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MARSHAL YEN NAMED PREMIER French Women Give Mr. Alexander

Legislators Expected To Confirm Appointment TO SEE GENERALISSIMO

Canton, June 2.

The Central Political Council this morning approved Acting Pre- sident Li Tsung-jen's nomination of Marshal Yen Hsi-shan as The the next Premier to succeed General Ho Ying-chin. Legislative Yuan will meet tomorrow morning to confirm the appointment, which is expected without much opposition. Marshal Yen, who is well known as the former defender of Taiyuan for more than nine months, flew to Taiwan this morning in connection with the funeral of his mother who died four days ago. At the same time he will contact Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on administrative and military problems.

Nationalists Abandoning Tsingtao?

Nanking. June 2. Reliable sources said today Chinese Nationalist Army and Navy forces were abandoning Tsingtao.

|One report said that the next Doputy Premior and Finance Ministor may be Dr. H. H. Kung, who is now in the United States. If Dr. Kung

Canton Buses Rejecting

Rita The Once-Over Leaves London For FE Journey

Most of these Frenchwomen were smiling as the film star, Mian Rita Hayworth (contre foreground) was followed by -Prince Aly Khan (left edge of picture) from the Cannes Art

Gaiteries, on the Riviera.-AP Photo.

rejects the posts, Mr., Hsu Ken may be given Colony's Notes U.S.,

the job as Finance Ministor.

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The Legislative Yuun Monday refused to approve Mr. Chu Cheng, aging member of the KMT inner circle when its balloting committee threw him out by its deciding vote.

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partlat phearvera. never been a good party man and many believed he wilt have trouble in forming a cabinet. One observer recalled he once admitted that provincial adminia tration was his forte and that he did not believe he would be suc cessful at the national level.

Meanwhile,

government that the spokesman said today

Canton, June 2, The 10-cent and five-cent subsidiary notes issued by the of Hong Kong Government which were in great demand here, were rejected by bus con- duetors and shop keepers to the great inconvenience and loss of the public.

The reason for rejection given

by the

It was the legislators' Idea to nominate Marshal Yen, whose backing is meagre in top party counette. Dr. Chu Chia-hua, for- mer Minister of Education, who entire Executive Yuan is slaying was that these notes are deemed Kong The old German-built North appeared to be a strong candidate on until a new cabinet takes over, invalid

cabinet session is authorities. China port was the last Govern-yesterday. failed to be nominated A regular

Telephone enquiries to Hong ment holdout

In North China, when he became the target of planned for tomorrow. Only yesterday Government Chin-strong CC clique attack.

Marshal Yen'a

ese news reports claimed a great victory there.

These same sources said thef United States Navy definitely.had abandoned Tsingjoo as a base for the Western Poellie Fleet.

The spokesman also denied re-

nomination ports that General Ho Ying-chin was a disappointment to many plans to leave China-Associated party members and also im- Press and United Press.

in Canton, a spokesman said Now It Can Be Told:

Government the

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today paying serious attention to ro. porta that various other nations were discussing recognition of the Communists.

The spokesman, Dr. Shih Chao- ying, said evidence of the Govern- ment's concern over the matter could be seen in a recent speech

Acting

by

George Yeh.

Foreign Minister

Shih quoted Ych as saying the fact a number of nations were discussing what to do in China

What Happened At The Peiping Talks

Nanking, June 2.

Indiented they were considering An authoritative source told the United Press to-

common action with the implied aim that no action will be taken independently.

It is possible the Government is hoping no one nation will re- cognise the Communist govern- ment and that no group of "nations will be able to decide on a com

non course in China.

Chinese sources said today the: Sino-Russian 10-year pact giving i

day that the five-man Nationalist peace de- legation headed by General Chang Chih-chung in the abortive Paiping negotiations had oc- cepted the 24 Communist conditions for peace but were overruled by Acting President Li Tsung-jon and Premier Ho Ying-chin.

the Soviets virtual exclusive com- The 24 terms which the Nationalist government

mercial nir rights in Sinklang Province had been extended Ave

years.

The pact, signed in 1938, was to expire in September.

Reports here sald the Russian regollatura

the feted

Chinese

Government representatives when

the pact was extended.

The Russian

border Chinese

described as amounting to virtual surrender were presented formally to the Nationalist peace delegation in Peiping on April 15 and the deadline for a final yes or no answer was set for April 20.

The authoritative source said port

145 miles South

West of

Hong

The

Kong failed to confirm these re-At ports. One report sald speculo- tors are behind the move in an ffort to make some profits some- Where. The notes are expected to be in use again.... when they people are informed atill good as legal tender in Hong Kong.

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The bus company turned out their own 10 and ave-rent notes In Heu of the Hong Kong issues, Other big concerns are also plan- ning to issue their own "bank- notes" in an effort to manipulate the money market.

Business Bad

General business in Canton is going from bad to worse. Almost dally some firm or shop go_into Even liquidation or Insolvency, tea houses and restaurants port decreasing business, people are not in the mood for enjoyment.

