THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER
CURTAIN OF FIRE AT HUNGNAM
Netherlands Methodical Bombardment By US Planes Collide Force Trains Warships Of Communist Force
For Combat
Seoul, Dec. 18.
The Netherlands detach- ment to the United Nations forces in Korea has been attached to the United States Second Division for training and proparation for combat, it was ДП nounced today.
Tokyo, Dec. 18. toro into the massed Sholls from Allied warships Chinose Communist troops prossing against the shrinking Hungnam in North-East United Nations porimeter around Korea.
The big guns of the United States warships standing offshore laid a curtain of fire around the hard-pressed and isolated American garrison maintaining a deadly No-Man's-Land of flying steel between the thin
The detachment is carrying Allied line and the overwhelming enemy forces.
out patrol operations as part of
On the other tronts Allled air the training in Korea to be pre-
that the reported pared against condition which observers they will face later in combat. Chinese Communist armies fac- The Dutch detachment, come-ing the Anglo-American defence North-West were what less than a battalion size, line in the
north
of Seoul, the is composed mainly of veteran masing soldiers but with a few recruits Southern capital
in the ranks. They include par troops, artillerymen, engineers and sailors moulded into an effective infantry fighting unlt through special training.
During their voyage
But frontline reports indicated that the Communists had called a halt at least temporarily to their crushing onslaught against the outnumbered United Nations forces.
по
from The Communists launched Rotterdam to Koren, the Dutchlight probing attacks in the past troops were trained with woa-24 hours, but there was pons by special instructors who sign of any big-scale winter had served with the Dutch army. offensive.
The
the biggest assault of
the battle for lungnam, North-East. came today from a Communist company Chinese
which was abandoned enemy on Saturday,
Since their arrival in Korea they have been given additional training with new and special infantry
weapons which
will
enable them "to give the enemy three miles south as done to
some unpleasant" things,
The commanding officer of the Dutch detachment le Lieut. Col. M. P. A. des Ouden of the Hogue. This is the second Dutch contribution
United Nations effort in Korea. The drst the destroyer "Evelen" now patrolling In Korean waters.--United Press.
was
to the
Tourists Can Spend More
London, Dec, 18.
hung, the
The Communists were report of the port itself
ed only four miles northeast
been made for the past fort- night. The Eighth Army was maintaining and improving its positions throughout the entire sector along the 38th Parallel, announced General MacArthur today,
British and Commonwealth naval units were patrolling the West Coast.--Reuter.
HEAVY BARRAGE With The Third Division,
Dec. 19.
BRITAIN
FOR
Paris, Dec. 18., Thirty French Army officers and men wero killed when collided
two Junkers flight over
Tonrang. the Agence Fracoo Presse reported from Saigon today.-lou-
ter.
Train Collision
Prague, Dec. 18. Three were killed and 35 in-
a collision between a passenger
Jured-17 of them priously-in train and a goods train on the outskirts of Prague last night,
It was officially announced. Heuter.
LOOKS A NEW
DEFENCE BASE
London, Dec. 18,
Blazing mayal and field guns sent tons of booming shells
British defence experts are already looking crashing outside the American defence ring around, lungnam for alternatives to the Suez Canal base in anticipa- this morning, as the siego drag- ged into the fourth day without tion of the British withdrawal from that area' a major attack.
The Communists, who ham-when the Anglo-Egyptian treaty expires in 1956. mered at
front's right Bank Well-informed sources said today that it was yesterday morning and at night, being borne in mind that the next six years would pulled back into the hills after Third Division troops. The Reds of alternative bases which must be found and got a brief but vicious fight with be comparatively short notice for the preparation ran and scrambled close enough to United
States positions to lob ready before any withdrawal from the Canal Zone The heavy cruisers Rochester hand grenades into the Ameri- and St Paul and supporting des- can lines. But stubborn infantry could be undertaken. troyers, pinpointing Communist and artillery are blunted the concentrations and road junc-assault, and the front was quiet tions with the aid of spotting at
at midnight. planes, were lobbing shells over Offshore cruisers hurled dead- tie perimeter all day long. ly three-foot shells through the Carrier-based planes pounded clear cold night in a methodical troop concentrations, buldings are around the American lines. and tallway Installations. Ham Howitzers added their thunder hung was heavily battered. to the Navy's eight-inchers, and
bombarded that, units
the present, Naval ather Chinese Installations enough to keep at bay several thousand Chinese and North further up the east coast,
Korcans who have only jabbed at the American lines since their first major attack
was turned back in a vicious day-long battle on Friday.
