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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1950.

LIEUTENANT'S DRAMATIC Holiday Fun In Floridä

ESCAPE FROM RED FORCES IN KOREA

Powerful Force Being Built Up In East

By SYDNEY SMITH

Pusan, Aug. 16.

A tattered and exhausted South Korean lieutenant, wounded in both legs and dressed as a refugee, limped into the cut-off headquarters of Task Force Bradley, in the East Front beachhead to tell Americans that they were facing a build-up by one division of ten thousand Koreans.

and

The Lieutenant told them too our plane, Onca our plane

down to 1,000 feet that their rellet force of one came

the Nalelong River South Korean division had by-raced along

port

north of the the

of Pohang-Done.

passed them and was engaged in between the twa banks along main break-through_nrea a heavy battle

North of Waerwan. Two Com- Town and The Task Force's only link with munist tanks sarged and were the rest of the fronts is a perl-abandoned on the river banks. lous sulper-blocknded the mouth

phibious forces

and

cn

rond in Fourteen more stood blackened along the ronds between mountains and harmless fasting with Communit am-en the east bank which they had and litle just reached when the air

attack caught them fishing harbour where an LST artillery nwalte them--and their airstrip, yesterday. covered by Communist mortors and snipers.

We found one other Com- munist area-on underwater

Chi Yong-in, ricaped from them.seway built by the Com-

ground observation

and

The Reutenant, 27--year-old

across the river just Communista ten miles north of deep chough to be concealed Pohang Dong, drifted as a re-from fugee for three days down the just shallow enough for tanks main Communist line and pasand men to cross by night. But ed on through Communist-held tantght it has gone. This after- Pohong-Dang and crept by Doon

kancked it into a heap of river night through the fire of the driftwood. Task Force's airstrip perimeter.

After he had narrowly escaped cing thei as a spy he told this being

atory

"For ten miles along the road north down to Pohang-Dun there are four regiments of the First North Korean Division The infantry working south. are moving on the east side of the road in the hills,

of them

About 40 percent were trained with the Com- munist Manchurian

army, al-

though they are Koreans."

The Lieutenant said that on the road he counted 60 Ameri- trucks and can-made 22-ton

scores of American 21-Lon trucks and light

patrol cars and Japanese-built transports.

Almost hit of these would have been captured from the Americans or South Korean

RUSSIAN ADVISERS

Baw

The Lleutenant also three batteries of American 70's and three Russian tanks. He emphased that the "Commu- troops, whose morale seemed good,

nist

have

Russia

military advisers down to divi- Blonal level. Down to battalion

level every unit has a political

security squad for Indoctrina-

tion and mopping-up antl

Beem

tona Seven

of bombs

Suicide Of Peer's Son

London, Aug, 10. Michael Jacques Moore- Brabazon, son of the Erich air pioneer, Lord Brabazon, was found dead In o West London apart- meni house today.

The

police belleve he took an overdose of drugs They took away-a

notc found in the

room. Lord Brabazon is Pre- sident of the International Aeronautical Federation and holds the rat pilot' licere fo be issued in Britain. Moure-Brahaton was assistant manager at a Creyhound racing stadium.

Myrna Seeks

Divorce

her

Seretse Khama

And Uncle May Rule Jointly

Lobatsi, Bechuanaland. Aug. 16.

Seretse Khama, exiled chief-designate of the Bamangwato tribe, was reported today to have reached a reconciliation with his uncle, the Regent, Tshekedi, and that he may be back with the tribe in a few months-as chief,

This six-foot wheel with the name of BillBuoy promises to be

a

great fun-maker for holiday makers. It is made of Vinylite (plastic), weighs eight pounds and can he deflated and pack ed into a suitcase. It staris rolling-and stops, well, anywhere. This pic- ture shows the Bill-Buoy being tried out at Cypress gardens, Winter Haven, Florida. (London Ex- press Service).

A plan for Seretse and Tshekedi to rule the Exiles

tribe jointly was understood today to have been submitted to the British Government.

decreed

by

the

United States Authorities Announce Immediate Release Of German War Criminals

QUAKE HAVOC

:

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total destruction points below in intensity,

Washington University, Seat- tle, cald it was a "remendous" shock so far the largest yet

recorded on our instrumchis."

The Australian River View College Observatory graph was Just a "Jumble."

Seismographs in Bombay broke down entirely.

TIBET?

'Tic first

dren

from

Frankfurt, Aug. 16.

The United States authorities in Germany to- day announced the immediate" release of the German war criminals, Otto Dietrichi, former Nazi préss chief, Friedrich Flick, one of the biggest for- mer Nazi industrialists, and Richard Darre, for- mer Nazi Minister of Agriculture.

