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No. 34774
Chinese Establish
Buffer Zone In North Korea
BY SELKIRK PANTON
Tokyo, Dec. 19.
General MacArthur's intelligence officers are onight sifting all available reports from Korea an attempt to fathom the reason behind the hinese Reds' establishment of a buffer cross the peninsula,
zone
Their latest reports are that Chinese Com- unist armies have halted along the 39th Parallel reating a No Man's Land 70 miles deep between hemselves and the nearest United Nations' forces elow the 38th Parallel border,
United
States'
intelligence) steel curtain on the heavy gun But even there the neers are puzzled by the luck fre
any contact with the Chinese Chineze appear to be holding hemy for the past 12 days and their punches and only keeping he restudying all available data up enough pressure to dissuade United Nations' forces an effort to decide whether the
remaining Chinese Communist mark-
longer than
De means:
C
They have no intention of Auding South Korca and ng the Korean war beyond he stage of helping their Hends and In effect declaring
ar on the United Nations; 2. They are waiting for the Fult of ccase-fro .talks at
te Success;
from
necessary.
Once the Hungnam operation is concluded everything polnis this morning to a Christmas the week lull continuing for time being. And British and Allded soldiers
may have their to eat their canned chance turkey and plum pudding in peace--with a kun at their They are regrouping and stuc. But they, like the com- inforcing armies and bringing manders, are puzzled by the p supplies before hurling fresh Chinese Communists' fallure to
and whistling exploit ugle-blowing
original the
break- ordes
the against
United through and the sudden ations defence line in a final stop. One
full
Intelligence officer
Established 1845
MAD AND
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1960,
The Singapore Riots
CHOLERA
RAMPANT
Bombay, Dec. 18.
rive to throw the Americans turned from trying to interpret Reports from Rantalai in
nd Allies out of Korea,
SPORADIC CLASHES
the red arrows on his map Orissa province on the east and exasperated, qulpped "Are they
Chinese crackers?" coast of India tonight said 54 were dead and many The only action reported in-London Express Service.
dropping in the streets in a bo buffer zone in the last 24
rapidly-spreading outbreak of cholera.
sporadic patrol ours were lashes between the South and North Koreand. Lack of serious ctivity led this morning's Tokyo World War ewspaper to apply a
tag to the Far Eastern All quiet on the Western front.
But the growing guerilla bar- assing actions behind the Unit
Nations defence line by bands up to 1,000 North Koreans is thre United Slatcs larming Army Headquarters in Tokyo,
Local Company Acquires
the
The epidemic followed pilgrimage of thousands to the herbs seeking divino vilinge, dispensed by an 11-year-old shepherd boy, Nepal Baba and clained to curd all ills,
New Interests village of Purl, where 106 cases
was announced by Mr G. E. It la feared that the guerilla Marden at the annual meeting ctivity, led by at least two of the Mesars Wheelock Marden enerals, promages the softening and Co., this morning that the
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The epidemic spread to the with 37 deaths occurred in thirve days. Emergency hospitals set up by the state authorities are overflowing with many awaiting each be left empty by the death
Winston Painting
p process behind the lines in company had underwritten of a patient.
south in preparation for the substantial new issue of capital Reports said the streets, rail- paverments trike should the Chinese Reds for the Dairy Farm, Ice and way stations and aunch a frontal drive from the Cold Storage, Co., Ltd., and were littered with bodies, some forth.
that Wheelock Marden now hela ) of them docomposed.--United A night communique admitted nearly 20 percent of the Dairy Press, guerilla attacks are widespread Farm's capital, Brying ond showing soma vidence of having been co-or- Mr Marden also disclosed that inated."
