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India Manchurian Border Again:

Withdraw Troops

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New Delhi, Oct. 6. China has asked the In dian Government to with- draw her troops stationed at Gyantse and Yatung on the Indo-Tibetan

trade

route to Lhasa, according to a report from Kalim- pong.

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that China maintained Tibet had become. her "solo and responsibility" 11 concern was no longer necessary for Indian garrison troops at these stations.

Indian troops are stationed at Gyantse and Yatung under a treaty between Tibet and Bri- tain, then the ruling power in Indin signed in 1904 and real- firmed in 1910

Meanwhile, latest reports of the fighting say advance units!

the Sino-Tibetan "People's troops" have reached Reting 60 miles north-east of Lhasa, and a

of the stronghold

Pancham Lama's followers'

Troops under Cyclopean Gen- eral Liu Po-cheng are expected to enter the Tibetan capital

within 72 hours.

A spoloceman at Nepal had asked the United States for help the Tibetan in dealing with situation. Though anxious about the Invasion he sald Nepal could not take unilateral action. -London Express Service,

Reinforcements Rushing Up

Tokyo, Nov. 6.

There were indications tonight that the United Nations forces in North Korea, with the puncture in their line repaired, would soon attempt to restart the march towards the Manchurian border.

front.

Troops reinforcements and supplies were pouring along thộ roads leading to the American, British, Australian and South Korean soldiers sat huddled on the lorries as they raced through the bitterly cold night to the battle area.

A spokesman in Tokyo, commenting on the recent Allied reverses, emphasised today: "The stated objective of the United Nations forces is the Manchurian border. That has not been changed. These orders will be carried out."-Reuter.

I enemy

material resistance. The spokesman did troops and between the Yalu River and the not say how far east the patrols

had covered. fighting front.

The

The First ROK Division has "We spokesman said: know whether these crossed to north of the Chong- don't

rein-chon River at its mouth and are enemy' movements

With First U.S. Corps, Kores, Nov. 7, A Corps spokesman said that the enemy withdrew from the front of 24th Division elements north of the Chongchon River in the centre of the bridgehead foreements or whether heavy taken defence positions on the line north of Anju, but he added equipment was brought down to left flank of the Commonwealth

brigade. that there were still large num-forces now in the area." bers of the enemy in the bridge- ROK patrols moved out dur-ready strong defence head area in

of the United Nationa varlous-sizeding the night on the road cast depth groups,

from Tokchon against mino1 bridgehead-United Press.

A

The spokesman said there was considerable enemy troop move- ment which apparently was regrouping and redeploying manoeuvre.

REFUGEE PROBLEM

said the problem of re- He fugees crossing the Chongchon Ho

Dig Into New River was a serious one.

Defences

Hanoi, Nov. 6. French troops withdrew from the treacherous, mist-covered Vindau mountains, 40 miles southwest of Hanoi, today and dug in at now defence positions on the edge of the Red River Folta.

it was perfectly executed. three battalions pulled out with full equipment and without losing a man. Alr cover was provided throughout and in addition

a paratroop battalion was ready to give extra protec- tion.-United Press

sal 20,000 refugees had crossed to the south bank in the last 38 hours. They were being screen- txi at the Anju bridge.

The spokesman said the refu- Rees-gave three main reasons for fleeing:

.

(1) Fear of the Chinese Communist force,

Closing Quotations

This reinforces

Peking Admits Chinese Troops

Are In Korea

Tokyo, Nov. 6.

al-

the

The Chinese Communists admitted today that their troops are fighting in North Korea.

Péking Radio, quoting an editorial from the official Peking People's Dally News, said: "Patriots of all classËS and sections are volunteering to resist the American imperialists, support the Koreans, protect their homes and defend their fatherland." It added, "The Chinese people cannot supinely tolerate the serious situation that has arisen in the Korean war.”

Gout. Averts Defeat

London, Nov. 6.

The Labour Government tonight defeated by 12 vates a Conservative chal- longe on one of the most controversial issues in do-

mestic.politics the pro- vision_of_houses for homo- less people.

of

'Sick Labour Members, muffled against the cold and fag of Lon- don, rallied to the House Commons, to help the Govern ment muster a total of 300 votes against the Opposition's 200.

