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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. V NO. 224-

ACHESON PLAN CALLS FOR

PERMANENT U.N. POLICE FORCE

Flushing Meadow, Sept. 20.

The United States today called for a United Nations police force to keep world

peace.

In a four-point plan presented to the United Nations General Assembly, the Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, suggested that units from member countries should be specially trained and equipped for the force under the guidance of a United Nations military adviser.

Demanding action to prevent the "drift to disaster". Mr Acheson also urged that provision should be made for the Assembly to be called at 24 hours' notice if the Security Council was “prevented” from acting in the case of aggression.

The poller fører should be and thereby fulf) a prediction "ont arrau! ty nointained in of Soviel theory, have inace readBraces for pumpt service," jit netine negotiation very dir. Me Acheson said.

Atr Acheson ako propose

feat.

that a security or peare palje? | The Honourable reprecenfa- be formed to report immediate- five of the Lebanon stated it fr on any spot where conflict pr.etrely at our fast Asembly threatened.

when he lef "There can be no greater disagrement than up when <14> troup wants 10 eliminate your existence alto-

ether".

His fourth point entled for new cominilee to be sel by the Assembly to study other ways

which collective security could back the United Natio

"purposes and pun:

iples,"

Going

to "The root of altr trouble the new Imperialisin.” Mr Acheson launched n itve- pronged altack on Soviet politics,

He continued, "The shroud of zerrecy which the Soviet Tenders have wrappest around the people and the states they control is

great barrier to proce. "This has nourished suspicion and misinformation He named Ave "barriers

between to pence" ralued by Russia

She Peoples.

"It stands in the way of the yought the "celtmpse of the Hon-Soviet

world,"

mutual knowledge wrapped

and con. offidence essential to disarmament, people in a "hroud

The rate at which the Suslet bull up arms at

Jas gravely

endangering Union

building arms are armies, far beyond She manipulated the people any requirements of defence, of other staten a pawns of Itus-has gravely endangered peace nan "Imperialism".

ber

secrecy,' rale peace.

n

been.

throughout the world.

to impose its

NORMAL MEANS

Finally, he wild, *121 Soviet

at if violence

will and its political system upon other people in a threat to peace."

A POSSIBILITY

But

Acheron believed Air that they should take into age must the posibility that the Suvit Government trait

at

To

น unallerably committed

tanding In the way of peace", Me Acheson said That Soviet efforts to bring about the qui- lapse of the non-Soviet world.

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1950.

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MARINES CLOSING IN ON SEOUL FROM 3 SIDES

U.S. Losses In Korea

Washington. Sept 20.

The Defence Depart- meut Kall today that there had been 13,011 Korean

casualties whose next of kl bact been notified by Replem- ber 15.

or these, 1,684 were killed in action and an- other 174 died of wounds for a total of 1,858,

There were notifcallons of 8,700 wounded in ac- tlars. That includes 174 who subarquently died.

Since the war began. 3.518 have been reported missing in action but of these, 148 had returned to friendly aes and 40 have bren Melally Ilaled esplured ot Interned,- United Press,

ROUNDING

Spearheads Within Two Miles

Of

Business Centre

H.K. UNITS IN ACTION

Tokyo, Sept. 21.

American Marine spearheads, led by tanks, isolated Seou from three sides last night and sent vanguards probing to withi two miles of the city's modern, concrete business section, front line reports said.

The Marines, who stormed across the broad!) Han River north of Seoul in amphibious vehicles SERIOUS or by pontoon bridge and bouts at dawn, had met |

little resistance by dusk last night.

Just before noon yesterday the Marines SETBACK occupied Seoul's important marshalling yards four miles north of the city, after advancing down the FOR REDS main railway line running from Pyongyang, the

East-West Tension UP REDS IN northern capital.

Flares Up In Berlin INCHON

British Sector

Berlin, Sept. 20.

1.

