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HONG KONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947.
NIGHT BRITAIN MAY FACE COMPLETE
CLUB FIRE®
Berlin, Feb. 9. Police headquarters es- timated today that une was killed and 40 injur ed last night and early this morning when a fire night swept through a
club in the British sector of the city.
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They said it was impossible to make an accurats. check on the number of dead because bodies were still being drakred out of smeltering runs noon today.
The police said five British]
Boldiers had been admitted La
DISASTER IN TEN DAYS
Vast Production Drive Paralysed; Everything
Now Depends On Consumers, Says Shinwell
Industrial Shut-
Remove
Down Of Electricity Shinwell
(By Fraser Wighton)
London, Feb. 8.
hospital along with many Ger- The gravest threat so far to the Labour Govern-
mans.
Ild not be learned
immediately. whether
British trapps died' in the fire. Most of the dead were believed
to be Germans.
A palice official said most of the bodies were barned Leyend recognition.
"How
going to identify them. I do not know. A They are horribly burned," he said.
we
are
ment's prestige and the country's struggle for economic recovery is the announcement in Parliament last night that to meet the present fuel crisis, there will be a complete il tempor- ary shut-down of electricity in industry next week as well as a curtailment in domestic sup- ply. Millions of workers will be affected by the stoppage.
protracted spell of unusually severe weather coupled with insufficient coal supplies from undermanned British mines, has produced an worse than electricity supply crisis even
The fire took place in Cafe Lubel, the British authorities reported. The night club was an in bouds" cafe open British troops. Most of Berlin's night clubs are off-limits to likely to
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several which threatened the success of the war effort.
there was a continurus increase I༥ For a period, estimated
fur electric! be anything. fror in the demand British and American-soldiers. three days to a fortnight, the power and this demand is now The police estimated that vast preduction drive of Bri-ercentuated by the shortage of tish factories for overseas ex-altamative fuels, such as coal.. several hundred
On a very little more gen-} persons were in the night club when the fire Purts will be paralysed. Trans-
According to the port is snow-bound and cannetesting capacity than it had in broke out.
50 per ply industry is supplying 60 per police, hospital facilities in this coal from the pits--whose 1929, the British electric sup severely lambed city are being put has decreased taxed to the utmost to handle
the casualties.
cent because of bad weather cent more electricity-Reuter. to generating stationis."
The Fuel and Power Minis- Shinwell, Emanuel
A Police communique said! ler, Mr.
the identified dead person wattle more than a week ago hud Hier natte announced. a German woman.
that in the first three weeks after the handing was withield.
to A fancy dress ball was in aver of the coal industry pogress at the club
Luas
ownership, production had leaped by 1,250.000 over the correspfading "period last year. But there are fae- fors which leave Britain's fuel position continuously
when publie flaines broke through the cell ing. Witness, said the people became "hysterically panicky" and rushed for the exits. Two women sustained painfuf in juries when trampled the fleeing crowd
on by able.
Up To Public
•
London, Feb. & The Minister of Fuel, En- manuel Shinwall, told, a press conference today that public faft Ture to cooperate in the electricity cut to combat Britain's winter fuel disaster would result in mplete disaster" for the coun-
within 10 days. --try Ills statement came as another
Minister. Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawers, told an audi- vulnerence at St Helens, Lanes, that e future of the Labour Gavern ment and the prosperity of the nation were at stake in the present
Shinwell
England
Man-Power Shortage The British military police After the fall of France in crisis. and fire brigades joined the German police and fire officials 1540, the then Government al- in fighting the blaze, the con- munique said.-United Press.
Relief For Tax Payers
London, Feb. 9.
said the electricity dre than half of
lowed a large number of miners j cut, and the bulk of major.
to leave the pits for the SerIndustries, would became effee- vices and other essential ocen
Live AL midnight Sunday, patiens. Since then there has Teen a permanent and crippling shertage of manpower in the
pits.
Shinwall imply denied re- arts that he intended to resign,
war also pointed a
Throughout the
British income tax payers may funds will be in the form of de receive after the April budget posiat's in the Government Pa part or all of £800,000,000 in post-Offee Savings Bank Deposits, credits held for them by the rather than, cash, will be used t:
of 12,000,000 | encourage
thrift Treasury, Credits
ted in the
A total of £64,406,262 already taxpayers are represented in
10 1,500.00e total, which is nearly the amount has been returned
war
of the American credit to Britain. I older taxpayers-women over 60 It not been decided how years old and men over fit yours
has much of the pastwar credit, taken old. These refunds were in cash in the form of income taxes, will rather than in deposts Asso- be returned. The release of the ciated Press.
