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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1948.

Communists Take Kalgan

NATIONALISTS ADMIT CITY ABANDONED

Peiping In A State Of Siege

Peiping, Dec. 27.--North China commander General Fu Tso-yi officially. admitted loss of Kalgan, isolated Nationalist bastion 100 miles northwest of Pei- ping.

General Fu's headquarters, which only the previous night had denied the Red claim on the city, said yesterday the Nationalists pulled out on December 23 and left all factories and other plants intact.

General Fu took Kalgan in 1946 a victorious swcep from the West. It was then the regional "Red capital.

Mr Sumner Welles

Welles Found Unconscious And Frozen In Field Near His Home

Washington, Dec. 26. The former Under- secretary of State, Mr Sumner Welles, was found. in a field near his palatial Oxon Hill, Maryland, estate early today after he had suffered a heart attack and lain unconscious in the freezing cold all night. His hands and feet were frostbitten, his face scratched and his, clothing frozen to his body.

He had apparently fallen

brook, then crawled out on to the bank where he collapsed.

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Headquarters also conceded the loss of Sinpoan on the Peiping-Kalgan railroad 60 miles northwest of Peiping, saying the town was abandoned on Decem ber, 22.

The loss of Sinpoan and Kalgan means the Reds are in possession of the entire stretch of railway to, Kalgan from the suburbs of Peiping. Not a single mile of railway in the entire area under General Fu's command is now operated by the Nationalists,

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Five provinces aggregating over They were not able to shy whe- 400,000 square miles now ther this meant the port was lost or practically under Red control. Inmerely that communications workers other words, a great slice of China had fled temporarily Is virtually all under control.

Communiat

Paint the whole of Manchuria red and, with North China, it will make a. good segment of earth curface under the Red sphere.

The reputation of all but one of North the Nationalist generals in China and Manchuria has been last, the exception being Yen Hal-shan, warlord governor of Shansi.

The future of Pelping depends on Red Intentions than on more General Fu's plans. There are several ways in which it could be- come a Red plot on the map.

By conquest; by compromise; by revolt; by starvation,

Communist besieged Tientsin re- mained quiet.---Associated Press.

NEW MOVE' PLANNED. Nanking Dec. 20,--The Nationalist Government was today reported to be planning the appointment of a Governor General-for: China's South the Western provinces to unify direction of military and administra- tive affairs" in this important part of the country, famous for its wealth of natural resources.

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Public Cars In Chater Road Collision

Public car No. 4515 had its front part badly bashed in when it met taxi No. 4029

at the corner of Chater Road and Ico House Street on Christmas night. A Chinese Indy,

a passenger in the first vehicle, was slightly injured. (Staff Photographer).

HITS S'HAI

Carrier Damaged By COLD WAVE

Gale While On Rescue Mission

Aboard USS Saipan, Dec. 26.~This big aircraft carrier, racing through the North Atlantic to rescue 13 American airmen marooned on an icecap in black Greenland, was considerably damaged today by a " gale and was forced to proceed at reduced speed. Meanwhile, the Air Force an- nounced in Washington that bad visibility over the icecap today had blocked another attempt at aerial rescue of the men.

the

tugs, and the

When the Saipan was towed out of the Hampton Roads by henvy snow was falling temperature was 31 degrees about 78 degrees "warmer than on 01 the 7,700-foot-Greenland. Icevap where

the stranded airme spent Christmas.

top

Greenland coast.to help out in case

to block Mr Welles was found by a neigh- | culled a negro tenant on his farm,

ice does, threaten carrier's rescue operations. Tho bour, Mr Brooks Kerby, whose 10- but the two of them were still un- able to get Mr Welles to his feet.

Saipan, was to have mailed from year-old son spotted the noted ex-

Norfolk on Friday night, but half diplomat's body as he and his father Mr Kerby then called two other

her crew were on holiday leave and drove home from church. Mr Kerby neighbours and the four carried him

The Saipan's officers minimised it was inte Christmas morning be summoned help and Mr Welles, still to a tenant's house and summoned

the damage and said that while it fore the last sailor reported back unconscious, was taken to the

the police and the District Heights

was considerable. It was not un-aboard. Despite the crew's obylous casualty hospital in Washington and emergency rescue squad. The squad

The name of General Ho Yin-chin, tools Mr-Welles to hospital,

usual when a vessel of this size was disappoinment at giving up Christ- placed under an oxygen tent,

former Minister of National Doctors describe his condition as

Debuffeting heavy seas at full speed. mas at home, they got turkey, dress- Mr Welles second

the wife,

men- A slow-down order Was fence, is being prominently

Issueding and all the trimmlags in a ship- "serious" and

It might be former Mathilde Townsend, sald

tioned for the new post, which is aboard and the gale, which has board dinner and for the most part. necessary to amputate his toes. His she had

arranged to Occupy

expected to have overall jurisdiction been raging for over 12 hours, may

Were looking for

forward to their un- personal physician, who asked that

Mr com adjoining his.

