THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1950.
Victims Of
The War
These Korean women from the war zone draw water from their well after returning from the hills to which they fled when the village was the scene of con- flict. The well was all that remained of their home. The husband of the woman at left was killed for refus- ing to join the Red army.
To Avoid Friction In Antarctic
London, Nov 20. Britain, the Argentine and Chile
have agreed to extend their agreement, restricting the movement of warships in the Antarctic to avoid "friction" in the arca.
Today's announcement by the Foreign Office in London said that it had been agreed that no naval vessels would be sent south of Latitude 60 degrees ex- cept on customary naval move- ments. Reuter.
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Violation
Berlin, Nov. 20.
The official Albanian_news_ agency charged Yugoslavia today with "violating the Albanian border ceven times between November 7 and 12," the East German news agency, ADN, re- ported tonight.
ADN said that in six of these cases Yugoslav illegally crossed Albanian territory. It gave no
further details.-Reuter.
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Big Victories Hailed By
West
German
Soc. Democrats
Frankfurt, Nov. 20.
The West German Social Democratic Party today hailed its big victories in the Hesse and Wuerttemberg-Baden Parliamen- tary elections yesterday as important evidence of public backing for its “tempor- ary non-agreement to rearmament.”
Dr Kurt Schumacher, the Party leader, told Reuter in Munich that the electors of these two American Zone states had moved to the left be- cause of the attitude of the West German Federal Chancellor, Dr Konrad Adenauer's, right-wing Coalition Government over the rearmament issue.
Report Of Message By Nehru Denied
New Delhi, Nov. 20. The Prime Minister,
Pandit Nehru's, Secretariat today derled a report that...... Pandit Nehru had sent a message of greetings to the Communist - backed Warsaw Peace Congress.
The report, broadcast by Prague Radlo, prob- ably referred to a message sent by Uma Nehru, widow of a cousin of the Prime Minister. She said here today that she had been asked by the Con-
Kress sponsors for # message and she had re- plied to them saying: "India is 4 non-violent country and we believe in Mahatma Gandhi's prin- elple of non-violence.”— Reuter.
More than three-quarters of all Germans would refuse military service as long as the West Vietminh
German Government held to its present policy in support of a West German military contribution to Arms the West European defence.
Dr Schumacher said that the Dr Schumacher has repeated- election results represented ap-ly insisted that the Western proval of the Social Democratic Powers must have adequate de- views of "temporary non- terrent forces in Germany to agreement to rearmament" until give "proof" that they would "all the necessary prerequisites" not leave Germany in the event had been met by all the Euro- of a Russian invasion. pean countries.
EGYPTIAN
MINISTER'S
COMMENT ·
Lake Success, Nov. 20. The Egyptian Foreign Minis- ter, Mohamed Salah El Din Bey, declared today that Egypt would abrogate the 1936 treaty "sooner or later" but expressed the hope that it would be possible to sign а new treaty with the United Kingdom on an equal basis,
He told a press conference here that the Egyptian govern- ment had under study legis- lation that would in effect make the 1936 treaty void.
The Minister implied that if Britain failed to comply with the Egyptian demands, the Cairo government might take its case to the United Nations Security Council, the General Assembly or the International Court of Justice,
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He wants nation-wide elections before the West German Parlia ment takes a decision on the rearmament issue.
In Bonn, official sources said that it would be wrong to con- clude from yesterday's elections that the German people did not favour
contribution to Western defence,
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A feature of the election was the eclipse of the Communists, who will now have no seats in either the Hersse of Wuerttem- berg-Baden Parliaments. They failed to get five per the
cent of .votes necessary deputies from the proportional to elect
representation lists. the elections were:
The latest official figures in
Hesse: (Figures in brackets show seats in the old Parlia- ment).
Social Democrats 820,444-47 (38) seats.
Works
Destroyed
Saigon, Nov. 20. French Union forces destroyed Vietminh
camps: and arms factories in a 10- day operation in Cochin- China, a French military spokesman said here today.
He said that the operation, which has now been concluded, was in the area south-west of and north-west of Bienhoa Barin.
French forces also destroyed several command posts, junks. and sampans the spokesman added.
In other operations in the Bentre, Longxuyen anu Mythoe areas of Cochin-China, the
Vietminh lost 69 killed and 40 prisoners, he said. Logsas were reported on both sides when a convoy was ambushed by Vietminh forces near Tien- yen, on the North-East Tonking" front. A slight increase of acti- vity was reported from the Dinhlap area, also in the North-
Christian Democrats 347,803 East. votes-12 (28) seats.
Free Democrats 588,191 votes —21 (14) seats.
Communists 78,446 votes-mo (10) seats.
Wuerttemberg-Baden: Social Democrats votes-35 (35) seats.
475,872
Vietminh forces lost 50 killed. and 80 prisoners in various Tonking sectors, including Gialam, Sontay and Dongtrieu, the spokesman said.
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French aircraft bombed various military targets in the Ton- Tuyenquang region of Christian Democrats 379,181 king, Vietminh concentra votes-31 (39) seats.
tions north of Phulangthuong Free Democrats 303,331 votes and targets in the Backan and −21 \(19) seats.
Hagiang sectors and east of Communists 70,207 votes-Thainguyen, and made recon no (10 seats).
naissance flights between Cao-07 Refugees and Nationalists | bang and Tuyenquang." Re-sy!! Salah el Din Bey expects to 211,599-15 (no) seats. Reu- sults were not stated. discuss the Anglo-Egyptianter. situation with Mr Bevin.
These were "possibilities; under study" but he would not elaborate,
"If negotiations fail, we will
see what course to follow," he added.-United Press.
Absurd Peking Charge
London Nov. 20.
The official Communist New China agency today accused the United States of intending to "grab northeast China.”
The Agency, in a report monitored here, said' the American "aggressors" attack
Reuter.
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United States News and World Report.-United Press.
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