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REDS PUSH HARD TOWARD SEOUL Great Battle
Raging
Tokyo, Apr. 26.
Allied counter-blows jolted the Red offensive
to a standstill in central Korea yesterday, but a mighty push on Seoul rolled the Western front back 10 miles from the 38th Parallel.
The greatest and perhaps decisive battle of the Korean war raged on a straight United Nations line across the western front 18 miles above Seoul,
river
An Eighth Army communi-1 and that the UN forces defend- que sald that Communist rein-inst the invasion route to Scoul
"heavy under
enemy forcements were pouring across were their Imiln
beachheal pressure,"
Lieut-Gen. James Van Fleet, Cominander
the Eighth of Army, said in an order of the day 1s his men that they had proved their superiority in the first three days of the offensive. and he and the Allied Supremie Concaunder "haya complete
fidence
Mystery Of Missing Briton
Aunerionn
Train Tragedy: Death Toll Now 103
Yokohama, Apr. 25.. The death roll in the blazing electric train disaster here yesterday has now reached 103, it was officially announced today.
Seven of the dead were American soldiers. The two front coaches of the train caught fire, trapping the passen. gers-Reuter,
Britain's Great
Need Of
Raw Materials
the
London. Apr. 25. Air Beibert Morrison, your ultimate Foreign Secretary, sald bere today that he was confident
and Allied troops the United States would not let brae.
d along the shortened The Britain go short of sufficient Landon, Apr. 23.
and fought shoulder to shoulder materials to. Rustnin ber Labour Member of Parliament, with the battle-grimed soldiers M. R. Sorensen asked in make a stone-wall stand west House of Commons on Wednes-
of Chumchon
where they halter a day what action the Government |
breakthrough. Tank-led
Riv
has taken to investigate reports Allied forera slashed at the that a Briten employed by the
economy.
He raised this burning topic. which has caused Cabinet re- signations, at a meeting of the of Com-
Emmerer of Ethiopia bad how of the Communist buise American Chomber
captured by nomad tribesmen in
Somaliland.
air
of Chunghan and merce. hunted a powerful tarist toward
London Surrounded by the that keystone base of the central i was frend The Briton, Erie Crang
representative of the United to the clinf
anrobanie
Al the southwest corner of the States, big business and Indus Ethiopian Emperor. A plane in itwazhen reservoir above Chun-try, Mr Morrison sald that the which he was flying disappeared chen, hard-pressed Allies battled world shortage of raw materials on March 20, and Crane's wife was informed on April 1 that reely against the vanguard of caused by the arms drive was striking causing the British Government #lage enemy force his was presumed dead.
south
serious anxiety.
The
had
PAN
make
adequate weaken the
of
of that sector. Minister of Slate Kenneth
PLANES FIELD DAY
"Failure to obtain Younger said in a written reply
United Nations aircraft had of that the Government
ancter "eld day" on Wednes-supplies would Somaliland protectorato
day when more than 2.500 whole economy, lower domestic begun a eearch as soon as the
pourlist Communists
over standards of life and force an valleys overseas deßleit by curbing ex- down plane had bern reported enissing
He said the search produced mountains and nothing and no evidence had fato South Koren were slaught ports,"
to support theered by Naval and Air Force been obtained
in day-long strikes being planes Crane Was report Mr
across the front. held captive.
A communique from the Air He sold the report might have
Force Headquarters this morn- been inspired by the offer of a reward for the discovery of the ing said that the constant ham- missing plane. The report was mering from the air was "de-
the atlockers. cimating" contained in a letter written by
1,000 low-level two Somalls who had not yet more
to a merchant of bombing and strailag attacks, been traced,
med claimed the Air Force alone Dircdawa.
1.500 enemy
casualties, while Mr. Younger added that Mrs 1,500
from Crane was informed her husband Naval aircraft operating
carriers off the coast said that Biler the was presumed dead
thousand High Court of Ethiopia had de- their estimate cided the occupants of the plane was based on reports from less were presumed dead-Associathan 50 percent of the sorties
Hlown.-United-Press. ted Press.
than
COMMENT OF THE DAY
IF
of a
Even the rearmament pro- gramme would suffer from the
effects general economic maus productionBut let me it clear the Foreign Secretary added: "It would cer- tainly not be our policy to let
the
first In that
Lake cuts or the main efforts."
So far as physically possible, Britain would protect both her defence programme and her ex- ports drive by taking the heavy burden of shortages on her cur- rant standards of life.
No other polley would fit the Government's view of the needs of national security-Reuter.
