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Today's Weather: Light variable winds. Fair.
1012.6 mbs, Noon Qbeervatio Baromeirlo pressure, 20.00 in Temperature, 52.6 deg. F. Dew point, 74 der, F. lative humidity, 70%. Wind direction, W by N. Wind force, 5 knots.
Low water: 1 ft. 5.in, at 1.45 p.m.
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG GETS 'ADVICE' FROM COLONIAL OFFICE
London, Aug. 28.
On the advice of the British Government the nuthorities in Hongkong are to take additional safeguards against the export of strategic war materials to Communist China, official sources said today.
The Hongkong government was said to have already taken steps toward restricting the export of materials which were classified as "directly for war use" and it was understood that these restric- tions were to be widened considerably to include some 200 items
in Hongkong buying Mr Winston ("lativchill's diéto.ito' b
commodities and sure that Breitusta has been up-trategic plying machine tools for war machinery much of which was spet nld to be suitable for war pro- purposes in its lighted Batalhat corts to dietion, ineluding machine fonla prometo trade with Communist and getal working machinery. Chiun.
Oftal quarters paid the the beening Lahieving ugi ef
ystem for exports from Henk- Bank
Communi China should ensure that equmodifies escited, as "strategie" would Burch Communist Cina 141 quantities as would chi-
During the past x month Communist agents were known,
BLUE-EYED
MIMI LOOKS
AT FAROUK
Biarritz, Aug. 26. King Farouk has a new teen-
nomin arte
inate the dauper of their re rs war potential, The restric flons woul apply particularly martine foot. and moda: workunt
truck". inschinery,
cartier, BIECTREAMING A TEKEN
heavy jegviel INTO, one steel pins-
chentical
I duris. clectic equipment. marine diesel engites and vari- in 16-year-old cherests and blue-eyed Mami Metan, of St Products. Louis, Mazourt,
U.S. INSISTENCE
"My daughter found the King! facritiction av intelligent when The she met him at Deville yestre dy terday." William Medant, Mimi's father, raid tong
Hongbong Government has banned the export petroleum products apuipment following di- curricon with the United States authori
Th
The wealthy St lauks busi-ties.
Xml and the ACS TRAD
mrl on the Egyptian man..reh brach of the fashionble Chan Unite nel recoil. Ring Ferouk asked
with
State on the cumple of traten dana.. to it & Char maid for en en-
Mimi what nationality he was moving hur me montin pa and Mini, replied, "American.
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told her The
King then hoped to be visiting the United State corn, i Melart
I righter told¦ He articl him met tcome before next April, so that he could be hume araundi the
to show
Pa k
They thightene extop inn of the existing
Amewah ini tence. Start that soundtr we wall ben by th
De breng tot sinterin! pad th Hampeon
Pion me d later sent Mimi an huet of flowers, fitters! pe eum as
li Merlart epofitted.
jte k "Nimai think: King Fork to ameerinda very interesting man."--United | smart Meas
country."
Farouk elaborate
EDITORIAL
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1. e de pe Cerare Bast iratie
reach Ret from Germag.-Unitesi
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Dainty Launching
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1950.
Dine
At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
Tel: 27880
ALL-NIGHT ATTACK BY REDS ON
HMS Dainty, latest of the Daring class destroyers,' was launched at Cowes The bridgework is noteworthy. Dainty will be the most modern ten days ago. vessel in the Fleet with all-electric cooking, modern bathrooms and Inbour-saving devices!
POHANG FRONT
"Backs-To-The-Wall" Orders By General Walker
S. KOREANS HOLD GRIMLY
Pohang, Aug. 29, (6.00 a.m.)
Communist troops struck the South Korean defonce pori- meter around Pohong during the night and at dawn today but made no penetration into the Republic of Korea Third Division lines four miles west of the city.
The Reds hit the junction of the Third and Capital Divisions west and slightly southwest of Pohang. There was no break-through and no official estimate was immediately available on the extent of the Third Division withdrawal.
Washington And Peking's
A SHARP CLASH BETWEEN Protest
TRUMAN AND MacARTHUR
Benevolence Disaster
San Francisco. Aug. 29.
