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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1951.

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Australian Budget A People's Oil Crisis: No Decision

NEW TAXES

IMPOSED

Canberra, Sept. 27. Sweeping now taxes to meet Australia's big de- fenco expansion program- 110 and arrest. inflation were announced in д "More Sacrifice" budget by the Federal Treasurer, Sir Arthur Fadden, yesterday.

The budget, which plans to raise a record sum of LA1,041,- 600,000, including EA957,300,- 000 in taxation, provides for a total defense expenditure of £ A181,700,000-an increase of £ A33,000,000 over lost year.

Expenditure on the Army, Navy and Air Force alone is rained by £ A52,000,000 and £ A32,000,000 is going on stock- piling of strategic materials.

New taxes Include n special Jevy

on private incomes equal

to 10 per cent of the assessed

fax, higher sales taxes

and

pro-

fresh taxes on primary ducers and public and private companies.

CONCESSIONS-

But there are, concessions for servicemen, in the form of in- cressed pensions and repatria- tion benefits, and for old people, Invalids and widows.

In

Australien servicemen operational areas in Korea and Malaya are to be exempted from Income tax.

Sir Arthur Fadden, introduc- ing the budget in the House of Representatives, said: "We make

no

Devotion

The people of London have shown their devotion to His Majesty the King during his present serious illness

Bradley Off by gathering in large crowds night and day outside

To Korea

Washington, Sept. 27. General Omar Bradley, Chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left for Korea and Japan last night to survey all aspects of the situation" with General Mat- thew B. Ridgway, United Nations Commander, the

Defence Depart- ment announced.

Buckingham Palace for the latest news of the monarch's condition. This photograph was taken last week.- AP Picture.

Council Of State Appointed

General Bradley was accom- apology for giving you

panied by Mr Charles Bohlen.

TO ACT DURING KING'S ILLNESS budget that will entall sacrifice. Counseller of the State Depart- Australia must master the prob- ment, who is one of the leading lem of inflation if

if ils defence United States experts on Russia.

London, Sept. 27. cffort and development plans are to be carried through and the possibility that the current

Mr Bahlen's presence suggested today signed a warrant authorising the appointment of King George VI, lying ill in Buckingham Palace, Its standards of living prestalemate in truce negotiations in five Counsellors of State to deal with temporarily affairs styved." Haspidithe recent steep Koren would have a high place in requiring his approval. tise in prices and costs in Aus-the subjects to be discussed. tralia presented = "special danger at a time when we are preparing.

The five all members of the Royal Family - have The Defence Department, how the power to sign State documents and act for the King against the possibilty of a war ever, described the Bradley trip

as a "periodle visit."-Reuter, in everyday affairs.

at short notice."-Reuter.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

His Majesty's Illness THE people of Hongkong, along with

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the rest of the British Common- wealth and other parts of the world, are anxiously watching the progress being made by the King, fighting for the restoration of his health after a difficult and dangerous operation. That His Majesty has gained strength during the Immediate post-operation period is matter for profound thankfulness.. Nevertheless, appropriate importance must be given to the latest general bulletin which gives a reminder that "while the King's gradual progress towards recovery has been uninter- rupted and although no complications have arisen so far, there will inevitably be a period of some anxiety for the next week or ten days." Due emphasis is given this warning by the announce- ment that the visit of Princess

Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh has been postponed for one or two weeks. The King's new illness has come as a sharp shock to his subjects throughout the Commonwealth, and in London some editorial criticism has been directed against his -medical advisers for failing to give the people fuller knowledge of the nature of the complaint which is endangering His Majesty's life. However, enough has

Too Democratic IT is no wonder the Communists in

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been revealed in the various bulletins for the world to understand that the King is critically ill and that some .considerable time must elapse before he can be restored to full health. The illnesses with which His Majesty has been inflicted during the past three years can, in no small measure, be traced to the cares and duties of State. King George, because of his meticulous application to those duties, has had to subject himself to public appearances in a!l sorts of weather, which must inevitably cause physical strain and fatigue. The King's ill-health can also be regarded as a legacy of the war. The strain and stresses of kingship during those five long and exhausting years were tremendous to a point of being overwhelming. The King represented all that was best and most enduring in the monarchy during that time of trial and tribulation and by sO doing reinforced for all time the devoted affection of his people. In this new hour of personal crisis His Majesty may feel sustained by the knowledge that throughout the world where his name carries any significance his gallant fight against adversity is supported by the prayers and hopes of millions of loyal subjects and admirers.

.

