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VOL V NO. 177
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1950.
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ENIGMATIC SOVIET MOVE London Goes COMMUNISTS MASSING FOR
STARTLES U.N.
Nominating President Of Security Council
Lake Success, July 27.
The chief Russian delegate, Mr Jacob Malik, notified the United Nations today that he would assume the presidency of the Security Council under the regular rotation system, beginning on August 1.
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the
The Ran alet, tate telem (which the Security Counell voted phed the Parted Natinn" Seere- metary petions against the Try General. Mr Trygve Lin, atted Korean Invaders. Ind an pata. ads hum that he they sheen Up. they would 1 Besi ve en able to veto the call a:elling the tit mediet of f
Birbting ald to lietp at month The day at 3 Sca Korean republle und thereby, in the opinion of most observers, would have delayed the marshalling of United Nations forces to repel the in-
**
Bu, ia ha, ben begretting the United Nations for 20 weet be- cour of the majesity real to rust the Chinee Nationalists. vaders The Soviet delegation infierned, *****
Mir
The communtention from Mr Lie that the agenda for
Malik 10 Tuesday's meetit would be consider t
Mr Lie cald: "I communicated subsequently.
necessary to
in-
The big question was witether for
forn you that, in accordance Uwe Judden Poviet move herald- | Wit
with established procedure, I
assuming the hm
Presidency u permanent end to the
of the Security Russian boycott
Council of the Uniteri Nations ar whether air Malik August of this year and that would appear merely to renew setting, the date of
| taceting of the his B
Council
in
the for
fight on the issue that pro- August 1 at 3 p.m. I request culted the firet Russing walkout you to arrange to notify mem- on January 13. That ze was bers of the Security Council Russia's demand ibat
the regarding the date of meeting. Chinese Nationalist be ousted-The agenda will be cutanum-
derman that was renewed re-ented subsequently." cently the Soviet price for
SAME WARNING agreement to mecbation in the
Following Russia's walkout Korçun crisse.
There appeared to be a feel-from the Security Cotmell, the
of optimisan
delegates in informed Soviet
boycotted circles here that the 29-week-every Volted Nations organ in old boycott would be ended for which the Chinese Nationa Bats good. In that event, Rueda, Were members, except the In- might be returning for an all- termotional Court of Justice.
Korean
The amouncement that the Pussians would fake over the Presidency of th Security Council under
regular alphabetical rotation syiden hit the United Nations with jolting sidders. 11 came on the eve
the
the
crisis
Modern
New ultra-modern blocks of flats being erected on the Pimlico Estate have many special features, one of them being an accumulator to slore heat generated by Battersea Power Station, profiting from the exhaust steam. Over 1,500 flals are being built in the style pictured above. (Central Press).
NEW BIG PUSH
Combat Patrols In Constant Action On Main Front SEEKING WEAK SPOTS
Koroa, July 28. American troops dug in along the battle-battered central front below Yongdong today in expectation of a new onslaught by two or three of North Korea's toughest divisions.
The latest MacArthur communique spoke of a "relatively
tranquil" 24 hours over the whole front, though within the period covered frontline despatches reported from the central
sector-guarding the main road over the mountains to Taegu
the heaviest concentration of American artillery fire since the war began five weeks ago.
Saboteurs Cause Disastrous Fire
Singapore, July 27.
A fire attributed to Com- muntst saboteurs caused 12,000,000 Straits dollars damage to * Singapore rubber plantation today as Communist Ruerrillas wounded
noldiers in a
two British
bomb attack
In Ipoi-United Press.
LEBANON Brussels Grim As
PROTEST
When out diplomatic tight contigo erupted on the moming of June the Korean war and the threat 25. many observers here of all of a third World War.
political complexions felt the end of the United Naifons & universal word organisation. Lake Success, July 27. with the Cominforma countries as
The Lebanon bus inform- members, was in sight. For the Koman war, it was believeil, fed the United Nations that, made it more than ever unlikely an Izraeli fighter plane! that votes could be mustered in made an "unwarranted and of the Security Council meet the Security Council or any premeditated attack" on a ing, whore mon purpose was to other United Nations organ for hanese transport plans on work of a legal methat of expy algion of the Nationalist and operating A sont fa
July 21. had been expected-the Rusting the Cosminas in their
ian failed to take the elisir.
place.
www tomorrow
Anti-Leopold Drive Develops
Brussels, July 27.
North Korean pressure-meaning constant combat patrol action continued along the vital Yongdong-Taegu highroad, the communique said, "in such a manner as to indicate that the invaders were regrouping and reorganising.”
Dangers Of A Blush!
Brisbane, July 27,
Doctors told * medical CODETESI hero that the blush on a girl's cheek after a kiss was a flow of blood
to
the skin and could start rasti
Emolien upsets might not be the cause but were sometimes the "trigger" setting off a train of events Icadlar to a breakdown of the skin, one specialist said. -Reuter,
Far East Cominform Projected
of a
Bombay, July 27. Communist circles in Bombay confirmed tonight the proposed establishment ordinating Committee" in "high-power Co- Peking the direct and con- trol the Communist move-
East.
