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U.S. Offensive Beat Korean Push By Hours

With General MacArthur's Headquarters

For Korea, Aug. 10.

It is now clear that the United States armour- supported counter-offensive along the Korca south coast "beat the Communists to the guns" by a few hours.

The North Koreans planned a four-fold offen- sive along the whole defence box in a great effort Two of these to push the Americans into the sea.

blows are going well for them and two badly.

The thrust to Pohanglong' off guard in a month of in se far entirely successful hard-fought retreats. -another of the surprises

The north

Attnek, ngainst

which have caught the Allies the top of the "defence box" is

ESTUARY ISLANDS OCCUPIED

San Francisco, Aug, 9. The Paine Communist perthoritles In Hankow tu- atury elletally

thu

the occupation fa 15kets of the Pearl River

Jos lins':#tul

litary.

Provher.

The lated to came

1291-

Communist control

the Tankun

Ber

were

Kallong groups.

were

am which

ecapled on August

#. Peking Ratio reported

tonight.

There are about 5 and stall arts all

Par!

Iwech

big Fle month be Hongkong and

River

Macao-Reuter.

Russian Ships Moving To Far East

ninin around

tely quickly.

compara-

whs

The South Korean line pulled well behind the Nak- Long River in a planned with- belanwal a few days ago.

we 14

But the rive, line holder the

tanding up well น

which the Com- mint have thrown it.

Apart from the morsig-build-

effort of sucre. Jm aftrek |

tinual

retreats. th.

Americans In te outh pre

nmy, no uty proud.

ran det el

destiny the!

bemuly 19

Hat the Communist. de re-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1950.

Poets

Replies

Peddle Their Wares

Made Το

Commonwealth Aid Questionnaires

their busting crack third division down fea :he Kumchon atca „weaken mit

A cugtre - dve leek American advance.

could

Comumunaista break through 13 the north Kami Tarzo they would have to Tuon down maisting tigh-

endy cuntry 4 26 nadirond

Note deservers are still talk.

P

Devombig # Tabenk e even Dunkirk bui Il beeus almost certain that the Americans with a hat be able to heal art on a 33-mile" peri- meer aroital Puan, with the Nantong nila on one side and a coupentrate defence in to the torti.

The chief danger to the pre- test defence, arest is the pos siblity of a sudden crumbling of the irth lank, cutthon oft

i most of the South Koreans and

t

to tran a thrurt on the rear,

Reuter.

ferring the Americans to pull New York, Aug. 9. Russia. it is reported by their Naktong River line

Merchant American the Marine Institute, is assein- bling dry docks, merchant vessels and supplies Vladivostok, 500 miles from. Korea,

nt.

BETTER POSITION

London. Aug. 9.

Completed questionnaires from Southern Asian coun- trics seeking to benefit from Commonwealth economic aid plans are being received in London, official sources said today.

CAPT.

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MEETS MORE

TROUBLE

AMERICA BUYS

Thr

PLATINUM FROM Bouglong Celegraph

BRITISH GOVT.

London, Aug. 9.

The United States Marshall Aid Mission in Bri- tain today formally announced the purchase of 34,- Government British 000 ounces of platinum from stocks for tho American stockpile of strategic materials out of the "counterpart funds."

continue

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I'ostage:

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China and Mecao, $1.50 munis. WK Illich PornegaLATIN

other

per. countries. $1.00

and month.

Now contributions, always wel. come, should be addressed to the Ealior, business comununications and sdvertisements to the Secretary.

Telephone: 26811 (5 Lines).

At the price ruling at the States as to how it should be time of acquisition, it was used.

Britain wels to worth about $2,250,000

ucing it for paying the inter-CNTTI KETTAKON (£80,000). It would be worth|nal debt for disinflationary pur-

CLASSIFIED more now as platinum is one poses, but suggestions have been in Washington of the many raw materials made recently whose price has risen since that these funda should be used ADVERTISEMENTS

for defence. the Korean Invasion, Hike

20 WORDS $3.00 diamonds. It is both an in-ce, for instance, has been abmest all her counter- and a hoardable port francs on electric power for 1 DAY PREPAID ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS $1.50 PER DAY.

dustrial material.

tu

projects.

