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VULCAIN

SWISS MADE

WORST

STORM EVER

HARROWING TIME FOR NE AMERICA

Chicago, November 26.

The great storm over the north-castern US lost some of its striking forco to today but continued jam activities of millions with a snow deluge.

The vast atmospheric distur- bances was far from over, but it a designation by had earned chief meteorologist Ernest Christle of the US Weather Bureau at New York as the most violent of its kind ever encoun- tered in the northeastern quar- ter of the United States.

It has done millions of dollars in property damage. It has

caused more than 100 deaths. It

oft

has virtually smothered traffic in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Colum bus, and dozens of smaller cities. has cut off electricity for more than 800,000

It has persons. suspended commerce and Indus- try in some areas. It delayed until tomorrow a UN session at Lake Success which would have Red heard, for the first time, Chinese envoys.

On the east side of the storm, racing. rain-spilling winds smashed wires, trees, buildings and tens of thousands of win-

dows yesterday. Further west, as the rala met cold air, it froze and turned into sleet, burden- ing power lines which snapped. Tens of thousands of automo- biles were stalled in drifts,

Trains were as much as five hours late-Associated Press.

CANADA ALSO LASHED

Montreal, Nov. 20. The winter's worst storm lash- ed Eastern Canada tonight, leav- Ing a toll of at least eight dead in

Its wake and property damage which may exceed $2,000,000.

Peak gusts of 70 miles an hour hit Montreal, Quebec City and Southern Nova Scotia early to- day while winds at Hülfex topped 00 miles an hour, Scores of ships scurried for shelter off the East Coast as the vicious

Into storm moved out Atlantic.

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Disheartening News From Invasion

King Farouk of Egypt has announced that his government was demanding the Immediate evacuation of British troops from Egypt. Hero, King Farouk, seated on a throne in the Egyptian Parliament, listens as his speech is read by Premier Nahas Pasha, Seated at right is Senate Chairman Zaki Elorabi Pasha--AP

Today's

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Picture.

N. Korea

MacARTHUR'S OFFENSIVE HALTED

Reserves In Action

FROM LIONEL CRANE

Tokyo, Nov. 26.

General MacArthur's great push to the Man- |churian border has come to a halt. Reports which have just come in from the northwestern front show that the enemy has broken up the 2nd South Korean Corps, surrounded two American com- panics and appear to be about to launch a major attack in the Taechon area.

The only advance still being made on this front is in the extreme west at Chongjú. The greatest threats at Tokchon, at the extreme east of the line where the 8th Army in the west and the 10th Corps in the east are the only units likely to be joined.

Here the Reds drove the South Koreans back 11 miles and recaptured the town.. The official 18th Army bulletin says the situation in this area is

obscure.

Crucial Meetings Lake Success

Lake Success; Nov. 26. With their troops locked in combat in Korea, diplomatic representa tives of the United States and Communist China will confront each other

at the United Nations tomorrow.

They spent today polishing |

Russia's Jacob A.

the charges and counter-charges "promised officially to use his

-It is believed there is a force

of 2,000 of the enemy in front

of the South Korean force at Tokchon,

To-

ground reports in-

Of Tibet

Chinese Delegates Given Mystery

New Authorisation

San Francisco, Nov. 26.

The Chinese. Communists announced today. that their delegation now in Lake Succoss is authorised to represent the Red rogimo in discussions of the United Nations Political and Security Committee as well as before the Security Council.

Tho Peking Radio, heard in San Francisco by the Associated Press, said this authorisation had been sent to the delegation headed by Wu Hsui- chuan and to the UN Secretary-General, Dr Trygve Lie, who had raised the question.

At New York, a spokes-. man for Dr Lie said, the new accreditation was re- ceived at Lake Success this afternoon..

It gives the nine mem- bor delegation permission to appear before the UN Assembly, but still limits them to discussion of 'Peking's charges of Ameri- can aggression. They are not authorised to answer General Douglas Mac- Arthur's charges of Red Chinese Intervention In Korea. Associated Press.

