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REDS TRAPPED BY ADVANCE OF ARGYLLS

Scots link up with U.S. paratroops at Sukchon

SOUTH KOREAN DRIVE CONTINUES

With The British Troops, October 22.

A spearhead force of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders driv- ing North of the smouldering Red capital of Pyongyang has linked up with the American airborne force dropped on Friday around the town of Sukchon.

The link-up hos trapped several thousand fleeing Reds and tons of equipment

ranging from 37 mm. ack ack guns, to the latest model in Russian army radio transmitters.

Today the Rods were surrendering in droves or being cut to pieces by the combined British, Australian and American forces. Altogether it is estimated more than 2,500 Reds have been killed, wounded or taken prisoner in the last 24 hours,

The

Headquarters spokes | éd States Kherman tanks Lupport- 1 Today's Korean release 135420 man said another supply drop ing the blade destroyed an, by Headquarters slutes: was made today to the para

ax It attempted to uncing tank troops who jumped North of scuttle away behind a low ridge of hills. The tank, which was Pyongyang in the Sukchon and full of ammunition, exploded at Sunchon areas on Friday and 76 mm. shell hit it. Saturday.

When the desperate Reds this ROK drive

morning tried a bonzal 'charge on;

tlie they were cut down by the

-automatlè weapons.of "the" Aus-

tralians who are having their son border

real taste of Suiting in this war.

A hard-driving task force of The Ink-up was made yester - day evening at the village of the South Korean First Division, Yengju afler the Brigade had holly pursuing the fleeing Com

made a

"eight-hours rovance, in under Emunists, rgeed 50 miles North of

"First contact was tallen Tyongyang "Tony 18" Te mule by a platoon of the Argylle cone the clostat United Nations who encountered an American unit to the Manchurian, border. airborne company which hadi pushed down from Sukchon,

Tanks and infantry reached a point 34 miles from itulchon, one All last night the Redu.stormed fof two towns in which the Redn the British and American. posi- fare reported to have sel up their dors In an effort to re-open the new capital. This put the South escape route to the North. From Koreans less than 65 miles South entrenched positions il around East of the Yalu River dividing the village of Yongju they pour-Korca from Manchuria.

fire into the two Allied columni: yhile dichard Communists led Inntal charges, tessing har grenades as they came.· ́

Stopped shouting

But they soon stopped shout Ang banzal wash our Bran, gurs cpened ip." one dithevelles Highlander sald. "We, took at -the banzai out of them.”

Casualties among the British, Australian and American force have been. light. Observers with the airborne force said the Reds | even used anti-aircraft joins ás Atld artillery in thele uttempt to

repk through.

The Brigade Cominerder: Bri- gadier Basil Aubrey Coull, today ordered the village of You to be destroyed RE a Communist nea", Hrigide cilicers believed that the road leading North of Yongju to the Chungchen River has been

Genernt MacArthur's Head- quarters said they met little re- sistance and scooped up 2,400 pri-

Sonets-

"More than 13,000 North Korean. troops were reported captured by the United Nations forem in th

last 24 hours. This raises th grund total of prisoners of war To over 95,000..

Chinnampo taken

"Yesterday was another day of rapid United Nations ad

U.S. Elements of the vance. First Cavalry, driving South West of Pyongyang, entered the cheering Before -Aitkenforce From the division advanced North and contacted the airborne units In the Bunchon-Sukchon area. The remaindor of the diviolon cleared enemy resistance in and around Pyongyang against Hight. sniper fire.

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HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1950:

Ashes of Columbus

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Hundreds of thousands of spectators watched the pléture-- cque procession when on the eve of Columbus Day, men dressed in period costume carried the jurn containing the antics of Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, from the town hall (Doria Tural Palace) in Genoa, Italy, where it has been kept for many years, to the St. George Palace, now the seat of the harbour commission, which will be the new resting place of Columbus's remains. Photo shows the ashes at Christophor Columbus carried in a sliver urn: by man in costume of the 16th Century during the procesion. (AP Photo).

Police crack down

on robber suspects

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Prague Conference hits West decision on Germany

London, Octobền, 22

"Moscow Radio carly today broadcast, in English the communique issued last night by the eight East European Foreign Ministors after their Progue Conforance.

The communique, as broadcast, said that the New York "separatist decision" of the United States, British and French Governments was "another gross violation of the obligations which, these governments took upon them- selves in the Potsdam Agreement.

"This decision prosents a threat to peace in Europe and contradicts the interests of all peace- loving people, including the national intorest of the German people," it added.

