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RED GUERILLAS MAKE GAINS Seretse And Wife Japan A Reborn

Force Nationalists Back From Kwangtung Towns

AMOY DRIVE RESUMED

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, September 1.

A report from Swatow today confirmed the evacuation of govern- ment troops from Meihsien, Pingyuan and Hsingning in East and North East Kwantung which fell again into the hands of the Communist guerillas under Liu Yung-sheng and Lin Ping.

This was the first time that government regulars ·

Six Taiwan Armies Ordered To Kwangtung

Canton, September 1. The Supreme Council today ordered the transfer of six mnhs from Taiwan to join in the defence of Hwangtung the Communists drove

to the

the vital Hengyang. Canten endroad and lunged deeper into East Kwangtung and Southern Pukien.

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Cercial Chen Cheng, Tal. wan Caspirer and

and everati commander of the South East Catna

nina comesard, was ordered

Bubject to

to effect the transfer,

General Chen

ten techniently la to the

Supreme Coun but in the part the Trowan commander has been

loath to break up the concentration of armies on the Island fortrera. Aside from its effect on the defence of Kwangtung. General Chen's reaction to the order will serve as a fact of the Council'. power to enforce its decisions. -United Press.

Amethyst Sailing For

U.K. Sept. 9

1

had to fall back in the face of attacks by local Communists.

Government forces retired to Swatow for fear that the guerilla attacks were co-ordinated with the Communist regulars which ore just North of Pingyuan. The government units in Swa- tow have joined up with the troops who with- drow from the Foochow front. The Kuomintang Emergency In Kwangtong Previnen, querit. Chunik in session yesterday las were driving along the East heard severe criticisms of sev fiver from Langehwon to Wuhua. Mal members against the moblary authorities for the in Fulien, Kinngsi LUVOTNOS

After and the North West.

of three discussion heated hours, resolutions.

were pass

Other guerillas have reached

Palshihtun, near the Kwangtune. Human border a few miles from the Cotton-Bankow Railway,

It is Zented here that the Na- tionalis intend to establish an advance bendeuarices at Kukerp.

od calling for a unified com will be the tesnig-formest mand and stronger defence of South Clone Comment and wil Southy China.

concentrate on The defence

Telephone reports his morning | Kwanglung. |from various plures in North and

cf

In North West Chi. Rel East Kwangtung showed there troops have pushed hearer tf VAN $10

no change in the situation Sining, capital of Complai Pru- during The past twenty-four vure. phous.

General Pene Teh-hunt's troops Earlier reports emanating from which eceupled Lanckors Juve Heng Bong and broadcant from crossed the Yellow Sliver out EBC and Voice of America said were last reported to be driving that Chihsing (Chiking) [and] along the Sino-Rusdam highway Lungmen In North Kwangtung awards Hokow and Tsragcheng North of the East Liver were captured by the Reds fellowing entrance of Communist regulars into Kwangtung in thron strong columns. These reports resided. povert to br premature, military

sources

denied any

Communist regulars had broken

into Kwangtung.

The Enw. veney Supreme Court - if met In Canton yesterday and risused the military inson Acting President Li Tsung-ja

Chungking To

The New China Agency of Pei- Be Capital

Blog

ipade no fresh military claims last night and this mora-

Chungking, enpital of wartime

the govern

centre, ar

"Lieutenant-General Ma Chich-china, has become ben, Hafsen onleer of the Central ent's ministrative Chili Command, sald Kwangs fleial spokesman said today, ne- frompes captured Hsiangtan about curding to Associated Press. TIMS Amethyst will begin 30 miles South of Chanesho and

Canten. hee voyage home on Septem- predicted that this Rede might

the refugee capital remains the political centre and Love up the latter city. A Military

formal sent of government, off- Agency adelel News

Dat tim

cial spokerman Cummimists aisa evacuated Tzul in North Hunan. Reds Resume

bor D.

The navy officially announced 1axt night that Amethyst would call at six ports before arriving Ply the morning

In

Abvember 1.

uf

Both the regular officers and

crew

which were

in Amethyst

while the ship and her dish Amoy Offensive

down the Yangtse will man the ship for the voyuse.

Following itinerary:

the Amethyst's

Arrive Singapore . Naval bask evening of September 14; leave Singapore, September 16

Arrive Penang, morning of Sep- tember 18; leave Penang, Septem ber 20.

