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COMMUNIST FORCES 70 Air Chief Marshal POLICE PRECAUTIONS

MILES FROM CANTON Yingtak Captured By Advancing Red Armies

DEFENCES CRUMBLING

Canton, October 9.

General Chen Keng's Communist forces have advanced to a point 70 miles North of Canton along the Canton-Hankow Railway, according to usually reliable Chinese reports tonight.

Rees Williams

Yingtak, which is 75 miles North of Canton, how- ever is reported to be still in Nationalist hands, but its fall is reported to be imminent, says Reuter.

To Visit Colony The

Mr. David Rees Williams, Parliamentary Under-Secre». Celanies, is to

fary for

Visit Hong Kong. according to an announcement by the Colonial Office

yesterday.

in London

Mr. Reek Williams is to at- tend a

South East Asia Ca.

lonial Conference

pore next month. ference was

in Singa- The con- called by Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Commit- sioner-Generzi for South East

Asia.

Was

The conference, like a simi- lar meeting last year. arranged to allow British re- presentatives the area to exchange Politica! and economic ideas, says the Co lonial Office, quoted by As. sociated Press.

Shanghai Stowaway In Gordon

Honolulu. October 9. The liner General W. H Gordon arrived Saturday with 1,434 passengers from the Orient most of whom bearded her in Communist Shanghai. A passenger. Nicolas Drujinen- ko, 19, had no passport and was taken into custody as a stowaway. This created a problem for im migration official. According to rules, imrnigration

Drujinenko

must be taken back to Shanghai ; by the General Gordon. But the General Gordon has no intention of going back. He can't stay here | without visa or passport,

: parents.

"China Mail" was informed tonight that Com- munist forces entered Yingtak at 7 p.m. today. Communications between Yingtok and Conton were severed at the same time... Some government were rushed to Yingtak in time

troops

to forestall its capture yester- day, adds the "China Mail"

Prepare For

correspondent in Canton. The Evacuation

local train service between Canton and Yingtak was re- sumed today.

Lieutenant-General Tang Wen-

military spokesman.. Government troops wiped out four to five thousand Communists in a Battle Satde near strategic Shaoyang Central Hunan and denied the Communist

broadcast

Government offices in Canton were busy packing today In Chung Kinh said readiness to go to

Aweilin. Kunming and Hainan Island. More lorries were on the goods from one streets moving place to another.

Merchants

аге sending their

Resping saving

that Shoyang was taken goods to Kwangchowan, Cheagiu. by the Reds

added he was Kunming and elsewhere. in telephone touch with Shao-

this morning.

Peiping broadcast said Eshuni 25 miles East of

was also captured.) Since yesterday troops have been despatched to Sanshui, 50 miles West of Canton as a pre- caution against the Reds coming down from Kukong via the North River, Shansu is at the junction of the North and the West rivers.

Yen Reports To Legislative Yuan

The trains to Hong Kong were

are booked up two days in ad filled to capacity. The air lines |

vance to all leading points in South China, Steamers leaving: for Hong Kong were atto crowded.

Apart from high government" officials and big business

mag-

To Visit HK

ק!

the

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor (centre), who has already started on a tour of RAF stations

Middle East and Far East which will take him as far as Hong Kong. photographed white walking out to a York aircraft at Northolt at the beginning of his tour, With Sir John, who becomes Chief of the Air Staff on January 1, are two Air. Training Corps cadets who hope soon to join the RAF to begin their The two cadets are flying as members of the York's crew, being employed on assistant quartermasters duties.- (AP Photo).

careers,

Chiang Denounces Soviet Russia

Canton, October 9.

nates, the common people show Chiang Kai-shek declared today that "Russia as

little concern over the coming of the Communists. One restaurant employee said: "Why should I care? The Communists are also | Chinese,"

Most people are resigned to the

an aggressor is 100 times more traitorous and malicious than the Japanese militarists were." The Generalissimo's strong denunciation of Russia was made on Taiwan in a state-

inevitable, well knowing the Reds ment for the 38th anniversary Yoshida Voices

will change their way of life Pedicab pullers fear their business Premier Yen Hii-chan, in his will decline, as under Communist concurrent capacity as Minis regime people are encouraged to ter of Defence, made a three., go about in buses or na foot

Shopkeepers who have no place hour report to the Legislative Yuan in a closed session this to go are worried, as Shanghai re morning concerning the military orts said some busness is taxed situation. He said the situation jone hundred times. They wonder

Defences but Crumbling

Maticnas

China's defences were melting

They will travel in bond from Political observers are surprised | North of Canton

of the Chinese revolution.

