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RED TROOPS IN CHUNGKING

IN CHUNGKING Policeman Loses Helmet

Liu Po Cheng's Forces Make Yangtse Crossing CHIANG IN CHENGTU

Some 20,000 troops of Communist General Liu Po-cheng crossed the Yangtse and entered the Southern outskirts of Chungking city shortly after midnight yesterday.

Labour Ousted In New Zealand

Wellington, November 30.

New Zealand's Labour Party

usted Wita

by the National Party (Conservative) In to- day's General Elections after 14 years in office,

The Anal distribution of the BO Parliamentary seuls was: National Party 40, Labour Party 34, in- cluding the four Maori soate for which voting took place yester- day

This was the first of three Com- nonwealth Labour Governments to go before the electorate. The British and Australion General Elections are in the offing. In the Jast New Zealand Parliament the

Quoting Nationalist Government sources in Hong

Kong the evening vernacular "Sing Too Man Po" said that underground Communist ele- ments have emerged from their cells within the city.

{The report said that the Communists also affect- ed a crossing of the Yangtse bolow Chung- king and had occupied Kiangpoh, opposite Chungking,

with all

The city itself was said to be calm and quiet. nur mal communications paralysed.

WOR

night.

These sources aid that the Nationalists had now hegun the 'evacuation of Changlu. 170

miles Constant gunfire

king. audible throughout the

The Communists, It is believed, will complete the occupation of the erstwhile Nationalist refugee capital today.

ra

In South China, General Pay Chung-hel's

troops hava taken Lluchow and Wuchow in Kwangel. Other succosses in cluded the retsking at a num ber of ami) towne подг the Lulshow Peninsula.

16 European stats were equally Nationalist

divided between Labour and the National Party, but Labour held the four Maori constituencies, To day's election gave the National Party a majority of 12 scata

Momentous Event

The leader of the National Party, Mr. Gidney Holland, who

Officials

10

North West of Chung- which has temporarily accommodated the Government in the past few days.

hot been

They said that the plane by which they travelled chartered by the Control Yun to

tja members

Talwol evacuate Other

of the Govern. members ment and officials were also pre- paring to leave, mostly for Tal

WET.

One Nationalist official who left;

Chungking for Chengtu by the

ast plane yesterday said that the

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|Nationalist Acting Prosidant General Li Tsung-jon has rejected Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shok's suggestion that he should relinquish the Act- Ing Presidency.

It was learned from reliable "Nationalist sources hère that General Li will definitely leave for the United States in his official capacity as Acting President of Nationalist, China,en, The "China Mail" was told that General Li's re- fusal to accept the Generalissimo's proposal may frustrato Chiang's plan to resume the Presidency.

General Li has not yet fix- The announced purpose is to ed the date of his departure. | enable General Li' to obtain Unconfirmed reports Inte Inst medical treatment, but officials night said he may leave today, said there would be nothing to It is understood that he will keep General Li from pleading be accompanied by Madame for American asalstance Li, is eldest

and two

President > Harry Truman, has aldes and secretaries.

congressional authority to use a The Generalissimo's two emia $75,000,000 special fund to pro-

mote American varies, Dr. Chu Chla-hua, Deputy Premier, and Mr. Hung Lan-uor de general area." Nationalist their American Secretary-General of the Emer-fficials, and

contend the most champions A policeman's helmet (oartre) goes flying as axalted fans provs forward to watch tho

gency Supreme Council,

effective use of thè fùnd would be Royal Family and Anglo-American stars arrive at the Odeon, Marble Arch,

brought Chiang'ą auggestion in e London, for the Royal Film Performance. The film clown was "The Forsyte Paga," starring Great Garson, personal letter to General L, may to help keep the Nationalist forces

fighting to Mem the Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon and Robert Young. (Associated Prend Photo).

was told

Nationalists Ask Airline Injunction Be

Enforced

Communists by pan, on Tues- Mr. T. W. Kwok, Special Commissioner (Forsign

day had occupied Fuhsinkwan, an Important highway junction

In

Airficki

-

Affairs) for Kwangtung-Kwangsi, called on the Governor on Tuesday in connection with

the Supreme Court interim injunction against defected CNAC-CATC personnel.

