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VOL. V NO. 207

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Today's Weather: Light SE winds in the stiernoon, becam Ing calm during the evening. Fair.

Noon Observations; Barometrto pressure, 1013.0 mbs.

Re- 29.01 in. Temperature, 80.8 deg. F. Dew point, 78 deg. F. lative humidity, 68%. Wind direction, ESE. Wind force, O

knota

High_water: 5 ft. Gin, at 1.13 p.m. Low water: 7 în, at 6.59 p.m.

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Thongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1950.

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AIR OF MYSTERY That's 01 TWO COMMUNIST DIVISIONS IN

OVER TWA PLANE

CRASH DISASTER

Tewfikia. Nile Delta, Aug. 31.

Complete mystery tonight surrounded the smash of a Trans-World Airlines Constellation in which 45 passengers and a crew of seven were 'killed in the desert today..

Investigators, already at work, were spending the night under a clear moonlit sky in the isolated desert spot where the plane crashed and were re- suming their investigations at dawn tomorrow.

The lav tigators at wil be The per laut bether the plane expleted 29 tol-air or craded and emurht b Put the tark wall not be thrigh

Little rem of the plane and arendamation if thy vidios may move annet die ult,

Pinces of the plane and pery and beloal is are attered 27 around!.

The pla 1ft Farouk Air- port, in the deed north-east of Chatto, on #chuuled flight to Reaper t 139 am today and. aeropiling to TWA official, 20

Date: Fatouri "Every

Vaimu: O

ניו

dan ter 111 have few minutes

Laken place Inter.

When no

10 zoal Were reserved from the plane anstety mounted and, at the first light today, search plane-Egyptian and TWA--took off from Cairo, Nirport.

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The Constellation Wil reuse" but the aferaft bad dif- ficulty in earthly for the plane as the wreckage war disposta el widely over the desert,

Ammont the passengers killed wome D Americans, eight In- viinas, six Ertyping, three French, three Halland, three Swen, two Belgians, one Czech, ohe Thitch, one Greek and onc devribed as Stateless.

The address of the latter, M. Soliant dile, who was print

New lives an 147-56 Kew Gander, New York,

이

FAMILY KILLED

the Anrout

19 Americans kilet were Mr E. M. Baket, Dean of the Massachusetts: In stitute of Technology, and four menbrott of a single family

-Mir Franels Pope and his three chudden. Helentia (15),

Mary 1 baby. (11 and a

My Pope, an employer. f the TWA, was travelling to Swit polit d to put his three ch: Bizen in a a petted 1 wife is believed to be in Chir

ill

The Jalal Fast Offfeer of the nireraft. Mr David Fletcher. also few as a parinter, cong on leave.

As soon as the new of the greh spread, anxious relatives tammed the Airlluer ofices with inquiries which had to be cut off until the full and accurate. ca ually 1st enld be ascertain-

The march plantes reported Bttle or nothinit to be seen on

Bround. Then

two hours search started, die miring vd. plate was Brental.

after the

ALMOST INACCESSIBLE Omvial, ent off by road for the term of the disader in al- meet innererile desert,

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The iolation of the se ne the disaster is indicated by the fact that bly in the guest Malshited Incality heard the thunderoud crashe

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The passengers of the plane

The

Exption melnica sto. Cameita Cohen 5 veral United

Nations delegat wealthy Indians and American, Sw,5%

Halon

men

Gavel

PARIS STATEMENT The following statement was ert tonight by the European 1fadeparters 1:1 Tra: World Airlines in Pure

"Information received.

421 TWA WR. office or

th

Paris complete and offered no in bene

of the Pal ton secide ni mar Guro. Mr Wizzen Pennon, Chairma of the e

ili- Par! TWA expe

for the sur diepert vormpathy viving relatives of the barsen- frew Ben Mi and Pearsain departed frem Parts

diately for the vene of the sveldent,

url that TWA Mr Pear+1 favorite had flown 1,001,908,000 10- on at tertop.l films, part-e mules

Toutes duitut nearly tour pour

B

The bodies of dead were to the buring moved to Cano.

