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BIG SWITCH-OFF STARTS Thousands Of Factories Without Power

Virtual State Of

Emergency

London, Feb. 10.

All electric power was switched off in thousands of factories in England by Government order" today to save coal, throwing 2,000,000 or more persons out of work temporarily and confront- ing the Attlee Labour Government with the gravest industrial and political crisis of its 19- inonth life.

At nine a.m. the 100% power cut'spread to house- holders, restaurants, shops, doctors, dentists, business houses, banks and most schools in a wide belt of England stretching from the "Southeast coast through London and the Mid- lands to the Northwest, an area inhabited al- -together by nearly 9,500,000 persons.

users

These non-industrial.

The Cabire met this morn- will be deprived of electricitying to decide G ́vernment's pro- daily from ninem. to ne cedure in the House of Com- 1 and again from two teleone this afternoon where the

roximate Conservatives, possibly Your pan. Only

with

25 so-called essential services, | Mr: Winston Churchill as their anging from makers and news Spokesman. were expected to impers to waterworks in a vedereaner the Labour, adminis od areas, wil isempi temiration and perhaps move a vote 1kwer cats,

SOONG RUMOURS It's The

DENIED

Nanking, Feb, 10. Authoritatier marers today douted the Tr. T. V. Soang- has resigned as President the Breentir, Yuan, which wen vanoided persistently i Shanghai and Nanking this mernia and skyrocketing gold and Faited States dollar

relev

Oficial anneters complain. nd Du "TV" hoa, no inten- of quitting.-United

Press

.

Divorcee Shoots Herself

Tokyo, Feb. 10. Gaula Schneider, beau- tiful blende German divorcee, shot herself to Hof, censure,

death in an American Mr. Ailee will make-a-state-. Prime Minister Attlee will address Britain by radio atment in the House of Commons Army officer's quarters than face re- p. tonight in an appeal for this after on which may lead rather the corperation fall to surto an immediate debate "as apatriation to the Reich..

matter of public urgency."

anuuat the fuel crisis.

The Prime Minister was *. The Prime Minister's stale- pected to warn that it might be ment will come at the end of necessary to suspend some rail- "question time" the period at Commons was passenver services to pere spening of the mit coal trains to get throwthiarazione, in which members to sorely pressed areas,

snimit questions to finisters. Mr. Attlee's statement W3H He will reply to a "private expected to set forth the facts question"-one of Britain's power crisis ind to expound Government's plan to tide it over:

In a ten-minute speech he will appeal far-rigid economies | in the use of electricity for Hight and hesting" not only in the areas affected by the cuts but in unaffected parts as well.

Cuts Start

not listed on the day's printed question sheet which will by M. Churchill kive him an opportunity to set forth Government's position at Jengih, without engaging in a deïste..

Cabinet Meeting The Opposition then may ask for a debate later on the F' question. Thus Government's parliamentary technique. in the Cuts in electricity-an effort face of the worst crisis of its to tide the nation over the cur 19 months of power, was to

crisis came into rent power

give information without for) effect today, and apposite the United Press office the windows mally offering a debale. It was however, that understood,

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of a somewhat less essential industry bookmaker's <fice -blowed brightly beside a huge

*UAC wall poster proclaiming electricity. at the offpeak . period."

THE WEATHER

A weak unticyclone over N Chies and

One of London's leading de partment stores conceded to the

the Yellow Sen is moving shawly eastward. its emergency

stoppage of

A rider af sunderately high proar

A small escalators but its elevators and extends from R to SE China. lifts ran.as usual and was no evidence that lights had been turned off.

there

She committed suicide with the service revolver of a colonel with whom German friends said. she had been friendly.

The 8th Army Public Rela- to make tions office" declined

oll the case, any statement "which is under investigation," that the but acknowledge Colonel had been frequently escorting the woman in Tokyo.

The Colone! was in Manila

Girl, Not The Gown

New York, Feb. 10. Following reports that men shoppers purchased more back lingerie than ever before for American women a Long Island, New York, professor of psycho- logy has declared that "ladies in black lingerie are not parti. cularly alluring."

contrary Admitting that a belief appeals to be widely held, York, New adi: In fact, black lingerie semetimes makes women look dirty.

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MANCHESTER JEWS AND ARABS

DEAD

London, Feb.9.

The · Duke of Manchester, winth holder of the title, died today at the age of 69.

The title nog goes to his 44-year-old T'iscount Alerander" Mandeville.---Reu-

British General

Murdered

Rome, Feb. 10.

