CORRECT on all occasions
VULCAIN
SWISS MADE
May Have To Bomb Manchuria
Washington, Nov. 28. A Washington Defense oilleial commented today:
"We foresee the possible development of a situation
which might force us to cross the air border into Manchuria But such decision would be
reached with the greatest reluctance because it would be a big step in involving us in an all-out war to „Chins.”
General MacArthur's "entire new war" appraise- ment
Was not entirely abared by milliary opinion in Washington,
Some
military speolalisis
on the Far Eisi dung to the view that the Chinese Commúnista are trying hard for a "fsco saving" local victory sa backdrop for 'political negotiations, and have not launched an all-out effort to retake Kores---Associated Press.
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Great Concern World's Biggest Air Ticket Danger Of UN
In Washington Over Events
SECRECY OVER WHITE
HOUSE MEETING
Washington, Nov. 28.
The US government, shocked and spurred to
Wu Creates fresh action by the grave turn of events in Korea,
→
A Bad Impression
Lake Success, Nov. 28. The
today sought urgent measures to halt the Red tide in the Far East and at other danger spots all along, the Iron Curtain.
There were plain indications of official con- cern that a third world war could be developing and that the threat might not be confined to
Security Council, Korea.
meeting today to hear On Capitol Hill, some voices were raised in
American und Chinese
charges directed against favour of using the atom bomb against the on- each other, adjourned until surging Chinese Communists. Wednesday afternoon with-
has a mutual defence agreement with the Soviet Union, which from the Arst has fought UN in- tervention in the Korean con- dict.
President Harry Traman met This could result in the war out further action, but West-with the National Security being carried-perhaps by US ern delegates gloomily sald | Council, the
Chinese Com- government's top bombers into that instead of showing any policy-making agency in matters munlat territory, And Red China sign of reconciliation, the affecting the country's safety. Chinese had outdone
The White House dropped a the thick closk of secrecy over the Russians in blasting the ene hour and 15 minute meeting. United States.
The President's military and They said that Wu Hsui- diplomatie advisers left his office chuan, chler Peking delegate to
sober, tight-lipped silence. the Security Council meeting,
Secretary of Defence George had created the worst possible with Mr Truman, said the five Marshall, after conferring earlier impression in his first specch and had done
with "a very much to draw world is faced
thy which closer together those members critical situation" of the Security Council sup
United Nations must resolutely porting, UN action in Korcs face up to. General Marshall
Associated Press,
Distinguished Visitor
One
Tokyo, Nov. 28.
повер
of Britain's foremost authorities on Japan, Sir George Sansom, at present Director of
in
told the National Women's Press Club that the seriousness of the situation lies not so much in the Korean ground fighting as in the effect of the Chinese Red attack on the world situation.
CLOSED BEHIND
DOORS
Congressional Icadera like wise voiced deopest concern over the Far Eastern crisis.
t
the Eart Asian Institute at Senátor Robert Taft, 'Ohio Columbia University, arrived in Republican, said it may force Tokyo on Monay for a six Congress to stay in session weeks' stay.
through Christmas.
to
Sir George is scheduled give a serice of five lectures at .the Tokyo University on Japanese history in relation to world history.
of
SOVIET IMPERIALISMI Chairman Tom Connally of
Senate the
Armed Services sald Mr Acheson into which Soviet imperialism Commltice described "the grave situation
has brought the free people of
world." Mr Acheson told of adminis tration plans bolster the tailitary and economic strength
Commuist
the
threatened areas
addition to Korea, Mr Con-
sald.
Attulah Durrani, the man with, thả world's biggest and dearest air ticket, arrived. In London recently, “Ho fa a re- presentative of the Bico Institute of America and be plans to visit 60 of the World's elites during a six-months' survey. The ticket is five feet long and cost 21,500. London Ex- press Service.
Fighters
Mock
nally
Another Senator, Mr M Alexander Smith, New Jersey In
Republican, said the discussion rulsed various questions, one of them concerning the possible use of Generalissimo Chlang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces
on the Island of Formosa to bolster UN aghting strength.
