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Record Exports Of Coal Predicted

London, Jan. 10.-Britain is -confident that her coal exports during 1949 will beat all post- war records and substantially exceed last year's figure of 16,100,000 tons, the Chairman of the National Coal Board, Lord Hyndley, told newspaper reporters in London today.

Lord Hyadley said that while the whether the Coal Board doubled 23,000,000 tons export target set in the European Feonomic Recovery be, achieved on Programine would the the basis of

miners' present performance, every effort to reach

It would be mac

Prices are not

kely to change much from those now in force. The industry believes it can sell abroad. without any difficulty; all the large coal (for bunkering), gas coal and coke that it can producc.

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Indonesia Situation

HEAVY TIENTSIN

TIENTSIN FIGHTING Republicans

Dies After 10 Days' Sleep

Madrid, Jan. 10.--Senora Maria Ruis died in Barcelona today after being asleep 10 days-since New Year's Eve. Her husband died four days ago.

Relatives called a doctor when they found it im-. possible to waken the couple on New Year's Day. The doctor's verdict was that. both died from cerebral in- toxication due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

The husband never woke up but the wife opened her eyes for a few minutes on Saturday, The couple were at a celebration on New Year's Eve.---Reuter.

PERSONAL TARGET SHANGHAI

Lord Hyndley gave his own per-

1949 sonal target for

of deep-mined coal an

production 210,000,000

to 215,000,000 tons "or more."

not yet

ladi, tho

The gure has approval of the full Board, he said,

but technical advisers

are under

stood to consider it practicable,

Lord Hyndley, voicing disappoint- ment at the failure to reach last year's 200,000,000 tons target (out- put was 196,089,000 tons)

COMPLETING

DEFENCES

Reds Attacking In Masses

HSUCHOW FORCE "WIPED OUT"

Peiping, Jan. 11.-Heavy fighting around Tien- tsin was reported today, the North China Head- quarters of General Fu Tso-yi said. Last night one Red column of 15,000 men in full strength attacked the northeastern and northwestern outskirts of Tientsin. Fierce clashes with much hand-to-hand fighting lasted until midnight.

The Nationalist said they counter-attacked the Reds and the latter retreated,

Headquarters claimed 7,000 Reds were killed which few believe.

and

Later the Reds again attacked the western southern outskirts of Tientsin. Heavy fighting was still in progress with the Rede reported throwing all their strength available into the fight. Headquarters claimed that Nation- Shanghai, Jun. 11-General alist war planes attacked the Reds Esserted Tang En-po, the Garrison Com-around Tientsin and at other points near Hope! yesterday, killing alto- that concentration on Improving the mander-in-Chief of the Nanking-gether about 1,700 but they did not quality had cut the quantity and Shanghai area, will continue his say how they counted them. robbed the miners of full achieve-inspection of the Greater Shang- hal defences today, which began on Sunday, according to Chinese reports.

ment.

During last year the industry pro- duced well over 700,000 tons as a but result of overtime working, tonnage lost by unofficial stoppages was 900,000 tone.

The National Coal Board hopes to of men in increase the number the mines, but the 1049 programme nims at an overall increase of only 10,000 men.

Is now about 200,000 and by nexi

Garrison sources indiented that the measures against possible defence Communist commande attacks from the north bank of the Yangtse have been completed with the First Naval Command

dutics.

Clashes were reported

150,000 and 250,000 men. tweens Latest Red estimate had cut the

The Communist radio sald the big size of the feree down to 130,000.

the long

long and

costly unitle to end Isuchow struggle began on January Among units it said were wiped completely were the Kuomintang Second Army Group, the 13th Army Group and the 18th Army Group.

At one time 1,000,000 combatants

fr engaged

the were allegedly

struggle. Associated suchow Press.

0.

of

ง. out

nt. points about 10 miles east and north Talung in Shansl.

