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How American Aid Is Being Used In China

Washington, Oct. 11.-The State Department announced today that $88,275,170 in military aid funds have been transferred to Chiang Kai-shek's The hard-pressed government since last April. money represents about 75 percent of the $125,000,000 in military aid funds which the 80th Congress voted to help the Nanking Government fight the Com- munists.

Plan To Open New Corridor

To Mukden

The State Department's esti- mate was included in a report to President Truman on the pro- gramme.

The report sald the money has heen used by the Chinese to buy gun, ammunition, aircraft engines, rolling stock, tyres and radios.

The Economic. Co-operation Hoffman, Administrator, Mr Paul

announced that 397,908,000 worth of food and other economic assistance

Nanking, Oct. 12.-The cur had been shipped to China In the

rent Nationalist

the Manchurian

successes OF front

north-

west of Mukden and In the Liao- tung Peninsula give rise to the Government is belief that the making efforts to open up a new corridor to Mukden from the sea.

Government forces driving against Yingkow were unofficially reported to have recaptured the port on the west coast of the peninsula, which niternate port would provide an

Government could from which the

to Manchuria if move in supplica Hulutno, neross the Gulf of Linotung. is mentred by the Communists.

against

The strive Changwa. 63

Mukden,

nix pust months or were in the process of shipment. That is part of the $275,000,000 programme of

zilel for China. Ship economie

made or ments either

for include $20,028,000 worth of Authorised

O whent, rice and flour. $22,000,000 of

roleum petroleum products, $54,700,000

af worth of cotton and $1,180,000 fertilisers.

the

The State Department Chinese Covernment has tentatively earmarked $87,500,000 military ald the for the Army $2,500,000 for

the Air Navy and $20,000,000 for Force.

RAILWAY NEEDS Me Hoffman said that the special Red-held

American Survey Group headed by Charles I. Sultman recommended a the eliminate

| $35,000,000 programme to meet re- and meplacement needs of 18 key Chinese

63 miles northwest would

Communist supply

I easier for the Goverment

to

power

companies

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1948.

Oscar For Ingrid Bergman

Film actress Ingrid Bergman holds a French motion statue "Winged picture "Oscar," a miniature of the Samothrace," in the Louvre Museum, Paris, while a Re- publican guard (left) salutes. Behind Miss Bergman is the famed original of her miniature. The award was made by two French motion picture magazines to Miss Bergman as the year's best foreign actress.-AP Picture.

10 Mukder from the southeast, Red pressure salel that the food supplies funnelled

open up a new corridor to des manufacturing plants. Mr Hotman PWD LARCENY CASE:

on Chinchow, which is at present into China make up one-half of the valueless as the Government staging centre, makes the opening of the new route accessary for continued possession of Mukden.

Taiment and Hatushuihotze, Fast

of

been south

Changwu, have cleared of the Reds, according to pro-Government reports.

in

Another

Electrician Gives Evidence

Committal proceedings in the case against three Public Works Department employees charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government, fraudulent disposal by public ser- vant and falsification of documents with intent to defraud, entered the fourth day at Kowloon Court before Mr Wicks this morning when another PWD electrician was called to testify on behalf of the prosecution.

Wallace Attacks Churchill

Minneapolis, Oct. 11. Mr Henry Wallace, the Progressive Party's Presidential candidate. has accused. Winston Churchilli of trying to create "a London Rome-Madrid-Wall Street axis.'

In a campaign speech here last night, Mr Wallace said that Churchill, although a "great battler" in war- time, was the "most skilful and vielous scuttler of the century of the common man in time of peace."

"An Imperialist, he is working hand in glove with Henry R. Luce of Time, Life and Fortune, for n London-Rome-Madrid-Wall Street

uxi.

"I saw Churchill, by bluff and bluster, take over our foreign polley In 1948."

President Roosevelt, Mr Wallace cald, bud never let himself ho overawed by Mr Churchill, "but Truman did.”

we can

no more

"I Belleye afford to let blind, unreasoning hatred of Russia shape our foreign policy than we can afford to let that polley be shinped by the Ideologien affinity of a few scattered American Communists to Russia".

"We are snuggling up to Franco of Spain, preparing the way for one of the most revolting and scandalous alliances in history..

