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ERNEST BOREL

CHINA MAIL

No. 34674.

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950.

RED DIVISION ROUTED Policewomen meet

NORTH OF TAEGU

Communists forced to flee from hill positions

U.S. DESTROYER SHELLS CHONGJIN

Tokyo, August 23.

American and South Korean troops forced a full Communist divi- sion to flee from hill positions today in a swinging blow to up- set the planned six division drive on Taegu, according to front- line reports reaching here.”

The Communist division fled down the main Kunwi-Taegu highway, blow-

ing huge holes in the road to cover their retreat.

The U.S. 27th. “Wolf-hound" Regiment and Southerners climbed stoop

hillsides to reach the route where more numerous Communists word - preparing to stab down the Taogu road, the, reports said.

HMS Amethyst returning to the Far East

Plymouth, August 23. The British frigate Ame- thyst, which won fame for her dash for freedom down the Yangtse River last year. is on the first, stage: 'of har return journey to the Far East,

for

The brave little ship-called from hare yesterday Malta, whore her company will train for Fen Eastern waters-Assoolated · Press.

Attlee to broadcast on defence

Mr.

Fighters blasted the ridges

to help the sweating infantry in the uphill battle.

Yaks attack

the HMS Comus

After their victory, United Nations troops dug in to meet what U.S. officers.ex- pect to be the most powerful Northern assault of the eight- week war,

:

drove the

American forces North Korenns Into, # slow, bloody retreat today in the aren North of Taegu, adds Associated Press,

After smashing a portefra tion of 1,000 communiste 10 miles from (that kay American supply base, the Americaŋja ad- vanded half a mile this morning dospite heavy Rod resistance American, planes attach

attacked troop concentrations. • Jets and Musas few low over the hills: and valleys, hit massed and destroyed a tank:

troops

Tokyo, August 23, .... North Korean warplanes returned to action-with, their Brat bambing and strafing attacks against Alllid (navài vesadly as American troops smashed with gains at a Red spearhead toward Tanju.

Two

Yak sighters strated and bombed: the British des "troyer HMB Comus yesterday- and another two-plane attack hit at a Bouth Korean naval. vessel today..

AP MacBeth said the Fifth Air Force_Joint Operation" Contre- ---reported the Britian destroyer.)... y' was not, damagada—Associated

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DARING ROBBERY OF BANK MESSENGERS

Three daring armed robborsone in Police uni

form-stopped a private car and robbed the occupants of some HK$300,000 yesterday. The robbery took place in one of the busiest sec- tions of the Western part of the city, near the junction of Eastern Street. The robbers then escaped on foot.

Up to a late hour last night, none of the robbers had boon arrested, though the Police Immo- diately throw out an extensive dragnet throughout the Colony.

•

At 12 noon yesterday three by a Chinese In Police uni Chinese Bank mèssengers had form. Just drawn the money- from He told the accupants" that bei he Hong Kong and Shanghai was from the bank and that Bank and were returning to there was something wrong in their own, bank in a private would have to return to the bank. their withdrawal and that they car when they wore stopped

"Deluge" of atomic bombs on Russia

'

He thon stepped into the car' along with two other · Chjugwerf dressed in elvilian clothes. He-in- troduced these two us "plain clothes detectivos."

“Once' Inside' the car; the three, men. sold the driver to take them to the Western Police Station, While the car was on the way, the thres mon draw. thele revolvers and threatene ta' klil, the 'driver? unless he:||

took them to Eastern Street

Bren gun stolen from HK Regiment

While a company. of men of the Hong Kong Regiment, were carrying out exeroface at Fanling, New Territories, "yestayday, one" of "their" Bren

guns/was stolan..

The Bran gung-a apare tort! behind in a vehicle, VIE stolen while the guard was

wgs tater seen in the distance running away..

