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VOL. V NO. 236
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1950.
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INTENSE TYPHOON TO STRIKE Jeep Is His S. Koreans
Communist-Inspired COLONY TODAY
General Strike Gale May Be Severe
Is A Flop
Vienna, Oct. 4.
Only about 50,000 of Austria's 1,500,000 workers responded to the Communist call for a general strike today.
Apart from Russian-controlled works in the Soviet sector of Vienna and the Soviet Zone most factories worked as usual. All shops in the capital
were open.
The Ministry of the Interior in a declaration issued tonight announced: "The general strike call- ed by the Communist Party throughout Austria has broken on the will to resist of our workers.
"Throughout the whole laid economic life takes its normal course."
The Russian-controlled Radio Russian Army officers at the Vienna broadcast continuous Soviet sector publishing house appers to workers to join the of the Communist newspaper,
temon-trations
city. Voll: slimme, in Vianna, stop- Hesian lorries brought workersped police whe Iried to con- into the city from outlying Uscate the newspaper carly to- districts.
day. Several inckdents were re-i ported in Vienna and the pro- vinces when Communists tried to sabotage railway and services,
And Last Long
POSSIBILITY OF STORM'S "EYE" PASSING OVER HONGKONG
THE TYPHOON WHICH ravaged NORTH LUZON ON MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO STRIKE HONGKONG LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
"THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR TYPHOON - A VERY INTENSE ONE," SAID A ROYAL OBSERVATORY OFFICIAL THIS MORNING,
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Nevertheless owing to scanty information from shipping. the Observatory cannot forecast to what degree the Colony will suffer from the cyclone,
it can be confidently predicted, however, that Hongkong
The police then tried to con- will suffer a sustained blow, probably lasting several hours. fiscate batches of the newspaper
at the Western sector boundaries It 14 established that the miles an hour bad bedu re-rences during the passage of the ng is publishers had not sub-typhoon tram
bas a mulius of 200 | corded, and wind torce has ye mitted a copy to the Austrian miles and that ils centre will been steadily increasing.
The history of
the typhoon Tram drivers in the Amert-authorities before publication pass a mere 50 miles mouth of
since midnight has been: cat sector beat up 150 Com-as required by law.
daughter of Austria's
Socialist
No.
1
Communist, Johann Koplenig,
In Kaçarn, in the Soviet area
钉
the Colony this afternoon. the The pelice also seized munists who had tried to stop communist newspaper,
Already, between 7 and Wahr-this morning. wind gusts of 701 them from running. The police made 30 urres, including thee in Graz, and the left-wing Verwaerts, In news Vienna,
Overnight, Austrian Govern- had ment officials in Vienna
buildings. Miniatry women and children, squatted | British troops were confined to
their barracks from midnight- zern hour for the strike.
in The police the western
with sterl sectors were issued helmels, carbines and bayonets. ULTIMATUM REJECTED
of the city, strikers, Including patrolled
un tram lines to hold up traffe. DRIVEN OFF
Strikers seized the railway lution at Stadlau. a suburb on the Russian side of the Danube. They bull barricades and tried {1} block the lines until
Police Brove tient
smashed the barricades.
Hallway Workers
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The Communists called 1hr
IT and strike W: Co the Government
refuse to acerde to an ultima.
S: Lun from # Communist-led
Ya entin, in the Soviet Zone, shop steward conference Iant Grove of 400 strikers from the Saturday demanding the res nearby Nibelungen factory.tointion of the Price ievels who marched on the atton, existing before the agreement of tending to cut the Viennn- [October 1 of double the wage 1 inz One.
cranted by the agrees
The Austrian
Government, ment.
nade
be-
which last night protested to This agreement, 150 Alited Council that thir tween the Government ana Soviet authorities were hinder the Sockatiel-fed Trade Univst the Austrian police in teni-Federation, inercased the prices with strikes and demonstra of certain essential commodities
tons, today nileged that The Bursions were still
interfering
with the pollee in their zone.
EDITORIAL
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Cross
by from 23 10 40 parent
were increased Hourly wages
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The Royal Observatory Is suffering from + dearth of information about the typhoon.
