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Chiang's Military Chiefs Confident They Can Win

CRUCIAL HSUCHOW BATTLE

(By WILLIAM PARROTT, REUTER-Aap correspoNDENT)

With the Nationalist Armies on the Hsuchow front, Nov. 26-Nationalist Commanders in Communist-encircled Hsuchow believe they can win the present battle upon which the fate of China may depend. They claimed here tonight to have crushed the Communist offensive, to have seized the initiative, and to have inflicted far more casualties on the enemy than they have suffered themselves.

Spokesmen for the Nationalists included Lieutenant General Liu Chih, commander of the East China Bandit Suppression Headquarters and Major General Chang Yu-chin, Headquarters Deputy Chief of Staff.

General Liu said although the enemy offensive had been crushed in 20 days of conflict, fighting still continued in the outer areas and the battle could not definitely be regarded as concluded.

21 Die In

Plane Crash

Lahore, Nov. 26.-Sixteen passengers and a crew of five Including two Americans, were killed when a Pakistan Airways

plane crashed today about 200

miles southwest of Lahore.

The plane was on a flight from Karachi to -Lahore, it was learned here.

He was confident, however, that the Communist forces would even- tually be beaten.

the the

Major General Chang said situation remained tense, with Reds only 30 miles frorn Hsuchow on the cast, 20 miles on the south. southwest and west, and 12 miles on the north.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1948.

These losses had been suffered by an original Nationalist force of 302,-

000 men

November

0,

The

Reviewing the course of the battle which started on General Chang said the Initial Na- tionailat successen had occurred be tween November 10 and 15. enemy counter-allacked strongly be He claimed General Chen Yi's 20tween November 15 and 10, but these regular and newly organised Com- attacks were successfully repulsed. munist columns had lost 218,000

General men in killed and wounded, most- ly on the east, while General Liu

Po-cheng's five Communist columns

Since

Novmber

18.

Chang claimed, the Communists had

For

Reservations

Price. 20 Cents

Biggest Gun MADAME CHIANG

In World

Washington, Nov. 26,-- The U.S. Navy today said it had built the largest gun in the world to, fire 2,000- pound bombs and guided missilo warheads at super- sonic speed..

The gun is a 24-Inch test gun converted from a war- damaged 16-inch battleship gun. From a distance of 50 feat the gun shoots bombs and warheads at concrete and armour-plate targets to determine the effect of their impact.

The Navy said it had no plans to build any more as the gun is strictly a test weapon.-United Press.

Strikers Still Not Satisfied

Now York, Nov. 26.-Pros. pects for an end to the 17-day East Const dock strike darkened today when 2,000 Brooklyn longshoremen voted to reject for the second time

TO VISIT U.S.

Object-To Appeal For Assistance

Washington, Nov. 26.-President Chiang Kai- shek will not get an official White House invitation to come to Washington to discuss China's plight, but his wife is planning to visit the United States.

President Truman turned down a suggestion on Friday by representative Sol Bloom, New York De- mocrat, that the Generalissimo be asked to come to the U.S. to present a first hand account of conditions

in China where Communist forces have overrun much of the north. Emerging from the President's office, Representative Bloom told reporters President Truman "did not see how Chiang could leave China at this time."

The Congressman, who is slated to head the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sakd he reached the same

after talking conclusion

over the matter with the President.

But, Mr Bloom asserted: "What we need is real Information about the Chinese situation, information of the kind we can not get simply by sending men into China to stay. " few weeks,"

Chiang's

Meanwhile, Madame

impending visit was made known

the settlement reached by SLAM DOOR their Union negotiators,

Brooklyn members of the AFL International Longshore- men's Association voted by a

ON

suffered severo casualties and had show of hands to reject the 13 AGREEMENT

the

and General Chen Keng's two started retreating in all columns had lost 20,000, mainly to hotly pursued by the south of Hauchow,

forces-Reuter-AAP.

