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HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1950,
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U.S. TROOPS CROSS PARALLEL Mass arrests of Shanghai
British to join advance
American patrol enters
across Parallel N. Korea without
without resistance
Taegu, October 8.
British troops are expected to take part in the United Nations advance across the 38th Parallel which the American First Cavalry Division spearheaded today,
Their participation in com- pany with several American divisions will give the opera- tion representative United Nations character.
The British Commonwealth Brigade, comprising the Middlesex, Argylla and Aun- tralian battellons, la at pro. seni concentraling Seoul pred.--Reuter.
In the
Fighting in South Moluccas
Jakarta, October 8. An Amboinan radio broad- South Fast here said that Moluccan troops have recap- ured the town of Hitulum in he North part of Amboina Is- Jand,
The broadcast said that on
Ceram ataral the St, Moluc
cury were reported to have re-
Plru
taken Ruenan Kal and twr villages
301
drive towards Curum's West czest
or
Meanwhile, there were an in fleations that the Iridonesian Government will comply with last week's request of the United Na- tions commission to cease hostili- ties and accept the Commission's Hoist offices, fur reaching a peace
ful Press.
Formosa sending food to Korea
Taipeh, October 9. The first ship with relict upplies donated by the Na- onalist Government for the epublic of Koren will leave North const port for Pussa bout October 10.
In addition to
supplies con- ributed by the government,
lief goods are also being donate:
WON SAN BATTLE BEGINS
Tokyo, October 8.
the first time yesterday and five South Korean divisions drove through. North Korea on a 100-mile front today.
An American patrol crossed the 38th Parallel for
The patrol, from the First Cavalry Division, pushed into North Korea to a point about eight and a half miles North East of Kaesong, about two miles below the Parallel and some 80 miles South of the Red Capital of Pyongyang.
Front despatches said the South Korean Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Capitol Divisions were pushing Northward against increasing Communist re- sistance as part of General Douglas MacArthur's plans for a knock- out blow to the Red forces.
The ROK Third Division, on the East coast, had already renched a point some 11 or 12 miles below the Communist
of
is Wonsan, which about 100 miles above the 38th Parallel.
Gn the West dank the ROK Eighth Division shoved off from the Seoul aves and a front dea- patch said it was five tu eight
North inties inside
Koren
and
past the Best Communist defences
Between the Third und Elghli
the South Korean Sixth, Seventh
and Capitol Divisions were press- Ing forward against stiffening resistance and were approaching the Communiste
second line of entrenchments.
Some of these units gained con- trol of a reservoir West of Pyon- 30 miles North of the gong. boundary and were dug in against determined Red counter-attacks.
This action, cut the railway to
The South Korean estimated | effectively strafed and napalm that a lanttalion of enemy with bombed the area." perhaps 15 artillery places offered the resistance near tupkok but the size of the enemy force 10 alles South of Wonsun was not known.
The South Koreang estimate that about 10,000 Reds are de- fending Wonson and that only about half of them are arined.
South Koreans
linking up
The South Korean Third Divi- sion, which has driven to the outskirts of Wonsan, has begun to fan Westward to link up with Korean divisions other South
driving North up parallel lines
About 1,000 of the Commitnisie-
of officers including a number surrendered when their position became hopeless."
They come out of the s leaflets conduct carrying sate which had earlier been dropped by the Air Force.
Pilots today reported only small Communist convoy activity North of the 38th Parallel, according to General MocArthur's Air Force *pokesman,
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Mass arrests of Shanghai WORLD 'PEACE factory workers reported
Taipoh, October 8.
Unconfirmed Nationalist reports reaching Talpeh today sold that the Communist polico.had begun a 'sories of mass arrests in Shanghal of factory workers with "questionable thoughts.”
This was believed to be part of a plan to send 1,000,000 "socially undesirables" to labour camps in Manchuria and Sibèria, as alleged by the. Nationālist authorities recently.
The English-language newspaper, "China News,” sold that 3B technicians and workers were arrested. in ono Shanghai laboratory to undergo re-education ar, failing the successful accomplishment of that alm, compulsory labour.
The newspaper reported that the Communists had started a campaign to procure 1,000,000 cotton- padded Jackets, presumably for the slave labour teams sent to Marichuria and Siberia.
The Shanghai City authorities had been charged with obtaining 300,000 such Jackets; and Nanking 100,000.-Reuter.
Labour Party facing dilemma over new armament programme
London, October 8.
Britain's Labour Party is running into a son of troubles with its own followers and building arms against Communism is likely to inten- sify the problem.
