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Hurricane Kills 12 Snow-Bound "MONEY IN THE TILL
TOWN OF
SUVA
RAVAGED
Suva, Fiji. Jan 29.
A terrdi, lurricane with winds of 150 miles an hour completly devastated Suva on Monday. killing at least 12 persons and injuring several hundred.
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struck Latile wait mal wear Wi available from: olemme parts of the land::
Commander
K
Wing Triganer, Commander of the i New Zealand A Force flying boat station at Lauthala Bay, 100 miles northeast
of Suva,
said the station's "adio equip- ment WAS severely damaged i and 70 per cent of the barracks were derrollshed, buf no Hver
were Jos
Food gardens were destruyed [1] al populated areas hit by I
ATUTM and there were
The
fears of a grave food shortage.
Many Industries
were made
idle by lack of electric power Broadcasting and
newspaper
services were out of operation
Arsociated Press.
FLOOD DISASTER
Marietta, Ohio, Jan. 29. terly cold weather today Bitterly slowed down the ponderous sweep of the flooded Ohio River
but 7,000 people were still home less and nine were dead.
The flood threat
Lo down river communities was reduced, when
the
temperatures caused the raging Ohio tribul- crest 12 hours early and arles two to three feet lower Than bad been expected.
this
Heavy snowfalls last week made the famous Buxton Road in Derby- shire impassable, strand- ing many vehicles, in- cluding a bus, from which the conductor and three had to be passengers rescued by a RAF moun- lain rescue team.
Pic-
ture shows а gang of workmen digging the road clear to allow the stranded bus to
pass through.
ALLEGED SPIES SENTENCED
R
Paris, Jan. 29. Two Bulgarian civilians were today sentenced to death by Sofie court for spying for the Bul- American Government, a garian news agency reported to- night.
Buxton Rd
Eden Holds Out Olive Branch To Egypt
London, Jan. 29.
Britain appealed to Egypt's new government today to put out the fires of hatred and held out the hope of a peaceful settlement of the Suez Canal dispute.
In a conciliatory tone, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons he believed it wa possible to reach a settlement which satisfies the legiti mate national aspirations of the Egyptian people and at the same time does not jeopardise the security of the free world."
m
RUNNING OUT"-Butler
Socialists' Objections
London, Jan, 29. The Prime Minister. Mr Winston Church!!!. today
tabled a mullon endorsing The CrQuemy programme FA whick a debate on We-nesday and Thursday will be based.
At the same time, the Labour Party, in a private two-hour session at which Mr Clement Attlee presid ed. decided
La table an cmendweni laking extch- tion to many of the Clan- celler of the Excheggar's ropevels. especially thr finetion of health ser-
charges.
A defeat In the voting Thursday would thean The fall of the government, but there appeared little likelihood of that 36 Mr Churchill's majority will be strengthened by the Liberais. United Press.
VC Hero Arrives Home
Wyndham, Wiltshire, Jan. 29. Private William Speak- "It remains
our hope that Responsible-- officials
man, Victoria Cross win passions will copi and that Washington said will then be possible to reach & States is using
the United ner, arrived by air at the its diplomatic | RAF settlement in which each side weight to persuade both
station at Lyneham will respect the sincerity of the
sides today on his return from try to And other's point of view," he de-
a peaceful Korea. solution. clared.
An offela) informant said this One of the mèn sentenced was country is ready to make con- absent from Court.
ressions to Egyptian nationalist feeling if the Cairo government on its side shows willingness to co-operate with Western powers in setting up a stable deferice arrangement in the Canal zope ard the Middle East.
