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No. 34739.
Ultimatum To Peking Report Denied
Washington, Nov. 7.
The State Department today denied that the United States had issued an ultimatum, to Com- munist China to withdraw its forces from Korea within 24 hours. Mr Michael McDermott, State Department spokesman, made the denial at a press conference. His only comment was, "It is not true."
American officials believe that it is China's con- cern over the industrial future of Manchuria which has been the biggest single factor in prompting her to send troops across the Yalu River, to protect the great bydro-electric installations from which Manchuria draws most of its electric power.
Yaku
The United States is believed] were fighting with the North to be prepared to give RS- Koreans and that furtiner surances that there will be no 10,000 volunteers were 08~ interference with Manchuria's sembled north of the electric power supply.
River Manchurian border).
STEADY STREAM
Efforts will be made, it is understood, to encouragO the
Chinese Communists to nega-steady stream of Chinese men tiate with the United Nations Commission which will Korea later this month.
The spokesman, reporting a
material crossing the be in ond
River, said that the Chinese Communist
been holding positioops had
consistent with
The British Belgade and the United States 24th Division Peking's declared plan to keep yesterday thrust forward three the River's power plants out of
United Nations hands. miles without opposition in
of #carch
the Chinco and Korean Communists who sud-
fought
u series
Invalids Win Day For Govt.
London, Nov, 7.
The Labour Government Lonight defeated by 15 votes a motion blaming 18 for taking no adequate stops to hold down the cost of living.
Government
supporters
Cast 209 votes against 284 by the combined Conservan tive and Liberal opposition.
For the second day in succession invalids on both sides railed from their sick-beds to support their parties.
Une Member farned up in a wheel-chair. Anather had his head swathed In bandages
Mr Atlee's Cabinet thus surmounted the sound of three hurdles set up by the Opposition in the second work of the now Parlia mentary session---Renter.
Luzon Typhoon Warning
Manlia, Nov. Inhabitants of Southern and Eastern Luzon and the Eastern
Sixteen American piston-Vinyas were warned by the engined Mustang Aghters Weather Bureau to prepare for denly abandoned the attack on with about nine Russian-built in the next 24 to 30 hours.
of skirmishes onslaught of a tropical typhoon Monday and withdrew.
Winds of 100 miles per hour jet fighters in the first big air battle of the campaign.
are predicted for the centre.
The typhoon continued
to move west-north-west, but in- creased its speed to eight miles per hour overnight. Winds attacked above
85 miles per hour are four. American Mustangs in a expected over a 50 miles radius Ave-minute akirmish. The jets and over 35 miles per hour attacked another four Mustangs within a 300 mile radius of tho a few minutes later but again centre. broke off the fight.
The Brigade, which early on Monday fought a stubborn No American alicraft Wad rearguard action back to the damaged and no hit was claim- Chongchon river line to avolded on any enemy plane. encirclement, helped the Ameri- The battle began when four cans yesterday. to enlarge the Communist
plones brigchiend which is the outer perimeter of the north-west de- Zence ring.
Another American division had beça brought up to strengthen this "MacArthur. line" and with a steady stream of Chinese reinforcements the North Koreans reported to be crossing the Yalu River from Manchuria in the north, both aides appeared to be building up for new attacks.
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Democrats Commanding Lead
Election
In US
SENATE CONTROL LIKELY
Washington, Nov. 7...
Democratic candidates for the Senate, House of Repro- sentatives and State Governorships took a commanding lead in nationwido olectian tonight, snowing under their Republican opponents.
Latest United Press. tabulations showed that the following had been elected:
Senate-six Democrats, one Republican. House-93 Democrats, 11 Republicans. Governors-six Democrats, two Republicans.
Bursa led
Thomas Dewey (Repubilean) Lehman. Mr Hanley's vote wasį had a slim edge over the De- Missouri-Democra- apparently had been re-elected 20,402 and Mr Lehman's 10,778 mocrats. Governor of New York State In the first 107 districts reported. tic Thomas Hennings Jr. led and Vincent Impelleteri (Inde- FIRST TABULATION Republican Senator Forrest pendent Democrat) to a full At 8 pm. EST tabulation of Dennell in another close race.
Senate term ns Mayor of New York the
contests showed: Connecticut-Republican Joseph Clty.