Japanese Treaty Differences
TF there is any quarrel with the con- tention that General MacArthur's dismissal has made no change in America's determination to free Japan politically and economically by conclu- sion of an early peace treaty, it rests on growing evidence that Washington's chief anxiety is to speed the process rapidly. What change has taken place is in the form of an increased sense of urgency, and it has not been deterred by British reluctance to subscribe to u peace settlement which does not provide adequate safeguards against the re- erection of Japanese totalitarianism, and a menace to allied trade interests. That the danger exists cannot be lightly ignored. There is good reason to believe that the shock of MacArthur's dismissal manifested itself in Japanese industrial circles largely in expression of fears that the event would strengthen Britain's voice in the framing of the final peace treaty. American recogni- tion of this effect of the impact of the Truman decision on the Japanese leaders, in fact explained the departure "of Mr John-Foster Dulles post-haste-to Tokyo. One of his purposes, of course, was to bring General Ridgway up to date on the major issues involved in the negotiations. The other and more important purpose was to reassure the bewildered Japanese people and their government that the change in com- mand would not cause any change in Allled policy. This action emphasises that MacArthur's fall meant not only a change of command in the war in Korea, but also in the top post of the Military Government controlling Japan, authorised to give directives to the Japanese civil government. In that post, MacArthur, undoubtedly did a first-class job. Some entitled to assess may assert that wariness is atill Imperative, that no lasting change of heart and outlook has been achieved in five years, and that the Japanese are merely watching and waiting. However,
important gains for democracy have been gained and these must not be jeopardised. The removal of MacArthur- has undoubtedly impaired the prestige of SCAP and the Japanese Government cannot enjoy full authority until n peace treaty has been put into effect. Mr Dulles sees no reason why an agree- ment should not be reached before mid- summer, but it may take little longer than that. Much can happen in the meantime if the hitherto firm, if benevolent, control should be replaced by inaction, confusion and delay. Among the reasons for MacArthur's stature in Japan was his knowledge of the Orient and his ability, until 10 months ago, to devote his entire atten- tion and energy to Japanese reconstruc- tion. His successor enjoys neither of these advantages. General Ridgway's experience in the Far East has been but flecting. He has been engaged, and brilliantly, in organising effective hammer-blows against the Communista In Korea, and exacting heavy tribute in
the war of manoeuvre, and his elevation to Supreme. Commander is unlikely to divert him from what he rightly regards as his principal task, A suggestion has been made and it seems worthy of Allied consideration that the purely military tasks facing General Ridgway be
the separated from administrative strains connected with the internal affairs of Japan. „The answer might aptly be the appointment of a
Commissioner civilian High familiar with Far East problems. That has been done in Germany with great benefit to all concerned. It is fair to assume that the example could be followed in Japan with equal benefit. The Far Eastern Advisory Committee has full authority to recommend the change. And unless the differences between Interested countries swiftly reconciled and a peace treaty Boon signed, nuch a chango recommends Itself,
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43 Die In Air Disaster Arms Aid
TWO PLANES IN
COLLISION
Aircraft
Training
Explodes
Key West, Florida, Apr. 25.
A four-engine Cuban airliner and a small Navy plane collided over Key West on Wednesday and plunged into the ocean less than a mile offshore, carrying 43 people to their deaths.
Three hours after the explosive collision
occurred, at 4,000-feet altitude in view of hundreds
of
HK "Gift Parcels" Held
By US Customs
San Francisco, Apr. 25.
It was disclosed on Wednesday that United States customs officers have withdrawn from the malls 27 "gift packages" destined for Hongkong, and holding 96 others for further checking.
Collector of Customs Paul Leake said the seizures aimed at stopping contraband shipments to the Hong- kong black market. Ho claimed penicillin recently found on Chinese captured in North Korea was traced back to Hongkong.
by 40 27
Boorish
sunbathers, 16 bodies had been recovered from Tirade By
the sea. Navy and Coast Guard search planes found no trace of any survivors.
The big silver-painted
air-
Einer, operated by Compani SORIANO
Cubana
de Aviacion,
Miami for Havana at: 4.03 p.m.,
GMT (1.03 am Thursday:
Hongkong time) with 34 passen. gers and a crew of five, It fell into the sea 42 minutes later.
the Uner Eyewitnesses said
and the Navy trainer, midge
Mr
50
RESIGNS
FROM PAL
... executives
Gromyko
Paris, Apr. 25. The Soviet deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Gromyko, warned the West tonight, "There will not be enough room in Korea for white crosses inter- over the graves of
Ir
tish
ant ex-
The Office of Interna- tional Trade approved the mailing of gift packages to Hongkong some six weeks ago. Customs agents
began checking packages on April 4. In the first few hours they found five containing a large number of vials each of penicillin, while other packages contained "size- able" shipments of strep-
and tomycin,
others, marked "clothes," 'lained Army uniforms. United Press.
con-
Funds
More For Defence
The
Secret Agreement
Disclosure by Mr Dean Acheson
Washington, Apr. 25.. The United States Secre- tary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, today announced ́n hitherto secret agreement between the United States and the Chinese Nationalist Government.
