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Longkong Telegraph.

VOL. III NO. 259

Whales In

The Clyde

Glasgow, Nov. 1.-Two whales worked their way up more than 20 miles of the River Clyde today to within a few hundred yards of the contro of the city. They dived and rolled and blew,

Many of Glasgow's caroful folk gathered to see the show, for which the 20-foot whales charged not a far- thing.

Somo ferry boats and other little vessels moved up the river away from the whole to keep from being damaged,

The Scots think the whales will live only a little while because the Clyde is dirty and oily and not clean like the sea where tho whales lived before they got lost in Glasgow.-Associated Press.

Three Air Crashes Bring 19 Deaths

1.-

Oklahoma City, Nov. Separate air crashes involving two military planes and one civilian-operated aircraft claim ed 19 lives in Oklahoma and Texas today.

in

Thirteen lives were lost when on Air Force C-47 transport crashed thunderstorm near Muldrow, shattered sculiering boilies. and paris over a wide urca.

Offcials of the Denver Producing here and Refining Company

bodies of the announced that the Arm's millionaire President and three other persons had been found near plane near the wreckage of their Roaring Springs, Texas. The plane had becis missing since last Thurs- day.

Suu another crash occurred near two Oklahoma, sending Temple, occupants of an Oklahoma National Guard B-28 to their death.-United Press,

Tolograms Hold Up

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1948.

Reds Preparing For A Gigantic N. China Offensive

NATIONALIST TROOPS MAY

BE CAUGHT IN TRAP

Nanking, Nov. 1.-Authoritative sources said tonight that Red General Lin-piao's victorious Chinese Communist troops were massed for a gigantic offen- sive, in North China, while political commissars took over the administration of Mukden in Manchuria.

Leaving only security forces in newly won Mukden, the Communists are sweeping southeastward toward China's "Dunkirk"-the Gulf of Chihli ports of Hulutao and Yingkow where the Nationalist armies are awaiting shipping to take them to North China.

The

.

WALE

A Government official said that because of inadequate transportation it feared that the bulk of the troops and hundreds of thousands dollars worth of Ame.. rican equipment would be captured by the Reds.

Meanwhile, Premier Wong Wen-hao and Finance Minister Wan Yun-wu submitted their resignation due to the collapse of the price control policy. President Chiang Kai-shek rejected their resignations, asking that they carry on during this emergency period.

United States consul In 1

Pelping, warning that major battles soon may be fought in North China. advised

500 Aanericans in the Pelping-Tientsin area to "consider the advisability of evacuation at this time while normal transportation facilities are still avaliable."

The

A circular to the Americans sald Umt

shipping facilities would be Novem- available to them between ber 15 and December 1. it warned that Tientsin

is the only harbour evacuation point in North China.

Government's defence of North China-over 400 miles along from Sulyuan the Great Wall province to the Yellow Sen port of Shanhalkwan and including the important cities of Peiping and General Fu Tientsin-rested with Tso-yl

nucleus.

Gen. Fu hins available an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 men, Including 100,000 loyal to him per- sonally, with his "own" Sulyund troops as the

Не has The Chinese Government Radio-fought many Impressive victories in North China since the war and has "Telegraph Administration has

held most of the key cities. Wireless formed Cablo end owing to labour troubles Tientsin all telegrams to that city, other than Government and Press telegrams, are subject to delay un- til further.notice.

EDITORIAL

In

that in

HAIRLINE CORRIDORS

These cities, however, like Chang- chun and Mukden In Manchuria, are largely government-held islands ine Communist territory, Except for

Control Of Vacant Premises

Now that

Government has taken the plunge Dur interested itself In a practical in trying to suppress the way "key money" racket and forcing to make FC- property sidential premises avaliable to those who urgently need

will commodation, the publle look for a campaign energetically The requisitioning of pursued.

owners

the

lords

over

new

Madame Chiang's

There are about 200 to 250 Ameri- cans in the Tientsin Consular area, most of them in Tentsin.

SHIPS BOOKED OUT Present Indications are less than 50 percent of the Americans will avail themselves of the advice and

Appeal To U.S. opportunity to withdraw.

Nov.

1,: Kal-thek

Los Angeles, Madame Chlang today urged the United States to to take immediate steps help stabilise the Chinese currency. Her

Appor 1 WILK made in a telephone interview with the Los Angeles Mirror.

"What can the United States do right now to help China?” Madame Chlang Was asked when she answered the tele- phone In Nanking,

She replied:

The

United States can help China stabilise our new currency."

