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HK Embargo Talks: Clarke Returns Το London

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

London, Feb. 22.

The Director of Commerce and Industry. Hongkong, Mr A. G. Clarke, is due to arrive in London tonight from Washington with- out, it is believed, much progress to report on the talks concerning the American em- bargo on the shipment of goods to Hongkong and Macao

Lack of any announcement either in Washington or London, coupled with the departure of Mr Clake, has given rise to conjecture whether the talks have broken down.

Sight Empty Lifeboats

Better Deal For Service Families

(Our Own Correspondent)

London, Feb. 22.

The welfare of Bervice- men's families in Hong- kong is to be raised "in Partlament next week.

Brigadier - General Terence Clark is to ask the Minister of Defence if he will grant local overseas allowances 10 Service personnel who have loft their families in Hongkong and Malaya.

Chinese

Red

Suggests Peace Pact

Berlin, Feb. 22. Til WIN denied by the Кие Mo-jo, # Deputy Colonial Office spokesman this | Minister of Communist evening but he would give no China, today called for 4 comment when further asked

whether it could be stated that peace pact between his na-

United tion, the

States, Russia, France, and Great Britain.

progress had been achieved,

It is understood that the Pearl Harbour, Feb. 22. talks will continue now on the Two crupty lifeboats have heen sighted by a vessel which diplomatie level.

He did no! define for the

Established 1845

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1951.

KOREA WAR FRONT LATEST

Americans

On

Outskirts Of Hoengsong

Tokyo, Feb. 23.

American doughboys slogged up to the outskirts of Hoangsong, the first objective of their central Korean offensive, today as steel-tipped Allied columns lunged at Com- munist strongholds across a 60-mile front.

General Douglas MacArthur announced that UN spearheads gained three to four miles at various points along the front on Thursday, but an Eighth Army communique said that stubborn enemy resistance on the west flank limited the advance north of Chipyong to 1,000 to 2,000 yards.

One American woutfit shot forward 10 miles on the east central front encountering no re- sistance but it started from Chechon well south of the general line of jump off points. Four American 'divisions; Pyongchang road toward these sandwiched between troops Pyongchang, another initial detained enations meet lo work out a from Britain, Canada, Australlo, objective which was only three Far New Zealand and South Africa] miles away this morning. They peared nortlivard In the third met only light and scattered rainy day of Gen. MacArthur's resistance

the Thursday, new offensive which has caused Eighth Army Headquarters said.

Troops of the Reds 3,134 casualties.

another American On the east rank, American ilviainn, which slammed for other material" troops pushed up the Yongwol-ward 12 alles through rugged

searching for 12 mlsing! M- Clarke his speat sume

ezewisen of the sunken Noma Washington urging the

pro-Soviet World Peace Come

the exact nature of the treaty

心 had in mind.

was linked to yester-

wegian freighter Florentine, theer, us ofeet of the embarko un Navy gaud today.

Terposal Honkong despite the partial

The ran hip American Mail:- of the embargo in order day's

tor el guards chipped prior to Pietro the two the enbarth and budynek buri passed en bo

roste.

and various drift objects, and added:

"Will keep on until over the position of the sinking, then head west or downwind".

peaceful

suggestion by

Menni that

ان

Italy's

settlement

also urged

to aid North with medical

The Americans have had im- Eastern difficulties. preset on them the necessity

The for longkong to have shipments!

Chinese in order to carry on normal in-friendly nations

Koren dustrial activities and that no

quickly supplies and

Wednestly morning in a storm question arises of such shinen5 which he did not specify.

criticised what Kuo bitterly be called the American-institut-

The Florentine sank on 150 miles south of Iwo Jima, inng their way to China. The British steamer Silver

Proposals by which shipments Maple picked up at least 20er constimer goods might be survivors, including the Cap-licensed by the American au

ed remilitarisation of Japan and CNAC Issue In fain, whose name was not thorities on certification by the said his

government would ported. The 4,880 ton freighter 17angkang authorities that such not tolerate it." was en route from the Philip gods will be atsed either for

for a Ave-nation His plan pines to San Francisco,

local consumption or for pra- Navy officials sold the Ameri- cessing for trans-shipment

for et apparently Implied bypass- Malls message did not un-Clilacse destinations, seeming the United Nations, which further identify the Bebents, to hang fire, judging from latest has been castigated by severul

can

Search craft, Including five reports from Washington. Haney from th

leading Council LS-dominated.

as

members

that

has

en US Andersen the Air Force Base at Guam and Mr Clarke, who is expected

Takelma, to report to the Secretary

In fact, Kuo stressed of the US Navy tug

has the United Nations, by naming have been looking for a life-State for the Colonies,

an "nggressor," .bont believed to contain the 12 arranged to fly back to Hong-China as

to a peaceful crewmen--Associated | kong this week-end: --London barred the way missing

Korea-presumably solution in Express Service.

through the UN itself. But the five power canference, the in- ference was, could be a differ- ent matter.

