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INCREASING THREAT Prince And His Son ARMED REVOLUTIONARY

TO SOUTH DEVELOPS Red. Attempt To Sever Canton-Hankow Line CAPTURE OF JUCHENG

Canton, August 30.

The Communist threat to Canton mounted today when Jucheng,

170 miles North of Canton, was lost to a Red force.

The victorious Communists struck Westward in an apparent attempt to

cut the Canton-Hankow railroad and Nationalist supply lines. The Ministry of National Defence reported a new Communist drive from Kiangsi Province aimed at Lungchuan, a city well inside Kwangtung Province. The Ministry did not say whether the Reds had crossed the border,

CNAC To Move Base To Taiwan

The "China Mall" was la- formed yesterday China

National

Corporation

thel the

Aviation definitely

droided to move its air base to Talpeh, Talwan,

A CNAC official stated that preliminary moves have al-

ready been made but that it will take several months be. fore the operation is com.

plated.

European Plunges To Death

A shocking tragedy occurred at the Hong Kong Club last, night when a European resi- dent fell to his death from a

Lungchuan la 146 miles East Elu Pocheng' troops then the North East of Canton and 115situation woukl be serious. miles North Enst of

Nationnists; however, are ported to have strong Kong.

North of Amoy.

Hong

The Ministry of National Do- fence said a column of Communist irregulars, strengthened by regu- lara, is afvancing toward Lang- chuan from sunwu, 65 milos Northward in Klangsi Province.

The loss of Jucheng, in South Eastern Hunan Province, causad more immediate concern here.

The Nationalists immediately. reinforred their positions on the Kwanglung-Hunan border to pre- vant the Communists from des cending the Northern gateway to Canton.

There

are

Attempt On

defence

Communications

In North Wear China, Gen era) Hu Chung-nan' forces from

hav Southern Klangal struck Northwards in an attempt to cut the rear communications

of the Communists who pled Lanchow.

Occu

was to

It is believed in some reports

here that the main purpose of the that reinforcements from Halnated drive on Lanchow faland are being rushed to Canton remove the threat from the Com. for despatch Northward to meet munist right flank in order that the new thrOKY.

abouthwerd ove down the

Nationalist leaders confered here on plans to defend Kwang. tong. Chiang Kai-shek. however, remains in Chungking, where he la trying to reconcila differences between Szechwan warlords and the commander of the South West, General Ohang Chun, former fre mier.

Chinghai Threat

A new picture by Baron, just released, of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with his Infant son, Prince Charlen, at Buckingham Palace. (AP Photo)

Appeal For The Restoration Of

Japan's Economy

Tokyo, August 30.

circles One of General MacArthur's key economic advis- ors today called on the nations of the world to relax the trade rostrictions against Japan. and permit the Japanese merchant marine to return to the high seas.

| highway to Chungkia họ Clengt

could develop.

The Chinese Government mill-It lary spokesman said that 'Com- Bo-cheng's reinist General Lu 14th and 18th Armies are con- centrated in the Hsinfeng area.

Hsinfeng is on

PLOT UNCOVERED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Prague, August 30.

The Czechoslovak Government announced today

it had crushed an anti-Communist under- ground movement just as the group was pre- paring to begin an armed revolution. The official press bureau linked the underground

Another Accident

members with "a certain. Western imperialis-At Kai Tak

tic power" but did not identify the Western power.

Details of the purported lesser prison terms. Ten of plot were announced after a those tried were acquitted. secret trial at which six per- The Announcement termed tans were condemned to death, members of the group spies and said they were 10 glven life Imprisonment terrorists and

unspecified numbered on charges of high treason and spying on behalf of the Western power "with which they had been in contact"

and

an

UK READY TO BACK BELGRADE

Belgrade, August 30. Britain is prepared to sup- Yugoslavia if Marshal port To decides to take the Yugo- slav-Russian

before dispute

The Government claimed polica, played a cat and mouse game with the alleged conspira- lors and waited unill they were ready to begin the revolution be- for moving In to nab them.

The announcement said the group was attempting to "pre- pare an armed conspiracy almed at crushing the people's democra- tic regime."

It added that those arrested were "the Inst participants of a highly treasonable underground tracking for some time.

the United Nations Security movement" which police had been Council.

The Yugoslay Government has been considering such step for over a week.

This was the second offola! announcement In Four daya

The fifth icoldent--albalt a minor one-involving an RAF plane occurred at Kal Tak at 3.50 yesterday after- noon when & Spithre, wha slightly damaged white land- Ing.

