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Catching the end of a war

Bixty-six Highlandare, the first rainforcement for British Troops in Korea, left in two planes cently for Japan. from" Lyngham Aletfeld, Wiltshire, England. The Night, by way of Bingapore Manila, will take eight days. The men are troops of the Argyll and Sutherland. High- Hailfax aircraft at Lyneham anders. Photo shows the Highland troops marching to their Airpart for the flight to Korea-(AP photo).

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RED BLASTS AGAINST CROSSING EXPECTED

d China's threat ninimised

Washington, October 2.

omatic officials today ised Communist China's!

get into the war if United Nations crossed the 38th

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The Chinese Communists havy accusing the South Koreana nvading North Korea for the three months," said one hly-placed diplomatic source.

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Lake Succoss, October 2.

Communist blasts at a majority plan to unify Korea and at United Nations troops crossings the 38th Parallel were expected in the UN Assembly Political Committee debates today

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S. KOREANS CONTINUE A small suspect RACE TOWARDS NORTH

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ENEMY MAY MAKE STAND AT WONSAN

ULTIMATUM IGNORED

Tokyo, October 2.

South Korean forces raced 30 miles above the 38th Parallel today as Communist prisoners said the Rods were preparing to make a stand around the East coast port of Wonsan. Spearheads of the Third South Korean Division are within 70 miles of Wonsan in a drive along the East coast highway that took them to the edge of Kansong, said American forces attached to the ROK army. Ono full Republican division and most of a second were across the Parallel by this afternoon. A third division was ready to 'cross.

General Douglas Mac-

Arthur's spokesman called it

n delicate campaign both mill- ROK division

tarily and politically. So far,

top-ranking United Nations 35 miles North

commanders have not con-

firmed the thrust Into Red of 38th Parallel

territory.

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But new correspondents have observed the Republican advance which has been confirmed by American and South Korean officials of the ROK army.

Captain Borden T. Wright an officer with the Korean military advisory - group, said 'the South Koreans were pughing Northward against very little resistance.

Fifteen countries, including seven of the eight Yangyang taken

Yangyang, October 2,

An Ameripan, apotter plane reported at 8 pm, today that advance elemanta of the Bouth Korek: Third Division had gone 33-to 95 miles into North Korea.

The pilot radioed he could BAQ advance elements In Kojinni, 28 miles North Yangyang.

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Earlier the South Kornan First Corps pald the Third Division's spearhead was at Kangong, South of Kojinni.

Kim Brigadier General Chong kip, Firat Corps chlor

In Bouth Korea yesterday 'com. cisted gonerally of mopping up and consolidation of positions au elements of the First Marine Division advanced approximate- ly 10 miles North of Seoul. on- countering only scattered sniper fire and numerous anti-person nel Milnes.

The release sald" "On Sunday ground operations Throughout South Korea consisted generally of inopping up and consolidation In the Seoul, aren of positions forces cleared

United Kimbo Peninsula agains) moder- ate resistance.

..

ements of the United States Marine Division advanced

approximately 10 miles North of

A military policeman of the U.8, 24th Division' soarchios a tiny Korean along the Naktong River baik after the youngster was brought from the Western shore with hundreds of North Korean prisoners and refugees, following the successful Allied The Allled troops trust no river crossing West of Taegu, Korean civilian following bitter experience with fake refugteo

(AP Photo) carrying hidden weapons.

Non-Commonwealth countries join

SE Asia aid meet

London, Octobor 2.