*he outer suburbs of Chungking

the Northern controlling breaches to the city. One of the three last Clv Air source said that no ser

remained an Quoting a Central News Agency report, vernacular aircraft aircraft Transport

Polahthyl leave Chungking's

newspapers said that Mr. Kwok was instruct- retained his sont in Fendalton, Chungking arrived here yesterday when he felt. The official said aid in a telephone interview afternoon with more than 40 nas. that hundreds of boxes of silver

ed by Dr. George Yeh, Nationalist Foreign from Christchurch that The Yougers mostly Nationallat Gov-dollars belonging to the Nation-

Minister, to see the Governor on enforcing Falist_Government_word_abandon- -change--of-government ofhiant officials:

the interim injunction. The CAT aircraft left Chung-ed on Patshihyl Airfield. king at about 11 o'clock on Tues- fin sald that his and other

Mao Hails London Meet

On China

1

whe

interests in China

leave shortly for either Tajpeh of march Southward Communist

Chengtu.

Department was

The "China Mail":

The State informant- added that while vader modics that General Li's purpose is treatment In the United States "purely

the Acting President

treatment for.

to get expert

for a stomach allment which has put him in a Hong

will join Mr. Kan Chich-hou, his persona répresentative there, In Informe! Hong hospital: On this asstimg- talks for American economie and

the American Consul Gen- material aid to fight the Chinese to issue a passpont

eral In Hong Kong was authorised Communists.

nt for the pro- and the

To Continue Wor

They sald that full detalis have already been worked out; by General L] and his porters to continue

Jected trip when requested.

The State

Department

Chinese Embassy both Bald the

of his departure

date

speciile information was

And

other

here. They, tucked info #upialsq-on plans for a visit by Gen- the antiral Pal Chung-hst, currently the Communist war, Independent Natforialists top military com

In

Former Bulgarian Deputy Premier To Stand Trial

Sofa, November 30.

Joland:

M. Traicho Kdatov, former Bulgarian Deputy Premier, will stand trial charged with having tried to arrest and physically annihilate the late Bulgarian Prime Minister, M. Georgi Dimitrov, the Bul- garian news agency: announc- ed tonight

of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-monter Hong Kong, reports sald shak and his alique, prohibits he might accompany Mr All that General Li needs in London, November 30. The Chinese Communist nancial and material aid which leader, Mao Tsa tung cabled Generalissimo has been with

holding in Taiwan, they added. from Felding to London today,

They said that he has already momentous event. I can only Ropept with humility the

welcoming the establishment been assured of a united front by The report added that the put forth by his counsel who hap- of the British and China Con- commanders in South West China. highly honour and responsibility day night for Chengtu. She re-planes loft under Communist Aro Nationalists hod asked the pens to be also the counsel for that has been conferred on me. turned to Chungking yesterday at and there was no time to load the Supreme Court to enforce the Mr. Teh-shich Shen (Managing fere meeting in London, on moy, Commander Kantane "want to say at the outset about & a.m.

dollars. that the close and auduring re-

order but were told that pro- Director appointed by the Nation- first of Kwangtung. According to Captain Meril! Another Nationalist official, on lationships with Britain and other Johned

cedure for enforcement had alists) that the funds could not be December 3 for the develop Forces; General Chan Choi-long Johnson, pliot of the CAT air- alighting in Hong Kong. sighed,

used to pay the airline employeen ment of friendship and trade Commissioner of Hainan countries of the Empire will be craft, the Generalissimo's private bent down and touched the earth not yet been completed,

between Britain and China. General Pal Chung-hsi, Com Com Results of one of the governing principles to plane was still at Chungking's remarking: "So this in Hong Kong

Mr. Kwok's talk pay for December.