LARGE RESERVES

General Chang cinimed those were suffered out of an

The plane crashed at Lodhran, 250 miles southwest of Lahore, it looses

was first learned. The names of original total force of about 450,000 two Americans kilied were given Communists in the Huschow area.

as Captain Giczer and Radio Officer But he admitted that the enemy had

reserves upon which Aphen. Later reports said the plane large

crashed at Vihari, 150 miles south-probably have since drawn. west of Lahore,

Hu said that about 7,500

they

uf

CX-

A list of the passengers was not General Chen Yi's forces had been

The Keneral was taken prisoner. Immediately available, but it understood here that Mr R. Butt, a plained the disparity between the Lahore indus.rialist, was on board. Co

¡Communists killed and wounded and The plane left Karachi at 8 a.m. those taken prisoner as being due to "human sea crashed three hours the Jocul

nemy's use of limo and later. The cause-

a

In 1945, before the division of the Indian subcontinent, Mr Butt was member of the Indian Govern- ment's Planning Panel. In thut year he toured American industrial plants studying technique.--Reuter.

New Bill

directions, cents an hour wage increase Nationalist

on which Union negotiators

Of Rights For World

and shippers agreed yesterday........ The vote was unofficial, with No Hope Of End To the official secret ballot sche-

Berlin Disputo duled for tomorrow.;

Philadelphia's voted by a unanimous show of hands

by the State Department and con- firmed by the Chinese Embassy.

Both said they knew no details at all, even the tale of her arrival or the length of her stay.

F

Tel: 27880

M. PAUL SPAAK

SPAAK IS PREMIER

IS

AGAIN

Brussels, Nov. 26.-M. Paul Henri Spaak. 'formed in now Socialist-Catholic Government today. M. Spaak, who ig' 59,

Prime

and Minister was Foreign. Minister, in the Coali- NO OFFICIAL INVITATION

tion Government of Socialists Press officer Michael J. Dermott of the State Department

and Catholics which resigned indicated no official invitation had last Friday, been

to her by the Washington Government, Chiang

extended

Mc-

Madamo He today resumed his efforts to is understood to have re-form a Cabinet for the second time celved invitations from private ar- in a week. On Tuesday, after four ganisations. Mr McDermott said he days of negotiations, he had did not know under whose suspires nounced his fallure. she plans the trip...

There appeared to be little doubt In any quarter, however, that the prime

mission of her purpare would be to solicit further help from the United States for the central Chinese Government In the war against the Communists...

over

an-

Since then, M. Gaston, Syskens, the Cathelle Finance Minister in the outgoing Coalition, had tried in vain a ll the gap with a new Ministry. MINOR CHANGES

The now Cabinet, the eighth aineo minor She appealed for such assistance the Liberation, is but for

almost the same as the radio last Sunday, ・ In aj modiägations

which from China. In that M Spade Government broadcast speech, she sald sho had received rust, is again Prime Minister

"Spank, request from many quarters that Socinuss, is again she undertake a trip to the United States. She said, however, she was not able to leave immediately.

Medano Chiang, educated in the mado her latest appearance

U.S.

and Foreign Minister, M, Gaston Minister Syskens (Catholic) again of Finance, and M. Pierre Vermeylen (Socialist) Minister of the Interior.

Representatives of tongshoremen Paris, Nov. 26.-The United in Boston, Philadelphia.

Mr H L de Melon (Catholle) is Baltimore attended the

and States, Britain and France vir Brooklyn

Minister of Justice in succession to niceting. At the same time, tually slammed the door today here in the winter of 1942-43,

Mr Paul Struye, whose resignation TALKS ON THE "HILL” striking worker on any possible agreement for

after he was criticised in Parliament Mr Bloom noted that the joint for the reprieve of two Belgians "watchdog" Com-condemned to death for war crimes mittee overseeing operations of the was followed by the realgnation of Congressional foreign aid programme has dis- the Government.

work.

As votes were

and

the

agree-

former Ambassador. to

Tokyo Hangings Postponed

to accept the terms and go back to a single currency in Berlin until after Russia has allowed the SHIPPERS PREPARING restoration of a unifled Berlin

taken, shippers city government under four-patched Mr William C. Bullitt, The new Cabinet has two fewer prepared for the resumption of the power control.

China. members than its predecessor.—- Monday use is not yet know. tactics under which thousands were Paris, Nov.-26.—A-world-wide nation's foreign trade on

The position of the three Former Senator D. Worth Clark re- Reuter.

mission ̈cently—returied-from--a the aircraft belonged to the PAK rushed forward in waves and were Bill of Rights was born here on Essa24,000,000 East and West Coast Western powers was disclosed there for the Senate Appropriations

in the hope that an end Airways, one of two Pakistan air-mauled down by Nationalist are.

