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No. 34746

Consideration Of U.N.

Formosa's Future Postponed By UN

Lake Success, Nov. 15.

Fearful that Red China might plunge the Far East into war, the UN Political Committee today postponed indefinitely consideration of the future of Formosa, the last stronghold of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The majority agreed with American delegate John Foster Dulles that the risk of war made useless any UN talk now on a long range settlement of the question of Formosa.

The Committee voted 53 to. 0 Mr

Acheson

had proposed te shelve temporarily the For- that the UN consider what to mosan issue. Even the Rus do about Formosa in a. settle- alans voted with the majority, ment of Far Eastorn problems. but: Soviet Deputy Foreign The problem was rated here

Jacob A. Malik said after President

Truman or government wanted the dered the US Seventh

deleted from the As- patrol the Formosa geet to: sembly instead of a mere stop any Red Chinese invasion

the Island.

Minister

Issue

postponement.

of

to

That order, plus what Ameri- can

delegates said were in- cidental air assaulta on Man.. churian territory, are the two

The Committee then decided to take up next Monday the Nationalist China's charges that the Soviet Union violated Its treaty with Generalissime main points raised in charge Chiang Kai-shek ing, the

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950.

PLANES

British Troops BORDER

Feel The Cold

From Bernard Wicksteed

With the British Forces,

Nov, 15.

Joy Siberian winds com- tinue and the Comman wealth Brigado are will mighly uncomfortable in their exposed hill-top post- Lions beyond the Chong chon liver.

Because the Brigade It was returning to Hongkong before the real winter began,

their др

'plies of blanketa were în- adequate for comfort.

Bome

had only two blankets apiece and low

had much sleep last night. Fortunately the enemy aro quiet for the moment in the British soctor.

This

Morning, the Argylls commander, Colonel Neilson, put down his shaving brush after Lathering and when he picked it up again is was frozen sily,

by support by Russin that the US is gullfy Prison For

Chinese Communist of aggression against China.

of peace

Mr Malik fought to have

The Committee the Committee put his charges Palace Thief

and is a threat to the the Far East, vote was 14 to 8 to take up the Chinese charges, 36 abstaining

DANGER OF WAR Mr Dulles fold the Committee that the Secretary of State, Mr Dean. Acheson put the future of Formosa before the Assembly last September but that the Chinese Communist Intervention In Korca picture,

ahead of the Nationalist Chinese charges against the Russians,

but the Committee voted to hear the Nationalist Chinese care, and put his Item down the list,--Associated Press.

had changed the MacDonald On

the

Way To S'pore

London, Nov. 15. -

London, Nov. 15. Douglas Monro, 35-year-old unemployed seaman who sneak- ed Into Buckingham Palace, stole a dispatch box and slipped out. unnoticed, was sentenced today to a year in gaol,

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45,000

Incendiary Bombs Dropped

Tokyo, Nov. 16. Fire-bombing Superforts "completely wiped out" the North; Korean border city of Hoeryong as a supply and communications centre in a 30-plane strike on Wednesday noon, the Air Force said today as UN planes roared out again this morning.

Huge wind-whipped fires started by 45,000 incendiary. bombs the B-29s poured into the city in a 11-minute raid and neutralised it as a supply centre, reports from Okinawa and Japan-based B-29s said.

"It was one of our best strikes," said Major William P. Wood of Tampa, Florida. The bombs started at the edge of the target and went right through until the whole area was covered with flames. A brisk ground wind fanned the fires we started."

Tail-gunner Sgt. Charles A. Iversen of Erie, Pennsylvania,

said that smoke rose 5,000 feet above the target, most of it a dirty grey- "But there was one billow of dark, black smoke coming up from about where the marshalling yard was located;" he said. - It was believed that this was from oil tank cars of ammunition.

Monro was captured by Palace guards when he tried

to get

First reports sold there was back into the Royal residence

no opposition but the crews second time after his theft the later reported that there were night of October

He said three after his

Isolated arrest arter

he had been bursts. They said some enemy heavily and

drinking

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anti-aircraft SHE HELPS TO DEMOLISH

HER-HUMBLE DWELLING

Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Bri- | ing for a place to sleep" "Look- fat fghters.- MIG-158 were

The prosecutor told the Court sighted in some distance but they did not attempt to attack contained the Superforis.

The

box

papers of no importance.

