1950-11-27 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1950.

PITTSBURGH A GHOST TOWN Ninety-Nine People Killed By Hurricane Lashing U.S. Further Heavy Snowfalls

Predicted

.

For Today

New York, Nov. 26.

The death toll in the hurricane which lashed the United States east coast yesterday rose to 99 today.

Inland the mid-eastern States shuddered in a blizzard described by the Weather Bureau as the worse ever.

SHARP

KOREA

SETBACK

Whole towns were cut off by snow-drifts. Western Pennsylvania and industrial cities in Ohio were almost paralysed by the heavy snows.

Reports from Pittsburgh described the city as a "ghost town" buried under 26 inches of snow. Traffic was tiéd up and, a state of emergency. Pittsburg amusement places closed in was swept by the snow on top Cleveland, Ohio, which had 19 of 27 inches, inches of SNOW. Soldiers More than 3,000 persons were patrolled the streets hunting homeless in Central and Eastern for looters.

Pennsylvania due to floods.

(Continued from Page 1) infiltration attacks, which might cut them off from supplies.

Further heavy falls were Damage over the storm area On the west of the front, the predicted for today as experts could not be reckoned ' im- Americans were lialted at in Washington co-ordinated re-mediately, but was expected to Chongju by stiffening relief and supply measures with reach many million of dollars.

the Army authorities,

United Press.

sistance.

Both sides patrolled exten- The Red Cross said that at sively in this area tonight, ap- parently looking for a gap through which to thrust an at- tack..

It appeared here tonight that the Communists have had Chinese reinforcements rushed to them in the three days since General MacArthur launched his offensive.

Air observers as much

least 2,000,000 people. were suffering hardship, mainly through the failure of light Fulham

and heating equipment in freezing temperatures.

Dangling power lines start-

ed many Ares and electrocuted To Insure

two people.

New

York's underground normal reported that

Island as 70 percent of the traffic behind the Communist lines was moving southward.

railway was back to Players

· WEAK SPOT From the 1st Corps head- quarters on the Central front, Reuter's correspondent Ronald Batchelor reported tonight that

the counter-offensive had found the weakest spots in the United Nations line--the thinly-held junction between the Eighth Army and the 10th Corps in the North-East,

He added that no accurate estimate had yet been made of the strength of the Communists pouring in through the breach In the lines,

The

the Long today and railway was also working.

Nearly all the 400,000 people whose electricity was cut off by power failures in New York were expected to have it re- stored tonight.

The

are

London, Nov. 26.

London First Division club, Fulham, to start something new in insur- PITTSBURGH PARALYSED English football by

The snow storm which had ing their players. The club already paralysed metropolitan intend to insure most of Pittsburgh lashed at the stricken their leading players

city again today. Howling against accidents or their

winds and swirling snow made the emergency more acute.

Much of the steel

inability to play football.

The storm has caused 11 deaths in Pittsburgh and

Mr Frank Osborne, the Gen- two

said that it is others in Western Pennsylvania eral Manager, coinmunities.

possible that his club will in- and coal sure 15 men for £10,000 each, was at a

making the total £150,000. South Korean retreat indus'r of the area

standstill. The United States

It is estimated that, the cost. and stalled offensive swept Comparation continued

Fulham closing

would be about down plants employing 50,000

£450 per year. people.Reuter.

official accom-

away the confident phrases which have panied hitherto successful offensive.

a

One officer here tonight re- General MacArthur's called "Home by Christmas" announce ment and added ruefully: "It looks as though Christmas will be a little late this year."

good weather, were throwing in all they could to help the ground forces..

HEAVY STRAFING

PENNSYLVANIA HARD

to

footballers.

(C)

Princess Charming and Dick Whittingdon at the Empire Pool, Wembley, when rehearsal began for the ice pantomime “Dick Whittingdon on Ice” which opens shortly. The parts are played by Sheila

Hamilton of Britain and Pat Gregory of Sydney. (Central Press).

Ice Block Air

Attack

London, Nov, 26, After examining a 12- inch block of ice which fell through the roof.

of London suburban garage on Friday, meteorological experts decided today that it dropped from an aireraft. They found the blocks contained traces of de- icing fluid-Reuter.

when players travel Labour Party

Planning

London, Nov. 26.

Britain's Labour

West German Agreement In Sight

Bonn, Nvo. 26. West German agreement was today reported in sight on two assurances sought by the West- ern Allies ---- on debts and strategic materials to clear the way towards a revision of the Occupation Statute,

Government officials told Reuter that they expected assure the Western Allies week or the next that:

1

accept

many's

West

Germany

to this

will

responsibility for Ger- prewar and postwar

public debts; and

·

ma-

Except abroad, it is not normal for HIT

them to be insured other than

workmen's Pennsylvania reeled underby

compensation, new blows from a storm centre though at one time the Players that circled back on itself but Union considered introducing a which lost some of its force in scheme for the insurance of all

2. She will be prepared to the proce55. Heavy snows Fulham have paid out a good American aircraft, aided by clogged.citics and highways in deal of money on new players, "learned how to plan the coun- terials available to the Western

raw Party has make her strategic the State, 200 persons

were but it is not the intention solely try's resources without having Allies, stranded on the Pennsylvania ef safeguarding their expendi- to take everything over." Mr Both assurances have been turnpike alone and

food sup- ture.