Only one report from a ship,
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3 a.m.-The storm was within 30 miles of latitude 20.4 N and longitude 116.3 E moving WNW at Ave to eight kriots, Winds of 70 knots were within 50 miles of the centre.
this
5 a.m. The centre of the typhoon was about 140 mlles te the southeast of Hongkong moving WNW at Ave to eight knots. It was expected to pass
of the Colony afternoon or evening. Northerly gales would continue during day increasing gradually in force and veering towards the north-east.
south
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the
Track of the typhoon now threatening Hongkong
the ss Angonia, has been re- cuived during the past 48 hours. The Angonin was then in the "eye" of the storm,
A Disconcerting Pause
WHILE the United Nations hesitates th
antherise General MacArthur
the 38th Parallel and crown a brilliant strategic feat by reducing the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, ki wonki be fully to assume that the struggle is over. It might have been, and probably would have been, by ruthless exploitation of the Inchon landing coup, and, in the absence of unforeseen direct outside aid, the original strength of the Communists being shattered, it should not have been difleult. General MacArthur's personal wishes can be surmised by a decision to order or close itis eye to the under. toking of the henvy final task by the South Korean Allylslons. Their rapid advance towards Wonson, taking them more than 70 miles beyond the synthetic frontier, can be credited with diligence, but not yet to masterly operations. Opposition, in fact, has been negligible: the stern test has still to come, and no stiff resis- tance can be expected before the Wonson area. That courage and determination of
has the North Koreans
not entirely Seoul was grimly dissipated north of demonstrated in the Ujongbu battle. The drive to capture this last vital objective below the Parallel, initiated almost as a routine exercise, ran into a defence zene of a tenacity and fortitude duplicated. only in the streets of Seoul last week. American losses were severe and while they have entered the outskirts of the town, much hard fighting appears to be nhead. No accurate estimate is possible of the sirength and resourcefulness of the still uncommlited's serves available to the die-hard Prongyang lenders, and a further warning comes from the north where a large unidentified convoy is swinging south. Precisely what reinforcement on Fthis scale menus cannot be definitely
was
gain. The typhoon situated about 100 miles south- east of the Colony,moving WNW or NW at eight knots. The centre was experied to pass about 50 milles south of Hongkong late this afternoon. Winds would continue to increase during the day, veering northeast to east.
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With his hands clasped on top of his head, this North Korean prisoner of war sits on the bonnet of a Jeep as he waits to be taken to the base near the Nak- tong River after his capture by the American Military police. His warlike efforts are over, for some time at
least.-London Express Service.
The Labour Party Closes Its Ranks
"Unity
On The Battlefield”
Margate, Kent. Oct. 4.
Pushing On Towards Wonsan
Communists Likely
To Make Stand
Tokyo, Oct. 4. South Korenn flying. columns were today more than half-way from the 38th Parallel to the key east coast port of Wonsan where the Communists are jexpected to make a stand.
Spearheads of the Third Division, cheered on by thousands of North Koreans,, pushed on 15 miles further north after setzing Hosong, 45 miles north of tho Parallel.
So far they were moeting only sniper resistance but a big Communist force was believed to be standing by at Wonson, described
by 10 American Staft omeer as "the only worth- while
town in North Korea other than the capital Pyong→
yang."
Further inland, the South Korean Capital Division was last reported to be 30 miles north of the Parallel.
Near the west coast Ameri- can Marines wore down the Incatical resistance of a North Valley" and drove them from Korean rearguard In “Holi Fire
their foxholes
to capture Ulongbu, 12 miles north of Scout
For
MOPPING UP
days the
Communists,
Identified as troops of the newly formed
North
Division, had
Korean 17th pinned the Marines down to advances of a few thousand yards a day.
Poor weather today hampered air support for United Nations grount forces.
British and Australian troops were today mopping up a large tract of hills and valleys exten- ding from the outskirts of Taogu to north-west of Kumchon..
Au American officer in Tacgu toid tonight that Communist querillas had begun terror talde
Left-wingers of the British Labour Party de-un South Koreans and in some
monstrated here today that they will not allow any During the past 24 hours the differences with the Right-wing leadership to cause Colony has taken all precautions
districts skirmishes were occur- ring nightly.
General MacArthur announced today that the American Third Infantry Division had now rein- forced United Nations troops
to withstand the threatening an open split in the ranks.
The Health Minister, Mr Ancurin Bevan, widely previously there were elements
storm.
Ships remaining in the bar- bour have raised slearn at their mooring buoys, Kal Tak airport has been closed and all ferry! services suspended.
The Star Ferry resumed operations as usual first thing this morning, but when the No. typhoon signal was hoisted at o'clock, the blue flag was run the up and the service crased.
alleged to have carried revolt into the Cabinet cham- ber, summed the situation up for 1,500 delegates at the Party's annual conference when he declared, "We shall face the British nation as a united Party when the General Election comes and I say that advisedly.
of six United States divisions there incluling Marince and part of an airborno division.