A defeat would have meant

ment.

resignation of the Govern-

insistence that

Pictured here leaving DrottningHolm Royal Palace near Stockholm, after learning of the death of King Gustav V of Sweden are the new King, Gustav VI and his Queen, who is the great granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

AP Picture.

British Cabinet's Dilemma Over Far East Policy

Our Own Correspondent

London, Nov. 6.

weiger

The

Tel. 21483.

Eve Of Election Slamming

Both Republicans And: Domocrats Predict Victory

Washington, Nov. 6. Republicans hammered hard at the grave turn of events in Korea on the ova of Tuesday's clections, slamming back at President Truman's campaign attack on "Isolationlst" critica.

For the third straight day, topfight Republican leader triod to put the blame for the Chinez Communist intervention on the Democrats political doorstep as For a fallure of the Truman East policy.

The Republican drum fire on the this theme opened up with first replies to Mr Truman's political speech in St. Louis on Saturday

Mr night. There, Truman sought to pin the label

isolationists of

on some Re publicans who have differed WHI his foreign affaire hanling, declaring:

"A vote for isolationism in this election would be a voto for national suicide."

On Monday, Governor Thomas E. Dowey, campaigning for a third term as Republican governor of Now York, had, a dawn

to midnight television

show.

Ho plunged right into the Chinese invasion of Korea "This very great tragedy, "de have becz Dewey said, could averted if we had supported Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and had not let his government fall, or if we had not cleared out of Koren.”.

VOTERS UNDECIDED

No one knows what effect, if any, this appeal will have on the 42,000,000 voters, a record for a year in which no Preci dent is elected, who are ex- | pected to go to the polls

number of Voters were waiting. Bath side bave wald a large un the last moment to make

their minds.

vin three routes, Korea, Formosa conceal their aggressive designs The Minister of Health, Mr of the four "Occupying Pow from the United Nations as it is a

(2) Fear of air attacks and - The last and most dangerous battle,

(3) Many of them had been phase of the operation-a 20- mile withdrawal through advised to leave by United Na-

Jungled foothills was tions civil.

government aggats today. As retreats go, before the UN forces withdrew. All According to the spokesman, about 40 to 50 North Koreans had been arrested. They wore believed to be deserters from the North Korean army.

Entire villages were on the and Indo-China, of which the mave

South with

Korean Korean threat is most serious.

It said the United States was security agents watching them, the spokesman added.

attempting to scizo China even Before midnight, the enemy during the days of Chiang Kai- made probing attacks at the shek, but falled

pretended that her troops would centre of the Allied perimeter

lult at the 38th Parallel, later north of Anju. These attacks It quoted Mao Tse-tung's claimed that her troops would dispersed and were speech in June 1949 as saying halt before reaching the Chinese to be patrol efforts that the United States might frontier, but "subsequent events "send troops to harass the proved that these were nothing Chinese "border" and "Shally de

from but lies,"

MUST PROVE HIS INNOCENCE

and

It said the United States Brat

ter.

Not every vote for a Democrat is by any means an endorsement Chinese of President Truman's foreign

IN

The British Cabinet meets this morning on a day that may possibly see the fall of the Government to dis The Conservatives, led by Mress two aspects of foreign policy. The editorial ended Why Japanese imperialista have beth Winston Churchill, attacked the

do defeated, the Americana hove Government's stand by and

prepared advice Britain is in a position Mr Bevin had we cannot

country could only afford for the Cabinet, on two ques- this action as the sit on to take nothing about the United States taken over their mantle.""It the

sald the

that until recently the 200,000 new houses a year. They tons. One is the reply to the the Peking Government United said aggression"

to urged 800,000 as the larget Russian request for a

Peking Government might re- Stales decided to invade China Americans have been able

pudiate a representation directly but utterances by President Aneurin Bevan, defended the In Germany to discuss the

headed by A Government's

policy. He do- Truman, Gen. MacArthur

man question. The second and stil

No policy or of the administration's cami- more complex is the collapse of Nationalist representative. Secretary of Navy Francis Mat- scribed the Conservative

paign for шого bouses as Bevin's policy in the Far East other big Power of "the West" "fair deal" programme. Nor is thows lifted the curtain.

every Republican vote neces- organised hypocrisy". Reit- which depended on trust in the has recognised Peking

fluence of Pandit Nehru with

It is recognised that these are sarily. a Yepudiation of Mr Tru»

decisions to man. the Chinese People'sTM Govern-exceedingly hard

take. ment in Peking.