The scheme will cover all Herbert Morrison, the Party sought by the Western Powers Taking over at dawn after a ning low as supply trucks worth something over £10,000, ter in the Labour Government, Occupation Statute, which was plies were reported to be run- men who are considered to be leader and Deputy Prime Minis- as a condition for revising the busy night of bombing opera-stopped running.

There is always the risk of a told

Foreign and tions. fighters

in London agreed upon by the a' meeting fighter-

Twenty-four persons perished player, for instance like Trevor tonight.

Ministers of Britain, France and bombers had up to mid-

in Pennsylvania, and West Ford, who recently cost Sun- Mr afternoon flown well over 200

Morrison listed three the United States at their meet- Interdiction Virginia and 17 dead in Ohio; derland £30,000, being injured categories of close support

industries foring in New York in September. and

Under New Jersey and

West Michigan early and the club would have public ownership:-

this revision sorties... They

strafing

and counted 15 each and New York little to show for its vast outlay. 1. Monopolies like electri-Germany will be given the right

The insurance of such

to transact foreign affairs bombing every available enemy 14.

aelty and postal services; target from the frontline to

reduce the Looting broke out in Cleve- player would

2. Basic industries like coal, through her own Foreign Office The footballer transport and steel;

land draft Federal and State points deep in the enemy rear land, where National Guards of a total loss.

himself would still receive 9. Industries inen patrolled the streets under

where private legislation without Allied scru- workman's compensation.-owners had "proved incapable tiny, — Reuter Reuter.

of managing their affairs in an AC211101498822 (1:18:18312 effective way, Reuter,

were

areas

Invaders and Superfortresses began the

ensive in moonlight last

making/resistance. The Tenth Corps 08 raids in the Sinuiju, Taechon Headquarters

announced the

Warning

risk

Belgium In Fog Blanket

--The

Hongkong Telegraph

Morning Post Buliding; Hongkong.

Published daily (Mid-Day) except. Saturdays & Sundays.

and Kangrye areas in what was occupation of bomb-battered John Strachey's described dis the "largest Chongjin

at 4.30 p.m. On night attack of this sort since Sunday and said the UN. forces the war began."

had pushed eight miles north of Troop convoys, rolling stock the city to within 50 miles of and supplies were among the the Russian border.

Dundee, Scotland, Nov. 26. tarkets hit.. Superforts yes- The massive counter-attack

The War Minister, Mr John

London, Nov. 28... Price. 20- cents per edition. terday dropped 28 4,000-pound by Chinese and North Korean Strachey, sald here tonight that bombs in attacks on the Yalu troops came on a 25-mile front nothing would

Dense, tog brought air services

Subscription: $5.00 per month. be gained but between Britain and several

Postage: Chion, Macao., UK Bri- River bridge at. Manpojin, in in northwest Korca. Eighth everything lost if Britain tried parts of the Continent to a dom-tries. $1.10 per month.

tish Possessions and other coun... the centre of the frontier line. Army Headquarters; reported to rearm on such a scale and at plete- standstill today. The fog. -Router.

that the situation on the central such a speed that it broke her also blanketed Belgium tonight, Editor, business, communications and News contributions, always' wel- come, should be addressed to the HOPES ENDED

| front was "obscure.”

back Brigadier General JS, Brud- He told a public meeting that services and throwing Front dispatches old the

stopping all international, air advertisements to the Secretary.

traffic. Telephone: 20611 (5∙Lines), powerful.. Communist assault ley, commander of the Ameri-ho was sure America would help throughout the country into whith recaptured the transpor- can Second Division, said the Britain's... rearmament pro chaos. tation hub of Tokchon had end- division has stabilised by late gramme, adding: “A proper dis- snow fell in some parts of Printed and published by od hopes; of American fighting The U. S. Fifth Air Force sent burden between the Atlantic Italy. Heavy Fain washed show oh

afternoon A

tribution of a common defence Western Germany and NorthWilliam Alick Grinham for and mer that they would be on

behalf of South China their way home by Christmas outfighters, Mustangs and light Fact countries must surely be down the mountains of Switzer Morning Post Limited at 1-3 On the east coast, the United bombers attacking the enemy according to their ability to land, swelling rivers by be- Wyndham Street City of Nations forces continued rolling troops, but did not stop them carry a particular share of the tween three and six feet. Hongkong.. northward against virtually naj

United Press.

burden."Reuter."

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