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ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES Compulsory Registration Of

FIGHT EPIC BATTLE

Death Ride Through "Happy Valley"

From JOHN SHAW

Korea, Jan. 10,

Reinforcements are arriving along the slushy roads of Korea to replace the 204 casualties suffered by the Royal Ulster Rifles in their death ride through Happy Valley.

Tonight around camp fires of petrol-soaked sand the "new boys" heard tales of heroism and tragedy from the 600-odd who came back.

Talk seldom drifts from this topic of their battle with the Chinese

on January 3, the night that Seoul was evacuated.

This action of the Ulsters and Northumberland Fusiliers is also the talk of the fighting men of all nations in Korea.,

com- hard

The American corps mander, Lieut-General Frank Milburn has sent a letter of ap- preciation: "British

courage, skill and willingness to stand to test have never been more evidenced than on this occasion."

the

Brigadier Thomas Brodie,

commander of the British 20th Brigade, has Issued this order

of the day:

LKS

Na

one of all ranks of all arms for

hand-to-hand fighting and the Ulsters had to with- draw from the bill.

Would Welcome HK Capital

Manila, Jan. 12. President Elpidio Quirino has told members of a Itongkong trade mission tho Philippines. would welcome Chinese Industrial capital,

The Hongkung group, here on n 10-day survey of Philippines trade possl- blities, called on the Pre- sident at Malacanan Palace yesterday.

Mr Quirino sald foreign Investmente in this country would be given full pro- tection and allen traders would not be discriminat- against. Associated

ed Prcas,

MacArthur

afterwards; Onc

man' said "The major was the man that saved us fellows. He deserves a The fight died down after a medal as big as a frying pan." William Kirton of Trooper few hours but both companies

Birmingham, who and regained | Ladywood, counter-attacked the hilltops.

fought in Normandy and Burma That was the situation at Ands fighting the Chinese totally 66 dusk when the Brigade had different. "Before

know you orders from the Corps to with-

Seoul. Brigadier where you are the enemy's all round you. They must come Brodie

replied that his men through as refugees during day- were so far forward that he light and wait up for us. And couldn't start to retire Im-

the way they speed up moun- mediately.

inhuman," he says,

draw

cou

behind

'Stripped Authority,"

Report

British Subjects Huks

NEW

H.K. REGULATIONS

ISSUED THIS MORNING Applications To Be Made

By February

1

Ambush Buses

30 PASSENGERS KILLED

Manila, Jan. 12. Communist Hukbala- haps ambushed three motor buses on a Bataan Province road

last night,

killing a reported 30 pas❤

Of when emergency regulations, cited as the Emergency (Registra-hour at a lonely spot near Hex-

The stand made by this Brl- gade in its first battle was magnificent. The men fought

knew they would. ground was given up on our part By 0.30, when the column

Our men have no difficulty in of the front and we retired only started to move back the allled when ordered. I thank every forces on either

floak had al-distinguising the Chinese Com-

Chicago, Jan. 11. n.unists from the North Korean The only the part they played. Our ready withdrawn.

was soldiers. They say they look like

The Chicago Daily News Ulsters was out for the heavy and I am sad to think of the way they had come. They a tyre advertisement-short and said today in a story from had first to pass along half a squat in grey quilted uniforms.

Tokyo that fatly padded by a track beside They are of bullock mile

bandoller holding their evidence that Washington the river bed forming a cres- cloth

ration under their great has stripped tall to the letter rice

General cent-shaped

coats.

Douglas MacArthur of au- | U.. It ran immediately under a

cliff belaw the

thority to speak freely

The Arst

the Korean war."-

casualties were, unhappily, very

the number of good officers and men we have lost."

way

гла

60-foot

column

at

10.10

part

the

WOUNDED RESCUED

BORE THE BRUNT The Ulsters took the brunt of

hills the scrap. The location of their from which they had withdrawn. The Ulster Rifles are too battle is a little difficult to find

the modest to of

make extravagant on the map. Take the north-

got safely through. claims of how many of those fat. west road out of Seoul for eight Then

Chinese padded Chinese they killed that miles to Kaesong. Then rike

machine guns night but everyone agrees it north to Kuyang, three miles opened up with ahead. No roads are shown on from the entire length of the must have been hundreds,

Seven of the Ulster wounded the map because the battalion cliff top.

were rescued the next morning from the hills by Amer!- can helicopters.

The nickname for these action and disdain steel helmets

had

bulldoze

had to there is valley of rice paddies,

doze away. Halfway

THE FIGHT hundreds In

they came

PRAT

"there is

оп

tion of British Subjects) Regulations, 1951, were published.

The object of this measure, according to an official spokes- man, is that Government requires a complete list of all British newspapers sald. subjects resident in Hongkong because, should Hongkong be faced with an emergency, there were all kinds of jobs that must be performed, and a complete list of persons qualified for such jobs was therefore required.