These three were among eight former war Criminals whose release from Landsberg Prison, Bavaria, was announced today on grounds of reduc- tion of sentences for good conduct,

The other five to be released; they were sent to are Rudolph Lehmann, Fritz Prison. Ter Meer, Kurt Rothenberger, Landsberg holds Karl Rasche and Lehmann.

Heinrich

All had been sentenced to

ī

Landsberg

640

101 were

wor

of whom criminals, convicted by the War Crimes Tribunal at Nuremberg and are even years' imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the

pt Heinrich Lehmann, whe ligh Commission, wap serving a six years' sen-

07-year-old

The others were convicted by former military courts at Dachau, neur

Munich, and Justodicilon Command.

are under the of the European

Tokyo experis agreed that the epicentre was probably In Tibet and said it might be the biggest quake in history. plastic

news came last tence. night

Flick, Calcutta, which self shivered for a full minute, head of the Filck steel combine, The shock was reported to have was convicted at Nurmberg on awept over West Bengal, Araam, chorges of using clove Inbour, Bihar and parts of United spoliation and membership of

ONCE WEALTHY MAN the Nazi S.S. Provinces.

Screaming women and chil- Darre, Dietrich and Rusche

At the height of his industrial deserted chēmas and were convicted In the "Minis- homes to join their menfolk in tries Case and on charges of owned nearly all the coal and

Nazl times,

Flick power in panic. Mnny prayed in the membership of the SS. Darre circcis.

and Dietrich

iron mines and nearly all the were also co-steel mills in Eastern Germany. Dauhati, the crowded Assamvicted оп charges involving capital and key river tracing atrocities

against the civilian Dietrich, a former journalist centre, was plunged into dark-populations

ព

Rasche

was now 62 years old, won Hiller's rapid nets last night by three tremors, found guilty on charges of favour mainly for his and experienced a fourth-last- plundering and spoliation. suppression of all non-Nazl ing a minute-carly this morn- Rudolph Lehmann was found nowspapers In 1933 and for ing.

the Nuremberg trial organising the Nazl anti-Semitle Guilty in against the High Command of propaganda. the Wehrmacht on charges of! With Darre- and Rasche ko crimes against humunity, against was among the 10 defendunts enemy troops and against the sentenced at the "Wilhelin- New Delhi, Aug, 16.

civilian population.

strasse" trial of 1:oding Nazl More than 2,000 houser, mos-victed in the Nuremberg Krupps

Heinrich Lehmann was con-lomclole last year.

Darre, now 33, ce to call temples were con-

case on charges of having used himself "the Reich farmers pletely destroyed by Intense

slave labour. Rothenberger was leader." He was responsible carth tremors which swept the

the recruitment of thou- Ganges Brahmaputra basin of convicted for war crimes and for

crimes against humanity,

sands of Jews, Poles and other North-Eastern India last night,

Ter Meer was convicted for East European nationals for according to wireless messages crimes against humanity, against slave labour on German forms. received_hire today.

Plan To Free The Czechs

The worst affected area was said to be north-cast of the town-Reuler.

SEVERE DAMAGE

ques and

ed by

war.

Seretse and Tshekedi pre sald) airstrip, Bechuanaland at mid- to have patched up their quarrel day tomorrow on the first stage

to over Ser; tse's marriage a of their journey into the five- London-born girl 15 days of year Exile talks while touring catile posts British.

area mest severely affect-enemy troops and prisoners ofReuter. A statement

ed by announcing the

last night's earthquake, In the Bamangwale Reserve.

London, Aug. 10.

NEW REGULATION they

according to reports so far, was Ostensibly.

were deconelliation and plan for joint

Exile Czechs and Sudetan in the Inheritance chieftainship is expected to be

Upper Brahmaputra cussing Seretse's

The release resulted from consisting largely of cattle.

Germine expelled from Czecho-Valley, north-east of Gauhati in made to Bamangwato hendmen

announcement Issued Strelse, his ex-London typislint tribut

#

lovakia today announced their North Lakhimpur, the All-India Joint

today by the United wife, Ruth, and their three-Gaberones tomorrow.

Intention of working together reported tonight-Reuter.

Radio's Shillong correspondent States High Commission Head- lo "liberate" Czechoslovakla

here and the quarters

United Because of

poor communica-| and secure the return of the

European tions,

Command full story may not be States

Headquarters Germans to the Sudetenland.

In Heidelberg, for known

several days or giving details of a change in die They advocated the formation weeks, but Arst radio reports

Fathering:

at

month-old daughter, Jacqueline, Last night the Bechuanaland

due to leave Gaberons police

were

Atlantic Pact

Meeting

sent six lerries to the the headmen, north

to collect

some of Tshekedi's Including men, from capital, points.