Marrakesh, in association with John D. AT HUNGNAM
Hutchison,
Wheelock Marden French Morocco, December 18. The only real fighting report- bad recently acquired the capital Mr Winston Churchill plunged from Korea in the past 24 of the Far East Aviation group into his painting today, the first ...ours 18 around Hungnam which includes Far, East Motors, afternoon of his Christmas-New achhead. There the United Ltd., and the local Flying Year holiday here. He has a full view of the Atlas Mountains Lions' forces flung back Training School,
his hinese Red attacks while
Full report of the meeting from
suite. Loct off shore put down a appears on the back page,
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COMMENT OF THE DAY
If
Press
A Sign Is Still Awaited
any further evidence were required
munist China are as bent on aggression as much as the Kremlin, and that they have no desire to try and make any contribution to peace, it is provided by General Wu Hsiu-chuan's rough and ready refusal to listen to any appeal from the United Nations three-man commission for a cease-fire in Korea. Adopting the now infamous Russian technique of prevaricating facts, distorting motives and thinking up lies about intentions, General Wu dismissed the cease-fire appeal as an "American trap to get a breathing spell for a military build-up." In this manner General Wu endeavours to perpetuate the original lio conceived by Moscow that the trouble in Korea is but an American military.. enterprise designed to further United States imperialistic- policies. Quito deliberately the chief- Peking, delegate, ignores the fact that, the successful campaign to prevent North Korean aggression beyond the 38th Parallel was sanctioned by the United Nations and carried out by their forces'; that in sending over the trained hardes from Manchuria to Korea the Chinese Communists have challenged, not the military machinations of the United States, but the authority and the armies of the United Nations.. Peking's attitude to the UN cease-fire- appeal in symptomatic of its disdain for hat world organization and all-too lustrative of the Chinese Communists". Intention to create as much trouble as possible in the Far East If, at first, there was something to be said for China's Tear that her Manchurian frontier might be compryiulbed by the presence in strength of foreign forces In North Korea, the Peking regimo has
Associated
forfeited any world sympathy in this respect by its refusal to accept any assurances that Manchuria would remain
given inviolate-assurances when the United Nations forces first swept towards the border and repeated since the Chinese armies have forced their retreat southwards. Neverthe- less, despite the churlishness of General Wu and his colleagues, it is imperative that the UN cease-fire commission con- to tinue to make every endeavour persuade the Peking government into a frame of mind that will enable a halt being called to the present fighting in Korea. No settlement negotiations
can begin until a cease-fire is in operation, and as the United Nations has already stated that it is willing to order its forces to stop fighting, it rests only with the Chinese Communists to do likewise. The UN three-man commis- sion has made a spectacular conciliatory gesture by offering to go to Peking for discussions and if this is rejected by Mao Tse-tung it means two things: firstly, that the Chinese Communista. intend to try and overrun Korea for the sole purpose of being able politically to dominate the country; secondly, that the Chinese Communists must then ́forfeit 'all right to sit in the councils of peaceful nations. For, clearly if Pelding continues to defy the UN and ropects its reasonable requesta concern- ing Koren, it will always be antagonistic to the UN organisation and its principles. The world waits for a single sign that the Chinese Communists have any genuine desire, før ponce or any willing intention to abide by the principles and precepts of the United: Nations. Until this is forthcoming the Chinese Communiste can only be regarded with mistrust and fear,
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Brussels, Dec. 18. Cabinet Ministers of the
The fate of more than 2,000,000 people living in crowded Hongkong rests to a large extent today in the hands firm steps to form an inter-
sorvant who, grasping a
of a 49-year-old American civil bulging briefcase, rides to his work in Washington every morning before 8 o'clock in a crowded suburban bus.
12 nations announced to night they have approved national army, including Germans, for the defence of Western Europe against Communist aggression.
This step,
in
defiance of
threats from the Soviet Union, was taken at a three-hour meet-
Slender bespectacled John Burton, father of three small. children, is a typical hardworking bureaucrat. He lives in a remodelled farmhouse which his wife redecorated her- ing this afternoon behind closed self to save money,
These two pictures just received In Hongkong were taken during last week's riots in Singapore. Top, Police seize a Moslem rioter outside the Supreme Court. Above, a car burns fiercely after being set afire by some AP of the 3,000 Moslems who caused the riots.
