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Hongkong Telegraph.
BELGIUM'S FOUR DAY CRISIS ENDS: PHOLIEN CABINET
Brussels, Aug. 15.
A new all-Catholic Cabinet was formed to- night, ending Belgium's four days of crisis since King Leopold's renunciation of power.
The country had been without a Government for that time. The new Cabinet of 15 Ministers will serve under Senator Joseph Pholien, a former Minister of Justice.
The last Government, also all ministration Dn Sunday, but Catholic, saw its efforts to re-himself declined the Premier- store King Leopold collapse Inship. retained the once of bloody disorders. It resigned on Foreign Minister which he has Friday, three hours after Porlie-held for the past year. ment handed over the Royal When the
new Government prerogatives to Leopold's 19-war announced M. Van Zealand year-old son, Prince Baudouin, told reporters that it had been M, Paul Van Zeeland, a lead-formed "na team Intended to ing Calliolic state:man, who bing peace to the nation
new Ad-
undertook to form a
Mystery Fire Destroys River Boat
Quebec, Aug. 15.
rally
It would also seck the nation within the spirit of King Leopold's message" call- trist the Belgian people to nchleve national unity around Prince Baudouin,
THE CABINET
Apart froni M. Premier, the new
cludes the following:
as
Phollen
Cabinet in-
Foreign Minister: M. Paul
Van Zeeland.
Labour: M. Georges Van Den Dacle.
M. Charles
Agriculture:
Three people were missing to- leger,munications: day from the St Lawrence River cruise steamer Quebec which Segera.
caught fire last night 150 miles
from Quebre elly.
M. Peut
Defence: Colonel E. A. de Greef.
Justice:
Earlier, Canadian Steamship Education: M. Pierre Harmel.
Lipe officials had been informed
that all the 400 Passengers and con.
crew of 160 were safe.
M. Ludovic Meyer-
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1950.
Dine
At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
Tel: 27880
"The High MASSIVE ONSLAUGHT ON TAEGU
Command”
Mr Charles Spofford (right) who has been appointed chairman of the Couneft of Depuiles of the North Atlantic Treaty, arriving at Lancaster Hone in London. The Coun- ell has been busily engaged since the growth of interna tional tension-Central Press).
the 2 cung wives house at Queen Wears Radiant
22-year-old ship
on
famous Saguenay cruise, and only cool work by the crew, the passengers calm
behaviour and the 30-minute dash 10 Talousse nvolded. a major disaster.
The Quebec burned for four
aller hours
reached Tadousste
and destroyect
wus
Health: M. Alfred de Taye. Finance: M. Jean Van Houte. Reconstruction: M. A do
Пnost,
Interior: M. Brasseur, Minister for the Council ut Europe and Foreign Trade Minister: A. Meurice.
Works; M. Oscar Belogne. Colonies: M. Andre Dequae. Economic Affairs: M. Albert Ceppc- The origin of the fire has not yet been established,
The Cabinet contained eight I broku Flemings, live French-speaking | out on an upper deck as the
Walloons ship
and three membera the Saguenay originating from approached
the bilingual River, a St Lawrence tributary. Brussels region.
been invested with
Royal
Smile Leaving Clarence House
London, Aug. 15.
BELIEVED IMMINENT
Communists Across Naktong Plane
In Strength In 3 Places
TANK SPEARHEADS MOVE
Korca, Aug. 15.
The wast wall and north-west corner of the United Nations defence box began to crumble today under the weight of incessant Communist probing of the Naktong River,
Spurred by their leaders' demands for a "Liberation Month" victory, the Communists were tonight across the Naktong
Collides
With Swimmer!
Nice, France, Aug. 15. An arroplanin and swimmer collided today. The plane, swooping in for a_landing, grazed the head of Madame Clemenoo Andcol as she paddled In the aca off the airport. The plane landed safely. Bo did Madame Andeol. She went to a hospital for flag #ld-United Press.
Quakes
"line of no retreat" in strength in three places. A fourth in Rock North portant crossing was reported but not officially confirmed.
Tacgu, the provisional capital was already within earshot of the battle. It was directly
Navy Raiders menaced by two expanding bridgeheads north of
Dynamite Rly Tunnel
Washington, August 15. A Pentagon spokesman sald today that a Naval shore party
had blocked
Communist rall
traffic on the North Korean east
coast by blasting Chongjin.
a tunnel at
Of India
Calcutta, Aug. 16. At least thrco earthquake
Waegwan and a new reported Communist drive iremors rocked part of India from the north through Kunwi.
