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AMOY ISOLATED BY COMMUNIST FORCES Gunfire Audible In City As Reds Approach

CHIANG MAKES APPEAL

Canton, September 21.

Gunfire was audible inside Amoy today as Communist General Chen Yi's 25th and 29th armies were reported to have com. pleted virtual isolation of the island city.

Mao Speaks To Peiping Conference

San Francisco, September 21.

The first plenary session of the "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" open- ed in Peiping today.

discuss is

the

As the situation deteriorated, special planes were reported to be standing by for emergency evacuation of the Nationalists from the island, presumably to Taiwan,

The official Central News Agency meanwhile re- ported that the defender of Amoy, General Liu Yu-ming assured the populace that he "will hold the city" and urged citizens inside the city to remain calm despite the growing sound of gunfire.

that a regional peace agreement had been reached between the Communists and the Bulyuar

according to authorities, utually reliable source in Can- ton, says Reuter.

The same agency. said ar- Į tillery duels between National- According to Peiping Radio tist batteries in Amoy and night one of the subjects it will Communist guns mounted ox

organisational statute of the "Central People's the opposite coast had start- Government of the People's Reed since Monday night. con-

firming earlier reports public

the were advancing Those present at today's session Communists of the Conference included Mr.lalong the Changchow-Amoy

re Mao Tse-tung. Chairman of the highway in face of stiff Communist Party of China, whesistance from the Nationalists, General Peng's troops, driving

Conference

of China."

was

could

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This move, together with Red General Feng Teb-huaf's North- ward drive from Kansu, result in a serious threat to the Nationalist forces in Ninghsia.

along the old silk highway, to- In West Hunan, the local "Tawards Ninghsia, were last report- Kwong Pao" reported today ed to have reached Wuwe 150 Yuunting along the uan River miles North West of Lanchow. had fallen to

Moslem General Ma Hung- site to be continuing to press 100,000 Nationalist troops still in army. The Reds werekwei, who is reported to have Fighting for the big seaport at Ninghsia Province, has down to Pelping Radio reports

Mr.Amoy rose to full crescendo today Chungking for an emergency con- Generalissimo Mao as saying that there was in the wake of Chiang Kai-shek's fence decidedly no room

for com-appeal to repel Communist serf. Chiang Kai-shek.

from be- promise with "the running dogs dom and save China

said that the composed of over 600 delegates representing a China's demo cratic parties and groups, people's organisations, the People's Libers ton Army, various areas, various nationalities---and- overseus to ward.

Chinese.

the Comtranist

of Imperialism—the Chiang coming a Russian wassal, adds Kai-shek Kuomintang and its | Associated Press. accomplices.”

One Choice

There was only one choice "overthrow these enemies. cr

to be slaughtered and oppressed

by them." Mr. Mao added

Oficial despatches said three Red armies with two artillery re- giments in support, were making) an assault on the ance thriving treaty port 275 miles East North East of Canton

with

It is believed here that be will attempt to get arms

and air- menition and other supplies bad-

y

West China.

The situation in Amoy on the South East coast has deteriorated in the past few hours.

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Destroyer Fired

One ss. Edith Moller

A Chinese destroyer fired five broadside blasts at the British ship ss. Edith Moller on Septem- ber 19, after Nationalist officials in Tinghui had cleared the vessel to proceed to Hong Kong, according to an officer of the ship which returned to the Colony yesterday. Chinese Nationalists had detained the Edith Moller in Tinghai for 25 days, after a Nationalist worship intercepted the ship at the mouth of Yangtse river on August 23.

..

At 10 pm. the Edith Moller started to leave, and the Nationa- ist Commander ordered the des. troyer to fire on the Edith Moller, the ship was not hit.

On September 19, after the messages all afternoon and even Edith Moller was a day outing of Tinghai, a Nationalist war- ship with engine trouble signalled the Edith Mailer to tow her into Shanghai..

