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MILITARY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1950,

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U.S. WEST COAST

General Gordon delayed to transport troops: Carrier

fighter planes

loads

San Diego, Calif., July 10,

The escort carrier Bandoeng Strait today began loading fighter planes, presumably part of the first Marine air group bound for the Orient. The 12,000-ton flat-top was recalled to San Diego while on a training cruise with 222 midshipmen.

KOREA FIGHTING

(Continued from Face 1.) Australian Mustang reported

missing.

The Communists lost planes.

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General Stratemeyer said that there who no evidence of Russian plots flying for the Northerners.

Air Force Royal Australian Mustangs bad played n key role in successful operations from early this month, the communique added.

MAIN THREAT

A communique from General MacArthur's headquarters

As the small carrier tied up alongside the naval air station pier, work crews with heavy cranes stood by to begin leading supplies and air- craft.

A spokesman for the Navy said the Bandoengi Strait could ferry "75 or 80] planes."

The destroyer tender Dixie har left Ban Diego Harbour and, although the Navy would not disclose her destination, the was belleved bound for Pearl Jinr- bour to service destroyera eently andered to operate out of

at part.

Heavy tanks

Work parties

nil

Fict Marine

row against

that Communist pushes during

TC-

AUSTRIAN

TREATY

SQUABBLE

AL

at

to

London, July 10, The four Foreign Ministers"

met hore doputica

today raced to loud

their long drawn-out continue Navy transports and stack car-diseurdons

in Austrian with supplies Co vessels

and State Treaty after a Yovi, ti the warbound Ambassador, 21. George Zaru Weapons which

Division will bit.

announced

the just North Korean minute that he would attend

the last

meeting Russia the night in the Chonnn-Chochi-armour.

Lines of heavy tanks were declined to agree to aliend won area hnd temporarily lost

nd received replies mainentum, but the reconnais lined up on the docks and they until the

WOTO expected . be taken to elements

accusing the ter nole active and were

later today-United Westem Powerz North Koreati

Luming reinforcements

of Trieste into a war base, were moving up.

Britain andi the Unlied States replied last month and the Husslan

the British reply to

today reiterated for the Western Powers to abide by the Italian Peace Treaty conditions Tricite.

sonce

All Indications are pointing to, renewed farge-senle attack," the communique said.

On the muin front along the highway ramming South from Scoul to Tanjon

North Korva division.

probably the

Third, is hilting at Americans just north of Chochiwon." 20 miles north of Taejon.

At Chirohon, 15 miles enst of Chonnn, the North Korean Second Division

ground.

In

area, n

Poss

battling Is

to

1,200 troops

to board

the Gordon

San Francisco, July 10.

nute received the necessity

Jast

Since the Soviet reply re-

the assertions of peated

Powers did not consider It was not

ON Highland Fling Down South Yemen thrashes it out with U.K.

-Reals Guards dancing to massed pipe bands at the Royal Military Grand Concert at

the Albert Hall a fortnight ago.

These barbarous Americans

Tokyo, July 11. Prong Radio, quoting a North Korean Army com- munique, wald today that the Nort Korean troops thrust back enemy counter- attacks on all fronts And continued advancing southi-

card. The

broadcast said that

States Air Force,

Untied aiding the

ground troops, klaged barbarous and in- discriminate air attacks.

The radio also sahi that on the rastern coast of the North Korean coastal de- fence the troops silenced the fierce barbarous enemy Naval shelling, - United Press.

|Americans are groen and getting_their baptism of fire. American, it's

London, July 10.

Britain and the Yemen will discuss all out- standing mutual problems, including frontier do- limitation and the establishment of diplomatic re- lations, at talks in London beginning" on August 28, it was announced by the Governor of Aden, Sir Reginald Stuart Champion, today.

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Tho Governor, hitherto been the channel of Anglo-Yemeni relations, will fly to London to attend the taller,

The recommendation of the expedition," Foreign Office spokesman stated in Loddon to doy, was that its findings did

The anouncement, issued to- not warrant undertaking oil. 'day' by the Governor of Adrų, į böring? In the orta-Reuter,

said that the conference would

discusa:

(a) the best procedure for a settlement of the incident of Nagd Margad;

BETTER TRADE.

(b) the Yement Governmenty: complaint over the expedition to Shabwn:

(c) the manner of determina- tion of the status quo frontier, as it existed at the time of the

Anglo-Yemeni treaty of 1934;

HOMELESS

AND

HAVE-NOTS

The

(d) the conditions of the Parly establishment of diplomatic re main lations

Bonn, July 10.