Pictures.
Danger Of Further Strife In S'pore
Singapore, Dec. 18.
Singapors today A rising fear swept through that Communists intend to fan the bloody bitterness over the fate of the 13-year-old Dutch girl into a wide apread clash between the Mohammedan and Christian
worlds.
He gets to his £3,700 a year job a few minutes before his secretary every morning and is often still there at 8 o'clock at night.
1
In his hands is the ponderous machinery which, as one American Government spokesman put it to me, "will decide whether Hongkong shall be allowed to continue under minimum economic standards or will be reduced to austerity."
In either case, he added, "the future for the Colony looks pretty grim."
doors. A final decision will be announced on Tuesday.
Conference officials said the plans call for 55 to 00 divisions and air and sea forces, totalling at least 1,000,000 men by the end of 1953. There was little it any doubt that the man to be picked wil be General Dwight Eisen- hower. The Ministers will ask
to command this unified force
to
President Harry Truman name General Elsenhower to the
job.
Diplomatie informants said the plan also permits Western Ger-
Mr Burton bead of the ex- America's hog bristles still many to form her own air force.. port control division of Washing come from China, This counts precise size was not disclosed, ton's vast sprawling Department try "has
been getting but these informants sald the
will
niso
for
of Commerce. He is the man tungsten, tin, tung oll, wool, German air arm would be made up mostly of Bghter planes with. who runs the complicated licens- tea and spices,
bombers. This fighter Applications ing system which has sprung
export some
German combat. being as a
factor of licences are swamping the De- would give dentaires: purements. Commerce," And "teamy" the close, air support they în. the Far Eist - since | none"
.be inqued until would need in the event they go the US on Dec. 3-imposed Its the Inter-departmental
into action. AANSTAA comTM policy. drastle new export regulations mittes. rules on major
CONCESSIONS embargoing all shipments which Meanwhile US exporters are "might get into Communist bitlog their fingernails.
Underthe, plan, the West hands.
have goods already the Germans would
contribute Under this regulation Hong docks ready for loading.
25 combat teams kong looks like being the hardest malt exporter sald he had 6,000 men tach. In return, the- hiti
the docks Bonn cases of hops on
regime would be given We are
we can't even political and economic con- not trying to put at Seattle "and Hongkong out of business" said look for another market be cessions by occupying powers (Continued on Page 12 Col but not full immediate inde- Government officiál.
pendence, the informants sald.
a
*Wo recognise her as a British Crown
Colony and we shall most cer- S'pore Seeks
tainly try and work this thing
out with as little hardship as HK Police
possible." But others were much
011
Many
more pessimistic about the Chief's Advice
future of the Colony,
One about.
General
of
tho
Eisenhower. 2000.
Allied World War II Commander, wili probably
two or three deputies
have
at least one Briton and one Frenchman. Mentioned among POLICY DECISIONS
Singapore, Dec. 19.
for deputies Hong- Since the embargo. went into Mr D. W. McIntosti,
the possibilities
Lieutenant- General effect
Inter-departmental kongs Commissioner of Police, committee made up of represen has been invited to pay a short Alphonse Juin, Resident Gen
eral of Morocco, and Lieuten- tatives of the Departments of visit to Singapore in order to тесом-
mantyGeneral Alfred M. Gruen- State, Commerce, Defence and assist in making any Agriculture have been in almost mendations that can immediate-ther, Chief US Army planning. continual session' working out ly be put into effect in order officer. policy details of what can and that the Singapore police can be There were two meetings here what cannot be done in the way made an efficient instrument to today-one of Détente, Ministers of shipments to Hongkong and cope with any demands made on in the morning and another this China from the US. Their formal it.
afternoon of the Defence Minis- revealed This was
ters with the Foreign Ministers decision is expected to be an- nounced soon after final approval Governor, Sir Franklin Gimpon, including the Secretary of State, by the Secretary of Commerce, in his fit ncial statement on Mr. Dean. Acheson. It was after
the rioting at o
the second meeting Mr Charles Sawyer.