Nazi Steel Magnate On Trial
(By Alan Dreyfuss)
-Nuernberg, Feb. 8.
The first indictment drawn up by the United States authorities against German industrial- ́ists was filed with the American tribunal here today against Friedrich Flick, 63-year-old iron and steel magnate regarded as one of the rich- est men in Germany, and four of his associates. Flick, who built up on indus- of countries overrun by Ger- trial empire which included man forces. mines, transport and munillona Himmler's Friends factories, is alleged to have aid-
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-akserting he would not even con template such shirking," and icism by "urstory and cri- At the same time, Shinwell and reports from the North are "very bad indeed, with both production of coal and its transportation ing affected."
number of pits are He said not working, canals are frozen and freight transportation ha been disrupted.
out the situation could not
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Demand
London, Feb. 8.
A demand for the removal of Mr. Emmanuel Shirwell -from his nest of Minister of Fuel and Power was adopted today in a resolution passed by members of the Liberal
Party,
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NO CONFIDENCE" Heaviest Snow Of
MOTION?
Longini, Feb. 8.
A determined attempt will be made by the Opposition to get all The time available after question in the Hous of Commons on Monday, de- voted to a debate on the clec- tricity auta.
There are, to be conferences of the Conservative leaders This weekend and the matter INRY end in the Opposition putting forward a melion of "un confidence" in the Go erent-Reuter,
'We Are At War With
New Plan For India Jewry' Wanted
The Winter
London, Feb. 9.
The heaviest snow of the winter fell in England early today as millions of Britons prepared for "black Monday" when the drastic power cuts go into effect to avert a "national disaster.” More than 10 inches of snow fell in some areas, further dislocating transportation-one of the major factors responsible for the present emergency. Even in London, which normally is cleared quickly, people walked in gutters to make progress.
A 100 per cent power cut to shortages, floods from heavy industries in more than half rains and melting snow killed of England is scheduled to go 10, left thousands homeless and government into effect at midnight. Millions forced emergency
∙as n
ef men were forced into idle moves to relieve the suffering.
Switzerland ness for an unknown period
a tiny land although Fuel Minister Em- which was looked upon manuel Shinwell expressed the luxury place in this great win- hope that shutdowns would not ter of discontent-finds itself he longer than one week. in the same trouble. Res- Housewives are worried about taurants and bars have been Devizes, Feb. 8. the cut in power to homes from ordered, to cut down by a thirds Ivor Worth, former 9 am to noon and from 2 pm Cuts on various industries have London, Feb. 9: British Army officer, ad- to 4 p.m. Governmentes op- been forced because the water ponents compare the situation in reservoirs behind the power The British Govern-mitted in court today with Dunkirk. Ordinary folks, dame is low. ment must "sooner or that he had tried to set like taxi drivers and waltera in the to
Bristol restaurants, laugh mirthlessly Continued en Fope 8, Col. "hy ater, although not im-fire
when Shinwell's
THE WEATHER mediately, put forward Synagogue because we mentioned.
Londoners foresceable and that a firet a new plan for India," a are at war with Jewry."
on turally queued for years for with maurs falling in the W. A fring The court placed him,
practically everything they or watch depressions are forming extra source told the United probation for three years.
Worth said he had poured wart-food, drink und, cigaret and of the Kuril to the count of Press today.
gasoline over old rags and no-tes-are doing it again, this China, Pressure remains low over the The division between the eum and tossed
a lighted time for candles and paraffin,equatorial regions.
Today's Forecast Noderate pr But the queues are longer and wind, becoming variable for a thor: All-India Congress. Party and match on the pile. the Meslem League now FUNS A witness testified to hearing the demand greater. Some peo-weather dult with occasional
"Yesterday's Weather! so deep that a coalition ad- Werth say, "As far as I can ple stood for hours in blting dristle but improving ister. ministration for India postu- see we are at war with Jewry, winds and periodic sleet. They lated by the British Government The Jews in Palestine are get wanted hurricane lamps and Maximum: 44.5 -des. Fah. 7 has faded into a dream, and ting aid from outside. I felt portable heating stoves-any- Misinum: 86 der. Feh
Rainfall: Trace Toll since Jan. -- new proposals must be planned it was time that we hit them thing which they could use for Bupahina 2,2 hours.
cooking and lighting."
