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Rebels Repulsed
26 Bodles
Bayonet
Recovered Fights
Manjin, Dec. 28. Twenty-six bodies have been recovered so far from the wreckage of a United States Air Forco C-54 transport which crashed last week against a 9,000. foot mountain near Bagulo, according to
to press reporta from the summer capital.
The plane was carrying, 37 passengers and crew- men when it crashed while to Clark Field en route
from Okinawa. The search for the 11 other bodies in continuing. The remalus of the 20 victims are ex- pected to be flown to Clark
Field-United Press.
PIRATED SHIP SILENT
No further information has been received in Hong- kong from the 516-ton my
NEAR HANOI
Saigon, Dec. 27.
Some 7,000 Communist- led rebels attacked French outposts 15 to 25 miles north of Hanoi before dawn today in the heaviest fight- ing in two months.
lo
The Reds were thrown back after their hill hide-outs tight hours of flerce fighting, including bloody bayonet bat- Losses ties at several points.
on both sides were heavy.
The balile centred on The French forts at Phule, Huabang and Daphuc. The Communists struck at 12.30 am. Mobile reserves drove off the Inst of the rebels from Daphuc at 8.30 a.m. Husbang, 25 miles
Hanoi, northwest of
changed the hands four times during fighting.
At Phule, 15 miles due north of flanel, the Reds broke into
the fortress compound sad sct before reln- fire to buildings forcements arrived.
HARD HFT
The garrison at Daphuc, 10 miles north of Phulo, was hurd hit by the atacking Reda. Two-
Islas Vesyns which was re-thirds of the Indo-Chines and ported yesterday to have negro troops holding the out- been boarded by pirates post were classed as casualties. on Christ The Communists left 200 dead near Wenchow
on the field. They also aban doned Large
mas Day and half her cargo stolen.
nition.
quantities of ammu
indicating
that they retreated in disorder, According to the ship's agents The rebels seldom leave any of and Co..their equipment and supplies on here, Messrs Wallem and น่าล Nuval authorities nothing has been heard from
the ship since a message from Lloyds sald she had been re- leased and was proceeding on her way to Amuy.
was
The ship had apparently been disabled by boller trouble and drifting aimlessly when she was boarded by the pirates. The Caroline Moller was sent to her assistance but was unable to contact the vessel.
Palace For Sale
Now Delhi, Dec. 27. The Palace of the Nizam of Hyderabad, reputed to be tho richest man in the world, is for sale.
It
the costs
Government nearly
sterling a year to
Hyderabad
£10,000
maintain.
Proceeds of the sale will go to
help finance the State's develop
ment schemes.-Reuter.
Was
in
battle
Today's
Im
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Today's Weather: Moderate East winds, freshening''(his afternoon. Fair.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1950.
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Snow Holds UN TROOPS TO STAY IN KOREA Murder Charge
Up Traffic
Conditions China
former Chinese
who
Hongkong, Dec. 28. A
newspaperman, travelled half the length of China from Canton up to Peking, recently found terror, fear of the totali- tarian state and war hysteria the dominant atmosphere on the Communist-ruled mainland "witch hunt" for He said the atmosphere in- |ation-wide
Thousands he political Intensity
suspects. greased journeyed northward loward upon thousands had been round- Pelding past trains loaded with ed up and many of them shot on age for America and the Chinese troops on the move in a vast trumped-up charges of espion- redeployment.
Nationalists.
in
Da
Snow held up traffic on tho Manchester-Sheffield Road recently. This pic- ture shows lorries trying to round a bend on a hill and were unable to cope with the snowy surface. Instead of climbing they found themselves sliding backwards to the opposite side of the road. Men arc seen helping the stranded vehicles by plac
raga
and soll
ing old
under the wheels.
Time-Bomb
→
In USIS
Library
Belgrade, Dec. 27.
the battlegnists were armed
The
bazookas, with
machine-guns,
and heavy mortars. Benades The French rushed in artillery, which took heavy toll of the attackers. It was the heaviest fighting sinoc October, when strong Communist attacks forced the French to surrender a chain of frontier forts. The
He was the
a Communist-ap- which the Orst
LIVING IN FEAR used mobile units, pointed official and participated French
Consequently, the people are the last two in official conferences in Canton, organised during months to protect the crescent Hankow and Fcking, but his living in fear. They keep their shaped fortress line defending subsequent disillusionment mouths as tightly shut as possi- eventually guided him to Hong-ble and display an unusual the vital Red River delta.