The plane's left wheel gave way when the plane turned to the right, tipping the Jatt wing over onto the runway and causing slight damage to the aircraft. The pilot wat uninjured.

U.S. DOLLAR DECLINES

IN CANTON

about the crushing of a group (From Our Own Correspondent) denbunced as anti-Government terrorista.”

Day Ser

The Yugoslava, in their note to the Soviet Union on August 20,

Canton. August”:30,′′- ffered the Kremlin a settlenjent

Sporadic rumours that the "In the spirit of the international

Hong Kong dollar would be by both obilgation undertaken

devalued died down today and governments." Responsible Yugos-

On Saturday, the Government there was a drop in value of on said that nine men accused of the American dollar, gold bare lny sources said the "internation- al obligation referred to was the trying to overthrow the Come and silver dollar, which were United Nations Charter.

The United States, however, is munist-led Government had been

convicted of high treason by a quoted respectively at HK$5.75, net anxious to have the 14-month-state court at Meinik, North of HK$330 per tael and HK38.05. old dispute brought before the

also had Prague, Thia - group

The price of gold bars dropped Security Counell now.

been charged with secking to to a new low owing to the Gen In London, the "News-Chroni

contact foreign powera.

tral Bank of China releasing gold. cle's" veteran

diplomatic corrES- The official story about the to buy silver dollars for military pondent, Vernon Bartlett, report- Prague group said they had 18t and administrative experises, ed: Were it

The "silver" yun certificate

but

avoid action which would rein the day drid Fist for their armed

police who had been quoted today at F12.00 which fruce the Soviet claim that Yugos- waiting for, thum, cought them is very close to the rate of the javia has conse into the Western | red-handed.

silver dollar. This shows that the 'camp, the dispute would doubt- This account also said the group banknote is Bull enjoying the less already have been submitted had contact with "treacherous" confidence of the Canton public, in the Security Council. for there Czechslovak exiles through "the although it has never been popu• has been no such continued and help of an employee of the Prague lar in places such les ́ Kuuming, concentrated verbal and economile Embassy of a Western power."

ttack on any State Ince the The Western

power was not

would be a means of helping the United States put the defeated ex-enemy nation back on a self-supporting democratic basis, he said. The appeal was voleed by a Trade Ministry official, Aizira United Nations came into exfit-named...... the highway

and Brooks Emeny, i ence,'

The plotters also were said to running Southward from Kan- Dr. Sherwood Fine, Occupa- Koduk!,

London observers speculate that have left в сору of their plan chow in Kinngsi, into Kwanglung tion Headquarters Director of President of the Foreign Policy

Economics and Finance, dur-lowed Dr. Fine on the air.

Association of New York, fol- the meeting of military man for an uprising in this Western province.

ders of the Cominfom Slates in

orbassy.' Communist irregulars are alsuing a Tokyo broadcast.

Solla over the week-end was pre- evncentrated in the same area. Dr. Fine npner several steps

Japanese Appeal bably concerned with the organi. The spokesman said that General (which must be taken before the

sation of guerilla forces which Meanwhile, In the far North Lhe's 3rd and 15th urmies are American taxpayer can be reliev-

Emeny oriticfund the can legally be transferred across The dead man bellever to be West, Taiping, capital of Chinghal mining from Yunghsin to Lien-ed of the annual US8500,000,000

for Yunghsin is in Western burden

MacArthur regime for continu. national frontiers. This form of Province, appears to be in oravu hwa.

supporting Japan.

Ing to enforce the "purge" of "non-interventionist" set is be danger. A commercial airline pilot Klangst and Lienhwa is on the They were:

most drastic lieved to be the Japan's wartime her

and londors 1. Japar nust redouble

probable action Russia and her called incrense her exports said he was forced to turn bark Klangsi side of the Human bor-

efforts to

of the for cancellation

*** satellites

might

ngainst take from the urield there yesterdayder.

restrictions against "many vio- |

*** Yugoslavia now--United Press. by defenders who said the field

time of undoubted Integrity who was not safe.

Are now deprived of giving of production

- verandah in the building.

Mr. F. E. Quaise, fell to

the Club Anaexe.

the

pavement from the fourth floor of He died while being rushed to hospital,

The tragedy occurred at about

10 p.m.

Mr. Quanez was discovered by Club "boys" in the pavement of Club Street, the lane running be tween tha main Club bulliing and the Annexe and connecting the Praya with Chater Road.

