President Rhee Chats With General Ridgway
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY
Peking
President Syngman Rhee of South Korea (left) chats with Lt.-Gen. Matthew Ridgway, new U.S. Eighth Army commander, during their first meeting at Seoul, General Ridgway took over the Eighth Army after the death in a jeep accident of
General Walton Walker-AP Picture.
Grenade Outrage In
Ipoh (North Malaya), Jan. 14.
Ipoh
The grenade was thrown Three British soldiers were fram Inside n crowded amuse- Wounded Lonight, two seriously.ment park. I was the seventh When a hand grenade thrown at them in the centre reported bomb entrage in Ipoh
siner
of Ipoh,
was
half years
the Malayan emergency A young Chinese couple were started two and a also woudest.
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killed One person was and 24 were injured, some bomb reriously, when
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Expected Reply To Clarity Four Major Questions
Optimistic Atmosphere Headquarters Of
UN
At
Lake Success, Jan. 14.
Diplomatic quarters believed today that Peking's reply to the most recent and probably final United Nations ceasefire plan for Korea would clarify four major questions facing the Western capitals.
They speculated that Communist China wouldTM accept a Korean truce on reasonable terms, and added that the attitude of Mao Tse-tung's govern- ment would clarify the following points:
1. To what extent is Peking independent from Moscow. This often raised question may
SENATOR PRAISES
receive the most complete reply yet when China BRITAIN reacts to the ceasefire proposal.
SOURCES
efforts
army.
an
19
Dr. Edith's Air Peace Hopes
Dr
Thrill
London, Jan, 14.
A British airliner, with
Edith Summerskfil, the Minister of Nailonat Insurance, as a passenger, was forced to return to
today London
Airport within 30 minutes of taking
off for Cairo, Fire engines and ambulances were or- dered to stand by when the plio radioed that he was to retract tho unable undercarriage
Was Bnd returning.
The plane landed safely and oventually left for Cairo after a seven and a half hours' wait at London Airport-Realer.
HUK
Taking Turn For Better
Sir Benogal Rau în Optimistic Mood
Lake Success, Jan. 14. Sir Benegal Rau took off by plane today for London to confer with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Jawa- harlal Nehru, on the Far Eastern crials.
FORCE pence were "better" as a
SUFFERS
IN LUZON
Manila, Jan. 15.
1
re-
Sir Benegal told newsmen af Idlewild Airport, New York, that he believed the chances for
sult of the United Nations ne- 1lon yesterday in sending
the new Korean ceasefire formula to the Chinese Communista,
"I say that for purely per- soral reasons," he said.
Ile had
tol
no information confirm or deny a roport from New Delhi that Peking would At least 25 Huks were be willing to consider the new
in killed
clashes with nve-point blueprint if the cease
and other Far Easter Government forces in the are
up simui- provinces of Ilocos Sur and issues were taken Quezon in the past two ancounty.
to reports As approved by the Political days, according received by the National De-Committee, the blueprint calls for a ceasefire first, then a fence Department.
peace parley including the Washington, Jan, 14.
Government operations against Chinese Communists, at which still maintains such at-
Senator Paul Douglas (De-
stepped up Formosa and Peking's demand defended Diplomatie observers feel that she
the the rebels were today mocrat) the Soviet delegation is perform-titude.
3 Whether Communist
a Ing parliamentary manoeuvres
and said that, on a re-dissidents in four provinces, in would be key topics.
that a It was not expected aimed at the creation of a vicious military invasion will be staged British and French rearmament following last week's attacks by for United Nation membership would be cirele that make an agreement against Nationalist-held Formosa. lative basis, these countries had which at least 17 persons were
number kidnapped in Contral reply from Peking dificult, if not Military and political indications done substan:laily as much as siain, several wounded and with Peking
received for several days because and Southern Luzon. They have studied available seem to give currency we", Impossible.
that the Chinese
Senator Douglas declared
The National Defence Depart-of slow communications between There was carefully Russia's Deputy Foreign to the belief
armed ment said the Government force here and Peking.
expectation. Minister's actions in the last few Reds may be planning an in-
**It
that hope, and some cornored a band of Huks days and conclude that Mr Malik vasion in the next two months. comparison of the that strength of the Allies:
not a question of absolute num-had attacked the town of Angaxi among United Nations observers not flatly is seeking to frustrate the peace omelal
Pravda recently published on
reject the offer as it did the pre- plan..
the Com-bers under arms. It is a ques-in Ilocos Sur recently, killed 20that Peking would
of them and wounded several. to liberatsion of relative proportions who
Three Huk officers, including vious one. are under The best argument Mr Malik article stating that
"Last year, out of every 1,000 two who were members of the
A number of optimists looked could muster for opposing the munists are ready
in population we had 14 men dissidents' Bureau in the Manila plan in the political Committee the island.
a ceply from Peking that Army for CREDENCE?