Hee

ss. Jeep strikes mine

near S'hai

in the second mining incl

Cleveland, Ohlo,, Augúst (23.

near Bonham Strand: 7 * dent, within a week, the Bri- Congressman John Walsh,

They then chained together thetish-registered copster Jeep Democratic member of the two messengers in the rear of the Heo hit a mine shortly after House Armed Services Com-car. Arriving at their destination midnight yesterday while she mittee, predicted today that the robbers chained the driver 10 was entering the Yangtse en untess Russia stops her "brutal the steering wheel and made of route, to Shanghal from Hong conduct" the United States will soon blitz the Soviet with atomic bomba. ****** Mr., Welsh told

with the money. In the mean- and Bergeant

Pictured here at Scotland. Yard, ara Mary: Voon; (right) 21, the only women Poltoo Inspector in Malaya, policewoman E. Layram.. Mary is in London to study British. palice methode-(A. P. Photo.)

Troops expected to leave for Korea tomorrow

More than 1,500 infantryman from the Hong Kong garrison aré tentatively due to leave for the Korean war front at midnight to morrow, according to unofficial but reliablo Fources,

Convention

of Post Office Clerks here: "I can tell you offelally, that the think ing of Washington has changed. The enemy has pushed the United Nationa as far as it is going to

go.

- Unifom discarded the

me the driver managed to fred Kong, it was reported yester- himself and reported to the Police.

day

Shipping Company. qwhers,

Beither confirmed mor denied the report when ap* Police later found the proached by the "China Mail" discarded" uniform " and " badge yesterday. An official of the Com- which was worn by one of the pany': sald however, that the robbers at the staircase of No. Company, were expecting at reply from their agents in Shanghal on 43, Los Bing Bireet.com TL was learned that the robber the reported incident. He said the United States who used the Police uniform had According to "has at least 260 atomic bombe the number: 2613 on him. This

reaching, here yesterday, the and a hundred ways of reach-uniform worn by the robber was Joep Hee, hit a mine at 12.30 a.m. Ing the USSR, And I can say a faked one, as was the number yesterday, Shanghat Time, near, that if the enemy's brutal coji: 2513. The cmeloblo whose-mini-

the place wher the Tainan

Information

dust continues we strike the time of the robbory and was the Jade He was Yowly

the atom bomb and at sona-bomb, attack either."""

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Jeep

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notified of the Tobbery, detectives. Reute

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struck a mine of the mouth of

Yangtse on the providus day had reached bero

Mr. Walsh allded: "The day is uniformed Police

when an frath Unit, and the Flying Squad were America, will deluge: Russia with alerted by radio telephone, and 182

bombs." He sild he did not all vehicles, trams, buses, private Kona last Friday morning after believe Russia has, the bomb yet, and public cars word stopped and she new min that **- they did," he said, "we can searched on the roads.

in World As a sus traffe, Lroid Chikter be certain we would be in Work Road to Arierin Street was Jam War III right now men during the tins Rolls The

#Russia expects to wear us with a little wars, all, over the world...tb stretch Korea five, 18 Mr. Lee, who on Tuesday ex- or 20 years, he said. But we pressed his appreciation for the are not going to continua nghiing movement of British troops to secondary hatlons." — United

They are reported to be leaving in the British air- craft carrier, HMS Unicorn, and the cruiser, HMS Ceylon, which ore now in the Harbour, Army spokesman refused to comment on the

roport

maiti

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break through The Yanks and South Koreans híf the wedge this Three enemy 'divisions totall-morning, overran the communists, ing probably 30,000 men

and and

pursued them Northward. An paced by tanks, have been beat-They. then London, August 23,

ing against the

engaged the The Prime Minister,

Allied defence North Korean force, 11 miles North of Taegu since Clement Attler, decided today Sunday.

