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No. 34762
UN Forces Quit
Pyongyang
Tokyo, Dec. 5.
The Allies quit Pyongyang today as spear- heads of a mighty 1,000,000 man Chinese Red Army threatened to outflank that one-time Korean Communist capital.
It was possible the surging Red forces would recapture the former northern capital without firing a shot, reported Associated Press correspondent Tom Lambert, who left Pyongyang at 1 a.m. Tuesday and flew to Seoul, the southern capital.
The last American and South Korean troops worth of the city withdrew shortly before mid- night. Their way was lighted
as mate y several lange fires lal of military value went p in flames. Demolition squads puched off thunderous explo-
ons.
of the city, as the retreating Eighth Army traded space for time to avoid entrapment,
There was little aghting on this northwest front in the
United Na darkest hour for
the North army since tions Korean Reds began the war on June 25.
.
Overwhelmingly outaum- The main section of Pyong-bered. Lieutenant-General Wal- of the Tacdong ton H, Walker, Commander of yang north River was left intact, however, the US Eighth Army, was in-. just as it was found when UN tent on keeping his force as
on October 19 intact as possible. troops entered and 20.
AIRPORT ABANDONED
British
Brigade 29th The covered the withdrawal of the Americans and South Koreans, then itself bugan moving south across the Taedeng River early today.
Correspondent Leif Erickson reported from Eighth Army Headquarters that the pullback might go as deep south as Seoul, to the southcast. 125 miles
perimeter could be There, a
the Republie thrown around of Korea capital and the escape port of Inchon,
Associated Press correspon- The Pyongyang airport was abandoned shortly after mid-cent Don Whitehead, with the night.
Lambert reported the retreating army, said a gecision total withdrawal would be com- niust be made soon whether to stand and fight or quit Korca pleted shortly after that.
altogether,
He said that despite the dis- and the appearance of police
DECISION AWAITED Whlichead reported that most municipal government, the peo-military zacn in the feld ple of Pyongyang were orderly.
belloved the Chinese wero Thousands of refugees, how- ever, waded across the Taedong determined to destroy the Eighth
Army. II General Walker or clambered across the twisted decides to stand and fight behind framework of destroyed bridges. curtain
US engineers blew up a newly
of air and artillery rebuilt railway span leading out
army will
Duke Of Kent's
Operation
London, Dec. 4.
bombardment, his
4 Chinese Delegates
Established 1845
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1950.
Australia
Four delegates of the nine-member Chinese Communist delegation meet Tonight, Mr Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of United Nations at Lake Success. members of the delegation are dining with Mr Lie, together with other UN repre- sentatives AP Picture.
Determined To Understand
Each Other's Problems
TRUMAN AND ATTLEE ISSUE THEIR FIRST COMMUNIQUE
Washington, Dec. 4.
Attlee, after an President Harry Truman and Prime Minister Clement emergency face-to-face conference, announced tonight their "determination" to understand each other's problems in meeting the fast darkening world crisis.
The American and British leaders reported this much progress in a "frank discussion" at the White House lasting one hour and 36 minutes! They reviewed "the general world situation in the light of developments in the Far East" where their troops are falling back before a horde of Chinese Communists.
face odds no other American Army, over has contracted.
Significantly, General J. Law-A Joint statement issued after ton Collins, US Army Chief of the opening conference gave no
and
The only speciác, action mens Honed in the brief statemeņi i as to the specific topies was that General Omar Brad-
The two leaders
meeting.
was hurriedly at Mr
Attlee's
a half hours from here
THE STATEMENT
The statement follows:
sum-
Nehru Is Cautious About Mediation
Staff, flow to the war zone for hint conferences with top command-discussed. ers after a meeting with General arranged to resume their ex-ley, Chairman of the American-
Chiefs of Staff, Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo. Atraordinary discussion on board Joint top level decision could be in the the President's yacht Williams-innrised the latest military de- The Duke of Kent, 15-year-man the isolated northeastern lunch.