Thirteen people from the hospital ship Benevolence, which sank in a collision last Friday, Jere
were stli nace unted for today,
Up
18 persons to now were knows to be dead.
experts Navy talvage are examining the sunken Jo, on its side in 75 feet two miles of water only off-shore, to decide either to releat it or, if it is too damned to ynamite to clear the channel into San Francisco harbour- Keuter.
An Explanation Needed
ITBOUT greater knowledge of the descent,
Weston, showing it steps
necra
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were taken wholly on police initiative or ns the result of complaints by another department or by some business organisa- tion, the arrest on Blake Pier of seventy individuals last Thursday on a charge of Joltering cano bring upon the Patice Department sform of unassailable criticismu.
public disapproval, Strong however,
was and in being expressed. Little interest is taken in whether or not the police were dreetly responsible, the concerning the is on curiosity reason for banning the pier bystander (and the tribe of youngsters having a swim?). the general verdiet being that ridiculous, the prohibition
appears intolerant, unreasonable. Some restraint, it is agreed, would be required should the pler swarm with people interfering with or hampering legitimate traffic, hut the chances of that are slim-It could seldom happen. The rald did, in fact, give the impression of planned implementation of policy newly decided. It was not "bright iden" flashing through an officials mind and producing netlon on the spurt of the moment. This is confirmed by the fact that, in one sense, the police were considerate. No previous warning had been given that a man basking in the breeze in the shelter of the pier was a transgressor in the sight of the law, and the police clearly had no desire to marahat into court. More unwitting winners
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than an hour elapsed before those who disregarded a request to remove them- selves found themselves unceremoniously moved. No fes were imposed, but the court gave public warning that, in future, no persons would be allowed to loiter on Magik. Blake Pier. Unfortunately, the trate offered no reason for the puddin
are
Stern Rebuke Over Formosa Message
Washington, Aug. 28.
Washington, Aug 2
American spotter planes operated throughout the brilliant moonlit night to locate the Com munists.
American warships off the shore and Ameri- can and South Korean artillery pounded shells into the attacking Communists all night.
arc
anci
Malik Puts Formosa On U.N. Agenda
Lake Success, Aug. 28. Jacob Malik. Russian prosl dent of the Security Council
General Walton Walker, Canmander of the United Nations land fores in Korea, yesterday issuer a "backs-10- The State Department sald the-wall order to hard pressed
Korean Communist China's South
troops to save today that protest against alleged bombing the east coast port of Polung.
of withdrawal is of Manchurian towns was i "The day inatier for the United Nations past. Is my bellef that the to handle.
jover-extended enemy la multing
bts last effort," he said, The State Department pres "United Nations forces spokesman, Mr Michael Medaily becoming stronger Dermott, Fald the
protest stronger. reached the Department at 0816 "The time has now come for GAT. many hours after it had everyone to stand in his place been broadcast by Peking Radio. and Dght or advance to a post- tor August, tonight summoned
Oficial
belleve the lion which will give us greater the Security Counell to meet Sources Communist protest is significant tactical advantage and from tomorrow and put the explosive
be laying the which the coming counter-question of FormoSI ол Far-reaching differences between President because it may
roundwork for use of Chinese offensive can be launched, nzenda,
troops in North
This was disclosed after a "If our present positions are Truman and General MacArthur on United States Communist
This robering develop-pierced we must counter-attack secret meeting of the 11-nation Formosan policy were brought into the open today. Koren,
ment would pose serious at once, destroy the enemy, and Council, in which Mr Malik In the sternest rebuke which has ever been rent to the United Nations restore the position."
sough to read out of the official General Walker appealed to record all sections which the elivered by a United States President in the fre-forces and probably would be
to "rise group had taken during the The gravest event South Korean troops considered
happened in Koreans one and stop the enemy In 20-week Soviet boycott which quently controversial carcer of the 70-year-old has
Korean aggression your front in his tracks.
ended on August 1. veteran General and war hero, the White House ince North
"Let us tear him apart now
Mr Malik's action in placing so that our road to victory will
The issue of Formosa ocially ublicly announced that the President had himself en-United Press,
much
and Zurer that
order the Council's 'directed" General MacArthur to withdraw the
quicker."
business was a certain indica-
of most message.
