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VOL. III NO. 272

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948.

For

tho

P.G

Reservations

Price 20 Cents

Churchill Lashes Govt. On NANKING CLAIMS REDS NOW

Nationalisation Bill.

London, Nov. 16-Mr Winston Churchlif, in a bllier attack on the Government's iron and steel nationalisation Bill, tonight gocused the Government of being "handmaids and heralds" of Commonlam and of preparing "at every stage and at every step för la further advance."

Speaking in the second day of the free-day debate on the bill, Mr. Churchill said the Governmert were seeking to create a mono-

"indistinguishabl poly on the pattern of National Biate trading,

from that of the Russian Communist Government."

Pointing to the Government benches, his declared "This is not an economic measure conceived with a view to the right or wrong In the national interest but a party dodge to hold that gang, where they sit fil they have rom the full length of their term.

TRIBUTE TO

ROYAL BABY

London, Nov. 16.-Britain's post laurente, John Masefield paid tribute on Tuesday to Princess Elizabeth's son with a simple quatrain titled "A Hope for the Newly Born."

It reads:

"May destiny

befalla

aloting what

"Grant to the new-born this saving grace:

"A guard more sure than ships and fortress walls

The loyal love and service of -4 Face"

It was published in the Times. Associated Press.

PARLIAMENT PLEASED London, Nov. 16.-Both

Houses

of Parliament today passed a motion congratulating the Royal Family on the birth of a son to Princess Elizabeth.

In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr Cleinent Attlee, said that today the Royal Fmily held the affection of the peoples of the Commonwealth and Empire In

measure which had not been sur passed by even the best loved of their predecessors.

Mr Winston Churchill, leader of the Opposition, sald, it was refresh ing that their party quarrols should be broken into by so agreeable un interlude.Reuter

Brutal Hold-Up

OTHER

they

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"The Socialist Ministers must have something new to feed the flames of mrly strife and prove

still hate and Are trying to

the other half ow countrymen. "The one thing (bey

fear and shrink from is a general cirellon which is coming upan them and which will censure their dismal and evül reign.”

the

Mr Churchill asserted thi the British steel industry, in the nationalised form planned by the Government, would

Itsell "arouse against equally concentrated and prob- ably more powerful forms of collective bargaining" in the United States and other foreign countries.

"I ԱՓ not know what foreign countries Mirasures

I

with adopt when confronted with the Boclakst State monopoly of British steel. 'cannot believe they will be of helpful or grateful nature." --Echter

Strikebound

U.S. Ports

Naw York, Nov. 10.-The strike- this bound U.S. ports presented picture on Tuesday:

New York-87 ships tied up- hundreds of prospective passengers shorebound-foreign mail piling up.

Boston-eight vessels dockbound. Mayor James Curley risked Presi- dent Truman to expedite a settle- ment of the strike.

Baltimore-49 ships strikebound. Philadelphia - 32 ships strike-

hound.

IN GENERAL RETREAT

Changes In Hsuchow Battlefront

ALL COMMUNIST ATTACKS REPORTED REPULSED

Nanking, Nov. 16.-Contrary to carlier indepen dent reports all Communist armies around Hsuchow, the Government bastion in North Kiangsu, were officially reported tonight to be moving northward in what was described as a general withdrawal.

A communique issued by the Ministry of National Defence, confirming earlier pro-Govern- ment reports, said Communist forces under General Chen Yi, on the eastern flank of Hauchow, continued their retreat northward and eastward in the direc- - tion of Taierchueng, Tancheng and Hainan, across the Shantung-Kiansu border.

It claimed heavy casualties, totalling 93,000 men, had been inflicted upon the Reds, while 8,000 Com munista in Janchuan and Payichi ́areas had surren- dered with their arms to the Government forces.

Late despatches tonight also claimed Communist armies withdrawing from south and west of Hsuchow: stating that as the Rede retreated “in complete dis order," they were "pursued by column after column of Government troops and strafed by Chinese Air Force planes overhead.”

