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CHINA MAIL

No. 34722.

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·HONG KONG, THURSDAY, October 19, 1950..

ENTRY OF UN TROOPS PYONGYANG REPORTED

South Koreans first to enter Communist capital AIRPORT CAPTURED

Tokyo, October 18.

The yanguard of the Allied armies was reported tonight to have smashed through a flurry of Communist resistance and entered the North Korean capital of Pyongyong, Pusan Radio reported- at noon GMT (9 p.m., Hong Kong summer time). The broadcast said the South Korean First Division crossed the Taedong

river, which flows through Pyongyang, and entered the city. The broadcast added that according to frontline despatches United No-

tions forces this afternoon completely captured Pyongyang airport.

Policeman shot in Singapore

Singapore, October 18.

A traffic policeman WAS shot in Central Singapore, to- day by a person belleved to be terrarist. He was taken to -Hoppital In a Berious condi.

tion-Reuter,

Inquiry into U.S. shipments to China

Wushington, October 18. A Senate investigation of all American shipments to Com- 'munist China' was ordered to- day after testimony that the Isbrandtsen line ship, Flying Cloud, hauled steel, oil and other-goods-to-the-Reds-after- the Korean war started.

the

committer!

It also claimed United Na- tions forces today began using Yonpo airport which was cap-

tured by the ROK Capitol

Division yesterday.

The Eighteenth Regiment of the South Korean Capitol Divi alon crossed the 40th parallel at 11.16 am. today.

The ROK Capitol Division re pulsed tank-led Communist on Haming on counter-attack Tuesday night and sent the re mnants of one Communist tank regiment reeling Northward.

Air recennialssance of the past work coincided with this informa-

tlon.

But the Eighth Army, however

INTO

N. Korean officials in flight

U, S. Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea, October 18.

It is believed in high American "Army and Korcan civilian circles today that the Communist Promier, Kim Il Sung, and other leaders of his collapsing government have fled from their capital, Pyongyang.

Thero quartors lear that Kim may havo ordored North as many voterans as possible for a guerilla cam- paign of hit-and-run attacks.

Somo observers folt that Kim_may have crossed the border into Manchuria or found a mountain hideout near the frontier.

Tokyo, Kyodo Nows Agency raid the official Rod - Korean Pyongyang Radio falled to make its regular 5 p.m. broadcast today. --Associated Press.

Red China rejects UN invitation to discuss Formosa

London, October 17.

The Chinese Communist Foreign Minister, · Mr. Chou En-lai, today curtly turned down the in- vitation of the Security Council to discuss the question of Formosa and demanded that the item be dropped from the agenda. the same time, Mr. Chou reiterated previous demands that the Communists be represent- ed when the Council discusses complaints of aggression against China by the United States.

reported the Reds had massed At

soine of their remaining tanks around the city and were, laying down artillery fire from entrench- ed positions.

To American divisiana, the

and First Cavelry

21th, the South Korean First Division and the British Commonwealth brigade were storming the de fences of Pyongyang.

The spearhead of the Reds fall back

wiother

teenth Regiment captured one tank, destroyed

and spinshed an undetermined num- ber of trucks laden with Red Гопра

First report said: "Many Reds were killed."

The captured North Korean egimental commander sald 20 of als tonks escaped North toward Chongjin. The Red officer died carly today of his wounds,

The roads leading toward the capital were streaming with Red tantiynen falling back from and generally half-hearted further South

Mr. Chou

Mr. Chou's statement, broad-status but the aggression of the cast over Peking Radio, was Unite!) States there."

At the same time. cabled to the United Nations General Secretary, Mr. Trygve Lie and the President of the Assembly, Mr. Nasrollah En-

tezum.

recalled that the General Assem- bly had accepted two complaints ser discussion-Russia's churge of United States aggression against China, and the Chinese complaint |that Amerkan planes strafed and

Mr. Chou said there is no jus- tification for the Council to dis- borbed. cuts the "question of Formosa" because there is no such thing.

HEU territory.

and He reiterated that Formosa is altesentative maince they both In-:

the

a Communis bo 00 prescut at both sessions, since West.

integral part of China and suldi volve the Communist Govern- mení. Observers noted that. Mr. Fur

each of the spearhead the only thing to discuss about

island was not us columns today it was more of a

futuro Chou omitted the usual demand

for unseating the Nationalist de parade tran Bighting advance

legation, which, hail characterised Both Hamhung and its sister

The South Koreans reached posi

previous statements. tions within eight miles of Pyong- city of Hungnam were considered secured today. The Capitol Diviyang by 9 am today. They qd- sion set up a defence perimeter vanced 80 miles eluce they cress- around this transpertation and ed the pre-war border at the 38th

parallel a week ago. communication centre.