The Nationalists claimed they repulsed 400 Reds in a four

in the southwestern clash yesterday suburbs of Felping. They said the Reds left 37 dead on the field.

hour

Arc and

Reds around Tientsin

up reinforcements inore serious fighting is ext

is expected. was progress north of Tientsin

and at

ARMY SPLITS UP

Nanking, Jan. 10.-The remnants of the Hsuchow garrison, under Incessant Communist artillery at- tucks, have split into two groups, unofficial Nationalist military sources

The total employed at the conlfare fence, undertaking all river de- Clashes ore still reported to be in

Under

the present plan, it

the cast station on the western side December should be about 311.000 revealed. all ports on the north bank of the city, The Reds also were re-admitted here tonight.

of the Yongise, from Woosung, the ported to be attacking periodically Because of bad weather conditions mouth of Shanghai harbour,

to points near the National Malang. near Nanking, have been

inen.-cuter.

Stronger Beer For Germans

Hamburg, Jan. 10-Germans

On the routh bank, a total of 19 reports will stay-open-while all the

to be allowed to have strong beer, provided the farmers deliver chough barley. The military government has allowed as Inercase from 0.5 to 2.5 ts percent alcholic content three percent. It is conditional on certain delivery quotas being fulfiled-Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

others will be closed. All ships are allowed to ply through the open ports between sunrise and sunset only.

nddition! Meanwhile,

harbour in defences

being arc

crected Poutang, the peninsula across the

Neuter.

EUROPEAN FOUND DEAD IN BED BY HOUSEBOY ......

Mr E. D. Stansfeld, Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys, who recently retired from Government service owing to ill health was found dead in his bed by his house boy at 8.30 this morning. He lived in a flat on the top floor of 74, MacDonnell Road.

He was

Mr Stansfeld was born on February 4, 1899. appointed to a Cavernment post in jamaica on June 21. 1929, and became Director of Surveys. He left that Colony to join the Hongkong Government in September, 1947,

He began his service in the Government in Northern Rhodesia.

Mr Stansfeld's wife and daughter, Diana, left for home it was in the P. GO. Carthage on November 24 last. Mrs Stansfeld's intention to put her daughter in school and return to Hongkong in February.

In the meantime, her husband was obliged to ratiro from his post as Superintendent of Crown Land and Surveys owing to ill health. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on December 11 and remained in hospital over Christmas.

ANGLO-ISRAELI DISPUTE LATEST

Mediterranean Fleet Put Into A

"State Of Readiness"

London, Jan. 10.-The highest British military chiefs were called in to consult Cabinet leaders on the Palestine situation today and it was made known the powerful Mediterranean fleet, had been put in a "state of readiness," but there were indications that, due partly to the mediation of the United States, the critical situation caused by the shooting down of five British planes by the Jews might soon be put- into routine diplomatic channels.

Both the Jews and the Egyptians prepared to start armistice negotiations on the island of Rhodes this week under the supervision of the United Nations Palestine mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche,

in

Attack At Jogjakarta

CORRESPONDENT'S STORY

Batavia, Jan. 10. - An American correspondent who said he was held by the Dutch under house arrest for 26. hours in Jogjakarta reported that Republican troops opened on heavy counter-attack

1 their former capital at o'clock last nigt.

A

George Kahen, correspondent for the Oversens News Agency, said the attack was accompanied by mortar and rifle fire and heavy explosions which temporarily linocked out the

ower system.

Ho said the blasts ahook his hotel in the downtown business district.

at-

Forty-five minutes after the tack sinried from the South, with a diversionary thrust from the North- west, alreet fighting was going on in front of the hotel on Marllobro Boulevard.

Kahen said he had been given Dutch travel orders to spend a week in Jogjakarta. After four and a half days, he cold, the Dulch authorities arrested him in Hotel Merdeen and released him today. Dutch Intelll- gence officers who arrested Kahen sald they acted on the orders of the "Chief of Staff in Batavia." They allowed him to cable the United States Consulate in Batavia, but ho said the Consulate did not receive his mess.

SECOND ASSAULT

The correspondent said last night's assault was the second Republican counter-attack alace the Dutch cap- tured the capital. The first, added, was on December 20.

Kahen said the Dutch threw rO~ - Inforcements - sind tanks into the battle, 1 could hear tanks rumblo in front of the hotel during the fight."

He said fighting continued until 2 a.m., when "complete silence fell over the city, except for occa- slonal shots."

He said that during the counter- Nankai today, the airdropping of supplies

altack the Indonesians Ect tho closed except for 14 points which will University which reens to be no to the beleaguered Nationalists was

Dr Bunche in tum hopes these special Security Council meeting as

former

Republic delegation head.. n's-land. The city's east arsenal suspended. The two groups were continue to be open to trafle under is reported to be si in Red hands.

to have practically ex-negotiations in time may lead to a yet to consider the crisis.

quarters aflame, but the Dutch suc reported

#eneral Palestine settlement between A spokesman for the British dele- eceded in putting the flro under strict military supervision.

