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AMERICA TO BUILD UP

UP MILITARY Winston's pat for his horse

Langson retreat hindered

Saigon. October 17. A typhoon struck Northern do-China today grounding rench planes and destroyin}! retches of Colonial Route 4, feline which links the re- ainder of the French frontier rrisons with the Gulf of nkin.

The tropical storm of violent ensity struck yesterday as the cuation of thousands of civil- from the threatened fortress n of Langson was under Way plane and read,

millary spokesmant said ral sections of Route 4 were by foundations and landslide- eadquarters her had me ist. rmation concerning foreign hello reports that 0,000 Comi

unist troops had crossed the orthern border from China.

(The spokesman said the civilian! pulation of Langson had beca vacuated by air and Eastward 3 rond.

The spokesm disclosed that

contact had been lost in he rearguards of the garrison Zlthdrawing from Thalkhe, 7

Portuguese winner of

STRENGTH IN ORIENT

the Big Sweep Force in Korea to

The firnt prize In tho Kwangtung Handicap Sweep- stake WAR won by a Portu. guese employed by big British concern in Kowloon,

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it was learned yesterday.

The winning ticket was handed by the owner to his manager, who in turn dopo- sited the ticket with a bank for collection.

The five Shantung Police cooks who had previously claimed that they owned the winning ticket but that it had either been lost or stolen have admitted that they made a mistake.

It is also understood that the ticket drawing a pony, which the cooks claimed was also lost or stolen, has already been presented at the Jockey Club

U.S.-Thai military aid pact

Bangkok, October 17.

be

retained in Far East

Tokyo, October 17,

Basic emphasis of the President Harry Truman-General Douglas MacArthur conference at Wake Island was on building up American military strength and determination in the Far East, informed sources said today.

They insisted there was no discussion to pull American troops out of

Korea for European duty.

The President and his Far Eastern commander agroad that American troops should be withdrawn from Korea as quickly as possible. But the reason is to give, the proud Koreans an opportunity to handle their own affairs with a minimum of foreign intervention, the informants said,

The U.S. Eighth Army, four divisions in which had Japan before the Korean in- vasion, will be returned to

Japan considerably stronger than it was before the cam- paign began.

and this sentence in his brieff difcult and that the military

victory 'could be cicuded by statement:

"The President's visit to the misstep in handling the touchy Pacific cannot fall to arouse great Koreans. enthusiasm

It was on this basis, the sources throughout the Far East, where it will be Interprel-added, that they agreed upon the ed as symbolising a firm deter-withdrawal of American troops as minalion that peace shall be soon as possible, leaving security South secured. In the Pacific and that to

battic-trained Asla shall be free, not slave."

Naval and air forces will also be maintained at considerably greater strength in the Far East General. MacArthur would not A Military Assistance Agren-thon before hostiles began. have made such a broad state- Future deployment of Ameri- ment, the informants added, if he ment was signed this morning

not convinced that the en infantry divisions brought to were Thailand and between

the United States at Government Asia from the United States war Wake Island conference reflected House with Ambassador Edwin not disclosed, but informants in- general agreement on the need F. Stanton signing for theed some might be retained for a strong United States post-

in the Far East,

tion against further Communist States and. Premier

They said the tenor of Gen- gains in Asia. Phibun Songgram for Thai- eral MacArthur's private CON-

versation with the President and Formosa issue land.

carguard consisted of two small cmpanies, This would total United bout 200 men,

Up to Sunday morning, which believed to have been the third- av of operations. heheery 1 50o tid - 2.000 vacunted.

Civilians

persons

had been

were ordered ou

By the terms of the agreemen the United States undertakes t supply arms and equipment tc)

the full conference of advisers vas: "How can we bull up our strength in Asia?"

the

Korean Army."

The conferees also agreed on the need for an early Japanes peace treaty, the dominant sub- feet in their discussion of Japan,

the sources said.

