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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1950.

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DEATH FOR POSSESSION OF It's his turn now BOMBS, USE OF ARMS New regulation becomes effective on October 201 DETERRENT TO ARMED GANGSTERS

"Death by hanging has been made mandatory in respect of con- victions on indictment—for unlawful possession of bombs or grenades and for unlawful use or attempted use of arms or ex- plosives against any person irrespective of whether such use causes death or injury,

BULK OF FRENCH TROOPS WIPED OUT

This additional Emergency Regulation-made by

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the Governor-in-Council-was approved at yesterday's Legislative Council meeting and will come into force on October 20. Prosecution for offences under this new regulation, however, shall not be instituted except with the consent of the Attorney-General.

and

#uch explosives the Energency | tion Known MA Principal) Amendment (No. 2) bombs, grenades ur nities. Regulation. It reads as follows:

"In Hong Kong the necessary "(1) Any person who without lawful authority enrries or has in substantive legislation is embod!- his possession any bomb, grenade, ed in the Arms and Ammunition mine or other apparatus, machine Ordinance which was enacted in Command any implement used, or capable of 1933 in repeal and replacement of

4 similar Ordinance of 1900. be used, as bomb, grindc or

"be" mbie, shall

of an cfchce

"The

pernity for maximum these shall en convletion on indictment offences against trut Ordinance

when tried upon indictment be

Saigon, October 11. The bulk of a force of 3,609 French troops has been wiped out in the biggest battle of the four-year-old war with the Communist-led. Vietminh, the French High nounced yesterday.

munist China. Several hundreds of

on

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regulations and

"Furthermore.

A French communique admit-against these ted the severe setback in the re gion near the frontier of Combe Lunished with death, without fore the Supremus Court is 10

"(2) Any person who the French troops escaped th Inwful authority uses ettempts years imprisonment and in addi- Vietminh trup, but the remainder to use arins, ammunition ur ex-ion, by reason of the Floggin

against any Ordinance, 103, corporal punish- "after a bloody combat succumb plosive substance rd, but only after inflicting ex-persor or property, notwithstand-ment may be imposed,

to a per losses the ing that death or injury to a tremely heavy

Nott or injury to property enery," the bulletin said.

caused by such use shall in-gultly The French were reported out- of un nitence against these re- Humbered ten to one. But regard Lulations and shall on conviction less of the number of men an indictment be punished with volved in the action, the defent death,

for (3) A

prosecution ercuted a major stir.

offence under this regulation shall In Paris,

It brought an an-nm be instituted except with thear nouncement that Colonist Minis-consent of the Attorney General. The new regulations come into ter Jean Letourneau and Genera! Alphonse Jun, Resident General effect on October 20."

of Marocco and a trouble shooter,

would fly to India-Chitia to take Cases cited

whatever steps necessary to bots- ter the French position. They will Heave at the end of this week.

A cource in Paris close to the French Cabinet commented tha! "the rather bad developments in *Northern Indo-Ching prove again

at there is no longer a border etween the Communilsis of Indo- China and the Communists of China."

An

Moving the resolution, the Mr. J. B. General, . Aftorney

Griffin, KC., sited - the many cases of unlawfut possession of acins and explosives which had come before the courts in re cent months.

A resident of Seoul lets a man described as a North Korean sympathiser (right) have one on the chin while South Korean Boldlors and U.8. Marines, pause to watch the incident on their way to the shooting war-(AP Photo),

Another warning from Peking on

"invasion" Korean

London, October 11

Communist China warned today she could not "stand idly by" as United Nations troops ad- vance into North Korea, but gave no hint of any action she might take.

by regulation 110 at the Emergones. lncipal The Regulations, 1949, on conviction

ression of on Indictment for carrying or pos- arms or explosive sub- stance, imprisonment for may be imposed.

of arms more

"It is general experience that as aftermath of war the offence unlawful possession of and explosives becomes common. The position has been aggravatest in Hong Kong by the fact that in the past five years n of war and unrest hos uni- persisted in-Far-East-

Stanatees and thus, offences

ern countri

of the type under discussion have been to some extent endemic in the Colony.

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ed a lengthy statement which declared the, Red regime's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issu "American war of invasion, in Korea has been a serious threat to the security of China from the very start."

