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NORTH KOREAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED The Duke takes command
Brigadier H. P. Cavendish, Chief Engineer, Land Forces, is even talking to soldiers of the Gurkha Engineers who arrived yesterday by the sa. Kut Sang.—("China Mall" photo).
Gurkhas arrive to reinforce HK garrison
Two Field Squadrons of Gurkha Engincors, Royal Engiacers, numbering about 500, arrived:
BY TAEGU DEFENDERS
Reds rolled back along the Northern front
HEAVY COMMUNIST CASUALTIES
Tokyo, September 11.
American defenders today halted the Communists cold just North of shell-pocked Taogu and the Allied forces rolled tho enemy back along nearly all the rest of the Northern front. Korean war despatches sketched the rosiest picture since the Commun- ists launched their do or die offensive 10 days ago. They indicat- ed the enemy shot his bolt on the crucial. Northern front after crumpling the Allied right wing.
A spokesman for General MacArthur's Headquarters said the Allied line
in this area was definitely secured. United Press correspondent Robert Bunnyhoff reported from Kyongju that the Com munists fled Northward ahead of the Republican Divisions closing the gaps in the Allied lines between Yongchon and Pohang.
The Republican forces struck) out ahead three miles in an area six miles East of Yongchon. and reported they were skepping up their pace against the crumbling Red resistance. They were out to close the six-mile gap which separated the Eighth Division from the Capital Division South West of Angangni.
Ou the United States 250: Divi- slon front, Unked Proes corres- pandent-Gene Symonds sald.cimar
days enabled the Division to pub all its observation plants in the nir and the pilot reported the Communists were making consi- dérable movement away from the front lines.
from Singapore by the ss. Kut Sang yostorskier for the first time in several day afternoon to help fill the gap in the Hong Kong Garrison caused by the departure of tho Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiment for Korea about threo wooks ago.
The two groups are commanded respectively by Major G. E. H. Edwards, MC, and Captain T. G. Sandeman, who arrived earlier with a small advance party.
Theatre office robbed
Yesterday's arrivals are the second reinforcements for this Colony. The first reinforce- ments were the First Batta lion of the Wiltshire Regiment who arrived by the ss. Empire. Trooper from England last Tuesday,
About $700 in cash win After the gougway, was lower- taken from the office of theed from the ss. Kut Sang at about the Brat to Prince's
p.m. yesterday, Theatre in
Nullah 14
board the ship was
Brigadier Street, Kowloon, at about 11 p.mn., yesterday by a lone man said to be armed with a pistol.
The lone gunman who was
(This is sunilar to the move- ment reported earlier from the Second Division and the Yongchon fronts and appears to be a de- veloping pattern for reasons still not clear),
FRA
As night foll the Bouth Koreans bad succeeded in ea- tablloning a Ung which roughly from one and a half! miles South of Pokang on tho Eust coast along the South-bank of the Kyongan River to & point about one and a half miles South East of Angangni, The one exception is the area half way between Fchang and Angangal where 'the South Koreans were sul chasing an estimated 1,000 Red troops out of in pocket 2,000 yards deep.
H.P. Cavendish, DSO, OBE. Fresh attempt
Chiet Engineer, Land Forces, who hala informal talks with officers and men of the two Squadrons.
described us about 24 years of hers who were at the Kowloon expected
age was rakl to resemble a Wharf to meet the troops In- Filipino. He walked into thecluded Brigadier J.P. O'Brien theatre, while the last perform-Twahig, Commander of the 28th ance was still in progress.
He stayed about Ave nihates in Brigade, and a number of officers the office in which there were of Royal Engineers.
four employees of the theatre.
The Gurkhas are famed jungle
Their equipment is
guna
GBS breaks
his thigh
Mr. George Bernard Bhaw
Ayol St. Lawrence,
September 11. Mr. George Bernard Shaw was rushed to hospital with a broken thigh today, and will be operated on. He is 94.
Mr. Shaw's "brittle boncs" at he called them, apparently gava was walking in way while he bright sunshine in the backyard of his hone here on Sunday. His gardener and carried him into the house and his doctor came a few minutes later.
MacArthur, today flew to Korea to visit British units ut the front. A British betaling officer sald there has been no changa In the British fighting sector in the last 48 hours. There was somo
fire. eremy artillery
British units maintained active patrol. Bing along their sector. British casualties in the last 48 hours included one killed.
Record total of` aerial sorties
TWO
sector,
Lieutenant-Commander The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Lieutenant-Commander A. L. Harper (right), from whom he is taking over command of HMB Magple, shakes hands with Chlef Petty Officer V. H. Clark, DSM, coxawain, of Purbrook, Hempshire, at Malts. (AP Photo)
U.S. Army
Security Council to debate Peking charges in Germany
Lako Success, September 11.
