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REVOLT FLARES UP

Of Israel IN SOUTHERN KOREA

MILITARY REVERSES FOR GOVT Leaders

Changchun Fall Admitted; Red Pressure At Taiyuan MUKDEN PUSH SEEN

Nanking, October 20.

The government today admitted the Communists had entered Changchun, gravely accentuating its worsening military situa-

tion.

The militory spokesman here said: "Fierce fighting is now raging in the

streets and suburbs of Changchun."

However, despite the spokesman's reluctançe to admit the Communist radio claim that the whole garrison, consisting of the 60th and the New 7th armies, had surrendered, best qualified military opinion presumed the Manchurian metropolis was lost.

General

Cheng be in fed hands, since his Fri- A report from Pelping said commander. All radio contact

the Tung-kuo, last night, giving the day. with

following cenunt of the Chang- Changeliun garrison was cut

chun fighting off since last night.

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The fall of Changchun is not only severe strategie blow the Government but also an

of ber: 40,031) reparable loss well trained and seasoned troopu and a large quantity of modern way equipment, mostly American

made.

Ita fall WBI foleant about

seven

which had been Changchun for months, for action

Kurrounding

The spokesman said that with The Government Army's eVHCUR- 1ins of Chefoo, the bulk of the Two weeks ago the Change civilian population had been dis Rarrison was ordered to strike out persed while the Garrison forces. division (about against the encircling Commutotalling isis in the city's outer perkocter | 10,000 men), has been deployed [ix eu-nrdination of a Guverncneni for action elsewhere,

On drive

Chunwit.

October 17 the Communist inder

unc

penulent 6th, 8th and 9th Shansi Fighting

lans stuck at the flanks of the

10 the fast shenk

In Bouth

Communist divisione, 80th army and capturet its com- General Tenk Txo- mander,

under The New Ith nemy, Generai Li Hung, turnert round bul 11

the 80th army pescue found the Communists had l

Changchun Tely entered the cily Area.

Manchuria where reinforced Government forces are now at. tempting to retrieve the lpes of

rali centre the strategic Chinchow.

Last Message

of

A Government milltary apokes- *11071 today declared that the Nationalist evacuation of Chefoo has been completed. This is a The military spokesman today belated confirmation of the los messirge of the Shantung port which the released the last radio received from the Changchun Communist Radio had claimed to

Assembly Endorses Western Plan

Paris, October 20.

The United Nations General Assembly's full Poli- tical Committoo today overwhelmingly en- dorsed, over the Soviet blac's objections, the Western plan for the control of atomic energy as a necessary bosis for eventual elimination of atomic weapons from national armaments. Earlier, the Committee just overwhelmingly rejected the seven, with four abstentions, to

two

Soviet proposal submitted weeks ago. It called for simul taneous destruction of all atomic hombs and the creation of a con- trol agency for atomic energy-

The Western plan envisaged the eventual destruction and out- Jawing of all atomic bombs, but only after an effective system of control has been catablished and proved workable.

came

on

д

Today's vole Canadian resolution and it was

Voted by roll.call,

The Committee voted by 48 to

request the Big Five nations and Canada, to consult informally and privately to try to find a basis for agreement on atomle energy and the elimination of atomic bombs from national armaments.

The final paragraph call on the Atomic Energy Com mission to resume Its sessions and continue studies which it Donalders to be practicable and

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The Chinese civil war spet light was focussed today Shansi, where the crucial bat. tle for Talyuan, the provincial with mounting capital, raged Intensity, pro-Government des patches reported.

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Artillery and machine-gun fire was heard within the city all through the night yesterday.

close

Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Prasident of the faraell State Council, Is shown addressing membara of the Councit at Tel Aviv. Behind him to a picture of Theodore Hertz!, founder of the In front (white hair) le Mr. David Ben-Gurion, Jewish State. Israeli Prime Minister, and next to him (with beard) is Rabbi a. M. Levin, Minister of Social Affairs, AP Photo.

Big Battles On Negev Front

Tel-Aviv, October 19.

Seoul, October 20,

Revolt, called Communist-led by the Government, flared in South Korea today. The Republic was placed under martial law and a pitched battle between loyal and insurgent troops appeared imminent.