Council session this morning. disclosed that approval had been Mr McIntosh is expected to given for the formation of the reach Singapore during the International army to include
Germans-Associated Press. week-United Press.
The spokesman, who con- firmed that the decision would mean for Hongkong the choice between
economic minimum standards or prompt reduction defined the for- to austerity, mer as A "state of economic, semi-paralysis with abare semblance of stability."
.: Austerity standards, he said,
Some consider this view a The court order restoring the
guarantee only enough bit far fetched, but. British pretty child bride to her mother would Colonial authorities here were set off three days of bloody riots food and clothing needed from to ensure a health Island America worried enough that they ar-throughout this British
minimum. rested six left wing Moslem colony. Before the violence had Hongkong,, be sold, was as- leaders today-- dangerous subsided under a curfew and step which carried the threat strong British troop reinforces sured of her "essential' require- ទេ..
Buch new outbreaks this ments, 17 persons were killed ments." These would be met.
and siem community.
150 injured Associated But definitely out were strongly Mosiem
"powder-puff items" as fountain In a pre-dawn rald, police Press.
pens, penelis, typewriters and gooled Mohamed Abdul Karim
forth; and especially any Ghani, Prezident of the
and all
for re-export, goods
for an The new link Singapore Mostem League, five other Mosier leaders. Ghoul himself
in
and
le considered Soccer Field expert lednice for every con-
left; wing but anti-Communist & und
The
others Mohammed Taha Bin Kalu, for
Vice-President of the Laft Wing Malayan Nationalet by banned Party which the Malayan government short-
arrested were 1: Ng Riot
mer.
Bin
Jakarta Dec, 10.. Dutch trooper in Bandung were
modity chipped to Hongkong by US exporters. The committee must decide what goods are to bo
and also in what elroos arceptions may be allowed. For instance, though rubber tyres are high on the barred list a few badly needed bus tyres might be approved for use on the streets of Hong- kong only."
It was pointed out, at the De partment af Commerce
Iri
ly after the outbreak of Com-confined, to barracks following a munist terrorism thefe Dr two-hour shooting Burhanuddin
Mohamed Bandung soccer fleid resulting Nur, an Indonesian Teft wing. in re dead and several wound-. Byed All Al Attas, Mohameded yesterday afternoon. Mustazs and Darua Sheriff, *- The incident started when In-Washington that the regulation Before the arrests were made,donesian soldiers were refused does not mean that everything to the soccer will necessarily, be banned for Ghani already had begun to col free admission leet funds and affidavits, to sup match between an Indonesian shipment to China. That de port the appeal of Malaya nurse, team-the Siduligand the ponda," mki an official, "entirely Cho Aminah, agginst a. Singo-team "Jong Ambon" consisting on how the situation with Chim Amboinewe tradi Dutch develops, The way things look decision pore court
which of
now, together pressure of awarded
of litte Maria soldiers. custody of Bertha Hertogh, rated for the Some minutes later about 100 public opinion, it will perhaps come to that. Families with past eight years as a Moslom Indonesian soldiers forced their toys fighting th Korea have been and wed to a Moslem. teacher, "tof her Dutch Pass way into the fold where they letting their Congressmen - kupow Roman clashed with the Dutch and A- now they feel about us supply- Catholic parents. The ure balnceo #oldingy, Military Pollca any goods whatever to a daims the mother, Man Adeline succeeded in
Order country shooting at their sons." American exports to Chine
with
| Hertogh; who la part Indonesiat), | after two, hours shooting durich),avo boen; žalilox at a tremen-
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