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ERNEST BOREL

CHINA MAIL

No. 34717..

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950,

NORTH KOREANS FALLING

Rear Admiral

William G. Andrewes

Silver Star for Admiral Andrewes

Tokyo, October 12.

For "conspicuous gallantry

In action" in last month's In- chon landing operation, Rear- Admiral William G. Andrewer, CB, CBE, DSO, has been! awarded the American Silver Stær medal, General Douglas MacArthur announced today.

Admiral Andrewes, Royal Navy Flag Omeer. is Second-in-Com- mand, Far East Station, and Flac Officer Commanding Fifth Cruiser Squadron.

He participated in the Incher amphibious landing operation, which was launched as the Arsi step in the big United Nations counter offensive in Korea after 12 weeks of defensive delavina action, as the Royal Navy com- mander

and of the blockade covering force; Joint Task Force. United Nations Command.

The citation stated that Ad- miral

"die Andrewes had tinguished himself by conspi. cuous gallantry in action in the Inchon Scout'operation (during the period September 15 to 21 1050."

Adipirul Andrewes' actionis "contributed materially to the success of this operation and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Royal Navy," the citation stated,,

Admiral Androwes, whose

BACK ON PYONGYANG

General withdrawal from 38th defences reported

BRITISH BRIGADE ADVANCES

Tokyo, October 12.

The Communists were today reported to have begun a general

withdrawal in an effort to concentrate their forces for a des perate defence of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. · United Nations warplanes were attacking small convoys of trucks and carts -the biggest 40 to 50 vehicles-moving West and North West from the Communist defences on the Parallel

An intelligence officer said that the Communists, who have now lost

their East coast anchor with the fall of Wonsan, had "no alternative” but to fall back a last-ditch fight for Pyongyang.

An

Alr Force spokesman significantly commented: "We are sealing off the Sinanju coastal strip."

Staff offers reported that the Communists' resistance was les- rening all along the Kaesong- Chorwon front in the centre of the peninsula.

The fatest frontline reports reaching Tokyo said that the British Brigade, advancing North from Kaesong on the right flank of the main thrust up the Pyongyang road, had penetrated 18 miles beyond the Parallel towards Bibonyl, a kay road Junction about 30 miles from the border.

Major General Hobart Gay, the Commander of the First Cavalry Division, was reported to have said: "The Communists have not got a chance now. This is far different from the war in the South. They are all washed ຄນ.”

Red defences

home is in Chichester, England, crumbling

has previously been awarded the United States Army Legion of Merit-

The outbreak

of the Korean hostilities found him in Japanese waters on n goodwill cruise in the cruiser HMS Belfast.-Reuter.

Eden wants more troops in Europe

Blackpool, October 12. Mr. Anthony Eden accused the Labour Government today of being "dangerously slow? in rearming and called for more British troops lo be sent Into first-line defences against Communism' on the continent. The Conservative former For elen Secretary addressed the no- nual conterence of the Conserva- live party.

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Chongjin shelled by task force

Aboard the USS Missouri

off Chonglin, October 12. A United Nations task force headed by the battleship Mis- souri shelled Chongjin, on the Когда, North East coast of with 500 tone of explosives yesterday and today.

The Missour!'e 16-inch guns by other word supported American, British, Canadian and Australian warships in a pulverising bombardment of Chengjin, key North Korean port almost on the 42nd Paral cl. Changin (s:49 miles South of the Tumen River aparat. Ino Korea from Russia, 34 miles from Haeryang In Man- cburla, and Vladivostok.

The Canadian destroyer Sioux, one of three destroyers in Canadian sundron operating in Korean waters under United Na- tions command, bombarded Com- *munist

emplacements 01 KUB Fankonchi point on the South West extremity of Ongjin penin- Aula. This was also done yester- day,

Steady advance

Tank-led United Nations forces today pushed steadily ahead to- wards Pyongyang on three fronta, adds Associated Press.

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Stalin sends

India queries Peking note to North

about reported invasion of Tibet

Now Delhi, October 12,

India today sent an urgent communication to its Ambassador at Poking asking for detailed in- formation regarding reports of a Chinese Communist invasion of Tibet

Some Reds fereely defended the The

to the Red capital. approaches Others withdrew. ...Outnumbered and outgunned the retreating Communista strove in vain to stem a three-pronged offensive.

entrenched- 10,000-fast

at

Dongma, mountain

.

Korean Premier

London, October 12.

Moscow radio, sald today,

that Mr. Josef Stalin, the Rus ilan Premier, has, sent a note to the North Koreans wishing them success in their, struggle for independence. A

Mr. Stalin and the North Korean Premier, Kim Il-sung. exchanged secand

mestages On the anniversary of the tablishment of diplomatic rein tions between Soviet Russia and North Korea, the broadcast said,

note to Kim, Mr. Stalin's chairman of the North Korean Government, said: "I thank you Mr... Chairman, for the kind sentiments and wishes expressce by you on the occasion of the second anniversary of the

rela tablishment of diplomatie tions between the Korean Peo- ple's Democratic Republicand.

