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ERNEST BOREL
CHINA
No. 34730.
ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS
HÓNG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950.
RED FORCES ATTACK General Juin in Sicon
ALLIES NEAR BORDER
New reports
Red troops in action
on Chinese
MIXED DIVISIONS CROSS YALU RIVER
Seoul, October 27.
Red troops attackod Allied forces today in North Western Korea in a fierce attempt to drive them from the Manchurian frontier. There were new prisoner reports that a heavy portion of the attackers were
Chinese Reds who crossed ovet from Communist Manchuria.
Colonel F. E. Gillette, U.S. adviser with South Koreans at Kunuri, 48 miles North of captured Pyongyang, said he was inclined to give the report
"some credibility".
Associated Press Correspondent Commander's
Toin Lambert was with the South Koreans at Kunct. He sald one captured Chinese Communist told interrogators that
Falked statement
divisions of Chinese Rods and North Koreans had crossed the Yalu River from Manchuria-into North Korea. The river is the boundary.
helicopter In a dramatic night
five miles behind Red Korean lined.
Reilly hid in a snow-covered held unt rescued.
Reilly landed his crippled Cor- scir in a reservoir at Häojung, 4) miles South of the Manchurian He swam and waded to border.
store.
He hid for more than two hours while lour Marine lighters re- mained in the area to protect him
General Palk Sun-yup, com- wonder of the First South Korean Division, today, was quoted omeusly as saying that Unres memy regiments fighting his divi- sion were Chinese Communists,
An official Corps. spokesman until the helicopter arrived.
It was so cold that Reilly't emphasised that there Why no
clal confirmation of the Gen-shoes and cluthing froze.—Asso-
ciated Press, eral's belief.
Lambert sakd the Chinese pri- mier Identified the two divisions the 110th and 119th of the 40th Corps. Each regiment, tho_prl- cener said, was composed of one North Korean and three Chinese battalions.
Both division, the Chinese.pri- The spokesman told the Aeso- soner anld, are well armed, Major clateri Prens that General Palk General Jee Houng Yu South who was trained G the Man- Korean Second Corps commander, churian Army. before the second speculated that the Chinese Com-werkt war,
ald that he Was
near Unian bad come
down from the Marichurian bor-
munists might sond foreca across "sure" that the division facing his the Yalu to ty, to hold. a....huge troops Japonese-built electric generator
That', town; 15 52 der. of Supung miles South West of Chosan, bor- der point captured by South Korean troops.
(Many Koreans served in the Chinese Communist Army lat Manchuria. Troops could have come from Manchuria nund still be Korean.)
"If we get that, (generator) Manchuria has no electricity," General Jal commento. HA added the Chinese Communist: might want the United Nation. General Assembly to decide the disposition of the Supung ganported
erator.
UN COMMITTEE WORRIED OVER RHEE'S POLICY
...
The spokesman said, two more Chinese prisoners were taken in the Unsan area today, Two other Chinese to have been South Koreans.
were re- killed by
Danish Cabinet
crisis
Vemainder DJI Africa, saluting the guard of honour lined up on Salgon's airport, when he arrived with M. Letourneau, Minister for the Associated States, to make a thorough investigation and report of the poaltion. In Indo-China, where rebel forces re. cently fought and won a big battle with French troops; Ganera Juin has just returned to Franco-(AP Photo),
Gonera), Alphates Juing Frehen
Reds shelling French
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INDIAN NOTE TO PEKING ON TIBETAN INVASION.
New Delhi, October 27.*-
The Government of India today expressed "con- siderable concorn" over the-reported Chinoso' intention to invade Tibet and have conveyed to the Chinese Government their "surpriso and regret," it was officially announced hare today.
A Press note issued by the Indian External Affairs Ministry said: "The Government of India read with considerable concern the report that the Chinese Government have ordered units of the Chinese Army to advance into Tibet.