Intruder aircraft last night at Only a tiny fringe of the followers are at all sym-
tacked 25 vehicles in the vicinity. of Pyongyang. No convoys, how- ever, were reported in the area, and the said the spokesman,
attacked were vehicles
nat moving. In a common direction. The Fifth Air Force, continuing
But parts of the pathetic with Communism. Party have long been pacifist, and all the members fear that inflation will march in the wake of a re-armament programme designed to spend £1,200,000,000 a year on arms. Growing disillusionment: could well overthrow the Gov-
However, the Socialists could
ARMY' PLAN PROPOSED
Flushing Meadow, October 7,
An American plon-backed by Britain and France —for a world-wide peace army to stand ready. to combat aggression, was made public today. It will be submitted to the United Nations Political Committee when it meets on Monday to be- gin discussion of the proposal put forward by the American Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, for strengthening the General As-: sembly's powers to meet aggression should the Security Council be paralysed by the veto, Seven nations have so far into special session or at 24 hours' sponsored the plan-Canada, notice. France, Turkey, the Philip- pines, Uruguay, Britain and the United States.
two other countries At least may also join the list before Monday, it was staled today.
United States spokesman em- phasised that the plan was not regarded In its present form as the final word. It was the best formula which could be devised
An American spokceman__ex- plained that the panel of military experts suggested would number
froni
three to five and would be
composed of officers chosen for their individual competence from among member States.
Mr. John Foster Dulles, Ne- publican Party Foreign Polley Adviser, will be in charge of the United States presentation of the
Reuter.
at present. Amendments and ad in the Political Committee. ditions to it, so long as they were the range of Mr. Acheson's ori ginal four-point plan, would be Welcomed.
Observation commission
Withdrawal of French troops from Caobang
The resolution, In the event of Security Council failure to act because of the veto, would estab lsh a peace observation com mission composed of from nine to
Salgon, October 8. 14 members, to observe and re- French Foreign Legionnaires; poft on the situation in any area Moroccan and Vietnamese where there was international troops have reached "less diffi tension.
cult" mountainous country. It would than Invite Bach member nation to "urvey. Its after evacuating Caobang out- resources to determine the post near the China frontier, hature and scope of the assla-the French Army reported tance it may be in a position to here today. rander in support of any Unli- ··· ed Nations measures for the restoration peace..and
Wonenn and · severed 'the import-quarters anid today, ndds Router, tary targets in approximately among the party followers win commandiri majóritzen et encà l'on: the 40-mile sector where
of communications, an official Its relentless assault on the Com- spokesman at MacArthur's Head- munists yesterday, attacked mill- Elements of the Third Divi- cities and towns North of the 38th sion. yesterday drove South West on the coast, from Tongchon, eight miles to Chundae against na oppoaltion,
The Gouth Korean Capital and reported Bght Sixth Divisions opposition farther West in Hwa- chon, 20 miles North of Chun- clot
Parallel.
ernment at another national The final report of the day bald that 360
were election, now expected to come sorties flown. They included 151 sorties within the next six months.
Communist lines
Last February's voting, which against
and supply, trimmed the Labour Govern- communications sources and 87 in close support ment's majority in Parliament to hairline proportions, showed of the United Nations ground
the Socialist grip on the nation's forces.
voters had slipped.
"Bhf East-West highway ***
General MacArthur's Head- quarters aunrunced
inced that South Korean forces
three to moved five miles North of the Parallel in the central seeter against stif- fening resistance while elements of the Capitol Division gained
sly nearly miles against scattered
Mundungan area. resistance in
The announcement did not mention the First Cavalry crossing of the 38th Parallel, asying only that patrole secur nd. Kaesong against scattered ereny resistance and all Unit. ed Nations unite in the sector-with a battalion of Communists directed
continued patrolling and mopi ping up.
The Headquarters spokesman sala the First Cavalry had firm possession of Kacsong end could to have patrols out a be
by various public health bodies ble distance beyond the
find similar organisations,
The China Mainland Relief A- sociation lopped the list with donation of about 70 tons of rice Government's contribution in cludes 10.000 tons of coal, 3,000 tons of salt, 1,000 tons of rice and nearly 20 tons of DDT.
town.
The Eighth ROK Division, which crossed the Parallel and
Much Communist transport and
the Imlin River near Yangchon, many other targets were claimed 35 miles North of Uljongbu, to have been destroyed..or..dam
encountered hundreds aged,
however
ol anti-personnel mines, together
The close-support sorties were against Communist troops opposing the advance of end six anti-tank guns.
British Army official the South Koreans on the East spokesman confirmed that the coast towards Wonsan.
In the Kunhwa area more than British Commonwealth Brigade
North of 100 Communist troop casualtick concentrating was Seoul.
were inflicted.