Specife questions concerning the Philippines centred around the economic rehabilitation of the Islands and the threat posed by theCommunist-controlled Huk- balahap movements. -

President

no suggestion that

had any thought Truman

of taking the General to task for

Mr. Winston Churchill, who flow from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Northolt Airport, Lon don, and then on to the Newmarket race mdoting did not have a wasted journey. He saw his Hare Winston horse "Colonist. 11" win the Lowther Stakes, over a distanca, of 14-Miles Churchill has an approving pat for his horse after it had won, (AP Photo)

BRITISH TAKES

BRITISH

FORCE SARIWON BOMBING OF CHINNAMPO

With the British Forces in Koreà, October 17. British troops spearheading the drive by the American First Cavalry Division toward Pyongyang captured Sariwon 'tonight. Sari- won is 32 air milos from the Red capital. The informants said there was On a bare ridge five miles East of this key Com- munist defence bastion of Sariwon, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders today gave their first real test of British infantry tactics since the battle of the Naktong River. They were only five miles from their objective of Sari- www.won when an estimated Communist force of between 300 and 400 opened fire on them from entrenched positions in an orchard over- looking the road.

refence of Thailand which ag No disagreement vey of Oriental problems but in statemes disagreed publicly."

to provide some facilities for the

of Langron as a withdrawal purchase of certain materials for

the own use of the United States.

French frontler defences caused the gynguation of Nachami, Thupa French defence, of: „Langesh'rt The agreement also stipulates | Wettern flank is now based or that the United States will sup- of omecis and ply a number Dongdong, 15

to the miles

technicians for demonstration and North Wast

Iraining purposes.

on

Tuesday

The disclosure that French leadquarters had lost all contact th the rearguard of the column hich withdrew ght from Thatkhe was the first ord about the unit for two days spokesman said on Saturda at the rearguned. had. beet. hting sporadic uctions in cover- the withdrawal to Nacham.

Menuwhite, the French Army trategist. General Alphonse Juln. omarider of the French North triean forces and M. Jean

ourneau, Minister for the rench Associated States, dew to Sangen today. They are în » clay mision to report to the ench

Cabinet on the serious ilitary situation in Indo-Chlum.

M.

Letourneau said he had to Indo-China' "10 pul hings in order,“ but he had

Following the signing Сего mony, Ambassador Stanton sald "This agreement is not a military allance nor is it a defence pret. It contains na previsione fo military, naval air bases."-United

Prces.

General MacArthur hat

ample opportunity and took it to exprod his views on the need for a strong Aslatie polley, backed by

powerful military forces, for the containment o Communism,

President Truman expressed agreement with this position and there were no disagreements, the scurces said.

The amicable tone of the cou-

Hectic selling of

.Formosa and Indo-China were discussed during the broad, sur- general rather than specific terms stmetimes

Communist China was treated

the same way in General Mac-Truman speech

Arthur's outline of military pro- blems, which did not include any political discussion of the Peking regime, the informants added,

Gonora! MacArthur

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Tokyo, October 17 Royal Navy Sen Furies ant Fireflies from the aircraff carrier. Theseus flattened the extensive area of dock and harbour buildings at Chin- nampo, West coast port lớn; Pyongyang, a British cont munique announced today,

Navy Warplanes also dea- troved four Communist minc-lay- in lunks, and a large motor yes-

stis.

Fireflies also bombed and

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troyed railway bridge linking.

Meanwhile, President Truc man returned to the mainland foreign General MacArthur did most af today for a major the talking at both sessions. He palloy speech, designed to put

An hour later the orchard force ran through paddy fields to Pyongyang with retreating. North supplied from memory

now force behind the Ameel

contained only dead. oc approach the orchard from the Korean troops; Road bridges and can drive to force Russia tɔ

got formation required in a series of

wounded North Korcans. The other flank

defended strongpoints in the path

·In step for peace.

of the retreat, were strafed and questions asked by the President

Mortar barrage and his advicers,

President

tonight others were seen running into Truman

rocketed. Enger terriers; these do ale Sirat voiced his con-makes

report The General

to the the hills with machine-gun

Sen Furics had repeatedly ference was underlined by Gen-sistent and now familiar position U.S. since his spectacular alght bullets kicking dust behind bad to be ordered to slap whil

obvious good that Communist encroachments" ite barren Wake Island for them. By nightfall the Bri-American Sherman tanks mount tacked the railway between ing 78-millimetre guns poured Pyongyang and Sarivon the ty eral MacArthur's humour upon his return to Tokve much be blocked whenever they dramatic face to face meeting tish troops were in Sariwon.

are made and that the security with Genèrni MacArthur.