Communist tank spearheads, moving out of the Waegwan bridgeheads, were probably within 12 miles of Taegu tonight though aggressive South Korean counter-attacks may have halted them.
Behind these two bridgeheads is the ominous massing of up to seven Northern divisions with extra mechanised regiments.
tonight, forcing thousands of people to suspend Inde- pendence Day celebrations.
The shocks swept over West. Bengol, Assam, Bihar and the eastern parts of the Unlied Provinces.
According to unconfirmed re- ports heavy damage was caused in Siliguri, West Bengal Silri- Two regiments of Com-jof the river at a point 18 miles fari is a road and rail junction about 30 miles south-east of the The line which passes through munists are following the south of the city.
As the invaders' swift moving lies in the plains at the foot of big tea town of Darjeeling. It the tunnel was described by the tanks from the Waegwan columns sparred round Ameri- the high mountains of the Tiber Army spokesman as one of the bridgeheads which are being can positions, seeking an open-un frontier. Bace main rallroads upon fed over underwater stone Jing to close in on Tangu and 1ts which the North Koreans deund concrete bridges. pend for the movement of sup plies south
rategic
掛
Was
alricid. powerful Gauhati, in Assam American and South Korenu plunged into darkness and the Three battalions of Commu-forces in and around the city people rushed into the open nista were tonight reported to were briefed for the crucial bat- Patna, the capital of Bihar No details were available. have stormed Deross the Nak-te to come.
Fovince, was rocked for 10 the spoketman assumed tong to form
the third new Other
the seconds but no damage or loss reports from that the Naval shore party re-brideghead 15 miles south of First Cavalry Division, which of ille was yet reported. A Turned to its ships without
Waegwan, and
the same dis-had smashed a Communist-tank Calcutta at the same time.
One-minute check was recorded race, north of the **Naktong mupported drive out of Waeg- the infiintry onto the east bank. bulge." Talks rumbled after win to the south-suld miles north of Mass, the 24th
60,000 In the "Naktong
bulge" 20 United States Division was still
were marced in Vegwan.
On the north face of the line battling desperately against the
near Communist-hel) Kunwl, main Communist threat-hourly the Erowing thronger
Sixth and Eighth South as Northern Korean Divisions withdrew un-
.DSM.
The military spokesman de- the Sixth South Korean scribed the recent withdrawals division as designed to consol- dute the
advantage.
some
North
defensive positions.
that Koreans the area
Two Royal Salutes boomed forth in London Count today to herald the birth of Britain's first new Passengers moved to the for-shows an increase of one men Princess in 14 years. ward and after decks and donned ber over the outgoing adminis life-belts as the crew went to tration, which realitzed on Fri- work with hosts and
The first to hear the news was the baby's cited Nations forets fire extin day, after Prince Eudou hud father, the Duke of Edinburgh, who had been wait- guishers.
Guy Paquet, of Quebec, said, powers. "There was no panic. All was
ing all morning in a nearby room of Clarence
also disclosed reports reinforcements poured into the der slight pressure to improved very calm. Few of us saw any Minister for the Council of
The additional-post--is that of House. He personally telephoned the baby's m Tokyo
that the North bridgehead. flames, just the smoke."
Koreans are
the couth, where G.I's conscripting men have Europe and Foreign Trade. This grand-parents, Queen Elizabeth and King George.nd women. The flamer were condued to the first Belgian Cabinet tu
been dghting to quell He said this was about 3,000 Northerners loose in the upper dicks at first. Then contain a Minister for the Coun-
arted on August 1. He sold thes Epread to the engine room, eil of Europe.
Thin the Duke who had Queen Elizabeth Furried there is no information of the their rear, no change was re- there
hoped for a girl-brought out n stokers stuck
ecross the street from Bucking sumbers conscripted but there ported officially. posts until the last minute Foreign Minister combined the a teost
In the outgoing Cabinet the boille of champagne and trankam Palace. Her gay stolero Indications Beuter.
