1950-12-11 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 31950.

Caused Crash Seoul Suffering From A Jullana And Bernhard

Train Racket

Karcelona, Dec. 10. Blackmarketeers were belloved to have been responsible for a collision between two trains

1n

which eight prapie were lojured al Cki, on the out- skirts of Barcelona.

It was believed that ther pulled an emergency brake 4555 3 of the trains In order to throw out macku to waliing of foodsiuşÏÏ. accomplleca,

Willo the

train was stopped another frain ran into the rear.--- Keuter,

EXPANSION PLANS IN

AMERICA

Washington, Dec. 10.

business American plans to invest $4,800,000,

factories, 000 in

and other machinery equipment during the first

new

Bad Attack Of

The Jitters

CITY KEEPING EYE ON THE AMERICANS

Seoul, Dec. 10.

Seoul today is a gloomy, nervous city. The Koreans here are watching closely for any sign of movement by the Americans. And they them- selves are preparing to leave the city.

The won value of the United States dollar script has dropped to about half the official rate; prices for vegetables have rocketed; prices for furniture have stumped.

Even the price of rice has fallen steeply as prosperous Koreans unload their winter supplies in expectation of flight.

quarter of 1951, setting a record for that sea son, Government agencies According to Koreans who are

now

reported today.

and

in

un-

touch with the temper of the The pews pointed to an over-people here, the Koreans would joyfully welcome Japanese whelming response by the bust-

troops and that is saying some- ness community to calls of ex- pansion of output so that oura-thing.

In the American Army Post ing military requirements can be met without cutting civillan Exchange (similar to the British

canteen service), Army supplies to the bone.

of cigarettes Department limited quantities Commerce The

which until securities and Exchange and soap-items the Commission issued the report recently were severely rationed after surveying business plans are on sale, for expansion next year.

"On the basis of preliminary for the returns, if the plans

realised, year as a

outlays will be previous in any year," the two agencies said.

The present full year record -$19,230 million-was lished in the boom year of 1940. In 1040-2 recession year-

whole

are

1851 capital higher than

war

The Government tonight faced the choice of either mak- compulsory or ing attendance

further moving the Assembly

faced south. Party stewards,

de- with urgent Government mands to pass important legislation, combed the provin- ces for missing members.

blamed source. An official "transportation difficulties" for the poor attendances. Opposi tion sources pointed out, how- fall of ever, that before the Pyongyang last weekend about 140 Assemblymen siding in the Seoul area there was no difficulty in rais-

a quorura.

In the Banco-the Americans' Officers Club-it was not possible to buy a whisky tonight, and in Chosun Hotel, the dignified where the gloom of the city in filtrated into the carpeted hallsing leather-covered lounge- there were only two bottles of estab-wine-French wine-in the bar.

BREAKDOWN

and

The Korcan Legislative expansion outlays fell to $18,100 system faced a complete break- million. Outlay this year, handi- capped by a slow start, is ex- pected to be about the same, the agencies reported. The report showed pickup in business spending for new plants and equipment since the outbreak of the Korean war on June 25.

F Emarl

If the plans disclosed in the report are carried out, expansion outlays in the first quarter ul percent will be 30 next year above the first quarter of 1950.

All major industries will be

the increase.- contributing to Reuter.

Atlantic

Powers

Crucial Meeting

Alarm Sounded

In Seoul

Seoul. Dec. 10. There were three "Red" air alerts at Kumpo Air- port here tonight but no enemy appeared.

W3B

A elvli airliner from Tokyo

back turned the airport during from one ulert but it returned and landed without incident about half an hour later. -Reuter.

were re-

rund

IMPLICATIONS

or

The jittery population Seoul has not been slow to realise the implications of the Assembly's continued inactivity Many people previously decided whether or not to fee

the capital have taken their cuc for flight

un-

it as

They have new joined the thousands of refugees already

on the road to the south.

be

The press has severely criti- cised the absent Assemblymen. The Chosun Shin Mun said to them today: "You should ashamed of this. Transporta- the are not tion difficulties excuse for the lack of a formal meeting."

Parlamentary sources still in Seoul said tonight that unless absent members could be per- suaded to return soon the Go- vernment would "'seriously consider" moving the Assem- hly south within the next few days. Reuter.

Eighth Army Braces For Onslaught

down tonight as panic-stricken London. Dec. 10.

fled southward and Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, deputies

the National Assembly United States Chief of Naval left Operations, arrived here by air without a quorum.

The

today's attendance at today to preside over Tuesday's

Com-Assembly meeting was 65 out meeting of the Military

There were mittee of the North Atlantic of 206 members.

72 at yesterday's meeting, 85 Treaty Organisation,

Admiral Sherman is stand-the day before and 87 the day ing in as Chairman of the Com- before that.

The Assembly had not been mittee for General Omar Brad- ley, Chairman the United able to hold a formal meeting four days- because the States Joint Chiefs of Staff, who for

of

At Westminster Abbey

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard, who went to Westminister Abbey during their State visit to London, are scen

laying a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Warrier.

