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ERNEST BOREL

CHINA MAIL

No. 34699.

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1950.

BITTER FIGHTING IN STREETS OF SEOUL

FIGHTING IN Kiss for Princess

Mystery column advancing in Korea from Manchuria BRITISH CROSS NAKTONG

Korean Warfront, September 21. Men and armour streamed across the Han River all day today. and pushed on towards the centre of Seoul. Meanwhile a "mystery column" of unknown nationality and'including 40 tanks and 200 other vehicles was reported to be approaching the Korean capital from Soviet-dominated Manchuria.

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On the South East front British troops stabbed across the Noktong river,

swelling the UN beachhead,

Marines entering North West Saoul's narrow streets met resistance from the dosporate Reds. The swift advance—eight milos in 12 hours—

slowed down to house-to-house fighting.

MacArthur

back in Tokyo

Tokyo, September 21. General MacArthur return- ed from Korea today

after launching a military operation that may go down in books as his greatest military

and one of the outstanding military tents in history.

The United Nations Com- mander who went to inchon for bahind the lines of In- vasion of the enemy took off from newly recaptured Kimpo airfield at 3.35

ала arrived here at 0.35

9.199 United ProE.

p.m.

Peking charges on Japan

San Francisco,

September 21,

A broadcast from Red Chinn yesterday charged that Japati is trying to rebuild. Its army under the guise of a "police reserve," on orders from Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur.

The Pelting broadcast, heard by the Associated Press here, cald American "Imperialists" are re- orming Japan and turning that country into base for aggression in the Far East.

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The report, quoting an article Communist "People's Dally", sold 45,000

have og men been recruited for the enlarged Japanese police reserves.

General MacArthur last July 7 authorised the Japanese Govern- ment to add 75,000 police through. establishment

"national police reserve." This would swell

усп

force to 200,000.

The

Communist

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wald Japan will spend 200,000,000 this year training the reserves and equipping them with armour- rd cars. It asserted that General MacArthur olms at building the polico force to 500,000.-A$80- clated Press.

PENANG PAPERS CLOSED DOWN

Singapore, September 31. Police today closed down to

newspapers

pro Communist "Nan Chiau Jit Png" and the "Modern Daily News" Penang.

A bitter battle seemed like- | Tommics who had been fighting ly as North Koreans rushed along the Naktong. reinforcements into the city.

Many are thought to be seuson ed troops from the South Eastern front.

The nationality of the new Red tank column rolling down from Manchuria to fight for the Korean expital was not determined by 10th

Corps intelligence officers. who said it may be nearing Seoul, Many Red Koreans who have fought in the South since their June

invasion 25

neros Parallel 38 were scaroned in Communist China's Manchurian armies, Their heavy equipment and planes are

Tác 24th Division had made four separate thrusts across the Naktong-two South of Wacgwan, one at Wacgwan and

one twɔ

milen North of Wacgwen. The British were believed to havd

gone in behind the Yanks just South of Wacgwan.

The first crossing of the river by the Tornmics who had bee Aghing along the Naktong the for three weeks was revcuted oficially tonight. It was revealed, however, that the British were sent across us reinforcements so it was presumed they were back. ing up the United States 24th Division and attached units which

all of Russian manufacture. had smashed across the river dur-

The Ameriena

Marine

anding the last two days,

their tanks entered Seoul at 6 Brigadier Bosil A. Cood was p.m. yesterday, Associated Press in command. Correspondent Russell Brines ro ported from the Inchon-Seoul begebend.

Strong force

It was the strong force that crossed the Han River in am- phibious tractors at dawn yes. terday eight miles downstream] from Seoul.

North Korean Colonel surrenders.

Targu, September 21. Banter Colonel Lan Hak Ku, Chief of Staff of the North Korean 13th Division, walked, Into the American lines South of Tabudong today with bla hands above his houd. Lee 'told interpreters that he had

surrenderad because he had "realised that Rumala had on- gineered this war for tha benefit of Rumsala and not for Korca

With

distinct Russian bearing, the handsome 38. your-old prisoner арелке Russian and Japanese as well ai his own language,

Lee said he had been study. ing Damporacy for a number of yours and finally decided It was the best way of life. Therefore he took the first

surrender- Opportunity to

Reuter and Associated Press.