Committee. It proclaims freedom dock strikes were in sight. How in the publication of the Big agenst hose ed lines operating internal services.

losses, Friday.

Bloom Mr

said, however, he ever, Union officials sald many rank Four replies to a questionnaire General Chang claimed the Na-and equality for everyone.

be better "to thought it would the longshoremen were tonalist killed, wounded and taken

still submitted by Dr Juan Bramug- bring someone over here we could prisoner by Chen Yi's forces totalled Delegates of the 58 nations dissatisfied

with

on the Hill (at the completed the last of 28 draft ment. Coast workers struck in fullia of Argentina, chairman of meet with

force n declaration on articles of

after

refused the United Nations Security Capitol) and get a better idea of the Union

situation. increase Council.

Generalissimo Chlong has written human rights, leaving only the ratify a ten-cent wage

which was accepted by their leaders

showed that the preamble and a possible new nearly two weeks ago,

The replies

felt Western powers

had personally to Mr Truman in behalf Russia article or two to be acted upon Mr

Government. spiliting

hig Nationalist almost completed the before the document moves from

Berlin into two paris.

Associated Press, the Social Committee to the

Russia's reply, much briefer than General Assembly for final ap-

the others, repeated the Soviet de mand that the Moscow agreement of proval..

August be used as the basis for four-power, control of Barua

EDITORIAL

anly 02,000, with an additional 4,000 killed and wounded by Liu Po- cheng's forces.

Excessive Night Noises

QUINCE the

reoccupation 1h0 Colony's residential

arcas

police. and

officers all patrol

to take should be instructed immediate action against people who

the peace, are disturbing cltlier by selling wares or carous- ing. If residents whose rest hours are disturbed by incon- siderate neighbours would take nction under which they noise. Lo

have been suffering an excess of

Irritating harsh,

and unneigh« nelse. Districts, which bourly before the war, were regarded as delightful kavens of peace and quietness are now, for the most part. a cacophony of Dayume hawkers give place the evening to rowdy house parties, double, fortissime radios, Jarring mah Jonk games and late night street vendors. The im. pression is left that I large proportion of Hongkong's re- sidents have to mako lot of noise these days in order to drown the sound of their discontent. The effect on those who desire, and very often need quieiness is extremely disconcert- Ing. Much of the

discordant night noises which disturb residential neighbourhoods aro and caused by thoughtlessness selfishness

the und

remedy appears to rest with the victims who, under common law and demand statutory ordinanes can

and

own

secure.redress. This ‚parently escapes the notice of the many correspondents who from time to time lave

written complaints to the newspapers, They c

to bellove that it is the duly of the authorfilem to take some work of getion, but Arst duiy

• rests with the aggrieved residenta who cuffer 1ho unsociable behaviour of their neighbours to bring these offenders to court. It is in the interesis of any persistent neighbourhood - ibat- disturbers of the peace should be Nevertheless, brought to book, the Falloe also owe a duty, which- in to men that hawkers ply. their trade with a minimum of noladim especially "after dark. The sup- presión" of necessary. .street noises is the responsibility of the

mittaire?”( uit hul to undid ng line

are

entitled by law, and if the pollee were to be a little more energetic in dealing with shouting night hawkers, many of the Colony's residential areas, now a bedlam of discordant Bounds would aksume again their pre-war qulci-

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End Of a Strike SETTLEMENT of the American

West Coast maritime strike is not only a welcome achieve. ment, but in its terms savours of the historic, For not only inve the longshoremen's representa tives and shipping owners agreed to end the 85-day dispute, but signed a contract they have outlawing strikes for three years! If the Democraile election victory bears no other palatable frulta las this remarkable agreement, to its credit, for it is obvious that the re-election of President Truman and the creation of a Democratic- controlled Congress have been the dectdizig influences in the sudden willingness of the strikers to come to terms with big shipping. and to get back to work. Hour- kong is as pleased as any other part of the world, for the strike has been having lis effect on the Colony's trade,

from apart Inconveniences causing minor such as delayed malls, If- the three-year no-strike, poniruet - ks falihfully observed, the United States ́and・・ elsewhere optimistically look forward to continued prosperity,

The Committee on which repre- sentatives of all 58 nations sit-ins the spent two years working on document which is hailed by UN officials as "one of the great land- marks of civilisation."

