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N. Korean Govt Demands Withdrawal
Of UN Forces
Lake Success, Jan. 12.
The North Korean Government today cabled a fresh demand to the United Nations to withdraw its armed forces from Korea.
In a cuble to Mr Trygve Lie, the United Nations Secretary-General, the North Korean Foreign Minister accused "American imperialists" of further "sanguinary misdeeds" against the Korean people and called on the United Nations to settle the conflict.
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"It is high time that United Nations settled the question of the withdrawal United States forces from Korea and of the cessation of foreign military intervention against the Korean people," the North Korean Foreign Minister said,
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"If the United Nations not take this action the cham- plons of peace will succeed in the sympathy doing so since and support of all advanced progressive humanity through- out the world is on the side of the Korean people."-Reuter.
UN MEETING
GI Makes
Complaint
Washington, Jan. 12. Representative Mike Maus- field, Montana Democrat, asked an Immediate investigation
of
ап American GI's complaint that US supplies are being sold at fantastic prices on the black market in Korea,
a can, fifth, and
A letter from the soldier, Lake Success, Jan. 12. which Mr Mansfeld read to The United Nations Political the House today, sald GI beer
being sold in Korean Committee met today to continue was its examination of a resolution grogshops at US$1.25 calling for a cease-fire in Korea, liquor at US$35 the withdrawal of foreign troops medicinal brandy at 75 cents conference, including for a two-ounce shot. He also and Communist China, to settle said GI clothing was being Far East problems.
peddied in Korean shops.
"So help me God, I've never
If approved and endorsed by the General Assembly, the re-seen anything sorolten," the solution would be transmitted without delay to the Chinese People's Republic in Peking.
Supporting the principles on which the resolution is based, the Netherlands delegate, Mr Daniel Von Balkaseck, said that the position of the United Nations regarding aggression determined by the Temained Charter even overwhelming
he ocks prevented
United Nations for the moment from carrying out collective security.
The Australian delegate, Mr Keith Shann, ako supporting the principles, said that because the Soviet delegate yesterday ap- peared to reject them he should
GI wrote Mr Mansfield. ve
never been so disillusioned and disgusted in my whole life."
Mr
Mansfield withheld the GI's name, but said he was a young man and a former student under Mr Mansfield at the University of Montana,
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Epidemic Hits Of England
North
Manchester, Jan. 12, Extra grave-diggers were drafted to come teries here today to bury victims of a vicious in- fluenza epidemic sweeping the North of England. Thousands of people are ill and more are re- porting sick every hour. There are long queues at surgeries and chemist shops. The epidemic, the worst since 1918, threatens to cripple industry. ..
One of the many problems facing the
United Nations Authori- ties, Church
societies and missionaries in Korca is the care and homeless
attention. of children-such as these.. Many thousands of them are to be sech wander.
ing, usually alone, in bomb, wrecked towns, villages and countryside. This picture was taken at Seoul in South Korea, -London Exprése Ser- vice.
Stalin Or
Mao
SAY COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS
London, Jan. 12,
The Prime Ministers of the nine British Com- monwealth countries ended their 10-day conference here tonight with a declaration that they would welcome any feasible arrangements |for a frank exchange of views with Stalin or Mao
Tse-tung.
-
The statement also called for a speedy settle- ment with Germany and Japan.
The Prime Ministers declared, "We do not seek to intervene in the affairs of the Soviet Union or China or any other country.”
"We are simply determined to retain the mastery of our own affairs without fear of ag- gression," they added.
The Premiers further asserted,Į vital artery of communications, "We are, both jointly, and are of deep concern to all Com- severally plodged to pence. monwealth countries. This is not merely a pledge "The meating ako reviewed given to other nations. It is the situation in Europe. solemnly given to our own. The Prime Ministers of the "The wounds of the last war United Kingdom and Canada, must
healed. Settlement whose Governments are signa- the North Atlantic with Germany and Japan tories of should be made with speed.
be
"We must do what we can to
explained their obliga under the terms of that
understand those who appear treaty and the measures which
to differ from us.
not
no one to drive the figure has been cut to only ainan Kobo strong so that our strength Western Europe on
Stockholm; Fifteen thousand cases were reported in Stock- holm by
In this city many buses are, patients were being admitted In requesting an immediate being withdrawn from service to hospitals dally but this week investigation by the House and because there Senate Armed Services Com-them. The du Has stricken 400 about 60.
assured drivers and conductors. mittee, Mr Mansfield
The great port of Liverpool, those Committees he had "the utmost respect and contécnico" 40 miles from here, is one of the hardest hit cities of all. Wed- for
the complaining Associated Press,
dings and baptisms have had to be postponed because priests and parsons are on almost per- moment funeral duty.
OL-
not assume that Peking would Smallpox Outbreak
also reply by rejection.