Undar It, American military ald to the Nationaliste
10
Formoen should be confined to müterial for "Internal security. and legitimate self-defence",
Mr Acheson released at his' press conference today the text of notes dated January 30 and February
9, 1951, exchanged between the Chinese Nationalist and United States Govern- ments.
In the notes the United States Government laid down specific conditions regarding the use and disposal of the aid being sent to Formosa,
It
these conditions.
warned that deliveries would be stopped if the Chinesa Nationalists departed. from
The Chinese Nationalist Government, In Its note of February, accepted the con altions,
and
condition was that'
sized In comparison, appeared to be alongside each other over
Manila, Apr. 26. the beaches when the trainer
The conditions are: "Firstly, Col, Andres Soriano and ventionists if the fighting
the Chinese Government will blew up. The explosion shear-
the does not come to an end." executives of
use the material to maintain ita ed off one of its wings and it op into the sea plummetted
with Philippines Air Lines have
Internal security for its legi- two-hour monologue A
timate self-defence. its four-man crew.
submitted their resignations | almost unparalleled in its belli-
Secondly, the The commercial
Government wouki plane stag-because of "undue inter-gerency, Mr Gromyko told the
Chinese gered along on a level courseference" in the management deputies: "There is
37th session of the Big Four
tako security measures to pre- vent the disclosure and com 3b018! seconds,
then went
Washington, Apr. 25. into a nose-dive and headed by government - appointed cellent remedy for the worry
promise of classifying milltary services or information; articles, directly
dispensing furnished by the toward
a group of members of the board of of the West in Korca-pull out
money -
the United States tourist cottages on the south directors,
and go home."
House Appropriations Com-Government." beach.
Then it veered to the
Mr Gromyko called the Bri-mittee voted on Wednesday The board rejected the TC- left
The former ard dropped into the
Prime Minister, water 1.200 yards offshore.
signations, made yesterday, but Frank Rogers, a Key Colonel Soriano told The Asso Mr Winston Churchill, a "can to give the armed forces the Chinese Nationalist Govern
personnel
give them facili- West carpenter and one of the clated Press this morning that nibal" and a "aggressor" for another $6,421,406,000 to ment agreed to receive American eyewitnesses, said it appeared.] his decision and that of the ls April 19 speech in the continue the build-up of the ties to see the use of the m
House of Commons. His "stlik was
tirade
Trade nation's military might. The tary assistance furnished, silenced only after the that the pligt. wrestled the
The 'notes defined military plane away from the beach to
ME British deputy, Ernest money was for use in the
materials Soriano said the pre- crowds avoid hitting the
as being "for the sent management and operating Davies, charged that the Soviet 1951 fiscal year.
detence of Taiwan (Formosa) sunbathers.
representative had insulted. His executives planned to continue Majesty's Government and had
Congress ad already provid-against attack." The big plane disappeared in their jobs until May 31 in un to a low level beyond the
military establishment Mr
Acheson beneath the surface,
said he did not and
order to
to assure continuance of the bounds of decency."
|with $42,474,000,000 in the cur-lmow why the exchange of Navy crash boat that reached
service
to Europe and the
notes had been kept secret or few minutes ne- the scene in a
United States as well as exten-
Mr Gromyko made his threat rent fiscal year.
Officials sald the military why they were now being ported there were no survivors.
sive inter island operations in
about Korea after claiming that Pieces of wreckage and articles
the Philippines.
all Soviet attempts to effect budget for the 1951 fiscal year, released Reuter. of clothing floated to the sur-
The Philippines
government settlement had been "torpedoed", which bogins on July 1, will be female body. face, then a
Other
owns 52 per cent of the stock of including preliminary overtures about $70,000,000,000. Navy vessels and a
the airline
The approval by the Appro- and appoints made between Marshal Stalin diving crew went
of priations Committee of almos! diately to assist the crash boat. directors.-Colonel Soriano owns statement in a very generalised vices this year was only $275,-
Gute majority of the board of 11 and Mr Jawaharlal Nehru
India. Mr Gromyko
for Gromyko made this $8,500,000,000 military ser Pan American World Air-
a substantial block of the re-**** ways,
with which
Campania maining
to 1000 less than requested. stock, Associated way, not appearing to refer Cubana de Aviacion is affiliated. Press.
any specific Stalin overtures but The Atomic Energy Com-
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. rather along the lines that Mar- mission was reported it was the first accl-
voted a supple-Herben Morrison, cancellet an dent of the Cuban airliner in 17
of $40,- appointment with the Egyptian. shat Stalin was, is of peace 800,000, $4,500,000 under its re- Ambassador, Amma Pasha, hee
mental appropriation years of operation.