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Trade turnover yesterday was less favourable than a year ago, despite the Dragon Boat Festival, Cinemas are not so crowded as two months ago. The hot wea- ther and the recent explosions in two theatres are deterrent factors.

Some

merchants predicted that owing to WOTEC time la to come

to the civil war. People prefer

emburk wait and see before"

they on any venture. Most of them will not try any big projects.

The general question everybody asks is when will the Communists:

The answers

province has long been of inter- the Nationalist peace delega- Nanking, as an example of what come to Canton. est to the Russians who maintain tion considered the terms as the Communists would expect if vary...Asenciated Press. o large consular staff at Tihwa ncceptable and recommended wür should continue.

Sinklang's capital. Associated Press.

SUN FO DUE

IN PARIS

them to its government, but

General Liu Fel, delegate in: the government took a differ-charge of talks about military! ent view and instructed the delegation to reject them on the evening of April 20.

were

Paris, Juno 2.

The source, who sided with the Dr. Sua Fo, former Chinese Premier, and son of the founder of the views of the delegation, said

Nationalist delegates the Chinese Republic, is expected the

with their govern- here shortly on a strictly private "unhappy" vlait, a Chinese Embassy spokesment's stand and when the gov- ernment recalled them and scut man s'ated.

speelal plane to Pelping to fetch hem back to Nationalist territory hey refused to leave

Dr. TV. Soong, former Chines

and Prime Minister

brother-in- Jaw of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek. arrived in Pärls last week strictly for health TEDRGNS,-- Router.

THE WEATHER ·

At 1600 ØMT -(5 p.m., IKST) from mintionary stepression over,Thakin » trough extenda kerona: 9. China and the Fustern Bea to a depression F of Japan, Brekante remains Mich to the NE of Japan,, and Etadienio are weak to the Band-E of the I'hilippine

Today's Forecast:-Light or moderate AW wind. Fair and very warm,

Yesterday's Weather- Maximumt 00.3 deg. Fah......

Minimum: 82.5 deg. Faħ. Bunshina ('0.4 hours.'.

Still In Poiping

organisation, was also said to have fold the chief Communist delegate. Chou En-lal, that the Nationalists still have an army of 4,000,000 men. The inforinant snic that Chou En-lai smiled at him and took out a pamphlet from his drawer and showed it 40 Llu Fer

"Hero's Your Army"

Britain Ask Russia To Halt Treaty Violations

Washington, Juno 2.

United States and Britain asked Russia yes- torday to join them in action aimed at halt- ing alleged peace treaty violations by the Communist governments of Hungary, Rumania and. Bulgaria.-

the same time the State Department announc- 'ed this, it made public notes from all three Balkan governments denying they violated the human and civil rights sections of their treaties.

Hope For Early Shanghai Trade

The

Shanghal, June 2. Chinese Chamber of Commerce today tolepraphed Mao Tse-tung and Chu Tah. expressing sincere hope that trado tetween North and South China will resume very #oon.

Shanghal is a good place to pave the way for the aug.

'cessful evolution of agricul.

ture

ure into Industry, the mes- задо added.

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Banka

began accepting cheques again, following the reopening of tha clearing house. There

were practi cally

ho applications berths when foreign airlines took down their shutters.

Pan-American and North West Airlines reported only

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applications

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atateless foreigners..

from There

were no Indications yet when Lunghwa airport will be re- opened Reuter.

Czech Government To Control Church Jobs

Prague, June 2.

London, June 2.5

Mr. A. V. Alexander, the Minister o

Defence, loft Northolt Airport today o the first stage of his journey to Hon Kong, where he will study the defenc position on the spot,

"I shall be visiting a number of places in the Neo

and Far East,” he said.

The "Daily Telegraph" today regarded the report

ed decision to send Mr. Aloxándor to Hong Kong as a guarantoo "that wa mean busl noss. The only substantial danger of ar attack by the victorious Chinese Communisti would probably arise if they thought th colony would be easy, or internally rotted

meat.

"The constructive side of the jit le nasumed that Hong Kong Wa Minister's visit may, therefore, one of the subjects raised. Th go beyond the immediate pro- opposition has already criticise as inadequate the recent Far Est blems of defence.

reinforcemente, announced by th Government last month.

Meanwhile official quarters in London were rosicent today about Mr. Alexander's flying visit to Hong Kong and the Far East. which was a well-kept secret until a few hours before he left this morning.

Reuters political correspondent weltes: His Inspection of the Hong Kong defences reflects the Cabi Inet's determination to protect the Colony against nny attack or threat of

from

attack

the Chinese Communists, observers said.

Although the visit has been con

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EISLER'S TESTIMONY AT TRIAL

San Francisco, June. 2.

