IfM TABLE FOR JUNE LIGHTING-UP TlME Date High Water Low Water Sun­ Sun­ a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. rise set 23 12.14 12.44 6.44 6.48 6.12 8.29 8.59 p.m. 24 1.08 1.43 7.35 7.«a S.13 8.29 VOL. 31 NO. 146 HAMILTON. BERMUDA. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1951 6D PER COPY Persian Oil Industry Said Assembly Angered By Doomed As Britons Quit, "Dictation" To M.CP. Refusing Persian Orders By Colony's Executive Members of the House of As­ sembly yesterday angrily debated BILL RAISING FINES & what was termed by Mr. F. C. TEHERAN, Persia, June 22 (Reuter) .—The calm of a CZECHS ACCUSE THE ILS. Misick as "a perfectly outrageous Moslem sabbath lay ov^: Teheran today, but behind the PENALTIES REJECTED infringement of the rights of scenes the current that is sweeping the British out of their OF VIOLATING FRONTIER members of the House." vast oil concessions flowed unchecked. Discussion revolved round a "Condoning Inflation'' Is' "strong request" from the Ex­ British employees of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Refuse To Release Pilots ecutive to Mrs. Edna Watson, with their families, began moving out of the oilfields and Apparently Assembly View chairman of the Transport Con­ concentrating in .the refinery town of Abadan. They ignored Of Two Downed U.S. Jets trol Board, not to proceed with Faced with stubborn opposition I questions concerning the co- a Persian Government order that they accept instructions PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June by a majority of the House of i ordination of ferry and bus ser­ only from the new National Oil Company, which intends to 22 (Reuter). — Czechoslovakia Assembly yesterday afternoon vices she intended to put to Mr. take over Anglo-Iranian's fields. accused the U.S. Air Force today during debate on the Fines, I Percy Outerbridge, chairman of of "systematically and grossly Penalties and Recognizances (Ad­ j the Public Transportation Board. Mr. Eric Drake, the company's general manager in violating the territorial justment) Bill, the Hon. W. W. The Hon. N. H. P. Vesey, the Abadan, has rejected a Persian offer to remain in charge sovereignty of the Czech Re­ Davidson, Colonial Treasurer, the only member of the Executive public.** Council present in the House, under the new commsision run -by the Persians. It is member in charge, moved that agreed to investigate the matter expected that most if not all British technicians will follow In a personal note to the Ameri­ the House reject the bill. and report back. can ambassador in Prague, Mr. The House divided 14 to nine his lead. i— Ellis O Briggs, on the subject of in favour of the motion, and the Bringing the question up on the Last night the Oil Company j two U.S. Jet aircraft which landed bill, which was drawn up to ad­ motion for adjournment Mr. sent a letter to the Persian CONSTELLATION MISSING near Prague on June 8, Viliam just the amount of certain fines Ernest Vesey declared: Finance Minister saying that mass Siroky, Czech Deputy Premier and penalties which might be im­ RIGHTS OF MEMBERS resignations of British employees and Foreign Minister, said the two posed or levied and the amount of "I think this House has always were to be expected. NEAR W. AFRICAN BASE planes violated the Czech fron­ certain recognizances which were been very jealous of the rights tier. NURSES' GRADUATION.—The Bishop of Bermuda chatting with the three nurses wbo received required to be entered into under and privileges of the members. "INDUSTRY DOOMED" ' Siroky's note was a reply to a graduation diplomas yesterday at the King Edward Hospital—the Misses Eleanor Ethel Dixon, of various Acts, was thrown out by IA member of this House, Mrs. Edna Watson, chairman of the Three Nations In Search personal note from Mr- Briggs de­ Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Margaret Holmes Munro and Marjorie Jean Rigby, both of Jamaica, B.W'.I. the members. Meantime, Mr. Basil Jackson, manding the release of the jet ! T.C.B., proposed asking certain chief of the British delegation For an hour and a half the de­ questions of another member, Mr. For Lost P.AA Plane pilots—an American and a Nor­ bate was waged between those which flew to Teheran to attempt wegian. Percy Outerbridge, chairman of negotiations with the Persians, HOSPITAL EXTENSION who conceded that adjustments the P.T.B. After serving notice of said as he passed through- The PAiilS, June 22 (Reuter). — ABMED AIRCRAFT should be made and those who the questions she was strongly re­ Hague on his way home that it British, French and Liberian air­ felt the increases were unneces­ quested by the Executive not to It said it must be emphatically URGENTLY