MOVE TO OBTAIN MORE COAL IN GERMANY

Wanganui Chronicle, 13 October 1948, Page 5

MOVE TO OBTAIN MORE COAL IN GERMANY

LONDON, Oct. 12 (Rec. 6pm).—The British and United States Military Governors in Germany (General Sir Brian Robertson and General Lucius C.ay) attended a conference of coal industry leaders and urged German politicians, officials and industrial and trade union leaders to stimulate coal production so that Germany could secure normal economy in the near future, says Reuter’s Essen correspondent. General Robertson mentioned plans for delegating more responsibility to Germans in the running of the Ruhr mines until their ownership is finally decided by a German Government. General C.ay said the Western occupation Powers were considering permitting private foreign investments in German industry. He said that the future of the Krupp factories in Essei* was being reviewed with a view to planning employment for Essen’s population in peaceful occupations for the benefit of German economy. AMNESTY GRANTED In honour of the centenary of the German revolution of 1848 tne three [Western Military Governors announced a general amnesty for Westtern sector Benin eople serving prison 'sentences of less than six months, says Reuter’s Berlin correspondentThe amnesty affects 600 prisoners, but does not apply to sentences passed by the Allied Military Courts. General Robertson, “in the interest of good relations between the British and tHe Germans,” ordered the release from gaol of a Hamburg City Council Senator, Kurt Masch. A British Military Government Court sentenced Masch to six months on September 21 for insulting four British girls in bathing costumes on a beach. ANNOYING YAK PLANE The British air controller in Berlin protested to the Russian air controller reagarding the alleged “buzzing” by a Yak lighter of a Dakota transport, engaged in the Berlin airlift. lasi night, .says Reuter’s Berlin correspondent. The Yak started to loop, rolled [around the Dakota and finally dived 100 ft. under the transport’s nose.