Negotiated Peace Hopes In China Dispelled

Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1949, Page 5

Negotiated Peace Hopes In China Dispelled

Eeceived Fridav, 7 p.m, - * LONDON, .Tan. 44. Keuter's Nauking correspondiMit says hope.- f..r an early negotiated peace were dispelled yesterday wlien Fpiu niunist artillerv in. the eastern and western suburbs of Tientsin.opened up a heavy bombardinent. The eit.v* shouk for three liours under the impact of the barrage and at least .Mi were left dead. Alajor operations continued at Tangku- and -around I'e.iping. TJi.e^ Nationalisfs are reportod to be. i|igefjji,g the Oommunist attacks at I'eiping with irmoured cars, infantry and artillerv uipported by the air foree. lienter's Xanking eorrespondent, in a later dispatcli, says Nanking is being ■nibjected to a nierciless unabating arlillery bombardinent. Alany famoulandmarks have been hit -and war easualties among the panic.-stricken refugees are mounting every minute. Oordon Hm.11, the seat oi' the municipality, was shattered by a direct hit, vvhile the Italian Flub, recentlv transfonned into a hospital, was liit twice, eausing unknown easualties. The French Consulate has been moved to the cellar. One shell hit an ammunition dunip near the Fnited States Consulate, shattering all the windows and putting the lighting plant and radio section out of eotnmission. Keuter's ofiice was also hit. The city's phone service was disrupted.