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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Incentives

THE House of Commonsi

THE

debato on the Govern-

Intest ment's

austerity programme savoured more ol. an eloction husting than a parliamentary dis cussion, und," judging from tho cabled reports, there very little edifying Was about

Tro Anal outcome of a spute of personal vituperation

ង ។

that the Government will go ahead with its pro- posals

the to make nation solvent. These com. prise substantial slashes in current expenditure affect- ing Imports, food, social services, civil service per sonnel, building, stock- plling, commodity supplice for the home market and overaens allowances holidaymakers. A

for

saving

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Advisers To Make

Vital Decisions

THREE QUESTIONS FOR NATIONAL FRONT

Cairo, Feb. 1..

Premier Aly Mahor Pasha's new 12-man "National Front" will give priority to three questions when it is formally convened in the next few days, according to usually reliable Egyptian political sources tonight.

These questions are:

1.-Whether Maher Pasha should resume "contacts" with the British on the Anglo-Egyptian dispute.

2-Whether it is advisable that the Egyptian Ambassador, Abdel Fattah Amr Pasha, should return to his post, in London...

of £500 million in a year is envisaged, and the targot Bat is for the elimination of 'the Sterling aren'a deficit balance by the end of 1952. Mr Butler does not lack courage, and it is to the credit of Mr Churchill and his colleagues that they have decided to get on with the immense task of trying to correct an evil and dangerous situa-was

tion.

A

to

Break “Out

-In NSW

Bydney, Feb. 1.

A change in the wind today fanncă into, fresh

· flames the bush fires which have ravaged-the-south- eastam corner of the Ans tralian continent for the past

week. Before the winds changed...they were report- ed dying down.

A forestry official de- scribed a pine forest norib

Wales of the New South -mining centre of Lithgow as going up in flames with rear like ab ammunition dump exploding

New outbreaks today in New Bonth Wales destroy- nd thousands of acres of ́valuable pino farest.

fres

By tonight all the were reported to be under controlBlaster.

FIJIANS SUFFER

1,

- NIGHTMARES Sydney, Feb. An outbreak of "hurricane nerves" was reported from storm battered "~ Fiji today. People of all races were com- plaining that they were, suffer-

SELECTIONS

By "Rapier"

RACE 1

Minya Miminya

Outsider: Domino..

RACE 2

Samson Tunny

Blossom Time

Beckentiam Corrib

Acquisition

Shangrlin

Outsiders-Blue Sky.

Arus il

RACE 3

Outsider:-Peacock.

RACE 4-

Norse Lady

Desert Gold

Outsider:-Calamity

RACE 5

Forever. Spring

Happy Boy

Argus

Hot Polloi

Outsider:-Kingfisher,

RACE 6

Golden-Wing Bonnie Eyes Prairie Moon

Outsider: Courageous. RACE 7

Probability

Tiny Grey Rose Emme

RACE 8

Outsider: Pearl Diver."

Colin

Gladiolus

Miami Beauty

Outsider:--Ironside.

The National Front is the new with the British-the first since in a night gun battle 20 days ROYAL TOUR OPENS IN KENYA Premier's

should

return

the

dially

National Front was likely Those arrested d include,

faces

situation the

united

caliseyit!

Princess Helps A Shy Boy

Princess Elizabeth helped a shy young-African boy over a rough spot in Kenya Colony's welcome to her and her husband today. Protocol was pre- served.

By "The Turf"

RACE 1

Priority Speed Wheel Sharpshooter

Outsider: Trigger.

RACE 2

Beautiful Star

Blue Sky

Blossom Timo

Outsider: My Darling. RACE 3

Peacock

Shangrila Argus II

Outsider: Sulphur.

RACE 4

Calamity Norse Lady Ringmer

Outsider: Rifc. RACE 5

Happy Boy Kingfisher

Boniface

·Outålder:----Debonair.

RACE 6

Prairie Jackat

Moon

Bonnie Eyes

Outsider:-Ben Lawers,

RACE 7

Pearl Divers

Home Builder

Tiny Grey

Outsider:-Rose Emme.

Henrietta Gladiolus Ironside

RACE 8

Outsider: Care Free.