Press

NATURALISED

1

HKDF_Promotion

diver Flery oratory-none gent from Kremila propaganda patterns continued into the second day today as

Council

Notification was made in the The promotion of Pilot Omeer Cazette this morning that the G. H. Proudman, DFC, to be privilege of British Naturalisa-Flying Officer in the Hongkong tion has been conferred on Mrs Auxiliary Air Force has been members for some 80 nations Stanislawa Zoledowska, house-approved by HE the Governor, discussed how to prevent the wife, who took the Oath of the Gazette announced this rearmament of West Germany Allegiance on February 3, 1951, morning.

and Japan-Associated Press,

COMMENT OF THE DAY

MAN

Hongkong's "Prosperity"

JANY visitors to Hongkong these days, including it may be said. newspaper correspondents, are prone to take in with one sweeping glance our window-laden shops, our streams of ultra-smart limousines, our busy harbour, our teeming thoroughfares, our spick and span gloss, and then announce to the world that the Colony is vulgarly prosperous, needs до sympathy and certainly no assistance in dealing with any of its problems, either social or economic. Yet whe- ther Hongkong today is healthily prosperous raises a big question mark. There are many superficial signs of wealth and plenty, beneath which are discernible to those who wish to find them, much more positive signs of poverty and distress, of appallingly diffi- cult living conditions, of inflation which slices the purchasing value of wages and salaries by half, of inability to expand and maintain health services because of inadequate finances. A number of voluntary charitablo ganisations are promoting expansion schemes at the present time, yet they cannot be completely confident that the general public will be in a position to give the required financial support necessary to full and maintain the projecta; nor can they depend on Government grants being sufficiently increased to enable their work to go forward. One of the big problems of social welfare and. health services is that they have to cater very largely for refugees to the Colony, hot incon siderably at the expense of the true Hongkong · ́ ́realdont. The charge against the community is substantial, makes a constant drain on the publie purse and is irrecoverable. This is either not understood or Ignored by those people who would - aver that Hongkong is too prespérolas for words

or-

Parliament

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, Feb. 22.. The case of the Hong- kong aircraft which aro claimed by the Chinese Communist Government and an American civil air- ing will be raised again in Parliament next week,

Air Commodore A. V. Harvey Lo to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies on Wednesday If he will make a statement. on the subject.

These aircrafi originally belonged to the China National Aviation Corpora- tion and C.A.T. and are now at Kai Tak airport

on

mountains with no Communist opposition on Thursday, was

force abreast that

Just west

of It.,

American doughboys who sloshed through ankle-deep mud

to the south-west outskirts of Hoengsong on Thursday met no However, 10,000 to troops

resistance.

16,000

froh Chinese

ahead of them were reported and Eighth

the

Army said that strong heavy enemy concentra- tions also were reported on their flank 10 miles west of Wonju. The ROK troops moved out in that direction but encountered only Ught resistance soven miles west of Wonju,-United Press.

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A.Korean civilian gives a "piggy-back" ride to his father across an icy river, when fleeing to safely from the Chinese Communists. This is a typical native method of evacuating those who cannot walk.-London Express Service.

Bleak Outlook For Britain

Birmingham, Feb. 22.

A worsening coal shortage confronts Britain with the

STOP PRESS

Aussies Lose

Cheap Wickets

perll of having many more At Melbourne

and

of its factories shut many of its people workless, cold and miserable by truders struck hard an enemy March.

to Imit # crisis СУСЛ

The England attack had two

was

THE FIFTH TEST

Tedious Australian Batting

48 Runs In 90 Mins

on

After 90 minutes of dis- appointing defensive cricket an easy-paced wicket, Australia were 48 runs for one wicket at the luncheon interval of the first day's play of the fifth and final Test Match botween Aus- tralia and England, which; began at Melbourne this morning.