Assisted by his access suspicion of strangers. Practical- At Phulo, a United Press cor- kong. respondent was told by a high-to inner circles of the Comely no one would talk politics and ranking French officer that the munist regime, he brought back very few ask questions. neus apparere probing rare and penetrating picture
He cald conditions of poverty For for
in
Delta of present-day China.
his identity are evident everywhere There defences. A military spokes-obvious reasons
forces
are more beggars and more un- man said the rebel
cannot be disclosed. cap-
employment than before,, Far- but tured Daphuc on Tuesday
The crudely-fashioned DuL
bomb that the French forces recaptar-
In addition to war hysteria mers and businessmen complain was found by a Yugoslav girl to the position on Wednesday in and war preparations, he said he of crippling taxes and levies. employee behind a row of books heavy fighting. The Reds retreat was also deeply struck by the The shops are doing very poor
the Communista The after a
library a French rescue column rule of fear and poverty under business and
hastily ed
harping the road-block which most people are now liv-are
on their broke through
anti-cleared and the bomb handed Ald-to-Korea over to Yugoslav Pollec mid between Phulo and Daphucing on the mainland. The Com- American
conducting a drive, trying United Press.
divert to
tho
The Police told US Am- people's attention from private worries,
bassador George Allen that they believed the device wig В
with wires time-bomb
con
3
COMMENT OF THE DAY
the
munists
are
HK Factories & The Embargo
TONGKONG manufacturers who
H
are
depend very largely on obtaining their raw materials from the United States are, perhaps not unnaturally, receiving with some caution reports that there
prospects of the American embargo against exports to Hongkong being substantially lifted. Nevertheless the signs are encouraging and the Colony has good reason to appreciate the unremitting efforts of the US Consulate, and notably those of Mr Ralph Hunt, its Economic Consul, to obtain clarification of and relief from the total restrictions which have been enforced. Clearly Mr Hunt possesses a keen appreciation of local require- ments and of the threat to the Colony's economies in the event of a prolonged dislocation of normal trade between here and the United States. We can only trust that top level officials in Washington will quickly gain a similar appreciation and accordingly modify the current restrictions. Hongkong's Industries are not the mainspring of our economy but since the war they *have become an increasingly important domestic feature. They have given employment to thousands of workers who could not otherwise be absorbed by the employment market; and they are materially contributing to tho general prosperity of the Colony. For these industries to have to close down because of inability to obtain essential raw materials would be disturbing. Dis- content among the laid-off workers would add to our already manifold problems; might woll endanger · local necurity. This aspect, apparently, has been stressed by British diplomats In Washington and it is a consideration of moment. The industrial: development of Hongkong and the important part it. Is playing today in the life of the Colony, le classically illustrated by the
·
Chinese Manufacturers Union exhibition now attracting huge crowds every day. The most revealing and astonishing exhibition is the feature of the appearance of manufactured
a whole new range of commodities destined
as much for overseas markets as for local consumption. The exhibition proves beyond all doubt that Hongkong today is something more than an entrepot port and accordingly its needs for essential commodities, especially raw materials, have considerably increased. The most serious impact, therefore, which the US embargo makes on us is that of threatening the existence of the many now factories (and of course, the livelihood of those employed in them) which have become a vital part of Hongkong'a economy. Hongkong's industries need the fullest protection if the Colony's stability, and in some degree its security, are to remain un- impaired. We believe the authorities in Washington will recognise this and will hearken to the well-founded pleas made to the that modifications be existing total embargo. It is of some importance to observe that sections of tho American Press are beginning to appreciate Hongkong's peculiar position and to urge an easing of the restric- tions. It still appears, however, that American shipping lines are not quite certain about their right to deliver Hongkong cargoes, now on the high seas and a quick and emphatic instruc- tion from top levels would materially help at this time. On our part we wish to reiterate once again that we are not Booking special privileges. But the economy of Hongkong depends in no small degree, on being able to obtain essential commodities and materials from the United States and if thead be denied us for any considerable period, there must be serious repercussions.
•
A home-made time homb was discovered today hidden inside the United States In- formation Service library in the centre of Belgrade..
