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Banker Defends

REDS IN ICELAND'S NEW KING IDRIS Banker

CABINET Complications At Home And In

Foreign Relations

the

Reykjavik, Aug. 14.

The admission of two Communists to

six-man Cabinet

of the new Government has started controversy at home and

Iceland's is complicating relations with her fellow-members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, particularly because of the future of the American-manned defence base here.

Norwegian and Danish news-cepted" by these two parties an papers have pointed 59342 է in "respectable" enough for part- sharp terms that lealand N the nership with them in the man-

to ugement of national affairs.

bring

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about

Com-

ม

43 Fer Cent

It has pledged itself to press

the

complete or partial withdrawal of the Americans trom Keflavik, although 43 per cent of the frekandle electorate yoted against this polley in the June elections. Forty-three per cent was the share won by the eee-Independence Party of the total Votes cast the June elections. Parly, the

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IN TURKEY

King Idris of Lybia, who recently paid an official visit to Turkey, la plotured being greeted on his arrival by Turkey's President Celal Bayar. The visit is expected to strengthen will further the ties existing between the two countries. — Express Photo.

SELWYN LLOYD'S SPEECH

Ezyplinn action the rule of law tions."

"strikes between na-

(Continued from Page 1)

That mexi heving some forces available in the Mediter- Mr Lloyd, in his radio speech rafenn. These military pre-said: "It is a very serious situa- ruuticas arc not Inconsistant tion. 1 do not want to sound

of the United alarmist but a with the Charter

threat to the Nations"

Suez Canal in a threat to the life and strength of Britain and of Western Europe on the one side and to the countries of Asia on the other.

"It also deeply affects the United States of America.

his view

Mr Lloyd posed the question: If Colonel Nasser is not checked now what will his next step

Fit Of Temper

102

Hire Purchase

Wellington, Aug. 14,

A suggestion that New Zealanders are over- doing the purchase of luxuries through hire. purchase has brought Dame Hilda Ross, who is Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children, into the headlines.

On the other side of the argu¬ women want things their neigh- ment, a New Zealand banker bours have and they go along to has stated that in his experi- get them on time payment. ence hire purchase commitments sometimes without their hus- Uno an incentive to increase band knowing anything about Corning

said:

Giving her views on the hire The President of Wellington purchase system to a meeting Housewives Association, Mrs attended by 400 Auckland 3.0. McLean announced a

"I different view. women, Dame Häidu know I am sticking my

She said that members of her out again because so much busi- committee were not entirely in ress is founded on time pay-agreement with Dame Hilda's ment but people should not criticism of a system commit themselves too much to was recognised all

neck

which

over

the

system. It is wrong for world. "It is not an easy thing young married people to try to to condemn it without consider- furnish their entire home bying it fully from all angles." time payment."

TAKEN AWAY

she said

Ho

he

From another quarter come afogainst the Western powers and

the view of the Aasistant Man- made in a At of temper because he was not to

from

offer of Auckland Savings Bank, the

She alleged that today many Mr M.M. Corner who recently United States and ourselves the Now Zealand families

are too returned

a three months' from money he wanted to build the greatly committed to hire

pur visit to the United States. Aswan Dam,

chase agreements. She mid that said that for the first time "He took action without pre-she knew people who became and realised that hire purchase

"then agreements vious consultation of any sort ill and unable to work,

on certain" articles for which they

were a form of thrift-and thrift Amerien to a er kind with the Company itself. the furniture

was practised in from them." He did not consult other parties had half paid was taken away to the Convention of 1888.

"He did not consult any of the Young people, she said, made very great degree. Arab states, He treated them a serious mistake" when they

felt that they needed wall ilko satellitea

wall carpeting, a refrigerator, a "He said he would divert the washing machine and venetian Mr Corner said that a leading revenues of the Canal to build binds us soon.

were American banker had told him as they the Aswan Dam. Foolly he in-

that hire purchase was "an im- marnied. cluded in

his docree of

know it is terrible to at-portant weapon for the country': tionailsation an article ordering teck this system" Dame Hilda stability."

Mr Corner Indeed "but I have said,

he had found that the employees of the company told the meeting,

of

threat

The Damage Done

112-

RIDICULED

out

the

Brat Atlantic Treaty power have Communists in the Govern-

No Complaints ment, Will their presence there,

Mr Lloyd said he belloved the Scandinavian

Trade nak.

questions papers

thire were three critical Umes Jea coland to insist

her splitting the Government,

for Britain in the last 10 years demand that the American Trude post is held by a Coin-the areas to Berlin in 1948, Imrees should be withdrown munist pledged to Increase ex-

defented by the airlift, Com- Jom the big bare at Keflavík? changes with the Soviet blue.

