THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1950.
KOREA: America is tired of fighting alone
IT'S TIME SOMEBODY
Heavy toll of North tanks, but
more pour
in
ADVANCED AMERICAN HQS, KOREA, JULY 12,
INFANTRY OFFICERS HERE BELIEVE THE RUSSIAN MODEL TANKS SPEARHEADING THE NORTH KOREAN DRIVE DOWN THE SEOUL-TAEJON HIGHWAY WILL MEET ITS MATCH WHEN NEW AMERICAN ANTI-TANK
INTO ACTION SUPPORTED WEAPONS GET ADEQUATE INFANTRY FORCES.
BY
They said the American recoilles 84 and 75 milli- meter anti-tank rifles can deal with any tanks the North Koreans have in the field if they are fired at close enough range for real accuracy and if armour plercing ammunition is used.
Perilous
Practice
Partition
of
Dublin, July, 12.
The Forrien Mluister,
Sean MacBride, wild to- day
tlant
people's WAI
the Korran
to. resint #just before the list shot was fired" because ut the "annatural partition" the country.
Cominulos WAK
Comparing the Kore.in situation to Ireland's own, My Machelde told l'arlin- ment: "Quee you parlition aration and depart from
ordinary the
of rules demoerier and liberty, you nullify the power of that nation to protect an
physically defend linelf
and morally." Tinitert Press,
of
BY GOLLY, GENERAL IS HERE
the
Tokyo, July 12. Commanding Generals of
American Army and
Officers emphasised that medium artillery and air bombardment and aerial rocket attacks had taken a heavy toll of Communist tanks but still
moro
pour into the battlefield from the north.
. Original estimates of 150 to 200 North Korean tanks were revived ward by recent re- ports, which place at least 60 tanks on the front before the American forces and a large other presently on number fronts or hot yet committed to baltic.
Tho American and South Inst already Korvall Jurces claimed the destruction of over 100 North Korean tanks, but soine of these claims may have been wishful thinking.
Some courageous
American soldiers holding the front line medium Communist stopped tanks almost point blank re of thet snal bazooku
40 Ton Tank
The. North Korruns are using
: tank inert identical to the 33-ton Russian model known as T-34
They ako have been reported In be inading In tanks of t deas 40 1:" There was po official confrmation of a report that giant 60-ton tanks were reported by air reenaissance to have appeared in rear areas.
The North Koreans also are essinst vely Night fanks and Air Force arrived for con-mil armoured vehicles.- ferences On the Korean United Peas.
situation and were greeted
at the busy Haneda airport!
by
General MacArthur
few minutes before 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Gen. Lawton Cullins, Artny Chief of Staff, said, "By olly. you shouldn't have come WI here at this hour of the morn- when he saw General MacArthur »landing at pre-foot of the auraplane ramp.
NOT SURE
The
to be
GAVE A HAND
An officer of the Papal Honour Palutine Guard, Vati- can Army, lincels and salutes as he receives the blessing of Pope Plus XII during a ceremony which marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the guard which is I was founded by made up of about 500 volunteers.
Pope Pius IX in 1850.
Will on his back
-what a tattoo
Sydney, July 12,
A man who had his will tattooed on his back because he feared a regular legal document might not survite an atomic war posed a pretty problem
Gaiety for Australian legal minds today.
block
of offices
The Sydney Mirror: columnist Sidney Mann said
a customer walked into the H.K. SILVER
shop of a tattoo artist, Alex Chater, yesterday and had London, July, 12. the words "I leave every- The Indian Government tray thing to my wife" tattooed purchased London's Gniety
derelictin buld letters on his back. Theatre, beloved but fondmark of the capital's en- tertainment world, as a site for русува offices, it
reliably 11*15',
wan
Gen. MacArthur, tielesa in : Khali uniform and wore ing the trilional gold trimmed cap.
hook hands with Gen. Collins and General Hoyi Van-
A sum of about £190,000 is denberg, Air Force Command-Lieved in have been paid for ing General.
the building, which was owned
Gen. Collir
stunta
toll correspon- by Mr Lapino Lane, a member that they would to here of the oldest stage families in for a day and a half and would; Baltuin.
only discuss the Korean situa- He mid that lack of funds tion. Asked if they would go forced him to abandon his
15 next door to India House, the main
to Korea, General Collins said, mbition lo reopen the fumons "Uur plans are not sure up theatre. The theatre
The yet."
general: whisked away
in cars for 'United Press.
