1950-07-19 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1950.

Watching progress

North expects no quarter and gives none

THE RED CROSS IS NOT

Britain's air defences are 'alarming'

London, July 18.

Air Marshal Sir Guy Garrod, Chairman of

the

British Empire Air League, today criticised the Govern- ment for sending the latest type of fighter aircraft

to

its Western allies while the

KNOWN IN

Wounded have

been murdered as

they waited ·

By ROBERT C. MILLER

state of Britain's gir de-With the U.S. Forces at Taejon Front fences was "worse than alarming."

here that in a grave and deteri-

the air defence of Britain was

July 18.

He told n League luncheon There are no Red Crosses in the Korean orating International nitention war. They give the Communists a better target to shoot at. The medics carry rifles Commander of the Alled for their own protection. The wounded are often evacuated by tanks. Mercy is just

seriously deficient.

Sir Guy Garrod, Deputy

terranean Air Force during the

war maintained that the RAF.

today was not prepared to deal with any emergency that might arise anywhere in the foresee- able future.

DELOW STRENGTH The auxiliary air force and

volunteer reserve were 75 pec- cent below #trength: Coastal

Command was but a shadow of

it:

once powerful force with

many of the aircft antiquated

and

Aghter squadrons were being girengthened on a plan

until the end of next year, he said-Beuter.

which would not be complete

KOREA FIGHTING

(Continued from Pate 1) one other vehicle, two bridges.

They also blocked a pars car Yougung im central Korca where am enemy motorised colung was reported to be mov- ing-Unlted Press.

SUBMARINES!

off the Korean coast Introduced

new element of danger the Korean war,

about unknown.

The percentage of casualties among doctors and corpsmen has equalled that among the combat troops and in many cases is higher. The enemy expects no quarter and gives none.

KOREA

Britain takes

a bow

Wankington, July 18,- The State Department spokesman today expressed gratification at the prompt action taken

by Britain, because of the Korean war, In requisitioning all stocks

of off in the Far East.

The Foreign Office an nounerment in London also raid that exparis of all fe China by British companies had ceased.--Reuter.

Russian

jets seen in Korea

Washington, July 18.

An Air Force spokesman said on Tuesday that North Korean jet fighters, reported Americans entered the Korcan war with to have been seen in the 'area, may bc polished bright crosses on their ambulances and Korean

Corpsmenį Russian-built MIG-15" fight- | flags flying from their litter jeeps. who attended the wounded wore arm bands and er carried no weapons.

This type of plane was last reen in about mid-April in the Shanghai nirea, The planes Lieutenant Julius Okolovich, were reported to have been "What a bunch of inno-

New of Nashua,

Hampshire, reen on Monday near Chonju cents we were," Private

paid the first target of Com by Army ground forces. (first class) Edward Wilson, | munist artillery at Chochlwon

The apkocsman said he had of Chico, California, sail to- was a hospital. To nid: "We

no confirmation from Air Force thal evacuate wounded

indicated personnel. He day.

under Are, but managed to get American nir force pilots had them all out to safety."

not seen any jet fighter opposi-i Bon.

had to

For today there is no frontline medic who has not been under fire at one time or another

to frying bandage wounds and East evacuate the injured.

Fought sniper

Corporal Alfred A. Fankel, of

Palestine,

The spokesman was also un- able immediately to report on any of the characteristics of the Ohio, Jeep | MIG-15 fighter. litter driver, said he had to fight off an enemy shipper on The Wounded murdered the Kum River front while his Korean pinnes have made token

overrun

Several collecting ulations Tokyo, July 18.

have been

and the General MacArthur's revela-

murdered. At least have been killed tion today that three unidenti- wounded fled submarines were sighted we doctors

while lending wounded at front inne hospital.

Roy Sergeant

Stewart; Bolle undersea craft could Chester, Illinois, said the first Allied amphibious | king the medics did was to metice any operation and mainleiance of

paint out the Red Cross supply ines between Japan and

signia, Korca,

ot

in-

He said: "We irled leaving some on the roof for alr iden- tificallon. But that Just drew more fire. So We rainted them out, too.”