A CAP report quoted by the Central Daily News sald that, with General Chi Ching-chunn's forcas despatched: lo relieve General Huang Pai-tao's men caught in the San Francisco--negotiations

arr Communist pincers at Janchuan in continuing in the strike of 26,000 complete control of Wenshan, north Roodville. Ohio. Nov, 10- West Coast.dockers and seagoing of

Communist forces

the eastern and beat a prominent businessman

tank of Hsuchow were now "back-

the and his wife, using ordinary pliers to

from ing away

stone-wall pull out teeth from the men's mouth,

defence.' ano

at a time, because they thought he had more money -hidden-in-fila |

M

Brutal hold-up couple today tortured men which began on Sept. 2.-AB- of the railway above Janchuan, the arrive in time to materially

The couple, a masked man and woman, forced Mrs Kathleen Cooper, 36, to, open a small safe. When the loot was not up to their expectations, they, pulled out the gold-capped teeth of Robert Cooper, 49, in an effort to make him tell where more money was kept--United Press.

EDITORIAL

coclated Press.

on

of

Truman's Stand On Four-Power Talks

Russia Must First Lift Blockade

London, Nov. 16.-President Truman stated flatly today that the United States would not resume four. power talks on the German crisis until the Soviets lifted their blockade of Berlin.”....

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The President told a press conference at Key West, meeting with Florida, that he had no plans for a Premier Stalin. He would not leave Washington for such a conference but that his invitation to Mr Stalin to visit Washington still stood.

Wis

Tel: 27880

AIRLINER ““BUZZED??

A plane described as a Russian P-63 (left) is seen buzzing a Civil-Air Trans- port plane 75 miles from Dairen. The wing-tip is that of the transport-The plane ivas, en route from Taingtao to Mukdén, Mán- ̈* churia, which is now En Chinese Communist hands.

AP.Picture.

STOP PRESS

Cricket

Club

194 For 9.

The Hongkong, Cricket Club

Yangtze from Nanking. They said that should the Nationalist troops win the battle and permanently consolidate, their gains, 5.000 tons

which ro of military equipment

Coast left a Pacific

port eenily

help the situation.

Ho sald had no plans to send an do anything. but retire from the

the Army, He meet the time he left There was talk of the possibility emissary to Moscow to

serving as a patriolle duty and was had scored 194 runs for nine shipments but responsible Soviet Premier. moro

wickets against the Malaya sources feared that they would have He told the press conference that one of America's greatest patriots. arrived

late. too

Combined Services XI by lunch The 3.000-ton he would review the entire interna-

CIVIL RIGHTS BILL shipment was under the $125,000,000 tional situation with Mr

The President said that Mr Mirtime today. Make The Defence Ministry communique multory aid grant authorised by the Marshall, the Secretary of State, and shall had prepared a statement for

HKCC attributed the Government-successes. A mainly to the part pinyed by the last Congress and any further ship the roving Economic Co-operation relcase later on the suggestion by LF. Stokes, b. Farhan 17.-The inse Air Force, which was saldments in the near future would be Averell Harriman, at the White General of the United Nations, and N. R. Oliver. b. steele

Administration Ambassador, Mr Me Trygve Lle, the Secretary L. D. Ellbee, b. Parham that grant, A balance of Special Criminal Tribunal today to have dealt telling blows to the within sentenced the prominent Shanghai Communists since the fighting began bo spent but the difficulty seems to

more than $14,000,000 remains lo fouse on November 22.

Dr Herbert Evatt, the President of G. T. Rowe, c. Steele, b. Parham Mr Truman left no doubt that he tho United Nations Generi As- U. Owen-Hughes, c. & b. Par- exchange broker, John Wal, to four on

November 8.

bo procurement.

Lait months imprisonment in connection

Any other official aid must await with an alleged blackmarket U.S.

the next Congress. dollar deal. Mrs Wa! was acquitted and released.--United Press.

Broker-Sentenced.

