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CHIANG KAI-SHEK IN CANTON PICTURES

Will Confer With High Military Officials

REDS CAPTURE LUNGNAN

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, August 23. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek flew here at 2.15 p.m. today from Taiwan for a military conference with high officials. He was accompanied by his eldest son, Chiang Ching-kuo, and others and was met at the airport by General Pai Chung-hsi, the field commander in Central China.

British Ship Turned Back From Shanghai

Taipeh, Taiwan,

August 23, Nationalist China Naval Beadquarters today said n British merchantman had heen turned back Trum an sitempt to enter blockad- ed Shangbal,

The name of the ship was not given

Chine.r warships, the Naval Headquarters said, ardered the British ship back to Hong Kong-A sociated Press.

Iron Mine Sabotaged In Red Area

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Shanghai, August 23. The Communist Agency disclosed today largo-scale, sabotaging of an iron mine and equipment in Chahar Province which "even Communist Party involved members and goverment offi- cials."

¡Immediately after leaving his private four-engined plone, Chungmei, the Generalissimo motored to the residence of Acting President Li Tsung- jen and later received Premier Yen Hsi-shan. The Kuomintang Emergency Council will meet to- morrow to discuss military and diplomatic questions including Chiang's personal reply to the American White Paper criticising his The defence of Kwangtung administration.

will figure prominently in the meeting.

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Besides unitary

! These guerillas and Red regulars

been co-ordinating in th Cinovali sam Chting wilt give have

Kinngst sincer shreetiven

th firmetalghing in South

Jumtion in sin situation such as higher pay they effected

feng August 10. for soldiers, evacuations perses to Chongking and Tai- | wan and other pronome issues,

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The silver yuan certicates on nules diegu cezated from HK$3.50

HK$3.15 today. Thus is dem to the removal of the head office of The Central Bank of China from Conton to Claungking or ets where. People here fear that the note, may not be redeemed, andt people who got to the Bank tr indem the certificates

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From Hoping the Reds could advance towards Canton vla the East River, This leads ob servers to believe that. the

Communiste want to occupy this city. despite many. ob. stocles, as they want to offel the Costil blockade and get much needed, supplies to big cities like Shanghat. from the outside world." Occupation of Canton would serve this pur pose in view of the proximity to Hong Kong where. alt Im ported hecessarios are precur- able, these observes pointed out.

wait for

for at least forty minutes or

Planes und Frau leaving.

CHE fon torlag were fully loaded and

have to be made a reservations

In the for North West, L- day or twen in advance. Those who claw held out with air support evacuated belong to the

rich up to late yesterday. A radio- teisure class and their dependents. phone report said planes were able to take off from Lanchow to The Centra Kuomintang Party

strafe the Invaders eadquarters deemed to move to point and

making, but top Kuomintang pressing on from the Southy, s

who also hold high and West of the embattled Kansu | ferners

provincial cupitul. nuvertimen olces wil Were to tu lust day, post hdy tur three to four works. Th: varku matistrion have sent away Chungking and Taiwon about tw was to thirds of their staff. The - mine sanlagert Panchlapag hean Sunnhwa it Stuth Char. Half of the mine's equipment was removed and sold mrstly in the back market, Priping. The subotage job started

Just August and was likeover

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and stopped by the North China People's Government and

The

Geteatissimo Chiang Kai-shek

is expected to remain here for a few days and after giving direc tons will return to Taiw

Pai Urges New

Chahar Provincial Government Strategy ·

in June this year.

mor

power

The news agency said several hundred generators and then 90,000 metrea of wire were among #quipment.

Hop

fra

General Pai Chang-hst, overal In 1

and commander

who flew the stoler Kwangși

lenayang take yesterday.

tht: arip

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strategy wnict

which .nd færs agency news

Guvernur bronchit about vitiovjes ever th City Surphwa

Commqucde Fast wool fuest of the "treated the cuse lightly, sayin

mari | Cast-kunkow Roway sicel the people took the

Farther iron to barter for foodstuffs." Th eulprits were detained a few clayi ind then released.

success

goverhn.end was reported hat night in th cuplure of Hsinhua in central Human by the troops of Genera! The news agency did not say

Tuang Chich, the newly installed whether any new arresis wor

Hunan

who su mocle by the Connor The governor of

eceded Generat Chen Ming-je mine's daily capacity at one tim

who turned over to the Cum- was 8,000 tons, employed nawe

munists, This victory removes al then 25,000 workers and was

threat from the Wist to Heng operated

China by the North Steel and Iron Company-Asso-ng, important nolway town. clated Press.