The communique said tha he declaration by the Ameri- an, British and French Gor truments that they intended to alise the question of ending he state of war with Germany was "hypocritical through and

hrough."

The

Ihreo-power

statement

is und after the New York talks. id that the Western occupation

'powers would increase and strengthen their forecs in Ger- many, which means a consider: able increase in the tax burden," Peace treaty The

two-day handed by the Soviet Vico Premier, Mr. V. M.

cinference

Molotov

Griffin to head ECA in

Mr.

Far East

Massacre of

American prisoners

Sunchon, October 22. Fleeing Korean Reds massa- cred at least 68 American pri soners of war on Friday night in a railway tunnel ten miles North of Sunchon. The bodies were found today.

officer

The Communist guards led the orisoners from a train into nest by fields under the pretext d taking them to supper. Thes Washington, October 22.

they machinegunned the Ameri were kille Robert Allen Griffin, cans. Sixty-six men former Chief Deputy Adminis-on the spot. Two other die rator in China. for the Econo- during the night of their wounds mic Co-operation Administra- 21 men ved through the hour. But, by some miracle, at leas tion programme, has been long massacre, to tell the stors

of the pro- of horror: Bome were wounde named director

ramme for the. entire Far seriously, but medical East, it was announced here said they are expected to live They have been flown to Japat on Saturday, : ended with a communique! Regarded by the Economic Co- for trentment led

More than which repeated many of the operation Administration as one demands of the 1948 Warsaw of the chief architects of the ex- conference of Eastern European panding aid programme in South

state--especially East Asia, And Russian

Mr. Grißin the

Air observers reported tha an Appeal for an immediate publisher of the Monterey, Call- popse treaty with Germany and fortin, "Peninsular Herald and another group-estimated at pom the withdrawal of all occupa recently headed an investigation railway lunnel four miles North 40 men wat rescued froits The communique accused the mision to Indo-China and other West of Sunchon.

South East Asian countries. He West of viointing. the Potsdam napped the current

It could not be determine programme

whether this re Agreement with its plans to te-

of expanding aid to Vietnant, militprise Western Germany, and

At the enmo time. the Ecpio.rred to the 21 survivor then 'demanded; ·

of a massacred group of Ameri mic Co-operation Administratia can prisoners in a tunnel te of the fou 1. A

declaration great powers that, Germany will named Mr. Roper D Lapham, miles North of that city

Will farmer ministrator, tipo Asociated Press epsresponden

mayor of Franciscs not be remilitärised.;

2. Removal of all obstacles in to be chief of the mission

tion. troops

cünomy

in

pri Bonar wore reported Iborate today eight miles Bouth. Car of Bunchon.

group of libérated prisoners, h Kowloon Police CID, squads struck back at arm

ed gangsters on the mainland over the weakeneetul German maroc Lapham-sucesos put down a large-Ret C1585 pant

Mr. Paul Porter who has been to mark their nudilometrg 13. Thunediate contusion of recalled-to Washington to become over the 'dren in gh ond..

peace treaty with Germany, to Assistaut Administrator of the plane helicopters gether with a renewal of the entire prograinme,,

Four C unity of the Goman state in centre. programme. - Associated liaison planes were, assigned. durdance with the Potsdam Press. Agreement, and the withdrawal

Within 24 hours between Saturday and yesterday

morning, the police, headed by the CID Fly- ing Squad (Kowloon), have arrested seven suspects in connection with two of the four robberies which occurred in the Colony on Friday and Saturday.

"The 27th British Conumon- wealth Infantry Erigode advanced Nurth and contacted the airborne elenients near Sunchon after dis.

During the same period Ave percing a small enemy group near | revolvers were seized. Vongyu

All the robberies took place

terrorist chief killed

"Thic U.S. 24th Division con- only a few hours, after the Emer- Malayan idated their newly won post-Rency-Regulations-governing the The Headquarters spokesman ons and captured 636 prisoners death penalty for the unlawful aald another supply drop

Wals during mopping up operations session of arms, bombs and made today to the paratroops who South of Pyongyang.

went into effect Inst Jumped North of Pyongyang In the Sukchon and Sunghon areas on Friday and Saturday.

A

.