Mr Acheson, the US

being politi But politicians Secretary of State is believedcians tre winner will shout of a de- kas The Foreign Office

fully to appreciate British ro-mandate from the people." pended on Pandit Nehru

and luctance

to commit herself to

Both Republicans and Demo used the External Affairs Des warfare with the new Chinese Prats pret victory but with

view partment of the Government of

the

one: notable exception, their Government in. India for both information from complete dependence of vast claims are modest The excep Peking and certain diplomatic Bra sets to Shanghai and lon is recident Truman kim- soundings from time to time. the vulnerability of, Hongkong.

self. He optimistically, predicts Similarly the French Governa landslider Absociated Press, But the Communist China of ment now has acute doubts

be Mao Tse-tung seems now to committed to an "expansionist" about its polley in the Far East. policy and this is exactly what An article, in an authoritative Pandit Nehru always alleged no French newspaper suggests that NO INFORMATION Asian country could be.

ACTION PREDICTION

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The Odd And The Unusual

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nce of

Rangoon, Nov. 4. A special Burmese tribunal wera today formally framed charges believed of high treaSSONI against the only.

At 6 am. today there wecided to attack China "Burma Surgeon," Gordon seagrave, and directod the several probing attacks along 100

trace directiS SUD

which

"Now with the American American doctor to prove his the northern part of the scena

LOK Corps defence line about proven by President Truman's troops close to the Yalu Hiver, ples of innocence.

June 27 statement. It said once American imperialist spokes Under Burmese legal pro-four miles northeast of Kunú- the United States succeeds in endure, the prosecution presents | ri. These were repulsed and Karea she will be able to point men again were carting a the its case and the judges deelde contained with the

saying that help of a sharp sword at China's heart" smokescreen,

would not cross the Trentonzemeenemen whether there ts sufficient American artillery.

The editorial summarised troops

Korean border. In the light of Birmingham, England, evidence to warrant a trial-' Air reconnaissance reported Japanese aggressions against

Nov. 6. United Prest,

considerabic

has already happened, of China and added, "Now that the what

Isn't this

Washington, Nov. 6. forerunner of Meet one of Britain's oldest actions beyond the Korean continuous residents—the bad.

ing steps to contain the now spokesman of the frontier?"-United Press.

Chinese can

The gon gold today that the corpang'onlam. His bones have been found with The Chinese invasion of Tibet French Government is, of course, fence Department had received thoss of the cave bear-cxinet for is not regarded as 11 serious 250,000 years. And yet today

COMMENT OF THE DAY

movement

They Must Be Wiped Out

LAST night's hold-up and shooting in

Boundary Street provides another example of the lengths to which the "Colony's criminals will go in order to ~ show their contempt for the law. One of the most disturbing features of recent operations by armed robbers is their boldness. They leave the impres ́sion that they feel supremely confident of achieving their object even if it should involve them in a gun duel with the Polico. On the other hand there is good reason for public confidence in the Polico. They have several times in past months shown that they are prepared to go to the fullest lengths to perform their duties, · notwithstanding, the personal danger involved, and the one consoling aspect of last night's affair was that not only did the robbers fail to get away with their loot, but one of

MAO

Still

Time

To

them, was shot down by a constable, Hongkong's armed underworld may believe themselves to be tough, but the. Police, and it is good to note, the ordinary constable, on bent duty, can be equally tough and just as accurate in his shooting. Hongkong's gangster- land appears to have declared war on the public in general and the police in particular. Their blatant challenge to authority cannot, pass. by without answer. The Polico" must bécomo ~ në merciless as their 'údversáries, "who shoot in the back, and when the time comés for any of these despicable desperadoes to appear in court to answer for their crimes, the Law cannot afford to show mercy-only justice. Armed criminals in Hongkong have got to be wiped out, no matter what. methods have to be employed for this purpose,

Call It

Off

TAO Two-tung still has time to pull facade of popularity in order to further

ita own designs. Its Voshis' troops out of North Korea

presunt actions in no way reflect the feelings before it is too late. If he intends to

of the people. This, Mao Tao tung cm and his government, to commit them"