A U.S. Government attorney

templated for some time, Mr. Al- says. a sworn statement by exander did not leave unill the fugitive.Gerhart Elsler will b Government has received from used at union leader Mr. Harr

Malcolm MacDonald, British Bridges perjury trial. Mr. Commisioner-General in Bou h

Bridges, President of the Inter Ehat Asia, an up to the minuta

national Longshoremen's appreciation and Malaya.

of the situation In Warehousemen's Unton, was In Hinne

dicted last week by a federa Mr. Alexander's departure coin-grand jury on charges of perjur cided with yesterday's secret de- and fraud: fence talk between the Prime Min

The same jury has three wit ister, Mr. Clement Attlee, and the nesses yesterday, in a new Inver opposition leader, MrWinston tigation of Bridges activities. Churchill,

Spcoldlssistant attorney-gen Colony Discursedert F. Joseph Detishuse, sold the

testkrony or Elster, Communis though, none of the detalls of fieader who recently fled the U.. E They accused the United this meeting have been disclosed, after conviction

'perjury States of interfering with their

charges, would be used again internal affairs and fostering

Bridges. Ho doctined to elaborate

Bridges and two high elder were indicted. Bridges was aci cused of perjury and fraud in connection with his 1945 citizen. ship hearing. He was chargeć with testifying falsely that he had never been Communist. The other two were charged with alding ant abetting a conspiracy to defraud the

their countries "Fascist" and anti-government elements. All three governments are closely allied with Russia, State Department cfficials generally ex-" pect that Russia will side with them

Western and against the Powers. If it turns out that way, the whole dispute may eventually rench the United Nations,

action

The American-British was the latest in a long series gainst the three Seviot satelite regimes. Washington and London have accused them of denying religious and political freedoms, fair trials and the like to their people.

Guarantees of human rights are contained in the pence treaties the alled countries former Gernian signed after World War II.

The treaties make the American, Bri- tish and Ruslan. Ministers in of the treaty countries res-

for enforcing the pact.

tern Powers made have

accusation many against Balkan countries, yes- terday's move was the Orst to in- voke the enforcement, machinery of the treaties.

Causible the Western

the

Under-Secretary of State Webby fold a news conference that notes from the three Balkan govern- ments tall to inswer satisfactorily the charges made against them and show no willingness to re- medy

the situation --Associated

Press.

ROSCHIN SEES VISHINSKY

Paris, June 2. MY, V. N. Roachin, Ruskia's Ambassador to China, 'arrived here by plane from Canton today to confer with the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr. Andret Vishinsky.

Mz. Vishinsky la' attending the Foreign Ministers, meeting here.

The Czechoslovak Government announced yestar- day it intends to control the appointment of Chou sald, "Hero's your

now priests and Catholic Church personnel. army." The pamplitet contain. ed detalled Intelligence reports Nationalist on the remaining

The order can head-on into a ganisation non-Catholle Action. Armed strength

He forbade tho.sending of lat-United Press. showing the new letter of the clergy from Gleposition of every Nationalist Archbishop Josef Beran, nead of ters and articles to the goveni- unit down to the regiment with Czechoslovakia's 9,000,000 Catho- rames and other personal de lles, again threatening automatic talls of every individual com- excommunication for collaborators with the Communist-dominated mandør,

government.

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Correspondence, \Personatin.)

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Mr. A. V. Alexander, Minister of Defence, who la due in Hong Kong by air on Monday for a two-day visit accompanied by Air Marshat Bir William Elliot, his Chief

Staff Officer. ·

government.

Cerhort-Elsier, meanwhile, re ceived a 'hero's welcome toy śr Soviet-occupied Leipzig, the Rus. star-censed

news agency ADN repulis from Berlin.

The agency said he was greet ed by Mayer Max Opits at a sally

the old mark square.

mayor decsribed Eisler as an up-

for peace, righter

justice and Delegates to a Com munist-dominated Free German Yath Congress cheered,

freedom.

Eisier will become a professor al Leipzig University. According to ADN, the German students a Leipzig had most ardently in vited Eisler.

The university in a centre al Communist influence in Germat education-Associated Press. (12)

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Government

They are still there. The Na-

ment Church gazette and other Honulist government later dis-

support re newspaper which missed the whole delegation.

strictions on the church. Legislator Lu Yu-wen, secretary

He said all Catholic newspapers general of the delegation, returni

have been stopped, all church ed to Nanking to join his family

The total strength shown war The Ministry of Education de schools mationalised, pilgrimages Inst month

and the Grand Old 1,100,000 as claimed by Com-creed that no appointment of a forbidden, professions disallowed, Page-2-- Man of Peace, Shap Li-tac, ro-munist propaganda.

priest, or other Church adminis- Catholic books confiscated in ali ported that he would shortly pro-

personnel changes, publishing houses and priest, far-| During the last few fateful day:trative and seed to Shanghai.

of the Felping negotiations, there would be valid unless printed in mers removed from their larse

the government's official' gazette Associated Press. an air of confidence amon None of the delegates WELLE

fon Catholic-clergyman. Nationalist commanders in Non- expected to return to National king, General Pal Chung-hul, L'

The Archbishop has instructed territory though Com-

his priests to ignore the gazette. innate core tald to have told Tsung-Jen's close associate, was The Church's own publication has Rainfall. N. Total since Jan, 1-

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been banned by the government, meeting

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The United Fress Informant sald them that it is not so easy to win." private letter to the clergy. 4.p.m.

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