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CHINA MAIL
No. 34789
SEE-SAW FIGHTING
KOREA
IN
In West
Contact Slight In
(By SELKIRK PANTON)
Tokyo, Jan. 9.
United Nations forces are tonight battling to stem the left hook thrust of the Chinese and North Korean Red armies driving down the centre of Korea in an attempt to cut off British and other Allied forces withdrawing southwards.
In some of the most bitter see-saw fighting Korea has yet seen the Communist forces yesterday retook Wonju, the key rail and road junction The fifty miles southeast of Seoul, in a savage street to street battle. Reds then drove southwards, east and west, of Wonju heading for Chechon to the southeast with the main objective Chongju, thirty miles to the south of the main central traffic knot on the Seoul-Taegu road.
front
At midnight reports reached Tokyo of further withdrawals on the western
south of Seoul. abandoned Osan, twenty-eight miles south of the and scorched South Korean capital, has been loft to
nightly But in his five sentenco the Reds. munique General MacArthur states that there was little "appreciable enemy contact", in this sector.
com-
The speed of the United to supply 500,000 rifles to South Nations forces withdrawal in Korean youths "who are burn- this area la luned to the slow-ing to fight against the Com- ness of the Chinese Communist munists.” advance contrasting
strongly He said, "Everyone is saying with the fury of the break there are too many Chinese. If through asmaults in the Wonju they will give us arme we win central area,
show them there are too many Koreans"
The
most
are
rift
Wrot
They non-Japanese in Tokyo.
by President depressed Truman's statement that the United Nations will not bomb Chine and the the among rit
stern countries in the United Nations America's plan to brand China formally as an aggressor nation resulting in possible economic, diplomatic or military sanctions.
Bh
If the situation worsens in Korea or the Far East generally many American familles in Japan, already waiting word, will leave for homo,
NEWS
BY HEARTENED It is believed that the Chinese
optimistic note are throwing in there everything sounded for six weeks in the Westerners in the Far East who But Americans and other they have to cut the main with Korean struggle tonight comes rce all drawal routes to the south-east
Asia crumbling round Japanese Government them should the United Nations corner of Korea nearest Japan from a
back out of Korea, were tonight spokesman before prodding
United the
He said, "The Japanese heartened by the news from Nations forces on the western Government is confident that Washington that the United front into speeding up their the United Nations forces will States has resumed the supplies arderly withdrawal.
never be driven out of Korea."of arms to Nationalist China. now being carried out with
This contrasts with the A Washington report states little enemy pressure as though it were a tactical peace-time growing pessimism among the that arms and equipment have been pouring, under the United States military aid programme, Formosa, Generalissimo Chiang
EXETTİRE,
This
PUSAN BLACKOUT
British Fireflies and Sex Furies from the carrier Theseus with United States marine planes yesterday hammered at Communist supply bases and communications ines.
As the battle rolls enrer Pusan, the main United Nations supply base and the
original
beachhead, South Korean army chief tonight ordered a
corn- blackout and an air-raid in the city.
plete warning system
This, they said, was because of the danger of enemy air attack though no Communist planes have been sighted in the area.
They also ordered most of the 300,000 refugees who have swollen the port's population to
to nearby sealter
towns and villages in case of enemy bomb.. ing.
Ia Pusan, too, the South Ko- rean President, Syngman Rhee, himself a refugee from Seoul, oppealed to the United Nations
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London Exorem Karpion.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
for the past wo months into
wondering
Kai-shek's stronghold, for his 700,000 man army....
Now they are the United States policy in "neutralising" Formosa may be changed to let Chiang Kai-shek test his claim that, if only the United Nations would let him, he could
China reconquer from the Reds while some of their main forces Dre tied down in Korca.
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Actress AUSTRALIA OUT 426
Escapes From Abductor
Hollywood, Jasi. 6,
Preity Callier, "Shiries
ALIEN Shirley 10 year old Temple of South Africa, was abducted by her rejected raltar, police sald today, but escaped by leaping from the youth's speeding car.
An
officer cald that Martin Del Campo, 23, forced Miss Collier, actres
her came here from native South Africa to appear in films, into Ils Sunday
ng
18
Bhe
car on walked alone to church.