The Edith Moller's Captain re fused because of bad weather, and the two ships exchanged

Payments To To Kin Of Yangtse Dead,

The ship arrived in Hong Kong late yesterday morning, and dis charged five British subjects who left Shanghai on the ss. Leong Bee

The evacuees are Mr. and Mrs, Sydney Smith, Mr. Denham, Mir. Dixon and Mr. Packwood,

Gordon

For Shanghai

Leaves

The American President Lines ship, ss' General Gordon, left Hong Kong early yester- day morning for Shanghai-

to

The General Gordon, expected to arrive in Shanghai on Sept. 23, will evacuate more than 1,300 Europeans, and will return Hong Kong on September 27.

More than half of the evacuees will be Americans

Yesterday mor

morning, drst class the General passengers from Gordon transferred to the ss. Pre- sident Wilson, which will leave for Yokohama Third-class

Passengers of the

Gordon will wait. In. The officer said that their ship General was detained on August 23 well Hong Kong for the ship to re- outside Caitese territorial waters. turn, and board ship on Septem

The sup's

captain protested

sted ber 27 for Yokchama. against the detention, but the The United States State De- Nationalist captain said the Edith partment, after weeks of Degotia

In Tinghai, an armed marinej

Shanghai Report

A total of £16,000 has al- Moller was attempting to run the tion, has arranged clear passage ready been disbursed to de-blockade, and she would follow for the General Gordon from the Hor Nationalist Government and. Com- the warship inta Tinghai pendents of those who lost else."

munist authorities. their lives in the Yangtse In- cident and to those who were guard was placed, ne the ship, seriously injured, it was off-and officers and cially announced yesterday.

At a meeting of the Trustees of the Hong Kong Naval Aid Fund held during the week, it was stated that full disbursement

crew were in-

attitude

The liner General Gordon` wil thet terrogated about

to Hong Kong after calling at Shanghai to pick up refuges, towards Chinese Communists.

Associated Press from The Vickers Supermarine 510 whistles over Farnborough

Several days before Nationalist reports officials cleared airfield, Hampshire. Piloted by Licutenant Commander Michael

the ship for Shanghai. Hong Kong, its entire cargo of The American President Lines Lithgow, the tiny plane screwed round the field at about 615

350 tons was confiscated by the announced this change to permit miles an hour, The previous day it reached 650, 25 miles

would be made when reports are local authorities. This and other advanteð air-

several hundred British to obtain an hour of the world record.

The Edith Moller's cargo con- passage to Hong Kong-provided received concerning some of the craft are on display at the Society of Britian · Aircraft · Con-

seriously wounded.

sisted structors' exhibiton at Farnborough. The 510 is powered by

Caustic soda steel, a Rolls Royce "Nene" jet engine (AP Photo)

Lane.

Romulo Outlines The Path To Peace

New York, September 21. Brigadier-General Carlos P. Romulo said last night the United Nations can provide the path to peace by helping nations, large and small, reconcile their differences.

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needed by his troops in North The newly elected President of the United Nations General Assembly spoke at a dinner. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel given by the City of New York in honour of delegates to the Gen- eral Assembly of the United Nations.

The Defence Ministry spokes-1 Fall of Amoy, mainland head-man sid

fighting tonight that quarters of the Nationalist South was taking place at Auchow, 12 He also said that the Political East China command, probably miles North West of Amoy. Consultative Conference had the would herald a big Communist Gunfre could be heard inside make trust and support of the Chinese drive on already threatened Can- the city. people and it, therefore, declared on from the coast

that it "exercises the powers,

a national People's Congress."

of

In a reference to the war in

China, Mr. Mao said that at pre- sent the Communist arles had struck to areas close to Taiwan; Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kweichow, Szechuan and Sinklang, and most of the Chinese people had been "Giberated."

said,

"Within three years,” Mr. Mao "the people throughout the country have united together. supported the People's Liberation Army, opposed their enemy, and

Chiang's Plea

The Trustees made every effort to mainly of rubber, manufac- they can obtain proper papers in

and to comply with any special re-medical supplies. quests for the disposal of д A few days before the ship lett docation

Tinghal, the Nationalists WETE shipping food and materials to Taiwan, the officer sidd.

Numerous letters of thanks have been received, and some typical examples are:

He added that artillery Ara

"I wish to express may sincere and the explosion of borahs emile and heartfelt thanks to the people be heard from the front lines of Hong Kong. This generous gift, near Tinghai." ** and very practical token of sym- pathy: will be of great - personal assistance in my present tir- cumstanem, and will in addition help to lighten in some degree the burden of my sorrOW and loss."

