Evening star., 1952-01-27

Canal Zone If necessary to keer
order there. Eleven British war
ships, including an aircraft car
rier,, put on forced steam from
Malta for Egypt.
u. S. Urges Restraint.
The Egyptian press said the
Egyptian cabinet had decided to
cut diplomatic relations with
Britain and limited this would be
followed by expulsion of thou
sands of Britons living here, the
sequestration of their property
and their internment if they were
considered dangerous aliens. The
newspapers said the action may
be announced tomorrow after
steps have been taken to deal with
the consequences of the "momen-
touS" decision.
United States officials in Wash
ington, alarmed by the growing
Middle East crisis, were reported
urging both the British and
Egyptians to exercise restraint.
At $3.50 pm, just before the
application of martial law was an
nounced by Abdel Fattah Hassan
minister of social affairs, new
fires were breaking out in the
suburbs. A fire in Cairo's 10-story
Bahri Building appeared out OF
control, and the five-story Cicurel
department store appeared ready
to collapse. Flames licked at the
top of the six-story building
housing the British Overseas air.
lines Offices.
The mobs vented their particu-
lar rage at bars, movies, night
cdlubs and restaurants patronized
by foreigners, apparently because
they resented entertainment go
ing on while their countrymen
were being killed in the Sue2
Canal zone.
But in most cases they did not
molest onlookers, even those wear
ing felt hats, the usual distinction
of foreigners.
Police Refuse to Intervene.
Police said most casualties were
persons trapped in blazing build
ings or injured by flying glass.
Throughout the day there was
only one report of police inter-
with firearms except for
shots fired in the air. In one in
stance a police officer was said
to have fired his pistol at fleeing
rioters and to have wounded two.
Outside Groppis a well-known
restaurant and pastry shop. steel
helmeted police calmly watched
rioters toss cakes and chocolates
into the street and then set fire
to the place.
1.-THE British killed scores of
our buddies in Ismailia Friday, y
one policeman explained. Nov
the people are angry and we are
angry too"
Rowing crowds got out of hand
today following the British assault
yesterday on two buildings occu-
pied by auxiliary police in 1smalia
Fires Get Out Of Control.
Police threw tear gas, swung
clubs and sometimes fired above
the heads of the crowds. But the
mobs merely scurried to the next
spot to start another fire. Many
of the fires burned uncontrolled
after the mobs slashed to ribbons
the hoses laid by firemen.
Cairo firemen were unable tt
contend with so many fires ano
emergency brigades were callec
from the suburbs and nearby
towns.
Cairo's day of terror startee
shortly after 9 am. when about
1000 demonstrators marched tt
the office of Premier Mustaphs
Nahas Pasha shouting revenge.
"give us weapons" and ITO Is
MALTA"
They soon were Joined by steel
helmeted police themselves whe
brandd ddished if1es over their head
and shouted Hfong live Russia
friend of Egypt"
A sheik from AL Azhar, 1eadins
Moslem university. harangued tht
crowd and an official from tn,
premier's Office appeared anc
promised the crowd a "historil
decision" would be announced
soon.
Night Club Stormed.
The angry crowd first stormet
the Badia Night Club, noted fol
its belly dancers and once q fav-
orite spot Of British soldiers. Rugs
tables and chairs were tossed intt
the street for q 40-foot high bon,
fire.
A fever seized the crowd amt
swiftly it moved to other spots
smashing windows on the way ant
ATTACKING automobile agencies.
Rioters dipped their handker'
chiefs in cars gas tanks and tick
them to sticks to make torches. 1
lrioter would rush into a movie o
might club, and soon the interio
would be q fiery furnace.
Scores of other buildings wer'
lset afire. Windows were srnashet
lin the Trnmohilia Building, .