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French Await

Assault.

Saigon, Nov. 13.

troops

French

braced themselves tonight along their 100-mile frontier de fence line to resist what appeared to be an imminent Vietminh assault to win the complete control of North Indo-China border.

French

patrols thrust aggressively from Diablap, the Western terminal fortress, to feel out menacing" enemy con- centrations, A number of minor engagements

were tought

out

around that exposed end of the defence arc.

French observation

kept a steady

plance

watch over

the Dinhkp rector where Vietminh forces maintained their greatest pressure. On the other end of the frontier line, the evacuation of civilians con-

of hued from the key town

Moncay, which Was already under mortar fre. Families of Army personnel joined the exodus by scn to the tiny inlet ort of Tienyen, 35 miles to the southwest,

The Red River delta, with its major cities of Hanol and Haiphong, 12. now

posod from a TOW tion - the BPCOT cf

CX-

ince-

Haobinh, 36 miles southwest of Hanal where Vietminh forces were building up strength. The foot- hills region in that direction was recently 1. abandoned by the French

The

GAP CLOSED

movement of Soviet trained "Hé Cal-mbah's troops into the Boobinh. sector closed another gap in the Vietmina ring being fowled stand the French perimitem anchored on the coast.

A French military spokesman said warplanes attacked Viet- minh dispositions - went of the great Vietnamese Catholic centre of Phatalem, 60 miles south- estat of Hanol Northwest of

Phatdłem, in the Minhinh re- glon, French artillery dispersed Vietminh troops in assembly MEAS.....

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Indo-Chinn US INFANTRY & MARINES THE ODD

Scene

Furing up suddenly after the Communist reverses

in Korea, the indecisive fighting in French Indo-China is now in its sixth year. Here, in the Tonkin delta, mixed forces of French and Colonial troops, carrying · clothes and ammunition on their shoulders, wade along a shallow stream in search of the Communist guerillas who are forever a disturbing element,

Bevin

PLOD ON

Further Gains In N. Korea Will-Of-The-Wisp

Chinese

Forces

Seoul, Nov. 13.

American infantry advanced up to two miles

in Northwest Korea while US Marines plodded five and a half miles forward in the northeast in sub- freezing weather today.

Will-of-the-wisp Chinese Communist forces, estimated at nine divisions, put up sporadic resist- ance, ranging from tough in spots to none at all. The Reds were pounded by heavy daylight aerial, attacks.

In the extreme northeast, 901 The Seventh Marine Regiment, alr miles from the Siberian lending the advance, expected to border, US warships and Marine, reach the southern end, of the planes, gave support to a South reservoir by Tuesday. Korean Republican regiment The Chinese Communist 124th threatened with envelopment by Division, which had rushed down a resurgent North Korean Red from Manchuria to

give battle for the reservoir' had vanished after a bloody three day fight fast week. Only small groups of Red ramined and these bffered no organised resistance, Geld dispatches guid,

forco,

**

US Marines of the First Divi- sion, clad in winter clothing thrust northward within sight of the Changlin reservoir, less than four miles distant.

Rejects Russia's Plan For Germany

London, Nov. 13.4

The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, said today that a Russian plan to end the armed occupation of Germany, is inacceptable”.

Mr Bevin hinted strongly that Britain will therefore reject a Russian bid for a Big Four meeting to discuss the removal of troops and the unification of Germany under a single government.

in

Paid $5 To Tibet's Read Speech

Washington, Nov. 13. Residents of Canton, pali as much as HK$5 to read a recent speech. by Presi... · dent Harry Truman, the

Department says. State

An English translation of the Hongkong newspaper, Shih 120, received

at the Department mold that song- gled copies of 'Mongkong newspapers containing the full text of the.

specch brought 好好 much as $10 (Hongkong currency), ...)

The

speech was made by Mr Truman at San Fraliolabo and published on October .19 in Hongkong.

The Shih Pao said some news vendors - rented out coples

the containing text at the rate of 35° (HK) an hour. Rigid inspection measures imposed by the Communists made 1 fm- possible for many copies of the

Hongkong papers to reach Canton, the nows- paper. said. - Associated Press,

Military Junta Chief Murdered

Rescue

Appeal

AND THE UNUSUAL

Bydney, Nov. 18.

· Wigged and rowned Bydney Barristers have been told off by the New South Wales Association.”

