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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST '18, - 1050.

U.S. TO REPORT Invasion of

TO COUNCIL

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Lako Succoss, August 16.

The United States will toss into the United Nations Korean debate on Thursday a report on the critical military situation in Korca, a spokes- man said today.

This will be the second report on the operation of General Douglas MacArthur's unified com- mand and the first since the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Jakob A. Malik, was made President of the Security Councill on August 1.

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There was no advance in- formation as to the content, but if it is anything like the previous report of July 25, diplomatic circles said, it is sure to touch off Soviet attack.

n bitter

The report may give some evi- dence to bacit up charges that re-

cently manufactured Soviet materials have been, used by the Communist North Koreans.

New York, August 15. America must do everything in its power to further the type

despatch from the Korean of understanding and friendship front on Tuesday said UN obser- with India which Colonel Unni vers had been given 122 grenades, Nayar, who was killed recently a sub-machine gun and other in Korca, was trying to buil small arms manufactured in 1949 India and the and 1000 bearing Russian mark- up between United States, reported the Ings.

Mr. Malik told the Council last well-known columnist Marauis)

week that Russia has not supplied Childs today.

since any arms to North Korea 1948.

Childs, writing in the "New York Post", suid that if there was!

UN officials gold they still had one lesson which Amerlcons not received an word about the found it harder to learn than any weapons from the Korean Com- other it was that the struggle mission. with Communism could not be won without winning and holding friends on their side.

Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, the had led Indian Prime Minister, hls Government in support of the United Nations' action in South Korea, said Childs. Without that support the position of the United States would be very much more difficult. In Asia it might be im- possible.

some

Indian proposal

Tibet said premature

Kailmpong, West Bengal,

August 10.

Observers conversant with condition In Tibet stated here today that there was no possibility of the Paking Government moving any military forces into Tibet In the next eight maniba

(There were unconfirmed reports from Hong Kong last week that Chinese Commun. ist forces had been moving Into Tibet for several weeks).

These observare said that wintry conditions were about to set in and the mountain passes and routes would soon be covered with fog at heights over 10,000 fact,

The weather and nature of the terrain would make it Impossible for any army to march into Tibet before the summer of next year.

Kalimpong is on the Indn. Bikkim frontlar on the min from India to caravan route Tibet.Router.

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STASSEN PLAN GETS APPROVAL

Washington, August 16. Harold Stassen's call for a

EARTHQUAKE HAVOC IN NORTH INDIA:

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PANIC IN ASSAM

Now Delhi, August 16.

At least six North Eastern Indian villages were partially destroyed and thousands of persons made homeless by one of history's wont earth- quakes, which shook the "Roof of the World” last night.

their

join

menfolk in panle.... Many prayed in the, streets,

Assam Dauhati, the crowded capital and key river trading centre, was plunged into dark- ness last night by three tremors, and experienced a fourth-last-

morn- ing a minute-carly this

was

Official Indian reports today said damage was considerable throughout the North East province of Assam. Only four were known to have been killed so far, but the authorities feared the toll would be high. Tens of thousands of persons wore in a panic and thousands of dwellings demolished. Because of poor communications, the full story may not

be known for sovoral days or wacks. First radio reports from the reported that the oscillations on violent scene, broadcast by the official its instruments were so

records became too All-India Radio, told of frigh that the

blurred for securate reading. tened peasants praying in the felds after fleeing in terror from their swaying homes. Men and women fainted in the streets and were carried to safety by relatives and friends.

The centre of the earthquake

been was believed to have

In Eastern Tibet, about 350 miles North of the Assam-Tibet border. No reports have yet been re- ceived from that area. but the North East Assam villages of Lakhimpur, Siblger, Jorhat, Golaghat, Pakibari and Sadiya all suffered heavily, the official radio announced,

The worst affected

Arca

carth-

Tremendous force Some centres recorded a force of 8.4 points only 1-3/5 points below total destruction in inten- ing. Įsity,

Washington University, Senttic, said to be North East of the said it was a tremendous shock town.

so far the largest yet recorded

"Terrific " Gorman scismologists in on its instruments.

The Australian Filver View Frankfurt sald that the College Observatory graph was quake was more violent that the Just a Jumbio. Balsmographs one which Battened Messina, In Bombay broke down on Italy, on December 28, 1908, kill- tirely.

ing more than 80,000 people. Tokyo experts agreed that the

A spokesman of the Geophysl-. eplcentre was probably in Tibet cal Institute of the University and said it might be the biggest | in Goettingen

that reported quake in hostory.