SMUGGLED
INTO CHINA
Senators
scream
for helping hand for U.S. troops
گر
Washington, July 12. America was today stepping up supplies of men and material to Korca as Senate demands for more foreign aid screamed at the public from news- paper front-pages throughout the land.
Along the Pacific west coast, troops and wea- pons were being loaded into ships, marines and airmen were on the move, and aircraft factory workers began taking stored aircraft out of "moth-balls."
The Navy is re-commis- sioning two escort carriers
to ferry planes and other
war cargo to the Korean
war zone, a defence spokes-
man told reporters here. Plans were being studied for
CANADIAN
SHIPS
KOREA FIGHTING COMMUNIQUE
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terrain favourable to the defence) have to forces.
west coast.
Ienve our wounded beblid," he said.
"Every inch of ground will be "There were no reported contented so that we can bulld major developments along ineup our strength, and hold the
Jine somewhere,”
"Steady routhward elements He said that the Kum River of small enemy forces along this was on excellent defensivo ennst were hurnsted by Allled position but refused lo say naval gunfire,
whether he thought it could be held.
"The Fifth Air Force report- e tint light bombers flew aniesiona ins support of ground troops and carried out bombing lacks on bridges in the vicinity
Jof Anums.
"Far Eant naval forces com~ tinued patrolling blockade along "Our forces have to hold their Korcan coasts with dawn liom-positions as long as possible to bardiments conducted at Yana force the enemy to deploy in
force," he said,-Reuter. yong.
SHRAPNEL CURTAIN
Headquarters in Koren,
July 13.
·United States artillery and War planes have laid a curtain *Flighter conducted
the close of flying shrapnel across missions and strated Communist march on the Kum highways, bridges and rail-River on Wednesday night in road ears vehicles, ammunition preparation for what may be dunips and cremy installations. | the key battle of the Korean
"The Far East Bomber Com- wat. mand reported that medium bansbers allacited in support of United States and Rok around #quiet night, largely in dis- forces,
the enemy striking warehouses, card from
and rulling paring for battle. If the Ameri- can forces in the western sector were reported to and the South Korean divisions have been tett in flames."Heu-n the right can prevent a Red ttes.
crossingt of the river the day of an Aliied counter-offensive will be brought much nearer.
FOR yards
returning several other ships KOREA ONLY
into service for the Kame purpose, he added.
Demand for aid from troops
The
of other United Nations mem Minister,
bera multiplied-in the Senate
stocits.
Ottawa, July 12. External Affairs Pearson, Lester
"Targets
DELAYING ACTION
Washington, July 12. An offcial American anny spokesman said tonight that the the three Americans
"aking were destroyers en lekking irt Koren."
il
But, he added, "Every inch of Brotind will be contested."
American Infantrymen spent
pre-
to
טי.
Premature end of the rainy season has caused the river to drop from near-flood levels of last week and it is now belleved after yesterday's report that sni! 1cday that
almost fordable in some places. General Omar Bradley, Chair-Canadian man of the United States Chiefs route to Korca
Any Communist attempt were to be
develop a mass drive across the of Staff, had told the Senate
the defence of
The spokesmo said that the river with barges on engineer Armed Services Committee that used "for
delaying hellon being fought by bridge construction will expose somo foreign troops at least in South Korea: only."
told the Mr Pearson
press American troops wn one of the
the the enemy to
vastly "token" length would be sent
that the term on which
Bir the most difficult operations of war- superlur. Allied
power, Lo Korca.
destroyer were placed under ture.
Increasing strength of American General MacArthur's cominand "When:
tartillery and the raging fire of allow them to be utterly tragic that we frequently the infantry-United Press.
OBLIGATION
Mr William Knowland ana Mr Homer Ferguson (both Re-would not publican Senators), Mr Dennisused in action around Formora
Benton Chavez and Mr William Ber
Meanwhile, the Prime Minis- (both Democratic Senators) ter, Louin St. Laurent, annoticed
that All members of the United
or elsewhere.
have all outspokenly declared that the desirögers, which are Nations had a solemn obligation to arrive at Pearl Harbour nt any moment, Would be to send fighting men inte battle placed under the command of against Communist aggression General MacArthur immediate-
ly-United Press,
"Nor can they ulscharge their obligation merely by voting for a resolution ap- plauding the action taken by
few Governments," Mr Chavez said. "American boys are the only ones dying in Korea", he added.