SUCCC ES of Germany's of the Homeless, the political orgna of the

between the United million of refugees in the

Kingdom and the Yemen; and (e) the Improvement of trade relations.

The Incident of Nogd Margad, referred to in the announce ment, took place just August, That's why, says an when Royal Air Force planes bombed a Yement fort con- structed on territory in the Shabwa district,

10 which claimed by Britain to lie within the Aden Protectorate and by Yemen to be Yemeni territory.

Retreat on the Korean Front

By PETER KALISCHER

Tokyo, July 11,

UNDEMARCATED

The Yemen Government's complaint over the expedition to Shabwn refers to a prospect- ting expedition carried out last November by the Petroleum a subai- Concessions, Limited, diary

Petroleum of the Iraq

and the

Anglo- Oil Company, in the

The North Koreans are not supermen, but to Company date they have better and heavier equipment than Shabwa area, where the frontier

Iranian

the American units facing them. And there are was many more of them.

the

1034.

That is the reason why the Americans are being shoved around.

I have seen the Com- munist offensive from

150

month's nete, which the Western End Of Soapyards, and their tactics are ATTACK

Reuter

expected

Was

Rationing

London, July 10.

bold and tenacious, backed

by tanks, runs and artillery SECURITY

which the Americans do not have in the field.

like

that to- The armed forces today de; day's meeting would bring Chaman-Chochiwon layed the sailing of the Ameri- much progre

President

The liner General "widespread enveloping an

Trieste question inoviment appears

dominate the 31s- be in Gordon to embark, 1.200 o-expected to reparation."

cers and men bound, for Yoko- custom though Britain, France The Government today un- The Russian 40-ton tanks hama. Operations in the

und the United States comfderwunced the end of soup ration-with rapid-firing 70 or 88-milli Tanyatu

The delay was announced at to be completely outside the ing-one of the few domestic metre guns last week: smashed area, 70 miles east of 'yon- tack, combined with cast const few hours before the ship was scope of the Austrian depuiles mestures. remaining from warn American 105-millimetre

time. But soap will not be artillery emplacement. activities, represent a possible to sail for the East, long-range threat to the vital communications centre at Taca 70 miles north of Pusan, the communique said.

The male threat Ties in the posibilty that east coast forces and Join WHE push inland for with Communist columun driving routh from Trayant-bypassing a Reuter.

U.S. TANKS IN ACTION

Ainer lean tanks

Tokyo, July 11.

wrat

into Com-

netion today against the

munist North Korean iroops

The ip is tentatively sche- uled to depart at 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, more than hoina behind schedule.

Bypassing

The former

Honolulu.

24

ADJOURNED

The

marsh-mallow.

are

TOO LATE

Generally, the Rei tacties ore to bring up anywhere from ten to 30 tanks under cover darkness

then and

COUNCIL

left undemarcated under Anglo-Yemeni treaty of

The treaty stipulated that the franiler should be finally do- Himited before the treaty ex- 5.pired in 1974.

ON

Moscow, July 10.

The Soviet Communist Parly organ Pravdn, the only news- paper published here on Mon day, in a special dispatch from New York, said that the Sceurity Council was paralysed and impulent

freed until September 10.

Food Minister,

Mr The Foreign Ministers Maurier Webb, making the 'an- deputies adjourned

Parliament 10- until Sepnoucement in tember 7 without making any day, said that de-rationing hal

"Reminants are being used by been made possible by the sub- further headway.

aggressive clrcles in the United Fransport will

M. George Zarubin, the Soviet ctantial recent increase in raw

of States

Justify their criminal punch role breet to - Yokohama, deputy, Laid flat

the Soviet materials,

as gendarmes in Koren scheduled stop al Government's view

Was that

Members burst into laughter straight through sleng the main and other lands in Asia." there was no guarantee that an when Sir Thomas Moore, Con-rond-preferably in rainy or Similar charges made Austrian vaty would not be servative, asked whether the

cloudy weather, when the Aine-

General Klin ir Keng, violated in the same way as the children hnd been consulted

can air force is blinded. Kalian prace treaty over Trieste, about the decision.

As has

has happened, the Ame North Korean Commander-in- Chief in a radio address from --Reuter.

rican positions are overrun be-

reported by of the greatest irks of the post-fore they know what is happen Truvda.

