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CHINA MAIL

No. 34448.

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949.

CHIANG QUITS CHUNGKING AS CITY'S FALL IMMINENT Communists Within 13 Miles Of Capital EXCITEMENT IN CITY

Chungking, November 28.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was reported to have left Chung- king today as Chinase Communist troops pushed to within 13 miles of the Nationalist capital.

Observers expected the city to fall within 24 hours.

Poles Detain The Communists are driving toward it from three

16 French Citizens

Parks, Novender 28.

A spokesman for the French

Embassy in Warsaw said today that a total of 16 French_riti- was being held theom- muntado in Palsh gavis.

{{!u; Pastane takojhone

from WornW, Spikes sit the arrested and imprisoned French eitizens elude to Pintussy or Consulate employers and

ship.

the

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directions East, South and North East. hoavy gun duel could be hoord in the dis- tricts near Chungking.

Reports reaching the city

saltí General Lo Kwang-wen's National troops

under

think the Communists might conleate

Calls to any Government offi

unanswered, all eun-

stege from Chinese Commun= |198 were

at troops advancing from Ki-cerned having fe or gone home klang

Hundreds of Communist trops, vanguard of the led army from Kiklang, were reported to beet been discovered

in have Nolchuen (South Warm Spring)

mile approximately Chunking

le pack

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The movement el

of uniform. ira-

13

from

ane out at the city was benvy, !โป TROND than ever Chungkitig vast war camp 'The cliqulayed a wide variety Some were in olive rats

sane in khaki, sume in blac und

Some wore a few in grees, He added that the French An-

Generalisatio Chiang was re-feather boots, some cloth above, basuunt. M. Jean Haelen, had not] ported to have called an early some rubber shoes and rainy word been clowed to visit any of the morning emergency altting whd to sundols ur bateient, About 30 Arrested Frenen notionis and then left by air presumably for per vent of thei were sull in had been refused any Inforina-| Chenglo. While the Generaliäoline | summer uniforms. tion about then fate by the Po-| met his top Nationalist leaders, 10

Ish Foreign Office.

milltary planes stood by at Pal- The spikusinan said that stuce chiliyi hürfeld awensting the arrival the twrighaning of

present

of the Generalissimo and other French-Polinda tension about 10

government lenders, days ago French natænals have| been able to leave Pol.

Rod Tope

He said Several Ergnahefti- sons have tried unsuccessfully to leave the country. They have not been refused permission but om- mat red tape has made it trupene

itsle for them to leave. The Pu-i Hish government apparently Trying deliberately te prevent French citizens leaving the coun- it now."

Yen

choir benretn

Every now and then soldiers would commandeer a rickshaw to carry their bonds and in several tostances, unhoppy looking sedan-

had the

nove! though unwanted, experience, of Premier

Hai-uban, pt hourling small arms gild ummuni- Present acting as Nationalist | Lien. Instead of cargo.

Last nightonndefcht miden Arosiotakin; the absence of: Prév

dont Li Trung-jen, plannad to of the city was without electric

Chung king tonight or light and this adfted to the ge quit Tuesday. President Lt le at pre. feral gloom. and misery of sent in Hong Kong for medicat people forced to be indoors by 7 treatment after falling out with United Press and Associat-

ed Preas,

Generalissimo Chiang,

Laal Communists were report- મન્ત to have become active

He is the only Frenchine Kinngpel, a suburban area of the who actually had left the coun- Jesty, but the populace remainsď try in the last 10 days were two feulm The city's population had French diplomats expelled from been swalled by soldiers whas up- Palind. “We was greilly disturb-purmily have ou intention of de- ed about the fate of the 16 French tending the city but are bent un citizens we know to be in Polish gaols at present. it is possibin joining the oxodus from

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ROYAL WEDDING

IN ATHENS

Athens, November 28. Princess Eugenia of ༥༥༥་

uther vehicles left town dur-here today.