STUBBORN ATTACKS
tion, in the minds Meantime, American and observers, that Russia would South Korean foreca holding demand tha; the United Nations States to the northern side of the United order the United
box"
Seventh "defence Nationa
in withdraw. its Korpa held Arq nginst stub-fron Formosan waters-Unitext born Communist attacks ranging Press.
his the
nu-
civil military under Geral MacArthur sent
ine at week to a poule thority. Generals are not sup-
werful ex-Serviceman's pred to play the part of states-)
Minting that the men. This i organisation,
not Rome, nor United States should prevent the days of Caesar."Reuter. the Chinere Nationalist strongs (General MacArthur's statement on Formor will be found in hold of Forma be taken
Pige Eight and over by the Chinese Communist
Truman's letter to hir Warren dovernment.
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As
Modern Helen
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[Australia
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Will Defend
New
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The Hague, Aug. 20. The Australian Minister for External
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from Wnegwon in the north- west corng to Pohang on the
cast coast
The battle for Pohang and the important airteld six miles Affair, Mr Fercy south-east was developing into
Mountains
Spenter, ald here today that one of the fiercest of the war. Vanish In
Australia would herself defend with
Ar
the
The Toy behind the Dutch stabiilsed."
of
stated bo
of
Fleet
Recent Quake
Calcutta, August 28.
hard-pressed South New Guinea should the nerd Korean defenders spurred to arise because she regarded the maximan effort by the "hacks island os vital to Australian to-the-wall order from General
Walker. safety and security."
But Australia saw the defence A grim see-saw battle raged of any
two or three miles area against aggression within
but General Mac- Puntut primarily through the the port,
Almen flying the wartime Headquarters ¡Arthur's
bump route over the Himalayas, Pulted Nations.
that whole reported today Spender said that Austrn- that the front-"appears to
seem to chains of mountains Hia wa:
Two Northern divisions were Heraklion, Crete. Aug. 28.
in their claim over
have vanished, apparently in punch on a double throwing Crete's "Helen of Troy." New Guinea, and certed on the Poliang sector, with orders in history.
one of the greatest earthquakes whose abat Indonesia had "no
"no valid
through at any cost. ¡to break
Earthquakes occurred almost argument for claiming it.
One was driving along the coast daily for 13 days. They julied War, The Minicide, who a
o arrived here
Hungae, six miles the towering Himalayan again. froad from yesterday from Germany, today to the
Was north, the other
on Sunday. started discussions the future
on
The pilots raid the air above the South status of Dutch New Guinea ushing routh-east from Rigye.
trom recaptured
the affected area churned in which is now a matter of con-
this week-end after
violent twisting
-currents, bitter fighting.
be-that flying was dangerous. in Tokyo Sta oficers
Authorlties reported that ma fultation between the Nether Koreans
Dr D U.Beved that the
to embroil
Kefal
with the nds and Indonesia
Minister,
The Truman Admini: fration the publle were denied any
was, however, unble to prevent assurance that it was sound. And they
publication in the press of Generic MacArthur's me age are far from satisfied. Hurking hack into
de pile 48 hours of hurried the past, it is recalled that the authorities
between coinmunication wished B once encouraged those who
We hintin and Tokyo, where the General respite from the tenement cubicle, to take
MacArthur holds
States f United triple post comfortable seat at the coud end of the
Commander, Supreme Commane! pier. The war or the Japane e eliminated
of World War
It Allied the senting, but there is nothing, except
rere and United Nation: Com olleial refusal, to prevent the resuration
arver in the Korean war.
General publiebig of that facility. If there were a few Editors
MacArthur's mexate have abs pleasing "lungs" available in the contai
they were lit clear that district, no issue would arise. Statue
doing so erher with the tacit Square is open for a stroll, hut the moonl
japroval, ur, et any rate, with-19-year-old beauty duction threatened to rest and contemplate the stars is not,
ut the positive disapproval of The and not likely to be, entered for.