Mountain

Village

Massacre

Vicious Action

Hukbalahaps

Panic Follows Etna's

Eruption

"Liberation" Still Not Accomplished

Now Dolhi, November 26.

Ten thousand invading Chinese Communist troops · began their eighth week in

tho frigid mountain fastness of Eastern, Tibet today, still short of their announced objective "liberation" of that almost defenceless land.

Why plished their purpose 披 Д mystery here. There has been no fresh information in days to Indicate what is going on in the remote Himalayan coun- try. Many here believe the troops were halted on orders from Peking. But why such orders would be given was not explained. One report here

defending said the

Tibolans were retiring. so fast they vir- tually were guiding the Güloese to the capital at. Ihaca.

they have not accom-

Some quarters here think the Chinese invaders are awaiting for the Lhasa government ta Биссить to Afth column ac- fivilles by pro-Chinese monks. But most information here. L Lhasa administration that the

now than before is strunger the invaston of October 7,

WEEK'S SILENCE.

Catania, Sicily, Nov. 26. A molten lava flow 650 feet wide from restless Mount Etna threatened half s dozen

villages on the North eastern slopes of the 10,740 feet high mountain was invested on November 17 with full ruling powers. Thus today.

tar, India's official represen- The great high cone of Etnatative in Lhasa has made no in Sleliy's Eastern coastal belt report of any subversive ac- burst Into flame and smoke tivity there.

the

panic to

The 10-year-old Dalai Lama

The Chinese seized the main

Go

last night, bringing the surrounding countryside. A Tibetan defence bastion at series of heavy carth tremours Chamdo at the very outset of India's Lhasa accompanied

volcano's their campaign.

in his last re- representative, eruption.

Old residents of Catania fear-port to New Delhi, placed them

Pemba

miles be near would ed the eruption worse than the last big burst Northeast of the capital. But

report was weeks By of lava,

ash and smoke from that

He said then the Tibetan de- 1049 Etna in December,

At the village of Fornazza, fenders 1,500 inhabitants gathered the belongings in preparation quick flight in case lava tually enters the village.

ago.

had withdrawn to hass, which would mean they

150 miles Lhartgue,

from

Other enemy forces of un- known strength Infiltrated through our lines and formed rcad blocks south of Tokchon.

The 1st American Cavalry Division was taken from serve and rushed to this area to try and plug the hole. It is

Manila, Nov. 27.

for. via that it does so for if the Reds advance south down the Twenty-three persons, in-

ac-have given up two 16,600 foot main road from Tokchon they cluding 12 women and eight

and Shargung. Nupkang!

reports said other could out-flank the

entire children, were massacred at|

Chinese forces entered Western NEW LAVA OUTLETS. United Nations force in the

a little mountain village on

Tibet from Sinklang province, try Malik would

his northwest. to postpone

Mount Etna Observatory's but nothing has been heard Saturday night in a wild first communique on the erup from these until after the Peking

SIRCO troops

the speech

Air and spcakes in the

Inte today, dicate that for presentation at a morning own words that he would open delegation

said original reports. the enemy resis-orgy of murder and arson tion, lesued Security Council in the after- the meeting of

€0-nation the morning meeting with an

tance Is increasing northeast blamed on Communist Huk- scientists on the scene reported Whether the Tibetan appeal Political

Committee and

the uppermost of the new lava to the UN had anything to do outline of his charges that the noon. an

area also held balahapa. afternoon Security Coumell US has been guilty of aggression At that meeting the US will of the Tacchon

outlets, at about 9,000 feet, is with the present apparent lull, National Defence Headquar now out of action, against China, American John represented by Mr Warren by the South Koreans and all-

be will out offenalves are expected any ters reported 150 Huk guerillas said new ones have opened up sent two notes to China protest- But they no one bere knows, India has Foster Dulles had demanded R. Austin, who said

moment.

entered the little barrio of Aglao lower down, that this indictment be made ask the Chinese Reds 20 ques.

8,400 ing the invasion and has had in Zambales province and hord- feet.

two rather sharp responses, The ed the inhabitants into the vil- pubile as soon as possible in tions, not only about their al- aggres-

The communique eald the Foreign Ministry here thinks it order to give him an opportunity legations of American

lage square. sien but about the presence to prepare the US reply.

lava streams from five craters is pointless. to send another, of Chinese troops in Korea.