Pyongyang, were war period in Britain. Harassed ing-and too late for the Air housewives have found that Force to strike.

Through passengers wero allowed to board. the vessel today, but those bound for Ilonolulu were turned away. Space-abourd the ship was

who had driven to within 15 chartered by the Military Sen or 20 miles of Toejon, temporary | Transpurt Service, which did capital of South Korea.

day-United Press.

not disclose what troops would Front reports diseltsed that board the transport on Tues- United States with oil the fire power of their heavy guns had joined battle against the North Koreans above the Rum River American defence line where

protecting the capital.

troops are

Vizional

Dro

Wives out -soldiers in

Beyond Stage Of th

Half Measures

Washington, July 10, "The

Star" today "Evening called on President Truman make a full and candid state- ment on the Korean situation which appeared to tell a pro- foundly

depressing story" of 10 Ameri- fig:ung

Soap rationing has been one

monthly allowance-12

are Reports that Russians auces per head-to be insum-

North- Korcan mantig elent for personal cleanliness plus household washing. Iter-tanks have not been confirmed. One American sergeant, who out a tank with a two reported that Jumped out of the crippled tank and shot at him.

ter.

knocked bazooka,

To Serve Koreana

advisers

►

ду

because

They discounted tanks offensive

weapons Barrow roads and

by

the

The newspaper also reprinted an article originally published In the Literary Gazette on

attacking the Bix Saturday, ell who voted for the resolution members of the Security Coun-

on Korea. This was taken as giving significance to the or ticle which was headed "Bloody Fools" and written by Conston- ilne Sinong cdlior of the

Gazette. Reuter.

Rush

UNDERESTIMATED By Americans The tank units joined the Air

American subitory New York, July 10. Force in blasting the Com-

San Francho, July 10. what has happened

A rush of applicants for who trained the South Korean mists who have been halted

army, woefully underestimated The at least temporarily.

Defence

millary service appeared Department can troops in the

in various both equipmen! and training of recruiting offices changed plans today for shipping zone. There was no

the enemy. official' wives and children of military-

cities today. nouncement that the tanks had

The Star said in an editorial: Army and Air Force author- personnel in thu Facile in the events have committed ties In New York said the num- entered the fray but advicesrder to free out

venel for us there to a serio is military ber seeking to enlist was the Troops only. in action.

operation the American people greatest since Worki War II. The ampo. General The North Koreans have been Aulunan had been scheduled to reports from the front Indicate today that

D.E. are enlltied to know it. The The Defence Department sald brought to a halt by a merciless

20,000 conscripts leve tulay with 250 mihtory that we have gone beyond the would be needed for the Army day and night attack by Ameri-

dependants headed for Guam stage of half measures can planes, advices said today,

und at the earliest possible dale," The Communists left the roads

Drail Xanila.

-Reuter. strewn with the wreckage of tanka and trucks. It was the Brst Amerkan victory of the Wor

from the front said they

MORALE DROPS

were

Instead, will sail on Fri- day with the 250 in addition

wishful thinking."-Reuter.

to $25 originally scheduled to SIDE GLANCES

sall on the General Brewster. The dependents sailing on Fri-

The morale of the North day will be the last to leave San Korean troops is reported to be Francisco for Pacifte bases. The deteriorating under continued Defence Department hus banned pressure

of United States air such transportation attacks," General MacArthur | 17.--Unlled Press. said in his midnight com-

munique.

spokesman at Gen. Mac- Arthur's Headquarters Gold, however, that the advanced

North Korean elements-not bcouts but the tip of a drive

after July

U.N. flag for

MacArthur

Washington, July 10. The Defence Secretary Louis forwarded to the blue

spearhead-bad reached within Johnson, today

15 to 20 miles of Taelon where General MacArthur

and white flag of the United

they faced United States troops.

This would bring the enemy 10 Nations the vicinity of Yongi, 17 miles

northwest of Tacjon and only In a message to General Mac-

three miles from

River defence line.

The United

Pres

the

Arthur la Tokyo, Mr Johnsen

Kum said the United Nations Secre

General, inry

Trygve LAC, writer, "expressed the wish that this Charles Corddry, returning to aeg be flown at your head- Japonce air base from

peace 13 re- until over tho front quarter

night

burned tarport

a

seeing and overturned

established."

Me Johnson said Mr Lie also

trucks of the North, Koread expressel the hope that "the

troops le said the American flag will bring to the command can in chlet of the unified forces success in the effort he had behalf of the

planes hit the Communists All

night on Sunday with the result undertaken on

thero was only minor skir United Nationa"-United Press. mishing on the American' front

on

Monday.