By A Shark

Washington Hint Canoe Rammed

Of Anglo-U.S.

Differences

Washington, Dec. 10.

Diplomatic officials here wanted to know to- day what price the Chinese Communists would de- mand if they agreed to halt their Korean offen- sive at the 38th Parallel.

The State Department declined to comment and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr Tom Connally, would not speculate on what might be in the wind,

the admission to Other sources noted that the demanding

United Nations and transter Chinese are said to be demand-

of all Far of Formosa to the Peking gov- ing full discussion Eastern problems as a basis for settlement of the Korean war,

Price Control Predicted For America

come

over

ABUNDANTLY CLEAR

Brisbane, Dec. 10.

A shark bere rammed a cance carrying two boys, made a nine-inch hole ha the side, lifted the craft right out of the water and then chased the occupants to the shore.

The boys plugged the hole with a towel but had to make the last slage scrambling through 1.bo shallows with the fish few feet behind them, Reuter.

VIETNAM

NOT TO EVACUATE

with

of

ernment.

authorities, Diplomatic thought

this might create a difficult political situation in the United Nations by drama-

Paris, Dec. 10. tising the diferences between Britain and the United States

The Vietnamese Council of In Ministers today decided against long-range policy

in Asía,

any measure of evacuation speculated

Vietnam which "might that the North

of the Communist cement to "peace give a mistaken Idea discussions" might well split extent of the imminence of any the world organisation into two danger in the Red River Delta" conflicting bodies of opinion on Agence France Presse reported the question of just how "broad" from Saigon. Washington. Dec. 10.

negotiations should be.

The evacuation of French The chairman of President

women and children from the of economic Truman's Council

"rico bowl" The differences between Bri- | Tongking

delta advisers, Mr Leon Keyserling, tain and the United States over bridgehead in North Vietnam

that today

several predicted

some broad polley in Asta were made has been going on for price

would soon be- controls

abundantly clear in the joint days. necessary.

Council The Vietnamese statement issued late Friday by He made the statement 113 President Truman and Mr Ministers decided to send the Mr Truman weighed urgent Attlee.

Armed Forces Minister to the recommendations from Cun-

The President and his Secre- north to inspect the Vietnamese: gress and the military leaders tary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, forces and take "measures in- that he declare a state of national are willing to negotiate only on posed by circumstances” in Dec. 10. emergency to put impetus be-Korea itself. In this, they are agreement

the French Communist troops were hind home front mobilisation. nt odds with the British, who Command.

Mr Keyserling emphasised think it only "common sense" It also decided that the Viet- tonight moving sighted

that. wage and price controls also to touch on Formosa and namese Army should be formed' south only 30 miles from

would

only a "superficial"

other problems in general talks. without conscription." the 38th Parallel the weapon against Inflations un- It was thought that If The conference was attended dividing line between less they

accompanied negotiations actually materialis- by Ba were

Bao Dai, head of the State of by a sharp expansion of pro- ed, there North and South Korea.

was a definite pos- Vietnam, who had spent four duction and still higher taxes, sibility the Anglo-American days in Saigon, and the Gover- United Nations fighter plots But he added, "I think some

differences might broaden nors of North, Central and South reported that they had strafed will soon become necessary." into disputes among Coun. | Vicinam sbout 500 troops in the So-

of the United Nationa Bao Dal flew back to Dalat, hung area of North-west Korea. advisers believed a declaration which heretofore have main-his residence in Southern Vict- The Communists, reported to of national emergency might tained a generally united stand nam, after the conference, the

of the shock the

nation out north

usual" attitude Press. Parallel, did not make con- "business

with the main United and help to hold the line against

13 line, which

now inflation until wage-price drawn up somewhere north at trol machinery could be readied. Informed Bources said Mr the South Korean frontier.

up Units all along the North-Truman had not yet made Western frontier

ler reported all his mind. He might hold again tonight for the until after the meeting here Negro officers and men, with their wives, quiet"

seventh consecutive day, but Wednesday between top govern- from the United States forces in Germany were air and Intelligence repor: ment economic officials and ex- flow into this ecutives of General Motors and among the distinguished guests, led by King continue

112 Ford Motor Company. United Headquarters telling of large-

Press. Haakon of Norway, who packed the Oslo Univer-scale Communist troops move- to fill the vacuum lef sity Hall to see Dr Ralph Bunche receive his Nobel ments

by the United Nations Army In it. Prize today.

large-scale withdrawal to the

is unable to leave Washington necessary quorum of more than Korean slua-half its members-at least 104 because of the

has not been present.

tion-Reuter.

Negroes Watch Dr.

Bunche Receive

Nobel Prize The

ran

Oslo, Dec. 10.

Martha, the Norwegian Prime thouhanity and freedom of

Minister, M. Elnar Gerhardsen, representatives of

William Faulkner,

Mr

was not

be 30 miles

tact

Nations

14

The th from Pyongyang.

Army had seniter. ed engagements with the North

the United Nations

ba

Some of

President

Indecisive

Battle

toriny.