under arrns, Britain had 18 area, surrendered to the was that it constituted nothing
to would touch off give-and-take and France
authorities here and agreed new" and that "it was pushed
induce negotiations that might lead .0 deal... the absence of
They recalled that an article men under arms
sort of ceasefire co-operate in efforts to through 11
similar conclusion ap-had 16 men under arma,
United Press. Chinese and North Korean re with
peared in Moscow's "Izvastin" of Merch of this year, all three their followers to lay down arms, some presentatives."
on June 10th-15 days before of these nations will be on an United Press.
men per 1,000 Affairs External
That equality-18 Korean invasion. the Canada's
Pearson,article stated that the South population. Minister, Mr Lestor
"So, on a relative basis, up have Ceasefire Commission Koreans were anxiously await- said the
now hose countries mitch Dought unsuccessfully to con- ing
done substantially as much as tact Peking and that Saturday's ng liberation. It was a maticr to
of speculation a far more credence must be given to such we." plan was
Senator Douglas point- generous than the one Peking Indications, but it was generally out that at the pre-
wants to ed Washington, Jan, 14.
agreed that Peking
United sort Republican rejected on Christmas Eve, prominent
bring the fate of Formosa leader, Mr Harold Stassen, as- Should, however, Peking ac-an early showdown, military States was spending 8.7 per cent
Thus, political. seried today that Senator Robert
Peking's of the national income for de- cease fro of the
The French garrison in the outpost fort of fence, the United Kingdom 0.4, Taft did not speak for the Recept it, or even take an attitude
of leaving the
reacceptance
France 7.3. He added: publican Party on foreign policy. further attempts, then there plan-with the provision that He predicted that the majority will be much reason to believe Formosa would be immediately Britain and France, in budgets Bao Chue, which was attacked by Vietminh insur- of the 47 Republican Senators that the relationship between discussed by the big powers which they just passed, raised
that the proportions
to eight and 9.7 gent forces this morning, successfully counter- is not as would make it unlikely would
more Peking and Mascow approve sending
attacked with bayonets and forced a rebel with- cant respectively.” to be the Chinese want a military United States troops to Western close yet as was made
On the costs.
Senator Douglas urged that decision at all Europe.
lieve.
other hand, a rejection of the American forces be sent overdrawal, it was learned here tonight.
the President The French authorities said that they had but sald plan would strengthen the be- seas lief that Formosa is in Immedi-should seek approval from the
Senate because there is divi- also repelled attacks on two other outposts in the
on in the country the Northern delta region and added: "Oûr artillery clon
forced the rebels to withdraw.
STASSEN
HITS OUT AT TAFT
The
Mr Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania and
not do 50
peace
Should
such
door open
U.S. ATTITUDE
to
Or
10
uncom-
German
Mr Stassen predicted that General Eisenhower would re- turn with an encouraging report on Western European progress toward rearmament and forecast that 35 out of the 47 Republican
would
the back Senators General's recommendations.
as how
their acceptance of the
be ac- Nations cease fire plan.
to
10
Conditions
per
time
the
Japanese
""Bui
Indo-China Front Flaring
Up
Again
Hanoi, Jan. 14.
In Central Vietnamn, Vietminh The assault on Bao Chue, 30
of
Hanol, patrols were intense yesterday, miles northwest
French specially in the Ourane aren. Inaugurated what the
Elsewhere, in Southern Viet- a "major Army believed is
Told To Be offensive" in Indo-China, accord- num and in Laos, mopping up
Prepared
Tokyo, Jan. 14.
by Franco - Viet-
ing to the French Commander operations
The rebels lost 25 factorily. In-Chiez, General Jean de Lattreamese troops continued ratis-
killed, de Tassigny, today.
31 prisoners and two The attack on this front was wounded in these operations, the French advance positions-
the first time since the
w
estimated
Strachey's Support Of Adenauer
Dundee, Scotland, Jan. 14.
twice unsuccessful contender for 2. Whether the United States ate danger. the Presidential nomination,
4. What are Peking's plans issue-United Press. entered the raging foreign policy will accept the Commonwealth
He suggestion for big power ques concerning Indo-China, Malaya debate in an interview.
top level. The and Hongkong. Generally speak- lons on the totally disagreed with Senate
and tho
Ing. the same reasoning applies here here as in the case of Formosa, Taft's demand that the United State Department States cut down troop commit-United States delegation
have been pointedly ments to Western Europe and municative on the question. But ADVANCE NOTICÈ
and munis concutate ca giving sea
believed Chinese are TC- The air support to the Atlantic Pant diplomatic sources belleve that
In the event of Peking's Army.
peace plan it unlikely to engage in new mill- jection of the
tor would be impossible the tary adventures in Asia they contemplating seriously "He (Tall) does not represent United States
accept the are
peace talks that would follow the Republican Party on foreige London suggestion.