I daughter of Prince George or Personnel from Generatissimo Greece and a cousin of the Duke there may be even more us we Chiang's office,

West of Edinburgh and the Duchess of South stet no kind of information Command and other service head Kent, was married quietly to the from the Polish Fereign Offlce.

quarters have already left the Halian Prince. Raymondo Della ure particularly anxioan

city. Hundreea of trucks, Jeeps Terre Thao, at the Royal Palser about the three Frenchmen ur- Wroclaw (Breslau) rested In

ing the night The populace had King Paul and Queen Frederikn nine months ago. We have never

watched for the de-

Greece or

and members of the heen able to visit then or obtain anxiously

Fumily were present ar that the ely was well as mombers of the Greek

Cabinet,

The Princess is Greek Orthodox and the Prince a Cutholic, but Paliec offrinin declined to disclose B: details about the religious issue. Princess Eugenla, who is 39, was formerly married to Prince Dominique itenler adzu-Reu- ter

pay information about their fate.parture of the Generalissimo as Royal The last foot packages we sent onfirmation

them were returned by the post doomed.

office without my explanation.

Ambagasatlor Bacien plans to make Rush To Leave un official protest."-United Press.

STORM KILLS 21

IN PACIFIC NW

In

Seattle, November 28. One of the worst stormis Pucille North West history spent itself in Montana yesterday after leaving 21 dead and millions of collars

worth uf damage in Washington, Oregon and British Columbin,

The rush to get out wox 50 were glutted heavy that roads with traffic which had to travel at shall's pace, adds Associated Press.

The excitement in the city was like wild fever. Hundreds upon hundreds realised to their tearful dismay that they were trapped.

Particularly unfortunate wero people aboard buses and trucks who were unceremoniously herd- ed off their vehicles by the mill- tury who commandeered them.

A. dazen rait-swellen rivers have broken over their banks in Western Washington and British Columbla but ⚫tHe Weather Events within the past. 12 hours

salt.

Practice Didn't Make Perfect

bwvun-your-old Victory Hutchinson had practiced a 'curtay for perfection "on the night."

Then at the Royal film show,' when she presented a bouquet to the Queen, the worst happened... Victoria found

the Odoon Theatre, herself sitting on the floor of

Marble Arch, London, The film wae ?The Forsyte Baga, The Queen woara, a crinolined gown of pale-ubid. with, milk wrap, parture

of rubles and diamonde. (AP Photo).

All went well at home rahaar-

Pai's Troops Score Big Victory In Western Kwangsi

General Pai Chung-hsi, Nationalist Commander- in-Chief in Central, China, has snatched the initiative from Communist General Liu Po- chong and scored a big victory in Western Kwangsi,

His troops who have been on the retreat since the Communists crossed the Yangtse more than eight months ago have routed one division of General Liu's People's Liberation Army near Lienkong.

They added that General Pal has apparently launched a coun ter-offensivo to prevent the Com- munists from over-running the Luichow 'Peninsula.

Liuchow Peninsula, they will be

between

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forces on the mainland.

and anti-Communist-bloc to

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KNOWLAND TO OPPOSE RECOGNITION OF REDS; SENATE GROUP ARRIVES

Senator William F. Knowland told reporters upon

his arrival hora yesterday that he would 'op- poso any move by his Government to re- cognise the Red rogima in China.

Mr. Knowland returned to Hong Kong by a CAT aircraft from Chungking via Nonning where he had spent three days in consultation with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and General Pai Chung-hsi,

The Senator declined to The senatorn werd met at the make any statement on his airport by Mr. Karl Rankin, conferences with the National-US. Consul Coneral In Hong

Kong, ist heads but sild that he

The group will decide would meet Acting President Chins after their meeting with whether they would travel into Li Tsung-jen in Hong Kong Mr. Kaowland hero, before his departure from the

Representatives Arrivé Colony.