Compulsory registration of every British subject of both

Passengers who

escaped the newis cor- sexes of or above the age of 17 years not later than February 1, ambush scene told

⚫respondents a group of about 1951, was announced in the Government Gazette this morning, 200 Huks stopped the three

within a space of

30 miles northwest Manila.

Several women passengera were raped, reports to Mamailu

The Huks tool money

the passenges were carrying.

The spokesman added that there was no suggestion of putting any- one into uniform. The step being taken was simply to conform to the line taken by other Governments throughout the world and in other Colonial territories to be in a state of preparedness.

valuables

which attempted to reach

of

and

Two Philippine Army units the ambush scene last night, were repulsed by superior Huk forces who established road blocs.

A bus company identifled six dead Survivors' suld they be loved there were at least 30 all

told. Associated Press,

Pulled Off Sandbank

In these regulations "British; this date approximately one, of a

In the Colony persons A story by Keyes Beech of the subject" means a person who million persons have been so who üze British subjects.

is or claims to be a citizen Daily News foreign service_re-

of registered and provided with Further, that within that caté- ported that view "although Gen. the United Kingdom and identity cards. Nevertheless, gory more detailed information MacArthur

regains titular com- Colonies, a citizen of Canada. registration is not yet complete. be afforded, than registration mand of the United Nations Australia, New Zealand, the Furthermore, the particulars under the Registration of Per- forces in Korea,"

Union of South Africa, New-required for the purpose of re-sons Ordinance provides, re- as released foundland, Beech's dispatch

Singapore, Jan. 11. India,

Pakistan, gistration under the Ordinance garding the qualifications 01 by the newspaper also said:

The US Navy oiler Tomahawk Southern Rhodesia, Ceylon, 1 are limited extent

British subcats resident in the "This came out pa

Wednes- Belish protected

person and. It is therefore considered, in Colany whose services, by rea- pulled off a sandbank 22,

of here today by action of taking Republic.

conditions now pre-son of their previous experi- miles west procedented

valling throughout the world, ence or other specialised know- the US Navy frigate Albuquer MacArthur away from Gen.

British "Registration Comunisaloner that further measure of pre-

harbour ledge, would, in the event of que and the ques on current ground military Commissioner

means the person appointed as paredness by way of registration sertous emergency, be of special tug Griper.

An un-named crew member Registration should be undertaken, so that value to assist in the mainten- for the Colony under the Re-record may exist in particular (Continued on Page 12, Col 4) reportedly suffered a fracture of the skull durng the opera- of red to Lieutenant-General Mat-sante,

Persons

tion. thew Ridgway, Eighth Arma dinance, 1948.

A poetic wag to the battalion serambling down hurling news sheet "The Harp" wrote: grenades and screaming in mad "There's a little compo canyon trenzy and spurred on by thei who wear riflegreen bonnete in day night in the form of the un-nefizdes a citizen of the Irish the

inevitable bugle calls.

The Ulsters jumped off their is "Sticklest." It comes from the the authority to issue communi-

3.m.

The

to the west of Uljongbu."

Compo is, of course, the ration the Tommies get and the vehicles and fought back. The Chinese get their rations from bloody battle lasted until 2

paddies. The the

Baker and

Chinese, although Dog companies were on 200-tect mown down by withering fre hills to the right of Compo Can-of

an- of Besa machine guns on the You with the command post in tanks

would not be repulsed, an unfinished railway tunnel be-

They zwarmed over the vehicles low them. On the hills across

them up with sticky the dried-up river bed and to blowing

their east

bombs.

of

were the Able and

They Bited the handles a mobile Charlie companies with a

these sticky bombs into 12-foot battle patrol in carries and a

bamboo poles and thrust them forr of 12 Cromwell tanks in force the dip at the base of this on to the tanks. shaped opposition.

didn't come back

After the men had been com-

out.

Laun motto under the harp

"Quld

Separabit," "Who badge shall separate us."

None can say they didn't stick together during that death ride

through Happy Valley.

By the way, that name Happy Valley. It is the name they have given it since for want of n better one. It is the ironic have.- soldiers way British London Express Service,

YOUNG MOTHER'S FIFTH CHILD

ons in Korea,

authority was transfer-

Commanier.

the new

of

Or.

light

The regulations do not apply US Backs A New Peace

to

Plan: All For

Far East

Issues To Be Included

:

The vessel went aground in the Singapore Straits earlier in the day and damaged her pION 1 peller. But after being pulled free, she was able to make port under her own power.

the

The Albuquerque hit bottom herself during operation, but managed to pull herself off.-Associated Press,

Pickpockets' Union

Alexandria, Jan. 11. Alexandria's pickpockets have

"AH United Nations forces to members of His Majesty's come under the Eighth Army." Regular Naval, Military or Air THE NEW SET-UP Forces and their wives, nor to Bench said

set-up members of the Hongkong Police was annemord by Colonel Ma-Force and their wives. rton P. Edhols, Gen. MacArthur's Every British subject of or Public Relations Oficer.. above the age of 17 years who is in the Colony at the date The story added: "Gen. MacArthur's headquat- of publication of these regula-

is reduced to releases of a

tions shall, not later than the Before dawn, shooting was pelled to abandon their vehicles

general nature, human interest first day of February, 1951,

Lake Success, Jan. 11. heard near Koyang. Lieut Bru- they were ordered to fight their

way out.