Mr Dulles said that "In light of the conduct of this so called government (the Peking regime), things we cannot shut our eyes to the intervention m North Korea, the Invasion of tish Commissioner-General for

the great ald Tibet,

to Ho Chi-South-East Asia, left here for the dispatch minh in Indo-China and

und the Singapore by air tonight after threats of invasion of Formasi "routine consultations and a --we face the altuation, Mr general exchange of views with Chairman, or the risk, at least, the Government. that the whole aren may be

about the possible Asked engulfed in aggressive warset

of warfare - against that is going to happen,"

speeding terrorists in Malayagehe, said; {... bauded, then a discussion It depends on how the cam- here of the long range future of paiga goes." Formosa would be academic."

somewhat

Reminding the Committee Council is that the security dealing with the crisis of Red China's entry into North Koren, Mr Dulles maid debate on the related. problem. of Formosa might complicate the Council's

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Mr MacDonald has been in Britain for three wepits He also visited Paris-Router.

'Lame

Duck' Congress

Washington, Nov. 15. President Truman la expected

The Air Force ́sald the box and its contents later were weather forecast for Korea to found in a dust bin-Associated day..

Press.

was for scattered- low clouds, overcast and some snow Burries However another full- scalator by fighters want

28 - ARRESTED bombert was anticipated against

IN BOLIVIA

La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 15, Twenty-eight persons have arrested in connection

beca

Communist communications ilnes

and centres and troop areas oxpanding

in front of the slowly expan United Nations

with an abortive revolutionary ost

plot. the today.

police

as

raid

Hoergong attack was the penetration of the

nir war and the 12th fre on North Korean

traffic cehirts since November. 5.

Fifth Air Force planes flew 230 effective a GHQ

Wednesday an es

on

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said, and

Ronald Monje. a cashlered Army captain listed as the head of the subversive movement, waş arrested last night, Alberta Taborga,

cashiered timated

enemy troops, major and one of the prominent including 800 at Rumhwa

for plotters, police said.

behind the UN Hnes. F-80. were jets and F-51 Mustangs hit a

ram | command post there in

MANY STRIKES

task primary task of the Security Council is to do every- thing it possibly can to be sure that great disaster (war in the Orient) does not occur and the

to announce at a news confer- ence at 4 p.m. EST tomorrow Most of those held only reason, Mr Chairman, why

whether he will call an carly members of the totalitarian I suggested the

here was lest

(MNR) and of the misadventure in the course The odds are that he will ment

not, in view of Democratie losses Socialist Falange, according to of our debate here we

might say in the November 7.

hard planned something

Congression-he report. They about this delicate

Several of Mr to terrorise the city by throwing elections. problem which might make Truman's Congressional Heuten bombs against key places and

difficult more

the already ants have said publicly that to attack the government palace difficult enough task od the nothing can be gained by

the ensuing confusion. Security Council."

early session.-United Fress. United Press.

of the discussionponement session of the "lame duck" Con- Vational Revolutionary Move-surprise rald.

bry

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Civil Centre

For

H.K.

YESTERDAY'S meeting of the City be Statuo Square. Government, quite

Hall Committee shed much new and interesting light on the subject of a civic centre for which the Colony has been agitating on and off for the past 12 years. The initiative which the committee has shown is commendable and, has produced at least one concrete result we now know that Government Intenda at some time or another to build a civic centre. It will be a relief to the public to know the Administration has got that far. The next question, and it was one discussed last night, is that of a site for the building. Here again Government appears to have gone a long way towards making up its mind. It anticipates a civic centre on part of the Connaught Road reclamation—– reclamation which may be completed in two years time. The City Hall Committee by a majority vote gave approval to this site and we imagine Hongkong,generally will agręc with the docision. In fact, it is doubtful whether a civic centre could be more attractively located, "It would be central and,

naturally, takes the traditional attitude to the question of how much shall be spent on building a city hall. The amount has to be voted, says Govern- ment, and that cannot be done too far in advance because funds must be found from the annual budget. This is not unreasonable, but we still cannot see any reason for Government doing. nothing further about a cívic centre until the reclamation work has been completed. There is the matter of the most suitable design for a civic centre. and what purposes. the building is, to

serve.