Arrive Combo, morning of

have

Pro Ching-HT

told the Associated Press. The foreign diplomatic corps

In Africa

Seretse Khama. 27-year-old chief designate of the Bamangwate tribe, and his 24-year-old English wife Ruth stop for a rest during their drive from Palapye to Serowe, Bachuanaland, Africa, Khama drove his wife in ble American car, There havi been many tribal meetings #ince Khama married bir white wife. Some of the cicers sald they would leave the country if be tock his wife there. The British Government has appointed a committce to examine

the duration of Seretis's succession to the chieftainship.-A.P. Photo,

Mock Attack

To Test HK

Air Defence .

Between the hours of eight And 10 o'clock tomorrow morning a mock air attack will be carried out on Hong Kong by Navy Seafire aircraft which will fly off the carrier HM& Triumph as ho up- proaches the Colony.

Radar Stations will be on the alert and RAF. Spitfires will bo "saramÜled”. · from Kai Tak to intercept the at- tacking aircraft.

All Anti-Aircraft defences will be manned, Including the guns of Royal Naval Verzola in the harbour.

Interest In Anglo-U.S.

China Talks

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, September 1. Mr. Lewis Clark, American

Big Hotels Closing Down In Shanghai

i

Shanghai, September 1. Many business houses have closed since the Com-

munists occupied Shanghai.

The Park and the Palace, two of the largest hotels,

will shut down next month. More than 10 Chinese hotels in the Hongkew district have asked the Reds for permission to “close. More than 1,000 tea shops | ******* and about 100 coffee shops and bars have closed. About 100 theatres and, movie houses cx- pect to close. Eight restaur- unts declared themselves bank- rupt, All hotels cmply or worse.

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Exchange Rates

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hall

in-

The Chinese Communists creased foreign exchange rates yesterday. Communist currency now is 2,350 to one dollar United States, an increase of 100 points. In the free market, quoiations were as ligh as 3,200 to one Unit-

ed States dollar.

The Reds thus far have con- money market

foreign

trolled the free are awanting the sigest from the Charge d'Affaires in Canton, fairly well, largely due to there Foreign Offer to move to Chute who left for the United States being tie demand for king. Chungking will succeed to make a report

currencies. on condi- Canton as the formal capital wher Bione in Nationalist China, is the Reds wach this Southern city.expected to be away for some Jen Min Plas (Communist cur- Other new exchange rates: 0,490 Generalissimo Chiong Kai-sher time. The U.S. embassy here rency) to one pound sterling up

as Chungking conterring with The Communista

of a in the charge Nationalist generals and warhus.is left

400 points; 400 to one ilong Kong sumed their offensive toward:

Mr Robert dollar, up 25 points; and 2,200 to Meanwhile, the Execution Yuan second secretary, Amoy. In Bouth East China, re-appointed General Lian las

C. Strong, who came here one Canadian dollar, up 70 ports Reuter, Troops of Generationalist inayor of Shanghai, te

from Chungking. Chen Yi 29th Army have oc he position of Vice Minister of cuplet Tainkiang, 45 North of Amoy, according to respondent, Reuter and Associated

miles National Defence-Our Own Cordor to China will take part in tish Consul-General, was able to Usually reliable source.

Press. spokesman military

A Chinese

September 25: leave Colombo, said that rudle-phone coinmuntea. tion with sińkiang Jus been cut.

Chinese

circles belleved

September 27.

Arrive Aden; morning of Octo-

the

her 6: leave Aden October 8. Communists, will attempt to wes Arrive Suez, morning of detocupy Amoy and stabilise their

ADMIRAL CHAN CHAK BURIED

. Canton. September 1.

points.

It is said that Mr. Clark and Dr. Leighton Stuart, Ambas- Mr. Robert Urquhart, the. Bri-

NCDN Seek Permission

To Close

management

Shanghai, September 1. The

of the British-owned "North-China Daily News" the oldest and last foreign newspaper in China, announced today that R. would apply to the Com- munist authorities in Shang- hal for permission down, the paper.

Nation, General MacArthur Says

Tokyo, September 1.

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In the four years since her surrender, Japan had become a reborn nation, General Douglas MacArthur said today. The Communist bid to seize power in what was a prostrato mation had definitely failed, he added, "the victim of its own excostos.” ́

General MacArthur reported that Japan had made enormous strides politically, socially and economically. He disclosed that Japan was trading with 113 foreign countries and terri- torial areas.

