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CHINA

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1949.

EAST RIVER TOWNS RETAKEN Tito At Ease

Red Guerillas Forced Out Of Meihsien, Hsingning FIGHTING NEAR AMOY

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, September 2.

Government troops recaptured Meihsien and Hsingning, important towns on the East River, after their fall into the hands of local Communists on August 30, official despatches stated today.

Soviet Aid, U.S.

Arms Helped Chinese Reds-

Bucharer, September 2.

'The Supreme Commandre

of #r

Chinese

armiles 1oday

Red victorien Aunian

made

Conimuntat

attributed the

TO

In China to

American ald and

did no fle the American presumably

we308

elaborate

weapons.

but

meant they were captured

from Nationalists,

General Chu Teh made his statement an article in the "Cominform Journal,"

41

the

Intrination al

organ

Com

muntet Information Bureau

Cha

sald the Communist victory in China would have been imponibiz. except for

"the most altere fraternal and friendly help of the So.

Union viet

and proletariat And all the revolutionary peo. ple of olher countries." -- Associated Press.

Chan Chak Leaves Estate

OF HK$IO

Nationalist troops rallied in force and forced out

the local Communists under Liu Yung-sheng and Lin Ping without much fighting. The guerillas occupied the two towns in the ex pectation that General Liu Po-cheng would send his reinforcements from South Kiangsi via Pingyuan, the border town, but the gen- eral changed his plans.

Reports from North Kwangtung today said there was no fresh move of the Red troops in South Hunan and South Kiangsi. General Liu Po- cheng's legions who reached the three Nans Lungnon, Chiennon and Tingnan) in South Kiangsi retreated to Hsinfeng, whero Liu is training some 10,000 guerillas from Kwang- tung.

Was

FFA

not

The improved situation Eastern Kwonglung known to muy people in Conton this morning, as there was na morning newspapers. All papers suspended publica-

on September 1. an annual holiday for celebrate newspapermen Renters Day.

ton was

which

People in Canton are not un- duly depressed by the war situas tion, Life here is gopral at least outwardly. The principni strect

fight, anri all are crowded at

shops remain open until 11 p.m. The curfew begins at midnight, at many people are still abroad lang after that hour.

During the past two days, snore coming back from people are The late Admiral Sir Androwong Kong, Macao, and nearby -Chun Chak whose funeral yes- towns than are going there.

terday Was most impressive

Cunton. September 2.

and attended by many promi- nent people left an estate of ten dollars Hong Kong, curr- enry and a kry

His mony

frames,

and

whom are bih ml eivilian Meds. are raising funds for the living expenses of his te

ch dren. Two of them are stu-

dients in the United States.

The Admiral died suddenly at his respience in the. Naval Club as a result of a gastric aliment. AU

time the

of his

denth

he was deputy director of th Coton Pacification Headquarters.

The 13ritist Consul-General,

Alexander Grantham, adds Reu-

ter.

Amoy Defences

Bolstered

In

The Nationallets today threw mors armies from Taiwan for the defence of Amoy and officially admitted

Reds the Chuanchow

were

A

uf

REDS CAPTURE CHUANCHOW

to-

Canton, September 2 A military epokesman day confirmed the capture of Chunnchow by the Red 31st army and admitted that the Communists were driving deeper into South East Fu kien.

Private reports sald Chang, chow was under attack but officiat sources 'claimed Melting.

Weat of Swatow, was retaken from Red Irre- gutars. United Press.

rench Canton in a week or 10 days.

The Nationalists, however. clatin that they can hold their ow. in Northern Kwangtung.

Cantonese mannders and Cantonese troops are among the intend to defenders, and they give all they have got to hold their native province.

Continued on page 3

WU DENIES REPORTS OF TAIWAN TALKS

Yugoslavia's Premier and Minister of National

Price: 20 Cents

Man of

Defence, Marshal Josip Broz Tito. (right) In full uniform, relaxes over dinner table among his favourite pople-the officers and the Yugoslav Army. He spoke during the sanquet in Macedonia to troops guarding Yugoslavia's frontier and wald; "We are prepared to defend our country ng inel any enemy, no matter who he may be." AP Photo,

Li Appeals For "Joint Efforts Against Communism

Canton, September 2.

Acting President Li Tsung-jan of Nationalist Chino today appealed for the "joint efforts" of all peace-loving peoples against international Communism.