A civic centre, if it is to be. worthy of the name, should include a museum, a library, a theatra and a chamber where the Legislative Council and other bodies could conduct their meetings. There is probably an abundance of ideas on this subject available to Government if it cares to give encouragement to the public to express them. Elsewheff Interest in j a project of this importance has been stimulated by officially-sponsored competitions. Those can be particularly valuable for obtaining attractive | architectural designs. A civic centre is comething essentially for the poople, and the people, therefore, need to be encouraged as much as possible to take an active Interest in the project. There must be no official fait accompli about the building of a city hall, Government has ample opportunity for creating Helpful rublic-intercát in the subject, pospecially in the way of promoting com petitions for the best Ideas And I

therefore accessible, while the splendour of the building would be fully revealed from both sides of the harbour. And If,, as one' speaker last night suggested, part of this reclama- tion in to be developed in such a way an to integrate Statue Square, then it would appear that in due course the Square, which recently hání been i

esecrated", will be reconverted into a pleasant green space. For it must be laid

here shall be attractive

the civic caufte, at

one

A

They also set fire to three fuel dumps of Hwasandong, and destroyed eight buildings con- taining troops and supplies at Kanglong.

Fighter-bombers on armed reconnaissance struck at do zens of towns, cities and other targets in the area just north of

the UN front, destroying railway cars, a tunnel, supply buildings, vehicles and kilung,

Over 2,000 wooden squatters huts were pulled down yes- terday between ́ Causeway Bay and North Polns and in many instances the squatters næsisted Sanitary Department coolles ix the task. Thls' pleture shows one woman.carting away some of the wooden stats which had previously helped to make her a humble dwelling.—Staff Photographer.

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Death Of Two U.S. Aid

Old

Residents For Chiang

troops, the release sald. Two The death occurred this

Locomotives

and four supply

dumps were heavily damaged morning of Mr Adolph ECA Chief Heading

Zimmern, an old resident of

at Hwajondong.

B-20 light bombers dying Hongkong and head of a from Japan bases hit a railway well-known family bridge three miles south of minent Mupyong-nl which Is 30 miles

in business, and

pro-

north of Hulchon. They also sporting circles. strafed troop

positions and supply areas in Unsan where a Aged 80, the late Mr Zim First Cavalry Division regiment mern. was for many years p was cut off and suffered heavy famillar figure in the focat losses several weeks

stock market. He retired some Staff Sgt. Nyle S. Mickley of years ago. He is survived by Houston, Texas, sald explosive his widow, three sons, Fred, Ares were started by a large

Francis and Archie and flight of B-26s at Chason.

daughter, Mr Norah Leo.

ɑgo.

The Korean release said the

Cargo Command few more than 1,200 tons of winter clothing,

on

The funeral will take place tomorrow, the cortege passing the Monument, Happy Valley, ht:4.pam..

MRS HELEN LOGAN -

For Taipeh

Manila, Nov. 16. Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration chief William C. Foster, and party departed from Clark Field for Talpeh, Formosa; where two days of discussions with Chiang Kai-shek's Nation

list government on American aid la scheduled to begin today. Athe ECA chief departed after successfully concluding an agreement with President Elpi- dio Quirino which will provide a Marshall Plan type of econo me all to the Islands, ha

fuel, ammunition and supplies

Bar Foster's forthright de into Korea on Wednesday.

claration that the United States On the ground, United States

vill exercise the same type of infantrymen were fighting

supervision over spending of the coldest battlefields", in New has been received in American funds here that it has American military history and Hongkong of the sudden death used in connection with aid to winter has hardly begun! on November 2. at Forester. European countries

Tho

northwest front: again hill, Aberdeen, of Mes Helon

crial praise. Before his arrival

won odl today, was relatively, quiet, (Ella) Halliday Logon, wife of the general tone of the report according moto, carly, morning Mr Jamos Stanley Logan, for- of the Dell reports.

morly of the GPO Tele mission had caused some appre A First Cavalry Division Communications.

hengjort here. that Phillyping. spolzesman, said that 90 percent Mrs Logan, who was 62overedanty mgiht bo of Farmed reconnaissance fights of the last few days have rekong to be married in 1936 approved by the Congivants of years of age, came to Hong Foster and bir. Quirine murt bo The agreement signed by Mrj ported sighting no movement of

and the resided here until the oth countries before becoming the enemy south from the Yalu evacuation of women in 1940 effeotive/S River United Press.

during the

economic

Me It Allen Griftina, ICA

She remained in Adelaide, South Australia, Pacifle War roturning to. Eng-For at Division Chief, necom-

panied Mr. Foster to Taipeh.