French make another withdrawal

Saigon, October 12. Milltary headquarters an nounced today that the Frenc had evacuated Thainguyen former Communist military capital. 55 miles North D Hanol, which they captured on October 1. -

A military.apokosman said th Franco-Vietnamese troops es tablished a "new front" 28 mile North of Hanol.

The withdrawal was carrie out in two days according:1 a pre-arranged plan" after th troops destroyed all Communi military installations and do pote in the Thainguyen are The troops

ops withdrew in orderly fashion and there wi no fighting, It was annouhold. The spokesman added it wE not known whether "ine Com munists. reoccupied Thainguyérű The new front guards the rice rich river delta,

According to the spokesma the French never intended t hold, Thoinguyen permanentk and the offensive merely was? "mission of destruction" aimed a smashing Vietminh arms depots. The city commands.roads lead ing, Northward to China an Southward to the delte. It wa captured in a 38-hour blitzkrie amphibious operation by thou ands of infantry men and Marine

supported by the Navy—Unite

Press.

Truman en route to Pacific

St. Louis, October 11 .President Truman - stopper over here tonight on his wa to confer with General Dou glas MacArthur in the Pacific

Membors of the : Presidentia party, said they understood Wal Island would be the scene of th history-making rundezvou Independence took

Earlier, the Presidential plan

Washington's. : National */ the first log of the

on

trip.

message was: despatched following publication in the Calcutta "Statesman" of a report that Chinese Red troops had invaded the hermit kingdom and stabbed 50 miles overland be fore being stopped by Tibetan troops. On the North East sector.ele-

The ments of the South Korean capital

Chinese ... Communists The Communists were now division battled with the Reds on have entered Tibet and ́oc-

He is due to arrive in Honolult high ground about a mile West cupled a 50-mile wide strip of of Wonsan. 120 miles from

the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- on Friday morning, and from Intel-Tibetan. territory, according to General MacArthur's

publies. I wish the Korean people there will go on to a secre Wake Islan igence officers said, that there is a despatch published in the European-owned

A spokesman of the Tibetan who are heroically defending the rendezvous-possibly Wal still no reliable estimate of the Influential

delegation in New Delhi said that independence of their country or Guam,

TWO minutes before the In total number of Reds North of "Statesman" today from its the delegation had received no the successful completion of their the 38th Parallel,

correspondent at Kalimpong, Information from their Govern long years of struggle for the escondence departed, it wa Bengal, adds Reuter,

ment about the reported Invasion tablishment of a united inde-preceded by 'n chartered plan fcarrying 86 news and rady This is not the main assault An Indian External Affairs aendent and démocratie

teparfem, ---photographers......RD on Tibet but a preliminary prob- Ministry spokesman today denied

Vignea, Stalin"

ecret service men who will se company the President on the long journay-Associated Press

Chongjin, a city of 190,000

population, is one of the Com- munlet North. Koraana most Important industrial centres. _it_has_steel and nickel smet- ters, an oli refinery, 20

plant,

chemical works and munitions plants.

Other warships

the

A Headquarters spokesman

aluminium by dawn today' the suld that Communist defences straddling the main Kacsong to Pyongyang,

roid were breaking down.

Pyonggang (not to be confused w Pyongyang, the Communist capital), about 80 miles North of to the the 38th Parallel, fell United Nations forces during the Dight.

The South Koreans pushed en. beyond the town against light resistance.

In

the the

bombardment. Included. the

Helena, heavy cruiser light cruiser Worcester. British fight cruiser Céylon, American aircraft carriers and Canadian, British · and American destroyera.

British planes

Pilots Bald that a force of 3,000 to 5,000 Communists was moving Westward from Dyong in action

yang.

The East coast port of Wonsan has now been fully secured, and patrals were probing North and West of the elty; the spokesman said.

Carrier bused British

Sea

Furies and Fireflies hit milltary North Korea's West targets on

coast yesterday,

They bombed and destroyed two central pane of a rallway bridge South East of Changyon, 76 milles South West of Pyong

General MacArthur an- yang...

nounced in a communique to day.

rail Dr Brian assur- part of a unit of 800, Northerner's siding at Sarlwon, Important rall

General MacArthur's quarters

announced

no

where the Tibetans stopped

them.

Korea

AUSTRALIAN BUDGET

In South Korea roving Allied -combat-patrols are hunting wide-

ly scattered Red remnants.

One Amerloan patrol wating and should the main talks knowledge of the reported, Kim Il-sung sent lahest wiped out by a Red ambush on between. Tibet and China, which "invasión" of Tibet, by Chinese wlhes to Generalissime Stalin Wednesday but later the am- have been transferred from Delhi Communist forces.

and the Soviet people on the oc- bushing forods of 75 men were to Peking, break down the main The Indian Government Is the caston, and added, "The Korean, found and wiped out by an assault would undoubtedly fol- only one with wireless communt,people, with warm gratitude other patrol.

low," the correspondent said. cation with the Tibetan capital of constantly feel the friendly sup- head-

Lhasa.

