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VOL. IV NO. 206

Typhoon Lays Trail Of Havoc Across Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 1-A typhoon last night smashed homos and communications in Tokyo, killed at loast nine japanese and spread destruction along the teaming shores of Tokyo Bay. Police today also listed 54 Injured, with scoros missing.

Information is sketchy, The typhoon, with gusts of Telephone lines are down. 100 miles an hour, stirred up Power failures have halted all .transportation here except for a few trolleyn

cory.

Korea Requests U.S. Aid

50-foot waves in Tokyo Bay. It blew out into the Sea of Japan after striking last night.

carly Japanese report hitl

sold a steamer with 50 Japanese abroad rank of the eastern shore of Tokya Bay. A later report fisted it as missing, not Runk. Communications with the eastern shore are cul.

U.S. milltary establishments took a severe bealing.

The Bay itself was hit by the most violent storm to strike Japan la years.

SHIPS ACROUND

Part authorilles old 14 ships snapped their moorings and Washington, Aug. 31-driven aground in Yokohama The new Republic of South harbour, south of Tokyo. Other

Korea

appealed

report said more

than 200 the to

fishing boats were swept away United States today for from Sagami Bay, farther south.

A Dutch steamier any

broke its stern line and Direatened rum

military aid to meet

possible attack from Con the US Army transport Pat- munist-dominated

North rick. Turg

reached it, how.

Koren. The appeal, made ever, nid took it to the centre

of the Bay. by President

Syngman

There was a lull as the centre passed over. Tokyo and then the winds returned with even

renter force.

Heavy rains all day herald- Rhee, was conveyed to Mre the approach of the storm. Truman today by Dr John Then late in the day the storm Myun Chang, the South movel in with 80-mile winds. Korean Ambassador here. "We are right on the spot the Ambassador fold reporters after his 15-minute interview with Mr Truman. "We need very

quick action by the United States"

After disclosing the message from his President naking for arms and ammunition as quick- ly as possible, the Ambassador.

Ker

Many houses collapsed. Fires

broke out despite the down pour. Streets were littered with debris uprooted freca blocked streets.

FLOOD THREAT "Cmmunication

lines went added: "We feel that there down, making it dificult to might become imminent do check the storm bren for

of an attack from the casualties and damage. Wach North, and we should be well outs blocked the male railway

south of Yokohamn.

Rivers began to flood north of "We want quick action by the Tokyo. It was feared that the

prepared for it.

QUICK ACTION

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1949.

Television Tests The Twins

BBC

Alexandra Palace, headquarters of television, was invaded by sets of twins recently. Handsome girl twins who must be identical and between 20 and 30 were being sought there to play the parts of Miss Right and Miss Wrong in a new scrles designed for women. Photo shows five sets of twins before the television cameră, They are (lop, left to right) Irene and Rita Day, Nancy and Molly Munks; (centre) Elizabeth and Meryl MacRae; (bottom) Diana and Pamela Campbell; Ada and Betty Fairclough.

Cable Battle Over Russian Deserter

Vienna, Aug. 31.-Anatalya P. Barsov, a Soviet Air Force lieutenant who deserted to the American authorities in Austria-läst year, was handed to the Russian authoritics here this morning after an all-night Atlantic cable battle between the U.S. State Department and the American Army authorities in Austria.

over

The State Department in- The Soviet Embassy In sisted that the 29-year-old Washington yesterday protested lieutenant should be handed to the State Department that Barsov had "Aisappeared" back to the Russians. The shortly

after he had made U.S. Arms said no. The known to Soviet officials his de-

struggle between the Army size to return to Russia.

Barsov, who was arrested by

wished to return to Soviet

and the State Department the Americans "for

security had been going on, a well-reasons" after his desertion and informed source suid,

over taken to the United States, United States in supplying us floods pouring across the since Barsov was returned stated that he had repented and with arma and ammunition to northern plain might reach the to Austria at American ex-Russia. He was sent to Austrin the maximum degree. We-feel felty. Residents of Kumogaya ̈) that we are right on the spot and Kiryu, north of Tokyo, fled pense last week. and entitled to prime considera their homes ahead of the food at tion,"

the height of the typhoon.

