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BRITISH LABOUR PARTY

HITS MILITANT SOCIALIST NOTE

Margate, Oct. 3.

The annual conference of the British Labour Party struck a militant Socialist note here today. The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, who was given one of the most enthusiastic receptions of his carcer, declared firmly that Labour would govern according to a Socialist principles.

There could be no question of a coalition nor of Labour watering down its policy to try to be the non-controversial, Mr Attlee asserted to evident satisfaction of delegates.

in

Elections to the National Exc-restraint by companies it would cutive Committee Indicated that consider Itselt free to Introduce Labour's mok and fie remains new legislation to cut dividende. uncompromisingly Socialist

"That takes on a new sigul-

splic of

The

Government's cance in view of the new ex-

defence," on

Mr minute parilamentary majority. penditure

The Cabinet Left-wing leader, Grimhs said.

He added that ownership of Mr Aneurin Bevan, was given

was not yet the largest vote-breaking his wealth in Britain own previous record--and the squally distributed and it was polley to see it pro- Left-wing Increased Ils numert- Labour

#ressively evened up. enl strength on the Executive.

"TAX THE RICH!" Further evidence that Furty masses were sellin the Delegates, who had indulged pace of the conference was in a hard-hitting debate on given when the Colonial Secre-wares, pelees and profits, loudly cheered Mr Griffiths declara- tary. Mr James Grifiths,

tion. nounced that

Many took it as a cate- which includes half a dozen Ca-norical pledge that the Gover

will Einet Ministers would not

ment op-

enrure that the pose a re

demanding burden of Britain's £3,000,000,- resolution that the profits of privale enter 000 rearinament programme in prise be cut.

equitably shared.

the

the Executive-

BAKERS STRIKE

Disaster again struck British collieries last month. After the recent Scottish mining tragedy In which 13 men lost their lives, fre trapped 80 miners behind a wall of flame 1,000 feet below ground at Cresswell Col. Hlery in Nottinghamshire. Rescue parties battled for nearly nine hours to try and reach them before the waiting crowds were told: "There is no hope." The statement said:

"There

Mr Gribs nid that the It apparently gave particular Government had warned em-sullafactions to section of the players that if there was any | Government's followers Who large departure from voluntary have been advocating new meu-

Bures to "lax the rich.”

The conference passed, with- out

voice, the a dissentient agreed resolution which took note of the country's improved position"

recover and "the bigh profits received by employers" and called on the Government for enerifelic action on strike today-workers wares

to improve by controllin carried on W/1- and reducing profits.

It also called attention 10 city workers still paid wages los

IN ALGIERS

Parin, Oct. 3. Mait baisery workers In Algiers went

Master aberra aided.

In a few quarters of the

in which bread was short the low to enable them to beneft

French Army delivered

supplier-Beuter.

tree by the "fairshares

Reuter

palley."-

is no possibility of any of the men in the pit being alive." Any attempt to the bodies was bound to fail and that such attempts would inevitably involve further inss of life. (London Express Service).

S. KOREANS'

India Opposed To TWO BIG

Crossing Line

Lake Success, Oct. 3.

HANDICAPS

"The

British Collieries

Disasters

Jubilant

North Koreans Burn Stalin's Picture

Warning Of Red Plot To Take Over Control Of Austrian State

Television

Play By BBC Withdrawn

London, Oct. 3,

Vienna, Oct. 3. The Austrian Socialist Trade Union Federa- tion President, Herr Johann Bochm, tonight warned his followers of "a Communist plot to take over the running of the State" a few hours before zero hour for a general strike threatened by the Communists.

Officials of Austrian Government Ministries T110 British Broadcasung in Vienna were patrolling their buildings all night. Corporation has withdrawn a British troops in the city were confined to barracke television play following

from midnight. This is the hour at which the Communists said the strike would start unless the

criticism that Socialist.

It

anti- wns

The play was televised inst

Sunday. Today the BBC id Government agreed to their demands on its new

that it would not be repeated.