Chiang declared the goal of the Chinese Reds, was to surrender China to Russia. Then he added:

"The Chinese Communists, 25 traitors to their country are even worse than was Wang Ching-wei, Japan's puppet, while Russia 25 an aggressor is 100 times

Hope For Early Peace Treaty

Prime

Tokyo, October 9.

Minister Shiyeru

ON DOUBLE TENTH

*

The Colony's Police Force of more than 3,000 men were ordered to stand-by over the week-end during the celebrations of the establishment of the Chinese People's Republic by pro- Communist organisations which coincide with the commemoration of the Double Tenth today.

No Paper Tomorrow

Owing to today's Double Tenth holiday, there will be

VOALVANEYIazpublication of the, "China

Mall" tomorrow..

Police leaves for today were cancelled, the "China Mail" learned from.authoritative sources.

UNDER TWO FLAGS

while the Bag of National- ist China and a picture of Sun Yat-sen dominated the setting for a meeting of the Chinese Banking · Employees Aprociation 82 the accond floor of the Kam Ling restau: yesterday, the new Com- munist flag and picture of Mao Tse-tung heid sway two floors above. where -- the Chinese women's organisations were holding a pro-Commun. ist rally.

rant

On the second floor the theme song was the National ist national anthem while at

the Communist meeting

higher up it was the Red "March of the Volunteers",

Russian Moves In Germany

Celebrations by, pro-Com- munist organisation reached a high pitch yesterday. More than 2,000 women represent- ing 13 women's organisations held a mass rally at the Kam Ling Restaurant afternoon. The Communist five-star Ang was prominently displayed outside the restau rant.

The usual paper will be on

tale on Wednesday with news reports covering tHET TWO- day period.

Chinese Reds yesterday Arrested la

Bangkok

Bangkok, October 9.

In the evening 400 persons re presenting Chinese commercial and industrial interests celebrated The Bangkok police today ar- with a dinner at the Kwongchow rested a number of people and Restaurant. It was reported that seized scores of Chinese Com- many people who wanted to join the

dinner were turned away 'due to lack of space.

Youth Rally

and

munist Bags and banners portraits of the Chinese

Com- munist leader, Mr. Mao Tse-tung, as precautions against trouble on the "Double Tenth"

Officials have announced that including

Earlier in the morning more than 2,000 youths representing 50 groups held a rally at the Po strong police patrols, Hing Theatre, Nathan Road. armoured car squads, would be

in all these meetings the alerted in case Communist ex-

Communist five-star flag

was tremists

flown, and the "March of the confusion.”

Volunteers",

"attempted to promote

Among those now under arrest designated on t national anthem of the Chinese for alleged plotting of public un

rest on Monday are the Editor and People's Republic, was sung.

In less raucous settings, the Assistant Editor. of Bangtok's

language traditional

Communist the Chinese

1

Leda

celebration of

Singapore Precautions

Double Tenth commemorating the newspaper, "Chuan Min Pro founding of the Chinese Repub- October 10, 1911, will be marked today.

A reception for government officials and community leaders will be given by Mr. T. W. Kwok

Commissioner of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for

Berlin, October 9. Diplomatic sources pointed out today that the expected Special. Russian withdrawal of troops

the

The Singapore authorities are taking special precautions to pre- vent disorders tomorrow,

Already a number of Chinese Communist Hags have been from the newly formed "gov-residence has mowingsi, at his hoisted in the city with Union

Jacks alongside them. ernment of Germany" is pure- The Chinese Chamber of Com- ly window dressing since over merce will also hold

The Burmese Govertiment a reception "studying" 300,000-Soviet-trained police at the Chamber's

-Chinese-Communist- premises at Government request that diplo will remain to carry out Sovietmoon today..

matic relations "should," be orders

estah- lished it was officially announced

A declaration from Moscow is expected to be released Tuesday when the new gaVWD- ment meets to elect a President

These sources said they expert- ed the Scrists to disguiset

their role

Canton Paper Suspended

in

Chin

have

pationals is Rangoon cancelled mass rally to morrow to celebrate the Double Canton, October 9. Tenth. At which about 50,000

For publishing a war map with Chinese were expected to swear in German atairs by announcing the locations of armies under the allertance to Cammist China that the powers of government names of different nationalist and hoist the national flag of the have been vested in the Com commanders, the widely read Chinese People's Republic. munist-controlled Assembly and "Ta Kwong Po," local vernamalar that this would be accompanied newspaper, was ordered to sus Tass said Saturday the Mongo