"His policy," said Mr Stassen.
ago, that the Vietminh forces views are contrary to the aver
a ceasefire
Mr Jeichi Masuhara, the Chief began in Indo-China, four years Reuter. whelming position of the Repub
cepted, however, there would rejection may point to the cone of the Japanese National Police had deployed troops in the open Congress and the Ilcans in
the Reserve Corps, has stated that country at brigade strength.
Air observation to a meeting the Chinese reaction country. He has not represented be chances that President Tru- trary. Diplomats believe Republican foreign policy for 10 man may agree
with Stalin and Mao Tse-tung. United Nations peace plan may his organisation must be fully
Union has
been be an advance notice of what is prepared for any emergency at years and he does
The Soviet
the over 6,000 troops. The attack today."
ternational situation, always willing to engage in likely to happen in Asia in 1951 home in view of the delicate in their strength at six battalions
tern
so French talks and it is believed and thereafter.-United Press.
Japanese Jiji news agency re-began before dawn and there
only 50 or were
The at- ported.
defenders of the fort, was The police chief, who
tackers brought 75-mm feld speaking at a party at Kawaga,
revealed that Kuns and heavy mortars to bear Shikoku Island,
under French Union forces the training of Corps members on their targets. was already under way in 50
the command of Colonel Vanu- centres throughout the country.
The Corps was not an armeden hurried to the relief of the garrison and soon contact- The latest force, he declared, but
reports here tonight said that ganisation designed to maintained the attackers. peace and arter in Japan.
He said the Japanese needed fighting was still going on with to guard the French Air Force working new determination aggressors at any time and under ground troops.
ATTACK NULLIFIED any circumstances. It would be their home country from foreigu in strong close support of the
The attack on the outpost
Mr Strachey was answering Japanese would not be required
compared by was was today. country quite wrong to assume that the
the delegates of the local "Servico to military spokeshan Invaded from abroad..
Christ Movement for Peace! and from to fight if their
Corps Vietminh attacks of No member of the would be sent abroad to take mas week, when Vietminh for the "Dundee Peace Committee," said he had Mr Strachey to penetrate
that part in any foreign war-Reuter. ces were trying
heard nothing to
Suggest the French Army stated:
former Nazi. Loaders should guarding Hanol.
The present attack, rallified command a new Germans arroy What had been proposed, was by French stillery, was made
that the Germans should make direction, in much the same
Europe of: Western between the post of Tamdoo rome contribution to the do
the Day and
River, ld fence
to be had in be ld what Manila, Jan. 14,
apokceman Mir Claro Recto today formally the
The Germans would not have military'.ma- also rejected a Government past ge
going on today-some 60 miles on a con- being exerted be replaced by
Vietminh ching of their own. That was must
Italy by the Russians who kept mendation of the Nacionalista northeast of Hanol, in which the an independent ference of ambassadors,
drawing their attention to the Party which said Mr Recto could French killed
nation better here regular troops and took several precisely what was not propos
od-Reuter.- (3) The German defence alleged re-arming of Germany, serve the
prisoners. thin abroad-United Press. contingent must bo given -Router. absolutely equal status with its
Mr Stassen, who has just re- turned from д world tour, promised help rally Re- for General
10
For Co-operation
Bielefeld, Jan. 14.
puben support Eisenhower. The question of
The West German Chancellor, Dr Konrada the President's power to send
Adenauer, said here today that all Germans stood was only a troops Oversea legalistic detour and should not four square in the "Western camp of freedom.”
He stipulated, however, five conditions which, he said, must be fulfilled for successful co-opera- tion between the West German Federal Republic and the West.
lead them from the main issue.-- United PreAs,
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re-unification, Dr Adenauer
(Communist)
an or-
They were:
loving said that it was an attempt, in Turns Down Post freedom (1) Al peoples must at once put their unison with the full political and milliary power Socialist Party propaganda in le strengthen and East Germany, service of peace in the
Russia's position for safeguarding freedom.
(2) The right of occupation Power conference. must be replaced by a treaty
and the Allied High Commission
other partners, (4) West
39
own
Germany,
apart from
contributions. must get financial ald from the Allies in building her defences to chable her also to meet her extrandly high social burdens.
(5) A Big Four-Power con- ference must not be at the ex- pense of Germany.
Dr. Adenauer, who was ad¬ dressing a meeting of the West phallan Christian Democratie Union, said that the Gormans also wished that tho Allies would finally remove the "bar- riers of infälruit.”,
EASTERN PRESSURE
Commenting on the lotter" of the Eant German Premier Otto Grotewohlfiviti bim round-table take-off Gaffi
Similar pressure
was
four-
Aš
Envoy
the
It would be a libel on present West German Govern- was to suggest that it or Fascist, Mr John mont Nazi Strachey, Britain's War Minis-
He did not doubt that it was a democratic Government, he said. ter, sald here today.
France and Ambassador to Spain on recom. Micanwhile, andber battle was W&Siren / De
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
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