In the play a Labour Cabinet Minister says, "Oor tide is going

oul, The country is fed up with

revision of wages and prices,

Usually reliable source said, not to take part in unauthorized that from midnight Austrian strikes, for which no strike pay polico would wear steel would be allowed,

He tried to bring pressure to helmets and carry carbines and bear on the Chairman of the bayonets instead of their usual A meeting at the Ministry of National Atomie Board" to small-calibre pistola, release new Information about! atomic energy in order to wini

Sir Harold Carela, the

the Interior prepared counter- measures 10 block reported Br-Communist plans to seize post an election, For security rea- tigh High Commissioner, was offices, telephone

exchanges sons, the atom chlef refuses hurrying back from the Bri- railway stations and importan

The

play. eatled "Party Ush Zone to Vienna to

deal public buildings, in the pro- Manners" won written and pro- with an Austrian Government | vinces, clured by Val

Gielgud, the protest to the Allled Council BBC's dfiector of television allesting tha! tomo Russian Strong forces of gendarmes drama.-Reuter,

Town and District Commanders hydro-electric generating sla- had been sent to tho great were hindering the Austrian tion at Lavrmuend, on the Drau

strikes and demonstrations

and other Carinthian electris Herr Boehm told a meeting them against Communist plan

generaling stationa to protect of 5,000 Soctalist shop stewards to occupy these works by small that the Communists "had toy-groups of "storm troopers." cd with the idea of setting up

provincial government fake over the ruming of the strengthened in

Police guards have also beca State."

all places where there are large factories. The Communists have flood- ed Carinthia with pamphlets

to the workers appealing

to sirike while the trade unions plan have issued

*g even bigger

Woman In Chair in dealing with Of Labour Party

Yangyang, North Korea, Oct. 3. Jubilant North Korean civilians smashed pic- tures of Stalin and the North Korean Premier Kim Ir-sen, and burned them in the streets today as the South Korean Third Division advanced above the 38th Parallel with a speed that amazed its Ameri-Yorkshire miner, can advisers.

Villagers lined the roads waving South Korean flags and shouting "Mansai" (a thousand cheers) to every group of foot soldiers and every vehicle that passed.

In the last week the Third Division has marched over 180 miles with all its equipment. On one day I covered about 33 miles.

Children carrying ammuni- tion trudged beside the long columns of tired infantry, which were on the march this morn- ing along the narrow rond

that winds around the spurs of

Between the tiles of soldiers lurched rattle-trap three-ton lorries gerlanded with flowers

equgument and

Yangyong, Oct. 3. the runstal mountain range

Korean First nort wards to Yangyong. South Corps, which hng plunged ahead of all other United Na- tious forces across the 38th: Caps-unsullicient transport advity with war inadequate medical organisa- tion.

said that

India today opposed sending United Nations troops into Northern Korea and keeping them all, uffers two big handi there until stability is restored in the country.

In the Political Committee of the United Na- tions General Assembly, Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, the Indian delegate, said that to send United Na- tions troops into the North might "intensify" North Korean opposition and increase tension in the country.

Senior Statt officers today the Third Division

the start alone

Ince

of the 25 had sulered war on June

there 1,800 were killed

Large Convoy North

was

the

Д

spoke as one of the British re-ton declaring that the

presentatives

at

the

10

Margale, Oct. 3. Miss Alice Bacon school teacher and daughter of a {tly elected Chairman of the Bri- tich

Parly Labour

for

NO CONCESSIONS next 12 months.

Mires Bacon, in her late 30's,

The meeting passed a resolu- recent behind the recent Communist persion of the European Assem- moves was "nothing less than food of pamphlets urging them bly in Strasbourg-Reuter. to take the first step towards

not to strike, turning Austria into a second

The Czechoslovakia.

Corinthian trades union The Cabluct

movement is leading a move decided cartier today to make no concessions which raised

ment to boycott. any shope to the Communists.

their prices and Austria tonight

loud-speaker vans touredi the faced general strike, threatened by for the Communists from midnight, shops.-Reuter. in protest against the Govern- ment's revision of wages and prices.

Mystery

In Far

Korea

(Continued From Page 1)

ud loaded to an incredible capa-day, after which the route was

reported quiet. cheering, singing troops,

Many of these vehicles broke down on the roads and at least

psized. DISCIPLINE TOUGH

sute

C

When

ono

of Seoul,

A streets of Klagenfurt calling

the boycott of variou

As zero hour approached, the Federal Chancellor, Dr Leopold Figl's, Coalition Government issued proclamation calling

Austria'n

supply depot nine miles north for calm and courage in reject- in the "Communist criminal

destroy correspondents attempt to

the abou:

South economie recovery." crotrinit

of

10

the spokesmua sold stile that he "did not know whe ordered them over the border.

Frontline reports

that

AMBUL

THE ST

ULANCE

BRIGADE

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRICADE.