A spokesman of General Mac- Arthur's headquarters said that units of the American Navy sighted the submarines on the surface. There was no indica- tion

of nationality. Before

Caplain Donald L. Duerk, of Korean war

New York, indica! numerous report of unidenti-Freeport,

his medical com- fied submarines passing though officer, gak! Tsuchira Strults. between pany was "shot to pleces" by

the Communists. Korea and Japan, had been re- ceived.

Captain Shin Sung-100, Korean jast month that the Rusinnu were training the in submarine North Koreans

100 Rashin, about warfare at miles south of Vladivostock

Among Allied precautionary measures are three Hoyn! Force Sunderland flying boats, suitable for long distance anti- zubmarine patrols, which re- cently arrived at Japan, from Hongkong.

Meanwhile, on land in Korca, American artillery. Muuming sullenly, broke

ter in Seoul

He said: "Handling wounded has been o terrible problem. respect for the Red Cross and often reem to wait until we get

of wounded aboard! our lond before they attack us

corpsman casunity.

Wa

"I was a ense

11 bandaging

of one of us

TOKEN PASSES spokesman said

Pites at American

Norli

fet - ghters, bat, he said. he thought this was to give the impression to North Korenu ground forces

administering relief

while the that they still had air cover and other was trying to kill," he support. He said the Japanere said. "We managed to get oured this same subterfuge with our wounded GI, but

the last few months of World was sure glod we had a rifle to

War 11-United Press. Without it We would help, have been lost."United Press.

Insignia ripped off

U.S. troops ·

LEOPOLD FRICTION

Brussels, July 18.

Tourists in London from the Far East are Mrs Wong Kin Yip, (right) and Mrs Elizabeth Chan. They are visiting their husbands who are Chinese doctors studying in England.

No miscarriage of

justice in

Ceylon

London, July 18.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council today gave reasons for their dismissal last month of the appeal by Kannangara Aratchige Dhar- masena against his conviction by the Supreme Court of Ceylon, sitting at Colombo, on two charges of conspiracy to commit murder, and murder.

Dharmasena was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court and his conviction affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

At the trial he was charged] of Criminal Appeal had found, Lordship had ar- with Mrs Beatrice Maude Silva and their Seneviratne wife of the our cepted, there were irregulari- dered man, who lived at College ties in the Street. Kotahena, with conspiracy charge, Į piracy.

trial

on the co- the summing- up against thin prisoner was plainly separated from the joint He was

with charge. also charged marder, and Mr: Seneviratne

nut persuaded They were with abetting.

The Jury found both guilty that any substantial miscarriage Intormed Parliamentary sour-of conspiracy and Dharmasena of Justice had occurred, or that jene said tonight that exiled King guilty of murder, but in accor- my ground for interfering with Leopold was expected to delay his dance with the Judge's direr- the conviction had been calab- return to the throne until after tion made no finding as to hed.--Reuter.. Belgium's biggest postwar mill-abetment.

Both appealed

Minister of Defence, told Reu-The infltrating enemy gives no transports this week for trans-Lecpold would return on Frilyanted in her case a new trint,

Air

the lut along

then breath for the next phase of the campaign.

Risking death "The real heroes of the war are the Btter jeep drivers and drive through corpsmen who enelux randblocks and fighting | acas to bring out wounded.

Never once

Injury.

necessary for

were

and review the parade. The Socialists had called

tary parade, on Friday, in cele-

to the Court Tacoma, Washington. bration of independence Day, Troops of the crack Second

The Socfalist Party

had of Criminal Appeal, who quash- Infantry Division boarded troops hinted earlier Its belief that ed the conviction of Mrs Sene. viratne of conspiracy and fer to the Far East Command,

she was found not for a at which The troops

Inoatly "muss" anti-Leopold demonstra. Huilty and acquitted. fuzzy-cheeked youngsters,

lon at the same time, but a Lord Porter, who gave their The Indian-head patches on Parliamentary development inter Lordships' judgment, said that

Leopold

a the second trial Allco Nona, their

probably shoulders and all other indicated

until Satur- an important. identifying insignia were strip-would not return ped off, Few smiled and there day-United Press. was little grumbling.