For six hours the dissidents in the Valley of the Lion were but Indian vlows have not Today. however, UN oMcials

remained in the village.

about a mile wide they thought M. Malik

all, flow-changed. They do not It was a night of plunder, ing at a speed of between China's

000 and 750 feet per hour. Survivors said the Huks goug-

Press, Although the quakes accom- the eyes out of several maldens before bayoneting panying the eruption them to death. They said thres Catania badly, no casualties so young women were raped and far have been reported, Nov, 27.

Etna has erupted some 80 +

in Ontario, hardest hit by the big blow, many cities wero blanketed by 24 inches of session. snow.

by

Lake Ontario, churned dolent winds, hurled 38-foot breakers onto the benches, undermining at least. 200 cot- tages and leaving 500 persons

omelcas-United Press,

These crucial meetings may supply the answer to the most urgent question of the day does Red China Intend to pro- veke an all-out war with the

US?

COMMENT OF THE DAY

i

cald

The Police Need Your Help THE report of the Commissioner of Police, published last week, deserves. to be carefully studied by everybody, seem to more especially those who

believe that law and order can be pre- served in Hongkong through some magical official formula. More than' once in the report the Commissioner refers to the lack of public co-operation. in quick reporting of misdeeds, either actual or suspected, and he obviously infers, with some justification, that did the public offer his organisation more willing assistance, very many more criminals would be detected and much more stolen property recovered. The post-war record of the Hongkong Police Forco is good, particularly when it is appreciated what a stupendous task it has in combatting the vast criminal Detection underworld in the Colony. technique is constantly being improved and there is no shortage of Initiative or courage in any of the Force's, echelons." But our police still need, more than anything else, willing and enthusiastic aid from the Colony's law-abiding citizens. It is needed more now than over before because, as the Commis- sioner's report wryly points out, the termination of such police liaison which existed with the Kwangtung Police had given a fillip to non-preventable offences and has made these crimes compara- tively simple. This means that our neighbouring police are no longer pre pared to assist in preventing known criminals from secreting themselves across the border, into Hongkong, or to apprehend them when they have Dyreturned

after to Kwangtung Bommitting their crimes,? This offers ting criminals exceptional scope rying out their operations and

ubles the respons Honestone Police Nevertheless

new

impunity in this Colony and it is axiomatic that their activities can be made unprontable if public vigilance is thoroughly maintained. Through its centre the emergency control Police are now in a position to make the best use of information quickly relayed from the scene of a crime by telephone. "Dial 999" should become a mental slogan for all people who respect law and order in Hongkong and wish it to be preserved. The now emergency control is ready to deal with any re- ports: all that is requested is immediate notification. The everyday use of "999" by the public who spot a crime or suspicious behaviour is more likely than anything else to bring about a sharp increase in the number of criminals apprehended. And as more

are

caught so will crime and petty. offences decline, Moreover, the Police Force is entitled to sympathetic treat- ment from another. quarter-tho Treasury. Any Police Force to be thoroughly efficient in these days of

bo

be

Communist Premier Chou En- lai has insisted that the delega- tion, headed by Wu Hsul-chuan, is not empowered to discuss that question, next on the provisional agenda of the Council meeting which links it with the problem of Formosa.

The Chinese charges against the US are based on the claim that President Harry Truman's, order to the Seventh Fleet to "scal off the island stronghold of the Chinese Nationalists con- stituted aggression.

They also assert that the US force in maintains military Formosa and has deliberately bombed Manchuria.

to

that The US answer is

the sealing off of Formosa was to prevent the spread of the Kore- an war, that the ony American soldiers' there are attached the US Embassy and are fewer than those

An maintained Moscow, and that the Lew incidents of bombings in Man- churia were regrettable ac- cidents,

The Marines

Strike

With First Marine

Division in Korea,

United States. MarineS attacked west from the Choain Reservoir early to- day to drive a' wedzi be- blod the Chinese on the western front, The Marines moved out along a narrow road heading west from Yudamni, blocking

the

advance of, forces cai the Eighth Army right flank.

