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HOFFMAN TO VISIT CHINA

On-Spot Study

Of Her Needs

Washington, Nov. 30.-The foreign recovery Administrator, Mr Paul G. Hoffman, announced today that he would leave for the Far East on Saturday for an on-the-spot look at China's needs.

His announcement came on the eve of Madame Chiang Kai-shek's arrival to plead for more help for the Chinese Nationalist Government, which her husband is struggling to hold up under increasingly. heavy Communist blows,

Berlin

Is Now Two Cities

Rump Administration Established

30. --- The Berlin, Nov. Russians and their German Communist henchmen split Berlin into two separate cities today by setting up a munici pal regime of their own in the Soviet sector.

The Communists announced that thele rump administration was the : legal government for all Berlin and said they intended to nationalise the city's big industries.

The United States, British and French commanders-in-chief accused Russia of responsibility situation

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Mr Hoffman will return Washington on December 20. report presumably will help to guide the administration in its answer to Madame Chiang,

A warm official welcome has been prepared here for China's first lady, but there was no sign that the Ad- ministration was any less reluctant to promise mora immediate help to Chiang or any more optimistic about his chances of weathering the Com- munist stormä

KUNG SEES TRUMAN Suggestions that Madame Chlong bo invited to plead her cause be- rejected by fore Congress were foreign polley leaders, although they agreed that the should be given a Congressional hearing if she asked for one.

Dr H. H. Kung, brother-in-law of Generalissimo Chiang and former Prime Minister of China, cated on

President Truman, this afternoon for

talk on the "whole world situa

who lives in New York,

tion."

THE HONGKONG TELEGE

SDAY DECEMBER

Dr Bramuglia's Resolution To Solve Berlin Dispute

Paris, Nov. 30.-It is learned here tonight that Dr Juan Bramuglia, President of the Security Council, has completed a resolution suggesting a solution of the Berlin problem, which he will submit to the Security Council.

propose the following four points:

1. The creation

Dr Kung

The resolution was understood to told reporters he was a special ro- of the

of a Committee presentative "in a way" Generalissimo; but he would not of Financial Experts drawn from the say whether

he had called at the six "neutral" states of the Security

Madame Council; discuss White House to Chlang's visit.

pean

he

STILL AWAIT

This Committee to be assisted TRIAL AFTER

4. The Committee

SIX MONTHS

Mr. MacKenzie King (right), who has been Prime Minister of Canada for nearly 27 years, is shown shaking handa in Ollawa, with his successor (left) the Rt Hon Louls St. Laurent, present minister of Justice and leader of the Liberal Party, while the Governor-General, Viscount Alexander, looks on-AP. Picture.

Nanking Gets Ready To Shut Up Shop

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Observers pointed out that by financial experts nominated by Dr for the China's economic plight was inex Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the

military U.N.

In this area general Huang Wel's her to knowtricably linked with and demanded

reached

12th Army group thrust its neck into 3. The Committee will consult whether the Communist action had struggle, which has now

by the central with experts from the four been taken with the Russian com-the crisis stage in North Chinn.

London, Nov. 30-Mr Johna noose toshloned of

Chinese armies

Communist GOING VIA ENGLAND Occupying powers in Berlin; mander's approval. They said Rus-

the General Liu Pocheng... to Anish its McGovern, protested in sin's illegal actions have demon- Mr Hoffman's headquarters said

House of Commons today that One press report said Gen. Lau had strated the intention of the Soviet

two British soldiers arrested in tightened this noose by capturing authorities to divide the city and to he would travel to the Far East by work by the end of December.

JOINT ACTION tic way of Great Britain, where prevent the exercise of democratic plans to confer briefly with Euro- The Committee. It was learned Singapore In June had not yet Kuchen, a road and railway centre, rights and liberties in their Own

recovery officials.

He will offelally, will fix its plan of work had the charges against them 30 miles southeast of Hruchow sectors?

on December 4

and then immediately contact the completely formulated and no The Government's Central News said "major fighting" was erupting at the leave New York of

specialists aboard a

Airways representative economic a Pan American

States, date for the trial had yet been Kuchen, which is 125 miles North-

west of Nanking. plane and will remain in London assigned by until December 8. From Lon British, French and Russian Govern- fixed. R don ho will ny to Shanghai,ments. arriving there on December 11, The appointed experts, or tech- for a series of conferences with Mr nicians, neting jointly will try to Roger Lapham, chief of the special arrange with the disputing powers adequate terms to enforce the American ald mission in China..

