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ERNEST BOREL
CHINA
CHINA MAIL
No. 34626.
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HỒNG KÔNG THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1950.
REDS CAPTURE SEOUL; SOUTHERN RESISTANCE REPORTED CRUMBLING
British help in holding new defence
•
lines discussed
London, June 28,
The British Cabinet's Defence Committee was call- ed into special session today to discuss how Britain can help hold, now Western defence lines stretching down the Pacific from Japan to Malaya.
Officials said the Defence Committee would also
decide on what material help Britain could give South Korea if it were asked for assist- once in repelling the Communist attack from the North.
U.S. TASK FORCE FOR HAWAII
Honolulu, Juno 2f
The committee's report will be submitted to the Cabinet tomorrow.
U.S. planes attempt to check Northern tanks
GOV'T LEAVES
SUMIN
:
Suwon, June 28.
American air power smashed at Communist North Korean tanks- and other targets today in an all-out effort to stem the rout of the demoralised South Korean army,
A steady procession of jets, twin-Mustangs and B-26's passed over this town 20 miles South of Seoul which is now occupied by the North Korean invaders.
Six tanks were spotted by aircraft in Seoul but fow Northern infantry were
scon and no fighting was reported from the capital.
North The penetration to the centre of the city
Korean
tank
Broken elements of the Seventh and Second Divisions backed up on the North bank of the Han in
from the Uijongbu "Not retreating hopeless contusion, according to
British öðlcials said today Pre- sident Truman's orders for action Hail thrown overnight the West ern defence line across the Paci- sector early this morning near- fie from Japan to Indo-Chinn ly trapped 59 American ad- and that Frillah and Common-visory group officers and men. wealth forces would help bolster | The South Korean army, which IL,
Is tank-sby, at a.m. blow up all They said it was hoped the the three bridges оп
the Han combined. Western Bir forces River skirting Southern Seoul. and navles would be enough to Fifty-five American officers and protect the non-Communist Færi men of the Military Advisory East but that it might be Group swam, waded and boated necessary to bring In ground across the Hon River early today troops.
after a Russian tank pushed into the the centre of the city and South Koreans blew up the main Han River bridge leading South- ward.
and
A strong naval task force, headed by the big carrier, Philippine Sca, was being or ganised on the West Coast, to- day for movement to the Hawailan area
The British Admitralty as a precau- tionary measure.
Royal Air Force quarters said the Western powers had been trying Admiral Arthur W. Radford, for Ave years to create a defenca
Only four Americans driving Commander-in-Chief of the Pocline in the Pacific and that Pre- fie Fleet, said the naval force ident Truman had done it "over- Jeeps in the dark managed
drive night"
the mile-long in view of was being readled
The Admirdity sala the British bridge minutes before it was the war in Korea and the goneral) situation in the Western Pacific. davy would collaborate in the blown up.
Gght against Communtem TheThe Military Advisory Group,
by Admiralty, had recolved reports headed
Colonel
Besides the big carrier, Admiral Radford sold the force would in- clude one heavy cruiser, probably a destroyer squadron and other vessels.
A spokesman for Admiral Rad- ford's Pearl Harbour headquarters auid continuous watch was being maintained although
the hug
out
over
ti
in disorder”
Washington. June 28. -
A United Stalės, military spokesman said on Wednes day, the South Korean forces ware "absolutely not retreat- Ing in disorder." The Com munist North Korean; he Gold, were "generally speak- Ing" being contained North of the Han river. The Han rivar In Just Bouth of Seoul,
The spokesman made the statement at a brienng for raporters on the basis of tela- type conversations with Gen- erst MacArthur's headquar- torn
In
a few hours Tokyo
frontline reports. They had lost all their heavy American equip inent,
Confusion
in Suwon
Suwon a tangled, noisy mess
of camouflaged Japanese trucks,
Jeeps and sedans coming into Su- won from all points.
initial attack on Sunday,
were
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British warships to Support
U.S.
action
London, June 28. The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Atties announ» ced that Britain 'has decided to place its naval forcos in Japanese waters at the disposal of the United States to support American action in South Korea.