Welles

IN GOOD SPIRIT

over the provinces of Szechuen-

it to alter its anticipated usual assignment. his name remain undisclosed, sald was Jast

by his valet last

Pelping is settling down to co China's Price bowl Yunnan, force

arrival time off Greenland, late today that Mr Welles regained night. Tie had been working on ditons of riege with good spirit, Kwangsi, Kwangsi, Kweichow and

When the Saipan left Norfolk on consciousness and complained

summoned the ever, the hapless dispossessed who Sikanan area larger than Indi, Saturday, Capinja Joseph "Paddy" papers and peatedly of a pain in his chest. valet to tell him he could go to had their homes torn down to give with a total population of over 90 Kane, the ship's skipper, had hoped Cardine and other tests were made bed and that he (Welles) was in- clear Innes for artillery fire and million.

to reach his "target" early on to determine heart and renereling for a walk and would "lock up" who have received compensation Iteports said the headquarters-of-

Wednesday. physical conditions. Die is suffering the house on his return. Me Welles equal to US$6 per household." the new Governor General is likely severely from shock.

in the

Just before noon today, the veszel wartime REACTS TO TREATMENT wan dressed in a very heavy, short-

to be established

reduced speed from 27 to 22 knots. length overcont when found,

enpital of Chungking. The physician salt it might be that had probably saved him from

25 miles an Informed political observers here or from about 31 to days before it was decided whether

the real hour. At that time, the 14.300-ton this

expressed the beller th death. The temperature early an amputation

was necessary. He added: "Mr Welles has reacted morning ranged from 16 to 17 de-

objectives of the Government's con- carrier was about 150 miles East of

Cape Cod. templated action are: Frees above zero. somewhat to treatment, but his con- ¦

Firstly, to nip in the bud a re- dition remplis serious,"

Servants at the Oxon Hill estate said Mr Welles had been troubled

It la no secret too, that talks ported autonomous movement among

of The doctor said he

held the had been

warlord rulers alming at compromise were been treating his 56-ye roll patient for by insomma and Intely had

here,

but not much progress has of these South-West provinces, and,

Secondly, to make the necessary n heart condition during the last 18 taking walks each night hi an effort

to induce sleep. They also reported been made so far. The best avall-

number of inner able information is the Nationalists preparations for the ultimate Me Kerby maid Mr Welles' clothes he had suffered

waiting for Nanking to moval of the Government to one of "Frozen" to his body. Hallocks during recent weeks and had have are

heen "awfully disturbed" since. muke a deal whichi will embrace these remote centres for a fight to and funds were scratched and furence Dogan, a close friend tux Pelping too. face

the bitter end if Nationalist peace swollen as though he had dragged former State Department associate. Larger newspapers here reported overtures to the Communists should himself through" bramble patches. had plunged to death from, n 16th from Naulting saying the capital is prove fruitless, Mr Kerby said he tried to rouse stores office window in New York - flooded with pente

ANTI-RED BASTION rumours and Mr Welles, but failed. He then last Monday-United Press.

Governor "three nations," (an obvious

The appointment of ference to the United States; Russia General for South-West China these and Britain) are involved. Dis-cbservers believe, would be matches referred to the Reds as the Brst step in establishing new Communist Party instead of using anti Communist

years.

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EDITORIAL

M

Collective Security

Ernest Bevin's recent review of the international situation which he gave in the House of Commons had for its theme

collective security, Goth timely und appropriate sinco fo:lay, after two world there is again danger of another devastating conflict which not even the United Nations might

able to

11:0 prevent, In

10

of

to

wars,

[

recent and less recent past the

doctrine "valance power'' has been derided d and con. demned, though, rightly under- slood, is might, still contain the true destrine. of, „pesen.. With- out

n balance of power, weighted so heavily acalust war as deter any.

y.Intending aggressor, the more modern doctrine of "collective security" can have no real menu- ing. And it is this that is to be Laken as the underlying sence of Mr Bevin's belief that collecilyo security cats, be given reality by. the

