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BERLIN NIGHT CLUB FIRE Good Rice TROOPS ASSAILED BY
Britain's Fuel Crisis
Attlee To Make Full Statement
London, Feb. 9..
state-
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, will make a comprehensive ment to the House of Com 'mons to-morrow on the great electricity switch-off beginning at midnight.
It is expected that he will deal with the sharply unfavourable criticisms of the Government's plan to save a week's coal stocks lost through the bitter weather.
Before Mr. Attice speaks, it is ex- pected that a full Cabinet meeting will be held to hear the latest reports from Ministers involved on the pro- gress of the scheme to cut off current from non-essential industry and do- restle users in the mornings and afternoons.
There in Hile doubt that there will be a debate in the next day or two, in which severe criticism will be made on the way the Government. and particularly the Minister of
Rocket Tests Im Canada
Vancouver, British
Columbia, Feb, 0.
In a copyrighted story, the Vancouver Bun reporter, Pierre Burton, Bald to day that ox. perimental crews of the Royal Navy flest air arm and Canadian Navy flors
are testing rocket
and jet planes and weapons in 70 degrees below zero tempora- tures At Fort Nelson, British Columbia,
Burton reported that 30 officers and ratings of the British feat air arm,
with an unspacifiad number of men from the Cana- dian aircraft carrier "Warrior". are testing Dritia jot fighters, Seafires, Spitfires and Fireflies.
The Bun article said the teata ⚫ also included firing rocket guns, cannons and machine-guns. The article added that it was so cold that the motorn of the Jot fighters froze-United Press.
SERU KUTAMİN QARAÇA
SIGNING OF TREATIES
Fuel, Mr Emmanuel Shinwell, has Ceremony To-day
handled the situation.
Sir John Dalton, wartime.Regional Fuel Controller for Lendon and south-east England, described the scheme as "technically unworkubla." Throughout to-day Ministers con- nected in any way with coal and electricity held
at consultations, which they discussed criticisms. Mr Shinwell was at his desk from early morning until late in the evening.
LATEST REPORTS Here are the latest reports from the various parts of Britain on the effect of the weather and the coming switch-off:
The
General Manager
Shropshire, Worcestershiro Staffordshire Electric Power
pany said to-night
of
and Com- that the cut
Paris Feb. 9. Just six years and nine months
after Italy's entry into the war and three years and five months after her unconditional surrender, repre- sentatives of Italy and four minor satelites of Nazi Germany to-morrow will in Paris sign the peace treatica that formally mark for them the end of World War II.
They will sign without an oppor tunity to protest the treaties, which strip them of most of their armed forces, impose more or less serious territorial losses and enddie thero with crushing economic burdens for
HORROR
At Least 40
Believed
Burned To Death
BRITISH SOLDIERS VICTIMS
Borlin, Fob. 9.
An official police communique to-night said 20 bodies had been removed from the fire-swept Berlin night club in the British sector "where it is estimated more than 40 persons were burned to death.”
Dr Ewald Lebbin, supervisor at Spandau Hospital, earlier had said, “At least 21 persons died. I believe it will be a great deal more." Firemen and policemen at the scene expressed fear also that the death toll would be very high. Firemen were still digging in the smouldering debris for bodies.
The British authorities reported that seven soldiers were missing. A British dentist was sent to the scene to examine the teeth of the charred victims. given hospital treatment. Most of Germans, were sent to hospital with At Icast.Avg. British soldiers were, least 30 other persons, most of them the dead and Infured were believed severe burns. to have been Germans.
Crop News
Washington, Feb. 10, The Agriculture Depart- ment reported that the world's 1946-47 rich crop totalled about 7,100,000,- 000 bushels-an increase of about 11 per cent over the previous crop.
The largest production increase was in the Far East. where normally about 95 per cent of the world's output is grown.
The department said sub- stantial increases in China. India and Japan should help to relieve food short- ages in those countries.---- Associated Press.
SERENAKIHALAR TUBEMİNAR
FIGHTING SEVERE IN INDO-CHINA
IRON BARS, BOTTLES
Jewish Immigrants Attempt To Resist Detention
Jerusalem, Feb. 10,
A barrage of iron bars and bottles greeted. British sailors attempting to board a two masted schooner carrying 820 would-be Palestine immigrants. -
One Jew was shot in the leg and several others hurt before the vessel was taken under control.
