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EFFECTS OF KMT AIR President Auriol in London.

RAIDS ON SHANGHAI Business hours changed, living routine upset

CITY UNDER SIEGE

The entire business and living routine of the 5,000,000 people of Shanghai is undergoing a transformation which has no pre- vious parallet – not even during the most hectic days of the Japanese occupation during the Pacific War, reports Reuter.

Shanghai today 'resembles a city under siege, with important office buildings and factories heavily sandbagged, show windows of stores and business houses thickly plastered with blast-proof paper strips, according to recent arrivals,

26th Gurkhas ordered to Malaya

The 20th Gurkha Infantry from Hong Kong is being transferred to rejoin ita parent Division in Malaya for train- ing in Jungle warfare.

The

changes have been brought about by repeat- ed Nationalist air attacks on Shanghai.

With the alert being sound-applied unsuccessfully for per- ed, on an average, twice a day milsston to close down following to bring all activities to a prolonged spell of poor busl- ness as a result of the consider-

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This training will include uc- standstill, the City Govern- tive duty in the unti-bandit cam-ment, leading business houses paig!!, against pro-Communist and public utilities have all guerillas.

changed their office hours to An army spokesman said that the late evenings-most

will enable troops them between 4 and 10 p.m been engaged for many months in strenuous opern- -to ensure uninterrupted Hons in Mulaya to be relloved for work. rest and training, without lessen-

the transfer who have

ing

the pressure on, the bandita. He added that the Brigade amounted to more than 2,000 troops, most of whom have seen active combat duty in the last war.

Could be recalled Though the Brigáda 'transfor ---will," m

reduction in the current Hong Kong garrison,

of

al.

Yeh gives account of his stewardship

ably reduced purchasing power General Yeh Chien-ying, Governor of Kwangtung, of the public.

to have vanished in recent weeks, Many shopawners are reported leaving the running of their dying business to their employees. The overall economie picture

sald

› has officially admitted that little progress has been mode in the province since its occupa- tion by the Chinese Communist armies.

as grim as ever, arrivals Addressing the Central-Southern China Military- Political Affairs Commission at Hankow on

The authorities have prevented

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The commercial change-over will be tolal once the banke any wild price spurts for follow suit and they are con through mass dumping of rice, templating such R step. The flour and other essential comano- Banking Association has

dities, but the question is how roady sounded out its members, long can they keep this up.

received

unanimous. Pledge of support from foreign

а,

and

It is estimated that 80 per cent of the requirements of the city aro at present being met by this dumping.

the spokesman pointed out that comes general, restaurants, movies Into the arms.

the troops could be called back to Hong Kong within a short time, if they should be needed. The Brigade is made up of the 2-6th and 2-10 Gurkha Rifles, and the 1st Battalion of Cameronians, have been in Hong Kong about two months.

No date has been announced for the troops departure, but they uire

to leave within the expected next two mouths.

A squadron of Lincoln bemberr from Britain's Is to reinforce th

If and when tils switch be-

and other entertainment are expected to alter their hours places

to suit the new leisure period of the masses, which will be between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon.

Meanwhile the general public, but especially the foreign com- munity of some 15,000, have suf- fered a drastic reduction in the amenities of life to which they have long been accustomed.

anti-bendit trees in Malayn, Power supply

was officially anabunced in Singa- pore,"reported Reuter

Terrorist outrages

in Malaya

restricted.

With every household restrict-

of Stalin

Sir John Pratt, British Chine expart and author, charged the sir raids by "America's friends' in Taiwan' had driven Mao Tse-

March 11, he explained that progress is still

in its initial stage because of the lateness of Kwangtung's liberation..