Seoul encountering only scattered Six non-Commonwealth Asiatic nations today join- sniper fire and numerous anti-

niinos. personStates First Cavalry Division nits reported they cap. tured 1.134 prisoners in their

ed the Commonwealth conference here to dis- cuss plans for economic aid to South and

sponsors, have gone on record in the 60- nation Political Committee as favouring a joint resolution to extend UN aid to all Korea. A Committee vote was expected by mid-week resterday, captured the town of of the commeren OTT

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The attitude of Russia and the Soviet bloc countries was known beforehand. But the arguments af the Soviet. Foreign Minister Mr. Andrei Výshinsky, and any move) he may make to try to weaken the majority stand were expect-

develop in Soviet

y didn't they get into it thened to

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hey were going to? Why would speeches in two Committee meet.

suddenly consider calling ings today. 38th Parallei an invasion

en they labelled the

whole

th Korean defence an invasion along?"

his source tagged the threat n

Yugoslav delegation

sources

Typhoon warning issued

Latest typhoon warning issu- also sold that either the Foreigned by the Royal Observatory Minister, Mr. Edward Kardelj or Jate yesterday said that at o

ination of the Red propa. the Deputy Minister, Mr. Alex o'clock last night the typhoon

da line the Chinese Reds huve using since the start of the

ea wor;

don't think that Chine vant to be phoppad up." he

Bebler, Security Council delegate, planned to present the Yugoslav viewpoint during the day.

Early in the Assembly polles debates, the Yugoslavs proposed that UN forces halt at the 30th Delegation leaders had Parallel.

comment yesterday

on the Korean news that South and troops were across the line and ibly Russia, to get in the fight U.S. troops near it.

nited States officials have ex- red concern that the crossing no he 36th Parallel might cause first

Chinese Communists,

the side of the North KoreanÀ.

the United Presa informant bted strongly this would hap- [ He was confident the Chin Communist broadcast did riot directly a broadening of

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meanwhile, a.Na. Övernment, spokesman the Chou's warning, to Flalists invading China eighbouring countries" wer to Mr. Henry Wal

Pandit Nehru's,

mover

Instructions awaited

was

The Thire! Division which | ; originally crossed the Parallel

Yangyang, about reven", miles Northward this morning. Ele- ments of the Capitol Division, which advanced over the mythical border today, joined with Third near the East coast.

the

tenant-Colonel Kim Chang. abon, reported the troops had reached Kansộng, early this afternoon.

The spetter

reported wore Bouth Koreans the Re- Wright said the Sixth

meeting resistance North of publican Division is now ready

Kojinni. The pilot said ha to push over the boundary ut a

and anemy:

troops point about 60 miles: inland.

Captured Red prisoners sald they had been ordered to Won. equipment san with all the

could carry for, a last-] they ditch stand. They said also security forces had been ordered to fight delaying bat tlow at Kanzon, Kesong and Changjong, with about 250 man asaigned to hold each point,

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vehicles.

If the report were correct it means the South Koreans were inföst one-third of the way to Wongan.

Gondral, Kim, sald he con. sidered Worsen a key i com- municatione highway point on the East coast. He said he, expected the Communist will defand the olly strongly. -United 'Prées.

950,

Elements Stutos 24th Division

The

Potted

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lefon captured 15

South East Asia. The non-Commonwealth

countries are Burma, Indo-China, Siam and the three associated states of Indo-China. artillery pieces with tractors and Their representatives have joined the ministers of seven tanks on the Tacion-Kun- san road on Sunday.

the "Elements of ROK Division were engaged, in heavy fighting

with enemy forces North of captured' Chochon, "United Nations forces. infilet-

West

Eighth

FLOATING MINES ARE RUSSIAN

seven Commonwealth countries, who last week approved the draft report containing a six-year economic programme, submitted by India, Pakistan, Ceylon and the British terri tories of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo.

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tom or on Wednes.

The absentees are Mr.

The ternal Affairs Minister, and Mr.

