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AMERICA TO INCREASE HER Hongkong's

EMERGENCY

MEASURES

Decision By

By Truman

Washington, Dec. 13.

President Truman told Congressional leaders on Wednesday there must be a sharp build-up in the nation's mobilisation to increase the armed forces in the critical world situation.

The President also confirmed that he is con- sidering a declaration of national emergency to assist this build-up.'

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Night Raid By Chinese

Tenth Corps, Dec. 14. The Chinese Communists hit the Hamhung perimeter in two.company strength in a night attack early on Thursday, but elements of the Third Division turned

assault back the

after a two-hour fight.

Mr Truman met for two hours with Democratic and Re- publican Congressional leaders, Secretary of State Dean Ache- son and Defence Secretary George Marshall.

After the meeting, the White House issued a statement which said: "The conferees appeared of unanimpus agreement that our military strength should be built up with utmost speed.”

The statement said: "There also appeared a strong sentiment in favour of declaring a na- Honal emergency, although mast of those present did not wish to state any views on this ques- tion without an opportunity for further study as to its legal implications.""

Senator Robert Tafl, Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, acting as spokesman for the Republicans in emergency conference, said: "We did not feel We were The attack came at 1.30 Roumiciently versed as to the legal and was the second such attack

effects of such a declaration and in two days.

the programme which must ac- Air observers reported con-company it, to take a final posi finuing build-ups in the vicinity tion on that question." of Sinhung which is midway

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A Corps spokesman said that an enemy reconnalance plane flew over this port city for the second straight night.

Marine and Air Force planes flew 245 sorties around and outside this tense perimeter.

One Marine strike caught 250 troops in the open near Sinhung and reported good results in bombing and strafing the troops. The Marines also cut a spur railroad running south from Fusin reservoir after sighting the Chinese using the line for a hand-car supply line.-United Press,

Stassen Mum

On Crisis

Mr Taft added "If the declara- tion were

really necessary

to

the development of our armed strength, we would be for it."

Other participants in the con- ference said the President had not definitely made up his mind about the emergency declara- Lion.

Chairman Carl Vinson, of the House Armed-Services Comnilt- Lee--one of the conferees best informed on preparedness and Mr Truman's planning-sald plans do not

total call for nobilisation and are not aimed at

allout war. an immediate The contemplated programme was rather one of getting realy for any emergency,

DEFENCE FIRST

He said: "It means there be concentration on de-

will fence.

There will be alloca-

Hongkong ladies are doing their bit to help the British troops now fight- ing in Korea by knitting winter woollies-balaclavas, cap muffers, scarves, mit- tens and socks. Depots where wool can be obtained aro at the YMCA in Kow- loon and the Helena May Institute in Hongkong. Here three ladies are hard at work knitting.-Staff Photographer.

South Africa Snubbed By General Assembly

Flushing, Dec. 13.

over-

The General Assembly today adopted whelmingly a resolution designed to establish eventual supervisory machinery by the United Na- tions over the Union of South Africa's administra- tion of the territory of Southwest Africa. The vote was 45-6 with five abstentions.

Only the Soviet bloc and South Africa voted against the resolution, which was drawn up as a compromise yesterday by the delegations of Brazil, Denmark, Peru, Syria and Thailand.

his

of

It establishes a committee of the draft resolution placed be- Ave

with to negotiate

the tore it." While

that Pretoria government on setting

stressing up supervisory ma

machinery.

government had not yet decided In the meantime, the com- its attitude, Mr Jooste said, compromise resolution milice is authorised to exercise "This

functions

closes the door to certain supervisory

practically examination of reports this (consultation) method such 05 exa

territory and approach."--United Press. relating to the

of recommendations on Issuance the territory's administration.

The Committee will be formed

representatives by

of Synu, Thailand. Denmark, the United States and Uruguay, Denmark took the place of the United Kingdom, who was proposed originally but who declined to

itions, price controls, labour serve.

Mr G. P. Jooste of South (wage) controls and a con- Africa pointed out, that his certed effort by the Govern delegation previously had sald

lus government's decision woy 1 be

the Iargely influenced by nature of the measure adopted.