The accumulation in Britain Such acquisitions do not cast row toil about £250,000,000.- the United States any dollars Reuter. nnet do not bring dollars Britain. They are made from the five percent of the "counter- part funds which has to be set; Paside for Amerlen stockpile acquisitions, expenses of Mur-

al Aid Bissions in Europe nudi none other minor purposes.

French poet Paul Crozier

The counterpart funds are th stands on a ladder as he

European currencles which the receive tries to boost sales of his European governments book at the annual Poet's by selling in their peoples the Martha Ald geods which the Fair in Parts. The au

goverments have received free. thors sold their books

Strategic materials bought out from pushcarts ***** cer

of "counterpart funds," however, tainly a new way for poels are only a small part of Ameri

ea's total stockpile purchases to peddle their

from abroad. Counterpart fund ition: up to June 30 (in- jeluiting the platinum announced

(Acme).

Wares.

Studying Atrocity Reports

arqur

todiny)

amounted

Over

$81,000,900 and included rubber,! sisal

industrial

Mlumonds,

bauxite, palm oil, graphite. vil. ryolite and

pen materials.

BIGGEST PROVIDER

Britala

other

is by far the biggest provider, with GB percent of the total, phis further amounts from Malaya and Jamalea charged sterling counterpart

Lake Success, Aug. 9. following the The United Nations again!

conference Korea Commission

الألباني طوال اور

has re-funda.

INTELLIGENCE TEST fies is an attempt to produce & which the League Test in whole of the score have to be

I will the found that the scores the is matches are 30-0, 6-1 2. 7-3, 4, 5-5 Patni seosed are: Alexander, 4; Hercules 3: Best Lysander 2 Ho Lysander can score at many 17 punts (10 4. 3 and win 10-0 agains

Now we shall and that Hercules thenue Tale" can only e as under

of

The questionnaires were circulated to all Southeast

countries

the by Commonwealth Consultative i Committe Commonwealth

The other 95 percent of the on aid to Southeast Asia.ported to the Sveretary-

tomterpart ftands Is kupt General, Mr Trygve Limulating in the Bank held in Sydney in May.

India. Pakistan,

Ceylon that it is checking reports Ennland -pending a decision be- Malaya, Burma and Siam were New York. Aug. 9. said to have sent detailed of uncivilized and inhu-wean Britain and the United Captain David Jones, who, ples to the questionnaire about man practices" against pri Umcials sald Indo-North Korvan Communists. was convicted last week of their long-term crnom pros- soners and wounded by the China and Indonesia may later

Commission

the told The misconduct against the crews. of his ship, the Isbrandtsen be invited to follow suit, but at

Secretary-General that it had there were legal heard of no measures taken by Line freighter Flying Arrow, the moment

to Alve into more dificulties in both cases, has got himself

1: exported replies to all the North Koreans

ifeet to the promise of avoiding questionnaires will be received atrocitie trouble. Washington, Aug. $.

He was rewed by the police in London before the

end of

1:0 urged That "the A military spokesman zaich

ut this month. The the hourly

repler will

valce Crited Nations as he left

strongest today that the

with free then be studied in London in

the world "arch Tue: day morning

raised throughout for the meeting of in protest against the delay in forces in Korea are in

explained that

Ministers due Commonwealth The police

Crose supervisory for befter polition unt only for depistols and 21 bottles of liquor readines

launching

both the guas and liquor were to it London in Septem giving Iled

prisoners, fence but offensive or counter-attack."

captives anct The spokesanas mid that if legitimate items aboard shipbor

At thr Sydney conference,j AMBULANCES HIT the commander inds an oppor- but required special permission

unity sach as General George to be taken from the pier.