Czech Foreign Minister resigns

and

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Red attempt to land on Hainan foiled

Taipeh, March 14. -

The Nationalists folled an attempt by more than 1,000 Reds to land on Sunday on the North Western coast of Hainan, press reports from the big South China island claimed today. The Reds who were travelling in junks, were driven off by gunfire from shore batteries after suf- fering heavy losses.

the

Only 30 men succeeded in In other words the Prime Minia gaining the shore, but every ter rave Wu the green light to single one of them was taken proceed with his plans to stabilise prisoner, the reports declared. the Talwan currency through On the day before, Nationalist significant cuts in spendings, Govi patrol boats sank three of the ernment taking over of junks in which the attempted tobne business for profits now landing was to be made and 300 going to smugglers, granting of Communists were drowned, the foreign exchange applications on despatches added.

the baals of co-operation with the The Reds were identified as Taiwan Government in the volun regulars belonging to the 47th tory purchasing of Liberty Bonds Army, one of the units under the which

Pino.dunced on Wally an-

overall command of Lin reputed to be the most brilliant general in Red China.

The despatches did not specu-

ne to be defrito operation and agreement on the

late on the purpose of the at-major reonomic

Innding, but like the unsuccessful President Vincent

one about a week

Beneath the great sword of the maco

City of London, Auriol aita at luncheon, with the Lord Mayor of London in the historic Quildhali. In the ploture from isft to right are Boon: the Duchess of Glou- cester, the Duke of Gloucester, President. Aurial, the Lord Mayor of London (Bir Frederick Rowland): Madame Auriol and the Lady Mayorosz -(AP Photo).

U.S. carrier strength in Pacific

tempted

ол Co

and

Armucfal

lasites are expected to result in stil: further gains for the Formosan

carlier, it might have been aimed rency in relation to the Unitad at getting suppiles to Red guerll-State doline which registered, o las in the Five Finger mountains, 12 per ceal gain' in recent days. who are sald to-be badly in need | Associated Press,and United Press. of communication equipment and small arms ammunition.

Loyal to Chiang

Quartare who watch the altuation In Talwan very care fully, find no evidence to sup- port Vice President L Teung- Jen's recently expressed belief that the Nationallet Army, Navy and Air Force would

rizo

up

No British trains to.

enter China

The British section, of the against President Chiang Kat Kowloon-Canton Railway. Will

shok at a word from him.

Chlong Kai-shek has his critics,

not send trains from Kowloon

into Communist China at the but even some of the bitterest Present time, Informed sources of them concede that he is the said yesterday, only man in the present circum- The danger of Nationalist air sinaces who can hold the Nation-raide is the principal reason, they alists together.

added,

However, he pledged that.in future all people's administra-

** Washington, March 14,

The United States Navy in- There is certainly, no sign of

oods Strains tions throughout the province tends to establish a fourth all any movement in the armed forces arrived from Shanghaland

Though goods..

recently will continue to abide by the craft carrier division in the to take orders from Li instead of hipproved resolutions of the Pacific soon, it was announced

Then the was on the initia Chiang Commission. The Commission, here. Navy officials said that one reason why Li was not too

of the Comahtunist authori Chinese quarters point out that lies. headed by General Lin Plao, the move was designed to pro-effective as Acting President was

Several merchants have tried. has jurisdiction over Kwangvide the Command structure that he had no real authority into China, but the British rail- to charter trains from Kowloon London, March 14,

tung. The Prague radio announced General Yeh added that i ad-strength in the Pacific Landt

for an expansion of the carries over leaders of these forces. way authorities said yesterday tonight that the Premier, An-dition, the people's administra-when expansion becomes neces- Army, Navy and Air Force es-rolling stock, to enter China

Chlang's recent visit to the that they would not permit their nounced the resignation today tion of the province, under the tonin Zapatocky, officially an-

Chinu va fluns throughout the province will mobilisa the dutire popula

tablishments In South Western der charter. L of the Foreign Minister,

The new unit, to, be known ar of loyalty and devotion to him, being bought at more than 200 Taiwan evoked strong expressions Cargo delivered in Shanghai is Mlendership of General Lin Piao, Carrier Divistan 1, would consist which was another way of sup- per cent more than cargo deliver Clementla, who

personally we complete the province's 1950 for the time being of only one porting his resumption of the ed in cities such as Tientsin and handed in his notice.

Assignments.

carrier, the 27-000-toa Philippine Presidency and disavowing L Dairen.

