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BRITAIN SENDING TROOPS TO KOREA: YANKS MAKE FURTHER
FAR EAST FLEET ON WAR FOOTING
Australia, New Zealand also sending reinforcements
NAVY STOPS RELEASES
LONDON, JULY 26.
BRITAIN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT SHE HAS DECIDED
TO SEND GROUND TROOPS TO KOREA.
The Admiralty earlier disclosed plans to put the Far Eastern fleet on a
"full-scale war footing" immediately.
The docision to back up American Gl's in Korea with British soldiers was made public by the Defence Minister, Mr. Emanuel Shinwall in the House of Commons,
Mr. Shinwell fold the House: "The Government to- day notified the United Na-
tions we are prepared to send to Koru Dn effective land re- inforcement, including infan- try, armour, artillery and en- Kincers, together with the ad- ministrative backing required to maintain it."
The Royal Navy uho announced that to put the Far Eastern Firet on a wartime footing it would:
1. Keep both officers and men in service beyond the expiration. of their normal period of entist-
ment.
2 Heent Imited number” or otheers and men of the navy and Royal Maines.
2. Retain ot foreign stationa
men due to return home.
More than 8,000 ground troops already have been offered in responed to a U.N. call to its member nations for re-inforce ménis to Join the American. forces fighting in Korea. Turkey offered 4,500 trained eonibat 11oops, fully-equipped with American arm.
Thalland offered 4,000 sollers, Cuba, announced its willingness to send troops, the number to be elpelder after discussion in Wash. Ington.
Australia Bald it is ready to send troops, the number to be. decided after the Prime Minia. ter Mr. Robert G. Menalas. confers with President Truman
in Washington on Thursday,
Now Zealand offered an artil. lery combat force of undisclosed
size.
* |
RAF Spitfire crashes off Waglan Island
A Royal Air Force Spitfire, en routine exercise, crashed into the sea. about two miles North of Wagian Island yes- terday,
No trace of the pilot or the aircraft could be found in a
wide search by other Spit. fires, A Sunderland Nying bost, and maval and HAF launches.
The crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m.
It was officially stated that the cause of the accident was not known
(It was, however, presumed that the Spltra developed engine trouble.
The name of the plict has been withhold pending the next of kin baing Informed of the tragedy,
Opens debate
Mr.
Shinwell, opening the Commons debate on defence, said that Soviet Russia is maintain- ing at least 175-divisions on ac
tive duty, adds United Press.
He said that Russiu, "behind her smokescreen of peace propa gando, is spending at least 13 per
U.S. not intervening in Quemoy fighting
Washington, July 25.
The Chinese ambassador, Dr. Wellington Koo, said today after a call at the State Depart- ment that the United States will not inter- vene in the fighting around the Quemoy in- lands, near Amoy on the Fukion coast. Nationalist guns on the islands are duelling with
Communist artillery on the mainland, "a few miles away.
Dr. Koo conferred for an the same time asked Vig. Chinese hour with the Assistant Secre- Nationalists to halt air and sea tary of State, Mr. Dean Risk. operations against the Communist He talked Inter with Mr. John Held mainland.
Dr. Koo said he understood the Foster Dulles. Republican adulted States would not Intervene viser to the State Department. In the Quemoy fighting, and that Dr. Koo sald his government Four defenders will have to do was in consistent touch with the their best." State Department since President Truman's announcement that the American Seventh Fleet would defend Taiwan. Mr. Truman (ht
The weather
Diplomatic alficials reported tonight that Dr. Koo had been recalled to' Talwan' for "con. sultations with the Nationalist government.
They said he planned to leave by air on Friday and be gone about two weeks. Dr. Koo has been in the United States con- Unuously since his appoinment four years ago. He will be ac
AL 400 QHT: (4 p.m. KAT) small companied by the Embassy Pres
and "ehalinw.". Cropicat depromion was Alfacho. Mr. Joseph Ku. Teatret about 100 mlire Bouth of Tahir
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Reds massed
cent of her national locome on the upkeep of a huge army.
At the same time. the Ad-
disclosed that two miralty mare carriers are being recom. missioned for Far Eastern duty. They will carry troops and two squadrons of fighter- bombers to the Far East.