Mr Hoffman, who will be accom- directives of August 30 on the in- panied by his special assistant, Mr troduction in Berlin of the Soviet Samuel Richards, will fly later to mark, as well as the control of its generals?" Seoul, then to Tokyo

Troop commandants

Western Allies in Berlin assured Germans in the West sector that they would be protected from Communist domination.

On the alert and

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the United

Mr Kenneth Pickthorn, Conserva- five lotericcted amid Opposition cheers: Does the Government con- sider that democracy demands that British privates should be treated in the

same way

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NANKING DISQUIETED ⠀⠀ The main force of General Yi's of East China Communist armies was somewhere southeast of-this- ever tighter with a Junge Westward, front, In a position to seal the trap This fact, plus the news of a Ret raid on Keuanchon, on the North bank of the Yangtze, 05 miles East of Menking, added to the disquict in

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started this The Communists evening to move into the City Hall, which is in the Russian sector Ferdinand Friedensburg. legal

and finally r

issuc, supply and circulation, Mr Michael Steward, Financial Mayor, and other non-Communist officiala moved to the safety of the to San Francisco on December 18. adequate rules to regulate banking

that Private: Quinn and Private Nanking. United States sector. They set up a

In Seoul he is expected to review and credit facilities and the exterSecretary to the Treasury, had said

and of Beriln, the Berlin the progress of American recovery nal

con- Howland had been charged jointly There was increasing evidence temporary city hall in

to hourly that the Government efforts which are now being handied sideration of other subsequent facts, with voluntarily causing hurt Economics Institute.

which could hamper implementation commit robbery,

making behind-the-scenes The German police in the Western by the United States Army.

put werd rectors

Private parations for the fight southward His foreign aid administration is of the draft agreements or recom

Another British soldier, Allied troops stood

stood ready to support

mendations.

Milne, whom he understood was should the Communists threaten to them in case of a Communist- slated to take over the Korean re-

The recommendations submitted arrested in: August, was charged cross the formidable Yangtze river

President inspired invasion of demonstrators covery job. Mr Hoffman will then go

orto Japan to make a similar review, to the Security Council

with

being in unlawful possession barrier. from the Soviet sector,

to find out how effectively General will be adopted by the technicians of arms which he was alleged to Oficials dented-stoutly there was crisis started from the MacArthur's occupation

removal of Marshal any plan for forces are representing the six countries, which' y lion called months

ago

Chiang Kai-shek's Government. But carrying out

measures should meet with the technicians of have disposed of improperly. recovery for next Sunday C

the four occupying powers. the Germans

Individual ministries shipped out Hop there.

In case

agreement is reached,

dependents in increasing numbers- previously given

Meanwhile, the State Department

of Experts will

Associated Press. them by all four occupying powers.

a detailed report to the knowing the Coin- said that China had spent all but the Committee The Russians,

.000 in munists would be hopelessly defeat- US811,201,074 of the US$125,000,- submit

American military aid granted Security Council's President.-Reu- civil power, by Congress last spring. The Deter partment said that by last Friday the Treasury

had paid out US$113,708,- 120 to the Chinese Government or to American procurement. agencies acting on Ils behalf-United Press,

The

under authority

ed, forbade elections in their sector, Cu tried to stop

elections in the Western sector and were enraged when the Western Allies insisted on holding them--United Press.

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New U.S. Anti-Spy Bill

Washington, Nov. 30.—The Justice Department is pressing for quick go ahead on one of the toughest anti-spy bills ever proposed in this country, it is learned today.

They were to be tried by the

So far as ho

NORTHERN SITUATION aware the date of the trial had not

Tientsin. Nov. 30. The Commu- yet been fixed.

nists were reported today to be Mr McGovern then asked: "How taking further steps to isolate the it that men arrested in June have Peiping-Tientsin area by severing

charges not yet had the

against rail communications between Peiping them completely formulated? Why and Kalgan in concert with General cannot he now tell us when the men Lin Pino's manoeuvres in East will be tried? Is it not a disgrace Hopel, This was indicated by re- that men should be held for such moral Nich Yung-cheng's troops, received here that Communist a long period?"