Atlantic conclusion of

of an

ме

the

pact between the United States and the five Western European nations who have signed the Brussels Pack of the Western Europan Defensive Unlon. Like Visconti sta in 1902 MI Venosta in Bevin uttered a prophecy. I

that once we can get this basis in the West of collectivo security with the United States and Western Fowers not mang years will pass before, the De- fence Ministers and the Finance Mbitslera of the Western world will be altthis down le »dienas common hu:lect custs and com1~

are

and

in

mon-methods of defence. Hence the importance of exchanges of view upon the Atlantle Paci which

impending Washington. But in the light of history It is necessary

to add a consideration on which Bevin in his responsible position could

not dwell. It is that the greater the harmony

among the signatories to the Brussels Pact, and particularly between Britain and France, the more certain WH સાધના

the United

be ilic readiness Sistes to make with them, and

common cause

auso Iso will the be inclined

people of Germany

to look forward 10 an arined conflict between

There are constant rumeurs that control the cily's the Reds, who power plant in the Western suburbs, will allow Peiping 16 bits ulcerie light if the Nationalists supply, the

coal or cash to run it.

re-

-

bastion

some

ro-

CHRISTMAS 'ABOARD The icebreaker Edison will dezvous with the Spipan of

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Shanghai, Dec. 27-Forty Chinese dead were on the streets of Shanghai on Christmas night as the first cold wave hit the city......

Most of them died of ex- posure, cold and starvation.

Thousands of Shanghai's refugee population have no "home" but the street and annually fall victims to the cold. In past years several hundred have died on the coldest nights.

So far the city authorities' Benevolent Associations ap- parently are unable to devise to combat what amounts to inevitable death toll.-Associated Press.

means

Many Xmas Accidents & Fatalities

New York, Dec. 26.—At least

One sallor complained about the deck In comparison chill Night with the warmth of his home. His 230 people were killed in Christ- ought to mas accidents in the United companion, told him look at it psychologically and said: "Think of how cold it will be on the States by midnight last night. you'll be glad Since & p.m. on Christmas Eve, Greenland icecap and

I accidents and accounted for 171 you're on the Salpan."

TO USE HELICOPTERS deaths. Sixty others lost their By the time the earrier reached lives in fires and other acci- the outer harbour, visibility was so poor that for the first time it was forced to navigate on instruments,

The country had one of the most Captele William Davis, test chief at

bountiful Christmases on record. The Navy's Patuxent River base,

Children's stockings bulged with estimated that a helicopter rescue gifts and most of the nation's tables could be made with luck" in a were well stocked with food. The tatter of three hours. He said the Post Office sald the number of

dente.

the DROPS DEAD Sapan would sail as close as par parcels posted this year

and

the customary term "Communist winning the goodwill of a people bandits."

whe although against Communism Meanwhile, in the city streetcars have.

been

too friendly in their have not the ngain

authorities attitude towards the Central Go- and guaranteed water supply from 9 verament in recent years, am to 5. p.m. every day starting Although the immediate intention

ran

big

Botanical Gardens Tragedy

broke all

sible to the icecap and launch records and food stores reported five helicopters, two Sikofsky craft that the demand for turkeys and and three Piasecki "tying banants," other Christmas fare was tho They were expected to land by heaviest ever.

On an being bullt en

Lop

of the

namen:

are now

by the stranded Science added a new noto when Mass The men will then be for the Brst time midnight flown to the Air Force station 119 was televised from St. Patrick's miles away from which Air Force Catliedral, New York.

operating. rescue tears

The United States traffe death toll Captain Davis sald that, strange us

reached 72 last night for the Christ- weather" col- it might seem, "warm

mas holidays. Read conditions were would complicate rescue operations

expected to be bad throughout the from the technical standpoint: '

the cold wave By "warin' weather," headed, northern States ns "I'm speaking la the Greenland swept down from the sense-anything over 20 degrees be- Rockies. low."United Press.

today.

of the Government is to move to

Dr Mehdy Edward, Asger, developments were These

Canton should Nanking fall, high well-known Hongkong dental events this besieged city,

military authorities are said to con-

surgeon for many years, General Fu Tso-yi's headquarters

sider

the southern metropolis too claimed Nationalist troops aided by vulnerable and

prefer some more lapsed in the Botanical Gar a Red warplanes. warships routed division near Tangku; seaport of accessible site in South-Western dens yesterday and died..

