THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950.
PITTSBURGH A GHOST TOWN Ninety-Nine People Killed By Hurricane Lashing U.S. Further Heavy Snowfalls
Predicted
.
For Today
New York, Nov. 26.
The death toll in the hurricane which lashed the United States east coast yesterday rose to 99 today.
Inland the mid-eastern States shuddered in a blizzard described by the Weather Bureau as the worse ever.
SHARP
KOREA
SETBACK
Whole towns were cut off by snow-drifts. Western Pennsylvania and industrial cities in Ohio were almost paralysed by the heavy snows.
Reports from Pittsburgh described the city as a "ghost town" buried under 26 inches of snow. Traffic was tiéd up and, a state of emergency. Pittsburg amusement places closed in was swept by the snow on top Cleveland, Ohio, which had 19 of 27 inches, inches of SNOW. Soldiers More than 3,000 persons were patrolled the streets hunting homeless in Central and Eastern for looters.
Pennsylvania due to floods.
(Continued from Page 1) infiltration attacks, which might cut them off from supplies.
Further heavy falls were Damage over the storm area On the west of the front, the predicted for today as experts could not be reckoned ' im- Americans were lialted at in Washington co-ordinated re-mediately, but was expected to Chongju by stiffening relief and supply measures with reach many million of dollars.
the Army authorities,
United Press.
sistance.
Both sides patrolled exten- The Red Cross said that at sively in this area tonight, ap- parently looking for a gap through which to thrust an at- tack..
It appeared here tonight that the Communists have had Chinese reinforcements rushed to them in the three days since General MacArthur launched his offensive.
Air observers as much
least 2,000,000 people. were suffering hardship, mainly through the failure of light Fulham
and heating equipment in freezing temperatures.
Dangling power lines start-
ed many Ares and electrocuted To Insure
two people.
New
York's underground normal reported that
Island as 70 percent of the traffic behind the Communist lines was moving southward.
railway was back to Players
· WEAK SPOT From the 1st Corps head- quarters on the Central front, Reuter's correspondent Ronald Batchelor reported tonight that
the counter-offensive had found the weakest spots in the United Nations line--the thinly-held junction between the Eighth Army and the 10th Corps in the North-East,
He added that no accurate estimate had yet been made of the strength of the Communists pouring in through the breach In the lines,
The
the Long today and railway was also working.
Nearly all the 400,000 people whose electricity was cut off by power failures in New York were expected to have it re- stored tonight.
The
are
London, Nov. 26.
London First Division club, Fulham, to start something new in insur- PITTSBURGH PARALYSED English football by
The snow storm which had ing their players. The club already paralysed metropolitan intend to insure most of Pittsburgh lashed at the stricken their leading players
city again today. Howling against accidents or their
winds and swirling snow made the emergency more acute.
Much of the steel
inability to play football.
The storm has caused 11 deaths in Pittsburgh and
Mr Frank Osborne, the Gen- two
said that it is others in Western Pennsylvania eral Manager, coinmunities.
possible that his club will in- and coal sure 15 men for £10,000 each, was at a
making the total £150,000. South Korean retreat indus'r of the area
standstill. The United States
It is estimated that, the cost. and stalled offensive swept Comparation continued
Fulham closing
would be about down plants employing 50,000
£450 per year. people.Reuter.
official accom-
away the confident phrases which have panied hitherto successful offensive.
a
One officer here tonight re- General MacArthur's called "Home by Christmas" announce ment and added ruefully: "It looks as though Christmas will be a little late this year."
good weather, were throwing in all they could to help the ground forces..
HEAVY STRAFING
PENNSYLVANIA HARD
to
footballers.
(C)
Princess Charming and Dick Whittingdon at the Empire Pool, Wembley, when rehearsal began for the ice pantomime “Dick Whittingdon on Ice” which opens shortly. The parts are played by Sheila
Hamilton of Britain and Pat Gregory of Sydney. (Central Press).
Ice Block Air
Attack
London, Nov, 26, After examining a 12- inch block of ice which fell through the roof.
of London suburban garage on Friday, meteorological experts decided today that it dropped from an aireraft. They found the blocks contained traces of de- icing fluid-Reuter.
when players travel Labour Party
Planning
London, Nov. 26.
Britain's Labour
West German Agreement In Sight
Bonn, Nvo. 26. West German agreement was today reported in sight on two assurances sought by the West- ern Allies ---- on debts and strategic materials to clear the way towards a revision of the Occupation Statute,
Government officials told Reuter that they expected assure the Western Allies week or the next that:
1
accept
many's
West
Germany
to this
will
responsibility for Ger- prewar and postwar
public debts; and
·
ma-
Except abroad, it is not normal for HIT
them to be insured other than
workmen's Pennsylvania reeled underby
compensation, new blows from a storm centre though at one time the Players that circled back on itself but Union considered introducing a which lost some of its force in scheme for the insurance of all
2. She will be prepared to the proce55. Heavy snows Fulham have paid out a good American aircraft, aided by clogged.citics and highways in deal of money on new players, "learned how to plan the coun- terials available to the Western
raw Party has make her strategic the State, 200 persons
were but it is not the intention solely try's resources without having Allies, stranded on the Pennsylvania ef safeguarding their expendi- to take everything over." Mr Both assurances have been turnpike alone and
food sup- ture.