Adding his support for the the South African principles, delegate, Mr Gerhart Jooste snid that this support did not mean any weakness of South Afrien's support for the system of coi- lective security,
"Nor is our support of the proposals inspired by principles
At Brighton
London, Jan. 12. Thousands of nurses, doctors and other staff of London's hospitals are being vaccinated at
the rate of 120 an hour because
of smallpox at Brighton, 50 miles Dway, where another death occurred yesterday.
The latest victim, bringing the of appeasement," he declared.total to six, was an 18-year-old Reuter,
Brighton nurse-Reuter.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
The influenza epidemie has
up on the continent. also flared
Reuter reports from European centres gave this pluture:
the middle of ihis week. The train service has had to reduce traffic because of the shortage of workers.
In
Greenland, Denmark'e colony in the Arctic, whole settlements were in bed at one time.Reuter.
Have Their Troubles
Negligent Officials, Tax Evasions
of
the
are being taken to meet them. "The Prime Ministers took "When we say that war is
inevitable we do not just note of the progress made in mean that we shall prepare and re-establishing the economy of a sound [basin.” aggression, deter may
Before the communique was "We mean that in a world
Mintslers worn out and distorted by war sent out, the Prime there must be un "over-issued a declaration stating that whelming
the they desired, before concluding majority
who want the present London meeting, to people of all lands
state We peace. W
not despair
in simple terms some of of reaching
great principles which had discussions and The Prime Ministers added inspired the
mutual that it had
these strengthened been with
under- considerations in mind that the standing. Brussels: Court cases were
They mid that the historic efforts of the conference had adjourned today because three
Hongkong, Jan. 12,
directed to securing the Commonwealth, which compris- beon The Communist New out of four judges were ill and
cessation of hostilities in Korea.ed one-fourth of the world's in Buenza
China News Agency forced the postpone-
*So
the con- population and extended 1bat around
Over a meeting of the Bel- gian Cabinet.
ported a heavy toll of train ference table the Great Powers all the continents and oceans of coneemed may compose their the world, was singularly well collisions, derailments and Eliminating bouts
the
differences on a basis which constituted to enable it to com- Washington, Jan. 12. country's amateur boxing
other kinds of railway acci-will strengthen the United Na- prebend the vexed questions A high American omelai sald dents during the last 12tions and full the purpose of which bears the world. championships had to be post-
Friday the United States
"Those " poned for the same reason.
added, "do not they 200 hopes to work out a weck Hamburg: Last
series of months through the negli- the Charter."
THE COMMUNIQUE
fit neatly into old patterns. separate peace treaties for Japan gence, Inefficiency and red-The following is the text of
through diplomatic
In-Europe. there are grave tape of Communist railway the anal communique issued by without the necessity of holding officials..
the Prime Ministera: a general peace conference.
He said in this way it might
mer of 1
Registration Scheme
(OVERNMENT has decided to in-
£
voke a section of the Emergency Regulations for the purpose of carry- ing out a registration of British sub- jects resident in the Colony. We can- not congratulate Government on its timing for the introduction of a mea- sure which can so easily lead to uneasy suspicions, though we do not quarrel with the proposals as such, Govern- ment, however, appears to suffer from a peculiar faculty for making decisions and taking actions which invariably require an apology when they are presented to the public. We accept without reservation, Government's as- surances that the present action is motivated by nothing more than desire to be properly prepared and to put Hongkong "in line with tho
preparedness general
movement against the march of events." Similar- ly we are satisfied that there is no connection between this week's volun- tary evacuation scheme announced by the United States Consulate-General and the publication by Government of emergency regulations. The general public need suffer no apprehensions; this registration mové has no special significance. The Government spokes- man seems to have put the case clear- ly and fairly Government wishes to be able to co-ordinate information already in its possession (through_ap- plication of the Registration of Per- sons Ordinance, 1949) with other more detailed and special information; there is no question of a call-up or of putting British subjects into uniform; : the new registration could, if found neces- sury, help In the task of forming a. National Servico. All this is acceptable Bo far as it goes. British subjects in * Hongkong will rafso no protest against registration or of 'supplying · special Information to Government ·about/ themselves and their qualifications. What is likely to agitate their minds - Is, recollecting what happened in 1941
In
and afterwards, the stupid mistakes made then in consequence of a similar scheme will not be repeated. If and when it becomes necessary to call for a form of National Service in Hong- kong all those liable to its provisions will want to know how they are going to certain be affected. The last time
Essential groups were' established Service, Key Post, Defence Force- which, in due course were all treated on a different basis when it came to for services rendered, recompense solatiums for hardships suffered, and emoluments for dependents. The dis- crimination-all unnecessary--created hard feelings, much discontent and jeopardised future loyalties. Anything of that nature must be avoided at all costs if there is to be compulsory National Service, a second time. And the best way to avoid any misunder- standings is for Government, as soon as it has completed registration, to announce a detailed National Service scheme, its component units, how they will function, and the conditions under which everyone will serve in a time of emergency, including, of course, emolu- ments and dependents welfare. The emphasis on this aspect is not engen- dered by mercenary calculations, but is stimulated by a lively recollection of the mistakes of omission committed in 1940 and which had such unfor-, tunate results. Government need have no fear about the loyal response” of British subjects in Hongkong to any call of duty, but those same people are entitled to guarantees that they and their dependents will not be neglected either while they are doing their appointed jobs or after they have been completed; more especially will they insist that next time there is nothing remotely, suggesting discrim). I nátory treatment. For the rest the
Colony's. British; bubjects will contem-- plato a call to servics with equanimity;:
Peace
on
Treaties For Japan
channels"
re
and
and urgent problems which must be actved and in Asia the rise of new nations and now national units must be recognised if peace is to be secured on a basis of Justice and prosperity.