In a statement commemorating the fourth anni- versary of the victory over Japan, Li refrain- ed from asking directly for American help against the hard-pressing Chinese Commun- ists.

we

"While it is the duty of the economie ond military

to work out but added: Chinese people their own salvation by des- troying such a brutal force, all peace-loving peoples of the world should also realise the approaching danger and should exert joint efforts with us for the attainment of our common

"Unless our

freedom is pro-

.ple

failures

recently

SCARE TALK IN SEOUL

Sroui, September 2. Word spread here today that the Russians are demand-

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Six-Point Plan To

Help Britain. Overcome Crisis

Washington, September 2..

Á tentative six-point plan for helping Britain out of its financial crisis is expected today from final discussions of American, British and Canadian fact-finding officials. Representatives of the three governments have

been meeting twice daily for the past week to explore the problem. They hope to com- plete an agenda today that will permit their Foreign Ministers next week to discuss these points:

1-Reducing further British 1 purchases from the United States and increasing buying in non-dollar areas wherever possible.

inore

2-Streamlining American cus- toms rutes to encourage British exporters to send Priv Rods the United States.

3-Easing provisions of the 1948 British loan agreement to penalt Britain to stow up pureliuses f American gouds in favour of those Iron non-dollar countries,

4--Boosting American pur. chacos of British

Common- and rubber. wealth tin

The United States has been buying Umited quantities to stockpile for an emergency.

-Increasing American nomle help to South East Asi thembers of the British Com- monwealth to ease their demands en Britain's source dollar supply. The countries involved are re- ported to be Indio, Pakistan and Malaya, along with Hurme, which is no longer in the Com- mawenith.

-Calling a new tariff cutting conference some time next year to redure duties (a Sritish expert: to the United States.

The

18 intended steps are

sense the stoo-gap ineusures arain on Britain's dwindling re- serves, Oficials agree they will not by themselves solve Britain' long-range problem: her ability to earn enough dollars to pay

Reds Ban News Of Blockade Runners

Shanghal, September 2. The Communists today prohibited publication of aws of ships that manage to run the Nationalet block- are of Red ports.

The prohibition was put into effect for the protection of the ships, the Communiste explained. Associated Prekk.

Floods In Wake Of Typhoon

Tokyo, September 2. The Weather Bureau said that if today's torrential rains continue throughout the night will of muddy water sweep over great areas of Central Honshu

a sca

for what she huva from the Surtida Rivor, which cuts United States and Canada,

through" the "North East-wide of Production Costs Tokyo, spilted over its banks this is the morning covering low-lying The busic. solution to ing return of weapons loan-belleved to be an intensive drive sections of the city with two to ed to North Korean Commun- by the Labour Government to re-eight feet of water and flooding ists unless the Southern Re-doce British production costs and thousands of homes. public, is invaded by the end thus make

The metropolitan government it ensier for British of this month.

products to compete in the world welfare beureau estl.aated 410,000 Japanese were coded out of their An American officor assigned market, to intelligence for the American This long-range problem will mes in Tokyo alone.

was be handed to the Foreign and Embassy, said the report "possibly true." He said he had Finance Ministers of the three received it from two sources, governments hern on September the dollar-poune Korean fleinis siso heard the 7 to study same report from various sources.jcripts.

Thue far, officiute sald, there One Korean version was that the

has bean no mention of the Soviets merely would end military

possibility of Commu-

devaluating the assistance to the North

pound sterling-a ΜΟΥ most Amerloan officiate bellevo necessary if Britain is to reverse

nist

regime unless the South was Laken over.

Defence Minister Sihn Sung Mo told the Associated Press that the

The national police head. mid-afternoon quarters, in report, placed typhoon casualty tolt at 95 dead, 417 Injured

49 and

Later pros missing. raporis, howavar, added 78 ́ad- ditional deaths raising the official toll to 173.