At first light today American make two quick radio

air power was thrown against broadcasts-to Britain about on the South end

In the other menacing sector; the Red concentrations in the of the front central sector. the nation's defences.and the defending Pusan, two attacks political battle

Jols and Mustangs claimed an- ́over · rearmu- were beaten back during the other tank in the battle area and ment,

night and a third at ciawn today, they flew low over the bills and /Korea-bound troops. in

valleys shooting up troop concen trations.

to

A partisan political Broadcast The Reds were making an effort was set for Saturday, September to recapture high ground on both 2, to answer the Conservative rides of the city of Haman which Leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, has changed hands flye, times in who puts his case for speedler three days of bitter fighting.

Haman is 35 miles North West rearmoment and the quick recall of Parliament to the people a

of Pusan, weck carller in another broadcast, The Reds have lost ten tanks

In addition, the

*** | in the fighting. Four Primb Minis plana a fireside chat on the knocked out by big American state of the armed services in Pershing tanks and artillery in

ter

which, he is expected to ans

nounce pay booste to attract

were

a 'duct at 300 yards on Tuesday.

mare regulars and probably a Red morale

lengthening of service for con-

acripta from the present

months to two yaşland

18

The date of this broadcast has cracking

not been sot, but it.ij.

expected to

come either before Parliament re- turns to work on September 12 or perhaps as

South Koread marines, driv ing Inland from point where Camphibloon they have mađa landings on the Bouth coast, ran into strong Communist resistance lato yesterday and were hit' by artifiory and mortar fire, the Eighth Army sald. They are operating on, the fati Nařík of the American 28th division.

A second communist offensive almod directly at Puran from the West was reported buliding up on that front.

A South Korean spokesman kald the enemy has about two divisions lespite South Koreah Marine efforts cracking. Prisoners said they to wipe theas out, stili comprise a

This morning, "the_Comman- der-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces, Lieutenant-General Sir John Harding, will make a brief inspection tour of the

New Territories..

the

Accompanying the group to the New Territories will be the Republic of Korea's Consul to Hong Kong, Mr. Leo Jung-bang.

Mr. MacDonald,

Gen. Harding,

in Hong Kong

·

Korea to Lieutenant-General Sir Press, Robert E. C. Mansergh, will meet General Harding and the Com- manding

Officer of the troops, Brigadier BA, Cond.

the

his Government, to officially ex- He is expected, on behalf of press his appreciation to British acers and men slated for Korea.

Liberty ship under tow

out

to Shanghai

Soldiers aboard More than a score of British

The 10,000-ton Liberty ship Army personnel were yesterday Antelope Ia on her way from on board HMS Unicorn, presum-Hong Kong to Shanghai under ably making preliminary pre- the tow of the British tug parations for the trops's accom Caroline Moller which sailed modation on the ship.

thr

Police were busy, stopping and searching the cars which cause a great delay and consequently the truffle Jam,

Ships searched

The Police were also busy in searching · various wharves and shilps in the hope of getting the robbers, River ships were hold |up while Police meda n. search

for possible, suspects.

She carried a few y

hundred tons of general cargo on board but no passengers, Captain J.P. Hawksworth is the master of the ahip. The: Jeep, Hea's last voyagð to Shanghal- about; two weeks

ago was uneventful.

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DESERTION OF

RED AIR FORCE PERSONNEL

Taipeh, August 25. Pro-Nationalist report alleged

The Kwangtung was de ‚„layed for, "qalte · m „zonalderable

**** | tbht „73. Communist Air Force Ilma: when

when, just prio

prior to her personnel have deserted their Departure for MacRG at 3 pim, posts at Canton. Most of them Polles made woop on the il-added had formerly served the ship. The passengers had to Nationalists

got off the ship and line up. As a result of these desertions Along the wharf, (wchlig", they about 120 other Communist . Air ware being cerampily scrutiniãod, Fórce personnel had been: trans-

• Thị Police also boarded ina ship: ferred from Cânton; and all re- British yesterday morning, onde aand made a caratut search maining pilots and ground crews Late - - Imst - - night,..