Serowe, the tribal and other assembly

Earlier this week Tshekedi drove to Pretoria and asked Sir Evelyn Buring, the British High Commissioner In South Africa, Instructions for the French to delay Seretse's departure to

Paris, Aug. 10.

delegation to the meeting of the allow more time for negotiations.

Fact Deputies Council This was refused.

in London on August 22 will

be drafted at a conference of Tallitary experis here tomorrow night.

FURTHER TALKS

Tahekedi, is leamed, then Informed the High Commissioner Mexico City. Aug. 18. The movie star, Myrna Loy, M. Rong

The French Prime Minister, fof his reconciliation with Seretse Communists in occupied areas." left here by plane for

Pleven, will preside and the joint cheiflainship pro- the to have United States today after filing Jules Mcch will attend. The Communists

and the Defence Minister, M.posal, action against plenty of everything-they are a divorce

The British Government an. all eating American raliens, husband, Gene Markey,

{nounced earlier this year that it at The

originally would reconsider lie five-year conference, This

using аге

American Cuernavaca,

If Seretse Oxed for tonight, was postponed (ban

and Tshekedi Lopez, Figueron, prisoners with other to bring

the lawyer up front-line supplies. The only who handled Faye Emerson's to enable M. Pleven to receive composed their differences.

Tsheked! and have Mileal divorce from Eillott Roosevelt, trade union delegation. thing they don't

his supporters is medical supplies, but Lieut. Chi maid reported that Miss Loy charged The second Freach memoran- originally broke nway from that "they don't need them mental cruelty, The divorce dum on Atlantic defence will the tribe as a protest against very much. When they leave will be granted within 15 days. be put into the final shape to. Seretse's marriage, and it was

badly wounded behind they

appearing personally

will be this dispute which led to inter- just give them hand grenades to file the demand in Judigo | hunded to the other Atlantic ration by the British Govern- with the pins out. If they dle Alfonso Roquente court, Miss Pact powers, a French Foreignment, which feared distur-

bances. and anyone

one touches

them Loy's presence was no longer Ofice spokesman said today they blow up.

If they

The Regent returned to the required In Mexico. A property The memorandum was aptribal area to settle the question die before the Amerleans reach settlement was reached private- proved in

Dutline yesterday.

of Seretse's inheritance with them-they throw the grenades." ly, and Mr Markey is not con-

Among other mutters, it will his nephew. But in subsequent The other side of the "re-testing the action.

contain French views'

on the talks they are believed fugee

have need for unity on Atlantic Foctroned picture"--a movement

out direction in the military as well differences over the marriage.

most of their as in the political, economic and financial fields, the spokesman were reported to be continuing the two men

sold. Reuter,

Lobnis today.-Reuter,

the

don't

After

were married

The couple among our own lines-has cost 1946, There are no children. Task Force Bradley one blown United Press.

bridge, which wi'l keep its

ranks na extra mile outsido

Pohang Dong. A squad

of 17

men guarding the town end of Baudouin's

the bridge was knocked out al

close quarters by the Com- munista

who had the whole

guard post perfectly mapped.

Richord Litman, of New Mexico

First

Government

Brussels, Aug. 16.

The surviving guard corporal, Prince Baudouin, 10-year-old told me: "Just about dusk Regent of Belgium, swore in his streams of refugees sudden-

by

Arst Government today,

The 16-member all-Calhoife from the town pant Administration, by the new the guard post across the Prernier, 60-year-old M. Joseph end of the bridge orto the Phollen, held their first Cabinet river banks. We had to let meeting immediately after the them go, we couldn't possibly short swearing-in ceremony. cope with them. About midnight{ Tomorrow the new Adminis- two soldiers with refugees canie tration will go before both and asked us the time. They Houses of Parliament to seek a said that they were South vote of conndence.-Reuter, Korcons. Half. on hour after:

they had gone machina zuna

opened up on us from close

range. Twenty-five

later Communists

minutes

blew the

bridge and followed up with -nj

Radio Hongkong

mortar tack on our nerimster,” R.KT.

AERIAL ASSAULT

0.00, "Itong Kong Calling”~~Tro- Framune Sutunary; 0.02, Children's

Earlier today I watched from sit Hour The Playroom Book- an observation plane ns Amerl-shot Presented by Ellesbeth Ann.

con B129 Superfortresses in waves of eight every ten minutes for jwo hours make the most con- centrated front-line

air attack and

in support of ground troops since Normandy

Studio:

Time for Music- the Midland Light Orchestra. BBCTS): 7.00, "Take it from Hera" With Joy Nichols, Dick Bentley Jimmy Edwards. (DBCTS); 7.30. Іл Denl-lleure Francaise, Studio); B.00. World News and lelay):

News Analysts. (London D-Day six en Bandstand"-- Tairey

years ago, They dropped 060

100 Aviation Worke Band. (CTS): Tons of bombs in a 74 x 31⁄2-6.45. Sports Review By Bill Phil- mile Communist Invasion area, pr (Studio); 0.00, "From the London Relay: 1.10.

where 40,000 men were said to Estorials."

