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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951.

GENERAL

The oldest living former Vienna choir boy is 92-year-old Hans Windsperger of Kaltenleutgeben, near Vienna, who started to sing with the choir 80 years ago and still sings. Three of the youngest members of the present choir are shown above paying him a visit and singing in celebration of his birthday.-London Express

Congress Pledged

To Secrecy

Washington, Jan. 31. President Truman pre- sented to Congress mem- hers today the outline of America's bircest tax in-. crense ever-reported to be about $10,500 million.

The Congress members, who deal with legislation, were asked to keep secret

everything discussed in this

"Day as you go" plan to finance the United States defence effort.—Reuter.

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Service.

American Tributes To Chinese Reds' Qualities Fighting

On the Western Front in Korea, Jan. 31. General Matthew B. Ridgway, the Comman- der of the Eighth Army, who visited the Western front today, praised the fighting qualities of the Chinese Communist soldiers opposing the United Nations forces north of Suwon.

"They stay in their well-constructed trenches no matter how much artillery or air strikes are put on them," he said.

days to complete

MACARTHUR

CONFIDENT

OF

KOREA OUTCOME

Lake Success, Jan. 31.

General MacArthur reported to the United Nations today that it was within the capabilities of_his_troops "to continue to inflict staggering losses" upon the Chinese Com- munist forces in Korea.

The statement was made in one of his periodic} reports to United Nations headquarters covering the operations of the United Nations command for the period December 1 to 15 last.

General MacArthur said that during the period covered by the report, interrogation of Chinese Communist prisoners. revealed both the extent of Chinese participation in Korea and basic Chinese intentions.

Eisenhower's Report On Europe Trip

of the Chinese Communist

America's Role At Colombo

London, Jan. 31

a Government for

statement

Barbara Seeks Divorce

Hollywood, Jan. 31.

Mim Barbara Blanwyck filed a sult today to divorce Robert Taylor, ending their 11-year marriage,

The

notreas charged Taylor with extreme ernel- tr. She said when they were separated on Decem- ber 15, she was fred of being a wife by long- distance telephone.-United

Fres

LACK OF

UNITY THE DANGER

Los Angele, Jan. 31. The former Prime Minister of Belgium, M. Paul Henri Spank; told a luncheon nudience today that lack of Arm agreement

He said he had no doubt left A Labour Peer, Lord mong the large nations of the that "it has long been the plan Calverley, asked in Parliament United Nations was the grotest.

danger

ger facing the non-Com-

However, ho told a group of

plishmen is

authorities to commit as much clarifying the position of the munist world.

to open

He

of their war resources in man-United States at the next Com- power and materials as may be monwealth conference in Ceylon, civic business leaders. "Acoom- necessary to ensure the destruc-

a long word. We tion of the United Nations com-

long Lord Ogmore, Parliamentary are a way from a united we are getting there mand and prevent the United Secretary to the Commonwealth step by

step." Nations from bringing order and Relations Ofice, told him in a

praised the employment unication to all of Korea. written reply that the meeting

which

Eisenhower and in of General due was General MacArthur said that Colombo on Feb. 12 was not

called his selection a Ane begin-. Washington, Jan. 31. the Communist centres of the solely a Commonwealth con- ning in the encouragement of

Europe by the United States. General Dwight Eisen-world had sought to "propagan-ference.

was M. Spank said Europo dise" he idea that the United hower reported to Pre- Nations

to command had been

The report of the Common- "prepared surprise many" and sident Truman and

the shattered by the Chinese attacks wealth Consultative Committee, was now ready to assume fuller

met last in London in

its own de reponsibility for Cabinet today on his re- in November (after the opening which

Aud. hope fenoo "End September, stressed the

under General cent survey of Western of General MacArthur's

The War"

that it would be possible for Elsenhower, It could succeed. European defences and

They

bollove

not make the take part fully in the Colombo the progress being made in the have sought to create non-Commonwealth countries to He added, however, "I strongly

Illusion of a major tactical pan (for the development of mistake

the of resurrecting At-disaster--to point to Chinese South and South-East Asia) In French Army or the Belgian

Communist intervention in the

the near future, Lord Ogmore Army or the British Army. We conflict As solely General Eisenhower Said Korean

I added.

Army must afterwards that he hoped his responsive to our own taclical

to work for one mission increased decisions and movements.

The United States Suropean

"All of this is pure and chances for world peace

averestimated the sense security.

establishing a unified lantic Pact Army.

the White House, where

the

offensive).