Flendquarters release said Saturday's paratroop drop was made from 02 C-119 enrgo planes more than two-thirds the mum- ber of "Flying Boxcars" used in Friúny's Jump,

spokesman sakt}

"A tank-infantry fank force from the ROK First Division raced North of Pyongyang 50 miles

The against te opposition. division inopped up in its sector and reported the capture of 2,400 prisoners. Motorised elements of the ROK Sixth Division advanc ed North of Unsan.

greindes Friday.

In a raid on an unnumbered hut in Shek Kip Mei Villoge, carly yesterday Shamshuipo, morning, the police rounded up five suspects belloved to have. been involved in the robbery of the occupants of the ground. fleor of No. 233 Sal Yes Street Dr. Saturday

mord

Two revolvers were seized, in: The briefing

"On the East coast of Korea

the raid, it was. ctated. It wa the North Korean Communists the ROK Capitol Division con

further stated that most of the were showing no desire to fight tinued its advances North and West Jf Hanhung- Hungnam

120t than '$12,000 and there was no major battle or

American United Nations units in

and Hong Kong major resistance reported in 36 ares.

dollars and other valuablıq had hours perled up to Saturday noon. rear areas continued to seck cut

and destroy enemy groupe."

been recovered. !

The spokesmon was careful c

emphasise he was not saying the Reds surrender

war in over. Ho rald Oghting is

chosen by the Communists now unusually light, but warned

hich main cscape route.licy may incrente on Monday. There to aircraft

are throwing 'away, thele, oquijpas ment as they go to scape the terrible pounding of rocket-mar-

19 at prisent less fighting in Korca then there has been at any time, since the Korean war be

British action

Arylag jet Achter-bomb gan. He calmated the North The line of the British advance Korean aring strength at around is a fantastic night with scores of 47,000. shurned on vehicles, Russian four inch mortars, truckloads or mings and gremises, 37 mm. ack abl guns, the barrels pointing erasi ddy in all directions and

medical supplies and signal equipment scattered on either, side of the road for miles at a tide

-- Dead Cominuriisis aro mrawló!

in grotesque positions in dlichen

and paddy fields. Yesterday Unit-

2

The Communists are so anxi our to surrander to the victori OUS United Nations forces. In Korea that they are even our- rendering to aeroplanes flying overhead.

The victims of the Su Yoz street, robbery, were the wife of the late Guneral 'Run Wen-hun former governor of Szechwan Province, and her relatives. Gen- erul Pun died in Chenglu, thy Szechwan capital, cnly a Lew days ago.

Another raid

In another raid the police took. into custody two men. suspected

Bingapore, October 22. The Kuala Lumpur Federal Government announced today that Lay Mah, the Communic

terrorist leader, was killed in

the clash with

Security Forces. Jn, Perak last Decem ber.

*

an

that

The statement sald the death of Lay Mah was a well-kept secret and was.com. firmed by captured terrorists.

Lay Mah,

English- educated Chinese of about 35 years, was a member of the Central Executive Committes of the Malayan Communists.

Associated Press.

Langson

withdrawal

completed

of occupation troops.

4. Establishment or a coupe Communists

for, all Germany to prepare te government for a unified Ger mony.

open fire on

rice boat

Communist soldiers on, duty

and

nirlift prisoners in the work condition from the liberbtip

pot to the air fold at Pyongyan

Associated Press.

Five alleged spies shot by Nationalists

The communione was approved by Mr. Molotov and the foreig ministers or representatives of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hun- cary, Rumania, Bulgaria, AI- bania and Eastern Germany: It at Namtonear Po-an,-fred. was the first such conference at at, a rice boat, wounding two rice merchants in the feet, tended by the foreign minister o the Communist East German recarly yesterday morning when A Chinese Nationalist firin time.

Die boat falled to stop and squad yesterday shot, five al It said, the inceting was callce submit to search by the sol- leged Communist spies and 2 because of the recent New York diers. conference of foreign minister

Talpeh, October 22.

others were imprisoned.

The two wounded merchants]... A military spokesman said the from the United States, Franc were sent to Kowloon Hospital the spies haa been employa and Britain which had decided for treatment after their boat throughout the Formosan rai on the "re-establishment of "the had arrived at Un Long later in way administration since le German Army..." in flagrant the morning.

you violation of the guarantees which The two merchants had bought ***They were part of a well-on those, governments gave on the rice at Po-an to be sold in Hong gantred ring of which man basis of the Potsdam Agreement. Kong.

members un recent weeks Lace The Prague conference Wa?