THEY KNEW

have they te- But une staff sergeant summed

Radio Hongkong

by Elyane

Prosecution witness, proved so unreliable that the Jury stopped the case on the in. vilitlen of the Judge.

11.I.T.

After this verdict, the posi- fused a rall, even though it UD the Spirit of his men 1.58, "long Kong Calling" tion was that of two conpira- Programma Summary: 6. "llen's tors, one of whom had been the Western front late tonight often meant riskdag death and "They don't complain."

Although wartime security award-Pesturing Michael Howard found guilty by one Jury and as both sides caught

Three Songs Many times 1 has been: hrouded the time of deparLondon' Relay); 0.30,

Cells (Sopran): 640, the other acquitted by another load nurture and the destination of the The Fred Canzig Quartet (Studia) an impossible us to

result where wounded inte tanis to get them troop thips the men were 7. "Lucky Dip Variety Request conspiracy was concerned.

Presented by Pauline of where they Programme, roadblocks to pretty certain

But though the (Studio); D. World News Spence

appellant's were golak-United Press.

n News Analysis London Relay); conviction of the charge of .15. Anton and the Paramount conspiracy should have been Theatre Orchestra With Organ) quashed together with that of 10.4%, Plann rod Violin Recital

BUILDING UP

Just how long the luf Inside the broken Kum River line would last no one could conjec-

correspond t ture, Reuter's Edward Wilson, reported from, his post with American forces]

is the area. There were this that the North Koreans were bulding up in the neighbour- miles Ford of Yurong, eith west of embattled Tarjon.

A ratio message heard here South from Seoul, the fallen

Korean capital, cininel, how- ever, that Yongdon, cast coast rail town 92 miles north of the all important Louth easter

supply base of Pisa, had fallen to the invadera

The broadcast also clalmet the capture of Yangyang,

everal miles inland, and

said

that advancing North Koreans had luki with Communist

: Cuerlitan.

NEXT STAND Renter's correspondent, Roy Macartney, reports that Ameri- can troops, fighting tough, de- laying action baldies, are likely to make their next stand in the hills enst of Tasjon if the North Koreans forre them out of line now fammed tightly to west and north of the town.

Taelon lies on a dal, dusty plateau, and though an iπ- portant rai Junction, enjoys no natural defences.

East of Taejon, however, the main rend and railway draw together to enter slurp, rocky foothills and mountaina.

Whereas the 24th American Division had to hold, two roads approaching Thejon and patrol athen, to prevent outflanking, it will in future be able to con-. centrate its main strength astride only one. highway to stop or delay

a oath, Koresh actvance. Houter.

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Boys of 18 no good for Malaya

London, July 18.

The War Minister, Mr John Strachey, today contested the view that National Servicemen (con- scripts) were unsuitable in the campaign against the Communist guerillas in Malaya.

In the House of Commons, a Labour member, Mr Raymond Blackburn, had urged a special volunteer force for Malaya of people experienced in Commando and similar operations in the last

war.

Properly trained, they would men must serve four and a be much mor effective, half months before being sent he said. Korea had shown that to Malaya. The average period younk conscripts were not the was slightly higher. National best to use at thiut stage of Servicemen must continue to be sent abroad to the extent Mr Strachey said he did not that Britain's commitments !inke the view that National made it necessary, he said,

Servicemen hnd proved unsuit-

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ablo for the war in Malaya. From such personal observations Mr Ellis Smith, Labour, who an ho could make when be had raised the matter, said that visited Malaya in May, he took some boys of 1B, just Enished a very different view.

Training fot three months. Earlier, Mr Strachey, reply-were now on draft leave before ing to a question, said that come going to Malaya and Hongkong. 1,500 National Servicemen call- An undertaking was given d. up under the 1048 National during the passing of the 1940 Service Act had been cent to Act through Parliament that no Malaya between January 1. | boy urider 19 Wos Bent *:

nbroad, 1949, and May 31, 1950.

During the war no Since May, 1940, it had been boy under 19 was sent abrend, he rule that National Service- he declared.-Reuter,

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