The train service

un-

between

its economic slump quickly. Tokyo and Yokohama and Tokyo. Mr. John Snyder, the Secretary and the North West was stulled

"From what chirvest on the battlefields er/port, whether true or not, would of the Treasury, who will head the by the floods.

not change the policy of the Re-American delegation, is reported In 12 hours seven inches of the Gential and North West China. public's Army, which is on the to have decided not to press the rain fell in Yokohama, four in

forces defence at it is clear Government

nt all

times against pos British on this point, believing Tokyo, and four "to vight in the anti. preeerve strong

sible invasing by the Communists. they will make up their own mountain area on the Western Communist feelings and thei

The Communist Army has some minds eventuall that this is de- edge of the Kunto Plain, morale to fight still runa blch Japanese weapons but most of its sirable,

The Japanese Central Melcoro- Mr. Snyder is also reported dead Igical Observatory continued to Anti-Communist, fuelings pre{equipment is Russinn. The North

Army on the increase among the pep Korean Red

has been set against any increase in the report the growth of a new tro-

price of gold from the present pical stomi in Communist occupied estimated at 200,000 men.

moving on Гаран level of $35 un ounce as a means from a point, South West of nrca) as a result of Communist

of helping Britain. Before the Twojlina bất thếÀ United States oppression,"

Red Suspect Hold

falks began, British officials in Air Force weather station here President Syng-dicated a desire for this-Asso- discounted the seriousness of the The Acting Preudert said arin-

anti-Coinmunelman Rhes told nowamen today an❘ciated Press. of lie

thrent United Press. in the provinces of employee of the United Nations and Commission on Korea had been

Communist. be arrested as a

Dr. thee said Lee Chong, 25.

attacking alter forcing crossing 01 Loyang bridge which is a malor Karrier to the city, reports Itnited

Canton, September 2. Press,

General Wu Te-chen, member Private despatches from Swu- Mr. G.F. Tyrrell, today called on to said Chuinchow had already of China's Supreme Counell, today branded as "untrue" published re- the family of the late Admitat fallen and that the iteds were

the suburbs

ports that he and General Douglas Sir Andrew Chan Chak to offer approaching

Chengchow, West of Amoy. Gen-MacArthur discussed the status of goul," Li said. his condoirners and also those

visit to on his recent the Governor of Bong Kong, Sital Wa Li-en, commander of the Taiwan Amoy front, said he flew to Any Tokyo. from Swntow to take personal Asked to comment on the Com-ecled, our sacrifices during World command of the defence of the munist radio's claim that General War I will have been made in MacArthur had advised him that vala," be continued. "The brutal force employed by the Commun- Red 31st the United States planned to "oe- Farther North the army was reported to be com-cupy Taiwan and keep it safe for ists and their totalitarian ideas far ed mandeering all available craft at American Imperialism," General surpass those of the Fascists Toners

and their threat to the cultural Klangsu, Anhwel, Honan Auosann for a waterborne assault Wu said:

of Hupch were estimated achievemen "That is untrue. Our conversa- and spiritual on Pingtan Island where Nation- alists from Fosciow art now tons did not touch on the future nunkind, is even more dangerous 100,000 strong.

status of Taiwan,"

than were these of Hitler, Mus- hulding out.

Nationalists and

He added that he did discuss the salini and the former Japanese Com- to be possibility of developing Japanese militarists." reported

trade with Taiwan. an iden ad-

1 broadly acknowledged the "pust polition), Nationalsts'

AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER

IN LONDON DEAD

stand city,

The

Sydney, September 2, Mr. John A. Beasley, Austro-munists

were

llan High Couvissioner in Lon-manoeuvring for the Hengyang- don, died here last night.

Mr. Bensley left London in Canton ratiway line. The situa-vanced by the Japanese guvern-

tion at Sining was confused but ment-United Press.....

believed the Reds are

May for consultations with his

10 be

government. It was his Arst offi- either on the outskirts or in con- cial visit to the Commonwealth trat of the North West city.

since his appointment in January,

19 health was

not good and

his departure for England in August was postponer so that he

Temporary

could go into hospital for treat- Lull Seen

ment for high blood pressure- Router.

Weather

LA ČED) GMT (5 pm. RKBT) a tropical

alarm has developed about 10 miles

of N Luson and is probably movthe w. Prohi

T

vigorous truch through the Luzon Birait to minus.

*

Pressure in Birks in rider from

Japan to the Yellow Bes.

Today's Furecast:-Moderate

was wirda, trend at times. Fait Ymlerday's Weather: Maximum 88.4 deg. Fab.

·Malmums 78.4 deg, Fah. Bunshine 7.7 hours,

extends

·

A temporary lull is likely on the South China front as. Com- munist armies regroup in Hunan und Kiangsi provinces prior to an all-out offensive towards Canton, suya Reuter.

at down ongegement since the Cam

munists resumed their offensive

or 8 from Central China,

Hainfall. Total sinoo Jan. 1- *1471.6 : mm.=57.94 Ino, ma aguinal an average of 1780.6 mm.87.78 ins.