East-West tension in Berlin boiled into a new "cold war" flare-up today when Russian soldiers tried to seize part of the British sector of the city.

On the Road to Seoul,

Sept. 20. American intelligence offi- cers were today rounding up Communist Party members in the Inchon area.

Party

An authoritative source dis- closed that they were working from almost complete lists of which were members found in the shell-ruined Party headquarters in the town.

So far, the sources saki, the Amerleans had captured more Communists, including about 30 women.

In undetermined strength, the Russians were made to withdraw by British officials backed by troops in armoured cars bristling with machine-an 300 known and suspected

Mr Acheson stud that "defen- guns. sive strength" Wils

needed galnst further

The incident come after the aggression in (order to pass through this time j sudden mass arrests of sector of tension without catastrophe police, kidnappings and new and to reach

Russian pressure to squeezo the a penol when genuine negotiation may take | Western occupation sectors. its place as the normat

This included feelthing disputes.

Trat

SI ince

ment by Soviet sector oficials they would eut electric

"This perspective is reflected that

in the proposals of the Scere-power in the Western sectors by tary-General for a 20-year pro- half at midnight by shutting off gramme, 31 perspective from all current going from East to which we can cterive the steadi- | West.

(Continued on Page 5 Col. 3)

Water Shortage-A Remedy?

TTNWELCOME and a cause of mucts

pubile Inconvenience it may be, but The Government's decision to impose sharp restrictions on water supply, s from today is not open to serious criticism. for the facts speak for themselves. Any delusion about their meaning could only arise from giving urine value do the dis- closure that the Colony's reservades bold water in storage up to 25 percent of capacity. What needs to be emphasised is that, unless the situation is relieved by`n torrential downpour or two, our reserve at the end of September, which more or less synchronises with the end of the rainy season, will be down to 5,100 million gallons. It will, in other words, corres- pond approximately

tu the storage situation in Becember last year. When it is recalled that, despite an advantage of two months, the rate of fall in the Spring was beginning to cause acute anxiety, to bring back memories of heelle days during the 1929 drought, there be no envilling with a Government which calls for caution in Séptember, 1950, T1 is, of course, loo early to speculate about the possibilities of a prolonged drought, The Anit-end of a typhoon towards the end of October or early November could enable the Waterwork Engineer to look over the reservoirs with a more benignant eye, But hopes differ from warranted expec- tations and the sole guides' to action at the moment are rainfall figures showing a total this year ten inrlies below average. A hot dry spell has

in. As- sel suming normal rain from now until the end of December, the recordings will still show more than ten inches below average. To my that this is no time to take the slightest risk would be pointing the obvious. Less apparent are Govern- ment's intentions bearing on the future. Nothing concrete is known about mea- sures in hand to prevent the annually recurring shortage and the. Water

Authority's Spring headache. The Tai Lam Chung scheme, ambitious and expen- sive if it is to achieve the purpose, appears temporarily 10 have been dropped into the limbo. Were resuscitated now and all contracts pul oat with

speed as the principal condition, the Colmy wooid acquire no seal betiofit for at least severi years. Moreover, within the Colony there is to her potential site for water con servation which is worth bothering over, and artesian well experts have drawn a blunk, dismissed that idea as impractical grologically in Hongkong. One other alternative is serious investigation of the possibility of topping fresh water suurres uutsitte our territory. Today, when inter. national polites do not noticeably en- courage belief that amicable arrange. ments could be made with China, it may seem to be wasting time even to discuss it. Nevertheless, the project envisaged is the erection of a pumping station, by agreement, at a suitable point along the Pearl River or East River, and the laying of a pipeline into Kowloon. Its merit lies in ending inxlely concerning falling reservoirs, and the reasonable assumption that the selfeme could be completed in half the time and one tenth of the cost of Tai Lam Chang. The snag lies in our relations with the Canton authorities. which if they could be called proper, have yet to become cordial. There is, however, nothing in the proposal contem- plating an effort by Hongkong to get some- thing for nothlag. What is suggested is an offer which confers adequate benefits on Kwangtung, financial or material, the supply perhaps of electric power, sume real inducement to give the matter serious attention. This is probably not the best moment. All going well, however, the time must come when poiltles will begin to settle, and minds will be on economic development. An approach then could prove thoroughly worth while.