The scheme will cover all Herbert Morrison, the Party sought by the Western Powers Taking over at dawn after a ning low as supply trucks worth something over £10,000, ter in the Labour Government, Occupation Statute, which was plies were reported to be run- men who are considered to be leader and Deputy Prime Minis- as a condition for revising the busy night of bombing opera-stopped running.
There is always the risk of a told
Foreign and tions. fighters
in London agreed upon by the a' meeting fighter-
Twenty-four persons perished player, for instance like Trevor tonight.
Ministers of Britain, France and bombers had up to mid-
in Pennsylvania, and West Ford, who recently cost Sun- Mr afternoon flown well over 200
Morrison listed three the United States at their meet- Interdiction Virginia and 17 dead in Ohio; derland £30,000, being injured categories of close support
industries foring in New York in September. and
Under New Jersey and
West Michigan early and the club would have public ownership:-
this revision sorties... They
strafing
and counted 15 each and New York little to show for its vast outlay. 1. Monopolies like electri-Germany will be given the right
The insurance of such
to transact foreign affairs bombing every available enemy 14.
aelty and postal services; target from the frontline to
reduce the Looting broke out in Cleve- player would
2. Basic industries like coal, through her own Foreign Office The footballer transport and steel;
land draft Federal and State points deep in the enemy rear land, where National Guards of a total loss.
himself would still receive 9. Industries inen patrolled the streets under
where private legislation without Allied scru- workman's compensation.-owners had "proved incapable tiny, — Reuter Reuter.
of managing their affairs in an AC211101498822 (1:18:18312 effective way, Reuter,
were
areas
Invaders and Superfortresses began the
ensive in moonlight last
making/resistance. The Tenth Corps 08 raids in the Sinuiju, Taechon Headquarters
announced the
Warning
risk
Belgium In Fog Blanket
--The
Hongkong Telegraph
Morning Post Buliding; Hongkong.
Published daily (Mid-Day) except. Saturdays & Sundays.
and Kangrye areas in what was occupation of bomb-battered John Strachey's described dis the "largest Chongjin
at 4.30 p.m. On night attack of this sort since Sunday and said the UN. forces the war began."
had pushed eight miles north of Troop convoys, rolling stock the city to within 50 miles of and supplies were among the the Russian border.
Dundee, Scotland, Nov. 26. tarkets hit.. Superforts yes- The massive counter-attack
The War Minister, Mr John
London, Nov. 28... Price. 20- cents per edition. terday dropped 28 4,000-pound by Chinese and North Korean Strachey, sald here tonight that bombs in attacks on the Yalu troops came on a 25-mile front nothing would
Dense, tog brought air services
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Postage: Chion, Macao., UK Bri- River bridge at. Manpojin, in in northwest Korca. Eighth everything lost if Britain tried parts of the Continent to a dom-tries. $1.10 per month.
tish Possessions and other coun... the centre of the frontier line. Army Headquarters; reported to rearm on such a scale and at plete- standstill today. The fog. -Router.
that the situation on the central such a speed that it broke her also blanketed Belgium tonight, Editor, business, communications and News contributions, always' wel- come, should be addressed to the HOPES ENDED
| front was "obscure.”
back Brigadier General JS, Brud- He told a public meeting that services and throwing Front dispatches old the
stopping all international, air advertisements to the Secretary.
traffic. Telephone: 20611 (5∙Lines), powerful.. Communist assault ley, commander of the Ameri-ho was sure America would help throughout the country into whith recaptured the transpor- can Second Division, said the Britain's... rearmament pro chaos. tation hub of Tokchon had end- division has stabilised by late gramme, adding: “A proper dis- snow fell in some parts of Printed and published by od hopes; of American fighting The U. S. Fifth Air Force sent burden between the Atlantic Italy. Heavy Fain washed show oh
afternoon A
tribution of a common defence Western Germany and NorthWilliam Alick Grinham for and mer that they would be on
behalf of South China their way home by Christmas outfighters, Mustangs and light Fact countries must surely be down the mountains of Switzer Morning Post Limited at 1-3 On the east coast, the United bombers attacking the enemy according to their ability to land, swelling rivers by be- Wyndham Street City of Nations forces continued rolling troops, but did not stop them carry a particular share of the tween three and six feet. Hongkong.. northward against virtually naj
United Press.
burden."Reuter."
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