The Mirror said the inter- view-"pointed-up fears-of-in- ternal collapse of China as a result of the Chinese Com- munist victories in the Nortly" -United Press.

like the a few hairline corridors Pelping-Tientsin railway, the Reds control railroad highways and most of the airports.

The original Chinese Army high command strategy called for 400,000 Nationalists in Manchuria to rein- force North China If necessary. But virtually all of them along with their American-made weapons fell to the Communists or are being mopped up confirmed A Government official that Ave Nationalist armies trying to fee Afanchuria were blocked and overrun by the Reds in Jehol pro-

by them.

vince.

that

to

to charge anything up to $800 a month rent, Thus complete freedom from control encourages abuse of the privilege, and the housing problem (1.e. finding for longkong's accommodation

Безгер permanent residenia) is no solution. And even if there be a case for unrestricted charges for new property, there is no excuse for vacant 35 premises may be regarded as Requisitioning must be

We wholeheartedly agree with a token gesture; there are many

the authorities taking more vacant flats and houses in

and

flats bullt unlet houses the Colony which should come

1940, but far under official control. So

before

September.

1h0 we believe

вате precess Government has concerned itself only with pre-war property, all should be applied to residences

and which fo subject of

to

bulit alneo that date the

fustle conditions of

Landlord and vacant. There can be no

fication for any

domestic Tenants Ordinance, In so doing.

being left untenanied, If Govern- Government la, apparently, seck-

ment insists upon allowing land- ing Jew to solve. the accommoda-

bave bullt who tion problem, as such, than to

complete freedom stamp ont premium irregulariiles.

charges are companion

still premiume. and In effect they

Government should also lay it

which has its own radio receiving. that all such property, down

must become ence habitable, occupied within a stated period, It will be subject to requisitioning

other restrictions which the authorities feel necessary to impose, Govern- mient sees it to encourage the placing speculative builder by

provisions him outside of the of tho

the Landlord and Tenanto Ordinance; but a corollary is needed--would-be tenants must be nulated in their, perpetual searchi

for accommodation by a declaration that where new. premises are untenanted after, a staled period they shall

Come within the control of Govern- ment and the special allocating committee shortly to be created.

been When this has

sen done the public will begin to fool that Government is going some way towards meeting its respondíhll- sa cosinection with the “housing, problem'

evils: the demand for residunera laylies demands for excersive solatiume. Moreover,

been

created

in

paradozioil

there

and thoen

seemingly : tha situation where otherwise it "key 'money" is illegal for one

house type of dwelling legat for another. Thus who bulid damesile property today

entitled legally aro Immediately to recover as much of their cocts as they possibly can, this being Justified in some quarters

by the mathematical

that;

01

because of corte, it is NOODBLATY monthly rental of

to charge 3000 in order to obtain a return of four and a half percent on capital outlay the alternative i to charge a premium. Mathema- fically, this may be correal, but what is forgotten is that many. landlords who build residential

· property: today are by no means satisfed with : 435 pervent Interest!! They want-their-5. fleu £225,000 premiuma Caudaleo still

Ta

Normal shipping out of Pelping is booked gold months ahead and It is possible LSTA will be used to evacuate those wishing to leave.

There is no question of American Consulates withdrawing. The policy is to remain where they -policy-already applied in-Mukden- American Consul General in Pelping Is Edmund Clubb, who formerly served in the same capacity in Mukden. In Tientsin it is Ro- bert Smyth, who was with the U.S. Embassy in Chungking during part of the war. Both have had long "ex- perience in China.

Information received, meanwhile, said three, Britons previously listed among those remaining in Mukilen were flown out on October 29.

(Continued on Page 5)

Warships For Tsingtao Reported

Washington, Nov. 1.-The United States Navy Department said last night that they were unable officially to confirm the arrival of American warships, Reprisals Task Force 38, at Tsingtao, the north China port where the United States has a naval base and which is in the line of the present Communist advance.

the

ago

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Beached In K'loon Harbour Relentless

With her stern awash, the Russian ship Poltava rests on the sea bed in Kowloon Harbour after her colll- sion last evening with the Blue Funnel freighter Eumneus near Lyemun. Picture by Staff l'hotographer.

Jews Refuse To Quit Lebanese Territory

Haifa, Nov. 1.—Jewish forces today, refused requests by United Nations observers to withdraw from positions occupied by them in Lebanese terri- tory, a United Nations spokesman said here tonight.

He added that the Jews have occupied strategic heights and a village in Lebanese territory south- west of Metulla, on the Palestine frontier, but that factually there was no actual penetration as the maximum depth of the Jewish advance is only three miles.