Truman's

of

its

tries

પ્પા મુ"

con-

off

Air

Seoul, Dee, 10.

on

Korean

news affair.United French

Reutor.

agency

General De Gaulle

Re-enters Political Arena In France

sald.-

As "There is one solution.

General de Gaulle said that I am completely the member nations of the North Atlantic Past must organise "most their defence on the

line" bo advanced

and "solid the advance

posta must

The 46-year-old American | vances in this connection on

Paris, Dec. 10. Negro, grandson of a slave and mesona."

General Charles de Gaulle tonight called for former Palestine Mediator, is This year's Literary prize Korean troops now operating 35 the first Negro and one of the went to the 18-year-old British: to 55 miles north of Seoul. Re-

the formation of a new Government under his to receive philosopher, Earl Russell (Bert-parts from the area, said Gen. youngest mon ever

Four Communist MIG-15 jet leadership and a general election in France. Russell) for his versatile Walker was bracing for a Com- the honour.

and important writings in which munist avalanche expected this planes attacked four American

Speaking at Lille, Northern France, he said: Air Force propeller-driven Among the guests were Crown he has shown himself an apostle week. Prince Olav, Crown Princes

Peler Kalischer reported from Mustangs over the Yalu River "It is plain that under its present regime France the 53- Seoul that

There was a short fight be is drifting. The Republic cannot stay where it forces will defend the Repub-fore the Jets broke off the bat-is. The present is already too hard, the future is the Nor-year-old American novelist, wegian Government, the Armed today received the Literary prize defence will be decided only the and turned northwards over too threatening. Forces and the Corps Diploma-for 1949. This

the Yalu River into Manchuria. after the Chinese attack is The Mustanga were not awarded last year because no tique.

candidate won sufficient votes launched.

damaged. They uld not claim for Enemy

troopa positively In his short speech of thanks, from the judging committee.

nny hils on the Communist 39 Chineso wero

ready, Dr Bunche expressed tula ap

planes-Reuter. Faulkner, author of over itientifled preciation of the significance of 20 books on the Southern United reported to be at Haju on the 70 miles the award, not only to himself States, received his award for 38th parallel, come

was described his west and north of Seoul. The 421 coloured pouples.

vigorous and Independent artis-only effective natural barrier Nobel Prize : winters of past the contributiona

behlad which the United Nations recent

make a stand before army can mak years were among the 2,000 American fiction," people who packed the Hall to

Professor Emeritus Otto Diels, Seoul in the Han River Just

is all time, to consecrate this States and not only one, he said. watch King Gustav award this or Kiel University, and his south of the city and the river

call to- arms by

"The a decisive

limitation of initial year's Nobel Prize in Phyales,:

former

not block a possible Red pupul Professor Kurt

Nicosia, Dec. 10,

national consultation."

American support to, for in- Several hundred Cypriot wo- Chemistry, Medicine and Litera-Adler, of Cologne University, advance down the eastern side

the defence of the of the peninsula.

General de Gaulle called for stance, shared the Chemistry prize for

General MacArthur announcedmon meeting here today in the

that the port of fat Cyprus Women's Con- an understanding between Gor-British Isles would be the most serious of economic, political carly. today

union went Wonsan in north-eine Korea, 00 81, resolved to compalan many and France.

the

of "Certainly, after all that has and strategic errors," Goneral actively

de Gaulle said, fasea to attend and 20 were preant jointly to Drs Edward C. Ken- miles south of Hungnam, has Cyprus with Greece.

happened, we need to overcome I say to the Americans: You The

women sent grotings to much suspicion and distrust insist very much. that othern Mayo Clinic, Roclicator, United naval evacuation of the United Professor Cecil Powell, of states, and Professor Tadeus Nations troops. The announce the front line of the struggle understanding," he said,

but you yourselves to do the "Progressivo Bristol University, England, re- Rolchstein, of Basel, Switzer- ment paid that American and for peace." The

The unity. of Europe samo have no time to Lowo "Korean' troops Werk Women's Union," which!, or- ceived the Physics prize for his land, for their discoveries con-South

About 10,000 people listened. It genised the Congrwer is a lett depends on a direct Agreement cofelopment of the photos corning the supra-arpeal cortex, evacuated from Wonean. a graphic method for the study of hormone, their struqtures and did not say how many troops wire body wife, Cotatouale between the German and French to General de Gaulle's spordit

ал

tura

Individual, but to all what

1.g

to

As this was the 80th anniver- their "discoven Synthesis.

and develop.

sary of the Nobel Foundation ment of the

pest Prize winners were invited

Medicine Tho

prize

Women

Cypriot

To Campaign

for

"It is necessary to form Government which shall above parties and touch soul of France. It is necessary established." to rally the people of the country for is defence.

be

The alliance must have some practical value. The pact must "It's necessary, while there bo to the advantage of all

days Men, werd honoured to- | dell and Philip 8. Hench, of the bean abandoned after a five scorean women, "who are in take the road of Fronco-German i dofine thele plans and actions,

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