Reds Massing Foreee in Centre of Korean Front; Lull in Fighting
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LIGHTING-UP TIME 6.06 p.m. Yesterday's Weather Maximum temperature 60 Minimum temperature 53 Rainfall „ Trace Tide Table For January Sunshine 6 hours Date High Water Low Water Sua- Bun- A.M. P.M. A.M. FM. rise get 15 2.30 2 37 8.45 8.47 7.22 5.36 Wt)t VOL 31 — NO. 12 HAMILTON, BERMUDA. WON DAY, JANUARY 15, 1951 6D PER COPY NO PROBLEMS FORESEEN DDUu.S farepar_S . r • IT VJ\th\n Reds Massing Foreee IN EMPLOYMENT HERE l ^Olllg ^P W1U11I1 New Labour Board Head Next Three Weeks; Profit In Centre Of Korean Says 1951 Outlook Good Employment in Bermuda pre On Operation Is Forecast sents no immediate problem, Captain Ross Winter, M.CJP., new Bus fares will be increased within the next three weeks, chairman erf tne Labour Board, Mr. John Watlington, acting Director of Public Transport Front; Lull In Fighting said yesterday. said yesterday. He told The Royal Gazette that he anticipated no serious problems He thought that generally the increase would be one By JULIAN BATES during the year. Personnel from penny per mile. Commuting students would be charged TOKYO, Monday,'Jan. 15 (Reuter).—Communist forces H.M. Dockyard were being satis only a farthing per mile extra, and commuting adults a EISENHOWER MEETING factorily assimilated in firms such I halfpenny extra, today continued their massive build-up in the centre of the as Hutchings and Milani, Burland - The increase had been planned Korean front north and east of Wonju, where United States, BRITISH CHIEFS TODAY and Co. and the Salisbury Con-1 a long time ago, but it had been French and Dutch defenders have been fighting a heroic decided to postpone the measure struction Company, and Captain REGIONAL HEADS OF until ticket-issuing machines defensive battle to guard the head to the Sobaek mountain Winter thought that there would were in use. These had now been passes. Will Hear New Defence be little difficulty in finding em ployment for all of the personnel, PAA CONFER HERE bought—at £32 10 — each—and "Hie U.S. Second Division estimated that it faced about especially as the "winding-down" about one-third of them were in 8,000 Chinese and 10,000 North Koreans on its immediate front. Plans Before Cabinet stalled. Others would be in use process was gradual. within the next two weeks. Elements of eight Chinese Communist and North Korean LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter).— It was not expected that any First Conference Since serious consideration of a local Mr. Watlington said that the armies stood north of Wonju, with elements of another four General Dwight D. Eisenhower, worth of these machines had been to the west which had by-passed Wonju. North Atlantic supreme com apprenticeship scheme would be Pan Am Merger with AOA given. proved. One of them was intro Eighth Army headquarters;— mander, shut the door of his hotel duced here about three years ago, cryptically announced last night suite here today to all callers — "But if the problem arises we From Beirut, Lisbon, Frankfurt, and was still in good working that the town of Yongwol—30 CEASE-FIRE PLAN SAID both official and unofficial. shall take steps to meet it," London and New York, Ave re order. It had been used on. He was resting after an in Captain Winter promised. "So gional directors of the Atlantic miles south-east of the Wonju de far, apprentices have been division of the Pan American several bus routes. fensive positions—was burning. tensive week of travel around the "I do not think these increases HOT TURNED DOWN West European capitals and be accepted' in England after being World Airways system arrived.in It did not specify whether street employed at H.M. Dockyard. Bermuda over tbe weekend to will be out of the reach of most fighting or bombing lit the place, fore starting a two-day round of hold a conference with delegates people," Mr. Watlington told The talks with British Cabinet minis "Apart from that, local youths Royal Gazette. "Since the bus but an earlier announcement had Indian Reports Say Red ters and military chiefs tomorrow have obtained employment with from the New York headquarters I said a Communist regiment was skilled workers who have been of the division. system started, there has been no i heading for Yongwol, which lies China Considering It General Eisenhower's only en able to .teach them their trade. The conference will open this increase in charges—and that was I some 10 miles north of the 37th gagement was a private dinner That-is why I cannot at this time morning under the chairmanship five years