A growing band of rebels, described by Home Minister, Mr. T. Y. Yoon, as led by Commun- ist troops in the Korean Army, captured the Southern Korean towns of Sunchon and Yosu, then pushed toward Kwangju, capital of South Cholla Province.

After the revolt began today at Yosu and spread quickly to Sunchon, 12 milos-away, Mr. Yoon placed the infant Republic under martial law. His proclamation Came soon after President Syngman Rhee returned from, a 24-hour visit. with Goneral MacArthur in Japan. Some 800 to 800 Insurgents mander, said it was on internal killed or captured 100 police-Korean affair and that Americans intervene of their men in Sunchon and Yosu, Mr. would

own volition except to protect Yoon said. They burned the American property and lives. police stations in both towns.

Rovolt Spreading Then, their number swelling to perhaps 4,000 men by the Home Minister's estimate, the insurgents began their march on Kwangju.

Battle Expected Troops and Korean police were ready to meet them. Government authorities expected u pitched battle during the night but be cause of the remoteness of the reports from there were not ex- at the until tomorrow pected earliest.

sald police and Korean Army reports placed the blame for the uprising on a Com- munist call among 2,600 Korean Army troops based at Yesu. Loyal troopt there were evacuated by Korean coast guard after the re- volt.

Yoon

After subduing the police st Yosu, the rebels, commandeered a trair and advanced on Sunchon, Yoon said. By mid-afternoon, the |Home Minister said, the Sunchon police were overcome and the in- surgents-hinded for Kwangju by

not

Unofficial reports said the re bellion

WOR #preading among and Communists who Leftists

South had Infiltrated into the Korean Constabulary.

Simultaneous with reports of the rebelilon, Radlo Moscow fald Soviet troops began their evacua- Moscow ton of North Koran.

the previously announced that evacuation would be finished by January 1.

Although Soviet troops were ro- ported abandoning their border outposts reveral days ago, it was believed they were leaving behind them a native army of 200,000~~- Associated Press,

Press and United

Motion On Emergency

Unofficial objection to Gqv. ernment continuing to exer. also emergency power in mat tors of day to day affairs was rated in Legislative Council yesterday.

A resolution moved by Bir Man-kari Lo that in matters which are not of emergency to the Empire or Imminent danger to the Calany, Govern ment should not resort to or continue 10 axercise

any emergency powers, and that

any emergency powers which Government might qonalder necessary to retain should be replaced by legislation, WAD supported by all the unoffi cinte.

The motion was accepted by Government, and the Act. Ing Attorney Generat, Mr. G. E. Strickland, in his raply, assured Counel!' thatiks soon es time could be found for the preparation

o! now bills.

bo legislation would put through to ràplace emergency power regulations which Gov ernment fall they could metaly dispense with,

(For Pull, story see page 3)

ORDINANCE ON PUBLIC

ORDER BEFORE COUNCIL

The Ordinance to fo

hands Fighting raged with fury on the Negev frant in Southern Palestina in expectation of a cease fira in compliance with United Nations orders, train and tritek; The force grow at a public order and safety came up for tire-

While the strong points around

tines in savage the city have changed quarter combat, the Communists

ever have now stashed their way into, the Nerlhein airfield, located only three miles cut of the town, the reports said,

In other rectors, the Red ot- tackers, aetying heavy casuallics, against repealed charges Finde Government positions in a fan-

defences.

wise movement to storm the city's

As the fate of Tolyuan hung in the balance, General Yang Gai- yuan, the Deputy Commander of the Shansi Pacification Headquar- ters, hurried to Pelping for an urgent conference with President Chiang Kai-shek and returned with a definite promise of help in the form of supplies and rein-

orcements, it was said.

Jewish front reports sold both sides. had thrown all their forces into battle and asserted that the Egyptians had moved in reinforcéments from- the area south of Jerusalem.

Sunchon and presumably some police and civilians Joined them.

facilitate the maintenance of

reading in Legislative Council yesterday.

