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VOL. V NO. 242

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1950.

RUSSIA PROPOSES NEW

BATTLE

OUTSIDE SAIGON

Guerillas Attack French Outpost

Saigon, Oct. 11, French Union forces, after

£1 three hours battle of "rare violence," ejected in- surgent guerillas from an outpost only 30 miles north of Saigon itself, a French military spokesman here armounced today,

Arillers and French King

Cobra Ochsler planes took part in the battle and though ful

results were not yet known at jcust 130 Vietminh guerillas

were killed.

The insurgents suffered "very heavy Jorse." generally for Cochin-China, the pokesURUD added, and the Frenck military

Ituation was better than before last werk's report of increased guerillas nelivity.

President Truman

Starts

His Trip

Washington, Oct. 12.

President Truman depart-

ed at 8.30 p.m., GMT today

BIG FIVE

PARLEYS

Alternative To US

Peace

Scheme

Lake Success, Oct. 11.

Russia on Wednesday formally proposed a Big

on the first leg of his extra- Five conference on international peace and ordinary trip that will be security and demanded that the United Nations climased by a mid-Pacific set up a permanent international police force under conference with General the Security Council. Douglas MacArthur on the

Accompanied by mome of his

This was Russia's answer to the American

Communist menace in Asin. proposal to give the vetoless General Assembly in- top milltary and diplomatie ad-ternational armed forces to be used against aggres- vistrs Present Truman took sors whenever the Security Council is paralysed in his personal plane, Indepen- an emergency by a veto.

off frúm National aliport aboard'

dence,

Mr Truman '' '' :; seineduled 10 reach H segret enference lieve will be Wale land some time this weekend for his Arst face Um fare meeting with Gen.

which enne sourcen be-

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, who tossed out feelers on these proposals before the General Assembly's main Political Committee on Tuesday; submitted both proparitions on Wednesday in resolution form.

meeting

MacArthur. Other comers late.

The Soviet ferieos mel a lukee Soviet Foreign Minister,

Mr French and Union troops had tentay nggested that the meet-

warm reception from Informat: Andrei Vyshinsky, શા the killed 230 guerillas infiltration might take place near

spokesman for the British undi “Acheson Plan" to give the info the Northern Tonkin delfo Hawail, possibly aboard a war-

American delegations.

The rice-tow!, another 160 in a big ship.

General Assembly authority 16 Canadian External Affairs

with

agression It the sweep of jungle swamps on

National airport those Minster. Mr Lester Pearson, Security Council failed to net. Hlavinh : lani, off the northern ho as the Preident off told the Committee he would port of Haiphong, and had nineluted several Cabinet men welcome the proposal of a Bh

Me Vyshinsky hud denounced inflicted other casualties around her, a ona infantry guard of Eve

plan as "illegal and con- it meant trary to the United Nations Dong Hei in the northern part honour and a number of White ective and genuine consulta of Central Vietnam.

He claimed that the House Bides and secret service. tion."

S. urity Colmeit was the only proposals | engan legally entitled to take from differed

Anricnction. proposition in one important

Mr

Pearson said. that Mir respect: The United States and

one Vyshinsky had overlooked those at the sport the six countries co-sponsorical point in te paupal Among was the Secretary of State, Mis resolution, were convinced

-nudely, that the Asachibay Dean Acheson,

that the Security Council bat

The spokesman was unable agents, Tere was no speciali Mr Vyshinsky's

the week-end ceremony,

for quotation.

to any whether Oghting was still continuforis. The President rald nothing the mountainous area along the Chinens border where two re- tiring French foreen had been "overwhelmed''.---Reuter.

Smouldering Ship Reaches Port

Halifax, Nova Scolla.

Oct. 11.

te to s Mr Achisen ATL huling hands was him United Press.

The 9,350-ton Spanis' team- JOINS FLEET OFF

Minio Inchorts, with

er.

Επι

arrived

27

neuldering in one hold.

at Halifax today under

her own imwer

KOREAN COAST

Washington, Ort 11. The 27,000-ton United States The freighter had made gooti time before a 10-mile per hour alternft carrier Leyte has foin- ed the naval task force off the the ocean -going tug. Founda-Korean coa-1, the Navy head-

wind.

flu

She was escorted

Lilian, which met

late yesterday after a call

cip on Monday.

ter.

EDITORIAL

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other are

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Pasure,

the

Punishment To Fit Crime

new

Charter"

but which were to be

Pearson utd.

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London Trams Go Up In Flames

US Peace

Treaty For May

Japan Proposals

Appeal To Peiping

London, Oct. 11.

The United States proposals for the Japanese peace treaty contain provisions that may widen the rift between Russia and Communist China, informed sources said on Tuesday.

war

They

Old Custom

Revived

More than 90 London

trams which have been Korean War Front replaced by buses ran for the last time recently. Seventy-four of them then went to the "crema torfum" at Charlton for scrapping. Picture shows a view from inside a tram waiting to go on to the burning slab showing an- other one going up in fumes,

Smart Harbour

ashore,

Rescue

.