Battle begins

The battle for Pyonevang be- gan late today, adds Asseinted

Prees.

Associated Press Correspondent Jack-ManBeth.-accompanying the column. said the South Koreans were squirming with impatience" to begin the climactic battle for Pyongyang itself.

Sino-Soviet

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WITHDRAW

FROM DONG DANG

Saigon, October 18 The Franch announced today the abandonment of:

the Indo-China frontier post of Dong Dang, relinquishing for the second time in 65 years Franch control of the main invasion route from China.

A French military spokesman said the Dong Dang garrison withdrew yesterday presumably 15 miles South East to the French frontier head- quarters fortress of Langson.

It was the fifth post the French have given up within a month along the mountain ous frontier stronghold 02 Moscow-trained Ho Chi Minh's Nationalist guerillas.

Dong Dang squarely faced the traditional Invasion route from China through the walled Chi-

Huge U.S

grant to France

Washington, October 17. The United States plana provide France and Indi Officials suld it was the first China with up to U.S.$2,400 tine since 1945 that the law har 000,000 of the U.S.$6,000,000 been invoked.

000 military defenco fund al Vietminh guerillas, armed with thorised by Congress, admini machine-guns and rises, yester-tration officials disclosed t day ambushed a Vietnam police night. patrol of fire in the Northern outskirts of Saigon and kidnapped a constable, (reports Router.

Another constable was injured.

The

that t Information French and Indo-Chinese ford would get the lion's sharo

nese city of Nim Quan (Chinese he attackers escaped after the proposed American military he

Gate) and a mountain pars,

Except for periods of Japanese ana Chlaese occupation during and tust after World War II. France had held the post since 1885.

The withdrawal from Da Darg left major French fronter garrisona only at Langson, and

Vietnam Premier opposes French "meddling"

M.

Prime

Balgen, October 18.

the Tran Van Huu,

Minister of the French-sponsored State of Vietnam, said here today that 'he could not agree to "French" meddling in Vietnem affairs." The Premier sald in a Pres Interview that he did not want French

police had

returned their Arc

with sub-muchine guns,

came as the United States a France reported in a joint con munique on the progress of the military talks which began he last Friday.

French planes striking along the Indo-Chinese coast, were om- cially reported yesterday to have destroyed a big Vietminh radio The communique Bald station and ammunition dump in United States, as a down payme the vicinity of Donghol, 10 miles on the

French military p North of Thue, continues Associat-grumme, would provide an init rd Fress.

grant of US$200,000,000 to sta

A milliary spokesman lind no French production wheels tur further details on this strongesting. The anal amount of Amar French air attack reported in re- can aid will be determined late cent weeks. - Asscelated Press, United Piers and Router.

London air crash kills 28 persons

London, October 17. Twenty-eight advisers. Im-

persons, in- posed on him. He claimed cluding two Americans, wer? killed today when a crippled the 'French delegates to the recent Pyreness Conference British airliner, lost in heavy on Indo-Chineze independence clouds, crashed and burned were officials, interested in

after it took off for Scotland. keeping their jobs In Indo. China

The sole survivor of the 29 persons aboard, a crew, mem- ber, was burned seriously.

to

a

French emolato sald the fil

·U8$200,000,000 would be u

compléta equipping under-strength French di "and to complet equip four new divisions" 1951. A tenth division' will, readied. for combat next” ya with arme supplied by t French.

Administration officials said 'a rangements worked out las't French and American talks :1 dicated France might receive much as up to 40 per cent of ti $6,000,000,000

fund

proved by Congress,

~ France-also-has been receivi economic help from this count at'n rate of $300,000,000 a yea:

In London

Young people "must not be killed. so that a French' en gineer, for instance, can be. coma Director of

French Salgon Harbour," he addedReator,

Langson tenso

Amerloan planes crosed over on the Western and Eastern ends Communist China's frontler on of the former French border de- four occasions on October fence line-at Lookay and Mon- and 14, the New China' Now Gay. Agency-charged - today. The Communist news agency. In a broadcast monitored hero sail that on October 13, twa United States P-51s flew over Linotung Yuankang village In Province and reconnolired be- fore returning to,Korean torr)- tory.

Langson teilf was reported

awaiting the onslaught of the Vietinion guarillas. Most clvi: lians have already left the city, Rumours have boan current that this and perhaps other posts will be abandoned by the hard pressed Franch.