Reinforcing

The Fleet

Britain's

The Daring and her seven

now in various stages of con-

99-Year-Old

Pay Alimony

· Los Angeles, Feb, 1. John Brown, who will be 100 years old next. May, muxt pay $80 a month temporary alimony - to his estranged wife bus be wili, get something - · for the толет.

The wife 22-year-old Isabele Brown, agreed to cook for him until sha.reś ociven a divorce.".

She tola Superior Judge Lops. Burke that Brown re- ceiven--$175 a month from the Industrial plans where fre had been a watchman for 40 YEARS,

Until they were divorced she will do the cooking it Brown pays

for the utilities at their home.

Brown was not in court for the hearing. His at. torney said that the cen- tenarian did not, with to' lovo a day's pay,-United Press

NEW NATIONAL HEALTH CHARGES

PENALTIES

FOR OFFENDERS

London, Feb., 1 Penalties, including in- prisonment up to three months and fines up to £100 or both, are provided

for in the Government's

National Health Service Bill.

posing now charges,

-advan-

which was published today.

Up to now there have not been London, Feb, 1. any penalties in connection with

Mediterraneanthere were no charges or ex

National Health Service as

· the Fleet will be reinforcedceptions. Now, however, Nairobi, Feb; 1.

early this month by the will be possible to make false destroyer Daring (2,610 statements to get certain adv

tages. tons) fresh from a Tyneside shipyard and the

The Bill, which comes up for first

a second Tezding next week, vessel of a new Mediter-vos effect to the changes an- ranean squadron, the Ad-nounced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Richard Butler, in his "cuta" statement.

Thess are a chilling charge for and medicines supplied hospital's out-patients

apart from dentures up to excluding

£1, ever ordered by the

schoolchildren, expectant- and and will have a nursing mothers and hospital patients, and charges up to half the cest for such things as wigs, batterics, surgical

and shoes, boots surgical coretis and clestie

the Bill

la pussed, regulations will impose a general one chilling charge dor charge for. Hospitals. that the

The boy was Prince, named their leopard skins, and high that because he was born the white and black plumed head-miralty said. same day as the British heiress dresses. presumptive's own Prince Brass and sliver bangles on Charles, on November 14, 1018.

the chiefs' arms jingled musically blue pants, Prince was assigned express their joy and their head-

bouquet when she visited the nodded new African maternity hospital soon after she and the Duke of Edinburgh flew In from Lon- don on a Royal tour.

Prince was bashful.`

3. Whether the National Front should reconsider the four-Power proposals from Bethargy and lack of concentration while many were for,a Middle East defence pact rejected by the previous government of Nahas Pasha. having horrible nightmares

re-living the hurricane. which The sources said It was elude concealing articles acquir 120 people detained in recent brought death and destruction Impossible

forecast

the ed criminally, damaging Govern search operations.

to the island. National Frant's replies, but itment property, looting, destruc- Telephone communications

Meanwhile, belleved that the most tion and arson.

despita official between the British Head-optimism, a grave food shortage would Important consideration

The Premier was reported to quarters here and Cairo re- be given to all three questions,

is feared-United Press BUT while Mr Butler's pro-

be preparing for negotiations sumed today after being cut posed expenditure savings

advisory body can be considered both bold their replies to the three ques-Egyptian Friendship Treaty.

and Egypt denounced the Angto-ago.

A military and realistic, it came as tiona will deeply affect Egypt's

spokesman hera Several Severn hundred

Egypilana told reporters that he did not something of a surprise that future,

have been arrested in day and think I would be practicable to he placed no special em- Dr Mohammed Salah el Din night searches for alleged part move British depots into safer. phasis on the nation's need Pasho, Foreign Minister in the

cipation in last Saturday's ricts areas. of the in Nahas Cabinet and one Increase proto Wald representatives in the Egyptian sources said tonight greatly to

Cairo, usually reliable

TENDER SPOT duction. Exports must con-National Front, refused to com- Abdel Nahim Ghoneim Bey, The spokesman 'sald· that tho tinue to be the principal mit himself when he was asked Chief Public Prosecutor Tel El Kebir ordnance depot, means of Britain striking tenight whether it was in Egypt's would not tonight give the exact the largest In the Middle East favourable balance of Interest that the Egyptian Am-figure of those so far arrested, was afted in its present "tender trade. The Socialists were busindor