The Middlesex Battalion;, un-

Here is the first photograph of the daughter of Princem Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh who was born at Clarence House, London, on August 15, In this picture she receives a -kiss from her brother, Prince Charice, who will be two years old in November. The baby will be known si Princess Anna Elizabeth Alice Louise of Edinburgh. (Photo by Croll Beaton),

Taipeh outburst against India

Taipah, September 21. Nationalist quartors erupted in violentangor against India for her offorts to givo China's seat in the United Nations to the Commun- ist regime of Mao Tse-tung, Chio-lun, Nationalist Ambassador to India, said that country had become a fellow travel- ler of Soviet Rusšla,

der Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Lo 'Man of Durham, Buckingham- skire. Lad the convoy, followed some hours later by the Argylla under Lfoutenant-Colanét George Nelson of Edinburgh. The 15-mile route to a conveni- ent jumping off place led through a front line area of deseriód "vili lages and untended crops. Shelle and mortars crashed ahead in tho hills and gleaming Unlled Nations aircraft cut through the sunlight avernend.

The troops jolted along useven roads bullt like dykes above the ricefickle. The road was so her- row that the vehicles shaved pant oncoming traffic or risked hurt- ling down the steep sides.

Overturned trucks and brokeri wayside trees marked earlier mis- fortunes.

Traffic jam

American units, also moving forward, weaved into the British convoys with everything from jeeps to heavy tanks and soon the mass Allied force was crawling along bumper to bumper at snell's speech,

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Suspected sabotage on submarine

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London, September 21. The Admiralty is Invest). gating suspected sabotage on submarine now refitting at Chatham

A roport ofa damaged main valve in the submarins was sent by tho vetesi's com manding officer to the Ad. miralty.

The submarina · carries orów of 44,--Réuter. -

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INDO-CHINA FLARE-UP

Attled flies, to see King

London, Goptembar 21. The Prime Minister Olo ́ment Attles, flew to Scotland today for an Rudience with *King George al Balmoral

Cartie

-A - spokesman - - at No. 10 Downing Street sald that the visit did not mean any, poll- tical crisis.

There had been come speculation in Gonservative newspapers recently that the Attica Government would

roslyn soon to pave the way for a now dipotion.

If Ma. Aluce did this ha would be expected to consult with the King beforehand--- Associated Pressi

Sea route supplying Vietminh?

Talpch, September 21. The Nationalist Defence Ministry today: charged that the Chinese Communists bad opened a sca supply, route for to Indo-China rebela through the Wanahan Islands (Ladrones), South West of Hong Kong.

armis

A spokesman of the Ministry said light arms and ammunition of Soviet Russian manufacture had been stockpiled in the Wan- shans for despatch to the Mon- cow-backed forces under Ho Chi- minh.

Heavy fighting in Hanoi area

Salgon, September 21

Heavy fighting between French Legionnaires and

Vietminh Communist troops has broken out. in various sections of Indo-China's Tonkin provinca, French sources sold today.tjái These sources said French troops had inflicted heavy casualties on a Vietminh battalion near the town of Thaibinh, 48 miles South East of the Tankin chief city of Hanoi,

They said French ground forces also wiped out another Vietminh battalion, 43 miles East of Hanol near Dongtrlu, and that Communist troops were threatening Plaidiem, 66 miles South East of Hanoi.

No signs

of Red invasion

The new actions occurred· ap- proximately 15 miles South of the Chinese Communist border and the Invasion route to Indo- Chica where oth

other Frericli troop are operating agabist Communist aroung Dongkhe, Casang. Mon слу and Dinhlap.

Late French, African Gotuniɛ:{"routine".

from the North

Saigon, September "21. Official military sources said tonight that latest reports from only the - frontier · `Indicate Hald "that

Chinese Communist. driver troop activity in the border paratroopers had North from the recaptured for- zone without any signs of an bruns of Dongkhe In pursuit of Imminent brasion of Indo- the Communists.. These reports China, tai

anci

small border garrison could be heavily reinforced by other Com- munist divisions posted within a week's marching distance of the frontier,

said that French patrola nisu. They estimated the total num- blanketed the countryside around her of Chinese Communist troops Caobang, Moncay, Lackey and in the immediate frontier zone Dinhing, watching for possible at about 10,000. This relatively French - Communist outbréales.

German turncoats Franch sources tard the routed battalion near Thaibinh included a considerable number of Europeans. Presumably they were captured Germans are known 4s be fighting for tely minimize the likelihood of a of Moscow trained Ho Chi-minha Iudo-China, General bellef is The supplies, he said, were

Communifat foulonn

that Peking is counting on the being sent to Indo-Ching through Kine

eign zion Vietminh instead of attempting . Chinese, börden. outpost the medium of a man named fell in a surprise vald oir Monday Chan Man, who, he said, was o

was Treaptured today Communist agent in Moçao' whu

and bearded North Legionnaires posed he an

Ho

merchant

Foreign

who

Mullary circles, although nover ruling out the possibility comple-

Chinese Communist frivision

m outright invation that might touch. off World War III.

