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From FRANK OWEN, "Daily Express'

Korea, Sept. 4.

The whole front flared up today and as it did British battalions moved forward. Good-bye now (we hope!) to our river bed.

After hours of stand-by ranging from 4 hours! down to 15 minutes the order to march came as a vast relief. Within an hour leading echelons were on the road.

a journey the memory of which will wake us up in the middle of nisht for years to comen

Though the

Fighting is especially terce on the northern front, Indeed by midnight it had

whole valley already developed on a opened up ng we took a long 1 major scale. A mountain over saw a burst nearer than mile: curious this, crown to the troops as Hill a quarter of 518 has for several days was that the Are followed in our wake as though respectfully been engaging the attention of the American 1st Cavalrycklit us up". Division.

deafened

As for the dust and smoke į which rose from the road like n dense fog it bothered him not whit; he drove headlong into it on S bends and just hoped to

he hit the far side.

It certainly tickled our driver: deadliest the They pounded it he was by for with tanks and field-guns all threat on the front and curses yesterday but the stubborn of unroming drivers the morlar explosions. enemy stayed-and at night fall began to move forward. All 518 is getting a big bald vi

some parts Jest now in

fires have scurched it, wher Your or five times the crest han

hanged hands already,

College Sydney Smilth and mn into the opening of this

evening yester party towards day. We had been jeep-hopping along the valley rond that runs parallel to the front climbing up a sheltering mountain to watch our artillery arc.

When at last we halted

bridge and fold us that the

tank by which we bathed had been blasted on that morning. Today we heard that our bathing pool is now three miles behind the enemy front.

DUST TRACKS

#6

I tell you tls interlude give you some idea both both of the front and of the nature of

Think of North Wales--and draw a line right across it from Englth Ph. the rea to the Have only dust tracks for roads. That Is your front

All this to very Agreeable until you come to valleys that

the front of the war. right TOSS FLI}}

watch where the

cuchy can you.

THINGS BEGIN TO MOVE However, smoke of our shells seemed long enough way off so

As for the hting-wet the we went down by the side of a

is sotutely aar:. broken bridge where a knockedly ever do the enemy fire on out tank lay, pulled of our our aircraft; he prefers not wenty kit and lay in the stream disclose his boilery position

-teng to the Karußre,

Naturally he uses the roads. Few people and fewer vehicles ns it as pus-ible ton-at any passed along the dusty road.

day. By rantra with ante by Presently we got up, dressed, us his is the uring that carries and began walking

gear on its back.

Jeeps

01.

Twa

ку

Hard-

Lu

It gives

arred travelling at top plan mobility an ape; he bril speed and neither stopping for

A third antly exploits

to the utter-

more than moments. wa: going our way but likewise in this wild moun

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jand. violent hurry.

We are learning the hard and We found out why a mile on mofut letron bere, it mot b two down the road when we

admitted at and heard mortar shells the previous experience of barsting and saw smoke rising like Amcicant.

Jaw

the

expense anel

on both sides of uur own valley. Dear kind li Indus din

At his jeep the driver stood chide those at the War Ofire) an the accelerator and we began (Continued on Page 5 Col. 51

EDITORIAL

Born On Same Day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1950.

REDS

THROWING

Mrs Olive Tettersell gave birth to a daughter on the same day as Princess Elizabeth. Her first child, a boy, named after Prince Philip, was born on the same day as Prince Charlest She waited until the names of the new Royal baby were known before she named her own daughter Anne. Philip is seen with his little sisier at their home in Brighton, Sussex. (London Express

Service).

Two Hundred And Fifty Killed In

Japan By Typhoon

Tokyo, Sept. 4.

The typhoon "Jane" killed at least 250 people in Western Japan and made more than 250,000 people homeless.