Three colton mills and several other hausted their ammunition reserves.

gation denied that Britain had been contra

control, No sald the Dutch had The groups

are commanded by the Jews and all Arabs nations.

arms to Egypt or any keen using the bullding for dis- Britain proceeded with a show of supplying Associated Press-

General Chin Ching-chen-and-Gen- factories have suspended operations.

other as Mediterranean strength in the

Arab country since the United Resu ural Li Mi.

1bution of food and textiles Another unofficial

Kahen reported that the situation report from a result of the shooting down of her Nations placed an arms embargo on summer. After 11 Hupeh

Province said the Nationalist planes. Cairo reported that British Palestine

ves teure, The Dutch were giving conversation with the rations fly to Indonesians who co- forces had blown river dykes in the naval strength at

the Red Sea telephone

London, the operated and worked Aqaba had Foreign Office

with 11.0 Yumeng and Anlu area, northwest of Transjordan port of

additional warships certain reports that have appeared that only 2 tons of rice were being General Chang Chun, one of the reported that

In this morning's newspapers. It is brought in by the Dutch while the Inner Cabinet Ministers, returned to were expected there soon

to

officially confirmed from London atty red 80 tons daily. Nanking today from his visit

ankow and the Western Provinces MESSAGES EXCHANGED that, as has frequently been stated by the Foreign Office, no war ma- The opinion of the generals the Central China were the same as those Government, Lin the Nationalist This besleged city was given a General Chung told newsmen.-Reu- respite yesterday afternoon when ter.

Whangpoo river from Shanghai- baskets containing riiles and arti Hankow, to halt the advancing Reds. Leen considerably increased. Cyprus spokesman said, "With reference to Dutch. One Dutch official admitted

Hint To Mao Tze-Tung

"ENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai- Year "peace Dick's New offer" to the Communists has No far nol elicited an officia!

reply. This is hardly surprising for even the most optimistle Nationalist muti realise that the President has left it rather fate try and bargain with the victorious Reds. The

to restru

to

that Chiang is about

rumours

continue, but so. far there has been nothing concrete to Indieste

་་

that the Nanking Government

to hand over to tho

preparing

Communit Mast correspon- dents agree, however, that it is only a matter of lime. There split in the are rumours of ranks of the Red leaders, but it

be unwise

would

woul

41

ble

Coveruntent in. China still seems reasonably certals. The question uppermost in the minds of British and American businessmen thus remalno "How much trade the Communists carry on

connection -the West?" ' In this

the recent trade pacts algued by countries Russia with European

will

will

exchange far more roots than in

Before The past.

World War II Tiltle Ruisla traded

the with outside world. preferring to rely on her own Five-Year Plans. The new pacts illustrato an In Soviet policy. By rvalution entirging her planned trading area Russia is making available large new resources for the pro- duction of goods

ahe wisleh

most directly need. Admittedly,

of the pacts have been negotiated

with countries under Communist

Influence. and may

respect be regarded

that

05 A farm

of Marshall aid. But the Im pression remains that Russia

1p

the

at last beginning to realise that foreign

Considerably trade call assist her plans for internal re- ballding. Western to count on

businessmen China may with interests In with the Information avall-

at present, and a

Rei

fustifiably hope that the

the new nts will 'pacts

remove Communit will the prejudice

against trade Capitalist countries, and be an example to Chinese_Communists. It, and when. Mao Tze-fung sets up a Government for the whole of China, he will be faced with problems similar to there which faced Russia after the defeat of Germany.

Breas more than usually interest-

of the Large are mon

Under these packs Runala country have been laid waste by Increases tier foreign trade con- war, and there must be rapid

The siderably.

industrialisation and agricultural two largest trave been with

-lila development on large scale and Italy.