The Security Council meets again today to argue whether a Chinese Communist spokesman should be invited to attend Council debates on charges that a U.S. plano strafod a. Man- churian airstrip.
Mr. Ernest Gross, deputy U.S. representative in the Council, said the U.S. will continue to fight. attempts to allow the Communists "to make propaganda."
First pics three tanks ether investigating bodies on the political, or economic, encroach-
troops and ares were
manoeuvres
Heidelberg, September 11. The United States Army's autumn manoeuvres started.. here today with over 100,000" American, British and French.. troops taking pari.
The eight day mock: wur, named "Operation Rainbow," tor the first time in any Américan exercises in Germany will use blank ammunition, smoke pets and, pyrotechnics...
Firth Air Forsa fighter- bombers flew a record total of 449 Mortice today under ordera
In his. Arst communiqua an bront that commander to make
He said his delegation their year-old chargen. that the
Handy, a "maximum effort to cut off
of the retreating enemy favours an on-the-spot inquiry sovics were aggressors in China the exercises. General Com-Supreme Commander · at many ground groups' as
as possible.
United States Forces in Europe, into those charges and into and helped the Chinese Major-General Earle E. Part- charges that the U.S. is gulity Mr. T, F. Tslang, Nationalist said: "The exercise is on eight dge threw 104 close support of aggression against Chinn Chitnere delegate, told the Counc! usy training alfate, designed to sorties against Red troops report- because of its policy and oc- when the Chinese Communists test the emclancy of this com- ed withdrawing in the ROK and tion regarding Formosa. frat voiced the Formosa charger mand at all levels and is a cul-
mination of a year's training." "This is a fact-finding prob- that "my government is in com- housing enemy lem," be said, "The facts can be viele contrel of Formera' 'and
The communique added that started this the mock warfare in the Pohang found by UN commissions or there has been no aggression nor
morning when an aggressor force of unknown troops, made an at- also were damaged. Three trucks spot and there is no need for the nient by the United States ir, were destroyed and three damaged Chinese Communists to come to Foringsd." and four-boxcars damaged. Council meetings to make pro- The Talpch despatch also futed tack at a number of points along cur defensive line in. the Eastern that Telang may try to cast a positions at Anganga! | paganda."
The exercise culls for a He made clear that U.S. vote vato to kill Red China's Soviet area of the United States zone".
In the planned, aliled withdrawal to a the First Cavalry sector, opposed to inviting them will be sponsored accusations.
Frankfurt-Stuttgart line-Reuter. the Aff Force concentrated-Ita procedural, however, and not. az, Council Associated Press... attack hede Waogwan. Fighter. exercise of the voto. bombore saw troops run into houses there and destroyed meat of the houses, They also bamb ed and strated the walled city, destroyed two artillery ploces and
damaged two others.
were
In
The toll also included one tank destroyed and one damaged, two trucks destroyed and two damaged and two other vehicles damaged. his housekeeperUnited Press and Associated
Mr. Shaw spent a comfortable Big
and infantrymen night, his housekeeper rald, but slugged at each other in bitter, this morning, after examining him close-ranga fighting seven miles again, his doctor called for an ambulance. Mr. Shaw was taken Northward of Targ, whore a frosh North Korean punch lato Dunstable Hospital in Luton.
The hospital spokesman
Bald expected, ædda Associated Press..
the hospital's orthopedic surgeon, Dr. I.. W. Plews, would operato tonight.
TYPHOON "KEZIA" ghters.
evidence of this. They were Large numbers of Red artillery
Mr. Shaw moved here for good in 1947 because he said he want-
ed to live to be 100. He settled here because he saw the tomb- on stone of a woman who died at 84, describing her as "cut off in the prime of life-United Press.
Tokyo, September 11. broad-rimmed hats and were pisces were knocked out and large Typhoon "Kezia, which the equipped with sten guns, curved- Red
troop concentrations were Central Meteorological Observaknives and Number 5
rides,
Allied big guns and aircraft. tory today predicted may be the which, according to a member of altered in day-long attacks by Allled lincs held firmly against worst typhoon to hit the area the Squadron, have proved to be since the end of the war, is ex- one of the most effective weapons considerable enemy pressure pected to approach Jepan's meltingainst the terrorists in Mainya. this front, the day's major hot A First Cavalry Division night or early land tomorrow
spot. A spokesman said at dusk: "Con- Wednesday morning.
siderable action is expected in this The United States Air Wouther Wing here said this afternoon
area ngelo tonight." that "Kezia" was reported to be about 450 miles South Souta West of Osako, Western Japan, with 100 mph winds still blowing| atam. today.
"Kezia" Is forecast to continue North North West at 10 miles poł hour for 24 hours. This should put the typhoon 180 miles South of Kobe at 9 am, on Thursday,
Heuter.