Corruption Inquiry Promised

London, Nov. 1-Sir Hartley Shawcross, Attorney General. promised "every assistanco in quite relentlessly. Investigating". allegations of bribery and cor- ruption against Ministers and civil servants when the special. tribunal of inquiry, held its frat sitting today.

After a__35-minute > discusalon of "procedural matters, the tribunal adjourned until November 18 when It will begin to hear evidence.

Today's, preliminary session, held In a small King's Beach Division court room in the Royal Courts of Justice

opened in a glare of publicity such as seldom attends the

Judicial procedure

solemn

England.

Thirty photographers crowded around the entrance to the Law courts in the rain waiting to snap the members of the tribunal, the Attorney-General and King's Coun- sel representing the persons involved in the inquiry.

Members of the public, some just curious, some law students, and a few with a personal interest in the Inquiry, arrived early to line up for the 32 seats in the pubile gallery close to the celling of the sombre, sixty by forty-fost court room.

FULL PRESS GALLERY Secres of reporters overflowed the Uny press gallery, filling the jury box and adjacent seats.

The tribunal was established last weck by Parlament

after Clement Attlee

in the

Mr (Prime Minister),

Commons

Inst Wednesday, had set forth the allega tions which involve, among others John Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade.

In his statement, Mr Attlee sald that last August the President of the Board had been informed of charges, that Mr Belcher and other Ministry officials had been offered, or An Egyptian military spokesman had received, bribes in respect of claimed in. Calro earlier today that the withdrawal. of a prosecution

KINOSHITA fighting was raging on the Palestine against a certain firm of footbalt

ILL

War Crimes Trial

Adjourned

of

southern front, where Jews were pool betting promoters, and in res- "still violating the truce," but in peet of the allocation of paper to Tel-Aviv an

the same firm. Israeli

representative

said that apart from "some shelling in the Majdal and Yaba sectors, all was aulet on the Negev front,

The Board of Trade announced on October 18 that at his own re- quest, Mr Belcher had been grant- ed leave of absence from his duties pending the completion of the in- quiry. to

Beirut, the Lebanese Defence anid tonight that the Arab Liberation Army had

retreated new positions in northern Palestine

but it told citizens the Lebanan's

Mr Belcher was not present

at

today's session. He was represented

Hale, ing Counsel, and Mr Leslie Labour Member of Parliament, as his solicitor.—Reuter,

The War Crimes trial of two frontiers were untouched and warned by Mr Aiken Watson, as his lead- Japanese former members them against listening to “rumours the Shanghai Gendarmerie onf-designed to create panic" charges of allegedly being con- cerned in the ill-treatment of a number of civilian residents of

GALILEE FIGHTING

The Ministry said the retreat fol-

Attempted

Shanghai between 1942 and lowed a week of heavy fighting Sabotage

The

Foiled

Singapore, Nov. 2The pollee

tampered

were

1944 Was this morning in which ended yesterday between the definitely adjourned owing to "lonists forces, and the Liberation Army In Galliee," Heavy losses the illness of one of the accused, were inflicted on the Jews, it said. on Monday frustrated a Communist Lieut-Gen. Kinoshita Eiichi. The Jews threw in many arm- attempt to cut the Kuala Lumpur-

When the Court re-assembled this oured vehicles and aircraft with the Singapore rallway.

A Malay cyclist reported that the morning, only the second accused, rector of the Arab forces, it added. railway line had been

purpose of clearing the Galitee Sgt Yoshida Bunzo, sat in the deck. Since the fighting ended, more than will near Kluang in Johore. Police Prosecutor, Mujor Peter 5,000 new refugees from. Galilee rushed to the scene and removed 14 Clogue, RA

which (Deputy Assistant have entered the Lebanon.

slabs of gun cotton Director of Army Legal Services,

The Lebanese Foreign Minister ready to be detonated. GHQ, FARELF),

The police announced that they produced

today received the chief United

killed one Chineso. woman and observer in Palcsune, medical certificate, signed by the Nations

two men who opened fire when a Riley, and pro- Medical Omcer of Stanley. Prison General William Hospital, stating that Kinoshita was tested to him against the "Jewish patrol approached a suspected Com-

fre order munist house in Selangor state.. and was violation" of the cease

Meanwhile, Communists raided a the Lebanese-Palestine frontier. rubber suffering from enteritis

state estate in: Johore unable to attend Court

Jewish planes were said to have burning a rubber factory. The President (Lieut-Col.

I A

In Pahang, Communists wounded Marsie, Royal Scots Fusiliers) then bombarded posts and "peaceful vil-

lages" in the Nazareth

Chinese' who were two 'unarmed adjourned the trial

The time and date when the Court Galilee, demolishing a "greal num-prominent members of the Kuomin

tang-Associated Press. will resume will be announced when ber" of villages. Reuter.,

known.