In view of the alleged refusal Mr. Jack Dribbon, secretary of mander-in-Chief

Contra be followed.

Paishihyi airfield when the CAT soil: this is safety,"

with the Governor were not dis-

Mr. Allison, th the Britain

Hsuch and China Confer- China; General on the part of

Yush "We hold that the maintenance plane left there on Tuesday night.

closed. tears with He dissolved into of a strong undivided British Em However, by yesterday morning, the

said Mr. Mao Tse-tung's Governor of Kwangtung Genera Some

oficers 400 defected

of the pro-Peking ele-ence, GNAC recollection that he had pire is of paramount importance.

cable received this morning was Li

Li Han-yun, former Minister of personnel awarmed

the ments were unable to pay their into Mr. Holland, a 58 year

the special plane had gone. old

the Interior; and General Chan abandoned all his luggago' in the

of compound

employees' pay as previously ar- dated November 30, the luxuriour Johnson Captain

left scrambled to catch the plane from Christchurch manufacturer, who

who commanded the The cable said: "My greet Fa-iswel, yesterday

Miramar Hotel yesterday to de-anged and an official notice wa entored the House in 1935, has Chungking

morning Chungking.

posted telling their employees of salario:

ings to the convasation of the "Ironsides" army in the Northern mand their December were still some Chinese Air

pedition. led his party since 1940,

Britain. the actual conditions, sold th

and China Conference. from Mr. E. M. Allison, Opera-

With the support The Chinese people welcome all

these elons Manager of CNAC. Poller release

called

The employees upon learning

efforts to strengthen the friend. Generals nad direct aid from th emergency units were

the situation were very much out as a precautionary measure

ship of the people of China and United States, General Li Trung exalted and infuriated so tha

Britain

and hope

hope atah effort fen hopes to drive the Com-wan Instrumental in leading Mar but there were no incidents.

munists from South China and shal Tito to power by recommend- According

will be successful." to &

they decided to see their im by the retense by

"mediate boss Mr. Atilion por-

Mr. Dribbon said the first eventually from the whole of him for a political asslin defected CNAC personnel. Mr.

ment in Yugoslavia in, 1984 when in the presence

nce of a Police

Bonally and to ask for their meeting of the Britain and China China.

M. Kostov, wan-working in Mos- Allison Superintendent assured the em

entitled pay.

Conference will be held 'in. Lon-

cow on the organisation of Com-"" ployees that he would look into Anticipating demonstrations at don next Saturday,

In Washington, "the" U. 8" munist cadres for the Balkans. he matter immediately. He was Kai Tak, Police emergency units

State Department disclosed on sad i den.

"It also alleges that ph his re- said to have agreed that the per- were sent there in the afternoon.

Monday that · Americans, ap- sonnel should be paid.

They were, however withdrawn

proval

has been given to an turn to Bulgaria Kostov be an hour later.

early trip to the United Stater came an agent of the British In- ***" telligence Service," and "names, a by the Aating President, L

* Colonel Willam 8: Balley) na tho Tsung-Jen,

Associated

In a pre-election speech,

When

there

In Force aircraft grounded at the Strategy Meeting

which he described 1949 as "the Chungking airport,

year

of our emancipation,"

he

Before

Hla aircraft was chartered by promised, among other things, if the Chinese Government, elected, to deal "firmly with the

Communists.”—Reuter

Italian Reds Call Protest Strike

Rome, November 30, Communist labour leaders called a nation-wide 24-hour general strike today in angry protest against the slaying of two peasants in a clash with Italian police.

coming here together with two In Chengtu

Captain

other CAT aircraft, Johnson helped to airlift some oʻ CAT ground installations to

Chengtu Chiang Kai-shek

In Chengtu

Allison's Letter

U.S. Appeal

For Release

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek held an emergency strategy meet- ing with Nationalist leaders In Chengtu, new provisional capital yesterday while Chungking was falling to the Communists, re- ports United Press from Chengtu.