British troops cordoned off down, she issued the White Paper.”—Arso- town Haifa and the harbour area in clated Press. anticipation of transhipment of the Jews to Cyprus,
The ship, named "Nege" by its passengers, was anchored two miles off-shore under the guard of three British destroyers,
TALKS WITH CUNNINGHAM
Jerusalem, Feb, 0. Mrs Golda Meyerson, head of the Political Department of the Jewish Oficials said a refugee ship bear- Agency, discussed the Agency's reply ing 600 Jews without permits to to the British ultimatum-which ex- enter Palestine, WOS taken Into pires to-morrow midnight-with the custody by a British destroyer in the High Mediterranean and escorted toward Cunningham, for one hour to-day.
Commissioner, Sir Alan Finita.
ARAB REJECTION
They expressed belief that the slup
She was believed to have informed might be the Swedish vessel Buna, Gen. Cunningham that the Agency reported to have left a French port and the Jewish National Council- Hanoi, Feb. 9.
a fortnight ago.. It was spotted yes-
the two Jewish groups whom the terday by a Royal Air Forca recon- Commissioner last Bloody fighting on the north-naissance plane.
Monday seven days in which to pledge active guve western outskirts of Hanol in Officials announced that the-750 Co-operation with the British In which 200 Viet Namh troops ships months ago and deported to not, could not and would not indulge Jewish immigrants taken off. similar rounding up extreminia--"should wero killed was reported by the Cyprus, would be returned to Fales-in fratricidal war." Agence France Presse to-day. tine to-morrow in the Government
French columns fonning out of programme of gradual entry-Asso-lieved that Jewish rejection of Gen. Palestine Government circles be- Hanol finally occupied the fort of clated Press. of the "ferry of the four columns" Hoal. Due Phy and the cross roads
Cunningham's ultimatum would lead to gradual imposition of full statu- on the right bank of the Red River. The fort is seven and one-half miles
tory martial law. They expected London, Feb. 10. Ernst Wahnce, a German survivor north-west of Honol.
that the
Jewish Agency's powers The night club was the Cafe Loc-who was familiar with the layout of
A spokesman the outskirts of
for the Palestine might be transferred According to
to persons the AFP, three Arab delegation to the British Arab appointed by the High Commissioner Berlin Between by escaping through a
were killed and five conferences on Palestine's future when the Government decides upon 500 and 800 persons were jammed window.
basement others. into the snow-covered stucco build-
were given as 100 dead and 12 the new British proposal for the United Press. ing, attending a costume ball, when
Holyland would be delivered the fire bente nut
In the second operation In the Monday to the British Government. APPEAL TO CRUNER village of Cobl, three and a half -Associated Pres. miles from the airfield of Glalam,
New York, Feb. 9.
armoured vehicles, finally managed the AFP reported, French colonial troops, reinforced by artillery and
Mrs Helen Friedmann, slater of Dov Gruner, the Jewish terrorist now under sentence of death Jerusalem Central Prison, was due World Skymaster aircraft "Acrope- to leave here to-night in a Trans- lis" for Palestine, where she hopes to persuade Gruner to appeal to the Brlish
Privy Council for his Hfe.
bel, located on the edge of woods on the building, said he saved himself | French wounded. Anaamite losses vaid that a letter formally rejecting a new political polley for Palestine.
A "MAD PANIC"
#
A British driver, Harry Roberts, who was in the club, described the Merseyside: At least 22,000 people will be affected by the partial shut-years to come.
scene as "mad pante" when flames burst through the ceiling. down in industry.
"I wis dancing when I saw them," Cambridge: The Pye Radia Com- The only protest was expected to he said. "The flames spread across pany is closing down for the first come from Yugo-Slavia, which is the roof as though time since its foundation 18 years bitterly angry at its failure to get thrown benzine on it.
someone had ago and is giving notice to 2.600 Treate and Venezia-Glulla from workers.
He said everyone raced for the Italy and almost certainly will re-
cxiis.
A table blocking a doorway the fuse to sign the Italian treaty,
caused a terrific jar. He said he DECISION AT 11 A.M. jumped on the table and literally)
dived out of the door over the heads would enable his company, which ably would not be made "kHOWN
Yugo-Slavia's final decision prob of the mob. covers 4,000 square miles, to save until 11 a.m. to-morrow when the lance driver, said that when he ar- Reginald Dunue, British ambu- 1,000 tons of coal dally.