Republicans leading in 11 con- Talbot forited ahead of Demo- testa Indiana, Kansas, New cratic Seneter Brien McMahon The magic names of Franklin
Ohio, for a six-year term and He Rhodo D. Roosevelt was perpetuated in Hampshire, New York,
Island, South American politics with the elec- Vermont, Wisconsin and
Dakata, publican Prescott
two Sonater William Benton for a tion of F. D. Roosevelt Jr. as
seats In Connecticut. The Con-two-year term, Representative from New York. necticut and Rhode Island seats
Governors elected were: De are now held by Democrats, the A turn-out of more than 40 mocrats Herman Talmadge, rest by Republicans.
million Voteře, a record for a Georgin;
F. Jomes
Byrne,
The Democrats were leading non-presidential year, was in- former U.S. Secretary of State, in eight races — Alabama, Arl-dicated-United Press. South Carolina; Allan Shivers, zona, hlinois, Maryland, idle- Texas; Gordon Browning, Ten- souri, Oklahoma and two seats nessee; Lister Hill. Alabama; in North Carolina. The Mis- George Smathers, Florida. Reseuri meat is now beld by a Bo- The typhoon centre is ex-publicans Frederick G. Payne, publican, Senator Forrest Don- Later, in the afternoon, three pected to be approximately 350 Maine; Lee E. Emerson,
Vernell. Execpt for pivotal Illinois, more enemy Jets attacked the miles east and slightly south of mont
the rest are traditionally Des same group but once more few
8 m tomorrow,
mocratie territory off after a few minutes.
Mustang
Manilu time. Unless it changes pilota afterwards saw four more jets flying along course the typhoon centre prob- the Manchurian side of the Talu ably will cross Luzon north of River but look no action because
Manila.---Associated Press. of orders not to cross the bor-
Manila by
Four divisions. of Chinese der. Communist and North Korean These pilots reported seeing troops were now climated by six Communist jets taking on Relief Programmo. air reconnaissance to be be- from "Antung, on the Man- tween the Chongchon River and churlan side of the border. the Manchurian border some 701 miles to the North.
Another three-minute dog-
The
and
Approved
execution.
Lucas
TAKE THE LEAD
The Republicans need a net: Senator Scott W.
gain of seven seats to capture (Democrat, Illinois) and Sean-control of the Senate when the Congress meets next ice Rebert A. Tall (Republicans, January 3. Ohio) the No. 1 leaders of their
Retires on the House con- ! Parties in the Senate, grabbed tests, where the Repubilea the lead tonight in their meal a hot gain of 49 to gain dicetion bids: ***
control, came in more slowly.
basis of
first. returns,
The
00
Here is 26-year-ola Rudolf Plell, who is now appearing in a Brunswick court charged with the murder of nino women. He has told the court that he derived “sexual satis- faction" from committing murder. AP Picture.
French Troops Back Near
Strike
Hanoi
Salgon, Nov. 8.
French ground forces have pounded on and wiped out an important camp of the Communist-led Vietminh in mountain territory 70 miles west of Hanoi, a communique announced today,
The attack was Muong Ban,
The town is outside the main
defence ring around Hanoi, the 414 north Vietnam capital.
Ships
WHERE... ARE THE CHINESE?
From Bernard Wickstood
Seoul, Nov. 7.
The great mystery is where are the Chinese? On the eastern sector the 7th Korean Regiment and the 24th United States Division have not found a single one of the enemy despite activo patrolling. Other sectors reported minor, 'skirmishes with small parties seldom· · exceeding a 100 сдету troops.
The respite is giving the OP- portunity for all United No- tions-forces-to- ·consolidate -ua firmi Une on the Chongchas River and protect their right Lank by pushing cast over country hitherto unfought over.
The
27th Commonwealth Brigade are still standing Arm on the north bank of the river with no activity on their left and strugglers from the Korean forces previously cut off strag- gling in on their right.
The military in Seoul, while speculating about the absence of the enemy, are continuing plans for a winter campaign. For the past month the Ameri- cans have been busy stemming the
supply pipeline but are now frantically
reversing the process.
The British 20th Brigade which left Liverpool and Southampton five weeks ago when the war seemed already over are now doubly welcome. They are receiving a tremen- dous reception from the Ameri.. cans all along the, 300 mile line from Pusan to the new base' дев Secul
The first
1,000 arrived by train after Д four- day Journey by the
Korean railway in unheated carriages without glans in the windows, water, cooking facili ties or tollets. Yet every man came off the train smart se fos a parado in England.
GIS ADMIRATION -
Lost In 1949 private because all look like en-
J
The Governor of New York,
An 8 pm. tabulation showed Mr Thomas Dewey, twice Re- the Republicana leading in 12 near Sonla in the That country. Lake Success, November 7,
publican presidential candidate, Economic Th10
and Social fight took place yesterday Council today evening between four American Korean relief and reconstruction
took an early lead for a third contests, mostly in traditionally approved the
Republican-held scats, General MacArthur's spokes Mustangs which had not pre-
term at Albany.