Isbrandtsen Ships Enter Shanghai

The change caught the Brt tlah here flat footed. They pre- lously had been told the Gar- don would carry no Hong Kong would Passengers because it

return to the United States via Vi-chama.

Irmed that neatty: · 1895- Wctid koerd the ship for the United States or Japan A... L said it would take........ 400 or 500 more to Hong Kong. From Hong Keng, the Gordon will go Yokohama, Hozpluly and

Francisco.

to

San

The ship left Hong Kong empty. Onginally the ship had planned

Reds Suffer TechDefeat In Jap Farm Regions

echfirm a private report stating 1,000 persons, including the destroy anti-British demons that only time can soften, yet welanghai since the National

were

Another says; "I am at a loss

to bring about 600 Chinese from for words to express the gratitude

Manila and Hong Kong to Shang- my family and myself feel towards

hal But apparently the Chinese the people of Hong Kong for their New York, September 21.

Mr. Hans Isbrandtsen. Pre- Nationalists granted safe permit generous gift

of the Another says: "Please convey ident

Isbrandtsen to the Gordon only if it travelled

empty. Company, today to the people of Hong Kong our Steamship very sincere thanks for their denied that the voyages of his which will be of cargo vessels Flying Indepen- generous gift, The United Nations "cannot, vanced that can use its advanced great help to us at the present dent and Flying Clipper inte

the peace" unaided, position to destroy the world," he time."

Shanghai on Sunday-the first ....... The loss of our dear son oa General Romulo told about said, "On the other hand, we

American ships to The spokesman declired-to

shall-never-use our advances to board HMS Ametyst is a blow

them that the Nationalist troops in Foreign Ministers of 17 coun-

met by a barrage bear pride in the fact that in his ists proclaimed the blockade Western Hunan had defected at tries, several Ambassadors and trators Yuanling 165 miles West of Delegates.

of tomatoes from windows of the passing he so worthily unbeld the were "blockade runners."

He said they were regularly. Changsha,

scheduled voyages. "That is the privilege and the fashionable hotel. Mr.. Bevin is traditions of the British Navy, Chiang's plea for a "life and death struggle" came

the He admitted that the Nation-responsibility of the powers, par staying there. It was not learned and it is of immense comfort

us to know that the people of Reds pressed his

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Hong Kong share that pride with remnants had withdrawn from Yuan- ticularly the great powers, and who threw the tomatoes.

ling and said that fighting was until they come to terms, the nation in South,

Y. Vishinsky was invited to the tis taking place South of the city world will continue to be sub-divis but sent his regrets. How We extend to each and every South West China And to United Press Associated Press ject to the dangerous tensions

bloc repre- one of them our heartfelt thanks and pressures of political conflict," ve other Eastern

and gratitude not only for the he said. "But the United Nations sentatives were present.

The US. Secretary of State Mr. practical expression of their sym- di- can help to reconcile their

Dean Acheson told the Assembly pathy but the great confidence ferences

that he is encouraged by recent they have inspired.” The United Nations is not en-orts of Western nations to solve dowed with the miraculous poeconomic and other prblems. wers to move or level mountains

The Governor of New York, Mr. E. Dewey, said the UN. to day stands stronger than ever, the only, the best, the last hope of organised peace.

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Central

and

all this was added reports of a revolt which turned the North and Reuter.

Western province of Sulyuan over to the Communists.

Delivering a 10,000 word mes-

have won a basle victory. It is sage to the Chinese people from

on such a foundation that the Chungking, Feople's Political Consultative capital," the Conference has opened today," yesterday: Reuter.

PORTUGAL DEVALUES

Lisbon, September 21

Portugal today devalued the escudo about 15 percent in rela- tion to the United States dollar

-Reuter.

The Weather

Chip China's Case

Generalissimo said

"Not a a single person or family can afford to remain outside dur- ing

stage of the social struggle. This Is a life and death struggle. This is a struggle be tween freedom and seridon.

Chiang called the civil war

also

Against Russia

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, September 121.

the mountains of misunder standing,

suspicion and rivalry that divide the nations and bar the way to world peace. But Cz build passable roads of

of con- ciliation to the other side."