WOD
drive very successful in Peking. necting to an electrical battery. Investigators sald they have to
He found the propaganda
where hatred of the United States is now widespread, and also among Rod soldiers, who new seemed to hate the United Staten more than Chiang Kai- abek's Nationalfeta,
no clues at the moment as
who hid the bomb, or for what reason
Instructions
MacArthur
Το
KEEP FOOTHOLD
(By SELKIRK PANTON)
Tokyo, Doc. 27.
The British and other United Nations forces are to remain in Korea even if it means a last ditch stand in the original Pusan beach- head in the southeastern corner nearest Japan. And General Douglas MacArthur believes that the forces now under his com- mand can do it.
The Supreme Commander in the Far East has received instructions both from his Government and from the United Nations that every attempt should be made for mili- tary and political reasons toʻmaintain a foot- hold in Korea.
These orders lie behind General MacArthur's
Bbc
Filed
Manila, Des. 23. men Lavo beam sharged with the murder of the American business- man, Mr John Herder, who, threa companions. was ambushed by, bandita
140 Manilla-Takkytay highway on November 19.
A murder complaini was filed in Cavite City against the six, four of whom are still at large. Two of the accused were rounded up after an intensive manbant by the Cavite and Con- stabulary authorities. The six are also charged with
shooting and wounding in« Russian businessinan, Mr Alexander Krivenko,, who was with Mr Herbert, Mr Krivenko { recovering from his wounds, United Pross
Cold Wave Hit's U.S.
decision to link the United States 10th Corps and 29 Deaths So Far the Allied units, 100,000 strong, who have been saved from the Hungnam trap in the northeast with the 8th Army in west Korea. Previously both had operated as separated commands under General MacArthur.
Now already in position they are both under the newly ap- pointed Field Commander Lt- Gen. Matthew Ridgway.
That, he added, might make the Chinese Communists think twice and be more ready to talk.-London Express Service.
CONFIDENT
но
And MacArthur, faced hourly by a massive Chinese and North Korcan Communist offensive,
Tokyo, Dec. 28. Nearly half a million Chinese army. of over 200,000
140 mile and Korean Reds massed along manning the
west the 38th Parallel today for a big
has an men
running
defence line across the peninsula from the blow that may fall at any hour. Military sources in Tokyo ex- front line city of Seoul, the
confidence
the South Korean's jittery capital,
and
It has
raised the spirits of
pressed
enemy
this
Korea.
General
Douglas MacArthur
Chicago, Dec. 27. The season'a worst cold' wave sent temperatures plunging today from the Rocky Mountains to the At lantic Coast, with little re- lief in sight..
A blinket of Arctic air spread
as ar freezing
temperatures south as Georgla, Louisiana and Southern Texas. In the North. Central States it sent the mer cury skidding for below
zero. The coldest temperature re- ported was 36 below at Lone Rock, Wisconsin. Sparta, Wis- Rochester, consin, was 34 below, Minnesota, 31 below and Free
port, Illinois, 20 below.
Across the nation, least, 29 deaths were attributed to cold. Eight victims-in Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin and New York ---succumbed to heart attacks while shovelling enow. Six of weather deaths occurred in New England us the mercury bit below zero
the Boston suburbs.
A
that The successful evacuation of waiting
out-numbered the Hungnam beachhead, the United Nations army will deal blows punishing mass withdrawal the most orderly
unleash of troops since Gallipoli 36 years when the Communists
second invasion of South ago, has strengthened the deci slon to stand and fight. both the United Nations soldiers estimated the total Red force at in the field and the GHQ staff 1,350,000 men,
This in Tokyo. And it has stemmed
great mass of enemy the defeatist talk of chair-borne troops was
Chicago, digging out from either in Korea critics for from the front who or in reserve in Manchuria
are been predloting for weeks
Lieutenant-General Matthews that the United Nations forces B. Ridgway, new Commander
whipped
out
of all of the US Eighth Army, toured would be
the nervous, Korea by Christmas.