Invaded

The second Marine

London, Sept. 20. Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Bri tish commissioner General fo Southeast Asia, said today the fast United Nations victory Korca now would be a seriou selback to Communist influenc Cavalry men rushing west to in South-east Asia. the Naklong further

north

"If things do not go well and were reported to have met tough fast, it will create resistance from isolated pockets

depressio the feeling tha of North Koreans. But the Communism is a very powerth

and spread The American Navy's 45,000- South Korean Division on the force," said Mr MacDonald upor ton battleship Missouri joined right flank gained a four-mile his arrival here from Singapor the naval group off Jachon to advance. support the river action.

thrust hoops were hard on the heels along the main rood, from of the first. tanks to roll through Inchon was said to be about a the cleared area. mile from the Han River.

The Hau crossing was preced- ed by a heavy artillery barrage and supported by powerful air

cover.

battalions OT U10 front were reported

have eliminated

for the Commonwealth economi and financial conference.

Ho said there was avery sign the Malayan Communist

guer: rillas still had a "lot of fight".

"Only a fool would say the ituation was greatly improved The Malayan Jungles are the terrorists' playground."

The South Korean Third Di- H.K. UNIT IN ACTION vision

attacked before dawn today

to henv3*

fog toward British Hunghae, supply North Koreans five miles north today to

point of the Naklong

of Pohang

number of Communist groups Two regiments, which jump-haraming the left flank of the ed off from point one and a American Firs! Cavalry Divi- half miles north of Pohan, sion.

On the same flight were M were advancing against little

CC. Tan and Dato Onn, pro minent Malayan publie Aguros or no resistance. Another re- On the front north of Targu who will giment driving

also attend the into the hills the South Korean First Division Commonwealth talks. United two miles southwest of Po-matic considerable gains toward Piers. hang was meeting heavy TC-Kumwi.

The hectic day was climaxed Helping American agents is by a Russian attempt to expand an organisation known as the their sector 150 yards into the Korean Democratic Youth As

of Right-sistance. British sector near Gatow air-relation, n our

which the port. They made the seizure to wingers suppressed

Communists

South then access to stree! Give which now crosses the British sector for about 100 yards and they erected a barrier designat- iru: their self-marked 11ew boundary.

A British force tried for several hours to negotiate with the Soviets. Filly, Tommies tore up the barrier and moved it back to where the Russian line should be, then stood guard to make sure the position was held.

Working

with American Meers, they have led the way hideout of run-away Com- rganists and in many cases baucht them a themselves,

The Americans admit that there have been some cases of working off personal grudges by

reaching within

Ave

comer

When the South Koreans miles of the town. captured Pohang they found a

In the south-western large quantity of enemy equip of the United Nations "defence

nett. Including mortars. rifies and a few artillery pieces. They box" gains were made by the several horses American 23th Division driving which the Reds have been using the Americans were halted by wert of Iaman but eventually to haul supplies.

streng Communist defences.

also captured

POCKED WITH CRATERS

The elly is poeiced with craters where 16-inch shells from the battleship. Missouri,

one people not in fact asociated with the Communist

ut all suspected people are reened by personal requain-landed.

words, they said.-Reuter.

A tritish spokesman i thences and against the captured troops would remain an guard ja' the trouble spot all night if

necessary.

Spender Plan

A

Ret thers

THREE US. AIR

CRASHES

Held.