Turk Warships land in 1948,

Visit Greece

Rv.) 18.

- Mrs Logan will be remeziber Amppolated Press,

ed In Hongkong as an outstand-

ing contralid. She give mans song recithis over the old ZBW station and also appeared free quently at concerts.

ndount

While i

recital of Beattle

Thr

Assures

Burma Invaded Peking Reports Paper No Military

Rangoon, Nov. 15. The newspaper Rangoon Daily declared today, that Chinese Communist dotach- ments, apparently hunting short cut · into ""south- eastern Tibet, have invaded the north tip of Burma,

Omletal confirmation lacking.

WIE

The newspaper said the Chinese have, penetrated KO miles fito Banna's territory to the Kachin village of Lankhaung and are approaching..., the elly of Putao, a gateway to high mountain passes into Tibet.

Associated Press.

Russians'

Latest Accusation

Threats To China

Washington, Nov. 15. The Secretary of State, Mr.Dean Acheson, assured the Chinese Communists again today that the United States hai no mili-

tary designs on thom,

-Mr Acheson promised that the United States will help to Goo that the Chinese Communist Interests along the Manchurian- Korean border are protected He spoke to representatives of 2 number

of American or ganisations gathered

the State Department, but his words wore clearly

for the

leaders,

Chinese

mist

"Everything panible must be done to reassure them that we have Ao ulterior

designs on Communist China, Thele pro- per hydro-electric interests will be taken care of. If the Come munista hava been led by ignorance or by some other ments to precipitate a really gravo crisis in the world, then

Alleged Attack By that must be met by all deter-

U.S. Jet Plane

mination and by all goberness. and by all wladom at our com- mand. We hope that is not the case. It would be, a tragedy of Berlin, Nov. 15.

tho most colossal nature if that The Russians charged angrily were so, and therefore we must tonight that an American fet explore carefully and wisely. fighter plane "attacked" a So-every possibility of ending this viet plane dying France's No 1 Korean aggression in accordance Communist teader to Moscow, with the principles

of the

by making passes at it as it flow Charter of the United Nations,” over the United States occupa Mr Acheson's plea for a tion zone.

settlement of the bor peaceful der altuation was supported by James Webb, and Mr Dear the Under-Secretary of State, Rusk; assistant Secretary State for Far Eastern Affairs.

General Vassily Chlukov, chairman of the Soviet Control Commimion, sald in a latter of protest to the Dnited States High Commissioner, Mr John McCloy, that the alleged "ate tack? constituted, a. "deliberate

The

of

REAL QUESTION***** Allophasised the delicate uituation. Mr there is a real ques- force military

in dealing

sald

Whe throm

'provocation" and asked "saver be choctive in'

punishment. of the culprite with the Chinasa Communists.

-Mr-Rusk, however, said the

M. Madrico Thorez, aiting United Nations could not accept French Communist, leader, was down to Moscow from Parts Communist penetration of all is what the Chi- Korea. it that a last Saturday via the American rese Communists want. He did occupation zone for clinical not rule out the creation of a treatment after he had suffered buffer zone between the United s cerebral haemorrhage, M. Nations forces and the Yadu Korcz flow in the private plane Rive

"of Soviet Foreign Minister

Acheson, spéculating that

may

to

M. Andrei Vyshinsky, who is the Chinese Communists now attending the United No have moved into North Korea tions Assembly meeting in New partly

that protect

vital: York. With M. Thorez was hydro-electric

Intaliation on M. Auguste Lecouer, Froner's the Yelu River, said the United No. 3 Communist.

States has the world's best re- cord for setting border war General Chiukoy alleged that disputes. Mr Acheson referred the American plane, an F-84 only briefly to his domestic Thunderjet, flow within 10 critics. He said with a chuckle, metres (83 feet) of the Soviet "Despite some rumours, to the plane, darted away and camo contrary I am looking forward back again.

to further years as Secretary of Stabe."United Press,

"At this moment, our plaio

disappeared in the clouds

Lausanne, Nov. 16. Princess Anne of Rumania,

said: General' Chukov, The Princoss Gives Birth serious danger to the Soviet plane which arose as a con- sequence of the attack by the wife of ex-King Michiel, today American plane WIS averted sava birth to a girl at 8.45 pini. only thanks to the resourceful- The baby weighed 10 pounds at plane." birth. Both the mothar and

child are doing well-Reuter.

ness of the Soviet United Press.

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