US Not Involved

The Acting Attorney Gen-endowing the Courts and the Major General Orlando Ward, eral, Mr. G. E. Strickland, in-Executive with certain powers which are no menace, to the law Intentioned of the US Seventh troducing the Bill, sald: Commander

abiding and well "The principal object of good citizen and indeed give him some Both Egyptian planes crashed Division with headquarters at It was understood the Jewlah ↑ Government was ready to order on Israel territory, the communi- Fusen, told the Associated Press covernment must necessarily he reason to hope that those who menace publie safety and good a cease-fire when it receivesque added. The Isroil milltary by telephone that he was reason- not only to provide the means to serious threats to law and order,. the United Nations demand and pokesman sald Egyptian planes ably sure no Americans were in-deal rapidly and effectively with may seek to stir up trouble and

bambed Jewish settlements south volved in the Bghting,

Mr. Yoon did not disclose the but also so

they prove too dangerous. development any such there is evidence the Egyptians of Gaza last night while the

I should add that with the will full it.

Israeli Air Force bombed Egypt- situation at Yosu at a late hour wait the 60 far as possible to foro-erder will be dealt with before

possibility, serious threat.

of the Bill tha However, Jewish Foreign Office tan troop and vallele concentra- tonight. There was

he salt, that the town was under "To achieve these objects it is exception of the powers contained

In clauses 9-12 take sources said they thought it would ions in the Negev ares.

power given have their counter- ot sufficient merely to Communist centról, va

an emer be "unjust" and "impossible" to

President Syngrian Rhee called special powers when

part in the peace-time legisla comply with the United Nations

ency Eccurs, because then the ton of the Uninted Kingdom and suggestion that both sides with

on emergency cabinet meeting to- draw to their original poallions,

day to cope with a rebellion be situation may well be grave in- Singapore.

ired. loved to fuvolve 2,500 Communist Egyptian reports in Calro added. agreed that there was ferocious Referring to an alert and anti- members of the South Korean theghting in Negev The official aircraft Are in Cairo, the spokes-. constabulary.

During President Rhee's recent spokesman in Calro reported also an air-sea battle off the Palestine man stated that no Israeli planes

were near Calro last night-absince in Japan, Major Generwi

John Coulter, American United. Press and Reuter. coast in which, he said, one Jewish ship was hit by Egyptian of one shot down. The loss planes and two Jewish planes Egyptian plane was admitted.

Above the Great Wall, Conumunists after claiming the two new operations-an attack on capture of Chengchun, launched Government positions near the Great Wall pass of Shonhalkwen, and in advance from Faku in the direction of Mukden, 50 miles to the south,

useful was adopted by 43 to a New Drive Planned

with seven abstentions.

The vote on the final proposal

to turn the issue back to the Big

States

ballot

on

which abstained

Afghanistan, were

The full Committes vote on the Canadian resolution as Five and Canadu was voted, parn Jungle was 41 to ale with 10 graph by paragraph, than adopt- absfontions after separate rolled as a whole. cay votes on each paragraph. The resolution will now go to the the plenary session of the Gen-Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, cral Assembly for what will be India, Saudi Arabia, Syria, South Africa, Venezuela and the Yemen, routine) Ansi approval.

Guatemala was absent.

The frat two paragraphs, which endorsed the Western plan based on: the original American plan. was adopted by 40 to seven with nine abfentions.

Soviet "No"

The Soviel bloc and El Salvador voted against paragraphs which would place the Assembly or re- cord ss. coproving the Atomic Energy Contiminalon's report which was adopted by a majority of the Commision over objections of the Soviet Union

The Committee then adopted by 48 1b six with two abstentions, the resolution's paragraph which expressed its concern at the lin wasse reached by the Commission.

ON OTHER PAGES

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Legality, Or. Admitting Un cautioned-Statements, Page 15 AN Opposition. To

Emergency

Nationallat quartors are un able to say yet whather these moves are merely diversionary In charactor-almed at prevent. despatch of further Ing the Nationallat reinforcements from

It was believed here that ar rangements for a cease Bre or. der might take at less three more days and both sides would try to galh advantages during that period.

Nearing Gaxa

The Jewish commanders at the were these two sectors for Chinchow front asserted their men. or the beginning of new within five miles of Gaza.

Egyptian artillery was reported

full-scale bld for Mukden and to be intensifying bombardment

ShanhalkwRT,

To the South, in the Chinchow,

Two

The Weather

Force

Direct hits on the Egyptian concentrations were observed by the Israeli pilots who made more than one attack, the spokesman

CONT

Treasury Controls Over Finances End

Treasury control over the finances of Hong Kong onded as from April 1, 1948. Since that date the approval of the Secretary of State is re- quired only for the annual estimates, supple mentary expenditure and expenditure in- volving important points, and issue of Govern- · ment loans.

announcement was made by the Governor, Sir, Alexander Grantham, in Legislative Council yesterday.