General MacArthur's public re-the island in a Trojan
has married her kidnapper, i intens stait ater consultation relatives sul today. cricket ground and Murray parade ground
with them by trans-Puelfie tele- other than the
Handsome Costas reserved for uses
hone between the United States
with hinnls crowned her 124 comfort of a work-weary artisan.
and Tokyo. Botanical Gardena clase at sundown, Jast
result, the American wreath of laurels in a marriage! when the pleasantries of cool, clean air
people read in their afternoon ceremony last Saturday in their
conflicting cave hideout on Mount Ida. are most appreciated, at this season of
Raven-haired, Tassoula Peira-Foreign Views on United States Formno kegeorgi was whisked away to Sikker, and the Union Minister, must
Van Mr J. H. the year. Until relatively recently, the
on policy by the President and Mount
Itin, supposedly the Gardens remained open to the public until
by General MacArthur.
birthplace of the Greek cod of pleasant y p.m. Another sort
Republicans in Congress today Zeus. Kefaloghianis, who boasts put into the Congressional re- the finest moustaches in Crete, the closure, but a more appro caused
been not to
cord the text of General Mackidnapped her from in front of printe answer would have
Arthur's statement.
a Heraklion movie theatre. prevent the entrance of either inneceni
Arned followers of Kefalog, to increaEQ potentially guilty, but
Park" reas illumination in the "Hyde and add one or lwn watch-keepers. Things
they are hopelessly being crowded tenements impairing both health and comfort of the inmates, the dangers in badly of contracting tuberculosis ventilated premises--the Government eyes should be towards mercasing facilities for an hour or two's inexpensive rellit, and not clamping down on Fler strollers. There, they are off the streets and rarely Bо numerous as to be seriously in the the phrenen of ́ofiletal explana. tion for the order, it offends the public.
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papers
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UNFORTUNATE”
The Republican House leader, hienis and indignant relatives of Martin, Tassoula massed on the moun- Representative Joseph of Massachusetts, told the House ainside. Troops were sent to It was "unfortunate" that Pre- disarm them to prevent
A $2,000 reward was sident Truman had sought to war. "uppress" the statement after offered
civil
for the capture of
Reuter.
Maarseveen.***
STOP PRESS
HONGKONG
Northerners
accurred.
Reports
ald
the
changes had be expecting reinforce-lor topographical ments because they were "reck-death toll probably would run leanly extending their line.
HANGING ON
to
several thousand, Seven hun dred or so were drowned in the In the centre of the northern Analar river, the banks of
littered front, the South Korean Sixth which aro presently Division hung on primly after with corpses.Unlied Press. falling back to new positions south of Uihung, in the face of
from Com- persistent assaults munist forces Uihung is 22 miles north-east of Taegu, Gen- eal MacArthur's northern do-
the General had sent it to the Costay, and $700 for each of UNIT IN KOREA fence pivot.
pres.
Was President's action
The
rupt leadership," "he anid.
his seven armed helpers.
A shepherd was wounded by
one of the bani. Tassoula's
Matthews Faux
Pas Incident North of Taegu, on the road
Washington, Aug. 28. to Kunwi, Americans and South
Mr Charles Hoss, Presidential Koreans fought off aggressive Pusan, Aug. 20.
White "another exhibition of a bank- the troops, who thought he was The Middlesex Regiment and
patrols
In the Waegwan area, Secretary, said at the
that the incident of House today northwest
the statement of At Dayton, Ohio, Mr James father, Georges Petrakogeorgi, the Argyll and Sutherland High-immediately
In Korca this Taegu, there was bitter nghting arising from M. Cox, publisher of four news-arrived, in Athens today. Itolandiers arived
scale. Intelligence the Secretary for the Navy, Mr pavers in the, State, issued the planned to ask Premier Sapho-
HIMS Unicorn berthed at 12.30 officers sald they believed that Francis Matthews, that America cles Venizelos to help him get following statement:
North p.m. and HMS Ceylon steamed the
Korean Second should become "an aggressor for have instructed all my his daughter back.
Division-which left the line peace" was now closed.
The States Department dis Inewspapers not to use the Mac- Cosing followers warned they shortly afterwards.
They were welcomed by huge 12 days ago to rest and re-fit
Kumchon. Arthur message. The constitu- would start a "bloody vendetta"
behind the avowed Mr Matthew statement tion of the United States de- unless he was allowed, to keep crowds, and bands played on at
(Continued on Page 5 Col e) on Saturday-Router. the pier.United Press, finitely places control of the girl.-United Press.
afternoon.
on a small