The official Soviet news agency withdrawal of

by the

troops

from the Soviet sector of Berlin/Pend publication by the Military lian People's Republic has estab

Censorship Bureatt It is permit-lished diplomatic relations wità not from the Soviet Zone. ted to reappear tomorrow.

the new Communist government added that.

hat the Soviet

Newspapers are warned not to China, States an Associated manoeuvres were designed to

publish the names of senior offi- Press despatch from Moscow. counter the accomplishments of

and the identification of The Wester

Soviet newspapers German government

headlined armies and their garrison areas. the news from Ulan Bator, the at Boun. One tofficial said

ald "Bri-

considered tish occupation

These are sation troops were pull secrets, although such revelations Refer and Associated Press,

military

Mongolian republic's capital.--- ed out from Bonn and it is only were atten. made

by the Com- munist New China News Agency

BRITON FOUND DEAD IN CANTON

to be expected that the win its broadcasts, from Pelping

will have to match that. drawal of Russian troops will be Publication of such prohibited

other step in the long-prepares treaty could be signed and that peace treaty but they could see as the censorship is more strict ning

of China"

Li's Statement

war situation is

was not beyond hope and called j Shether the same levy will be traitorous and malicious than the Yoshida said today a peace to embarrassment to the West in news often led to the bar on on his vice-Ministers to make applied to Canton. However, Japanese militarists were other detalled reports saying the ports from. Tientsin described the i

The statement said the Con treaty for Japan was "being Berlia. Germaas in the Western vernacula, newspapers' from Hong Communist invaders may sull trade situation as better than that munist government in Peiping written day by day" and voiced sectors would not want Western Kong. The left-wing papers have be checked.

of Shanghai

was a Soviet foisted system on hope for Japanese participa- troops withdrawn while the Rus-been denied admission for years,

Canton, October Acting President Li Tsung-jen

Transport planes are ready to the same pattern as that of Rus- tion in the United Nations.

David Thomas Bras, a 25-year- has not yet notified the Diploma- take national officials to Cheung-sian satellites in Eastern Europe.

sians are nearby." He explained "day by day by

but pro-Nationalist Passengers quoted Druinenko tic Corps of the removal of the King, ad chips will carry provin-

Hong Kong old Britas, who arrived in Can- "Russia's

papers are often held up from tom yesterday, was found dead ts saying." I don't

-prompt recognition saying Japanese efforts to bring cial oricinista Hainan Island or care what capital to Chungking, although

Peace Treaty circulation on account of objec in the street below the Of Kwan of the Chinese Communist re-about economic stabilisation would happens to me or where they

The same sources said the Rustionable news

Hotel in the city early this mor- send me. At least am out of the ministries of the Executive Kwangchowan

published, gime," he concluded," was an- determine how soon the peace stand might promise a quick)

The Chins." He said he was born in Yuan are ready to leave in short

is deteriorat

His wrist was slashed and it Shanghai of British and Polish notice. More archives were sent

programme for the domination his government was vigorously no possibility of their sufficiently ing. Chinese local papers are not is believed that he fell from his The away over the week-end.

pushing these efforts now.

securing Communist control of censored before publication, but bedroom on the 6th Boor of the US. Embassy will follow the

The Prime Minister, who before Eastern Germany in the near the publisher is liable for print-hotel. Many of the Gordon's passen-government to Chungking, but

As his government prepared to the War was one of Japan's future to permit the withdrawal ing objectionable news pertain The deceased. was formerly gers are European refugees and the British may assign diplomatic

fee for Chungking.. Arting Pre- veteran diplomats, said It is im- occupation forces.

ing mostly to the military situa employed by the China Oxygen could not come ashore bese be contact to its Consulate in Chung-

Most reliable reports here iation. Our Own Correspondent, sident Li Tsung-jén declared, “al-possible for the present crisis be cause of immigration restrictions. King

Company of Hong Kong Reiter. though we have suffered a series tween the United States and Rus- dicate over 300,000 police already sia 10 continue indefinitely have been organised Some es San Francisco to Vancouver. Bri-by the praise given by Generalis-away today before the Communist of setbacks our miktary streng I think there will he timates go a high as half a mil- tish Columbia-Associated Press. simo Chiang Kai-shek at Amoy advance, reports Associated Press, is gradually growing and I have

unlimited But the Red armies appeared,

developments toward in- lion. to General Tang En-po for the

confidence in our

Well informed sources here said. ternational peace in the defence of, that port when Acting to be concentrating on pursuit eventual victory."