"They have asked their Am- | (Riwoché) and about 500' rolled bassador, in. Peking to convey to North West of Langs, the capital. the Chinese Government their surprise and regret at these de- velopments. They have also com- municated their views to the Chinese Embassy in Delhi."
A
The report, contained In desouten from the "Statesman's". correspondent at the Nor hern Indian city of Kalimpong Indicat- ed the vanguard was perhaps 100 Though some military authori-niles West of the ill-defined tics have expressed scepticism horter between China's Sikang about a Chinese invasion of Tibet province and. Tibet.. at this time because of wintry" conditions setting in across the Tibetan highlands, the Calcutta
sati newspaper "Slatesman" Chinese vanguard was rellably reporter well Inside Tibet, anly Neifutsi day's march from
a
3
SOVIET OPPOSES BRITISH PLAN
the
of la mêmbur
United Nations. *.
Determined to fight
The account sald Brożdeanth from Lhasa, the seat of the 18- year-old Dalai Lama who is Tibetin spiritual ruler, declared the Tibetans, werò determined to fight.
Put back the clocks tonight
· Bummer Timo in the Colony will end at 3.30 a.m. to. 'morrow.whan Hong Kong re- verts to standard tima-aight .hours ahead of GMT.
At 9.30 a.m. tomorrow, all elooks and watchos should be 'put back an hour.
To avid ingonvanienon, be Bure to put back your clock' an hour before going to bed Einight-or early' tomorrow. morning.
Ship loading cargo in US for Red China
Washington, October 27, Senator Herbert O'Conor, Mary lund Democrat, 'Bald last nigh that'd silid destined for Com -munalachina" is now londing were described large gatity of petroleum pro as shocked and dismayed. The dust crapped automobile tyre possibility was raised that thai andmised pipe at America Calal Lama and other high om- port cluls of
Officials there
would
the land, often calle "The Top of the World," fice Linsa if resistance crumbled.
By the "Statesiar's" account: The Chinese Communist troops
oday's are only
march from Newutsi, where 10,000 picked United Tibetans stand guard.
..
Benator O'Conor, chairman
ship.
said, at Baltimore, 'C040
in
a Senate Commerce sub-commit Lake Success,. October 20. The Soviet Union arinounced
tee investigoung shipments of o its opposition today to proposals
and other strategic materials submitted by Guba--and. Britain
the Chinese Reds, did not identit seeking, to iny down principles
the
The loadings are now governing the representation of
being mede or shortly will be Stales
and New York. Senator. Mr. Jacob
(Russia) Malik
The Communists by-passed the said, he had turned over told
m-town of Chamo, where another formation, to customs officials i Political Com- the Special mitter that the. setting up of strong Tibetan parrison was du urging the Treasury Departmen criteria to determine the repre- duty, about 40 miles South East to re-examine the cargó bein
They used the
a vessel. State of Nelwutsi sentation might cause great harm to the Riwoche route, which lies North taken aboard the
West of Ch
Chamdo and South of The Senator also assorted in
leads statement that more than 3.300, Dongma. Pass
Meanwhile in Moscow Pray 700,000 pounds of greases wer legal as some supporters of the resolutions, had stated,
da." Boviet Communist Party sent from the US to China I The question :
of representation official organ, declared the Chi- the 12 months ended last Jun
"freedom troops will must be
30, the nese approached by General Assembly on the as-neace and democracy" to the
J Tibetans. sumption that only such repre-
From Red-ruled East Berlin sentatives should be recognised as are appointed by the Govern- and from Prague. Czechoslovakia
who exercises effective
details besring on o'lior control over the territory the Chinese Communists, bid for that country," he argued expansion. Reuter.
tortress of Laundy political, eng, he added, and nob through Relvalsi ta Lhaca 050 ajlots of lubricating oil en
Saigon, October 27.
The fortress of Lookay came under Communist mortar and shall fire today, but the fortress itself was not under direct ground attack yot a military except for "somo mortar shells,' spokesman said.
Copenhagen, October 26.