Mr Acheson gave no opinion, Mr Smith said.
Chiang has offered 30,000 troops. The United Nations has not accepted them so far on the that their use would bring the Chinese Communists fully into the fighting.
High defence officials said no consideration is being given to using the atom bomb now.
State Dean theory Secretary Achazon conferred behind closed He will also address the doors with the Senators soon Asiatic Society of Japan at after he ordered a charge of special meeting at the British aggression Med gainst the Frnbassy.
Chinese Communists in the Sir George in former Pre-United Nations Security Coun- sident of the Society-Reuter. cil.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Mr Acheson repeatedly told the Senators also that the Korean situation is no more serious than the situation in Europe.-Asso- elated Press,
The Public Would Like To Know
ROSS-harbour transportation_ser-
CR
this as the ultimate in cross-harbour transportation. In other words, has
vices are so important to Hong- kong's vast concourse of commuters - Government finally decided to ignore that it is unthinkable there will be any for, all time Sir Patrick Abercrombie's apathetic reaction to the Harbour.. insistent recommendation for a cross- Forry Services Advisory Committee's harbour tunnel? And Sir Patrick was questionnaire which this week will be most emphatic about such a project. distributed to the general public. In In fact his preliminary report inferred this case the Committee Is acting on that the main features of his town behalf of the Inter-Departmental Com- planning scheme for Hongkong and mittee established by Government last Kowloon depended on the construction June, Its task being to try and discover of a harbour tunnel. Let us recall what public foaling about improved ferry. he reported: "A tunnel from the centre services. Its terms of reference are of Hongkong to the tip of Kowloon. clear enough and it is to the credit of is the biggest single town planning the committee that it has drawn up a and engineering, feature for considera-» questionnaire which any intelligent tion in connection with the develop child can, understand and fill in. The ment of the Colony," "A fairly incisive committee is looking for direct poal- opin that anything thereafter He had |' opinion and clearly intended to indi- tive or negative answers to questions easy of understanding which deal with... to suggest in the way of town planning (a) additional ferry services and (b);/*was largely contingent on the presence présent and future bus services con- necting with the crossharbour traffic. -- We have no intention of trying to anti- cipate the outcome of this Gallup Poll, but we heartily commend it to all, and· wo suggest that it is the duty of every- one who has the slightest. Interest in communications between the island and mainland to make an honest effort at filling to the questionnaire Wo aro, however struck) with a Hy-thought. Both the report of the Inter-Dopart- mental Committee and the doclarations made more “recently by the Ad Comm
90 stress that if any.
land enlargement of crosB
dary cos are agreed up
long-term chargo-
of a tunnel. Later on in another ro ference to the harbour tunnel project,---| Sir Patrick wrote: "Tho engineering, problems require to be further inves=" tigated and the cost brought into rela- tion to the economic position of the
·Colony; but sabner or later tha tunnali must be constructed. Therefore, while "wo\applaud" Government's practical in- terest in the improvement of ferry and „bus services," and while we give un- qualified support to the Advisory Com- mitteo's questionnaire, we: still think the public should be officially reassurégi about Goyiramente attitude to tho
Has
Attacks
On Colony
residents
Hongkong
who awakened bleary-eyed
extra early this morning must blame fast- I on four squadrons of been zooming and droning over flying fighter planes which have
the Colony since soon after sun- UP.
They have been carrying out mock attacks on various targets in and. around Hongkong. Squadron, leaders have been directing straning attacks on Kal Tak, the Dockyard and various ships in the harbour.
This has
Forces Being Overwhelmed
Tokyo, Nov. 29.
Chinese Communist troops, swarming like Locusts along "every road, gully and ridgeline" in a widening breakthrough, threatened yesterday, to overwhelm four US Divisions in Northwest Korea. Simultaneously seven Chinese Red Divisions opened an offensive in the snows of the northeast
SE Asia Aid Plan
London, Nov. 28, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Gait- skell, told the House of Commons
that today Britain would support the Bix-year
Commonwealth
plan for development of South and South-East Asia
| resources..