Similar statements on Korça

have been issued. from time to time. The latest was broad-

Seized Liberty

ships safe

"It is the cass, however, that fr. recent months offences of this For in-

Taipeh, October 11, increased. cless hate

Word has been received here stance, in the last four months- June, July, August anul Septem- of the safe arcival in the Pes- ber-42 persons were indleted cadores off South West For

Court for before die Supreme

okence of robbery with ng-mosa of the Liberty ship, Juan de Fuca, which last Wedner- day sent out distress signals in

He stressed the serious proper tlong of this class of effence, men tioned the many cases of persons the tion wherein possession of threatened, injured or killed by Red Cross mooting

rined robbers, the incidents whers arnis and ammunition was numed the public have been put in fear in the charge, Vietminh Red Cross presentatives did not turn up danger by the use of grenades thed the recent casualties to polica officers killed or wounded while arvesting armed robbers.

with

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for their meeting French Red Cross repro- sentatives to negotiate a truce the bardor mountain

after

Even heavy sentences on con-

"Again, during the same period 10 persons were indicted before the Supreme Court for percession of arms and ammunition,

the Formosa Strait.

The Jean de Fuca and another Liberty ship, the Henry L. Abbott, were reized by the Nationalists on September 27 as they were be tug towed by two British dugs to Shanghal

anttle of Thatkhe, the Frenc viction had not had deterren: Serious proportions Senry L. Abbot made the

Army Headquarters announcer effect and it had therefore, been

today.

The

neelded that punishment by dentl for unlawful possession of bombs

he rrid. added the At-

appointment had been and grenades and use of arms náde for yesterday and had been [ should be

Sought by the Vietminh atter the

to destruction."

The repullow adds subject i

General

week-end frontier battle in which | Comey 3000 men of a French force we, te verlodic review. overwhelmed in a jungle, "battle The Atlurney-General raid:

All countries have long found essential to maintain control The French Red Cross kept the enforceable as part of the crimin appointment but the Vietminhul Jary to guard against unlawtu!

it

I rèpresentatives were not present, possession of arms and ummunl-

1 the Army announcement said.

French Army spokesman.

salt that the Vietminh detogates,|.

not of the Red Cross, who attend-

ed had "10, definite instructions." They agreed to another meeting! at 11a.m.

The spokesman added that bei was unable to say whether the. week-end dghting was" continu-| ing,"

Vietminh fire on Shell oil

installations

with mortars

to

More British troops sail for Korea

Bouthampton, Detǝber 11. The third battalion of Bri- tich troops for Kores om- barked here today on the 14,000-ton former. German liner, the converted Empiro Haltadale,

are

Korea.

Over 3,000 British troops now on their way to All have been given special training in the type of warfare they may expect to find-Reuter..

Arrests

Shanghai

Taipei, October 11.

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UN ADVANCE IN NORTH KOREA CONTINUES

Tokyo, October 11.

United States troops drove 12 milos into. North Korea today in an end run around the dio. hard Communists blocking the American ad- vance up the main highway to Pyongyang, the Red capital. :

At the other end of the blazing Korean front, South Koreans swept North and West out of cap- tured Worsan, 140 miles up the East coast highway from the 38th Parallel frontier. The stage was set for a two-way drive' against Pyongyang with the Americans advancing from the South and the South Koreans from the East. The American spearheads were 75 miles from the enemy capital and the South Korcans 90 miles.

North Korean Premier Kim

11-sung shouted new deflance BRITISH ADVANCE

at the "American aggressora" from the capital. He flatly rejected, Gentral MacArthur': Anal surrender demand with a call to his forces to "ight to the last."

Tokyɔ, Oatober 11.. British and Australlan. troops raced ning milea North of the 38th Parallel today, spearheadina driva along the main highway to Pyong yang, frontline reports axld, -Router.

Front despatches sald Com- numist troons opposing the Unit ed States First Cavalry Division push up the main Seoul-Pyong- yang highway were literally fight- to ing to the death in an attempt delay the advance. But another First Cavalry column.executed end run around the main enemy day and another just before dawn we and captured Yugadong.. 12 today,

Major-General Hobart

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Two heavy enemy counter altacks were thrown back yester

Gay

and 10 air miles North of

were signs" tha the 38th Parallel frontier and 10 ermunding the Flest Cavalry nilles East of the Seoul-Pyong-reported there

disclosed yang highway bastion of Kum-the Reds were cracking. Ho sait

aerial recornaleeance.

20 chen.