Bar

There is to be no more eating ment ples, hot dogs and rolls in public, an edict says.

EXPECTED TO CO The bits on ealing in the street

UNHEEDED

Lake Success, Nov. 13.

is belleved to be due to the habits of a trio of exuberant young bar- risters.^ "They "used "to dash from court, with gowne dying, munching

lato breakfast or early lunch- of meat ples ́as they went, ***

Other rulings to be óbæcryed; no

how. hot the day,

Tibet appealed to the matter

sowned member may not take

horse-hair WIE and carry in his hand; no-smoki

UN today

his to rescue her off from Chinese Communist in the street white wigged and invaders.

Kownod: Downtering hotels or **ntace of pubila refreshment,”

Also included, no Dosing for

[ A 1,400 word cable, coming | newspaper street-photographs -- a two days after the Chinese Redā | Earrister just dogs not pose, for ple- in effect defled the Security tures in public United Press, Council oven to question them about their presence in northern Korea, seemed, doomed to unheeded.

The Tibetan message, sent br Finance Minister, Mr. Tropon Shakabpa, to the UN Secretary General, Mr Trygvo Lie, pointed knotty complications, since some delegations do not consider Tiber a nation.

NOT UN MEMBRE

SHAKES OUT DİET

Frankfurt, Nov. 13.

at Rukmating+ Geman Arm Leiden has placed on the market a washing machine which used tow frequency electrical current to "ahnks" the dirt out of clothing.

The inventor first tried supersonia frequencies, much as those used lis recent liquor distBling experiments, it was reported, but he soon found out the ordinary low frequencies would do a better jobs,

My KITA

The machine uses as much cur rent as a "ernalk. light bulb," and washes clothing sa clean as hand 3 rubbing or other washing machines.

"GHOST BATION CARDS

1 Bémbay, ¡Now) 13. numbering 00,000

Ghosttration cards to tiile city have accounted,

Even Nationalist Chinn, bit-United Press terest enemy of the Chinese Reds, sees eye to eye with thei on the status of Tibet as Chitose

| territory.

..

Tibet is not-a-UN member, and

for a lock to the state government of over 4,30 tons of food a year. the Civil. Bupplies Department an-

Rationing, oficiala (covered two; extra

no action on the appeal cap bonounced, talen unless it dads a sponsor

..

Caracas, Nov: 18. Lieut-Colonel Carlos Del-So far zone of the 11 Security gado Chalbaud, president of Council members indicated any Venezuela's military junta, desire to take up the case ^➡ICE COATED GUIGELA Associated Press correspondent was ambushed, shot and Bem, Price, with the Morines, killed by unidentified per- said the leathernecks threaded sons this morning while he through an ice-coated gorge was on his way, to his office after jumping of today from from home.

of the reservoir. By mid--

south o

Hagarti

recently dis- ration cards

made out in the names of two bot dogs belonging to lim actors

**

The appeal was reported to have gone from the Tibetan police United Pre delegation in India.

sent to Now Bath by the Tibet Thi group was origininky

government to negotiate with

A Pathan with 31 ration cards tei hit name which he had registered at variouk-ration, shape- in the, elty

· recently iegrzested. by the *INFLATION SIDELIGHT

Byduby, Nov. 13. Bidelight on: Inflation: Bydmy

buiver buying old cockerels, 1 per 100, And Rabe. tening than„gkikoma to be sure of

Koto, nine and a half miles Emtan Carlos inleted Ler, the Peate prime. In như rơi afternoon him, was wollided and invasion of Tibet began,

were near

prenent his side-de-camp who was with mained in India since the inner craber The Bluring advance was Wary to the Centro Médica Captain Informed quarters said India would not sponsor

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Chicago, Normber 13. ever that Nationalist China

ported that nearly one out of every might take up the case because on wooding net of China's close-link with Tibet-five familier-by-the-Unfjed-Blades

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“ASSEMBLY GIVES IN'

New Delhi. No 19: Chinese Reds led by Tun "People's

Troops" entered

and hostfiles, repord. This unconfirmed news was oshed from Kalkmpong on the Indo Tibetan frontier th

reports adds

were dried in civilian clothes Tanks were left behind bo He was quoted as saying, when cause of bad road conditions. he was brought

ht to the Centro Instead, Marine Corsairs flew Medico, "I'm badly wounded,

the

Commandant (C

"(Col. Delgado Chalbeud) is worse. close escort overhead, but found but few targets b Other Oghter

bombers of the

belleved Captain Baicalao was US Fifth, Air Force smashed at to have wounded at least one a Red convoy in the northwest, assallant before he lost con

He said their discussions - designed to strung out in little groups along sciousness.