The air strikes were respon- sible for the more optimistic atmosphere at the General Headquarters here this morning. One big new factor was that 4he Air Force had found a way

Free mail

for Korea

Washington, July 10. Brushing aside Parliamentery

to halt the Northerners tough formallies, the Senato today Russian-made tanks after artil- passed a bill to grant free anail lery hells had bounced off | privileges to American troops them United Pres

Jin Korea-United Fress.

By Galbraith

COPR, TRÍO BY MIA MENYIZE, INC. T. SA RÉG, A, B, PAT, OFF,

EAS

TUR

씹

"He wants a big-screen model, but says ho'll have to walt till the unemployment rollof pay is raised!"

traditionally zood

Death Of Formor

Resident

News has just been received in the Colony of the death Belds of Woking of Mr A. E. Crapnell,

tank

at

rice paddles do not make formerly associated with Moxon and Taylor and later with Lane terrain. Maybe they don't in Crawford Ltd from which firm books, but the Koreans are writing their own,

I have watched an American battalion throw every standard anti-tank weapon i had. at North Korean armour, without knocking it out

he retired in the twenties.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T

fia); 8, World News.

and News

0, "Hongkong Calling" — Program- ma Summary: 0.07, Edith Lorand INFANTRY GOOD and Her Viennese Orchestra; 0.23. Downes Organ Solo by Ralph (KÜGTS)); 6.30, "Cantonenɑ by ladio” After the tonky have pushed-Given by Miss Lee Walian and through, the Nerth Korean S.K. Lee (Studio): 8,50, Orchestral infantry climb out of their Selections: 115, "North American Commentary”—A nuc Tok (London trucks and proceed to envelope Helay): 7.36 Stage and Screen the Americans. The fighting Favourites by Aileen Woods (Blu- calibre of this infantry is good. Analysis (London Helay); 8.15, "Box They are veterans of some 200-Bert Gillette at the Hammond five years of border warfare Organ: 8.30, "Ray's a Laitzh” --- ♬ with the Southem Koreans, plus Varlety Programme with Ted Bay. Kitty Duett and Fred Yule Stanley unknown

Gervice periods of

Black and the BBC toriais

Orch. (BUCTS};__D. "From the China Communist

(London Relay): 9.10, Weather Ro- port; 9.31, Plano Reeliai by Harry Ore (Studio); 9.30. Orchestrát Inter Jude: 9.00, Dances to Joe Loss and His Orchestra; 10, The Technique of fadio Ading-A Discussion Between Professional Itadio Actors (UKCTS); 10.40. "Til the Fluter Program

me of the Songs of Percy French. With stery Rung by George Germ. Johnston, Elleen Ervine, Frank Ma-- Donald and the Irish Rhythma Orch, ĮDUCTS); 11. Radio Newg “Reci 11.19, Weather nos

I will the orz.les."

American troops for the most part are green, and are gelling thir baptism of fire. When

were

the North Koreans storming an American hill, a .. burst out: "There are. Just too many of them.

held

port: 11.16,

We shoot them down, (London Rendnight Musle: God and they just koop coming Bave the king; 11,30, Close Down, without bothering to duck.”—|— United Press.

Death Of Mr Mac

Ismail

The leath occurred inst night of Mr Mac Ismall, well-known resident of the Colony, ne his home, No. 61 Wyndham Street. The late Mr small was em- ployed for more than 25 years

the Kowloon naval yard.

nt

The funeral takes place

et

5 p.m. today at the Masiem

Cemetery.

Confrat Eur

by siting CHINESE OPTICAL EQ 4 Dean Rash C

Schleswig-Holstein State cleo- tion today had a quick-fire effect on the sympathy of all West German political parties for refurgeca.

All parties realised tonight. that they will lose votes at the next general elections If they remain indifferent to the plight of the homeless and "have- nats"

solicitude prompted by the refugees polling the second highest number of votes in Schleswig-Holstein yester- day.

The Social Democrals came top with 27.5 percent of the. votes cast; the refugees came nexi with 23.4 percent. The Christian Democrats the party of the West German Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer—were. third with 10.7 percent.

Dr Adenauer has invited Dr

Kurt Schurnucher, the Social Democrat leader in West Ger- Luet- many, and Dr Gerhard kens, prominent member of that party, to see him tomorrow - morning-Reuter.

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