Both Britain and France had old that they were not sending
froons to ground
Korea, he declared,
Mir Benton said, "Even a battalion of troops from the
Romulo
as
MacArthur's
assistant?
The
New York, July 12. Newsweek magazine
Philippines and Pakistan would help to dramatise to Koreans reported today that support that this is not a white man's
Imperialist war"-Reuter.
Shinwell
growing for the proposal that the Philippine Foreign Minister, Briganter General Carlos Romulo, should join Gen, Mac- as co-
Not Arthur's headquarters
Ready To Talk
London, July 12.
ordinator of the UN military forces in Korea because:
1. He was the last president
the General
Assembly:
nf
12
He served with Gen. Arthur in the last war; 3.
mnn's
Mac-
Moat
The Defence Minister, Mr Important he is an oriental Emanuel Shinwell, described as whose presence might kill the "irrelevant" on Wednesday a Red propaganda that this is demand in Parliament for as-white
war ugainst surances that "no Britain lives coloured races."
The magazine also reported Chater then signed the “will” Considerable amounts of! are going to be thrown away in
that the United States has Koren," no a witness and another cus-silver have been smuggled to! Mr Shinwell said he would definite evidence that the North tomer offers the second wit- South China in recent weeks, not go into the specific quesKorea air force non-flying
ess signature.
are Russland. according to report reach- tion of sending troops le Korea, commanders
The silver but sald the Government was United Press. the ing Hongkong.
"fully alive to the gravity of was carried by persons the situation presented by re- travelling on the Canton- cent developments there,
Emery Hughes (Labour) aste- Shanghai railway.
raised "Chater thes fine tegal potuit,” said Mann, that the testator obviously could not sign the will him self and it might be legal if Chater slymed it for him.
The will remained unsigned The customer sought
Tokyo.headquarters of the High Com-while
missioner for Indin.-Reuter. Hegal advice-United Press,
France has
another go
What to do next?
M. Queuille is obviously
M. Henry Queuille presented his Government to President Auriol. In three days it was broken up. wondering as he sits alone in the front bench of the House. France's 15th government since 1944 was formed yesterday (see below).
The report stated that most of the liver, in the form of Bullion or
colus, was found faldden in luggage,
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Stockholm, July 12.
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Radio Hongkong
I.K.T.
4.00. "Hong Kong Calling"-Pro- gramme Summary: 6.02, Children's Half Hour: "Tek-A-Trol—A Play for Children by E. Lucia Tumbull (BDCTS); 8.90, "Time for Music”— DBC Midland Light Orchestra. (BBCTS): 7.00, "Take t from Here"With Joy Nichols, Dick Пentley and Jimmy Edwards. Dne Nevus Orchestra. (BBCTS): 7.30. "La Bami Heure Francalae"; (Studio) 0.00. World How and News Analysis. London Relay): 0.15. "Marching with the Real- ment"-The Royal Leicesters-in- troduced by Captain David Jones (Recorded) 8.45, Sporta leview- By Phillips. (Studio); 9.00, "From the Falktorials", (London Relay 8.10. Weather Report: 9.11. **Thursday Serenads”—A Programme of Continuous Music Arranged by end 18 days of internal poli-| For the first time since last Belly Down; 2.30, Book Review
By Alleen Dekker. (Studio): 9.45. Pleven tient strife that had left Februnty, Socialists were back At the Opera-Leoncavallo:
the Cabinet With them Palace". in
With the Principal during were the Catholic Popular Re-Members at the Chorus and Or
chestra of La Benla Milan. ducted by Franco Chione;
Parls, July 12,
France lenderless
Premier Rene formed a new middle of the major world crises.
rona conlition government
today France's 15th
publicans. Radicol
Socialists,
Con-
11.00.
M. Pleven's own tiny Democratic | Radio Nowe Reel, (London Netay): The mw government marked and Socialist Union of Reais. 11.18, Weather Report; 11.10. to а champ swing back to
News Bummary: 11.20,"Goodnight the tance and a handful of Indepen-Murid; dod save the King; 110.
dents-United Press.
government alnco" (1944–to] contro in French 'politics.
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