Figures released today by the National Rural Police Headquarters were still incomplete but they indicated the extent of the damage and casualties

eaused by "Jane," thel worst gale to hit Wes-

Reform Questionnaire

If we can presume to judge by outward

appearances, the prospects of genuine constitutional reform in the Colony are remote, are more intangible at least than the project which has been running on almost parallel lines, the erection of a new civic centre. It is possible, of course, that we misjudge those in Hongkong and in the United Kingdom who have been handling the business for nearly four and a half years, and that the new Secretary of State for the Colonies may reveal him. self to be more expeditious than his predecessor and his legal advisers, For that renson, much interest will be taken Chinese Reform In the efforts of the Association to gain a clearer picture of the attitude of the Chinese community mensure of the experimental towards democracy which has been hanging tire No long. Most important aspect of the campaign to be started by circulating a be the Rumerient questionnaire will response. Past experience suggests that Chinese citizens who could not care less, or who have little idea of what consiitu- tional reform means, or could mean, will not bother their heads to reply. The test, of public therefore, of the strength opinion in favour of more rapid progress in settling the details, and setting an Unofficial majority in operation in Legla- lative Council, must be the total of the -vote rather than the result of the poll, which can be taken for granted. From that angle, it is perhaps unfortunate that * Association has the, Chinese Reform complicated its task by overloading the Inquisition with questforia. Technicalities such as the correctitude or otherwise of describing today's Chinese Unofficial

Members of Council as "Representatives of the Chinese," ambiguous searchings about the qualifications of those to be placed on the Electoral Roll, questions about the status of citizenship, are con- fusing, and outside the main issue. Seven the ten questions could have been of excised without detriment to the real purpose of the poll. In fact, it is a fair assumption that the average individual is

more likely to far

express an opinion confronted with three concte when questions, calling for a plain "Aye" or "Nay," than when challenged by ten, some of them abstruse. This is not in- tended an serious criticism. Undoubtediy, the members of the Reform Association responsible for Inspiring the bid to take apoll of the Chinese community are enthusiasts, keen protagonists of reform. All we suggest is that better results might have been obtained by Gallup Poll simplicity. Objections to the deferment indefinitely of the original plan to supple ment public representation in control of municipal affairs by creating a Municipal Council as well as an Unofficial majority in Legislative Council are today, for instance, beside the point. The inevit. be the of gradualness should ability maxim, both of the administration and the civic-minded. We can talk of seeking fresh fields to conquer in the spiere of popular government after the first step fuller has been achieved. Claims for a

of our own share in the management affaire can be pressed with cortidence when the success of the initial venture clearly demonstrated. Con- has been centration now should be on spurring the powers-that-be into action.

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EVERYTHING

INTO MASSIVE ATTACK

Mother-in-Law

Gets A Hug

Gindale, Va., Sept. 4. Airs Maud Edgelt was released frumm hospital to- day convinced that abe is one mother-in-law who doesn't live up to her re- putation.

Two weeks ago her son- In-law, Johnny Boyce, was

so happy to see her that he literally gave her a bone- crushing bug.

of

The embrace cracked ono ribs...

Mrs Edgell's United Press.

Security

Dangerous Thrust Through In Pohang Sector

Tokyo, Sept. 5. Communist forces pushing down through open tank country were last night almost within gun rango of Kyongju, the most important rail and road junction in General Mac- Arthur's beachhead.

They were threatening to cut off American troops and large South Korean forces around the east coast port of Pohang.

Overrunning Angan-Ni, nine miles south-west |

of Pohung, the Communists moved small forces of men and armour southward almost to Kyongju, the heart from which arterial roads link Pohang

At the same time, two Communist divisions

Measures For with Taegu and Pusan. Giant Liners

drove south towards Pohang from Kigye, where

the South Korean Capital Division was yesterday forced back under heavy attacks to new positions

Hiose In

Liverpool, Sept. 4. The Cunard Steamship in the hills. Company has banned all

Just to the west of Kigye, were well In behind the 25th's visitors to the giant liners,

Fighter aircraft yesterday the Queen Elizabeth and the in the middle of the northines

face of the front, strong at-made more strikes against Cam- Queen Mary, at Southamptes and counter-attacks munists behind the lines on this

than against Iton ля part of Britain's

gained and lost ground on sector latest efforts to tighten up

The greatest Communist pres- security mensures in docks both sides in the Sinnyong front.

jaren where the Communists

this on the mouth coast and harbours.

This step follows hard on the are trying, desperately to sure

the direction of Chingdong-Ni, heels of Adinirnity moves over break through into open morning was reported to be in

machinery in tank country around the south-west of Masan, hauling security

establishments, wival

where junction town of Yongchon.

