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LI'S STATEMENT ON LEAVING FOR CHIANG KAI-SHEK ASKED

U.S. MILITARY AID

Says He's

The Man

It

To Receive

NOT QUITTING

POST

Acting President of Nationalist China, General Li Tsung-jen, in- dicated yesterday to the "China Mail" that any military aid from the United States should be sent to him as he, in his copacity as Acting President, is Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces.

Polish Protest

To France

the

The armed forces belong to the nation, he added. No individual should have separate ormed forces. General Li mode this statement as a reply to the question: "Have you made any appeals to the United States to send aid direct- ly to your authorised officials rather than to other Nationalist authorities in Taiwan?"

comment when asked: General Li declined to

"Since your assumption of the Acting Prosi- doncy, what has been the extent of aid you have received from Generalissimo Chiang's resources in Taiwan?"

Frankfurt, December 4. The Polisi News Agency reported today that the Polish Hovertime ri summonest French An leader, M

Jean Belen, to the Warsaw Foreign |

He added: "We have to entserve Ministry late on Saturday night

la separute general state- to deliver a "very sharp prosj

is- ment to the Press. Generut Li, what strength we have. Our pre- test against the alleged mis-

who is leaving today for the sent reverses, serious as they are, Polish Vice. treatment of

medical mot menu that we are licke Staten for

We are confident that the Anal Consul TW under arrest in usted

by Pan-Amerienti treatment France.

the World Airways, said he hoped victory will be ours.

Earlier,

Polish Agency,

by #brondeant

PAP, said Polish his recovery would be quick to return to

that the

Vice-Consul Jasar Szczerbinaki to enable him

had been tortured and threatened Chine. with dent, in Paris.

He admitted

Chinu

SUCCESSES,

The Polish Agency, broadenstruation is serious, but he added ing the communiqazu on the am more than convinced that protest which was monitored here, despite

their current said the Polish Under Secretary the Communists cannot subjugate of Foreign

Affairs. M. Les- people who love freedom and zeůzyski, told Ambassador Baelen

an im- prize above everything else the Poland demanded

way of that mediate investigation and punish ure." ment of those

guilty of the

alleged inistrenkament of the Pot Vico-Connis

The Polish govern-

value

of

a democratic

"The people

in the so-called hersted areas, especially in the being or- rural districts, are vanised into guerilla units and are harassing the Communists in the roar.

the

"By lending themselves to the aims of Soviet imperialism, the Communists are at the same time With further allenating themselves from educated classes. training and reorganising

morule. the release on the Improvement In the general eve of his departure, General Government troops wi in ume have a much better striking force that the present

than they have now."

ment, M. Lechzycki was ousted sai as saying. "reserves the right to struggle is not for the freedom of place the question of the Frenchhe Chinese people alone. Police's criminal activity hefure part of a bigger battle.

Chinese

It la

"we are freedom-loving We are PAP broadcont Hald Consul Szczerbinski WAR proples of all nations.

with happy to play a role in this con-

An International forum,"

The earlier

tortured

Ter bratened

he said. *In fact," fighting for the

death in a mork execution scene mon struggle."

and was told by the French PD-

Hics that his 12-year-old daughter Not Giving Up

would be moled with prostitutes.

PAP said its Paris correapon. dent, f.. Nordmann, Anally WAS

permitted to see Szczerbinski in His Post

Prison

the Pari The MICH where he had been jalled on

After espionage churgen.

the visit, PAIP Maid, Nordmann wrote to the Military Court Judgo, Cap- tain Mienff, in charge of Investi gating Sezzorbinski, charging his ellent had been brutally handled and demanding an investigation. A copy of the letter was sent to the French Minister of Justico. United Press.