Camelia

Cofren

sta of Egyptian

the Enal h actor Eric

Portman i the current British withet mushage cup by tim

malin Road."

EDITORIAL

THE

Feet

闊

ace-dent."-tatet. 47 1.4

On The

bivovne

arrival of the Middlesex and Argylls At

in close proximity to the korea battlefront live days after Hongkong's gratifyingly spirited send-off gives, indirectly, cr reminder of a challenging letter addressed to Hongkong citizens last week-end, sug- gesting that all able-bodied men should give their minds for a moment to volon- ter service in the Colony, acceptaber al a duty, and seriously consider enrolment in the Hangkong Regiment, the Home Guard, or one of the essential services, assuming that they had. not already entered. Not all the arguments were unassailable. For instance, the corres- pondent deplored that many individuals, of all nationalilies, were inclined toʻtake an altogether 100 detached

interest in what is going on, in Hengkung, and else where in the world. Viewed in a tufally different light, such an aspersion could be converted into a compliment. It could menn, in effect, that thinking people in Hongkong keep their feet firmly on the ground and refuse to be shaken into the Jitters. Things are happening all around

turally causing concern.

but yet there is no renson for alarm and the stability of mood of the majority in Hung- kong is no ground for despondency. It there is any danger it would develop from the outbreak of the Third World War and fow people competent to assess the situation, the Winston- Churchills, the Achesons, the Tilos and their like, beliers that Soviet Russia is prepared to provoke a direct clash of arms. Western states. men realise the necessity of stiffening the defence barriers without loss of time, not because they are resigned to the inevit- ability of the stern test of war, but beenuse of the conviction that the

Oil

That Was

R-29% dropping bombs on the key industrial and transport centre of Wonsan. Here a shower was being laid on an oil refinery with striking effect. In this rald 625 tons of bombs were dropped.

Attlee Calls Cabinet

London. Aug. 31.

The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attice, has when> ed kry Cabinet Ministers available for top- to be level defence talks in Lon dan next week.

The Cabinet

may meel twier during the week. Tacy are expected to dis euss the extent of the in- dustrial

Landslide

Election

For Malan Party In S.W. Africa

Windhock, Aug. 31.

The Prime Minister, Dr Daniel Malan's, Na- tionalist followers today gaily celebrated a land- slide victory in the Territory of South-West Africa, The election is for South-West Africa's first six seats in the South African Parliament. and, for The 18 seats in the South-West African Legislative

Assembly other Impieations of

reorganiatlog

made Reprsky by the Increased detener cfurt

and the new policy.

MOTOW

IN

the State Parliament.

w this wing wore artiene atory renit amunced. If the 15 Lelative Vez mably meals at tiniera.

FULL-SCALE DRIVE

Attack Launched In Moonlight Early This Morning

AMERICANS

HOLDING ON

Korea, Sept. 1.

Two Communist divisions, spearheaded by tanks, stormed across the Nam River under a full moon carly this morning in a full-scale attack against the Western approaches to the vital supply port of Pusan,

A heavy artillery barrage "softened up" the forward out- posts of the 25th United States Infantry Division before the Communist tanks and infantry moved in.

Britain To Get Prepared

London, Aug. 31. Rellable sources kald Chat Britain is forming a "ask force" of several army divisions and alr squadrons in preparation for possible Communist appression.

The task force would be held in reserve, "ready for action anywhere."

The formation of this force underlined the Birl- tish determination to place the nation's armed forces on a near war footing is a result of the Korean war. -United Press.

Pact Brussels

Discussion

London, Aug. 11.

The Americans, holding the line of the River Nam just west of Masan, gave some ground at first. Later they were reported to be holding the position.