Commonwealth

Troops Capture Town

Tokyo, Oct. 11. British and Australian troops in Korea, leaping ahead of the Americans, to- day took the town of Packchon on the east coast

The Americans attacking deep The rescuer then gulded the Communist defences straddling Chinese to the nearby wharf, the Pyongyang Road made where willing hands helped him very little progress" against the resistance of men ordered man, who to "ght to the death",

from his An army spokesman here sald immerston, was taken by Policy that they made "no great effort

(Continued on Page 5 Col. 1)

Afterwards the quickly recovered

launch to Kowloon,

The President boarded his jat en able 10 vote ighting was boug given puters when plane a little ahead of schedule sur ellons against North Kore were not only within the Chi- and Deft : Secretary General in June only because Remed after the Security Couns Georite Man hall arrived folied

break

United it.

cil Harif had failed to falte velo th boyroid to

ection. The Western power

The

acceptance of 21 on that each United Nations Vyshinsky's

Jenol DURUMCH number should earmark a part would merely mean that of its national armed forces to United Nation: cannat tais. obze werd against aggressor at the

any netim at all to safeguard threetion of tht velojes General peace and security if the 5.curity These..proposals were sold to ing companies Talyo Trading Assembly when a veto paralyses Council is mode powerless

A Chinese who either Jumped 19ad to Pyongyang, the the Security

by have been circulated in a seret | Company, Kanematsų Company. Council-United anyone of its member," bir memorandum among United Nisha Company and Flitachi or fell off a Star ferryboat when Northern capital. Press

Nations delegations with whom Mutufacturing Company; and

the launch was approaching the COMMITTEE DEBATE

not. ad

They were on the west flank the Misui cannot, the United States has been con-

Shipbuilding Com- Hongkong wharf about halfpast] Lake Success, Ort 11. ! believe that the United Naduoting bilateral discussions on

ten this morning

their pany-stressed the need for a

was smartly of the main thrust, and The

Charler Canadian Minister of tionis

took them sanctions

by a member

four miles of the drive The procedure Lester uch futility."

for the peace peace treaty which would per- rescued Anics, Mr

ahead of the.. American First Externbi

conference.

imit the possession of a 4,000, ferry launch's crew. Pearson, today tall the United

Cavalry Division to a polni nine 000-ton merchant fleet. These sources sald the pro- INCONSISTENT

As soon Nations Political Committee that

as the The brings to four the nurs

alarm was miles beyond the Parallel. posals

the said the treaty also should deny raised, the crewman seized one appeared to open Soviet of the Exsex: it ber of carriers

arguments were Mr Pearson said that the door to eventual Chinese Com- the use of Japanese ships has accepted, the General Assembly Soviel Foreign Minister elage which America pow

lud munist

as of the ferry Hebelts, jumped They advanced several miles participation Izt the separations and remove tonnage into the harbour, swom Korean waters, would be unable to act in cate argued that the Assembly must

out north As she neared port, the tug operaling

of the Yesong River, treaty conference, but under and speed restrictions.

They strongly reported to, her owners

to the drowning man which they crossed at the week- by The

refer to the Security Council, rules of procedure that would also asked permission for pa and saved him by Valley of aggression,

end. radio that all was well-Reu- Forge, the Philippine tuul th- Mr Pearson was answering at without taking any other action probably

fixing the not be acceptable to ticipation in international confebelt around him. attack made yesterday by the whatever, any question DIL Bursia.

Lerences and the conclusive of which action was necessary.

The memorandum was Kali comperee and navigation agree.. Yet, said Mr Pearson, Mrt propose that "any nationments-United Press. Vyshinsky had on repeated which participated in the Occasions brought into the As-against Japan would be eligible sembly resolutions which con-

In attend the peace conference tained recommendations in the it

agree to abide by the strongest

ind Inost

precise

en rules of procedure." Jangunge 011 subjects which

DROPPING THE VETO either were or could be on the Security Council agenda.

Informed sources said this "For instance, within the past was taken here

to mean that week, he has urged the Assem-the participants of the peace bly to

the with conference would agree to drop recommend

A three-man tribunal here, drawal of United Nations

the power of the veto,

"This would include Com-acting under ancient Jewish troops from Korea," Mr Pearson

Chilna or rather,

and by custom

without said. "le is now trying to say munist that was illegal under the making it worthwhile for the present-day legal standing, has Charter for the Assembly to re-Pelping covernment not to raise heard the story of a Ave-year- commend that United Nations objections, it would be a strong old saying in a German, con- troops be sent into Korea to inducement to Pelping not to be centration camp. prevent the

Kussin's position The "accused"-who said he sion, but that It is not in the on procedure," one informed hind Insisted on the hearing- Least legal for the Assembly to seures said,

was Meyer Mittelman, aged 31. recommend that the United No- Another item in the United Last June Militelman was ac- | tions troops be withdrawn from States Japanese peace proposals cused of being a murderer by

Krieger, aged 42, Korea in order that that coun was raid to be that Japan must Benjamin try may be at the mercy of the recognise Korea's independence who happened sce him Soviet-equipped Communist and United States trusteeship

his Ash shop in the Ryukyu islands and passio forces in the northern part of over

that the Unlied States, Britain that peninsula.”

