Evening star., 1949-09-05
Yunnan Revolt,
ChungkingF Fire
Reel
1000 Lives Are Lost
In BIoze;; Reds Drive
On Canton RuiIwuy
BY the Associoted Press

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Province and disastrous fire that
killed 1000 persons in Chungking
Hard on the heels of these
blows came a Chinese Communist
drive to cut the railway between
Canton and Hengyang. base for
the South Chinas main defense
force.
The revolt of Gen. Lu Han, gov
ernor of the Indo-C China border
province of Yunnan. apparently
was bloodless. But the rebel gov
ernor held the provincial capital
of Running, famed in World War
II as the terminus of the air hope
over the Hump-the Himalayas-
from India.
Deal With Reds Suspected.
Reliable reports today said Ma
tionalist troops of Gen. Yu Cheng.
wan were in the outskirts trying tt
forge a ring around Running.
Lu acted speedily and apparently
in a deal with the Communists or
Saturday. The revolt was no.
wholly unexpected. Last week
Lu, in gesture of contempt anc
defiance. refused to go to Chung.
king to talk with Generalissimc
Chang Kai-shek. Instead, he sem
two minor officials.
Sources here said Lu evidently
regarded Chiang's invitation as
spider inviting a fly into its parlor
All flights to Running were
suspended today. American in.
terests there are in the charge OF
Consul La Rue Lutkins OF New
York City, whose wife and two
children, flew out yesterday, en-
route to America.
French Officials Confident.
French officials. though con-
cerned over effects of events ir
Yupnan on ndo-China, expressed
confidence the Reds would not
dare attack their border. They
took heart from United States Sec
retary of State Acheson's white
paper warning the Communists
not to pass the border of China
French forces we're in control Of
the Indo China side of the border
Fire swept the banking ane
Yangtze River front area o.
Chungking. designated as the mex
provisional capital of Nationals
China if the Reds take Canton
Besides the 1000 killed, 00,Ucl
were left homeless and 1000 build
ings were destroyed.
Cause of the fire was not knowr
here. but arsonists with Red sym
pathies were suspected. Two &C.
cused Red agents were executed
Meanwhile, the Pan Chen Lama
repeatedly had appealed to Moslen
Gen. Ma Pu-fang and Ma Hung
kwei in the northwest for troop.
to lead into Tibet.
Abandoned without Fight.
Foreigners who talked with tn,
Pan Chen Lama, spiritual leade
of Tibet, said he felt he coult
establish himself in Ihasa b!
leading an army there. The lam:
has declared a holy war agains
the Communists.
The lama whose discovery Al
the ninth reincarnation of Pal
Chen, was made by Chinese, re-
portedly was at a lamasery Al
miles southwest of Sining. capita
of Tsinghai province.
Shining, trustworthy sources said
fell to the Communists Saturday
Authorities here apparently wer'
withholding an admission of it
loss. Reports said Shining wa
abandoned by the Nationalist
without a fight.
The Nationalist Ministry O.
Defense here said that part O.
Red Gen. Liu Po-cheng's 14tf
Army had struck westward to.
ward the railroad from Juchens
in Human Province ITO mile!
north of Canton.
Their objective was Chenhsien
180 miles from Canton and Al
miles from Jucheng.
Nationalist Air Force headquar-
ters at Taipeh, Formosa, said it.
planes Saturday destroyed 9
4, 4,000-ton ship at Red-held Shang-
hal. The ship was not identified
Ia Kung Pao, pro-Natiohalist
newspaper here, said government
forces Saturday landed on the
southern shore of Hangchow Bay
south of Shanghai in an attempt
to cut Red supply lines to the
south. Pending further confirma-
ton this report was doubted il,
most quarters here.