Democrats ho on early man said that according to the viously
Senator Lucas, the Democratic in only seven of the House and sent out an programme been North Korean
of the Senate and, as races, but they had a leg up on neuten in the checker-board It is in territory considered engaged Radio
23,000 another
urgent appeal to United Nations leader four Communist Chinese had crossed the Man-
jet members to indicate before the such, one of President Truman's anal control by the election churian border to "participate in
fighters,
end of November the amounts | top legislative spokesmen, without opposition of 83 Con- Indo-Chinese fighting. The Thui a patriotic demonstration" in
American fliers stated
into the front they are ready to contribute for moved
on the gressmen, mostly in the sold people there have never thrown Korca.-
that the enemy flew out from its
mostly Bouth. There were six Re-their complete support either to The broadcast added that an-
ЕЕГОВА the Yalu River-Man- The
Chi-publicans in the already elected the French or to the rebels un- vote was 15-0, with the from heavily Democratic
category.
der Moscow-trained Ho Cal- (The Peking
Communist across the River after the at- and Poland abstaining.-United
EARLY PICTURE Radio, said that 3,000 Chinese tacks-Reuter.
Returns from 718 of illinois In other "doubtful" Senate precincts gave Senator Lucas races, this was the early ple- The French on Monday an 180,178 votes, compared to
abandonment of small as 100 tons.: tuce: Indiana Republican Danced the 09,284 for former Congressman | Sonator Homer
defence positions 40 Capehart ledarth-west of Hanol. More and mofica Everett Dirksen, his Republican Democrat Alex Campbell by
nore the defence is being con- challenger.
maritime on extremely close margin. aned to the Red River delta, Maryland-the the edge over the Republicans. ive,
Democrats had where some eight million people Wisconsin the Republicans
other 3,000 were on the way. churian border-and returned Soviet Union, Czechoslovakin | cngo.
COMMENT: OF THE DAY
¡Press.
Insufficient Railway Coaches
THE staff of the Kowloon-Canton Rallway can be commended for the praiseworthy 'results from their hbours during the first six months of the current financial year. Manifestly extra effort has been required to handle the additional passenger and goods traille,-more especially as the report shows all too clearly that rolling stock is ridiculously inadequate. Ono preg- nant paragraph in the report catches the eye:Most trains are badly over- crowded and this has attracted a cer- · tain number of undesirables and bad characters which has made the work of ticket collectors, train staff and Police much more difficult.** Coaches are now being cleaned in station plat- forms in the short Intervals between jourhoye, and are only taken out of service when repairs affecting either their safety, or major overhauls 'aré". necessary. There are no spare coaches at all, and every time one is with drawn from service for a short period more overcrowding results. This is the fundamental cause of most of the com plaints which are now received and while the soft answer turnoth away wrath" it is not a satisfactory remedy for what are often justifiable com- -plainta." Horo can be discorned the only abominablo feature of the KCR at this present time. It is making bigger
· contributions to general revenue than ever, but cannot purvice itself effective- required rolling stock. Official- la laid at the door of the Bit appears, can-
obtain coaches for our 62% although repre- een continuously em since 1948: Should not I'ás too intolerable for
sential rolling stock? Cannot the coaches be obtained elsewhere and through some other agency? On its own working results, the railway is able to afford to buy, what it needs, and if it is possible to obtain what is required other than through the Crown Agents, then we suggest the KCR is entitled to go ahead and restore its rolling stock position, irrespective of the Crown Agents. Insufficient coaches to handle properly the increased passen. ger traffic presents several perturbing
evitable and that must make it easier for criminals to move between Hong- kong and the border without detec
In the first scattered returz from today's crucial off-year election, 18 precincts (of 10,387) In Ohio gave Senator Talt 2,200 and
Mr Joseph Ferguson
his
In the bitterly-contested New York gubernatorial race, 190 of the State's 9,707 election dis Dewey 110,88 tricia gave votes and Representative Walter Lynch (Democrat) 98,810. Deway's lead also worked benefit et the Lleutenant- Governor, Mr KR. Hanley, 'Re- publican candidate to unseat Democratic Suntor Herbert
Democratic opponent, 1,740.
Mr
the
possibilities. Overcrowding is in- Jap Communist
2
Party Lose
Huks Call
Off Attacks
Manila, November 8. The Hukbalahapa stayed in the hills yesterday while towns were evacuated and alerted government forces walted with machine gun to meet attacks that never materialized.