The proclamation was plas- tered on walls in Vienna while their last-minute preparations, strike leaders went ahead with KOWLOON SUB-DISTRICT

The Government also

dis-TO: KOWLOON RESIDENTE citored

counter-measured

10

meet the threatened strike. sources sald the hud ulready occupied offices and other

indicated the Communists were strengthening their air defences.

A Fifth Air Force announce Communist ment

police fighters

three Allied some, post said that

down by buildings. were shot Communist 3ak yesterday,

STILL TRYING

However, these days after

Parrying General MacArthur's un- questions

that the Koreans' antwered demand North Korean Army surrender, it Parallel. appeared that the North Korean with The troup: were obviously Communists planned to con- 12,000 casualties.

fatigued but cilscipline was tinue the battle while the Soviel and more than 3,000 were mise-

Tough.

blee bargain for them in the young soldier United Nations. ing. Many of the wounded had dropped his rifle from the lorry NOTHING VERY DEFINITE

from lack of speedy beat of us, his officer beat him medical attention.

The bad early morning un the shoulders and chest with

weather over Korea hampered Colonel Jung said today: the butt of the damaged wro-air strikes there this morning "Our Beld medical and hopal pon, and organi; ation is not satisfactory.

(Wednesday) and there was no But their spirits We have not enoragh ambulaner high by the

were kept new report on the convoy or its turbulent air of identity up lo Transport Lo evacuate the gaiety along the route of the

Informed sources at General South Korean advance.

Desides the villagers lining

MacArbur's headquarters We have not enough trained the couds, every town and ham-thought it was "a triffe early to medical personnel. We ure he was #led

just what reports of the with cheering ju short of medicinal equipment." civilians.

convoy, which they classified as American army advisers with In bombed andl battered "nothing very definite", might The First Corps said that sonie Yangyang. South

Koreane.

Sir Benegal Rau followed Mr | Sir Beneral Rau announced Percy Spenter. the Australian | that India would abstain both External Affairs Minister, who on the eight-power resolution had called on the Unlled Na- Holliated by Britain tions not to be "deluded by the the Soviet proposal is they amazing mildness" of the Soviet were at present drafted. Union's resolution for a settle- It did not appear be in-wounded. inent in Korea.

possible to t zume of the Me Spender was one of the ponsors to meet and hammer Sponsor of the eight-powerful, if possible, the text of resolution calling for a stronger need resolution, he said, United Nations Commission to help in establishing

ta inde- pentient and united Korea.

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrel Vyshinsky, rejected this revolution yesterday, when he introduced a resolution his own, calling for bi- dinte traseira in Korea and

the troops.

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major surgical operations du nurses 312 American soldiers' It was pointed out that thereon is

crowded streets-Reuter. per uniforms strolled along

the Indien delegate said that the wounded had been before deuing the two main formed with half a dozen strong restation. I tore the Commitmen holding the patiem down ter he would like to say how because of the shortage of glad and relieved we are that anaesthetics-Reuter. the end of Korean cuntliet to in

withdrawal of foreign t

Guerillas Sink Rice Junk

oficer

Radio Hongkong

H.KT

Despatch Omee, Kowloo0

1.

Railway Station.

2.

Kowloon Tong Club,

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Colleg

Delroy Kraining Summary: 0.01,

Iland. Theatra

Kowloon Hospital, General Oilice.

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Prisoners had said that they were tuid to assemble neur UNION BUCA Divked Bus Wide the bikes

Central Koren and then Agt Their way north. try to the probably

North These arc many

men were still in uni- Koreans of military age, many

form and carrylent arms. of whom had military training, Other

North Koreans had in Manchuria.

been

trying to get back into The 1910 Japanese census civilian clothes, he added. showed that there were 1,400,-

Another staff

told 0. "Hongkang ADD Koreans in Manchuria. Reuter that United Nations Koners an Saigon, Oct. 3, That number has probably been forces had captured between | Meinsties; 630, New Light Symphony Vietminh zuerith frogmen" luer

Increased to 1,500,000 by 1950.