Savage air attacks and barrages of artilleryments in Asia and the Far broke up Communist attempts to group in areas immediately behind the central lines yesterday, but during the night, the communique said, movement Cominform," these sources said, from the north continued into troop and armour assembly.
A senior American officer, at General MacArthur's headquar- ters, said that the mainstay of the North Korean armoured at- tacks was
tank,
This "For Eastern-version
followed the absolute failure of the Indian Communists in the direction of the "people's libera- on movements in South-Enst Asla" and the successive Com- A low cloud cover hung over munist SUCCCSECS in China, the battle area and
was cx resulting in the formation of Mr pected to cut down air support Mao Tse-tung's Government in for the harassed ground troops, Peking. although nerial strikes were scheduled an!
the American line for u furcak- through foward Kumelion,
the Russian T34-85 battle-tested severely
over the whole eastern front
during World War II,
He described it as capable or
miles-perhaps a running 200 week of combut operation without refuelling.
com.
It was hope! The Indian Communists, who, that the Allled air force would it
is understood,
were given be able to fly some misrians.
control and direction of the General MacArthur's
Astan "people's liberation move- Also within the tranquil" (Friday) said that enemy pres-the
munique sued. this morning ents" of a crucial meeting of
South-East Asian
Com reried of the latest communique, sure in Korea continued
munists in Calcutta in 1948, have Fround and naval saults by Such Miner as to indicate been blamed by Moscow for the South
Korean and Allied forces that the invaders were regroup failure to win the Indian masses continued
what General and reorganising.”
and for
the setbacks in the MacArthur's headquarters callest,
moves of the Burmese Com- The North Koreans were re-monists in the last year. parted to be moving to as- established at sembly areas for their next cen- certed push against American and South Korean positions.
The Beigian Sucialist lender, M. Paul Henri the ruined" city of Yongdek, a Speak, today fold the Chamber of Deputies (the few miles north of the beach Lower Hense) that the spreading wave of anti-head recently
The Lebanese complant raut) announced here that that two passengers were kid
morning's Security and even wounded durin the Leopold strikes was the beginning of a revolution, consider Council meeting would go ahead attack. Haven
RUSSIA'S MISTAKE?
There has
able feeling here that thegebetaled, What the Western- fursians made
Lebone r
Governmen
of the arm-
mistake; aligned majority would ito il branded e from their standpoint when view of the Kremlin's surprize rogant vitation" they stayed
from hist nway
was anybody's guess- tice condit
the Security Commeil.
the historie June 27 meeting, at United Press.
EDITORIAL
Over A Perilous Road
COMBRE tones expressive of feeling on all sides of the House of Cammons was the most noteworthy feature of Wednes day's debate on Britain's defence re- sures, revealing growing onslety over the acuteness of international tension. The decision to attach a British contingent of troops, a composite force of infantry, armour, artillery and engineers, to the United Nations army in Korea, was. applauded just as sincerely as it was in Washington and Lake Success, for the simple reason that it lined up the Brilish Commonwealth firmly with The United States and strengthened the authority of the United Nations Australia, New
Mr
Zealand, Turkey, and Thailand are among nations which have dedared similar inten- tions or are discussing obligations with the United States. Nevertheless, Anthony Eden, agreeing heartily in principle, urged great caution. Conser- vative Party deputy lender, he counselled against attempting too generous a gesture. adding that it would be the reverse of wise to send troops on a scale imperilling Britisch commliments in the West and Middle East. The warning followed a clear intimation that i was not Govern. men's intention to withdraw troops front either Malaya or Hongkong in the present uncertainty. It followed. too, a short address by Mr Winston Churchill Insisting that the proposals of the Defence Minis. ter, Mr Shinwell, for solidifying Britain's military preparedness were too few and far between. The importance attitude adopted by Mr Churchill was less concerned with the soundness or other wise of the criticism than it was with the conviction that a tremendous leewny requires to be made up. That, indeed, was admitted by Mr Shinwell in the course of
of the
faut klown by i
as. 300,000-striking French-speaking Walloons attard a au mare paralysed the country's southern provinces.
He warned the Catholic Prime Minister, M. Jean Duvieusart: "Revolutions always break out when men in power refuse to recognise the facts." The strike in the south, aim- King Leopold and will be the e at foreing newly returned heptioning of a revolution. Kinut Leopold from his throne, "M. Duvivipart acted not as brought tral services almost to the head of the Government a standstill.
Poltang Dong
NAVAL BOMBARDMENT
A headquarters spokesman. saying that Briligh light rulers
SOUTHERN OPERATION
A prominent member of the Communist Party of India told Reuter tonight that the recent change in the leadership of the Indian Communist Party was also a direct result" of Mos and destroyers had thises over night, said that patrols moving former Indian Politburo under The release, issued after mid-cow's disappointment with the blockade duties on the Korean westward from Chinju, "the adventurist," B. T. cast coast, with the Americans | Southern Korea, pushed el-Ranadive, on the west coast, actded that ments of the North Korean American heavy cruise were Fourth Division back two mlies The Far East Cominform, the reparing to pamp big shells to the vicinity of Hadong sources said, would "pool to- behind the Yongdok sector.