The 1st Union should and the Soviet

dealer said that decide the future of Formosa, Mittelman had struck his older More small nation today South Sakhalin, the Kuriles brother, Beman, in the Mubidory Joined in supporting the seven-und the Pescadores.

camp, Germany, in 1945. An power proposal.

informed source said brother, he said, died three days Dr Antonio J. Quevedo, of this was "an unexpected fea-later. Ecuador, declared that there ture of the United States pro- The authorities here took no was nothing In the Charter posals. It could be an attempt action, saying that they had no which expressly or implicitly to play on China's dislike of jurisdiction over what had contracted the

of the

in recrel accorda provision

nt juppened

Ave Germany Yalta by the resolution.

which Russia was years before. But Krieger In- to occupy Pasha, of allowed

Southsisted on justice to settle the and the Sakhalin

Kurlies, sue in the Jewlah community. supporting the seven-

The American Jewish Co- Introduced which the new Chinese regime resolution,

as hotly as did the gress proposed the tribunal to anendiments. The Orst resents

Kuorintang government, The

take an objective appraisal" suggested

the national American proposals would and the parties agreed. Tho units to be "earmarked" in therefore strike n blow at the tribunal follows an ancient addition to being " trained Russian position in the Far custom for setting local lis and so organised" should also East on

THERE can be no protest from right- Tthinking people against the regulations approved yesterday by Legis- lative Council which provides for the death sentence, in certain circumstances, for the crime of unlawful carrying arms and explosives and of making use of these weapons in the Colony, What can be deplored is the fact that, it is necessary, for the protection of Hongkong's Jaw- abiding citizens, to have to introduce such legislation. But, us the OWcer Admin!- tering the Government made painfully clear in his speech, serious crime in which lethal

weapons are used to intimidate and to kill and injure Inno- cents, is still on the increase in Hong- kongi wherefore the nuthorities are entitled to impose the strongest possible deferrents in efforts to stamp out this menace to our peace and security. The prospect of life imprisonment an. logging apparently does not hold sufficient terrors to the Colony's trigger-happy criminals, and Government would hold itself open to genuine criticism if it did not explore every method of eliminating the vicious elements which аге menacing community. There may be objections that too much discretionary power is Invested in the Attorney-General within the terms of the new legislation; but, in fact, these provisions are the important safeguard to the rights of the individual by statutory Inw. The new given him regulations do not apply automallently. Only if the Attorney-General consents to prosecution invoking the amended legislation can the extreme penalty of death apply either for unlawful posses- sjon or use of arms and explosives. And digein, the person boa to stand trial,

#

bey.

the

indicted before a criminal court com- prising judge and jury. While, therefore, the Attorney-General has full discretion as to whether he lays an Indictment under the amended legislation, no summary conviction or sentence can be imposed, And, as was explained on behalf of Government, the requirement of the Attorney-General's consent to a prosecu- tion under the new Jaw implies that should the facts of any particular спне ка warrant, prosecution for unlawful possession or use of arms and grenades cun proceed as hitherto under the Arma and Ammunition Ordinance which pre- scribes the penalty of imprisonment and corporal punishment, but not the death penalty. There are, unquestionably, good Arounds for the new legislation, haruk though it may seem to be. The Colony is presented with the indisputable fact that it is harbouring more and more criminals who resort ·lo the use of dangerous weapons in the pursuit of their crimes. The law cannot condone their presence and their actions by nay qualified attitude to them. If these criminals insist upon waging war against Society then all measures necessary must be

be

taken to wipe them out. Deterrent punishment la one such measure which Suelety acceptu as correct, and it is this weapon which the authorities intend to use in the In- terests of the general public. We shal

new expect the

10 legislation scrupulously applied, at the same time subscribing to the opinion that it is timely and necessary.

We trust that this legislation will be wholly effective na n deterrent and that the future will show It to be an important contributing factor towards the decline of serious crime.

Communist-Inva-aligned with

NEW SUPPORT

Mahmoud Hassan

Egypt, power

thre

In

made

behalf of both China

New York, Oct. 11.

fo

any

Ilis

b: " equipped" that they could and Japan."United Pressputes in Jewish communiiles. JAPANESE COMPLAIN

promptly be made available for service as United Nations units.

It will later inform the com- munity of ita, declsion. Reuter.

New York, Oct. 11, The second amendment re- Seven Japanese companies | LUCKY. MR LUCK quired that, with a view to complained on Wednesday that rafting the general standard of the lack of a peace treaty is preparedness against any pasal-preventing Japanese shipping A man found a wid of notes:

aggression, priority be given

worth mor from diding Japan's economy.

than £80, while

London, Oct. 11.

the equipment of the The companies the shipping walking along a London street national finances of member lines Nippon Yusen Kalsha and today." His name Frederick

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