Prime Minister, The Danish Mr. Hans Hectoit, whose Socialist Government resigned early today, has asked the King to invite the A Opposition parties to form a new Government,
Earlier, Mr. Hedtoft had hand- ed in the resignation of his minority Government to King Frederick after being defeated in Heavier-resistance Parliament-by-one vote on the question of continuing the domes- tic rationing of butter.
An Eighth Army spokesman said today
that the Communists al Unsan were a divflon strong. supported by artillery and mor tars, adds Reuter.
the border,"
The Koreans were Aghting in bitterly cold winds and dug into ground covered by two inches of Loko Suzcers, October 26. The UN seven-nation Interim show. Later, a South Korean re- Committee on Korea today await- giment was reported to be pre- advance to ed a ropert from General Mac-paring to renew its Arthur on Press despatches in
Heavier resistance was also re- Elcating that the Syngman: hhee Government planned to take over ported in the North East, where the administration of จน of the ROK Capital Division has Kores.
ent one regiment 40 miles North East of Pukchon along the, cousi and another 30 miles North 1 Pukchon.
The Committee, which is func doning pending the establishmen) of a permanent group: that will establish a headquarters in Seoul, requested General MacArthur to report last week.
Statements by President Rheo and other spokesmen that hla Government is claiming the right lo, administor. North ar well as South Korea had disturbed Com-
|
On the West oast, the British Brigade is thrusting slowly along the route to the Yalu river mouth, down which Kubist Khan sont his Mongol horder sweeping: 15 the tip of Korea 750 years ago.
The usual series of small' ac- ittee members who feel that tions and atnbushes were report- the recently adopted UN resolued in the rear of the South
by.
tion on Korea is clear on the sub- Kurcans yesterday. One force of Ject. They feel that any attemp
President Thee to extend the 6,000 Communists was reported to Jurisdiction of his Government to be disrupting communications r Low miles South of the great port North Korea would he in· viola-
of Wonsan, where a United States tion of that resniution,,
Marine division landed yesterday through a heavy mine-field.
A
*The resolution calls for the es-
ablishment of an all-Korea Gov- Tokvo intelligence oficer es- Tament, following elections.timated that 18,000 Communist
wero cut off, above the 38th Paratel and 14,000 South of the Parallel
United Press. Datin
The weather.
AŁ 1630 GMT (3 pm. HEST)/ the anti- cyclone titi dominates. Chit and the adjacent .......... A... wenke depression, "De moving ENE across Monats Atropteni depression seems to be forming about 500 Jaillen Kof, Manila.
Today's Forecasti-Moterate": ccossional Froch «NK-winda.......... Fale and coût.;
Makhnapi 1.60.5 deg. Fah, WaliAM
110,7 mm 7136 In Asian in "Evorage of" 2067,3 mm.mt51.00/tc",
· 20.000 29,07 füsben.
Organised forces still opporing the United Nations were estimat- ed at-20,000, hoʻadded."
ground battle was raging at a river fork three
miles East of the great frontier bastion.
This indicated that the French, held Einhlap, and the important had been driven back since borter post on Highway Four in
The matter was essentially a
ment
D'
oficial
take
The Toegliche Rundschau"
newspaper of the Soviet Contrul Commission in Germany, said the frontier was
Thursday when they were report- the sector guarding the frontle. The man who didn't crossed in the early morning
ed to be holding their ground mix miles East of Laokey,
shells
on the right
Vietminh forces were reported missing at Baathlet, a few miles The Government-which held Eust of Laokey which guards the 50 seats out of 151 in the Lower pass down the Red River valley House--had contended that astron China's Yunnan province,
Vietminh units were also con- much butter as possible should be
set aside for exports. The com-centrating to the East of the bined Opposition-Conservativos, Toultin delta between the fron- Liberals.
others-favoured tier fortress of Langson, evacuat- od by the French and French-
and
with China's Kwongsi province. A-French Atmy, spekesman-sıl?.. the French wero reinforcing
inhlap.
car.