After
wild Д
ride through residential streets, the blonde girl jumped out #t
Interrection. escaped Just
Del Campo's car sideswiped a parked
patrol car. Police Patrolmen J. V. Redman and M. A. Nowotny gave chase and found the young GI dance student's car abandoned,
she Coller said MLAS had met the suspect at a dance studio but bad broken up with him two months ago and refused to see him. She came to the United States with her mother after starring la several South African movies.-United Press.
Bevin's
Miller, Johnson Add 150
Runs For 7th Wicket
ENGLAND CONFRONTED WITH STIFF TASK
Sydney, Jan. 9.
Australia's first innings in the third Australian
Test came to a close here this morning in the last over before lunch with the total at 426, this leaving England 136 runs in arrears.
Once the Miller-Johnson partnership had been broken, the remaining three wickets went for an additional 24 runs. Miller was 145 not out. He and Johnson added 150 runs for the seventh wicket, Johnson scoring 77 before being bowled by Brown.
Six-Point
Plan For Korea
London, Jan. 8.
Batting
The Scoreboard
ENGLAND
1st innings 200 AUSTRALIA
1st Innings Morris b Bodser ....... Arther Evans b Bedser Hasselt Bedser b Brown Harvey b Bedser Miller not out.. Loxton Bedser b Brown Tallon Ibw Bedser
Ian Johnson b Brown... Lindwall bw Brown Bill Johnston run out Iverson run out
Extras
Tolat
426
Was Timid STOP PRESS
(From W. J. O'Reilly, former.
Australian Test Playor)
ensure
Massing For A
New Assault
Sydney, Jan. 8. Uninspired batting of a characterless kind most
Eighth Army Headquarters, imaginable lost the Austra
Korea, Jan. 0. lians a golden opportunity Chinese Communists massed to
themselves of at least 7,000 men against the victory in the third Test. United Nations forces moving By the tea adjournment 142 nank and grouped the
southward miserable runs had been Korean scored in 195 tedious min- rendered Wonju for an arsault
down the central Korean cor utes on an easy pitch.
ridor.-United Press.
on
divisions
western 13 North above sur-
ENGLAND MAKE A
This morning the Australlan batsmen went for the runs in a more spirited manner than yes terday. And they could afford to do so inasmuch that the team were assured of a substantial first innings lead against a side
which may
bat two have to short in their second knock,
This rate of scoring suggests one of two things: either the Miller began looking for runs bowling was so well controlled from the opening over and al- and consistently hostile that extraordinary dim- most immediately scored the runs were four runs needed for his cen- cult to obtain,
At 1.30 p.m. HK Time Eng- or that timid
40 tury. Yet his hundred inclu- batsmen, out
disland were of form,
for 2 wickets. The scoreboard then read: critical position ed only three fours, probably regarding, the the first time in his cricketing of the game from an Australian Hutton e Tallon b career that Miller has reached point of view had taken the six the boundary but three times opportunity recover form Simpson e Tallon b
the hard way against an attack Washbrook not out
Compton not out
A plan for solving the problems of Korea and Communist China was presented to the Common- wealth Prime Ministers here today. The pian, presented by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, as a memorandum, consists of points:
1-Recognition of Comminist China and its representation at the United Nations,
2-A cease-fire in Korea.
Message To Nation
3-The creation of a corton Congress
sanitaire-a "No-Man's-Land."
4.The setting up of a United Nations Commission.
5-A "phased" withdrawal of Chinese Communist · 'and United Nations forces
both
4
6-A free and impartial ple- biscite for a united Korea.
Support For Truman
in scoring a century.
to
The weather was fine and the robbed of half its manpower.
Not wishing to detract from. performances of
wicket quite easy when Miler
and Johnson resumed the in-the excellent
nings with the overnight scoro at 302 for 40.
Bedser and Brown, who battled
the
BAD START
Iverson
Iverson
Extras
vallantly almost superhumanly TEST TEA SCORE throughout the day, I prefer to CONFIDENT OPENING accept the second inference.
Sydney, Jan, 0. At the tra Interval, England The two batsmen opened con- Already, the pitch has given th their second innings. weĄ. fidently against the bowling of quite obvious notice that it will 62 for 3 wickets. Bedser and Wor.
be most receptive of spin before Washbrook WOS bowled by Ian Johnson was
gara Anishes. Australia Iverson for 34, Compton was... the more has lost use of it ond subdued of the two batsmen and sequently can expect run-mak-out 3.
con-not out and Parkhouse riot. preferred to allow his partner to ing to be much more difficult do the run getting.?