Afurce of three to four hun high explosives and phosphorous the British Commonwealth of the United States depends Presidential associates said that dred Communists were jug int shulis into the ridge and sur Brigade entered onl

unding lope. In the shadow the speech, in the San Francisco upon this,

orallway has a doublerarasite of the bunks at a curve, in the War Memorial Opera House, will an apple orchard burdering the

trala:V the ammunition road. For more than two hou

crows threw 'e signal the re-opening of a new this afternoon, the Argylls siin road, mortur phase of the Truman-cnuncinted Red it out with the Communist Larrage of three-inch bombs ar

to offse campaign of truth"

with riflemen burged forward up, th climaxing the engagement

the disappened Into Ruselan propacanda describing Americans as "war mongers."

across the bare slope, and a foat-charge open fields to sweep through the shadows of the trees, And it will be

Overhead an artillery spot. coupled with

orchard with guns blazing.

ting plans circled and wheel Adininistration requests later for free of this. the Communists. Aed.

od, directing the tank, barrage The conferces discussed Korean now billions to finance the etcatly into the hills.

landing at intervale on the road problems at length. Ambassador rebuilding of the military struc The engagement

to concult the mpany com John J. Muccio was called unsure not only at home but else" {:inall arms fire from the orchard.

mandar, Major David Wilson In their lot in with the United States.

silver nosed The blue and

down plane

Independence, enme. Hional Airport at the end of avay drew abreast of it

Riflemen and machine-guzner nearly nine-hour over-the-Pacifie Informed quarters.

·Teaped from trucks, Bren-carriere President Truman and General hop from Honolulu, where Mr. and tanks to crawl to the side said this was just one of the MacArthur agreed that winning Truman spent Sunday-As50-

road, returning the frou3 ADOP moves made by speculators to

es they hit the ground. · depress the market, and spuld the peace in Korea hardly be any cause for the lol-

U.S. dollars in HK

There was hectic selling of United States dollars on the local money market yesterday, and the price fell to HK$6.16 shortly after the opening at $6.21.

othing else to add to his declara- The market steadied towards the close, and the

on in Paris 32 hours carlier, (H:

and then said" that the mission

ould study "mensures to avoid

The

rate recovered to $6.18.

reason given for the nequal bottles for our soldier: drop yesterday was a rumour- hd to strengthen the s

ed message 'from Washingto: heir disposal. He will alsɔ dia- ass with the Governincats that the United States Govern- he Arzoclated States,

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measure:

nient had ordered a check-up be token to hasten the forma on all aliens in the county ion of their own armies").holding more than U.S.$1,000

nlied Press, Associated Press] in funds or property. ind Router.

LONDON CRASH

London, October 17.

A British-European Airways

Jane crashed inside London to-

Considerable excitement per- vaded the market when this new got abroad, and certain quartera warned that it implied a pending freeing of foreign holdings in the States.

by Fitst reports said the plane Hibok Hibok

arried 20 passengers,

So far only one passenger

16

hown, to have survived.-United

CBS.

phenomenon

however:

tar to drop, though. It idid, have- the effect of deterring intending purchasers from further purchases for the time belug

The real cause of the alutoy, quarters say, lies in

in tha bellef that Sterling will soon be revalued. It is an undisputed fact that the position of Sterling has vastly improved of late, and

phasised, the informations and that the victory in Korpa would be lost if, through reduced Al fed power, the Communist were able subsequently to com

nations quer more valuable such as Indo-China,

tion.

11:

began when

gentle slope suddenly ripped across the main highway as the

Winning the peace at the San Francisco Internn leading truck of the British con-

might be clated Press.

Isbrandtsen Master called to testify

Washington, October 17,

revaluation would be no sur-A Senato sub-committee called an open investigo-

prise...