munist aggression in Korea in Or win the ledandie Parlin- About one third

Iceland's of

1950, reptiled by force of arms Lotal ment react against dhe

trude Iow 19 with

"The munists and

Soviet Union and

Soviet and now "this act of aggression

"It is interesting to remember downfall of the Government” bke. No complaints of any im- against this great international

in 1946 the Soviet Union declar- Inst waterway." The new Government is cor-

portance have been made against Soviet prices

the

this was In

"the ed themselves in favour of the Drainst the tainly perplexed.

she

most serious for us all in Bri- principle of international control quality of the goods

sup. plies but the feelanders cannot tain." Mr Lloyd said it was a of the Suez Canal. The idea that many of them British-to stay yet to be convinced that there American worker, because bls oblain fram the Soviet bloc deliberate challenge." and all Just because the canal passes

ot work under the

Is any happter ilte than by house, car, washing machine and enough goods of the right type. Brilain's friends in the Middle through Egyptian territory such

arrest and imprisonment if they saving and paying for what you refrigerator were all bought on They

American

thought twice proter

or East wore watching to see how an international authority would

time payment, bushe urged young couples British cars to Russian or Czech

Egyptian It was met.

infringe

sovereignty did not.

to about going

of employ- vehicles. Icelandic women, who

bears no relation to modern ideas

do without household luxuries | ment pride themselves on their elo-

of what sovereignty really is.

until they could afford to buy Wellington retailers operating Western

i gunce nowadays, want

them outright. "The primary task of the con--

have purchase schernes beauty producia.

moved in ference

will be to express its

"Troops were

Dame Hilda's statements have ridiculed Dame Hilda's critic- Both men and women here

opinion upon our proporals.”

daize the property of the Canal

He had already then attracted both support and op- sms None who were consulted has al- Saying that Britain

Company.

position.

had experienced over-indul- like reading British und Ameri-

should be mobilised about 75 per cent of

thair Support came from the

customers, gence by books and newspapers. Few

ways thought there

though all acme link between the proposed his armed forces. He has gone cretary of Wellington Branch of

that hard- enn road Russian and still fewer

"We have to be resolute want to read the language.

International authority and the further since. That is what he the National Council of Women, ship could occur if there was Mis situation. We must

United

Mr

of force and Mrs M. Hayman, who described overcommittal, Most firms agreed Nations,

Lloyd has done, by way permit the right of free passage

hire

£13 purchase the threat of force....

"a definite that the system was not being added: "The allegation hre made through the Canal to depend

conference ts being Mr Lloyd said the great need social evil," adding "most of us abused and that it was a useful upon the transient impulses of that the

countries hate to think what might hap-form of compulsory saving. under-developed held under the threat by us

Wes on economie The gap

Towards the end of last year military dictator."

Nasser's action was use force. As to that I ask you at the present lime was foreign pen if there

this and early

Royal has been filled by so-called "n- visible exports." The greatest of

your a moment the capital and it was obvious that recession." breach of international law. Ato consider

which

DIFFERENT VIEW by

Commission on monetary bank- Colonel the blow to confidence adminis method such possessing

heard ing and credit system these, as a recent Bank of Fin- company

international character

chose to carry out histered by Colonel Nasser would the Nasser 25

Mrs Hayman said that in make it more difficult for these land report showed, is the "ex-

evidence on the effect that the Suez Company could not law- unlawful ect.

to port" of services to the Ameri-

obtain

such many cases it was just "keeping | hire purchase system had on the "Ho announced it at the end countries in the be nationalised in Keflavik-China Mail fully cans

up with the Joneses and many economy of the country, directed capital-Router. speech Special,

way that it had been done. The of

One of the minor features' în

report the Commission's that in New Zealand there were no sutisfactory statistics avail-

pection able on any

of hire purchase truding.

From 20 cents per packet upwards. The Independence

Sellburys in Parliament, is against any Amerlean withdrawal until the danger of Soviet aggression has bean proved to have "Collection

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A harder policy is followed by the Social Democrats. who fie with the Peoples' Alliance

(a

| merger of Communists and Left- Wing Socialists) for third place Parkameni. The Social Democrats insist on a complete American withdrawal

although |they are not upposed in

hare being retained by lee- linders and held in readiness.

the

Despite their objection to the presence ot Amirican forces 611 teelandie territory, both the Secial Denerals and the Pro- KTESSIVE 4 advocate Iceland's continued membership of the Treaty Organisation. They do nt want her to go neutral.

Loosely-Knit

Oullight neutrality is, on the other hand, urged by Peoples' Allance who have been campaigning against the Treaty Organisation as energetically £15 Communist parties in other countries.

Continued or abandoned mem- bership is. Thus, already splitting The loosely-knii Coalition.

This split is aggravated by splits with the portles them- selves.