Д

.The case, which concerns atrocities committed at Bridge House (head- quarters of the Shanghai Gendar- merlo), and other places of deten- ton in the northern city, has had

six hearings so-far,

Area

of

Strikers Seize And Lock Up

{

Security Guards

Paris, Nov. 1-Strikers rounded up Republican security guards and locked them in a courtyard in a pit- head battle at Cransae, southwestern France, today:

President Chiang told the Cen- tral Political Council, the highest policy making body in the govern

that ment, that he was confident

The Department said that two General Fu could hold North China.

Chlang

carriers, the Tarawa and Princeton, also pleaded with govern-

learn from their belonging to Task Force 38, had left ment loaders to

of San Diego, naval baro mistakes and continue the civil war

California. a month with determination Chiang told the routine cruise to the Far East.

"outside backing" Council

Each carrier has displacement the Communists has enabled

12 five- of 27,100 tons, mounts win Manchuria-United Press,

inch guns, carries 82 aircraft nor- NEWS BLACKOUT molly and has a complement or Paiping, Nov, 2-A news blackout 2,900.

Washington quarters also said the fell: over Mukden yesterday after- noon when the Communists walked recent drastle setbacks to President In. A trickle of official information: Chiang Kai-shek had speeded a the complete review of the United States from seeped through American. Consulate General, there policy on aid to China, which plays

a decisive role in the and sending station. A. message

Chinese to the sent at 7.30 am. yesterday warned tive assistance

are under study in against any American aircraft flying Government to

was no Im-Washington, but it is uncertain Mukden. There

whether such methods can be found, mediate explanation.

these sources added. Meanwhile,

Any rear- the French authorities: followed the lead of the British and ganisation or extension of ald would

Lake many wooks.

pit, won the second round of the American Consulates and warned

Authoritative sources in Nanking,

battle, however, when reinforcement their nationals in North China or

this arrived an hour later and released In Southern France, the Prefect of possible travel dimculties if they the Chinese Nationalist capital, said

morning, a constable on patrol duty the captivos today offered special that police reinforcements would the Tarn · Department, announced delay any Intended departures tea the Government had agreed that all future milliary old would be sent

The police long.

"We have not advised Any one to direct in United States Navy ships in Queen's Road West saw a man

lying in a pool of blood near house protection to miners willing to re-protect miners who resumed duty at leave,"

Fronch Consul at to North China, where General Fu

No. 334. Examining

week-end the Carmaux pits tomorrow. closely, he turn to work, after Pelping, M. Michael Breal, told The Tao-yi, the most successful of the found that the man was already violence in which mots entered 12

in.com-dead leaders,

Because of, the public holiday for anti-Communlat

and near the body was Associated Press. "We have morely

a non-strikers' houses at Dottal in

All Saints Day, there was a Blight told them what the travel positionis

was agreed with Adiniral blood-stained chopper.

north, smashed windows and flunst

*** ***** | relaxation today in the 'Government

Consular

the Commander of

The dead man was a Chinese, and furniture into the streets. ar representatives of most Oscar Badger.

scheme to use troops for unloading A mining engineer and other countries took the same line the United States Western Pacific was dressed. In a white shirt and

improvised coal ships at ports where dockers

have refused to handin them. with their nationals so prospects are Fleet now stationed in Taingtao, blue trousers, People in the vicinity were injured by an the majority of the foreigners will

it was reported This agreement, coupled with reported that he was a street-sloeper, bomb near their home at Waziers In hay

**Ono, muition Communist heavy stuv for any ultimate Red occupation. tlie bellef that American aid will and was in the habit of sleeping the

tonight.

Industry workers may be urged, ts There are roughly 676 Americans he increased If Governor Thomas E. In the locailty:

Six people were reported to hava strike for higher wages, after the Dewer is elected President, police have not yet established been arrested after these incidents Exccutive Council of the Communist provides the only Nationalist"

hope

Troops had not complated their Iron and Steel Worker Federation of avoiding a complete, military the identity of the man, but are in-

occupation of the pits in the northern maets in Paris on FridayRouter. vestigating. disaster, it was added-Neuter.

18."

the

in the Felping Conmilar area; most of them in Peiping.

About 150 of this total are official families.

Street-Sleeper Murdered

Shortly after one

یم

o'clock

· Several non-striking workers were injured.

The guards, scent to take over tho] coalfold, and intimidation of non-

area, BAITIO

the

strikers was said by observers to-be Increasing.