Tuesday's tremors wern the The first news came last night strongest recorded in the 50 "Buildings and houses at these from Calcutta, which Itself years history of the mstitute. points were destroyed or consi-shivered for a full minute. The "It must have been terrific," derably damaged, The commu-shock was reported to have the spokesman said, nication system, Including rail-swept over West Bengal, Assam, Seismographs of the Goettin- ways and telegraph, was com-Bihar and parts of the United gen Institute began working pletely dislocated." said

the Provinces.

about 4.20 p.m. local time (3.20 Screaming women and children | p.m. GMT), and did not Atop deserted cinemas and homes to unt two hours later.

Pashighat, a village near

It appeared, meanwhile, that peace-or-war warning to Rus- broadcast.

The Central. Telephone Ex- the debats on India's proposed sia drew cautious approval front plan for a "ittle six Korean Some Republicans and at least change here said it was impossi

in be one Democrat in Congress to-ble to place calls to points Pence Committee might

Northern Burmu or Western aldetracked temporarily by the day.

China, which must also have been new issues and by the desire of

Mr. Stassen, twice-defeated hard hit but have not yet re- delegations for more time

candidate for the Republican pre- ported. to study India's proposal.

sidential nomination, said in a The Indian delegation indicated radio speech last night that Rus- on Tuesday that it would have a sia should be warned now that Tibetan border, reported that a

the when resolution

any further aggression by any of huge landslide wrecked homes Security

Cody

buildings. meet on Thurs-her satellites would mean war and other The position India had taken day, embodying Sir Benegal N. with the United States,

also was reported in Tejpur, had been pointed out for many Rau's suggestion that the Korean

ther Assim town, which felt people in Washington and Lake

The House Republlean leader, 12 shocks, Several buildings tem be turned over 10 peace problem death of Success by the tragic

their foundations elected, non-permanent Joseph Martin, agreed with Mr. toppled after six

Stassen. members of the Council.

These countries Bre Indio, steps, goodness, his kinti Ecuador, Cuba, Norway, Egypt

Colonel Nayar, said Chlids.

"Reports from.

th

bad Korea

Yugoslavia.

Compass"

we should make it plain that we "There is no question but what

will stand for no further aggres- sion on the part of Russia," he said.

He added that the United States should stop doing business with Russla and her satellite nations now.

Senator Alexander Smith (Re-

Foreign

the

Damage

pressure

cracked under the

Originated in East Tibet rocking the earth.

Seismologists in many parts of the world claimed that the earth- quake was one of the worst ever. A late radio message placed the most severely affected area Upper Brahmaputra

as

the

Paris dress designer questioned

Nice, August 16. Madame Elsa Schiaparelli, world-famous dress designer, was tonight questioned for six hours by the Nice Flying Squad and then released after delec- tives had taken from her lug-

gage some of the jewels she had reported as having been stolet in a big. Riviera jewel robbers earlier this month.

Madame Schiaparelli was about Tunis to leave Nice airport for when detectives detained her and searched her baggage.

ness, his desire to bring the and

Indian sources sold today they United States and India closer together in understanding and were not sure the draft resolution friendship.

I will be ready by Thursday.

"Good sense "These are

qualities the

News The "Daily urgently needed in the relation- ship between the two countries sold in an editorial that both the United States and Russia bppear today.

There is evidence of a

Valley in North Eastern India. India's proposal for a dangerous drift toward suspicion cool to and hostility which must be Security Council committee to ex-publican), member of the Senate countered," said Childs. Reuter, plore a Korean solution, and that such coolness may be taken as an indication of the powerful good sense the Indian bodles.

The editorial said, "The pro- The chairman of the Senate posal

what the Judiciary can accomplish

Committee, Senator Moscow, August 16, major powers have been unable to Pat McCarran, agreed with the with the Quetta Andre! Vyshinsky, today attend-honourable peace will suppe tote-ed States should act now and not caused aver

Russia's Foreign Minister, M. achieve. All motions Hesling Stassen proposal very emphati quake of 1835 when 25,000 peo-officer said he would ask for a

it.", cally. However, he said the Unit-ple were killed and havoc India's United Nations dola gation is tonight still awaiting do too much talking,

VYSHINSKY AT

RECEPTION

ed a reception given by the North1 Korean Ambassador on the fifth anniversary of Korea's liberation.