70.1 at an early stage unless India back."-United Press.
46,4 MINU is to dissolve into a state of
The resolution said that" "the
catastrophe was ☛ prezent
business brain could сідла have prevented the accurrence of the present situation. It therefore urged the Prime
Minister "mediat
atriy to
to re- place Mr. Shinwell with business man" and added that "as Mr. Shinwell had lost the confidence of friend, and foe alike, he should not be transferred to any other Government position."--Reu-
ter.
Background To Fuel
Crisis
London, Feb. 9. Britain's fuel crisis, which is forcing millions out of work and sapping the nation's economic re- cuperation, has been de veloping for a third of a century.
highly authoritative
continuous riots and ultimate RITTER VON EPP
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AIR CRASH TOLL
Shanghai, Feb. 9.
The death toll in the crash of the Chinese Air Force transport plane near Chungking is now ported to be eleven with three others seriously injured.
Earlier reports said eight had been killed, and three injured.
The
Thousands queued at coal stores in a desperate attempt, to get last-minute supplies. Many
Daro, at mal carts and Rel. Humidky pushed home-made' prams in which to carry con- Dew Point. Wind Direction If they got it.
Wind Force, Munich, Feb. 9. Builders are kept busy patch-
fires not to enter the Constituent.
The death of General Erimzing up old fashioned Assembly unless the Congress Ritter von Epp. 18, chief of ovens for use when the heat
de- Party conceded, to their
"Free goes off. the famous Bavarian mands left the Assembly "Corps" in Germany's turbulent all intents and purposes à con between-wars: period and tinuous session of the Congress Hitler intimate, was announced
and it was impus in the German press. ·
bleak Europe, Party ...
the where more educated and well ment to accept a proposition coiprful Nazi general was his off people live than anywhere wrecked able for the British Gaver The last public role of that the constitution for India self-appointed leadcrabip of a and where war has
unparalleled in acparate Bavarian Government devastation could be formulated by one
which tried to defend Munich modern times, here was the plane, which was trying to make Chungking from Shenei, the and then make armistice with section of the community."
mizerable picture; April
In this country provincial capital of Sian, made Italy
ra forced landing some miles from The war and coll wave have
In the meantime, officials the American forces in
electricity ita destination: when it lost con- where for months The cffer WRA rejected.
field. so aggravated the deteriorating the India Office said there was position that England might no indication that the British Murich and Epp were captured. has been cut off for long Lact with Chungiting
periods due, to coal and water. Reuter. easily be thrust into econemic Government would make a-Associated Press. chaos for years to come. Past statement dn India during the records indicate there is little coming week. The officials in- hope the situation can be imtimated that the British Cabinet referred to the Cabinet, in proved much before spring was too preoccupied with the effect asked the British Govern ends the heavy" drain on fuel erigia in domestic food, fuel ment to undertake the task of supplies. Even summer may and manpower positions, which getting the Moslem League aut bring only temporary respite.
Douglas Jay, recently elected were admitted to be a calamity of the interim government.
British Government quarters Highly authoritative quarters M. P. and fermer Labour economic advisor to Prime likewise said there was no in- described the task as "dublous Minister Attlee, put it this timation today that the Cabinet and delicate," and in view, of in the way in the House of Com intended making any statement foreign policy difficulties ese-
Lon India in the immediate where.. particularly
it was conceded Middle East the British Gov- "We shall finish this winter future, but
"some new form of crnment could not be unmindful with a level of stock which is that absclutely disastrous and if we approach to the problem might of the fact that the Moslem League Had supporters in a and prove necessary."
Pandit Mehru's letter to larger Moálem world outside of in Vicercy Lord Wavell, which was India-United Press.
mona
Future At Stake He defended himself aganist critics who accused him of lack of foresight and said if a more stringent programme had been started last autunn there would come
been "complaints from all sidea."
have
Sir Hartley, meanwhile, declar- "Certainly. If we don't suc- ered in overcoming this situation and improving coal production the Labour Government will fail, and there will be an end to aby idea of Socialism in our time.
do not build up stocks have much more than the nor- mal rate of production the summer industry will to an almost complete stop in November and Decem- ber of this year."
The situation developed in this fashion..