United Nations aircraft wert there have been 2

Again, to the west, Commu- cares of suspected sabotage in troops have broken throughput again in strength from volving warships.

liners,

number of

were In the case of the two giant the flanks of the American Firat dawn onwards,

and lale 10-

Yesterday, Superforts Cavalry Division which acted as troop

harassing, blucking used for tactical strikes on nine arriers between Britain and the night faid

Are on the Tabu-Dong road, towns or villages close to the United States in World War II. passes already held by offciats nly 10 miles north of the South Naktong, dropping 480 tons of Korean temporary caplal of bombs on troops concentrations

nad supply dumps. are being carefully checked.

Targu. for pass New applications

American Oghting

Reuter's correspondent Roy will be screened.

sume highway, with Com-Macartney, with United States Friends and relations sering ungeer off from either of the munists fore and aft, were re-Marines on the Naktong front, ners will have in apply for a ported to have broken through fraid that tank battles around

(Contd. on. Fage 5, Col. 4)` the wall of a small town two be will deck permit. Thes

Fighting than the les farther north. allowed no

raged inside the walls, street by

farther

customs barrier.

on

The

Other shipping lines are also street, house to house. Venizelos

tightening up on security mes.

ares.

the Royal

MASSIVE ATTACK Air reconnaissance pilots saitl A spokesman of

il Ship Company said: that Communist tank reinforce

spotted all round we have made a number of ents were

the perimeter of the 120-mllc- Recurity Ti "

ing

regulations, e

to satisfy their normal

Bull

the authoritier

Pecially with regard to obtain long front, from the Kigye area themselves that

curly ciunt.-tuler.

measures are

the north to the south coast, ground Intelligence officers 130,000 North estimated that Korean troops were now in the battle line.

Defeat Likely

Helicopter

Rescue

Korea, Sept. 4. Marine plist Major Ken- neth L Reusser, of Port- land, Oregon, spent less than five minutes behind enemy Ines today after he balled out of his damaged Corsair fighter.

Landed Major Reusser about 1,000 yards behind the Communist lines east river. of the Naktong

ho Within three minutes

was picked up by an air- sea rescue helicopter.

During the brief period he was on the ground. plipta Iteurer's fellow flow prefective cover Iow byer pim-United Fres

Second Quad In Critical

Condition

The second baby-a boy-ot the remaining

three of the at the Kwong Wah Hospital is still quads born on Wednesday

In

The a critical condiilan." eldest bay ond the youngest slightly stiri of the quads are

inproved, according to the Kowloon Hospital,

The mother is still feeling tired after her ordeal six days ago.

The

mother and the three tho were removed to Kowloon Iospital yesterday

babies

Athens, Sept, 4.

lender, The Liberal Sophocles Venizelos, son of the Greek leader of World War 1. tonight completed his Coalition since Cabinet.

18 considered

where they are now placed Munder special care in a special For the first time nursery.

their birth, the babies Bre now fed by breast-milk doubtful from another mother. They aro under a supplementary diet of glucose and saline.

Plots also reported long files of men pushing forward bend whether the Cabinet will obtain placed

the Communist front' and

chains and ox-its

tern Japan in 16 years. Romeo And unpack

The

densely populated

Osaka, Koby Kvate arca re-

ceived the full impact of winds Juliet Still

which reached a maximum of 108 miles an hour.

The police reported that nusr-|

ly 12.000 houses were totally destroyed. 22,000 partially des

170,000 Iroyed and more than flooded.

of the

Separated

and his

"Jullet",

They are said to be dissatis- fied the present

at

state of

of confidence vote

Cr

Parliament and new clee-

skeleton

all-Liberal The

Air Marino Reserves

cits moving in with fuel and Wednesday and Greek political circles forecast the dissolution ammunition,

of half miles north- Four and a east of Waerwan, just off the tons. Targu-Tobu highway, the week- ukl battle for Hill 510 con- Cabinet was sworn in on August

Tokyo, Sept. 4. American 21, three days after the Centre Scores of Air Marine reserves today with tinued

clinging to the steep Party leader had handed to the arrived in Japan last week to forests

from Com-resignation of his middle-of-the-Join fighters of the regular corps Coalition Government The arrival of ground officers

of the resignation

freed many the shipment Liberal ministers-Reu-pilots for combat flying instead of administration work-Reuter,

following Seven ter.