ago. party tonight given by the United of General H. L. Harris, vice-pre He said that revenue from in-? Parallel. Special to The New York Times I forsee any serious raising of the States Ambassador, Mr. Walter question." sident of the Atlantic division, creased fares and from the pro Fighters and bombers flew and The Royal Gazette Gifford, to which 20 of "Ike's posed sight-seeing tours would Arrows facing south on the above map ihow where the Communist He said that be could not yet and will continue to the end of the dawn-to-dusk sorties yesterday NEW DELHI, Jan. 13—Advices war-time friends in London were l week. The Castle Harbour Hotel ensure that tiie bus company against more than 300.000 Com to the Indian Government from armies in Korea are building up for what is expected to be a two- tell what problems would arise. invited. pronged drive against the United Nations forces in the centre at has been selected as their head would show a profit, for the first munist troops, poised for a two- Peking indicate that Mao Tse- but as long as the tourist trade time in its existence. Over 300 peoDle took part in an their line across the peninsula. There has been bitter fighting continued at its present rate'local quarters by the delegates, who pronged assault against tbe 150- Tung is willing to consider the anti - Eisenhower demonstration, number approximately 20. mile long Allied defence line. new five-point proposal of the around Wonju (arrows on the left) and Yongwol on the east was employment would be in a very j MORE BUSES NEEDED -ailed by the Communist- spon reported to be in flame*, although it was not stated whether this good position. This is the first conference United Nations cease-fire com sored ex-servicemen's movement which has been held^by the Atlan At least another ten buses PATROL ACTIVITY mittee as a basis for further nego was caused by street-fighting or bombing "As far as I know," he added. would be needed very soon, prob for peace in Trafalgar Square, in "there is no real unemployment in tic division of P.A.A. since its But all along the snowed-up tiation toward a solution of Far the centre of London, today. merging with the American Over ably before two years elapsed. front, with night temperatures as Eastern problems. Bermuda." seas Airlines in September last It was possible that three of low as 25 degrees below freezing, There was one important reser Their secretary later laid a During the past year, when Mr. year. Following the merging of the buses used in the company's action was limited to aggressive vation, however. This was that wreath on the Cenotaph — a S. S. Toddings, M.CJ».^ was ] the two airlines, the Atlantic di early days, now lying derelict in patrolling by United Nations the time table set by the commit memorial to world war dead — chairman, the board had not had vision was split up into five re the Government's quarry, would troops. tee, whioh envisages a cease-fire inscribed: "In memory of the Vital Decisions On Korea to ask the House of Assembly for gions, and the delegates have be resurrected and refitted. as the first step, should be revised British men and women who gave discussion of any big problem, and come to Bermuda to settle a num He forecast that in two years An Eighth Army bulletin said: their lives to defeat Nazism and this year was likely to be' the "From end to end of the Eighth so that fighting in Korea and other ber of problems which have there would be sufficient buses questions would be taken up to to prevent the resurgence of Ger same. arisen. These problems concern to meet the Colony's needs in Army, front this (Sunday) morn man military strength. We pledge Outlining the duties of the ing, the enemy was either out of gether. o? organisation, traffic and sales. taking people to and from work ourselves to see that tbeir sacrifice To Be Taken In Toky board, tike newly-appointed chair and in carrying tourists on contact or contained. Official quarters in New Delhi will never be betrayed." Each day members of General were encouraged by the Peking man said its function was to find Harris' New York staff will fly to special sight-seeing trips. These "At certain points Eighth Army jobs for the unemployed and to troops were ranging further north reaction, as reported to tbefodian General Eisenhower went direct TOKYO, Monday, Jan. 15 (Reu Bermuda to speak on their parti trips had been started many to Claridge's Hotel after Ids ar-| till |obs for employers. People cular functions in the operation of years ago, but had been shelved me ter). — Top U.S. military EUROPEAN TELLS OF than at anmy otter time since soon ^,channels.