Commonweanh Meanwhile, a spokesman for

representatives

officials sakt Eastern Senport.

United Nations *Tatton Cound in Germany when

Maritime Union,

tu diraw up a pro- Merchant American

the Natama! The

the tee for Berlin

in Raven to lay that they were he turned

of

tech- immediate which forbutie its members to

United Nationsi Marine Jasilute is a trade

notifying the with open. the United Nations chipowners toter might do the same thing

to invite easigurter at Lake Success CHECK sail aboard the Flying Arrow grammie wytaniatio: of whose vess fly the American in Koren.

was removed, saldinical, assistance and

of at least two known instances until Jours

1. It commences at the same jaments to relate their long-teun

1 Anglisht attacks by North

that lightning flashes. flag.

The Spokerman sul at the unions et ta bere with various Southern Asian govern

e captain i needs. Ar the conference with full tankern

"plainly marked" moment Koreans ou Russian

2. Achilles. 3. in Louisville, afferiscon Pentagon per brief-drawn bruke a

London next month, attempts |

Alex ambulances,

tracic Amerie 11 eargoes have sailed to Vladivos

cfficials

Kentucky. It is the race Liste Isbrandtsen

mate to set up an will be two Blackng that some progress was be- had been chosen.

the Kentucky Derby Valentine, Reuter's correspon-

on which tok recently from

was the i

Marshall Plan an in rande at the southern end of ||

organisation

William Wikic say who the Institute oil ports, Sea

line, and thanks would st the defensive

distribute large-scale dent on the Korean war frost, new caprain on the next cruise lines to

from Colli dispatch

5. In Philadelphia, reported.

financial

for helps to the Far East, but stated the

approved reported in Within the lant

Pennsylvania in 1792. two months were straightening out in the

Flying Arrow would leave New

parrposes. three dry docks had been towed cental and northern parts. He

The British Governad

commanding A " a day York from Latvia, and the Baltic.

United Pess.

stid to be giving this prect that the ambulances

the attacks after ud from sa, on the Black

priority because of even's In Sea, te Vladivostok.

Seara, Oficials fald the Gov-tacked a few days ago. ernment believes wopment to be the most ef-the

A statement released today by the Institute fald that a large ember of Soviet vessels of all types had been sailing from

Sea ports Baltic and Black Vlachivustok, Kustin's chief Far

to

d: "With the trings we now have all along the front, we are in a much better position not ody for defence but also for

olf.nsw lachitut cointer-attack."

Many

bound merchantmen for the Far East were loaderi with

Others BURUN

carried Even trawlers general cargo, were reported in the movement

Sa the Pacific,

m

nuki

OPPORTUNITY lle aid the opportunity for a major break-through CAP Soviet-would controlled shipyards of Eastern manter et

AT FULL TILT

Meanwhile, i

the

1

th question then

upor.

the actor

the

com- and hig

Germuny, repair work had been ability to see and expbit that as Gin. Patton cong at full tile" on Russian opportunity

Germany. Pessels.

pokesman said when Antwerp reently awaiting re- that time cures there could be pairs, the report added.

major offensive all along the

Seven Sovlet vezels were at

hive

remains to be seen," the

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LONG-TERM NEEDS

dreided

On

OVER CURS

fctive action

to counter

TO

humend Gif

Southeast Asia.

SAID WIFE SOUGHT

DOMINATE

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protection ron-combatant wounded.

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war

A comman

att eks after the investigations.

in Commnumer

office d were alt- n-the-spot

Miss Virdie. Ef

on-the-spot

"Th. An officer said: lances carried huge Rei Crosa! at mor15's conference will markings. They were unmistak- car they WETC consider the possible expenditure abs. In on

Leeds, Aug. 9. 110

lost his sheets, An Englisimari divorce suit here today after in Asia charging that his wife tried raming to dominate him because she : Asia, was an American.