Resistance fras slight during the first miles of

Patrols the attack. Sunday advanced throu miles from Yeulamni with. out finding exlamy troop.

-United Press.

Sunilar attacks flared

whole

The Peking government noti- fled Secretary-General Trygve along the

on

rape, murder and arson.

ed

then killed.

Thirty-four houses

burned.

Soven

village

taken along when

at about

like

action, Associated

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WEDDING EVE

were times in recorded history, as

When

Seville, Nov, 20, far back as 800 BC, and many

the police went to times has brought huge death arrest them on their wedding were tolls and extensive destruction. eve for stealing mantillas the raiders The worst was in 1608 when an (Spanish shawls) Jose Vigil,

men

flod from the town.

Defence

eruption and earthquake des-28, and his flance Rosario Mar- Headquarters said they would troyed 40 towns and killed more quez, 23, both took polson, probably

be pressed into the than 50,000 persons-Associated

Huk service for mental work.

Secretary of Defence Ramon Press. Magsaysay visited

the scene

yesterday. He said it VOLA "utterly inbuman and cruel",

Lieutenant-Colonel Salvador Army Adeede, a Philippine officer who visited the scene, said the Huks surrounded the village and fred, warning shots

into

the air.

The residents were herded into the village square, oston- sibly for FO public meeting. UP Then the shooting and Tape

front. At began, Col Adcede sald-A- Le today that its delegation is Taechon there was a bitter andsociated Pre

bloody battle between

tis

Com- to speak in the munists and South Koreans. At cznpowered Folitical Committee as well

the the Council. The complaint ulang, two companies of

were there must be prosented by American 2nd Division Russia, however, since Moscow overrun and one of them is still encircled. Here the Rods is its official sponsor. The advanced so swiftly that they Chinese will be called on only drove straight through to an na witnesses for the Russian

American artillery position In charges Associated Pross.

the rear. For

specialised crime and, as in Hongkong, Dakota Plane

easy escape routes, needs to modernly equipped with all the devices for detection, including mobile facilities, The Hongkong Police Force has gone a long way since the war in this direc- tion, but it is conceivable that many more mechanical aids could be placed at thoir disposal with satisfactory résults, If there is this nood it should be met by the proper financial appropriations, The taxpayer does not mind providing the dollars so long as it can be shown they are well spent. If allocating more money to the Police Force will help to bring about a reduction in ori and an improvement in law enfores dollars' should be provided Hongkong! like other

Missing

Calcutta, Nov. 20.

of

STOP PRESS

a time gunners Reds Launch

fired 105 millimetre guns over open sights at the enemy 200. yards away. The Rods fired brak with rifles and the Ameri- cans were forced to retrpat leaving some behind.

*** “READJUSTING LINE"

Heavy Attack

Tokyo, Nov. 27.

The Communists launched

to

Near Yongpodong: the Ameriheavy attack carly today. A Dakota freighter adrcraft

can 25th Division puiled back (Monday) along a 25-mile of the Indamer Company

and it was officially stated ""They front from Taechon Bombay, operating on are readjusting their line". This Unsan, according to front- scheduled chartered fight from was the Grat ilme this phrase line reports. Calcutta to her, is reported has boda used since the car The US 25th Division to

since. yesterday.

days of the WRK, The Birdiest, „with a crew. of

In the Unsan sector--and three, dook off from Barrack The optimistic spirit inspired Doré, Calcutta's second airfield, by General MacArthury home the ROH 1st Division at 8 o'clock yesterday want out dead at sondquarters at Tokro fierce, pressure and elements morning for Christmas promise was around Thechon, came under Two Search yesterday" and "oda boday, have today. Bian onleets read serious of one 21st Division Bogi- been unable to locate the anies reports with net facon and there ment were forced to with was a tense air in the brilliantly Dear ibe it buildings

draw nearly two miles. "

two CommR SEE

Is The SeriouLESSONS

can be Judic

to the Am

They are expected to recover, ---Reuter.

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