REJECT PLAN

London, Feb. 10.

Both Jews and Arabs have definitely rejected the new British proposals for Palestine. The Arab reply was sent to the Foreign Secretary, Mr.. Ernest Bevin, this morning and is understood to reject the plan in the strongest terms, The Jewish Agency Executive will meet this after- noon after several week-end conferences and. in the formal session today will draw up their final reply. It was semi-officially stated at their London headquarters today that they, re- gard the new proposals as "even worse than the Morrison plan," which they have already turned down.

Both sides are envisaging an immediate breakdown of the present negotiations. Arabs expect to leave for home

The

Brigadier-General R.by the first available means,

W. M. de Winton, com- probably early next week, while mander of the 13th Bri- the Jews are contemplating pu-

Pola, was assassinated by an unidentified wo- man this morning.

Jews Kick

Up A Fuss

Jerusalem, Feb. 10.

A barrage of iron bars and

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PARIS BANK” HOLD-UP.

Paris, Feb. 10. Five bandits carrying tommy guns threw down- town Paris into e firmoit today,

They held up a bank und estaped with nearin $8,500 after a gunfight in the bank. The

manager was wounded in the shoulder and one, yunDIAN The

wax believed wounded. five gunmen escaped in antoulobile-Annociated Press.

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Mythical Girl Was

-A Grave

New York, Feb. 10. People with

smart- were lured 1 Douglas Spencer of Queens tish Infantry Brigade at blishing their reply in the form betties greeted British sailors looking cars

of a statement committing them attempting to beard to resume negotiations on the masted schooner carrying 620 into the woods by pro- would-be Palestine immigrants. mises, of meeting beauti

One Jew was shot in the ful women, proposed basis.

and then leg and several others hurt be

own graves and killed... fore the vessel was taken under made to dig their control.

This was stated at a murder in Newhaven, trial yesterday Connecticut.

He explained that black makes objects seem thinner because

no light rays are refracted, but that the idea that jet-coloured undergarments created sex ap- peal had been implanted by designers.

"A beautiful and curvaceous female in a black nightgown "But ous, Dr. Douglas said. might be considered glamor the same girl, beantithi and well-rounded. Would be glamor dus-in- pink or white & blue

or yellow. It's the girl, not the Kown that ecunts."-Associated i Press

The Arab spokesman said the Brig. Winton was inspecting Arab delegation had not, vet Brigade made plans for leaving London the guard outside headquarters when the woman "because they expect to meet walked up to him, pulled a re-with the British again." veiver from her purse and shot him dead.

The woman was arrested at once but her nationality is not yet known.

An authoritative informant confirmed that the British plan the immediate provides for admission of 100,000 European Jews to Palestine.

The announcement was made by the British: Public Relations

Arab statesmen--said here telegraphic

that it will mean war" if the Oflee here upda notice from British G.H.Q.propsal alows one more Jew Padua.

There were no other details. to sec foot-in-Palestine. -United Press and Reuter.

Sensational Rise In Gold Price

Shanghai, Feb. 10.

and was in no way involved in Operators on the black financial market today re-

the woman's death, it was said.

Associated Press.

Kesselring On Trial

Venice, Feb. 10. Field-Marshal Albert von 62-year-ald former Kesselring, commander of the

German Chief of forces in Italy and the

General-Staff Luftwaffe

of. Britain, during the Battle,

a British

faced trial before

fused trading in the afternoon session follow- ing a sensational gold price hike from CN$550,000 per ounce to CN$655,000. The United States Dollar fetched CN$12,500 and touched CN$14,000, and the Hongkong Dollar was CN$2,500.

Long queues have been wait ing at goldsmith stores carly in the morning, buying gold and many turned away when the stres decided to -announce

old cut."

Financial circles claimed the latest spurt was due

military court in Venice today- nouncement

(1) to the Government an-

100 of a

per exporters to

Dr. Hans Lateraser, who is cent bonus

to defend-Kesselring on his two which is interpreted 19

charges of war crimes; asked a turit devalvation of the Chin-

the president of the court for an adjournment of the trial for depression in moving E ano Huskatts. Į preparation of evidence for the Venture is low to the E of Japan and

defence.

The Bank und tu the S of the Cardiurs. Tuluy's Forecast:-Misterate easterly

In one West End area a lead-winds, mainly cloudy, beraming gradually ing chain drugstore chemist warmer.

