1950-12-11 — Page 3

નિવાસી

1._*# !; ; 1 એનેક ધામ

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1950.

SEOUL FULL OF THE JITTERS Nervous City Watching Closely For Any American Move South Seoul Air Raid American Dollar Notes Lose

Alarms

Seoul, Dec. 10.

There were three "Red" air alerts at Kimbo Air- port here tonight but no

enemy appeared.

A civil airliner from Tokyo

turned back from the airport during one niéri but it returned and landed without incident about half an hour later. -Reuter.

here

Half

Official Price

Seoul, Dec. 10.

Seoul today is a gloomy, nervous city. The Koreans are watching closely for any sign of movement by the Americans. And they themselves are preparing to leave the city.

The won value of the United States dollar script has dropped to about half the official rate;

Attlee-Truman Talks

Talks prices for vegetables have rocketed; prices for

“Uninspiring"

New Delhi, Dec. 10.

furniture have slumped.

Even the price of rice has fallen steeply as prosperous Koreans unload their winter supplies in expectation of flight.

According to Korcans' who are

people here, the Koreans would welcome Japanese

joyfully troops-and that is saying some-

The Washington communique on the Truman-in touch with the temper of the Attlee talks was "distinguished" by the readiness of the United States and Britain to seek an end to the hostilities by negotiation, the pro-Congress Hindustan Times said in an editorial today.

States

and i

"To the United Britain Europe has always counted far more than Asia in their policy calculations, So that, if in the interests of main- taining their strength in Europe, they should turn to seek a set- tlement in Asja now, it would only be in keeping with their

policy," the newspaper said.

"The cease-fire proposal, which the Indian delegation, in consultation with other Asian delegations, is expected to sponsor in the United Nations, would provide an opportunity to translate the general desire for a peaceful settlement in Korea."

Though the phrasing of the Washington communique seemed "uninspiring," its contents were "reasonably solid," the European- owned Statesman said,

"Outside the United States, by contrast, some will feel that the statement of policy does not go far enough in indicating a basis for negotiation or in limiting dangerous commitments and re- directing strategic emphasis."-

Reuter.

thing.

In the American Army Posi Exchange (similar to the British Army canteen service), un- limited quantities of cigarettes and soap-items which until recently were severely rationed—

are

on sale.

In the Banco-the Americans' Officers Club-it was not possible to buy a whisky tonight, and in the dignified Chosun Hotel, where the gloom of the city in- filtrated into the carpeted halls

Cypriot Women's and

Campaign

Nicosia, Dec. 10. Several hundred Cypriot wo- men, meeting here today in the first Cyprus Women's Con- gress, resolved to campaign

for actively

the union. of Cyprus with Greece.

The women sent greetings to

leather-covered lounge- there were only two bottles of wine-French wine-in the bar.

BREAKDOWN

Queens

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5,15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

WARNER BROS.

The Korean Legislative system faced a complete break- down tonight as panic-stricken deputies fled southward qnd left the

DY Assembly National without a quorum.

COLOR R

TECHNICOLOR

Ruth

The attendance at today's Roman CLARK-MASSEY It added: "The agreement will | Korean women, "who are in Assembly meeting was 65 out doubtless be denounced in the the front line of the struggle of 208 members. There were United States as not strong of peace." The "Progressive | 72 at yesterday's meeting, 85 enough. Despite the renuncia- Women's Union," which or- the day before and 87 the day tion of appeasement, these may ganised the Congress, is a left have to be appeased, possibly by wing body with Communist the sacrifice of Mr Acheson.

support.-Router.

before that.

The Assembly had not been able to hold a formal meeting for four days because the necessary quorum of more than

Who Will Catch This One? half its members-at least 104

beach, a belle and a ball-definitely, a combination where's no company but two could make team. The lady is lazing in the south of Franco

and her name is Lilian Courtin.

--has not been present.

The Government tonight faced the choice of either mak- ing attendance compulsory or moving the Assembly further south, Party stewards, facod with urgent Government de- mands to pass important war legislation, combed the provin- ces for missing members.

An official source blamed "transportation difficulties" for the poor attendances. Opposi- tion sources pointed out, how- ever, that before the fall of Pyongyang last weekend about 140 Assemblymen were re- siding in the Seoul area and there was no difficulty in rals- ing a quorum.

IMPLICATIONS

The jittery

St. John Ambulance Brigade

FREE AMBULANCE

SERVICE

Tol. Hongkong 26093

"

Kowloon 50000

STAR

58335

17, Hankow Rd., Kowloon

4 SHOWS TO-DAY

MGM'

AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

JENNIFER

JONES

VAN

HEFLIN

LOUIS

JOURDAN

Wadame Bovary

with

CHRISTOPHER KENT

GERE LOCKHART - FRANK ALLERGY CLABYS COOPER RI

JAMES MASON ·

#GUSTAVE FRAUBERT, the AUTHOR

NEXT CHANGE

INGRID BERGMAN

IN

"STROMBOLI"

ROXY

Varfectly Air-Conditionad TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

COLUMBIA PICTURES present

The Comedy of the Year

Ray Rosalind MILLAND-RUSSELL

Edmund GWENN

A Woman of Distinction

with

Janis

Mary Jane

Francis

Jarana

CARTER SAUNDERS LEDERER COURTLAND

Screen Misy by Charles H Directed by COWARD BUZZELL - Frodowed by BUDDY ADLER

ADDED Movietone Nows: Vyvyan Donner's Christmas Diamond Fashions.

ORIENTAL

AIR CONDITIONED

Take Any Eastern Tram Car or Happy Valley Bus

of to

SHOWING TO-DAY: 2.30-5.30—7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

population Seoul has not been slow realise the implications of the Assembly's continued inactivity. Many people previously un- decided whether or not to flee the capital have taken it ns their cue for flight.

They have new joined the thousands of refugees already on the road to the south.

bc

The press has severely criti- cised the absent Assemblymen. The Chosun Shin Mun said to them today: "You should ashamed of this. Transporta- tion difficulties are not the excuse for the lack of a formal niceting."

Parliamentary sources still in Seoul sald tonight that unless absent members could be per- suaded to return soon the Go- vernment would "seriously consider" moving the Assem- bly south within the next few days.-Reuter.

A Great Musical Show With All Beautiful Girls! STILL PACKING-IN. PLEASE COME EARLY.

International Burlesque