Pan-American announced
of
A
list showing 20 passenger Americans, eight South Ameri- cans, and a crew of five Cubans in the missing airliner-As- sociated Press.
Oil Refinery
Security For Malaya
1
London, Apr. 25. Minister of Stale Kenneth Younger told the House of Commons on Wednesday Britain hopes to join the United States In a Pacific security system which will include arrange ments for defending war-torn
TOWN LOOTED
Strike Ends Mia country wants the pro-wa
|
The appropriation cluded:
also in-
Had To Cancel Appointment
London, Apr. 25.
ME
will
be proponent of After the conference, a British quest. The Committee instruct-cause of an urgent conference
Minister, source said fiatly: "If Mred the AEC to eliminate non-with the Prime Gromyke continues like this essential projects.
Clement Attler, today. another day, there won't be any
A Foreign Office spokesman conteronce."United Press.
said the suddenness of the Army, $2,850,504,000; Navy, Morrison conference with Mr. $1,045,812,000; Air Force, $1,Attlee made it impossible to $25,000,000,
cancel the other engagement in The Committee described the time to prevent the Ambassador Army' now-model tanks as from coming. Apologies were Rangoon, Apr, 25. "superior, to any tank used or forwarded to the Ambassador. Communist Insurgents attack-in the hands of any potential No new appointment. as yet. ed and looted the central Burma onomy."---United Press.
has bech Axed-United Press. of Pyoubuc, south of posed Pacific security system Mandalay, a communique said between the United States, today.
Zealand Australia and New extended across the South Chinatown, killing seven and wound- Sea Into Southeast Asia where |ing 40 of the insurgents, before a series of strong national la retiring. The Government forces dependence struggles are under lost ene killed and 10 wounded,
-Reuter. Mr A.E.C. Drake, the Gen-way-Associated Press. cral Manager of the Anglo- Iranian
an- Or Company, Lounced: "The strike is over." He said that 24,000 workers reported for duty today.
Abadan, Apr. 25. The strike at the Abadan oil refinery, the world's largest, ended today, 12 days after it started...
of
Red
For
Government forces held the
China Piles
In Orders
Spare Motor Parts
(OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) E
London, Apr. 25.
Allowing for leave and sick- nass only about 800 of the 28,- 000 workers remain unaccount- od for. He added: "They seem to have called the strike Production is, baing stepped up
Red China is making an all-out effort to buy as many and today between 11 million Dod 12 million gallons were motor spare parts in Britain as possible before the authori produced compared with the ties clamp down on such exports. Enquiries for large normal dally output of between quantities of war-surplus-spare parts have been flooding in 18 million and 19 million raince tho matter was raised last week in Parliament when lons."
"Mr Drake paid a tribute to It was revealed that Government was keeping a close watch the thousands of Persian wor- on the situation. kers who had Ignored the cam-
any, more
ara
which
for
palm
and of intimidation
A director of one large firm | am Informed that a rhip left chroots, and gone to work dur- of motor spare parts dealers for Hongkong last week caTTY- told me today, "These enquiriesing 000 complote Ford V8 en- ing the recent days.
whe
striko has been are coming in all the time. Tho gines, He said
half million spark one of the most curious on renamo of Hongkong crops up on plugs and “choigh spare parts cord for the company at no my desk every day. Just this for Dodge trucks to equip on timo received any demands. Cx-morning there was, an enquiry army”,11%-
from cept
and for apprentices
The apare parts magnetos for rudens most of whom have 100 m, punk plugs and a returned to work
This Arm
to aro being shipped to the
East requests handle
orders for Far
all They submitted that can only be characterised spare parts intended. for Hong-American trucks Dodges, as trivial and frivolous,"
kong
Enquiries are being Chevrolets and Fords of a Pe Mr Drake
he was turned down and the authorides supplied in large numbbre to that;
the informed, with
Chiang Kai-shek the
under War. three-man
"But if one firm chuses to time lend-lenze Comp bointed
Goy-kandle an order it goes to an- These trucks aro In the ernment to conciliate between other. An Indian purchasing
ing bands, of the Communieta the company and; the workers agent Aro
fold quo firm/ he had One, large firm of“ shipping. He declined to Yorimaldi the £00,000 to spend on "motor agents told me today that they losses sustained by the company | sparoi parta, 1 May were (for had been deluged with enquiries. during the strike, trat said that Hongkongkat Ang order worth for shipping space to Hongkong they must be considerable. £13,000 went through but "" the sinco Lameflow hårbed 3 trado
LENGEVEERASEMMALJ firm refused to touch any more. Iwith Chine and Henglong
| maintaining, Cons
Reuter,
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