150-mile Allied front by
as evidence TWO VITAL LESSONS
Jeep But the Hungnam success has mounted that the Communists, not only given the United No- first expected to strike Christ- tions command a new heart. It mas Eve, were really now. has taught them two
South Korean troope tore apart two Communist units Despite their threatening the approaches
vital
capital,
to
Sessions are: 1. overwhelming mumbers the Seoul, the half-empty Republic Chinese and North Korean Reds were unable to smash their way into the beachhead manned only be killed or wounded
Allied fighters and light bom- tired Inost-bitten
Foldiers Some people who
by saw
Communist troops He said political indoctrination bomb said they believed it may worn out by the bitter fighting than 800 Reds yesterday in at- Reds able to face the wither concentrating for the offensive, is still being enforced as ener-have been designed to cause a retreat to the coast. Nor were the tacks getically as at the beginning,
power ing air and naval
of Associated Press. BOOK MISSING
the United Nations forces back- spreading the teachings of Marx
fire.
the
and Lenin and teaching the Neither Polido nor library ed by the stubborn ground de- people to obey the state and officials have any klea how long tence. observe discipline.
the bomb may have been hid- 2. The Reds' casualties, in den. It has apparently been their fallure to storm the L However, he came across antisere long enough to run down beachhead and wipe out the abundance of evidence showing
United the Communist regime is still most of its battery current. far from holding complete Library employees said that estimated to be at least in
domination of tho Chinese the bomb was found behind a people. Communist officials con-book entitled "Shall We Have ceded that much bad yet to be a Workable Peace". done ideologically in the field of They also remarked that
munist rule in China
has an
Nations troops,
#
ratio of 100 to 1 of the de-}
fenders.
So General MacArthur and bis GHQ staff in Tokyo believe stay there is every reason to
Indoctrination to maintain Com-"one book we have in tho put in Korea. But they will not Hurry dealing with explosives lat their decision lead to any is missing." He also found that the Com-
great blood-letting operation hna de- munist administration
The library
аустаре in Korea, which would suck teriorated repently in efficiency of about 300 Yugoslav visitors in like quick-sands the United
Nations and honesty. The deterioration daily.
manpower and na efficiency was due to the After discovery of the bomb terial leaving other areas
the the world wide open to Communist policy of putting a notice was posted on loyalty above experience in library's doors saying: "Closed Communist aggression. awarding official positions, co- for Wednesday." -- Associated rulting in placing whole depart-Press. ments under the control of in- experienced Party United Pres.
members.
Black Market Follows Thefts
Chicago, Doc. 17.
Derelict Ship Ablaze
Campbeltown Scotland, Dec, 27.
מס
new
"We're
OTHER DEFENCES On the contrary they bellove that
it will be the Chines and North Korean Redz, who and will suffer a loss in men. Soviet Russia a loss in much- needed arins and equipment.
A black market in the war-alerted Campbeltown's police finally
after
They say that even if the United Nations army is forced to withdraw from the present long Seoul defence line by Red overwhelming masca of A lighthouse keeper off this troops, other defence Lines rocky Scottish coast today have bean prepared--and
the
Pusan beachhead vital metal cadmium apparent and fro, brigado when fire from which the United Na- ly has sprung. up in Chicago swept through the dismantled
army broke out last three
thefts of the hull of the former 6,000-ton September, to an almost final strategic
elczient within A German-bulit. Fortuguero laer victory.
Colonial month, the police said today.
There they are convinced the Cadinium » « nollt for about The finer is being broken up United Walions forced could
attacks
with on the open in a remote bay near here withstand an pound market but might sell for as where she want on rocks last devastating tomes to the enemy, much an
the black September in a gale while being One penior officer said today, markol, according to Trank towed from Llabon
They can then bite themselves Pankan, owner of the plating The keeper saw the flance to doeth on beachhoad defanovs works from, which 175 pounds light up the sky,
wwed with their supply lines crippled of the metal were stolen.
Firemen had the blaze under by ale Mitackt, and, with lithe
$2.80
2. In: a11,80 7,300 pounds have controt by tonight - although
beer: Polen in Chiemgo, during 'mnoki "WERK
constant threat of another
more
nine-inch nowfall, shivered in it the Windy City's coldest ten-below weather which made
December 27 on record.
New York reported 10 above- four degrees above the record low bok for December 27 in 1872.
United Press.
Britain To Name Envoy To Spain
London, Dec. 27. Britain is expected to the United States shortly naming Spain.
the
Join in Ambassador to The most prominent
au
candidate is Sir John Balfour, present Ambassador to Argentina-United Press.
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