The Progressive Party has a The left-wing half led by Mr

Hermann Jonasson. Prime Minister in the new Govern- ment. Thọ right-wing is led by Finance Mr Eysteinn Jonson, Minister, who held the same position in the Independence- Progressive Coalition 'Govern- ment which ruled feelund before the Juna elections. The right- wing represents Iceland's farm- ers, whereas the left-wing supported by farmers who are leaving the country and settling in the towns where, experi- ence shows, they tend to grow into left-wingers.

„As there is a naturni clash between town dwellers, claiming that farm, produce”, li too-ex′′ pensive, and country dwellers, claiming that townspeople should pay more for home grown food, tho Progressive Party has de- veloped a conatituttural weak- rest. One reason why it is co- operating with, the Social De mocrats is to check the drift of invites roué (gispportim "helping to some of He left-wing meinber Train the Itongkong eltizens of to- | into the Social Democratic morrow, Subscriptions should be Party nent tous, Hon. Troaster. Tho Boys' and Gira","Cholis · Aasociation. War Memorial: Waitare, Centro. Southern Playground,” Wanchai..

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Rebel Wing

The Social Democratic Party has also bad its rebel wing. It was this, wing which broke away thres yearly and merged with the Communists in the Proper

remaining body of Social Democratie momizers pledged the party to a firm fight against the Communists and undertook never to co-operate with them. The decision of the Social Do- mootate to sit with the "Peoples' Alliance in the saw Cabinet is, therefore, regarded as: brouch of an election prom Iven by

FEL Zwance Bar the kad-/

those ferlot the

Við hún boder, plekineti deseters from the Sokiak. Demo THE LIKE-PTO Tesive périles and

CLA

To buy Anglo-American goods the fedlanders need foreign cur- rency. They are short of it be- cause their exports tend to fall below their unports.

be?

Р

Transient Impulses

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

MIDNIGHT-AT THE MOAT GATE

FOLLOW ME PLEASE, YOUR HIGHNESS.

FERDINAND

NANCY

I'VE GOT TO FOLLOW HIM. THERE'S ONE CHANCE IN A

HUNDRED NARDA

DIDN'T WRITE

THAT NOTE

--AND THIS

IS A TRAP

STOP PICKING UP HITCHHIKERS

JOHNNY HAZARD

.

not

a

for

MIY

angry

YES, YOUR HIGHNESS, THIS 15 PRINCE MICHAEL'S CASTLE.

THAT'S GOOD ADVICE

FTLL-RADIO MUKOG POR HELP, |BUTÆTHEY'LL NEVER GET. HERE İTURILI, BUT WHAT CAN I DO FROM U

HERE THINK

JESS CUTEİNKA

to

of

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

SO IT IS MICHAEL WHOM SHE'S MARRYING

AFTER ALL! WELL, WELL!

THIS IS MOST

UNUSUAL,

MICHAEL. WHERE IS NARDA?

IN ANOTHER ROOM, PLEASE

BE SEATED YOUR HIGHNESS. I'VE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

STOP PICKING "UP

HITCHHIKERS,

WHICH BELOW,

OF JESS'S JETL

FLEA POWDER

By Frank Robbins

MY'S WARS CATCH THE WHISTLE:

to

EVEN

Se-

MAGICIANS Caney Carlsberg

seat

Couldn't be fresher!

try Libby's

FROZEN PEAS: TODAY

ROWNTREES

TOI CAN

THES

TASTE

Miguel

hire

warned

WAS

The Commission said that in such informa- the absence of Lion it was impossible to deter- mine the extent of the trading. bo A factor which had to taken

into consideration in weighing the inflationary effect of hire purchase was that part of the fall in savings' had been replaced or probably more than replaced by mortgage payments and repayments under hire pur- chase agreements.

the Com- In other words," mission observed, "instead of saving to spend, people have undertaken contractual obliga- tions which means that the sav- ing comes after the spending."

NEEDFUL THINGS

The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Mr E.C. Fussell,

in evidence before the Commission, said that he would be the last to suggest that because it had some inflationary factors hire pur- chase should be abandoned.

the was the family mode and young married coupies mode of access to needful things directly out of small incomes.

said those Mr Fumell also entered into hire purchase agree msnits had a powerful incentive to to Increase their earnings meet such obligationg rather than to wave/Chirm- Ман Special.

getthey were unable to financu, "

who

Drunkenness Is Private Business

Vienna, Aug. 14) Drakenness `la a príváte Leffale and scéldents i, dus to it cannot be counted for insurance and compensation præpodel: being businessj doćidents, even-1 they occur when man la duty, the Vienna Buprome Administrative Co decided.

The

Court made this;

In the case of Stefan Brezios

businearman from : whon insurance company, clalined the money. it † had, to pay out for. damage done to a lorry with which " Brezina's car.. WAL collision while son a: Busine

trip

to hirībulineis {'au

But purpowe