The other boat hired by the ring squnds."

werd nsidered by informed quarters merchants

for. I The gial sentences by the was, solzed in London to be the opening of Communist soldiers at Namtou. years, Router. inafor Soviet campaign. to try and break up the Western unity created by the Korean war. Some sources thought. It might have. plotted new moves in the col war, since it brought Mr. Molotov out of the obscurity of the Krem-. lin for the first time in months.— Reuter and United Press.

TAIPEH DENIAL

Taipeh, October 22.

A Chinese Nationalist naval spokesman yesterday, said that a report by the "China Mall," of shelling of the Panamanian Manila and another by the

The

The spokesman said the Belvealed today to jud. Fremisms at 354 Castle Peuk. Rund portant frontler outpost in "Kung Shoulk Pac" of the Inter- tish met and diepersed about speaker and one T-6 captured second noor 3,000 Rads in Yongyu.yesterday. Street fighting is just about

men.

inan sald the Heds were showing truck convoy heading North be were seized

by the

a complete.

Saigon, October 22. The ovacuation by the An Air Force spokesman re-to have. been involved in the

that four fighter Fobbery or fisit dealer whost French forces of Langson, in

were enteredbi Northern Indo-China, has now ception of another vessel, Torizes, Pentirely downld of founda- armed mon. on Friday been completed, a French mili-were "entirely downld of group near four. Communist trucks and 300 four

300 murning who escaped with more tary spokesman announced in

than $4,000 in, cash and valu here today

The spokesman said that, his statement, followed. The surrendering began when ables. over in Pyongyang. The spokes- the American planes attacked a

on. Saturday throc loaded

No confirmation was available InvestigationRouter. Do tendency to stand and light tween Sukchon and Anju. The police. A man carrying a basket reports that French milltary

· were also, withdrawing at the junction of Prince Edward from Monday, the coastal town on

forces along the East coast but there planes knocked out all but twe

and Nathan Roads was vehicles and

chial- Was some evidence thero might of the Communist

the Chinese border, 150 mlley be a stand in the North East then the loudspeaker plane called lenged

to a search. RESPEKÉBUT DEcund the towns of Changita, 76 on the Reds to surrender. Only

of Hapot Instead ***At động UMT (1 Dan, KKST) # Moderate | miles Norils of Hungnum, and two of the trucks werd in shape

MAPago 2. of submitting

Porsonality. anik-dyoloris i tallamary over China and Kapsan, 30 miles North East of to run, but on orders from the search the man threw away the Movements of roops retiring Page 3

· Lion's malablpurligar mens, 7. with Ca Tidas

and ran away. In the fomentountainous Longmon Reminders boskat extending Pastward to depan, lungnam.

banket were the three loaded frontlor area before Vietminh: Page 44 revolvers. The man made good forces pressing down from the his escape. Par ty

Chinese-border were continuing favourably undey air cover, it was t was stated

The weather

| stropical" stormile centred about 400 mllcr

BB of Tokro, loving slowly Nh

The spokesman said, that for the first time sinca, the Korean

sky, their drivers bonded South.

As these prisoners were being herded along by the planes in the air, two more trucks and 200

efforts of the North Koreans: to camouflage themselves. They

Ekára Today - Forecast:Moderne Band Newar storied there had been no

winda. Fair,' becoming, gradualip, sooles report of hostile action n South soldiers, were spotted despite the

Ersterdays, Wethera

Mafiskibes 10.2, hours,,

#yotage of 2985.4 mm 602% fun-

West Koren,

He suld the Soul Korean First were told to surrender or get Division had not yet renched worked over by the Aghter, kom/ Anju. This tank-infantry task | beri,

toya Shantunt constable North-East of the Tonkin, capital |

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MACAO ENTRY REGULATION

Macro, October 22. TalafAIL: ENIGE Total ales and force is on a special mission - Once again the voleo from the fed an order today that log-Chi-

The Macuo Government gazet alessioved to be an attempt to liberate

Bomd American prisoners which skyreinforced by Ogliter bom- nose nationals From any foreign the feds was rushing North in bers weaving back and forth over country must first pbtain a car 191*pon effort to prevent theis release themconvinced the additioriat uncato fasued by a PerluguAR

Commwilis to surrender. They contul or diplómat aluumd, The spokesman

spokesman said the South all houded South The pilots wise the witry wild Karden Cenitol Division reaches turned their props over 10 Engilsheresidents of Hong the vicinity for Sohor, About 80ground Toro Hour Bukchon pro exempted

The French forces, who, have abandoned six outposts within o month were: falling back, to new Jefente positions North of the Tonkin Delta' plain.':

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