10 but he admitted: conscious of this when in

Increasing "They are spod during the last wee told reporters that the

calise it and three essential re power, but found no way of

nearly communications and water.

quirements clase by: labour, 100 "dangerous, persons who communica offering reasonable incen- take up, the question and

have

times this huge been committed tor trial, In normal tives, either to workers or reserved his opinion until then.

nccording to He said, "I believe that impor-sources. employers, to make sub-

other Ezyptian depot was used to rebuild and recondition all Army transport stantially bigger production tance should be given to the

TACTICS IMPRESS

and there

were large engineer efforts. This may well be recent Cebinet change as Egyǝt The Premier's

shops "strong arm" ing

with complicated occupying Mr Butler's at through the efforts of all contactles to ensure law and order machinery to deal with the very tention as he prepares the cerned-Government, Parliament in Est had today lessened great amount of work necessary The to maintain the British forces now Budget, Bath Labour and parties. I deeply hope this fears among foreigners.

Egyptian authorities are still in this part of the world. and Capital would assuredly unity will bear good fruits."

actively making investigations to Ic MILITARY COURTS respond readily to new

impossible, to

to move this Ancrifices in some directions today Issued an order empower-Life

day's rlots.

huge establishment if they received encourage-ing Military Courts to handle a

slowly returning to Efforts had been made to some semblance of normality, bypass centres ment in other ways. For series of offences.

of population though it will be a long time and the treaty the workers Mr Butler The list includes carrying arms before businesses wrecked by the all habitations except for a short rond bypassed might And It feasible to or ammunition and attacks, or rioters are re-established

and stretch at Port Sald. reduce direct taxation on attempted attacks, on the life

working smoothly servant

To avoid the main Ismallia Princess and, bock-handed the again. in-of a civil e

or a public overtime

for wages;

The nightly curfew is appar Tel El Kebir road, the duty.

Army flowers. dustry, the Chancellor could The Military Court will also enlly being completely observed scently

new completed

Princess Elizabeth

gently there and obtain more willing entry offences

Is a general hope that desert road known as the Great pulled the boy around, took the against public in-this measure will also be relaxed. West Road, which avoided the bouquet and operation by repeal of stitutions. Student disturbances existing legislation which have been a regular feature of tonight said that Dr Maher Pasha Abu Suwelr.

thanked him. A Reliable Egyptian sources notorious ambush village of large crowd of Africans on hand the nationalist agitation.

was delighted. had told Egyptian officials to The Premier's ordealso stipu- draw up a comprehensive note harbour in the Great from registering I coulated that certain crimes of the

Construction of a mulberry The Princess and the Duke landed in this Equatorial African on the past negotiations on the Lake would not solve the probe territory tries where they trade, and

January 28 riots in Cairo-may-Anglo-Egyptian

on a 30,000-mile, treaty which also stops the free be brought before the Military Briialo.

with tem of discharge of cargoes. A round-the-world trip to 'be movement of capital within Courts, even if they are sili

great deal of military stores devoted masily to Australia and At the same time Dr before a civil Judge. These in- the Sterling area.

New ·Zealand. Three months Pasha was said by these sources were carried in ships alongside to be keeping contact with the commercial cargoes and it was ago they were sleighing in the powers that have proposed not practicable from a

snow of Quebec at the windup Middle East

defence paotmercial point of view to get of a Canadian tour. Britain, France, the United

ted ships to discharge the commer-

large group of

African States and Turkey.

cial part of their cargo at Port chiefs, mostly soberly dressed in

London, Feb. 1. Tha Ward newspaper, Al Sald and then drop off military lounge suits, sur collars and Ning climbers have been Misri, however, suld that the stores further down the Canal, shiny-shoes, sat in a special en-selected for a toughening up outgoing Ward Nationalists, who Router.

closure to watch the Royal course in the Himalayas 'thic 'have a majority in Parliament,

couple pass on the way from year, in preparation for the have Joined the Premier's

airport with Kenya's Gov- planned British attack on Mount "National Front" on condition

ernor, Sir Philip Mitchell,

Ing. that it did not negotiate,

the Royal Tho Princess waved beamed happily Associated Press..

provents British

concerna

Solemn in white shirt and as they leaped into the ale to ster ships of the same classment, the full cost of The Easpian Prime Minister responsibility for last Satur-nos,would be very. difficult, if to hand Princess Elizabeth a dresses, made from lions' manes, struction aro the largest de- | denial treatment