In recent, montiia, the

fo officiat

Com toward nfata, through" jungles Red

Chinato French and Vietminh delega tions met at spot 15 miles. North West of. Saigon, yesterday and agreed to meet again, on 'October 1 to discuss the mutual exchange. of prisoners. United Fiess.

(Bởi Pham )

prisica Freach begun,

hought arms int the Philipglites through Com- munist agents, there, but this. source of supply rad now been "What puzzles me most," he more or less effectively blocked. said, that India secros to-Ascociated Press. have lost her bitter memory of over 100 years, of enslavo- mont. No sooner la she freed from her own: fotters, than shỏ turns to help a' most flendish aggressor-Soviet Hussla-in plans, to enalaye 450,000,000 Chinese.!!!

Chiang Yun-tien, apokesman

Round-clock bombing by Superforts

Tokyo, September 21. of the Chinese Democratic An Air Force spokesman Socialist Party, called the Indian sald today that B-20's were Premier, Jawaharlal Nehru, a bombing both day and night hypocrite,

to cut off Red transport either Mr. Nehru's efforts towards North or South.. Superforts, halting hostilities in Koren, used as night intruders for the sild, contrasted strangely with ha failure to compare his dispute first time in this war, ranged with Pakistan over Kashmir. far into North Korea last night, hitting highwaya where- "Tool of Russia" India, he declared, was serv. ever large numbers of vehicles ing as a tool of Boviet Ausais appeared. In the United Nations and was only encouraging Moscow to

Today P-29's went out in con- aiderable force against transport

SHAW UNDERGOES NEW OPERATION

Luton, September 21, George Bernard Shaw today underwent a second major opera- been recovering from a broken Hon at the, hospital where, he has thigh, the British Press Associa tion reported.

The

Viething. 2.Bys, providing « train- lug camba and equipment. they troops from what was essentially have been transforming. Vlatmin a guerilla force to a regular army, man

Communists have at the same time been growing more active, within.

Official French sources, say that Chinesa Commalinist.ogents." in .comTM

Volum's forge Chinese munities have been forming ter- rorist organliations to co-ordinato with the Vietminh 'underground organisationAssociated Press.

(See .page; 0).

EUROPEAN WOMAN

VICTIMISED

agency said the new sur- gery was designed to relieve a bladder and kidney condom which began to trouble the 04

Irish-born dramatist year-old after he was first operated on for a fractured thigh

called Shaw broke his thigh in a fall he c

A- Eurobean woman robbed of a gold wrist watch valued, at about $300 by a Chinese In Kennedy Road at 5 p.ani yesterday. The man fled towards Macdonnell Road and disappeared before Police could

Oper Earlier in the day, at about

commit further gots of aggres. / targets, Including the rail centres) M nis garden. After the thigh) 1 pm., # Chinesò 'girl was robbed

elon../

to safeguard

of Chungju, Wonju and. Check-

An air force spokesman said all planes were flying "In good

tion

was performed en

Li Wan-chi, Vice-Chairman of hon, where 20 planes attacked to on September 11, Shaw was pro- the Formonan People's Pollucal cut off the Feds who might at-nounced in good condition, flow It was fortunate that the enemy

Council, termed India a menace tempt to go North from the Bouth ever, the bladder condition, short-

Eastern

ly afterward caused his physicians. beachhead lines. had no air power because the long

to the democratic

world. line of vehicles pushing through

Superforts today also patrolled some concerncrociated Press, India's, espousal of the Chinese London, September. 21. a cavern of white billowing dust

highways anil ral lines between gold, had ho 10 Common Communist. cause, Ministers from formed an admirable target

the Red capital of Pyongyang and were expected greatly weakened the strength of Sunkhon, 30 Oncoming traffte loomed hazily wealth countries

North, and milos. democratie out of the gloom, some returning to discuss the growing Japan when they were struggling des- nations at a time

bombed any muvement. B-20's for supplies and ammunition, some trade competition, particularly in

light Bak in some areas today perately against

Fot carrying wounded from the front toxulles, at meetings here today. Communism and International

hut no Red Aghters

Everyone going forward

Their morning session on Com

world peace and security. coming back was encrusted by monwealth economic and finan-

"India, ho asserted, "whil weather and will probably be Another Leatherneck columa dust.

the same coating of yellow-groy cial subjects was under the chair- eventually and that the cancer close to 'or · surpasd ́ ́ yesterday's Few were easily recognis-manship of the British Economie the now nurtures will eventually record 102 soller which did nơi was moving in from the West able. The convey passed a burn- Minister, Mr.