These patrols also occupied gether the Communist resources Hamyang to the north and con- to counter the American, Dutch butaigned to break up Communist
tacted what was believed to boland British policies Imop concentrations and supply an enemy regiment in Namwun,
South-East i convoys roving south along coast
we of Hamyang-Reuter. Zone."-Reuter. roads into and beyond Yondak. As M. Speak was speaking. The heavy Striker strong forcer of avmoved
Gendarmes, cruisers have a range of about bing across the tracks after fully equipped. converged 12 miles
201 they had delayed some trains de un ar In Toi to seal off
The North Koreans coathousal to three hours.
the area before the anti-Leopold An emergency Inveling of march bergan.
Three bombs blasted the raili on the Brussels-Laege line, and; between Brussels and Charleroi the police
his parliminary survey of defence require ntents and comparison with the furbat- dingly large resources of the Soviet Union, armed to the hilt. As he said, there is nothing to be gained by
up refusing to recoguise fiets. Both the Western and the participants in the North Atlan tie Pact have striven to improve their enpacity to deal with unprovoked degres.
c
Ven the
One
The
in, but the forces and equipment avatis able or in sight "all a long way short of requirement estimated on mast conservative basis." In a way, thua agreement by Mr Shinwell that an energelic speeding-up of stock-pling essential can be better received than would have been a cheery optimistic state- ment. A realistic acceptance of the fact hat British forces strelched from Scot- tand to Tokyo-vla Malaya and Hongkong hese no great strength In reserve, is The best guarantee that remedy will be sought. What is to be done to Inuild up the Army, Navy and Air Force? definite decision was announced. JJefence
Budget is to be stepped up £100,000,000 this year for
the purpurk of building new equipment, a great deal of it to be jet fighter aireraft. But policy about lengthening the period of converip tion was not clearly defineti, except in the sense that Mr Shinwell could not him self be persuaded of its value. Certainly large numbers of conscripts under train ing are a burden to the regulars and n drain on the budget, and probably a bellet move would be the recall of tried wid tested reservists. The seriousness of the debate need not, however, breed dismay. Emotions are dangerously blinding when the democratic governments have to steer a perilous rond.
this
a partisan chief."
DEMONSTRATION
the Cabinet Was caltert morning to study the situation The demonstration has been arisht from the widespread banned by the City authorities. anti-Lenpolit Strikes and to An official of the Socialist-led draw ng measures to ensure the General Federation of Labour, operation of the essential rer-which called the strikes, raid Ylee
that they
"nowbail": wouldi Circles close to the Govern- thavush the country, ment said that troops would!
"We will gradually progreso | probably be called in to ensure
The cruisers have been as-
batteries of these
heavy pressure all along the 2511 Division front last night Trying to fined a weak spot Inj
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STOP PRESS
supplies of gas and electrielty toward nationwide general DAWN
to hospitals and domestic users.Į (Coudnued on
RADIO STOPS
The Belgian National Broad- easting Station in Brussels went Foft the air without explanation | for three and three-quarter !
ours today,
Page Col. 6)
American
The Radio had been attacked Arms For Siam
jus blased in the antl-Leopold
ATTACK
Tokyo, July 20. North Korean assault troops. rushed the American defenders of the middle of the Allied line | today the first stage of a grand-nale Communist drive to!
Freak
open the defences of South Korea.
Waves of troops harted them- Cavity selves against First
dawn, with thunder LIVE arillery support, heavy rain.
The State Department an- nounced that the United States
and m
Other Cominumista canached at the 25th Infantry Division,
The assault bad
overy ap
i prets,
Washington, July 27. Trums, buses and laxis were The State Department dis- ! Positions for the streets of the nation's lased today that the United
cies. Blot squads of gend-States plans to
send arms to armes armed with rifles,
Slam. revolvers, truncheons and tear- [as equipment
the patrolled jstrike areas.
Squade stoorl by in Drussels, Siam roon will start nego- pearance of being a big push for where the Socialists
have were tiations in how the arms will be which the Communist holding a "super mass demon-used. The arms would be paid been massing for more than 48 stration" to call for Leopold' for from the $75,000,000 appro- hours. abdication,
priated in inst
The' nosault year's military
First The general strike, which be-defence
assistance programme Cavalry front followed an all- gan yesterdus, crippling first for the general area of Chinn. ] night "allacid apoins! the 25th Like, the centre of industrial President Truman has nuthority Infantry positions to the north- Wallonin, then the industrial to use the money where it will cost.
011 the
base of Charlerol and Mons, de most good In that area to Shortly after dawn, United
expected to reach the capital combat Communism.
States soldiers were holding A milliary defence agreement Arm.
is
tomorrow,
An hour before the demon- will be negotiated at Bangkok, "One American unit wn) stration in Brussels was due, M. and that it would be similar to nearly encircled shortly after Spaak told the Chamber of the bilateral agreements which dawn, but was fighting forcely Deputies: "From the outset the the United States concluded to re-establish coninct with other strike movement represented an with Western European coun- unity of the First Cavalry."--j Insurrectional strike against tries.--United Press.
(United Press,
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