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The

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in greeting. Other chiefs atroyers were in monkey skin

cloaks, The Royal party drove for 40

Royal Navy minutes through the Indian

peace-time complement of 23 nursing quarter of the city. They were officers and 286 men. He turned his back on the cheered by crowds ilaing the j

Most of the new destroyers, hearing aids, and aircets,

Later, at Government House, after members of the staff had been presented, the Princess and the Duke lunched with the Governor and Lady Mitchell- Reuter.

the

Princess

HEAVY PROGRAMMË S'

Nairobi, Feb, 1 Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh filled a heavy programme of publle en- gagements today in the heat of Kenya summer only 24 hours after leaving after leaving London in bitter

a.

Mountaineers To Go Into Training

leave here in March the leadership of Mr Erle Shipton, who led the British reconnaissance group which last- year found a new southern route up Evereat, '.

BRITISH GESTURE

London, Feb. 1. Britain is providing Egypt with Kindergarten ant primary fire-fighting equipment to make schools throughout Egypt, ex- cept there in Cairo and Alexan- good the fire fighting apparatus dris, the two thain cities, and lost in the Calro riots last Satur- the Canal Zone, will reopen to-

the Foreign Office Reuter.

nounced

consists of six large and 12 small trailer pumps Ismailia, Feb. 'T. Britain put new strength to taken from British emergency her Suez, Canal Zone garrison reserves.

Threa of the large pumps will today with the arrival of bom- bets, fighters and Infantry early tomorrow morning.

be flown from. Britain to Egypt Inforcements.

fighter squadrons cach A Foreign Ofito suitement of 10 Vampire Jels end one tonight said that the decision to bomber squadron of eight

provide the equipment had been Lincolns have landed, it was taken after an Egyptian request announced by the British milito: the British Embassy in Cairo. | House watching the Band of the word 'will be desigbed ·|

Saturday's riots, had so de King's

authorfiles today.

Among the ning are Mr. Camp- bell Secord, a

a Canudtan who ago to live in London, Mr. W. O came from Winnipeg 15 years

research physlalcalit As the heat went out of the Lowe,

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Handford, of the Royal couple ended their Christchurch, New Zealand, who day of publle" duties standing thelawn of Government

on

African Fufica

tomi thenforcements are plated Egyptian" fire fighting "Retreat DATA

men of

strcom

group of the 32nd Brigade will ter.

be followed by the remainder

of the Brigade, which is ex

Tho

beat

was:

vas in lest year's.

The

reconnaissance

to test both men and equipment 1st Battalion, Cold- equipment as to endanger the |--

had spent two and. Will take place on Mount

Cho-Oni (20,75)· statement sald.-Reu- | hours wandering among the wh - Guarda, An

which sity, advance

Lost) colourful groups. on the lawns

les about 20 miles west et of Government House, shaking Evers an officlot of the Royal hands with more than 100, Euro Geographical Society salda peans, Africans and Asiana Permission had been given, by of Nepal for SOVIET SCIENTISTS monk the 3,000. guests, the Government. CLAIM DISCOVERY touched down here dead on the same time as the Swits #* The Royal® aircraft Atlanta the team to be based there at

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African chiets

peated in the next few

The Air Force da keeping

dally

reconnaissance Over the spokojman,

correspondents'

London, Feb. 1. that he had heard boen observed (byž Sovlat -salen-

Egyptian tisti, recording: lo ? a Moscow. In robes and leopard skins who units from today, way

Delta

Snow-storms, on Mars havq | of Labyz,EN, Lo

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Film Princess the loft ankle today wille battling

40264Hollywood, Feb., 1. ́* lizabeths and the Actor Errol Flynn" broke his

University Observatory Duke were WAS Heen 27 times, the Governor of

Sic Philip with a group of stunt men for-

sald

The British Army still holds broadnast said, adding (that the Ewen Mitchell, and senior/cm4, 9.6vana (ingai pirata, movie. over 1,000 Egypilana, here-4-009 | research, reprdiants on my y-new, cols of all the three Services, studio spolcarpart ~ aupelliary polico rounded up in achievements of Russian atinge Thwartin: tribal s Finsk Fridayw battle, and#305′′ to. namy,"—United Prou.”

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