St Louis, January 11. ford Davies of Cardiff left a

stories and awards and decora- make a written application 18-year-old girl Ap Major John Shaw of Colches-

The United States today accepted a U.N. Committee who

tfons, four-man pantrol to find out

one group over the married when she was 13 has

the Registration Commissioner plan for an immediate cease fire in Korea to be followed "Not in the memory of the to be registered under these what happening. Grenades were took heard bursting and these men | mountains. When they came to ven birth to her fifth child oldest correspondents covering

by immediate negotiations on all Far East problems by a village already occupied by

a five-pound girl.

Every Britich subject of or the United States, Britain, Russia and Red China. She is Mrs Ivan Queen, wife Gen, MacArthur's headquarters regulations in the form set out. the Chinese the major gave the

LOT D THE ATTACK

US$200 a month employee General been submitted to such after the date of publication

a decade has the illustrious above the

age of 17 years who of fix bayonets and led

Mr Warren R. Austin, Chief Half

3. Withdrawal of

of foreign later Baker order to an hour

in the City rubbish department. a buttoning up. The them through, every man walk-

American Delegate, told and Dog were attacked.

the troops from Koren. these regulations, arrives in the "On the contrary, during the Colony otherwise than

Political Committee of the UN 3. Opening discussions

on Chinese had crept silently right ing doggedly onward firing his Her husband 1s 28-Associated

Pacific War and five years of

traveller in flde

not necessarily General Assembly that he would Formora, but transit into their positions. There was rife from the hips.

occupation of Japan, nobody has through the Colony shall, with vote in favour of a set of princi- before a betilement in Korea. ever spoken for Gen. Mac-in fourteen days of his arrival,

ples inid down by a three-man India House officials, asked to Arthur's Command but MacArthur

provided for in the

the principles provide a restate- only say, MacArthur would "That Gen

Any changes in particulars ment of the general policies "There is a constant flow of knowlugly surrender his freedom supplied to the Registration which the UN has followed and communications from the Am- of speech is unthinkable to Commissioner shall, within of the requirements that there bassador in Peking to the Prime portional to the "professional" those who know him best."

Beech said the new

fourteen days of the occurrence must be a cessation of hostilities Minister cuas ere the Registration Commissioner, undertaken. dence to reports that since the

Fower is also United Nations reverses in Korea a

a result of Chinese Registration Ofear to call for ment said there must be a for- Intervention, the General been

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Press.

Integration Of Policies

WIE statement on Britain's attitude

Te statement situation in Korea

the best means

any

of settling the and trouble and at the same time avoiding a general war, which seemingly comes from authoritative sources, is a further sign that the British Government has worked out a firm policy which it also belleves is practicable and likely to produce desired results. Critics of Bri- tish foreign policy during the past five years (and these, of course include the Communist

have propagandists) striven to convince the public that Bri- tain has no independence when it comes to international affairs but is made to dance to any tune set by the United States. There has never been foundation for the allegation and if proof of this were needed it is offered by the British stand over treatment of the Korean problem and Communist China's intervention. The United States, showing signs of Impatience and apparently becoming convinced that settlement by negotiation is impossible, believes that strong measures against Red China are called for; Britain has quite emphatically disassociated her. self from this philosophy and continues only to regard negotiations as the satisfactory way of bringing about not only a settlement in Korea, but a general easing of tension in the Far East. Britain argues--and quito effec- tively that any United Nations move to brand Communist China na aggressor must be meaningless unless accompanied by sanctions and other warlike stops, and that any war with China at this time must bring about hostilities in Europe. The British Government sees no chance of a war between the Western Powers and China

an

to

being limited to the Far East theatre, wherefore every effort must continue a solution by be made to reach negotiation. On this issue, therefore, Britain and America appear to part ways, but it would be grossly erroneous to suggest or imagine that this signifies any split in Anglo-American unity over the question of opposition to aggression and Communistic expansionism. On basic principles the United States and Britain remain at one and there is a clear determination by both nations to integrate their policies in international affairs. But integration does not mean dictation by either party. Common interests are at stake and a general common policy is called for. This still permits flexibility of methods in apply- ing policy, and it is this flexibility which enables nations like the United States and Britain to exchange ideas and eventually to reach a compromise which is practicable as well as acceptable." This we may expect to see eventuato in the handling of the Korean and Communist China problems. Whatever difference of opinion there may exist today about dealing with the situation. in the Far East it does not interfero with the common aims of the Western. democracies, nor does it prejudice in any way their political unity. This is demonstrated by today's announce- ment that the United States is willing to give support to a new peace plan--a sign that she is willing for the present to put aside her proposals to have Com- munist China' branded, as an aggressor and to call for sanctions against the Poklog Government. The gesture typifies the Democracies' honest desire to achieve peace through negotiation.