burg tomorrow after a I p.m.velopments in Korea during tha old nephew of the King, under- went
minor orthopaedic front, fighting was heavy
The meeting In subzero temper - statement bloody operation today. A Issued later by the Duchess of tures Major-General Edward M. summoned
request six and Tenth Corps--
Washington, Dec. 4. trapped Kent's Secretary said his con- Almond's
he after
lunded dition is
Entisfactory.
three US Divisions and two ROK
"The President and Prime The possibility of Indian The young
Duke succeeded Divisions battled for lite over London. He came to work-out
with Mr Truman
exort a joint ap Minister Clement Attice con-intervention in the
to his father, a brother of the vast distances.
the grave problems The Comps was King, who was killed in an
spread thin proach to
inferred in the Cabinet room of mediate in the Korean confilet, free world Bir crush in 1942. He is eighth
over 23,000 square miles of ahead of the to the frozen of succession
formants, shapes up like this: If in line
wasteland. Associated meeting the suddenly expanded the White House today from according to authoritative in-
Communist aggression. Presa,
Madame Fandit Anda Mr Attlee throne.—Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Mediation In
THE endeavours of Sir Benegal Rau,
Tinda's chief delegate to the United
are
Korea
4 p.m. until 5.35 p.m.
"In order to give Mr Attlee the latest information on the serious military situation of the UN forces in Korea the Presi- rient naked Gentat Brudley to summarise it.
and Mr Truman taking a posi- tion which offers an opportunity for some compromise with the Chineso Reds, and Sir Benegal Rau at the same time finds the In Communist representatives
York amenable to
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Wins First Test
By 70 Runs
MASTERLY BATSMANSHIP BY HUTTON
Despite a masterly innings of 63 not out by Len Hutton in England's second innings at Bris- bane today, Australia dismissed the visitors for 122 and won the first Test match by 70 runs.
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Relief Scheme For K'loon Fire Refugees
A registration of the vic- tims of last night's fire
which destroyed hundreds of aquatters' hute along Taipo Road was put into effect this morning to pre- pare a scheme of relief, for the homeless.
+
The registration scheme was started by the Shamshiapo Kai Fong a civillan organised district welfare association
through
appeal, mem- similar as- in Kowloon, the Kow-
Hutton scored all his runs this morning out of a total of 92 added for the last four England wickets. His batsmanship was superb.
England's last hope of forcing a victory on a and, their still badly affected wicket went when Denis Comp-bers of the many ton lost his wicket before scoring. Everything this morning, from England's point of view, rested on Hutton and Compton, and once they had been separated the end of England's last innings was only a question of time.
The wicket looked lighter in colour after the heavy rolling this morning, and much of the previous day's dampness had
gole, when Hutton and Evans resumed England's batting this morning. It was, however,
a bowler's wicket, responding well to spin, though the ball was not irting as sharply s yesterday, and played comparu- tively slower and engler.
Left-handed Johnston opened the bowling to Evans, who got the bowler's third ball squarely to find leg for the first four of the morning, to bring England's overnight score to 94 runs for 41x wickets. Iverson was en- trusted with the ball at the other end and gave away a single to Hutton. A leg bye was the only run in Johnston's next
over.
sociations in
loon Chinese Chamber of Com- merce and other charitable or tribute their part for the relief
ganisations are rallying to con
of the victima,
So far, it is difficult to C5- timate accurately the number of persona rendered homeless, but. It is believed there are thou- sands, including many children.
No
Good kitchens have yet been organised, but the victims got their first meal this mo
morning through the kindness of the Garden Bakery in Kowloon, which contributed 600 lbs of bread and five large sacks of biscuits.
However, hot meals
are expected to be distributed as soon as the registration scheme has been completed.