Mr. Attlee said the British naval forces were offer- od for Immediate'use. He made the announcement in the House of Commons.
"I need scarcely say that Prime Minister Attoo spooks for all parties in the House when he makes this announcement," Mr. Winston Churchill, leader of the Opposition, declorod,
Mr. Churchill added: "Wo shall do our best to give him any support he needs in what seems to me an inescapabla duty.“
The whole house choored Mr. Attloa's announco- ment. It come in response to Mr. Churchill's question "whether the naval forces we have on the spot are such as are necessary to make a substantial.contribution re- lativo to American forcos."Associated Press.
·Jeep Hee released by Nationalists
Fighting for Ling Ting
ceases
Fighting for Outor Ling Ting island abruptly, ecased last night-possibly on orders from Taipeh In concurrence with an American request that the Nationallata "caso
all offensive activity.
Nationalist warships went into action agala yesterday morning against Communist forces who had landed on several small is- land's near Outer Ling Ting,
unconfirmed According to an report, the Chinese Nationalists still control Outer Ling Ting is
Though land,
Communist were ta
to have landed during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
troops
No Hong Kong to Macso stoamora-were reported to have been involved in any Insidents with alther, the Nationaliste or
· Communists, and they continued thair rugs, an schedule.
Troops strafed
Some Nationalist 2 planes wère reported" to "have "strafed Com- munist troops on the Wan Shans, but the report could not be con- firmed. In Hong
Kong.
Peak residents could clearly hear the firing intermitently yes- terday
und afternoon. military observer sald
Kareivia
Ling Ting garrison, and the Na-
defensive positions
tionalist warships would only try to maintain
from now..on2)
The British-registerød; stoamor, Jeep Hao, was reyesterday that he thought the
leased by the Chinese Nationalists at Kinmen Island and was on for way back to Hong Kong yesterday after being under National ist detention for 18 days, it was learned from the Jobshun Shipping Company hore, the owners, yesterday.
American
newsmen
injured
The 1,100-ton blockade-runner was seized by a "Nationalist worship in Chinese, territorial waters near Amoy on the night of June 11 while she was on her way back to Hong Kong An explosion on the Han
Tokyo, June 28.
River bridge: South of Scout Another British official said that injured. thờ: American news-
after discharging her cargo at Amoy. The vessel was carrying
$9ked #2 WATTbers to be maIYAAZ taken to Talwan by the Natiossam)-10moda lyfs are willing to abide, STAMIS
Columns of regrouped 12th Ra. only 25 tons of cargo and there his company was making tentative men who were crossing the six giment of the First Division, was no passenger on boari plans for full-scale commercial mile long span in a Jeep when mut the explosion" occurred this He added: "However, we must which hold the left Bank in the when she was seized shipping to China.
Earlier unconfirmed reports had
walt
that the Chinese first and that the ship had been stated North. carrying lists after having being detained by the American announcement." Mr. Burton Crane of tho "New is preparing to send several of dibhay of "Time" magazino, were Sound trueks" blared through in Kinmen for adveral days after An American shipping company York Timesta und & Mr Frank, the seizureceived by their 10,000-ton merchant ships down back to Southern Japan
within alx weeks from
Anjuries cute Chinese
described
and
that Booul Bterling k
had Vallon that that the Far Eastern Commander-Wright, are making their way to
the capitáľa part of Inchon, to the West, appeared In-Chief, Admiral Sir Patrick new headquarters at Suwon," All
untenable. He said the four firind, had already deployed 10 the group are safe.