Taung-Jen's claims to the post.

tung, Chinese Communist leader Into the arms of Stalin, Reuter The resignation was accepted by continuea fn a report from the President, Klement Gottwald Manchester.

Lin prosides -In-an-article-in-the-"Manches-last-summer-that Clementis-war over, the Commission's conference. General Lin Plac presided

wrote:

The resignation follows rumours, began at Lake Success

pro-

sary."

Sca.

K.. C. Wu to stay

Governor “K. O, Wụ has with drawn his recignation and wil' continue

af the at the helm Taiwan provinglal, government It was learned today, addo United Prets. Premier Chen Cheng called on the Governor late yesterday and in a long conversation the Tre mier promised Governor Wu

stabilise the island's economy principally through stamping our snuggling, reduction of question

Nationalist governmcat mill-

The Navy added that the car. rier Valley Forge, the flagship of Carrior Division II, woul `relleve the carrier Boxer in in ter Guardian," which bitterly, at out of favour. with the Come is Chairman of the Commis-

Wastern Paciffe in May. The tacked the American policy. Sir munist regime.

sion. General Yeh is a Vice- Boxer, the

flagship of Carria John Pratt, head of the British Some diplomats at the United

Division afted Chairman.

would return to the V. wartime propaganda in the Far Nations had speculated that

Cl The report on the conference,

West mentis would resign his post, aae published in yesterday'

Const. East from 1939 to 1941 and r

A Navy spokesman said that ed to but one-fifth of, its former wrot

former Foreign Office man

Metal seek political re

refuge in the Unitee Communist vernaculars Ta Kung this move was ordered to rotat electricity and power consump had been less inept (to use no speculation, his wife went from not mention a word of General two carriers.

"If the American policy States. At the height of the Pac" and "Wen Wel Pao," did Western Pacifle duty, between th ton, most foreign familles have stronger word), the (pro-Moscow) Prugue to New York, and later In's remarks. "mothballed" their frigidaires, doctrinaires would have very little

The third exi electric cookers, heaters and Irons influence in China today."

existing carrier divi him on his return tr There have been reports that sto in the Pacific, No. 15, now and replaced their 100

Canberraklo. Clementis was the General Yeh ta' in disfavour with consists of the 12,000-tbn. escort free hand in his programme to watt lamps by 5-watt ones, and

The article said that Terrorists killed three police | even kerosene lampy and candles, raids from Talwant the air last link between the new Com- the Central People's Government carriers Bandoeng Strait and th

"are a stand-munis!

government, and the old at Paking because of maladminia Sicily, although Ing remiader to the Chinese pro-Czenh government

tratton. Same reports said that in exlie 1 The emergency, power regu. plo that they have more to fear London during the

war. •-1 lations are being almost univer- 110m America than from Soviet The Foreign Minister's

post

strongest supporters in a campaign har sally observed because few on Russia and, spile of all that is been given to Villiam Birsky

to Dust General Yeh. mbet the crushing penalties happening

in Manchuria,

Suroky, 48, became as active they fen times the normal rate for have driven Mao Tse-tung Into member of the Communist pare any excess kilowatt the first the arms of Stalls."" were also killed

time, ten times the entire billi Sir John Pratt said that the Communist member of Parlin Leopard escapes

Singapore, March 14.

--two Malays and one Chin- ese-and wounded another

when they ambushed a police

car in the Dindings area of Perak yesterday.

A Chinese civilian and a Malay bus conductor

and a Chinese civilian wounded in

a. action lasting several hour.) Two terrorists

were killed-pur

by their own men-and one was wounded.

for the second ' offanta,

suspension of all supply third time.

or 75-

In 1920, and first was elected a

and habit of using recognition or non-ment In 1935-Associated Press. the recognition na a means of putting. forolgn countries

pressure

caused America to "drift into the "YOUNG MARSHAL

STILL ALIVE

the Sicily wil not actually reach the Pacife un

General Lli: Plan Is one of the til next month,mmanded-b3|tary experises, tighter controls on

from Zoo in Auckland

Division 15 Rear Admiral Frank Akers-Rou- finances, taxtda un luzuries' nat

other phaseR,

ter.

