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No. .34878
Hand To Hand Fighting Above Seoul
Eighth Army HQ., Korea, Apr. 27. The Chinese threw troops from five divisions into the assault toward Scoul on the western front, and the Allies and the Reds were locked in a hand to hand combat farther east near Kapyong, an Eighth Army communique announced today.
Allied warplanes from land and sea lashed at the enrolling hordes of Chinese Communists today through light rains, which threatened to give the Communists some respite from the storm of fire and bullets which have ripped their advancing columns for four days.
with the Division
A Far East Air Force an- |conferred nouncement said that light Commander for 15 minutes. rains fall over Korea this morn-
ing, but the
Gen. Van
Fleet told corres- Allied warplanes pondents that he was continuing tonk off despit the weather to fight the war of manoeuvre support the hard pressed Unit-advocated by Lieut-Gen. Mat- ed Nations troops.
thew B. Ridgway.
Air Fore? and Navai air units have mounted maximum elforts of 1,000 to 1,300 or Anore sorties daily since the Red offensive began on Sunday light.
When asked: "Do you think the Eighth Army can stop the Chintise north of the Hun River?" he replied with a deci- sive snup. "I do."
"We are
We are
their with-
The General admitted that In addition to hitting the ad- his troops had neither estub. vancing Communist troops onished a' permanent line of de- Thursday, three Jet fighters fence nor ended chased four Communist jet drawal. planes, damaging one of them after the Communist jets ven-
withdrawing in Bured as far south
keeping units as Kunuri, order. approximately 90 miles south-Intact. We are taking a tremen- east of their base at Antung. dous toll of the enemy, while No damage to friendly planes ensuring only minimum losses Avere reported.
to ourselves," said Gen. Van B-29 Superforts hit North Fleet.-United Press. Korea alrfiets at Sunan Pyongyang, reporting excellent results in their continuing campaign to prevent the use of airstrips south of Manchuria. United Press,
tand
VAN FLEET AT FRONT
Somewhere In Korea.
Apr. 27.
Van
TO LEAVE SEOUL?
Observers
Tokyo, Apr. 20. here tonight be- leved that the United Nations forces would make no serious altempt to defend the battered South Korean capital of Seoul in face of the increasing Chinese- Communist pressure on that sector of the front.
Frontline reports said that Lieut-Gen. James A.
Allied troops on the west of Fleet made a surprise early the central front had fallen morning visit to the front today back to positions 26 and a half (Friday) and declared confident-miles south of the line they ly that his Eigirth Army will held half the Chinese spring counter- offensive north of the Han River.
The husky commander of the UN ground forces in Koren dropped in at the forward com- mind post of a UN division was briefed unannounced. He on the tactical situation and
when the Communiels' pring offensive began,
At one point the United Nations forces were reported to have been pushed back to the Pukhan River.
Address Το Congress
Established. 1845
́ ́FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1951.
CHINESE
Truman Requests Higher
Taxes, Tighter Controls And "Fair Ceilings"
Washington, Apr, 26.
President Truman, saying that inflationary pressures "have not" reached their peak, today asked Congress for higher taxes, tighter credit controls and "fair ceilings" on farm and other products.
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GIRL'S EVIDENCE HOCKRIDGE INQUIRY
This historic photo-
raph shows General Mac-
Arthur addressing Con- gress in Washington after
his triumphal return to
the United States last week following his dis missal by President Tru- man of his military com- mands in the Far East. Yesterday MacArthur was given a tremendous wel- come In Chicago. — AP Picture.
In a special message to Congress which urged speedy action, President Truman said, "The world situation Cabinet Posts Filled could explode at any time and we must make every day count."
on
The President's request for case in most of our agricultural "fair cellings" farm and price support programmes, other products was almed at
"Parily is a form of com- permitting tighter controls and puting the fair price to the food prices.
farmer for certain products and is based on what the materials cost him.
The President said, "I do be- lieve that for price control pur- paces, the parity price for each commodity prevailing at the start of the normal marketing season should be applied Com-through balance of the marketing season, just as is the
Commanders admitted that this greatly increased the im- mediate threat of the muning drive on Seoul-Reuter.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
the
Another Five-Year Plan
accuracy give clear evidence that Soviet output is still far under half that of the United States, perhaps even less than a third, as is the case in steel. Soviet progress in heavy industry has been made possible only by deliberate restriction of the growth of consumer goods output and the Moscow announce- ment is notable for the absence of any mention of such items. In consequence the Soviet citizen's standard of living remains extremely low, a factor which must also be reckoned with in any evaluation of post-war economic pro- gress and strength. The over-all picture of the Soviet economy derived from this announcement is that of a produc- tive system working feverishly to bring to a maximum the production of goods directly or indirectly needed for war. This pattern has characterised Kremlin- directed economic development for more than two decades, but is most significant today because of the strained atmosphere of international relations. In Moscow's continued frantic effort over to increase its military-economic
MOSCOW announces that the Fourth A Five-Year Plan of the USSR has been successfully fulfilled. The goals for such commodities as steel, electric power, petroleum and coal were sub- stantially exceeded, it adds proudly, noting too that the devastated industry of the west has been rebuilt, while production has risen sharply in the be Urals and Siberia. It would dangerous for the democratic world to dismiss these claims as empty bombast. Though there is no means of checking Moscow's statements independently, there seems little reason to doubt that the USSR's heavy industry has made substantial strides since 1945, and the available evidence suggests that Soviet military-economic potential is now at an all-time high. Our dislike for the Kremlin dictatorship should not blind us to the fact that it has been able to make substantial gains these past five. years by driving its people at top speed and by utilising fully the billions of dollars' worth of reparations and loot it has obtained from Eastern Europe and Manchuria. Equally dangerous, how- ever-would-be-the-overestimation-of-potential-lies-one of the best reasons- Soviet strength even after the rapid, progress of 1946-1950. The modities for which the USSR's produc- tion can be estimated with some
com-
why the democratic world today must take stock of its strength and act to assure itself of power against any possible eventualities of the future..