In Australia's innings, Bedser than they made it appear to be took 4 for 107 and Brown 4 for, Runs came at a steady pace today, and the 400 was hoisted after 521 minutes of play.
pro-
153.
England -85-4
Sydney, Jan. 9.
run
:
Washington, Jan...8. President Harry Truman's
At the day's end, Johnson's Close secrecy has been kept call for American strength
batting at No. 8 stood out as the on the plan, which has been
Brown, who came on and was most knowledgeable innings of It is planned to be the "last the basis of the Prime Mis- and unity in the face of bit immediately for a four, soon the day. Against
еп attack word" In providing modern ters' discussions on the Far Communist aggression drew met with success, taking the which had long since run out technical training for Malaya's Eastern
An hour before the end, of crisis. But future engineers, architects and sources said that there was a
informed strong support from Con-wicket of Johnson with a won- of steam he swung his bat hard
derful delivery, the ball striking and often and Infused the little play, England in their second surveyors.-Associated Prem.
dor 4 Park- wide gulf tonight
the off stump with Johnson com- bit of respectability there might naings were 85 over one gress today.
pletely beaten. point of the plan between those
out for 15. be in Australia's effort for the house was nations favouring the recognlistened to his message on the Some of the lawmakers who
Compton was 19 not out and With the dismissal of Inn
day.
Brown not out: tion of Communist China and
State of the Union pointed out, Johnson, the procession started. Harvey hoa become those opposing it-Reuter.
two-way street and demanded replace Johnson, was given outstrokesmanship at every ap- a stronger showing of deter- Ibra Brown before he pearance. Whilst ho continues mination by the other nations | opened his account,
to play at the pitch of the ball,
Sydney, Jan. 0. menaced by Russia and her
entertaining as that method of Denis Compton lost his wicket cohorts.
Bill Johnston who followed batting may be, he will find it 40 minutes before the end of was also out for a “duck” while most dimcult to counter
The day's play when he was Mr Truman told the nation Iverson suffered the same fate bowler of Bedser's ability,
caught by Ian Johnson off Bul that we will fight, if fight we after scoring one run.
Johnston's bowling for 23. At must" to block the threat of *Manila, Jan. 9. world conquest by Saylet Avenging government forces have
Representative Joseph Martin, a lovely shot, killed seven
House Republican leader, com
however, that co-operation is a Lindwall, who came in to gressively more chancy in his COMPTON OUT
Clarification Awaited
8 to be expected, the three Western A Power United States, Britain
and France are deferring final judg ment on the Soviet note replying to the Big Three invitation to hold a Four- Power conference until their embassies in Moscow can obtain "clarification" of ita meaning. It is necessary, for in some respects the Russian note was decidedly obscure. The most important suggestion contained in "he Big Three note was that any conference should not restrict itself to studying the question of the demilitarisation of Germany, but
should discuss the principal causes of the existing international tension of which the German problem is only a part. This proposal the Soviet reply passed over in silence, neither accepting it, rejecting it, nor even referring to it. The Russians still insist that a con- ference must discuss "problema pertaining to Germany," and a straight- forward interpretation of that could fairly mean that the Soviets are un- willing to include wider subjects on the agenda. But this is not entirely cor- tain and the three Western govern- ments are quite correctly waiting to make sure just what the Russians aro prepared to do before taking any further stops. But there is also the second paragraph in the Soviet note: seemingly important but certainly obscure. "In making this proposal the Soviet proceeded not merely from the necessity of holding just a conference of the four ministers with the colo purpose of consulting on various ques- tions, but from the necessitor conven- ing precisely the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to examine the queation pertaining to the kompetenco of the Council of Foreign Ministers composed as above. Some elucidation of that cryptic statement la certainly
needed before it can be known just what the note means. But the first im. pression, though it may have to be re- vised, is that the Soviet Government stili wants a meeting which will deal with Germany alone and that it will not agree to the inclusion on the agenda of any but German questions. If that proves to be so the question arises whether the Western Powers, having made their effort for a wider discussion, should accept or decline the narrower оде It may be argued that a limited conference would be better than none at all, but the real issue seems to be not whether, the field of discussion shall be wide or narrow: it is whether the aim of the Soviet Foreign Minister in the talks will be to seek ways and means of easing the international ten- sion
or merely to use the council chamber as a battleground under the polemics of the "cold war." It could bo argued that it might be worth while to put the question to a practical test: agree to a conference even ол д restricted basis and to see, in fact, what the Russians intend-whether they are genuinely seeking some detente with the West or whether this in all just another move in the "cold war." The alternative consideration, of course, would be to have no con- ference at all if it la llkoly to make things not better, but far worse. Theso ara points which cannot,, be answered casily or haatily: "Clarification" of the Soviet note which is now being, nought in Moscow may provide the answers. At the presont all that can be observed is: that it is still uncertain whether there can be a meeting of the" Council of Foreign Ministers: even more uncertain > whether, if there is a meeting, it will
serve a useful purpose.