Ghulam Mohammed, Paklatan's. Finance Minister-Reuter.

ed on estimated 1.184 casualties

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week ministers...last The The plans total. £ 1,725,000,- |. enemy were reported to be fur-

in rendering

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groups | 000. Burma, and Indonesia, unanimously agreed to seek the throughout the entire area." who are attending as observ. approval of their Governments to an £8,000,000 technical, as- Associated Press and United Press,

ers only, are represented by sistance scheme for South East their ambassadors to Britain, Asia and to draft the contitu- centred within 60 miles

bureau to be established U. Ohn and Dr. Subandrio, tion of a bureau to

af Colombo

the to Implement respectively. of 18 degrees North Latitude

scheme. The Asian representa and 119.5 degrees East Long!-

Wonsun is a major and much

Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, British tives are expected to be, shown tude, moving West North

bombed oll centre on the coast Westward or North Westward almost due East of Pyongyang,

Washington October. 2.

Economic Affairs Minister, pre- coples of this draft as well as at about eight knots.

The Leathernecks played it

Admiral Forrest herman, aided over the talks. These are an 87-page report on Common- Field observers expressed belief

essentially of an wealth development programmes. safe and called on artillery and

The Chief of Naval Operations, sald described as

will conclude Informative and discussive cha- Earlier in the evening, at about the Reds had only a few heavy other mupporting are to break up

either en Monday Russia has sowed racter only, as none of the non- the stubborn. Communist rear

floating mines 7.30 pm, the Observatory issued weapons and could not make a

Asiatic countries day. Commonwealth In Korean watered last week have yet submitted their six Percy Spender Australia's Ex- á statement saying that an exten- strong stand below Wohsan. sive typhoon

Communist leaders continued guard stand. But by early after. In unmoored was crossing the

The Nav announced

programmes:" final major objective in the Seoul that the American destroyer North of Luzon yesterday and was to ignore the Republican drive noon they still hat not taken the

across

the boundary. They also arca. entering the China Sea, about 450

Brush was damaged on Wednes scope of the conference is ex- ignored

repeated MacArthur's miles South East of Hong Kong.

by a floating mine off the pected to be restricted. Uljongbu, a railroad and high- broadcasts calling upon them to

Worth Korean coast Nine creW way centre 10 miles North of It is expected to move West- surrender or face total defeat.

were killed, 10 wounded Seoul, was the principal refuge Wright said the Reds abandoned of the North Korean forces who five are missing ward or West North Westward.

idly they left und may, therefore, pass to the Yangyang so rapidly

Its fall to the Communista on South of the Colony this evening. their blankets behind and their escaped from the battle of Seoul. Winds in Hong Kong are ex-fiela.radios tuned for instructions. June 27 in one of the war's first and because Communist China's

to freshen from the A spokesman for the First ROK battles led so tho, South Korcan Forsign Minister, Ghou En-ial. Pected

Allied aircraft had North East this morning and may Corpu sald

75-vehicle North abandonment of Seoul the next has announced he would not "Rolerato" Invasion of neigh-reach galé force in the afternoon. dispersed

The number one typhoon signal ward of Changjong, about 60

Korean column meving South day. bouring aountries.

was holsted at about 4 μm. yes-

miles North of the Parallel, terday.

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was heading it. A United Press report from Manila quotes the weather bureau as saying that at 30p.m. yesterday the typhoon was con- tred 55 miles South West of tre Laoag in North Western Luzon with maximum winds of 80 mph. expected at the centre and winds of 45 mph. or more expected within a radius of 100 miles and 33 mph or more within a radius of 200 miles from the centre,

Indian polley An important statement on Korea must walt for new Instructions from Now

Delhi because of the crossings

Bir Benogal Rau, chief Indian delegate, said he was concerned with Pokings over Chou's statement.

He did spokesman said:

fust another redeclara- not comment directly on General of what Mas Tse-tung has Douglas MacArthur's order to the Koreans to surrender showing their determination North

everywhere in Korea or face in

can on one side

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16 spokesman oxpressed evitable destruction. sticism that the Chinese peo

would be convinced that "tm-

Most delegates, however, had

Mac fallats" wo invading Chin agreed long before the

Arthur order and the parallel her neighbouring countries

crossing that he had the right to Kuomintang. chou is only play military operation necessary to send his troops Northward in any -conducted by Map." Ret peace in Korea.