The miillary spokesman sald he had no specific information on the Dring Dang withdrawal bu believed the operation had been curried out without fighting.

The plane took off from North holt airport at 3.30 p.m. for Ren- frew airport, Glasgow, with 2 passengers, Including a child, and a crew of five. Filten minuter-

"One later, the pilot radioed: engine falled. Returning North- holt

Foreign Off

that

spokesman said today

request to Britain arms and equipment to fight t war in Indo-China was' und review by the two Governmen adds Router.

Usually well-informed qua All planes were warned away { ters · belloved that the reque from the held and ground crew!

was

received in London. eon prepared for crash-landing time ago but was pigeon-hol Flares were lighted in the gather-by mutual consent. because t Ing dusk.

Once the plane's re- United States Government h mining motor was heard above taken over the question of pr viding the necessary assistance. the 600-foot cloud celling.

United Press and Reuter

Then came, word that it had crashed in a garden 10 miles away in the Highwood Hill see- tion of suburban North London. The

hit a tree and one o plane its wings was ahorn off. It emash- ed through a brick wall into th carden of a home and burned. Fire engines sprayed the flamini wreckage with foam and kept Names from

spreading.

Tin

RECORD TIN PRICE

Singapore, October 18. here today. prices

set new record of $441 per plc (about 133-1/3 pounds).","T) increasing world demand for t was given as the main reas for the soaring prices.

The Americans were identified as Lieutenant Thomas Carr and Rubber prices which on Moi his wife. Lieutenant Carr was "day set a 25-year record droppi stationed in the Azores: and they sharply today because of low going to visit friends in overseas orders and more su

plles-Reuter.

were

The testimony was given to a Senate cummerne sub-committer- by three at the Flying Cloud's

On their left, the First Cavalry

Taipeh, October 18. vrew members, one of whom was

Pro-Nationalist reports from by former engineer, who wrote a Racing columns of Americans, and the British Brigade paced by

etter that touched off the in- British and South Koreans with tanks were thundering over the the mainland said ratifications

Scoul Lo Tabay.

tanks in the lead tore through main highway from

of the different pacts conclud- The ship's captain, Fred H. the last cities and towns South Pyongyang.

It and that a short time later, Rylander, denied he had hauled and West of the capital

Headquarters spokesman ed between Soviet Russia and and

two pursuit planes returned and sald bypassed large units of Red China were exchanged at Red China and said surget any vil to

against a defence peri- North

they

Korcans

scattered Peking on October 13. who

reconnoitered the same village cargo was passed by meter is other

between live aud eight

from the villages and cities and The Communist Premier and The next day, It added, an United States customs omeinls, les from the Red centre itself.

Foreign Minister, Mr. Chou Eu- Amcrlean bomber hovered over He asserted that other American

Pyongyang la the first capa took cover in the hills.

The British

had a short.al, was said to have represented the village of Shanghwolunku shitpping companies were carry-elty of a Communist satellite

the Chinese Reds and the Soviet in the same province and new sharp fight at Barlwon, a main Ang similar cargoes to China ports

ration to come under attack. The

highway junction elty, 35 miles Ambassador, Lieutenant-General off in the direction of Korea two Douglas

of the capital,

Nicola Roschin, the Soviet, minutes later.

The latest withdrawal streng- The acting chairman, Senator spokesman at General

MineArthur's Headquarters said it

The Communist radio said that thened the belief that France hus The British column covered Union. Herbert R. O'Coner (Demperat) might fall during the night hours snapped that

later on the same day another decided she must concentrate on more than 30 miles during the

The packs, five in number, were Cores day. today. But Associated was "just as much interested pendent Leif Erickron reporting

reported to have included the United States warplane flew. over protecting the North Indo-China Associated Press Correspondent-Sino-Soviet treaty of friendship Chi-an county from the direction capital of Hanoi, its port of Hal-Scotland-United Press. 'In other links" and that it was

they overran "responsible for any snipments from Eighth Army Headquarters. Tom Lambert said

and alliance.

of Koren and followed the course phong and the surrounding rich said officers there did not be- Sartwou So fast that North to be made of strategic materi lieve it would be entered before Korean soldiers were shot down

Other pho-Nationalist reports of the Yalu river reconnoitring della region, leaving the treacher- at" if the laws

or informat

cald the triumph of United a number of Chinese villages beous mountain section along the daylight tomorrow. being violated.

even as they attempted to escape agreements were

Natione arms in Korea, had fare it left Chinese territory. He said his group would broa Erickson sald one regiment from buildings and houses where

ndo increasing numbers, of The report said the Americar. of the First Cavalry masher they apparently had been quar den ita investigation to include

Into Chinese people on the mainland waves planes penetrated (other whloping companies' ship -

Inta Yokpo,

British caught up five miles from terd

in their support of the Chinese territory for a distance of as ments since the Korean war Pyongyang. The South Korean with an ox-drawn supply column

Communista.

much as nine and a half miles. began.