-come--1
-to-lunch
faciate the.
Nearly 90 per cent of these shipments were made after the Communists Belzed control d Chino, Serietor O'Comb said.- Associated Press.
REPATRIATION: OF GERMANS FROM CHINA
hours of Thread by formations of the Chinese Feople's Army."
One of the goals, it cold, will French planes and artillery are
Talpeh, October 27,
be to defeat the aims of "Ameri-
Paking, October 27. It was expected that it would bombarding two now big Vietminh
About 800, Gorman cans and imperialists" in Tibet. Mr. Randolph Churchill, son of
nationals Franch fighters and bombers the British wartime Prime Minis- be some time before a new. Gov-concentrations near widely separ
"Tibetan people have repeat-resident in China will be re- ated French frontler posts the strafen the magazine at Langson.ter: Mir, Winston Churchill, ar- edly written to Mao Tse-tung repatriated to Clermany by a ship crnment can be formed.
The Government fell on the French Army aunounced today, where the electric power station riving here today, turned down mesting their liberation." It sold. expected. In Tientsin early in
was previously blown up. Supply future of butter. rationing in adda Reuter.
3 luncheon with the Nationalist "They have bull roads in the November dumps at Langson and at Cao-Government official spokesman, border region to Denmark. The Government, wish.
A spokesman said that French bang, the evacuated fortress fur- Dr. Shen Chang-huan, and was entrance of the Chinese People's
Most of them have stayed in ext to maintain prevent rationing
combined opposition Union forces were still holding ther North were alap bombed. the
whisked off in British Consulate į Army"
China Deveral years while many tut
their bridgehead
Sinklang to
Pro- reference wanted to end it,
have been born in this country. The Prime Minister announced bank of the Red Rivor, opposite
Camp raided
After visiting the American vince in a Peking despatch print. There were about 6,000 Germans Minister. Mr. Karl Rankin, Mr. od by the Prague newspaner, la China at the end of the was after an emergency meeting of Lackay, which had not been a
been the Socialist Porty at 1am, that tacked except for a few morta:
Another nightar bomber raid Churchill was driven to the Bri- "Lidnya Demokracie." suggested and more than 4,000 have he would no to King Frederick
was made on a Vietminh camp tish Consulate at Tamsui, a sea- the Chinese might also be mov-repatriated in the last five years. the North. Under the Chinese Government Tibet from North West of Moncay near the side resort 16 miles from Talpch, ing on with his Government's resigna-
of the Tonking "Outf
Dr. Shen carried on with the Sinkitang is a North Westen pio- regulations aliens without settles tion in the morning.
Ammunition dumps, vehicles
cles luncheon without Mr. Churchill, vlece of China.-Reuter and As-profession or trade are refused
residents' certinentes. Reüler. and depots were hit in another entertaining foreign correspon-sociated Prest. rald on Vietminh held Tuyen dents and Chinese newspaper quang, in the mountains about leads who had already been in-
vited Router. 60 miles North West of Hanol.
The Army, spol:caman reported that a French battollen which
DUTCH swept through the
rector along Colonial Highway 13 between VOLUNTEERS Dinhlop and Lueram, 50 miles to the West, has captured big quan-
SAIL FOR KOREA ities of arms, miles and grenades.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, It was here that earlier French | reports said Vietrain patrols A battalion of Dutch volunteers the new French left yesterday for Korea aboard were probing frontline guarding the Tonking the 10,000-ton victory ship Zu delta. Inside the 400 mile perl- derkruis. They are due in Pusan meter around Honol, the capf'at in about six weeks v via Port Said,
the main delta port of Hat- Aden and Singapore. and phong, about:100 Vietminh, guc-
bulk of these Dutchmen The rillay hng been killed in the rice
are former
of the Royal felds during the past 24 hours, Dutch Indian
Their com #nia. spokernian
Colonel M. P. A. den Ouden, a In Halphong. Itself, seven veteran of tropical warfare and
·Vietminh... political - commlears guerilia Sighting" in Indonesia.. and 18-querillas were arrested. Associated Press, In Ine Thalbinh area, nearly 40, miles Bouth West of Halphona. French troops, moppingue queriffae, found a dump of, 780 grenades.
de-rationing.-Router.