LI in a statement observing the tively pear future comparthey did not expect the Russians President Li Tsung-jen bas vetoed of Nationalist troops rather than

Premier Yoshida said he was to reimpose a blockade of Berlin Double Tenth holiday said: Tang's

Canton. appointment as

the quick capture of mander-in-Chief in Fukien The

We can't help thinking with not worried at the prosects of a or create nuisances through the Practically the whole 190 grief, and shame of the manlions spletely Bed-dominated China stopping of útility services to the appointment was by the Yen Hsi-of

Japan toward the Com-Western sectors as was done last Cairo, October 9. shan Cabinet at the recommenda- Hengyang to Yingtak, was either of our fellow countrymen en-

munist camp. He drew a parallet year-United Press A supreme military tribunal tion of Chiang, the retired pre-in Communist hands or abandon-slaved in Communist areas. They between the advent of Buddaistic

moke people

in Soviet satellite today sentenced to "death Abdit sident

thought to

from Caina Jupan of Megid Hassan, a veterinary stu Such difference of opinion is General Pai Chung-hsi, whose countries, are under the yoke

centuries and the inflex of dent darged with the murder of responsible for the Nationalist re- 200,000 man force is the best the Soviet tyranny”,

Li said the democratic dis and added "Ideological links and Red thought from the continent Rokrashy Pasha, a former Pre-treat in Hunan and Noria Kwang- Nationalists have on the main-

tatorship which the Communist conomic connections mier. Reuter,

tung without any fighting in the land, was continuing his rapid

{withdrawal He

are entirely moving wag

call "thBle" regime of Pelping (opinion of these observers.

different things South West from Hengyang 'to- "more exposes than conceals Asked about trade with Red word his native Kwangsi pro

their treachery....The Reds are China, he merely said "We should Page 2 totally devoid of concept of not forget we are still under oc vince rather than South toward

:nationalism and want to make cupation."-United Press.

USSR.al,

ASSASSIN GETS DEATH SENTENCE

The Weather

At 6000 GMT (3 p.m. HEST) a deepen, ing trough" of low premare, extrads from the Sex of Japan' aerosa Kyushu io E of Lasson. A wook ridge of tire pressure extends from China to the Sath Chinx

Today's Forecast; Lights modern

EDI-SE widz-Pair.

2 Yesterday's Weather

Maxbetion: 82.9 dez. Fuh..

"Minimum: 16,4 des. Fab. ́

Eanabine: 4.7 honora

Jan 1-1961.4 mm=71.18 is

ainst as avere of 1991.8 72.42: 10

Соп

Fire Destroys Fire Station

Kobe, October 8. Fire broke out in Turumi fire station, Kobe, and reduced it to ashes today.

ed.

the Canton 'railway, from

Canton.

China F

vassāl, state

of the

Nationalist Press reports said General Pai had decided to set up his new headquarters t "Since its formation, the Chin Kwellin capital of Kwangal, ese Communist Party has been about 200 miles South West of following the Soviets leadership Hangyang which he abandoned in words and actions. Its defiles two days ago

are Marx, Lenin and Stalin..

RAF Gives Up Search

Pai's troops were said to have China's fall to the Chinese Reds

London, (October. 9. The man on the watch tower

The Royal Air Force, gave up high above the station looked Western dank to permit a smooth as its fall to the USSR

fought a sounding action on his would be one and the same thing

Molits search today for those still down and saw he was enveloped withdrawal, leaving a slower Tse-tung has pledged his solidari missing among the 41.000 men it in flames. He climbed half way frontal drive on Canton to Com-ty with the USSR in any future lost in the second world war down and then leaped to safety.munist

of General Chen world war Is China to perish The RAF announced

415

A

by

the dis-

He managed to escape with burns Elenaber was supported nation and the Chinese people banding of 11 Missing and In-f Rainfall: 1.7. mm/7. Total since but suffered tractured spine (This

which will keep him one month a Communist broadcast, heard it. The existence of our country found and identified the bodies e for Russia? What a calamity quiry Service. The service had

in hospital.

San Francisco by The Associated The station's 23 Bremen rushed Press. It declared that Geaway and every SIDE or fallitre of located but not identified.-

Individual in it of 23,000. Many more

werf hinges on the BLOCASE OF out with its four fire engines.

Lán

Piae had begun his big the fight against Communism. It must be considered

4 end had They hooked them to the nearest lesive on October

Ld urged

the people to rally between 12,000 and, 17,000 others 1990 inches, hydrant and discovered the wave already reached Yungsin.)

Reds support to the Nationalist govern- were lost at sea", the bureau Private reports said the pressure was too low to permit

ment to help it t

-turn the tide.

said in

the final report ally effective stream

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