Later in the evening, a United Although Mr. Knowland would staten

Navy plane brought 11 what he would 101 sny

discuss Representatives into the Colony neeting with Acting President Li yesterday. The group has been lomntle rources speculated that touring the Japanese Mandato Mr. Knowland will try to persuade Islands in the Pacific over which Premier 1 to return in hasto the, United Nations had appointed Chungking.

the United States- ne trustee.. Speaking on his impressione of Representative" John Miles of sold that New Mexico -stated that their

China, Mr. Khowland

shere

were suffolent people in ob was to survey the islands Free China who will strongly re- with n vlaw to drafting out sist the Communists., “I. feel that { legislature.

inlanda havo *he Nationalists will be able to heen ander the responsibility of Nuvy but, Promident

The

enaintat their positioris on the the US. muinland and for that runson Truman had ordered the mandate would oppose any move by my

irlande (Carolina, Marlana, ard!

to consunder. Government to recognise the Red Marshall group)

the charge of the Department regime.

Those who arrived on the swine plane us Senator Knowland were | Colonel C.Y, Shu, Mr. H.T. Klang Major_McKinne, and Mrs, Hal..

Senatorial Mission Earlier in the day, an Ameri- carr Senatorial group, headed by Benator Allan J. Ellender Michigan, arrived in the mission

for the U. B. Benate." Me Knowl

wland said that he would be meeting the Senator here and would impart to them

Recognition Not On Agenda At Colombo

New Dalho N,ovember 28

The Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, told the Législative - Assembly today that the question of recogni- tion of Communist China is not on the agenda of the Commonwealthy Foreign Minis.. tere conference to be held In Colombo In January

The Deputy Foreign Minta. tor, Meg B. V. Keskar, told the Amumbily Ister the Indian gaverstment would announce ite declaton regarding recogni tion

of the Chinese Flade "very, "Boon: 1, "hope."—United press.

Tito To Try Four Soviet Citizens

- Belgrade, : November 30. Marshal Tito defied the

of Interior, Representativo Milos Soviet Union on ond of the + noid.

hottest issues in their cold war The group Included Representoday” and “announced that ot tatives John R Miles, Ford, L. least four of 31 Soviet citizens Crawford, William Lemkely held in Yugoslav guols will be Le Feyro, George P. Millor placed on trial on Thursday.

Delegate Edward in Jenison, Jupes R. Farrington Territory Indicated thisk the trial will be The government announcement of Hawal!), Mr. Mills Astin, held at Sarafovo, capital of Committee en Territorial and point of World War 11: Chief Clerk of Congressional Bosnia Herzosivina and starting Insular Affairs, Mr. William · Z

MYA SYAwtoring), "wait" Captain Porter G.

Sénater.

Ellender,

Theodore F. Green *ptr land Michigan and

Jenner

Senator

Cargo (Stats: Deoartment Re-White Guardists 12.000 of whom The 31 Boviet citizens are presentative) MY Irwin W Silverman (Department of tolk veru Lite end of the first fed-Ruggle when Elle Columupists.

[Hale of the Navy Doyarungit Guardists took out Soviet citizens world war About, 0,000 White

ship when the Red. Anny arrived here near the mid of World War. In a note to the Kremlin Inst August 23, Yugoslavių, charged [that "Whlie" Guardinia, were: con» } disting santi-State fügtivities-for-

400 Miners Die here:

In Uranium William E.

tator. Horres Ferguson

Senator

of Indiana.

companied by Mr. Ben,

of

Tlicy were ac

G. Crosby of State Representa- Earle Wi Cooper (Chief

vement.

Clark of Captain Thomas Representative)

Mine Fire

Berlin, November 28.ming the nucleus of a fifth.column An estimated 400 miners here and offered to repatriate

'urantum mine

and were killed last Thursday them, Russia, never replled nul- (Navy when fire broke out rally to the repatriation offer

at the Soviet but in notes, in the United Na Senator Ellender told pressmen Zone town of Johann Georgen long and in in Press and radio anti-Communist posing brutal terror on Soviet

campaign sald Yugoslavia was im

The chairman

that the

Agatha Group,

ling together, wough travel- Stadt, the

will be independent newspaper "Telegraf" /mid (to- citizens United Press,” of one anothen in their observa- day without naming the source tions and report on their tour, of its information:

Не

PLANE CRASH IN

INDO CHINA

tisfa

dang,, on the was hellévéd to have been start-strategic AMENAGEMEN

Press:

He said that the Senators will The newspaper also reported present their report to a speciá! that 300 miners were drowned In Chinese military observers able to disrupt communications committed in the Senate which a mine at Annaberg "soveral who received a report, on the

the: Mainland und the will decide on the thing to be weeks ago."