Temperatures
Itallan treaty will be signed in the rived at the club, it was in flames. were rising London and south-east England after historic "Gallery of Peace" at the
British soldiers standing in- Quai
Jaw a night in which up
d'Orsay, It was expected, side the building, throwing Germans metres of snow fell in the capital. The however, that the Yugo-Slov Foreign through windows who were either too slight thaw may spread north, but Minister, Stanoje Simitch, would dazed or injured to flee themselves," the Air Ministry forecasts continued make a formal statement protesting he stated. cold weather to-morrow and fears once again the terms against which The German police president, Paul growing that a rapid thaw might fought a tenacious but losing battle the turned. leo-covered ruins, that Yugo-Slavia's representatives had Markgraf, said after on inspection of cause an unprecedented flooding in for 18 months; and then would re- parts of the country where snow is fuse to sign.
he was "horrified". He said he FIN very deep.
"stacks of burned bodies" clogging LONDON SNOW PLOUGHS
where they had died whic
There was a continuous stream of weeping relatives and friends
kinfolk. ob-
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to 10 conti-
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prisoners. SCREAMING CONFUSION
um-
room.
He said the light went out mediately after the first the packed dancers into screaming flame appeared on the ceiling, throwing confusion.
"Everyone was having a there was a flash of lame along the time," he said,
Good "when suddenly ceiling. Within five minutes flames Women were shooting all over the
were hundreds of guests were scrambling
screaming
and to reach the exit." the
Scores of these never got through
door. Flames enveloped structure and then spread to destroy of an adjoining two-storey dwelling,
Just outside the exit
rescue workers on Sunday table, where
set up a long charred clothing and shoes to
they placed bits of inspected by relatives of victims, be The dance hall, located in the "Karlatust," Spandau district and known as the
elvilians.-Associated Press. British troops as
WIS frequented by well as German
CORRESPONDENT KILLED
on
MUFTI SAYS HIS PIECE
Cairo, Feb. 10. The exiled Mufti of Jerusalem Haj
posale.
Jevia.
250
of
:
KALAND
run
land, Shannon, Paris, Rome, Athena. Her plane is on the found- and will stop at Gander,
New York to Lydda is about 3844 Cairo and Lydda abport where she will disembark. The flight time" from hours plus a minimum of seven hours for Intermediate stops.-Reuter,
MacArthur Plan Attacked
Sydney, Feb. 9.
to seize control of the village after Amin e Husseini declared it was bitter house-to-house fighting. The useless to try to solve the Holyland purpose of this operation was to un-problem through conferences with large the zone of French-dominated the British "as long as Britain insists territory around Hanoi.
upon Judaising Palestine." while 27 prisoners were taken by thee the Arabs to try and force the
Addressing According to the AFP, Viet Namh
members forces lost another 100 men killed Palestine armies who visited him here the Mufti asserted that "It's up French.
French patrols reported that the tries to solve the Palestine question
British to the Annamites had been digging a system
forget this plan before it trenches around the Sino- through negotiations," Annamite section of Hanoi, where
He said the Palestina Arab dele they have been resisting French gation would withdraw soon from the attacks for the past two weeks current Palestine conference in Lon- United Press.
don alter rejecting all British bro-
Hanoi, Feb. 2.
The British were reported to have Michel Moutschen, the American recommended the creation of semi- news agency correspondent in Hanoi, autonomous Jewish and Arab states ceived from Viet Namhese machlae- died yesterday from wounds re- and immediate admission of 100.000
gun fire, according to French sources
The Palestine Arabs conferred here,
bere with the Mufti before going to The funeral will be held to- the London 'conference Associated Mr B. J. McDonald, President of morrow in the presence
the Press,
the Australian Legion for former cer- ICKES CRITICAL Describing the circumstances of the
vicemen, to-day attacked the Allied correspondent's death,
New York, Feb. 0.
plan to make Japan. self-supporting Council has appealed for 500 men Giulia and Yugo-Slavia would
the French said he was accompanying a French British disavowal of the Balfour de Arthur.
Criilesing what he termed the as outlined by Gen. Douglas Mac- thrown out of work by snow or fuel tain no territorial gains or repart-
armoured group on the road to Hai claration cuts to clear drifts from is 100tions, part of the surrendered Italian
Duc Phu, north-west of Hanol, and homeland in Palestine Harold of a
to establish 4 Jawish
McDonald said: "No military czar miles.
feet or any other treaty beneft from
Türin, Feb. 9. had reached Yenphu Phueng, recent- Ickes proposed Saturday night that Australia to share in any plan to re- Italy. The uneasy status quo which they found the burned bodies of slxtrical energy will force a 12-day
friendly power musti Skies were out in central London has kept that corner at Europe in a British soldiers in the ruins.
force Italy's acute shortage of elec-ly captured by the French. and dogs and cats which ven-
Together with another journalist the United States should tell Britain vive Japart-the jackal nation of the tured outside disappeared in drifts. state of ferment for 31 months would United Press 'staff
Many railway yards were blocked drag on Indefinitley into the future. Robert Haeger sald he saw German extensive motor works in the stepping forward to photograph the on
correspondent closing of the Fiat Company's
a French correspondent of the newa-nt Jews "may go to Palestine, oven Pacific. Australia must pauso before paper Lepoque-Moutschen was if it is necessary to carry them there taking, the blood-stained hand of
American ships under the Japan as a trade neighbour."