Weather Report: 0.11. Interlude:

the

have been concentrated for 0.15. Relay of the 4th Cricket Test major jump across the Naktong Match England v West Indies. Xall

from by Ball Commentary River opposite Wegwan to oval, London. Relay 9:30, ""Thurs capture Teegu and drive on to day Serenade". Programine ot Pusan.

Continuous Muslo Arranged by Bet- From the observation planet Draws: 9.93, "At the Opera" at 2,000 foot I

Trovatore-Dy Verdi, Act 1. watched the with the Principals, Members of Forts without opposition litting the Chorus, and Orch, of La Scala. whole stretches of the country- Milan. Conducted by Carlo Sabaino: 10.20. "A Nice Cup of Tr"—A Complete villages and long (ACT): 1050, Jay Wubur and 1

Mystery Play by Anthony Glibert, strips of main road--were blowo string Ensemble: 11.00, Radio News -up. Info the air

so that their Reel. CLondon Relay 11.15, Weather dust hung in great grey-brown dod gave us Kat: 12.30. Close

Report: 1116, Goodnight, Milo drapes a thousand feet above | Down, K

side.

day or tomorrow and

SIDE GLANCES

Talks between

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American Loan To Australia

Lake Success, Aug. 16. Mr E. R., Black, President of the International Bank for Re- construction and Development, said today that negotiations for a loan to Australia were "In WIE to

of good of o Central European Federe-i trom the scene, broadcast by regulations for earns.

war official All-Indla Radio, told conduct by

These regulations said that a of frightened peasants praying reduction of sentences for good active discussion" but i Representatives of

the two terror

after fleeing In

In behaviour would

polley from their

be increased against the Bank's swaying from five days a month groupt here

announced that homes. Men and women fainted days a month.

16 reveal detalls, they had agreed

One of the purposes for which to form in the streets and were carried Czech-Sudeten German Federal to

announcement Australia desired the loan, Mr safety by relatives and named the eight men being re-Black added, was to help Committee and that a political | friends.

leased Immediately and gave Anance their large immigration been agreement had

The centre of the earthquake details of the charges on which programme.---Reuter. cigned between the Czech

was believed

have been in National

Eastern Tibet, about 350 mlles Committee in London and the north of the Assam-Tibet Joint Committee for the pro- border. No reports have yet tection of Sudetan German in- been received from that area, terests, in Munich,

but the Northeast Assam villa- of Lakhimpur, Slbigar,

The representatives said that Jorhat, Golaghat, Pakibari and members of the West German Sadiya all suffered heavily. Government in Bonn had un-

DISLOCATION officially offered support.

"Buildings

cgraph

and houses at The agreement was signed on these points were destroyed or The clamaged. August 4 in Munich. It silpu- considerably lates a "firm stand against any communication system, includ- totalitarian

railways and regime", tho ing

completely establishment of a

democratic was

said the broadcast. order in Bohemiu, Moravia and Silesia, based on the right of change here said it was im

The Central Telephone Ex- nationa

self-determination"; possible to place calls to points in and "voluntary co-operation of Northern Burma or Western both

nations on a federative China, which also must have basis after the Czech nation is been hard hit but have not yet liberated and the expelled reported.

Sudeten Germans their Motherland."

returned to Parhighat, a village near the Tibetan border, reported that o huge lancislide wrecked homes It also declared that "the and other buldinge. Damage theory of collective guilt and also was reported in Tejpur, vengeance is mutually rejected, enolher

town, which but the segregation of the au-falt 12 shocks. Several build- thors and perpetrators of crimes ings toppled after their founda- against each of the said talions tions cracked under the pres- is claimed by both parties."—sure rocking the earth.—United Reuter.

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The spokesman said: "Potro- (the Military Sea Transport feum requirements. have been Service had been supplying the exceedingly great. Aviation British, Australian and the

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Is the Pacific.

places

"We are thankful that we had situation would not require new put in oil and bombs where we shipbuilding.

Where it had been possible can use them now. It takes a Naval combat ships had been long time to get the stuff into

al the other end,” a

the pipeline and then get it outed to move cargoes, One carrier carried 170 Air Forcu planes over a thousand Air orce personnel and more than thousand tons of becometry arroganUnited Five.

The spokesmen wold that besides supplying the United Sistem and South Korean forces

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