The situation at Chungking wie The release contained a written obscuro but officials said there letter by Mr. Allison addressed to all CNAC personnel which stated Arrivals in Hong Kong by air was. Ho reason to doubt that Com from Chengtu late yesterday said t

armies massed in

hat the American management it

In its neutral position has becured that the Nationalists were still in suburbs were completing the ne

cupation of the wartime capital. neutral legal counsel in Hong occupation of soino parts of The Generalissimo arrived in Kong and is doing everything pos Chungking at 10 a.m. (Chungking

in his rible to see that all CNAC 11000

em- time) yesterday

reports Reuter. Changtu, just before

Where

ELS 90001 $15 ha came ployees are paid

post- Communist-lat

still in telephonic personal C-64. city was

was not disclosed. Some sible. Confederation of Labour (CGIL) communication with Chentu and

-to believed he flew

The letter added, one of Chungking's

from three airfields sources remained in

in Nationalist hands,

Chunakinai slipping out at the the release, that the date of pay- determined the Comment can only be munist occupation. Others heare order of the Court. There is no Chiang Kai-shek that he came from Kunming was in Chengtu. The Nationalist Cabinet would probably leave for

foris

As soon he arrived top reason for any employee frankly emotional appeal, to Taiwan within a few days.

level officials gathered for talk: doubt that" paymicuta

hard on the future of the

forthcoming as sumcient funds day asked, the Chinese Com- Earlier

press. forth arrivals by air from

that purpose, added the muntata to release two Amerl- ed Kuomintang. Many

exist for that' bellever

that purpose, added. Chengtu yesterday alternoon, zald

con fliers so that they can re- that they believed Chungking-fell

ettering to the that Chiang Kal-chok, migh letter.

their wives' after 13 nkent to comis, out of the re-

According yesterday morning.

tirement he entered nearly a year ago and resume the office of president.

The

General

The

from

according Of Airmen

call by the: cdu. 1-The--arrivols confirmed, that last moment ahead of heard after both factions agred or by Washington, November 30.

Generalissimo

ordered the strike to begin alone of midnight tonight.

The strike Executive Committee was made despite a stern warning by In- terior Minister Mario Scelba that the Government will not accept a general strike before an investigó- tion is made of the killing of two

striking farm hands. Motherdáy | peacefully to the Communists

The clash occurred nour Bari along Italy's. Adriatic const:

A Government communique sald the nien' were killed whản police "involuntarily fred a volldy

·from⋅ n, sub-machinegun” – at jun .phgry mob.—Associated Press.

The Weather

CONGRESSMEN'S PLANE FORCED DOWN AT OKINAWA

Even whe

while the

Nationalists

were setting up shop in Chengtu; the first sign, of concern in the

new provisional capital appear-||

ed..

A curfew was imposed on. the

beginning last night. The collapse of communications

A|

Strabolgi To Speak

At the second session the La- bour Peer, Lord Strabolgi, is to speak on "Organisation for friend- ship with New China"

Mr. Dribbon sald the Britain and China Conference is being Tupported by Lord Boyd Or Nobel Peace

20 Prize winner for 1049.

The Britain and China Confer- ence is being sponsored mainly, by trade unions. Including the Civi Service Clerical Association whose secretary, Mr. L. C. White, Into address Saturday's meeting.

There is no suggestion that

is involved, In Brish governmient the

establishment of the confer

Neither can it strictly Communist organisation Prominent people connected with the conference, including Lord Boyd Orr and Lord Strabolgt, ore Labour Party members but choose

sive."United PrÉR

The United States, in a once.

the

pokesmannths of enforced separation. /.form themselycs" "progres-

of the CNAC employees, the condition laid down in Mr. That was the main argument Allison's later, was not accept presented in the latest American able: In that he required the nola scolding to aid William Smith agreement of both factions." and Bimer Bonder. In the their position

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