The Ohio River reached hel,ht of 43.8 feet early
The report added that morning, more than eight feet other defendants in the
above the flood stage, but was rising a less than one-tenth of
• foot in hour-Reuter.
four same trial were sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to years.--France-Presse.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
15
The Crisis Remains
THE dismissal
and
Farouk
of Nahas Pasha his Government by King marks a new, and possibly vital turn in the Anglo-Egyptian crisis. What induced Farouk to intervene in such a dramatic manner is anything but clear, but the most likely conjecture is that he envisaged a coup by the extreme left-wingers in the Wafdist Party which, if successful, might have endangered the throne. Conceivably also, King Farouk acted thus to demonstrate his personal views as to the manner in which Nahas Pasha and his colleagues have been handling the dispute between Egypt and Britain. Their methods have been anything but inspiring; everything but useful. The original act of unilaterally abrogating the 1938 Treaty could have fallen into the category of political expediency, made necessary by pressure on the part of extremists, but following events, such as persistent acts of terrorism in the Canal Zone, the decision to give Egyptian civilians the right to arm themselves, the creation of a so-called auxiliary police force, failure to sup- press the Liberation Army, and finally the riots and incendiarism in Cairo permit only conclusion-that Nahas Pasha had completely lost control of the situation and was no longer in a position to act as the King's highest and most trusted adviser. Against such background King Farouk, probably more in his own interests than of any other, had to act as he did. The question yet to be answered is whether the domestic Egyptian political upheaval will make any contribution to the solving of the Anglo-Egyptian "dispute or pave the way to Egyptian participation in the "proposed Middle East defence scheme. For, it has to be remembered, in part these two issues have become related. The Three-Power proposals to Egypt, “subscribed to in the first place, by the late British Socialiat Government, and since confirmed by Mr. Churchill's
B
on
Cabinet. took cognisance of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty and provided for its mutual abrogation given certain conditions. These proposals, like those of Whitehall to discuss the Anglo- Egyptian dispute on a diplomatic level, were brusquely brushed aside by the Wafdist Government-a decision which may also have had its influence King Farouk and encouraged him to take the action he has during the week- end. So far as future Anglo-Egyptian relations are concerned the issue is a simple one; no matter to what extent they may be modified or regulated it must be done through bilateral multilateral agreement. Much more than British and Egyptian interests
OF
are at stake so far as the Suez Canal is concerned. This is an international waterway, the proper maintenance and security of which is of vital importance to the whole of the free world. Voluntary or enforced withdrawal of British protection from the Canal Zone at this time would gravely jeopardise its security; would, in fact, be tantamount to surrendering by default the interests of the peace-seeking nations of the world to the possible depredations of aggressive Communism both from within and without Egypt. The effect of King Farouk's action will be awaited with profound interest. There is nothing in the new Egyptian Premier's record or his first policy statements to suggest that he is pro- British, but there is reason to believe that Farouk desires moderation to take the place of extremism in Egypt's relations with Britain and the rest of the Western world, and that he has deliberately chosen Dr Aly Mahor Pasha, to lend the country into new paths of international relations. King Farouk has taken what appears to be a strong and courageous, docialon, but It is one which he may yet have to reinforce by further imposition of his will on the nation's political leaders. The crisis in Egypt and the Middle East generally has not passed.
to
IL
that
seemed obvious Britain hoped the sacking of Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha by King Farouk and the appointment of an all-indepen- dent government headed by Premier Aly Maher Pasha would mark a turn better lu relations Nile kingdom.
for the with the
He was greeted by the Mayor of Altrincham, Cheshire, his home town
Drastic New Austerity
Conditions
Announced
London, Jan. 29.
The British people were today told by their Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Richard A. Butler, that "the money in the till is running out very fast and we must stop it."
And to stop it Mr Butler announced a series of economy measures which would mean that the already austere-living British would have to live more austerely--with less food, tobacco and coal from overseas, and with, at home, a Civil Service diminished by 10,000.
How much will the import restrictions save for the British coffer? Mr Butler's answer is this:
Further import cuts of about £150,000,000 a year in addition to cuts already announced last November would represent a total savings of about £500,000,000 a year.
Mr Butler was speaking to a shops would be limited to two- £1,450 million in the second packed Houst of Commons thirds of last year's supplies.
half of 1951 to zero in the second which beard him list some of The Labour opposition cheer-half of 1952."
ed when Mr Butler said that he
the savings as follows:
He said that only 24 hours
-- Tobacco import cuts would not cut the length of ago plans had been made to sell would save £22,000,000.