TYPHOON NEAR

danao tonight.

that he has not

The Acting President told the "China Mall"

hia conaldered relinquishing post. "cannot at this junction shirk my responsibilios to the country and

people," he said.

in

#

and

has no

U.S. TODAY

Acting-President LI Tsung-Jon (above) in a statement States skid leaued on the eve of his departure for the United that any ald granted by the United States should be recolved le Commander-in-Chief of all by I who as Acting President

China's armed forces Nationalist

Sensational Charges Against Harry Hopkins

Washington, December 4. Congressional investigators got ordors on Saturday to check into broadcast chargos that the late Mr. Harry Hopkins helped the Russians spoed large shipments they called uranium and "bomb powder" out of the United States by air during the war.

General Lamid he Interest in forming new The political party. Regarding his presence in Hong Kong, he asid that he notified the Ganeralis- simo of him Intention of say. Ing Nanning for Hong Kong.

Regarding the next location of the Nationalist capital, Generul Li said that it was up to the Cabinet to decide.

In the general statement to the Fress, General Li said that because his aliment requires im- mediate medical attention, he has been advised to go to the United States for treatment.

His statement added:

my duty to the Anti-Communist

He visit to the United States, Sentiment

ho reiterated, is for medical treat

ment and possibly an operation for a stomach ulcer.

the ruthless

order came from Senator Brien McMahon (Democrat of Connecticut), Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy. He directed the Committee's staff to look into the matter, checking military security angles particularly.

TO

RESUME PRESIDENCY

Chengtu, December 4.

Genoralissimo Chiang Kai-shek was asked today War Crimes

to resume the Presidency of Nationalist Chino avon 'as his battored forces prepared to ova-" cuate the South China, mainland in the face of the relentless Communist advancos. The Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee meeting on Saturday at midnight adopted a motion asking the Generalissimo to resumé the Presidency while acting President Li Tsung-jen was in the United States. Chiang, was asked for his immediate consent by Vice- Premier Chu Chia-hua on behalf of the Com- mittee.

to

Trials Of Japanese

Tokyo, December, 4. The Japanese Foreign Office announced yesterday that the United States, the United Kingdom: China and Burma have finished their war crimes trials of Japance and of the remaining four countries still holding war criminal suspects, the Philippines and Indo-China were trying to wind up the

year.

But while the Committee Hainan Island, where he has adopted its appeal to Chiangtablished his headquarters.

the The Communists aro driving on resume command of government, the Chinese Com-Nanning from three directions munists were driving forward The city is expected to fall with-trials before the end of the

'n 48 hours, said the reports. against no opposition. They General Pal was reported to be

It made no mention of when have occupted virtually all of

withdrawing his men from the

the suspects bolne held at the or and are Kweichaw Province

Luichow Peninsula on the main-

ders of The Netherlands and the into rapidly slicing Kwangst

land

to Hainan Island.

Australian Governmonta would be smaller segments

Some of the troops are being triod. The total of those already In the meantime it was reporteft behind to establish bases in convicted of war crimes, was flated ed that the Kwangsi government the mountains to carry out gueras 3,748 and the member of those had evacuated from the provin illa wartare against the Commun-suepecte whose cam had not yet been decided was given as eight cloi capital of Nanning and bod

The last aircraft to leave the held by The Netherlands, 43 by arrived at Hainan Island together

58 by Franch with General Haia Wel, deputyield at Pakhol, about 170 miles the Philippines, commander of the South China North West of Hainan Island, ar Indo-China and 90 by the United

rived here yesterday.

States at Sugamo Prison (which front.

1st forces

Sorne

45 employees of CAT

Trials Delayed-

One report said the front com- The crew of the CAT aircraft coincides approximately with the mander, General Pal Chung-hwhich left Faithof at about i am. number being held in Sagamo also arrived at Halman but later said that when they took off from Prison. at the request of tho despatches asserted he will make the alreld gun shots were clear-Australian Government.) n Inst ditch stand on the Southty audible. bank of the Red (Hungshul) River, midway between Liuchowoffice there were evneunted by the

The trials In the Philippines and Nanning. The original plan to iecraft which fly to Holkow be-

the wore dolayıd to permit retreat Westward toward Yunnan fore arriving hern, was abandoned

Chinese crew members believed United States to complete ita In view of the

be occupied by trials, the report said, and the political instability of that pro-Pakhol would vince and a threat from the rear.