Terms of issue of Government Loans.

Rost With Council

of newly-won Jewish positions.

Egyptian

ᎪᏥ . Final Vote Vojing for the Canadian pro sector, the Government attempt fighters were slot down today-This uosal on the roll call were Aus-10 regain control of the Mansone by Itrpeli gunfire between stronghold appeared to Tel Aviv and Maddal, and the tralia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, churian

stalled with the felting other by an Israeli air patrol, an Burma, Canada, Chile, China, have

*Termination of Treasury. Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Den- described as the grimmest so far faraell communique stated to

Control followed representa. mark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, centred around Tashan, about to night.

tions-mada to the Secretary of Ethiopia, France, Greece, Hail, miles South West of Chinchow.

While fresh. Nationalist rein-

State in June last after a re- "The Secretary of State's Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Ira

solution of Legislative Council. authority will no longer be need- Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg.

for such Muxico, the Netherlands, Newforcements continued pouring into

Making the announcement ined for the writing-off of losses or Norway, the Liaoning ared via the seaport Nicaragua,

this of Eulutao, Communist armies de- Zealand,

-off will rest with Pakistan, Panoma.

Council yesterday Sir Alexander of assets; authority Paraguay,

Grantham sald:'

Coinc Similarly the approval Peru, Philippines, Siam, Sweden. ploved in hill positions, are at-

A 0660 GHT (1 p.m. .HK Symmar the Southern Nationallat relief

"Honourable Members will re of the Becretary of State is no, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the tempting to half the advance of

Time)ja mili tropical depression outred United States and Uruguay.

@bout 180 miles 45 of Manila, collect, that on June 2 last a re longer required for abandonment Poland, Yuspslavid, Czechos-column towards Chinchow, 1*****

As the war situation in the expected to move NW at Aw to 10 knots. solution was passed by this Caun-of claims, but. Finance Committee Another kupeers to be forming outcil asking me to make represen-must be consulted where sub- lovakin, White Russia, and the Scviet Ukraine voted with the

North becomes increasingly lin

150-talled E of Bamar: The depression tations to the Secretary of State stantial amounts or questions of Russians for the Soviet proposal.

favourable to the Government,

remains to the NE of the Mariens with a view to the immediate principle arise

"The Secretary of State is to be This has been the unal line-up

President Chilang Kal-shak l Prestare bas fallen generally over Chine, In eruletal Assembly votes in the

reported to be making his tambua vidae pernials from China were termination of Treasury Control porary. Headquarters in Peiping Japan to the Pacing in the E of Japan over the finances of the Colony kept fully informed

Today's Forreast-Lightwariable A despatch has now been receiv. Colony's financial position and of past against big majorities, cut down chiy by. abstention and

to sasumo direct commend of

moderata exsterly winds, freshening from od -from the Secretary of State the general trend of its financial absences.

will the military operations..

Indicating that Treasury Control policy at least quarterly, NE later. Talr, becoming, aloudy,

"The Secretary of State When the Soviet Deputy For

Yesterday's Weather 100.

tias ceased froen April 1, 1948. tirler: lull, Meanwhile, aftor::

conalt with HM Treasury from eign Minister first placed his pra

"Arrangements for control of time to time on all important posal to outlaw the bomb before fighting has fated up again in the Maximum: 633 den. Pah.

Hank. Kon the UN earlier in this Assembly Bouthern Inner Mongolian pro-Minimum: To-day. Th

Busarines, 18.1: báucu 4 session, the West described it as vince of Suiyuan tollowing the Retafalli, NIC Total sines Jan, im Hong Kong Anances as from that matters effecting a simple manoeuvre.

---$455.1* **=76.68 Ins; ar sunions data are as follows:- Inuiiching of an onenalve against

urozone of '2028.8°•m/s.#TB$#* Kwelsui, the provincial capital.

Bendings t

The Canadian proposal voted On by the Committee requested the.

French Town Virtually M-state of Blegês

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