Russians stepping up arming of Chinese Reds
Reliable reports from behind, Red China's "Bam- boo Curtain" said the Soviet Russians aro stopping up their programme of arming the Chinese Communists as a modern fighting force.
One report said the Russians had opened a radar school in Shanghai to train Chinese personnel to operate the electronic detection device.
The weather was good overatop Koren today but no B-20s took off for, the Arst time in four months ecause of the absence of, target- Fighters attacked targets in the extremo North West and North East.
Marine planes shot down
North Koreans shat down two U:B. Marine Corsair fighter wahns today, continues Associated
are.
_Good_sponders
whiske
One radar is now installed Occasionally truckloads of uni
18-story Broadway formed Russlahs tha Mansions, which formerly housed through Nunking Road, the main the Foreign Correspondents' Club. shopping centre.
Another report said the Sovie built an aircraft factory for the Chinese Communists In Harbin Manchuria. The factory is run by the Russians, but most of the workers are Chinese. Its monthly production is now 10 s'anes,
Other reports give the follow- ing information about the Rus slans in Shanghal.
the
October 27.
mander Peutenant
On other pages
The sookesman, announced that eight, elvillans were killed and ago 2.1 seven hurt in, the train derailment Correspondanco by guerillans between Hug and Page 8 The Communists have opened à
Education Wook in HK Quingial, central Vietnam,yel- bakery, specially to make breadterday. Five French Union sol- Pago.4
Barclay on Bridge and cakes for the Russians. One for we
were missing. drat-class hospital hat al:o; been Morina parachutists made a Page 6: set mulde for their exclusive use. tanding at Cumy, 50 miles Bart of
The: Ruslans with more money | Sølgon' 'In“ Cochin China./ They Paking sodusod' U, 8. of plane i
attacka
8PPNAMES ARE Việtminh, forada · mæ för at
throw around "are giving the destroyed a large number of rebel: Page 7ARRES There are thousands of tech- Shanghal depression -
sampans the Auny, spokesman and nical Soviet Army men and ad hope quite a brank." Tailor, Visors in Shanghal They are photographic supplies shops. Other tops sweeping through mostly stationed at the airfields vecially are doing a bri X business the rice Gelds and marshes of the Don iddon's Diary, and other, suburban areas, but with Russian customers, an Mekorgkweźdella; killed 25' ro« in the Broadway Munaiona, pelan-language signboard and ade destroyed four Insurgent com Page tags
They are frequently seen in vertisements to attract, thenge The mind porte tan camps, and took Air Shipping movemente Captain. Frank Kelvilian clothes strolling and Hussians are quite fond of Ameri- lot of arms out nilja suyolice~! | Page: ARRES wan,ransund by, kishipping in Shan Hal:
made: ggoda, United Press. United Frem end Belle paperiamente naporkan meness wil
One pilot was killed.
some high ranking/adylanan kyk, 7-Most shops have put Op Rus- | bela, foldette i prisonersA NHÔNG AN TEKANA
Commeras
Skin deep
HAN
BEASTI
an ordinary, comfort-loving man,
With his pipe of peace and his carpet
slippers. Remark his gentleness and its offensive ways; note his avoidance of un necessary
effort.
Then give him a stick or a racket or bat. confront him with an inoffensive ball --,
and watch him whack it savagely with wild Inhuman cries. Pus him on a rugger-field with twenty-nine other man-eaters, and watch him cram ten man-hours into one and battle with the best of them.
Butice him after the match, slaking a worthy thirst with that long cool drink of Rose's Lime
Juice, and watch how civilis ation descends on him as the "level of his glass grows lower)
ROSES
me juce
AKES THIRST WORTH WHILE
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