HIGH MORALE

"The United Nations

CLOUDING ISSUE

non-

Plan

North No Fundamental

Differences

we must

have one EUS

Ernest Bevin Progressing

London, Jan. 31.

of He

Representatives of the поп- Commonwealth countries in the South and South-East Aslan area attended the London meet the Communists in Europe. He lunched alone with Mr

ing as observers, he said. added that Marshall aid had Truman, then the two went to

As at the London meeting, stopped

of Com- the growth com-invitations to the forthcoming muniem and raised her industrial general reported to the Cabinet mand is in excellent shape with Colombo meeting had been sent capacity 15 per cent above pre at a 55-minute meeling. The high morale, conspicuous self to Burma, Thailand, Indonesia war. Only Italy and France

said General White House

confidence and marked battle and the Associated States of had sizable Communist move- his Eisenhower "summarised

emciency." Eisen

Indo-China, as well as to the ments and the next elections conversations at the various

"It is in no sense a defeated Commonwealth countries con- would reflect a substantial de- national capitals he has visited

command," General MacArthur cerned.

cline, according to M. Spaak. during the last three weeks and

continued

M. Spank flies to Denver on The Ceylon Government had their gave an account of the progress "The only way to get them four

"The entry of Communist

also Invited the United States, Thursday.-United Press. out is to get into their trenches trenches. They placed thein-that is being made toward the and kill them. They are well- selves in such a position that we establishment of a unified Era China Into the Korean conflict and the Philippines. (The United

Tisk -རt ་

inherent in

Our States has accepted the invita- force." trained and well-disciplined." could not attack one position pean defence

Korean operations for their completely General Ridgway also praised without

exposing

tion). Reuter. The White House Press secre- very inception-was responsive the

tary, Mr Joseph Short, refused alone to decisions long Chinese Communists for ourselves to other positions.

deter- of concealment, their methods

elaborate on "I recognise in this exactly to

of the tone

mined upon and given effect the General Elsenhower's report. "They are experts in conceal the same tactles used by

destruction of would come out to by the saying that ment and camouflage and they Japanese against us in Burma.

The Secre- Korean satellite forces. work hard

morrow morning. at digging deep. And possibly some of the nich

planned the tary of the Interior, Mr Oscor trenches with under- who had dug o narrow

We attacked today Chapman, said he found Eisen- sitions

who is ill with ground tunnels linking them,"

about them in the same hower's report "very informa "The principal factor under-

continuing to he salt.

"And we

their place and at the same time as I live and host helpful".

and most have found

lying the existing situation-that

good progress, a Foreign Tokyo, Jan. 31. in E hard

Burme."

Omee spokesman said tonight. them did back

Later

Eisenhower the United Nations command is pays

Sir Alvary D. Gascoigne, the Front line officers who fought also rep

reported to the standing now opposed by the combined head of the

The Foreign dividends."

Secretary, who United Kingdom is nearly 70, was taken serious- Lieutenant Kenneth Schneid- the Japanese in the last warr

the North Atlantle war resources of Communist Liaison Mission In Tokyo, Froup of

told ly ill last week Tomorrow China-has become

with a patch backed up the American have several times in the last

Treaty organisation.

somewhat the Japanese Press today he of pneumonia on one Jung Commander's statement when few days remarked on the strik- he will report to an informal obscured by, this task of pro- believed that Britain and the

of Congress and paganda tending

to cloud the United States had no fundamen-

following an attack of influenza. he described a battle between ing similarity between the Chi-Joint session

Communist

inthen report tactles

to the nation by real issue.

**—Reuter. his tanks and 200 Chinese Com-Bese

tal differences Korea and the Japanese tactics rodle on Friday night,

The United Nations command, Japanese

regarding treato. munists In a tiny pine forest

in the last war-Reuter. today.

President Truman, the Cabinet due to

to intervening circumstances Speaking to the local Press in POSITION PERFECTLY Lieut. Schneider sald: ་་་་

and the military already are sold quite beyond its power to con- a farewell Info:view prior to his Fighting In Burma of

SATISFACTORY advanced to within 50 feet the pine

before forest

they

Tokyo, Jan. 31. Lieutenant-General Matthew opened fire. They sniped

with rifles and machine-Ridgway, United States Eighth any Army Commander, today de- guns from their foxholes time

much cribed the situation anyone showed a whisker. The would not leave their foxholes until we were almost over the top. Then they leapt up and ran back 20 or 30 yards LO other foxholes and started Bring again.

work

a5

at

"They fought tenaciously and well, and they seemed ready to

dic

factory.

on

General

редес

Д

on the idea of sending Americantrol was unable to complete the departure on Feb. 7, Sir Alvary

of troops to Europe. It is Congress execution

it's prescribed said he hoped that Japan's that General Eisenhower must mission.