The Agency did not give any "The Prime Ministers of the be possible to avoid a great deal figures on the number of accl- Commonwealth had agreed that of acrimonious dispute which dents or loss to property and at this critical time it was might arise if the Communists lives, but said that the situation desirable to supplement thought to use the conference as was so serious that
distus-
UNIQUE QUALITY the direc- reinforce by personal a propaganda forum.
"The Commonwealth has the tors of all the chief rallway alons the regular exchange at This official said that while no administration bureaus in Tien- Information and views which is unique quality of embracing
decision flask
had been taken on tsin, Tsinan, Taiyuan and maintained at all times through nations and peoples from every the matter, the United States Hengyang had been reprimand-the
in Commissioner's
continent. Our own meetings High hoped to carry the bence need
Commonwealth capitals.
have, therefore, given ta tlations clear through" in the
said
of special knowledge and have "Against the background way it has begum them by can launched to eliminate
a movement was
loft
us with a special sense bureau-the common understanding. thus sulting with the other 12 mem-cratic red-tape in the railway secured,
responsibility. decisions can be of the Far Eastern
"We are,
both jointly Caminission and Ceylon and administrations and a series of reached more readily by Com-
severally, pledged to peace. Governments new safety measures put into monwealth
(Continued on Page 18, Col. 3) force. The situation im-apecific questions of polley, proved somewhat towards the "The discussions which the end of the year, when
Prime Ministers hové held the- number of accidents was re during the past 10 days over duced by about 40 percent, but a wide range of lopies have once It was still a serious problem,
again revealed a harmony of
that gives the sense the Agency added.
confidence and strength in this
bers
Korea.
STOP PRESS
City Street
Hold-Up
op
TAXATION ARREARS' Tax evasions and defaults are The main purpose of the
time of international tension, posing a serious economie prob-
lem for the
the Chinese Communists present meeting was to review In Shanghal. The
International situation, and The the The Liberation
tion to consider what further pool- Daily reported that practically ve
notion Commonwealth
all factories, arms and shops in Governments could
the elty are in debt to the gov
In broad daylight and inement Some of the tax pay-secure and preserve world peace.
ment arrears dated as far back
tako to
"There was agreement on the the midst of a thick pave as the last quarter of 1949. By urgency and importance of pent ment crowd, two gunmen the end of last year, only about moting a satisfactory selfiement
the For shot a man, whom they tried 17 percent of the arrears had
"The current discussions on to rob outside the Des been paid up. Voeux Road entrance of the the paper
The Communist organ said this question in the First Com- Industry was the mitee of the General Assembly Gloucester Hotel shortly be worst offender, A survey show of the United Nations were kept fore 11 4.m. today, the ed that it had paid only 27 per-under daily review during the On the alarm being raised, ont of the taxes levied in 1950. cource of the meeting and the
Prime Next came the sugar Industry Commonwealth the gunmen dispersed, one which was 40 percent in ar- were able to exchango' views ro- running cast and the other rears,
garding the means by which their representatives The Daily sold that the gov York could beat advance those in Now west.
The latter turned ernment has called upon the discussions into Pedder Street then Industrial and trade guilds to discussions towards a successfull through the lane at the side stand up to the pledge in the co their carent hope that "Putriotic Covenant which of. Jardins's... new building ev had signed as their, con- the fresh approach which has
Into Theatre Lane. “
conclusion.
Ministers
tribution to the Anti-American now been made in the First There Mr Leo Landau, and ̈ Ald-to-Korts Movement. Committee may lead to a seille- | proprietor of Jimmy's Kit The pledge said, "We shall payment of outstanding issues in
chen, stopped and grappled our faxes promptly United the. For Emet, Frenc with the man and managed
to disarm him:with
The other gunman man-
aged to get away.
The victim was shot several times and was taken
Press
Eight Killed In Alr Crash
1 Capetown, Jan, 12. to hospital by ambulance killed when an ainorait
At least eight people were His condition is serious. He nine, miles. Aum. Izopo, Natal, | lost a quantity of blood today
The police mak
which alalaad the pavement qutside the Gloucesterners wer; on + boar
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