He said its exports for theed and active Japanese publie Inver the Grat six months of 1940 hart opinion, aroused to exceeded those for the full threat to their free institutions,

"As a result, the threat of Cum- JL major issue in It fell A Japanese te is past. other

vietim of its own excesses, The Japanese mind penetrated the hypocrisy supporting its position."

United Press.

year 1948. Coal production munism

had nearly doubled in three years and figures in

lines were comparable.

Japan's once great import and export trade with China must be written off because of the surge of Communism over Chinn, Gen-

thur continued. cra MacArthur

Under Communism, with in- centive completely lost, bunion energy and individual initiative. which find their expression m production, g

give way to indolence and despair."

The General's statement war made on the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Japanese surrendar

aboard the U. S. Missouri in

battleship

Tokye most

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TYPHOON

IN JAPAN

KILLS 68

·Tokyo, September 1.

Casualty figures mounted typhoon

Bay and was one of the

has important he Allled commander-in-chief.

today in Tokyo's Concluding ins long review, ravished area with 68 known General MacArthur said: "The dead, 223 injured and 50 miss- freal and noble effort by the ine in Central Honshu. American people, with the whole-

Some

men worked? 100,000 hearted support of the other feverishly to sandbag river levees Allies, toward reorientation and against rising waters that in 1947 reconstruction of post-war Japut drowned 2,000. Heavy property beyond peradventure of doub! damage from wind and water will

successful. mounted steadily. prove eminently

Tong hence history will record of Fears of floods as serious as the occupation that its greatest those during the typhoon at contribution

to the progress of September, 1047, mounted as 13 civilisation was to introduce into Inches of rain fell at Karuizawa Japan -a great concept-of personal in the mountɛlor on the South liberty and individual dignity and West rim of the Kanto Plain. to give Christian ideals an op- portunity to advance into Asia.

Tribute To People

An average of 111⁄2 inches fell throughout the mountain water- shods of the rivers draining into the plain just · North of Tokyo (last night.

" the Japaness paspla, can pay no higher tribute than 100 m.p.h. Winds to repeat that they hava fulty

Winds passed the 100 m.p.h. and faithfully fulfilled their sur mark in the storm centre which render commitments And have struck land at the head of So- wall earned the freedom and gami Bay,

directly and moved dignity and opportunity which Northward across- Honshu, Air

come with restora Force weather observers rald. tion of format peace."

about 30 The centre passed

West of Tokyo Throughout the statement ran mlics

alone can

ajoria

where

the theme that the Japanese of winds reached 90 miles an hour, Power was gradually being re- today, was a free, self-relian, man

citizen.

responsibility 09

with a growing sense of his in-stored in Tokys this morning but dividual to close

communications were still uncer- tain. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese trudged to work through looted and debris littered streets this morning.

leat The newspaper late night announced that It would continue to

Appear untit further notice. thus amending a notice of # few hours earlier that its publica. tion

had been Burpandod. following

an order by the Military Control Commission banning the issuing of news by foreign news agencies.

Under labour regulations promulgated on August 20, no firm in Shanghai la permitted to close bafore obtaining the approval of the Commerce and Industry Bureau of the city government-Router,

KOREANS

SERVING

prevented WITH CHINESE REDS

the coming discussions between leave the British compound to- the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean day after he had been barricaded Acheson and the British Foreiz by 12 drivers demanding sever- Secretary Mr. Ernest Bevin when ance pay.

Mr. Urquhart was they discuss the situation in

from leaving the compound yes-} China,

The 12 had been laid of} circles are terday. taking a great deal of Interest when the Consulate decided to re- ala duce the number of cars it would 015 the forthcoming Anglo-

operate.

The dispute was taken American talka on the For Exst, Consular circles, are also

Chinese official

to the Communist Labour Board.

glving much concern in the Jardine Dispute

ber leave Port Said evening position along the Fonchow-Antoy Admiral Sir Andrew Chan Chak,

of October 14.

coastline opposite Talvan before the first post-war Major of Can- Arrivo Malta, morning of Octolavinetting their main ofensive inton, who died two days ago, war ber 19; leave Malta, evening of Northern Kwanglung,

buried at the Naval Cemetery In The Nationalist troops which Canton today. October 20,

pulled, out of Fanchow a fortnight The Governor of Kwangtung, ago are now based at Swatow to the Major of Canton and other

the defences in that notables were among the large States Embassy strengthen

erowi present-Reuter.