China Tientsin. and said the Reds left

Once the Communist armies sot He was seen to collapse about more than

behind, 1,000 dead

And was sent

to the rounded foot on the south bank of the Yangise, 10.30 a.m. presumably estimate.

these authorities believe they would Queen Mary Hospital where it was

n found that he was already dend. experience very little difficully STREET CARS RUNNING

pushing rapidly southward to The body was removed to the Street cora resumed running in Kwangtung along the railways and public mortuary, Red beleaguered Pelping on Sun-highways, which will only be weakly day. and authorities promised defended. Reuter. water would be available from

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liberally

a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting on East and Wesk

Monday.

were

The improvements of

minde possible by u 6,000 kilowatt genern for belonging to the refugee pro- vincial Government of Jehol, noss

na the surest means of reviving German ambitions. The apicit German nationalism, which In different forms brought about the two world warn of 1914 to 1018 and 1939

1945, 10

is not dead. It is hardly even quiescent. It breathed through all the speccher of German leaders in the recent Berlin Municipal elections. The sirongest safeguard against its militant revival Would he на firm and bling Allantle pact as lo convince Soviet Russla that a trial of strength with the West would be perilous and thus to neutrallie Germans hopes of explolling antagonism between East and West for the ultimate proßt of reborn German mill-

arism. If

If the wisdom of Western statesmen can be crystallised' in an Allintle pact there will be a food glance for Mr Bevin's propticoy to come true,

KOWLOON. TONG

Dr Asger who was 68 years of Terrace. age, resided at 40 Elgin During the occupation of Hongkong, Dr Anger found conditions in the and went to Macao. He was not, however,' per- mitted by the Japanese to remove

a make-shift

Colony intolerable

TRAIN TRAGEDY la dental equipment to the Par-

Canadian

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DUTCH FAIL TO ORDER

CEASE

The Hague, Dec. 26.-The

FIRE

Netherlands govern-

ment has not ordered a consé fire in Indonesia and there was no indication today that any was impending.

An omelal Dulch spokesman said not Involve encirclements or pitched who consulted the government's position on the battles and added, "we do

return to

was born la

forces

A 27-year-old man named Chungworkshop Dr Asger altended to

tugueso port.. In in Pelping, Peiping's power plant, Yu-fel was killed instantly when be outside the walls, remained in Com-was run over by a train near the

Hongkong refugees

te ceasefire resolution adopted by the destruction of sisugiter not want munist honds,

Kowloon Tong end of the Beacon him. Upon his The generalor was sent hers by tunnet on Christmas Day..

The Republican army, is fleeing after Colony

the surrender, Dr Security Council on Friday will not

the Dutch Into the mountains and preparing UNRRA but never go! beyond The body wns Peiping because of civil war con-about 150 yards from

discovered lying Asger established his practice In be announced before

delegate to the United Nations, Dr for guerilla activity, the spokesman the tunnel, Kyomally Building. ditions in Jchol.

ile was formerly Dental Surgena II, II. Van Royen, takes the plat- sat. He declared the Republican Half of the man's face had been cut

Incleat

leadership, food sup- Hendquarters of General Tu Tso- away by the impact.

form again in Paris. attached to the U.S. Navy.

plies and popular support. The late Dr Asger yl, North China Government com-

A small committes of five Cabinst

in forelga Referring to reaction Christmas Hongkong and has practised dentis-embers met over the mander, sal 600 Communists were killed in clashes on Saturday and Still Not Home

newspapers to the Dutch moves the try here for many years.

holiday. No official declaration was (Big Sunday near Tu Hung Men

Ho studied In the

United States Issued on the dispute between the spokesman said:

"The purposes, means and method Red Gate)

Berlin, Dec. 20. The nn arch between Fei-

д dental Netherlands and the Indonesian

of our operations are misunderstood ping's walls and the Communist-leensed Herliner Zeitung said today where he qualified

abroad. Our purpose is only to con held sirfield, seven miles south of that "transport and political reasons"

of the Dutch UNtrol as soon as possible Dr. Asger is survived by a brother,public.

Two members

the Ko had prevented the Soviet Union

senge Headquarters also said a Com-from fuifling Ita plan for the re- E. Aster, who is in Scotland, delegation have been in the Hague publican aron in a milltary

of German prisoners of and a sister, who lives in Hongkon for consultations. They returned to and Immediately afterwards to pro munist division was routed by naval war still in Russia.

patriation

The functal will take place lo- | Paris, yesterday afternoon.

ceod with the creation, through"ad- gunfire and air attacks iftar Tungku It added: "If they are not yet morrow in the Colonia! . Cemetery) A military spokesman fuld Dutch ministrative means, of in Democratie for Tientsin. Press reports among us today we shall welcome the coricge leaving the Hongkong troops had taken all important coms atmosphere au. well us to provide a sald communication with Tangku them the more proudly tomorrow as Funeral Home, 210 Wanchini Road,munications in but not in Sumatra. | materially normal life for the popu-- had been broken,

better comrades."--Reuter.

at 5.15. p.m.

He contended Dutch operations did Inllon."-Assoclofed Press.

lown.

port

Soviet.

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