At Camp Magul, south

roof

thot

The Ambassador said South Korea felt that President

Truman was doing his utmost smashed in`and Yokohama, one

10

which

base.

of the

The US Ariny were sald

authorities

Austria and Barnov

had the Soviet Em-

ut the American Government's expense.

The U.S. State Department

RECEIPT OBTAINED The Department added that

STAR SEES FIANCE CRASH TO DEATH

Nice, Aug.

31.-Merle

to have made at-stated earlier today that Barsov Oberon, the film star, saw of templa to get Barov to change was one of two Soviet officers her fiance, Count Giorgio was his mind

about surrendering who landed in a Russian Army Cini, and his pilot killed "comply with our request."

rools were himself. to his own people plane at Horsching, $11

the when their plane crashed Early this month, the South damaged in barracks

said that American Zone American sources

of Austria, Korean Army reported that us Fifth Cavalry Regiment.

the case of Bargay would re- saying that they wished to reafter taking off from Cannes. inore than

Damage also was reported at a complete shake-up of nounce their allegiance to the Airport today... 4,000 troops had crossed the border from North carby Yokosuka, a U.S. naval

the United States Intelligence Soviet Union.

The Korça,

All ships there were safe,

pilot was occupied

was Giorgio until last autumn by

The US Army transport Ains-Service both in Sovlet

Giradello, aged 30. worth, veteran of the Tokyo in Washington.

In a two-engined plane been visiting forces and had a Soviet-spone run, rode out the storm off Dibassy in Washington for a con- Peter Pirigov, the o.her officer. Chartered from an Italian Brun. sored Government.

carried a The pozability of a Paeloc large number of Array person in the United States, they sald, desire to remain

siderable time during his stay "continued to express a firm they took off and circled the airficia once normally. then anti-Communist Part was dis-nel and dependants. It had

the United

made

circuit very cussed by Dr

a, second Rhee and planned to dock during the day and the youthful lieutenant in States."

A Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, but remained in the open sea

wing touched the to have

When an officer of the United low. disclosed the Chinese Nationalist lender, when the typhoon blow in mrzny secrets of the In-States Provost Marshal's Oflice ground, the plane caught fire. recently. Reuter,

Associated Press.

Arand debris was scattered over a handed over the Soviet Force Heutenant today. The radius of more than 500 yards. obtained a receipt for Barsoy's Count Cini, born in Venico percon and effects from the

in 1918, was president of the Russian major commanding the Society of Grand Hotels of Ienns Bridge the demarcation Venice. He was in Cannes tor line between the Soviet Zone the Cannes film festival

EDITORIAL

Japanese coast. It

believed

telligence Service.

Hongkong's Defence Forces

IN his talk to the Prass yesterday, General Festing Was frank and informative. Touching on many points connected with the defenço of Hongkong, he offered information enough to give the man in the street an understandable picture of how the military strength of the Colony has been building up, as well as some idea of the various problems con- -fronting the authorities in dealing with large numbers of men within a comparn- tively restricted area. At appropriate stages in the future, as the general defence plan progresses, similar explana- tlons will doubtless help to bring the Hongkong, resident - up to date about developments and correct nny mis- conceptions that may arisc.

General Festing's statement that he was completely -confident he could fall the... function 'assigned to 'him by the Defence Minister will have been noted with satisfaction by all. In amplification, he drew attention to vital basic differences between the Altuation today and that fa 1941. The Japanese then had complete control of the sen, and in the air they were likewise supreme--In Hongkong, at any rate. That should be fairly obvious to anyone vlowing the position at this moment, who also lived" hereint the time of the Japanese altack. (General Festing's authoritative emphasis “bu the changed conditions should give n

ore

truer perspective to those who Indulging in vague and uninformed speculation on this score, Another vital difference was that troops arrived in this Colony in 1941 almost at the last moment, with General Maltby being sent out only a few weeks before the actual outbreak of war to confront a plan that had been altered several times. The present plan has been worked out well in advance, and troops have been stehdily arriving, in good time. Tho General's statement that wo have now been given more than adequate forces, and that very soon they will be a well-balanced entity, supplies, an answer to many armchair strategists. It is reassuring to know that the naval and air defences are also steadily being nugmented. Of other points dwelt on by General Festing, perhaps that which will be read with like satisfaction here as well nant Home is the fact that the general health of the troops has been excellent, That is an indispensable factor-perhaps the most important of all--contributing to the effectiveness of any force. In this renpect, wo are fortunate today in being. able to draw from the comparatively - recent experience of World War II,,when "measures to protect the health of men fighting under all sorts of conditions wéro highly successful.

and

the American sector of

WOULD BE SHOT

Vienna Router!