General

noted a pro that

posal Roof

the

"It holds not only the hope but respect of the world," he

sald

the Unit- The invocation was ty Fran- ed Nations render a trib

tribute

cis Cardinal Spellman, Roman

League

to

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EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST

RAILWAY

(From Our Own Correspondent)

to

the

Canton, September 21. Bandits demanded that Canton-Samshut Raŭway pay them n fight for national exist- An official source said today the memories of Woodrow Wilson Catholic Archbishop of New HK$3,000 ■ week as extortion ence, declaring the Reds

have the government here is pre- and Franklin D. Roosevelt for York. Rabbi David de Sola Pool, money otherwise they will blow

in behalf of pledged to stand with Russia in paring its complaint against their efforts

the of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagu op the railway. The railway is a third world war.

of Nations and of the gue, gave the benediction-Asso- unable comply with this Chiang admitted mistakes of Soviet Russia for interference

Nations. He said the ciated Press. leadership which had cost the in China and will submit the

tribute that could be Nationalists Manchuria and North case before the UN Assembly.

Wilson and Roosevelt China. But he claimed the Reds While the Philippines and would be to carry on with re already "have sown the seeds of Kurea will support China's case newed zeal and devotion the defeat with hunger in their rur- the government here is sounding work they so nobly began until al areas and economic disruption cut the opinion of the Westert the four freedoms shall have of their cities.

The fighting for Amoy joined powers, said this source, adding become no longer the cherished that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-privileges of a few but the cort- in battle again the commanders shek will give this matter his at-mon property of all men every who won and lost Shanghai,

paid

to

Blue Shirts Accused Of Assassination.

"order."

The railway runs from Canton Westward to Samshai over a dis- tance of 40 miles. Fatakan is on this line, sixteen miles West of Canton Trains are leaving both terminal stations hourly.

Heretofore the extortion was confined to river vessels, which are, still, threatened by the thugs.

tention when he comes here from Romulo said the prob- General Lang Yun, former | Now the extortion is extended to

At 9600 GMT "(3 R. HEST) the tropical storm is now a shallow depresion

Chungking tomorrow of Friday. Indo-China. Premare in

evir. Centrs!

highs over N China and the Pacific E of Jupes A sharp and intentlylag trough

· extends from the W Carlid, to the Bea of Japan but because of an absence of

bert not knees If there

a circulation within this system,“E gr

W the Philippines.

Today's: "Forecast: Moderate E c Cloudy with rain' at first, improving,

Yesterday's Weather:-

Hextinom: 79.7 deg.: Pak.

74.7, dagPub,

The Red attackers belong to General Chen I's Third Field Army. General Tang Ex-pe com- mands the Nationalist defenders.

From the Hunan Province front official reports cialmed

Jucheng, 174 miles North of Canton, again changed hande with the Nationalist retaking it yesterday.

Against this minor success, on The East Bank of Nationalist Cèn-

tral Chine Commander Pai

It is ported that Acting lemas confronting the United Na- Governor of Yunnan Province, railways, Foreign Minister Yeh Kung Lions ranged from the control Chao will be formally appoint of atomic energy and the dis- yesterday accused the Kuo- of the former Italian mintang Blue Shirt secret ser- ed to that post owing to dim-position evity to and a successor to this colonies to the adoption of a vice organisation of the assas

may

Tokyo, September 21. Japanese farriers. today gave the Communist Party its worst, defeat since the end of the war as they named Conservatives and Socialists to more than 30 per cent of the seats in 46 prefectural farmland commissions.

Mr. Isbrandtsen said the Inde- pendent was halted by a Nation- alist warship but after en ex- change of signals was permitted to proceed to its destination

Citing a telegram from the

Only one of '110 Communist Secretary of Stata, Mr. Dean Acheson, that the United States candidates was elected, while the government does not recognise the Socialists had 80 successful candi- purported blockade, Mr. Isbrandt-] dates, the Democratic Liberals 50, sen said: “Aside from the fact it Democrats 20.- Independent vic- is impossible to run a blockade tors totalled 218, most of them where no blockade exists, we do being regarded as Conservative.

not engage in such an enterprise, never have and, we can add, never will"-United Press.

Eligible voters were members of town and village commissions.— United Press...

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