Yesterday's Weather-

shop catered its patrons Maximum: 2 det. Pah

in-

murky atmosphere Minimum: 67.3 dp, Fah while next door a small jeweller Russline: 1 hour.

Rainfall:Nil. Total since Jan. 1 70.2 mm. did business with normal An apalnai an average of 48 mm, illumination.

Throughout the area of

Baro. um..1.

Jngland and Wales affected by Rel. Humidity the cut-starting at the Scole Dew Point tish border in the northwest wind lection

and stretching to Lancashire, Wind Forer

North Wales, the Midlands,

East Anglia, Greater London and Sussex and the Kent area east of Brighton — millions of workers stayed home puzzled whether their industry was

cerential --and whether they' would get paid for their enfor ced indienes5.

Attlee Statement Workmen's trains, buses and} street-cars into London carried i markedly fewer passengers than

usual.

Thousands of

housewives

were busy an her earlier that usual seeking to do the day'a cooking. before the 9 a.m. deud line,

Read nu t

10 .m. 4p.m.

1010.0 1015.7 mb.

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57 dra,

E

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20

14 knota.

ese currency to CN$6,700 to

US$1 from the official rate of

CN3,350.

The Arab delegation spokes- man said the, date for the ex- pected meeting with the British had not been derided.

Counter-Proposals

Earlier, however, a ̈ Colonial

7 British troopa cordoned off downtown Haifa and the har bur area in 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 troyers."

statement An official

des-

said

tear-gas bombs were used in

an effort to-board the ship, but when this failed, warning shots were fired. One bullet struck in the leg and passenger several other Jews received minor injuries in fracas when a" boarding party entered the ship.-Associated Press.

Robert Bradley, 95, was al

for leged to be the "selector" the gang.

Prosecution's story is that he would offer to take the vic- tim to a picnic to meet the

mythical giria, tell him to dig

large hole for the picnic fire, and then batter him to death.

Bradley, a Negro, is charged, with murder.

1

Office spokesman sald na far-Jews Refuse taxi which crashed through a

ther taks of Palestine were: expected to take place Monday.

The spokesman's report - To Plead

lowed a declaration in Cairo that the Arab delegates in Lon-

don soon would withdraw, "TC jecting all British proposals."

The Arab spokesman sald here the "decision to reject the British proposal already has been taken. A letter has been drafted and it vill ra to- morrow."!

The

military court here today. Newsman

29 after British parachute trcops had opened fire to halva road block-between Lydda. and Telaviv.

When the troops approached

that' the ear, it was alleged Jerusalem, Feb. 10. with raw-hide whips when a

Four Jewish youths, found Rosenbaum gat out, armed with sub-machine-gun. Kashani British troops were searching was alleged to be in possession

terrorists of two raw-hide whips. Palestine for the who flagged Major Brett, a fifth man in the car died Inter British Officer, and three non of wounds.

The accused, who refused commissioned officers, refused to plead when they faced a legal aid, were charged with a Thompson the possession of

four The accused

gun with were Dov sub-machine

Haim magazines and 78 rounds of. Rosenbaum, "aged. 24, Gorquevsky, who is under aramunition, two revolvers and eighteen, Elaihu Kashani, 23 17 rounds. four plastic bombs and wo' raw-hide whips~-- and Mordechai Alkoshi, 21

They were arrested on Dec. Reater.

Dies Of Wounds

Hanoi, Feb. 9. Michel Moutschen, the American news agency correspondent in Hanoi, yesterday died

from

He did not indicate what would be the subject of the final meeting of the Arab dele: gation with the British, but presumably it would be to reas. sert their counter-proposals for Palestine..

"

The Arabs insisted upon an Arab state in Palestine with minority rights for the Jews,~~ Reuter and Associated Press.

Bloody Fighting In Hanoi

(2) Dimmer possibility for The president granted an ad- China to get a US$500,000,000 wounds. received from journment until next Monday, loan, from the United States

Kesselring is charged with part of which was expected to Viet Namese machine- having been concerned in the have been in the form of gold. gun fire, according to killing of 335 Italian civilians (3) A reported tendency of French sources here. in the Ardeatine Caves near the Mexican avernment to Rome on March 23, 1941 and

The funeral will be held to- crase gold sales. with having issued orders ta

(4) The political outlook, in-morrow in the presence of the the troops under his command; dicating increased civil war and French authorities at Hanoi.