Soviel port rendered by the that the

Canberra, October 12. an said: "We have Union The spokesman

to our people in their

The Australian, Treasurer,- M Puerto Rican 05th Infantry Ro-

information of any alleged in struggle for the unification and vasion of Tibet, nor have we any independence of our matherland. Arthur William Fadden, toda Indication of it from the Tibetan Thanks to the disinterested as-introduced in. Parliament Au delegation In New Delhi or from sistance rendered by the Soviet traila's biggest peace-time Bud A 2700,000,00 the Chinese Embassy heré." Union under the, agreement sign-ret. It proposed

~More towards Korea ed between the two countries in (2580 million) expenditure i The Indian "News Chronicle" March last year on economic and the current financial year, cl said today that "Chinese troop cultural co-operation, the Korean Mr. Fadden is leader of 11 movements in Manchuria have people have achieved tremendous Country Party In the Coalitie successes in the development of Liberal-Country Party Govern been confirmed by information

ment-Reuter, our republic,"-United Press. “ available to diplomatic continues United Press.

riment is now in South Korea Daring rescue

One Intelligence ofcor

the Communists in the South Korean offensive "had enduri firepower for a force three times their size by World War standard," Reuter and Asso ciated Press.

WOMEN SPIES SHOT IN TAIPEH: Taipeh, October 12.

of British Naval pilot

Aboard a British Carrier.

J of Korea, October 12. A daring rescue by two American officers in a hell- copter of a British pilot over under enemy territory and

pamovements “appear In troops fire came to light today in a

the direction of the North A Nationalist firing squad yes- message, of, congratulations to

Korean border, the paper added. The only activity reported in

Communist China has twice South Korea during the past 24

terday shot two women. Com the rescuiors by the Comman-

United States in the hours was near Poun. 20 mile;

munist spler and 32 other spies der-in-Chief of the British warned the He said that in a recent defence | North East of Tacjon.

were gapled. The women were Commonwealth Fleet In past two weeks it could not stand alleged to have secretly enterud Korean waters.

Idly while North Korea" was drbato' the Government disclosed The Communists ambushed and United Nations plans to create a reservé of two wiped out a

Formosa in 1948 and to have ar

First Lieutenant David Daniel, "invaded Diplomatic sources yesterday that ng new divisions in Britain and to patrol, then attacked another The British planes also set on ganised a spy ring composed of pilot of the helicopter, and an in London said send a thirá new division to der, 'patrol' hut lost 75 dead. A cup fire a Communist, tropp dapot at Formosans and Chinese from the Army, ductor, Captain Johna face saving gesture the Red Shumate, of the American rescue Chinese may occupy a strip along tany early next year.

In Korea not enough, either futured Communist lleutenant sald | Sinchon and heavily damaged 12 mainland,

said that force was box-cars and sheds of a on that the Communist

Chinezo newspapers

squadron, were despatched on the the Manchurian frontlor, in

a refuges Rouge

Korean "govern uner to our allies,” Mr. Eden said. ied by a colonel who was trying) aid road junction 30 miles Southe women used their charms to request of the son of a Britishment British carrier for for s lure the men' to the Communist the rescue:

The Chronicle" gold

the

Gov- spying cause-Reuter.

pilot shot down over enemy terrament of India has renowed fis ritory, A short time later helicopter landed rear, the crash plea that the People's Govern

ment of China should do nothing ed Sea Fury of Lieutenant Stan- black cat to reckon with even breath-taking sight of a meteorley Leonard of Shotton, near that will extend the area of con- if it will mean talding a longos racing through space is a "sure Chester, who was trapped in his flict, and it hoped here, that detour to rear: the termbits, by sign of bad hack in the coming cackpit. Planes of his night new India's counsel will be heeded, all means take it, legend advises, doys.

tre warning

protective patrols during the particularly because China has every reason for confidence that If you're smoker, lighting Not so common are argued, but he offered no Friday the 1311the second, and three cigarettes with one match against throwing your, hit on the operation.

the natural ties that bind her to is something to avoid bed or table. putting clothes ove When the doctor attempted to Korenwili Bultimately assort

baby's headland:

your

free the plot from his cockpit themselves. United Press and Breaking mirrors ordinary coffee with a fork and mans North Koreah maps opener Reuterate menneklauven years. bad luck.. Dos Jeday and you have hat's behind all this raperell-

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likewise heen, puzzled conicwhat from his automatic rifle. but besides saying "very difficult

account or

***Europe is more concerned with to organise escape to the North. of the Communist capital. “

the divisions gathered on the Peontinent of Europe. It is troops

stationed there that can best givo

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