China Is regain economic Russla has ordered Etablilty. Considerable quantities of machinery and raw materials will be needed, and whether he likes it or not Mas Tre-tung will have to get them from

outside China, Some of them, possibly. will be available from Itusala. but the pacts Russia is making with other countries prove that als cannot undertake to provide a Communist China with all her Went the needs. Trade

to be Miao's only aller- native, and Russia's agreements in Europe would provide the necessary precedent,

agreements Czechoslovakia

addition,

In

year's

electrical machinery worth £3,500,000 in Britain, and has Kado Lude

agreements with Norway and Flailand. Joviet trade with Czechoslovakia will be stepped up this year by half

again ng last a much total; Soviet raw collon will be manufactured for exchanged

the Crechoslovakian texilies to

and £22,500,000, of valtio.

the Czechs Russia will lend

for and foreign currency gold purebrises from ite Weal. With Italy, loo, Russia

proposes to

seems

10

It

PLANES DROP RIFLES Tientsin, Jan. 11. Two Nationalist C-47s spent 20 minutes over Tient

yesterday dropping willow sin kery supplies for the defending garrison.

Some of the supplies fell on the roofs of buildings surrounding the Minyuan sports ground, and at least ant crashed clenn through roof, without claiming casualules.

quiet reigned but as the Eurfew

NO MORE SUPPLIES

in

The Foreign Office disclosed that terial has been delivered by the Dritain was in constant touch with United Kingdom Government to any the United States on the situation Arab Government since the begin and several messages had been ex-ning of the United Notions truge." changed,

The statement was provoked by reports from Tel-Aviv, in which A United Press dispatch front Jewish officials charged that Britain Shanghal, Jan. 11.-A!! 'China's calro sald the Arst group of supplied Egypt with US$200,000,000 After Today's Cabinet talks with in war goods, including jet ighters, Chinese press reports sald further civil airlines ccused the dropping severe fighting could bé expected of food and military supplies 19 defence chiefs, a Foreign Office

In violation of the Security Council In the western suburbs of Tientsin, General Tu Yu-ming's encircled spokesman said Britain was consi-

arms embargo resolution-United where the Communists drove sheep Itsuchow garrison southwest of that

hour aproached, the gun barrage began again.

in the dend of the night to trample elty yesterday morning owing to the over the landmines guarding

the heavy Communist shell fire, it approaches of the dam,

reported here today.

was

While the Nationalist soldiers en-

Blazing fires and shell bursts were joyed an unexpected feast on mut-¦ said to be dotting the whole encamp- ton, observers viewed this development of the Nationalist forces. ment with apprehension. For one Airliners

for General Tu's thing, it immediately provoked the king with which flew out of Non-

supplies Nationalist Command to order the besieged forces returned to their demolition of bulldogs Inside the

without bases around noon western 'dam to make way for u loading any cargo. new defence line.

cowa,

Radio directionsMcers with feneral Tu's command had in- refrain the airliners to

REDS' PEACE TERMS

dering a variety of courses of ne- tion and indicated a decision might Other be made within two days. Bources hinted that Britain intend- cd to take her own decision and

Pres2.

COMMANDOS SAIL

Valetta, Malta, Jan.

.

10-Morc

Farmers in outlying districts were ringing in less than 60 percent of food requirements. Only 150 01 10,000 Republican elvil servants in the Jogjakarta district have reporteri for work under the Dutch, United !Press.

BRITON KILLED

British manager of a rubber piditation about

Jan. 10-The 30 miles east of Malang, in East Java, was killed in an attack on his estate by guerillas on January 5, it was learned today.

Batavia,

He was Mr Ronald MacPherson, uged 50. Three Dutch assistants on

decide her own acilon on the plane than 300 officers and men of a Marine the estate escaped with their lives.

question because she did not re- General gard it as within the Palestine problem on which Joint American-British policy in sought It was intimated also, however, that Britain would try not to damage present co-operation and would in- form the Urilled States of any ac- tion taken.

pro

Ita

the

Commando unit salled from Malta on Friday and Saturday for an un- known destination, it was here today.

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been

learned

Usually reliable sources report "Intense" guerilla warfare around Tasikmalaya, about 115 miles south- cast of Batavin, ond Sockaboemi, about 48 miles north of Batavia,

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New Regulations Permit Mass Arrests In Malaya

Singapore, Jan. 11.-Mass arrests of all inhabitants of - certain areas are authorised in stringent emergency regu- lations published by the government yesterday.