Mr Steward replied: "Thess men originally stationed in Sulyuan Rovenge for his relative who was

being tried by the civil | Province, had penetrated to Kwang- sentenced to death for the Aberdeen

was said to be authority. It is not the War Depart- Ung in North Shanshi and Wellslen murder last year,

ment's responsibility to fix a date In South Chahar. the motive for Sin Chlu-chong's

for their trial. But we have provided Kwangling is 125 miles southwest legal aid for these men and shall of Peiping and Weihsien 120 miles Disguising themselves as Chinese assault on Ng Choong.

At Central this

Him-shing Lo that for them," Bailors and coolies, New Territories

before the Meanwhile, the Mayor of Tong- The measure the Year Ne gave Mr McGovern: "Why were these shan, hinting at a lengthy encircle budget burcas which wants ping a gang of robbers suspertod of In October lagt

Informa- men handed over to the civiment of the mining area, declared submit it to other government Halla, Nov. 80-Arab and having robbed a trading junk last Folloe some very valuable

the case. The man authorities when tion in a murder

guns were that from a military point of view agencies for approval. Jewish commanders in Jerusa-Saturday.

The Justice Department, however, When the gang of 'six men chải. Arrested and mentenced to death was alleged to have been stolen from his Tongshan would not present serious

of the accused. On department??!...

the

presence is opposed to this move on grounde relative Tem signed today an agreement |

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Mr Stoward: "They were charged Problems owing to November while hig was working

thereof sich a huge army

of that it.

delay congressional Nationalist defenders. providing for a cease fire at leaged the decoy Junk in Deep Bay,

were later in a vegetable garden, Sils and bis with a civil offence-Fleuter. 6am on December 1. The the police opened fire and wounded

two of the men who

son attacked him. The boy threw the water... agreement, which represents picked up the first success of direct The rest escaped, but early this stones which hit Ng in the feet and negotiations between Jewa and morning police in the neighbourhood Sin struck Ng on the band with a

Cease Fire In Jerusalem

Agreement

police last night succeeded in trap-/ Willerton told omning, Inspector continue to do whatever is proper to the west,

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Arabs, was also announced in arrested"s third man suspected" of / bamboo polod have, to remain in

Tel-Aviv.:

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The Israeli military spokesman in *Tel-Aviv sold the agreement bindu Israeli and the Arab Legion troops to ensure a "complete and sincero" cease, fire on the Jerusalem sector

being one of the gang.

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EUROPE STILE IN GRIP OF FOG (Continued from

Author A Port of London

official about 31ships were

The Mayor, Mr Yu Kuo-chen, Bald Attorney-General, Mr Tom Clark, sald that

action bent officials said the| that while the economie, situation may possibly take the matter directly waiting in the dock and to sail and must present a serious problem, this to:President Truman in an effort to 14 ships, some carrying food, were 'is not likely militarily owing to have the bill the accumulation of a huge army of convenes in January

ready when Congress overdue. Most of the ships were

„fogbound" in the Thames Estuary, Nationalist defenders in, the mining

At 2 p.m. GMT today, the fours The measure is designed to plug day old log in Britain had beaten area.

loopholes! the present Espionage two hours the previous, fog record situation at the Taiyuan was reported to be quiet; Aut. It was prepared in co-operation of/87 hours in December, 1944. The raster of motor junk was with Aghting confined to the west officers of the army, navy and air said the fog will probably be with with the FBI and Intelligence ZA -British; Air -Ministry export Mr Hin-thing Lo fined the ac-

capital, but the | cused $50 or 16 days and ordered fined $500 or four months by Mir of the provincial

Compensation Cairns at the Marine Court this airfeld in the southern suburb is och merk on includes ho follow in for at least the next 48 hours. Ng

The measure includes the following Reuter pok to Pathe 16 days. He bound morning for landing passengers at no longer available for use, accor provisions":

LOREE PLANES TAKE OFF. present of the Colony, November. D.