25,000 and 35,000 prisoners Orchestra; 040, Benny lion Quartet last night bored a large hole in On the bands that

Variety 10

percent ince the war began lost June. Studio: 7, "Lucky Dip" la Chinese wooden occa-golag were of are

Prosented Request Propramine. for and fitners

He said that North Koren hat

try l'auline Spence (Studio junk and sank it with it load military duty, the Communists at least 425,000 men in milltary & World News and News Analysis The Hague, Oct. 3. of rice in the Cholon River had a pool of 150,000 men for trainhart setools but they

police were, today near the heart of Saigon's the North Korean

rean Army, many no equipment-Reuter, the Hungarian Lega-Chinatown.

served of whom

in Chinese Vietnam poltee, reporting the and Manchurian armies. Legation spokes-

lead by Jonathan Bly (Studio); taken by the South Chine By Galbraith unsaid that police protection incident today, said that

had been requested after pro- guerillas opened fire on police that only 60,000 to 70,000 men

The best estimates here are The Peking correspondent of clay): 0.10 Weather Report; D.II. vocative political demonstra- and swam away when they tions had been

held near the were outnumbered, leaving, one of that pool have been com the Press Trust of India reported

mitted thus far, leaving 00,000) to 00,000 still available for heroes, transfer to the North Army.United Press.

"But this is also the ruoment Mr Spender today urged the when we inast take great tale Political Committee to pass to retrain murretves, for uther- the eight-power resolution whe the confllet may be need. "with The expedition that it lesty prolonged and may even

[sprend."--Reuter,

deserves."

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"Nearly all the boys have gone, but my parents stay on and on at this dumb vacation resort-won't they over

Flexin' anything about life?"

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Dutch Guarding tion here.

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The typhoon at 10.45 o'clock this morning was belloved to be still approximately 240 8.E. of Hong- kong, virtually stationary, with the supposition that it was increasing in intensity before resuming travel. Windusts at Kal Tak this morning were registered at 70 mph and at the Observatory at 55 mph. The dola indicate the path of the typhoon which is unusual because its radius appears to be about 200 miles.

the

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10

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Korean

UIJONGBU ENTERED With The United States Tenth Corps In Korea,

Oct. 3. Tanks

and infantry of the Seventh United States Marine Regiment today entered the out- skirts of Ulfongbu, Communist supply base" nine miles north of Scoul

that

CHINA ASSURANCE

Bombay, Oct. 3.

(London Relay); .15, "Orchestra of the Week". The Hallo Orchestraj 6.45, A Sertal Story, "Shindow of Ming Part 6. Written and

The

D. From the Editorial" (London

Copics of photographin

Anderson (Studio); 920, "Ring Up Talk on Y.VCA. Br Hire W. S. Morning Post and Hong Kong Communist China's war

the Curtain Alvsic for Shakespeare Telegraph Staff Photographors workers and peasants by British Composers. BBC Theatre

sro on vlow in the today assured North Korea that Orchestra (BUCTS): 10.00, French the "American aggressors in Cabaret; 10.30, Time for Music"

BBC Midland Light Orchestra Morning Post Building. are destined Korca

to defeat (BCTS); 11, Radio Nawa

Weather and dicaster,"

(London Relay): 11.15, This assurance was conveyed Report: 11.10. "Goodnight Muale Clos the Korean people and, the God Gave the King: 11.30.

to

North Korean armed forces in a message from a conference of war heroes, workers, peasants and soldiers' organisations from all parts of China.

The

mettage said that the Korean war had reached a During two days of fierce "critical stage and added: "The

advanced Chinese fighting they had

people will stand by through a valley dominated by you at all times."--Router. machine-gun neits.

The Seventh Marines have had their most bitter fighting

"NEW DUTIES"

Tokyo, October 3.

of the campaign to capture A North Korean People's this Important road

and rail Army

communique broadcast

Junction, stubbornly defended by Pyongyang radio announced by die-hard Northern troops. today that "on all fronts the Even with the support of a People's Army is withdrawing continuous stream of Aghter to take up new duties," bombers battering the kills llowever, the communique with rockets. bombs and

also said that the People's Army machine-gun fire, the Ameri- cana could Advance only 3,000 yards todaReuter

is fighting fiercely on all fronts attacking enemy

forces."

It

said the North Koreans in the The American Marines' at Scoul urce counter-attacked tack north

of captured Seoul against air and tank-supported baz been stopped temporarily enemy forces, and "checked the a counter-attack which the advance of the enemy north of "Leathernecks" repulsed with- Seoul."

by n

out loss of ground,

apokon

The admleston that the man ot General MacArthur's People's Army is "withdrawing to take up new duflos” on all headquarters here announced,

tronts was the first hint to the One Communist

battalion people of North Korea

from was fighting hard from well their own sources of the disaster dug-in poslitoria south of which overlook their army in Wijöngby, former North Korea South Korea United; Press,

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