Gen. MacArthur's plea for wool to of machine gun fire took the group Interior spoke at
flags. Secretary of the save Jupan's mills from closing will The former by surprise. Moutschen mado a
dinner in connee not air compassion in the hearts of run inid out by u second burst of Hebrew liberation, sponsored by the adding: "Japan's commerce must be running leap for a roadside ditch button with a two-day conference on any Australians, McDonald gunfire.
American league for. free Pales- Moulschen had arrived in Tonkin tine.
permanently purged of its gangster tradition. It sho
It she wants to trade with with the French troops in March Tekes said that he favoured admit- Australia we must first know whether 1946 and had followed nearly all the ting to the United States Jewish re- we are creating nether' Franken- military operations, He had lost fugees wishing to come here, but ho. stein, and insure that the spends half practically all his belongings in a declared that opening the gates hero a century compensating and building attack of December 18-Reuter. Bro. caused by the Viet Namhese would
not thereby redeem the up faith In countries she wronged.", honour that Britain forfelted when United Press.
In that eventuality, Yugo-Slavin to escape.
Snowploughs were used for the still would remain technically at war first time in Hving memory in the with Italy, Allied troops would con-
nt
Fiat Works To French authorities at Hanol.
Dusidons today. The Westminster so-called Morgan line in Venezia molle Hospital secking missi Close 12 Days
London
Wales, where snow is blowing off
Ly
last night's fall, particularly in
-United Press.
་
ENVOY ON HOLIDAY
the mountains into cuttings. One
expect.
of the main lines to Scotland is blocked by snowdrifts and is
ed to remain so for two days.
Dense fog followed sunshine and thaw in the Straits of Dover this afternoon-Reuter,
EDITORIAL
United States Ambassador and Mrs Robert Butler loft by plane for a week in Manila.-Associated Press.
A Word Misused By Many
WHAT NEWSMAN SAW British Army medical offers sald
or parts of bodies and take them away on a truck. He said theyday. were in the process of filling 12 more coffins.
of
Iron Curtain Of Censorship In Saigon
Work at the Miraflor! Lingotto and "The bodies were burned so badly Grandi motor plants, as Canberra, Feb. 10 the men just filled the coffins with production of railroad and airplane well as whatever parts they could find," equipment will be suspended fram Hoeger said. "I counted enough February parts of boules to fill more than all of the Grandi fron foundry,
10 to
with 22, the exception the 18 black wooden boxes."
Workers will receive pay for 40% An official British Army spokes-hours per week during the lay-off man said after an inspection of the period, instead of for the standard burned club: "I saw bodies lying all 48 hours-United Press. over the place. It was a gruesome sight. They didn't resemble human beings, They were twisted, dis- THE loose application of catchwords, particularly by the protagonists of torted, shapeless hulks."
political cuits and by others whose Jealousies and prejudices are rected
British military in ignorance, has been often deplored by educationists. An eft-heard spokesman catimated the total of hospital example is "Imperialistic" as it is applied to Britain and the British race dead would be "60 or more"
"Sending nows meucages from generally. At this late day it has been left to an American commentator
Dr Lebbin said. 00 persons had
Salgon on anywliere also in French In the New York Herald-Tribune" to say: "The most absurd misuse of been treated at Spandau Hospital
Indo-China is almost like casting a language currently heard in political argument is the description of the for burns while others were taken
bottle into the and praying that the right person ocean and hoping
· British as imperialistio.”. The paper goes on to say that British Government to doctors" ollices and other Berlin officials are "winning admiration by making gifts of freedom to great hospitals. Oficials said the cause of
will pick it up," he writes. segmerits of their Empire and making these gifts with "more speed and the Bro was the overheated furnace. morning at the warehouse of White ter's Special Correspondent to news blackouts I have ever come "It is one of the most astonishing generosity than the circumstances would require." concisely stated, will make good reading for the much-maligned and over.