In this

juf £15,000,000 sterling in long-changerungs only.

plans dodinstation other, the Communists threw of a special £000.000 Junij aand-trende an well, proving investigate development they had been elore enough

to see the marking-Reuter, training of students and establishment uf centrep in Southeast

Official

ith the British Government plans to end teams dental of experts in te fieulture, insira- Asurice Galinsky, n surgeon, told the court that in tion and capneering to South- her native country wives are cast Avia to resist and advise in

development they should taught that

United Press,

What beurtot all this may Be He pointed out that ups on the Korean situation to now General MacArthur had

In reserves and hawi la put!

"everything" at the front, whe stituto saki.

I now he ha.. reserves behind this by This heavy movement

the the and mobile units which can water could mean Trans-Siberian railroad is fully le rushed to any point where occupied with the transportation the North Koreans might breakninate their husbands." of military materials."--Reuter,

that

Indian Consulate

In Shanghai

eles- He also complained that his wife! lied when she told him at the rough lemporarily. The spokesman added: "We have the ability to catch the time they were married that she was 25. Actually, he said, she was 35.

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Karachi, Aug. 9. Pakistan has no direct i source of information about

of photographs the reported advance of

taken by the South China Chinese Communist forces on Tibet, sources close to Morning Post and Hong Kong, the Pakistani Foreign Telegraph Staff Photographers The huge said that despite Galinsky's claim, it seemed t

Affairs Ministry said todny.

aro on view in the was the husband who was "de-

Bonn, Aug. 9.

The Pakistani Consul in Felting Radio reported tonight man said: "There is a long way teraned to rule his wife with a

The Allied High Commission China's Sinkiang Province, be Morning Post Building. Consulate-16 to before it ceases to be a

today announced a programine fore the Chinese Communists An Indian that

area."--Uniter Tod of iron and did so," in ocuvralje

the West General began

"In rejecting Galinsky's rull giving

German functioning Shanghai on August 7-Reuter. Press,

and greating the wife's counter- Government certain freedom to took over, was still at his post

make laws in fields normally but without

San Francisco, Aug. 0.

PREMAZLORAS AVANINGSSINT

Discussing the smalt head in South Korea heid by the United Nations, the spokes-

1764-

"Had a rather trying day. I got fired.”

suit on grounds of cruelly, the judge ald he would excuse Mrs Galinsky's misstatement about her age.

"Many

women do it." Judno sin;ed-United Press.

the

Ocean Planning

leges.

hos

diplomatic privi-

reserved to the Allies.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir These include darmurient.

a common frontier with foreign affairs, reparations, de Sinkiang but not with Tibel, al- cartelisation and matters affect though soin trade mnutes he- the cecurity and prestige tween Tibet and Sinklant pazs of the Allied armed forces.

through Kashmir. There reutes The b Commissjon must have not been used for some be given particulars 21 days months sled the Communiste before the introduction of the closed the trade route, pass be-.

legislation. Thetween Kashmir and Sinking- Allien have the power to forbis heuter. or, alter the proposed s Regler.

Group To Meet contemplated

Washington, Aug. D. The third meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the North Atlantic Paet's ocean re-

gional planning group will begin New French Naval

in Washington- on August 16,

the United States Defence De-

parliment announced here today. This group is one of the five regional planning groups within

Chief Of Staff

Protection

Whaling

For

Washington, Aug. 9. President Truman today sign- Paris, Aug. J. ed a bill committing the United Vice Admiral Roger Lamber. States to an international con- of the ventlon protecting the multi- the North Atlantic Treaty orga-Commander-in-Chief zulation.

Fleetmillon dollar whaling industry.

Mediterrancan French

In members are. Belgium, since February 1940, was today The Inw provides for United Canada, Denmark, France, Ice-appointed Chief of Staff of the Sintes participation with 14 lent, the Netherlands, Norway, Navy in succession to Admiral other countries in regulating

who died Portugal, Britain and the United Batet,

recently whaling and conserving whales. State-Reuter.

Bouter.

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