Da
to the full extent of her
He described the plan "great and imaginative" and
atimated that tribution, including repayment of Sterling balances, tray amount 000.
Britain's con~.
|front against two more US Divisions. Two well over £300,000,-
mysterious four-engined planes appeared over this front.
An estimated 200,000 Chinese and 70,000 Korean Reds were in the combined offensives. §.
Already, their premure had caused four South Korean Divisions to crumple, exposing the right flank of the retreating US Eighth Army of the northwest. Dangerous holes were opened in the centre of the line.
Other Reds infiltrated back of, to Pukchang, 12 miles southeast setting up road of Tolchon and only five mile the lines, blocks. The main supply road north of the Allied supply base to the northwest front was of Sunchon, menaced.
to
Anthony Eden, welcom-
special word of thanks should be said to the Australian Gov- ernment for their initiative in pulting
the plan in
ing the plan, thought that a
forward
.tom of Mr Gaitskell's
British Government
statement was as follows:
will support this great and Imaginative programme for economic development in South and South-East Asia to the extent their resources permit. To begin with, there to the technical co-operation scheme
which-must be the foundation of so much of that develop- ment,
US First Cavalry troops sro prisoners holding Sunchon, which is 17 "We shall give that scheme Captured Chinese said the Chinese, objectives was miles north of the former Com- our support both to finance, in to fight in Korea all winter munist capital of Pyongyang respect of which, we have al
to destroy 80,000 or 60,000
ready promised. &, contribution T10 First Corpe spokesmim up to £2,800,000 over a three- Amerelans
The critical battlefront develp said if Chinese troops continue year period, and in helping to manis impelled General Douglas to push along their present line the best of our ability to and MacArthur to summon his two of advance they will threaten to the, men."-Router, top commanders in Korea to a cut the main supply line from secret emergency conference in Pyongyang to the Chongchen Tokyo that lasted until early River front-Associated Press. today (Wednesday).
TOWN ELIMINATED
Tokyo, Nov. 28,
has The town of TacchorŁ Even, “eliminated” in raids by American Superforts dropping -500-ton bombs, crews reported
today.
They
Major-General Edward M. Almond,, whose 10th Corps is spread
over 35,000
Peking Refuses To Stop Chinese
dy
Thechon is an important rull
"Volunteers" Going To Koreand apply centre in the North-
Lake Success, Nov, 28.
Red China replied in the United Nations Security Council today to United States charges of aggression that Chinese Communists in Korea are volunteers and that Peking will not stop their departure for the battlefront.
Wu Hsul-chuan, chief Chinese Communist spokesman at the UN, said in his first-speech to the Council session that the security of his country is endangered by United States aggression against Korea and is alarmed by the spread toward China of the "flames" of the US "war of aggression." Associated Press.
Odd People
square miles in the northeast,
comer of North Korea,
located at the western - end-of
Fire On
Freighter At Wharf
ship's “aling drawn what was considered the main across potash sweepings is Chinese-North Korean erezice believed to have 'sparks
ling at the time General Mac- Arthur, started his current "ended a fire which burnt out the war" offensive.
in a hold on the DOW
More than 330 Combat sortlea Swedish freighter, Ceylon, were down by Fifth Air Force on her maiden voyage, to fighter bombers. and FEAF Hongkong' at Kawloon Bomber Command Superforts wharf this morning. yesterday in the main battle area, chleby around Thechon and Tokchon-Reuter..
the- Three appliances from Fire Brigade under the direction of Deputy Chief Officer: C. W. » Brand, arrived at the Wharf at 10 o'clock. They found the ship's crew had brought the fire
Naval Engagement under control by using CO2 ex--
Pers luggage ant some
Sydney, Nov. 28.
glum Jury
were damaged before the
with water.
and Lieutenant General Walton A man involved in a naval cases of film paper from Bel- H. Walker, whose Eighth Army engagement was excused five days ago opened an ill-fated service here, His job: Dane Brigade extinguished the are "end the war offensive" in the Ing teacher at a Sydney naval
station, Before their arrival Gon. MacArthur bluntly acknowledg-
been a combined And Unusual northwest.