the

Clash South

Secretary,

Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign

pneumonia,

make

is

th-

Attlee Silences His

Rongcon, Jan. 31. Burmese Government troops acy, whose birth he wit convince and all signs indicate "It is within Its present

would be retained and killed 47 Karens and wounded he is the man that can do the capabilities, however, to con- bezome full-fledged.

many mor in two engagements Sr Alvary leaves his Tokyo in the Myaungmy area, 60 miles the job. In the foreign policy debate tinue to inflict staggering losses Korean western front "in a way cf recent weeks, only compara-upon this new enemy and cause post next month for recesign- south of Rangoon, it was that Monty understands-per-lively few Republican Congress an enormous and progressive ment-Reuter.

nounced here today.-Reuter, fectly satisfactory."

men hava taken an outright attrition to Chinese Communist Visiting Puerto Rican troops stand

ngainst sending any forces in Korea," the report camped at the front in a batter-American

ground forces to sald-Reuter. ed Korean village in two feet

Europe. Even Senator Robert of mud churned up by United

Taft, who touched off Nations vehicles, he said, "The situation now is perfectly satis debate, eeks only a Congres

sionally-set limit on the number Field-Marshal Mont- to be sent.-United Press. Schneider said that the only gomery would know what I thing likely to shift such mean. fighters From their trenches **I was under him In the would be the use of fame-Ardennes in December, 1944 throwing tanka

with the Eighteenth Airborne "Flame-throwing would be an Corps. expensive way of killing them "Monty was so surprised at but it would be worth the such a report from me that he sent the message back for veri- Aeation. I sent il back again ·

London, Jan. 31.

unit near Phatdiem, 00 miles Members of Parliament as “brilliant.” and a few days later we stop- About 15,000 members

south of Hanol, according to a ped General von Runstedt and

Air Force are communique today from Salgon, For two and a quarter hours, the Prime who then went on to the offensive," the American

together the capital of stationed in Britain

Indo-Minister and most of his Ministers faced the -Reuter.

with 1,500 sailors and 25 China.

thirty bucks of the taxpayers money to kill one Communist," he said.

BURMA TACTICS Major Stewart Carse served with the Chinese forces in Burma and China during the last war, sald that the Com- munists on the

U.S. Airmen

In

Britain

of

Of Hanoi

Party

Critics

London, Jan. 31.

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, is

Paris, Jan. 31. reported to have silenced foreign policy and re- French Union troops killed 15 armament critics in his own Labour ranks today Vietminh and captured five in

a violent clash with a Vietminh with a private speech described afterwards by

French

soldiers, the Air Minister, Mir The French so regained Parliamentary Labour Party behind the locked Korean front Dunkirk Protest Labour Member, Mr Fred and grenag

and grenades in the action,

were using tactics learned action against the Japanese.

in

He said: "The formation we

met today was just the kind of

thing we used to

Burma. The Chinese Commun- German

Durdiri, Jan. 31.

had asked for

to

Arthur Henderson, said tockiy,

stocks of mortars doors of a room in the House of Commons. Longdan, who

French Navy river units rank

Left-wing and pacifist critkes y The critics, about 20 strong, hese figures in the House of 30 Vietminh sampans loaded

know with ammunition near Thaibinh, argued that Britain should try expressed dismay at the United All dockets went on strike Tommons, wanted

with Russia to negotiate

for a Nations decision to brand Chiria run into in here today in protest against how long "this humiliating-00-00 miles southeast of Hanol. The settlement before embarking on an aggressor, and others argued

also said that rearmament. The cupation was likely to last.

communique

her полу

£4,700 milion anns that the re-urming of Germany that Commando raid destroyed two drive. Henderson replied

was a mistake likely to pro Isto had dug in thoroughly. It strike was expected to last until

he could not accept Mr Long- Vietminh camps in the Aunom- must have taken them three or late today--Reuter.

But Mr Affee is said to have voke Russia, and the coastal region, den's comment. The Americans Lac

bis Mr Attico gave a review of would be retained here so long Air Force successfully attacked rallied a big majority to

the insistence that the atms of British policy from the interests Vietminh concentrations north side with necessary in

roust be from 1045 41 now. Tonkin negotiations of common defence, he added. of Phulangthuong, in

strength and not from weak- de-Province. Mr Anthony Eden, the

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Members of Parliament said that Mr Attles answered the puty leader of the Opposition, A widespread series of French ness.

Members of Parliament salt criticism that Britain is allowing naked: "Are not all welcome reconnaissance patrols and am-

be dragged at the who freely come and freely bushes resulted in 23 Vietminh afterwards that & was a vely herself to

of American foreign go?" There was so further re-soldiers being kled

policy-Reuter. ply.Router.

captured, Reuter.

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