The aimpis truth, so. The fire began at about 11 p.nway, Laidlaw & Co. Ltd., in De send an account of an important across and one in which a corres- warked World's Policeman.
an .
The
United Press
DEATH ESTIMATES RISE
Berlin, Feb. 0.
STOP PRESS
SMALL FIRE IN CITY STORES
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Singapore, Feb. 9. The existence of what he des cribes as an iron curtain of censorship imposed by the French authorities in Saigon has forced Doon Campbell, Reu-
-
the censorship takes such a form that no correspondent, dare assume that his message has ever left the country
although It has been pold for.... "Correspondents have to cope with an invisible censor who is nover pre- transmitted in whole or in part or a dispatch or whether it has been pared to say what has beca: done with
even at all."
Examples of the moment are Egypt, India, Burma and Malaya, att
Central The fire pronouncement by the Victpondent is obliged to pay in advance the way to self-government and, let us hope, Democracy, founded on thinge
started from a small stock of kapok Namh Premier Ho Chi-minh, by a prohibitive price of one shilling taught by British teachers, scientists, and officials. And many of those than 100 bodies are buried in the used for making sofas.
Rescue workers believe that more
and some bamboo shaving materials special courier
A strong protest on the censorship to Reuter's able to get any assurance that it will Chind was lodged by Routers with and nine pence a word without being reported by Campbell from Indo- servants of the Imperial Democrapy have devoted their lives to the work, for tittle pay and less thanks.. Their greatest problem, apart from protecting ruins
ever be sent to London or New York, the French Government to-night Within four minules two cagines Bureau here. of the big German from the Central Fho Station were Eng backward peoples from their neighbours and themselves, has been to
In a letter to Campbell from "A high official in Saigon told me dance hall touch them, how to becomic capable of self-government. To this end the
Họ Chính std the khi viết At least four British soldiers are
on the scene and put out the flames "somewhere near Hano!" the Com-that messages must wander away Namh would most probably Appeal and humano. An "Imperialistio" Power would never have permitted its
under Ineptelor Stafa, DIC, was also whose whereabouts are unkown to by the French authorities. The fate who were most suited for the task. More than 15 hours after the oftcinis to teach, for instance, trade unionism's Idents and democratie prin ro had been brought under control,
present to give assistance.
the French authorities, disclosed that of these messages completely nullis Except for damage to the kapol, the Viet Namh would appeal to the fies the facilities offered by the tone Campbell presented him on the He was replying to a set of ques- ciples to the tribes of the British West African colonies. It would not have rescue workers and British troops other parts of the building in which raised up a self-governing Union of South Africa under. a Boer general's were removing bodies of victims.
United Nations for arbitration if French. Federal and Provincial aus pollico-milltory situation Indo teadership immediately after the Dour War. Nor would it have made the Many were chaired beyond recogni- there are many foreign and Chinese France cannot settle the present therides in providing foreign cerres-Ching and its was written in English fatest pact, with Burma. immediately after winning back that country at tion. Most of them were jammed in offices, were not affected at all
struggle by peaceful means.
pondents with the opportunity of and signed "Ho Chenith.” the main front entrance to
the In their fight to extinguish
Campbell, who was a war corres-visiting the operational needs, falk- He said the present conflict woo building, where panic-stricken guests names the firemen smashed through pondent in Germany, Italy Africa ing with effects and Inspecting pri "affecting verseriously? had fought to ascupe flames, and added to the death roll. first door and threw out kapok and that never has a correspondent come. military censorship, on all news dis- much beller trented in Viet Nam
the racing large window at the back of the and Buma and has been in Palessons.
Goodbmy of his etuntry, French A tine, Iran, India and China, states "The French have imposed a nationals in Viet Namh hands were Some rescue workers thought the bamboo shaving denth toll would reach 150 At
up against such a brick wall of con- patches leaving the country and this nationals in French hands, he de-
· sorship · ne - In-Indo-China.
may be a reasonable precaution. But Lebred-Nouter."
work of the. Government officials sent out on this teak has been salentino known to have lost their lives. in a very short time. A police party munist Premier of the Viet Namh, if they are of the type disapproved to the Blg. Your Foreign Ministers
such bitter/coat..
It can be said for most of Britain's detractors that they speak from Ignorance; they, too, have a lot to learn about the workings of Democracy. But history written by democratic recordons of the future, will tell how patiantly, self-sacrificingly and wall, the British went about building an Empire into a Commonwealth of free panples.
the