Shanghal, November

Wrong Voting. Systern

under

t

possible

for quile A few Councillors to be created without a genuinely popular vole. The asmimption that Chinese electora wish only to vote for a Chinese candidate is unreasonable and neglen of the free vote prin- siple. It would be possible in any one ward for Chinese voters. to be naked to support somebody who would not be their personal choice, and find themselves placed In a position where they would

of two things

have to do one vole for a candidate they did not wish to have represent them 'or refuse to go to the polls. Nor is it proper to assume that non- Chinese would desire to vale only for non-Chinese candidates. The vole, as far as possible, must be kids free and the neceɛlly voting communally removed. This cuta across the ward system, the desirability of which, however, is open to grave doubts. Balance of Chinese ita

a 理 non-Chinese Interests 'there must be, but

the

of

THE merits and shortcomings

of the constitution which the 'Municipal' Connell will eventually be brought into being have still to be publicly debated. Illtherto Bir Mark Young's blue- print, based on invited represen- tative opinion, and subsequently shroffed and slightly amended by been the Colonial Ofice, has nocopied on face value: It might almost be kald ignored by the general public. The CLYBORY examination which taxpayers Tava the blueprint when it was originally announced was prob- ably prompted by the knowledge that a long time must elapse before it could be translated into prelice. But recent references to the proposed. Council attracted Awakened interest in document. The dificully applying a franchise in a place

with Like Hongkonr. Overpowering Chinese vato, its changing pepplation, and relative illiteracy was appreciated from the first, and confronted. those charged with the task of drawing up an electoral formula with a variety of problems. To extent the various Mome objections which different fran chise schemes created are met by. the qualifications and procedure which the Secretary of approved. But one grave defect is manifest, and it la one which publie opinion should make itself sufficiently heard to persuade the the Secretary of State · for Golonies to, effect an amendment. Allied with.... s. ward system.... iz proposed - a method of communal `rating which: In · application haa the effect of disfranchising. For mon-Chinese only to be allowed to vote. for non-Chinese exalidaten sind Chinese permlited only mistoffer support 15.- Chinese candidates TYREREMALI that it

Sta

can be achieved without forcing "the electorate into communal polllag. One suggested, method already made is to have'at] - the candidates eligible for the votes [of everybody on the electoral

register, but with the proviso that To matter whether All the Chinese candidates receive the greatest number of votes, only a stated number can be elected, with the rest of the vacancies being filled by non-Chinese candidates in the order of their popular voles. ・・・ This

would guarantee the mERENSSTY: TOPTESCH- tational bataboo and also preserve the Free: “ màd... unrestricted individual vàte, An; alternative must certainly be found to this partionlar bedilan, of the proposed: comiliation

de it exlata, today. Under no circumstances, should the electorale, allow themselves to be forced into; communal voling.

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The communique also reported the Chinese Air Force destroyed the headquarters of the Communist General Liu Po-cheng, located, al' Sanpao, south of Hauchow.

WHOLESALE DEFECTIONS

** sold documents captured by the Responsible officials, meanwhile, appeared increasingly cool toward Government forces included a per- .sonal order issued by the Red any further United States commit- Commander-in-Chief, General Chuments until some stabillsing Chinese Teh, directing Liu Po-cheng to take situation personal command of the operations on both the eastern and western Banks.

appears. They cited "numerous" reports from China battle fronts indicating wholesale

George

wanted Mr Marshal to continue in day's press conference was MrD. IL Leach, c. Copley, b. Par-

his post as Secretary of State by declaring that both were in "perfect Truman's first since his clection. agreement" on everything and He said he would press the new R. W. Frankiin, & Leggelt, b. always had been. The President | Congress for the enactment of the Parham

Bleele

said Mr Marshall never wanted to Democratic platform. Including his 0. J. Kerr, c. Greenwood, b. controversial Civil Rights proposar. P. Mahon, C. Leggett, bi Par-

WORKING

defections of Nationalist froops with CONDITIONS

the loss of enormous" quantities of

of it American equipment-much equipment.

They said that various Chinese IN H.K.

citles, beginning with Shantung's capital, Teinan, fell to the Com-

As a result of the destruction of Liu's headquarters, Government reports

claimed the Communist area Command for the Hsuchow had disintegrated, resulting in a disorderly retreat.-Router-ÃAP.

EMBASSY STATEMENT Washington, November 16-The Chinese

reports Embassy today Issued a statement that reports from China should evidence

were

rout."

of R

were true

the

India,

the the

ham

物

He asserted that he would not a special ression of the present Con- gress, which he described as a "do A. E. Ferry, not out nothing" Congress, to deal with R. IL. Hughes, not out

Extras

Chinu.

