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Sheep-Stealing -1950 Style
Sydney, Dec. 19. Up-to-date sheep steal- ing gangs are using modern three-de c ker trucks and trained dogs in daring raids ranging across three States.
The thieves rald sys- tematically. every few weeks in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and are mak- ing tens of thousands of pounds because of the re- cord wool and prices
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Garrison In Hungnam Holding Positions: Fierce Air Attacks
Tokyo, Dec. 19.
United Nations fighters and bombers, screaming low over the North Korean roads, were today hitting hard at Chinese Communist rein- forcements streaming south to join the Communist assault on the hard- pressed Allied perimeter at Hungna'm.
Allied warships off the east coast port continued to hurl heavy shells into the Chinese Communist forces trying to push the fighting American garrison back towards the sea.
Carrier-based Navy and Marine planes, strengthened by the arrival of the escort-carrier Bataan, were throwing their full weight into the defence of the peri- méter.
rearmed North Korean divisions. were now lined alongside. over a quarter of a million Chinese
The Americans, after battling all night in the light of siar shells against sharp enemy at- tacks, were holding all their Communists massed 70 miles positions, this afternoon's com- north of the 38th Parallel. munique stated.
NO SIGN OF ADVANCE About 50,000 North Korean recruits were conscripts and
An airstrip six miles from Hungnam was overrun by the enemy during the week-end, it was disclosed.
EMERGENCY
CABINET
also being trained in Manchuria, IN MANILA
where they were safe from United Nations air attacks.
The attacking Communists were said to have been joined
The great Chinese Communist by some North Korean units.:
General MacArthur's Intelli-force, ranged along the 39th of the gence Staff said today that 18 Parallel 70 miles north
main Allied line in the North- west, was under continuous air attack today but still showed no sign of striking.
EUROPEAN
MORALE
BOOSTED
Manila, Dec, 20. The Philippine nation was alerted for a possible third world war as the highest policy makers session an emergency met in last night at President. Quirino's bidding. to map
defence and internal security measures.
They were said to have been joined by some North Korean units and pilots reported "every. The deliberations in Mala- indication of increased enemy canan Palace of the Council of activity south of Hyesanjin" State and National Security (on the Yalu River directly to Council, were not divulged offi the north, where the American cially, but it was reported that Seventh Infantry Division units the two top security organs had reached the Manchurian border decided on immediate activation four weeks ago).
of the pre-war civilian gency administration and, bols- tering of the armed forces with additional combat teams to in- tensify the campaign against the Huks.
London, Dec. 19.
LULL UNBROKEN European morale received its biggest boost in months
The lull in the North-West today with the news that was still unbroken except for Here General Dwight Eisenhower small patrol clashes.
General Walton H. Walker's would be back soon as
Eighth Army was strengthening
Supreme Allied Commander. its defence line covering Secul, Newspapers throughout the Southern capital. Western Europe gave ban- The North Korean Radio, ner headlines to the ap- broadcasting from Kanggye, in mountainous North, pointment and officials hail- the ed it as the most important forces in South Korea had now claimed that Communist guerilla step that could be joined up and were advancing single meat
taken to harden plans to on the major cities of Taegu, Taejon and Pusan, the United resist Communism.
Nations main port of supply.
General Eisenhower is ex- Taejon and Taegu are key pected to choose headquarters points on the road from Pusan
Paris shortly after the to Seoul-Reuter. beginning of the
year. Ob- out that pointed
it would be bad psychology for him to choose England as It might imply the Atlantic
Station-owners and police are making secret plans to round up the
usually gangs, who
get ample warning of police activities from their cff- cient "bush telegraph."aima - Reuter.
near
servers
Colombia Offer powers did not intend to make
Accepted
an-
Washington, Dec. 19. The State Department nounced on Tuesday the accep- tance by the Unified Command of Colombia's offer to send one
their main stand on the Con- tinent.
The only reserve shown about General Eisenhower's appointment was in Germany. Officials said they were pleas- ed
to have the top-flight.
"You must remember
emer-
Earlier, the Philippine Cabinet. had adopted measure to cope
with a possible national emer-
gency arising from the critical The situation in the Far East. Cabinet ordered a ban on the sailing of Philippine vessels to Chinese Communist ports, in evident retaliation against Red China's action severing economic relations with the Philippines, the United States and Canada,
The action of the Cabinet stops all attempts to export strategic materials to Communist Chinese ports.United Press.
Kashmir Still A
Dangerous Issue
London, Dec. 19.
The Times said today that discussion of Kash- military job filled, but, as one mir at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' meet- said,
name has noting here next month could hardly be avoided
battalion of infantry to Korea. A State Department spokes- man said the estimated strength Eisenhower's
of Colombia's contribution would always had a happy connota- despite the unwritten rule that member disputes
his here, not because of
be 1,080, men. He told a Press tion conference the battalion was war record at all, but because are not discussed at normal sessions. training, and that the State De- of the months afterward-the partment had no indication when first months of military go will gather at a time of un- tribute to the late Vallabhai It said, "The Prime Ministers. The Manchester Guardian paid. it will sail for Korea. Colombia ernment.. But it would be forget this brings to 17. the total number of best if we could nations from whom the United now. Maybe the General will Nations has accepted concrete have to forget this too," aid for the task in Korea.
United Press.
doubted danger and as soon as Patel and wondered whether his would be able to they turn to examine the dan- successons gers threatening Southern Asia.. maintain political harmony with the Ministers are confronted the group led by Mr Nehru. 25
"Of the Tate Patel, it can be The London Evening Standard with the knowledge that neither said, "General Eisenhower is a, India nor Pakistan can settle its said that the only disservice
differences.
which he did his country since combination of the qualities his
"Mr Nehru could not have it gained its independence was post demands."
played his great part in Asian to die at a very critical moment " Stockholm newspapers said diplomacy if he did not know said the Guardian. the pace of the North Atlantic the need for resisting outright "Nehry is always on the side defence organisation should be aggression and the need for of humanity and, except where stepped up as quickly and having a secure base for re- his Kashmir homeland is con- effectively as possible.
sistance. Such a base cannot cerned, usually on the side of exist so long as his country and sound reason. Now that Mr P The influential Paris news its neighbour devote so much is dead, his responsibility must
said in of their armed strength to their outweigh even his enterpris paper Le Monde an editorial For the French common frontiers what is cer- spirit. Under their people, his presence at the head tain is that if the Kashmir die their wing of Congres of the Atlantic coalition is a pute is entirely ignored in Lon-standardising force guarantee the work will be well don it will go at once before who will control done in a spirit of cordiality the Security Council where at easy to see
fraternity of arms-titudes may be fatally hardened if the succe
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