with members of his when she left Clarence House going at it rust of Foreign Tracie.--Reuter, staff,
was the Art Indiention to the crowds waiting outside that an announcement was about to be
10 their
EDITORIAL
The
the
atmosphere
Ultimate Ultimate Victory
Inffarded by the absence of represen
and
are
Same
of tranquillity of the decision of the United Nations to break the aggressive spirit of the North. As Senor Santa Cruz, the President, pointed not, the Unified Command to the first international army to battle
with naked aggression, and it has its own special significance that to the authority is given the responsibilty of caring for the innocent victims. Several nations have already announced substan- tial contributions to the general pool- Buch us rice from Thailand, medlent supplies from Scandinavia and so forth. The work of distribulion, not to mention co-ordination, will be difficult. The existing organisation of the Economic Co-operation Administration which has long been operating In Korea will of course be utilised and informal working arrange. ments between the E.CA. and United Nations officiola have already been established. While war stresses complicate the task of amelioration, nothing poten- tally more valuable than day-to-day patchwork is likely to prove possible. Holding higher promise, however, in the expressed Intention of members of the UNESCO that, once the invader has been repelled, the United Nations will assist Korea to rebuild its economy on a more progressive and sounder bouls for Im. proved social conditions. That means, In effect, that the whole weight of the United Nations' moral, social economic strength will be backing the military effort. Promise of long-termi measures to turn Korea' from a backward · area Into a better balanced' community organisation is more. than practical. It could easily be a vital element in the ultimate victory, which will come, long after, the last shot has been fired.
tatives of Soviet Russlu, Poland Czechoslovakia, the Economic and Social Comell of the United Nations has com- menced the process of organising relfef work on an International scale for the civilian victims of the Koren aggression. This is reassuring because thoughts of the heavy suffering imposed by the grim events of the last six weeks could hardly be endured unless early assistance was guaranteed. The avalanche hitting this largely pastoral country, south of the 38th Parallel. has created distress which is grave and growing rapidly daily, requiring co-ordinated and generous effort even for palliation. Total requirements virtually Impossible of accurate estimation today, but before the situation has been restored, the number of victims entitled to sunte mensure of rellef will run into LWO or three millions, many of them having lost their means of livelihood and the roof from their heads, Memories of the pitiful conditiona in Hongkong afflicting thousands during the Japanese occupation of the Colony will suffice to indicate the magnitude of the tank looming in Korea, Responsibility for determining the Immediate needs and establishing
·relief procedures has been placed on the shoulders of the Unified Command by tho Security Council. The resolution of the UNESCO delegates guarantees the pro- vision of such aid as General MacArthur 'may request for the rellef and support of the civilian population. Thus there is emphasised once again the conviction of all the freedom, loving countries of the world that Korea can only be restored to paace, order and security with the success.
mode.
Within a few minutes the of fcial notice was posted on the tale of Clarence / House-and six policement stood around
to protect it from souvenir hunters.
But even before 12, notice was posted up, a rumour spread through the crowd, which grow four times ¡minutes.
i
"RIC that they strongly." The Pentagon was advised of
successful raid
In
INFILTRATION
POHANG QUIET
On the east coast, American defenders of the airstrip HIX tiles south-east of captured Pohang put strong patrois out Into in the day, but were un-1
Siliguri, with a population of 0,007, is connected with Dar- jeeling by a two-foot guugo rallway which climbs from 400
to 7,000 feet.
The last big earthquake in the Darjeeling area was in 1007.
Gauhati, the capital of Assam. and on important river trading centre, lies on the Brahmaputra River about 335 miles north- east of Calcutta-Reuter.
PASADENA RECORDINGS
Pasadena, Aug. 15.
earthquake"
A "great
Was
As advance elements of the able to make contact with Com-recorded at 2.24 p.m. GMT at incArthur this afternoon.
by Gen, Communist thrusts headed for munist querilin forces carlier California Institute of Tech-
The Taegu tonight, American and reported holding
of high ground nology. The location tha arty was hit ashore by ships South Korran commanders In over the field.
earthquake could not be deter- the Seventh Fleet, worked its the area said that they were About eight miles south-west med immediately, but Dr V.F. to the tunnel and blasted stilt confident that they could el Pohang. South Korean troops Richter said it was very with 2,000 pounds of TNT, hold the main Communist held the Communists on a line large one." for funnel is about 120 miles forces, but were
lo added that the chocle was concerned at a few miles south of Kigye. outh of Vilvostok and about the way the Northerners "In- Throughout the
felt "some place on the other the day Amert- 275 miles north of the 38th Altrated like fleas".
alle-United Press.