Mr. Shiawell announced in Parlement that "self contained" ground forces of unspecified size would be sent to Korea. Ho sald Engineers and administrative units. would support Infantry, artillery and armour of the British Ex- peditionary Force.
The Defence Minister also said thul Soviet Russia is maintaining an army pf 2,500,000 men and could double this number upon mobilisation. Of this army, ab ective divisions, one third are mechanised and
comprising about 25,000 This
foren is
backed by 10,000 military aircraft, including let Aircraft of the latest designs in both bombers and Oghters, and n strong submarine fleet,
He said an oppreciable num- ber" of the vast Soviet land ormy is at "immediate readiness" In the Soviet Zone of Germany,
Hiroshima's Mayor
in London
Bir Frederick Rowland, Lord Mayor of London' (left), receives from the Mayor of Hiroshima, Shinso Hamal, cross made from the heart of a camphor tree binstad by the atom bomb Mr. Hamnile visiting Britain with the largest Japanese "delegation to come to Europe since before thor war, They have been to the major cities of Switzerland, Germany, and France, after their partialpation in the industrial conference for Moral Ro-armament at Caux, Switzerland—{AP, photo),
Ships seek shelter as typhoon signal goes up
The announcements of British reinforcements for the Far East followed similar announcements The
that two other Commonwealth vartners, Australia and New Zen- land, would
also send ground forces to help the hard pressed Americans in Korea.
(In Washington, the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, an- nounced that "rapidly increasing offers" of military assistanco were being received from other nations to supplement the United Nations combined effort against North Korean aggression.)
Reorganising
Home Guard
Official quarters in London ro- vealed that the British Govern- ment In planning to reorganise her World War II Home Guard and convert it into an attempt defence force trained to enemy paratroopers, The Home Guard wil also be trained in the most modern anti-aircraft tochni- ques and may number at many
a million men.
The wording of the Defence Minister's announcement eug- gested that Britain would send brigade-3.500 to 4,000 com bat troops reinforced by supply and maintenance units He told a
questionar that Britain would incranse tha alia of the Initial force "if necessary,; but
Number One Typhoon Signal was hoisted at 12.15 p.m. yesterday as a shallow tropical depression appeared to be forming about 100 miles South of Hong Kong.
According to the Royal Observatory yesterday afternoon, strong winds and gales may occur in Hong Kong sometime this morning. if the depression should move Northward..."....
WITHDRAWAL IN KOREA
Tokyo, July 26.
Savage Communist frontal attacks forced further American retreats in the Korean fighting today while Red flanking columns swept_half- way across the South coast to within 73 miles of the United States supply port of. Pusan. First Cavalry Division units, which yesterday abandoned Yongdong, former North West anchor of the Allied line, made another "fairly orderly withdrawal" to the East under heavy Communist attack today. United Press correspondent Peter Kalischer reported by telephone in late afternoon that the Americans still were withdrawing slowly along the supply highway and railway winding South East toword Pusan, some 100 miles away.
He said the First Cavalry Division gave up more space for time, withdrawing 4,000 yards down the Kum River valley South East, of Yong- dong. The Yanks fell back to keep their flanks protected and keep out guorillas..
moved
An afficial division spokesman said that in the last 24 hours the Cavalry men, not only back 4,000 yards but in the, pro- eets fought tws enemy divisions, destroyed five tanks by air and artillery and killed a large 'num- ber of enemy.
Ho estimated North Korean losses for the last three days starting on Sunday when the Rela opened major action-at least 2,500 dead.
The next big battle in shaping up of Kwanggan, six miles South East of Yongdong. North Korean Infantry have by now obviously occupied Yongdong but the city Itsolf is
la dames The
division's
said that the тел. artillery
using WDB phosphorous shells thut white lowered the enemy morale. **
He said that the American supply situation was "okay" The division casualties wore 32 dead and 150 wounded.
American guns thundered all day long at elusive targets but
Shanghai sailings cancelled
Kong
there was not much Infantry contact. There were lots of mortar and sniper fire along the road behind the American Iines.