First Division approached to left behind in such a rush that

The reports

also made these No mention was made of any within eight miles of the capital the animals still were yoked to

sbooting incidents or allegations: and left standing on driving over a more Northerly the carts

1. Industry in once thriving action-United Press. route.

the road.

Shanghai-Nan- cities along the The depth and strength of the

king railway had come to a vir tual standstill, with unemploy ment reaching all-time peaks. Scottish Highlanders clashed

2. A group of 24 persons re- with the Roda In an action presenting youth organisations In that rarely has developed in Iron Curtain countries of Europe this war, a hand-to-hand fight had reached Canton by air after with bayonets and clubbed

extended stay in. Peking guns, Lambert wald the Scots Nusking and Shanghai-Assa-

post-ciated Press.. charged a North Korean

He said the State and Com- merce. Department spokesmen will be called on Thursday to

outline what steps have been North Korean defence wall was Scots rout foe

taken to cut off the flow of stru- not known.

toxic materials to the Chiness Intelligctice reports at Mac- Reds. Senator O'Connor said the Arthur's Headquarters said no Fenmmitice particularly wants to fixed installations had been ob-

And out whether petroleum pro-served.

lucis capable jer milltary usel been'shipped to Communisi

have

China.

Calvin F. Bonawitz. the Flying Cloud's former enginess and now a naval reserve lieuten- art testified the ship delivered .. radio tubes, steel pintos, centri- fugal pumps and steel wire to Communist. China In late August.

United Press.

Turkish troops arrive in Korea

Pusan, Korea, October 18.

The first_contingent of the

tion In

In an apple orchard and

despatched -after

quickly

the position.

chemy in American and

+

counter-

Australian dockers on strike

Sydney, October, 18.

A lightning strike of 26,000 dockside workers. paralysed shipping in all Australian

British artillery had hammered Theseus planes ports today as the. Government

Allied forces captured mor

5,190 Turkish troops arrived than 5,000 Red Korean troops in,]

liere. today in American ships

The weather flowers. The troops entrained

AL 0600 GMT (1' AM, JKSTI; a modere at anti-cyclone, sowers China, open and they nelzhbourine sea, and be extending

''Today's Torrenst-Molvente #winds; VİContinuing Inte mud wenewill, 2002, Yesterday's' Weatheringui Mixintuma 64:6, 'dre, Pabe Minimum), 78,7% deg."Vah,”

Frankinen (CB) bearm, "

24 hours, MacArthur's Hend

MacArthur's

in action

Tokyo, October, 18.

prepared to announce the out- lawing of the Australian Com- munist Party.

The anti-Communist bill, In-

quarters said. The total bag of The British light carrier, troduced by the Menzlés Govern- and were grected by singing POWs has mounted to more than Thecus, officially disclosed to mont in April, was expected to women and children bearing 70,000.

But there was trouble for be-be in action in Korean waters. pass through the Senate today

at mid Immediately for Tacgu. Ne

for the first time, launched Sea and be proclaimed law find the lines. The Turks are commanded, by Lieutenant-Colonel Natk Poyra togly, who sold his troops would stay in Koren until Communism. "he traditional enemy of Tur- isey 15 vanquished.

Flold Marshal ·Alexandor!

Adquartars |Furics and Fireflies, at the hors ntmeofings hore, do-..

commander-in-chlof af

the Greek forces, Inspected the 3,500 man: Korean bound/ Greele

enid

by-pasted Red Koreans Northerners, sinking

and retaken a half dozen cities motor, vessel.

four

Chinese frontler to the Vielminh. guerillas.

Military experts have already admitted that frontier garrisons uro no longer effective in their main function, that of stopping traffic between the Vietminh and the Chinese Communists who, bave been the French enargy, training and equipping the gueril- las on a large scale recently,

State of alert

Meanwhile the French High Commissioner, Mr. ¿Leon Pig- non, ordered Tonkió Provinca the Northern battle zone---- placed on a.state of alert, adda United t

law under Press The which he acted allows ¦ action in ass of wines paril to the security" of forces of the French Union stationed In Vietnam.

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