Loss demand

Another cause of the dollar alump is the falling off in de mand, owing to many dom. moditics normally bought from

tion today into an unidentified seaman's charges that gn · American merchant ship carried oil, patrol and steel armour plate from Japan to Communist China.

Farining out? across the «nelil» .and covered by fire framin besivy machine-gun section, the troop! inched forward- under "the cove: of narrow ditches, while another

an

FATE OF POW'S IN KOREA

Korthold: by the

Tokyo, October 17. An American Intelligence officer today, asked correspond- Lonts not to report United Nations action which was strong and official "to free many American and other reirenting

Korogne The cors said that there was A commerce sub-committen chairman, hus been investigating

tungpr that the Northerners, Montlu, October 17:

tre United States being now called as witnessna Captain F. the matter since Senator Warren

who monitor

news broadcasts Scalding water streaming down

unavailable. Hance merchants Rylander, master of the Magnuson, Washington Democrat, who com

tention, would from the crater of Mount Hibok

do not want fuhde in the open Isbrandtsen: Ling's Flying a letter from the unidenti Hibok volcano on Numiguin Is

merket

Cloud, and two members of fed seaman to the Senate' on bo wurned of the

to free, the patrols to special mercy September 22 Reggars 6- Sunday- and swept away 18 These quarters believe the Us the crew-Will Inglis," purser, ||

prisoners-of-war carried North the defeated troops. Ed ALL 2000 GMT | (* PM/ HTU) the houses, destroyed the local water deffat, wens sur, too fight when i and Alvin F. Bongwitz, cloc" "D-Rads” oth extende ward from the Leucdoor system and killed domestic fowie in got to the $0.40 level curtly after trician to the seaman letter, addressed There Is the risk of mero mos 3 depresion over the Kamchatsk what was believed to be a unique the autorunks of the Korean war The Flying Cloud was, one of to a U.S. ayat officer on duty acres by the Northerners to save

around Vizul Aridge of high messure geological phenomenon In

should attacked by" tho,"

a number of labrandtean ship with the Saventh Zect, sald he dhe troubles of moving the cap- When from N China Eward to the Philippines, according to a belated

was aboard a merchant shlves," he added-Router, 2 and' early in blockader "running":

and 7

The weather and 500 miles South of hero last

(ika?"Noč, Japan, kind thus, NE"ward

report to the National headquarters received

jog, Japan. Si

sday's. Forecasti-Ligia or moderate perdutajad Agder

was quoted in the local, 1980 in waters.

1058.30 to 30.85, but

a fortnight ago the grean.allsts late Span,

to Tam

windy" "first begoniing Why in the bible stuck crus | njarks has been graduallying Cloud: Way

bilerday's Weather zin.

Imum: 84.9 deg, Fall

akhine 11.0 hours,

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up from a Nationalist warship-on fufeamuniakumdrums” of oil

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alosShanghai last November 10 di petroll armeur plate, tools and

Other

to the Redsspredtem Reso mountain which claimed 60 lives.

to run the

MUSCULO wrote the Navy ought [lt.] Jaky" "high" even. The Weather Bureau said the have accentuated the Flume incel Nationalist blockade of Bhangha blow the ship streaming, water in the latest out On Menday it opened stik56,47 which this country did not ra thaigh the afes, the American Gurit caused a thick dog which made prints down train

thu Flying eighis included ** Trader the Sir John Frankling Mr. Magnuson told the Senate Clipper forand which has 'dil sro" part depinzand stored

ided at the sime žhat the;

Zexalast so blanketed the whole "aren for and before the day washing Figuig Arrow and the Flyläs | the geaman wrote that Barrels of Page: Biz

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tämilles." ded from the scalding duwns to. "Water" "Hind "Tero given protection

Red Cross workers in the are

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panic, stricken favinor, STA

flaudato i reship

These attacks by British carrier based alteraft were part of the softening up of the areas before Pyongyang. Pilots reported that North Koreans ran into the paddy Belds waving white angs

Considerable importance is at tached to the destruction" of tho minelayers which bad been. of Crowborough, Bursak, whing secretly by night,

hundreds of mines have was directing the attack.

found by the Uhited States" (Continued on) Page 3)

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