For The Reds Communists of Dr Adenauer's proposals foreshadows a similar reaction from the East German authorities, which in turn suggests that the Communists fear the outcome of a secret ballot and campaign run on' democratic principles. The Reds' conception of a free election is that the voters are free to ballot for Communism and nothing else; that the people shall be free to attend Communist campaigni ⠀⠀ meetings, and none others; that voters aro free to abstain from polling, but that if they do so, they had better look out for themselves when the elections are over. It in Impossible to concélve the Communists conceding, that the democratic way of conducting elections in to be preferred; wherefore prospects of agreement on general elections for the whole of Germany, can be written off as hópoless”,

the West German Government voted against Dr Adenauer's proposals for all- Germany elections. The West German Chancellor had the temerity (to the Communists, the Impudence) to. advocate elections on strictly. democratic principles and methods... To.. the Reds such a process is unthinkable. It is a long time since any German has been able to take part in a free election accompanied by the secret vote, and it is noteworthy that Dr. Adenauer him- self does not belleve it to be feasible In Germany unless the ballot is conducted under International supervision. That the West German Chancellor 'finds it necessary to lay down election conditions which, among the rest of the '| Western Powerd, automatically, apply."; provides an Bluminating, commentary» on the state of affairs | In Germany, Rejection by the West German

ARABIAN

NIGHTS TALE

Fantastic Story Of Revenge

Reached At Cabinet Meeting

WAITING FOR

REPORTS

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London, Sept. 27. The Cabinet met today for a further consideration of the Persian oil crisis. The meeting lasted for two and three-quarter hours but no decision was reached.

Subsequently, the Prime Minister,. Mr Clement Attlee, received Mr Winston Churchill, the Conservative Party leader, and Mr Anthony Eden. This meeting lasted 45 minutes.

An official statement issued afterwards said: "The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exche quer, received Mr Churchill and Mr Eden and gave them information on the position of Persia.”

The Cabinet took no decision on how to counter the Persian demand that the British must quit Abadan in a week.

The problem of whether to After a protest, Mr Ross and send troops in to hold the in-the. worka manager, Mr Ben stallations or give in to the Per Cayihrey, ware given permits elans was left in the air until to enter the refinery and watch new reports reach London from the take-over, which took only the British Embassy in Teheran. a few minutes,

Another mecting of British Government Ministers, planned earlier for this evening, was postponed.

TRUMAN'S HOPE

Mr Ross said Inter: "It was a bit tough not being able to enter our own refinery, but we were met at the gates by soldiers and The Cabinet was awaiting a you can't argue with a bloke with a bayonet."-United Press. report from the Ambassador in Cairo, Sept. 27.

Teheran, Sir Francis Shepherd, Seven persons were re-on his interview today with the ported shot to death in a Shah, and also a personal report

The trouble started, the news strange Arabian Nights tale of Mr George Middleton, Coun of Oriental revenge.

sellor at Teheran, whose flight here was held up. magazine. Akhoan-Ei Yom re- ported, when a villago. child 10 the Nile Delta arta threw a stone at a passing camel.

The stone hit the camel in the eye and blinded it. -

The son of the village mayor Their appointment was an- who owned the camel and was nounced in this communique riding it at the time-swore an Issued from Buckingham Palace oath to cut the child's throat. tonight:

The path he toolt is called the "The King has today signed a "divorce

It's the most warrant authorizing the ap- serious KIKW in this part of pointment under Letters Patent the world. If a man does not of Counsellors of State to deal fulfil a "divorce oath" he must

the current temporarily with

aside his wife.

business in-tha: United Kingdom/ther of the chlid-who | from-Mr-Attlec's ̃r

or

Election Fever Grows

London, Sept. 27.

The Labour and Conser- vative Parties were tonight. hastening to be the first in the field with their respec- tive manifestos for the Octo-

Washington, Sept. 27. President Truman said today that he was still hopeful for aber. 26 election. peaceful solution of the Anglo-

Perian dispute.

He said at his weekly Press which conference that he had to plans to rend his special envoy, Mr Averell Harrima back to Teheran in the near future.

RUMOURS FLY

Teheran, Sept. 27.

{

The Labour Headquarters here were planning to shift almost as

for the party annual conference now re-designed pa' an election rendoff.

Me Churchill will launch the Conservative campaign with a big speech to a mass meeting at Liverpool on Tuesday.

Labour have already fixed some of their election broad-

costs.

Many politlent quarters here

Mr. Winston Churchill hoped to have his declaration up by the urge that the decision on whether or not to hold Abadan grim and tired, declined to give

The President, who looked weekend.

The Labour manifesto is not by force should be agreed as a national policy between the La-any Information about his ex-due before Sunday night at the

change of letters with Mr corliest. bour Government and its Op- Clement. position.

Attlee, the British Behind the scenes there was Prime Minister, about the intensive party activity. general election,

With Britain on the eve of a Persian Government's order

Mr Winston Churchill

expelling British Prime might bo

technicians Minister soon and have to bear from the Abadan refinery. a body to Scarborough tomorrow the brunt of any situation aris- ing from the decision must be made now.