Heavy fighting was raging just before dawn all along the 24-mile front. The frontal assault was accompanied by infiltration attacks.

In some places American) infantry were engaged both on their front and in the rear.

Ono Russian-made tankt was¦ knocked out in the early stages of the battle,

The Communists were driving STOP PRESS

EUROPEAN INSP. SHOT

on Masan und Haman, pivots of: the defence line. These 17/0 towns are ille principal bastions for the defence of Pusan, about 48 miles further to the east.

Early reports here said that the Communists were also at- tacking the American Second Division further to the north, along the line of the Naktong were wounded this morning while attempting to arrest an itiver.

armed robber on the Castle Peak Road near the seven-and-

a-half mile post.

BROKE WEEK OF CALM The

Communist onslaught broke a week of calm all along the 120-mile United Nations de- fence perimeter,

An American Staff officer

J.

Two European police officers

They were Chief Inspector F. Clarke and Inspector A. Lede, of Shamshuipo Station. the Nationality bar! by the Union Government, and :

Beth were shot in the chest

Senior Ministers, luetel.

two elected by the territory's The tive Defence Minklers of bald that the attack was part of when they endeavoured to close the only

On- Brussels Treaty Powers a predicted "last gasp" with the bandit who had bar- ing the

Ek etoral Colleste. con-sling of the Prime Milsier, the Deputy Prime Minister,

The Commucists had riided himself in an un-pum- Members of Partisment and will hold their ighth posiedle slaught.

up bered but on the hillside. Me Herbert Murrison, zul

member of the Legistative As-meeting in London on Septen been known to be building

fur It is smily,

understood that Mr E. the Foreign Secretary, Mr

!ber 5, was announe.d here to for an attack in the area

at least a week. night.

C. Luscombe,

Commanding Ernest Bevis, will have a

North of east coast of Po- Oficer, who was preliminary merting 10-

With the

among the Nationalis do- afte, vong-Kru

ninating the Eectural Catlene!

bang, 20 hune American tanks Police party was also shpi at It

that the drilled was understood

mercilessly into another but escaped unarmed. the cleried Senators are certain Ministers will discus the pro- Communist offensive, stevest carly ht to be Nationalists.

At noon today the bandit bad gre: made by the five Western but the ve, ults Weru:

and Here, American

Souths not been arrested, expected to be complete :

speet up Korean in both in countries With majoritizu

troops had made h until late tonight or early to

Inset secure, Dr Mann would hear defence preparations sine three-mile advance.

the meeting of their Foreign morrow. 11

sparcey be able to push on almost Misters at The this

A Second Diviolon spokerman Hague at the said this morning that "all hell parated ferritory of primitive impeded with his apartheid

of this month, hush and desert. the real d (racial regregation) policy.

beginning

broke loose last night" with the Ballot boxes have to be emried

at least Ava The Foreign Ministers thenemy hitting

the Naklong River af miles to the centres where the Sruth-Wel Afrien for zents in decided to order an immediate points on

the South African Union Par-incrvene in the th fence effort of front. Mees are counter.

Diament-Beuter,

ter.

Ground

matching of strength with strength offers the

of selling only positive way differences of outbook and establishing permbent pence. An attitude based in the belief that a third world war is not imminent does not, however, justify the taking of chances, the risk of hring unprepared for a sudden emergency. That was the theme of Civis challenge to Hongkong. Our military nud diplomatic estimates of the future may be completely accurate, but there can be no fooling with the insidious activity of the Kremlin and their satellites in all parts of the world. And it is true that the pubile response to the Hongkong Regiment call following the reorganisation of the old H.K.N.D.C., HAN not been good. These keen on senmanship and those anxious to flourish in the air have volunteered in appreciable numbers, so much so that the approved establishment has had to be nearly doubled to cater for them. But the Regiment has languished. Extel figures are not available but there is plenty of room for those fil to every nem before the contingent can claim to be up to strength. Several factors have contri. buted to lack of appeal, some of them duP to misunderstandings very easily removed and same reflect the grievances, rent or imagininry, of Volunteers who fought in the Battle of Hongkong in December, 1911. The lessons of those days, how- ever, were thoroughly learned and there is no fear of repetition of events which iki n legitimate grouse, It would be of interest to see the result of a direct appeal by the Commandant, recnpitulating what the Regiment has to offer to civic minded citizens, But it should not be necessary. Enrpiment should come of ila own volition to the fit and well-

Cause

Thes were thus assured of

ale-lute majority

the tative Assembly.