a union with a membership of 400 men and 100 women, police discovered recently.

The union,

besides taking care of its members Interests, also arranges for marriages batweez

Gen. make a written on Cease Fire Committee. He said comment on the reports, would male and female pickpockets.

ал

The dowry paid by the brida groom (in Egypt, it's the TIDA who pays the dowry) is pro-

which cannot be ability of the bride-Associated

Presa

tion arrangement "of such change, be notined to i before any negotiations can be divulged hero."-United Press.

further information.

given

the

He pointed out that the state-

ma) ecase fire or a lull in heati- Titles.

operating Washington-imposed

Mr Austin spoke after Bri-

has

Any British subject of or a undre

above the age of 11-yours, who "Beech wrote that when one under the regulations, or who supported the

gag

rule."

fails to apply to be registered dain, France and Norway had

correspondent "sought to make

statement of

come venge out of the censor-mails to notify a cimange, or whe principles laid down by Mr Les- ship code by questioning "a key falls to comply with a require-ter B. Pearson, Canadian For- MacArthur subordinate" the

ment of a Registration Olear, eign Minister. latter snapped:

or who in any application, or

.

ment

ho

TIME LIGIFT

Why do not you ask the any notification, or in supply- Mr Austin saki there must be

under the Commanding General of Eighth Army

the PatticeNata

a time it for the Chinese regulations makes

state Communist Any

their an- to give which The Beech story added:

is false in a "Colonel Echols said he re- he knows or

material particular and which swer but he did not set a dead- ceived only Press reports of the believe is falso, shall be guilty

has reason

to only say:

If the last effont_falls, be Eighth Army's censorship of an offence against these firmly

sald, he felt the UN will be gulations.

united in

further steps to remist aggression. regulations and shall on sum- mary conviction be liable to a

It was understood here that Bae of $5,000 and to imprison-the proposals laid down by Mr Pearson had the backing of the British Commonwealth ference in London,

"This was interesting, since he is Gen. MacArthur's personal Public Information Officer.”

WITHDRAWAL

ment for two years,

Colonel Echols described as a "gment of the writer's Imaglua tion" a story Beech wrote. on. Wednesday reporting that Gen. to Mataur

had urged with drawal of ou United Nations troops from Korea.

Beech wrote today:

EXPLANATORY NOTE

con

An explanatory note attached Mr Ben C Limb, South Ko-

the emergency regulations rean Foreign Minister, also ac-- gives the following particulars: cepted the principles.

Mr Jacob, A. Malik, Sovict The Registration of Persons Ordinance was enacted in Au-Delegate, said he would have to "It is gust, 1940, to meet the need for study the principles, and thun enabling register of launched into an attack on South

Associated Prem,

significant that Colonel Echols lcglalation Cent and pro

himself personally approved the persons to

atory, and in doing so overrulering for individual identification/orea and the United States

his own censors after одо of The

of that primary

objectivo them bad torn it up."

legislation was to aid any men- In New York, Major Gen-

which may

from time to ume be found eral Floyd Park Army Chief of time be

2or the Information, referring to the maintenance of and order to

repert

Gen.

FEKING'S TERMS

· Londos, Jan. 10. Communist China is reported have relayed through Mr Sardar Pannikar, Indian Am

transfer of authority | and, for the distribution of subassador in Peking, ita final

had nothing to

to do with it. Gen.

MacArthur transfer red the job of communique

to issue communiques from plies and food or other commo

MacArthur to

Gen ditichon

The obligation of re- terms for a cease-fire in Korea. Hidgway, Baid: Washington

was imposed on all The reports, which could not persons except that exemption be confirmed officially, claimed was given from the requirement that Mr Pannibar, transmitted in the case of members of is Red Chino's terms to the Indian suing to the Eighth Army in Maldsty's fogues, the Hongkong Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal the

Interest of speeding up

Force, bona fide travel- Notru, who is hors for the newa. The overall "authority lere în transit and children în- Commonwealth conference.. le still on. MacArthur "and | day the age of 12 years.

Poking who said to have do- Washington / has done nothing Registration to aller

Pr

the

has done nothing extension under the remanded to the United

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