Got On With
Job Of Voting
Berlin, Dec. 4. The Western Commandants HUTTON IN ACTION in Berlin today halled ther
With eight wickets down for record turnout in Simday's
elections, municipal
contrasting Hutton was Joined... by to the Zorced vote on Septem
ber 15 in the Russian
ZADC**
More than 90 per cent or on eligible 1,650,000
Hutton made two good cover.] drives for three runs, Evans 140 scored one, and two leg byes Brown, who opened with a came in Iverson's ́ ́ovDI. ... single off Johnston,
Johnston, wrought havoc to Johnston took two wickets 1,504,414 of on
In the fifth for one run in this over.. England's batting
voters braved the rain, sleet over of the morning.
Brown stayed seven over, and mow to cast ballots. The to hit a ball turning from the scoring 16 runs, and together Soviet, sector authorities had leg, Evans was
caught at silly with Hutton brought the score done almost everything toʻper- mid-on with a weak
stroke. to 77, when he succumbed to guade the isolated West Bertiners Yet a greater disaster for Eng-Iverson.
Trying
鼈
to slay away from the polls.
Loxton at silly mid-on moved
Final omelal returns showed
land. came in the next ball, when playing forward to similar good length ball, Comp stroke to
ut silly mid-on.
In as he shaped for a forward the Socialist Party stripped, of a good length ballito rower and indicated that for
governed by a coalition of thres parties.
ton pushed a simple catch to pitched on the length sturap the next four years the city's Loxton fielding in exactly the and held a fairly easy ankle three Western sectors would ba
high return. same position
Wright was the last mi in
The vote was: Social Demo- and Hited a leg bail well over Loxton's head for two. From crate 653,074, Christian Dendo- then on for almost 50 minutes, crate 380,820, Free Democrata Wright played the perfect game, 837,477. Eight partics were trying to keep his wicket intact represented on the ballot, but whenever he had. the
five falled to gain a single deat bowling Hution, in a grand display of in the 128-man City Assembly perfect batsmanship at once United Press, shouldered the responsibility of attempting to win the match for
FINAL SCORE BOARD
Adaizalia, Ist Time žeš 2nd In 32 for 7 doc. 'England, let Inns 68 for † dac.
zud Innings Simpson, b Liriwail Washbrook, e Lexton, b Lind-
A
ré-
Dewes, b Miller
a
Barley, c Johnston, b Iverson Mellyre, run out
•
63
10
"Mr Attlee and the President New then reviewed the general world negotiated seitlement, then Mr situation in the Ught of develop-Nehru will authorise the ments. In the Far East, The presentatives to put forward relationship developments and the responsi- definite peace proposal, bilities of the two natione in Europe and the rest of the world were emphasized.
between
thess
Mr Nehru's attitude of cau- on, according to officials here, stems from the fact that the United Nations rejected The franks discussion which
earlier contention that *the followed revealed the deter Chinese Reds could enter the mination of Mr Attlee and Mr
the United Nations Truman to arrive at a mutual forces crossed the 30th Parallel understanding of the serious which divided the problems faced by both the United Kingdom and the United Korea
Nehru.feels that, Stated, as well as by other North Korea. It is said Mr having been mantbers of the UN. The com- rebuffed in his initial sUERCE- mon ground on which the two tion; he would be unwise to governments base their foreign policy was fully revealed. gesture from
conflict which UN forces had virtually settled, despatching massive armies where they have no right to be, and displaying supreme arrogance when their delegates appeared before the Security Council. On this record Com- munist China now demands sho be- admitted to the United Nations as a full member. One can hardly say that her credentials entitle her to be regarded as a peace-loving, willingly co- operative member of a world organisas tion established to preserve the security On and welfare of sovereign states. this point the United Nations are entitled to some assurances, and the bost one would be a Peking to the effect that if the 88th parallel were re-established, the Chinese Communists would immediately with-- draw all forces out of North Korea and would share with other members of the United Nations in the work of unifying and stabilising Korea as a single.coun- try under a genuinely popular govern- ment Such a promise would entitle" Communist China to admission into UN, where, in due course, the subject of the future of Formona could be dealt with in the proper manner. "It is doubtful whether UN, at this. moment, is empowered to give any positivo promises about Formona's future; certainly Sir Benegal Rau le in' no position to do so. But the subject is open for discussion under accept- ablo circumstances and the door to mediation in the Korça problem need not be closed because of this singlo