Ronald
also
WELL NORTH
Batchelor, Reuter's the main Chinese forces masseu in were still Koren
The British Treasury tonight doubled the £50 sterling allow-correspondent in Seoul, reported ance to tourists to a wide range today that of European, South American Communist
berritories. and African
North-West The new rates also apply to ranged along the 30th Parallel, Britons already abroad.
running through Pyongyang, the Under the
allowances now
battered North Korean capital £100 instead of adults wil get
The 70-mile wide area be- £50 year
and children under
and the United tween them 15 £70 instead of £35.
Nations are defending Seoul was There are no restrictions te amounts that can be spent occupied exclusively by y British residents travelling in grouped and lightly
North Korean units and he sterling area but no tourist illowance la available to those in
4
1
the dollar area. Reuter.
От
ro-
armoured
They had no artillery and little transport. Their immediate orders appeared to be to probe 38th Parallel, across the vital separating the two Koreas, seck- ness of the Allied line.
were enemy
for
THE VIGIL
Attacks On
Dean Acheson
Resented
Ful
This study of alternative bases was suld lo be connected with the visit to London of General Slr Brian Robertson, Middle Fast Commander-in- Chief, It was pointed out that of all the capitais toured Middle Eastern countries and his arrival in London coincided with the Anglo-Egyptian talks On Egypt's demand for revision of the 1936 treaty.
Informed sources said study in the of alternative bases
East WAS Middle
actually started before General Robert- son made his tour.
General Robertson recently
be
Leg-Irons Good Buying out the strength and weak the American rinemen manning
Washington, Dec. 18.
William Senator bright (Democrat) accused
"But it can be assumed that Meanwhile, carrier-based Navy the Republicans today of and Marine plance which hacked resorting to "character ass-his visit to London at this junc- at the Reds from clear skies all assination" in an attempt to ture would probably be con- round the perimeter yesterday,
change American foreignnected in an advisory capacity sighting Chinese
He called on them on the decision to prepare other reported
A policy. artillery for the first time.
they added. bases," of flight
bombers reported to bring forth a "construc-
Also, they said, it could be that if satisfactory assumed strufing and bombing trucks tive programme" instead,
bases could alternative and "several camouflaged field
Mr Fulbright protested, in a
there would be established, guns" ten miles west of Ham- Senate speech, against action hung Another flight bombed
by Republican Senators
and
reason to suppose Britain would troops and four mortar positions Representatives in formally de- be ready to with the Canal five miles north of the city.
the replacement of Mr portion of its forces in the meng the fighting The lull in
of Secretary Acheson,
or Zone and 50 show readiness to will largely, brought no letup in the vigil of State. The
action
meet the Egyptian demands for if not completely, destroy his withdrawal of the British forces, the bitter cold outposts around influence and consequently
LESSONS OF WAR the front.
nation's influence at the Brus It was also painted out The Chinese are stalking the sols conference on European de-defence experts nowadays were Zone Cama of the Eighth Army positions front feeling for a weak spot, fence
Senator Owen Brewster (Rs-not inclined to place. great
protested that the emphasis on the they have found it, there will be publican)
from and had all been identified as and staff officers know that once
the viewpoint of Middle Koreans.
the main another major attack-United Republicans had shown "con- Eastern defences as a whole. No contact
Biderable moderation."
He Informed quarters said: Chinese Communist forces had Press.
that showed "The Inst war troops in the Canal Zone were to defend the thene primarily Canal itself and they could not be counted on to take part in the defence of areas such as the Persian oll centres, which are a 1,000 miles distant
Sydney, Dec. 18.
in met Kacsong clashes in the Haeju, and Yonchon areas at each end
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They are selling well-most- ly to lorry drivers who like to find their tyres where they left them.-Reuter,
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