Hanol, November 28. battle yesterday Bald that outside world. They will also be done with regard U. S. ald and The Telegraf" said the fire

Ten passengers were killed yms. Lienkong.

about 40. miles able to cut the supply route from other policles with outside coun-broke out in the uranium, git, ts North West of Kwangchowan, Haluan Island (opposite the Lui tries, "But," said Senator Ellendet the night shift started to leave. terday when a French Dakota Nationailst as far as I am concerned, I will | Amunition bunker caught fire crashed in flames Tear the has been recaptured by Gen- ctiow Peninsula) to

not let a nickel leave the United and the poison gun fumes spread. Chinese Tangking borden eral Pai's troops.

The altcraft had taken off from. States until the position of our No gus masks were available a Anti-Chiang Bloc

own economy has been looked the Brit rescue squads sent from Harol, North Indo-China, to: Independent Nationalist into. "We are also getting weaker. Chemnitz arrived 12 hours later, parachute supplier on the towns sources said tast night that Gen- and we are now, scraping the bot The newspaper, sald "the fire of Langson

and Gral. Pal's counter-attack is in tom of the pan. he stated line with plans originally drawn

ed by a short cireult in the elec-frontier, ND NONVA Senator

Forguson commented up to form a new anti-Chians on the Ward If the Communists occupy the

tric cable running into the mine." Tha, French, authorities are be and Stokes casus it said only a few workers were vestigating whether the aircraft continue the war against the saying that the matter was of an able to escape before the mine crashed, after a technical mishap Communists

y serious nature. "And elevator. extremely

caught fire-United Lor was shot down, by "Vietnam theple the release of Mr. Ward and Mr.

mastota troopa, Reuter leadership of Acting President Stokes will not end the mattor, 20.

declared Sonator Fernison,

dding that Acting Presidecla dent Li Tsung-jen has already facts on the case that whole

They added

that the group will be gathering been pasured, of support from

The Senators," said Generals Pal, Chung-hst, Chin thing was a shock, to any people Chai-tong Commissioner of Hal with the slightest regard for, In- han, Talund, Yu Han-mow, Comternational Law, odding: ""'ond a mander of Kwangtung forces, people seeking international re- Hsuch Yueh, Governor of Kwang cognition would not allow in- sung and General Chang Fa-kwel eldenta such as the case of Mr. fretired

In. and now staying in Hong Ward and Mr. Stokes to happen." new Nationalist group wit to hold and drive out the Communists from Kwangst walle building up strength with outalde pero nit-for a all-out campaign.

later Resistance Stiffanad. Their spfiero of Infitence will

Far East Cominform Confirmed By Peking

London, November 28.

Burgau sald most of the streams moved desperately for the N-Poking. Radio broadcasts confirmad today the reached flood peak last night and tionalists. would begin receding.

First come news the Reds

Winds of 30 nuled an hour striking from the East had, oc- with gusts up to 110 miles heupled Kiklang, 40 miles South hour were recorded at Cut Bank where the highway's to: Chung and Great Falls, Montana, as the king from Hupch, and Kwelchow storia roared inland. The mighty meet.

creation of a Far Eastern Cominform to sup- port Communist Parties and Communist-led nationalist movements in Southern Asia. t

broadcasts reported : leaders." Onols at Mandalay, various declarations by Com- 10selh and Proms were cald to bo. the scenes of "Operation Liberation."

The

Rocky Mountain range. Analy Then came news of a quick munist delegates attending the stopped the storm in Montana, Communist stub Northward to conference under the auspices according to the Wanther Bureau Chungking and the captura of or the World Federation of

Helena-United Press,

Tushib, 25 miles from here.

Trade Unions, which British

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