The Antelopeowned by a

An officer, described tile, tired | there were under strict suporvi- soldiers Mr. Malcolm MacDonald,

were on board.

alleged policemen as "all phoney stonReuter, HMB Unicorn loading supplies Chinese shipping company in Commissioner General for South East Asia, and Leuten-

equipment.

Shanghai has been lying did in General Harding will visit both Hong Kong for more than a

It

year. was learned';' Argyll · and. Sutherland and

corned that this ship Commander-in-Chief, Far East

she wa Lond Forces, arrived from, and perhaps make a short towed out of Hour Kong harbour, Three ships arrived here yes- yesterday.

Neither battalion

Reports poured in from all in the Tongyong; area and, de.. ant-General Sir John: Harding. Wiesex Battalions this marn-whe flying no to? when; i

that Rod morals

sectors chatty explanation of Government decisions on defence to be unfolded on the first day of the emergency sekalon.--AsBO- elated Press,

DUTCH RESPONSE TO RECRUITING FOR KOREA.

wore hungry and short of sup threat to Maran, Chinhas and Singapore in a BOAC plañe address: to the men is expected from China's coastal ports.

rean

1

Clarence. Ryce, official 'spoker. Mr. R.R. Todd, the Acting

said North Koreah efforts to con- from see in the same,

The new arrivals were met at Kaj. Tak: by · Lieutenant-General

apy

heavy

and

*

-piles. Some wore tean-agora Pusan.

B who had been oonoripted.

Huban re- equipment inan of the Korean Government, Colonial Secretary returned here

Tientsin Vi Buch as lanks or turned here Nevertheless, North

Artillery.

It was pointed Tringtao with d Burr

Pas- drove. them into trol Kole-do, the large Island commanders

ont that the bettalions wordar

sengers and 1400 ton of renerst scering American machinegun South of Chinhae, were continu-

trictly RR. "Infantty

cargo. Ahither B and S ship. force." and rifle fire poured down from ing...

It is not known whether the Kong yesterday from Swatow. Hangyang, was back in Hong defence positions on the

Ryre said the two Communist Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, GOCrops will go directly to Japan The British registered Cheung high ground.

And when they retreated divisions were at Kosong about in-C, Hang Kong: Mr. C3. Buror land somewhere in Korea. Hring of a Hinge Company car American artillery and mortars 20 miles South West of Masan reɛs,

nry However, It I'' thought that they A Navy spokesman. confried. Deputy Colonial Secretary, long as they the statement, that daily attacks Aviation

•Director of will join up with more than 2,000 ried back 193 passengers from Chuenchow, Tuklen All the. Australian infantrymen, who ate voyages were uneventful. The Red penetration behind occurring in the Tongyong re

by North Korean elements ato

currently in Japan, before seeing Korea-2, : 500 in 11 days that the American 27th regirsent and

aby action. the Government considering first South Korean division was

The Hague, August 23.

Dutchmen have responded

svoll to volunteer terulting for

it' wax learned here today,

pounded

thoma were in range.

`said.

of Chongjin

the despatch of a full battalion, made, by infiltrating infantrymen Bombardment

under cover of darkness, a South This would double their origindi Korean army spokesman cffer one company each of infant was estimated me baving (try Land, Marines ---Reuter,

been made by about 1,000 Red Infantrymen. Larger forces were (brought. úpˆ to positions further North to exploit the expected

The weather

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the Puoliler, unti-urcions id'the Philippined,

Jacan, Pressrealtively low

AIR FRANCE

CRASH IN SAIGON

Mr.A:J;R”,

G.

1.0. Evan and many others

vision.

It is said that, General Fording is here to attend conferences in connection with the troop move- ments to Korea,

A Router messages

from that no reason was given for Mr. MacDonald's

* trip, which followed Tuesday's

of Mr.

Westerling's On other children held

in Jakarta

cone Macdonalds 2, Singapore, August 23.

with

"defence {- Mrs, Westerling · arrived in

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