Hanol, Feb, 9. in June and July, 1944 to kill Business, failures generady ac- Describing the circumstances

Bloody fighting on the north- Italian civilians as reprisals celerating a "complete economic of the correspondent's death, western outskirts of Hangi, in for partisan activities.-Reuter, collapse" hoped for by Chinese the French said he was accom- which 200 Vietnamh treops

Snowploughs In The

Centre Of London

London, Feb. 10.

Here are the latest reports from various parts of Britain on-the effect of the weather and the switch-off:

-Merseyside: At least 22,000

thaw might cause an unpre

people will be affected by the cedented flooding in parts of Dover this afternoon.

partial shutdown in industry,

the country where now is very drej.

SCIE.

any statement on the case. Rede in Nationalist Chia. panying a French armoured were killed was reported by the

Meanwhile the Chinese Gov- group on the road to Hal Duc Agence France Presse today. ernment remained quiet of

-French "columns fanning out the enforcement of the exportu, northwest of Hanoi, and subsidy plan or the collection of had reached Yenphu Phuong of Hanoi finally occupied the by the fort of Haol Duc Phy and the 50 per cent ad valorem sur French,

recently captured

cross-roads of the "ferry of charge on practically all im-

Together with another jour- the four columns" on the right ports-and the consequent pos- ; sibility of the United States nalista French correspondent bank of the Red River. The und British Governments in- of the newenter Epoquefort is seven and one-half miles voking tariff Jaws subjecting Moutschen was stapping for- northwest of Hanoi.

According to the AFP, three China's exports to a similar ward to photograph the Yenphu

other's levy, thus nullifying all the Phuong dam when a burst of were killed and five

gun fire took the wounded. Annamite lossen were benefits designed for Chinese machine exporters United Press. group by surprise. Moutschen given 48 100 dead and 12 pri- mado a running leap for a

14 the second operation in roadside ditch but was laid out the village of Cobl, three and one-half miles from the airfield After a night in which up by a second burst of gunfire:

Moutschen had arrived in et Gialam. the AFP reported, 16 ten inches of snow fell, skifers were out in Central Tonkin with the French troops French colonial troops reinfor Railways Out

London today; milk bottles left in March 1948 and had follow-ced by artillery and armoured hiddened nearly all the military opera vehicles finally managed to on doorsteps were Snowploughe were used for beneath a smooth white carpet tons. He had lost practically sez control of the

in memory

which ven-all his belongings in fire after bitterhouse-to-house Shropshire, Worcestershire and areas. of London, today. "The

of Dec. 19,-Reuter. drifts.

operation war to enlarge the Staffordshire Electric Power Westminster Council ha appel Milk roundemen called out

zute of French-dominated ter- Company said tonight that the ed for 500 men thrown out of

itory around Hanoi.. cut would enable his company, work by snow or fuel cuts to reinforcements to pull their

According to the AFP, Viet- carta through the streets piled which covers .4,000 square dear drifts from its 100 miles. high with loose snow except MORE SUN SPOTS namb forces lost another 100 miles, to save 1,000 tums of coal

men killed while 27 prisaners ay yards were Page Three

daily,

Many railway yards were me who put his bottles In

Washington, Feb. 10.

were taken by the French Gendarine Officers on Trial.

Temperatures wie rising in blocked by last night's fall, crates in a sledge harnessed to

The Carter Observatory here

French paires borted that Ladon and south-chat England particularly in Wales, where his private car and covered his Paga Five

Night Club Fire Horror, after a night in which up to now is blowing off the mout-rounde in half the normal time reports great and increasing the Annamites hi been dig- 15 centimetres of snow fell intains into cuttings. One of the A blizzard blew on the sun-spots activity, which is ex- pinga zystem of trenches Pune Seven

the capital. The light thaw main lines to Beetland is block Yorkshire ccant this morning pected to produce radio inter- around the Bind-Annamite sec Tice Production Increase Pre-may spread north, but the Alr al by nowdrifts and is expect and coastguards stood on "bad ruptions and magnetic storms, tion of Hanel where they have Ministry forecasts continued ed to remain so for two days weather watch" along 150 miles The spots pre stated to cover, ahee resisting French attacks cold weather tomorrowland Dense, or followed sunshine from the Humber to the Tyne total length on the sun's surface for the past two weeks-United

of 140,000 miles:-Reuter PIEBH ard are growing that a rapid land thaw in the Straits of Reuter.

Cambridge: The Pre Radio Company is closing down for the first time since its founda- tion 18 years ago and is giving notice workers.

village

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