Korean

Touching 11- Their movements were decisivo, pro-government

“the proposal møde They obviously had spirit........ paper "Union Times" said today, that drivers' and owners" lleencra Swiftly the Reds moved down The dally charged the United be renewed off, the Kowloon sido, Avenue Petain, Avenue Edward States was shunning, its respon-ha said that so far, flingo” have VII and other main arterion into ability toward Korea. Washing have been no sigue of thane com- mid-town. They found elaborate ton's policy la "wonk and-waver-lost into being, sa barricades along the march but no ing the "Union Times"; assert-, 2:“We have also inen," the Acte | Cheung. Fomistande." DONE pat

BAZARE MANESCO Ing: Chairman majd,” in the past ad-Beuter.

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The election of OMes-bearers | Page 8., for the ensuing year rosuited as follows:

President: Mr. C.E. Terry. Vice-president. Mr. W. S. T. Lour.

Hon, Secretary: Mr. P. W. Wood, Hon. Asst, Secretary: Mrw, M.

Hon. Trangurer: Mr. M.T.

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