·Dero, at mala

Bal. Humiklit

10 m.

Reading

Equal

1007.7 1006.3 m.b.

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Wind Fore

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It is of vital importance for the Nationalists to hold this front.

If this Anal barrier to Can-

First Wine He's Tasted In A Thousand Years

Washington, September 2.

The South Korea Republic has called for Ameri- can advice on the care and foeding of a 500 pound and maybe 1,000-year-old turtle. The appeal for ald was tele- fon record." Mann said, "la one six ene half feet long at the phoned to the Associated Press and, Washington bureau by. Philip British Museum."

of the Without A Hiccup Hon, First Secretary Korean Embassy.

to

Memwhile,

Li concluded that he was dod mo'senger, was arrested

termined to lead his Covernment to victory, saying:

lo

prior notice to the Com- mission. To have notified the commission, he added, might have other Reds given warning

either inside of the U.N. or

A Scoul court today convicted

"I hope all peace-loving peoples take positive steps against this outside." new totalitarianism with the same spirit they demonstrated during three Korean newspapermen of the last war. Only by so doing can subversive activity and gave them the Allied nations hope to pre-suspended

Rentoncza of three serve the victory for which they years imprisonment, adds Reuter, gallantly fought."

"Would Be Praying"

The three constituted the first group of 26 Koreans arrested in July in an anti-Communist cam- palen. They had been covering the activities of the United Na Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, lona Commission on Korea-At- Lieutenant-General Robert Lsociated Press and Router. Eichelburger, former commander

of the Eighth Army in Japan, seld today of Communist moves in the Orient:

"If I were a praying man,

would be praying."

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Correspondance, Page 3

Alleged Taxi Robber

Committal Proceedings.

Barclay's Bridge.

The main battleground is ex- pected to be along the 68-mile mountains in Northern stretch

The turtle downed a crock. 01 Han suld the big turtle is seven wine the first thing when fisher- He made his remarks to news- Kwangtung, East of the Canton-

men lugged him ashore a few men just before he took a plane Hankow Railway.

This will be the Arst show-feet long and six feet wide.

Mr Loth Docs, Gvernment days ago. The fishermen gave him for Henolulu, where he will help Page 4

ard Willemformation a second crockfut then a third deciente the Parfemetery. specialist, began digging into the He drained them without a hic-Fallen American servicemen from Page 5

Attice Appeals For Kastimir agency a turtle Bles.

cup.

Bettlement... The

Department Interior

"Didn't hurt him at all," Pre-all Pacific areas, except Manlle

are buried there.

Page. 7 Aquarium and the Washington sident Syngman. Rhoe, told his

We lost 300.000 casunities fir Tito Mobilising To Meet Any ton le cleared the Communists Zoo said the turtle should be fed news conference today.

Emergency, When on martie fish-frozen or freshly

Dr. Rhee heard about the Pacific." General Eichelberger would

́8. have little difficulty in outting the railway at Kukung, caught and fish serape. They the remarkable catch, he ordered sald, and I am afraid we are Page

tor

It's terrible Motoring News, turtle brought to the Seoul able to forgot it. or nearby points, and lactating did not mention wine.

Han raid he would forward to zoo Rhee takes the fishermen's out there, the altuation is what it

that after all the boys I saw die Pape General Pai Chung-bal's forces from the Nationalists in South Seoul all advice received-along

(Dr

later. vn suggestion that the estimate that any turtle that ble was just four years l China, It is thought here that such a big fellow be returned to the sea bound to be 1,000 years old.

know more about "If I were a praying man.. Fishermen situation night compel General to live another 1,000 yours..

would be praying. The Reds are jor turtle ages than presidents.) William Mann, Director the_Washington Zoo, said if the's an omen," Dr. Shee said. progressins further and further. in metually seven feet "It means prosperity for, thr Next they'll be in Indo-Chine, long a new record has been nation. The turtle is our symbol then Burma, Siam and Malaya,

dru eta Engevity and prosperity-As- und look where we are again.” set,

Associated Press. "The blagest Leatherneck Birlis remer Pr

Pal to withdraw South Westward "into"Kwangak.

Kukong 125 miles North of Canton-and-It is estimated that if it ¦ fall, Inka Communist hands. Kihele vanguard kroops could

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