The Weather

11KST) the

AL 0600 MT 13. ropical depreskin which la rentred alon

280 miles 2% of Samme le probably imovine slowly NW. Pressure in relatively low

over the centrat Philippines and

Paclites Markward; I in relatively

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East of the rallway, the Rear rushed the 5th army to rein-

In Fukien, the earlier report; that guerillas seized Wei An on the const midway between Fro- chow and Amoy is confirmed by unofcial despatches. The Fuklen development is of no immediate threat to Canton.

Chiang To Make Inspection Tour

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who arrived in Canton this after- noon, will visit North West and South

West

Chinu, including Chungking, Chengtu and Kun- ming, for an inspection tour with- in the next few days, according to source close to the Genera- fissimo, reports Reuter.

This source said that the 12-) mna Emergency Gounell, highosti organ of the Kuomintang Party. will hold an important meeting tomorrow, or on Thursday for an change of views of the entillary and international situation.

The souren gave a int deniu) to the press reports that an 'toler national force was being organis ed to aid the Nationalials in their war against the Chinese

Com munists.

The Nationalists are prepared

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SPITFIRE CRASH

Two pictures taken at the scene of the Bpltra crash yesterday afternoon. Top picture 'shows the plane in flames. The racond is the scene of the crash after the fire had been put out. Note the wreckage of ore wing of the Hi-fated Spitfire (bottom photo) being Inspected by an RAF Military Poilcemats, Arrow points to the tall of the plane. ("China Mall" Photos.)

Shipping Firms Threatened By River Bandits

Canton, August 23. British

and

Chinese shipping companies In Canton have received blackmailing letters from bandit organisations in the delta area, demanding funds for arms, ammuni- tions and food.

· same

If these funds are not forthcoming the bandits threaten to mele out the treatment to their ships as was given to the steamer Miss Orient which mined In Canton Biyer a few months ago.

Was

Several river steamers including the Butterfield and Swire's Wusuch have been fired on between Canton and Hong Kong in recent weeks.-Reuter.

Possibility Of Canton Uprising Worries KMT

Canton, August 23.

The Nationalist authorities here are more worried just now over the possibility' of a Commun- ist-inspired uprising in Canton than by the Red drive on this city.

Last week reliable reports circulated that some 80 Communist..sympathisers had been arrested here. The authorities, however, kept mum on the subject. Later reports suggested some of those implicated were officers of the. Kwangtung Pacification Headquarters.

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RAF SPITFIRE CRASHES AT

KAI TAK ΚΑΙ

A Royal Air Force Spitfire attached to the 80th Squadron which arrived in HMS Oceán res cently to reinforce the Colony's defences, crashed at the foot of Lion Rock Hill at 4.30 -p.m. yesterday, and the pilot was 'instantly`

killed.

The crack-up happened as the plane was coming in to land. It was seen to approach the air- field from a Northerly direction, with wings tipped vertically.

It crashed almost instantly on a fenced' farm patch 25 yards behind an unnumbered hut store on the side of Ngau Chi Wan Road, which borders the North side of Kai Tok Air- field.

'The Impact of the planc

against the earth sent tip o

billow of black smoke follow-

ed by flames shooting up high. Ship Explosion

The wings of the Spitiles were strewn

a few yarks from wieck on ther side of it.

the

One wing, forn off completely from the fuselage remained crumpled bur Intact a few feel behind the undy of the plane.

The second wing however, was pieces and broken into several thrown farther ahead on the left. side of the fuselage.

The pilot was pinned in the His death was helioveri corkp1t. to have occurred instantly

The Spitfire was one of the three RAF planes on a dally routine exercies. The first plane touched down at 07 runway without Incident. The Decand was the ill-fated one. The third Spitfire touched down axfel, m 15 minutes After the second had crashed, All Kal Tak personnel

were roon on the scene of the disaster while the RAF and their fre lighting equipment andved on the cene almost Immediately offe the crash. with the Fire Brigade lending efficient ald some minutes

· later -

Villagers Watch

In Taiwan Port.

Talpeh, August 23, The China Merchants ship Chungli exploded this morning at Kaohsiung and rocked the entire city. Ten warehoures of, the Talwan Sugar Corporation were completely burned down with Heavy Jones, several city government employees were injured and the city's telephone system was disrupted") -

It is believed that the disaster was caused by the explosion of ammunition

board the Vessel. Reuter.

on

More Troops Arrive In

Macao Ma

Macao, August 23. Portugal's first major re-

The large crowd of Kowloon City and Ngou Chi Won villagers usfambled, outside the Police and RAP cordón watched the laming wreck in uwe-stricken silence.

Buddenly

the burning fUN- lage came to life. Small ex. plosions shot off from the burn.inforcements for her Macab garrison arrived in Macab ing hulk, playing an ironicsi gay and colourful scane above Roads by the troopship Niassa

from Lisbon today and It, as Incendiary hullets flew in dazzling pattern into the sky land in the city tonight. An eyewitness, a

a farmer living on a patch of ground some dia. tance from the scene of the crash described the crash.