The proposal for a special session had been made by Senator Styles Bridges, Republican, New Hamp- shire.

Total. (for 9 wkcik.) 104

Bowling:

OM RW 14 3' 35

3:0

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For Prescriptions

Mr Truman said he was in cora- munication now with the Chinese Parham munists after "very 11s" resistance Kandy, Nov. 16.-The Hong-† President but declined to discuss the Greenwood

Leggett by the Nationalist defenders.

kong delegates to the Interna- į matter further-Reuter.

Sprett Those officials said that if these tional Labour Organisation's

[Seo Page 8 for Soviet reply (sierte Chinesa conference here today outlined to the Evatt-Lic, proposals.] stronger will to Indicated that the Nationalist forces fght if they expect further sub the working conditions in the

repulsing the Communists stantial aid from the United States Colony.

Responsible sources here, both around Hsuchow,

Delegates from Ceylon, The reports said the Conununist Chinese and American, believe that

was Burmo, Vienam, France, forces: cast and south of Hsuchow the Mukden arsenal, which

stripped when the Russians left Netherlands East Indies arid were

"showing more signs

* Manchuria. was reassembled "sama- United Kingdom also gave an outline An Embassy spokesman announced where in the north" and is turning of the working conditions in their

out Japanese type of arms for the respective countries. that "cable reports of the fighting Chinese Communist troops, Both around Heuchow between the said. however, thus far there was Chinese government, armies and no direct evidence of direct Soviet recruitment of labour Inspectors and Communist forces up to 10 am military aid to the Chinese Com-inspection service and the role

the employment of women in inbour standard time) in- munists. today (Nanking

the Inspectorate in the enforcement dicated that repeated attacks of the

LACK WILL TO FIGHT. of measures Intended, to ameliorate have been re- Communist forces

They said reports Them

from China werking und living, conditions. pulsed and turned against

The standardisation, collection and the government armed forces under fronts agreed that the Russian typo the egmmand of two well-known equipment which had been captured publication of information obtained fighting generals, Gen. Hunng Po- from the Communists by the Na- by labour inspectors of various cout-

Chiu Ching-chuno, tonalists was no more than might tries were also discussed. tao and Gen. with

locsan substantial

to thebo expected to be found in Man- INSPECTOR'S QUALITIES

churia, once attackers.

occupied by Soviet

„Thoy, ́stáled "that", though high balk They said, the

of academie qualifications were "neces- captured from the

by

METOD Cay this morning the root

cast and south

of

of

Special reference was made to the

of

Communista Hsuchow are showig more and more Japanese was made available to say more emphasis should be fald signs of a rout and the tide of the the Chinese Communists when the practical rather than theoretical

Kaiowledge. battle is turning decidedly in favour Kwantung Army

was disarmed

An Inspector should have a pa of the government forces. The people after V3-Day. In Nanking are recovering their

Pointing to reports of lack of wir sonality to command respect and in- confidence."-United Press

to Aght by the Nationalist forces, spiro confidence in the employer. anu NEW HOPES RAISED they sold that put history showed women Inspectors, it was stated,

It Washington, Nov. 10 Chinese that an average ratio of three at-

would be most useful where femal дессквагу Embassy. - reports

Nationalist tackers to one defender is

Chinese

and child labour was employed. It Hauto capture the

walled city Government 'success'' around' chow today raised hopes but not while in some recent, inalarices the was suggested that Labour Inspec- tors 'should work primarily for the convictions that some stopgap aid ratio was one and one-third to one.

enforcement off labour Zenactinontz may reach China, in time, MANY Remonalble American

aliould not be. encumbered i with esponsible sources hero-regard said the present events in Ching should inspection and that they the outcome of the Hauchow battle vindicated General Marshall's stand arbitration and conciliation. as "decisive" in the fate of North that the Chinese problem was ex- The delegates felt that there was and Central Chinar ↑ The sources sentially political and economic which a teridenty, to load labour inspectora believe that if Hruchow falls, tha Phad to be solved before a long form | With statistien)- work which should Communtala, soon would, bank, tha |-Laited --States-- polley ---could- be belong to a “sepáraté“ department.--- rail terrainus of Fukow across the reached. United Prote

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Officials

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