+
Repudiate Mr Bevan
Rank And File 【OWEVER much Mr Attlee may HOWEVER disconcerted by the
defection of two, of his leading Minis tera, he
considerable must find consolation in the decision of the Trades Union Council to cold-shoulder Mr. observers Aneurin Bevan. Many considered that one reason why Bevan decided to rebel was to test the degree of popular support he could hope for among the rank and file Socialista.. It Buch bo the caso he is now sorely! disappointed mun. His action has beon roundly condemned by the TUC: in other words he has been repudiated
by the rank and file. Obliquely the latest Cabinet split, may have done the Labour Party some good, insofar that it has pointed the urgent need for the party to close its ranks if it is to possess any chance of success- fully contesting the next General Elec- tions. Nevertheless, the Socialists Have a difficult time trying to craso) from public memory the conflict which! has been created within the party, and to convince, the people that Labour Is ́still strong enough and able enough fitly
to govorh the country,"
Stokes To
Head New
Department
|
DRAMATIC STORY TO CORONER
IN
Our BIF Delegates Arrive Busy Programme.
Before Thom
(Our Own Correspondent)]
London, Apr. 26. Speaking in fluent English, Miss Bo Hing Hongkong's strongest. Chan, of 330 King's Road, second floor, gave a ever delegation to the dramatic story of events in Apartment No. 6 in British Industries Fair has Dina House at the resumed inquest at Central this full programme ahead morning on Mrs Gwyneth Margaret Hockridge, 29, visitors have now arrived of it. All delegates and who was found on her bed with a gunshot wound and are spending a few in the head. Miss Chan and Mr Ronald Hockridge, days before the Fair opens husband of the deceased, were in the living room at settling in. Most of them the time when the amah came to Miss Chan and are visiting London for the said, "Missy want you."
first time and
are buiy seeing the sights. Witness, replying to Mr R. H. Woodhead, ADCI, who is conducting the inquiry, said that giving a reception for them to
His Majesty's Government 19 earlier in the afternoon she had told Hockridge morrow. The Colonial Secret-): that she (Miss Chan) would do anything to make receive the guests. Mr and Mrs Hockridge happy "even if I have to kill myself."
Miss Chan said that on the previous night Mrs. Hockridge, had asked her if she were in love with' Mr. Hockridge and witness replied in the negative,
In her evidence, Miss Chan said that she had been friendly with Mr and Mrs Hockridge for three years. She used to visit their flat and they visited here.
It was true that on occasio she met Mr Hockridge when Hockridge was not there and on
ong she went with two occasions
Abbey Burial For Bevin
Is Proposed
him to the international Hotel
Оп the evening of April 6, the day before Mrs Hockridge met her death, witness went to their room in Dina House to see Mir 3
London, Apr. 20.* Hockridge, He had telephoned A Member of Parliament
for her to do so. Witness got
ary, Mr
James Griffiths, will
On Monday evening Mr U Tad Chee and Mr J.F. Alexan- der, of Mackinnon and Macken- zie Company, Ltd., will repre- sent Hongkong at the Lord Mayor's banquet at Mansion, House to celebrate the opening of the BIF. The new Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, Sir Harley Shawcross, will be present.
On Tuesday the Royal Family will visit the Common-. wealth section of the BIF. Later that day official delegates will be entertained by the China Association.
Mr F.C. Millington, of China Trado Press, Lid, will give a lunch to all delegates and visi tors from Hongkong at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday.
there about 7 p.m. and the suggested today that Mr Hockeridges were in the room Ernest Bevin, the former Mr U Tat Chee will be broad- together.
Mr Woodhead: Dld you tell buried in Westminster Abdelegates this year will be to Foreign Secretary, should be casting to Hongkong on Sunday, The main concern of most
the couple that you were
Intending to leave Hongkong? bey, where many of the and alternative sources of raw
Witness: Yos,
recommend that the De-l fence Production Aci be
London, Apr. 26, amended to provide for this. Prime Minister Clement
Can you tell his Worship and Under this amendment, the Attlee, plugged the
members of the jury how Mr last Hockridge reacted to this; how
on did he take parity price will continue to be
minimum standard for each holes in his cabinet price ceiling."
Thursday night and named usual. la millionaire Socialist to think
head the new department of raw materials.