There were only a few seat fered skirmishes during the 24 that had been rumoured heure nd the date of
senje
tlon. The Police already have a com- Many Members Towns and villages in Central
plex enough task in dealing with the swelling number of gangsters and petty criminals without the job being compromised in any way by affording thego people greater facilities for safe movement from oné area to anothér, The KCR Manager's report admite that the enforced overcrowding of coaches adda - new burdens to the
Police in their detection work; surely then, one, could hardly find a stronger argument in favour of the Authorities being allowed to purchase new coaches wherever they may at this time bo" avallablo. Moreover, the passengers, as paying customers, are entitled to the ordinary comforts of travel---as far as possible a seat for overyone and a ser vice, that is adequate to meet the ro quirements of the times. Tho. train" travelling public, as well as tho rail. way employees whoso important job it is to see that the services ara própér- - ly maintained, are entitled to have at least enough conchon at their disposal, Wo have yet to be convinced that the local government must dépend upon. the white of the Crown Agents in s matter of this urgency- BAC impor
Tokyo, Nov. 8.
Luzon
were
desertod. Trade stepped. More than 30,000 Japan's Communist Party has soldiers waited. Iost members since *Fapers found by the beginning of the year, ac-nos a les during a round- cording to the Attorney General's up of suspected Communists Registered Party strength at forecast the uprising for yester the and of October was placed October revolution in Russia day, anniversary of the Red at 72,370.
and the founding of the Com- munist Party here.
Omce.
In
Membership of the Party the Tokyo area dropped by almost 30 per cont. in four months between May 31 and September 80, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Govern- monte Tokyo membership was now just 10,000..
were
About 2,000 members believed to have been expelled for failing to conform to Central Party Instructions while the majority, just quit as the Party's fortunes declined with a sorical of crippling blows fe received
But the day passed in com- porativo quiet.
civilians
Eight Huks, thred and four Constabularyinen were killed in scattered skirmishe Amociated Press.
Refused To Sing National Anthem
The delta lles between Hanoi and the China Sea
مقال
A French
spokesman closed a reconnaissance platoon of 10 men from Lankay's fleeing Igarrison, in mbtsing: “The 'bulk of the 1,200" men garrison has reached Binhŝu, k a 30 mile duh Louthwen word ' from the border post.
The main danger of
group faces the Interception by strong rebel unita who may cross the Red River from the East. It de keeping patrola va its cast, flank toward off surprise Vietminh attacks. - Associated Press
STOP PRESS
U.S. Election Results
**
Washington, Nov. 7 Latest returns in the United States congressional clcctions dre as follow:
Senate. -- Democrata 41, Re- publicans 81.AN
Democrata 142, Republicans 40.
Hours of Representatives,
Mr Thomas Dewey had bech The High School authorities Governor for Bouth Caroline, Tokyo, Nova, elected Governor of New York Atate, and 'Mr James Byrnes in Tootily Profecture north of Dewey is Republican and Tokyo, today, expelled four Bymes a Democrat. — Reuter. The first of those blown was students from a school who ro the purge of 24 members of the fused to sing Japan's National Central Committee, which in Anthem, reports the newspaper. clúded 'all
all top leaders, on June Yonliuri Shimbun
aince early summer,
was followed by a purge
[he: maging of - the
Anthem
of 27 editor of the Party organ and See fying of the Risit Sum
P****" Abg:la ashools had been under
abandose
Akabata (Host Fing).
In addition more
Derin and OYEDENİ
Malan Undergoes
The
The Americans who, in this War, wear uniforms in which it is hard to tell a major from a
gine drivers made no secret of their admiration of this turnout, London, Nov. 7.
At one stage of their. Zour- world 10st 414 ships totalling 838.661 tone in 1949, a day journey they covered 160 summary published by Libyses in 38 hours. Because Register of Shipping reported. they were unable to converse The figures included ships as with the Korean train crew they did not know how long each stop at each station would be. When the train stopped they Norway loat the most-as totalling 18,757 tong, Britain lost built fires fol brewing coffee casualties-27 vessels rushed onto the platform, and 26 with 63,883 total tornage and (their American emergency the United States lost 11 with rationa did not include tea)," 2,488 tonnage.
Sometimes the train restarted before - the" water in filos","banas The Registry reported Britain bailed, sometimes note 12 and Northern Ireland together | hours. ...
The best laugh was when the owned 6,077 ships totaling 18,- 099,159 tons last year. It said train restarted as a padre was the U.S. had 4,600 ships totalling having a wash at a water pump. 25,458,133
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