1913 Record
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Coal Riots
Shoreditch
In
London, Feb. 8.
In 1913, Britain produced à Police were called out to quell three "coal riots" in
record 287,000,000 tons of
"It is more important than this" he continued. "The whole coal with 107,000 miners. The prosperity future of the coun-
labour force rose-for seven ry is at stake, and everything years to an all-time high of
on the individual, Jepends entirely
1,227,000 in 1920. But they We have got to work in our offices fell 67,000,000 tons short of
Sir Harley said Britain foced the 1913 production. a situation. Just as serious as
with our overcely on."
Shoreditch today as crowds of men and wo- men raided coalyards which had refused to sell them coal.
No arrests were made and the counted in each group, most of police had little difficulty in dis-them equipped with wagotu, persing the people, according to a wheelbarrows or bags. They tried the Shoreditch to force their way to coal bins spokesman at
where: fuel for issue on rationing minera,
police station. methods of work, poor, wages The establishments raided in-only was stored. wid bad working conditions, cluded the Bush Coal shop, Roth
Inefficienty aging
Today's disturbances were the
coal shortage-United Press.
That of 1939-40-United Press
The manager of the Range yard Shinwell Target
London, Feb. 9, were factors in the low output. coal yards and the E. & G. Range said: "They shouted abuse at us,
·were called threatened us and attempted to ed the Nazis by means of Flick, Steinbrinck and Kalet
The Fuel Minister, Emmanuel Wages and conditiona; kept coal yard. Pelice
raid. the store. The arrival of the in a third
time -irrépraufblə Shin well one "velled arms companies and seh were accused
More than 100 persons were police prevented their breaking corporations."
count of helping to instigate
mines. tion government leaders, was the In any event, tonnage drop Flick in the Indictment are Otto Nazi race palley of "Aryanies-chief target today from practical ped, year after year to a low increasing consumption made a first reported during the lengthy
The associates named with and benefit from the ruthless critic of Conservative and Coaling men from entering twice to the latter place. Steinbrinch, Konrad Kaletsch, tion" under which many Jewly all sections of the British press, of 182,000,000 tons in 1946. crisis inevitable. including Labour. Bernhard. Weiss and Hermann ish holdings, were seized.
"Shinwell
"three Con- The number of miners fell to The Labour Party agitated Specifically mentioned in this Tergorger.
coal servative pr papers pro less than 700,000. Vest compli- The Flick industries were, at count were widespread the end of the war, the largest holdings in Germany, which clafred in comments on his ad- cations of the war entered the ant about the coal mines. Its anewer was public ownership. manufacturers in Germany, if were seized from. Czech Jewish mission that Industrial electric setzes of the war
power must be cut off next week When the war ended, agel The mines were the first indus-Fate of Ruhr of Vital Interest
To All tion failures.
dailies
for 20 years that something be ON OTHER PAGES
tank iparts and also, the second families in half of England, because of miners and young conscripta try to be nationalised. Govern-
count against The fourth count is
largest coal producers in the Rubr
coal distribution
Two
Most Shameful Stain in Worl
History
day- Four Chick
The big national Flick and Steinbrinch alleges
les were who chose mining in preference meat took over the mines on Page Thres All five prospective. defen- that they supported the eri- less speelfie but equally critical to military service abandoned New Year's day and produc-
still far below pre-war averages Page dants were named in the first mical activides of the Gestapo Even Lke Labourite "Dally: Her the pits Demobilfeed former son immediately increased but
other mixers did not fill the gap
and consumption.ja two counts of the indictment chief, Heinrich Himmler with ald": took Shinwell which charged them with co- farge money contributions, and members of the Cabinet of Prime Inevitable operating in and getting re- belonged to the "Himmler Minister Attlee, to task for fa And wlater turned out to The bizzard beginning, two Page Five cruitment of foreign slave Circle of Friends' from 1933 to plure to keep the pubile informed be the severest in nearly 70 weeks aga bisected the country's labour for the factories (rider the end of the war. Under the of the develops verst years, Consumption of revita trabarortation system, halted their control and sub/jedby fifth and last count Steinbrinch Frankly, so think that overs! Lired Industry and for homes many cual deifyerics and forced them to inhuman-treatment, is charged with membership of asiyes the tuling party cofficial rose to the highest in history some apes to close. The result Combination of low stocks and was immediate disaster Asso and with the economie plunder the 88 as a Brigadier-General, organ said S
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