Car The Soviet Union proposed, acceptable to the other occupy--that

halted by another car In dire northeastern corner of that the conference proceed on ing powers and, in addition, to secure the carrying out of that a 20-mile stretch of road near

agreement could have little pur-Yuwen, about 70 miles northeast driven in front of theirs He basis of n solution. for the German people. Toakin, the spokesmen reported the

of the Allied base of Anju. Un started shooting and got a bullet "Moreover, despite represen-post." French patrol action divided Germany drawn up by strong

Mr Bovin told the House of determined numbers of vehicles through the right side of the gitoriiles. He

its satellites against

sald Russia and

last lations addressed to it by thei

were destroyed.

chost, another in the right leg Vietminh units are continuing month in Prague, Mr Bevin told Western powers on this subject Commons that Britain is still

"The, American” : Une on the to infitente into the Thai coun- the House of Commons;

last May, the Soviet govern- talking over the proposal with

head.

that try from the cast,

GANGSTER STYLE

Assembly, "In the opinion of the Br-ment has so far refused to dis- the United States and France, northwest sector was formed and a credse scross the fore band the Iarge and heavily but he made this country's ob- by a joint front of the US First

Cavalry

and US Twenty-fourth Cochin China, French, ish government, the Prague med quasi-military organisnjections to it clear."

He told physicians:" "It was Thongdu, which has been in Diviziona planes bombed

He said Britain: also

agreed has

The First Cavalry Division typical gangster style,

poBalog arms factories in the Phunghiep communique does not afford an tion which has been created in

told Mr Bevin *Loken adequate basis for dealing with Eastern Germany,”

note" of the recent

Captain Baicalao also advanced one and a half miles

to proposals regarding 35 miles southwest of

United Nations call for por- said. Sabror. Tighter planes also these great problems.

"It consists of proposals that

The proposals are believed to other violations manent members of the Securi- and sent patrols forward to the phylclans at the Centro Medico future status. "These und stenfos river traffic" noar Tran-

been made before-and of the Potsdam agreement by ty Courinil to meet on the prob- unclent walls of Yongbyon, 15 that the ambush was at Puente

milles northwest of the Allied Chapellin in the Country Club nalade Chinu to be responsible. southwest of bave

which threaten world base of Anju on the Chongch district where Colonel Delgado for Tibet's defence communica have been shown, to, be un- the Soviet government suggest les

peace.

River. Yon bron 67

Chalbaud lived. The chauffeur | Hons and foreign afatre. Tibet's "The German problems," Mr miles southeast of the important of Colonel Delgato's car was internal administration would China Bevin said, "is only part of border city of Sakchu, near the not injured and has been taken not be interfered with

voran office for in Lhasa and appoint military La "Token. Foren" this summeulty which would re- Yalu River boundary with Manto government quire discussion in any four churia!

questioning.

re-organise the power meeting."

area.

and strafed

Saigon Appriated Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Peking's Duty To The World.

PURST refusal of the Peking govern-

FIRST of with the Security

Council the presence and activities of Chinese Communist troops in Korca automatically raises the question of United Nations should whether the Cattack the Communists' main bases in Manchuria: Whitehall seems to be very conscious' of the gravity of this possibl- Hity and spokesmen are quoted as indicating that Mr Bevin would hesitate very much to associate Britain with any could, of Auch action. The dilemma course, be easily dispelled by prompt withdrawal of the Chinese troops from Korea, but Peking is giving no sign that she is prepared to order their return to Chinese soll. If; therefore, the Chinese continue to pour men and war materials into Korea for use against the United Nations forces, the UN must inevitably be faced with a a political military rather than decfalon, and 'it would be a decision on which the United Nations would have to take advice from General MacArthur, UN air forces are already blasting the Chinese forward the supply bases and communications which are in Korea; but if Peking's troops continue to engage UN forces and persist in com

omising the security and pedod of Korea there may be no alternativo but to attack the Chinone, Communists-

er they will be hardest hit-their

ses, Along the .... furt this would be

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plenty of opportunity and scope for negouations when would bring about. the end of hostuues by the witnurawal, of Chinese troops in Korea, moreover, Peking could accompush this without any 1008 of "Tave.” The government of the new China People's epanne mis argued that it "cannot prevent Chinese volunteers from going to ught Korea" By the same Loken the reking regime could not "prevent" these "volunteers" from withdrawing and returning to their home and, and 1x, in order to bring this about, Peking cares to keep up the fiction of "volunteers" the rest of the world will

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policy since the war, He said

Tibetan

advisors

.