New York, Aug.

Miss Oberon was formerly married to the British m 31-The magnate. Sir Alexander Kords.

and

World Telegram sald today that and later to Lucien Ballard, a Anatoly Barsov was warned cameraman, whom sho mar- that if he returned to Russin heriod would face a firing squad or be sert to Siberia.

The Telegram said the war- ing was issued by Piotr Pirogov, BarDov's fellow-deserter from

the Soviet Air Force.

by proxy in 1945 divorced last February.

STAR COLLAPSES

She came to Cannes Airport to see her fianco" off, and was watching from the ferrace when room the plane crashed,

It said the warning was made in a Washingtori hotel when Pirogov argued "for several hours"

Barsov. with

Walter Darsov's lawyer, Bouquet, said the filer's decision to return to Russia was a coin plete surprise-United Press.

Sho was driven by car to her hotel in a state of collapse., & draught doctar gave her a which put her to sleep for the rest of the afternoon.

About a month ago,sha and Count Cini announced their in- Count tention of marrying, "

NEW FRENCH Cint flew from Venice to ser

COMMANDER

her regularly, sinying a day or two on each visit. This way to (have been-his-last visit...mofore

Paris, Aug. 31-General Mar-Miss Oberon left for Venice to cel Maurile Carpentier, newly-tay for a while at the Count's appointed French Commander-home-Router, In-Chief in the Far East, loft

Paris today for Salgong

"know 7 shall and fino he: Bald troops In Indo-China,”....

before leaving.

Birthday Of Ex-Queen

"I menh to do my best catry out the work of pacifica- The Hague, Aug. 31,--Ex- tion which had been begun and Queen

Wilhelmina of

The

I shall be the happiest of gen-Netherlands, celebrated her 60th erals if that can be dopo birthday quietly today. Sticols Humanely, in an atmosphere of were betinggod all, over the understanding and....... without country, but at her own request shedding of blood," he added.—there were no publle festivi- Reuter.

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Soviet Military

Moves Near Yugoslav Border

FIVE DIVISIONS REPORTED IN NORTHWEST RUMANIA

Bolgrade, Aug. 31.—Soviet troop and plane movements reported near the Yugoslav-Rumanian border were believed in` Belgrade today to be a sharpening of the anti-Tito “nerve war" and not a threat of Soviet military action.

Usually reliable sources) by calculated publicity as part Yugoslavia, these sources said, here reported that clements of the war of nerves in the is expected to remain silent for

Balkans.

the time being unless Russion of two Soviet armoured Mr Acheson fold a news con- pressure against it takes "a divisions • stationed inference that the United States more autivo form." Rumanin had been

was watching the feud between | The Informants stressed the ap- Marshal Josef Stalin and Mar- "Informal" nature of the Anglo- the proaching

Yugoslav shal Jos's Tito very closely and

Yugoslav exchanges. They border during the last two that the American, British and said the British query came in days. They were said to Franc were in constant Informal talks. There has been no Bri- informal have tanks. Supporting consultations.

grade planes were also reported

accusing Marshni |

arms to

of those

own

Ambassadors in Bel- the course

tish note on the subject-As- He was asked whether the sociated Press. to have moved west in U.S. wan considering sending

YUGOSLAV REPLY Rumania.

Yugoslavia. He re-

31.-Borba,- Belgrade, Aug. plied that Yugoslavia The reports came ea Moscow requested arms,

had not thu'. öffelal Yugoslav news- Radio was repeatedly broad- the subject was not under con- the Soviet note of August 29, and therefore paper, will tomorrow reply to casting the full text of yester-sideration-United Press- day's note

In which Yugoslavia was ac ISSUE FOR UN

cused of betraying her of "double dealing with

Interests on the Weat

Slovene. Carin- London, Aug. 31.-Britain has this. The Russians were sald to be asked Yugoslavia whether it This latest Soviet reply re- centrating

intends to accuse Russia before peats in the main assertions and setting headquarters around Timisoara, threaten in Security Council of from the preceding note about 30 miles from the Yugoslav

threatening the peace of the the border, in Northwest Rumania.