He said that this sort of con- trol would suffice to stabilise food prices for the time being.
OTHER DEVICES
If that did not work, the President sald, Congress would need to consider the Use of other devices "including limited food subsidies to prevent neces- sary fan price increases from being reflected in rises in the cost of living."..
In the field of credit control, Prosklent Truman asked for pu- thority to regulate terms "on the sale of existing houses as well as new ones","
The Government now fixes down. payment and other terms sale of new houses but older dwellings do not come under the regulations.
for
**These
to
rules are almed prevent would-be buyers from Bidding
up the price of new homes offered at easy terms.
On
taxes
President Truman repeated his earlier request for an Increase this year of at least $10,000,000,000.
The President ́ had; asked for on extension of the Defence Production Act which expires in June and provides authority for price cellings and other controls.
also listed changes he wants in the Act. These in- cluded authorisation for the Government "to bulld and operate dělence platis where necessary to produce essential
materials and «equipment”. Reultr.
PM WELL AGAIN |
*
A
it?-Nothing un
great men of Britain are materials in Europe to fill the burled.
gap left by the American trade with Hongkong.
Mr Raymond Blackburn, In- dependent Member of Parlia ment urged the Home' Secre- Was-he-annoyed?--don't tary, Mr James Chuter, Ede, to CANTON RIOT
find out whether the other pu- Did he get angry and begin Tical parties would agree b
to swear? Yes, but not about view of Mr Bevin's "great ser
Macao, Apr. 27. Communist. troops opened fini
But even as Mr Altice seemed my leaving. It was something vice, not only to his country on a rioting mob in the streetp to be getting his shaky Labour about his business. I suppose, but to all humanity."
BUSINESS WORKIES
Winston
Did
of Canton last Tuesday, accord house in order, Mr Churchill sprang his anticipated ried about his business? Yes.
He said that it would be a he pay that he was wor- good thing for the trade unioning to an informant who reach attack with the announcement
movement, of which Mr Bevin ed here today from the 1wang that the conservatives
And was it at this time that was once a leader, to have a dung capital. He could not say would he became excited and began. to representative buried in
whether anyone was shot. the the crucial raw materials ques- I don't know. pin down the Government on swear and use bad langungs-Abbey for the first time.. tion on the House of Commons an Tuesday. Mr Churchill was expected to ask questions In- tended to force the Left-wing
Mr Richard, Stokos,
/ The informant said the
Mr Ede replied that this was began whon
Not
When was it? He swore once
the Communist in a while about his business. could not usefully be discussed anemployed persons to be fran
a very delicate matter which authorsiles started rounding, Aupa Would it be true to say that in Parliament, Tho, wishes of sported to forend Inboun bat- on this occasion he was very the family had to be considered, tallons In North China. Troops rude to
to you? So much so that The body was. cremated you remonstrated with him?—
wook-Reuter,... He was rudo to both of ck.
de-
And you told him so.—Yes. And then I think the ceased left the living room and went out somewhere.-To comb her hair; they were planning
to go out.
Whilst you were in the room
at this
time, after is particular the deceased had left the room, was there any conversation be- tween you
and Hockridge?—I think so, but I don't remember. Did Mr Hockridge.advise you or suggest to you not to go away from Hongkong?-He
told me that I would not be a success- ful Lawyer and advised me not
to
Wincas added that a little Inter deceased returned to the living room and the three left together. "I was going home and they were going to a dinner parly," she said.
BROKEN-HEARTEDIE”“ "They left together in a laxel and during the journey, said witness, Hockridge pulled her hair and Mrs Bookridge insist ed that witness
next, day
her house..
seo,her the Witness returned to
"At about 1. a.m.; the same night Mrs Hockridge came to my dat alone," continued Miss Chon. "She asked. mo if the could
stay In my place that
London, Apr. 20. Doctors who have attended tho Primo Minister, ¡Mr Clement Atlee, during his five weeks' stay in hospital have rebel, Mr Aneurin Bevad, to night and I said yes. They had reason to suppose that his vote against his late cabinet quarrelled, I believe. She said duodenal ulcer had now dimp colleagues or back down on his that she was very broken heart- peared, a source in close touch warning that American stocked because her
husband the Prime Minister said plling was undermining ; not | cruel.”
but Mr Woodhood; Did she ask Atulco,
hospital only British rearmainent who loft
domestic economy.
you, if you were in love with today, is to resume his full dutie In London on Monday, Prime Minister picked Mr her husband? Yes, The source mid that: Me÷Attlob ters of Works, 10 stoored then what did you reply?—No,
Stokes, 69, the Minis-
Was
Witness added that shortly had had no pain when eating late Mr. Eriest Bevin as Lord after, Mr llockridge came to the for about the last 10 days. i. Privy Seal, but enlarged Mr fiat He was quite drunk, sho * He would have to be careful Stakos, responsibilities to make sakh 19AN SUTAREA TA not to undergo too much strain him primarily responsibi's for... My Woodhead: Dia ho again but he was intent on resuming the occuring of vital raw ima try to disuade you from going his normal-dules/Reuters
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were called out when the mob
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