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Call-up Of Reservists

Awaited By Americans

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Washington, July 14.

The call-up of the American National Guard and the Armed Forces Reserves to active duty may be deelded soon after the retum tomorow of two member of the Joint Chiefs of Ball Committee from the Far East.

An informed oficiat sald here today thist the Defence Department was awaliing seir return before deciding whether to recommend these steps.

General Lawton Collins, the Army Chief of Staff, and Hoyt Vandenberg, the Air Force Chief, are due General liere tomorrow from Tokyo, where they have been cou- ferring with General Douglas MacArthur.

The

becomes increasingly urgent a the question Korean war begins lo compel the United States to send units from its mobile reserves at home, it was believed here--Reuter.

:

LIE APPEALS TO

UN MEMBERS FOR FURTHER FORCES

to

Lake Success, July 14. Secretary-General Trygve Lio appealed today members of the United Nations to send additional ground forces to aid the United States troops in Korca.

In a message to the 52 nations supporting the United Nations sanctions against the Korean Commun- ists, Mr Lic mid General Douglas MacArthur's unified command was "in urgent need of further effective as- sistance, including combat forces, particularly ground forces."

Tho message went to all!

Acked at a

press conference fils appeal was for of the United Nations, ex-] whether

to gain as wide cept to the Soviet Union and "token forces

International representation its four satellites and Com-an munist Yugoslavia, which us possible" Mr Le replied: opposed the decision to send "No, I think they should give

truly effective assistance.” United Nations forces to Korca.

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1950,

Minimum For Solution Of

Korean Crisis

Washington, July 14.

The State Department said today that the minimum condition for a solution of the Korean slop crisis is for the Northern Communists to fighting and withdraw to their own territory.

A Department spokesman also declared that the "proper forum" for trying to settle the crisis is the United Nations; that this is no matter for direct mego- tinti between Moscow and Washington.

A

pending

his messages to Marshal These basic points of jon American policy

were Stalin and Mr Acheron.

Authoritative quarters, how. that nothing indicated brought out at a press con-ever, ference while the Secretary further on the Prime Minister's be cald could possibly of State. Mr Dean Acheson, move

reacilons from Mios- his was still, considering a per-cow and Washington to sonal message from the In-appeal in the supreme cause of dian Prime Minister, Pandit peace-Reuter.

INTEREST AROUSED Nehru, on the Korean crisis.

Washington, July 14. The spokesman said he pre-

india's reported move sumed that Mr Acheson would

the Korcan Aghting rend Mr Nehru an answer but loentine

and bring about an eventual none had gone out yet.

There were indications that settlement have aroused consi- Mrderable interest in Washington Mr Nehru apprated to

but comment is official circles Achecon, as he also ported to

made public. have appealed to being reserved until the Indian ameralissimo Slatin yesterday, suggestions are Department re-

The

that the ported this morning

Nehru, note received from the Indian Prime Minister, Pandli

was

of

for a peaceful settlement the Korean Aghting, and offer- ed to mediate if asked by both sides to do

do so.

to

The spokesman's comments yesterday was still under study,

to reporters did not rule out moro favourable reaction to Me Acheson

A

led to series

a geri ferences in the State

of con. Depart- would not

on the principle tent, but officials of striving for penceful even indicate its nature,

There was nothing to Indicate Department the State how reacted to the note.

settlement provided basic con- altlong were met by the Com- munists-Reuter.

PERSONAL APPEAL

New Delhi, July 14. Pandit Nehru's approach to Marshal Stalin and the US. |

Just

Allhough i was assumed this note was similar to the one des livered yesterday in the Krem-

in, there

was no official con- Ormation.

Welcome!

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt gets

A warm welcome from Quem of Holland an tier Juliana arrival at The Hague. Watch- Mirs Ing is Prince Bernhard. Roosevelt, who is on a private

Europe after

un- vilt to vtiling a statue of her hus- band, the late American Pre- sident, in Oslo, stayed at the Palace as guest of the Queen (London Ex- for two days.

press Service.)

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GRIM-FACED G.I'S AWAIT EXPECTED MASS ATTACK

Tokyo, July 14,

American troops dug in along their Kum River "line of no retroat" today hurled back a North Korean effort to breach the lino and waited grim-faced for what they thought would be a mass attack tonight.