According to the sources res→ ponsible for these reports, the Julest movements the elements of about five

up

world.

of

of Soviet Government August 11, with the difference this time the reply has been far more extensive," the presum- Borba article stated.

British officials, who reported that this today, said Marshal Tito's government has also meant that

ably been asked to pass along

"Thia verbosity, on the 'co division were near the Yugo-movement of Russian troop hand, showe that the Soviet around the Yugo-Government finds it difficult to slav-Hungarian frontier....

They

Fold tho Western

siny border-Reuter.

POWERS CONSULTING

defend its incorrect position and Washington, Aug. 31. The powers themselves are keeping so it ventures Into verbiago and Secretary of Sinte, Mr Dean out of the quarrel between the

explanations without concretę Acheson, said today that re- Tilb regime and the Soviet the ported Russian troop move- Union. They do not intend to wordiness shows also that the

ments along the Yugoslav bor-raiso the Isque before the der seemed to be accompanied Security Council themselves.

Students

In Russian

Detained

Zone

other hand,

Soviet Government Jo

mich

aware

that it-is-here-defending-itself, since It. has committed an un- democratie, act in abandoning the just claims of Yugoslavia to Slovene Carinthis."-Reuter.

CHINESE CRITICISM : San Francisco, Aug. 31.-The Communist Shanghai, Liberation Daily quoted by Polping Radio tonight, cditorially accused the "Tito bloc" of "betraying the Washington, Aug. 31-Yugostov. people and degenerat Dean Acheson, US. Secre-ing completely into a tool of

developments nounced Russia's holding of Yugoslavia had exposed the two American students in "Fascist countenance of the Tito Eastern Germany as "out-bloc," the editorial said, adding rageous, illegal and im that this bloc. had turned. "renegade to Marxism and in- proper."

ternationalism."Reuter,

tary of State today de Imperialism."

Recent

Mr Acheson told reporters that the Americans wandered

into the Russian zone illegally NCD NEWS

but said that they were doing no harm and should be released promptly,

CLOSES

in

The students are Pejer Sellers, aged 18, of Philadelphia, and

Shanghai. Warren Delaner, aged

Aug. 31-The 21, of

British-owned North China Daily Oyster Bay, New York Slate.

They have been missing stuce newspaper in China, tonight and News, the oldest and last forelor. Monday.

Mr Acheson

that the youths

nounced that its publication had acknowledged boen suspended following un did not have order, by the Military. Control credentials permitting them to Commission banning the issuing. caler the Russian zone, but in-

by sisted that no, one accused them agencies..

of

being

Press.

spies.-Associated

REBELS FLEE BOLIVIA

of

nows....

foreign

news

took

When the Communists OVET Shanghot, all Chinese newspapers stopped taking foreign agency reports, but the North China Daily

nows, has been picking up Reuter's news.. broodcents since that agency ceased direct distribution -`in', Shanghal on August 1.

Yesterday, when the Military Buenos Aires," "Aug. 31- General Carlos Y. Lille, a retired Control Commission ordered all Army officer who led the Boll foreign news agencies to suspend vian revolt, has committed sal operations from September 1, cide in Cochabamba, and other, the North China Daily News rebel chlefs have fled by air to announced that it was suspond- Perii according to overnight re-foreign nowReuter

irig ta monitored service "of ports received here

While these reports were not confirmed, the collapse of the four-day revolution in Bolivia was said to have been fore- shadowed by an officlalah- nouncement from Ld Painte last night.

3

CZECHS SEAL FRONTIER

Vienna, Aug. 31-Austrian. Foreign Ministry sources to The announcement said that night stated that Czoch: guardry Petar Sollers (top) and Government forede thad: over-son two countries today

between

bamba, and would occupy the No one was allowed to enter today. Cochabamba is or leave Czechoslovakia, - the Bolivia's second · largest" cily sources said. No, reason for with about 100,000 inhabitants. the reported closing was į Karpo -Reuter. ›

mediately available--Reuter, pe

Warren. Oofsnar, the two American students who is city. Foro being held"} by" tho Russians,