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London, Feb. 19.
The Government tonight issued an order, for "Operation Switch-On," which
will on Monday restore electricity supply to the industrial heart of Eng land, where vital export plants have been at a standstill for nearly two weeks. The area in which the use of electricity for industry will be per- mitted is centred on Birmingham and stretches to Crewe, Gloucester and Peterborough.
London, Feb. 19. During the past few days, there has been un- afficial contact betwgen the British Ambassador in Paris and the new The Spanish Republican Ad- ministration, Mr. Bevin, Foreign Secretary, stated in a parliamentary an-
wer today.
Mr. Francs Neel Bnket. ·La.... our, asked if Mr, Bevin did not gree that the Spuhish Republican Government WI
one ut the
Prime Minister, making this announcement in
the House of Commons today, declared that msumption can be made." the Government would hot consider the situa-- tion safe in any area until two weeks' stocks were built up.
Mr. Attlee also stated that the Government was initiating talks through the Minister of Labour between employers and trade unions for stag- gering hours of work in the restored area, so as to spread over the industrial load.
Wey
Meanwhise, in, the Richmond ures et north Yorkshire troops were working their through to isolated villages.
More than 10,000 British troops Pales, and Gerinary prisonern-of war, were engaged today on sny Felearance, and coal-shifting in thi
Northern Commund.
Commenting on the resttration if electricity to industry in the Midlands, Sir Miles Thomas, Vicc Chairman of the Nuffield or ganisation.
one Af Britain's
rincipal factors which must be aken into account to finding, a
The areas in which the use of cially announced. Some of the em crutle solution in Spain, and electricity for industry is still Heat back at work will be over f he was aware that the cam-banned hre the south-enst, In- 3,000 General Electric employees msition of the new Government cluding London, and the north in Birmingham, where the arrival largest automobile manufacturers, vas such that it would welcome
Sve
Mr. Attlee said that Parlin-[n!' coal will enable the firin_tosalil: "This is good news for the ment would be notified when it reopen production tomorrow with motor industry, centred "os. It Ja,
considered safe to re-start jun emergency generator, Was
mainly in the Midlands aren." industry in those areas also. "We The Ministry of Fuel spokes-All warkers, men, and manage- do not want rusfiness, but we do mun, asked whether it could be inent, could be rolled upon to re- net wont timidity." Mr. Attlee desumed that clomestic power start exports of care and trucks,
aid.
cuts would not continue threach to earn home comforts, he odded.
l help and advice.
Mr. Bevin replied: "It ecently (med that I must wat and see whether it has stability,, When Mr. E. Degoe Bourne, Conservative, asked whù initiated This contaci, Me, Bevin replied The Fuel Ministry announced the winter, declared: "Na such-Reuter. anid laughter: "I think it was tonight that yesterday Britain's
in perfectly mutual approuch," electricity undertakings, had
Poland
enough coal in stock keep go-
Mr. Devin said today that he ng fer, 13.9 days.over the coun- 'did not think any useful purpose try as a whole, but London's would he served by withdrawing over stations 1ad only 11.5 Hatun's resognition of the Polish days stocks, based on restricted Government which would severesumption estimates.
her contact with Poland..
When Sir Thomas Moore, Con- servative, who had raised the
mattor
in the lose of. Com
The Government's ristoration power to the Midlands In- thustries does not imply any re Insition of restrictions on the
mens asked what step if any the denestie-use-of-current, which British Government was going to sill stand at the five-hour ban take next, "as the Polish
Pro- daily. visional Government has parently
Rat
nway with menstrous travesty of free ilon," Mr. Bevin replied: carry on the process of sion-Renter.
"Look what
I've got!"
ap- The Ministry of Fuel spokes- this man, Sfr Guy Nott-Bower, warn- elec-ed at a press conference that "To the "gns position is nothing like conver-satisfactory, but there is no ques
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Empire Air Defence "In A Bad Case"
London, Feb. 19. Geographically, Britain's Empire air defence
"In a bad case" on 1939 evaluation, Air · Mar- shal Sir Philip Joubert, wartime chief of R.A.F. Coastal Command, told the Royal Empire So- ciety in London today,
The granting of independence to India and Burma, the difficulties in Egypt and Palestine, and the growth of nationalism in Ceylon, all seem to mitigate against an orderly plan of Empire defence," he declared.
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"Bases which were once engaged in battle with an enemy Tho Prime Minister rejected securely in our hands and in possessing such weapons.
"Assuming that tho future the suggestion By a Conservative territories friendly to us are no Member of Parliament that
longer under cur control. bember will have a speed ap- SHANGHAI he Treaties of mutal assistance may preaching that should make
special appeal to workers and
of emerge in time, but they are not business employers
intercepting and PEIPING suspend all restrictive practices
yet signed, and until then we shooting it down now presents inn work larger hours for
can do itle but wait for problems nearly Inscluble by months to make up for lost pro-
the outcome of politient de present methods." Air Marshal CALCUTTA duction. Mr. Attien told Farilo velopments which we have en-Joubert sald. "The interceptor ment that on full resumption of couraged in the past:" work, he was confident that em- plovers rolled on in the country's interests still administered territtries such to take any stems necessary do as West and East Afries, Ceylon make up for lost production. at present, and Malaya, which Miners-are-tanlght-being-ting constituted "major strong points" Led to make a decision about Sun where air bases and ground or He revented that in the sum
day work this week-end. In the ganization could be maintained. mer of 1039-shortly before the New South Wales anthracite
war Germany's "Graf Zeppolln' field the big Aberrrave colliery ed from the last war," he
"The main lesson to be learn was plotted by the British coastal arolineed that production would tinued, is that we have got to ing down the North Sea. acob throughout Sunday. Cont
and workers could be Britain, he added, fortunately
fighter of the future may well [be a relatively short-range guid
ed missile, rather than on air: craft."
Zeppelin Plotted
con-radar stations when it was fiỳ.
prog og last week in the Weste very much better prepared Midlands was 13.000 tons up on
then
vear
we were in 1939. Other "Her course and. the various the-corresponding-week-of-last parts of the Empire must now turns she made coinciding with be called in to help. In re-es the positions of these, vistions, tablishing the framework of our clearly indicated that she in her defence. which at present is turn was plotting them. and somewhat out of The total number out of work Fortunately, the greatly improv poke," he said..
alignment. endeavouring to find their pur hrough power cuts climbed yes ed performance of modern air-
Returning To Work
rday to 2,114,000, it was "of-craft makes this possible," ¡Empire Society, was Air Com-
Albania's Reply To Britain
Lake Success. Feb. 20.
Albania Batly dis- claimed any responsi bility for laying mines in the Corfu Channel as, charged by Britain and in turn accused British ships of violating her territorial waters.
Albanian representative Hysni Kapo, appearing before the Unit |ed Nations Security Council, said: "I deny Ratly and categorically the charges that have been made.
Charging the British with “flagrant viclationa", of: Albanian water, he said: that, Royal Navy. (avarships: entered the channel: off the Albanian coast to provoke and intimidate!hla country.
two
Kapo talked for nearly hnura", in: opposing the complaint [under - which Britain"ateks; an anology, and compensation for loss nhờ of life, and property... 0ETAN *Two @ destroyers struck miner fn the chennai Flast, Octobër), 22 and^44°anitors, were killed, 246-ylette doleratoru)," Gromyko. sprang "to the defence of Albapía almart immediatelyity debat and engaged in
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