MacArthur's Head-
The report said that the Com
China coast shipping service
Less Interference by
One column was within the of International protection of guns of the French Elsewhere fortress at Thatkhe, mafotain within Its Vietminh, Communist forces were
situation remained un the House of Commons like nations thed fottes elements to earlier reported making Ught pros army of devoted campaigners, trained and organised that they gress, the
The column can swing only a few; votes in could promptly be made available changed..
and covaring United Nations the 20 to 30 districts which the for sérvico as a
troope from Thatkha were being Conservatives, barely won.
unit or units, upon recommenda→
supplied by air. Strong contact tion by the Security Connell or During a secret trajegy session the General Assembly, without
Last
of such prejudice to the use at its annual conference weelt, the Party decided to con elements in the exertise of the
all its campaigning centrate powers
on this, no men's land right of individual or collective self-defence recognised in Article of electoral tunogrtainty but I
51 of the Charter."" offered no glowing promises, to lure votes,itrost speed
in
It
its new near- carrying out mament programme. The party took to this decisiony with dis- teste cepting the unavoidable vil
The Secretary-General would
be asked to appoint a panel of military experts who could be made available upon the request of member states who wished
.
- was broing maintained-between these two torges, which the spokesman claimed were mov Ing to better positions. Monsoon weather yesterday hampered fighter plane · support and 10 far there had been no air observation Javari" evacuated Caobang
It was not known whether Vietminh troops had occupled it. An Army spokesman said that
but with the air of ac- technical advice on the organis French forces had-completed three
Hon, Waining 'and' "equipment:
"of
At the same time, the Health their forces for service as United mopping-up operations, agains! the guerillas in the Tonkin rice Minister, Mr
Bevan, Nations unita Aheuran
Bowl. Arms and some prisonert disclosed
he has won
had been captured in the est pport to defend his Methods and resources the Cabinet support
miles North region, about: 30 programme against all A collective measures com- nslaught of the arms spenders mitee of 10 to 14 members would French troops had now placed
House building, he said; will also be established, it would study outpos continued at a rate of 200,000 and report to the Security, Counelt utposts on valuable agricultura land captured in last week-end'. a year.
Britain now has more houses hd the General Assembly not advance on the Vietminh
later than Beptember 1, 1961, or capital armed forces, which were avail that it has ever had.
able or might be made available to the United Nations 1
The resolution proposes that the General Assembly may be called
posts on peaks two miles North craft,
The vehicles could not be seen const hitherto considered as risky
now being frequented by in proportion i to: Its population methods and resources,; including 10 miles East of. Hanot
General MacArnald that munists continued their tactics of Chinese Nationalists provides a better prospect for Hong sold the the US. First Cavalry Division, driving vehicles into the sides of The announcement
the Kaesong area, houses and other bulldings in an ROK Sixth Division met the securing
clear out heaviest resistance
Communist attempt to hide them from air- Kong shippers. along the had to
Two routes along the Chind front in its advance near Hiwa chon while the ROK Thud Divi of the town.
Residents of Kaesong reported from directly above but by dying sion on the East count cominued
of Communist low the whereabouts
the pilots could
about a dozen vessels, many of to meot only light resistance. One
gaping holes in the walls of auch which were assigned to the run of the Capitol Division. praltions.
inqued by buildings, These buildings were These supplies are now being wheeled South West from Tong-
A communique loaded aboard relief ships at chon and advanced to, Chungdaer General MacArthur today said then burnt down on top of the only recently.. Keelung and
Farther
that United Nations forces had Communist equipment. elated Press.
aller
division units Capitol
captured 10,000 more prisoners Press and Reuter. advance due! their North against scattered resistance
Knohsiun-Anso- /a ht resistance.
Gaitskell's visit to U.S.
London, October 8. The Economic Affairs Minis-
ter, Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, left on Saturday by plane for New York to talk with American officials.
The announcement that Mr. Gaitskell would make the trip
સ
L
cuntimed
tu the vicinity of Mundung-ni.
In the past 48 hours, making a
total of more than 60,000.
An official spokesman of Gen-
observa
United
In the central sector where the oral MacArthur's Headquarters Formosan Gov't
RUK Eighth Division was inching said today that 188 Communist slowly North of the Parallel unite tanks or self-propelled guns have were running into moderate reus far been officially liated ne stance with mines, mortar Are captured. and anti-tank weapona opposing them..