A human rights covenant legally binding on all signatory nations in to be drawn up before next year's UN Assembly. It would provide for sanctions in the case of violation of the rights.

ENDS DISCRIMINATION

Friday's declaration calls for

the wag

members

of

Joseph Ryan, president the AFL Union, said there was little importance attached to the Brooklyn workers action. He said: "They're

.a

bunch that's trying to spread trouble and their acilon will have no effect on the membership vote tomorrow."United Press,

Reward Out For Negro Slayers

Atlanta, Nov. 26.-A $500 an reward has been posted for the end to discrimination based on ambush slayers of Robert Mal- "race, colour, sex, language, TU- ligion,

lard, 42-year-old Toombs county

political belief, properly, negro, slain last Saturday night.

Editor Ralph

McGill of

currency.

of

of

BIG POWERS' ATTITUDE The West's reply made it plain the Big Three powers considered it useless to try to re-establish a sin- gle currency for Berlin while the city administration is split and while Russia appears

bent upon splitting the city

in any other remaining possible way.

in

In effect the West said: Restore a unified city with all its adminis- rative agencies and then let us con- sider the currency problem.

The Moscow agreement to which Rusala referred provided for the simultaneous acceptance of the So-

viet mark as currency for all Berlin the and lifting of Soviet blockade of Berlin. The agreement was referred

birth or national or social origin.”

It would prohibit slavery, the slave trada and torture. Equal Atlanta Constitution, announced to rights for men and women in mar-night that the money was left riage and divorce are proclaimed with him to be paid for the "arrest and freedom of religion is meured and conviction" of the slayer with the right of everyone to change alayers. his religion or belief.

Kas

Di

to the four military Governors of Germany for implementation, but the Berlin talks broke down in dead- lock McGill said the man asked, that

The Western replies to Dr Bramu- Heder- hin name be withheld. The declaration safeguards free-cribed himself

unified charged that Berlin's sila limo a long

under dom of opinion with the right to men

four-power af Governor Herman administration supporter "seek, receive and impart inferma Talmadge

"being - was the late Eugene control

rapidly tion and ideas regardless of fron-Talmadge.

diminished." The charges referrod llern,"

"This is a white man's country," to necent Soviet action in destroying Children born out of wedlock are he was quoted, "and therefore the four-power administrative organs in: to have the samo social protection law is the white man's law. He the German capital United Press, un those born in marriage and free wrote it It Is important that ho universal and compulsory education live by it.

and

No depent white. · man

in to be established with "equal nc-will support murder and lynch cess to higher education

basis of merit,"

,on

the, violence"

REDS SURPRISE

WATTACK

д

The negro was shot on a lonely roud 20 miles from Lyons, Pa., as Dr Charles Malls of the Lebanon, he returned from a church service.

Amoy, Nov. 28.-Ono hundred the Social Committee chairman, Mallard's wife, and other witnesses Communists launched surprisu believes the declaration' will arauso told. Toomb county sheriff R. E night attack on Husi village, in the wide Interest in runny countries:

by Gray that they were stopped

Changpu district near Amoy re- "two or threo cára.""

cently, Four men were behind bushes, he says, "and argue on the basis of they said. One shot, fired through

They carried off heavy loot and it. They will bring pressure to bear the windshield, struck Mallard kidnapped the wife and two sons on their Governments to modify the chest.

of the village chief who puid ja national legislation in conformity The sheriff said he did not believe ransom of 50 pleuls of rice for their with Its principles.”—Assoclated all of Uwe witnesses -story-Asso- | release. the next day-Associated

"People everywhere will read it,"

Press

cinted Press.

FIES

To

the

Tokyo, Nov. 26.-The execution of Japanese wartime Premier, Hideki Tojo, and six other major Japanese war criminals which was expected tonight is now unlikely to take place before next week, in- formed sources at the Sugamo Fri- sun here said today.

The President held an hour long session with his Cabinet on Friday, Secretary of State, Mr George Mar to

not Some of the prisoners had shall, brought the Cabinet up been notified of the decision of date on the international situation. Postmaster General Donaldson "re- General Douglas MacArthur, the

details were

Supreme Allied Commander in the noried" while uraisal of not disclosed, no

the Pacific, confirming the death sen- international scene would be com- tences, these cources said, nor had they been given the customary 24- plete without a comprehensive dis-

execution. hours' notice cussion of the situation in China- Associated Press.

Reuter.

of the

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