The following official on nouncement was made tonight which requires and Colonics

the stone offered to buy 10, Downing Street: "No Bnal residence, No

He added, however, that he the Sovereign's approval.

the camel to make up for his decisions have been taken by was still hopeful of a peaceful The Counsellors arc: The son's mischief. The mayor's the British Government in the solution of the Anglo-Persian Queen, Princess Elizabeth, con refused.

Persian oil dispute. Further in-dispute. Princess Margaret, the Duke of

SHEIKH'S ADVICE

formadon is awaited from the

The Foreign Secretary, Mr Gloucester and the Princess The father then consulted the British Ambassador in Teheran."

He said that he was always Royal."

village Sheikh

hopeful

chief religious-Reuter,

of a solution to the Herbert: Morrison, the Councils of State ore set up | leader.

world's problems but his hopes party strategist, has choro did not always coine to fruition. October 6. The Colonial Segro- by the Sovereign under the The Sheikh advised that the Regency Acts of 1937 and 1943. oath could be fulfilled if the

This morning

tary, Mr James Griffiths, will the State Dow Only members of the Royal mayor's son drew the dull edge

After foreign press reports of partment disclosed that it had peak on October 10, Family are eligible for member of a knife over the child's

The Liberals, who plan to put about 100 to 150 ship because, under the Statute throat, He also counseiled that the possibility of a landing by asked Fersin to cancel its order of Westminster,

1931, the the father should then buy, the British in Abadan, the town was expelling 300 British oil techni- forward

the British troops

Abadan, clans and had advised both Bri- candidates compared with, the Sovereign is the

and sole link bo- camel

Labour Both

Yown was seething with tain and Perala that the United Conservative tween Britain and the Dow

parties. accepted the the

today that the States was still ready to assist legions of well over 000 apiece, minions,

solution. A village Council was rumours

was takin settling the oll dispute.-Reu- will publish their manifesta called

government and the child. presented Iranian guaranteed the The Statute

ing

fer.

next Wednesday-Reuter. furthera:curity measures, complete independence of the his threat to the mayor's son- Some circles said that, In ad- Dominion Governments from the who held the knife.

dition to watchfulness on the The Mayor's son applied the British Parliament. When the dull

of the knife to

Navy and the part of the Iranian edge of present King's father, King

Army, there might be planes child's

throat-then-just as he sent to evacuate George was gravely ill in

the civilian 1028,

the Council included the drew it across he reversed the Archbishop of Canterbury, the blade, severing the jugular vein. Population of Abadan. then Lord Chancellor and Frima

the child's father had However, government circles but Minister, Mr Stanley Baldwin.

aroused by the suspicions all maintained that, with the

prescat after the Statute of West of his wife. He had taken a

international situation But

him.

and the existence of the United minster, It was considered de-pistol with sirable that no signature should

When he saw his son's blood Nations, Britain would not dare and attempt to attack Iran. British appear on Dominion documents spurting, he drew his gun

Не amok.

the circles sold Britain had no in- signed by a Council of State wend

BOH, which might be. Interpreted as mayor's the sheikh and interference with Dominion self- others present before order was

restored. Associated Press. thent.

Counsellors can act1>

as from today. This is the first time that Princess Margaret has

been appointed a Counsellor New

She became entitled to be so ap pointed when she came of age on August 21,

Court circies sald tonight that

it should not be assumed that appointment of the Council

the

shot

Call-Up Regulations

Washington, Sept. 27.

Indientes any particular develop- President Truman today sign- ments in the King's condition at ed new draft regulations which the present time,

make an estimated 600,000

It is to enable routine business childless married ma

men eligible

in

tention of using force against Iran. These circles said the best

ran "punishment", for Iran would

be for the Briush to pull out of Iran and leave her 立院 economic

comcover" in

to

moras

Iranian soldiers took over the giant Abadan refinery of the nationalised Anglo-Iranian Oil Company today in a swift move which locked British technicians outside the refinery gates.

BAYONETS BARRIER

Only ten key Britons, of requiring the King's attention to for military service. Wangit an more than 300 techinicions who

The Acting Director of Selco have been told to get out

of

be dooft, with, ff. was added. It will also avoid the accumulation tive of arrears of business which sakt however, about 200,000 of paraes to the refinery by the Would have to be dealt with by then may be drafted colure at dawn. All others, in-

trenions,

effected the the King, later in his recovery. The presidential action also sang Councils of State must con- makes other changes in the clud

cluding

tho golinezy manager,

Service, Loula Renfrow, Iran by October 4, were given

who

sist of the Sovereign's wife or draft rules in keeping with new Mr B, K. Ross, Britain's top oll husband, and the next four in

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