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Categorical Denial By State Department

COMMENT

The demand for ruthless extermination of armed gangster lawlessness in the Colony was grimly exemplified by the Boun- dary Street shooting affray. Any doubt which might have been enter- tained, querying the jus- tification for imposing the death penalty for

British Brigade And 24th

Division

Advancing

Washington, Nov. 7.

The State Department today denied that the United States had issued an ultimatum to Communist China to with- draw its forces from Korea within 24 hours. Mr Michael flagrant disregard of life McDermott, State Department spokesman, made the denial at and limb, will certainly a press conference. His only comment was, “It is not true”.

now be dismissed.

American officials believe that it is China's

concern over the industrial future of Manchuria INVALIDS which has been the biggest single factor in prompt- ing her to send troops across the Yalu River to protect the great hydro-electric installations from RALLY which Manchuria draws most of its electric power.

TO

The United States is believed to be prepared CHALLENGE to give assurances that there will be no interfer- ence with Manchuria's electric power supply.

ring.

In the centre of the United Na ions

Efforts will be made, it is protected right flank defence understood, to encourage the Chinese Communists to nego- tiate with the United Nations Commission which will be in Korea later this month..

This deed the shooting down of a police con- stable on patrol doing his duty--was done with forbiddingly typical desperado brutality. The constable was attempting to search a suspicious character. Unaware of the presence behind him, of a second man, he was three times mercilessly shot in the back and cri- tically wounded. That the fortuitous arrival. of another police officer resulted in the wounding of one of the bandits and his subsequent collapse offered nothing to re- deem any feature of the incident.. The salient point is that the Colony is menaced by armed them gangs, none likely to recoil from in- stant use of a revolver before or after challenge. Were such shocking in- cidents rare, it could not be countenanced. When

Some observers suggested the trend is rising, con-

that the Chinese had with- fronting both the public to move east across the neck drawn from the frontal assault and a hard-worked police of the peninsula for a drive force, with a grave down the comparatively un-

of

threat, any measure

tending towards

爽

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London, Nov. 7. The Labour Government tonight defeated by 15 votes a motion blaming it for tak- to defence ring around ing no adequate steps Anju, the American Second hold down the cost of living. Division yesterday fought off Government supporters cast heavy attacks 14 miles south- 299 votes against 284 by the The British Brigade and the cast of Tokchon.

combined Conservative and United States' 24th Division. Another American division Liberal opposition. yesterday thrust forward three had bcen brought up to For the second day in succes- miles without opposition in strengthen this "MacArthursion invalids on both sides search of. the Chinese and line" and with a steady stream rallied from their sick-beds to Korean Communists who sud- of Chinese reinforcements

for support their parties. denly abandoned the attack on Monday and withdrew.

The Brigade, which early on Monday fought stubborn rearguard action back to the Chongchon river line to avoid encirclement, helped the Ameri- cans yesterday to enlarge the brigchead which is outer perimeter of the north-west de fence ring.

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thus

Bachelorhood To Be Liability

Copenhagan, Nov. 7. Bachelors and spinsters are to be taxed under now measures proposed by the Finance Minister, M. Thor- kil Haldtensen, in the Danish Lower House to- day.

The minister proposed that the tax should start at two percent of the annual incomes of 2,000 kroner (£100) rising to four per- cent on incomes of 30,000 kroner (£1,500) and over. The bachelor and spinster tax is in addition to the

normal state

taxation.— Beuter.

Mr. Keswick's

Delay

London, Nov. 7. Mr W. John-Keswick, an executive of Jardine, Matheson under and Company, was not arrest by the Chinese authori- ties-in Tientsin, a Foreign Office spokesman said today."

A few days ago it was re- ported that the Chinese Com- munists had prevented Mr Kes- wick and his wife from sailing from Tientsin in the 2,810 ton steamer Yochow.

The Foreign Office spokesman said Mr Keswick had been ask- ed by the Chinese authorities to conclude certain business in Tientsin.

the North Koreans reported to One Member turned up in a be crossing the Yalu River wheel-chair. Another had his from Manchuria in the north, head swathed in baandages. both sides

Attlee's Mr to be appeared

Cabinet building up for new attacks. surmounted the second of three Four divisions. of Chinese hurdles set up by the Opposi- Communist and North Korean tion in the second week of the troops were now estimated by new Parliamentary session. air reconnaissance to be be- Last night, by a margin of 12 tween the Chongchon River and votes, Labour fought off a Mr Keswick is Chairman of

challenge on the the Manchurian border some 70 Conservative miles to the North.

General MacArthur's spokes-

North man said that according to the Korean Radio 25,000 Chinese had crossed the Man- (Continued on Page 8, Col. 1)

ing it out must be piti-Action Against China

pursued.

Ironic

Ironic indeed is Russia's approach for new Big Four talks on Germany. The Kremlin's plan is a specious one and tempting but there can be no doubt of the Western world's.

answer.

Reds Demanded

New York, Nov. 7. --

The Herald-Tribune editorial commenting on General MacArthur's announcement of Chinese fighting in Korea, said today: "The United Na- tions must now react promptly and decisively. If not through the Security Council, which is to meet tomorrow on this issue, then through the General Assembly.

"The United Nations cannot ask or

expect its troops to stand as targets

for whatever Russia or Red China may care to send against them from safe

Russia offers peace in Europe and with the same mailed fist supports four

"The first essential it seems to in military campaigns

this newspaper is to get the re- the Far East, from the cord straight, There can be no mountains of Korea to question of United Nations the jungles of Malaya. membership for Red China or recession of Formosa while this

·Talk of peaceful con- war is maintained. And it seems and unmolested bases on the ference is futile until clear that both our British and other side of the Yalu. General these. campaigns are our Indian friends must be Douglas MacArthur's forces called off.

compelled to reconsider their must be authorised to act im- mediately wherever these, may The new developments in policies of recognition.

"It is imperative we demand. be located.... Korea present a grim and secure both dinom Pelding picture of what appears and Moscow complete explana- "It is true that behind the Intervention there to be a slowly unfolding tion of the presence of their Chinese Moscow plan. Against this troops and weapons on Korean looms the possibility of a gen- battlefields, The United Na-eral conflict. It is a possibility, background there is not tions certainty cannot go on not a probability. But it is ́a the slightest reason for dribbling away the lives of possibility which has to be faced believing that the rulers Americans, Koreans, Britons, because the danger of a general of the Kremlin have Australians and many others war is inversely proportional to now enlisted in a fog of the strength, with which, the suffered any change of

monddacious pretence and double United Nations acts in this, still language.

local situation," -United

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