South Korean divisions in warships to Japanese waters.
the combat zone were South of the Han river, to the Exet and Went of Press
NZ Novy
Australia had decided to send base was not on an emergency a squadron of heavy bombers to
, anti-Communist footinu because the President hast, the
fight in not declared United Press.
an emergency, Malaya and amelal sources said
Truman explains decision
.on
the New Zealand Navy had been made available for service in the West Pacific, freeing-some-Bri- lish ships for duty farther North. Air Ministry official said Mr. Truman's decision to rein-
An
force Taiwan, the Philippines and Indo-China in addition to inter- vening in Korea' was "more com- prehensive than could have been expected by the strongest ad- vocates of sistorce to Korea." He said it was "reasonable to assume? that the RAF would collaborate with the United States air force in defending the Pacifle "Truman Line,”
Washington, June 28.. President Truman sald Wednesday the only reason he ordered the United States air
Nothing that Mr. "Truman' had and sea forces to stop the Com- | nat ́committed ground_forces to munist invasion of South Korea or Taiwan, the official said: Korea was "the hope that we "No doubt it is hoped that such forces will not be necessary if would finally arrive at peace."
the sea and air action is sumci: "We face a serious situation."
and comprehensive, Truman told the 24th Na-ently swift Mr. tional Convention of the Reserve ut in the present situation in Officers Association of the United! the Far East generally the pos States. Ile said his own decisionsibility of operations on a larger was reached on the advice of scale cannot be ruled out."
The Admirally spokesman said: all brains we could muster,” and that the drearion to counter Admiral Brind is empowered to the Communist advances In Asia make any declaton regarding da- nut hned planes ployment of his fleet in the Far with American
The military situation was deteriorating on the ground with nothing but the 400-yard Han Alvar between the lhvad- olgan sweep ing Rods and Bouthward as far as the Im River 50 miles South of Buwon.
Taiwan
Seoul-United
halts attacks
on the mainland
Taipah, June 28.,
Units of the United States Seventh Floet stood today as the bulwark against any Red attack on Taiwan and the island bastion felt safer than it had done at any time since World War II 'onded. Complying with Washington's demand, Nationalist naval and air forces ceased operations against the Red China mainland.
1
nothing but rifles.
Were
the streets telling the people to "Keep
while American calm pianes from Japan roared over head attacking the "invaders.
Green troops, police school cadets and remnants, of broken units were trying to hold the Reds at the Han river Une. Even elvil prisoners were thrown into the battle.
American officers with the Koreans blamed fear of the tanks, andoutrunging 120 millimetre. guns for the break-up of Southern resistance.
The the Jebshun Shipping Company yesterday from the vessel said, however, affected morning.
ports
said the men,
Tainan recalled: :: and matar, Banyak
Butterfield
third correspondent, Mr.
owners of the es. Tainan, Erdar. Keyes Beech for the "Chiengo ed that ship back to Hong Kong Dilly Now" who was in the jeep
the yesterday morning, after with
Crang and Gibney, was un- Tainan had been two days out rart.
from Hong Kong enroute the three gum were leaving ở Inchon, Korer.
Beoul in the face of - ndvancing No official
explanation abrth Korean troops. The bridge given, but it is presumed that the was blown up by South
highly fluctuating Korean mijałow" "the" fellinga
The three: Am
Americans managed to get across the river, found a ́and pushed South to Buwen. They were flown to Japan in an American transport, plane-Asso ciated Press.
TERRORISTS RAID MALAYA ESTATE
Bad Bingapore, June 28.
Terrorists today attacked an estate and police station for thres hours in the Kota Tinggi area Johore, killing a special con-
Reuter,
that, the release was In Kinmen
men yesterday the re- It was believed that the
of the lease was #quence latest development in Keres which prompted the Nation alists to order a comation of all offensive activities againat, the Chinese – Communists on the mainland. Following the release of the tary situation was the principal devance. First Cloutenant Gordon Jeep Hee the Taipeh order may be rentoa for the recall.