New York, Sept. 20. dead today in three widely-

Thirty-seven

persons werd

separated plane crashes within 24 hours. The worst occurred spokesman at General of Kawajalain in the Marshall MacArthur's headquarters sald Islands, where

A four-engined that reconnaissance reports In Navy transport plunged into dicated that the Communists 1,200 fathoms of water and wire now fully aware that they killed all 20 naval personne The R.O.K. Capitol Division

were nighting on two fronts. board.

was no genemi resumed its attack on Kigye for

Another Navy craft crashed streat or "abandonment the third day, meeting stiff re-force," he said, and there re-

Into Puget Sound, killing revan sistance.

men. Two men and two women The First, Sixth and Eighth

d enough resistance to were killed in Virginia when Divisions

ake the United Nations' ad-thele single-engined Beechcraft resumed their attack

vance "uncomfortable."-Reuter plane north and northeast of Yong-nd United Press, chon. The northernmost elements still south of Uthung, There were no enemy attacks London, Sept. 20.

or artillery fire along the Targt Bunna, Stan and the threo

front during the night. States of French For the Gest

ume in two eisted

was not u Fingle Inin-China have agreed to take weeks, there

cloud in the sky Common Furce was art in the British

and the Air already wealth economie aid plan for what was leaked Hite a field day Beginning South Asin, informed quarters against entry troops and posi

ad here tonight.

Indioneria's reply to a British Waegwan to the Japan Sea.

tions all the way from north f Commonwealth Anvitation to F-803 wared off at dawre ttend the talks on the plan in, followel hy Mumangs about

next month is still tour and a half later.

Meanwhile, the police arreste by both sides threatened to be come serious. By evening, 50 members of the Comman Eastern police were being hel in West Berlin gaols in reprisat for the kidnapping of 20 We Berli policemien from miswaj trains passing through the Svica reetor yesterday.-United Prora

Dr Malan

Unrepentant

The

Landon

wnited.

ፍና፡

vers.

Talks

movement between North

CITY DEFENCES

and

With Seoul in their hondds the Burma will be represented, it United Nations forces belleve further learned, by obser- that they could block almost ali Durban, Sept. 20. South African Prime

Commonwealth Ministerial South Korea at the waist of the Minister, Dr Daniel Molan, told discussions 011 the six-year peninsula. the Nationalist Party Congress economic uld plan-nho known here today that South Africa as the "Spender Plan" after External Affairs would continue to follow her Australia's

Minister will begin in London Caplured North Koreans fold Apartheid own path in her

on September 25.

American Intelligence officers racini segregation policy,

The non-Commonwealth coun- today that the Communists were rles who have necepted the in- | reinforcing the Japanese-built vitation will join in the talks on defences within the city. October 2.-Reuter.

They were also sald to be digging new defences on the surrounding hills,

The Union's position would he better if European countries in- lerested themselves not only in uon-Europeans but also in the

I white population of South Made Too Many

Africa, ho added.

Dr Malan was replying to a motion for overscht propaganda clarify the Government's

10

| Apartheid policy.

He said: "We shall never get the overseas world to accept this policy, but we shall continue to try to enlighten it on the sub- Jeet as far as possible.

Engagements

The defenders of the elty have been enlled tentatively as regiments of the North Korean 10 Division.

American sources sold that London, Sept. 20. Princess Elizabeth

3,000 Communist prisoners had has been been taken advised by her doctors to cancel Seoul up to 10 a.m. yesterday.

in the drive un come of her engagemeals this utumn, it was announced to Jay,

Nations forces were moving up On the southern front, United

from Wnętwan, towards Kum- chon, the next objective in their drive north-west along the main Pusan-Seoul highway.

It was emphasised that there was no reason to think that the "Many United Nations mem-Princess was not in the beat of bers are non-European countries health but that she had made First Cavalry engineers and others, like England, have too many engagements in vinw cleared North Korean mine- inn entirely white population of the fact that her daughter, fields along the main road from They cannot understand the cir Princess Anne, would be only Thegu 'to Waegwan - this mor- cumstances of countries with two months old in the middle ning and': a large force Imixed populations."----Refer. of October-Reuter.

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