"There is absolutely our security at the Wallare added.-Reuter.

no threat to present tine,”

French Miners'

Strike

(Continued from Page 1)

Meanwhile, negotiations were due to take place inday between M. Daniel Mayer, the Minister of La- bour, and the lenders of the CGT to discuss the strike situation.

Railwaymen continued to vote throughout the nation today on the

which strike action

already sporadic on the French milways. Train services were reported to be running normally.

The Minister of Transport, M. Christian Pincau, WHY receiving throughout the day delegations of the railwaymen's union. M. Mayer Way to Interview delegates of workers und

of the employero Lormine metallurgical Industry.

rationing programme that has been carried out "with great success" in The remaining six major elties. half of the food was obtained by the Chinese from domestic rources.

after The report said that soon

military programme started the

dificulty the Chinese ran inte

wanted Leiling the materials they

United States and called on the ATTACK ON TAIYUAN

the re-

It said the United States for help. Official confirmation of

was making some materials avol- capture of Yingkow was not forth- coming but the report of a victory able to China from its own military, Peace stockpiles with the idea of replacing" there by the Army organ, Daily, tives a semi-ofclnl stamp

her later.

to the report.

the $87,500,000 allocated for the Army, about straight Fifty miles

The 17th been earmarked. This in-

witness for the 49, electrical inspector and Arthur Mulden, the Government troops already

the cluded $37.880,000 for arms and Crown, Tong Chuen, toll the Frederick May, 41, also an electrical were reported to be pushing Reds buck in a battle for Faku ammunition, $25,000,000 for motor Court of his assignment to work inspector of the PWD

Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, is a Changwu,

Red transport, tyren, radios and additional which, like supply base. However, small forecs explosives and $4,000,000 for petro- on the premises of the Cathay assisted by Chief Inspector J. John- Pacific Airways Company-aston, of the Special Branch, is con- in leum products.

ducting the were reported to be engaged

Kwok allocation. prosecution. The report said that about $3,003. non-Government concern and Kwong is represented by Mr J. M. Faku

The return of the Communists to 200 has been earmarked by of drawing electrical materials d'Almada Remedios, while Mr V.

spare parts, am- the attack of Taiyuan was condrmed Chinese Navy for

from the PWD workshop for D'Alton is defending Spary on the reconditioning munition and

instructions of Mr P. J. Grimths. installation at these premises.

May is defended by Mr J. C. The defendants are Kwok Kwong,

Stewart. PWD foreman, Austin Spary,

of north

308,000,000 has

of

In reports from the Shansi capital. vessels transferred to the Chinese, However, pro-Government reports claimed that initial attacks resulted The Chinese Air Force has allocated: in failure.

The Chinese Red Radio about half of its $28.000.000 for petroleum, aeroplane spare parts and claimed that because of the capture

American bombs and am- of Tsinan, capital Shantung Pro- surplus

munition from the Pacific area. vince, the Communists are now in # position to movo "hundreds of thousands" of men against Shensi

in mother westward sweep.

There was little information

BUYING OF COMMODITIES Mr Hoffman said that $203,300,000 available for the on of

money

the progress of fighting in the viclcconomic uid to China will be used nity of Sian, capital of Shensi pro-to bus commodities, such

as food, collon. petroleum and fertilisers. vince, but previous dispatches were Another $71,000,000 will be spent dicted that the Communists were manoeuvring for an attack on the for capital equipment and technical elty.-United Press.

Carried Cargo, Not Passengers

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WORK AT KAI TAK Recalling the Ching Ming festival (April 6, 1948) Tong said that shortly after this occasion he was detailed to work at the Kal Airport Administrative Office by

Au Pul. The work chargehand, here lasted about a month.

Towards the end of April he was assigned by Au Pui to work at the premises of the Cathay Pacife Air- ways at the, aerodrome, He was

The

The strike of the Paris taxidrivers who are seeking a larger gasoline allpention continued today. drivers are awaiting the reply of the Ministry of Commerce, is at present reviewing the gasoline

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About 60 per cent of the textile workers in the Aube Department, Northern France, were on strike today.

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Dockers at Algerian ports were to return to work today, and work at the Marsellies docks was resumed yesterday.

Cherbourg dock workers, including baggage porters, decided tonight to In- strike for 24 hours tomorrow. Takstead of

nationwide joining the dockers' strike on Wednesday, be- otherwise loc cause they would the tips and overtime payment Elizabeth and the Queen when the Mauretania arrive.