2. Reduction of allowances for foreign touring to £25 would save £12,500,000 this year.
The Civil Service would be reduced by 10,000, thereby saving £5,000,000 a year,
3.
4. - Spending on Govern- ment information services would be reduced
by £1,200,000 it year.
5. Reduction of coal im- ports from the United
States would save
2,500,000 Giving details of the planned import cuts, Mr Butler said that he did not plan any further restrictions Europe. He wanted
to main tain the flow of trade between Britain and Continental coun-
from
schooling for children.
25,000 tons of rubber to the
Mr Butler said that they had United States for strategic pur- to assume that there would be puses and the Americans had no major change in the world agreed to pay for it on the basis economic situation, but he warn of their present buying prices so ed that "if things do grow worse that the Sterling Area would it will mean further cuts in receive well over £8,000,000 in external expenditure and prob- dollars. ably entail reductions in rations."
Mr Butler said, "It had beer. Mr Butler sald that the new agreed that the purchase of cuts were essential.
stock which both we and the There would be considerable United States authorities would reductions in a great number of have made in this period would foodstuffs which hitherto supple-ular, sale. There need, there-
be affected
this parti by mented the basic rations such as canned mests.
on Imports from imports, the most notable items cd for ea
cut
The Mayor, Councillor James rics. L. Waren, who lost an arm in Imports 110 be the
first World War, shook elsewhere would include cloth- hands with him and said "We ing, shoes, toys, fruit and food. are all proud of you. There is "We are also expecting con- a great reception waiting for siderable reductions in imports you when you gel to Altrin- of items now subject to re- chain.
strictions," Mr Butler said.
Speakman replied shyly "Thank you very much, Sir."
FILM ECONOMIES Later, after Royal
a meal in the
Britain would also consider Air Force
economies he
in the imports of answered 3 barrage of ques-
American film when the present
mess
Egypt's "national aspirations", hs voiced by Nabas Pasha, were the end of British occupation of the Suez Canal zone and sole Egyptian rule of the Sudan. Maher Pasha also has expressed however, he
tions by reporters. First of all, arrangements run out in Sep
tember. hopes that the "national aspire-
put safety on a chair
a large cocoanut he was i tions" would be realised.
carrying. he has stressed that Egypt must
"It's maintain order and unity and
my 12-year-old brother Bent. I brought it home has not spelled out how he pro- poses to proceed.
for him all the way from Cey- lon," he said
Mr
NO DETAILS
But
Eden also did not go into detail on how Egypt's de- mands might be met.
Presumably, his statement was the opening move in a new attempt to knot Egypt Into a Middle East Command proposed last October by Britain, the United States, France and Tur- key.
The Nahas Pasha govern- ment promptly rejected that proposal when it was made.
Eden sald the defence of the Canal zone was "by no means exclusively an Anglo-Egyptian Interest, but one in which we have an international responsi- bility."
for
по fore, be
disturbance to the the rubber "In the field of manufacturing normal working of there will be much lower market upon which we depend- considerable earnings of being
dollar
and other foreign cur- clothing, furniture, carpets, shoes and toys," he rency for the Sterling Area,
"That we shall be grateful for added,
also," "Mr Butler said, Mr Butler said, "We are also Then we can reasonably ex- expecting considerable reduc-pect that under the North Atlan- tions in imports of items not the Treaty we shall receive help subject to restrictions,"
trom the United States towards some of the burden of defence which we are undertaking in the commun cause, he added.- Reuter.
REACTIONS
London, Jan, 29, The Chancellor of the Ex-
MARCH 4 BUDGET Mr Butler announced that because of exceptional economic circumstances he would intro- duce his budget on March 4 ing,ead of in April-the normal budget month,
j
the
Food
would import cuts Affect canned meats, hams,
and canned fish
other goods the basic which supplement ration.