Communist groups of 50 to mot virtually

ot. The column mot

defen resistance, First Cavalry, spokes each were pulling out

Five flier Fir· Cavalt: said. man

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mile Division column drove 14

47 mile West just below the 38th Paralic and reached

and 33 mile North West East of the

The Americans

caught the North Korearently

flat

footed and are row in a position. to swing North and West Lehind the strong, Communist forcer op posing their comraden,

new

The Reds were reported to throw elements of two divisionisthe 19th and 8th Into the

yhmille lo stem the Ame riend push up tho Prongyang

port of Hacju, In-Central Korea, the RO Eighth Division fought its way North to the Cherwonaron, 1 males above the 28th Paralle advanced-19th

Fartlict East the હ

ROK

thu quemy troops were baker and -45 miles South;

highway. At least one-third of wills North"

to be hastily rounded-up

The South Korean Third an

Press reports published here: Kercan conscripts. Ready to sur Woman

at the first opportunity, render cast by the Peking Radio and today credited an unidentified they are kept in line by North

arrival from Shanghai as say Korean regulars who threaten.

heard here...

the

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It said the United Nations re-ing that 10,000 persons had, stoot any who desert. The fana solution authorising its troops to been arrested there by the tical, regulars fight on until kill- ealer North Korea was "entirely Chinese Reds since Septembered in their foxholts by the Ama- illegal and against the will of the 15 in an attempt to weed out ricans. overwhelming majority of world's population, and, created for Rei "serious" situation" China.

Like similar Peking state- ments, It gave no hint of any ac tion that might be taken by th Chinese Communists to intervene directly in the Koren war.

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source said, word tem-

Capitol Divisions sent forces Nort

and West out of Wonsan to clea

Ing the ciLYA Red troops from hills overlook

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B-29 raid near Manchuria

B 29 Superforts, for- second consecutive day. "jadz blasted the North Korean ra and road Junction town Kangoys, 20 miles South of th Manchurian border on one o the main supply routes frin from Ged An ar

MacArthur's Headquarter

American Infantrymen gain." "wavering elements."

two miles up,tho The arrests, the arrival-wased nearly

highway South of Kumchon credited with asserting, followed

of hell through Jumbled hills, the triumph of United Nations yesterday but it was twe mlibs arms in Korea which was por-

Interlocking tronches and sand- trayed us having stimulated

bagged pillboxes of the Com- Communi elements in Shangha

munists old pro-war bordor de Among those

earrested, the

fonce line. Coun It attacked as "antirely illegal bers of the Shanghai famliy

and ell, chiefs of

groups and against the will overwhelming majority of the dependents in Shanghat of No

For the first time in the warsala bombers went after reporte world's population the resolutionalist oficiais now in Formosa:

Shanghai's Ward Rod gaol, the Communists were using mines troop mavchients deep in Re◄ tion approved by the UN Gen.

one of the biggest in the world, in large numbers to delay the territory. They also bombed th October; Gral Assembly an

Most wery training and supply rea described as packed with American advance. V."B5 giving the go ahead to United!

"Bouncing Bettles", which jump-Chinnainpo, port for Pyongyang

The General Headquarters ed two feet in the air before ex- Nations forces to enter North more than 4,000 prisoners.

had, weoden retenus Isuca at 6.43 p.m. toda Korea.

ploding. Others casca, which eluded mine detec states:

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of th

Russian proposals

Powdered eggs for

from China The statement declared the North past port of Keelung Korean question could be settled

cause furore safely but the Jean de Fuca gos pracefully only on the basis of

Seattle; October 11.1 caught in a strong wind and for Russian proposals already re- "These statistics serve snow that the class of offencs

A Seattle, waterfront ware- a while the five-tonn Nationalist jected by the UN. These included cease-fire, with- under aletumalon is of serious

an immediate naval prize crew appeared to be proportions because it will be

distress tignals drawal of all foreign troops and house is jammed with powder- realised that while the standard

The 700 tons of detection and arrest for these

high brought the United States Seventh genisation of free elections in ed eggs from Communist China

the country

ntry by an equal number today. offences is commandably high. Ficet airplane tender. Suls of both North and South Korcas awaiting transhipment to New

Lugs to yot, the number of cases which and several Nationalist

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until the seus bad abated sum-

story since: offencer of this ciently for tags to take the ship

instance, possession

glass, for

of sema, nisy go undetected or

may be

Incapable of being

tow-Associated Press,

representatives.

brought to teldi for Insufficiency British planes regard to such a serious situation

raid Chinnampo

are

York for distribution to East erri bakeries,

furore,

The etatement added: "The American war of invasion

News stories about the Chinese in Korea has been

2 serlous mentace to the security of China 28 kicked up an immediate from its very start......... The Chinese

Representativo Hugh Mitchell, people cannot stand idly by with Washington Democrat, Bred tele- grams to President. Truman and created by the invasion of Kores the Department of, Apiculture by the United States and its ou asking an investigation.

Poultry The Packing House, complice countries and to the dangerous trend toward extend and Egg Workers Union (AFL) firmly ad called the egg-shipments a "blow to American labour." Associated

the ban

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The weather habe, seven miles South of version of the US Corsair Czaressors must ho answerable

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