An

ambulance

New movements by Nation alist and Communist armies are puzzling observers hors,

In Fukies Province, Communist through more intensive sales pro- Chen Yi's 29th army are moving motion, improvment of products from Fution to pointe North West and streamlining of of Huisn.

Mr.

their great talents to solution

"

of

their

problems.

peacetime nation's

Reopening

The Japamest speakers appealed Of Japanese

for sympathetic world considers- tion of Japan's need for export markets and resumption of mer- chant fleet activities support the country's Island economy.

Mr. Satob said the nationwide

Consulates

Manila, August 30. The Philippines will defer on the suggested

Lawyer Leader

A spokesman at the Ameri can Embassy said: "We don't know anything about, this.

It

In just as much news to, un ne to everybody else."

Kwellin and Chungking,

The drop of the silver dollár from HK$3.50 to HK$3.06:: Que to the influx of these com pure chased from foreign countries Hot the payment of soldiers. Aexually the intrinsic value of a' silver dollar is around HK$3.40,

In any event thu stvar yuan certificate has been considered ⚫table

currendy as it can be redeemed in silver coins, from the 'Central Bank.

Because of the stability,

com-

modity prices have gone up very

The official announcement nam- little since the adoption of the ed as the political leader of the silver yuan certificate in late planned putsch Dr. Jaroslav Ber-June.

"for

kovec, identified only as

But for the menacing shadow et elvil war, this currency stabi- mor capitalist lawyer."

It was charged that he planned ity should have promoted trade to "make a radio address to the and brought about better living nation and later become an im-conditions. perlant state official."

The Government claimed that

Rome: August 20.

the plotters included, some women An Italian exchange control who "were seducing young men authority spokesman today denied bers of the Boy Scouts. In order soporte (not fleuters) -- that. Ila, to use them later in the gang's Run banks had ceased payment

terlankues

the West China, Com- In North

2. Japan must increase munist General Peng Teh-bual's output of her farms, her mines, 2nd Army, Group necupied the the fishing catch of her neigh- In Ilunan proving, main activi- Southern suburbs of Latchow.bouring seas and such other nu- The Nationallets, however, still tural resources us she possesses for have switched to East of

of a Imma. thr Canton-Hankow

guard the North bank of the Yel-through the adoption railway, diately sent for by a polios where two Communist columns low Hiver and hold the Northern modern and efficient practices

3. Existing. restrictive trade Constable but Mr. Quanez was are trying to plaren the Nation- suburb,

Unofficial and unconfirmed re-barriers and discriminatory treat- found to re diad, when it ar- Inlist defences at the workest point rived at Queen Mary Hosplial. along the mountainous Kwang ports said the East Kwangtung ment of Japan's products by for practice of birth control was es- decision Mr. Quanez, who came to Hong tung harder.

guerlins, particularly these be-eign nations should be terminat-sential to checking the alarming opening of a Japanesc consul. armed action:"---Associated Press. of sterling remittancer-Reuitar. iween the Ensi River and the edi

Increase In Kong from North China, had been

population which

und 30 other living in the Hong Kong Club for General Po-cheng's forces, cost, are Increasing, thor at-4. Japan must be enabled to otherwise will

prevent Japan ate in Manila

cities until. SCAP or the Far "triking

down

of her imports and from ever supporting Ikelt. Kanchow stacks on ages and natinelist carry more the Kukone highway, met with stiff patrols. Unofficial estimates put exports in her own vessels there-

He also urged that Wapan be Eastern Commission announce

policy on the matter. KITTY NO LONGER position from the Nationalists, the East River irregulars at 10 by saving very substantial ship released from its American-en-

strong.-Associated Press,ping costs.

forced membership in the dollar who are reported to be based in 000

The Philippine Foreign Office is strength In Nanhaiung

vine so that dollar-short coun- taking the position that countries The Communists have now de-

tries can buy from Japan in other should make individual decisions currencies.

rejection of the acceptance 'or second drive from East voloped United States Army weather Lunan. It aims at cutting the

proposal. officialn

of Foreign The Under-Secretary of

a month,

A TYPHOON

Tokyo. August 30.

today cald pf the

strength

that the railway somewhere

North

"Klity" in deterio**** Storm Kukong which is 125 miles North

typhoon,

longer

classified

of Canton.

4 As the Reds press forward on is moving in this front. General Lin Pias'n

North Western

direction. It was forces Wont of the Canton: located 560 miles South East of Hankow Railway-which took a

Reuter and United Press.