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to

GIRL MAKES NEWS

Bombay, Nov. 13 A teen-apid Patuen gui here crested "new" by appearing at the airportda "newspaper blouse".

Swarming landlines of popular

hows

sleuths

American

Blouse

pui the dailles toprinteri One carjoon-headline :"ORI. below was most prominent on the thoulder rip--Reuter,

Tibet's

Turkish Troop Train Attacked

The Cavalry patrols made no The Government has an Tibetan Army. Poking is re- He blamed the present con- contact with the Reds outside nounced the suspension of civil norted also to guarantos. ful dition of Germany on Said Yongbron, but heavy resight Colonel Delgado Chalbaud's Freedom to the Dalat Lame and

on the Cavalry Russia's actions have "compel flank There Communist mor body will lie in state at the 2o his rival, the Panchen Lan lod every poople to take steps tore and arillery, fring from Capitol Palace until Wednesday London Express Service, to strengthen their common the west bank of the Chongchen morning.

or business firms in Cara-a defence on Chachill, leader/filver, pounded Cavalry trooperu |

Mr

L

advancing up the river, north-cas closed their doors during the of the Conservative Party,

cast of Won.

morning upon bearing various rose to assure the government First Cavalry officers reported alarming reports; but in the that Mr Hovin's statement "com that Communist, artillery fire afternoon many businesses, such mands general sentiment uus side of the House on had been lessening from day as banks, were carrying on as

Mr Bevin brusquely turned to day recently. They said the usual.

Licut-Colonel Marco Perez are was not, too accurate: .....

member the mill- Jimenez, a

of The US Twentyfourth. Divi-tary Junta, speaking to

the down a suggestion by Labour invinboro Harold Davica sion forged ahead one and a half nation on the radio, announced that Britain should put for miles to keep pace with the Colonel Delgado's Reseination: ward alternative proposals for Cavalrymen west of the Chong- His voice trembling with discussion Mijarespective ofchon River, America and France."--Azoo-Aloo on the north-west front, emotion; Colonel Jimenez re

ported to the nation on the attack": English, Scottish and Australian cowardly, dastardly troops of the Commonwealth (4)

that cost Colonel Delgado's life Brigade :held" t: to"a"pivotal" and said he and Lieut-Colonel position outside Pakchon, about Luis Felipe Lovera, third mem- eight mücs north-west ol. Anju, ber of the junta, would carry on.

clated Preis.

raise no objection. However far apart Egypt. To

13.

from the Western nations Paling might Ideologically consider itself, it" inconceivable that the new Chineso; leaders should commit the country at this time to a warring enterprise 'which may become impossible to localise. It is the ultimate effect of China's present intervention in Korea which calls for serious, reflection on the part of the Peking government and demands, the interests of the Chinoso people, an woll Ab the rest of the world, that wies counsels prevail. There la still ample Himo for Peking to send new instruct tions, to its delegates now on their/way to the United States: those instructions should be to meet United.. Nationa representatives amicably and intention of ending the Korean imbps by negotiation. And as a

faith Pakia Abo taneously

Denounce Treaty Cantiqued on Paro 18 Col. 7) --United Press.

*Lake Succoss, Nov. 13. Sources wald today that King Farouk's speech from the throne at the inauguration of the Egyp- tian Parliament would contain The Avoing along that Egypt no Tonker feels bound by the pro- visions of the 1936 treaty with! Britain.

They said that with the treaty shrogated, Eayati would; regard Bridalt scoopa in the Buez, zone aruntelendly, troops Under The 1930 pact Egypt regarded them as allies Unlled Premesings

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Sebul, Nov. 13 Turkish troop train wils, attacked by guerillas Ave milos north of Scout on Monday night and it was reported that several Turkish soldiers were wounded.

an Eighth Army spokesman said today.

Theres no further informa ffon on the attack, other than that the train prociedad after a short delay-Reuter.

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