PANAMANIAN SHIP

STRIKES MINE

Amsterdam, March 14, Four men were reported. klied today after the Panamanian near the Dutch island of Ters steamer Cygnet struck a mine half-chelling.

Warso may be in store for discreditable position of recognis- Thirteen persons were killed in Shanghai's populace if the bombing as the Government of Chian bandit ruido la North Malaya on ing ralds become more serious. Sunday night, reports reaching as wells are being dug through- refuge in Talwan and who obtain a gang of bandits who have taker here said today adds United Press. out the city as a precaution

-Talpeh, March 14, : from The reports said the dead in- against the failure of the water

America the arms

Reports from Hong Kong that chided four civilians, four securi- supply, and resistent on the been piratical ralds upon, the Chines. Acisis denied here today were of willben the same featured the vessel we came acht and money they require for their Marshal Chang Hauchellang, was

ty police and bandits-Reu-ordered all flush for ter and United Press.

primlitve

bi

the

ficially

Auckland, March 14. Troops and police armed with rifles today hunted for grown leopard, escaped from the Auckland Zoo..

Scheveningen Radio said, the men had taken to a feboat after Dossible return to methods of disposal

visitors were hurriedly, explosion of night soll.what we may now see

Sir John Prait forecast. that A spokesman from the Pre- from the Zoo and the gates lock that when found today only one

Inte Inst night · While the power restrictions

.mier's office said. the near

"Young ed. A search among trees in the was alive. S have

resulted in a blackout of

raiding planes from Tal-health and still under house ar- leopard,orities thought it might in tow. by tugs with live men Nture

Marshal"

was quite alive, in good grounds showed no trace of the Shanghai's thousands of neon

wan shot dowa by, fighters sup- rest at Kachslung

The 3,720-ton Cygnet was re- Buorescent light advertising signs, plied by Soviet Ruvela and pos. This source confirmed that the have travelled some distance from still aboard Sixteen, others were ported flooding hut was taken The Russian pilats. to end on March 31, It was om

business sale and hire of power

Marshal's Americo will

wife was seeking a the ZooThe animal was brought ransferred to rescue ships. clally announced here today. The generators and created boom in with

a problem more dimcult opinion that personal affairs was seen saftly locked in its enclo- Singapore and Malayan Federate candle and kerosene trades. even than those which face her in the reason for her travel,United sure, and zoo officials cannot ex-

Jupan or Indo-Chlan."Rauter. Press.

plain how it got out Router.

MALAYA TO END

PETROL RATIONING

Singapore, March 14

and

Petrol rationing in- Malaya' ¦£; } they have given birth to a new albly flown then bo prewider travel. permit and expressed the only a few day ago. It was Just Snited Press,

tlón Governments annotaneetha Factories retail

the decision had been made following consultations with the British: Overament-Router."

THE WEATHER

AT 06 GMT (1 ́D.OS. IKAT); the moderáte anti-crslonerla centred over uw Eastern Sku, covering. E and RE: China. Kaben. Japan, and the adiabosch pena,

Today's Forecastdara

stores hit

Large factories and retail stores. are probably the hardest, hit, by the power and electricity, restric tions, which seriously curtall pro fhduction and working hours.

Locally, 5 or 68 winds.": Okudy, with ocabulenal light-min, qar „Imlerday's Wasther)--

Maximsamis #133den? Find Y

[colerated" movement of plants'

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Air attacks

~However, the conatent" throat of Nationalist air attacke han pravenied Hong Kong merchapte from taking advantage of the Shangnal trade using the new *rallway connections.

No regular goods train service near future, though. occasional is likely to be established in, the goods trains are likely to attempt the through trip, the

sources said.

Employees of the British soc tions of the line will continue to board incoming trains from China at the Shura Chun railway bridge, replacing the Communist, crews, for the Journey into Kowloon.

All the goods trains will teável by night la escape, air attacks,

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