A Tokyo banker, Kichiro Satoh,

Mobilisation Order Issued In Bolivia

La Paz, August 30.

Tokyo in the vicinity of 20 degrees bad beating a fornight ago-To Bolivia last night ordered a general mobilisation

latitudo and 146 East readily withdrawing northward

longitude at 4 s.m, today.

North

The maximum wind near the

| towards Changshr to regroup.

centre was said to be do knots. Drive On Amoy

"Kilty" 3 forcésit to contino.

Ha Wostward inmoment.—Minuter.

THE WEATHER Some of General

tin Pino's

of all able-bodied citizens between 19 and 50 as the rebel forces held out for the third day against the Government ground and ́aerial attacks.

All Bolivians in the 19 to and sonte key positions in the

to The insurgent-controlled radio

Goods Pile Up

оп

A stump in overseas orders has Affairs, Feling Neri, and that so caused the piling up of aimost far the Foreign Office has received 5,000 million yen (£2,500,000) no official Information on the plan д consulate here. The worth of sundry goods in ware-open houses at Japanese seaports, ac matter

officials.

as discussed with the

anila.

Gilmans for Supert STEEL OFFICE FURNITURE

AL 5400 GMT (8 pm, HKST) (beforees have been transferred from 50 age group were notified city of Potos). tropical storm sentred about 500 ml Central Hunan to points East of that they will be called knots A shallow depression covers the the railway in an attempt to join service by categories accord-at the South Eastern provincial Stern Sea and from it a troush extende up will General Elu Po-cheng's ing to the requirements of the capital, Santo Chug, claimed that ed in warehouses for two years Philippines would pose a serious

BBE of Tokyoily moving, WWW. #1 TO

sing the Chlan count to another shallow two-pronged Gebyaslon over ihve Gult›ot: Toškinisi Kwangtung.

drive towards Ministry of Defence.

:: Today's Foreenat vmMłodaraja;20762 ̧8

white. Ulondy" with periode "af" valmi

The

sent afenulists, however, have

Yesterday's Westhorn

Stalinum #TA-dur, Yah. -Málmans 17,3 den, Pah,

|Balöfalls (18.8 mm 0.64 in. Toial

Jan. 1-19413 mm.

gulmet din armuan of 190

Equals

1!404

the

one year,-United

cording to Japanese foreign trade Binister, Bernabe Africa, head of the Philippine mission to Tokyo, On July 31 the stockpile of who now is in sundry goods totalled 4,035,000,- Mr. Africa

AIFICA has

recommended 000 yen..

gradual

resumption of trade be- Though the goods for whichweets Japan

d. 1

the Philippines Public there are no buyers are evenly

still runs high in. distributed over all categories of the Philine however, as

goods, electrie bulbs result of the wartime occupation sundry worth (28,000,000 yen are one of by the Japanese. It is felt that at present the personal security the largest group affected.

Some of them have been stock-of Japanese representatives in thà military garrison at Camiri already, though the bulbs have problem Associated Press. joined the revolutionary movament life of only

and Router. waterday as did. 60 men of the general Relberalta garrison in Ben pro HMS LONDON ON

WAY HOME

Hong Kong Garrison's Strength, Hong Kong Defanosi Auddle London, August 30.

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Women Today! Amethyr returning to the Page Pag benzi al Chatain on September 8. When | Page 10-

It was the second reinforcements into mobilisation decree in three the Kwangtung border area and months. The first was fasued on vinco.

The broadcast added the the impression here is that the May 31 following the bloody riot threat to Canton will be delayed in which grew out of what the loyist planes used to bomb. Santa In South Earl China, General Government described as revola-Ctus earlier in the day were cap tured by Rebel forces on Camiri Chai Yi's drive cown the Foo- tionary strikes.

Airfeld. chow-Amoy bigtrway has been Government officials, sold the Other rebel broadcasts said the held at a point about 45 miles decres, is also aimed at preventing five Government. plspes which North

of Amoy. The Red occupa- any possibility of a general striks bombed Banta Crus made forced Hos of Amoy would have no tion 18.65 inches, value as a jumping off point for workers in the vital public ser landings in the revolutionary zone

and all the five pillots captured an Invasion of Taiwan, as had Rabel radio broadcasts been suggested

vices

important and the revolutions morem

for angollensiveron Canton, and now covers the

half of the on: Canton areas to the

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