Navy-Air Force exercise, Two squadrons of Sea Furies and
from Firofiles
the carrier Thesous, which is a few miles out in the China Sea, have been operating with two squadrons of Spliares from Kai Tak.
Happenings
Odenwald, Germany, Nov. 28, Adolf Eilenbock, a gaunt bearded man clan in ragu is Ulving with his wife and daughter in a hillside cava
The RAF PRO said this 'mor-near here. ning that the RAF has been cager to have such an exercise for some time, 50, with the naturo". Theseus in port, it was decided to make it a contlined one-
- Thỏ: Judge chussed the work
ed that his United Nations com as "most important," Reuter. mand in Korea is confronted with "an entirely now war"; as: the result of full-scale Chinese Intervention.
REPUGNANT SITUATION, In an extraordinary, commu
Gen. MacArthur · said: ..He gave up a prosperous career as an architect, abotat`15 years' BEO,
situation, repugnant as it (he has lost count) to "return to
may be, poses issues which'must' The family, are strict vegetarians, | And, their solution withld the thriving on huis, and frulta, quifed Connells of the United Nations from the hilsICE OF AMR and the chancelleries of the
13-year-old /cave-born daugh-
and
incidentally the wonded tor Maria Ware an Hour Cach Way citizen who telephoned to say to a village schoul daily,
dresse beijer ihan het, father-who. paratroopers were being dropped wears only: "Lettered Zahoria fins all over Kowloon was mistaken. Il-weatherBouler was only the met. balloon-and: it was going up, not down.
STOP PRESS
"
Fierce Bayonet
Battle
BUSHMAN IS VISCOUNT
world,"
This was interpreted, to mean that it the Chinese cannot be 2
topped by political pressure, that United Nations forecs should be
AwnWelington, Nov. 18. Eighty Avb-year-old Foster Goer-authorized to unleash their air ing Yelverton bullock-driver and Farm, against Rod Manchuria Bushman, has been advised by Do-where perhaps 300,000. Chinese breite Poerige that they now réserves are massed. Commire him, as the rightful holder
of the iitie Viscount Avonmore.
2ate lives on farm at Taumata South. He told Iteuter- that he did not feel inclined, to wrap myself
At present Allied planes are forbidders to cross the Manchu flan
up: In ermine and that not and bond Siberian ranties he
take a scat in the Hours of LaparTM
prater my old felt that to
coronet any time.", he added.
He said that he only made the claim for the sake of his family
JEALOUS, UNDERTAKER
Derlin, Nov. 20.
missions. Dispatches from the north cast front yesterday mid de
• and, three : TBuniani-tii jeta won observed American
border-town
~When ̈a' W-year-old German died, of Hynik @templének
fbeerves to
| hand,boymat batlé with: Calfiezo ]. The Bait Berlin undertaker | permaltting tied bom-
alarmed over the expected" low of
kij-two sons one living in the The northwork. Rusly moctor, the other in the blazed with honey fighting blong, Western Boctor. both ordered an the entire 70 mie line WITH THE BUSHANINTH
undertaker.
"LIVER FROZEN CORPS, Nov.29 Théf British after the Western haarse Madha Brigade pulled back today (Wedic carried the body to the cemetery Aerial observies ported the 3 hearse from the Eastern or Yalu River ha frozen-* ̈solid, heplay)-after a fierce Bandito rived. Communitie Nem Waewonde ook nie dier to The Western over the
the main Turkish troops... Wero – suide to cemetery,, forced his way into the bore hRANA KUON
mortuary, took the body from the bridge. Western, comma and pulsat in ble «ATUS First Corva spokesman The Communists have entered: Q9RmJANS Wensi, The American AOL LUCKY HORSESHOE sald: air reports indicato Division was withdrawing Long Chinese Redet ware thin eactor
hává: retrosted, z
in the dark, by Namdl. Biyan donder
Firemen with self-contained Breathing: apparatus to ward off CO2 fumes inter descended into i,the hold to salvage bargago.
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