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BRITISH TANKS HOLDING FORT Gloucesters Last To Cross River From Burning Pyongyang Depressing Abandonment Of
Of GRUESOME FIND Korea's Red Capital
COMMENT
It is eighteen months since a conference of British Commonwealth Premiers was held and then the talks were, for all prac- tical purposes, limited to the situation created by the creation of the new Republic of. India. The conference announced by
Mr Attlee, prior to the
emergence of the grim crisis in Korea, and ex-
pected to assemble early
next month, will have a far wider field to cover. The outstanding problem of Germany and the North Atlantic Pact or- ganisation will be dis-
Seoul, Dec. 5, 6.00 a.m. Pyongyang-symbol of Communism in Korea—was aban- doned by the retreating United Nations troops_in_the_bitter cold morning today.
Squat British Centurion tanks, with gunners at ready, guarded the southern approaches of the bridges over the frozen Taedong river while infantry of the British 29th Bri- gade filed out of the silent town past blazing supply dumps and hangars at the airfield east of the city.
Encircled
cussed, but the major Marines In
issues will undoubtedly
concern the Communist Grim Battle
menace in Asia.
Korea, Tibet, Malaya and
It
Tokyo, Dec. 5.
China (assuming that Headquarters today released commonsense prevails the following communique from and the stage of open the Tenth Corps Headquarters:
"Against almost insurmount- war between the Peking tallant officers and regime and the United men at the First Marine Divi- Nations has not been sion, together with elements of the United States Army Seventh reached) will all
Division, on Monday climaxed a within the entirely
bitter five-day battle to con- formal agenda.
solidate in the vicinity of the Chosin reservoir.
a
come in-
will afford much- needed opportunity for ad- justments of views by political leaders in the Commonwealth and in
"Marines and soldiers were greatly assisted by the combined efforts of Marine, Air Force and Navy air might which furnished close tactical air support and supply and evacuation through these days of vexed con-all conditions of weather and in flict in the international spite of enemy action." field contribute valuably to the presentation of a common front.
Test Thrills
Whatever the result of the
The communique added that the Marines hurled back enemy attacks, inflicting the Reds with heavy losses.-United Press.
G.B.S.'s WILL
first Test match today- CHALLENGED
and the assumption must be that the state of the
wicket offers small pros- pects of the miracle of an
London, Dec. 4. Mr George Bernard Shaw's
The British troops, who held the three Tae-. dong bridges while American and South Korean units pulled back to new defence lines south of the
IN N.Y. STATION
New York, Dec. 4.
The rude, dismembered body of an attractive Woman WILS found today crammed into two sult- cases in the baggage store of a railway station in Brooklyn, New York.
A clerk was making a routine Inspection of triệu lockers in the baggage room when he found a black imitation leather suitcase.
Inside were the head and torso of a chestnut-haired woman with the two arms severed at the elbows, all badly decomposed. A quick search of other lock- ers revealed the rest of the body in another suitcase. -Reuter.
former Red capital, began their orderly with- BIG THREE drawal about 11 p.m. last night.
There was no contact with the Chinese forces, last reported several miles north and north-east of the doomed city, nor was there any trouble, as had been expected, from the large group of Communist fifth columnists said by counter-intelligence generals to be inside the
town.
the last
It was assumed as United Nations soldier crossed the river and left Pyongyang on Tuesday morning that the Com- munists would soon come out of hiding and take over control of the city.
United States Army engineers stood by with stacks of high explosive to blow up the three
main bridges across the Taedong river which bisects the city from north-east to south-west, soon as word came that the last British tank and infantryman
was safely across.
as
The three bridges were scheduled to go up between midnight and 1,00 am, but at 1.25 am. when the last combat cargo plane took off from the deserted airfield, they had not yet been destroyed,
from
Communists anything of value.
DISCUSSIONS
London, Dec. 4.
and Britain, France
the United States are expected to
start official discussions in Paris. next Thursday on their reply power talks proposal for four- informed source here said to-
to: Russia's
day.
on Germany, an
Two Foreign Office. officials
from are expected to travel London to Paris on Wednesday
military installations burned in the United Nations' "limited to assist the British Arribassa- scorched earth" polcy to pro-dor, Sir Oliver Harvey, who vent the onsweeping Chinese will represent Britain,
capturing It was understood here today that the choice of the British The last United Nations troops officials who would go to Mos- through the 29th Brigade were cow was not yet final but was the Argylls, Middlesex and unlikely to include the British Australian Battalions from the Ambassador to Moscow, Sir 27th Commonwealth Brigade, David Kelly, who is back in
(Continued on Page 3 Col. 2) Britain on leave.--Reuter.
Guerlain
There were explosions in the vicinity of other partially des
will has been challenged by troyed bridges, and it was be- an unknown objector on the lieved
the engineers
were
England victory-it has grounds that it would grave-making these unusable before been
an. exhilarating ly affect the majesty of match, calling for a high tribute to both sides.
A topsy-turvy tussle, it has been sporting in every sense of the term. Those who have criticised
English serious repercussions on of the Pyongyang air field took
fiercely supply
GLOUCESTERS LAST
Tokyo, Dec. 5. The Gloucester Battalion of British Brigade-the
the blowing up the bigger ones, language and have The last two cargo planes out
English literature."
off by the light of He claims that Shaw's blazing hangars and bequest of much of his for-dumps and lighter fire from oil tune to work for the reforming | druins placed along the runway of the English language ts to mark it for the pilots after against public policy, and he the lights went out,-United the English team, making has lodged a caveat through a Press. judgment on last season's firm of London solicitors.
It will not be known for display against the West
some time whether the caveat Indies, that brilliantly
the (an objection) will delay effective side, will now granting
If of probate.
a wish to make the amende caveat is lodged when probate the 29th honourable. In the Bris-is applied for, the granting of last United Nations troops north and of the Taedong River dividing the probate is withheld, bane match, they have
who entered the Yyongyang, the former Northern the person
the pontoon excelled, despite the fact caveat is asked to withdraw it capital crossed
bridges to the south early today, that in no direction did or substantiate ft.
covered by the guns of hugo If he persists in his objection, they gain any fair share
a court action follows-Reu- of any luck that was ter. going. Should Hutton and Compton manage to pull off victory today, it will be see and something to remember and none will be more enthusiastic than the Australians.
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Centurion danks, according to frontline reports.
Engineers were to blow up the bridges as soon as the last vehicles of the Brigade, ́ ́ which
US Navy Call-Up had screened the rear of the
Washington, Dec. 4. The Navy announced today that 15,000 Naval enlisted re- serves will be called to active duty during April, May, and |·June.—United Press,”
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Eighth Army's long trek south. had crossed" - the half-frozen river. REM
Trucks, Bren carriers and
other military vehicles were. allhouetted against a background of flames as supply dumps and
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