Hugh Gaitskell, consume her."Associated Press. Include possibly 500 navy, sortien after seizing Seoul's airfield inv Korean village apparently set But he was being replaced by

In the Inchen-Secul, area. scross the Han River...

afire by accident. There was the President of the Board of Washington, September 21. Fighter-bombers, and fighters bizarre touch to the otherwise Trade, Mr. Barold Wilson, later General George C. Marshail hit Red troops all along the Pugart Corps reported martial scene as two Red civilian in the day for discussion on the the Southward movement of a Bre engines with sirens screaming Japanese question and other as- Defence today and immediately Maman F-80'strated and rocket- was sworn in as Secretary for perimeter lines. Houth West of furga tank-led force from Mon- tried to reach the fire. churin which had joined the race

pects of inter-Commonwealth enlied a conference of the Jointed troops, - shot up "four" borse (Continued On Page 2) and world trade-Reuter..

Chiefs of Staff Associated Press. corts and laid bulleta, across ́am for Seoul as a mystery reinforce-

area containing in esilinated 130 Red, foxholes, F-80%) attacked troops with rockets and bullets fro the Pohang aron and estimated 50 dend and damage to Red artillery.

The U.S. 10th

No reason has been givan forment (In Washington, the Army

the closurca.

Both papers will be closed for the duration of the emer- geney-Associated Press..

The weather

said nothing was known of the column).

Korean Red troops were con- verging on Seoul from several directions--many of them from the old Allled South East beach- head perimeter,

Clash expected over U.S. plan

Ladue overuser United Press, Flushing Meadows, The Russians were expected to scheme, Mr. Dulles emphasised September 21., brand it si illegal and a violation, that the United States did not

A big battle for Secul seemed America's four-point plan of the basle principle of bly expect Burgla and her supporters On other pages

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· Trial af¦Petty Officer, Volador, oka, Correspondance.

Kiders at Rotary. Village Obervatory Tim

Barclay on Bridg

Dinama

to be shaping up battle of for a United Nations pollee power tally under the Unit to favour. Minha organ deep staniccance it the force from force to keep world peace

ed Nations charter.png The plan, be said, was JAI 0000 OUT (NEST), frumi, a Manchuria should turn out to be went before the General As- comment on the specific propos- Korea; where the United States

Though delegatos declined to ceived after the aggression In | Paga 2: depression over the 8 Chlon Ben's travich | non-Korean-in its manpower. of low premure extends NEwards -ndétia' A spokesman said it may al sembly Steering Committee als under the plan, some obser- was compelled to hold the fort N Luxon to aballow depression over the roady have crossed, the 38th today. This commitice decides | vers felt that the Assembly ad for months while the complicated Borodino Telamis, and thenow to a dampar Parallel, dividing North and South the order of business before option of the plan: would lead to | machinery - of

governments was Pago depression to the E of Henaku Premsat Korea and only 80

Gigs || Russian withdrawal from the put into setlon,iksemad mp air miles, the Assembly. 14 high over the Gulf of Tobal

North of Beoul.

United Nations.

Mr. Duties denied that the plan The American-plan, which Mr John frech, at lines," Cloudy with isolated 4It was reported to have started would have the Natións earmarki knowleden Dulles who-la" #c=| was intended to: wurp the powers |

Ang the originator OF put from die Manchurian border units of their armed force for the plan, told the Press that the the vote prevented the Council Page, world

of the Security Coundik But I town of Antung on the Yalu an international army and get up United Nations would be formed from taking action against aggros- River.

"peace patrols" to inspect areas to declare whether they wanted sion, seven voles would enable threatened by aggression, I was stronger world

world, organization the General Assembly to convent be strongly attacked byở Mỹ. Andre.......... Vyshiniky," the Soviet Forsige Billiator

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American," and " Bridsh^^ troops |}: Mr. John', Dulles poured: across the: Naktong River, adviser to the "Amg Insthesdfhezwan dres: by: the Department," called the Fhundreds) todayam Atter, crossing mort: important proj they ran into heavy Communias "ternational peace S rumstance. It was the first cross- since, the Ben Tráno

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