In the western (1): The

three-year

London, Nov. 30,--Hive BOAC He cald the agreement was signed London, Nov. 30-The Foreign both Ng and Bin over in 200 for Sal Wan Bay, which is not a port ding to Chinese reports

a year, advising them, "Never eterans fleaded that the pas-burh, however, is still unkle statute of limitations on explonage abroad dared at Hurns, Humpahire, at Government House in Jerusalem Omice announced today that

to sengers had embarked at Swabue despite the concentration of hostill-prosecutions would be eliminated.

(2) It would be a crime, for any lifted there for 20 minutes this were able to take off, when the fog by the Jewish commander, Colonel Orme Sargent, permanent head of quarrel. If you must, then

Federal oficial- to; fall:16; report the -Moshe

afternoon Dayan, and the Arab Legion the Foreign Office, will resign his quarrel so loudly or so closely

theft of a secret document. enmmander. Lieutenant Colonel office of Fermanent Under-Secretary each other. If you must quarrel for Ping Hot, but on arrival at the tias around the area-Reater.

He was therefore forced to bring WOMAN DIES (3) A person trained in four-hour of State for Foreign Affairs on loudly and closely, then for good-latter, place and refused to land.

nese sake don't use violence."

metamagora espionage or sabotage by a foreign next.

The ARRIED. CARCO

register. master of a Class IV dibing| FROM RABIES Power would be requested -- to Himmler's Estates boat was cautioned for carrying A fatal case of human rabies- re

*(4) "It" would legalise a caso, of |cargo on his vessel. SI Nibpard re- „ported-to the Mediapl-Authorities in avidance obtained by "wice, tapping cabraltar, Nov. 30,--A, rúport from Forfeited

ported that the boat had been disclosed in the weekly health in Internal security cases and would 30-Heinrich stopped of No. 6' wharf of the Kow- turns, Austy

kari permit intelligence agenta: to have previous cease fire imposed in July

of endless Secretaryship for German Affairs immler, Hitler's Gestapo chief who toon Godowns. Badi was found.

Munich,

The victim was a Chinese Woman, access to new forbidden telegrams which cored an era

und 10 ba mining, shelling and mining in the while retaining some of his pretty polsoned himself on being arrested carrying six persons, four of whom Chan Ho, aged 40 years, and she and cables United Fress,

duties as Deputy. Holy City.

Under-Secretary

by the Allied

forces In 1843, was were passengers, and a heavy so was found in an unnumbered hut on

day ag of State.

Three Attractive According to the Izrael! military

Mr Gladwyn Jebb, both the United classified as a main culprit by of machinery. He pointed out that a side street in the Shauk wan di spokesman, he two opposing com-

Calendars manders in Jerusalem also greed to Nations adviser to the Foreign Office denazification court near Munich defendent was carrying the limit of telet on November 10.

The court decided

that passenvars the caution, Me Cairns have been bitten by a dog about allowed by this licence. The woman, who was believed to let convey through to Mount and the British representative on today.

property will be in Scopus, in the Holy City, and to the Permanent Commission of the Himmler's entire exchange personnel there, Western Union, promoted Deputy confiscated but his widow and two pointed out to defendant that: If he five weeks ago, was removed to the winair the agreed that "other Under Secretary of State and will children, who are still young, will had the full number of passengers, Salyingpun Hospital where she died problems should be discussed at continue to hold the same double have joint rights In some of it obviously for safety reasons, ha on November 1

could not carry any Carijo, Reuter role Reuter, y

Abdullah Tal, after #

meeting

?The-necotiations, were arranged.

United Nations.

February

Ha will be succeeded by Sir

At the William Strang, who for the past has been Permanent

The tatlong headquarters in two ́ ́ years:

While it is thought the new truce Under-Secretary of State for Ger- Twill work more effectively than the man Affairs. Ble Ivone Kirkpatrick

takes over the Permanent Under-

Nov.

them to Sal WALL

The dog has not been traced.

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West Africa and Calculth-Router. The planes left for Caird, Nairobi,

*** Wrecked Aircraft

Found

Algeciras says a wrecked American aircraft, found in the mountains between Algeciras (and Parita, southern Spain; is, believed to be thexpline? missing on!, à"fight" from Cilbraltar to Fort Lyauteys Trenda North Africa, last week

The Alreraft carried Major Rolson who was due to assume the post of second-in-command of the Walled States base at Port Lyautey, and his wife and two children Reuter,

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