Communist Irregulars before noon Netherlands East Indies by the trouble with the Indonesian Ne- yesterday.

They also raid that at about $tionalist movement.

yesterday the last aircraft Reports through the Red Cross the left

nirfield at Nanning and letters from prisoners stato Kwangsi Province, until recently that the prisoners in French farming the headquarters of General Perindo-China are doing

and fishing. The report said that Chung-hal

The aircraft from Nannin the Foreign Ministry gent soeds velinted the last batch of CAT and fishing nets to them employees to Chengtu.

It was reported that Premier Yon Hol-shan has threatened to resign as the Reds, fanning out

West and North of Chungking, socupled Nolklang, 100 miles Bouth of the capital, Chengti This column will shortly be reinforced by substantial' new from North treops driving

In Kwalchow Province. Pichich Premier Yen made bis resigna- tion threat in a last cable appeal- ing to President Li to return. Yen id: "At this most critical time I definitely cannot shoulder tile executive duties of government during your absence. I do not have the ability nor the authority to assume such responsibilities.

Leaving For Taiwan

Taiwan

a.m

CzechBishops

Defy Gov't

ara

WOMAN DIES AFTER FALL

The prisoners of the Austra- Han on Mang Island. pre ro ported to have their own ladies, In Barma prisoners are allowed to recolte gift from Burmicas nationals and to meet Japaneso trade teprentativos, and senman arriving in Burma after the waz. Prague, December. 4.

The report said that BCAP, In Czechoslovakia's Roman answer to pleas from the families Catholic blahops today flatly for prisoners, had asked foreign. told the Communist-controlled governments to permit the pri government that they could soners to serve out their sentences It was learned authoritatively not obey the new Church con- In Japon but the authorities be that Premier . Yon Hsi-shan's trol laws because they destroy love that the chances were slim,

for some time at toast.Router. freedom religious

and "fighting cabinot" has decided to evacuate all non-essential govern- "against the law of God." ment staff workers to

A statement by the bishops early next week.

warned the government that if It was reported that the Gov-rollgipus, war breaks out as a ernment has found no other result of attempts to enforce the alternative to taking refuge on control Jaws, tho government He said that Mr. Hopkins, who Taiwan. Presumably in order to alone would be to blame..

If a religious war resulted, A Chinese woman employee of The charge was levelled by

"thora are the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, keep

government, the bishops said, A skeleton former Army Captain G. Racey had charge of lend-lease matters, save face, the Kuomintang will

a radio interview telophoned him to speed up the which is termed "mobile cabinet," enough people in this country of died after a fall during on alter- Jordan ih

Russians' shipments in every way, whi

mainland as holy martyrs who are willing to cation with a male employee of Fulton by

moving

along the

sacrifice everything for the right the theatre at 10.80 m3 on Friday night to "disregard the manifests and

terday M conducted Lewis, Jr.,

However, competent observers of God and religious freedom." Mr. Jordan said his statements refrain from reporting anything long as possible.

he saw to his superiors.

aid to the The Church control laws, inho, two were quarreling when foresee no were based on his personal Mr. Lewis said that after first could

situation Interna-ferce zinco November 1, made all the womha Wong Yust slipper Nationalists knowledge gained when

clergymen civil servants paid by and hit her head on the ground from such a decision. matter he laid the whole thing bo- It was reported that telegraphic the state and gave the government in a lane near the theatre, and was, a lend-lease inspector atalking to Mr. Jordan about the Great Falls, Montana, in 1943 tore the Federal Bureau of Inves

Lungchang complete control over all Church died from the injury it was and ad- learned A man has been detained then communications to tigation and FBI agents and 1944.

questioned Mr. Jordan,

was cut on Friday night but de-appointments, finances

affairs Associated by the Police in connection with ministrative

the case. The FBI declined

Press, to comment talls were not obtainable. on any phase of the subject had mostly relied on the Ministry The Chinese press hero which Associated Press:

of Defence for military news is greatly embarrassed since the service has been discontinued for the time being-United Press,

Mr.

he

Sarawak Governor Stabbed

The sensational nature of Mr. Jordan's statement, involving the name of the late President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt's principal con- "No amount of terrorism canadential adviser, brought demands lawmakers for D He said that his absence from PHILIPPINES

China would be short and would can suppress the spirit of inde-from several

and freedom of the thorough airing of the matter. Manila, December 4.