Australin lost the wicket of Jimmy Burke, when the score; Blood at 23 to a catch by Tattersall at square leg, and Morris and Hassett remained the not out batsmen.

Accurate bowling by Eng→ land's opening bowlers, Bedser and Bailey

additional

factor to Junch

was an

Australla's low pre- their

score, Striking

length from the very first ball,~- they held the initiative from the beginning and kept it right Lhrough the morning's play; which produced only one four.

Brown lost the toss for the fourth time in five Tests ond Hassett decided to take rat lease of what proved to be Д batsmen's wicket, sending in Morris and Burke Australia's innings.

SMALL CROWD Play began

open

under glorious

sunshine before 2 rather. Emall crowd for a Mel- bourne Test match, number- ing between

10,000

and

12,000. Although the wicket was easy, the "oulfeld was still damp, with patches of mud from the showers of the last.." few days.

any

from These

Beriser and Bailey opened England's attack. and with. thom keeping a good length and the batsmen not taking risks, runs came very came mainly shots played to the onside or from · push strokes to the gully. Morda Orst eight runs wers from singles and so were Burke's first four runs. After having bowled four overs and conceded only ave runs, Bedser was relleved by Brown. Put on at the other end two overs later, Bodser met with instant Sucross.

His frst ball to Burke pitched outside the leg stump was turn- ed by the batsman into the

198

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ovation

of it

50 A

road traffic again last night claiming the destruction or There appears to be no way domage of 33 vehicles in attacks to avoid I. Only a combina~] devastating periods. The first throughout North Korea, Major tion of circumstances favourable General Earle Pattridge said in

to the utmost, including a long Believe It Or Not his morning summary of air

action

run of warm weather, is likely Department

Fifty-six sorties were down moderate proportions. during the hours of darkness and approximately 150 vehicles The Arms Industry, just now were spotted by the fur ranging beginning to roll on expanded B-26s and F-825, The majority output, may be crippled--per- of the vehicular attacks were haps for weeks-at critical made along highways between Lime. Hamhung and

Half an hour-before-close-se hunds of Tattersall at square.

Burke had taken ......... play on the first day of the Bfth-

minules to score 11 runs. Test at Melbourne, Australia

Hassett had scored 184 runs for the lass

received a tremendous of seven wickets.

tion from the crowd when he came in to join Morris, much.

In appreciation for his re-...

of Victoria to after lunch when F. cent leadership.

victory, Brown took three wickets with the Sheffield Shield out personal loss and changed and was unbraica with 10 runs the score from 115 for 1 to 123 when the hunch interval came.” to for 4.

THE SCOREBOARD Australia, ~ 1st Innings Morris, not out Hasselt, not ou! Burke, e Tattersall, b Bedser

Exxtras

Total

80 Times Round World On

Ilb Of Fuel

Wonsin. Five

Thom Hassett and Graham Hole (playing in his first Test) added 33 for the fifth wicket.

When the score reached 149, England took the new ball and Fimost immediately Badser

hed He bowlce Hele the

batsman

having

scored 18, had Ian Johnson

trains were observed by the in- Many other industries, vital

150, truders with three claimed to the nation's economy, likely | damaged.

will be confined to

part time work or even shut down.com- Flying 438 effective sorties

pletely. yesterday, Fifth Air Force fighters and light bombers in- Some believe a sovere in-

Washington, Feb. 22. dicted approximately 700 dustrial den! In Britain New strides toward deve-casualties on enemy troops. In may gravely damage the whole lopment of the first atom-attacks on buildings housing European Defence Programme. powered aeroplane-a craft enemy troops and supplies, the since Britain is the keystone of that might fly 80 times is claimed to have destroyed this end of the Atlantic alliance. around the world on one pound of fuel-were dia- closed today.

been

447 structures.-United Press.

Tokyo, Feb. 23.

With British economy able to strike out on its own for the first Ume since the war, it re- mains shaky and delicate with- out Marshall Ald, which was suspended at the end of the American Assistance, year,

available if desired, may. be asked again.