No ships left
Kong to Mohr, of North Dakota, and interpreted as including a lifting:
Yesterday Captain Elmer, Lowery of Ban of blockade against China's main-Korean ports
More than 1,000,000 tons of Dlege, drove out of Secul one land by the Nationplist navel and
high-grade cargo-ordered months Jump ahead of a tank which air forces.
agu by Chinese Communist officials HK shipping to fred at them for eight blocks.
are currently stored in Hong Chinese ports Lieutenant Mohr, who had threo
Kong godowns awaiting shipment escapes from the Hong Kong shipping to Chinese, to China. previous Northerners wild. "It
the mainland WIS
portas expected in President Truman's message on amnedef thing I have ever bean reach an all-time high within Wednesday stated that the U.S through. The tank was firing like math, Hong Kong shipping Seventh Fleet would prevent any Communist Invasion of Taiwan, CTATY but we were
Il sources predicted yesterday. A sp close
an.but on the other hand the Chinese 119,"
President Truman's www could not hit us."
He was captured by the guerilla nouncement
on Wednesday that Nationalists must cease: all offen at Yosu two wears ago. uprising
the US. Buyenth Fleet would give activity on the China mainable and wounding four others. sentenced to be shot and escaped.
on to it that the Chinese Na landi. Sergeant Serhondo Terres, of tionalists did not engage in ans
Jose. who was another G
offensive mainland. motivitier Cabinet held a long meeting to consider the who waded nesse the flan river. has--scoʻrding to local officiair Nationalist reply to a note from Washington today, sald: "We grabbed some-
-in.
affect broken the Nation- one's Jeep and drove out Ilke allat-blockade to Chinese parts which the United States Charge d'Affaires, hen
high" British. Mr. Robert C. Strong, delivered fast evenings to exception
officer, said: teld the "Chiba aping omela
17 yesterday. to President Chiang Kai-shok.
ne minud and set going. the other way."
of some
porta, his company This informed the National- real possibility, even probability. But if they succeed it will be a was willing to take carga for дру Britain's naval forces included ist Government of President not as an empty plpe-dream. there
military miracle. The Republican, open port on the" mainland. is to be peace or World War 11. the 13,100-ton Beet-aircraft carrier Truman's decisions concerning There are still some points to armiv now is almost denuded of He added: "Ichlao expect that
The President told the Reserve Triumph, which carries 44 planes, Taiwan,
be cleared up, for example; whee artĥlery and anti-tank guns the Peoples Government officials Oneers. In a speech that the three light cruisers, seven des- the wording of the statement in
the aircraft repair ship Unicorn, Chinese officials were hurt by ther the Nationalists will be able Some soldiers complained the in Canton will soch declare that to take any actions whatever Americans had not furnished port open. Na shipping has enter- only reason for the decision,..was royers, nine frigates and a hos- which the American' Chief Execu towards their blockade, of Red them with tauke · which, for the Canted fat more than 115 that we would finally arrive at pital ship.
green troops, areated a psycholo-month peare for the world through the The Admiralty said the British Uve paid the Seventh Flee
All Indications are that United Nations."-United Preks,
thoi gical effort on terrible en tho we are very hopefu would" see to it the Nationalists
hopeful, and ex- Navy's Immediate responsibility
atomic bomba...
pect that very material results was the safety of British nationals, complied with
Some of the many questions
Where Infantry, fighting pre-
present," the Admiralty said. quoted by name, described it rationnilst forces on Taiwan and American officers here are ask-
Orio onletal, who declined to include intelligence Halson
best according to American announcement Within a short tween the Seventh Fleet, and the advisors. Other units were said to be on a rough and blunt." rauiins cruise - "mainly in -Japan-
The government's reply "toenchorages for the neat, if de-ing for Unnan tes supply them ese waters."
ON OTHER PAGES The Admiralty emphasised that Washington is expected, to say sired. so far as is known the United at the Nationalists do not re- Some quarters here are un of BW Japan Je moving slowly astwards States has not yet made any speel-kard this halt in action against deniably concerned as to whether Lasbelated trauch satende. E sales fic request for British collator- the mainland as a permunens the United States intends to pull the rug of sovereignty from under Sử China to the low pressure brettion-United Press, ....
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The whale Southern communi- ratione net was paralysed with the fall of Seoul. Telephono line from the South were handled through Seoul, --
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