NEEDED Council For 12.5 H.P. sary and condoning inflation. was his "firm opinion that every j craft searched vainly today for a pointed out "that in this case the proceed." Making his motion that the dis­ chance of a settlement or neaotia- Pan-American Airways Constella- territorial sovereignt_ y ef ,__th_e "Where are We heading?" de­ tions is completely out of~the Ition airliner overdue since before I Czech Republic was violated by cussion cease, Mr. Davidson de­ d wn n the West clared: manded Mr. Vesey hotly. question as long as this Mussadegh . ° African coast armed aircraft which, in addition, Interpolated a voice: "Russia!" Government remains in power. It wltn 31 Passengers and a crew of re in full action readiness. Trustees' to™ iktaiis Cars; No Change In SizeCOS T OF RASCALLY LIVING m e we • Jt/iAmiMAfinhAtt M_aA_rl__i_rl * %sw Mr. Vesey asked if it was right is certain that if our men leave I ?, - ; ... | "In view of this fact the Czech Accommodation Needed "It is quite clear that a sub­ and proper that members of the The search was continuing, the authorities must aaxy carefully stantial majority of the members no real expert will remain and the The Legislative Council yester­ House should allow their duties industry will be doomed. airline said in an announcement investigate whether it was really Mr. Bernard T. Gosling, chair­ are, for one reason or another, as members to be submerged with here tonight a training flight, an emergency CORPORATION TO STUDY day decided against the introduc­ against the bill. They are anxious British quarters in Teheran man of the board of trustees of tion of 14" horse-power cars into I Government offices by virtue of The giant plane, flying from situation, and whether the Czech the King Edward VU Memorial to ensure that one cost of living their being members of the House. took a gloomy view. Some said NEW WHARFAGE RATES the Colony and rejected the pro­ does not go up in Bermuda—that they expect oil production to come Accra, Gold Coast, on tbe Jolian- air space has been violated un- Hospital, declared yesterday that posal allowing medical practi­ "If members feel they have nesburg-New York route, groped ! intentionally," the note said. "The there was a great need for new is, the cost of rascallv living." some point to bring forward they to a complete standstill within for 45 minutes in poor weather Caech Government wjll solve this tioners to purchase two automo­ With Mr C. G. Gilbert in the weelw, .oorr even days. hospital building, and said that biles. should' do so. If by their action for Roberts Field, near Monrovia, case according to the principles a proper isolation and TM. unit New Scale Of Charges To chair, the House debated the first | the Executive are annoyed and Officials Liberia. Then it vanished. and in the spirit of international When ' the Council resumed clause for an hour and a quarter. is of the Company to replace "Abbotsford" was 25 discussions on the Motor Car Bill I request the members' resignations thought the company could re­ The Constellation, piloted by law,"" the _|_p_e added.* years overdue. Be Based On Old Rates they had before them an amend­ The clause was agreed to by 13 then they should adopt that place Abadan's lost refining Captain Frank J. Crawford, of The jets" vanished odta training Speaking at nurses' graduation ment moved by the Hon. Sir votes to 10, and two sections in course. I view with alarm the capacity in about three years. Huntington Station, New York, 1 fliMht from Q_e__Bl_rtacf&-jr base exercises, Mr. Gosling commented As a result of the rejection by the schedule referring to the fact that any member would bow was over Roberts Field at 2-45 j in South Germany on line 8. Eldon Trimingham to clause 9, down under instructions of thjjtt The 3,000-man British staff, so .that, generally speaking, Bermuda tiie Legislature of "The Hamilton i which relates to the horse­ Supreme Court Act, 1905, and the a.m- local time, today, but 4re- j A^jpky's note today "i^uded a 1 nature. Such an occurence has far not under evacuation orders, r had kept up with tiie times as far By . Wharfage Ordinance, power, weight and dimensions of Jurors Act of 1927 were defeated ported it could not see th.*.•jjA-'c.isf of 116 alleged cases ol visa­ 1951," submitted to the Legisla­ by 15 to eight and 17 to six never before happened. Mrs. could be pulled out of the ciiiield ing stffg. The last signal from tion of Czechoslovak air space as building wag concerned, "but motor cars. Sir Eldon's amend­ Watson is chairman of the T.C.B. within 72 hours under emergency most unfortunately the King Ed­ ture in the Hamilton Corpora­ ment was that the bill's provision respectively." the craft was af 3 30 a.m.