The Queen Elizabeth is due money remaining services. The

on Wednesday dock at Cherbourg will go for administrative expensc.

Instructed by his chargehand le morning, with 500 passengers for "THE SOUL OF CHINA" In Mandarin Dialogue He said the speelal American survey

expected tivated by Chories L. Nanking, Oct. 12.-The weird work at the electrical shop, radio Paris. The Mauretania is

carly that afternoon, with 140 grou Stillman has recommended a $35,- story of how the Reds at Tsinan and propeller rooms.

The day after he commenced work passengers for the French capital.

strike In the The conlmiera" 000,000 programme to meet replace- captured six General Wang Yao- ment neels of 10 key Chinese

nd wu's while the real Shantung on these premises, two more PWD northern coalfields continued with- Minister of railroads,

companies power

him. These men arrived on the

Industry,

Coste, manufacturing plants. Lir Suliman governor's body lay buried in a electricians were detailed to assist out

has already the secret grave-was told today by workshop lorry together with wire, estimated this strike

from nails drawn in this pro-a provincial official who escaped clips and nat

cost France the loss of 700,000 tous gramme should be spent.

Hunghom workshop of the PWD. the Red encirclement. Mr Hoffman's statement said that

The three worked at these places coal, or 40 days' worth of gas Commission the joint

Wang Pin-gl, chief of the social for about seven days during which and electricity.--Reuter,

installed

four Reconstruction created by the China

the Shantung duorescent lamps, also taken by Au for ernment

Feoples' Guild that Governor Wang Pui from the workshop store. form economy.

September 25 At the completion of the work the died in batte on during the morning and was buried three were reassigned to work at on the spot by a handful of loyal the Administrative building at Kal subordinates.

Tak for three days.

Following these three days, Tong Defendant pleaded that the cargo was not his and that a shopkeeper

The Retle, in rearch for the Tsinan fadded, he and the other two work- it

Mr Hoffman said the joint Com-

commander, arrested no less than six men were again detalled by had requested him to take

Rural Reconstruction

engine other persons, each one admitting Pul to work in the Shaukiwan He charged 20 cents mission an

had aulso will help in carrying out per plcul as freight, and

"limited number of coal projects, he was governor in the hopes of belonging to the CPA.

Asisting the reni governor's escip2, total of 12 pleuts on board.

He said that other projects in Wang said. The Reds claimed to clude farm control and irrigation,

governor have capturta: the ལས་ health and sanitation work, deve-

and have not

subsequently mentioned lopment of improved seeds

financial bis whereabouts-Associated Press. agricultural vaccines and assistance to schools,

The master of a passenger sam-

in China remaining $35,000,000

on

pan was ned $30 or six days by Mr Cairns at the Marine Court this morning for carrying cargo. Sub-Inspector Nippard that defendant had been stopped out a long-range programme whilst proceeding from Chokoling improving China's

Rural

told reported aid act is also attempting to work fairs department of the Shantung period they also

to Shaukiwan and it was found This group will have available some of $27,500,000 contributed jointly by that he had on board 14 bags

ECA and the Chinese Government. sugar and two bags of rice.

OTHER PROJECTS

EXPIRED LICENCES

to

For failing to renew their licences which expired on June 30, the mis- tress of a B Class sampan and the boat were master of a Clasa IV cach, fined $10 or two days.

The master of a fishing boat, charged with falling to take out

a licence, and carrying cargo,

hodl

41

He said the ECA colton was given to Chinese mills in exchange

for

but

yarn and textiles on a basis which ICKES SUPPORTS

permits the mills to make a "fair

his bail of $50 estreated, when be profit" but rules out any hoarding fatled to appear in Court. He had for speculation.

a cargo of 700 piculs of wolfram.

Mr Hoffman said: "Half of the

EX-

In

TRUMAN

of

SAW SPARY & KWOK

the

BRITISH TROOPS MASSACRED

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were

He said that the prisoners Au marched towards a large hole in n opened guns roomfield. The machine

into the fro. He was hit and fell holo. Other men fell on top of him. Then there was more shooting with pistols and rifles.