CATTLE IN CLUB

In Tel-Aviv, the Jews rejected In the American Legion Club, 15 structed

from dropping supplies in view of head of cattle were to lay housed in the confusion and danger resulling the third British attempt to deliver a protest against the shooting down the billard room. The bililard

from the heavy Communist shelling.

of the planes because the. Ettish |tables-were removed to meet the Earlier

the reports indicated

message still referred to the "Jewish Ameriem Communist artillery the when emergency

was stepping authorities" instead of the veterinary, Dr Roy Hoch, Was up its

its barrago and compressing the

visional Israeli Government. Tel- the obliged to evacuate his farm on the pocket in which

Nationalist

Aviy also charged that, by rond lo the former French

Cast

iroeps

had been holding out for

altitude over the shooting, Brliam arsenal, which had already been lost nearly five weeks.

wad trying to "torpedo" to the Reds.

During fals period an estimated Dr Hoch brought in seven milch 26 commercial planes from three armistice falks-United Press.

The new laws are aimed at per- A total of 400 Insurgents were seven calves and one bull, airlines have been dropping supe TALK TO AVERT CRISIS

sons aiding Communist Insurgents in killed and 268 captured (02 of to complele with fodder for the win-plies and provisions the be

Malaya, most of whom are sald to be them wounded) thuring the last six ter months and registered them as leaguered Nationalists.--Reuter.

Lake

10.-The Chinese. Success, Jan.

The government rald_that | months of, 1010 in the Federation. of the the first "animal niembers"

United Nations Secretary General In certain areas the inhabitants have of Malaya. Combined police, ser Cluby

Mr Trygve Lie. Today conferred

as spies and sentries for vice and gyllian casualties were $82- From the billiard room, he con-

acting as with privnicly

Britain's Great tinues to supply

Shanghai, Jan. 10. A local United Nation delegate, Sir Terence Communist bandits and have been killed and 404 wounded,

In addition, I These are official figures for the milk dally without interruption. Chinese evening newspaper tonight, Shone. In an effort to avert a new furnishing supplies.

of the people period June 10, 1048, when a state The City Fathers last night exquoting unconfirmed reports from crisis between

Britain and Israel was charged, some

themselves are "part time bandita." of emergency was declared, to the pressed worry over the failure to Nanking, sald the Communist reply and thus save the negotiations for a

British and Malayan forces have end of the year. dispose of night soll in the western to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Palestine armistice.

Civilian casualties were 330 killed native city when collection" ceased | New Year peace offer contained

It was understood Mr Lie hoped been combatting Communist in-

of the surgents since the Red revolt began and 194 injured, of whom more than to bring about settlement awing to the Impossibility of access these five general terms: to normal disposal places-Reuter., 1-Re-election of the President dispute which grow out of the shoot in the Federation of Malaya last two-thirds were Chinese. Twenty-

600 insurgents and Vice-President,

ing down of fivo British warplanes June. More than

four Europeans were killed and 14 have been killed or captured in wounded. Army casualties were 82 2.---A revision of the Constitution. on Friday by Jewish forces. COMMUNIST CLAIMS

extraordinary fighting since then, and more than killed and 89 injured, The RAF fost defence 10-The

Mr Llo held an Francisco, Jan.

3-Re-demarcation of

of 'three Imembern meeting last night with Mr Arthur 4,000 persons, suspected of being Chinese Communist radio sold today areas.

men, 4-Liquidation of war eridianis.

planes which crashed,during opera- Lourie and Mr Gideon Rafael of the Communists gooled. that all government troops encircled

mission to the United The organisation of the Gov- Jowish

The Communists have caused con- | ilons, south of lisuchow "were completely

The figures for insurgent casunt wiped out by 10 o'clock on Monday ernment with the seats of the State Nations, presumably with the same siderable damage to rubber planta-

tions in the Federation. A British tica include only bodies aciunlly seen to be divided equally objective. morning."

Councilors

nor the Jews destroyer recently shelled Nelther the British

the in-or recovered. Entimates of those Loat

from Nationalist among the Kuomintang, the Com- reports sources estimated the troops under munists and the minority parties appeared ready to. Ale formal charges surgent forces on the west coast and wounded in engagements were

itoday, There were no signs of a 'landed an attacking force.. General Tu Ll-ming. numbered be- teuter.

San

with customers

10

crow

included.--Associated Presă.

not