Arrive Gibraltar, morning of October 24; leave Gibraltar, mur- ning of October 26,

Arrive Plymouth, morning of area. November 1.

The Weather

At 0000 GMT (p.m. HKST) the

typhoon is centred of the NW cost of Hokkaflo, moving a 30 la 25, knute.

·Pressure in high tu the E of Japan, ant relatively low ares 8 Chlua mut to the at the Philippines. A shallow trough extende along the & Chin court 1:15) Beides Formuse to the Bankbum,

2:5" Today's ' Forecasti-Light SE or war).

able winde, 1. Cloudy with how

bright intervals,-

f Yesterday's · Weather:-

nimum: 64.4 deg, Pah.

ska 375 deg. Fuh.

Bunshine: B. hours,

Rainfall: 20.0 mm 0.78 ins. Total

77-1471.6 mm 87.04

mu

Charges HK Supplying North Korean Army

+

Seoul, September 1.

Hope that Hong Kong's tightening up on the Communists will curtail trade between Com- munist North Korea and the Crown colony, was expressed today by a Government spokes-

man.

hope that some sort of unified action wit be taken.

Canton, September 1.

The new Korean Ambassador to China says 90,000 Koreans are carving with the Chinese Com- munist Army.

Shin Suk Woo told newsmen it was essential that a Far Eastern union be organised against Com. munism. Such a union has been considered among the Korean Re-

Mesers. Jardine, Matheson and At present only the United Mers, he tidest ar

and Consulatetish companies in Shanghai, be- have pulled out of Canton, while came the latest scene of dispute public, the Philippines and Nation- the other Embassies and Consu Jates refuse to follow the Ameri- in the city's troubled labour frontalist China-Associated Press.

wan lend in folding up here. The British are particularly reluctant to leave, as they have bigger in-

On Other Pages

Life. Under Reds In Palping.

Barclay's Bridge.

yesterday when workers protesi- ed against the management's plan o retrench and cut wages, re-

Canton terests in

and South Parls United Press.

A delegation representing 450 China than has the United States.

Jardine's godown It is

talks in employees of expected the

bring about the management yesterday after- Washington will

and office staffs negotiated with common netion between Britain

noon while crowds of workers Page 2 and the United States which will

Correspondance, be followed by other countries waited in the halls of the build-

plastered Pape 3 ・・ represented in Canton, except ing whose walls were

with coloured posters bearing Soviet Russin.. The Soviet.em-

here as longment."

slogans demanding "air treat- Page 4 bassy will remain as the Nationalist Government le not moved elsewhere, by virtue The Office of Public In- "Meanwhile, the North Korean of treaty obligations. formation said it was reliably (furmera nuve been squeezed out of their badly' needed crops in Informed that rice, fertiliser

AUSTRO-CZECH and

the name of tax in kind' by the marine products were bartered at Hong Kong for puppet regime.

BORDER REOPENED and other is thought, however, that clothing, blankets

Vienna, September 1.. materials for the North Korean this trade with Hong Kong may Frontier traffic between Aus- slacken off, if not come to antrin and Czechoslovakia returned "The exported Items are badly end, since the British authorities to normal last night after the reeded by the North Korean of the Crown colony have insti-border was blocked out by Czech

Paris, September 1. people, many of whom are on the fute a system of registering the guards for several hours, Aus- A slash of $550,000,000 in Bel- verge of starvation,” the Govern- residchts and business firms as a trian officials said, today. ment statement said,

counter-ineasure against the in They said the frontler apparent-in's recent for Marshall Ald During July of this year, 500 Altration of Communists into the ly was reopened because of di- for 1940-50 was officially an- Page 125

organisation tons of rice, 3,000 tons of sundry Hong Kong area. The Korean plomatie Inquiries to the Crachnounced by the sid

Here today soupe MENDENG | Pass"13" grains and an estimated amount consulate in Hong Kong is work," government. A of fertilizer are reported to -havn }ing, with the British--authorities (Prague despatches' last night: Britaly, bad asked for $1,512, Air, Bhipping Mov been stipped to Hong Kong in in regimering all Korean nation denied the border was closed) 600,000 and has been allocated Bussian-shits

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