T

Airmen Released By Communists

Rangoon, Sept. 4.

Athens, Sept. 4. slopes 100 yards Unrest was reported today munist troups Isotaled on the toad anong the rival clans of the top.

Reuter correspondent Constantine A Seven hundred ships were re: Cretan "fine", ported to have been destroyed Kefaloghluais.

10-reported that other elements of or damaged.

Thassoula the First Cavalry were surging run-in on the banks of the Nakiong The Government dispatchedYear-old

to the Petrarkoghiorghis, whose

under in- brought the south of Wackwan four Cabine! Ministers scenes of disaster which covered way love affair

to civil creasing Communist pressure. island of Crete near war. 16 of Japan's 48 prefectures.

RIVER CROSSINGS Vice-Ministers in conference

Despatches mentioned "cross- today decided to disburse from the National Treasury 65,000,000 yen (£65,000), for emergency affairs in which Constantine is ins" of the river in this area in custody and Thassoula, the end said that Communist troops rellet of the stricken areas.

"kidnapped", handed were believed to be building us

for here from girl he

a weighty arsault. Piecemeal reports

American of, Taegu, South various localities indicated that over to her husband's family.

Supporters of the girl's father Second Division troops, beistered the final assessment

reported to typhoone threatening to organise an damage done by the

Mr Francis James McGowan, one of the crew armed mass meeting to protest by Marines, were will be enormous.

against the authorities forbid have regained the east bank of Telecommunications The

to meet her Naktong River in some places that the ing Thaoula estimated

plong the seven-mile wide zetor of five of a United States trans-Asiatic Airlines Ministry

father.

between Changnyong and Yong-plane detained by Chinese Communists for eight damage to telephone and tele-

today being Thassouin was Osaka In the

and a half months, today described his experiences Kraph facilities

examining fan.

No clear assessment of pari- district amounted to 600,000,000 questioned by

magistrate in Athens where the yen (£600,000),

Irreparable losses to nationaloung people were flown from tions along these middle reaches here.

and tank The crew flew their plane to Kunming under an armed escort

11 Confused Infantry treasures included the destruc- Crete after giving themselves of the river was possible.

Communist over the hghting raged

flot Kunming to evacuate refugees provided by tlon of the 700-year-old! Thaolu,up to a patrol-Neuter.

before the advancing soldiers. low hills to fleeing plain and in the Pagoda in Wakayama.

The party travelled the 2,000 the east, with many pockets of Communist armies, but landed Communist troops battling be- after the airport bad fallen into miles to the Chinese-Burmese C.I. CLARKE

Communist hands. blod American lines.

border in eight days in a charcoal, Mr McCowan sold IMPROVING

On the extreme south coast

plane corts photographed the the "Iron Men" of the Ameri- interview that, for the first six burning trick. There, the c- Chief Inspector F. J. Clarkean 25th Division held out to-months, he and his comrades {crew crossing the border

so long as last Friday at the lked In Kunming

rupoes for immediato cxpens. The biggest shipping loss was who was critically wounded in day in the same positions they were allowed to go where they Burma, and gave them 200

occupied

Mr McGowan, his co-pilot, Mr. Maru a gun battle with a lone gun-start of the massed Communist they did not try to leave the the 0,345-ton Tatu

Darcel D. Carden and two from its man at Tsun Wan on September offensive minst General Mac-city. broke away which

wero confined to one Pallippine members of the crew They mourings, smashed into a dry-1, is making good progress at Arthur's "West Wall"

and aank with a large the Kowloon Hospital

BEHIND THE LINES dock

room in the police headquarters, are firing to Manila. Timo Sik stated Hospital authorities This hole on the port side.

But though they held out and but were allowed to get their member of the crew Me AV. traile In the happened on the day the ship that the bullet lodged

communication food from the British Consulate. Osorio,, the company's scheduled to leave Kobe Inspector's body has been re- their lines of

were allowed to leave to folo his family-Reuben. harbour for the United States moved, and he is now off the were still open to Masan, strong Two and a half months later manager, is flying to Hongking

and scattered Communist forces they danger list.

The Golden Pavilion of the Osaka Tennol was also troyed.

des-

In Kyoto the Selkatel Pavi Hon, In the former Imperial Palace, was crushed by a falling

tree.

was.

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