Party

the tunes from the

ress and Reuters.

The typhoon was expected to move, North West at 10 miles an hour and at 2 a.m. on October 2 was expected to bo, centred 110 The

eight-nation resolution to miles West North West at Läbag. unity Koren without any regard The advisory said Northern for the 38th Parallel was pro- Luzon will be greatly affected by sented to the Political Committee strong winds and moderate to

he weatherby Sir Kenneth Younger of Greas heavy rain while Central Luzon

1000 GMT (1 pmHk8T); the Room: le sentred about 85-dalme 1997 of bg-bnoring: W ́o?‚WNW ́as 10 knots. ixide of high pressure, persists or

Bak of Japan and extends Eastward a Apy's. Focsanit---Fresh, or streng HE de possibly, rosching gals formo lo the "hoon)". Cloudy" at Rewi with raha lathe.. Páterdaye Wistharina, Kledaj-'86.9 deg. 25, Unsink # 75,6" dog, Tab,

'Britain, one of the sponsors, in a will experience moderate (wind

and light to moderate rain. da meeting on Saturday afternoon.

The United States and France

ware which are not sponsork, quick to support le provisions for formation of a strong UN commission to carry out a pro- gramme to rehabilliate Koren as

LABOUR PARTY CONVENTION

Margate, England, October 3,

a whole, set it up as an indepen- The British Labour Party, in--| dant, tation, supervise elections tent on stooping a comb-bock of and see that UN troops leave the Mr. Winston Churchill's Con- country, as quickly as possible,,,, servatives, opened its largest poll-

tical conventior, on Monday pa The

plan

"quick" sup- The Chairman of the party

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Meanwhile, the Seventh Marines, fighting what many

Mopping-up

The Sever;th Marines reached them belloved was the fast the hilis a mile South of Uljong- battle of the war In Southbu on Sunday afternoon and at-

tacked the Red-held town shortly, Korea, ran into a hall of Com munist mortar. machine-gun after dawn today!

and`anti-tank fire at Uijongbu General MacArthur announs

ed today that ground operations

today:

Oh, to be in London!

London, October 2.

Londoners today hanged their reputation of being among the most patient people in the world. About two million awoke again to cold brenkinsta because of a gas strike which has lasted for 17 days

The gas supply was so low that it took more than 45 minutes to boll water for ton and it was impossible to toast bread. Those who turned to electric heaters found more frustration. B.

There were power cuts all over Britain. Smiling bravely, Londoners set off to work and found transport chaos awaiting them. A new scale of increased fares on trains, buses and the underground system had come into effect and nobody was sure of anything any longer. Booking offico clorks and bus conductors issued tickets at lortoise pace because they had to keep checking with the now is MANY

post from Byris, Iraq, Peru, Chile Sam Watson, told the 1,p10 dde-ai Pasasurers had to dig into their pockets a second and Venaquela and Greece, a gates at the 1050 niveling & the well as the sponsors of the re- Socialist: government had brougle

plution, the Philippines Aus- Britsing from

tralla, Brazil, Cuba Thỏ Nother suplay:after

the brink of bank-

lands Norway Pakistan and period of its greatest wealing. Britain-Associated Press,

United Pres

tinio after offering the wrong fares. The result was long quenes throughout Lansions and its aburbs, trafle Janas, and millions late fOF WOR

and

At that time a Navy spokes. man opined the North Koreans may have sowed Boating mines in rivers and let them delft down to sea, United, Press.

BRITISH WOUNDED TO BE FLOWN HERE

Singapore, October 3. British casualtios in the Korean war will be down fron Japan to Hong Kong for treat- ment beginning on Thursday, Far East Air Force headquarters here said tonight

From Hong, casualties' mar, in special cases, be flown on to Singapore for evacuation to Britain twice a month-Heuter.

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