LIGHT OPPOSITION

United Nations troops in the Climaxing four years of inten- centre of the 60-mile "Opera sive research, the Air Force and tion Killer" attack north today the Atomic Energy Commission | reported no sile,

SL, Opposition on announced that the first phase the cast-west line through shell-

the programme to produce an battered Hoengsong, atomic plane has now who

This town guards the main

CUTS UNAVOIDABLE completed.

pass through the mountains of central Korea and was where Mr Alfred Robens, Parlia- This

the top whe

secret the Chinese

Communists, who mentary Secretary to the Minis. "NEPA" project. The initials still hold it, threw in the main try of Fuel, told nowemen that stand for "Nuclear Energy for weight of their defeated coun- an acute coal shortage may Propulsion of Aircraft."

|ter-offensive last week,

strike by March 1. He said cuts South Koreans on the right in cool supplies to Industries of "NEPA" marks the trans- flank of the three-day-old Uni- cannot be avoided, even with tion from slide-rule theory to ted Nations attack met heavy the best weather,

tenance of services such as the anti-TB Society, the Lepers Society, the wel fare and relief camps for destitute refugees, and a score of other worthy charitable undertakings which, with existing resources, can only feebly tackle the manifold social problems and evils of the day. The cost of running these services mounts daily; flag days and Government subventions are in- sufficient to provide required revenue. The result is further appeals to the general public for more generous dona- tions and subscriptions which cannot readily be forthcoming under existing conditions. Government in the coming financial year must commit the Colony to heavy spending on defenco and security which, Indirectly, is to help protect the interests of those would jeer at us and criticise us, And this means there will be no surplus funds for increased official support of the Colony's charitable institutions and undertakings. Wherefore the much- needed, but nonetheless courageous plans for developing the fight against Tuberculosis in Hongkong and for én- larging the scope of social welfare work may be frustrated through lack of funds. To contend that Hongkong does not qualify for Пssistance through, for example, the World- Health Organisation, because of its' prosperity is to lose sight of the Colony's "antional income" and its true. resources for financing and maintain- ing health and social services required by a population of two million people.. No matter how. impressive the facade of Hongkong may appear to the vialtor and critic, its prosperity, is not of the typa that allows the Colony to provide anything like the soulal services to: which a community of ita dimensions. is entitled. We would ask our critica to bear that in mind when pointing an

and fails to qualify for any qutarde.. accuslugu ingerat ? our “vulgar

help in the development! I and a main vis prosperity

A

Informants said the completion

east of

the dmiting board where blue-resistance last might and this Robons" said the Government prints will be drawn for con- morning a few miles atruction of an experimental Wonja, south from longong gramme for Industries to be is working out a priority pro- model of the atom-powered

They fought North Koreans kept going, if possible. Others | neroplane engine.

for six hours last night with un-would shut down. Top known result, Until now, the work has

saye Robens, good to Jectrie Communist communique pos

high on centred almost entirely.

stations. Others on

power for February 20, monitored the

Works Aring mathematical computationa and

here claimed that theoretical possibilities.

the Complants and factories producing munista Inflicted 2,000 Officials declined to speculate ties in "annihilating out export goods Bad weather can *a Bouth knock even the priority list on

Iri regiment on how long it might take before Korean

the the head by halting or slowing

arco.

the first atomle plane is bullt, aimed 38 United Nations/hipments 'from mine to mill;?: The · boat guosa eccsgod to be plance

several years.

(as having been' shot Coal is practically Britain's down, by Seoul's anti-aircraft only resource for power, and It was noted that General defences in Carbonih "fill the makes all gas used by blast fur Hoyt & Vandenberg, Ale Chief middle of February and three naces and kitchen ranges. Il by Communist takes about 9,000,000 tons of Gight is closer than most people comun rdfline.

South Korean marines

nee landed sween mino and are to keep Today's

lay's ferat announcement on two ladanda kant. came less than wreak unter Spolul Rasio cald that the Bioarolles now total only about AEC Commissioner. Summer T. North Korean, Sarp had freed. 10,000,000 tons leaving a Fice, disclosed that the Grat sat Bouhy H [stomild plant for US mübojaxtawi | Why

of Stall, suid · recently atomic shina ahli Anga X2 SPY/CORBIS, where cost-in; constant movement

dustry

sonant ways of about. 1,000,000

Lens Whlen Erbasu thang wo days'

1bw ten runs later, Johnson having scored ene, and then. Brown had Hassett caught by Hutton for 92, the score being 104.

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