The North Koreans were heavily attacking claments of the United States 26th Division North East of Yongdong. Communien- tions with these units have late- ly been "Intermittent," a Korca reports despatch sald, but the Indicatext no ground has been lost.
of
Boma
80 miles Gouth Yongdong Red flanking columna continued to sweep along the Bouth coast virtually unoppoɛ. ed. Yesterday they captured Hadong, major railway Junction on the border of Bouth Kyong- sang Province, of which Pusan Is the capital.
Situation stabilising
Garieral Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters spokesman, brief- ing correspondents this after- noon, wald the situation on the Korean
at prosent front Is stabilising and may be termed "optimistic. He said that heretofore the Communists had advantages be- they had the initiative cause while, the United Nations ferees withdrew in delaying actions for bolstering the forces, and build up supplies
spokesman said: "Today. there are sufident troops in Korea to protect our beachhead there and supplies are flowing in ahead of schedule both by land
U.S. recapture of Hadong reported
today.
U.S. Fifth Air Force HQ.
in Korea, July 26. The Fifth Alr Porce
reported.. spokesman that Amarloan troops were in action on the coastal road of Bouth Kareu, `lese-than 75 miles West of Pusan.
The spokesman said United States ground troops were reported to have driven the Communtate from the town of Hadong, on the coastal road 73. mites West of Pusan
we can infantry attacked American
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part of American Infantry. 'assaulte, on the South coast
river port, the spokesman; sald. Rezket strikes get tha town on fire, he added.
United Statek parciar bausd planes fibwe, folk, separate missions of ground support today on the Western and Central, Koreas front,--United. Prest.
and air-with the aidilt, ruming B-29s pound
both day and night.”***
the
He told correspondents not to
West const of
ba concerned with drive down the
*Communist
said the
Koren and across the Southern tip. He said he could not give the Press all the information he possessed, but said, if the Preas! One ship cancelled its sail-knew it would not be worried 'ing to Shanghai, yesterday either.
while several. Hong
The HQ spokesman shipping companies indicated Communist Fourth Division troops that they would send no fur-moving down the West and in the ther ships to that port until South West were only light forays, the Yangtse river had been moving at night.
He made no aurerament of what swept clear of mines.
Other-reports. still unconfirm they were trying to do. He said ed, said that Shanghal has bann apparently they were just grob
ing and not being backed up by additional troops.
closed
hal.
༣་
sed to all shipping. Yesterday morning,
Jarding. Mathe on Company cancelled the sailing of their 3.000-tos mer- chant ship.
Mausang, her fourth consecutive trip to Shang-
Though no
no oficial e
explanation was given, reliable reports state that the company was cancelling However, during the hours
the trip because of the sinking after the Typhoon warning.
of the Filipino ship, s. San An- the Observatory was still un-
tonib on July 24 in the Yangter certain as to the movement of Kal Tak precautions
River. the storm which was hovering Meanwhile at the Kal Tak air- A large British shipping frm over the South China Seas.port, scores of Royal Air Force in Hong Kong, which has been its...merchantmen to Spitire fighters were moved from sending: Following the warning, native their usual parking place to the Shanghai, has ceased further craft were seen trickling into former China National Aviation trips. the Harbour from waters outside the Harbour limits.
Junks, normally iyiug alongside the Connaught Road sea wall, waiting for business or loading and unloading
cargo, left their
LATEST POSITION
According 10 the Royal Observatory last night the depression was centred with. in 30 miles of 121 degrees North Latitude, 113.3 degrees East Longitude, moving. West at five, knota. It had not in- .tonalfied.
refused to give further detalle usual anchorage and headed for on the grounds it might help the artificial typhoon shelters at the aggressors.” -
Causeway Bay and Yaumail,
“Admiral · of the Flest Lord
Fraser sald Britain had decided to build its Far Eastern Fleet to full war strength. All British
Harbour activity
at anchor in Hung Hom Bay. She was lowed to Yaumati for
sholtar. ***
aircraft of
Mines anchored
+
Corporation's workshops on the Sai Kong Road side of the airport.
The Director of Marine an- By evening only a few RAF planes were still parked in their nounced yesterday that the Ban Antonio sunk. withip a few hun- original parking place.