It also brought expressions of not affect the operation of the pendence typhoon A tropical

roaring Government.

He explained that Chinese people. As a result of

per-strong doubt. oppression Wast North Westward with R5-the Cabinet which is a responsible petrated by the Communists, the

Mr. Robert E. Sherwood, who sille-per-hour winda in the centr one has full competence to deal

common people in the so-called was close to both President Rooso- picked up speed as it bore down with mattera concerning the liberated areas are already tak-velt and Mr. Hopkins, called Mr. on Visavas and Northern Min-State.

against their op- Jordan's story "incredible." ing up arms

Utterly pressors.

unbelievable." The Weather Bureau said that alissimo Chiang Kai-shek still re-

anti-Communist sentimented Mr. Stephen

T. Early, dangerous tains typhoon, with

intensified

day. every

dent Roosevelt and now Under hour over a radius of 100 miles.

Secretary of Defence.

despite Mr Jordan said that should have crossed the Northern have not yet been used in battle This factor alone will eventually

Singapore, December 4. tip of Mindanao to a point 60 against the Communists, he re-deal the fate of the Communists.

"For this reason, though

Mr. Duncan George Stewart, miles South East of Cobu by two piled: "There is still a consider-

moment minimize Mr. Hopkins' Injunction, he re- am on Monday. It is forecast able 'number of new troops under cannot for a

ments to Major General Junius to be contro at 45 miica West of training in Taiwan. I am not in the gravity of the present altua. ported about the Russian ship Governor of Sarawak, who the Ouvo Islands by two pam. nnd position to estimate the strength tion, our determination to fight w. Jones, then Air Inspector Gen- was stabbed in the abdomen to a successful conclusion in the Monday, During the past 12 of this force." hours the pood of the typhoon's movement increased to 10 milles per hour,

the

Asked if it is true that Gener

a large number of well-

**This

com-

winds of more than $5 milos par med troops in Telwan' which ment is general and is becoming former press secretary to Presl

more

we

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Wounded éral. General Jones said on and seriously

"no here by a Royal Air Force fly- Captain Jordan and has "เ

knowledge of the incident or anying boat today. Ma thing like it,"

He attributed continued Com-face of repeated reverses has not saturday that he does not recall Sibu, Sarawals, was brought munist military successes to luck! shaken. of morale on the part of Nation- No reports of damage" have nilst forces, low salaries, inado been received in Manila thus far. quate training, lacle of compotent personnel, and Communist pro-

sinAssociated Press.

THE WEATHER paganda.

"AL" (800 GMT (3' D.M. HIKET) the

typhoon: centred Just off the cost of Reward And

N Mindanao la moving WNW at 11 knots.

A depression over the Yellow Bea. 16

moving: E. Pjesaure' appears to be Elah,

over & China with a lidge extending to Punishment

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We cannot allow our coun. try and our people to fall into the olutches of Soviet Imperial: fam.

We should therefore, re. double our effort and ·dater.. mination, to overcome preisht difficulties in order to achlove the final victory.

"Bomb Powdor”

A doctor said that Mr. Stewart, who was operated on immediate ly after the attempt, had stood the fuught remarkably well-

Reds Near Nanning Communist troops were re- ported to be within 50 miles of the bir West Kwangs1 towns of", Nanning, according to vernacular press reports in Hong Kong yes- terday.

They added that General Pai Chung-hai has arrived at Holkow,

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