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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1950.

Serenade For The Enemy

On North Korean Front

South Korean soldiers use their own brand of psychological warfare be- tween battles in the front lines near Kumchon, in

cast from a jeep loudspeaker, close to the front is followed by surrender terms offered to Reds within hearing dis- tance in the nearby hills.

Associated Press.

was

Special Safeguards

Vietnam To Form

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Strong

Army

Hanoi, Nov. 2.

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Vietnam is to have a strong army of several divisions with its own high-rank officers and high command, the Premier, Tran Van Huu, announced here today.

He said the decision had been He called for a minute's silence taken-by-Emperor-Bao-Dai, in memory of the dead in fron whose 37th birthday was being tier batites with the Vietminh

celebrated today.

"Th Vietnamese people them- selves want to defend their own country

Com- against munism", the Premier said in a the flag-bedecked speech from balcony

the Municipal Theatre.

of

rebels.

Tran Van Huu believed the solution to Vietnam's prob- was becoming more

For Mr Truman Taking No Chances

Washington, Nov. 2.

Extra safeguards are planned for President Truman's visit to St Louis this week-end, as a re- sult of the assassination attempt in Washington. The President is to give a political speech there on Saturday night.

"You can rest assured the police department will redouble its precautions," Police Chief Jere- miah O'Connel said today.

Messages of congratulation and thankfulness for the Presi- dent's escape poured into Washington all day from all over America and from foreign heads of state.

In Puerto Rico, where the nationalist revolt against Ameri- can rule is now almost under control, politicians and news- papers joined in general con- demnation of the assassination attempt, apparently ordered by nationalist leaders.

Governor Makin spoke to President Truman by telephone last night to express the regret

Fantastic

Charge By Russians

Washington: Nov, 2. Russia charged in the Far Eastern Commission today that

of the Puerto Rican people, the United States had used

secret service

Japanese soldiers in the Korean

American

agents today arrested Mrs fighting.

Rosa Collazo, wife of one of

the Puerto Rican terrorists who The Soviet representative-

assassinate President noted that the charge had been tried to

made previously by North Korea, He said Russia" joined

Truman,

OTHER SUSPECTS SOUGHT in the protest sent, to the United Other suspects are being, Nations by the North Korean sought after close questioning Foreign Minister. of 13 people, mostly relatives of the two gunmen.

Mrs Gollazo was charged with conspiring, with others to

injure the President,

North Korean troops

Reciting the charge that Japanese took part in the fighting at Seoul and in the Cholwon see- Oscar Collazo, charged with tor, Russia demanded that: the Commission find this was a murder when one of the White

"gross violation" of the Potsdam lems

House guards wounded in the

and of the "Big battle died, hopeful.

gun Bao Dal now had

was placed declaration

Four" powers policy for keep- In hospital under close guard means and the intention

ing Japan disarmed. tonight.

He was reported apparently

"The Soviet delegation con- danger from the siders that to be in no

the Far Eastern received. Secret wounds he

Commission must not by-pass the police the men and service

above-mentioned facts, questioned him intermittently proving the direct violation of during the night, but would by the agreed decisions on the de- nothing on what the interroga-militarisation of Japan", a tion had produced.

Soviet statement said...

the to form an army.

Would-Be Killer Was On The Dole

New York, Nov. 2. It was learned today that Griselio Torresola, who Killed by White House guards as he attempted to assassinate President Truman yesterday, had been supporting his wife and six-month-old daughter on

"I shall do my best in my He promised social and econo- State unemployment benefits and office so that we

Vietnamese mic aid for evacuees and said

that be worthy

his to be

Government would relief of approximately $80 a people may month since the child's birth. placed in the front line against help them to return to their

Federal agents took another | Communism in south-east homes safely. Torresola family, moderately Asia," he declared.

Reporting on the Pau con- well-to-do, from the Bronx into Tran Van Huu said the Viet- ference in France to work out President Truman himself, custody last night when they nam State Government had the details of the independence appearing quite unperturbed Coples of the statement were were mistakenly identifled as taken all necessary steps to meet of Vietnam, and Indo-China's and following his normal pro-handed to reporters. Sessions the dead man's family. After the frontier events in which other two French Union asso-grumme, took his usual early of the Commission, which sets several hours' questioning, how- French and Vietnamese forces ciated States-Laos and Cambo-morning walk. But his guard | the basic policies for the ever, these Torresolas were suffered a series of setbacks.

dia-he said: "I must tell you was reinforced, six secret ser- Japanese occupation, are private. released.

The gathering on Bao Dai's there were many difficulties, Wevicemen falling in behind him birthday in a critical situation,

were always friendly but ener- as he walked briskly along the he

said, showed the people's getic in the defence of the in-street. confidence in Bao Dai and their į terests of our countries,"-Reu- unity against Communism.

Later the wife and baby of the dead man were found living in a furnished room. United Press,

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Remembrance Day la dedicated to those in the Services who fought so gallantly and endured so much between 1914/18 and 1939/45. it is also an occasion when Britons In distant parts of the Empire and foreign lands turn their thoughts to the Mother Country and feel that they share that great tradition: which she has created and so splendidly maintained throughout

the centuries.

It is now more necessary than ever before to secure your generous support for Earl Halg's Fund for the Disabled of the two World Wars. Their need is great, and the Committee of the British Legion feel that you would wish to be prominently Identified in the endeavour to alleviate the distress of so noble a band of physical sufferers.

Poppies will be sold on Saturday, 11th November.

Remembrance Day will be celebrated on 12th November.

Cheques may be made payable to PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO.

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SELF-POLISHING

The two police survivors of the gun fight, had a very good night in hospital and were visited by the President's per- sonal doctor.

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Funeral

Stockholm, Nov. 2.

The remains of King Gustav V of Sweden, who died last Sunday, were brought to Stockholm Palace in a simple procession of a hearse and 10 motorcars this evening.

He will lie in a closed coffin in the Palace grounds until his burial next Thursday. At his in own request he will not lie state in an open coffin but the public will be allowed to fle past his coffin-Reuter.

KASHMIR ISSUE

Flushing Meadow, Nov. 2. There might be a slight delay in the Kashmir question coming up before the Security Council, it appeared today.

The Soviet charge was read to the Commission · by AM. Vladimir Bazykm, the alternate representative for the Ambassa- dor, Alexander S. Panyushkin.- Reuter,

Liberals On

Danger Ahead

London, Nov. 2.7 The Liberal Leader, Mr Clement Davies, told Parliament today that the threat in Tibet and the position in Indo-China and Malaya called for renewed activity by all free nations to be prepared to play their part...

There could be no letting up because of the turn of events...in Korea, he said. There was dan- ger in many parts of the world.

He was speaking on the third day of the debate on the King's speech outlining the Govern-

ment's policy for the now session of Parliament.

The free nations must be strong economically as well as Mr Ales Bebler, Yugoslav militarily. Armaments............... alone today! President of Council for Novem- would not stop war,y

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