I drect
yards of the wrecked Chin- The 70 grounded
which the CNAC and the Central Afree steamer, Kiang Yo,
in Transportation Corporation
the Yangiso, two work
years Kai Tak havo had their wingi ago. and tall assemblies stripped off The recently
specially, to meet the present typhoon, season.
at
Thick manila ropes are secur Ing the aircraft to the ground 60 that the planes will not be 'blown' nway during a storm.
Soldier killed
lorry
as
overturns
announssinent pointed
drawing 14 feet of water fe proceeded Into the river four hours before, high tide when aha struck a mindi
out that the San Antonio whe
on that This is presumed to mean the Nationalist mines are anchor- ed close to the river bottom, arid that the danger of ships striking them is increasest if they make the Yangtae, trip at low water,
One soldier was killed and On other pages
several otherk"; were, injured
when a military lorry-over,
turned yesterday - on: Castle | Page 2 Peak Road.
tropien) dégreenalón was contred about 180 ° Mennwhile: Nationalist multeryab Advinder sail, crossed: the harbour, into a nullahp ATI
Was
Yesterday morning the Harbour Navy men on foreign duly will was a scene of moving junk in "The lorry driven by ond of the | Page 2 - bo "frozen" on their jobs to the native craft. Groups of small soldiers was going along Caille Alleged conspirgoy caso time being and limited reserves craft werd towed by motor boats Peak Road on the way to Kow- Pros:45,
shelters. Thost. men-will be
| loon, "when": near the (11) Miles Barolay on Bridge) 11 be called to their respective she lew: BW of· Okinam) ·moving, slowly quarters in Taipeh, quoted by
which managed to make their way Beach it overturned and plunged Pag up. AMES PAPA sald · noven to - nine Com- Mr. Shinwell "said thon Today's Fryreast-Moderate or trish munist divisions totalling about and Royal Air Force mi
might ordar Individually.
The soldiers were pinned under Easterly winds, gusting strong in squall 100,000 men, were now massed or similar action Inter if it appeared By sunset, the sea wall
the lorry, and when extricated Page: 7.. Cloudy with period of rain and stain the coast of Fuklon in evident necessary. However, he turned | cloar of craft. In most sectors one was found to have died, and it mambre j
readiness for an Invasion of down a proposal that the terms of Hero and there however, some several others were infired. The Page Ca
service of British draftees be ex- Junks remained behind to com-injured soldiers were taken to the Quemoy
Omelat reports from Quemoy tended immediately from 10 plete their work as hospitalise auld 'shelling of the linnu, which months to two years, ALERT Only two ocean-going? Vessels began Inst. Friday, who still con- The Defenes Minister also an left port yesterday the ros. Bou [Alnuing, but had subsided to innounced the appointment of Air gainville, and the ss.} Mul Hock,
donalty, and gyet, the part two Vice Marshai: Cocli oucher for: Burita,283, 105 Forces in "occupied law was confined to apuradle formar, commander of Brillen Air The Star Ferry maintained ite
JAPATTOKEN, reguler service last night
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report: on
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ngineering
to
targets in Seoul area
U.S. Airbose in Japan,
July 20. American B-29 Superforts of the Far East Bomber Com- mand dropped between 60 and on of 70 tons of bombs today targets in the Seoul area Korea. Mogo
Lieutenant Colonel Clyde Zum. wult, 30, of Richmond, Texas, for the B-29 executive officer, moup, sold the 'resulta appeared to be excellent
was
tho
The spokesman aald before
The anti-aircraft
Are they got to Pusan they must go through mountain passes where described as fairly accurate, bith No they can be dissected snelly, all planes returned safely. He
termed the Red drive across fighters were encountered,⠀
Colonel Zumwalt sald Hadong a minor menace, The main front has stabilised planes hit a railway bridge across considerably," he said, but added the Han River, 14 miles South the First Cavalry Division yes- East of Seoul, the Seoul railway. terday withdrew to planned marshalling vards and the Han positions." He said emphatically flyer highway bridge. that it was not a maler with drawal He called it only ad- justment of the line," and, sold there is no Indication: to show they are under terrifle pressure.”
United Press.
First Lieutenant Carlyle G Townswick, 28, of Story City and Des Moines, Iowa, sald- hiể Superfort hit the railway Bridge In three bomb.rune amid nemy flak fire-United Prose
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