Singapore, Dec. 13. Harold Stassen, confined to ment to get the armed services

airport here in a the Kallang civil

position

By to meet because of rice rioting in the Lemergency." town, said his world tour was Mr Truman will broadcast to "I have no desire to antici- primarily to study economic the nation on Friday, and will pate that decision, but had I and educational needs in the then outline his plans, pre- been permitted to declare our Far East.

sumably including the declara= vole before the vote was taken, The President of the Univer-tion of national emergency.

Mr Vinson also said Mr sity of Pennsylvania refused to discuss the international situa- Truman's contemplated defence Assembly in all seriousness and

tion.

He lunched here with United States Consul-General William Langdon while awaiting trans portation to New Delhi by way of Bangkok. He would confer with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi and then proceed to Pakistan, Israel, South Africa, Portugal and Brl- Lain before returning to the United States.--United Press.

Warning By Eisenhower

New York. Dec. 13.

plans

term

24

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extension of 21 10 21 the draft from months, and possibly induction of every young man, at 19. The In President apparently had mind a total military force of by mid- about 4,000,000 men 1952, roughly twice the present force.-United Press,

FORD EXPANSION

Dallas, Texas, Dec. 13. Henry Ford 11 said today that the Ford Motor Company plans: to spend $1,000,000,000 frs an expansion programme over the next three years. He made this statement without elaboration.

Ford said this programme would help debunk the "Russian claim that they invented mass production, also the automobile, neroplane, radio and television.

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Communism A Danger In Middle East

London, Dec. 13.

Dr Georglus Hakim, The Catholic Archbishop of Galilee, said here today that there danger of a very great Communism breeding in the Arab countries.

Was

"

He told a Press conference that thousands of dest,tute still existed Szt the refugees

Lebanon and Israel, who felt today urged Americans to stop Russians can take credit is their

that they had been unjustly too quick

treated. later told the United The longer they remained in order

to achieve the unity Press that the expansion plan this plight the greater would which "lessen the dangers" was drawn prior to the present the Communist danger be-

hat threaten the free world. International crisis and the

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Arab Refugee Fund, added hower. who spoko extem-figure includes not only the

that although Communism was

Mcially poraneously upon receiving the construction of plants but also

banned 1950 citation of the Salvation tooling for new models and the States, on underground move- Army Association for "dis- purchase of machine tools as ment there was being support- tinguished service to humanity". well as capital expenditure." ed by Israeli Communists,

United Prem.

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Explosion At Atom Centre

Pembroke, Canada, Dec. 13.

A violent explosion shook the nearby Deep River atomic research centre today, killing one man and injuring four others. An employce, S. Whelan, 24, of Pembroke, was killed.

The four

Injured were operated in conjunction with the Officials sold that fre identiod as James Harrington huge, Chalk River plant, lowed the blast which of Cobden, Ontario, Charles Canada's major research testing caused by electric sparks. Weary of Benchburg, Ontario, grounds.

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and Hugh Goddart and Roy Officials emphasised that the Brazeau,

.both of Pembroke. blast was not an atomic Security officials refused to re-

lease an estimate of the damago

plosion.--United Press.

caused by the mysterious

cx-

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An immediate Investigation was ordered. Deep River is $2

San Francisco, Dec. 19.

"The military and civil au- thorities feared that the fumes would be town into Daggort Inhabitants of the isolated which is some three and a half miles from Pembroke. The ex- desort town of Daggett, Califor-miles from the Marine establish- plosion was the first major nia, prepared to evacuate today meat. mlahap reported in Canada's after an explosion at a Marine

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He Swallowed

The Toss

Auch, France, Dec. 13,

A local football match Was cancelled here today because the captain of one of the teams swallowed' the toss-up o 'a,

Both captains were standing close to the re- ferco when he threw the ooln into the air and it fell into the mouth of M. Dubignac,

the captain of the Pavle team.

He was rushed to nearby hospital, where

the coln was removed by an operation.~~Heuter,

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