All the measures he had taken, chequer's very tough measures
аб
was seen
he said, were designed to tree announced tonight should serve resources to expand to restore confidence in Sterling country's
the balance of the export trade which was vital and re-dress to Britain's survival,
payments, London financial "If we can't earn more we quarters said tonight. shall have to cut
Mr Butler's speech to cut more imports," Mr Butler warned.
the second of three pro- Mr Butler said that the 'cut
Earlier, Mr Butler had spoken nouncements: the first was the Speakman, 24 years old and in the allowance (from £50 to
about the "formidable task" that cuts end dearer money men- £25) for holiday travel will
the Commonwealth Finance sutes announced
on November to all Western European Ministers had undertaken mother apply to
at 7; the third will be the budget countries and will operate from their recent conference in in March. tomorrow.
London.
Except for his avoidance of "If each of us does our bit, it petrol rationing and of a cut means that we shall reduce the in the period of schooling. Mr deficit at an
annual rate of (Conta on back page,” DL 2)
Bix feet six inches tall, said be sent a tea set le his from Japan.
"I am hoping to see her to- torrow at Crewe," he added.
Reuter.
War 'Widow's'
Dilemma Over
for
countries Scandinavian which a special allowance of $750 had been given up to now will be affected as well.
The general allowance had already been reduced in Novem- ber from £100 to £50.
The most controversial of Mr Butler's new mensures will be
on charges Services,
These "Welfare State cuts" brought angry shouts from the Labour opposition.
his
the
Health
Atlanta, Jan. 29. The second marriage of pretty Agnes Sasser was nullified to- day in a brief Court hearing following official confirmation Mr Butler, however, stress- that her first husband, whom she ed that he was trying to save had thought. killed оп the the Social Services as a whole. Korean battlefield, is
Measures affecting the Health-
still
alive,
be
TEST
Russia took another pot shot at the Middle East Command proposal last night in notes to Superior Court Judge E, E. Services include: Britain, Frence, the United Andrews, who handed down 1-Dental treatment, hitherto States and Turkey. She pre-judgment, sympathetically quee-free, will cost £1 or the full tested that the scheme was in- tioned Mrs Sasser about details cost if the services given tended to encircle the Soviet
of the case that had made the amount to less than this. This Union and draw Middle East government worker the does not apply to children or nations into an "aggressive central Ogure in
mothers. Enoch Arden Aflantic bloc."
modern cone ohronicle.
will shilling Mr Eden blamed the Nahas the Communists pronounced her for
Her plight cam to light when charged for all prescriptions Pasha government for the clash
medicines, which were in Iertailia last Friday,
first husband, Private Walter hitherto free. in which four British soldiers and
Dixon, a prisoner of war. She 3-Charges will now also be between 42 and 40 Egyptian received a letter signed by him made for hearing alds, surgical police were killed, and the sub- on January 2 and the Defence bulls and boots, and wigs. sequent rids In Cairo in which Department confirmed his The health charges, all 67 persons perished.
writing through a comparison. together, are expected to He expressed
Mra Sasser reached her produce about £20,000,000 n borror at
difficult decision after conferring | year. former
with Private William Sasser,
STEEL CUTS whom she married on September Mr Butler went on to say 7, seven months after the that plans for rebuilding 'Bri- Defence Department notified her tain's war-bilized cities would that Dixon was killed in action, have to be delayed and tight
United Prem.
control kept on all types of British nahorities made re-
buildings using stesi. peated representations to the
Sted for plant machinery and Catro government that auxiliary New Atomic Planet punt mach
reduced polico
were all too clear terrorists, ho
Being Built Supplies that
mamifacturers, got said, but it was
1930
be cut by one- would that, far from withing to pre-
>Los Angeles, Jan. 29.; „A new atomic bomber, "And" Zaman motor induktiv: sould be vent armed clashes with the Brillin forses, they were active-D is being built at Thomas Air“ allowed to release to the home
a
serice of rocities which the goverment
was unable to prevent and which were the direct cou requence of their policy of in- ciling the population to neto of violanco,"
ly concerned to provoke them."
But he cald the memory of these, violent episodes should not prevent us from looking for. ward, working towards a better
in
craft plants on the Pacific coast market only a little over half the near Los Angeles, it was learned number of care and comminerufal here today and take vehicle allowed last year and The now boinber would be other metal-using goods-gúch #s entrier-based, aircraft-e-France motor oycles, radios, bicycles, Austria de Alarm for sale in British
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