· should bear actively in mind, for if ha full-scale activities and tourporalsta in an all-out milltary engegy reinforcements, and, wär. materiala into adeláhbouring country, he will rue tho Nor, should "Mag and his colleagues mselves, that they have the will of the Chiesa - people

rufi

100

ment, with the foreca ofuther United? Nations he will not only be, beátón in\/ the field, but he will have the people y turn against him and tear him his high place. The alternatives - "con-- fronting the Fokhig governme Aimple::either keep their

orth Korea and maffès

ilitary defeat or pall

a

X PLANE RED

FIRED ON

ger.

an effort must be made to "talk with! Mao Tse-tung before tak-

Ponta

Do-

the "threat" to any British interests, alarmed at Chineso aid being no information to suggest that sue the Chinese Communists áro badger Blourishes in every county But it does indicate that Pandit given to the threateningly

f England Wales and Ireland and Nehru has

cessful advance

most

assumed always

Router.

of the Com-withdrawing from North Korea,

Ush Association for the Advance- by nogotiation. This cam

Mr Emert G. Neal, told the Bel Asian questions could be settled munist-led forces in Indo-China. ment of Science, about the badger

no

Chinese, intervention. in North United Nations

which he said is the largest and longer be taken for granted. Hanoi, Nov. 0.

wildest of the land mammals stil A French Red Cross plane in Britain.

It eats practically everything- Korea after was fired on by Vietminh. rebels meat, vegetables and fruits. Unlike forces had advanced beyond the near Langson today, the mili- the average Englishuman it is very 38th parallel was predicted by tary authorities here said.

friendly, visiting with other bad Sardar gers and playing with the neigh-Ambassador

Panniker, the Indian Fr Peking. In The plane, bound for rebel-bour's kids-United Press.

BOMBSHELL DISCOVERY

of the accuracy of his hold Thatkhe to evacuate Biegen, Westphalia, Nov. 6. prediction the. officia wounded prisoners of war, was An oblon metal object which view here is that this striking forced to return without land-railway engineers

here had boen and unprovoked-action Ing. Machine-gun and rifle using and railway track support

the fire was reported by the pilot, has now been found to be so too-

over the exploded 000 pound bob dropped demonstrates the impossibility who was lying low

by the Allies thuring the war. "neutralised" bed weather.

Arca

because of

ba:

upite

by

Chineso Communista

The bomb, almost buried, had of expecting peace in Asia by always been thought to be part of means of diplomatic interven- a discarded piece of plant from » tiori ‘iis Peking.

foundry. Hundreds of The French, authorities said nearby

heavily laden trains had

rolled further evacuation would.

In fact, the direction of Bri- over, it since the war. halted until Dow

be negotiations A bomb disposal squad, rendered: tish policy

now to preventing auch occurrences it harmless~~Router.

radically changed. The course could be arranged.

that was decided an approxi- mately a year ago leading to

STRANGE

CARGO Colombo, Nov. 0.

the admission of Its Correpresentatives to the United

or an estimated 170 wounded A collection of 88 Cerion butter recognition of the Communist prisoners, 78 were evacuated by flies and insects-carefully mounted

wooden box- the latest Chinese Government in January. air from Thatkhe on Saturday range carro to be accepted by and to and' since then bad weather has antich Oversus Airways delayed further Bights-United ||poration here. Press

The collection was bought by a States has now been · aban- Danlity

on holiday in doned. The question now betono Kandy Calon tourist centre. 19 the Cabinet is to decide what thought it would be a useful gift

MELBOURNE CUP RESULT

Melbourne, Nov...

engineer

to bis old choosin Copenhagen policy can be substituted. and: arranged to have flown there. Carta 11130).

(Reuter,

There are three. Immediato Over questions to be decided:

Should British recogni- Jogjakarta." Indonesia, Nay, &,' 'tion of China be withdrawal.

Hutchlion,

"3.834 WERK WRONG SINA

A funday.newweger · bere ran a 2-tikouki kenteet. In which "readers -WOTO

Oorid Court) (Barve Lapsian),ked to predict whether the third Charge d'Affaires, who has ust- child of the Indonesian President Jozaly waited 'In China for tea parrying top weight of stone and Mrs Berkarna would be a boy montha wenking normal diplo- di Vabat) (wantha:1900 Melbourne. Resin wt),

promptly

forecastirm·

Tabor, The

relations be Bome: 1977, reeders correctly pre-matic Here sadaya.comning, in an "esky Sites while Kang' brzeg, in withdrawnt; t three langthe sheed of Chicquita ben named Dyed Should British note be

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