Yugoslav

The invaders' tanks, in- fantrymen and guerillas had splashed across the muddy Kum today and for a time established several "small

Protest Topickets on the south bank

mari

Bulgaria

and

It

of the stream which guards the temporary capital of Taejon.

American Despite

and Aus- tralian strafug of transports na the furlong-wide they crossed

12 tanks and about river, company of

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American foreca inside the Kum River bulge poised to repel a Communist attack from the north.

The attack was preceded by a violent artillery dud on the bulge front. Reports suggest

Intended that this was feint to cover the Bank attack at Kongju.

up

да

that

Ameri-

com-

in towns overrun early in the campaign had, "volunteered" to "ut for the complete expul-

tion from Korca of the can Imperialist aggressors."

GUNS SILENCED General MacArthur' munique tonight said that the movement of the 15th Kortan

Division along the Chungju Hanchang exis gained enough momentum

CRUCIAL STACE Allied aircraft continued to pound Communist troop move. ments and supplies in all areas. Belgrade, July 14.

A heavy number of porties was Marshal Tito's govern

Along the Secul- got concentrated infantry

Taejon road and "rallway, the ment tonight charged that comp

ahore.

at the main supply line for Communist An any spokesman |Bulgarian troops crossed the

announced that all troops at the Kum liver. Yugoslav frontier on Thurs-front later

altempts And becn Obervers, believed that the day and fired on Yugoslav crossing

next 24 hours might prove the "repulsed." order guards.

Earlier. Infiltrating guerillas, crucial stage of the bottle of

South Korea The charge was made in a disguised in American fatigue

The Americans had used the spoticd to the uniforms, formal noto delivered

had been

lull in the west, which preceded Bulgarian Legation here in the mingling with the defenders.

war of midat of a mounting

Diggins in ogal behind the the Kum acault, for a rapid

bulld

of reinforcements. the G.L' expected the bul serves between Yugoslavia and Kumny

Northern

also it forces were her. Cominform neighbours invaders to make an even more

creating their rezerves and Ru- determined thrust tonight. Bulgaria, Hungary

A Tas Soviet news agency General Dough MacArthur's

received in London The note sold Bulgarian bor communinque

bere message Lesund

from Pyongyang, the North Americans der troops staged "four armed tonight sald that the

demanded in the

the Kum buige

Kortah capital, calmed were still provoca dons” Secretary of State, Mr Dean The speculation here was:

that urgent measures be taken "considerably outnumbered by more than 0,000 South Koreaus 1. Mr Nehru had urged the The appeal, Mr Lie cald, car Acheson, on the Korean crisis

Government North Koreang in that aren. by the Bulgarian

of such a personal appeal Korean fighting should be local-

defenders

still ried a special sentence for the Na

The provent repetition

were Sydney, July 14.

and de- armed provocations." sild employing "defensive tionalist Government of China, from him to their Governments sed, meaning that Russia and steps as would the Chinese Communists should which offered to send 33,000 to take such

Senmen throughout Aus- Bulgaria "deliberately infiltrat laying actions." of conflict not send troops to join the North

"POGANG CROSSED troops from its island refuge on prevent the area

from spreading and secure thre

tralia defied the Communist-ed small units and individuals Koreans.

of its army into Yugoslavia."

Farther cast the North of Formosa, ***The usided com-

leadership of Russia and the 2. India would be willing to presence

dominated

Korcon Second Division crossed union today. and FIRST INCIDENT. their mand of the United States Go People's Government of China act as mediator but only it re-

Le Pogang River, a tributary vernment," the message to the Security Council, i was quented to do so.

The Arst incident took plac

I the Kum and penetrated Icarned

village u 3. Communist China should moved to purge Party line here

the frontier China said, "has received your authoritatively

ruth Korean foreca neat officials who had ordered Bear be admitted to the United Na- previous response, and will re-tight.

Nary Konicha, according to the

hongju. a Russian

20 miles north of ending India's view has been that, tons, thus and

not to handle army tiem

fante. It said

Bulgaria one velve your further offer,

salon. nrid- wn: crossed the border

to selge Yongpong and trive to will take up with you in nego- with the presence of these two boycott and preparing the way

In the centre of the war-torn

road Junction three n. es be- a Yugoslav guard lations specific details."

for a peaceful cettlement of the shipments to 'Korea. powers in the Council, and in

al a stop stopped by

eninsula, South Koreans wereyond the village, called of co-operation with other peace conflict through the United Na- Sydney seamen,

work meeting, demanded that When the Yugoslav

ported to be resisting heavy

"Increased activity was rem Washington

loving nations, it should not be lons.