Many other prominent Soviet officials and diplomatic represen-

tatives from "Iron Curtain" coun- tries were present.Reuter.

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proposal

em-

Relations Committee, praised Mr. Stassen's idea as ex- cellent and. said he would discuss the speech with State Department oficials.

According to the New Delhi Observatory, the quake-whlen rocked the Assam, Bongal and and Bihar regions for over two houre-originated in the moun- tains of Eastern Tibet,

a

The police said that they fount In Madame Schiaparelli's luggage two diamond clips and part of brooch which were part of the jewels she reported as having been stolen during a party at the villa Le Roc.

After questioning. Madame An Indian expert compared it Schiaparelli was released on pro- (Baluchistan)visional liberty and a senior polled

square miles.

an arca of 100,000 formula "contempt of the exam-

word from several members of He said: "We should break off Other seismologists said it was

the Security Council before diplomatic relations with Russia one of the worst six ever submitting a formal proposal on and Isolate the aggressor nation corded.

B

Ite plan to create a "War Aims" Study Committee for Korea.

the plan, So far, support for

Sir suggested by Benegal Narslag Rau, has come only from France and Yugoslavia.

Egypt is believed to also favour the proposal, though no formal decision has yet been made.

Sir

standing behind the puppet States". - United Press.

Police disperse Dutch strikers

Amsterdam, August 16. With drawn truncheons and sabres and aided by a car patrol equipped with Sten@guns, the

re-

was charge under the French legal ining Magistrate" while tha police conducted their enquiries. The police said that they had American | also found $1,485 in

currency which they said had not been declared at the Customs and which was "concealed in a note- book from which pages had been cut to enable the fitted In."-Reuter.

There was no news from Tibet, which is almost completely cut off from the outside world.

Neither was there any record in Rangoon, Burma, where the shock was felt, Rangoon's mo» teorological office has no selamo- graphs.

Needle falls off instrument

2

notes to bd

BOMBS HURLED

AT DEPUTY

Madras, August 10. Two bombs jwere hurled at

The delegations of the United States, Britain, Norway, Cuba and Ecuador had tonight not yet se ceived final instructions from their Governments.

The first news of a casualty An Indian

from Dibrugarth, came tonight spokesman said that police today, dispersed over

a commercial town In Upper Lamo Saravano, a deputy, for Benegal

was waiting to hear 1,000 dock strikers here. the views of these Governments The strikers clashed with the Assam, where one man was re-French India in France's Na- before making a final decision-police while attempting to form, ported to have been killed and tional Assembly, as ho left the Associated

Press, United Press procession to the Amsterdam 20 were injured when a house Indian Consulate in Pondi- collapsed. and Reuter.

Town Hall.

Both Holland's main ports,

The town is about 100 miles cherry last night with his wife. They had been attending la- Amsterdam and Rotterdam, are from the Indian Burmese border. dian Independence Day celebra- affected

a Communist-led

wife by

Seismologists in Oslo Norway; DUTCH CALL-UP

tions. Seravano and his strike of more than 4,000 casual surprised when the needle fell

were unhurt. The Hague, August 16. workers of the Dockers Emer- off one of their recording in- Saravano is known to support The Dutch War Minister, Willen gericy Reserve who are demand-struments, said it was the biggest Schokking, today announced the ing a 10 per cent wage increase. quake ever registered, Record- the merger of French settlements

Amsterdam's Mayor,

Mr. Ings measured up to 17 centi- with India. He has announced (0.693 Inches). Nor-that he will move a resolution in for October.

Arnold J. Drilly, said today that motres

(0.787 France's Assembly to hand over Part of the 10,000 men are threats had been made against mally two centimetres soldiers who were demobilised six men willing to work, and their inches) are regarded as consider the settlements to India without

able for an Indian quake. months ago, and the remainder familles.

The shock was felt on instru-

cal-up of an additional 10,000 men

are troeps now in training, who in- He appealed to workers for a stead of going on leave will con- frm stand against "terrorism and Unue in active service.—Associated threats by Press.

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It is reported that the bomb m nts in Europe, Australia, the throwers shouted "Down as they hurled

a small group". United States and South America. India"

A British scisinological station bombs.Associated Press.

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The tremors were believed to have come from an South East direction, about 7,400 kilometres (about 4,000 miles) away,

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