The first United Nations ship- ment of rice has reached the starving and homeless citizens of Scout. A United Nations roliai teara will distribute tood, "The important thing is not the delegates roared their op-clothing, soap, fuel and blankets differences of opinion in the proval without a single dissent-given by United Nations coun→ Counell So far none of the bus or
Chamber but unity ing voice.-Reuter,
trles-Reuter. on the battlefeld. That unity exists today
As a result there has been no observation of the wind closer than 40 miles from the centre.
The Roya Observatory pre- dicted the possibility of "eye" of the typhoon crossing: some part of the Colony
this; tram afternoon, and the Director has affected and these are operating than ever." called for information from normal schedules, including the members of the publie should Prak tramways.
they observe this occurrence.
The Royal Observatory issued an official statement on this at 10 o'clock.
it read:
ervices have been
BREAKS MOORINGS
more strongly
the
Mr Devon was winding up debate
on the Party's new policy document "Labour and the New Society" which Strong winds were experi-
Deputy Prime Minister, Mr enced in the Stanley area early Herbert LATEST REPORT
Morrison. Introduced This morning and a few squat-
carller. Because of this, said a Royaltera huts situated off the main Observatory official, it is im-street in the village were blown Mr Morrison, possible to estimate the strength down.
the Cabinet's Right-winger and
lactics.
that
chief, flatly the Labour think wise
dominant of the wind which the Colony! At 5.45 the lighter Tin Shang Election will experience if the centre which was tied up at the Heep announced ponses closer than 40 miles. Wo shipyard, Cheungshavon, leaders did not
The latest Royal Observatory broke her moorings and drifted at present to commit the Party report issued Just before going down the harbour. On board to a timetable for further na-
press staled:
to
asserted. Conjecture plays with the possibility that Chinese Communist forces, repeatedly reported as lying close 10 the Manchurian horder, have been luunched in aid of the Korean Reds. Peking hints that China will “stand by” Pyongyang have been largely discounted as a bluff to force the United Nations to
along the pause
Parallel, but, Ris apparently a fact that large numbers of Koreans, trained In Manchurian and Soviet armies, could be marshalled in Manchuria and led across the border in Hieu of more active Intervention. The dangers are exemplified by Mr Vyshinsky's tactics in the deliberations of the V.N. Political Committee, engaged in seeking a political solution for the Korean con-
were six or seven coolles and tionalisation.
Contrary to reports of a split flict. The Russian Foreign Minister's
"At 9 am, the centre of the the Marine Police are keeping sole purpose is
distressed in the Cabinet, Mr Marrison's to obstruct, and his typhoon was about 100 miles a look-out for the
southeast of the Colony, moving
Vessel,
speech made if clear that the submission of an alternative resolution to
west-north-west, or aorth-west The typhoon
has prevented Government is soft-pedalling on the programme sponsored by Britain and
at eight knots, The
centre Mr W. J. ("Stoker") Edwards, further Stato ownership but that. seven other nations falls into that groove, expected to puss
to the south First Civil Lord of the Admiral-all sections of the Cabinet are After the events of the last three months, of the Colony
at a distance of ty from univing in Hongkong following an agreed line.
and the
"We must consider what the party. is Incredulous that It
not more than Vyshinsky con
50 miles late by air today,
arranged by Commodore L. N. national interest requires in the seriously believe in United Nations con-
aflemoon, Winds sent to the immediate withdrawal of UN
continue to increase in force Brownfield in his honour this circumstances obtaining when runde," he decisions have be forces. Such a demand asks,
and to veer gradually through evening has been postponed. da Mx
The typhoon threat also said. northcust to cast during
the enused the Criminal Sessions to Warren Austin asserted, for the surrender
Morrison spoke for the day of the United Nations. It does, however, There is a possibilty of the sessions
be suspended this morning. The Latour Executive of which Mr
will
at 10 Bevan is also a member. resume 'eye' of the typhoon passing o'clock tomorrow morning achieve another aim. It delays action, and in the meantime, it might permit re-' grouping, reorganisation and deploying of the forces now available to the North Koreans In such manner 18 to aller further Kerious challenge to the democratic bid to prevent naked aggres- sion. Had force been applied relentlessly against the Korean armies when they were on the run, the likelihood was smaller. Vyshinsky's Improvisations to gain time could have been « outwitted by an unremitting drive across the Parallel by"-- MacArthur,
this
will.
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He said that Labour would as prepare for the next Election.
The
has a paper. Party, which
through Hongkong. The 'eye' is The magistrates* courts in need all the time available to
region of light winds or Hongkong are functioning calms in the centre of the storm. usual today.
the
this
afternoon.
this
There is a possibility of the 'oye" The reception to have Con majority of only nine in Par crossing some part of the Colony given today by the Consul for llament, coulil, he declared, Ket Portugal at the Club Lusitano an extra 80 seats and a proper "In
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