Ping!

in

- : int

ten ermel, under quard hundrais'

In the election for the Union i

hus Parliament the Brat seat adready gone to the Nationalists. In Windhoek, on urban CGI- stituency which some observers hat thought might go to General Smuts, the result was Mr J. V. (Nationalist) 2,255,

V Viser

Mr J. D. Lamer-Burke (United Party) 2,032, giving the Nation- alists a majority of 234.

LANDSLIDE

Tal is the first election

in

to

their ecuntries-Reuter.

Colony's First Quads Won't Need Adoption

The quads

three boys and a girl born

-

A political correspond nt of to a poor Chinese family at the Kwong Wah Hos- the Rani Daily Mail, which vital on Wednesday evening are "doing fine," re- cast today that Dr Malan would ports from the Hospital this morning indicated.

supports General Smuts, fore-

to

win 14 of the Legislative A sembly's seats and probably all six reals

in the South African Parliament.

if this forecast is right and nort political nerver ew. slacrual, it likely Dr Malan's

haky majority in the Union's do that can be done to bring cause, they feel they cannot

would Lower House

be

trp the children. It was revealed ufferd to maintain them. creased to 13, including the Na-

morning that the Socini want them to live together as

one happy family." tionalist Speaker. His majority Welfare Ofee hog undertaken i of one in the Scnate is likely to

The quads were born to Lau o provide for the babies after they leave hospital, and will tee Tai-ki, 33-year-old wife of Lo be increased to five

The babes are receiving 50 "Governinent," Mr Wakefleki the care and attention possible emphasised, "la

prepared fem the ospital authorities, assist the quads, their parents inal

is ex-jand their other child in all sorts evere confidence

We

do not certainly pressed that they will develop of ways.

to sturdy youngsters.

want the parents to give dicir babies Government, too, is polug to|ban

away, for adoption be-

in-

South-West Africa will have

We

to it that the family moves to Wah-lin, 37-year-old labourer.

four Senators, Two nominated, better neemmodations, and not The three boys at birth weighed

Destroyer

Ferry

Hits

owner

main

be forced to

in the three and a quarter pounds each >quatler's but in Homuntia and the girl weighed (luce and which is their present home. three-quarter pounds. They

Mr J. T. Wakefield. Acting have one üther child,- Social Welfare Officer, sold that Government

that

are looking for

A FUND OPENED

a place where the family can be Dr and Mrs D. Laing accommodated in surroundings forwarded us a cheque for $100 Rio De Janeiro, Aug. 31.

the will give

babies for tho quads this morning. The Brazilian destroyer every opportunity

2 to grow up opening

fund.

Another Amazonas today rammed

into healthy children. ItWell-Wisher" donated ferry-boat in to Bay, badly is also proposed to obtain the Subscriptions

$10, may

be sent damaging it, the

Tsistance of various kni-fong to the "Hongkong Tel:graph" ported.

associations.

ог to The "South China It was ho learned that the Morning Post"

and tha Society for the Protection of Fund will be placed in the hands offering assistance of the Society for the Protection Children is to the fomity In the way of of Children for the bonolit of food and other accessities, the quads,

No deaths were reported but some prople were injured.

The ferry-boat, crowded to Lapacity, was sailing from Niteroy to Rio-Reuter.

The enemy crossed the river at one point to the depth of (Continued on Page 5 Col, 1)

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