After lying there for three or four hours he found another man, Private William Reginald O'Calling han, was also still alive. away to a farm house., French vill-

The two men dragged themselves

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RUSSIANS

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AIR CORRIDOR

pienes

Berlin, Oct. 11-Russlan flying in formation circled a British airlift plane today in the corridor between Berlin and Western Ger-

Chief Of Staff To

Montgomery

London, Oct. 11-The War Omloo today named Major-General R. F. K. Belchem as Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery In the latter's now post as Chairman of the Western Union's Commanders-

During this second working period at the CPA premises, he went back to install a fuse box which he hud left undone on the previous occa- sion, and during the installation of

at great agers looked after them

of the the fuse box he saw both Spary and the first defendant, Kwok Kwong.

Eventually riak..

because Kwok inquired about the work and

themselves up.Associated he told him that it was completed. danger to the French villagers, they This conversation, said Tong, was

Press. Washington, Oct. 11-Mr Harold carried on in the presence of Spory, The master of a junk also had his yarn for textiles obtained in

Ickes, former Secretary

the

Shortly after the arrival of the bol of $20 estreated, when he did change for, raw catton is sold

of two defendants, Mr Harris, the I appear in answer to a charge of China to help to curb inflation or Interior and long-time member

who manager of the CPA, appeared and teling to take out a licence. Is bartered in the interior to main the Roosevelt administration,

awny. tain the flow of essential goods to resigned angrily from the Truman the three walked

Following the Installation of the the cities. The other half is sold Cabinet over two years ago, today abroad to improve China's foreign announced his formal support of fuse box, Tong sald he went to the

(Continued from Page 1) trade position."-United. Press President Truman in next month's engine room where he stripped the

WAS old wire. He

told by Mr. Presidential contest.

this work but to "No work is possible in this or Harris to, slop

The plane, manned by an Ausira-In-Chief's CommitteeUnited Press. Insisting that he was not with work on the air conditioned 100m.ganisation unless everybody makes

drew further an effort to understand others, to Ilan crew, was circled by a forma- drawing any criticism he had for- The next day he

Truman, he materials handed to him by Au Pul accept at least a part of the others' tion of Ave Yak fighters. The Rus- merly made of Mr nevertheless praised him as being at the Hunghom workshop. Three viewpoints," he said.

the British alfcraft. M. Parodi added with intensity: plan planes stayed wide away from then assigned to if at more men were straightforward and sincere,

di fighter formations were seen by the more unpredictablo than work with the original three. The "If the Soviet Union wants Bortola, Colombia, Oct. 11.--Seven-times

craves for dis-

samo plane in the distance.

Budapest, room armament, really

***Oct.. * 11-Flity-four work at the air conditioned do la Mayor, was about to leavo teen bodies were recovered today I would wish."

was completed In about seven days, armament, then let the representa

give us The British authorities in Berlin persons, mostly students, havo been Britain to mark Spain's protest from the wreckage of five rail-road

In characteristic language heat the conclusion of which Au Putives of the Soviet Union against the British attitude towards cars that over-turned last night 32

that tho one little proof miles north of Bogota in Cundina- dubbed the Republican candidate handed him (Tong) six fluorescent one little sign, one little glimpse, registered a verbal protest with the arrested, for helping people to flee the Spanish problem,

Soviet Soviet authorities over the Russian from Hungary, n Ministry of the In- "Thomas' E (for clusive) Dewey lamps, drawn from the workshop, to A Foreign Office spokesman, how marca Province.

They were in secret contact with ofcial Thirteen of the dead, have been and declared that he had failed to be installed in the air conditioner Union wants International co-opera-announcement that air to air and terior communiquo said today,

tion. Give us a chance to take some ground to air. Bring practico and dive ever, refused to give an

pawer, the communique denial of the reports

commit himself on any of the major room. The installation which had identified

the lamps took two tinys.

step forward fowards International bombing manoeuvres would be held. a foreign Issues confronting

United Press,

said Unlied Press, been current during the week-end. j- At least 28 people were injured, riomestic

Hearing is continuing.

co-operation."-Router. United Press.

five seriously...--Reuter,

Spanish Charge D'Affaires

London, Oct. 11-British dipla. matle quarters today discounted re- ports

that the Spanish Charco

d'Affaires, the Duke of San Lucar

17 DIE IN TRAIN SMASH

..

nation-Reuter.

.

of

those

many,

Two

other

Helped Hungarians To Escape

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