Huk Ambush
Avenged
Russia.
Communist Hakbalahaps meated: near the spot where Huks killed seven soldiers on Sun-
day, a Philippine Army Gen.to be no more appeasement of
eral said.
In
"It is reassuring that there is
Russia. We are all ready to unite to do But which is neces- sary to make a strong America, both from a military and econo- mie senec.""
bod
Ig
Loxton
out of form 5.30 p.m. (HK Time). England It was a remarkable morning's altogether, London
Express were 99 for 5,Brown being 8 cricket, featured by a mighty Service.
and Evane 4. hit for six by Mulier. It was the ball going straight over mid-off and land-
ing eight to 10 yards over the
fence.
Another remarkable feature about this morning's cricket was the placing of the old by Brown when Miller was batting.
Brown
bad
feldaTM Ave men
the Found
fence.
General Blaro B. Brigadier Lizbardo, leader of a punitive expedition
against Hüks Quezon province, said two Huks Some Legislators sald pri-was obviously his intention to were killed within 50 yards of vately they were
disappointed #top Miller, who started hit- the ambush scene and five that Mr Tratong
the tins out, from getting runs.
Warr. others were killed in the gen- occasion to revive his pleas for any wickets, proved very effec
although not taking Leral area yesterday,
ich controversial measures as tivo in health insurenco and federal aid to education.
Haks ambushed an Army con- voy at Lucban, Quezon, Sunday afternoon, killing seven soldiers and wounding a Colonel.
took
SOME CRITICS
Same Democrats, as well as
Three Army companies ала two Constabulary units have soms Republicans, were critieni been sent to the scene and of some of Mr Truman's
combing the area, Gen. plans. Lizbardo raid Aszociated Pread.
wero
TOWN MAY BE
AN
OILFIELD
the
in keeping down the runs. He kept a respectable length throughout and his figures are hot a true indication of his bowling. He put his whole heart into the bowling and played a great part in the scheme of things.
Johnston was run out through Senator Richard Nixon, Cali- smart piece of deiding on the fornia Republican said
part of Parkhouse, who turned President's proposals were "all quickly to gather the ball and right' as far as they go, but they return it in a flash to Evans. are not specific enough and do not go far enough in meeting
the critical crisis with which we Naval Units are confronted."
leader For Eisenhower
Senate Democratic
government
Cabot, Arkansas, Juni, 8,
W. McFarland of Arizona Five olimen frym five expressed complete approval of tinerent states, ore duo here to Me Truman's 10-point legisin-
London, Jan.-8. Britain find out if oil,'and gas in the tive programme, called "the
will includo naval city's water avstem can turned it will revive a spirit of place under
“uplifting" and pre unit among the forces it will the town into an allfeld.
General Dwight North "It mure does look good," said do
sala determination among our people itisenhower's
Atlantic Mayor Erncat, Balley. Last to work for the preservation of Forces Command.
froo
A Defence Ministry spokes- throughout week, 1,000 residents complained The world."
man said the number 'and' types are hazard. | becauso' their bath water was a House Democratic Leader John of units had not been decided of Masrathupetta end that consultation with Today, citizens had visions of McCormack called the
IndDenga one
Elsenhower of Qon, wealth, Bailey uld, "Everybody courage, strength and confidence comes to London will include when ho le interested, I had so many long which should unite the nation the subject, 129, distance, calls that I almost for the present enargene and The King bar been asked anda't get away from my office for anything else sint may des to give ha formal approval to for supper"A-United Press, *T vslop, Associated Press,
can, the move associated Press.
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