They comprise about 850 cers and men. Another 1,500 men, troops from mainly-coloured Portuguese East and-West Africs,

are

"I saw the plane roar over me

expected at the end of AUL These reinforcements will reLEN at a very low height," he said. "It wings pointed lo sky and the garrison

rength in the tiny earth, Before I could realise what colony to nearly 6,000, one of the was happening, it rolled over and highest figures in Macro'e 100 crashed on to the ground NOIDYCRs of history.

Meanwhile, a movement for the authorities Ama concern is the distance below me, catching the Offfola cirald say here that a local peace is reported to be possibility of R irregulars in Immediately." under way.

Behind it ure Kwangtung Province staging a somo officials who believe concerted drive on key points pence is the best way out; and within the Nationalist lines.

the garrien is being bulli up RAF military police cordoned to ensure internal security only. of the area

The Immediately Kar-

add that the territory rounding the wreckage, and res would be indefensible it is safe to presume they are Strong forces of these irregulars porters, and press photographers came under direct milltary #• being encouraged both by the are reported to be lying low in the

were not allowed to enter this Reds and by farmer Kuomin-East River district of Kwaugtung. arch.

Most

officials and leading This who

waterway runs lp a zig-alg members

Less than 15 minutes afters/he | en illans do not ex est have in North Eastwards from Can-mush, broken away from the party.

Brother Syitäre of the mediate trouble If the Commun- |80th Squadron winged its way The Government, while mum an

Ists reach the border. There, ato quarters, herd through the billowing smoke of grave · fears in, some this subject, too, is trying to

Ill-fated craft to make a wjucich the movement, particularly

however, about the nature of the In view of the improved situation

ultimate relations with the Com- Continued on page 3

munists-Reuter-ÁAP. in Hunan Province.

Radio Warung

Against Yugoslavia

seems

to

with

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London, August 23. A radlo war against the Yugoslav leaders have been

opened "ghost's voice" breaking in on the Belgrade radio broadcasts. denouncing Tile, Reuters Is-

to launch A counter offensive, Lening post reported today, against the Communists In Central China.

"Tito has made you, outcasts,"

the ghost voice says. "Tito has The decision was reached at an reduccil you to misory", or "Tite force the 48th army near emergency military conference Anjen in order to recapture held in Canton last night, accord-has brought upon you the weath that town. Government planesing in the Chinose newspaper or the mighty Soviet Union and were In action yesterday Kwang Puto," Acting President Li all your neighbours."

give

Chiong's Visit.

were sent

ton.

Everyone in authority admits the possibilty of thousands the of Communist plain-clothesmen landing.

ring in Canton, a city to which they have been nblo

over pant months to gain easy access, gen- urally lu the guise of refugees or travellers. Associated

Reports on this development ordinary

to Generalissimo Press. Chiang Kai-shak, and possibly account for his visit to Canto The story goes that Chiang wi determined to crush, once and for all, any apitation for

pasce in Canten, a

alty he has pledged to defend with his life if necessary. Another thing which is giving

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troop in this sector.

General Pai Chung Hsi, was Radio Belgrado broadcasts, Badio There was some minor fighting visibly clated as he Bew to Can-Budapest, thin most powertu

on the Canton-Hinkow Railway. win today to confer with Premier transmitter in central Erope, ban For Hong Kong

fengshan, North of Hengyand] Yen 'Hsi-alinn, addy Associated openoť up a new series of brand- With the collapse of the Com- Press. Aself in the Canton caste in Yugoslav · languages. munist dank attacks, General Lir | 200, he brought along a live tiger high In vleiniis of the boucle. Pan has An reorporche ha bate, that his troops had caught North breasure remains low-over eritral wat Weřed units for Fresa nesaults, of Hengyong China...

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The Army spokesman said there was no change or the front 170 inile North East of Canton, where the Reds have made their; nearest approach to this city- Our Own Correspondent, Reuter mid Asseinted Press,

SHANGHAI PRAGUE TELEGRAPH SERVICE

London, August 23, An Argonaut airliner left Radio Belgrade last night London airport for Hong Kong postponed ita transmisalon time

by nearby a quarter of an hour today on the inaugural Right In an effort to avoid the ghost of the new British Overseas voice's interruptions.

Airways Corporation service to the Far East.

"The spooking" on the Belgradn redio follows a long period of humming of the transmitter which began shortly after the Comin form-criticisms of Tibe and has now blotted the medium wave station, off the radio resp to Buch an extent that it can no longer

heart clearly, it Beltals.

Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman of the Corporation, who saw the pinne off of the airport," said: "Although we are flourishing : trumpets, this is really a day of major importance in the history

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