E.V. the man to surrender his arm!

orthern Federal Secretory,

thrusts into in Tae- 10 bring Chinese No Impossible to find a solution to

ported along the east coast NO VETO

other Bulgarians fred on th

Communist luctant

It said als The admission of the Chinese Elint, who is a Communist, be tionalist troops inle Korea, as the present crias

the United Ared because of "dissatisfacquard, it added.

fired 10.

were this might

reported moving into afford the Chinese Pandit Nehru, who is leaving

with that the Bulgarians Communists to

the on" by the membership home town of Allain Nations,

Ulchin," he rommun'qu sald a prelext for en- for his

Yugoslav guard Communists

thus displueing

hols, but the enforcement pra-tering the fight on the side of hnd tomorrow and will be away Chinese Nationalist representa-is work.

Other seamen called mectings did not return fire.

The note sald the North Koreans, claiming from the capital for two days.

States in every port next. Tuesday tu the United end was net available for any ani- live, has been strenuously op-

posed that they are fighting to

occurred posed in

off Communist leader-incidents war--United pliñestion civil China's

nouncement earlier in the day Congress.

Conftremmen generally were hip that resolved no weapon village of Kilsura jamilar to the first. fighting Australians

The understood to be in favour of for

inl would be carried

most Ministry the new move and efforts to Korea localize the fighting, but press Ualon-hanuted chips.

The scament action camo potest against these provoca that Mr Nehru's note reports Ldvocated the admission of the as members of the Waterside lions," said the note.

It also advised Bulgaria that Unids,

Com also Chinese Communists made them Workers

joined the one Bulgarian coldier was shot cautious in welcoming India's inunist-dominated,

Korean arms ban and relused and killed by a Yugoslav guard efforts.

abourd when he tried to throw a han The attitude of the State to load aircraft engines

British vessel Changle, grenade-United Press

sall for Department to this quesion tus the been that although the United which is scheduled

Mr Lie told United Nations members that offers of military be couched aristance should

eneral terms, thus leaving le details to be worked out in consultation, between the mem- ber government and the United States, and that offers of any type of assistance should addressed to Lake Success,

United Nallona "Thio 13 a aution," the Secretary-General Mic," and it is the duty of every member to do what it can to bring the

be

cedure in Korca to a successful

end. the

All member nations have simple duty to do what

they can."

EDITORIAL

Pluss.

has been

re-

Municipal Sport

cursory Recommendations of

com-

the study of

the Advisory in committee on recreational facilities the

compel lo Colony is sufficient admiration for the thoroughness of the patent, and Investigation, which is equally for the result. If the construc tive proposals based on the findings cannot be regarded as perfection, that merely emphasises the manifold plications involved when the problem is the soundly. tackled seriously, and reasoned reluctance to interfere unduly with existing Institutions. All in all, the report must be regarded as testifying to a job well done. Guiding the committee was conviction of the need for breaking largely with tradition, built up from the days when the interest of the Chinese resident in sport was negligible, and of entering to the complete change outlook which accelerated astonishingly after the tendency was noted forty years asserled ago. Today, if it cannot be that Chinese participation in sport proportionate to population figures, the number of Chinese would-be, competitors La

large. And overwhelmingly implication is assuming the intention of their disposal, k -placing facilities at

Interest active municipal

In and preparing

maintaining playing allotment. The grounds and their necessity for an entirely now approach was not disputed by the committee; in the fact, their insistence upon it; gives

conclusions. real voice to their

The dificulty to devise a practical schemo which will achieve what is wanted

which have without alienating clubs

more

in

La

the

contributed valuably over many years to fostering sportsmatrahip in Hongkong.

of the

officed as-

The advisory committee's answer is able

public-spirited,

commonsense und

compromise

招

peeling

be

the

hrow

Sintes would vote against Tokyo on Saturday, Waterside Australian Tokyo-based Chinese Communist represcato-workers refused to load engine Mustang figh.era despite the Government threat to prosecute any persons interfering with arms shipments-United Press,

tion, it would not so its velo power to prevent it.-Reuter.