All day long a fierce battle Air Force Jet Bghters and side of the world."
light bombers raked Communist The Institute's seismograph had raced a mile or 1wo
a shock at 11.02. north-east of Waegwan after communication Blues and blasted als recorded
supply dumps far and wide. p.m. GMT last night about a battalion of Communisja,
They hit a marshalling yard 5,500 miles away and 400 miles supported by tanks, drove a
In the
the Woegwan arcs, ware below
earth's surface. the wedge between
South houses
near Communist-held Rester. Koreans and the
Tremors, Naktonr Yangdok, and bridges in the
first recorded at River, en lunged south Into Chonju and Yongju areas, faa 142 GMT, were still being re- the American First Cavalry j behind the lines.
GMT. The gistered at 1700. Division's Rector.
us with New York Mayor's
Now Job
When the notice was put up hore near it passed the new? "It's
a girl" to the crowd behind : them.
For many holiday, makers
a week-long was the end of vigil outside Clarence House,
RADIANT SMILE
Mayor
Washington, Aug. 15.
William O'Dwyer of į New York will be the new U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, the White House announced today. -United Press.
duper Sir
Onlookers got their first hini from Queen Elizabeth that the baby had been born. As sho drove away from her house just before 1 o'clock she wone radiant smile and waved
usual
stately
to the crowd, leaning out of the window her manner discarded.
Light bombers struck a cou diretor of Boston observatory American reconnaissance planes centration of Communist troops sali: "The Intensity of the reported sighting more
than in the Naktong area north-west | quite in eight and a quarter on 1,500 Communists about 10,000 of Tacgu, "with yards in front of the east bank xults."-Reuter.
excellent re our scale. The highest they almost ever go is eight and a hall,"
Sir Gladwyn
Jebb's Cryptic Statement
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
-London, Aug. 16.
BIG EFFORT
Communist
ЕТСЯ,
It
would be.
Tokyo, Aug. 16.
At Barkeloy, Dr Perry Byerly troops punched sald, "If the quake was in q back hard today in a supreme settled effort, to break out of the narrow catastrophic."-United Press. Changnyang bridgehead where
American troops fought to
nihilate an enemy division before it could threaten wit Allled communications,
Brief front dispatches reported some Communist gains but no clar pictu
was yet avaliable on the
Big Loans To
Australia
Washington, Aug. 15
A United States official -„kald
Reference to international trusteeship for
The Communists got seven Malaya made in a broadcast speech by Britain's tanks across a cable bridge on today that the International chief United Nations representative, Sir Gladwyn two of them to an air attack loan of $50,000,000 for Austra
Tuesday. They promptly lost
10 Bank is expected to announce a
were
to
but
out of the
of
A few minutes later the win-, dows of Prince Charles' nursery, on the second
floor,
were thrown open, and Nurse Light. body held up the little Prince, Elizabeth's first bom, to wave to the crowl
Like her brother, the baby! Princess
will be brought u Jebb, at Lake Success yesterday has taken political and infantrymen's bazookas and that next week.
flame-throwers, blaze of me circles here by surprise. away from the
WOS understood that this light which generally attends
evident that the Communists probably will be the first of ||Royal children.
Until Sir Gladwyïv'nfertioned Įmay have, beard Hat Lakes preparing for a concerted similar Instalment, for each
break Princess Elizabeth whose own it, nobody hore appear to have Success,
bridgehead where they battled the next Ave years, making an upbringing was and
One of simpll been aware that the suggestion Noemical city.
Was the Americane up and down ultimate total of about $250,- gava instructions
at had been put forward available on the announcement the ridges for 10% dur
000,000. Prince Charles was not to be
Neither pampered.
from @Kunto Lumpur that Bri Foreign Office had asked America for ald said the Communist effort to agricultural and transportation .Like other British children, nor the Colonial Ofice could in Malty. It not thought break open the Changnyong machinery open cut mining the Princess will get a ratlón tay last vening what prompted likely that Britain would ask poskes might co-ordinate with machinery and possibly lum book, erange juley at þd. a bot- Bir Glad TO
wax The idea for American troops but she the major effort of building up bar for prefabricated house for tie and free cod liver oil from of Interna her local food offers in Malaya" worok
She is likely to be ysbudpalalibragen
few de months ande
the
+for
carment
Gen. MacArthur's spokesanan The money will be spent on
or would welcome mail: tokening the 20-mile Waegway thousands of immigrants pour
fares of techule V-to-show front ofports Targu,
that America haseragame in thefantry divial