Nations to mediate a settlement of the
conflict Korea
unstintingly applauded and the world will pray he can find an honourable peace formula satisfactory to all parties. Competent sources indicate that three conditions laid down by Mr Wu Haiu-chuan, the Peking representative now at Lake Success, are the withdrawal of United Nations forces below the 38th Parallel
of the re-establishment
that and nebulous boundary to permit the North Koreans once again to function as a government; the admission of the Peking government into United Nations as the sole representatives of China; and recognition of Communist China's title to Formoss. Two of these terms bristle with difficulties and dangerous.. possibilities. Restoration of the status quò as of last June in Korea cannot possibly solve the overriding, problem of that country-peaceful unification through established democratic methods unless-and it is a big query-unless Russia and Communist China are prepared to help in the task under the accepted auspices of the United Nations. We need have no illusions that if the 88th Parallel is re- established as a dividing line between North and South Korea, Comibunist China will insist on becoming a vital Influence north of the 88th: that in all. probability she will expect to take over Busta's previous role in that area. The point is, would the Poking government,fasue. Encouragement is given to the
... also assuming that it wins admission to
the United Nations, show more willing ness than has Russia to co-operate with UN in unitying Korea under a freely.
• and democrátically-elected government? To date the Peking regime has shown the utmost contempt for the authority Förku Dzited Nationa" intervening in as
hope that Bir Benegal Rau may yet be successful in his efforts by the announcement he is to havo further talks with Mr Wu Hslu-chuan. Perhaps at the next meeting the Peking delegate will indicate what contribution his government in prepared to make. towards a peaceful settlement in Kores
at
"Tho Prime Minister and the President will meet, again lunch tomorrow and continue their discussion afterward." Associated Press.
from
Bedser, o Harvey, b Iverson Evans e Loxton, b Johnston Hutton, not out Compton. e Loxton, b Jolmpton Brown Loxton, Iverson .... weight e Lindwall, b Iverno
Extras
Total
Lindwall Johnston
of Muler
Iverson
bring his government into the
nicture with a definite peaco formula until its chances for
Bowling Analysis
192
Earing the bowling
GT
as he could. With beautiful cover drives and lobs
the open to
outfleld, he was 11 runs short of victory, wher Wright was caught at Ane leg, in the last ball before lunch Interval, attempting a big hit
16 KILLED IN! BUS COLLISION
Bartlago, Chile, Dec, Sixteen were killed and 153 injured last night in a this collision outside Santiago.ne of the worst road aocidents on. record here--Associated Pres
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administration today tos tonight appeared to have but presented Congress with ATTLEE SURFRISED scant hope, tant India would be Us$8,100,000,000 programme for
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tian's civil defences, Monday was surprised by the serious American officials co
two-thirds Nearly
of tone of General Bradley's accres and sold that, despite the
money would go for "com- report: Developments since the tinued rout of UN force, the mural type shelters, designed Prime Minister left London on government seemed to be alt- Sunday night were said to have foning in ita determination, to for protection against atomic made the military ituation reject any peace formule which warfare,
James F. Wadsworth, an thought. could be interprated, as com- worse, than he fine.
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Cambridge, Dec. 4.
War with China, Britain's view who said to be that major powers such sa Japan historically hid | dissipated strength in the Veet Chinese ma
mainland.
.Both nides wore
reported One in nine of 200 Cambridge hopeful, however, that a do- University graduates, questioned fence line could be stabilised in an opinion poll hero, mald in Korea and stop the Com- that they would refuse to fight|
Dnformed against Russia, manish invaders.
tomorrow' 000
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