Sierra Leone

Gets New Constitution

London, July 14. Britain today approved a new Constitution for Sierrs Leone which will give the Legislative Council an

ull-

official majority in future.

STOP PRESS

al mountains.

Tho invaders apparently additional oped to open the way for

rond and -ive on Kumchon,

town Jinking Trejon and s vital southeast supply port { Pusan.

لله

three other

mar the and were

Forel energetically

nst

General MacArthur's com nunique

said that there

Increased Yugoslav

Explosions In Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire,

July 14. Britain's biggest naval base

at Portsmouth was shaken to- night by

series of explosions, two of them heavy, in om- munition

at Gosport, barges on the opposite side of the

HEAVY KUM RIVER harbour.

FIGHTING

North

Seven

none of

Burt, were people

In the them badly, explosions, which caused a big Are and several smaller ones foreshore. Tokyo, July 15.

on a pier and the Korean, troops have Buildings were damaged.

The Constitution is expected cracked the western end of the

Windows in Ryde,

Isle of across the

coast

activity on

North outward

Rad

troops

It added that United Nations

unval forces on the east

coast

fired at troop concentrations at Utchin, petroleum storage tanks was at Samchok and railroad yards

with fair to excellent ⚫ the at Boku

of direally north

results

"British naval forces patrol- Pusan.

west const engaged The Kum attack was launched Bng the under the

batteries at Fengyong eaver of night at shore

silenced three gun post- Kongju, about 20 miles north- and

of Tacion. This

tions," the communique also re- west"

onstitutes the left flank of the perted.-Reuter.

between respecting the old-established rights and privileges of clubs and providing adequate space for

under-privileged. In the

cfect, the birds with one endeavour is to kill two stone. the most important recommenda- tion being the creation of u

Cerinin

those system.

grounds, like

will not the racecourse, within nilucated to individual clubs, but will be Superintendence of placed under the Gardens for maintenance and booked by 1190. any organisation applying for

with associated

the whether Services, a club or one of the schools.

their own

grounds Clube maintaining will be expected to give facilities for play to students and the Services when As the not required for their own use.

to come into force carly next American defence line on ewight, five miles majority of clubs already do that

Kum River and heavy fighting water, were shaken. nutematically, the proposal offers

Its announcement, i is hoped, is in progrem, dispatches from hardship, and there is little doubt that

will end a two-year-old polltt-the front said today.

deadlock enthusiasticalty,

between the The North Koreans establish it will be accepted

the 200-square

mile ed themselves on the south Alde and could ree smoke rising into

the alr.-Reuter. Colony accompanied as it is by a proposal that

peninsula which is British terri- of the Kum River at they be granted ten-year leases, instead

ID miles northwest of tory, and the Protectorate, the about

In a big Infiltration Clubs which, for of annual allotments.

African territory under British Tacfon various reasons, have not been sure of

Advices said that a maUS 01-] + their tenure will be encouraged to

major part of the nearly 20,000

of the quare miles of the country. sault at the east end longer-range planning of development,

start to Under the new Constitution, American line may results. Other recom- with beneficial

the

Executive Council

Douglas Mac- will night. General

London, July 14. most mendations in a

comprehensivo

conslat of four ex-officio mem-Arthur disclosed in a communi-

The Soviet Tass news agency report reveal the same close thought and bers and four unofficial mem-que that the North Korcons alto

the Korean today that had made a dangerous break-erid nre certain

bern.

Cove understanding, and

sunk two Members of the Legislative through of the South Korean lise Communists command public support. It in to

Council will have to be literate on the Chungiu front at a point American warships, one in hoped that their acceptance in principle

In Engilsh, and the Beld for about 45 miles northeast of Tarnaval relion and the other with the Government Implies that A selection of members by distriction. On this front the Reds are there guns. The Tass dotermined effort

into put Ideas

councils In the Protectorate driving southwart in the hope

Sevict

newspaper, Davy will be without

widened considerably of cutting the American supply he practice will be made,' and

from Red Ficet, did not Identify the [by improving the basis of rene, running, to Tarion

Gunk-United reported *nvoldable loss of time.

presentallon In the Councils-Pusan, southeast coastal portships Reuter.

¿Press. United Press.

by

to

no

to

luc

year.

cal

protection which forms the movement.

point

Holiday-makers in Ryde sáid that they felt the explosion

Warships Said Sunk

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