Advance on
Wonsan
Most of the captured weapons ore believed to be of Russlan
manufacture,
Two hundred and fifty, field guns of various calibre were also
ruling on Japanese goods
These Hellenic Nymph sailed for Shanghai on, Baturday on her first voyage to the Communist hold port. The Panamanian vait sel Capella is to sail tomorrow for Shanghai."--
of "full-scale
Bigger demand
But the Government's pro: gramme of redigilibuting the wealth through high: taxes on the rich and big subsidies that mainly to the poor, hár
housing,
The resumption shipping between Hong Kong and Shanghal was attributed to the hold down, and even to reduce. The Farty is committed to successful mine-sweeping operar the prot's of industry, which tión in the Yangtse estuary
munists,
The route between Amoy
squeeze of his later
Taipeh, October gertaken by the Chinese Com ready, howling loudly abcut the]
ant
And it also. 4bsided tak vages Tiso. The
The Formosan Provincial Hong Kong, which had been in particular listed. These guns were either of Government yesterday banned terrupted for about two month of the Japanese or Russian
ture.
manufac any further " importation of following repeated unprovoked it
to votat impar
wide TILNEFUNKVISSUT
mw..be
With
resolution wald to the wages Workers. But
Four hundred and forty: light/ Japanese goods, outsido the Nationalist attacks on foreigrent demanda for more pay~from. „ble-uluons will of Quemoy Island, was als
***now icored agreement. The Bouth Korean Third Dior sub-machine guns were also current Sino-Japanese trade merchant vessels in the vicinity
restored
ware hikes will come tha vision drove to within 10 miles counted, with thousands of RusHowever, it was renfirmed i
The ce. Toring cleared for pressure of full inte innations, of Wonsan this, sflerroon sion or Japanese rifles.
traders that the Government was Amoy on Saturday and the sẽ which the Government with great against enemy resistance that
keenly in favour of increased Edith Maller returned from her | dinlenity, has hold to a slow ris trade through private companies as long as it was fitted into the run to that port since the through five years of jausterity.
resumption Inte yesterday after. This pressure combloody and overall trade plan.
the of ume noon. The Sino-Japanese trade agrec-|
material into a arma somay caboot ment, signed in Tokyo last month
prices still higfunAssostale 1 is expected to provide for US$100
Pros. million of balanced trade. In the June 10 mely this year to
* the US and Canada set oft [speculation that Britain might
fevalue the pound,
awever,
and other Gov- proved to be surprisingly weak. Battle North officials insisted that he
The Red forces were putting up merely wants to get first-hand resistance but. Instead of information about the American thousands of soldiers they had Proposal on finuncing Britain's expected the ROIC troops have. zdarmament.-Associated Press. met only hundreds by
afternoon,
the
mid
The battle for Wonsan had be gun. The South Korean troops were less than five miles from the
The weather Woulto river defence line South
of the city and were getting
of Yongdong
Unit of the United States 20th Infantry Division elimda to have kllied - or capturad nearly 1,400 Communists in battle about six miles North of yesterdays
year from July
The Förmosan - Gevernimam also banned any further import
Polish vassal
A report from Tibnisin, yes- terday disclosed that shipper and workers there have warm welcome to the Warta |which was the first Polish veg.
that porta Kong unlete the forelandhe 3,0by-ton ship of Gdynia change farmid was sold to what Murrican. Shipping Lines, brought more than 3,000 tons of general Government Padd
the strict Gidencial cargo to North Chilna from Hong
•AL 0600 GMT (3 1.5, UK&T) the anti-ready to drive on the city Itseir," von" communista. were part of and re-export"DREJERKIRT |
Koreans broke
erclons' is now to the A of: Japan, and -Tho^^ South. from kire extends Windward' marcan through the resistance just North a force of about 2,000 which goods through Karmoen 10% orig
Japan to the ruin the Yahetas remure in high over Centralą Chinki (2)
Today's - Forecast Modeckte Kateri
of Hupkok, about 17 miles South was apparently trying to fall
the North after hiding of Wongan, shortly nitar: noon trate to today after a nine-hour battle, in the hills since the breaks.
mestures
wiledaż kopiyat, fent-with/fale perlon "The Red defenders, ran off and through of the United NUDIn line Aglonged, la the agree" Kong, to which port the ship.
·left behind two 10 mm; and Yongdong in con thoismain, ment, the Government also ban- | heissext visit in late September
EX#korda)) Winthersmes
:45 mme, cannon as well as
five forces two weeks ago to main
tities of animunition and vale. PHARRY / Alghway Rabout mid-7 Ged: the exportation of Formoso | The latest Communiat poliéstol
weapons The ballo now.
the Woy
fede Aeing mortars and cannon Jeun
At the South Koren
buldanked the enemy, and forces.
without complète
Kanchon and Tao rice, sugar and call to any cou okesman of the Division from leade
#intent
allocating foreign exchignERE the various guilds in vrientsin:
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spokesman said that Viet namese forces engaged in sweepi through the Tankin rice-field had captured arms); itakeń:"100 prisoners and killed about 10% Vietminh guerillas. Reuter,
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