Active service
Captain T. G. Bandeman told the "China. Mall" that one of the Squadrona was formed more than a year ago and the other only recently. They were trained by British officers and 'officers in non-commissioned Malaya, ha added.
Captain Sandeman and these men all have been on active per- vice in Burma and Malayn.
The weather impression of their mission in
Asked about the men's general Hồng Kong Captain Sandermanı enld the Gurkhas would teel per- They would fectly happy here.
AL 3000 GMT (1 pm, HKST) a trepient depression, appears to be torming over the B China Sea about 500 mile 28 af be, joined by their families Inter Teurane. The typhoon centred 45 in the month, ho
ho, added. mila, But, the 'Bouthernmost tip of Kyushu quà -2 moving-NW at -20'kivte
Todes'a Forecast-Kolerte Z vlade. Fair part from morning showers.
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:Bamgbing; 113 hours,
The voyage from Singapore ta Hong Kong, has been very pleasant one, one of the Brillan
To the East, South Korean troops continued to advance in a grinding attack which has secured the defences of Yongchon, Eastern gateway to Taegu.
Press.
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U.S. troop
train disaster
Newcomerstown, Ohlo,
September 11.
collided Two trains
near Newcomerstown early today und the State Highway Patrol said "25 are believed dead and The at Joust 15 Injured." Patrol said one of the trains was a troop train.
States
has never
The United casi a veto.
Runsia lins used 44 vetoes. Her 45th was ready to atop rotting up an India-Sweden Inquiry com mission on the Manchurian air strating charges.
DEATH OF DANISH PRINCE
Copenhagen, September 11.
TRAIN-LORRY SMASH KILLS 9 FOOTBALLERS
Johannesburg, September 11. Nine footballers, seven of them
Prince Eric of Denmark died The Chinese Communist For-here during the night. He was cign Minister, Mr. Chou En-lal 80, Prince Eric Frederk Christian yesterday telegraphed UN Secr Alexander, cousin of the late Souls Africans and two Capa lary General Trygve Lie and Sir King Christian, married Miss Lois coloureds, were killed when a train collided at a Gladwyn Jebb, British president of the Council, that any Council Frances. Booth, daughter of the lorry and
"timber klag Mr crossing near Vryheid, Northern Canadian decisions on the complaint against Frederic. Booth, In 1924. The Natal, last night,
They were members of a soccer U.S. air activity would be illegal
1592 Eric died in Princess untess Red China's representatives marriage was dissolved in 1935.
team going hame after a match,-- Peuterklas were present.
Reuter.
Poking statement.
The Communist radio at Peking earlier broadcast a statement thei ta UN commission would not ho admitted to Red China until a spokesman for the Peking 'regima cits in the Connell...
17 the Peking regime follows that up with an official, notice to the United Nations, Mr. Gross said, the U.S. will not Insist
the Indie-Bwodan en
will make for commission but some other form of Inquiry. Meanwhile, a despatch from Taloch indicated, that the Chinese The. Pennsylvania Railroad Nationalists may not agree to any The Eighth Army communique despatching oflee at Chicago said L.N. commission Inquiring into reported that the Communists the wreck involved the New the aduression accusations unient threw heavy pressure against American lines North of Tamu York to St. Louis passenger train the UAN. is willing to take up The Reds pushed the Yanks back and a troop train bound for Carp
moving Northward
were itons toward Viryong.
In a third crucial point, Allied aircraft, mangled a Communist re- giment 3,000 Naktong River bridgehead, West East of Wucgwan.
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said the pas of Changnyong. The Reds were On the right Dank, American enger train ploughed into
of the troop train West of through repulsed in a sharp attack on the forces moved forward
Lafayette, Ohio, Most of the page 2 U.S. Second Division,' While re- heavy ro-about the same dij
dead and Injured were aboard tance toward the-walled clly colling they wore caught in the
but tvere pushed back "half; a the troop train which was be- Page 3
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Un Long Middle Schost open. milie by a strong Red counter-lieved to be carrying
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Associated Press Correspon camp near Indianapolis to begin Page dent Jack MacBeth with the training under: Federal service.
Bridge Barclay. on First Cavalry · Division Buld the The Pennsylvania Guard WAS Page 8...
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franio angle to Korea war sions recently called Into
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- Thin holocaust, added to previous Red losses, left the battlefield- atrown with 's: totai of 1,000 Communist dand, and between 1,500 and $,000 wound- ed, reconnalisando.' pliots.ro. ported,
non-commissioned omcers ald Signs of Red
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(At Philadelphia, the Pennsyl-Page & The North Korean First and 13th Divisions. bre ramming vania Railroad, said: 20 soldiers against a scythe of Allied des were killed in the collision. The Pag
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